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 2022-06-01 to 2026-06-01.)

Article	Citations
Occurrence of plant suppression gradients through common mycorrhizal networks across ecological groups during successional dynamics	38
Editorial Board	20
A field mesocosm method for manipulation of soil mesofauna communities and repeated measurement of their ecological functions over months to years	19
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
Assessment of soil feeding activity using different bait materials for the bait-lamina test: A small-scale study in Eucalyptus blocks	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
Functional significance of the leaf-cutting ant Atta cephalotes (Formicidae) in coffee plantations: An enemy or an ally?	14
Termite mound as nutrient hot-spots in savannah with emphasis in P cycling and the potential use of mounds as soil amendment	13
Global synthesis reveals that climate and soil substrate shape microbial necromass carbon in forest soils	12
Clay differentially influence phosphatase activities in soil	12
Hidden collembolan forest habitat: Specificity and species diversity of Collembola communities on fallen branches	12
Nematode community structure in sugarcane fields under continuous vinasse fertigation	11
Soil nematode communities vary among populations of the iconic desert plant, Welwitschia mirabilis	11
Taking sides? Aspect has limited influence on soil environment or litter decomposition in pan-European study of roadside verges	11
Editorial Board	11
Communicating about soil biodiversity: Insights from science editorials and future recommendations	10
Impact of litter quality on soil nematode communities with the intensifies of grassland degradation: Shifting from resource input to environmental stress	10
First record of Enchytraeidae in a no-tillage system in Southern Brazil	9
The influence of mulch on seasonal fluctuations in Collembola diversity in apple orchards	9
Lesser periwinkle (Vinca minor L.) invasion alters the composition of soil invertebrate communities in two mixed deciduous forests	9
Greater influence of eukaryotes on carbon degradation potentials than prokaryotes along an elevation gradient	9
Responses of bacterial and archaeal communities to nitrogen fertilization in a compost-amended soil	9
Effects of multispecies management on the soil protist community in Pinus massoniana plantations in subtropical China	8
Soil macrofauna and water-related functions in patches of regenerating Atlantic Forest in Brazil	8

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	8
Editorial Board	8
Effects of experimental warming on soil enzyme activities in an alpine swamp meadow on the Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau	8
Effects of multi-level warming on soil nematodes and microarthropods in tundra heath mesocosms	7
Below-ground pitfall traps for standardised monitoring of soil mesofauna: Design and comparison to Berlese/Tullgren funnels	7
Diversity, abundance and stable isotope composition of winged Diptera (Insecta) emerging from temperate forest soil	7
Patterns of taxonomic and functional diversity of Diplopoda and Chilopoda in land use systems	7
Fast improvement of macrofauna communities and soil quality in plantain crops converted to agroecological practices	7
Corrigendum to “Microplastics lead to behavioral disorders in soil nematode movement, foraging and food choice” [Pedobiol. - J. Soil Ecol. 111 (2025) 151054]	7
Heterotrophic and autotrophic soil respiration under different land use types and soil depths: Insights from the Northwestern highlands of Ethiopia	7
Organic matter content rather than farming practices modulates microbial activities in vineyard soils	7
The effects of sample storage duration on tardigrade density and community composition in moss samples	6
Greater impacts of phosphorus fertilization on soil phosphatase activity in tropical forests than in non-tropical natural terrestrial ecosystems: A meta-analysis	6
Editorial Board	6
Reintroduction of threatened digging mammals influences soil microbial communities differently along a rainfall gradient	6
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	5
Control strategies for the invasive plant kudzu (Pueraria montana) only minimally impacts soil activity, chemistry, and bacterial and fungal communities	5
Food choice and pharyngeal pumping activity of bacterial-feeding nematodes are driven by different functional traits	5
Microbial, physical and chemical indicators together reveal soil health changes related to land cover types in the southern European sites under desertification risk	5
Climate change in edaphic systems – Impact of salinity intrusions in terrestrial invertebrates	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
Soil properties are affected by vegetation types in a semi-arid mountain landscape	5
Comparison of isopod assemblages (Crustacea: Isopoda: Oniscidea) among four different habitats—Evergreen forest, exotic bamboo plantation, grass and urban habitat	4
Earthworm and soil microarthropod abundances affected by agricultural land use and soil properties	4
Mycorrhizal ecology would benefit from region-specific hypotheses	4
Asian knotweed’s impacts on soil chemistry and enzyme activities are higher in soils with low-nutrient status	4
Long life at low temperatures – The life-history of Folsomia candida at ecological relevant temperatures	4
Carbon and nutrient cycling responses to repeated application of biochar and NPK fertilizers depend on microenvironmental differences among hierarchical aggregate fractions	4
Editorial Board	4
Collembola community contains larger species in frequently flooded soil	4
Editorial Board	4
Microannelids (Enchytraeidae, Naididae, Parergodrilidae) along a 4000 m Afrotropical elevational gradient on Mount Cameroon	4
Attraction of pitfall trap preservation fluids complicates the estimation of Collembola density	4
Responses of bulk and rhizosphere soil microbiomes to different cover crop inputs and their connection and contribution to soil fertility and plant growth	4
Rehabilitation promotes rapid recovery of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi in iron mining areas	4