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 2021-12-01 to 2025-12-01.)

Article	Citations
Abstracts of Nippon Dojo-Hiryogaku Zasshi 93 - 2	52
Estimating macronutrient contents in Thai paddy soils using near-infrared (NIR) spectroscopy and locally weighted partial least square regression analysis	21
Positive priming effects through microbial P-mining in tropical forest soils under N₂-fixing trees	17
Effect of biodegradable mulching plastics on soil chemical properties, greenhouse gas emission, and plant growth under aerobic and flooding conditions	16
The mass water content of paddy soil after harvest is strongly associated with the accumulation of organic matter as the source of available nitrogen	15
Digital soil mapping using drone images and machine learning at the sloping vegetable fields in cool highland in the Northern Kanto region, Japan	14
Nitrogen cycling and management focusing on the central role of soils: a review	13
Experimental verification of solubilization effect of soil bromine by waterlogging reduction	12
Aberrant RNA splicing of the phytic acid synthesis gene inositol-1,3,4 trisphosphate 5/6-kinase in a low phytic acid soybean line	12
Critical reevaluation of an efficient sampling design for assessing soil properties using bootstrap sampling and geostatistical analysis in Japanese large-scale paddy fields	12
Abstracts of Nippon Dojo-Hiryogaku Zasshi 94 - 2	12
Peri-urban agricultural management impacts the soil nutrient status of Nitisols in the central highlands of Kenya	10
Effects of drought stress on the oxidation of the reaction center chlorophyll of photosystem I and grain yield in paddy-field grown rice plants	10
Organ specific transcriptome analysis of upland cotton ( Gossypium hirsutum ) in response to low phosphorus stress during early stage of growth	10
Study on the occurrence, impact, and mitigation of soil-derived environmental loads in agricultural ecosystems	10
Physical qualities of acid sulfate soil: its limitations and implications for oil palm production	9
Alteration of aluminum tolerance mediated by insertion of same transposable element at different sites in the upstream region of HvAACT1 in Japanese barley accessions	9
Comparison of soil characteristics related to C and N processes in Eastern Hungarian and Central Japanese soils under different land use and nutrient supply	9
Soil extraction with pyrophosphate-dithionite mixture: a practical method to estimate organic carbon associated with metal cations and reactive mineral phases	9
Abstracts of Nippon Dojo-Hiryogaku Zasshi 94 - 3	9
Plant material decomposition and bacterial and fungal communities in serpentine and karst soils of Japanese cool-temperate forests	8
Evaluating phosphorus nutritional status of potato by instant testing of petiole phosphate concentration	8
Abstracts of Nippon Dojo-Hiryogaku Zasshi 93 - 4	8
Decoupling of cellulose decomposition and glucose mineralization in volcanic forest soils	8
Spatial variation and clgassification of anthropogenic soils formed by long-term “ Dorotsuke” soil-dressing in Andosols of the Omiya Upland along the Ara	8

Modeling and simulation of sulfur availability in paddy soils under reducing environment considering heavy metal content	8
Effect of sugarcane residue management (pre-harvest burning versus green cane retention) on soil organic carbon fractions and aggregate stability in Umbric Rhodic Ferralsols	7
Seasonal changes in soil properties caused by slash and burn agriculture practice in a humid temperate region of northeast Japan	7
Residence time effects on arsenate sorption on an allophanic Andosol	7
Co-application of fly ash and zeolite increases N uptake but decreases P uptake and biomass of rice fertilized with fermented liquid manure	7
Different strategies for colonization and prevalence after inoculation with plant growth-promoting rhizobacteria revealed by a monitoring method	7
Nursery inoculation with arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi improves yield of Allium fistulosum during a 3-year field trial	7
Relative importance of Asian-dust-derived micas estimated from oxygen isotopic analysis of fine quartz on specific retention of radiocesium in Andosols in Tohoku Region, Japan	6
Greenhouse gas emissions from agricultural soil amended with kitchen compost of varying ages	6
Abstracts of Nippon Dojo-Hiryogaku Zasshi 94 - 5	6
Combined effects of biochar addition with varied particle size and temperature on the decomposition of soil organic carbon in a temperate forest, China	6
Exploring the impact of shoot nutrient uptake on soybean yields in a paddy-upland rotation field in Akita, Japan: a path analysis approach	6
Nitrogen addition suppresses microbial respiration but enhances the release of water-extractable organic carbon in a non-allophanic Andosol	6
Correction	6
Effects of nutrient conditions to stem photosynthesis and growth in Ephedra intermedia (Ephedraceae)	6
Elucidation of efficient photosynthesis in plants with limited iron	5
Steel slag-based silicate fertilizer suppresses grain cracking in brewer’s rice cultivar “Yamada-Nishiki”	5
Long-term experiments to identify response patterns of available soil nitrogen, rice, and soybeans to rice straw compost in a paddy-upland rotation field in Akita, Japan	5
Protective role of reactive aluminum phases to stabilize soil organic matter against long-term cultivation in the humid tropics under volcanic influence	5
Polyphosphate polymerizing and depolymerizing activity of VTC4 protein in an arbuscular mycorrhizal fungus	5
Effects of aged microplastics on paddy soil properties and greenhouse gas emissions under laboratory aerobic conditions	5
Abstracts of Nippon Dojo-Hiryogaku Zasshi 92-6	4
Estimate the contribution of water-derived ¹³⁷ Cs in the total ¹³⁷ Cs in brown rice using water-to-brown rice transfer parameters	4
Seed glucosinolates in rapeseed ( Brassica napus ) provide sulfur nutrition required for early seedling growth under sulfur limitation	4
Organic farming enhances soil carbon and nitrogen dynamics in oil palm crops from Southeast Amazon	4
Spatial relationship between peach tree productivity and soil properties in a newly reclaimed orchard	4
Effects of soil and phylogeny on sulfur and phosphorus concentrations in wild plants on volcanic and non-volcanic soils in Japan	4
Humic substances from various coal sources alter ¹⁵ N-Labeled urea nitrogen distribution in soil	4
Abstracts of Nippon Dojo-Hiryogaku Zasshi 93 - 6	4
Understanding yield-limiting factors for sorghum in semi-arid sub-Saharan Africa: beyond soil nutrient deficiency	4
Possible involvement of nitric oxide in promoting the initial growth of rice seedlings at low temperature by inoculation of Bacillus pumilus strain TUAT1 spores	4
Controlled decay of citric acid cross-linked paperpots for sustainable agriculture	4
Correction	4
Spatial variation of soil characteristics affected by biochar materials from traditional slash and burn agriculture in Sabah, Malaysia	4
Variability of soil characteristics around an active volcano, Mt. Mayon in the Philippines with special reference to the distance and direction from the crater	4
Preface to the special section 'Recent developments on dynamics of substances in the rhizosphere'	4
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	4
Field investigation of soil moisture profile in the seedbeds of clayey paddy fields composed of large clods (aggregates)	4
Ethylene works as a possible regulator for the rootlet elongation and transcription of genes for phosphorus acquisition in cluster roots of Lupinus albus L.	4
Abstracts of Nippon Dojo-Hiryogaku Zasshi 95 - 4	4
Time-course analysis of the transcriptome of Arabidopsis thaliana leaves under high-concentration ammonium sulfate treatment	4