OOIR: Observatory of International Research

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 2021-02-01 to 2025-02-01.)

Article	Citations
Early cascade rice irrigation shutoff (ECIS) conserves water: implications for cascade flood automation	42
Effects of irrigation characteristics and plant morphological features on interception of sprinkler water by maize plants	25
Regional analysis of technological alternatives for boron reduction in desalinated seawater for irrigation in south-eastern Spain	23
Dynamic changes in evapotranspiration, canopy photosynthesis and expansive growth in open field under rapid fluctuating radiation	21
Comparison of the partial root drying and conventional drip irrigation regimes on seed, oil yield quality, and economic return for peanut crop	20
Assessing different methodologies for irrigation scheduling in protected environment: a case study of green bell pepper	20
Climate change decreased the effect of meltwater on cotton production in the Yarkant river basin of arid northwest China	20
Irrigation optimization enhances water management and tree performance in commercial citrus groves on sandy soil	19
Analysis of local head losses in microirrigation lateral connectors based on machine learning approaches	19
Water productivity of passion fruit under different forms of propagation and soil-based irrigation management criteria	18
Flow discharge measurement by a linear width contraction device	18
Application of a remote-sensing three-source energy balance model to improve evapotranspiration partitioning in vineyards	17
Downscaling UAV land surface temperature using a coupled wavelet-machine learning-optimization algorithm and its impact on evapotranspiration	16
IS-SAR: an irrigation scheduling web application for Hass avocado orchards based on Sentinel-1 images	16
Field evaluation of fertigation performance for a drip irrigation system with different lateral layouts under low operation pressures	16
Optimization of canopy resistance models for estimating evapotranspiration on summer maize in a semi-arid condition of China	15
Adequate supplemental irrigation amount during the critical period for yield in chia prevents reductions in radiation capture, radiation and water use efficiencies, and grain yield	15
Fertigation frequency is a useful tool for nitrate management in intensive open-field agriculture	14
Evapotranspiration estimation by inverse soil water flow modelling	13
Water stress impacts on the growth and productivity of melon crops in a Mediterranean climate	13
Drip irrigation under film mulch used on flat-bed increased vegetable yield by altering soil microbe community structure and soil nitrogen	13
Time-series clustering of remote sensing retrievals for defining management zones in a vineyard	12
Aerated drip irrigation improves watermelon yield, quality, water and fertilizer use efficiency by changing plant biomass and nutrient partitioning	12
Optimal use of irrigation water and fertilizer for strawberry based on weighing production benefits and soil environment	12
Evaluating the precise grapevine water stress detection using unmanned aerial vehicles and evapotranspiration-based metrics	11

The effect of regulated deficit irrigation on growth, yield, and berry quality of grapevines (cv. Sangiovese) grafted on rootstocks with different resistance to water deficit	11
Evapotranspiration and crop coefficients of sprinkler-irrigated aerobic rice in southern Brazil using the SIMDualKc water balance model	11
Closed circuits of drip laterals versus open circuits: hydraulic performance and energy-saving potential	10
An empirical design theory for compact drip irrigation emitters	10
Water productivity of soybeans under regulated surface and subsurface drip irrigation conditions	10
Evaluation and development of empirical models for wetted soil fronts under drip irrigation in high-density apple crop from a point source	10
Assessment of water stress impact on olive trees using an accurate determination of the endocarp development	9
Impact of irrigation regime on morpho-physiological and biochemical attributes and centelloside content in Indian pennywort (Centella asiatica)	9
Evaluation of the effect of soil salinity on the crop coefficient (Kc) for cotton (Gossypium hirsutum L.) under mulched drip irrigation in arid regions	9
Effects of fertilizer types on biofilm growth in the drip irrigation system using the reclaimed water	9
Remote sensing-based energy balance for lettuce in an arid environment: influence of management scenarios on irrigation and evapotranspiration modeling	9
Crop coefficients and water use of young almond orchards	9
Biochar and potassium humate shift the migration, transformation and redistribution of urea-N in salt-affected soil under drip fertigation: soil column and incubation experiments	9
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 tempe	9
Phytotoxic effects of treated wastewater used for irrigation on root hydraulic conductivity and plant growth of maize seedlings (Zea mays L. PR 32w86)	8
Drip irrigation with saline water combined with mulch cover as strategies for forage cactus production in semi-arid zones	8
Monitoring cotton water status with microtensiometers	8
Effect of different deficit irrigation regimes on vine performance, grape composition and wine quality of the “Primitivo” variety under mediterranean conditions	8
Early season irrigation detection and evapotranspiration modeling of winter vegetables based on Planet satellite using water and energy balance algorithm in lower Colorado basin	8
Effects of short-term irrigation of olive (Olea europaea L. cv. ‘Koroneiki’) trees using treated wastewater contaminated with heavy metals	8
The complementary uses of Sentinel-1A SAR and ECOSTRESS datasets to identify vineyard growth and conditions: a case study in Sonoma County, California	8
Analysis and forecast of crop water demand in irrigation districts across the eastern part of the Ebro river basin (Catalonia, Spain): estimation of evapotranspiration through copernicus-based inputs	8
Changes in dissolved oxygen concentration in an aerated drip irrigation system under different drip emitters	7
Using water for best product quality in fruit and nut trees and vines	7
Effect of saline water drip irrigation on tomato yield and quality in semi-humid area and arid area of China	7
Evaluating the performances of a flexible mechanism of water diversion: application on a northern Italy gravity-driven irrigation channel	7
Combined impacts of different irrigation levels and potassium doses on drip-irrigated pomegranate yield, quality, water productivity, cracking rate, and the economic net return	7
Strategies to increase barley production and water use efficiency by combining deficit irrigation and nitrogen fertilizer	7
Linking almond trees’ transpiration to irrigation’s mineral composition by physiological indices and machine learning	7
Shallow groundwater enhances water productivity of maize in arid area	7
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 China	6
Economic analysis of water footprint for water management of rain-fed and irrigated almonds in Iran	6
Irrigation scheduling and requirements of processing tomato (Lycopersicon esculentum L.) in Eastern Canada	6
Eddy covariance quantification of soybean (Glycine max L.,) crop coefficients in a farmer’s field in a humid climate	6
Modelling analysis of nitrogen removal from paddy water with high infiltration rate	6
A mini review of the impacts of deficit irrigation strategies for walnut (Juglans regia L.) production in semiarid conditions	6
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 irrig	6
Effect of integration of water and fertilizer on soil water–nitrogen transport characteristics in Bubbled-root Irrigation	6
Pressure–volume curve traits of chia (Salvia hispanica L.): an assessment of water-stress tolerance under field conditions	6
Analysis of the droplet size and distribution for micro-sprinkling hose based on the LPM	5
Editorial to the special issue on “Contributions to update the FAO56 guidelines for computing crop water requirements”	5
Forecasting daily evapotranspiration using artificial neural networks for sustainable irrigation scheduling	5
Application of the vineyard data assimilation (VIDA) system to vineyard root-zone soil moisture monitoring in the California Central Valley	5
Leaf gas exchange, water status, and oil yield responses to rewatering after irrigation cut-off periods in a superintensive drip-irrigated olive (cv. Arbequina) orchard	5
Almond responses to a single season of severe irrigation water restrictions	5
Optimizing cultivation substrate moisture and calcium application for the comprehensive growth of cucumber under different air temperatures	5
Improving the spatiotemporal resolution of remotely sensed ET information for water management through Landsat, Sentinel-2, ECOSTRESS and VIIRS data fusion	5
An improved design of irrigation centrifugal filter for separating water and fine sediment: appropriately increase head loss for high efficiency	5
Assessment of irrigation efficiency for arid-zone spring wheat production under flood irrigation	5
Influence of drip irrigation and straw mulching on economic feasibility and soil fertility of rice-potato system in subtropical India	5

Scheduling irrigation for improving water productivity and fruit quality in citrus (cv. Nagpur mandarin) under a dry tropical climate	5
Combined simulation and optimization framework for irrigation scheduling in agriculture fields	5
Eight-year comparison of agroeconomic benefits of open ditch and subsurface pipe drainage in mulched drip irrigated saline–sodic farmland	5
Maize straw biochar improved soil nitrogen, but no effect on phosphorus in desert under mulched drip irrigation	5
Assessing the impact of measurement errors in the calculation of CWSI for characterizing the water status of several crop species	5
Evaluating a novel microtensiometer for continuous trunk water potential measurements in field-grown irrigated grapevines	4
Impact of advection on two-source energy balance (TSEB) canopy transpiration parameterization for vineyards in the California Central Valley	4
Irrigation return flow and nutrient movement mitigation by irrigation method for container plant production	4
Assessing the efficiency of the irrigation system in a horticulture field through time-lapse electrical resistivity tomography	4
Evaluating different metrics from the thermal-based two-source energy balance model for monitoring grapevine water stress	4
Evapotranspiration, fiber yield and quality, and water productivity of cotton (Gossypium hirsutum L.) under different irrigation technologies in a semiarid climate	4
Crop coefficients of natural wetlands and riparian vegetation to compute ecosystem evapotranspiration and the water balance	4
Factors influencing usage of subsurface drainage to improve soil desalination and cotton yield in the Tarim Basin oasis in China	4
Mathematical modelling technique to mitigate soil moisture measurement inaccuracies under the conditions of drip irrigation	4
Quantifying local losses due to root intrusion in subsurface drip irrigation systems by monitoring inlet discharge and pressure head	4
Assessment of the influence of inhibitors on carbon dioxide and methane emissions from soils irrigated with alternative water resources	4
The effects of deficit irrigation practices on evapotranspiration, yield and quality characteristics of two sesame varieties (Sesamum indicum L.) grown in lysimeters under the Mediterranean climate co	4
An analysis framework to evaluate irrigation decisions using short-term ensemble weather forecasts	4
Mapping almond stem water potential using machine learning and multispectral imagery	4
Variable soil carbon and nitrogen mineralization dynamics under freeze-thaw and constant temperature with brackish water irrigation	4
Assessing olive tree water status using canopy spectral reflectance indices	4
The generation processes, spatiotemporal distribution heterogeneity, and interpretation of the spatial variation mechanism of the net sprinkler water under maize canopy	4
Hydraulic performance analysis of new versus commercial nozzle design for pressurised porous media filters	4
Measurement and heuristic modelling of nitrogen and salt dynamics under Salicornia growing in a hyper-arid region and irrigated with groundwaters of differing nutrient and Salt loadings	3
Evaluating crop coefficient and associated processes in a drip irrigation with different color of biodegradable film mulching	3
Canna x generalis irrigated with greywater in a nature-based solution	3
Germination and growth of corn submitted to sowing and cultivation management by subsurface drip irrigation in the North China Plain	3
Optimal nutrient solution management program for Cucumis melo L. growth by using a comprehensive evaluation method	3
The optimal soil water content models based on crop-LAI and hyperspectral data of winter wheat	3
New anti-clogging perspective by discharging sediment from drip irrigation emitters with high-sediment loaded water	3
Establishment of prediction models of trapped sediment mass and total filtration efficiency of pre-pump micro-pressure filter	3
Study on irrigation scheme and nitrogen application to sunflower (Helianthus annuus L.) in saline farmland in the arid/semi-arid region of Hetao Irrigation District	3
Mineral mass balances reveal the phenology of evergreen and deciduous tree crops’ nutrient uptake	3
Modelling water fluxes to improve banana irrigation scheduling and management in Magdalena, Colombia	3
Weather data-centric prediction of maize non-stressed canopy temperature in semi-arid climates for irrigation management	3
Modeling deficit irrigation water demand of maize and potato in Eastern Germany using ERA5-Land reanalysis climate time series	3
Water stress tolerance is coordinated with water use capacity and growth under water deficit across six fruit tree species	3
Numerical model for the simulation of soil water flow under root-absorption conditions. Application to tomato plant crop	3
Spatial–temporal modeling of root zone soil moisture dynamics in a vineyard using machine learning and remote sensing	3
Field-grown lettuce production optimized through precision irrigation water management using soil moisture-based capacitance sensors and biodegradable soil mulching	3
Sensitivity to water deficit of the second stage of fruit growth in late mandarin trees	3
Effect of type of emitter self-cleaning mechanism and its structure on the performance of drip irrigation system using effluent of rainbow trout fish	3
Fertility and heavy metal pollution in silage maize soil irrigated with different levels of recycled wastewater under conventional and no-tillage practices	2
Estimating grapevine transpiration in greenhouse with three different methods in a Penman–Monteith model in Northeast China	2
Methodology for flushing pressurised irrigation networks for fertigation and operation maintenance purposes	2
A new method for the mathematical modelling of water movement in a surface irrigation system: method and application	2
Correction to: Using water for best product quality in fruit and nut trees and vines	2
Evaluating the performance of the TSEB model for sorghum evapotranspiration estimation using time series UAV imagery	2
Use of a crop model and soil moisture sensors for estimating soil moisture and irrigation applications in a production soybean field	2
Water requirements and crop coefficients of edible, spicy and medicinal herbs and vegetables; a review aimed at supporting plant and water management	2
Evaluation of transpiration in different almond production systems with two-source energy balance models from UAV thermal and multispectral imagery	2
Influence of modeling domain and meteorological forcing data on daily evapotranspiration estimates from a Shuttleworth–Wallace model using Sentinel-2 surface reflectance data	2
Optimal coupling combinations between dripper discharge and irrigation interval of maize for seed production under plastic film-mulched drip irrigation in an arid region	2
Partial root-zone drying (PRD) leads to lower carbon retention in the soil-plant systems of alfalfa	2
Effects of crop forcing and water availability on yield and biomass partitioning in Tempranillo vines	2
Water use and crop coefficients of soybean cultivars of diverse maturity groups and assessment of related water management strategies	2
IoT-based smart drip irrigation scheduling and wireless monitoring of microclimate in sweet corn crop under plastic mulching	2
Spatial estimation of actual evapotranspiration over irrigated turfgrass using sUAS thermal and multispectral imagery and TSEB model	2
Pre- and post-harvest evapotranspiration, carbon exchange and water use efficiency of a mature peach orchard in semi-arid climate	2
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 Hulunbuir	2
Effects of different water and nitrogen treatments on greenhouse tomato yield, water use efficiency, and physiological responses	2
Effects of saline water irrigation on winter wheat and its safe utilization under a subsurface drainage system in coastal saline-alkali land of Hebei Province, China	2
Spatiotemporal variations in potential evapotranspiration in the Yellow River and Yangtze River Basins under changing environments: impacts on runoff and their causes	2
Optimal agricultural plan for minimizing ecological impacts on river ecosystems	2
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 system	2
Energy efficiency assessment in collective irrigation systems using water and energy balances: methodology and application	2
Predicting soil salinity in wastewater land application systems under field conditions with tree-based machine learning approaches	2
Special issue: Contributions to update the FAO56 Guidelines for Computing Crop Water Requirements Sections	2
Geometric overlapping coefficients for calculating the required emitters per plant in drip irrigation	2
Long-term almond yield response to deficit irrigation	2
Performance of Sentinel-2 SAFER ET model for daily and seasonal estimation of grapevine water consumption	2
Optimizing tomato irrigation through deep learning-enabled wireless sensor networks with fuzzy logic	2
The utility and applicability of vegetation index-based models for the spatial disaggregation of evapotranspiration	2
Using stem water potential derived from continuous reading sensors for irrigation scheduling: nectarine as a test case	2
Evapotranspiration uncertainty at micrometeorological scales: the impact of the eddy covariance energy imbalance and correction methods	2
Evapotranspiration estimation using high-resolution aerial imagery and pySEBAL for processing tomatoes	2
Collaborative water management through revitalizing social power relationships: a social network analysis of Qanat stakeholders in Iran	2