OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of Grass and Forage Science is 3. 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
Improving the accuracy of models to map alpine grassland above‐ground biomass using Google earth engine	31
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Intense winter grazing impairs subsequent Italian ryegrass re‐establishment in soybean‐pasture rotations	28
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Eco‐efficiency of leys—The trigger for sustainable integrated crop‐dairy farming systems	19
Root biomass and altitude jointly regulate the response of topsoil organic carbon density to severe degradation of high‐altitude alpine meadows	19
Variations of seed size and seed number per spikelet and their effects on seed germination in hulled oats	15
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The effect of autumn closing date on over winter tissue turnover in perennial ryegrass (Lolium perenne L.) swards	13
Root growth response of serradella species to aluminium in solution culture and soil	12
Editorial ‐ topics from the XXIV International Grassland Congress held in 2021	12
Interaction of multispecies sward composition and harvesting management on herbage yield and quality from establishment phase to the subsequent crop	11
Implementing plantain (Plantago lanceolata) to mitigate the impact of grazing ruminants on nitrogen losses to the environment: A review	9
Efficacy of adding chemical and microbial additives to silage on beef cattle performance: Systematic review and meta‐analysis	9
Morphology of flower bud differentiation and floral organ specialization in Caucasian clover	8
Pasture legumes differ in herbage production and quality throughout spring, impacting their potential role in fodder conservation and animal production	8
Nitrogen application during rhizoma peanut shoot emergence affects planting‐year nitrogen fixation	8
Breeding forages with climate resiliency in temperate/tropical transition zones	8
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Multifunctionality and diversity of livestock grazing systems for sustainable food systems throughout the world: Are there learning opportunities for Europe?	7
Effectiveness of dock (Rumex obtusifolius L.) control in new leys and established grassland following the application of herbicides	7
Forage accumulation, nutritive value, and grazing efficiency on rotationally stocked ‘Zuri’ guineagrass pastures as affected by pre‐graze canopy height and N rate	7
Agronomic and forage nutritive responses of Kentucky bluegrass dominated pastures in the northern Great Plains	7
Agronomical and breeding approaches to improve the nutritional status of forage crops for better livestock productivity	7
Predictive modelling of chlorophyll in Mombaça grass leaves by hyperspectral reflectance data and machine learning	6
Selection of succeeding crops for a double‐cropping system in alpine pastoral areas of the Qinghai–Tibetan plateau	6
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Sward Species Diversity Impacts on Pasture Productivity and Botanical Composition Under Grazing Systems	6
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High Ca and P homeostasis ensure stable forage Ca:P following historical nitrogen inputs in a temperate steppe	5
Herbage and animal responses on continuously stocked ‘Ipyporã’ and ‘Mulato II’ brachiariagrasses	5
Grassland, forage, and turfgrass science in China	5
Agronomic and physiological responses of corn intercropped with palisadegrass growing in full sun or in a crop‐livestock‐forestry systems	4
Proceedings of a European Grassland Federation Symposium, held at Vilnius, Lithuania, 11–14 June 2023. By Ž.Kadžiulienė, K.Jaškūnė, E.Norkevičienė, M.Toleikienė, L.Šarūnaitė (Eds.). 2023. pp. 280. ISB	4
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Higher density swards have a higher load bearing capacity	4
The de‐domestication of Ornithopus sativus Brot. to develop cultivars with physical dormancy (hardseed)	4
Growth responses to waterlogging stress among cool‐season grass species	4
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Above and belowground litter decomposition of cover crops grazed at different intensities	4
Yield, nutrient quality and water and phosphorus recovery efficiencies of alfalfa under different drip irrigation and phosphorus levels in Northern Xinjiang, China	4
Urea fertilization for potentializing beef cattle performance in agroforestry systems in the humid tropics	4
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Hard seed breakdown patterns of unprocessed forage legume seed sown into dry soil in summer in southern Australia	4
Adaptive mechanisms of tall wheatgrass to salinity and alkalinity stress	3
Productivity of beef cattle grazing Brachiaria brizantha cv. Marandu with and without nitrogen fertilizer application or mixed pastures with the legume Desmodium ovalifolium	3
Impact of native spray‐dried lactic acid bacteria, packing density and wilting time on fermentation characteristics of experimental maize and lucerne silages	3
Factors determining yield and nutritive value of maize for silage under tropical conditions	3
Lactic acid bacteria and manganese‐based additives for improved lucerne, perennial grass, and perennial grass‐white clover preservation as silage	3
The breeding system of Ornithopus sativus Brot. subsp. sativus	3
The impact of genotype‐by‐environment interaction on the dry matter yield and chemical composition in timothy (Phleum pratense L.) examined by using the additive main effects and multiplicative	3
The effect of 19 years of restoration managements on forage quality and herbage‐soil relationships within improved upland grassland	3
Evaluation of oat (Avena sativa L.) populations for autumn sowing production in Southwest China	3
Does the inclusion of crop and forestry components in forage‐based systems affect the ruminal fermentation and methane production of Marandu palisadegrass?	3
Herbage and sheep production from simple, diverse, and legume pastures established in an agrivoltaic production system	3
Chemical Composition, Fermentation Parameters and Losses of Silages From Different Hybrids of Biomass Sorghum	3
Efficacy of six lactic acid bacteria strains as silage inoculants in forages with different dry matter and water‐soluble carbohydrate content	3
Palisadegrass pastures with or without nitrogen or mixed with forage peanut grazed to a similar target canopy height. 2. Effects on animal performance, forage intake and digestion, and nitrogen metabo	3
Forage yield trend of alfalfa cultivars in the Canadian prairies and its relation to environmental factors and harvest management	3
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Grass and legume breeding matching the future needs of European grassland farming	3