OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of Soil Science and Plant Nutrition 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 2021-03-01 to 2025-03-01.)

Article	Citations
Factors impacting soil organic carbon pool in different types of Andosols in Toya, Hokkaido, Japan	45
A modeling approach to estimating N₂O emission derived from loss of soil organic matter for the Japanese greenhouse gas inventory	38
Abstracts of Nippon Dojo-Hiryogaku Zasshi 92-5	31
Abstracts of Nippon Dojo-Hiryogaku Zasshi 92-3	25
Analysis of surface runoff water and sediment generations using a short-term water budget in the steeply sloping agricultural land of northern Laos	24
Gas transport enhancement under windy condition in poorly tilled seedbed of clayey rotational paddy field	21
Fatty acid compositions of triacylglycerols in flax (Linum usitatissimum L.) seeds with varied seeding dates and nitrogen fertilization in a temperate region of Japan	20
Response of mycorrhizal symbiosis to phosphorus and its application for sustainable crop production and remediation of environment	17
Possible involvement of nitric oxide in promoting the initial growth of rice seedlings at low temperature by inoculation of Bacillus pumilus strain TUAT1 spores	16
Positive priming effects through microbial P-mining in tropical forest soils under N₂-fixing trees	15
Iron delivery to the growing leaves associated with leaf chlorosis in mugineic acid family phytosiderophores-generating graminaceous crops	15
Effects of controlled release N fertilizers and reduced application rate on nitrous oxide emissions from soybean fields converted from rice paddies	15
Understanding yield-limiting factors for sorghum in semi-arid sub-Saharan Africa: beyond soil nutrient deficiency	13
The mass water content of paddy soil after harvest is strongly associated with the accumulation of organic matter as the source of available nitrogen	12
Effect of biodegradable mulching plastics on soil chemical properties, greenhouse gas emission, and plant growth under aerobic and flooding conditions	10
Abstracts of Nippon Dojo-Hiryogaku Zasshi 93 - 3	10
Suppressive and promotive effects of rice bran on germination of Monochoria vaginalis in organic rice ( Oryza sativa L.) production	10
The inorganic nitrogen fertilizer equivalency of hairy vetch ( Vicia villosa Roth) as a winter green manure in Kanto and Tohoku district, Japan	10
Mechanisms of halophilic and salt tolerance in Suaeda edulis Flores Olv. & Noguez	10
Quantification methods of pyrogenic carbon in soil with soil as a complex matrix: comparing the CTO-375 and Cr₂O₇ methods	9
Abstracts of Nippon Dojo-Hiryogaku Zasshi 93 - 2	9
Improvement in potassium budget with water outflow reduction through reducing excessive irrigation in a paddy field	8
Effects of microtopography on within-field spatial variation of inherent soil properties in Andosols of Tokachi district, Hokkaido	8
How does lime and rice straw compost application affect arsenic uptake in rice after a century of cropping under flooded conditions?	8
Accumulation and translocation of selenium in a soil–rice system in Guangxi, China	8

Estimate the contribution of water-derived ¹³⁷ Cs in the total ¹³⁷ Cs in brown rice using water-to-brown rice transfer parameters	8
The comparative soil fertility in traditional and alder-based shifting cultivation of varied fallow lengths in Eastern Indian Himalayas	8
Mineral weathering and silicon uptake by rice plants promote carbon storage in paddy fields	8
Correction	7
Correction	7
Long-term application of organic matter improves soil properties and plant growth-promoting bacteria in soil communities of oil palm plantation	7
Ecoenzymatic stoichiometry as a temporally integrated indicator of nutrient availability in soils	7
Steel slag-based silicate fertilizer suppresses grain cracking in brewer’s rice cultivar “Yamada-Nishiki”	7
Predicting arbuscular mycorrhizal fungal colonization of soybean in farmers’ fields by using infection unit density	6
Mapping of quantitative trait loci for root elongation in rice ( Oryza sativa L.) treated with various nitrogen sources and concentrations	6
Digital soil mapping using drone images and machine learning at the sloping vegetable fields in cool highland in the Northern Kanto region, Japan	6
Estimating macronutrient contents in Thai paddy soils using near-infrared (NIR) spectroscopy and locally weighted partial least square regression analysis	6
Nitrogen fertilizers and the future of sustainable agriculture: a deep dive into production, pollution, and mitigation measures	6
Overview of recent researches on nitrifying microorganisms in soil	6
Critical reevaluation of an efficient sampling design for assessing soil properties using bootstrap sampling and geostatistical analysis in Japanese large-scale paddy fields	6
Abstracts of Nippon Dojo-Hiryogaku Zasshi 95 - 3	6
Equivalent incorporation of Chinese milk vetch and rice straw enhanced nutrient mineralization and reduced greenhouse gas emissions	5
Prediction of the soil properties of Malagasy rice soils based on the soil color and magnetic susceptibility	5
Changes in chemical form of phosphorus in rice bran during fermentation process as determined by ³¹ P nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy	5
Three years of biochar and straw application could reduce greenhouse gas and improve rice productivity	5
Nitrogen cycling and management focusing on the central role of soils: a review	5
LMC60, a material containing low-molecular-weight chitin: degradation and effects on soil microorganisms in incubated upland soil	5
Comprehensive microstructural characterization of saline–alkali soils in the Yellow River Delta, China	5
Shoot and root responses to low phosphorus and their genotypic variability in selected cultivars of Japanese core collections of maize and soybean	5
Comparative study of radioactive cesium transfer from soil to peanut and soybean	5
Long-term application of fused magnesium phosphate and calcium silicate change soil chemical properties, C decomposition and N mineralization in a single rice paddy field of Northeastern Japan	5
Dynamics of fractionated rhizosphere soil P and plant P uptake under maize/P-mobilizing legumes intercropping in strongly weathered soil of Tanzania	5
Effects of pyrophosphate-extractable aluminum, iron, and calcium on organic carbon storage in buried humic horizons of a cumulative volcanic soil profile containing charred plant fragments, Miyakonojo	5
Correction	4
New estimation model for paddy soil temperature in early growth stage, and its application to estimate nitrogen mineralization of organic fertilizer	4
Influence of surface geology on phosphorus export in coastal forested headwater catchments in Akita, Japan	4
On-farm assessment of the phosphorus balance of paddy soil fertilized with cow dung compost in mixed crop–livestock systems and with rice straw in conventional practice in Yamagata, Japan	4
Ecology of methanogenic and methane-oxidizing microorganisms in paddy soil ecosystem	4
Growth, yield, and biochemical traits of tomato plants under mycorrhizal inoculation and licorice root extract applications	4
Effect of different light conditions on the growth response of sugar beet to NaCl	4
Soil microbial community responding to moderately elevated nitrogen deposition in a Japanese cool temperate forest surrounded by fertilized grasslands	4
Preface to the special section 'Recent developments on dynamics of substances in the rhizosphere'	4
Selection of efficient phosphorus solubilizing bacteria strains and mycorrhizea for enhanced cereal growth, root microbe status and N and P uptake in alkaline calcareous soil	4
Preface to the special section ‘N-nutrition 2024’: molecular biology, biochemistry, and physiology of N utilization for greener food production	4
Abstracts of Nippon Dojo-Hiryogaku Zasshi 94 - 2	4
Abstracts of Nippon Dojo-Hiryogaku Zasshi 92-6	4
Abstracts of Nippon Dojo-Hiryogaku Zasshi 92-02	4
Effects of a chemical dispersant on the dispersibility of Moso bamboo phytoliths in a particle-size analysis	4
Spatial relationship between peach tree productivity and soil properties in a newly reclaimed orchard	4
Soil carbon stocks and main nutrients under cocoa plantations of different ages	4
Abstracts of Nippon Dojo-Hiryogaku Zasshi 93 - 6	4