OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The median citation count of Journal of Soil and Water Conservation 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 2022-01-01 to 2026-01-01.)

Article	Citations
Influence of forest structure and soil chemistry on ants, land snails, and beetles in Balkan floodplain forests: Examining species richness and habitat preferences	44
Contribution of streambanks to phosphorus export from Iowa	20
Characteristics of the soil macropore and root architecture of alpine meadows during the seasonal freezing-thawing process and their impact on water transport in the Qinghai Lake watershed, northeaste	19
Combining Gypsum with Establishment of Perennial Vegetation Improved the Restoration of a Salt-Affected Soil in the Northern Great Plains	19
Changes in soil properties among site positions and tillage in a furrow-irrigated rice production system	18
The Nutrient Reduction Index: A minimalist and continuous measure of conservation practice adoption among farmers	18
Using targeted messages to improve farmer engagement in conservation programs	17
Cover crops and specialty crop agriculture: Exploring cover crop use among vegetable and fruit growers in Michigan and Ohio	16
Policy process and problem framing for state Nutrient Reduction Strategies in the US Upper Mississippi River Basin	15
Spatial and agronomic assessment of water erosion on inland Pacific Northwest cereal grain cropland	15
The good, the bad, the salty: Investigation of native plants for revegetation of salt-impacted soil in the northern Great Plains, United States	15
Prairie strips improve many measures of soil health in nearly a decade	15
Soil loss due to harvesting of peanut and cassava under traditional farming systems: Cost implications of soil nutrient loss	14
Assessing Soil Vulnerability Index classification with respect to rainfall characteristics	14
Increasing agricultural conservation outreach through social science	14
Agriculture as part of the solution to climate change: Incentivizing the adoption of no-till and cover crops	13
Social networks as conservation practice: Targeting wetland conservation for women landowners	12
Assessing sediment sources, nutrient storage, and long-term sustainability of three permanently filled farm ponds in southern Iowa	11
Estimates of soil erosion and best management practice effectiveness at forestry stream crossings in North Carolina	11
Estimation of soil organic carbon as a function of soil pretreatment and spectral features of radiometers within the visible and near-infrared spectra	10
Pathways to conservation persistence: Psychosocial drivers of durable grasslands following the Conservation Reserve Program	10
Rice producer enrollment and retention in a USDA regional conservation partnership program in the southern United States	9
The soil microbiome unveils strong imprints of artificial erosion after 27 years	9
Audit procedures and implementation rates for forest water quality Best Management Practices in the 13 southeastern states	9
A vision for integrated, collaborative solutions to critical water and food challenges	9

Cover crop mixtures versus single species: Water quality and cash crop yield	9
Designing a lower salt future: Examining chloride’s environmental and infrastructure impacts	9
Compost amendment to enhance carbon sequestration in rangelands	8
Infiltration within native prairie vegetative strips embedded in row crop fields across Iowa	8
Ecosystem services in Iowa agricultural catchments: Hypotheses for scenarios with water quality wetlands and improved tile drainage	8
Climate and pest interactions pose a cross-landscape management challenge to soil and water conservation	8
Surface runoff responses to conservation cotton production systems and edge-of-field buffers	7
Soil macroaggregates: The hotspots driving emission or mitigation of greenhouse gases according to the management system adopted	7
Effect of biochar treatment on soil pH and cucumber fruit: A demonstration of the importance of biochar amendment on the tropical soils of Nigeria	7
Trade-off analysis of water conservation and water consumption of typical ecosystems at different climatic scales in the Dongjiang River basin, China	7
Barriers to cover crop adoption: Evidence from parallel surveys in Maryland and Ohio	7
Invasive annual grasses—Reenvisioning approaches in a changing climate	7
Global connections: A case for international perspectives	7
Recent advances in feed additives with the potential to mitigate enteric methane emissions from ruminant livestock	7
Estimating landowners’ willingness to accept payments for nature-based solutions in eastern North Carolina for flood hazard mitigation using the contingent valuation method	6
How much grass will grow on your rangelands this year? Grass-Cast sheds light on the question!	6
Manure injection effects on soil nitrate, carbon mineralization, and POXC dynamics and spatial distribution under corn silage	6
Vegetation response to rangeland water manipulation structures in the US Southwest	6
Assessing the need to grow natural resources professionals’ competencies beyond conservation	6
Soil health through farmers’ eyes: Toward a better understanding of how farmers view, value, and manage for healthier soils	6
Soil health and conservation	6
Patterns and associations between dominant crop productions and water quality in an irrigated watershed	5
Reflections for enhancing participatory research and outreach from a multistakeholder soil health program	5
Linking geospatial information and effects of land management to edaphic properties	5
Environmental justice, climate change, and agriculture	5
Salinity and acid sulfate soils of the Vietnam Mekong Delta: Agricultural management and adaptation	5
A historic landmark for the role of soil health in climate and food security: “Soil health” in COP28 UAE Declaration	5
Pathways to sustaining agriculture and communities in the Ogallala region	5
Kansas producers’ motivations and barriers to soil health practice adoption through the lens of diffusion of innovations theory	5
On-farm progress toward soil health potential in Southern US row crops	5
The progression of USDA NRCS conservation planning’s Conservation Assessment Ranking Tool	5
Sediment delivery ratios from forest road networks and harvesting operational features by physiographic region in the southeastern United States	5
Eco-hydrological functioning of multi-aged dryland afforestation systems	4
Soil organic matter: The heart of soil health	4
Precipitation-driven variability in runoff and nutrient export from vegetated and unvegetated shallow furrow ditches	4
Elevation-Derived Hydrography: The USGS’s rich new hydrological features dataset	4
Evaluating the impact of midwestern cropping systems on soil health and soil carbon dynamics	4
Microbial respiration gives early indication of soil health improvement following cover crops	4
Managing South Asia’s nitrogen cycle by restoring soil health and adopting conservation agriculture	4
Not ready for a long-term commitment? Analyzing temporal variability in cover crop adoption	4
Understanding farmers’ adoption of conservation tillage in South Dakota: A modified application of the theory of planned behavior	4
Can yield warranties promote farmer practice adoption? Evidence from a two-region pilot study	4
Farmland preservation in Chatham County, North Carolina: A program overview	4
Women taking action: Multisession learning circles, storytelling, and an ecosystem of relationships for conservation	4
Vegetation restoration and plant roots improve soil infiltration capacity after a severe forest fire in Daxing’anling, northeast China	3
A new chapter for the Journal of Soil and Water Conservation	3
Can nitrogen in fall-planted legume cover crops be credited to maize?	3
Groundwater trends during 1985 to 2019 in a critical groundwater area of northeastern Arkansas	3
Practical guidance for deciding whether to account for soil variability when managing for land health, agricultural production, and climate resilience	3
Defining boundaries and conceptual frameworks for ecologically focused agricultural systems	3

Variability and correlation of selected soil attributes and maize yield influenced by tillage systems in mountainous agroecosystem	3
The speciation of Iowa’s nutrient loads and the implications for midwestern nutrient reduction strategies	3
Understanding barriers to adoption of sustainable nitrogen management practices in California	3
Rye cover crop had a nitrogen credit one year after termination in a frigid environment	3
Forest management and biochar for continued ecosystem services	3
Soil loss and PM10 emissions from agricultural fields in the Junggar Basin over the past six decades	3
Producers’ views and decision-making related to new management practices and technologies after participating in an experiential farm management competition: A mixed-methods study	2
Risk mitigation or risky business? Agricultural stakeholders’ perspectives on crop insurance discount programs, cover crops, and risk management	2
Progress in soil erosion research: A European perspective	2
Downstream consequences of upstream actions: The Loess Plateau–Yellow River sediment continuum	2
Sustainable and regenerative agriculture: Tools to address food insecurity and climate change	2
Artificial intelligence for assessing organic matter content and related soil properties	2
Influence of gypsum and cover crop on greenhouse gas emissions in soybean cropping systems	2
Twenty years of conservation effects assessment in the St. Joseph River watershed, Indiana	2
Aerial interseeding and planting green to enhance nitrogen capture and cover crop biomass carbon	2
Managed aquifer recharge using a borrow pit in connection with the Mississippi River Valley alluvial aquifer in northeastern Arkansas	2
Interplay between voluntary private carbon initiatives and USDA programs	2
From lab to field to farm: Applying behavioral science insights to agri-environmental programs	2
Oilseed radish/cereal cover crop bicultures and soil phosphorus distribution	2
Headcut erosion characteristics revealed through simulated rainfall and scouring experiments in the gully region of the Loess Plateau	2
Soil development and compost application rate impacts short-term soil health outcomes along a rangeland chronosequence	2
Critical shear stress variability in claypan soils with depth	2
Cropland water erosion estimates simulated by RUSLE2 and WEPP: Results from two initial studies	2
Low-overhead dairy grazing: A specific solution to a vexing problem	2
Phytoremediation and high rainfall combine to improve soil and plant health in a North America Northern Great Plains saline sodic soil	2
The urgent need for action	2
Driving small-scale agricultural and hydrological models using globally available stochastic climate datasets that include point-scale precipitation	2
Cover crops may exacerbate moisture limitations on South Texas dryland farms	2
Agriculture in the North Western Sahara Aquifer System: A miracle in the making?	2
Environmental impact of the historical slag pile at Davenport, Iowa, United States: Trace metal contamination in soils and terrestrial vegetation	2
Assessing the Agricultural Conservation Planning Framework toolbox in a Southern Piedmont landscape of the United States	2
Long-term drainage water recycling affects soil health and soil properties	2