Irrigation Science

Papers
(The median citation count of Irrigation Science is 2. 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 2021-05-01 to 2025-05-01.)
ArticleCitations
Drip irrigation under film mulch used on flat-bed increased vegetable yield by altering soil microbe community structure and soil nitrogen36
Analysis of local head losses in microirrigation lateral connectors based on machine learning approaches30
Dynamic changes in evapotranspiration, canopy photosynthesis and expansive growth in open field under rapid fluctuating radiation30
Water productivity of soybeans under regulated surface and subsurface drip irrigation conditions29
Closed circuits of drip laterals versus open circuits: hydraulic performance and energy-saving potential26
Downscaling UAV land surface temperature using a coupled wavelet-machine learning-optimization algorithm and its impact on evapotranspiration26
Field evaluation of fertigation performance for a drip irrigation system with different lateral layouts under low operation pressures26
Evaluating the precise grapevine water stress detection using unmanned aerial vehicles and evapotranspiration-based metrics24
Biochar and potassium humate shift the migration, transformation and redistribution of urea-N in salt-affected soil under drip fertigation: soil column and incubation experiments23
Effect of different deficit irrigation regimes on vine performance, grape composition and wine quality of the “Primitivo” variety under mediterranean conditions22
Hydraulic performance analysis of new versus commercial nozzle design for pressurised porous media filters20
The complementary uses of Sentinel-1A SAR and ECOSTRESS datasets to identify vineyard growth and conditions: a case study in Sonoma County, California20
Shallow groundwater enhances water productivity of maize in arid area19
Maize straw biochar improved soil nitrogen, but no effect on phosphorus in desert under mulched drip irrigation18
Scheduling irrigation for improving water productivity and fruit quality in citrus (cv. Nagpur mandarin) under a dry tropical climate18
Almond responses to a single season of severe irrigation water restrictions18
Changes in dissolved oxygen concentration in an aerated drip irrigation system under different drip emitters17
Spatial–temporal modeling of root zone soil moisture dynamics in a vineyard using machine learning and remote sensing17
Variable soil carbon and nitrogen mineralization dynamics under freeze-thaw and constant temperature with brackish water irrigation16
Canna x generalis irrigated with greywater in a nature-based solution16
Altered calcium and potassium distribution maps in tomato tissues cultivated under salinity: studies using X-ray fluorescence (XFM) microscopy16
The utility and applicability of vegetation index-based models for the spatial disaggregation of evapotranspiration15
Fertility and heavy metal pollution in silage maize soil irrigated with different levels of recycled wastewater under conventional and no-tillage practices14
Spatiotemporal variations in potential evapotranspiration in the Yellow River and Yangtze River Basins under changing environments: impacts on runoff and their causes14
Sensitivity to water deficit of the second stage of fruit growth in late mandarin trees14
Water requirements and crop coefficients of edible, spicy and medicinal herbs and vegetables; a review aimed at supporting plant and water management14
Energy efficiency assessment in collective irrigation systems using water and energy balances: methodology and application13
Prediction of temporal and spatial soil salinity distributions using electromagnetic conductivity imaging and regional calibration12
Soil-based automated irrigation for a nectarine orchard in two water availability scenarios12
The vertical turbulent structure within the surface boundary layer above a Vineyard in California’s Central Valley during GRAPEX12
Evaluation of transpiration in different almond production systems with two-source energy balance models from UAV thermal and multispectral imagery12
Evapotranspiration estimation using high-resolution aerial imagery and pySEBAL for processing tomatoes11
A new subsurface ceramic emitter for smallholders without pumps: design, hydraulic performance, and field application11
Effects of crop forcing and water availability on yield and biomass partitioning in Tempranillo vines11
Optimal coupling combinations between dripper discharge and irrigation interval of maize for seed production under plastic film-mulched drip irrigation in an arid region11
Data-driven irrigation scheduling increases the crop water use efficiency of Cabernet Sauvignon grapevines11
Inter-annual variability of land surface fluxes across vineyards: the role of climate, phenology, and irrigation management10
As simple as possible but not simpler?: the case of irrigation modeling at catchment scale in southwestern France10
Effect of irrigation with salt water on yield and quality of grown-in-substrate tomatoes at the late fruiting stage in a greenhouse setting10
Compost addition improves soil water storage and crop water productivity in cover crop integrated sorghum production system under a limited irrigation management10
Thermal imaging from UAS for estimating crop water status in a Merlot vineyard in semi-arid conditions10
Estimating crop coefficients from canopy cover and height for a drip-irrigated young almond orchard: assessment using a two-source energy balance model10
Methodology for validating autonomous and direct photovoltaic pumping in drip irrigation9
Irrigation efficiency optimization at multiple stakeholders’ levels based on remote sensing data and energy water balance modelling9
Productivity and quality of beet (Beta vulgaris L.) under different drip irrigation management methodologies9
Field evaluation and numerical simulation of water and nitrate transport in subsurface drip irrigation of corn using HYDRUS-2D9
Automated detection of atmospheric and soil drought stress in Ficus benjamina using stem diameter measurements and modelling9
Optimizing a water-saving and salt-controlling irrigation strategy for improving cotton yield with the AquaCrop model under mulched drip irrigation in saline-alkali soil9
Effect of integration of water and fertilizer on soil water–nitrogen transport characteristics in Bubbled-root Irrigation8
Quantifying local losses due to root intrusion in subsurface drip irrigation systems by monitoring inlet discharge and pressure head8
Flow discharge measurement by a linear width contraction device8
Evaluation of the effect of soil salinity on the crop coefficient (Kc) for cotton (Gossypium hirsutum L.) under mulched drip irrigation in arid regions8
Regional analysis of technological alternatives for boron reduction in desalinated seawater for irrigation in south-eastern Spain8
Combined impacts of different irrigation levels and potassium doses on drip-irrigated pomegranate yield, quality, water productivity, cracking rate, and the economic net return8
Effects of short-term irrigation of olive (Olea europaea L. cv. ‘Koroneiki’) trees using treated wastewater contaminated with heavy metals7
Early season irrigation detection and evapotranspiration modeling of winter vegetables based on Planet satellite using water and energy balance algorithm in lower Colorado basin7
Phytotoxic effects of treated wastewater used for irrigation on root hydraulic conductivity and plant growth of maize seedlings (Zea mays L. PR 32w86)7
Impact and control of fertilization on emitter clogging behaviors in drip irrigation systems using high-sediment water7
Analysis of the droplet size and distribution for micro-sprinkling hose based on the LPM7
Application of the vineyard data assimilation (VIDA) system to vineyard root-zone soil moisture monitoring in the California Central Valley7
Modelling analysis of nitrogen removal from paddy water with high infiltration rate7
Evaluation of CERES-Maize model for simulating maize phenology, grain yield, soil–water, evapotranspiration, and water productivity under different nitrogen levels and rainfed, limited, and full irrig7
Forecasting daily evapotranspiration using artificial neural networks for sustainable irrigation scheduling6
A new method for the mathematical modelling of water movement in a surface irrigation system: method and application6
Effects of different water and nitrogen treatments on greenhouse tomato yield, water use efficiency, and physiological responses6
Modelling water fluxes to improve banana irrigation scheduling and management in Magdalena, Colombia6
A mini review of the impacts of deficit irrigation strategies for walnut (Juglans regia L.) production in semiarid conditions6
Modeling deficit irrigation water demand of maize and potato in Eastern Germany using ERA5-Land reanalysis climate time series6
Establishment of prediction models of trapped sediment mass and total filtration efficiency of pre-pump micro-pressure filter6
The optimal soil water content models based on crop-LAI and hyperspectral data of winter wheat6
Assessing the impact of measurement errors in the calculation of CWSI for characterizing the water status of several crop species6
Evaluating crop coefficient and associated processes in a drip irrigation with different color of biodegradable film mulching6
Mapping almond stem water potential using machine learning and multispectral imagery6
Precision irrigation scheme enhances oat and alfalfa seed yield as well as water and nitrogen use efficiency by regulating nitrogen levels and root distribution: field evidence from Hulunbuir6
A review of modern techniques for efficient control of AC motors utilized in PV water pumping system5
Development of a performance evaluation index system for pressure regulators used in drip tape inlets5
Optimal agricultural plan for minimizing ecological impacts on river ecosystems5
Collaborative water management through revitalizing social power relationships: a social network analysis of Qanat stakeholders in Iran5
Nutrient and salinity management for spinach production under sprinkler irrigation in the low desert region of California5
Evaluation of canopy fraction-based vegetation indices, derived from multispectral UAV imagery, to map water status variability in a commercial vineyard5
Species influenced growth, biomass allocation and productivity in wastewater irrigated plants in sandy soils of Indian desert5
Analytical model for predicting activation pressure and flow rate of pressure-compensating inline drip emitters and its use in low-pressure emitter design5
LAI estimation across California vineyards using sUAS multi-seasonal multi-spectral, thermal, and elevation information and machine learning5
Advancing salinity and nutrient management for irrigation science5
Optimizing the allocation of irrigation water for multiple crops based on the crop water allocation priority5
An autonomous irrigation system framework for precision agriculture in Punjab, India5
An approach to estimate optimal cut-off time under deficit irrigation5
Use of treated wastewater with different irrigation methods on pepper crops: evaluation of the impact on yield, quality and soil conditions5
Detecting short-term stress and recovery events in a vineyard using tower-based remote sensing of photochemical reflectance index (PRI)5
Dynamic simulation of photosynthate distribution parameters and biomass of summer maize under water stress5
Carbon footprint of agricultural groundwater pumping with energy demand and supply management analysis5
Impacts of reclaimed water irrigation on the accumulation of pharmaceutical and personal care products in soil and cereals5
Moderate N fertilizer inputs under proper water management enhanced off-season rice production in central Benin, West Africa5
Cumulative response of Tempranillo vines to the crop forcing technique and pre-forcing and post-veraison water stress in terms of yield and grape and wine quality5
Evapotranspiration and crop coefficients of sprinkler-irrigated aerobic rice in southern Brazil using the SIMDualKc water balance model4
Evaluation of thermal-based physiological indicators for determining water-stress thresholds in drip-irrigated ‘Regina’ cherry trees4
Fertigation frequency is a useful tool for nitrate management in intensive open-field agriculture4
Mulching effects on soil evaporation, crop evapotranspiration and crop coefficients: a review aimed at improved irrigation management4
Drip irrigation with saline water combined with mulch cover as strategies for forage cactus production in semi-arid zones4
Economic analysis of water footprint for water management of rain-fed and irrigated almonds in Iran4
Optimizing tomato irrigation through deep learning-enabled wireless sensor networks with fuzzy logic4
Monitoring cotton water status with microtensiometers4
Early cascade rice irrigation shutoff (ECIS) conserves water: implications for cascade flood automation4
Smart irrigation for management of processing tomato: a machine learning approach4
Field scale partitioning of Landsat land surface temperature into soil and canopy components for evapotranspiration assessment using a two-source energy balance model4
The generation processes, spatiotemporal distribution heterogeneity, and interpretation of the spatial variation mechanism of the net sprinkler water under maize canopy4
Leaf gas exchange, water status, and oil yield responses to rewatering after irrigation cut-off periods in a superintensive drip-irrigated olive (cv. Arbequina) orchard4
Evaluating different metrics from the thermal-based two-source energy balance model for monitoring grapevine water stress4
Predicting soil salinity in wastewater land application systems under field conditions with tree-based machine learning approaches4
Evapotranspiration estimation by inverse soil water flow modelling4
Estimation of evaporation loss from an irrigation reservoir in arid region using effective isotopic fractionation method4
Spatial distribution of clogging substances in drip irrigation emitters fed with reclaimed water4
An empirical design theory for compact drip irrigation emitters4
Eddy covariance quantification of soybean (Glycine max L.,) crop coefficients in a farmer’s field in a humid climate4
Evaluating a novel microtensiometer for continuous trunk water potential measurements in field-grown irrigated grapevines4
Assessing the efficiency of the irrigation system in a horticulture field through time-lapse electrical resistivity tomography4
Cotton leaf water potential prediction based on UAV visible light images and multi-source data3
Influence of modeling domain and meteorological forcing data on daily evapotranspiration estimates from a Shuttleworth–Wallace model using Sentinel-2 surface reflectance data3
Improving yield and irrigation water productivity of green beans under water stress with agricultural solid waste-based material of compacted rice straw as a sustainable organic soil mulch3
Numerical model for the simulation of soil water flow under root-absorption conditions. Application to tomato plant crop3
Soil moisture management in pistachio orchards using perforated PVC pipes and its impact on some water and production parameters3
Field-grown lettuce production optimized through precision irrigation water management using soil moisture-based capacitance sensors and biodegradable soil mulching3
Free weather forecast and open-source crop modeling for scientific irrigation scheduling: proof of concept3
Soil salinity variations and cotton growth under long-term mulched drip irrigation in saline-alkali land of arid oasis3
Comparing field-scale eddy covariance measurements and crop coefficient estimates of alfalfa evapotranspiration to OpenET model estimates and exploring water budget implications in a dryland environme3
Pre- and post-harvest evapotranspiration, carbon exchange and water use efficiency of a mature peach orchard in semi-arid climate3
Single and basal crop coefficients for estimation of water requirements of subtropical and tropical orchards and plantations with consideration of fraction of ground cover, height, and training system3
Impact of sensor placement in soil water estimation: a real-case study3
A review of trends in the use of sewage irrigation technology from the livestock and poultry breeding industries for farmlands3
Effect of multifunctional irrigation on grape quality: a case study in Northern Italy3
Water use and crop coefficients of soybean cultivars of diverse maturity groups and assessment of related water management strategies3
IoT-based smart drip irrigation scheduling and wireless monitoring of microclimate in sweet corn crop under plastic mulching3
Effect of timing of drought stress during dormancy on starch storage in grapevine2
Estimating crop coefficients and actual evapotranspiration in citrus orchards with sporadic cover weeds based on ground and remote sensing data2
Effects of irrigation characteristics and plant morphological features on interception of sprinkler water by maize plants2
Performance of Sentinel-2 SAFER ET model for daily and seasonal estimation of grapevine water consumption2
New anti-clogging perspective by discharging sediment from drip irrigation emitters with high-sediment loaded water2
Assessing olive tree water status using canopy spectral reflectance indices2
Single and basal crop coefficients for estimation of water use of tree and vine woody crops with consideration of fraction of ground cover, height, and training system for Mediterranean and warm tempe2
Empirical modeling of aerosol transport from sprinkler irrigation2
Crop coefficients of natural wetlands and riparian vegetation to compute ecosystem evapotranspiration and the water balance2
Water use of an irrigated peach orchard treated with different plastic mulching films under Mediterranean climate2
Effects of different soil water matric potentials on growth traits and yield characteristics of sunflower (Helianthus annuus Linn.) under drip irrigation in a salinized farmland in northern China2
Comparative analysis of micro-physical characteristics of sprayed droplets using various measurement technologies2
Vine water status mapping with multispectral UAV imagery and machine learning2
Two-source energy balance schemes exploiting land surface temperature and soil moisture for continuous vineyard water use estimation2
Irrigation challenges in the COVID-19 scenario2
Water use by ‘Columbia Star’ trailing blackberry in western Oregon2
Optimization of water and nitrogen management for greenhouse green peppers in Northeast China that balances yield, quality and sustainability2
Study on irrigation scheme and nitrogen application to sunflower (Helianthus annuus L.) in saline farmland in the arid/semi-arid region of Hetao Irrigation District2
Assessment of irrigation efficiency for arid-zone spring wheat production under flood irrigation2
Influence of drip irrigation and straw mulching on economic feasibility and soil fertility of rice-potato system in subtropical India2
Actual and standard crop coefficients for semi-natural and planted grasslands and grasses: a review aimed at supporting water management to improve production and ecosystem services2
Optimization of irrigation on walnut through the IRRIFRAME water balance model2
Deficit irrigation and warming during the late winter and spring affect vegetative growth and reproductive development in young olive trees2
Emitters uneveness used in fertigation with biofertilizer2
Exploring the effect of different irrigation levels on fruit quality in a commercial drip irrigated clementine orchard under semi-arid climate conditions2
Effects of various fertilizers on sediment flocculation in high-sediment water drip irrigation systems2
Drip irrigation enhances water use efficiency without losses in cucumber yield and economic benefits in greenhouses in North China2
Comparison of the partial root drying and conventional drip irrigation regimes on seed, oil yield quality, and economic return for peanut crop2
Factors influencing usage of subsurface drainage to improve soil desalination and cotton yield in the Tarim Basin oasis in China2
Use of a crop model and soil moisture sensors for estimating soil moisture and irrigation applications in a production soybean field2
Weather data-centric prediction of maize non-stressed canopy temperature in semi-arid climates for irrigation management2
Irrigation scheduling and requirements of processing tomato (Lycopersicon esculentum L.) in Eastern Canada2
Effect of using reclaimed water via furrow and subsurface drip systems under alternate partial root-zone irrigation mechanism on crops growth and soil properties2
Using water for best product quality in fruit and nut trees and vines2
Irrigation forecasting for paddy rice using the ACOP-Rice model and public weather forecasts2
Effect of regulated deficit irrigation on productivity, evapotranspiration and quality of grain sorghum2
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