OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The median citation count of Rangeland Journal is 1. 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 2021-12-01 to 2025-12-01.)

Article	Citations
Carbon sequestration uncertainty: is grazing-induced soil organic carbon accrual offset by inorganic carbon loss?	18
Herbage yield stability of cocksfoot (Dactylis glomerata L.) genotypes across rain-fed environments	17
Environmental drivers of above-ground biomass in semi-arid rangelands	15
A typology of Australian beef producers and the sustainability challenge	15
Shrubs alter alpha and beta diversity of soil fauna in a semiarid grassland	12
Loss of grassland ecosystem service values based on potential vegetation in China	12
Conflict actors influence the dynamics of agropastoral policies to accommodate their preferences and expectations in Ghana	11
The effects of clipping frequency and nitrogen fertilisation on greenhouse gas emissions and net ecosystem exchange in an Australian temperate grassland	10
Rethinking policies for pastoralists – governing the rangelands	8
Some soil factors constraining buffel grass (Cenchrus ciliaris L.) seedling growth rate across a range of acid red Kandosols in Queensland, Australia	6
Opportunities to build resilience of beef cattle properties in the mulga lands of south-western Queensland, Australia	6
Temporal variation in the chemical composition of Nassella trichotoma under a defoliation gradient	6
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Using digital photography to monitor changes in biocrusts and ground cover in a savanna rangeland	6
Measuring transaction costs of grassland eco-compensation policies: the case of the Compensation and Rewards Policy for Grassland Protection in Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region	5
Reimagining the northern Australian beef industry; review of feedbase opportunities for growth	5
Weak negative responses of spider diversity to short-term ‘kraaling’	5
Understanding the spatiotemporal dynamics of understorey biomass in semi-arid woodlands of south-eastern Australia	5
Response of grassland net primary productivity to climate change in China	5
Changes in land management practices have reduced wind erosion in the cropping areas of far south-western NSW, Australia	5
Breaking the wildfire cycle: progressive fire management can shift fire regimes and improve ecosystem condition. A case study from a large conservation reserve in northern Australia	5
Tradeoff between production and regulation functions of semi-arid rangelands	5
Arid erosion mapping: comparing LiDAR and structure from motion	5
Carbon sequestration in woody biomass of mulga (Acacia aneura) woodlands: confidence in prediction using the carbon accounting model FullCAM	4
Rehabilitating vegetation and demonstrating co-benefits in highly degraded rangelands draining to the Great Barrier Reef: seven things to consider	4

A remotely sensed weight gain model for sheep in the semi-arid Karoo shrublands of South Africa	4
An objective prioritisation method for agriculture RD&E	3
Corrigendum to: Impacts of fire on soil organic carbon stocks in a grazed semi-arid tropical Australian savanna: accounting for landscape variability	3
Adaptive multi-paddock grazing management reduces diet quality of yearling cattle in shortgrass steppe	3
Effects of ivermectin on soil nutrient cycling, plant biomass, and dung beetle abundance	3
Resource partitioning between Caucasian chamois and domestic sheep in mountain pastures of the eastern Caucasus, Dagestan, Russia	3
Diet quality, liveweight change and responses to N supplements by cattle grazing Astrebla spp. (Mitchell grass) pastures in the semi-arid tropics in north-western Queensland, Australia	3
Social-identity dynamics in rural communities: a motive for resistance to change	3
Influence of selected environmental variables on the germination of Eucalyptus costata	3
Donkey production systems and breeding practices in selected districts of South Omo Zone, southern Ethiopia	3
Response of species abundance distribution pattern of alpine meadow community to sampling scales	3
The importance of camel (Camelus dromedaries) in the livelihoods of herders: the case of camel herders’ households in peri-urban N’Djamena and pastoral Fitri, Chad	2
Augmenting rangeland condition monitoring with drones: potential for carbon farming projects to support widespread ecosystem assessment	2
Processes underpinning natural capital account compilation highlight the potential for low-input grazing to mitigate farm carbon emissions while also improving biodiversity outcomes	2
Preface to the Special Issue of The Rangeland Journal on the Comprehensive Sequential Classification System of Rangeland	2
Comparing narratives on carnivore management in a dryland ecosystem: a case study of state-backed lethal control	2
Managing grazing to increase ground cover in rangelands: using remote sensing to detect change	2
Applying two remotely-sensed methods for monitoring grazing impacts in the Australian arid zone	2
Low-emission beef production in the Southern Rangelands of Western Australia: an analysis of herd structure and stocking rate experiencing droughts	1
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Triple La Niña 2020–2022 revival: river red gum and coolibah recruitment in the Queensland Murray–Darling Basin floodplain, Australia	1
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Does grazing exclusion in Australia’s rangelands affect biomass and debris carbon stocks?	1
Hydrology and runoff water quality from three improved pastures compared with virgin brigalow (Acacia harpophylla) woodland over 8 years in semiarid Australia	1
Above-ground carbon in mulga-dominated rangelands, Murchison Bioregion, Western Australia	1
Predicted effects of simulated ambient warming and moisture on forage nutrient quality and community composition in Mongolian an arid grassland	1
Prospects for sustainable use of the pastoral areas of Australia’s southern rangelands: a synthesis	1
Responses of grass productivity traits to bush clearing in semi-arid rangelands in North-West Province of South Africa	1
Introduction to the Special Collection of The Rangeland Journal on carbon and environmental service markets in rangelands	1
Non-compliance and under-performance in Australian human-induced regeneration projects	1
How and why do rangeland changes and their underlying drivers differ across Namibia’s two major land-tenure systems?	1
Effects of international boundary making on pastoralists transboundary environmental resource use in the Ethiopia–Kenya borderland	1
The impact of tree removal on standing grass biomass, seedling establishment and growth of woody species	1
Carbon-dioxide-driven increase in foliage projective cover is not the same as increased woody plant density: lessons from an Australian tropical savanna	1
Can dingoes increase graziers’ profits and help maintain Australia’s rangelands?	1
The use of Australian native grains as a food: a review of research in a global grains context	1
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