OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The H4-Index of Irrigation Science is 16. 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 2022-06-01 to 2026-06-01.)

Article	Citations
Closed circuits of drip laterals versus open circuits: hydraulic performance and energy-saving potential	49
Drip irrigation under film mulch used on flat-bed increased vegetable yield by altering soil microbe community structure and soil nitrogen	32
Effect of different deficit irrigation regimes on vine performance, grape composition and wine quality of the “Primitivo” variety under mediterranean conditions	28
Evaluating the precise grapevine water stress detection using unmanned aerial vehicles and evapotranspiration-based metrics	26
Downscaling UAV land surface temperature using a coupled wavelet-machine learning-optimization algorithm and its impact on evapotranspiration	24
Effect of saline irrigation on yield and fruit quality of tomato and rockmelon grown on sandy soils under Mediterranean climatic conditions	23
Strategic crop reallocation for reduced agricultural water footprints in semi-arid regions	21
Dynamic changes in evapotranspiration, canopy photosynthesis and expansive growth in open field under rapid fluctuating radiation	20
Evaluations of drip and furrow irrigation method under deficit irrigation for pepper productivity in Northwest Ethiopia	19
Analysis of local head losses in microirrigation lateral connectors based on machine learning approaches	19
Impacts of foliar boron application on physiologıcal traits of soybean under drought stress	17
Multi-model ensemble improves evapotranspiration estimation over India	17
Maize straw biochar improved soil nitrogen, but no effect on phosphorus in desert under mulched drip irrigation	17
Improved estimation of crop coefficients and water requirements for agronomic crops using a remote sensing modeling approach	16
The effects of different water deficit levels on yield and water use productivity of sesame irrigated by subsurface drip irrigation	16
Changes in dissolved oxygen concentration in an aerated drip irrigation system under different drip emitters	16
Hydraulic performance analysis of new versus commercial nozzle design for pressurised porous media filters	16
Shallow groundwater enhances water productivity of maize in arid area	16
Scheduling irrigation for improving water productivity and fruit quality in citrus (cv. Nagpur mandarin) under a dry tropical climate	16
Opportunities to enhance sugarcane yield and gross margin under climate change through irrigation and planting date adaptation	16
The utility and applicability of vegetation index-based models for the spatial disaggregation of evapotranspiration	16