OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of Journal of Agricultural Science is 4. 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
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
A statistical method to standardize and interpret the activity data generated by wireless biosensors in dairy cows	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
Circular agriculture practices enhance phosphorus recovery for large-scale commercial farms under tropical conditions	17
Tiller population dynamics and self-thinning law reveal stability mechanisms in mixed grass swards under variable grazing management	17
Effect of three crop rotations and four residue levels on canola and bean grain yield and residue production	15
AGS volume 160 issue 5 Cover and Front matter	14
HUME-Maize: modelling silage maize yield formation across genotypes and scales	14
Biomass production of hairy vetch and Egyptian clover as affected by sowing dates under warm and hot semi-arid conditions	13
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
Contribution of coffee plants to carbon sequestration in agroforestry systems of Southwestern Ethiopia	12
Lactobacillus buchneri inoculation compared to chitosan and facultative heterofermentative lactic acid bacteria improves sugarcane silage conservation	11
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
Optimizing geophysics, biotechnology and other emerging tools for livestock production and management: a review	10
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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