OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of Pedobiologia is 5. 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
Occurrence of plant suppression gradients through common mycorrhizal networks across ecological groups during successional dynamics	39
A field mesocosm method for manipulation of soil mesofauna communities and repeated measurement of their ecological functions over months to years	21
Editorial Board	21
Importance of traditional knowledge to understanding Plebeina armata (Apidae, Meliponini) ecology in the savanna woodland in northeast of Burundi	18
Microclimatic, climatic, and anthropogenic factors strongly affect cultivable soil microfungal communities at a canyon in the Mediterranean region	16
Functional significance of the leaf-cutting ant Atta cephalotes (Formicidae) in coffee plantations: An enemy or an ally?	15
Contradiction with enzymatic stoichiometry theory: Persistent low ratios of β-glucosidase to phosphomonoesterase following 10-year continuous phosphorus fertilization in three subtropical forests	15
Assessment of soil feeding activity using different bait materials for the bait-lamina test: A small-scale study in Eucalyptus blocks	14
Termite mound as nutrient hot-spots in savannah with emphasis in P cycling and the potential use of mounds as soil amendment	14
Global synthesis reveals that climate and soil substrate shape microbial necromass carbon in forest soils	13
Hidden collembolan forest habitat: Specificity and species diversity of Collembola communities on fallen branches	12
Soil nematode communities vary among populations of the iconic desert plant, Welwitschia mirabilis	12
Clay differentially influence phosphatase activities in soil	12
Communicating about soil biodiversity: Insights from science editorials and future recommendations	12
Nematode community structure in sugarcane fields under continuous vinasse fertigation	12
Taking sides? Aspect has limited influence on soil environment or litter decomposition in pan-European study of roadside verges	12
Greater influence of eukaryotes on carbon degradation potentials than prokaryotes along an elevation gradient	11
The influence of mulch on seasonal fluctuations in Collembola diversity in apple orchards	11
Lesser periwinkle (Vinca minor L.) invasion alters the composition of soil invertebrate communities in two mixed deciduous forests	11
Impact of litter quality on soil nematode communities with the intensifies of grassland degradation: Shifting from resource input to environmental stress	11
Responses of bacterial and archaeal communities to nitrogen fertilization in a compost-amended soil	10
Effects of arbuscular mycorrhizal tree dominance and soil depth on microbial biomass and soil organic carbon fractions in a subtropical forest across the wet and dry seasons	10
First record of Enchytraeidae in a no-tillage system in Southern Brazil	10
Effects of experimental warming on soil enzyme activities in an alpine swamp meadow on the Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau	10
Effects of multispecies management on the soil protist community in Pinus massoniana plantations in subtropical China	10

Soil macrofauna and water-related functions in patches of regenerating Atlantic Forest in Brazil	9
Editorial Board	9
Fast improvement of macrofauna communities and soil quality in plantain crops converted to agroecological practices	8
Heterotrophic and autotrophic soil respiration under different land use types and soil depths: Insights from the Northwestern highlands of Ethiopia	8
Below-ground pitfall traps for standardised monitoring of soil mesofauna: Design and comparison to Berlese/Tullgren funnels	8
Organic matter content rather than farming practices modulates microbial activities in vineyard soils	7
Feeding strategies of soil macrofauna: a microcosm study on assimilation efficiency and litter consumption across 19 tropical species	7
The effects of sample storage duration on tardigrade density and community composition in moss samples	7
Effects of multi-level warming on soil nematodes and microarthropods in tundra heath mesocosms	7
Corrigendum to “Microplastics lead to behavioral disorders in soil nematode movement, foraging and food choice” [Pedobiol. - J. Soil Ecol. 111 (2025) 151054]	7
Reintroduction of threatened digging mammals influences soil microbial communities differently along a rainfall gradient	7
Patterns of taxonomic and functional diversity of Diplopoda and Chilopoda in land use systems	7
Diversity, abundance and stable isotope composition of winged Diptera (Insecta) emerging from temperate forest soil	7
Editorial Board	7
Forest conversion alters taxonomic and functional diversity of oribatid mite communities through shifts in environmental conditions in Taita Hills, Kenya	6
Bacterial communities in the potato tuberosphere share similarities with bulk soil and rhizosphere communities, yet possess distinct features	6
Control strategies for the invasive plant kudzu (Pueraria montana) only minimally impacts soil activity, chemistry, and bacterial and fungal communities	6
Microbial, physical and chemical indicators together reveal soil health changes related to land cover types in the southern European sites under desertification risk	6
Climate change in edaphic systems – Impact of salinity intrusions in terrestrial invertebrates	6
Soil properties are affected by vegetation types in a semi-arid mountain landscape	5
Responses of bulk and rhizosphere soil microbiomes to different cover crop inputs and their connection and contribution to soil fertility and plant growth	5
Collembola community contains larger species in frequently flooded soil	5
Food choice and pharyngeal pumping activity of bacterial-feeding nematodes are driven by different functional traits	5
Asian knotweed’s impacts on soil chemistry and enzyme activities are higher in soils with low-nutrient status	5
Editorial Board	5
Rehabilitation promotes rapid recovery of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi in iron mining areas	5
The effects of straw returning and nitrogen fertilizer application on soil labile organic carbon fractions and carbon pool management index in a rice–wheat rotation system	5
Earthworm and soil microarthropod abundances affected by agricultural land use and soil properties	5