OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The H4-Index of Agricultural Systems is 44. 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 2020-04-01 to 2024-04-01.)

Article	Citations
Digital twins in smart farming	236
Supporting food systems transformation: The what, why, who, where and how of mission-oriented agricultural innovation systems	162
Editorial: Impacts of COVID-19 on agricultural and food systems worldwide and on progress to the sustainable development goals	160
Digitalisation of agricultural knowledge and advice networks: A state-of-the-art review	138
COVID-19 and the agri-food system in the United States and Canada	110
Machine learning for large-scale crop yield forecasting	110
Manure management and soil biodiversity: Towards more sustainable food systems in the EU	99
COVID-19 impacts on agriculture and food systems in Nepal: Implications for SDGs	96
Local food systems: Reviewing two decades of research	92
Agroecology for adaptation to climate change and resource depletion in the Mediterranean region. A review	90
The role of farmers' social networks in the implementation of no-till farming practices	89
Adoption and diffusion of digital farming technologies - integrating farm-level evidence and system interaction	81
Manuresheds: Advancing nutrient recycling in US agriculture	77
Scaling agricultural mechanization services in smallholder farming systems: Case studies from sub-Saharan Africa, South Asia, and Latin America	76
Potential of multi-species livestock farming to improve the sustainability of livestock farms: A review	72
Assessing resilience and adaptability in agroecological transitions	72
Impact of terminal heat stress on wheat yield in India and options for adaptation	72
Scaling Readiness: Science and practice of an approach to enhance impact of research for development	71
Multi-level impacts of the COVID-19 lockdown on agricultural systems in India: The case of Uttar Pradesh	70
Immediate impacts of COVID-19 pandemic on bean value chain in selected countries in sub-Saharan Africa	68
Science-based decision support for formulating crop fertilizer recommendations in sub-Saharan Africa	65
Can China's overuse of fertilizer be reduced without threatening food security and farm incomes?	63
The two-way relationship between food systems and the COVID19 pandemic: causes and consequences	62
Emerging responses to the COVID-19 crisis from family farming and the agroecology movement in Latin America – A rediscovery of food, farmers and collective action	58
Foresighting Australian digital agricultural futures: Applying responsible innovation thinking to anticipate research and development impact under different scenarios	58

Impact of Covid-19 on farming systems in Europe through the lens of resilience thinking	57
Enhancing the ability of agriculture to cope with major crises or disasters: What the experience of COVID-19 teaches us	56
Impacts of COVID-19 on agricultural production and food systems in late transforming Southeast Asia: The case of Myanmar	56
Agricultural labor, COVID-19, and potential implications for food security and air quality in the breadbasket of India	55
Crop insurance and pesticide use in European agriculture	53
Carbon footprint and water footprint of rice and wheat production in Punjab, India	53
Resilient regional food supply chains and rethinking the way forward: Key takeaways from the COVID-19 pandemic	51
Designing high-yielding maize ideotypes to adapt changing climate in the North China Plain	50
Building resilient food system amidst COVID-19: Responses and lessons from China	50
Managing salinity for sustainable agricultural production in salt-affected soils of irrigated drylands	49
Ag-IoT for crop and environment monitoring: Past, present, and future	49
India's COVID-19 social assistance package and its impact on the agriculture sector	47
Big data in agriculture: Between opportunity and solution	47
Towards automation of in-season crop type mapping using spatiotemporal crop information and remote sensing data	46
Maize, wheat and rice production potential changes in China under the background of climate change	46
Adaptation to extreme weather conditions and farm performance in rural Pakistan	45
Influence of diversity and intensification level on vulnerability, resilience and robustness of agricultural systems	44
Productivity or stability? Exploring maize-legume intercropping strategies for smallholder Conservation Agriculture farmers in Zimbabwe	44
Smallholder farmer perceptions about the impact of COVID-19 on agriculture and livelihoods in Senegal	44
Resilience or how do we enable agricultural systems to ride the waves of unexpected change?	44