OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The H4-Index of European Journal of Agronomy is 32. 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 2020-03-01 to 2024-03-01.)

Article	Citations
Deep learning techniques for estimation of the yield and size of citrus fruits using a UAV	115
Grain legume-cereal intercropping enhances the use of soil-derived and biologically fixed nitrogen in temperate agroecosystems. A meta-analysis	92
Wheat yield predictions at a county and field scale with deep learning, machine learning, and google earth engine	79
An overview of crop nitrogen status assessment using hyperspectral remote sensing: Current status and perspectives	66
Agricultural sustainability estimation of the European photovoltaic greenhouses	64
Impacts of climate change on the optimum planting date of different maize cultivars in the central US Corn Belt	53
Nitrogen utilization efficiency in wheat: A global perspective	52
Yield benefits from replacing chemical fertilizers with manure under water deficient conditions of the winter wheat – summer maize system in the North China Plain	51
Reappraisal of the central role of soil nutrient availability in nutrient management in light of recent advances in plant nutrition at crop and molecular levels	50
Traits of plant morphology, stalk mechanical strength, and biomass accumulation in the selection of lodging-resistant maize cultivars	48
An Integrated Weed Management framework: A pan-European perspective	48
Adaptation strategies for maize production under climate change for semi-arid environments	47
Machine learning-based in-season nitrogen status diagnosis and side-dress nitrogen recommendation for corn	46
Improvement of sugarcane yield estimation by assimilating UAV-derived plant height observations	44
Agro-economic prospects for expanding soybean production beyond its current northerly limit in Europe	44
A systematic review of local to regional yield forecasting approaches and frequently used data resources	41
Yield penalty due to delayed sowing of winter wheat and the mitigatory role of increased seeding rate	41
Estimation of leaf nitrogen content and photosynthetic nitrogen use efficiency in wheat using sun-induced chlorophyll fluorescence at the leaf and canopy scales	41
Impacts of 1.5 °C and 2.0 °C global warming above pre-industrial on potential winter wheat production of China	39
Combining UAV multispectral imagery and ecological factors to estimate leaf nitrogen and grain protein content of wheat	38
Modelling future climate change impacts on winter wheat yield and water use: A case study in Guanzhong Plain, northwestern China	38
Quantitative synthesis of temperature, CO2, rainfall, and adaptation effects on global crop yields	38
Does the critical N dilution curve for maize crop vary across genotype x environment x management scenarios? - a Bayesian analysis	38
Partial substitution of chemical fertilizer with organic fertilizer over seven years increases yields and restores soil bacterial community diversity in wheat–rice rotation	36
Root to shoot and carbon to nitrogen ratios of maize and soybean crops in the US Midwest	36

Interspecific root interactions and water-use efficiency of intercropped proso millet and mung bean	35
Redefining the field to mobilize three-dimensional diversity and ecosystem services on the arable farm	35
Variability in the potential effects of climate change on phenology and on grape composition of Tempranillo in three zones of the Rioja DOCa (Spain)	34
Straw return strategies to improve soil properties and crop productivity in a winter wheat-summer maize cropping system	34
Biological nitrogen fixation in field pea and vetch: Response to inoculation and residual effect on maize in the Pampean region	33
Straw returning coupled with nitrogen fertilization increases canopy photosynthetic capacity, yield and nitrogen use efficiency in cotton	33
Delayed maize leaf senescence increases the land equivalent ratio of maize soybean relay intercropping system	33
Forward new paradigms for crop mineral nutrition and fertilization towards sustainable agriculture	32
Optimizing the split of N fertilizer application over time increases grain yield of maize-pea intercropping in arid areas	32
Cover crops promote crop productivity but do not enhance weed management in tillage-based cropping systems	32