OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of Pedobiologia 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 2021-02-01 to 2025-02-01.)

Article	Citations
Acquisition of nitrogen from tannin protein complexes in ectomycorrhizal pine seedlings	17
Forest type and pH affecting the occurrence and life status of land snails in South American temperate forest	16
Microclimatic, climatic, and anthropogenic factors strongly affect cultivable soil microfungal communities at a canyon in the Mediterranean region	16
Testate amoebae from two low-lying tropical islets of Tuvalu, South Pacific	15
Soil biotic effects and competition; What are the mechanisms behind being a successful invader?	15
Soil physicochemical properties shape distinct nematode communities in serpentine ecosystems	15
Arbuscular mycorrhizal fungal-mediated reductions in N2O emissions were not impacted by experimental warming for two common pasture species	13
Short-term intensive warming shifts predator communities (Parasitiformes: Mesostigmata) in boreal forest soils	13
Crop residues in corn-wheat rotation in a semi-arid region increase CO2 efflux under conventional tillage but not in a no-tillage system	12
Functional significance of the leaf-cutting ant Atta cephalotes (Formicidae) in coffee plantations: An enemy or an ally?	11
Importance of traditional knowledge to understanding Plebeina armata (Apidae, Meliponini) ecology in the savanna woodland in northeast of Burundi	11
Editorial Board	10
Dynamic response of root-associated fungal community structure to nitrogen and phosphorus additions in a subtropical forest	10
Fire effects on biochemical properties of a semiarid pine forest topsoil at cm-scale	10
Below-ground pitfall traps for standardised monitoring of soil mesofauna: Design and comparison to Berlese/Tullgren funnels	10
Soil macrofauna and water-related functions in patches of regenerating Atlantic Forest in Brazil	10
Tuber pseudohimalayense ascomata-compartments strongly select their associated bacterial microbiome from nearby pine forest soils independently of their maturation stage	9
Microbial inoculation alters rhizoplane bacterial community and correlates with increased rice yield	9
Editorial Board	9
Oribatid (Acari: Oribatida) diversity in natural and altered open arid ecosystems of South-Eastern Caucasus	9
Potential of slash-and-mulch system with legumes to conserve soil attributes and macrofauna diversity in Eastern Amazon	8
Differential responses of soil microorganisms to precipitation changes in austral semiarid grasslands	8
Soil environment influences plant growth-promotion traits of isolated rhizobacteria	8
Litter arthropods community in multifunctional landscapes: Spatial and temporal complementarity of Brazilian ecosystems	8
Fast improvement of macrofauna communities and soil quality in plantain crops converted to agroecological practices	7

Decreased burrowing activity of endogeic earthworms and effects on water infiltration in response to an increase in soil bulk density	7
Stability of soil organic carbon during forest conversion is more sensitive in deep soil than in topsoil in subtropical forests	6
Evergreen gymnosperm tree abundance drives ground beetle density and community composition in eastern US temperate forests	6
Composition and interaction frequencies in soil bacterial communities change in association with urban park age in Beijing	6
Dark septate endophytes enhance the drought tolerance of Haloxylon ammodendron in sterilized and nonsterilized soil	5
Occurrence of plant suppression gradients through common mycorrhizal networks across ecological groups during successional dynamics	5
Organic matter content rather than farming practices modulates microbial activities in vineyard soils	5
Evolutionary terrestrialization scenarios for soil invertebrates	5
Termite mound as nutrient hot-spots in savannah with emphasis in P cycling and the potential use of mounds as soil amendment	5
Editorial Board	5
A field mesocosm method for manipulation of soil mesofauna communities and repeated measurement of their ecological functions over months to years	5
Attraction of pitfall trap preservation fluids complicates the estimation of Collembola density	5
Changes in soil bacterial communities, and carbon and nitrogen metrics as potential indicators of land use effects in a humid tropical forest	5
High-throughput sequencing and conventional morphotyping show different soil nematode assemblages but similar community responses to altitudinal gradients on Mt. Ibuki, Japan	5
Contradiction with enzymatic stoichiometry theory: Persistent low ratios of β-glucosidase to phosphomonoesterase following 10-year continuous phosphorus fertilization in three subtropical forests	5
Editorial Board	5
Variations in soil fungal communities: Comparative insights from coniferous and mixed broadleaf-conifer forests	5
Geochemical characteristics control potential microbial activity in exposed Late Quaternary alluvial deposits	4
Editorial Board	4
Enchytraeid-stimulation of nitrogen mineralization from green plant residues in an organic soil	4
Soil properties and climate affect arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi and soil microbial communities in Mediterranean rainfed cereal cropping systems	4
Editorial Board	4
Seasonal patterns of the abundance of ground-dwelling arthropod guilds and their responses to livestock grazing in a semi-arid steppe	4
Characterization of the thermal death time landscape for Enchytraeus albidus	4
Effect of reclamation of abandoned salinized farmland on nematode community in arid northwest China	4
Soil nematode communities vary among populations of the iconic desert plant, Welwitschia mirabilis	4