OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of Nutrient Cycling in Agroecosystems is 6. 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 2022-08-01 to 2026-08-01.)

Article	Citations
Decision-making environment of low-protein animal feeding in dairy and poultry farms in China	37
Exploring nitrogen-flow networks and energy performance of contrasting organic farms	27
Nitrogen supply by cut-and-carry biomass for vegetable crops and subsequent cereals	27
Towards net zero emissions without compromising agricultural sustainability: What is achievable?	26
Nitrous oxide emissions after application of cattle-manure-based pellet of different pH levels to an Andosol upland field	25
Fertilizer price hikes, farmers’ willingness to pay and crop switching decision in Ghana	24
Large nitrous oxide emissions from arable soils after crop harvests prior to sowing	24
A decision support tool for the selection of 15 N analysis methods of ammonium and nitrate	22
Field based 15 N study: an investigation of cereal rye N fate and utilization by the subsequent corn and soybean	19
Simulating long-term soil carbon storage, greenhouse gas balance, and crop yields in semi-arid cropping systems using DayCent model	19
Greenlandic glacial rock flour improves crop yield in organic agricultural production	18
Soil organic phosphorus mineralisation rate in cropped fields receiving various P sources	17
Impacts of slurry acidification and injection on fertilizer nitrogen fates in grassland	17
Nutrient dynamic study in potato crop under residue mulching and rate of phosphorus application	17
Topography and land management influence soil carbon heterogeneity by altering the physicochemical properties of saline–alkaline soil in Northeast China	17
Urea deep placement in rice systems of Asia and Africa: a review of yield performance, nitrogen use efficiency, environmental benefits, mechanization and adoption potential	16
15Nitrogen urea fertilizer fate in soil–water–plant pools for corn–soybean rotation with grass and legume cover crops	16
Optimizing nitrogen varieties improved sustainability of rice–crayfish co-culture system	16
On-farm compost and basil residues extract on organic tomato: yield, quality, and mineral fortification responses	16
Soy and mustard effectively mobilize phosphorus from inorganic and organic sources	15
Long-term manuring influences boron availability in an Inceptisol under rice–wheat cropping system	14
Marginal increase in nitrate leaching under grass–clover leys by slurry and mineral fertilizer	14
Establishing optimal one-time root-zone nitrogen management for winter wheat in a loamy soil	14
Soil carbon and nutrient stocks under intensified pasture and sugarcane expansion	14
Use of 15N tracers to study nitrogen flows in agro-ecosystems: transformation, losses and plant uptake	13

Summer soil management regulates greenhouse gas emissions in dryland wheat cropping	13
Do tropical climatic conditions reduce the effectiveness of nitrification inhibitors? A meta-analysis of studies carried out in Brazil	13
Balancing the carbon budget in maize using hairy vetch and black oat cover crops	12
Pathways linking nutrient use efficiency, surpluses, soil phosphorus status and losses in European agricultural soils	12
New generation urease inhibitor Duromide reduces ammonia losses and increases irrigated rice yield	12
Nutrient release from alternative fertilisers from nutrient-rich wastes under field conditions	12
Structural equation modelling to analyze the sustainability of the fertilizer sector in India	12
Cover crop decomposition and nitrogen release over three years of precipitation variability in the Western Corn Belt	11
Drivers of soil respiration across a management intensity gradient in temperate grasslands under drought	11
Unraveling the role of ruzigrass in soil K cycling in tropical cropping systems	11
Fertilization strategies to reduce yield-scaled N2O emissions based on the use of biochar and biochar-based fertilizers	11
Influence of greenhouse duration on soil fertility and nitrate/nitrite in Cucumis sativus L.	11
Reversing negative nitrogen balances in intensive rice-based cropping with Conservation Agriculture	11
Spatial distribution and environmental risk of soil phosphorus under a long-term fertilizer strategy in a rice–wheat rotation system	11
Assessing policy impacts on nutrient circularity: a comprehensive review	11
Adding inhibitors to manure injections can mitigate nitrous oxide emissions from barley croplands	11
Mitigation of nitrous oxide emissions in grazing systems through nitrification inhibitors: a meta-analysis	10
Decomposition and macronutrient release rates of cereal rye residue in a temperate agroecosystem	10
Mitigate N2O emissions while maintaining sugarcane yield using enhanced efficiency fertilisers and reduced nitrogen rates	10
Beyond circularity! Integration of circularity, efficiency, and sufficiency for nutrient management in agri-food systems	9
Phosphorus drawdown rate following cessation of repeated manure application to annual crops	9
In recognition of Mike Hedley: fate of fertiliser in soil and mobilisation of recalcitrant nutrients	9
Biochar amendments make the harvesting of crop residue for bioenergy production sustainable	9
Ruzigrass as cover crop improves the potassium partial balance and use by subsequent cotton	9
Little difference in the carbon balance of ryegrass/white clover- and plantain-dominated swards under dairy grazing	9
Rice husk ash and water management affect the GHG emission and water productivity in rice	9
Soil fertility, maize productivity, and nutrient use efficiency following different cattle corralling duration and mineral fertilizer application on a Lixisol in Benin	9
Regenerating productivity after soil fertility depletion in a 20-year cotton–maize rotation in Benin	9
Temporal dynamics of N2O emissions from pasture urine patches: drivers and source processes	9
End-of-life stage of renewable growing media with biochar versus spent peat or mineral wool	8
Assessing crop nitrogen status under organic amendments to reduce nitrogen fertilizer inputs and improve sustainability	8
Integrating organic fertilizers in maize-mung bean intercropping: implications for soil carbon dynamics and greenhouse gas reduction	8
Optimizing nutrient requirement in space and time for increased crop yield and income	8
Correction: Cover crop quality and quantity influences organic corn performance more than soil context	8
Canola productivity and carbon footprint under different cropping systems in eastern Canada	8
Temporal changes in the nutrient content of cattle dung in the Nebraska Sandhills ecosystem	8
Polymer coated urea does not improve nitrogen use efficiency above urea in ratoon sugarcane crops in the wet subtropics	8
Enduring increases in maize yield are a co-benefit of enhanced weathering of Greenlandic glacial rock flour in Ghana	8
Nutrient circularity of an anaerobic digestion project in a typical intensive rice cultivation village in the Vietnamese Mekong delta region: a regional material flow analysis and discussion of modeli	8
Identifying the circularization opportunities for organic wastes generated in a Mediterranean region	8
Elevated CO2 results in modified N2O emissions from paddy rice fields	8
Are soil carbon and nitrogen stocks at steady state despite introducing grass and legumes to soybean and maize production system?	7
Why is nutrient cycling in food systems so limited? A case study from the North-Netherlands region	7
Nitrogen loss partitioning and emissions in intensive subtropical hybrid dairy systems	7
A new circular fertiliser framework for greenhouse hydroponic systems using phosphorus as a case study	7
Biomass partitioning and nutrient fluxes in Silphium perfoliatum and silage maize cropping systems	7
Leaching and volatilization of nitrogen in paddy rice under different nitrogen management	7
Fertilisation strategies and their influence on nutrient flows in organic apple orchards	6
Editorial: Nutrient cycling and management with cover crops	6
Interrelationships between soil phosphorus compounds and their dependence on soil chemical and physical attributes	6

Agroecological practices improve soil biological properties in an organic vegetable system	6
Grazing intensity and seasonality regulate N cycling via litter and excreta in tropical grass–legume pastures	6
Integrated nutrient management enhances leaf litter, mango yield, quality and carbon stock	6
Sub-surface drip-fertigation and legume residue improved maize yield and nitrogen use	6
System-based management of phosphorus in a non-flooded rice-lentil system on alkaline soil	6
Differential nutrient dynamics in cowpea and sunn hemp under organic orange peel powder fertilization	6
Correction: Nitrogen fertilization with pig slurry in a barley-sorghum double-annual forage cropping system	6
Indigenous nutrient supply, weeding and fertilisation strategies influence on-farm N, P and K use efficiency in lowland rice	6
Effects of urea micronized sulfur combined with urease and nitrification inhibitors on nitrogen transformation, losses, and crop response	6
Assessment of the relative agronomic effectiveness of struvite fertilizer in a temperate grassland	6
A closer look at fertilizer legislations for silage maize across selected European countries: part I—insufficient consideration of net nitrogen mineralization	6