OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of African Journal of Range & Forage Science is 4. 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.)

Article	Citations
Dynamics of tall fescue (Festuca arundinacea) and Kikuyu grass (Cenchrus clandestinus) pastures associated with white clover (Trifolium repens) in small-scale dairy systems in the	24
Bromatological and histological features of native African grasses under grazing in Brazilian semi-arid rangelands	16
Diet preference of black rhinocerosDiceros bicornisat Welgevonden Game Reserve, South Africa, across seasons	15
Occurrence of Dalbergia obovata in grasslands of urban nature reserves within a metropolitan municipality: Is it an encroaching woody species?	14
The effect of changes in human drivers on the fire regimes of South African grassland and savanna environments over the past 100 years	13
Kraals or bomas increase soil carbon and fertility across several biomes	13
Participatory establishment of Cenchrus ciliaris forage grass among pastoralists in a semi-arid rangeland area of eastern Tanzania	12
Performance of goats browsing on Vachellia karroo encroached communal lands and open grasslands in the Eastern Cape province, South Africa	10
Nearly six decades of grazing research published by the Grassland Society of Southern Africa: trends, recommendations and gaps	9
Drought as a driver of vegetation change in Succulent Karoo rangelands, South Africa	9
Nutritional properties and in vitro gas production in cactus pear ( Opuntia stricta ) and cassava ( Manihot esculenta	9
Drivers of change in vegetation and soil in the Gamka Karoo: grazing versus rainfall	8
Do native grasses emerge and establish in areas rehabilitated using vetiver grass?	7
Response of improved Brachiaria (Urochloa) grass cultivars to foliar diseases and their agronomic performances in Rwanda	7
Effect of slope aspect on vegetation characteristics in mountain rangelands of Tajikistan: considerations for future ecological management and restoration	7
Lessons from a century of evidence-based fire management in grassy ecosystems	6
Lucerne establishment in dryland conditions: effects of crop residues and wheat as a nurse crop	6
Two reviews of GrassPro Southern Africa (online app)	6
Effect of plant spacing and cutting intensity on the morphology and productivity of forage cactus [ Opuntia stricta (Haw.) Haw.]	6
Book review: ‘Fairy Circles of the Namib Desert: Ecosystem Engineering by Subterranean Social Insects’	6
The Uncommon Knowledge of Elinor Ostrom: Essential Lessons for Collective Action	6
The control of the encroaching shrub Seriphium plumosum ( L. ) Thunb. (Asteraceae) and the response of the grassy layer in a South African	6
Putting the pieces together: woody plant encroachment across a precipitation gradient in southern Africa	6
Influence of burning and defoliation on Festuca costata (Nees) in the Drakensberg	6
Warming promotes growth of seedlings of a woody encroacher in grassland dominated by C₄ species	5

An Ecological Guide to the BushAn Ecological Guide to the Bush, By Bruce McKenzie, 2022, Jacana Media: www.jacana.co.za, 194 pages, softcover, ISBN 9781431432875, Price: R235.00	5
Integration of livestock into conservation agriculture systems in the Mediterranean climate region of South Africa	5
Biostimulant effects on the herbage yield and nutritive composition of a mixed ryegrass–clover pasture	5
Overlooked forbs: implications for rangeland biodiversity and function in southern Africa	5
A balanced perspective on the contribution of extensive ruminant production to greenhouse gas emissions in southern Africa	4
Effect of botanical composition calibration on the accuracy of undisturbed sward height and comparative yield method techniques for herbage mass estimation in tropical heterogeneous pastures	4
Forage yield, competition and economic benefit of intercropping cactus and millet with mulch in a semi-arid environment	4
From forage to multifunctionality: shifting perceptions of rangeland ecosystem services in the journals of the Grassland Society of Southern Africa	4
Herbicide trials on Campuloclinium macrocephalum (Asteraceae) during adverse conditions reveal incompatibility with biocontrol and a narrow window of opportunity for che	4
Genetic analysis of Panicum coloratum var. makarikariense caryopsis retention	4
Selection and evaluation of promising indigenous fodder trees and shrubs as supplemental diets for ruminant animals across different agroecological environments	4