OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of Journal of Plant Nutrition and Soil Science is 4. 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
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Impressum: J. Plant Nutr. Soil Sci. 5/2024	55
Contents: J. Plant Nutr. Soil Sci. 2/2024	50
Description and prediction of copper contents in soils using different modeling approaches—Results of long‐term monitoring of soils of northern Germany	41
Perennial Legumes Pueraria phaseoloides and Leucaena leucocephala Exhibit High Potential for Fertility Res	40
Combining Density Fractionation and Ca K‐Edge XANES Reveals Contrasting SOM–Mineral Association Patterns Shaped by Parent Material in Forest Soil O Horizons	40
Cover Picture: J. Plant Nutr. Soil Sci. 4/2025	37
Biochemical properties of phytase immobilized and its effect on growth parameters of tomato	25
Does jasmonic acid mitigate the adverse effects of salt stress on wheat through the enhancement of ascorbate biosynthesis and the induction of glutamate dehydrogenase activity?	23
Azoxystrobin alters the dynamics of short‐term phosphorus uptake of mycorrhizal potato plants associated to Rhizophagus irregularis	22
Plant–soil feedback plays an important role in the progression of plant community succession	19
Natural Colloids in Soil: Effect of Storage and Extraction Conditions on Colloid Amount and Composition	18
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Editorial Board: J. Plant Nutr. Soil Sci. 4/2022	17
Contents: J. Plant Nutr. Soil Sci. 6/2022	17
Unveiling Genetic Potential for Enhanced Phosphorus Use Efficiency in Elite Lines of Chickpea (Cicer arietinum L.)	17
A Stochastic Approach to Quantifying the Propagation of Uncertainty in Soil Organic Carbon Content	16
Acidification of Biogas Residues Stimulates Manganese Uptake in Wheat	16
Biodegradable maleic–itaconic polymer‐coated phosphatic fertilizer improved phosphorous recovery in calcareous soil	15
Correction to “Biogeochemical limitations of carbon stabilization in forest subsoils”	15
Plant Nutrition in the Roman empire	15
Biochar‐Mediated Controlled Release of Mineral Nitrogen From Urea Enhances Wheat Yield in Low Fertility Alkaline Soil	14
Cover Picture: J. Plant Nutr. Soil Sci. 4/2022	13
Cover Picture: J. Plant Nutr. Soil Sci. 1/2025	13

Nitrogen fixation of lablab and finger millet in South‐India	13
Enhanced Carbon Sequestration and Microbial Activities Under Apple‐Based Agroforestry Systems in Kullu Valley of Himachal Pradesh	13
Effects of Biochar and Maize Roots on CO ₂ Emissions and Microbial Biomass C in Loess Soils	13
Spermidine mitigates salt stress in grapevine with alterations in physicochemical properties and nutrient composition	12
Urease inhibition stimulates fungal degradation of chitin in frass‐amended soil	12
Current Practices for Analyzing Soils and Sediments via Mössbauer Spectroscopy	11
Hydrological Conditions Outweigh Soil Texture, Temperature, and Terrain in German Agricultural Land Use	11
Drivers for soil organic carbon stabilization in Elbe River floodplains	11
Tensile Strength: A Pedologist's Perspective on Variability in Cohesive and Non‐Cohesive Horizons From Brazil's Coastal Tablelands	11
Quantifying Effects of OM–Cation Interactions on Mid‐Infrared FTIR Absorption Spectra of Polygalacturonic Acid	11
The Circular Phosphorus Economy: Agronomic Performance of Recycled Fertilizers and Target Crops	11
Impressum: J. Plant Nutr. Soil Sci. 2/2025	10
Decadal trends in soil and grain microelement concentrations indicate mainly favourable development in Finland	10
Tree species affect the vertical distribution of soil organic carbon and total nitrogen	10
Nanotechnology for climate change mitigation: Enhancing plant resilience under stress environments	10
Impressum: J. Plant Nutr. Soil Sci. 3/2023	9
Grape pomace's potential on semi‐arid soil health enhances performance of maize, wheat, and grape crops	9
Fritz Scheffer Under National Socialism: Assessing His Political Involvement	9
Editorial Board: J. Plant Nutr. Soil Sci. 2/2024	9
Sorption of Sulfonamide Antibiotics in Peat Soils With Different Properties	9
Conservative Agriculture Based on Irrigation Increased the Connections in Inter‐Kingdom Co‐Occurrence Networks in Arid Zones of Argentina	9
Biochar Effects on Carbon and Nitrogen Dynamics During Co‐Composting of Poultry Manure With Carbonized and Uncarbonized Organic Materials in Sub‐Saharan Africa	9
Liebig Review: Essential and Beneficial Elements in the Regulation of Cadmium Uptake and Tolerance in Crop Plants	9
A Deterministic Model of the Gamma Radiation at the Soil Surface–Including Soil Moisture Correction for Better Radiation Data Exploitation in Soil Mapping	8
Exhausted plant cell culture media as potential biostimulants to enhance plant growth and nitrogen use efficiency in tomatoes under optimal and reduced nitrogen supply	8
Contents: J. Plant Nutr. Soil Sci. 1/2023	8
New aspects on the determination of soil‐specific respiration quotients of arable soils for the application in the barometric process separation technique	8
Biochar and Hydrochar as Soil‐Based Carbon Sequestration Technologies: Implications for Greenhouse Gas Mitigation	8
Nitrogen improves the recovery of maize plants under repeated drought stress	8
Yield‐Dependent Allocation Functions Overestimate Root‐Derived Carbon Inputs in Wheat and Maize	8
Interaction Between Nitrogen Forms, Phosphorus Forms, and Mineral Phases Drives Phosphorus Limitation and Uptake by Ryegrass in a Model System	8
Enhancing phosphorus availability in biochar: Comparing sulfuric acid treatment to biological acidification approaches	8
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Evaluation of calibrated passive sampling for quantifying ammonia emissions in multi‐plot field trials with slurry application	7
Root Exudates and Plant Abiotic Stress Tolerance	7
Cover Picture: J. Plant Nutr. Soil Sci. 4/2024	7
Effect of Drying Duration and Temperature on the Amount of Water‐Extractable Organic and Inorganic Phosphorus in Soil Samples	7
Effects of endophytic Bacillus spp. on accumulation and distribution of iron in the shoots of lowland rice grown under iron toxic conditions	7
The functional role of earthworm mucus during aggregation	7
Acknowledgment to our reviewers	7
Contents: J. Plant Nutr. Soil Sci. 4/2022	7
Contents: J. Plant Nutr. Soil Sci. 2/2026	7
Phosphorus and Silicon Interactions in Plants: The Role of Biogenic Nano‐Silicon and Its Composites on Silicon and Phosphorus Nutrition of Maize and Rice Plants	7
Lime requirement for agricultural soils: A review of the current and potential methods for routine use	7
Effects of Polyvalent Cations on FTIR Spectra of Organic Matter–Cation Associations	6
Assessing the intensity of reduction and restoration of irrigated lands’ state in the Republic of Bashkortostan	6
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Organic matter type and soil texture shape prokaryotic communities during early‐stage soil structure formation	6
Ion‐selective electrodes for quick on‐farm determination of ammonium and potassium concentrations in pig slurry	6
Soil Organic Carbon (SOC) Stocks of Mineral Arable Soils in Schleswig‐Holstein and Their Future Carbon Storage Potential	6

Optimising Sulphur Fertilisation in Ryegrass–White Clover Swards Reduces Leached Nitrate Nitrogen Losses, While Increasing Plant Yield and Nitrogen Off‐Take	6
Cover Picture: J. Plant Nutr. Soil Sci. 5/2025	6
Effects of Elevated Atmospheric CO₂ Concentration on Growth, Grain Yield and Grain Macronutrient Concentrations of Wheat Under Different K Supply	6
New tools for dead roots: Radioisotope labelling and compound‐specific analysis reveal how subsoil hotspots work	6
Theoretical and Methodological Framework for Monitoring Feedback Mechanisms Among Soil Moisture Dynamics, Soil Organic Matter and Deadwood in Forests	6
Contents: J. Plant Nutr. Soil Sci. 1/2026	6
Soil Calcium Speciation, Spatiotemporal Uptake, and Allocation of Nutritional Drivers in Alkaline Vineyard Ecosystems	6
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Faba bean (Vicia faba L.) varieties reveal substantial and contrasting organic phosphorus use efficiencies (PoUE) under symbiotic conditions	6
Do Short‐Term Legume–Maize Sequences Outperform Maize Monoculture Regarding Biomass Production and P Use Efficiency Under P‐Restricted Conditions?	6
Contents: J. Plant Nutr. Soil Sci. 3/2024	6
A classification of soil solid material for natural and anthropogenic soils	6
Optimizing Soil Properties Through Hydrogel and Sawdust Combinations for Better Plant Growth	6
Boron‐sensing mechanisms involved in boron transport regulation in plants	6
Sulfur uptake and distribution, grain yield, and quality of hybrid and inbred winter wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) varieties under early and late waterlogging	5
Issue Information: J. Plant Nutr. Soil Sci. 5/2025	5
Soil warming by electrical underground transmission lines impacts temporal dynamics of soil temperature and moisture	5
Shrub Encroachment Increases Deep Soil Carbon Stocks and Reduces Carbon Turnover Rates in Alpine Meadows on the Tibetan Plateau	5
Cover Picture: J. Plant Nutr. Soil Sci. 2/2024	5
Exploring maize grain yield response to boron fertilization in Mollisols: Critical thresholds and predictive models	5
Physiological and biochemical responses of Carthamus tinctorius L. to zinc at vegetative stage	5
Contents: J. Plant Nutr. Soil Sci. 3/2023	5
Selenium Uptake and Maize (Zea mays L.) Growth as Affected by Different Rates and Forms of Nitrogen	5
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Impressum: J. Plant Nutr. Soil Sci. 4/2023	5
Iron Fertilization of Soybean Genotypes Differing in Iron Use Efficiency Under Alkaline Conditions: Implications for Yield and Seed Nutritional Quality	5
Cover Picture: J. Plant Nutr. Soil Sci. 6/2023	5
Contents: J. Plant Nutr. Soil Sci. 3/2025	5
The above and the belowground nitrogen allocation strategy of Scirpus mariqueter based on ¹⁵N isotope tracing along an elevation gradient and its significance for coastal wetlands re	5
Genotypic Variability in Root System Architecture and Its Association With Fe and Zn Biofortification in Wheat ( Triticum aestivum L.)	5
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Biomass Carbon in Harvest Residues of Winter Oilseed Rape Across Fertilizer N Rates: Implications for Carbon Input Estimations in Soil Carbon Models	5
Structure–function co‐evolution during pedogenesis—Microaggregate development and turnover in soils	4
Phosphorus Speciation Suggests Contrasting P Supply Mechanisms Across Aggregates in Subtropical Forest Soils With Different Lithology	4
Editorial Board: J. Plant Nutr. Soil Sci. 6/2023	4
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Soil properties and tree growth at medieval ridge and furrow sites in Brandenburg, northeastern Germany	4
Is Soil Fertility the Cause or the Effect of Land Invasion by Prosopis?	4
Impact of Hydrolyzed Keratin Derived From Waste Sheep Wool on Growth Regulation and Nitrate Accumulation in Lettuce Grown Under Various LED Lighting Conditions	4
Microplastics in agroecosystems: A review of effects on soil biota and key soil functions	4
Changes in Clay Mineral Composition and Soil Potassium Pools Under 50 Years of Soybean–Wheat Cropping in an Alfisol	4
Soil Health —What Is It Good for?	4
Leaf Anatomical Adaptation and Chloroplast Ultrastructure Changes Upon Magnesium Foliar Application of Faba Bean (Vicia faba L.) Grown Under Drought Stress	4
Response to “Legacy Knowledge on Landscape Soil Carbon—Concentrated Organic Input to Selected Sites Comes With the Expense of Soil Health of Larger Areas”	4
Stable and radioactive carbon isotopes as indicators of restructuring the pedogenic carbonates in Chernozems during their transition from arable to abandoned state (Cis‐Azov steppe, Russia)	4
Soil Quality Indicators Based on the Agroecological Family Farmers’ Perception in São Lourenço do Sul, Brazil	4
Impacts of Biostimulants on Nitrous Oxide Emissions and the Soil Microbiome	4
Sewage Sludge and Cashew Bagasse Biochars Promote Changes in Selected Physical Attributes Related to the Structure of Degraded Dryland Soil	4
Contents: J. Plant Nutr. Soil Sci. 4/2023	4
Can fertilization of potato (Solanum tuberosum L.) with potassium sulfate cause oxidative stress in the plants?	4
A comparison of soil liming requirement methodologies in temperate, Northern European pedo‐climates	4
From Sea to Land: Setting a Size Definition of Plastics for Soil Ecosystem Studies	4
Liebig Review: Legume– Rhizobium Symbiosis Under Selenium Fertilization: A Unique Dual Function in the Plant–Soil System	4
Editorial Board: J. Plant Nutr. Soil Sci. 1/2024	4
Contents: J. Plant Nutr. Soil Sci. 1/2025	4
Turnover of soil microaggregate‐protected carbon and the challenge of microscale analyses	4