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 2021-06-01 to 2025-06-01.)

Article	Citations
Agroecological sub-zone based sustainable land use in arid Rajasthan (India)	29
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	22
Seed priming with ascorbic acid improves response of Medicago polymorpha L. seedlings to osmotic stress induced by NaCl and PEG solutions	21
Alternate use of fresh and saline waters to improve water productivity and soil sustainability of drip irrigated wheat in a semi-arid region	19
Spatiotemporal changes of desertification degree in the Algerian green barrier over the last four decades (1984–2020)	14
Water uptake, anatomical, and biochemical changes of sorghum genotypes subjected to polyethylene glycol-induced drought stress	12
Morpho-physiological, biochemical, and leaf epidermal responses of Desmostachya bipinnata L. in arid habitats	11
Lasiurus sindicus Henr., a key perennial fodder grass for desert ecosystem	11
Emergence and development of Chihuahuan Desert grasses under simulated wet-dry sequences	9
Survival of experimentally buried large, winged seeds from open sandy habitats defies the established theory of relatedness between seed size, shape, and longevity	9
Soil water migration under three tree species in response to water stress and extreme rainstorms	8
Bi-cropping of castor bean and nutri-millets optimizes system productivity, energy efficiency, and carbon footprint in rainfed alfisols of semi-arid tropics	7
Seed priming with zinc oxide nanoparticles improves growth, osmolyte accumulation, antioxidant defence and yield quality of water-stressed mung bean plants	7
Differential responses of six Casuarina species to NaCl seed priming and salt stress during germination and early seedling growth	6
Effects of direct seeding of four native species for reclamation of mined land in the cold desert of Xinjiang in northwest China	6
A two-step soil modeling approach by integrating pedological classification in digital mapping with non-stationary geostatistics	6
Longer-term monitoring of a degrading sodic lake: landscape level impacts of hydrological regime changes and restoration interventions (SE Hungary)	6
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
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	6
Contribution of predictive factors of land degradation occurrence applying maximum entropy model	6
Diversity of Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Fungi in olive orchard soils in arid regions of Southern Tunisia	5
Effect of temperature, salinity and water potential on seed germination of annual grass Stipa capensis	5
Investigating the effect of superabsorbent hydrogel on hydraulic characteristics of desert soil	5
Detection of changes in local-scale statistical distribution of daily temperature and precipitation in dryland region: a case study of Ningxia, China	4
Morphological and molecular markers based assessment of genetic diversity of a valuable endemic plant Lasiurus sindicus Henr. in the arid region of Rajasthan, India	4

Effect of hydrogen peroxide application on physiology, production, and post-harvest quality of mini watermelon under salt stress	4
Predicting the occurrence and decline of Astragalus verus Olivier under climate change scenarios in Central Iran	4
Variations in chemical constituents of the rhizosphere of bread wheat genotypes and their significance for using as markers for heat and drought tolerance	4
Different sources of nitrogen fertilizer in rainfed maize grown in a semiarid environment	4
Seed priming with H₂O₂ improves photosynthetic efficiency and biomass production in sunflower plants under salt stress	4
Forest degradation and short-term seasonal exclosure effects on biotic and abiotic factors linked to rangeland rehabilitation in semiarid Chaco, Argentina	3
Spatiotemporal patterns and driving forces of land-use and land-cover change in the Mu Us Sandy Land, China from 1980 to 2018	3
Drought tolerance traits in Medicago species: A review	3
Increasing evapotranspiration trend and the dominant driving factors in the oasis areas of the Tarim Basin, China	3
Attapulgite application improves maize yield, water, and fertilizer utilization efficiency in newly cultivated sandy farmland in northwestern China	3
Soil and plant attributes under grazing exclusion in semi-steppic semi-arid rangelands, Iran	3
Ranch-scale soil health, forage quality, and cattle grazing capacity linkages in a high-elevation steppe	3
Potential contribution of Sulla spinosissima subsp. capitata and Sulla pallida as a forage crop in arid Med	3
Soil potassium relations in an arid soil treated with biochar and chemical fertilizers after cultivation with safflower (Carthamus tinctorius L.) under water stress	3
Rewilding agricultural landscapes. A California study in rebalancing the needs of people and nature	2
Soil wind erodibility and erosion estimation using Landsat satellite imagery and multiple-criteria decision analysis in Urmia Lake Region, Iran	2
Dust source clay content and salinity estimation using VNIR spectrometry	2
An elucidation on productivity, energetics, and carbon footprint of different forage land-use systems in semi-arid tropics of Karnataka, India	2
The combination of vermicompost and arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi improves the physiological properties and chemical composition ofOpuntia ficus-indicaunder semi-arid conditions in the field	2
Exploring the distribution of soil properties across an open-grazed pastoral system in Laikipia rangelands, Kenya	2
Salicylic acid alleviates the effects of salt stress on the physiology, growth, and production of hydroponic okra	2
Physiology and yield of ‘Gaúcho’ melon under brackish water and salicylic acid in hydroponic cultivation	2
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	2
Effect of biochar on potassium fractions and plant-available P, Fe, Zn, Mn and Cu concentrations of calcareous soils	2
Long-term effects of land use type and management on sorptivity, macroscopic capillary length and water-conducting porosity of calcareous soils	2
Effects of fertilizer addition on soil organic carbon content in Chinese farmland: a meta-analysis	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
Seed recovery of native plant species of the Caatinga biome ingested by goats and its effect on seed germination, in Brazilian semiarid region	1
Distribution characteristics of selenium and influencing factors in the plant–soil system of an arid oasis	1
Plasticity in anatomical traits of Cyperus niveus Retz. along elevational gradient of dry sub-Himalayan mountains	1
Unsaturated transport of Escherichia coli through disturbed soil column: effect of natural zeolite and cow manure addition	1
Mixed application of biochar, maize straw, and nitrogen can improve organic carbon fractions and available nutrients of a sandy soil	1
Chlorophyll fluorescence, ion uptake, and osmoregulation are potential indicators for detecting ecotypic variation in salt tolerance of Panicum antidotale Retz*	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
Climatology and phytogeography of Saudi Arabia. A review	1
Arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi impact on yield attributes, protein quantity and quality in bread wheat ( Triticum aestivum L.) grown under drought stress	1
Sodium metasilicate solution enhances drought stress tolerance by improving physiological characteristics in apple stocks	1
Prediction of current and future gully erosion susceptibility in the Oued Zat watershed in the High Atlas region of Morocco using an SVM-based machine learning approach	1
Biocrust contribution to soil CO₂ flux in desert shrubland ecosystem of northwest Mexico	1
Sources of spatial variability of soil salinity: the case of Beni Amir irrigated command areas in the Tadla Plain, Morocco	1
Effect of long-term land use change on soil organic carbon fractions and functional groups	1
Rapid land cover change in agricultural valleys of the Atacama Desert, Chile	1
Vegetation quality and its change in the Three North Shelterbelt Forest region in China	1
Prediction of water retention properties of Syrian clayey soils	1
Analysing spatio-temporal patterns in wintertime rainfall across Iran’s deserts using GPM DPR data	1
Adaptive strategies for ecological fitness in Calotropis procera (Aiton) W. T. Aiton	1
Effects of fertile islands on soil organic carbon density and labile organic carbon distribution in elm ( Ulmus macrocarpa Hance)-dominated sparse wood grasslands in sou	1
Characterization and utilization of multi-trait plant growth promoting rhizobacteria from arid soils of western Rajasthan for enhancing drought resilience in an arid legume	1
Research progress on NAC transcription factors in response to drought stress	1