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 2020-11-01 to 2024-11-01.)

Article	Citations
Satellite- and drone-based remote sensing of crops and soils for smart farming – a review	72
Linking transport system of silicon with its accumulation in different plant species	65
Effects of biodegradable plastics on soil properties and greenhouse gas production	37
Biochar as an organic soil conditioner for mitigating salinity stress in tomato	37
Enhancement of the nitrogen-fixing activity of paddy soils owing to iron application	25
Overview of recent researches on nitrifying microorganisms in soil	25
Photosynthesis improvement for enhancing productivity in rice	24
Smart fertilizer management: the progress of imaging technologies and possible implementation of plant biomarkers in agriculture	23
Alternate wetting and drying enhanced the yield of a triple-cropping rice paddy of the Mekong Delta	20
Effect of freeze-thaw disturbance on soil C and N dynamics and GHG fluxes of East Asia forests: review and future perspectives	18
Soil carbon sequestration and soil quality change between no-tillage and conventional tillage soil management after 3 and 11 years of organic farming	17
Iron delivery to the growing leaves associated with leaf chlorosis in mugineic acid family phytosiderophores-generating graminaceous crops	16
Distribution of organic carbon and nutrients in soil aggregates under different stand types ofCunninghamia lanceolatain southern Guangxi of China	15
Biochemical responses of mycorrhizal-inoculated Lamiaceae (Lavender, Rosemary and Thyme) plants to drought: a field study	14
Speciation of phosphorus accumulated in fertilized cropland of Aichi prefecture in Japan with different soil properties by sequential chemical extraction and P K-edge XANES	13
Valorization of animal bone into phosphorus biofertilizer: effects of animal species, thermal processing method, and production temperature on phosphorus availability	12
Hyperspectral assessment of soil fertility in farm fields in Fukushima decontaminated after the radioactive fallout	11
Soil salinity, fertility and carbon content, and rice yield of salt-affected paddy with different cultivation period in southwestern coastal area of South Korea	11
Oxidation of the reaction center chlorophyll of photosystem I is induced via close cooperation of photosystems II and I with progress of drought stress in soybean seedlings	10
Effects of co-overproduction of Rubisco and chloroplast glyceraldehyde-3-phosphate dehydrogenase on photosynthesis in rice	10
Sulfur application enhances secretion of organic acids by soybean roots and solubilization of phosphorus in rhizosphere	10
Elucidation of efficient photosynthesis in plants with limited iron	10
Microbial immobilization of ammonium and nitrate fertilizers induced by starch and cellulose in an agricultural soil	10
Nitrogen saturation of forested catchments in central Japan - Progress or recovery?	10
Long-term changes in paddy soil fertility in Peninsular Malaysia during 50 years after the Green Revolution with special reference to their physiographic environments	9

Ecology of methanogenic and methane-oxidizing microorganisms in paddy soil ecosystem	9
Effects of non-uniform salt stress on growth, yield, and quality of tomato	8
Changes in lowland paddy soil fertility in the Philippines after 50 years of the Green Revolution	8
Short-term response of soil greenhouse gas fluxes to alfalfa termination methods in a Mediterranean cropping system	8
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	8
Soil organic carbon was more strongly linked with soil phosphate fixing capacity than with clay content across 20,000 agricultural soils in Japan: a potential role of reactive aluminum revealed by soi	8
Rational utilization of Chinese milk vetch improves soil fertility, rice production, and fertilizer use efficiency in double-rice cropping system in East China	8
The comparative soil fertility in traditional and alder-based shifting cultivation of varied fallow lengths in Eastern Indian Himalayas	8
Early mid-season drainage can mitigate greenhouse gas emission from organic rice farming with green manure application	7
Organic farming enhances soil carbon and nitrogen dynamics in oil palm crops from Southeast Amazon	7
A cellophane-supported Arabidopsis culture for seamless transfer between different media is useful for studying various nitrogen responses	7
Effect of salt stress on soybean growth and nodulation under inoculation with soybean rhizobia	7
Effects of soil properties on urea-N transformation and efficacy of nitrification inhibitor 3, 4-dimethypyrazole phosphate (DMPP)	7
Sustainable soil management in East, South and Southeast Asia	7
Effects of land-use types on the temporal dynamics of soil active carbon and nitrogen in the rocky mountainous of North China	6
Arbuscular mycorrhiza fungi applications and rock phosphate fertilizers enhance available phosphorus in soil and promote plant immunity in robusta coffee	6
Comprehensive microstructural characterization of saline–alkali soils in the Yellow River Delta, China	6
Responses of rubber tree seedlings (Hevea brasiliensis) to phosphorus deficient soils	6
Changes in soil characteristics and rice yield under straw returning in saline sodic soils	6
Fatty acid compositions of triacylglycerols in flax (Linum usitatissimum L.) seeds with varied seeding dates and nitrogen fertilization in a temperate region of Japan	6
The effects of vegetation communities on soil organic carbon stock in an enclosed desert-steppe region of northern China	6
Response of mycorrhizal symbiosis to phosphorus and its application for sustainable crop production and remediation of environment	6
Different strategies for colonization and prevalence after inoculation with plant growth-promoting rhizobacteria revealed by a monitoring method	5
Radioactive Cs transfer to vegetables after the FDNPP accident	5
Long-term change in phosphorus behavior and the degree of P saturation in typical cropland after different fertilization practices	5
Carbon decomposition and nitrogen mineralization of foxtail and milk vetch incorporated into paddy soils for different durations of organic farming	5
Carbon and nitrogen dynamics as affected by land-use and management change from original rice paddies to orchard, wetland, parking area and uplands in a mountain village located in Shonai region, Nort	5
Effects of controlled release N fertilizers and reduced application rate on nitrous oxide emissions from soybean fields converted from rice paddies	5
Application of biofertilizer containing Bacillus pumillus TUAT1 on soybean without inhibiting infection by Bradyrhizobium diazoefficiens USDA110	5
Arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi regulate tomato silicon absorption	5
Soil carbon sequestration on a maize-mung bean field with rice straw mulch, no-tillage, and chemical fertilizer application in Thailand from 2011 to 2015	5
Equivalent incorporation of Chinese milk vetch and rice straw enhanced nutrient mineralization and reduced greenhouse gas emissions	5
Limited effects of the soluble organic phosphorus fraction on the root phosphorus uptake efficiency of upland rice genotypes grown in acid soil	5
Application of phosphate solubilizing fungi and lime altered the soil inorganic phosphorus fractions in an Ultisol of north-eastern India	5
Estimation models from soil pH with a solid-to-liquid ratio of 1:2.5 to pH measured by other methods using soils in Japan	4
Estimation of turnover time of microbial biomass potassium in paddy field soil	4
In-situ multiple parameter calibration and mapping using a mobile soil sensor	4
Dynamics of fractionated rhizosphere soil P and plant P uptake under maize/P-mobilizing legumes intercropping in strongly weathered soil of Tanzania	4
Quantification methods of pyrogenic carbon in soil with soil as a complex matrix: comparing the CTO-375 and Cr₂O₇ methods	4
The interaction between N and P addition on grassland soil acid buffering capacity is regulated by precipitation	4
Effect of changes in the soil calcium-to-magnesium ratio by calcium application on soybeans, Glycine max (L.) Merr., growth	4
Soil carbon stocks and main nutrients under cocoa plantations of different ages	4
Accumulation and translocation of selenium in a soil–rice system in Guangxi, China	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
Pre-flooding soil used in monocropping increased strawberry biomass and altered bacterial community composition	4
Soil carbon and nitrogen stock of the Japanese agricultural land estimated by the national soil monitoring database (2015–2018)	4
Effects of coated slow-release fertilizers on nitrous oxide emission from winter wheat field in a cool-temperate region in Japan	4
Nitrogen cycling and management focusing on the central role of soils: a review	4
Three years of biochar and straw application could reduce greenhouse gas and improve rice productivity	4