OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The H4-Index of Field Crops Research is 52. 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 2022-08-01 to 2026-08-01.)

Article	Citations
Editorial Board	100
Towards higher agrobiodiversity – Evaluating the effects of undersowing different flowering species on soybean productivity	97
Adapting the CROPGRO Perennial Forage model to predict growth and development of Pensacola bahiagrass	97
Effects of cultural practices on weed community and seedbank dynamics in a potato rotation	90
Quantitative evaluation of the effects of initial soil salinity, water quality and nitrogen application rate on cotton growth under drip irrigation in arid regions	86
Variations in water availability and N cycling across different seasons in cover crop systems	83
Decreases in yield-scaled reactive nitrogen losses and nitrogen surplus by shifting rice-wheat rotation to ratoon rice mode in Southeast China	81
Nitrification inhibitors applied in strip-tillage patterns are effective in increasing corn yield and reducing nitrogen footprint by 2100	78
Consistency, variability, and predictability of on-farm nutrient responses in four grain legumes across East and West Africa	77
Utilizing unique irrigation techniques and different phosphorus rates as strategies to improve peanut growth, phosphorus use efficiency and water productivity	76
Identification of agronomic and physiological traits in high rolling-resistance varieties for mechanized ratoon rice production	73
Effective Striga control and yield intensification on maize farms in western Kenya with N fertilizer and herbicide-resistant variety	73
Leaf dry matter outperforms leaf area index in developing critical nitrogen dilution curves for nitrogen management of drip-irrigated high-density maize	72
One–third substitution of nitrogen with cow manure or biochar greatly reduced N2O emission and carbon footprint in saline–alkali soils	72
Pi-efficient wheat cultivars screened by using both functional marker CAPS-799 and field experiment	72
Regulation of photoassimilate transportation and nitrogen uptake to decrease greenhouse gas emissions in ratooning rice with higher economic return by optimized nitrogen supplies	70
Contrasted reaction norms of wheat yield in pure vs mixed stands explained by tillering plasticities and shade avoidance	69
Optimizing nutrient management for various potato varieties based on source–sink relationships	69
Root system architecture in a barley RIL population: Agronomic effects of seedling and adult root traits	69
Responses of soil water supply during the wheat growing season to agricultural management practice in Northern China: A meta-analysis	68
Key factors influencing wheat grain zinc and manganese concentration in areas with different soil available phosphorus	67
Optimizing tillage regimes in rice-rapeseed rotation system to enhance crop yield and environmental sustainability	67
Quantifying pre- and post-anthesis heat waves on grain number and grain weight of contrasting wheat cultivars	67
Effects of legume-grass mixtures and systematic pasture management practices on forage yield, nutritive quality and resource use efficiency in an arid region	63
Optimizing bioenergy sorghum productivity and nutrient removal in Illinois: Impact of nitrogen fertilization under diverse marginal conditions	63

Belowground reorganization complements canopy regulation in stabilizing yield formation of dual-planting cotton	63
Boll/leaf ratio improves the source–sink relationship and lint yield during the boll setting stage of cotton	62
Ecosystem level carbon and moisture fluxes from a high biomass fibre producing jute crop (Corchorus olitorius L): An eddy covariance-based analysis	62
Relevance of grain number and grain weight on barley yield responses to environmental and genetic factors	61
Evaluating nitrogen fertilization strategies to optimize yield and grain nitrogen content in top winter wheat varieties across Switzerland	61
Mechanisms of phosphorus acquisition through shifts in root–microbe interactions of Leymus chinensis mediated by nitrogen availability: From synergistic to antagonistic	60
Management practices regulate the response of canopy and ecosystem water use efficiency in cropland ecosystems	60
Long-term no tillage straw mulching increased soil water and nitrogen storage in dryland wheat on the Loess Plateau, but may increase dissolved organic nitrogen leaching	59
Sustainability assessment of nitrogen nutrition index based topdressing nitrogen application	59
Sheep grazing increases the forage yield and reduces the yield-scaled soil CO2 emissions of sown pastures in an inland arid region	58
Trends in crop yield estimation via data assimilation based on multi-interdisciplinary analysis	58
Short-term legume cover crops following maize only marginally impact winter cereals under conservation tillage management	58
Long-term diversified cropping promotes wheat yield and sustainability across contrasting climates: Evidence from China and Switzerland	57
Retrieving canopy nitrogen concentration and aboveground biomass with deep learning for ryegrass and barley: Comparing models and determining waveband contribution	57
Regulation of 2-acetyl-1-pyrroline (2-AP) biosynthesis and grain quality in fragrant rice under salt stress	56
Uncovering the potentials of long-term straw return and nitrogen supply on subtropical maize (Zea mays L.) photosynthesis and grain yield	55
Crop nitrogen status and yield formation: A cross-species comparison for maize, rice, and wheat field crops	55
Biochar effects on crop yield variability	55
Integrated mulching and nitrogen management strategies influence carbon footprint and sustainability of wheat production on the Loess Plateau of China	55
Residual effects of repeated catch crops on spring barley yield and nitrate leaching	54
Positive legacy effects of grass-legume mixture leys on phosphorus uptake and yield of maize weaken over the growing season	54
Agronomic manipulation in main season and ratoon rice influences growth, productivity, and regeneration ability in tropical lowlands	53
Using ethylene combined with green manuring to enhance rice productivity, economic benefit, and energy efficiency in double-rice paddy field	53
How will future climates in the Pakistani Punjab rice-wheat system affect the optimal agronomic settings, and can adaptation offset losses?	53
Sequential submergence and drought induce yield loss in rice by affecting redox homeostasis and source-to-sink sugar transport	52
Physiological responses to subsoil manuring in crop species across high and medium rainfall regions	52
Five years of re-ploughing of grass cultivation (Elymus nutans) in the eastern Qinghai-Xizang Plateau proves to management measure: An eddy covariance-based analysis	52
Effects of sunflower residue management options on productivity and profitability of succeeding rice under different crop establishment methods	52