OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The H4-Index of European Journal of Agronomy is 41. 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 2022-05-01 to 2026-05-01.)

Article	Citations
Editorial Board	162
Calibration of the STICS crop model combining remote sensing data and farmer information	108
Predicting the nitrogen content of mediterranean forage crops: A remote sensing approach	100
Grass-legume intercropping pasture system improves physiological activity and yield of postcrop soybeans	93
Yield gaps and the driving factors under different plant density of spring maize in North China Plain	81
Input uncertainty in CSM-CERES-wheat modeling: Dry farming and irrigated conditions using alternative weather and soil data	73
Optimizing winter wheat varieties for yield and net ecosystem productivity under climate change in the North China Plain	70
Artificial intelligence and multispectral imaging in coffee production: A systematic literature review	65
Genetic progress in 50 years of potato breeding in India: Where do we stand?	63
Winter barley grown in a long-term field trial with a large variation in N supply: Grain yield, yield components, protein concentration and their trends	61
Phenolic content and profile of olive fruits: Impact of contrasting thermal regimes in non-Mediterranean growing environments	60
Crop responses to application of optimum nitrogen fertilizers on soils of various fertilities formed from long-term fertilization regimes	59
Corrigendum to “Yield responses of arable crops to liming – An evaluation of relationships between yields and soil pH from a long-term liming experiment” [Eur. J. Agron. 105 (2019) 176–188]	58
Dissimilarity in root traits and spatial distribution promotes the productivity of Piper nigrum L. and tree species in mixture systems	58
Enhancing irrigation scheduling by application efficiency estimations and soil moisture simulations	58
Inter-row floor management is a powerful factor for optimising vine balance in a non-irrigated organic Barbera vineyard in northern Italy	57
Deep fertilization effects on potato production and GHG emissions depend on soil C:N:P-enzyme interactions: Evidence from a 4-year study	56
Enzyme kinetics reveal biochar-driven soil multifunctionality improvements in arid soils: Insights from pot experiments and meta-analysis	55
Physics-guided deep learning for crop yield estimation	55
Evaluation of MSWX gridded data for modeling of wheat performance across Iran	53
Optimizing nitrogen management enhances stalk lodging resistance and grain yield in dense planting maize by improving canopy light distribution	53
Optimizing UAV-based herbicide applications for sustainable wheat weed management by a novel multi-parameter field evaluation under variable environmental conditions	53
Integrating phenology information with UAV multispectral data for rice nitrogen nutrition diagnosis	51
Soil texture involvement in wildflower strip ecosystem services delivery in Mediterranean agro-environment	50
Assessing genetics, biophysical, and management factors related to soybean seed protein variation in Brazil	50

Optimization of agronomic management positively affects soil GHG emission: Viable solutions of mitigation in moist and dry Mediterranean climate zones	50
Achieving wheat seedling freezing injury assessment during the seedling stage using Unmanned Ground Vehicle (UGV) and hyperspectral imaging technology	49
Pod canopy staggered-layer cultivation increases rapeseed (Brassica napus L.) yield by improving population canopy structure and fully utilizing light-energy resources	49
Agricultural practices that enhance soil structure improve crop yields of Swedish farms	48
Optimisation of the correlation between normalised difference vegetation index and sugar beet yield using multispectral remote sensing data	47
Sustainable alfalfa-winter wheat rotation maintains yield and soil water balance under precipitation variation	46
Maize planting date and maturity in the US central Great Plains: Exploring windows for maximizing yields	45
Combining green manuring with ridge-mulching improves the yield and water use efficiency of winter wheat in drylands	45
Delaying tillering nitrogen topdressing until the midtillering phase improves nitrogen use efficiency and reduces ammonia emission via rice canopy recapture	44
Utilization of cattle slurry, biogas digestates and separated digestates by injection to organically managed spring barley	43
Lentil and chickpea crop growth and yield prediction across Europe	43
Optimising the effect of nitrogen on winter oilseed rape grain yield in China: A meta-analysis	42
Crop residue decomposition and nutrient release are independently affected by nitrogen fertilization, plastic film mulching, and residue type	42
Characterizing apple production in China’s apple planting region: Biophysical simulation and machine learning analysis of quality determinants	42
Nitrogen reduction enhances crop productivity, decreases soil nitrogen loss and optimize its balance in wheat-maize cropping area of the Loess Plateau, China	42
Long-term effects of optimized fertilization, tillage and crop rotation on soil fertility, crop yield and economic profit on the Loess Plateau	41
Deep fertilization combined with straw incorporation improved rice lodging resistance and soil properties of paddy fields	41