OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The H4-Index of Land Degradation & Development is 33. 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
	117
Impacts of infiltration holes on rainfall‐runoff production on slopes treated with engineering measures: A simulation study in the Loess Plateau of China	85
A comprehensive review of the impact of farmland property rights stability on farmers' land use and protection behaviors	85
Vertical and horizontal soil stresses beneath a modern combine harvester: Measurements and modelling	77
Long‐term combined subsoiling and straw mulching conserves water and improves agricultural soil properties	66
Multiple Environmental Variables as Covariates to Improve the Accuracy of Spatial Prediction Models for SOM on Karst Aera	64
Novel hybrid ravine vulnerability index‐based identification of potential reclamation zones for Western India	61
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Desalinization effect of simulated cut‐soiler‐based residue filled preferential shallow subsurface drainage: Improvement of physiology and yield of rain‐fed pearl millet in saline semiarid regions	51
Moss establishment in restoration: The role of moss production method and short‐term benefits of abscisic acid	51
Soil Polychlorinated Biphenyl Dissipation and Mung Bean Production Influenced by Ryegrass, Nanoscale Zero‐Valent Iron and Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Fungus	44
Analytical framework using remote sensing and water geochemistry to assess changes in landscapes with high ecological and social value	43
Freeze–Thaw Dynamics in Postindustrial Soil: Implications for Metal Stability and Soil Enzymatic Activity During Phytostabilization	43
Developing SWAT‐S to strengthen the soil erosion forecasting performance of the SWAT model	41
Clonal propagation, scale dependent assembly, and nucleation drives natural regeneration in a restinga sandy coastal plain	40
Analysis and prediction of land cover changes using the land change modeler (LCM) in a semiarid river basin, Iran	39
Management zone delineation based on soil properties measured during the reproductive stage of rice in the field	37
Assessment of the Efficiency of Coupling Sustainable Well‐Being in Mountain Villages: A Case Study of Qinba Mountain Areas in China	37
Future changes in soil salinization across Central Asia under CMIP6 forcing scenarios	36
Dual Controls of Shrub Encroachment in Semiarid Grasslands: Ectomycorrhizal Fungi and Soil Nitrogen Cycling	36
Alpine SOC and Microbial Community Assembly Were Buffered Through Soil Pore Structure Along an Altitudinal Gradient	36
Spatial distribution of trace and rare earth elements of bottom sediments in Lake Ostrowite, Bory Tucholskie National Park, Poland	35
Secondary succession of soil, plants, and bacteria following the recovery of abandoned croplands in two semi‐arid steppes	35
From wasteland to oasis: Transformative effects of trees on farmland and livelihoods	35

Effects of soil conservation on the spatial heterogeneity of vegetation carbon sequestration in the Yellow River Basin, China	35
Microbial nutrient limitation in rhizosphere soils of different food crop families: Evidence from ecoenzymatic stoichiometry	34
Biochar‐assisted eco‐restoration of coal mine degraded land to meet United Nation Sustainable Development Goals	34
In‐situ biochar production associated with paddies: Direct involvement of farmers in greenhouse gases reduction policies besides increasing nutrients availability and rice production	33
Grazing exclusion altered the pattern of the soil seed bank but not the aboveground vegetation along an altitudinal gradient in alpine grassland	33
Alternate drip irrigation regulates the soil fungal community structure and metabolic function based on root–fungus interactions	33
Spatiotemporal evolution and driving mechanism of slope cultivated land in karst mountainous areas of Southwest China—A case study of Puding County, Guizhou Province	33
Unravelling social barriers in ecological restoration decision‐making: A network analysis approach	33
Spatiotemporal evolution of aeolian dust in China: An insight into the synoptic records of 1984–2020 and nationwide practices to combat desertification	33
Allocation and transfer of photosynthetic ¹³C in the vegetation‐soil system and its response to permafrost degradation	33
Land Use Planning for Land Degradation Neutrality: Reflections and Critical Challenges	33
Effects of rapeseed residue organic fertilizer on cadmium toxicity in soil and its uptake and transfer by rice plants (Oryza sativa L.)	33