OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of Journal of Agricultural Science is 3. 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 2021-03-01 to 2025-03-01.)

Article	Citations
Impact of rehydration with cactus pear on the fermentation profile, chemical composition and bacterial microbiome of corn grain silage	26
Developing biomarkers to estimate manure ammonia emissions from dairy cattle	23
AGS volume 160 issue 1-2 Cover and Back matter	19
Genomic evaluation of threshold traits in different scenarios of threshold number using parametric and non-parametric statistical methods	18
Prediction and copy number variation identification of ZNF146 gene related to growth traits in Chinese cattle	15
AGS volume 160 issue 5 Cover and Back matter	13
Pectoral angle: a glance at a traditional phenotypic trait in chickens from a new perspective	12
Effects of breed and genomic inbreeding on milk, fat and protein lactation yields and fertility traits in pasture-based dairy cows in Argentina	11
Obituary: John H. M. Thornley MA, DPhil	11
Dormancy breaking of ‘Kampai’ peach trees with alternative products in subtropical regions	11
Early growth performance in the Murciano-Granadina goats: insights from genetic and phenotypic analyses	11
The effect of increased temperature and CO₂ air enrichment on the nutritive value of orchard grass (Dactylis glomerata) in permanent grassland	11
Temporal variabilities of soil carbon dioxide fluxes from cornfield impacted by temperature and precipitation changes through high-frequent measurement and DAYCENT modelling	10
On-farm agronomic performance and farmer preference of quality protein maize grown under conservation agriculture in Southern Africa: a case for Zimbabwe	10
Soil quality assessment based on hybrid computational approach with spatial multi-criteria analysis and geographical information system for sustainable tea cultivation	10
A novel 28-bp indel inIGF1Rgene associated with growth traits across four Chinese cattle breeds	9
Revisiting the concept of the critical period of weed control	9
Yield, dry matter and water productivity simulation for surface and subsurface drip-irrigated bell pepper using the SALTMED model	9
Nitrogen pollution from cattle production in India: a review of the social, cultural and economic influences	8
Soybean yield in integrated crop–livestock system in comparison to soybean–maize succession system	8
Plant density effects on quinoa yield, leaf anatomy, ultrastructure and gas exchange	7
Production and nutritive value of Tifton 85 bermudagrass pastures overseeded with annual ryegrass and inoculated with diazotrophic bacteria	7
Benchmarking of topsoil moisture estimation methods based on a field study	7
Cereal and oil seed crops response to organic nitrogen when grown in rotation with annual aerial-seeded pasture legumes	6
Genetic variation in leaf photosynthesis and associated traits in elite and landrace-derived genotypes in wheat	6

The Brazilian case as a beacon to increase crop production in sub-Saharan Africa	6
Structural and productive characteristics of Urochloa decumbens (Stapf) R. Webster in monoculture and silvopastoral system	6
Effect of cactus pear as a moistening additive in the production of rehydrated corn grain silage	6
Statistical options for the analysis of in vitro gas production profiles illustrated using rumen liquor as the inoculum – ERRATUM	6
Evaluation of epiphytic microbiota in red clover and alfalfa on silage fermentation products, bacterial community diversity and functionality of oat	6
Adding corn meal into mixed elephant grass–butterfly pea legume silages improves nutritive value and dry matter recovery	5
Polymer-coated urea application can increase both grain yield and nitrogen use efficiency injaponica-indicahybrid rice	5
Response of wheat cultivars to zinc application for seed yield and quality improvement	5
Crop–livestock systems transformation in the semiarid zones of North Africa over a decade: approach and case-study in Southern Tunisia	5
Radiation use efficiency and canopy structure of contrasting elephant grass varieties grown as monocrops and intercrops with butterfly pea	5
Effect of Lolium perenne population differences on shoot tissue nitrogen concentrations when grown on a peat soil	5
Quantifying parent-of-origin variation in growth and reproductive traits of Kermani sheep	5
Content and uptake of macroelements in green fodder of mixtures of narrowleaf lupin with spring triticale	5
Holistic nutritional management as a tool to mitigate nitrogen pollution from dairy cattle farming	5
Soybean seed protein concentration is limited by nitrogen supply in tropical and subtropical environments in Brazil	5
Optimal choice of cotton cultivar for rainfed conditions in Sahelo-Sudanian climate with late planting: a case study in Senegal	5
Ecosystem services provided by silvopastoral systems: a review	4
Estimation of dominance genetic effects on pre-weaning efficiency-related traits in Baluchi sheep	4
A statistical method to standardize and interpret the activity data generated by wireless biosensors in dairy cows	4
Soybean response under climatic scenarios with changed mean and variability under rainfed and irrigated conditions in major soybean-growing states of the USA	4
Effects of mulching on plant growth, viral diseases, earliness and fruit yield attributes of round gourd under variable sowing dates in North Indian plains	4
Millet research status and prospects for alleviating food insecurity through a text-mining approach	4
Calibration and bias correction of seasonal weather forecasts from the North American Multi-Model Ensemble: Potential applications for regional crop modelling and irrigation management	4
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	4
Inoculant, nitrogen and phosphorus improves photosynthesis and water-use efficiency in soybean production	4
Research status of seed improvement in underutilized crops: prospects for enhancing food security	4
WAASB index revealed stable resistance sources for soybean anthracnose in India	4
Genotype–environment interaction and sexual dimorphism in the genetic evaluation of yearling weight in Simmental cattle raised in Brazil	4
AGS volume 159 issue 9-10 Cover and Back matter	4
Comparison of crop yield and solar thermal utilization among different rice–wheat cropping systems	3
Relationship between intake and faecal excretion of indigestible fractions in trials with sheep: impact of the method of analysis, diet and trial	3
Effects of cultivar, seed rate, N rate and plant growth regulator on key processing quality parameters of winter and spring-sown oats	3
In vitro and in sacco digestibility of almond hulls	3
Management strategies to improve forage accumulation and nutritive value in crabgrass hayfields	3
Enhancing lodging resistance in two Vicia species: unveiling the morphological and stem anatomy transformations induced by Moddus	3
Impact of crown architecture on light availability, gas exchange, flowering and fruiting in jamun (Syzygium cumini [L.] Skeels)	3
Nutritional compositions of Katuk leaves and their supplementation to hays of different quality: an in vitro study	3
Chemical composition and bioactive compounds of Riceberry rice produced under organic and conventional practices	3
An assessment of herbage mass, ryegrass cultivar and red clover inclusion on sward productivity, quality and morphology under a cutting protocol	3
Sainfoin (Onobrychis viciifolia) a legume with great ecological and agronomical potential under climate change	3
Energy supplementation of beef steers or inclusion of legumes in temperate pastures in crop-livestock integration area	3
Growth and yield estimation of banana through mathematical modelling: a systematic review	3
Biorefined perennial ryegrass press cake as an alternative feed for dairy cows in late lactation and during the dry period: a demonstration	3
Organic system vs. conventional – a Bayesian analysis of Polish potato post-registration trials	3
Comparison of single-step methods for genomic prediction of age at first calving in dairy buffaloes	3
Varietal differences in the yield and quality of noodles produced from early-season rice and associated crop traits	3
The variability of maize kernel drying: sowing date, harvest scenario and year	3
Circular agriculture practices enhance phosphorus recovery for large-scale commercial farms under tropical conditions	3
Does the time of microencapsulated sodium butyrate supplementation have any effect on the growth performance and health of Holstein dairy calves?	3
Effect of three crop rotations and four residue levels on canola and bean grain yield and residue production	3

Evaluation of alfalfa cultivars under rainfed Mediterranean conditions	3
Regenerative agriculture v. conservation agriculture: potential effects on soil quality, crop productivity and whole-farm economics in Mediterranean-climate regions	3
Dynamics of fermentation profile, bacterial communities and their functional characteristics in red clover	3