OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The H4-Index of Pedosphere is 30. 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
Life cycle greenhouse gas emissions from five contrasting rice production systems in the tropics	247
Cropping leads to loss of soil organic matter: How can we prevent it?	167
Biochar application affects respiration and concomitant biological activities in agricultural soils: A global meta-analysis	124
Brackish water irrigation-induced recruitment of specific consortium determines microbial resistance that facilitates crop yield in a field experiment	116
Sustainable phytoremediation technologies for the efficient removal of toxic metals from coal mining-contaminated soils with the potential approaches of circular bioeconomy	87
Wheat morphological and biochemical responses to copper oxide nanoparticles in two soils	81
Research progress on synthetic pyrethroid biodegradation: Current status, pathways, mechanisms and enzyme enhancement strategies	80
Integrated agronomic practice management decreases soil carbon emission and increases environmental ecological benefits of summer maize	77
Effects of freeze-thaw cycles on the distribution of cadmium in black soil: Perspectives from soil aggregate turnover	74
Sustainable remediation of cadmium-contaminated soils: Capture by Fe3O4/polyaniline nanocomposites and removal by magnetic separation	58
Social insects behind the microgranular structure of Ferralsols: Consequences for their physical fertility when cultivated	58
Arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi for salinity stress: Anti-stress role and mechanisms	57
Phosphorus cycling genes, enzyme activities and microbial communities shift based on green manure residues and soil environment	52
Effect of lignite amendment on carbon and nitrogen mineralization from raw and composted manure during incubation with soil	50
Arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi regulate plant mineral nutrient uptake and partitioning in iron ore tailings undergoing eco-engineered pedogenesis	50
Change of pore water near the freezing front during soil freezing: Migration and mechanisms	42
Effects of nanofertilizer and nano-plant hormone on soil chemical properties and microbial community in two different soil types	40
Effects of sulfur fertilizers applied at agronomic rates on cadmium availability in agricultural soils: Insights from a batch experiment	40
Effects of substituting chemical fertilizers with manure on rice yield and soil labile nitrogen in paddy fields of China: A meta-analysis	39
Effects of microtopographic modification on soil labile organic carbon fractions and enzyme activities in urban restored wetlands	38
Effects of metal oxide nanoparticles on soil water retention curve and tensile strength	37
Cross-boundary root-soil microbiome transplantation: A smart solution for climate-responsive agroecosystems	36
Saline-alkali soil remediation enhanced the hydroxyl radical production as well as the soluble Fe(II) content generated via the dissimilatory microbial iron reduction	35
Effect of aggregate size composition and matric potential on microstructural resistance and viscoelasticity of black soil in Northeast China	34
Structure, variation and assembly processes of bacterial communities in different root-associated niches of tomato under periodic drought and nitrogen addition	34

Straw return strengthens straw C-assimilating bacterial diversity and interactions especially in soil small macroaggregates and microaggregates	33
Harnessing plant-rhizobacteria alliances for nutrient homeostasis in depleting soil landscape: Shifting paradigms beyond chemical fertilizers	32
Reclamation and vegetation effects on labile and stable soil organic carbon fractions in a spoil heap of coal mining waste	31
Metagenomic insights into microbial diversity and carbon cycling-related genes along an elevational gradient in arid mountain ecosystems	30
Microplastics behavior and distribution in mulched agricultural soil under semi-arid climate: A case study from Morocco	30
Dual effects of repeated phytoextraction on cadmium removal from highly polluted soils and organic carbon stability	30
Exploring the characteristics of microbial community and enzyme activity in the aged refuse landfill environment of Taiyuan, China	30