OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The H4-Index of Agriculture Ecosystems & Environment 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 2020-07-01 to 2024-07-01.)

Article	Citations
Managing riparian buffer strips to optimise ecosystem services: A review	150
Ammonia and greenhouse gas emissions from slurry storage - A review	127
Carbon-nitrogen isotope coupling of soil organic matter in a karst region under land use change, Southwest China	116
Permanent grasslands in Europe: Land use change and intensification decrease their multifunctionality	93
Residues of currently used pesticides in soils and earthworms: A silent threat?	92
Biochar and vermicompost improve the soil properties and the yield and quality of cucumber (Cucumis sativus L.) grown in plastic shed soil continuously cropped for different years	87
Accumulation of organic carbon in various soil aggregate sizes under different land use systems in a semi-arid environment	87
Ecological network construction of the heterogeneous agro-pastoral areas in the upper Yellow River basin	86
Contrasting effects of straw and straw-derived biochar applications on soil carbon accumulation and nitrogen use efficiency in double-rice cropping systems	82
Soil organic carbon is affected by organic amendments, conservation tillage, and cover cropping in organic farming systems: A meta-analysis	81
Global trends in the number and diversity of managed pollinator species	80
Spatial scale effects of the variable relationships between landscape pattern and water quality: Example from an agricultural karst river basin, Southwestern China	78
Soil Acidification caused by excessive application of nitrogen fertilizer aggravates soil-borne diseases: Evidence from literature review and field trials	71
Rhizosphere effects promote soil aggregate stability and associated organic carbon sequestration in rocky areas of desertification	70
Application of systematic strategy for agricultural non-point source pollution control in Yangtze River basin, China	69
Biochar alters soil microbial communities and potential functions 3–4 years after amendment in a double rice cropping system	65
Agricultural land use and management weaken the soil erosion induced by extreme rainstorms	64
Effect of chemical fertilizer and straw-derived organic amendments on continuous maize yield, soil carbon sequestration and soil quality in a Chinese Mollisol	63
Paddy soils have a much higher microbial biomass content than upland soils: A review of the origin, mechanisms, and drivers	62
Impacts of agronomic measures on crop, soil, and environmental indicators: A review and synthesis of meta-analysis	62
Effects of long-term no tillage and straw return on greenhouse gas emissions and crop yields from a rice-wheat system in central China	61
May conservation tillage enhance soil C and N accumulation without decreasing yield in intensive irrigated croplands? Results from an eight-year maize monoculture	61
Landscape crop diversity and semi-natural habitat affect crop pollinators, pollination benefit and yield	60
Changes in ecosystem service values in karst areas of China	59
Intercropping increases soil extracellular enzyme activity: A meta-analysis	58

Soil organic carbon sequestration in temperate agroforestry systems – A meta-analysis	58
No-tillage with mulching improves maize yield in dryland farming through regulating soil temperature, water and nitrate-N	58
Manure application increases microbiome complexity in soil aggregate fractions: Results of an 18-year field experiment	58
A global meta-analysis of grazing effects on plant richness	57
Comprehensive assessment of the effects of nitrification inhibitor application on reactive nitrogen loss in intensive vegetable production systems	57
Crop rotation history constrains soil biodiversity and multifunctionality relationships	55
Karst ecosystem and environment: Characteristics, evolution processes, and sustainable development	54
Response of soil OC, N and P to land-use change and erosion in the black soil region of the Northeast China	54
Effect of grazing exclusion on nitrous oxide emissions during freeze-thaw cycles in a typical steppe of Inner Mongolia	53
Reducing ammonia volatilization and increasing nitrogen use efficiency in machine-transplanted rice with side-deep fertilization in a double-cropping rice system in Southern China	53
Effects of agricultural activities coupled with karst structures on riverine biogeochemical cycles and environmental quality in the karst region	52
The impact of crop diversification, tillage and fertilization type on soil total microbial, fungal and bacterial abundance: A worldwide meta-analysis of agricultural sites	51
Long-term soil organic carbon dynamics in temperate cropland-grassland systems	51
Spatial patterns of county-level arable land productive-capacity and its coordination with land-use intensity in mainland China	50
Annual intercropping suppresses weeds: A meta-analysis	50
Soil carbon storage and mineralization rates are affected by carbon inputs rather than physical disturbance: Evidence from a 47-year tillage experiment	50
Niche differentiation of comammox Nitrospira and canonical ammonia oxidizers in soil aggregate fractions following 27-year fertilizations	50
A first-year melon/cowpea intercropping system improves soil nutrients and changes the soil microbial community	49
Four-year continuous residual effects of biochar application to a sandy loam soil on crop yield and N2O and NO emissions under maize-wheat rotation	49
Effects of biochar, compost and straw input on root exudation of maize (Zea mays L.): From function to morphology	49
Soil properties and the growth of wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) and maize (Zea mays L.) in response to reed (phragmites communis) biochar use in a salt-affected soil in the Yellow River Delta	49
The application of Bacillus Megaterium alters soil microbial community composition, bioavailability of soil phosphorus and potassium, and cucumber growth in the plastic shed system of North China	48
How incorporation depth of corn straw affects straw decomposition rate and C&N release in the wheat-corn cropping system	47
Impacts of field-edge flower plantings on pollinator conservation and ecosystem service delivery – A meta-analysis	47
Soil carbon sequestration by agroforestry systems in China: A meta-analysis	47