OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The H4-Index of Soil & Tillage Research is 47. 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 2021-11-01 to 2025-11-01.)

Article	Citations
Editorial Board	201
Loss and conservation of soil organic carbon and nutrients in arid and semiarid China during aeolian dust emissions	158
Editorial Board	122
Future warming-induced phosphorus loss mitigated by land conversion and degradation	117
Effects of long-term fertiliser application on cropland soil carbon dynamics mediated by potential shifts in microbial carbon use efficiency	107
Physical properties of technosols at brown coal mine wastes in Eastern Siberia	107
Changes in micronutrient concentrations under minimum tillage and cotton-based crop rotations in irrigated Vertisols	103
Zero-valent iron addition stimulated straw-derived carbon accumulation in submerged soil	102
A 44-year balanced fertilizer application affected rill erosion resistance by changing humus, aggregates, and polyvalent cation	98
Control of landscape position on organic matter decomposition via soil moisture during a wet summer	92
Does spontaneous cover crop increase the stocks of soil organic carbon and nitrogen in commercial olive orchard?	81
A comparison of preferential flow characteristics and influencing factors between two soils developed in the karst region of Southwest China	80
Short-term no-tillage improves soil water retention and maintains soil aeration at high moisture conditions despite reduced macroporosity	78
Effect of different underlying surfaces on hydraulic parameters of overland flow	78
Carbon accumulation dynamics and development processes of peatland established after the Changbaishan Millennium eruption	78
Long-term straw return increases fungal residual contribution to soil microaggregate nitrogen pool: An eco-enzymatic stoichiometric study	74
Plow layer management during the fallow season can enhance the wheat productivity and resource utilization in a semi-arid region	70
Combined impact of no-tillage and cover crops on soil carbon stocks and fluxes in maize crops	69
Dynamic soil hydraulic properties in regenerative agriculture: Effects of crop and forest integration in livestock systems	68
A high-resolution physical modelling approach to assess runoff and soil erosion in vineyards under different soil managements	67
Biogeochemistry of dissolved organic matter and inorganic solutes in soil profiles of tropical pasturelands	66
Development of pedotransfer functions for predicting hydraulic parameters of van Genuchten model by incorporating environmental variables on the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau	66
Spatio-temporal evolution of water erosion in the western Songnen Plain: Analysis of its response to land use dynamics and climate change	65
Micro/nanobubble-aerated drip irrigation affects saline soil microenvironments and tomato growth by altering bacterial communities	63
Legume-based crop diversification reinforces soil health and carbon storage driven by microbial biomass and aggregates	61

Responses of soil reactive nitrogen losses and nitrogen pools to straw mulching	61
Hydraulic and pore functions of differently textured soils modified by biochar from different parts of the mango plant	58
Response of soil microbial biomass C, N, and P and microbial quotient to agriculture and agricultural abandonment in a meadow steppe of northeast China	56
Enzyme activities and microbial nutrient limitations in response to digestate and compost additions in organic matter poor soils in the Marches, Italy	55
Deep tilling and localized liming improve soil chemical fertility and sugarcane yield in clayey soils	55
Soil salt crusts greatly reduce wind erosion and PM10 emission on sandy loam	54
Characterising and quantifying soil clay-sized minerals using mid-infrared spectroscopy	54
Impacts of landscape factors on gully retreat and its morphological characteristics in hilly areas of Northeast China	53
Biosolids and conservation tillage for rainfed wheat farming in dry Mediterranean climates	53
A chemotaxis-haptotaxis coupled mechanism reducing bacterial mobility in disturbed and intact soils	53
No-tillage is beneficial for controlling ground-dwelling cricket population: Evidence from gut microbiota	52
Nutrient supplementation changes chemical composition of soil organic matter density fractions in desert steppe soil in northern China	51
Effect of modified bentonite on copper migration via bank soils in the Jialing River, Southwest China	50
Border row effects on the distribution of root and soil resources in maize–soybean strip intercropping systems	49
Roots are the key for soil C restoration: A comparison of land management in the semiarid Argentinean Pampa	49
Examining the land leveling impacts on the physical quality of lowland soils in Southern Brazil	49
The effect of long-term soil surface mulching on SOC fractions and the carbon management index in a semiarid agroecosystem	48
Divergent accumulation of microbial necromass and plant lignin phenol induced by adding maize straw to fertilized soils	48
Editorial Board	47
Modeling and digital mapping of shallow water table depth using satellite-based spectral and thermal data: Introducing a framework for digital shallow water table mapping	47
Soil health assessment for different tillage and cropping systems to determine sustainable management practices in a humid region	47
Ammonia volatilization measured with the IHF method in a rainfed arable crop: Evaluation of tillage intensity and the number of experimental replicates	47
A deeper look at crop residue and soil warming impact on the soil C pools	47
Wind erosion after steppe conversion in Kazakhstan	47