Vadose Zone Journal

Papers
(The median citation count of Vadose Zone Journal 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 2021-04-01 to 2025-04-01.)
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Vadose Zone Journal 2020 summary of editorial reports48
Thanks to our 2020 reviewers34
Recharge site assessment through the integration of surface geophysics and cone penetrometer testing32
Geophysics conquering new territories: The rise of “agrogeophysics”28
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A combined flow cell–respiration box to quantify carbon transformation processes in undisturbed soil22
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Thanks to Reviewers, Vadose Zone Journal, 202217
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Coupling non‐invasive imaging and reactive transport modeling to investigate water and oxygen dynamics in the root zone17
Evapotranspiration covers at uranium mill tailings sites17
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Closed‐form hydraulic conductivity equations for multimodal unsaturated soil hydraulic properties15
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Quantification of red soil macropores affected by slope erosion and sediment using computed tomography14
Contactless estimation of soil moisture using leaky Rayleigh waves and a fully convolutional network13
Application of cosmic‐ray neutron probes for measuring soil moisture in rocky areas of the Taihang Mountains, North China12
Improving evapotranspiration computation with electrical resistivity tomography in a maize field12
Thanks to Reviewers, Vadose Zone Journal, 202311
Coupled hydro‐mechanical pore‐scale modeling of biopore‐coated clods for upscaling soil shrinkage and hydraulic properties11
On the accuracy of saturation estimation from electrical measurements of soils with high swelling clay content11
A field evaluation of the SoilVUE10 soil moisture sensor11
Unsaturated hydraulic property measurements of subtropical anthropogenic (purple) soils in China11
Multiscale pore‐network reconstruction of a fine‐textured heterogeneous soil11
Issue Information11
Editorial: Open Access on the move10
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Preface: Special section on emerging particles and biocolloids in terrestrial and aquatic systems10
In Memoriam: Sjoerd E.A.T.M. van der Zee10
Root water uptake of biofuel crops revealed by coupled electrical resistivity and soil water content measurements10
Preferential flow of phosphorus and nitrogen under steady‐state saturated conditions9
Water vapor transport through bioenergy grass residues and its effects on soil water evaporation9
Modeling water flow and volumetric water content in a degraded peat comparing unimodal with bimodal porosity and flux with pressure head boundary condition9
Relationship between hydraulic properties and material features in a heterogeneous vadose zone of a vulnerable limestone aquifer9
Plant growth‐promoting rhizobacteria mediate soil hydro‐physical properties: An investigation with Bacillus subtilis and its mutants8
Development of a vadose zone advanced monitoring system: Tools to assess groundwater vulnerability8
Review of conceptual and empirical approaches to characterize infiltration8
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Insights into freeze–thaw and infiltration in seasonally frozen soils from field observations7
Linking horizontal crosshole GPR variability with root image information for maize crops7
Gas diffusivity‐based characterization of aggregated soils linking to methane migration in shallow subsurface7
Microbial O2 consumption as a function of pore structure in soils of sorghum, switchgrass, and prairie vegetation systems7
Estimating soil moisture from environmental gamma radiation monitoring data7
A methodology for simulating perched conditions in multilayer aquifer systems with 2D variably saturated flow7
Soil moisture forecasting in wireless sensor networks via spatiotemporal graph convolutional networks7
Investigating the controls on greenhouse gas emission in the riparian zone of a small headwater catchment using an automated monitoring system7
Stochastic analysis of plant available water estimates and soil water balance components simulated by a hydrological model7
Soil hydraulic property maps for the contiguous United States at 100‐m resolution and seven depths: Code design and preliminary results7
Impact of biochar amendments on soil water and plant uptake dynamics under different cropping systems6
Dynamic groundwater recharge simulations based on cosmic‐ray neutron sensing in a tropical wet experimental basin6
In situ measurement of 3D contact angle in sand based on X‐ray computed tomography6
Relationships between carbon age and CO2 efflux in agricultural and drainage ditch soils using the thermonuclear bomb pulse6
The role of hydropedology when aiming for the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals6
Laboratory experiments and dual‐domain modeling of infiltration dynamics in partially saturated fractured porous media6
Field evaluation of semi‐automated moisture estimation from geophysics using machine learning6
Feasibility study on prepolarized surface nuclear magnetic resonance for soil moisture measurements6
Extending the measurement range of the simplified evaporation method using humidity sensors6
Determination of a pedotransfer function for specific air–water interfacial area in sandy soils: A pore network‐informed multigene genetic programming approach6
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Quantitative experimental study on the apparent contact angle of unsaturated loess and its application in soil–water characteristics curve modeling5
Seasonality and evaporation of water resources in Reynolds Creek Experimental Watershed and Critical Zone Observatory, Southwestern Idaho, USA5
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Bailout test, HYDRUS‐2D, and analytical modeling for estimating permeability of ephemeral stream bed5
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Simulation of near‐saturated flow in soil macropores with the lattice Boltzmann method5
Interpretation of large‐scale, long‐term electrical geophysical monitoring guided by a process simulation5
Importance of background threshold value development within risk‐based corrective action programs5
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Algebraic expressions for convective solute transport in a homogeneous soil below a surface barrier4
Modified expression for hydraulic conductivity according to Mualem–van Genuchten to allow proper computations at low‐pressure heads4
Noble gases in aquitard provide insight into underlying subsurface stratigraphy and free gas formation4
Special Issue: Tribute to Rien van Genuchten, recipient of the 2023 Wolf Prize for Agriculture4
The value of soil temperature data versus soil moisture data for state, parameter, and flux estimation in unsaturated flow model4
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Colloidal catchment response to snowmelt and precipitation events differs in a forested headwater catchment3
Experimental quantification of interfacial convections at the water–nonaqueous‐phase liquid interface in microfluidic systems3
Applicability of soil moisture sensors for monitoring water dynamics in rock: A field test in weathered limestone3
Calculating a minimum overlap period for successful intercalibration of soil moisture sensors3
Evaluation of soil water content and bulk electrical conductivity across the U.S. Climate Reference Network using two electromagnetic sensors3
Fate of herbicides in cropped lysimeters: 1. Influence of different processes and model structure on vadose zone flow3
Review of Rain or Shine: An Introduction to Soil Physical Properties and Processes. Tyson Ochsner. Published by Oklahoma State University Libraries under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 In3
Vadose zone perspectives in global arsenic research: A review and future opportunities3
Recipients of 2023 SSSA Editor's Citation for Excellence named3
Effects of improved water retention by increased soil organic matter on the water balance of arable soils: A numerical analysis3
Disentangling slope‐scale spatial variability of saturated hydraulic conductivity in the black soil region of northeast China using noise‐assisted multivariate empirical mode decomposition3
Natural and forced soil aeration during agricultural managed aquifer recharge3
Quantitative analysis of diurnal CO2 flux variations above an alkaline playa3
An improved model and field calibration technique for measuring liquid water content in unfrozen and frozen soils with dielectric probes3
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Wavelet analysis of soil water state variables for identification of lateral subsurface flow: Lysimeter vs. field data3
Validating coupled flow theory for bare‐soil evaporation under different boundary conditions3
A parametric sensitivity analysis for prioritizing regolith knowledge needs for modeling water transfers in the West African critical zone3
Influence of agricultural managed aquifer recharge on nitrate transport: The role of soil texture and flooding frequency2
Delineating soil moisture dynamics within an evapotranspiration surface barrier using spatial‐temporal analysis2
The PDI model system for parameterizing soil hydraulic properties2
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Improved calculation of soil hydraulic conductivity with the simplified evaporation method2
Compensatory hydraulic uptake of water by tomato due to variable root‐zone salinity2
Simplified characteristic time method for accurate estimation of the soil hydraulic parameters from one‐dimensional infiltration experiments2
Correspondence between theory and practice of a Beerkan infiltration experiment2
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Review of Colloid (Nano‐ and Micro‐Particle) Transport and Surface Interaction in Groundwater. William P. Johnson and Eddy F. Pazmino. The Groundwater Project. 111 pp. ISBN: 978‐1‐77470‐070‐9. 2
Developments and applications of the HYDRUS computer software packages since 20162
Simulating controlled drainage and hydrological connections in a cultivated peatland field2
Effects of climate change on depression‐focused groundwater recharge in the Canadian Prairies2
A semianalytical solution of the modified two‐dimensional diffusive root growth model2
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Mercury intrusion porosimetry and centrifuge methods for extended‐range retention curves of soil and porous rock samples2
Vadose Zone Journal Special Section: Soil physics in agricultural production, water resources, and waste management2
Wolf prize awarded to Rien van Genuchten2
Design of a bioaugmented soil aquifer treatment for efficient removal of p‐nitrophenol2
Root architecture development in stony soils2
Examining subsurface response to an extreme precipitation event using HYDRUS‐1D2
Trends in regolith thickness in a headwater catchment, Sierra Nevada, California2
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Precipitation is the key determinant of topsoil δ15N values in southern Patagonia's semiarid rangelands2
Heat transport from atmosphere through the subsurface to drinking‐water supply pipes2
Soil carbon determination for long‐term monitoring revisited using thermo‐gravimetric analysis1
Evaluation of a practical approach for field scale moisture flow modeling in heterogeneous media at a semiarid site1
Monitoring dynamic water content, bulk density, and heat and water fluxes in the critical zone with thermo‐time domain reflectometry sensors1
The osmotic potential of soil solutions in salt tolerance studies: Following M. Th. van Genuchten's innovation1
Controlled drainage and subirrigation suitability in the United States: A meta‐analysis of crop yield and soil moisture effects1
Removing the effects of temperature on electrical resistivity tomography data collected in partially frozen ground: Limitations and considerations for field applications1
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Water‐ and air‐filled pore networks and transport parameters under drying and wetting processes1
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Pedotransfer functions developed for calculating soil saturated hydraulic conductivity in check dams on the Loess Plateau in China1
Modeling soil water dynamics of an intensively cultivated histosol1
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A generalized van Genuchten model for unsaturated soil hydraulic conductivity1
The nature and extent of bomb tritium remaining in deep vadose zone: A synthesis and prognosis1
Importance of short‐term variations in greenhouse gas emission and cycling along agricultural riparian zone soils1
Cotransport of titanium dioxide nanoparticles and formaldehyde in saturated and unsaturated columns packed with quartz sand1
Soil pores in preferential flow terminology and permeability equations1
Erratum to: A methodology for simulating perched conditions in multilayer aquifer systems with 2D variably saturated flow1
Comment on “Modified expression for unsaturated hydraulic conductivity according to Mualem–van Genuchten to allow proper computations at low pressure heads” by M. Heinen1
Within‐field soil moisture variability and time‐invariant spatial structures of agricultural fields in the US Midwest1
Managed aquifer recharge site assessment with electromagnetic imaging: Identification of recharge flow paths1
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Microbial mediated carbon and nitrogen cycling in the spatially heterogeneous vadose zone: A modeling study1
Methods for downhole soil water sensor calibration—Complications of bulk density and water content variations1
Mapping spatiotemporal soil moisture in highly heterogeneous agricultural landscapes using mobile dual‐spectra cosmic‐ray neutron sensing1
Segmental retention models for representing the hydraulic properties of evolving structured soils1
Applying minirhizotrons to observe spatiotemporal variations in rooting depth and distribution in agroecosystems to improve the performance of hydrological models1
Microbial and solute transport through intact vadose zone cores of heterogeneous alluvial gravel under variably saturated conditions1
How solid–liquid adsorption affects the liquid–vapor interface in pores1
Shear strength equation of soils in a wide suction range under various initial void ratios1
Testing the EPIC Richards submodel for simulating soil water dynamics under different bottom boundary conditions1
A model for saturated–unsaturated flow with fractures acting as capillary barriers1
Validation of downscaled 1‐km SMOS and SMAP soil moisture data in 2010–20211
Compressional wave velocity and effective stress in unsaturated soil: Potential application for monitoring moisture conditions in vadose zone sediments1
Western U.S. multistate research project on “water movement in soils”: A retrospective1
Dimensionality and scales of preferential flow in soils of Shale Hills hillslope simulated using HYDRUS1
Bias of stormwater infiltration measurement methods evaluated using numerical experiments1
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