OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of European Journal of Soil Science is 7. 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 2020-10-01 to 2024-10-01.)

Article	Citations
Changes in soil pH and mobility of heavy metals in contaminated soils	128
A holistic perspective on soil architecture is needed as a key to soil functions	74
European Soil Data Centre 2.0: Soil data and knowledge in support of the EU policies	67
The role of biochar particle size and hydrophobicity in improving soil hydraulic properties	51
Diffuse reflectance spectroscopy for estimating soil properties: A technology for the 21st century	50
Soil multifunctionality: Synergies and trade‐offs across European climatic zones and land uses	46
Functional root trait‐based classification of cover crops to improve soil physical properties	45
Soil carbon sequestration for climate change mitigation: Mineralization kinetics of organic inputs as an overlooked limitation	43
Relations between soil organic carbon content and the pore size distribution for an arable topsoil with large variations in soil properties	41
The cost‐effectiveness of reflectance spectroscopy for estimating soil organic carbon	40
Long‐term zero‐tillage enhances the protection of soil carbon in tropical agriculture	34
Estimating soil chemical properties by diffuse reflectance spectroscopy: Promise versus reality	32
RUSSELL REVIEW Are plant roots only “in” soil or are they “of” it? Roots, soil formation and function	31
Perspectives on data‐driven soil research	30
Inconsistent effects of agricultural practices on soil fungal communities across 12 European long‐term experiments	29
Effect of soil thickness on rainfall infiltration and runoff generation from karst hillslopes during rainstorms	29
LUCAS Soil Biodiversity and LUCAS Soil Pesticides, new tools for research and policy development	27
How pore structure non‐stationarity compromises flow properties representativity (REV) for soil samples: Pore‐scale modelling and stationarity analysis	27
Potential accumulation of toxic trace elements in soils during enhanced rock weathering	27
Accounting for soil architecture and microbial dynamics in microscale models: Current practices in soil science and the path ahead	26
Sustainable futures over the next decade are rooted in soil science	26
Impact of biochar on nutrient supply, crop yield and microbial respiration on sandy soils of northern Germany	25
Spatiotemporal modelling of soil moisture in an Atlantic forest through machine learning algorithms	24
Out of the dark: Using energy flux to connect above‐ and belowground communities and ecosystem functioning	23
How do natural soil NH₄⁺, NO₃⁻ and N₂O interact in response to nitrogen input in different climatic zones? A glo	21

On inorganic N uptake by vascular plants: Can ¹⁵N tracer techniques resolve the NH₄⁺ versus NO₃⁻ “preference” co	21
Can yield, soil C and aggregation be improved under long‐term conservation agriculture in the eastern Indo‐Gangetic plain of India?	21
A well‐established fact: Rapid mineralization of organic inputs is an important factor for soil carbon sequestration	20
A meta‐analysis of carbon content and stocks in Technosols and identification of the main governing factors	20
A new theory for soil health	19
Emissions of nitrous oxide, dinitrogen and carbon dioxide from three soils amended with carbon substrates under varying soil matric potentials	19
The concentration and size distribution of iron‐rich colloids in pore waters are related to soil organic matter content and pore water calcium concentration	18
Soil thermal conductivity model by de Vries: Re‐examination and validation analysis	18
Identifying the fingerprint of permanganate oxidizable carbon as a measure of labile soil organic carbon using Fourier transform mid‐infrared photoacoustic spectroscopy	18
On the use of air temperature and precipitation as surrogate predictors in soil respiration modelling	17
Cycling of reduced phosphorus compounds in soil and potential impacts of climate change	17
Impacts of land use and cropland management on soil organic matter and greenhouse gas emissions in theBrazilian Cerrado	17
Decomposition and nutrient release from legume and non‐legume residues in a tropical soil	17
Maize straw and its biochar affect phosphorus distribution in soil aggregates and are beneficial for improving phosphorus availability along the soil profile	17
Changes in soil pH and addition of inorganic phosphate affect glyphosate adsorption in agricultural soil	17
Effects of drying and simulated flooding on soil phosphorus dynamics from two contrasting UK grassland soils	17
Flow resistance in mobile bed rills shaped in soils with different texture	16
The potential of ryegrass as cover crop to reduce soil N₂O emissions and increase the population size of denitrifying bacteria	16
Performance of field‐scale lab vs in situ visible/near‐ and mid‐infrared spectroscopy for estimation of soil properties	16
A mesocosm‐based assessment of whether root hairs affect soil erosion by simulated rainfall	16
Modelling soil water retention and water‐holding capacity with visible–near‐infrared spectra and machine learning	16
The effect of temperature and wetting–drying cycles on soil wettability: Dynamic molecular restructuring processes at the solid–water–air interface	15
Statistical modelling of measurement error in wet chemistry soil data	15
Soil bacterial and fungal communities are linked with plant functional types and soil properties under different grazing intensities	15
Race and racism in soil science	14
A comparison of machine learning algorithms for mapping soil iron parameters indicative of pedogenic processes by hyperspectral imaging of intact soil profiles	14
Controls on variation of soil organic carbon concentration in the shrublands of the north‐eastern Tibetan Plateau	14
Greater, but not necessarily better: The influence of biochar on soil hydraulic properties	14
Multi‐modelling predictions show high uncertainty of required carbon input changes to reach a 4‰ target	14
Quantitative estimation of stochastic and deterministic processes for soil prokaryotic community assembly in the Yellow River floodplain	14
Preferential flow patterns in forested hillslopes of east Tibetan Plateau revealed by dye tracing and soil moisture network	14
Effect of soil internal forces on fragment size distributions after aggregate breakdown and their relations to splash erosion	14
Particle size primarily shifts chemical composition of organic matter under long‐term fertilization in paddy soil	14
Seasonal patterns of greenhouse gas emissions from a forest‐to‐bog restored site in northern Scotland: Influence of microtopography and vegetation on carbon dioxide and methane dynamics	14
A theoretical model to predict suffusion‐induced particle movement in cohesionless soil under seepage flow	14
Investigation of the soil properties that affect Olsen P critical values in different soil types and impact on P fertiliser recommendations	13
Synergistic use of hyperspectral imagery, Sentinel‐1 and LiDAR improves mapping of soil physical and geochemical properties at the farm‐scale	13
Cereal straw incorporation and ryegrass cover crops: The path to equilibrium in soil carbon storage is short	13
Relative efficacy and stability of biological and synthetic nitrification inhibitors in a highly nitrifying soil: Evidence of apparent nitrification inhibition by linoleic acid and linolenic acid	13
Agricultural soils: A sink or source of methane across the British Isles?	13
Chemical composition of soil organic carbon from mixed aspen‐conifer forests characterized with Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy	13
Accounting for analytical and proximal soil sensing errors in digital soil mapping	13
Understanding the joint impacts of soil architecture and microbial dynamics on soil functions: Insights derived from microscale models	12
X‐ray tomography analysis of soil biopores structure under wetting and drying cycles	12
Methane and nitrous oxide emissions from a ratoon paddy field in Sichuan Province, China	12
The impact, identification and management of dispersive soils in rainfed cropping systems	12
Changes in microbial utilization and fate of soil carbon following the addition of different fractions of anaerobic digestate to soils	12
Contributions and future priorities for soil science: Comparing perspectives from scientists and stakeholders	12
Response of subsoil organic matter contents and physical properties to long‐term, high‐rate farmyard manure application	12
A modification to the van Genuchten model for improved prediction of relative hydraulic conductivity of unsaturated soils	12

Habitat determines the relationships among bacteria, resistance genes and mobile genetic elements in the soil–plant system	11
Dynamic changes in soil erosion risk and its driving mechanism: A case study in the Loess Plateau of China	11
The legacy effect of synthetic N fertiliser	11
Effects of mucilage concentration at different water contents on mechanical stability and elasticity in a loamy and a sandy soil	11
Scenario modelling of carbon mineralization in 3D soil architecture at the microscale: Toward an accessibility coefficient of organic matter for bacteria	11
Development and functional evaluation of pedotransfer functions for soil hydraulic properties for the Zambezi River Basin	11
Soil pH drives poplar rhizosphere soil microbial community responses to ozone pollution and nitrogen addition	11
Combined effects of rainfall types and antecedent soil moisture on runoff generation at a hillslope of red soil region	11
The legacy of acidic deposition controls soil organic carbon pools in temperate forests across theCzechRepublic	11
International gender equity in soil science	11
Modelling spatial and temporal soil organic carbon dynamics under climate and land management change scenarios, northern Ethiopia	10
Untrafficked furrowed seedbed sustains soil physical quality in sugarcane mechanized fields	10
Legacy of war: Pedogenesis divergence and heavy metal contamination on the WWI front line a century after battle	10
Soil respiration spatial and temporal variability in China between 1961 and 2014	10
Effects of different organic amendments on soil pore structure acquired by three‐dimensional investigation	10
Soil aeration and redox potential as function of pore connectivity unravelled by X‐ray microtomography imaging	10
Multifractal analysis of soil particle size distribution to evaluate the effects of gypsum on the quality of sodic soils	10
Incorporating soil knowledge into machine‐learning prediction of soil properties from soil spectra	10
Predicting evaporation from moist, cracked soil, based on near‐surface wind speed, crack width and crack distance	10
Spectral variable selection for estimation of soil organic carbon content using mid‐infrared spectroscopy	10
Linkage between microbial functional genes and net N mineralisation in forest soils along an elevational gradient	10
Decreased soil aggregation and reduced soil organic carbon activity in conventional vegetable fields converted from paddy fields	10
Effects of organic carbon and clay contents on structure‐related properties of arable soils with high clay content	10
Do tree species affect decadal changes in soil organic carbon and total nitrogen stocks in Danish common garden experiments?	9
Phage‐bacterium interactions and nutrient availability can shape C and N retention in microbial biomass	9
Feature and mechanism analysis of dispersive soil disintegration impacted by soil water content, density, and salinity	9
Resilience of microbial communities in Mediterranean soil after induced drought and manipulated UV radiation	9
Stocktake study of current fertilisation recommendations across Europe and discussion towards a more harmonised approach	9
Slippery liquid‐infused porous surfaces: The effect of oil on the water repellence of hydrophobic and superhydrophobic soils	9
Extending grassland age for climate change mitigation and adaptation on clay soils	8
A 1 billion euro mission: A Soil Deal for Europe	8
Soil macroporosity and water flow in the root zone of oases in hyper‐arid regions	8
Increasing soil organic carbon pools and wheat yields by optimising tillage and fertilisation on the Loess Plateau in China	8
Adsorption of cations at the illite–water interface and its effect on intrinsic potassium ions	8
Long‐term changes in paddy soil fertility in tropical Asia after 50 years of the Green Revolution	8
National soil data in EU countries, where do we stand?	8
Estimation of soil specific surface area from adsorbed soil water content	8
Reducing tillage intensity benefits the soil micro‐ and mesofauna in a global meta‐analysis	8
Impact of Dicranopteris linearis roots on the shear strength of different soil layers in collapsing wall of Benggang	8
Forty years of soil research funded by the European Commission: Trends and future. A systematic review of research projects	8
Trace metal accumulation in agricultural soils from mineral phosphate fertiliser applications in European long‐term field trials	8
Quantification of soil structure via synchrotron X‐ray tomography after 22 years of fertilization	8
Changes in organic carbon fractions and sources in deltaic topsoil and subsoil layers: autochthonous and allochthonous inputs	8
Effect of combining straw‐derived materials and wood ash on alkaline soil carbon content and the microbial community	8
Applying cover crop residues as diverse mixtures increases initial microbial assimilation of crop residue‐derived carbon	8
Hillslope geodiversity effects on properties and composition of biological soil crusts in drylands	8
Investigating unfrozen water and its components during freeze–thaw action in loess using a novel NMR technique	8
Effect of biochar on soil properties and infiltration in a light salinized soil: Experiments and simulations	7
Concentration‐dependent response of soil parameters and functions to trifluoroacetic acid	7
Effects of mixing tree species and water availability on soil organic carbon stocks are depth dependent in a temperate podzol	7
Carbon sequestration in artificial silicate soils facilitated by arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi and glomalin‐related soil protein	7
Assessment of global, national and regional‐level digital soil mapping products at different spatial supports	7
Anthropogenic dark earth: Evolution, distribution, physical, and chemical properties	7
A modelling approach to evaluate land management options for recently burnt catchments	7
Aridity and geochemical drivers of soil micronutrient and contaminant availability in European drylands	7
Delayed nitrogen application after straw and charred straw addition altered the hot moment of soil N₂O emissions	7
Soil properties and microbial processes in response to land‐use change in agricultural highlands of theCentral Andes	7
European agricultural soil management: Towards climate‐smart and sustainability, knowledge needs and research approaches	7
Diffuse reflectance spectroscopy (DRS) for rapid soil testing and soil quality assessment in smallholder farms	7
Gypsum application lowers cadmium uptake in cacao in soils with high cation exchange capacity only: A soil chemical analysis	7
Dynamics of microbial residues in highland agroecosystems as affected by cropping systems and fertilisation in a 31‐year‐long experiment	7
Using homosoils for quantitative extrapolation of soil mapping models	7
Increasing soil organic carbon content can enhance the long‐term availability of phosphorus in agricultural soils	7
Effect of phosphate sorption on soil pH	7
Biocrust‐forming lichens increase soil available phosphorus under simulated climate change	7
Organic manure and lime change water vapour sorption of a red soil by altering water repellency and specific surface area	7
Chemical characteristics of soil organic matter from integrated agricultural systems in southeastern Brazil	7
Clay mineralogical composition and chemical properties of Haplic Luvisol developed on loess in the protected landscape area Litovelské Pomoraví	7
The effect of organic and conventional management practices on soil macropore structure in greenhouse vegetable production	7
The importance of biochar quality and pyrolysis yield for soil carbon sequestration in practice	7
Impacts of tillage and nutrient management on soil porosity trends in dryland agriculture	7
ITS3/ITS4 outperforms other ITS region and 18S rRNA gene primer sets for amplicon sequencing of soil fungi	7
Establishment and evaluation of a quantitative analysis model for potentially toxic metals in wet soil samples by LIBS	7