OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of Journal of Plant Nutrition and Soil Science is 4. 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 2022-05-01 to 2026-05-01.)

Article	Citations
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Impressum: J. Plant Nutr. Soil Sci. 5/2024	60
Contents: J. Plant Nutr. Soil Sci. 2/2024	49
Natural Colloids in Soil: Effect of Storage and Extraction Conditions on Colloid Amount and Composition	42
Plant–soil feedback plays an important role in the progression of plant community succession	36
Does jasmonic acid mitigate the adverse effects of salt stress on wheat through the enhancement of ascorbate biosynthesis and the induction of glutamate dehydrogenase activity?	34
Description and prediction of copper contents in soils using different modeling approaches—Results of long‐term monitoring of soils of northern Germany	34
Perennial Legumes Pueraria phaseoloides and Leucaena leucocephala Exhibit High Potential for Fertility Res	33
Azoxystrobin alters the dynamics of short‐term phosphorus uptake of mycorrhizal potato plants associated to Rhizophagus irregularis	32
Cover Picture: J. Plant Nutr. Soil Sci. 4/2025	25
Combining Density Fractionation and Ca K‐Edge XANES Reveals Contrasting SOM–Mineral Association Patterns Shaped by Parent Material in Forest Soil O Horizons	23
Editorial Board: J. Plant Nutr. Soil Sci. 4/2022	21
Biochemical properties of phytase immobilized and its effect on growth parameters of tomato	21
Contents: J. Plant Nutr. Soil Sci. 6/2022	18
Unveiling Genetic Potential for Enhanced Phosphorus Use Efficiency in Elite Lines of Chickpea (Cicer arietinum L.)	17
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Plant Nutrition in the Roman empire	16
Enhanced Carbon Sequestration and Microbial Activities Under Apple‐Based Agroforestry Systems in Kullu Valley of Himachal Pradesh	15
Acidification of Biogas Residues Stimulates Manganese Uptake in Wheat	15
Biodegradable maleic–itaconic polymer‐coated phosphatic fertilizer improved phosphorous recovery in calcareous soil	15
A Stochastic Approach to Quantifying the Propagation of Uncertainty in Soil Organic Carbon Content	15
Nanotechnology for climate change mitigation: Enhancing plant resilience under stress environments	14
Correction to “Biogeochemical limitations of carbon stabilization in forest subsoils”	14
Nitrogen fixation of lablab and finger millet in South‐India	14

Current Practices for Analyzing Soils and Sediments via Mössbauer Spectroscopy	14
Cover Picture: J. Plant Nutr. Soil Sci. 4/2022	14
Cover Picture: J. Plant Nutr. Soil Sci. 1/2025	13
Spermidine mitigates salt stress in grapevine with alterations in physicochemical properties and nutrient composition	12
Drivers for soil organic carbon stabilization in Elbe River floodplains	12
Decadal trends in soil and grain microelement concentrations indicate mainly favourable development in Finland	11
Tensile Strength: A Pedologist's Perspective on Variability in Cohesive and Non‐Cohesive Horizons From Brazil's Coastal Tablelands	11
The Circular Phosphorus Economy: Agronomic Performance of Recycled Fertilizers and Target Crops	11
Urease inhibition stimulates fungal degradation of chitin in frass‐amended soil	11
Impressum: J. Plant Nutr. Soil Sci. 2/2025	11
Hydrological Conditions Outweigh Soil Texture, Temperature, and Terrain in German Agricultural Land Use	11
Biochar Effects on Carbon and Nitrogen Dynamics During Co‐Composting of Poultry Manure With Carbonized and Uncarbonized Organic Materials in Sub‐Saharan Africa	10
Tree species affect the vertical distribution of soil organic carbon and total nitrogen	10
Sorption of Sulfonamide Antibiotics in Peat Soils With Different Properties	10
Editorial Board: J. Plant Nutr. Soil Sci. 2/2024	9
Exhausted plant cell culture media as potential biostimulants to enhance plant growth and nitrogen use efficiency in tomatoes under optimal and reduced nitrogen supply	9
Fritz Scheffer Under National Socialism: Assessing His Political Involvement	9
Impressum: J. Plant Nutr. Soil Sci. 3/2023	9
A Deterministic Model of the Gamma Radiation at the Soil Surface–Including Soil Moisture Correction for Better Radiation Data Exploitation in Soil Mapping	9
Grape pomace's potential on semi‐arid soil health enhances performance of maize, wheat, and grape crops	9
Conservative Agriculture Based on Irrigation Increased the Connections in Inter‐Kingdom Co‐Occurrence Networks in Arid Zones of Argentina	9
Enhancing phosphorus availability in biochar: Comparing sulfuric acid treatment to biological acidification approaches	8
New aspects on the determination of soil‐specific respiration quotients of arable soils for the application in the barometric process separation technique	8
Potassium deficiency reduces sugar yield in sugar beet through decreased growth of young plants	8
Nitrogen improves the recovery of maize plants under repeated drought stress	8
Assessing the intensity of reduction and restoration of irrigated lands’ state in the Republic of Bashkortostan	7
Effects of endophytic Bacillus spp. on accumulation and distribution of iron in the shoots of lowland rice grown under iron toxic conditions	7
Yield‐Dependent Allocation Functions Overestimate Root‐Derived Carbon Inputs in Wheat and Maize	7
Phosphorus and Silicon Interactions in Plants: The Role of Biogenic Nano‐Silicon and Its Composites on Silicon and Phosphorus Nutrition of Maize and Rice Plants	7
Contents: J. Plant Nutr. Soil Sci. 4/2022	7
Effects of Polyvalent Cations on FTIR Spectra of Organic Matter–Cation Associations	7
Evaluation of calibrated passive sampling for quantifying ammonia emissions in multi‐plot field trials with slurry application	7
Soil science within German cities	7
Lime requirement for agricultural soils: A review of the current and potential methods for routine use	7
Acknowledgment to our reviewers	7
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The functional role of earthworm mucus during aggregation	7
Contents: J. Plant Nutr. Soil Sci. 1/2023	7
Contents: J. Plant Nutr. Soil Sci. 2/2026	7
Effect of Drying Duration and Temperature on the Amount of Water‐Extractable Organic and Inorganic Phosphorus in Soil Samples	7
Cover Picture: J. Plant Nutr. Soil Sci. 4/2024	7
Effects of Elevated Atmospheric CO₂ Concentration on Growth, Grain Yield and Grain Macronutrient Concentrations of Wheat Under Different K Supply	6
Faba bean (Vicia faba L.) varieties reveal substantial and contrasting organic phosphorus use efficiencies (PoUE) under symbiotic conditions	6
Contents: J. Plant Nutr. Soil Sci. 1/2026	6
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A classification of soil solid material for natural and anthropogenic soils	6
Theoretical and Methodological Framework for Monitoring Feedback Mechanisms Among Soil Moisture Dynamics, Soil Organic Matter and Deadwood in Forests	6
Do Short‐Term Legume–Maize Sequences Outperform Maize Monoculture Regarding Biomass Production and P Use Efficiency Under P‐Restricted Conditions?	6
New tools for dead roots: Radioisotope labelling and compound‐specific analysis reveal how subsoil hotspots work	6
Agricultural management affects active carbon and nitrogen mineralisation potential in soils	6

Optimizing Soil Properties Through Hydrogel and Sawdust Combinations for Better Plant Growth	6
Contents: J. Plant Nutr. Soil Sci. 3/2024	6
Ion‐selective electrodes for quick on‐farm determination of ammonium and potassium concentrations in pig slurry	6
Organic matter type and soil texture shape prokaryotic communities during early‐stage soil structure formation	6
Cover Picture: J. Plant Nutr. Soil Sci. 5/2025	6
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Soil Organic Carbon (SOC) Stocks of Mineral Arable Soils in Schleswig‐Holstein and Their Future Carbon Storage Potential	6
Soil Calcium Speciation, Spatiotemporal Uptake, and Allocation of Nutritional Drivers in Alkaline Vineyard Ecosystems	6
Boron‐sensing mechanisms involved in boron transport regulation in plants	6
Physiological and biochemical responses of Carthamus tinctorius L. to zinc at vegetative stage	5
Sulfur uptake and distribution, grain yield, and quality of hybrid and inbred winter wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) varieties under early and late waterlogging	5
The above and the belowground nitrogen allocation strategy of Scirpus mariqueter based on ¹⁵N isotope tracing along an elevation gradient and its significance for coastal wetlands re	5
Genotypic Variability in Root System Architecture and Its Association With Fe and Zn Biofortification in Wheat ( Triticum aestivum L.)	5
Selenium Uptake and Maize (Zea mays L.) Growth as Affected by Different Rates and Forms of Nitrogen	5
Cover Picture: J. Plant Nutr. Soil Sci. 6/2023	5
Contents: J. Plant Nutr. Soil Sci. 3/2025	5
Contents: J. Plant Nutr. Soil Sci. 3/2023	5
Impressum: J. Plant Nutr. Soil Sci. 4/2023	5
Exploring maize grain yield response to boron fertilization in Mollisols: Critical thresholds and predictive models	5
Phosphorus sorption characteristics as influenced by major soil units in southern Ethiopia	5
Shrub Encroachment Increases Deep Soil Carbon Stocks and Reduces Carbon Turnover Rates in Alpine Meadows on the Tibetan Plateau	5
Soil warming by electrical underground transmission lines impacts temporal dynamics of soil temperature and moisture	5
Issue Information: J. Plant Nutr. Soil Sci. 5/2025	5
A comparison of soil liming requirement methodologies in temperate, Northern European pedo‐climates	4
Response to “Legacy Knowledge on Landscape Soil Carbon—Concentrated Organic Input to Selected Sites Comes With the Expense of Soil Health of Larger Areas”	4
Cover Picture: J. Plant Nutr. Soil Sci. 2/2024	4
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The role of Collembola for litter decomposition under minimum and conventional tillage	4
Introduction of a guideline for measurements of greenhouse gas fluxes from soils using non‐steady‐state chambers	4
Sewage Sludge and Cashew Bagasse Biochars Promote Changes in Selected Physical Attributes Related to the Structure of Degraded Dryland Soil	4
Contents: J. Plant Nutr. Soil Sci. 1/2025	4
Biomass Carbon in Harvest Residues of Winter Oilseed Rape Across Fertilizer N Rates: Implications for Carbon Input Estimations in Soil Carbon Models	4
Soil properties and tree growth at medieval ridge and furrow sites in Brandenburg, northeastern Germany	4
Soil Quality Indicators Based on the Agroecological Family Farmers’ Perception in São Lourenço do Sul, Brazil	4
Stable and radioactive carbon isotopes as indicators of restructuring the pedogenic carbonates in Chernozems during their transition from arable to abandoned state (Cis‐Azov steppe, Russia)	4
Leaf Anatomical Adaptation and Chloroplast Ultrastructure Changes Upon Magnesium Foliar Application of Faba Bean (Vicia faba L.) Grown Under Drought Stress	4
Is Soil Fertility the Cause or the Effect of Land Invasion by Prosopis?	4
Microplastics in agroecosystems: A review of effects on soil biota and key soil functions	4
Impacts of Biostimulants on Nitrous Oxide Emissions and the Soil Microbiome	4
Editorial Board: J. Plant Nutr. Soil Sci. 1/2024	4
Turnover of soil microaggregate‐protected carbon and the challenge of microscale analyses	4
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Liebig Review: Legume– Rhizobium Symbiosis Under Selenium Fertilization: A Unique Dual Function in the Plant–Soil System	4
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From Sea to Land: Setting a Size Definition of Plastics for Soil Ecosystem Studies	4
Iron Fertilization of Soybean Genotypes Differing in Iron Use Efficiency Under Alkaline Conditions: Implications for Yield and Seed Nutritional Quality	4
Can fertilization of potato (Solanum tuberosum L.) with potassium sulfate cause oxidative stress in the plants?	4
Structure–function co‐evolution during pedogenesis—Microaggregate development and turnover in soils	4
Editorial Board: J. Plant Nutr. Soil Sci. 6/2023	4