OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The median citation count of Canadian Journal of Soil Science is 2. 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 2020-11-01 to 2024-11-01.)

Article	Citations
Effect of salinity on soil structure and soil hydraulic characteristics	31
Lability of dissolved organic carbon from boreal peatlands: interactions between permafrost thaw, wildfire, and season	18
Nitrogen and phosphorus control carbon sequestration in agricultural ecosystems: modelling carbon, nitrogen, and phosphorus balances at the Breton Plots with ecosys under historical and future	16
Biochar in temperate soils: opportunities and challenges	15
Using an ensemble learning approach in digital soil mapping of soil pH for the Thompson-Okanagan region of British Columbia	14
Profiles of wheat rhizobacterial communities in response to repeated glyphosate applications, crop rotation, and tillage	13
Influence of cropping system and soil type on soil health	13
Wheat straw and biochar effect on soil carbon fractions, enzyme activities, and nutrients in a tobacco field	13
Spatial variation of soil quality indicators as a function of land use and topography	12
Comparisons of the prediction results of soil properties based on fuzzy c-means clustering and expert knowledge from laboratory Visible – Near-Infrared reflectance spectroscopy data	12
Mapping the maximum peat thickness of cultivated organic soils in the southwest plain of Montreal	11
Linking hydrocarbon biodegradation to greenhouse gas emissions from oil sands tailings and its impact on tailings management	11
Soil texture influences on soil health scoring functions in Ontario agricultural soils: a possible framework towards a provincial soil health test	11
An optimized HNO₃ and HBF₄ digestion method for multielemental soil and sediment analysis using inductively coupled plasma quadrupole mass spectrometry	11
Effects of ionized brackish water and polyacrylamide application on infiltration characteristics and improving water retention and reducing soil salinity	11
A soil health scoring framework for arable cropping systems in Saskatchewan, Canada	10
Phosphorus saturation index and water-extractable phosphorus in high-legacy phosphorus soils in southern British Columbia, Canada	10
Biochar mitigation of allelopathic effects in three invasive plants: evidence from seed germination trials	10
Size-resolved analysis of trace elements in the dissolved fraction (<0.45 μm) of soil solutions using a novel lysimeter and asymmetrical flow field-flow fractionation coupled to ultraviolet absorba	10
Changes in soil pH and nutrient extractability after co-applying biochar and paper mill biosolids	9
Using cultivated organic soil depth to form soil conservation management zones	9
Use of biochar for alleviating negative impact of salinity stress in corn grown in arid soil	9
Cover crop effects on soil temperature in a clay loam soil in southwestern Ontario	9
Reducing peat in growing media: impact on nitrogen content, microbial activity, and CO₂ and N₂O emissions	9
Perennial grain Kernza^® fields have higher particulate organic carbon at depth than annual grain fields	8

Relationship of soil water retention characteristics and soil properties: a case study from the Colombian Andes	8
Chemical and molecular scale speciation of copper, zinc, and boron in agricultural soils of the Canadian prairies	8
Nitrogen turnover and N₂O production in incubated soils after receiving field applications of liquid manure and nitrification inhibitors	8
Understanding soil fertility status in Newfoundland from standard farm soil tests	8
Kinetics and thermodynamics of urea hydrolysis in the presence of urease and nitrification inhibitors	8
Long-term effects of tillage and nitrogen fertilization on soil C and N fractions in a corn–soybean rotation	8
Recycled nutrients as a phosphorus source for Canadian organic agriculture: a perspective	7
Long-term rotation impacts soil total macronutrient levels and wheat response to applied nitrogen, phosphorus, potassium, sulfur in a Luvisolic soil	7
The utility of biochar for increasing the fertility of new agricultural lands converted from boreal forests	7
Ammonia volatilization from manure mixed with biochar	7
Pore size distribution and pore functional characteristics of soils as affected by rock fragments in the hilly regions of the Sichuan Basin, China	7
Improvement of plant microbiome using inoculants for agricultural production: a sustainable approach for reducing fertilizer application	7
Compost and biosolids increase long-term soil organic carbon stocks	7
Effects of increasing soil pH to near-neutral using lime on phosphorus saturation index and water-extractable phosphorus	6
Characterization of soil magnetic susceptibility: a review of fundamental concepts, instrumentation, and applications	6
Impact of manure and biochar additions on annual crop growth, nutrient uptake, and fate of ¹⁵N-labelled fertilizer in two contrasting temperate prairie soils after four years	6
Improving drought tolerance ofOpuntia ficus-indicaunder field using subsurface water retention technology: changes in physiological and biochemical parameters	6
Predictive soil mapping in the Boreal Plains of Northern Alberta by using multi-temporal remote sensing data and terrain derivatives	6
Soil organic carbon content: decreases partly attributed to dilution by increased depth of cultivation in southern Ontario	6
Soil temperature and water contents among vertical tillage, strip tillage, and chisel plowing in the Upper Great Plains	6
Combining perennial grass–legume forages and liquid dairy manure contributes to nitrogen accumulation in a clayey soil	6
Supplement of biochar and vermicompost amendments in coir and peat growing media improves N management and yields of leafy vegetables	6
Accumulation of straw-derived carbon and changes in soil humic acid structural characteristics during corn straw decomposition	6
Functional differentiation of nitrate-reducing isolates regulated by long-term fertilization in a rice paddy soil	6
An adapted Weibull function for agricultural applications	6
Natural and anthropogenic sources of copper to organic soils: a global, geochemical perspective	6
Enhancing phosphorus release from struvite with biostimulants	5
Modeling of total and active organic carbon dynamics in agricultural soil using digital soil mapping: a case study from Central Nova Scotia	5
Capping dewatered oil sands fluid fine tailings with salvaged reclamation soils at varying depths to grow woody plants	5
Biochar–manure changes soil carbon mineralization in a Gray Luvisol used for agricultural production	5
Sampling, handling, and preparation of peat cores from bogs: review of recent progress and perspectives for trace element research	5
Softwood biochar and greenhouse gas emissions: a field study over three growing seasons on a temperate agricultural soil	5
Soil phosphorus fractionation after co-applying biochar and paper mill biosolids	5
Soil quality index under different land-use types: the case of Choke Mountain agroecosystems, upper Blue Nile Basin, Ethiopia	5
A validation of eddy covariance technique for measuring crop evapotranspiration on different time scales in the North China Plain	5
Pedological trends and implications for forest productivity in a Holocene soil chronosequence, Calvert Island, British Columbia, Canada	5
Spatial variation of nitrous oxide fluxes during growing and non-growing seasons at a location subjected to seasonally frozen soils	5
Biochemical components ofSphagnumand persistence in peat soil	5
Revised proposed classification for human modified soils in Canada: Anthroposolic order	5
Ratio of non-growing season to growing season N₂O emissions in Canadian croplands: an update to national inventory methodology	5
Simulating maize yield at county scale in southern Ontario using the decision support system for agrotechnology transfer model	4
Soil Mehlich-3-extractable elements as affected by the addition of biochars to a clay soil co-amended with or without a compost	4
Provincial-scale digital soil mapping using a random forest approach for British Columbia	4
Carbon availability limits the denitrification potential of sandy loam soil from corn agroecosystems with long-term tillage and residue management	4
Nitrous oxide production and nitrogen transformations in a soil amended with biosolids	4
Wood-based biochar for small fruit production in southern Quebec, Canada	4
Gray Luvisols are polygenetic	4
Influence of a one-time biosolids application on elemental and nutrient concentrations on mine tailings	4
Effects of induced water deficit and biofertilization on growth dynamics and bulb yield of onion (Allium cepaL.) in a neotropical semi-arid environment	4
Cattle manure loadings and legacy effects on copper and zinc availability under rainfed and irrigated conditions	4

No differences in soil structure under winter wheat grown in different crop rotational positions	4
Research on drag reduction mechanism of pneumatic subsoiler and establishment of resistance mathematical model	4
Soybean and soil responses to biochar amendment in controlled environments with elevated temperature and carbon dioxide	4
Comparing direct and indirect approaches to predicting soil texture class	4
Predicting soil organic matter and soil moisture content from digital camera images: comparison of regression and machine learning approaches	4
Species-specific responses to targeted fertilizer application on reconstructed soils in a reclaimed upland area	4
Ex situ soil respiration assessment using minimally disturbed microcosms and dried–sieved soils; comparison of methods to assess soil health	3
Proposed revision to Canadian System of Soil Classification: broaden taxonomic criteria for applying LFH horizons to include nonforest soils	3
Forage mixed planting can effectively improve soil enzyme activity and microbial community structure and diversity in agro-pastoral interlacing arid zone	3
Influence of tea-Pleurotus ostreatus intercropping on soil fungal diversity and community structure	3
Nitrogen and phosphorus release from paper mill biosolids as affected by material source and soil type under controlled incubation	3
Nano-oxides immobilize cadmium, lead, and zinc in mine spoils and contaminated soils facilitating plant growth	3
Recycled nutrients supply phosphorus and improve ryegrass yields on phosphorus-depleted soil	3
Impacts of coarse-resolution soil maps and high-resolution digital-elevation-model-generated attributes on modelling forest soil zinc and copper	3
Short-term effects of wood ash application on soil properties, growth, and foliar nutrition ofPicea marianaandPicea glaucaseedlings in a plantation trial	3
Effect of saline–alkaline stresses on the interspecific competition between Aegilops tauschii and Triticum aestivum	3
Surface flow–interflow-coupled nitrogen loss in gray fluvo-aquic farmland soils in the Anhui Section of the Huaihe River Basin, China	3
Do cover crops on the Canadian prairies affect soil nitrogen cycling?	3
Influence of continuous application of feedlot manure and legacy treatments on soil organic carbon, soil hydrophobicity, and soil water repellency	3
The story of long-term research sites and soil health in Canadian agriculture	3
Better recognition of limnic materials at the great group and subgroup levels of the Organic Order of the Canadian System of Soil Classification	3
Antagonistic effect of copper and zinc in fertilization of spring wheat under low soil phosphorus conditions	3
Estimating rill erosion and sediment transport processes along a saturated purple soil slope	3
Predicting soil nitrogen availability to grain corn in Ontario, Canada	3
Predictive mapping of wetland soil types in the Canadian Prairie Pothole Region using high-resolution digital elevation model terrain derivatives	3
Evaluation and modeling of factors influencing the depth of mixing layer in which soil solute releasing from soil to surface runoff	3
Landscape position, sampling time, and tillage, but not legume species, affect labile carbon and nitrogen fractions in a 4-yr-old rejuvenated grazed pasture	3
Evaluation of a sprayable elemental sulfur fertilizer under field conditions in Alberta	2
Ferric chloride amendment reduces phosphorus losses from flooded soil monoliths to overlying floodwater	2
Short-term legacy effects of feedlot manure amendments on surface soil CO₂ efflux under irrigated silage barley in Southern Alberta	2
Co-application of wood biochar and paper mill biosolids affects yield and short-term nitrogen and phosphorus availability in temperate loamy soils	2
Soil nitrous oxide emissions most sensitive to fertilization history during a laboratory incubation	2
The impact of land conversion from boreal forest to agriculture on soil health indicators	2
Grazing and fertilizer, compost or manure application effects on a meadow bromegrass pasture on a thick black chernozem I. Productivity and sustainability	2
Land use in the Prairie Pothole Region influences the soil bacterial community composition and relative abundance of nitrogen cycling genes	2
Litter quality mediated the effect of nitrogen addition and precipitation reduction on the release and immobilization of plant litter nitrogen and phosphorus	2
Soil nitrogen and phosphorus were greater in overlapping areas of fields in Alberta, Saskatchewan, Manitoba, and Ontario	2
Evaluation of a combination of phosphorylated fibers and zeolite as a potential substitute to synthetic wetting agents in peat moss products	2
Impact of weed management practices on soil biological activity in corn and soybean field crops in Québec (Canada)	2
Spatiotemporal variability of soil physical properties and water, salt, nitrogen, and phosphorus contents for farm level	2
Impact of conservation tillage on runoff, soil loss, and soil properties on acrisols and ferralsols in central Benin	2
Evidence of rapid non-targeted effects of cycloheximide on soil bacteria using ¹³C-PLFA analysis	2
Soil science at the University of Alberta: a century of service to science and society	2
Isotope applications to soil science at the University of Alberta — an historical perspective	2
Nitrogen and phosphorus distribution in plant, soil, and leachate as affected by liquid hog manure and chemical fertilizers	2
Identifying rotation and tillage practices that maintain or enhance soil carbon and its relation to soil health	2
Growth and survival of native wetland species in shallow capped centrifuged tailings and co-mixed tailings: a meso-scale greenhouse study	2
Evaluating soil water matric pressure and sorptivity relationship as affected by some properties of a clay soil	2
Application of zinc, boron, and molybdenum in soil increases lentil productivity, nutrient uptake, and apparent balance	2
Short-term effects of tillage of long-term no-till on nitrous oxide emissions from two contrasting Canadian prairie soils	2
Developing scoring functions based on soil texture to assess agricultural soil health in Quebec, Canada	2
Bentonite effects on soil physical properties and millet yield components in a semi-arid region in China	2
Multifrequency electromagnetic induction soil moisture characterization under different land uses in western Newfoundland	2
Beware of scaling artefacts and implicit model characteristics when fitting soil water release and moisture capacity data	2
Residual effects of papermill biosolids and forest-derived alkaline materials on crop yield and plant metal accumulation	2
Effects of mulching with crushed wheat straw padding and plastic film on sunflower emergence, yield, and yield components under different irrigation intensity in the northwest arid regions, China	2
Soil carbohydrate and aggregation as affected by carbohydrate composition of paper mill biosolids	2
Influence of crested wheatgrass on soil water repellency in comparison to native grass mix and annual spring wheat cropping	2
Adoption of beneficial management practices to improve soil health	2
Carbon loss in tile drainage and surface runoff from a clay loam soil after a half century of continuous and rotational cropping	2
The impacts of rock pulverization on soil quality and functional soil nematode and respiration properties of boreal lands converted from forest to agricultural use	2
Soil respiration and net ecosystem productivity in a chronosequence of hybrid poplar plantations	2
Biochar application stabilized the heavy metals in coal mined soil	2
Effect of biochar applications on soil phosphorus availability under different soil moisture levels	2
Biochar–compost mixture and cover crop effects on soil carbon and nitrogen dynamics, yield, and fruit quality in an irrigated vineyard	2
Crop rotational diversity alters the composition of stabilized soil organic matter compounds in soil physical fractions	2
Amendments to improve plant response under simulated water-limited conditions in diamond mine Anthroposols	2