OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of Outlook on Agriculture is 6. 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
Current agricultural diversification strategies are already agroecological	272
Spatial and economic dynamics of bean crops in an important production hub in Brazil	34
Farmers’ cooperatives in Southwest China: Beyond the dichotomies of failure/success and (in) authenticity?	30
Driving environmental sustainability in the EU specialized milk farms: Strategic CO2 emission reductions for a greener future	24
The key to the development of agricultural cooperatives in Romania from the perspective of those who run them	22
Farms worldwide: 2020 and 2030 outlook	22
Editorial	20
Yam seed system characteristics in Nigeria: Local practices, preferences, and the implications for seed system interventions	19
High-yielding seeds in unyielding environments: Examining the learning process of maize and bean producers in eastern and midwestern Uganda	18
Assessing German farmers’ trade-offs between disease resistance and yield in winter wheat varieties	18
Exploring climate change adaptation strategies in maize (Zea mays) postharvest management practices among smallholder farmers	17
Farm size and productivity relationship among the farming communities in India	16
Unfolding consumer purchase intentions toward genetically modified rice with nutritional benefits in Bangladesh	15
Gendered trait prioritization and motivations for crop varietal choice among smallholder farmers: The case of sweetpotato in Uganda	14
Perceptions of an ageing agricultural workforce and farmers’ productivity strategies: Evidence from Prachinburi Province, Thailand	14
Editorial introduction: Design issues and practical questions for demand-oriented seed systems	13
Mimicking nature to reduce agricultural impact on water cycles: A set of mimetrics	12
Women in agricultural marketing: A systematic review of motivations, opportunities, and challenges	12
Banana seed exchange networks in Burundi – Linking formal and informal systems	11
Tailoring rice varieties to consumer preferences induced by cultural and colonial heritage: Lessons from New Rice for Africa (NERICA) in The Gambia	11
Evaluating quality of science in CGIAR research programs: Use of bibliometrics	11
Perils of production with perennial polycultures	10
A mixed-methods approach to examine farmers’ willingness to adopt protein crops	10
Who does what and why? Intra-household roles and explanatory models for sourcing soybean seed from the formal sector in Malawi	10
Economic evaluation of increased nitrogen fertiliser prices on risk-efficient fertiliser applications	9

The individual empowerment Index (IEI): A new approach for empowerment measures	9
Does the climate-smart village extension model enhance farmer empowerment?	9
Progress Towards Perennial Grains for Prairies and Plains	8
Technology, infrastructure and enterprise trade-off: Strengthening smallholder farming systems in Tamil Nadu State of India for sustainable income and food security	8
Breaking barriers to adoption: A multi-stakeholder platform approach to promoting improved common bean varieties among farmers in Malawi	8
Spatial changes to climatic suitability and availability of agropastoral farming systems across Kenya (1980–2020)	8
Towards net zero in agriculture: Future challenges and opportunities for arable, livestock and protected cropping systems in the UK	8
Livestock solutions to regenerate soils and landscapes for sustainable agri-food systems transformation in Africa	7
Regenerative agriculture: A paradigm shift for food production in South Africa	7
A systematic review on sustainable agricultural practices among oil palm farmers	7
Multiplier effects of some complementary agricultural practices: Evidence from rice in Ecuador	7
The global rice agriculture towards 2050: An inter-continental perspective	7
Support for “we” visions and for broadening the scope in the debate on alternative forms of agriculture	7
Soil biodiversity and nature-mimicry in agriculture; the power of metaphor?	7
Use of “demonstration farm” videos to affect attitude change toward animal welfare on beef, egg, and fish farms in China	6
Changing gender role declines maize yield, but remittances offset: Findings from migrant households in the central Himalayas, Nepal	6
Impacts of climate smart agriculture on livelihoods in sub-Saharan Africa: A meta-analysis	6
Opinion leaders’ influence on knowledge transmission about crop diseases management: Exploring the attributes that matter to followers	6
Agronomy and (in)equity: Lead, engage or ignore?	6