OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of Food and Energy Security is 8. 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 2022-08-01 to 2026-08-01.)

Article	Citations
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Determinants of the accuracy of using carbon isotopes in estimating water use efficiency of selected cereal and legume crops: A global perspective	86
Environmental stress in crops: Effects and responses during reproduction	82
Future‐proofing crop production to meet the societies needs	81
Impact of salicylic acid and sodium hydrosulfide applied singly or in combination on drought tolerance and grain yield in wheat plants	58
Progress in Sorghum Improvement for Early Maturity, Harvest Index, and Water‐Use Efficiency: Proxy Traits for Integrative Drought Tolerance Breeding	52
Next‐Generation Sustainable Food Production Through Integrative Biotechnology, AI , and Climate‐Resilient Innovations	50
Rice Blast Pathogenesis and Resistance: Effector Strategies and Host Defense Mechanisms	47
Climate Variability and Temporary Migration: The Mediating Role of Food Insecurity Among Women in Bushbuckridge, Mpumalanga Province, South Africa	47
Dual‐purpose crops for grain and fodder to improve nutrition security in semi‐arid sub‐Saharan Africa: A review	43
Exploring the instability in the food security due to nitrogen fertilizer regulatory policy	39
Building a better Mungbean: Breeding for reproductive resilience in a changing climate	39
Improving the Productivity and Income of Smallholder Sorghum Farmers: The Role of Improved Crop Varieties in Nigeria	38
Reconsidering agricultural credits and agricultural production nexus from a global perspective	37
Curcumin, a Secondary Metabolite, Activates the Defense System by Regulating Water Status, PSII Photochemistry, and Antioxidant Capacity in Lactuca sativa Exposed to Lead and/or Arsenic Stresse	35
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What Strategies Are Effective to Support Food Security in Slow‐Onset Disasters? A Mixed‐Method Systematic Review of the Literature	31
Enhancing Switchgrass Growth With Biochar Derived From Mushroom Residue: A Study on Regulating Physicochemical Properties of Acidic Phosphogypsum	31
Achieving fairness in the food system	30
Breeding of Bread Wheat With Drought Adaptive Root Traits	29
Multidimensional evaluation of the impacts of agricultural interventions to achieve food security in Malawi	28
Relationship between dry matter accumulation and maize yield in Southwest China	28
Advances in Salinity Tolerance of Soybean: Molecular Mechanism and Breeding Strategy	25
Response of Nitrogen Use Efficiency and Nitrogen Metabolism Characteristics to Nitrogen Fertilizer in Different Yield‐Type Rice Varieties	24

Crop species diversity: A key strategy for sustainable food system transformation and climate resilience	23
Balancing Potassium Inputs for Sustainable Rice Yield and Soil K Fertility: A Long‐Term Field Trial in Southern China	21
Towards Sustainable Solutions: Climate Change and Food Security in a Globalized World	21
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Prediction of Inflorescence Emergence in ‘Yu Her Pau’ Litchi Under Climate Change Using an Optimised Model	21
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Carbohydrate metabolism enzymes and phenotypic characterization of diverse lines of the climate‐resilient food, feed, and bioenergy crop Camelina sativa	20
Correction to ‘Study With Agricultural System Resilience and Agro‐Ecological Efficiency Synergistic Evolutionary in China’	20
Study with agricultural system resilience and Agro‐ecological efficiency synergistic evolutionary in China	19
Managing fall armyworm, Spodoptera frugiperda (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae): Experience from smallholder farmers in central and western Africa	19
Intermittent Supplemental Irradiation With Blue Light Promotes Leafy Heads in Lettuce	19
The Dual Impacts of Specialized Agricultural Services on Fertilizer Application Intensity	18
Melatonin and L‐Cysteine Desulfhydrase: Unraveling Hydrogen Sulfide Signaling for Drought Tolerance in Bread Wheat ( Triticum aestivum )	18
Sustainable management of fall armyworm in smallholder farming: The role of a multi‐channel information campaign in Rwanda	18
Transcriptome and metabolome integration in sugarcane through culm development	18
Relationships between the appearance quality and starch structure of soft rice under different nitrogen levels	17
Can Digital Rural Construction Improve Household Food Security? Evidence From Rural China	17
Sustainable protein production through genetic engineering of cyanobacteria and use of atmospheric N₂ gas	17
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Effect of agricultural intensification on the genetic diversity of Helicoverpa armigera	17
China's Grain Expansion Plan and Its Global Maize Market Effects	16
Consequences of Market Disruptions on Fertilizer Intensification, Farm Productivity, Profitability, and Food Security in Egypt	16
Modelling the Impacts of Climate Change on Horticultural Crop Production: Evidence From Turkiye	16
Carbon and Nitrogen Metabolism Effects on Eating Quality in Grains of Diverse Japonica Rice Cultivars From the Middle and Lower Yangtze River	16
Green manuring improves soil quality, grain yield, and grain anthocyanin content in colored rice cultivated in tropical regions	15
Greenhouse Farming Adoption: Determinants and Impacts on Dietary Diversity, Food Consumption and Insecurity in Ghana	15
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Heterogeneous Returns to Credit and Technology in Asian Agriculture: Income‐Based Nonlinearities in a Regional Panel	15
Unlocking the genetic potential of Ethiopian durum wheat landraces with high protein quality: Sources to be used in future breeding for pasta production	15
Beyond hunger: Unveiling the rights to food in sub‐Saharan Africa	15
Nitrogen Supply Regulates Stomatal Traits and Reduces Diurnal Transpiration Rate in Potato Under Non‐Limiting Water Conditions	15
The role of genetic diversity and pre‐breeding traits to improve drought and heat tolerance of bread wheat at the reproductive stage	14
Trends and gaps in sweet potato (Ipomoea batatas L.) improvement in sub‐Saharan Africa: Drought tolerance breeding strategies	14
Losses in Agricultural Produce: Causes and Effects on Food Security	14
A Comparative LCA of Field Grown Lettuce Versus Vertically Farmed Lettuce	14
Sodium Bicarbonate Tolerance During Seedling Stages of Maize (Zea mays L.) Lines	13
Genetic dissection of minerals and phytate content in pearl millet germplasm panel using genome‐wide association study	13
Assessing the Effects of China's Rice Technology Transfer to Africa: Economic and Environmental Impacts on Rice Production	13
Bacillus velezensis Enhances the Resistance of Wheat Against Cd Stress via Reprogramming Metabolite Production	13
Quantitative trait locus (QTL) mapping and transcriptome profiling identify QTLs and candidate genes associated with heat stress response during reproductive development in Ca	12
A Shift From Environment‐ to Plant‐Based Irrigation: Wearable Sensors Enabling Next‐Generation Feedback Control	12
Agri‐Mat Mulching Improves Aggregate Stability and Soil Pore Formation on Smallholder Farms in Sub‐Saharan Africa	12
Inversion of Net Photosynthetic Rate in Winter Rapeseed Based on UAV Multispectral Vegetation Indices and Texture Features	12
Genome‐wide association studies for rice seed germination under drought stress using 3VmrMLM	11
Linking Land‐Use/Cover Change With Landscape‐Based Drivers in Contrasting Agro‐Ecological Environments of the East African Rift System	11
Current status and prospects of rice canopy temperature research	11
Combined Application of Controlled‐Release Nitrogen and Bio‐Fertilizer Improves Yield, Quality, and Nitrogen Use Efficiency in Japonica Rice	11
The Roles of Agricultural Credit, Financial Development, and Renewable Energy for Food Security	11
Rethinking the Role of International Food Trade in Ensuring Global Food Security	11
Understanding Multi‐Disaster Impacts on China's Grain Production for Food Security: An XGBoost ‐ SHAP	11

A Functional Analysis of Inflorescence Architecture in Musa L. (Musaceae)	11
The Race to Flourish: Evaluating Natural Variation of Early Growth Rates in Rice	11
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Sustainable Maize Storage Technology Adoption in Ghana: Implications for Postharvest Losses, Farm Income, and Income Inequality	11
Agricultural Production Diversity and Market Participation Can Absorb the Impact of Shocks on Household Food Security	10
Economic Comparison of Ranges of Nitrogen Fertilizer on Marginal Product of Corn Farms	10
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The effects of climate change adaptation strategies on the welfare of rural farm households in Ethiopia	10
The Dynamic Impact of Japanese Nuclear Wastewater Discharge Reports on Chinese Consumers' Seafood Purchasing Intentions: Findings From SEM and	10
A seven‐year study on the effects of four tillage modes on soil physicochemical properties, microbial biomass, enzymatic activities, and grain yield in a rice–ratoon rice cropping system	10
Impact of the Adoption of Improved Rice Seeds on the Food Security of Rural Households in Burkina Faso	10
Anti‐sporulation effectiveness of leaf extracts of three Prosopis species on spoiling fungi collected from fresh produce in the Qatari market	10
Impacts of climate change on hulless barley security in plateau region: A case study of Lhasa River basin in Tibet, China	10
Aromatic Rice May Be a New Driving Force for Green and Efficient Food Production in Rice‐Crayfish System	10
Remote sensing monitoring of wheat leaf rust based on UAV multispectral imagery and the BPNN method	10
Rural Energy Consumption in Central China: Regional Patterns, Socioeconomic Influences, and Pathways to Sustainability	10
Manual or Motorized Postharvest Operations of Pearl Millet in Maradi, Niger: Effects on Time and Energy Use, Profitability, and Farmers' Perceptions	9
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CropBooster‐P: Towards a roadmap for plant research to future‐proof crops in Europe	9
Phenotyping and identification of target traits for de novo domestication of wheat wild relatives	9
Unlocking Wheat Drought Tolerance: The Synergy of Omics Data and Computational Intelligence	9
A comprehensive review of the therapeutic potential of cyanobacterial marine bioactives: Unveiling the hidden treasures of the sea	9
Reorienting research investments toward under‐researched crops for sustainable food systems	9
Impact assessment of Striga resistant maize varieties and fertilizer use in Ghana: A panel analysis	9
Exploring management strategies to improve yields and reduce reactive nitrogen emissions in a summer maize‐winter wheat cropping system under long‐term climate variability	9
Co‐Benefits of Yield and Nitrogen Use Efficiency Gains Through Combined Use of Controlled‐Release Urea and Conventional Urea in Rice	9
Analysis of the Maize‐Legume Cropping System in the Lower Indo‐Gangetic Plains of Eastern India: Energy Efficiency, Carbon Footprint and Farm Profitability	9
Pathogen‐Induced Shifts in Alternative Splicing Shaping Plant Defense	9
Maternal Haploid Induction Through Egg Cell‐Specific Endopeptidases in Brassica napus : A Step For	9
Microbial modulation of hormone signaling, proteomic dynamics, and metabolomics in plant drought adaptation	8
Communicating about plant breeding and genome editing in plants: Assessment of European stakeholders, sources, channels and content	8
Assessing the Multidimensional Impacts of Farmer‐Based Organizations on Smallholder Welfare in Pakistan	8
Livestock Farming Adoption in Rural Bangladesh: Determinants and Impacts on Household Income and Women's Dietary Diversity	8
Respective Advantages of Growing Different Green Manure With Nitrogen Fertilization in Cotton‐Based Cropping Systems: Insights From a Three‐Year Field Study	8
Food, Health, Nutrition, Energy and Environment ( FHNEE ) Security Nexus: Future Mission for Sustainable Agriculture	8
Digital Agriculture and Climate Resilience in Agri‐Food Systems: Empirical Evidence From China	8
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Does green vertical farming offer a sustainable alternative to conventional methods of production?: A case study from Scotland	8
Improving Smallholder Maize Production in KwaZulu‐Natal, South Africa	8
GmTNRP1, associated with rhizobial type‐III effector NopT, regulates nitrogenase activity in the nodules of soybean (Glycine max)	8
Crop models and their use in assessing crop production and food security: A review	8
Differential Protein Expression Analysis of Sugarcane in Response to Multi‐Strain Plant Growth Promoting Bacterial Inoculants and Nutrition—Molybdenum	8
Climate Resilience Through Adaptation Among Bangladeshi Farming Communities	8
Farmers' Adoption of Newly Released Climate‐Resilient Rice Varieties in the Coastal Ecosystem of Bangladesh: Effectiveness of a Head‐To‐Head Adaptive Trial	8
Improving Accuracy and Interpretability of Rice Aboveground Biomass Estimation by Integrating CatBoost and SHAP	8
Correction to “Glutathione‐Induced Hydrogen Sulfide Enhances Drought Tolerance in Sweet Pepper ( Capsicum annuum L.)”	8