OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of Nutrient Cycling in Agroecosystems is 6. 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 2021-09-01 to 2025-09-01.)

Article	Citations
Towards net zero emissions without compromising agricultural sustainability: What is achievable?	57
Nitrogen supply by cut-and-carry biomass for vegetable crops and subsequent cereals	24
Decision-making environment of low-protein animal feeding in dairy and poultry farms in China	23
Recycled nutrients supply phosphorus for organically-managed wheat and forage crops	21
Exploring nitrogen-flow networks and energy performance of contrasting organic farms	20
Quantifying the prevalence of (non)-response to fertilizers in sub-Saharan Africa using on-farm trial data	19
Nitrous oxide emissions after application of cattle-manure-based pellet of different pH levels to an Andosol upland field	19
Fertilizer price hikes, farmers’ willingness to pay and crop switching decision in Ghana	16
A decision support tool for the selection of 15 N analysis methods of ammonium and nitrate	15
Simulating long-term soil carbon storage, greenhouse gas balance, and crop yields in semi-arid cropping systems using DayCent model	15
Field based 15 N study: an investigation of cereal rye N fate and utilization by the subsequent corn and soybean	15
Improving nitrogen use efficiency in irrigated cotton production	14
Large nitrous oxide emissions from arable soils after crop harvests prior to sowing	14
Gained net ecosystem economic benefit in machine-transplanted double-cropped rice strategies	13
Impacts of slurry acidification and injection on fertilizer nitrogen fates in grassland	13
Greenlandic glacial rock flour improves crop yield in organic agricultural production	13
Split N application and DMP based nitrification inhibitors mitigate N2O losses in a soil cropped with winter wheat	13
Nitrogen management trade-offs in hybrid rice for agronomy, carbon, and energy efficiency	13
Developing climate-resilient agri-environmental production systems	12
Nitrogen dynamics during the seed-filling period in safflower under dryland Mediterranean conditions	12
Soil organic phosphorus mineralisation rate in cropped fields receiving various P sources	12
Marginal increase in nitrate leaching under grass–clover leys by slurry and mineral fertilizer	11
Emissions of N2O and NH3 from cattle excreta in grass pastures fertilized with N or mixed with a forage legume	11
Cell signalling compound improves pasture and livestock productivity and the environment	11
Soy and mustard effectively mobilize phosphorus from inorganic and organic sources	11

Diffusive gradients in thin films predicts crop response better than calcium-acetate-lactate extraction	10
Soil carbon and nutrient stocks under intensified pasture and sugarcane expansion	10
Do tropical climatic conditions reduce the effectiveness of nitrification inhibitors? A meta-analysis of studies carried out in Brazil	10
Use of 15N tracers to study nitrogen flows in agro-ecosystems: transformation, losses and plant uptake	10
Establishing optimal one-time root-zone nitrogen management for winter wheat in a loamy soil	10
Soil phosphorus pools and cycling as affected by changing land-uses in a semi-steppe ecosystem	10
Limited benefits of summer cover crops on nitrogen cycling in organic vegetable production	10
Structural equation modelling to analyze the sustainability of the fertilizer sector in India	9
Fertilization strategies to reduce yield-scaled N2O emissions based on the use of biochar and biochar-based fertilizers	9
Magnesium fertilization has a greater impact on soil and leaf nutrient concentrations than nitrogen or calcium fertilization in Florida orange production	9
Increases in nitrogen use efficiency decrease nitrous oxide emissions but can penalize yield in sugarcane	9
Drivers of soil respiration across a management intensity gradient in temperate grasslands under drought	9
New generation urease inhibitor Duromide reduces ammonia losses and increases irrigated rice yield	9
Assessing policy impacts on nutrient circularity: a comprehensive review	9
Spatial distribution and environmental risk of soil phosphorus under a long-term fertilizer strategy in a rice–wheat rotation system	9
Summer soil management regulates greenhouse gas emissions in dryland wheat cropping	8
Quantifying the fate of nitrogen from cereal rye root and shoot biomass using 15N	8
N-fertiliser application or legume integration enhances N cycling in tropical pastures	8
Slurry acidification outperformed injection as an ammonia emission-reducing technique in boreal grass cultivation	8
Mitigation of nitrous oxide emissions in grazing systems through nitrification inhibitors: a meta-analysis	8
Adding inhibitors to manure injections can mitigate nitrous oxide emissions from barley croplands	8
Urease inhibitor reduces ammonia volatilization and increases rice grain yield under irrigation delay	8
Reversing negative nitrogen balances in intensive rice-based cropping with Conservation Agriculture	8
Unraveling the role of ruzigrass in soil K cycling in tropical cropping systems	8
Ruzigrass as cover crop improves the potassium partial balance and use by subsequent cotton	7
In recognition of Mike Hedley: fate of fertiliser in soil and mobilisation of recalcitrant nutrients	7
Correction: Cover crop quality and quantity influences organic corn performance more than soil context	7
Polymer coated urea does not improve nitrogen use efficiency above urea in ratoon sugarcane crops in the wet subtropics	7
Optimizing nutrient requirement in space and time for increased crop yield and income	7
Rice husk ash and water management affect the GHG emission and water productivity in rice	7
Beyond circularity! Integration of circularity, efficiency, and sufficiency for nutrient management in agri-food systems	7
Nutrient circularity of an anaerobic digestion project in a typical intensive rice cultivation village in the Vietnamese Mekong delta region: a regional material flow analysis and discussion of modeli	7
Integrating organic fertilizers in maize-mung bean intercropping: implications for soil carbon dynamics and greenhouse gas reduction	7
End-of-life stage of renewable growing media with biochar versus spent peat or mineral wool	7
Elevated CO2 results in modified N2O emissions from paddy rice fields	7
Soil carbon and nitrogen stocks in nitrogen-fertilized grass and legume-grass forage systems	7
Biochar amendments make the harvesting of crop residue for bioenergy production sustainable	7
Regenerating productivity after soil fertility depletion in a 20-year cotton–maize rotation in Benin	7
Phosphorus drawdown rate following cessation of repeated manure application to annual crops	7
Canola productivity and carbon footprint under different cropping systems in eastern Canada	7
Assessing crop nitrogen status under organic amendments to reduce nitrogen fertilizer inputs and improve sustainability	7
Mitigate N2O emissions while maintaining sugarcane yield using enhanced efficiency fertilisers and reduced nitrogen rates	7
Are soil carbon and nitrogen stocks at steady state despite introducing grass and legumes to soybean and maize production system?	6
Effects of urea micronized sulfur combined with urease and nitrification inhibitors on nitrogen transformation, losses, and crop response	6
Nitrogen loss partitioning and emissions in intensive subtropical hybrid dairy systems	6
Temporal changes in the nutrient content of cattle dung in the Nebraska Sandhills ecosystem	6
Why is nutrient cycling in food systems so limited? A case study from the North-Netherlands region	6
Identifying the circularization opportunities for organic wastes generated in a Mediterranean region	6
Leaching and volatilization of nitrogen in paddy rice under different nitrogen management	6
Integrated nutrient management enhances leaf litter, mango yield, quality and carbon stock	6