OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The median citation count of Arid Land Research and Management is 1. 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
Agroecological sub-zone based sustainable land use in arid Rajasthan (India)	32
Spatial variability of soil water content at the crop row scale with and without straw mulch inside a corn field in semi-humid Northeastern China	25
Alternate use of fresh and saline waters to improve water productivity and soil sustainability of drip irrigated wheat in a semi-arid region	12
Arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi reduce lodging of teff [ Eragrostis tef (Zucc.) Trotter] under N fertilizer applications	11
Spatiotemporal changes of desertification degree in the Algerian green barrier over the last four decades (1984–2020)	10
Seed priming with ascorbic acid improves response of Medicago polymorpha L. seedlings to osmotic stress induced by NaCl and PEG solutions	8
Morpho-physiological, biochemical, and leaf epidermal responses of Desmostachya bipinnata L. in arid habitats	7
Lasiurus sindicus Henr., a key perennial fodder grass for desert ecosystem	7
Emergence and development of Chihuahuan Desert grasses under simulated wet-dry sequences	7
Water uptake, anatomical, and biochemical changes of sorghum genotypes subjected to polyethylene glycol-induced drought stress	7
Survival of experimentally buried large, winged seeds from open sandy habitats defies the established theory of relatedness between seed size, shape, and longevity	7
Evaluation of the impact of erosion control measures on dam siltation and upstream erosion using radioisotope technique ⁷ Be and MUSLE model in the watershed upstrea	6
Seed priming with zinc oxide nanoparticles improves growth, osmolyte accumulation, antioxidant defence and yield quality of water-stressed mung bean plants	6
Bi-cropping of castor bean and nutri-millets optimizes system productivity, energy efficiency, and carbon footprint in rainfed alfisols of semi-arid tropics	6
Soil water migration under three tree species in response to water stress and extreme rainstorms	6
Effect of temperature, salinity and water potential on seed germination of annual grass Stipa capensis	5
Diversity of phenolic compounds, antioxidant capacity, and mineral element content in four fig cultivars ( Ficus carica L.) and their correlation with the rooting of har	5
Effects of direct seeding of four native species for reclamation of mined land in the cold desert of Xinjiang in northwest China	5
A two-step soil modeling approach by integrating pedological classification in digital mapping with non-stationary geostatistics	5
Differential responses of six Casuarina species to NaCl seed priming and salt stress during germination and early seedling growth	5
Effect of hydrogen peroxide application on physiology, production, and post-harvest quality of mini watermelon under salt stress	4
Longer-term monitoring of a degrading sodic lake: landscape level impacts of hydrological regime changes and restoration interventions (SE Hungary)	4
Impact of Bacillus PGPR consortium on germination and seedling vigor of cool- and warm-season forage grasses under different temperature regimes	4
Contribution of predictive factors of land degradation occurrence applying maximum entropy model	4
Diversity of Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Fungi in olive orchard soils in arid regions of Southern Tunisia	4

Investigating the effect of superabsorbent hydrogel on hydraulic characteristics of desert soil	3
Variations in chemical constituents of the rhizosphere of bread wheat genotypes and their significance for using as markers for heat and drought tolerance	3
Potential contribution of Sulla spinosissima subsp. capitata and Sulla pallida as a forage crop in arid Med	3
Predicting the occurrence and decline of Astragalus verus Olivier under climate change scenarios in Central Iran	3
Different sources of nitrogen fertilizer in rainfed maize grown in a semiarid environment	3
Seed priming with H₂O₂ improves photosynthetic efficiency and biomass production in sunflower plants under salt stress	3
Morphological and molecular markers based assessment of genetic diversity of a valuable endemic plant Lasiurus sindicus Henr. in the arid region of Rajasthan, India	3
Spatio-temporal analysis of aerosol optical depth and its response to drought and climatic variables in an arid environment: a case study of Saravan County, Iran	3
Detection of changes in local-scale statistical distribution of daily temperature and precipitation in dryland region: a case study of Ningxia, China	3
Intraspecific changes in xylem vessel diameter and length in two saltbush shrub species, Atriplex lentiformis and A. polycarpa	3
Ranch-scale soil health, forage quality, and cattle grazing capacity linkages in a high-elevation steppe	3
Increasing evapotranspiration trend and the dominant driving factors in the oasis areas of the Tarim Basin, China	2
Ascorbic acid as attenuator of salt stress effects on the morphophysiology of guava in the post-grafting phase	2
Identifying hotspots of urbanization and agricultural growth: a spatio-temporal analysis of land use dynamics in Tolga, Algeria (1994–2024)	2
Salicylic acid alleviates the effects of salt stress on the physiology, growth, and production of hydroponic okra	2
Attapulgite application improves maize yield, water, and fertilizer utilization efficiency in newly cultivated sandy farmland in northwestern China	2
Soil potassium relations in an arid soil treated with biochar and chemical fertilizers after cultivation with safflower (Carthamus tinctorius L.) under water stress	2
Exploring the distribution of soil properties across an open-grazed pastoral system in Laikipia rangelands, Kenya	2
Dust source clay content and salinity estimation using VNIR spectrometry	2
Soil and plant attributes under grazing exclusion in semi-steppic semi-arid rangelands, Iran	2
Long-term effects of land use type and management on sorptivity, macroscopic capillary length and water-conducting porosity of calcareous soils	2
An elucidation on productivity, energetics, and carbon footprint of different forage land-use systems in semi-arid tropics of Karnataka, India	2
Climatology and phytogeography of Saudi Arabia. A review	1
Seed recovery of native plant species of the Caatinga biome ingested by goats and its effect on seed germination, in Brazilian semiarid region	1
Physiology and yield of ‘Gaúcho’ melon under brackish water and salicylic acid in hydroponic cultivation	1
Drivers of soil organic carbon pool in arid landscapes: a GLM approach highlighting dynamic and static factors	1
Vegetation quality and its change in the Three North Shelterbelt Forest region in China	1
Research progress on NAC transcription factors in response to drought stress	1
Effects of fertilizer addition on soil organic carbon content in Chinese farmland: a meta-analysis	1
Rapid land cover change in agricultural valleys of the Atacama Desert, Chile	1
Modeling soil water/nitrate distribution and water/barley productivity under different management practices and soil textures in the semi-arid region of Iraq	1
Arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi impact on yield attributes, protein quantity and quality in bread wheat ( Triticum aestivum L.) grown under drought stress	1
Soil wind erodibility and erosion estimation using Landsat satellite imagery and multiple-criteria decision analysis in Urmia Lake Region, Iran	1
Plasticity in anatomical traits of Cyperus niveus Retz. along elevational gradient of dry sub-Himalayan mountains	1
Evaluating POWER and ERA5 reanalysis data for wheat growth modeling across distinct climatic conditions	1
Soil quality and vegetation cover characteristics as influenced by diverse grazing regimes and soil disturbance histories in a semi-arid rangeland (Iran)	1
Water conservation strategies in big cordgrass (Desmostachya bipinnataL.) for ecological success in hyper-arid and saline-arid environments	1
Principles of agronomy for sustainable agriculture	1
Sodium metasilicate solution enhances drought stress tolerance by improving physiological characteristics in apple stocks	1
Carbon and nitrogen allocation in leaf, fine root, soil, and microbial biomass in invasive Prosopis juliflora and native Acacia nilotica in semi-arid forests of the Aravalli hills	1
Rewilding agricultural landscapes. A California study in rebalancing the needs of people and nature	1
The combination of vermicompost and arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi improves the physiological properties and chemical composition ofOpuntia ficus-indicaunder semi-arid conditions in the field	1
Long-term relationships of MODIS NDVI with rainfall, land surface temperature, surface soil moisture and groundwater storage over monsoon core region of India	1
Distribution characteristics of selenium and influencing factors in the plant–soil system of an arid oasis	1
Analysing spatio-temporal patterns in wintertime rainfall across Iran’s deserts using GPM DPR data	1