OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of African Journal of Range & Forage 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 2022-08-01 to 2026-08-01.)

Article	Citations
Book Review. Pastoralism, Uncertainty and Development	32
Performance of goats browsing on Vachellia karroo encroached communal lands and open grasslands in the Eastern Cape province, South Africa	14
Diet preference of black rhinocerosDiceros bicornisat Welgevonden Game Reserve, South Africa, across seasons	14
Participatory establishment of Cenchrus ciliaris forage grass among pastoralists in a semi-arid rangeland area of eastern Tanzania	12
Kraals or bomas increase soil carbon and fertility across several biomes	12
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	10
Quality characteristics of forage in the sowing year of a standard perennial pasture established with annual ryegrass, barley, and berseem clover as companion crops	9
Measuring adaptive decision making in livestock grazing systems	8
Nearly six decades of grazing research published by the Grassland Society of Southern Africa: trends, recommendations and gaps	8
Invasion of Neltuma juliflora (mesquite) and its effects on soil physicochemical properties in a semi-arid rangeland of South Africa	7
Does spring defoliation affect energy reserves in a South African mesic grassland geophyte?	6
Nutritional properties and in vitro gas production in cactus pear ( Opuntia stricta ) and cassava ( Manihot esculenta	6
Do native grasses emerge and establish in areas rehabilitated using vetiver grass?	6
Putting the pieces together: woody plant encroachment across a precipitation gradient in southern Africa	5
Effect of plant spacing and cutting intensity on the morphology and productivity of forage cactus [ Opuntia stricta (Haw.) Haw.]	5
The control of the encroaching shrub Seriphium plumosum ( L. ) Thunb. (Asteraceae) and the response of the grassy layer in a South African	5
Non-selective defoliation by mowing and burning has long-term selective effects on mesic grassland in South Africa	4
Biostimulant effects on the herbage yield and nutritive composition of a mixed ryegrass–clover pasture	4
Lucerne establishment in dryland conditions: effects of crop residues and wheat as a nurse crop	4
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	4
Two reviews of GrassPro Southern Africa (online app)	4
Overlooked forbs: implications for rangeland biodiversity and function in southern Africa	4
Book review: ‘Fairy Circles of the Namib Desert: Ecosystem Engineering by Subterranean Social Insects’	4
Unravelling the accessions–environment interactions and the unveiling of released variety: insights from Bouffordia dichotoma	3
Herbicide trials on Campuloclinium macrocephalum (Asteraceae) during adverse conditions reveal incompatibility with biocontrol and a narrow window of opportunity for che	3

Vegetation structure and defoliation patterns in heterogeneous grasslands under two herbage allowance levels	3
A balanced perspective on the contribution of extensive ruminant production to greenhouse gas emissions in southern Africa	3
Using fire and herbicide to manage Campuloclinium macrocephalum (pompom weed)	3
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	3
Integration of livestock into conservation agriculture systems in the Mediterranean climate region of South Africa	3
From forage to multifunctionality: shifting perceptions of rangeland ecosystem services in the journals of the Grassland Society of Southern Africa	3
Selection and evaluation of promising indigenous fodder trees and shrubs as supplemental diets for ruminant animals across different agroecological environments	3
Two reviews of Good Nature: The New Science of How Nature Improves Our Health	2
‘The mountain has a story to tell’: transhumant production systems in the US Intermountain West	2
Grass dynamics along a woody-plant density reduction gradient in a South African savanna	2
Historical trajectories and current perspectives on sub-Saharan wildland fire science and management in select scientific literature	2
Nutritional improvement of cactus fruit scraps with addition of alfalfa or Atriplex halimus , and comparison of two animal feed preservation methods (silage and solar dr	2
Managing land use transitions to safeguard transhumance corridors in arid eastern Morocco: challenges and adaptive strategies	2
African Journal of Range and Forage Science : paving the way to restoration in African rangelands	2
Seedling establishment and early growth in Calobota sericea subjected to moisture stress	2
Adding economic and ecological value to communal pastoralism: lessons from implementing a Herding for Health model in the Okavango Delta, Botswana	2
Assessing rangeland conditions on land reform farms in South Africa: a national analysis of the Proactive Land Acquisition Strategy farms	2
DNA-based species identification as a tool to distinguish invasive Nassella species in South Africa	2
Transhumance within private land conservation areas: perspectives from pastoralist landowners in rural Kenya	2
Fermentation characteristics of maize–forage legume mixtures ensiled in small-scale silos	2
Frequent defoliation rapidly and progressively reduces the vigour of a perennial mesic grassland forb, Thunbergia atriplicifolia	2