OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The H4-Index of Soil & Tillage Research is 48. 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 2021-08-01 to 2025-08-01.)

Article	Citations
Control of landscape position on organic matter decomposition via soil moisture during a wet summer	189
Future warming-induced phosphorus loss mitigated by land conversion and degradation	151
Investigating spatial relationships of soil friability and driving factors through co-regionalization with state-space analysis in a subtropical watershed	146
Using ground-penetrating radar to investigate the thickness of mollic epipedons developed from loessial parent material	135
Effect of hardpan on the vertical distribution of water stress in a converted paddy field	128
Physical properties of technosols at brown coal mine wastes in Eastern Siberia	100
Editorial Board	98
Editorial Board	98
A comparison of preferential flow characteristics and influencing factors between two soils developed in the karst region of Southwest China	94
Long-term straw return increases fungal residual contribution to soil microaggregate nitrogen pool: An eco-enzymatic stoichiometric study	93
Development of pedotransfer functions for predicting hydraulic parameters of van Genuchten model by incorporating environmental variables on the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau	89
Plow layer management during the fallow season can enhance the wheat productivity and resource utilization in a semi-arid region	88
Deep tilling and localized liming improve soil chemical fertility and sugarcane yield in clayey soils	86
Biogeochemistry of dissolved organic matter and inorganic solutes in soil profiles of tropical pasturelands	82
Does spontaneous cover crop increase the stocks of soil organic carbon and nitrogen in commercial olive orchard?	82
Carbon accumulation dynamics and development processes of peatland established after the Changbaishan Millennium eruption	76
Effect of different underlying surfaces on hydraulic parameters of overland flow	71
Responses of soil reactive nitrogen losses and nitrogen pools to straw mulching	70
Effects of long-term fertiliser application on cropland soil carbon dynamics mediated by potential shifts in microbial carbon use efficiency	68
Changes in micronutrient concentrations under minimum tillage and cotton-based crop rotations in irrigated Vertisols	67
Micro/nanobubble-aerated drip irrigation affects saline soil microenvironments and tomato growth by altering bacterial communities	66
Spatio-temporal evolution of water erosion in the western Songnen Plain: Analysis of its response to land use dynamics and climate change	65
Zero-valent iron addition stimulated straw-derived carbon accumulation in submerged soil	63
Hydraulic and pore functions of differently textured soils modified by biochar from different parts of the mango plant	62
Dynamics and influencing factors of soluble organic nitrogen in paddy soil under different long-term fertilization treatments	61

Combined impact of no-tillage and cover crops on soil carbon stocks and fluxes in maize crops	61
A 44-year balanced fertilizer application affected rill erosion resistance by changing humus, aggregates, and polyvalent cation	60
Legume-based crop diversification reinforces soil health and carbon storage driven by microbial biomass and aggregates	60
Loss and conservation of soil organic carbon and nutrients in arid and semiarid China during aeolian dust emissions	59
A high-resolution physical modelling approach to assess runoff and soil erosion in vineyards under different soil managements	59
Response of soil microbial biomass C, N, and P and microbial quotient to agriculture and agricultural abandonment in a meadow steppe of northeast China	58
A chemotaxis-haptotaxis coupled mechanism reducing bacterial mobility in disturbed and intact soils	54
Soil health assessment for different tillage and cropping systems to determine sustainable management practices in a humid region	54
Roots are the key for soil C restoration: A comparison of land management in the semiarid Argentinean Pampa	54
Enzyme activities and microbial nutrient limitations in response to digestate and compost additions in organic matter poor soils in the Marches, Italy	52
Editorial Board	52
Impacts of landscape factors on gully retreat and its morphological characteristics in hilly areas of Northeast China	52
Biosolids and conservation tillage for rainfed wheat farming in dry Mediterranean climates	52
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	51
Analysis of phosphorus forms on different soil types using heterogeneous isotope exchange reaction	51
Ammonia volatilization measured with the IHF method in a rainfed arable crop: Evaluation of tillage intensity and the number of experimental replicates	51
Yield, soil Nitrogen content and weed control in six years of conservation agriculture on-farm field trials in Southwest Germany	50
Interpretation of uniaxial, confined compression test data for agricultural topsoils	50
Examining the land leveling impacts on the physical quality of lowland soils in Southern Brazil	50
Morphology-based mechanism of desiccation cracking in soil and montmorillonite	50
Effect of modified bentonite on copper migration via bank soils in the Jialing River, Southwest China	48
Control of snow mold damage of winter wheat by snow compaction (Yuki-fumi)	48
Wind erosion after steppe conversion in Kazakhstan	48
Physiological-biochemical responses of wheat to blending controlled-release potassium chloride and soluble potassium chloride	48