OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The median citation count of Journal of Agricultural Science is 1. 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 2021-05-01 to 2025-05-01.)

Article	Citations
Radiation use efficiency and canopy structure of contrasting elephant grass varieties grown as monocrops and intercrops with butterfly pea	39
Ecosystem services provided by silvopastoral systems: a review	32
Crop–livestock systems transformation in the semiarid zones of North Africa over a decade: approach and case-study in Southern Tunisia	25
Cereal and oil seed crops response to organic nitrogen when grown in rotation with annual aerial-seeded pasture legumes	23
Weed management in a direct-seeded rice-ratoon rice cropping system	21
Comparison of single-step methods for genomic prediction of age at first calving in dairy buffaloes	18
Regenerative agriculture v. conservation agriculture: potential effects on soil quality, crop productivity and whole-farm economics in Mediterranean-climate regions	13
Effect of three crop rotations and four residue levels on canola and bean grain yield and residue production	13
Growth and yield estimation of banana through mathematical modelling: a systematic review	12
A statistical method to standardize and interpret the activity data generated by wireless biosensors in dairy cows	11
Dynamics of fermentation profile, bacterial communities and their functional characteristics in red clover	11
Circular agriculture practices enhance phosphorus recovery for large-scale commercial farms under tropical conditions	11
Tiller population dynamics and self-thinning law reveal stability mechanisms in mixed grass swards under variable grazing management	11
Nitrogen nutrition for cotton in a semi-arid environment	11
AGS volume 160 issue 5 Cover and Front matter	10
Contribution of coffee plants to carbon sequestration in agroforestry systems of Southwestern Ethiopia	9
Comparison of potato (Solanum tuberosum L.) tuber size distribution fitting methods and evaluation of the relationship between soil properties and estimated distribution parameters	9
AGS volume 160 issue 3-4 Cover and Front matter	9
Impact of in-furrow fertilizers on winter wheat grain yield and mineral concentration	9
Lactobacillus buchneri inoculation compared to chitosan and facultative heterofermentative lactic acid bacteria improves sugarcane silage conservation	8
Upland rice intercropped with green manures and its impact on the succession with common bean	8
The ability of CROPGRO-Tomato model to simulate the growth characteristics of Thomas F1 tomato cultivar grown under open field conditions	8
An assessment of adaptation measures to enhance wheat productivity under climate change during early, mid and end of 21st century in Indian Punjab	8
Biomass production of hairy vetch and Egyptian clover as affected by sowing dates under warm and hot semi-arid conditions	8
Optimizing geophysics, biotechnology and other emerging tools for livestock production and management: a review	8

Capsaicin supplementation on ruminal fermentation, immune responses, intake and digestibility nutrients in grazing bulls	7
Composting from organic municipal solid waste: a sustainable tool for the environment and to improve grape quality	6
AGS volume 159 issue 7-8 Cover and Front matter	6
Incubation experiments using nitrogen isotope discrimination to estimate ammonia emission from amended sheep manure treatments	6
System fertilization in the pasture phase enhances productivity in integrated crop–livestock systems	6
Optimising intensive grazing: a comprehensive review of rotational grassland management, innovative grazing strategies and infrastructural requirements	6
Yield improvement with antitranspirant application in droughted wheat associated with both reduced transpiration and reduced abscisic acid	6
Influence of crude protein content and flint maize processing methods on the performance of early-weaning Nellore calves	6
Conservation tillage and microbially mediated integrated phosphorus management enhance productivity, profitability and energy use efficiency of maize	5
Genome-wide association study identifies significant SNP and related genes associated with body size in Yorkshire pigs using latent variable modelling	5
Effects of alpha-lipoic acid on productive performance, immunity, antioxidation and serum metabolism in Holstein cows	5
Drip irrigation and mulching reduce weed interference and improve water productivity of spring maize	5
Genetic gains in potato breeding as measured by field testing of cultivars released during the last 200 years in the Nordic Region of Europe	5
Weather indices during reproductive phase explain wheat yield variability	5
Spineless cactus (Nopalea cochenillifera (L.)) as an exclusive or partial source of water for goats: histomorphological changes in the digestive, hepatic and renal systems	5
Gamma-aminobutyric acid augments performance of heat-stressed broiler chickens through enhancement of oxidative defence mechanism	5
Productive and nutritive traits of Piatã palisadegrass after thinning the forest component of a silvopastoral system in southeastern Brazil	5
Impact of wheat-Agropyron germplasm on the improvement of grain weight and size: a comprehensive QTL analysis	5
A comparison of grazingv. zero-grazing on early-lactation dairy cow performance	5
AGS volume 160 issue 6 Cover and Front matter	5
Multi-trait selection index and cluster analyses in Angus cattle	5
The net contribution of livestock to the supply of human edible protein: the case of Ireland	4
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	4
On-farm agronomic performance and farmer preference of quality protein maize grown under conservation agriculture in Southern Africa: a case for Zimbabwe	4
Benchmarking of topsoil moisture estimation methods based on a field study	4
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	4
Statistical options for the analysis of in vitro gas production profiles illustrated using rumen liquor as the inoculum – ERRATUM	4
A novel 28-bp indel inIGF1Rgene associated with growth traits across four Chinese cattle breeds	4
Developing biomarkers to estimate manure ammonia emissions from dairy cattle	4
Comparison of the welfare of beef cattle in housed and grazing systems: hormones, health and behaviour	4
Content and uptake of macroelements in green fodder of mixtures of narrowleaf lupin with spring triticale	4
Genomic evaluation of threshold traits in different scenarios of threshold number using parametric and non-parametric statistical methods	4
Production and nutritive value of Tifton 85 bermudagrass pastures overseeded with annual ryegrass and inoculated with diazotrophic bacteria	4
Comparison of four upscaling methods to drive instantaneous evapotranspiration to daily values for maize in two climatic regions in China	3
Quality of haylage of Brachiaria brizantha with different contents of dry matter in the storage – CORRIGENDUM	3
A novel source of calcium: effects of calcium pidolate concentration on egg quality in aged laying quails (Coturnix coturnix Japonica)	3
Calibration and bias correction of seasonal weather forecasts from the North American Multi-Model Ensemble: Potential applications for regional crop modelling and irrigation management	3
Genotype–environment interaction and sexual dimorphism in the genetic evaluation of yearling weight in Simmental cattle raised in Brazil	3
Biorefined perennial ryegrass press cake as an alternative feed for dairy cows in late lactation and during the dry period: a demonstration	3
Modelling the effects of stocking rate, soil type, agroclimate location and nitrogen input on the grass DM yield and forage self-sufficiency of Irish grass-based dairy production systems	3
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	3
Comparison of aerobic rice cultivation using drip systems with conventional flooding	3
Plant variety selection using interaction classes derived from Factor Analytic Linear Mixed Models: models with information on genetic relatedness	3
Soil quality assessment based on hybrid computational approach with spatial multi-criteria analysis and geographical information system for sustainable tea cultivation	3
Response of wheat cultivars to zinc application for seed yield and quality improvement	3
Organic system vs. conventional – a Bayesian analysis of Polish potato post-registration trials	3
Efficiency of fertilization with coated urea in the cultivation of cactus pear under rainfed conditions in Brazilian savannah	3
Bambara groundnut production, grain composition and nutritional value: opportunities for improvements	3
Statistical options for the analysis of in vitro gas production profiles illustrated using rumen liquor as the inoculum	3
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	3

Cropping pattern effects on water supply-demand balance in a traditional irrigation network of a semi-arid region of Iran	3
Inoculant, nitrogen and phosphorus improves photosynthesis and water-use efficiency in soybean production	3
In vitro and in sacco digestibility of almond hulls	3
Coupling the interactive effects of solar radiation, temperature and nitrogen on performance of transplanted rice	3
Research status of seed improvement in underutilized crops: prospects for enhancing food security	2
Chemical composition and bioactive compounds of Riceberry rice produced under organic and conventional practices	2
AGS volume 159 issue 9-10 Cover and Back matter	2
Quantifying parent-of-origin variation in growth and reproductive traits of Kermani sheep	2
Holistic nutritional management as a tool to mitigate nitrogen pollution from dairy cattle farming	2
Obituary: James France PhD, DSc, FIMA, CMath, CSci	2
Prediction and copy number variation identification of ZNF146 gene related to growth traits in Chinese cattle	2
Parental imprinting effects on growth traits and Kleiber ratio in sheep	2
Determination of the effects of different tillage methods and irrigation levels on soybean yield and yield components	2
Temporal trends in winter wheat yield: the role of NPK-fertilization and climate over decades of field experiments	2
Evaluation of epiphytic microbiota in red clover and alfalfa on silage fermentation products, bacterial community diversity and functionality of oat	2
Structural and productive characteristics of Urochloa decumbens (Stapf) R. Webster in monoculture and silvopastoral system	2
Comparison of crop yield and solar thermal utilization among different rice–wheat cropping systems	2
Yield, dry matter and water productivity simulation for surface and subsurface drip-irrigated bell pepper using the SALTMED model	2
Effect of corn–soybean meal-based diets with low calcium and available phosphorus in male broilers on performance, tibia criteria and jejunum histomorphology	2
Dormancy breaking of ‘Kampai’ peach trees with alternative products in subtropical regions	2
L-arginine modulates gene expression in the mammary glands of lactating sows and improves the weight uniformity of piglets at weaning	2
Early growth performance in the Murciano-Granadina goats: insights from genetic and phenotypic analyses	2
Marker-assisted selection for improving body weight in local chickens in Egypt	2
AGS volume 160 issue 3-4 Cover and Back matter	2
Investigation of fermentation profiles, bacterial community structure and bacterial β-carotene synthesis of alfalfa silage treated with propionic acid or its combination with squalene	2
Yields and weed management of sweet corn as influenced by seedbed preparation methods and wheat residues rates	2
Influence of row spacing and harvest date on Cephalaria joppensis performance as a forage crop	2
Nutritional compositions of Katuk leaves and their supplementation to hays of different quality: an in vitro study	2
Management strategies to improve forage accumulation and nutritive value in crabgrass hayfields	2
The variability of maize kernel drying: sowing date, harvest scenario and year	2
Effect of cactus pear as a moistening additive in the production of rehydrated corn grain silage	2
Seed production potential evaluation of sugar beet half-sib families in Morocco	2
Nitrogen pollution from cattle production in India: a review of the social, cultural and economic influences	2
Global corn area from 1960 to 2030: patterns, trends and implications	2
Linking maize yields in Veneto Italy, to large-scale atmospheric variability, circulation regimes and weather types	2
The effect of spring grass availability and silage supplementation on dairy cow performance and dry matter intake during early lactation	2
Further solutions to an isotope dilution model for partitioning phenylalanine and tyrosine between milk protein synthesis and other metabolic fates by the mammary gland of lactating dairy cows	2
Editorial	2
Modelling the effect of grazing management of tannin-containing legumes feeding sites on environmental impact by cows grazing grass-dominated rangelands swards	1
Multivariate modelling to estimate carcase characteristics and commercial cuts of Boer goats	1
Long-term fertilization strategies for improving productivity, profitability and water-use efficiency of soybean–wheat cropping systems	1
Performance of a new evaporative misting system based on photovoltaic/thermal and ventilation heat exchange in sow farms: a case study in Guangzhou, China	1
Temperate pasture- or concentrate-beef production systems: steer performance, meat nutritional value, land-use, food–feed competition, economic and environmental sustainability	1
Exploring the emergence of participatory plant breeding in countries of the Global North – a review	1
Pollination by the hoverflyEristalinus aeneus(Diptera: Syrphidae) in two hybrid seed crops: celery and fennel (Apiaceae)	1
The anatomical mammary gland position influences the weight gain and morphometry of piglets at weaning	1
Agronomic performance of ten perennial ryegrass varieties on commercial grassland farms	1
Spatial-temporal distribution pattern and driving factors of agricultural carbon sinks in Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei region from the perspective of carbon neutrality	1
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	1
Intercropping and cover crop effects on maize nitrogen requirement for optimal growth	1
Bioefficacy, environmental safety and synergistic impacts of biorational formulations against whitefly, leafhopper and blister beetle in organic okra ecosystem	1
AGS volume 159 issue 5-6 Cover and Back matter	1
Agronomic aspects, chemical composition and digestibility of forage from corn-crotalaria intercropping	1
Effects of sexual condition and ractopamine supplementation on the proteomic profile of pork meat	1
Climate change impact on the distribution of Tossa jute using maximum entropy and educational global climate modelling	1
Implications of new technologies for future food supply systems	1
An evaluation of parameters which affect dairy herd movement on Irish pasture-based farms	1
Effects of nitrogen fertilization and micro-sprinkler irrigation on soil water and nitrogen contents, their productivities, bulb yield and economics of winter onion production	1
Essential oils as a strategy to improve gut histomorphometry and performance of broilers: systematic review and meta-analysis	1
AGS volume 160 issue 6 Cover and Back matter	1
Direct and maternal genetic parameters for growth traits in Jersey crossbred cattle	1
Use of an aridity index to classify season with an application in genetic evaluation of Braunvieh cattle	1
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	1
Effect of physically effective fibre on chewing behaviour, ruminal fermentation, digesta passage and protein metabolism of dairy cows	1
Distribution of exchangeable arsenic in low-land paddy fields in Sri Lanka as affected by the agro-climatic zone, soil and water source	1
Effects of reduced nitrogen fertilizer application rates on grain yield and rice quality of early- and late-season dual-use rice in South China	1
Genetic analysis and hybrid performance of recommended cocoa (Theobroma cacao L.) clones for bean yield in Ghana	1
Solid and liquid digestate generated from biogas production as a fertilizer source in processing tomato yield, quality and some health-related compounds	1