OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The H4-Index of Land Degradation & Development is 33. The table below lists those papers that are above that threshold based on CrossRef citation counts [max. 250 papers]. The publications cover those that have been published in the past four years, i.e., from 2021-06-01 to 2025-06-01.)

Article	Citations
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Multiple Environmental Variables as Covariates to Improve the Accuracy of Spatial Prediction Models for SOM on Karst Aera	89
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Soil Polychlorinated Biphenyl Dissipation and Mung Bean Production Influenced by Ryegrass, Nanoscale Zero‐Valent Iron and Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Fungus	78
Freeze–Thaw Dynamics in Postindustrial Soil: Implications for Metal Stability and Soil Enzymatic Activity During Phytostabilization	72
Analytical framework using remote sensing and water geochemistry to assess changes in landscapes with high ecological and social value	62
Alpine SOC and Microbial Community Assembly Were Buffered Through Soil Pore Structure Along an Altitudinal Gradient	60
Dual Controls of Shrub Encroachment in Semiarid Grasslands: Ectomycorrhizal Fungi and Soil Nitrogen Cycling	58
Impacts of infiltration holes on rainfall‐runoff production on slopes treated with engineering measures: A simulation study in the Loess Plateau of China	55
Developing SWAT‐S to strengthen the soil erosion forecasting performance of the SWAT model	51
Secondary succession of soil, plants, and bacteria following the recovery of abandoned croplands in two semi‐arid steppes	45
Novel hybrid ravine vulnerability index‐based identification of potential reclamation zones for Western India	44
In‐situ biochar production associated with paddies: Direct involvement of farmers in greenhouse gases reduction policies besides increasing nutrients availability and rice production	43
Long‐term combined subsoiling and straw mulching conserves water and improves agricultural soil properties	42
Biochar‐assisted eco‐restoration of coal mine degraded land to meet United Nation Sustainable Development Goals	41
Moss establishment in restoration: The role of moss production method and short‐term benefits of abscisic acid	39
Elucidating the response mechanisms of hydrological and sediment connectivity to the river network structure, vegetation, and topographic features in the Jinghe River Basin	38
Clonal propagation, scale dependent assembly, and nucleation drives natural regeneration in a restinga sandy coastal plain	38
Featured Front Cover	38
Allocation and transfer of photosynthetic ¹³C in the vegetation‐soil system and its response to permafrost degradation	37
The incorporation of straw into the subsoil increases C, N, and P enzyme activities and nutrient supply by enriching distinctive functional microorganisms	37
From wasteland to oasis: Transformative effects of trees on farmland and livelihoods	37
Mechanical terracing regulates soil physicochemical properties and infiltration processes in the Loess Hilly Region of China	36
Spatial distribution of trace and rare earth elements of bottom sediments in Lake Ostrowite, Bory Tucholskie National Park, Poland	35
A comprehensive review of the impact of farmland property rights stability on farmers' land use and protection behaviors	35

Vertical and horizontal soil stresses beneath a modern combine harvester: Measurements and modelling	35
Land degradation and development in India: Status quo, challenges and opportunities	35
Restoration of degraded sodic soils through silvipastoral systems in the Indo‐Gangetic Plains	34
Divergent changes in microbial communities and nutrients upon forest floor humus layer of the sandy Pinus sylvestris var. mongolica plantation in northeast of China	34
Distribution of some potentially toxic elements in the soils of the Jharia Coalfield: A probabilistic approach for source identification and risk assessment	33
Effects of soil conservation on the spatial heterogeneity of vegetation carbon sequestration in the Yellow River Basin, China	33
Microbial nutrient limitation in rhizosphere soils of different food crop families: Evidence from ecoenzymatic stoichiometry	33
Spatiotemporal evolution and driving mechanism of slope cultivated land in karst mountainous areas of Southwest China—A case study of Puding County, Guizhou Province	33
Estimating land use/land cover change impacts on vegetation response to drought under ‘Grain for Green’ in the Loess Plateau	33
Future changes in soil salinization across Central Asia under CMIP6 forcing scenarios	33
Assessment of the Efficiency of Coupling Sustainable Well‐Being in Mountain Villages: A Case Study of Qinba Mountain Areas in China	33
Alternate drip irrigation regulates the soil fungal community structure and metabolic function based on root–fungus interactions	33
Grazing exclusion altered the pattern of the soil seed bank but not the aboveground vegetation along an altitudinal gradient in alpine grassland	33