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 2021-04-01 to 2025-04-01.)

Article	Citations
Achieving National Food Security in Sub‐Saharan African Countries: The Role of Foreign Agricultural Aid	156
Co‐Benefits of Yield and Nitrogen Use Efficiency Gains Through Combined Use of Controlled‐Release Urea and Conventional Urea in Rice	85
Unlocking the Power of Gene Banks: Diversity in Base Growth Temperature Provides Opportunities for Climate‐Smart Agriculture	43
Domestic Lentil Production in Bangladesh Is More Advantageous Than Using Overseas Imports	42
Factors Influencing the Household Food Security of Forest Villagers in Eastern Sub‐Himalayan India	41
Manual or Motorized Postharvest Operations of Pearl Millet in Maradi, Niger: Effects on Time and Energy Use, Profitability, and Farmers' Perceptions	40
Improving the Productivity and Income of Smallholder Sorghum Farmers: The Role of Improved Crop Varieties in Nigeria	38
River Waste to Goldmine: A Tale of Floating Agriculture in Vulnerable Southern Regions of Bangladesh	37
How Sustainable Is Türkiye's Food Import? A Linearized Almost Ideal Demand System Estimation for Food Import Elasticities	37
Mitigating Wheat Lodging Through Varietal Selection and Nitrogen Management	37
Energy assessment of different rice–wheat rotation systems	33
Contrasting seasonal dynamics of dormancy, respiratory metabolism and cell cycle state in grapevine buds of a subtropical and Mediterranean climate	33
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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	30
The following articles for this Special Issue were published prior and after the original collection was released. They can be found in their respective issues or online:	30
Dual‐purpose crops for grain and fodder to improve nutrition security in semi‐arid sub‐Saharan Africa: A review	27
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Impact of salicylic acid and sodium hydrosulfide applied singly or in combination on drought tolerance and grain yield in wheat plants	26
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Reconsidering agricultural credits and agricultural production nexus from a global perspective	25
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Unveiling the resilience of smallholder farmers in Senegal amidst extreme climate conditions	23
Differential roles of abscisic acid in maize roots in the adaptation to soil drought	21
Building a better Mungbean: Breeding for reproductive resilience in a changing climate	21
Determinants of the accuracy of using carbon isotopes in estimating water use efficiency of selected cereal and legume crops: A global perspective	21

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Anti‐sporulation effectiveness of leaf extracts of three Prosopis species on spoiling fungi collected from fresh produce in the Qatari market	20
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An integrated pasture biomass and beef cattle liveweight predictive model under weather forecast uncertainty: An application to Northern Australia	19
Genome‐wide association analysis of chilling‐tolerant germination in a new maize association mapping panel	19
Future‐proofing crop production to meet the societies needs	19
Thermodynamic Sustainability Assessment of Turkish Cash and Feed Crops: Evaluations and Recommendations	19
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Tolerance to low phosphorus was enhanced by an alternate wetting and drying regime in rice	17
Environmental stress in crops: Effects and responses during reproduction	17
The future of sustainable food consumption in China	17
Impacts of climate change on hulless barley security in plateau region: A case study of Lhasa River basin in Tibet, China	16
The potential of Bambara groundnut: An analysis for the People’s Republic of China	16
The role of polyamines in regulating amino acid biosynthesis in rice grains	16
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Does Adoption of Multiple Climate‐Smart Agriculture Practices Improve Rural Farm Households' Food Security in Ethiopia?	15
Exploring the instability in the food security due to nitrogen fertilizer regulatory policy	14
The effects of climate change adaptation strategies on the welfare of rural farm households in Ethiopia	14
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Nitrogen limits zinc‐mediated stimulation of tillering in rice by modifying phytohormone balance under low‐temperature stress	14
Enhancing bioenergy production from food waste by in situ biomethanation: Effect of the hydrogen injection point	13
Asparagine and nitric oxide jointly enhance antioxidant capacity and nitrogen metabolism to improve drought resistance in cotton: Evidence from long‐term field trials	13
‘Can't see the forest for the trees’: The importance of fungi in the context of UK tree planting	13
The carrying capacity of the seas and oceans for future sustainable food production: Current scientific knowledge gaps	13
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Spatiotemporal changes in the state of food security across mainland China during 1990–2015: A multi‐scale analysis	13
European consumer and societal stakeholders' response to crop improvements and new plant breeding techniques	13
Investigating howCOVID‐19 has challenged the Eurocentric concept of ‘development’: a case for sustainable food systems in theUK	13
Impact of climate change on wheat security through an alternate host of stripe rust	13
Wild relatives of potato may bolster its adaptation to new niches under future climate scenarios	12
Potential Co‐benefits and trade‐offs between improved soil management, climate change mitigation and agri‐food productivity	12
Light use efficiency of lettuce cultivation in vertical farms compared with greenhouse and field	12
Building resilience in Sub‐Saharan Africa's food systems: Diversification, traceability, capacity building and technology for overcoming challenges	12
Evaluation of dried tomato pomace as a non‐conventional feed: Its effect on growth, nutrients digestibility, digestive enzyme, blood chemistry and intestinal microbiota of growing quails	12
Nanoscale molybdenum oxide improves plant growth and increases nitrate utilisation in rice (Oryza sativa L.)	12
Integrative physiological, transcriptome, and metabolome analyses reveal the associated genes and metabolites involved in cold stress response in common vetch (Vicia sativa L.)	12
Paving the way towards future‐proofing our crops	12
A comprehensive review of the therapeutic potential of cyanobacterial marine bioactives: Unveiling the hidden treasures of the sea	12
Drought and heat affect common bean minerals and human diet—What we know and where to go	11
Remote sensing monitoring of wheat leaf rust based on UAV multispectral imagery and the BPNN method	11
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Impact of increased temperature on spring wheat yield in northern China	11
Application of bio and chemical fertilizers improves yield, and essential oil quantity and quality of Moldavian balm (Dracocephalum moldavica L.) intercropped with mung bean (Vigna radiata	11
The political economy of China's GMO commercialization dilemma	11
Trends in rice research: 2030 and beyond	11
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Exploring management strategies to improve yields and reduce reactive nitrogen emissions in a summer maize‐winter wheat cropping system under long‐term climate variability	10
Discovery of a novel series of phenylthiazole thioether (sulfone) compounds based on natural thiasporine A as potential candidates for controlling rice fungal and bacterial diseases	10
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Relationship between dry matter accumulation and maize yield in Southwest China	10
Achieving fairness in the food system	10
TaUAM3, a UDP‐Ara mutases protein, positively regulates wheat resistance to the stripe rust fungus	10
What Strategies Are Effective to Support Food Security in Slow‐Onset Disasters? A Mixed‐Method Systematic Review of the Literature	10
Traditional home garden agro‐biodiversity dynamics, agro‐ecosystem services, and management practices in smallholder farmers setting, South‐Central Ethiopia	10
Identification of genomic loci regulating grain iron content in aus rice under two irrigation management systems	9
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Heterogeneous Impacts of Aging and Feminization of Agriculture on Production Factor Inputs: Evidence From Rice Farmers in China	9
Rhizosphere soil nitrification ability controls nitrogen‐use efficiency in rice growth period	9
Intelligent Environmental Control in Plant Factories: Integrating Sensors, Automation, and AI for Optimal Crop Production	9
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	9
Impact assessment of Striga resistant maize varieties and fertilizer use in Ghana: A panel analysis	9
Enhancing Switchgrass Growth With Biochar Derived From Mushroom Residue: A Study on Regulating Physicochemical Properties of Acidic Phosphogypsum	9
Does green vertical farming offer a sustainable alternative to conventional methods of production?: A case study from Scotland	9
Post‐anthesis saline‐alkali stress inhibits grain filling by promoting ethylene production and signal transduction	8
Agricultural contribution to the nutritional status of children: A comparative study of annual crop, agroforestry, and mixed‐farming type in Buol, Indonesia	8
The role of husk traits in maize susceptibility to Fusarium verticillioides: A multi‐location study in northern Italy	8
FarmTech: Regulating the use of digital technologies in the agricultural sector	8
The effects of heat stress on male reproduction and tillering in Sorghum bicolor	8
The effect of strip orientation and width on radiation interception in maize–soybean strip intercropping systems	8
Intercropping medicinal plants is a new idea for forage production: A case study with ajowan and fenugreek	8
Phenotyping and identification of target traits for de novo domestication of wheat wild relatives	8
Integrating GIS Mapping and Artificial Neural Networks for Assessing Biomass Energy Potential From Agricultural Residues in Iran	8
Multidimensional evaluation of the impacts of agricultural interventions to achieve food security in Malawi	8
Study on tillering stage cold tolerant response in overwintering cultivated rice via comparative transcriptomic	8
Corrigendum to: Prospects to improve the nutritional quality of crops	8