OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The H4-Index of Land Degradation & Development is 35. 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 2022-06-01 to 2026-06-01.)

Article	Citations
Analytical framework using remote sensing and water geochemistry to assess changes in landscapes with high ecological and social value	229
Soil Polychlorinated Biphenyl Dissipation and Mung Bean Production Influenced by Ryegrass, Nanoscale Zero‐Valent Iron and Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Fungus	185
Clonal propagation, scale dependent assembly, and nucleation drives natural regeneration in a restinga sandy coastal plain	110
Rural–Urban Linkages and Development: A GIS‐MCDA Approach to Sustainable Cyclo‐Tourism and Rural Land Protection	76
Novel hybrid ravine vulnerability index‐based identification of potential reclamation zones for Western India	74
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Assessing the ecological impacts of coastal reclamation on cropland protection: An integrated index system	52
Assessment of the Efficiency of Coupling Sustainable Well‐Being in Mountain Villages: A Case Study of Qinba Mountain Areas in China	51
Predicting Soil Nutrient Classes Using Vis–NIR Spectroscopy to Support Sustainable Farming Decisions	50
Spatiotemporal evolution and driving mechanism of slope cultivated land in karst mountainous areas of Southwest China—A case study of Puding County, Guizhou Province	50
Coal Mining as a Driver of Land Use and Land Cover Change and Degradation: A Case in Moatize City, Mozambique	50
Alpine SOC and Microbial Community Assembly Were Buffered Through Soil Pore Structure Along an Altitudinal Gradient	50
Integrating Ecological Security Pattern and Sustainable Development Goals: A Multi‐Scale Framework for Arid Cities	50
Secondary succession of soil, plants, and bacteria following the recovery of abandoned croplands in two semi‐arid steppes	49
Divergent changes in microbial communities and nutrients upon forest floor humus layer of the sandy Pinus sylvestris var. mongolica plantation in northeast of China	48
“Non‐Grain Production” or “Grain‐Oriented Production”: Can Adjusting the Planting Structure Improve the Farmland Ecosystem Service Value?	47
Future changes in soil salinization across Central Asia under CMIP6 forcing scenarios	47
Effects of rapeseed residue organic fertilizer on cadmium toxicity in soil and its uptake and transfer by rice plants (Oryza sativa L.)	46
Long‐term combined subsoiling and straw mulching conserves water and improves agricultural soil properties	46
Microbial nutrient limitation in rhizosphere soils of different food crop families: Evidence from ecoenzymatic stoichiometry	46
Moss establishment in restoration: The role of moss production method and short‐term benefits of abscisic acid	45
Impacts of infiltration holes on rainfall‐runoff production on slopes treated with engineering measures: A simulation study in the Loess Plateau of China	43
Mapping Priority Remediation Areas for Soil Erosion in Karst Regions Under Shared Socio‐Economic Pathways	43
Regulation of Water‐Soluble Salt Ions by Plantations to Enhance Carbon Sequestration in Coastal Saline‐Alkali Soils	43
Dynamic Monitoring and Ecological Zoning Based on Eco‐Environmental Quality and Landscape Ecological Risk in Dexing City, China	42

What Is the Effect of Long‐Term Revegetation on Soil Stoichiometry? Case Study Based on In Situ Long‐Term Monitoring on the Loess Plateau, China	42
Earthworm Population and Diversity Enhanced Under Conservation Management Practices in Intensified Rice‐Fallow System of South Asia	42
Effects of soil conservation on the spatial heterogeneity of vegetation carbon sequestration in the Yellow River Basin, China	38
Spatiotemporal Evolution and Transition Patterns of Cultivated Land Ecological Security in the Middle and Lower Reaches of the Yellow River, China	38
Freeze–Thaw Dynamics in Postindustrial Soil: Implications for Metal Stability and Soil Enzymatic Activity During Phytostabilization	37
Land Use Planning for Land Degradation Neutrality: Reflections and Critical Challenges	37
What Dominates Land Use Conflicts Across Different Urban Expansion Patterns?—Evidence From the Chengdu–Chongqing Urban Agglomeration, China	36
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Elucidating the response mechanisms of hydrological and sediment connectivity to the river network structure, vegetation, and topographic features in the Jinghe River Basin	36
Understanding the Transportation of Plastic Pollution to Different Environmental Compartments and Human	35