OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The H4-Index of Agronomy-Basel is 65. 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 2020-05-01 to 2024-05-01.)

Article	Citations
Plant Secondary Metabolite Biosynthesis and Transcriptional Regulation in Response to Biotic and Abiotic Stress Conditions	276
Remote Sensing for Precision Agriculture: Sentinel-2 Improved Features and Applications	199
Insights into the Physiological and Biochemical Impacts of Salt Stress on Plant Growth and Development	190
Intercropping—A Low Input Agricultural Strategy for Food and Environmental Security	152
Recycling of Organic Wastes through Composting: Process Performance and Compost Application in Agriculture	141
Biochar and Its Broad Impacts in Soil Quality and Fertility, Nutrient Leaching and Crop Productivity: A Review	138
Plant Growth Stimulation by Microbial Consortia	136
Plant Disease Recognition Model Based on Improved YOLOv5	131
Using YOLOv3 Algorithm with Pre- and Post-Processing for Apple Detection in Fruit-Harvesting Robot	129
Effect of Salinity on Seed Germination and Seedling Development of Sorghum (Sorghum bicolor (L.) Moench) Genotypes	129
Flavonoids in Agriculture: Chemistry and Roles in, Biotic and Abiotic Stress Responses, and Microbial Associations	126
Automatic Bunch Detection in White Grape Varieties Using YOLOv3, YOLOv4, and YOLOv5 Deep Learning Algorithms	122
The Role of Stress-Responsive Transcription Factors in Modulating Abiotic Stress Tolerance in Plants	115
Mediterranean Olive Orchards under Climate Change: A Review of Future Impacts and Adaptation Strategies	113
Polysaccharides as Edible Films and Coatings: Characteristics and Influence on Fruit and Vegetable Quality—A Review	112
Characterising the Agriculture 4.0 Landscape—Emerging Trends, Challenges and Opportunities	110
Isolation and Characterization of Plant Growth Promoting Endophytic Bacteria from Desert Plants and Their Application as Bioinoculants for Sustainable Agriculture	108
Minimizing Adverse Effects of Pb on Maize Plants by Combined Treatment with Jasmonic, Salicylic Acids and Proline	107
Effect of Salinity Stress on Physiological Changes in Winter and Spring Wheat	107
Suitability of Black Soldier Fly Frass as Soil Amendment and Implication for Organic Waste Hygienization	106
Factors That Influence Nitrous Oxide Emissions from Agricultural Soils as Well as Their Representation in Simulation Models: A Review	106
Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Fungi as Potential Agents in Ameliorating Heavy Metal Stress in Plants	105
A Review of the Most Common and Economically Important Diseases That Undermine the Cultivation of Tomato Crop in the Mediterranean Basin	103
Crop Yield Prediction through Proximal Sensing and Machine Learning Algorithms	103
A Revisit of Internet of Things Technologies for Monitoring and Control Strategies in Smart Agriculture	102

Toward a Sustainable Agriculture Through Plant Biostimulants: From Experimental Data to Practical Applications	101
Consequences and Mitigation Strategies of Abiotic Stresses in Wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) under the Changing Climate	99
Implementing Sustainable Irrigation in Water-Scarce Regions under the Impact of Climate Change	99
Chlorophyll Fluorescence Parameters and Antioxidant Defense System Can Display Salt Tolerance of Salt Acclimated Sweet Pepper Plants Treated with Chitosan and Plant Growth Promoting Rhizobacteria	95
The Impact of Drought Stress on Soil Microbial Community, Enzyme Activities and Plants	94
Biosurfactants: Potential and Eco-Friendly Material for Sustainable Agriculture and Environmental Safety—A Review	94
Influence of Environmental Factors Light, CO2, Temperature, and Relative Humidity on Stomatal Opening and Development: A Review	92
Mitigating Soil Salinity Stress with Gypsum and Bio-Organic Amendments: A Review	89
Implications of Abscisic Acid in the Drought Stress Tolerance of Plants	87
Unmanned Aerial Vehicles in Agriculture: A Survey	87
Application of Zeolites in Agriculture and Other Potential Uses: A Review	86
Sprouts and Microgreens: Trends, Opportunities, and Horizons for Novel Research	85
PGPR-Mediated Plant Growth Attributes and Metal Extraction Ability of Sesbania sesban L. in Industrially Contaminated Soils	82
Facing Climate Change: Application of Microbial Biostimulants to Mitigate Stress in Horticultural Crops	81
Environmental Factors Affecting the Mineralization of Crop Residues	81
Effects of ZnO Nanoparticles and Biochar of Rice Straw and Cow Manure on Characteristics of Contaminated Soil and Sunflower Productivity, Oil Quality, and Heavy Metals Uptake	79
Application of Single Superphosphate with Humic Acid Improves the Growth, Yield and Phosphorus Uptake of Wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) in Calcareous Soil	79
Recognition of Bloom/Yield in Crop Images Using Deep Learning Models for Smart Agriculture: A Review	79
Sustainable Crop and Weed Management in the Era of the EU Green Deal: A Survival Guide	76
An Overview of Cooperative Robotics in Agriculture	75
Biostimulant-Treated Seedlings under Sustainable Agriculture: A Global Perspective Facing Climate Change	75
Effect of Some Citrus Essential Oils on Post-Harvest Shelf Life and Physicochemical Quality of Strawberries during Cold Storage	74
Crop Allelopathy for Sustainable Weed Management in Agroecosystems: Knowing the Present with a View to the Future	74
Sustainable Approach to Weed Management: The Role of Precision Weed Management	72
Enhancing Cation Exchange Capacity of Weathered Soils Using Biochar: Feedstock, Pyrolysis Conditions and Addition Rate	72
Consolidated Bioprocessing, an Innovative Strategy towards Sustainability for Biofuels Production from Crop Residues: An Overview	72
Field Robots for Intelligent Farms—Inhering Features from Industry	71
Plant Growth-Promoting Bacteria as Bioinoculants: Attributes and Challenges for Sustainable Crop Improvement	71
Drought Stress in Grain Legumes: Effects, Tolerance Mechanisms and Management	71
Minimizing the Adversely Impacts of Water Deficit and Soil Salinity on Maize Growth and Productivity in Response to the Application of Plant Growth-Promoting Rhizobacteria and Silica Nanoparticles	71
Phosphorus Transformation in Soils Following Co-Application of Charcoal and Wood Ash	71
Co-Inoculation of Rhizobacteria and Biochar Application Improves Growth and Nutrientsin Soybean and Enriches Soil Nutrients and Enzymes	71
A Reversible Automatic Selection Normalization (RASN) Deep Network for Predicting in the Smart Agriculture System	69
Response to Salt Stress in Lettuce: Changes in Chlorophyll Fluorescence Parameters, Phytochemical Contents, and Antioxidant Activities	68
Biochar Mitigates Combined Effects of Drought and Salinity Stress in Quinoa	67
Rapid Detection and Counting of Wheat Ears in the Field Using YOLOv4 with Attention Module	67
Exogenous Potassium Treatments Elevate Salt Tolerance and Performances of Glycine max L. by Boosting Antioxidant Defense System under Actual Saline Field Conditions	66
A First Investigation of Agriculture Sector Perspectives on the Opportunities and Barriers for Agrivoltaics	66
Stomata and Xylem Vessels Traits Improved by Melatonin Application Contribute to Enhancing Salt Tolerance and Fatty Acid Composition of Brassica napus L. Plants	66
A Review of Metal and Metal-Oxide Nanoparticle Coating Technologies to Inhibit Agglomeration and Increase Bioactivity for Agricultural Applications	66
From Old-Generation to Next-Generation Nematicides	65
Optimizing Carbon Sequestration in Croplands: A Synthesis	65