OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The median citation count of Journal of Agricultural 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 2022-08-01 to 2026-08-01.)

Article	Citations
Radiation use efficiency and canopy structure of contrasting elephant grass varieties grown as monocrops and intercrops with butterfly pea	40
Ecosystem services provided by silvopastoral systems: a review	33
Screening of lactic acid bacteria from elephant grass and the effects of selected strains on the fermentation quality of these silages in tropical conditions	25
A statistical method to standardize and interpret the activity data generated by wireless biosensors in dairy cows	24
Nutritional modifications and fermentation characteristics in wet brewers grain ensiled with maize or sorghum grains	24
Regenerative agriculture v. conservation agriculture: potential effects on soil quality, crop productivity and whole-farm economics in Mediterranean-climate regions	24
Dynamics of fermentation profile, bacterial communities and their functional characteristics in red clover	23
Comparison of single-step methods for genomic prediction of age at first calving in dairy buffaloes	21
Nitrogen nutrition for cotton in a semi-arid environment	18
Tiller population dynamics and self-thinning law reveal stability mechanisms in mixed grass swards under variable grazing management	17
Circular agriculture practices enhance phosphorus recovery for large-scale commercial farms under tropical conditions	17
Effect of three crop rotations and four residue levels on canola and bean grain yield and residue production	15
HUME-Maize: modelling silage maize yield formation across genotypes and scales	14
AGS volume 160 issue 5 Cover and Front matter	14
Impact of in-furrow fertilizers on winter wheat grain yield and mineral concentration	13
An assessment of adaptation measures to enhance wheat productivity under climate change during early, mid and end of 21st century in Indian Punjab	13
Biomass production of hairy vetch and Egyptian clover as affected by sowing dates under warm and hot semi-arid conditions	13
Contribution of coffee plants to carbon sequestration in agroforestry systems of Southwestern Ethiopia	12
Incubation experiments using nitrogen isotope discrimination to estimate ammonia emission from amended sheep manure treatments	11
Capsaicin supplementation on ruminal fermentation, immune responses, intake and digestibility nutrients in grazing bulls	11
Unlocking the potential of artificial nighttime lighting in agricultural fields: a novel approach to enhancing crop productivity	11
Lactobacillus buchneri inoculation compared to chitosan and facultative heterofermentative lactic acid bacteria improves sugarcane silage conservation	11
Machine learning modelling for weighting and ranking of multiple variables related to genotype-environment interaction: innovative protocol proposal for selecting breeding cows in wetlands	10
Optimising intensive grazing: a comprehensive review of rotational grassland management, innovative grazing strategies and infrastructural requirements	10
Composting from organic municipal solid waste: a sustainable tool for the environment and to improve grape quality	10

Optimizing geophysics, biotechnology and other emerging tools for livestock production and management: a review	10
Impact of enzyme-supplemented dried dates (Phoenix dactylifera) fruit pulp incorporated into broiler chickens’ meal	9
Spineless cactus (Nopalea cochenillifera (L.)) as an exclusive or partial source of water for goats: histomorphological changes in the digestive, hepatic and renal systems	9
Gamma-aminobutyric acid augments performance of heat-stressed broiler chickens through enhancement of oxidative defence mechanism	9
The effect of abomasal infusion of corn starch and β-hydroxybutyrate on hindgut microbial fermentation kinetics in early lactating dairy cows measured by the in vitro gas production technique	9
Drip irrigation and mulching reduce weed interference and improve water productivity of spring maize	8
System fertilization in the pasture phase enhances productivity in integrated crop–livestock systems	8
Domestication of sea fennel ( Crithmum maritimum L.) in Türkiye: evaluating yield potential and chemical constituents	8
Effects of alpha-lipoic acid on productive performance, immunity, antioxidation and serum metabolism in Holstein cows	8
Modelling maize yield impacts of improved water and fertilizer management in southern Africa using cropping system model coupled to an agro-hydrological model at field and catchment scale	7
AGS volume 160 issue 6 Cover and Front matter	7
Conservation tillage and microbially mediated integrated phosphorus management enhance productivity, profitability and energy use efficiency of maize	7
Yield improvement with antitranspirant application in droughted wheat associated with both reduced transpiration and reduced abscisic acid	7
Weather indices during reproductive phase explain wheat yield variability	6
Comparison of the welfare of beef cattle in housed and grazing systems: hormones, health and behaviour	6
Genomic evaluation of threshold traits in different scenarios of threshold number using parametric and non-parametric statistical methods	6
Benchmarking of topsoil moisture estimation methods based on a field study	6
Comparative effects of direct seeding and transplanting on rice yield and water productivity under different irrigation methods	6
Genome-wide association study identifies significant SNP and related genes associated with body size in Yorkshire pigs using latent variable modelling	6
Developing biomarkers to estimate manure ammonia emissions from dairy cattle	6
Impact of wheat-Agropyron germplasm on the improvement of grain weight and size: a comprehensive QTL analysis	6
Feed quality of modern varieties of Festuca arundinacea and Phleum pratense as an alternative to Lolium perenne in intensively managed grassland with different defoliation schemes	6
Productive and nutritive traits of Piatã palisadegrass after thinning the forest component of a silvopastoral system in southeastern Brazil	6
Statistical options for the analysis of in vitro gas production profiles illustrated using rumen liquor as the inoculum – ERRATUM	6
Content and uptake of macroelements in green fodder of mixtures of narrowleaf lupin with spring triticale	6
Identifying key environmental drivers of chickpea yield and water-use efficiency: a statistical modelling approach	5
Genotype–environment interaction and sexual dimorphism in the genetic evaluation of yearling weight in Simmental cattle raised in Brazil	5
Including clover and herb species in grazing forages – effects on milk production, milk processability and milk fatty acid profile of late lactation dairy cows supplemented with grass silage and conce	5
Adaptability and yield stability of winter barley (Hordeum vulgare) varieties: Bayesian analysis	5
Calibration and bias correction of seasonal weather forecasts from the North American Multi-Model Ensemble: Potential applications for regional crop modelling and irrigation management	5
Response of wheat cultivars to zinc application for seed yield and quality improvement	5
Comparison of four upscaling methods to drive instantaneous evapotranspiration to daily values for maize in two climatic regions in China	5
Selection and evaluation of black short grain breeding lines associated with yield, cooking quality, high nutrition and antioxidant potential derived from indica black rice x japonica wh	5
Coupling the interactive effects of solar radiation, temperature and nitrogen on performance of transplanted rice	5
Soil quality assessment based on hybrid computational approach with spatial multi-criteria analysis and geographical information system for sustainable tea cultivation	5
Late-sown induced terminal heat stress impacts on wheat in Tarai region of eastern India: insights into biochemical, physiological, and yield responses	5
Biorefined perennial ryegrass press cake as an alternative feed for dairy cows in late lactation and during the dry period: a demonstration	5
Cropping pattern effects on water supply-demand balance in a traditional irrigation network of a semi-arid region of Iran	5
Organic system vs. conventional – a Bayesian analysis of Polish potato post-registration trials	5
Bambara groundnut production, grain composition and nutritional value: opportunities for improvements	4
Temporal trends in winter wheat yield: the role of NPK-fertilization and climate over decades of field experiments	4
Soybean pre-crop effect on winter wheat grain yield and micronutrient density: Insights from a long-term crop rotation experiment without fertilisation	4
Investigation of fermentation profiles, bacterial community structure and bacterial β-carotene synthesis of alfalfa silage treated with propionic acid or its combination with squalene	4
Editorial	4
Sward patchiness induced by grazing horses is more important than region and management for vegetation diversity and forage nutritive value	4
Seed hydropriming and amino acid sprays mitigate drought stress impacts on rainfed wheat biochemistry and yield under supplementary irrigation	4
Marker-assisted selection for improving body weight in local chickens in Egypt	4
The effect of spring grass availability and silage supplementation on dairy cow performance and dry matter intake during early lactation	4
Statistical options for the analysis of in vitro gas production profiles illustrated using rumen liquor as the inoculum	4
Management strategies in a semiarid environment for forage cactus cultivation to balance growth, development, forage productivity and indicators of water efficiency and economics	4

Plant variety selection using interaction classes derived from factor analytic linear mixed models: models with information on genetic relatedness	4
Synergistic effects of magnesium and zinc supplementation on yield performance and oil quality of canola (Brassica napus L.) in reclaimed soil environments	4
Sustainable irrigation strategies for enhanced rice yield and economic sustainability	4
L-arginine modulates gene expression in the mammary glands of lactating sows and improves the weight uniformity of piglets at weaning	4
Effect of finger millet -black gram intercropping at different row ratios on weed dynamics and productivity in the Eastern Plateau and Hill Zone of India	4
Yield decline in short wheat rotations: the impact of source and sink limitation	4
A novel source of calcium: effects of calcium pidolate concentration on egg quality in aged laying quails (Coturnix coturnix Japonica)	4
Generating a combined analysis using linear mixed models to account for pre-history effects when a treatment factor comprises fixed and random levels	4
Tillering dynamics and population stability of three tropical forage grasses cultivated as pure or mixed stands	4
Obituary: James France PhD, DSc, FIMA, CMath, CSci	4
Global corn area from 1960 to 2030: patterns, trends and implications	4
Linking maize yields in Veneto Italy, to large-scale atmospheric variability, circulation regimes and weather types	4
Microbial dynamics in combinations of forage cactus and sorghum silage as a function of aerobic exposure and faecal contamination	3
Calibration of a rising plate metre for herbage mass estimation in ryegrass-white clover mixed swards containing different proportions of plantain ( Plantago lanceolata	3
Holistic nutritional management as a tool to mitigate nitrogen pollution from dairy cattle farming	3
Yield, dry matter and water productivity simulation for surface and subsurface drip-irrigated bell pepper using the SALTMED model	3
Evaluation of epiphytic microbiota in red clover and alfalfa on silage fermentation products, bacterial community diversity and functionality of oat	3
Effect of corn–soybean meal-based diets with low calcium and available phosphorus in male broilers on performance, tibia criteria and jejunum histomorphology	3
An evaluation of parameters which affect dairy herd movement on Irish pasture-based farms	3
Effect of physically effective fibre on chewing behaviour, ruminal fermentation, digesta passage and protein metabolism of dairy cows	3
Chemical composition and bioactive compounds of Riceberry rice produced under organic and conventional practices	3
A novel platform for modelling and simulation of seedling emergence under various sowing depths and water regimes in direct-seeded rice	3
Prediction and copy number variation identification of ZNF146 gene related to growth traits in Chinese cattle	3
Influence of row spacing and harvest date on Cephalaria joppensis performance as a forage crop	3
Effects of reduced nitrogen fertilizer application rates on grain yield and rice quality of early- and late-season dual-use rice in South China	3
Nutritional compositions of Katuk leaves and their supplementation to hays of different quality: an in vitro study	3
The anatomical mammary gland position influences the weight gain and morphometry of piglets at weaning	3
Response of weed flora dynamics in organic manuring and inorganic fertilisation in a smallholder crop-livestock system	3
Management strategies to improve forage accumulation and nutritive value in crabgrass hayfields	3
Water status but not mild and cold temperatures affect harvest damage susceptibility and tissue integrity of sugar beet (Beta vulgaris) roots	3
Research status of seed improvement in underutilized crops: prospects for enhancing food security	3
Grazing snaplage residue as a roughage source for finishing beef cattle in tropical systems: Effects on soil physical and chemical properties and subsequent crop yield	3
Early growth performance in the Murciano-Granadina goats: insights from genetic and phenotypic analyses	3
Comparison of crop yield and solar thermal utilization among different rice–wheat cropping systems	3
Structural and productive characteristics of Urochloa decumbens (Stapf) R. Webster in monoculture and silvopastoral system	3
Genetic analysis and hybrid performance of recommended cocoa (Theobroma cacao L.) clones for bean yield in Ghana	3
Distribution of exchangeable arsenic in low-land paddy fields in Sri Lanka as affected by the agro-climatic zone, soil and water source	3
Water balance and urinary parameters of lambs fed diets containing cactus cladodes varieties	2
Arazyme secreted by Serratia proteamaculans : current understanding in animal husbandry – CORRIGENDUM	2
Essential oils as a strategy to improve gut histomorphometry and performance of broilers: systematic review and meta-analysis	2
Impact of crops and fertilizers on soil respiration in a long-term field experiment	2
Use of an aridity index to classify season with an application in genetic evaluation of Braunvieh cattle	2
Effect of pre-grazing herbage mass and post-grazing sward height on herbage production and intake and performance of suckler-bred steers within a weanling-to-beef production system	2
Spatial-temporal distribution pattern and driving factors of agricultural carbon sinks in Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei region from the perspective of carbon neutrality	2
Solid and liquid digestate generated from biogas production as a fertilizer source in processing tomato yield, quality and some health-related compounds	2
Long-term fertilization strategies for improving productivity, profitability and water-use efficiency of soybean–wheat cropping systems	2
Optimizing land and water management for improving quinoa yield, profitability and resource use efficiency in an acid inceptisol of Eastern India	2
Yield and quality of potato starch depending on genotype, selenium fertilization and storage time	2
Effects of genotypes and sowing methods on growth, phenology and yield of fonio (Digitaria exilis) in Benin	2
Least absolute shrinkage and selection operator regression used to select important features when predicting wheat yield from various genotype groups	2
Fermentative characteristics, losses and nutritive value of cactus pear varieties silages containing levels of Leucaena hay	2
Direct and maternal genetic parameters for growth traits in Jersey crossbred cattle	2
Profitability, greenhouse gas emissions and food-feed efficiency comparison of dairy-beef steers of divergent beef genetic merit in pasture-based production systems	2
Temperate pasture- or concentrate-beef production systems: steer performance, meat nutritional value, land-use, food–feed competition, economic and environmental sustainability	2
Intercropping and cover crop effects on maize nitrogen requirement for optimal growth	2
Uncovering the potential of enzyme and sodium butyrate in optimizing sunflower meal diets for quail health and performance	2
Honouring Professor Dr. Julian Wiseman: 27 years service as senior editor & editor-in-chief for ‘Animal Science’ for The Journal of Agricultural Science Cambridge	2
Photosynthesis rate, radiation and water use efficiencies of irrigated potato in a semi-arid climate using Eddy covariance techniques	2
Effects of natamycin, hexanoic acid and Lactobacillus plantarum on fermentation, aerobic stability and in vitro digestibility of an ensiled total mixed ration containing water bamboo she	2
Copy number variation of WBP1L gene revealed its association with growth traits across Chinese cattle populations	2
AGS volume 160 issue 6 Cover and Back matter	2
Performance of a new evaporative misting system based on photovoltaic/thermal and ventilation heat exchange in sow farms: a case study in Guangzhou, China	2
Effects of nitrogen fertilization and micro-sprinkler irrigation on soil water and nitrogen contents, their productivities, bulb yield and economics of winter onion production	2
Implementation of deficit irrigation to improve crop water productivity in cantaloupe melons	2
Pre-defoliation strategies for Marandu palisade grass in silvopastoral system with different shading levels	2
Modelling the effect of grazing management of tannin-containing legume feeding sites on environmental impact by cows grazing grass-dominated rangelands swards	2
Tillering dynamics and morphogenesis in BRS Zuri Guinea grass pastures: responses to grazing management	2