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 2020-10-01 to 2024-10-01.)

Article	Citations
FTIR spectral band shifts explained by OM–cation interactions	65
Microplastics in agroecosystems: A review of effects on soil biota and key soil functions	32
Utilization of soil organic phosphorus as a strategic approach for sustainable agriculture	27
Review Article: The effect of humic substances on phosphate and iron acquisition by higher plants: Qualitative and quantitative aspects	24
Soil phosphorus cycling is modified by carbon and nitrogen fertilization in a long‐term field experiment	24
World Reference Base for Soil Resources—Its fourth edition and its history	24
Comprehensive assessment of extraction methods for plant tissue samples for determining sodium and potassium via flame photometer and chloride via automated flow analysis^#	23
Soil health, soil genetic horizons and biodiversity^#	22
Inventory and assessment of pH in cropland and grassland soils in Germany^#	21
Introduction of a guideline for measurements of greenhouse gas fluxes from soils using non‐steady‐state chambers	21
Morphological and physiological responses and plasticity in Robinia pseudoacacia to the coupling of water, nitrogen and phosphorus	20
Benchmarking soil organic carbon to support agricultural carbon management: A German case study#	20
Plot‐scale variability of organic carbon in temperate agricultural soils—Implications for soil monitoring#	19
Long‐term straw mulching in a no‐till field improves soil functionality and rice yield by increasing soil enzymatic activity and chemical properties in paddy soils	18
Perspectives from the Fritz‐Scheffer Awardee 2021: Soil organic matter storage and functions determined by patchy and piled‐up arrangements at the microscale	17
A contribution of molecular modeling to supramolecular structures in soil organic matter^#	16
Biochemical responses of wheat to silicon application under salinity	14
Changes in soil organic carbon fractions in response to wheat straw incorporation in a subtropical paddy field in China	14
The Askov long‐term field experiment (1894–2021) represents a unique research platform^#	14
The phosphorus status of German cropland—An inventory of top‐ and subsoils	13
Fertilizing maize croppings with blends of slow/controlled‐release and conventional nitrogen fertilizers	13
Efficacy of four nitrification inhibitors for the mitigation of nitrous oxide emissions under different soil temperature and moisture^#	13
A review of phosphate oxygen isotope values in global bedrocks: Characterising a critical endmember to the soil phosphorus system	13
Flint maize root mycorrhization and organic acid exudates under phosphorus deficiency: Trends in breeding lines and doubled haploid lines from landraces	12
Phosphate foliar application increases biomass and P concentration in P deficient maize	12

Phosphorus availability of sewage sludges and ashes in soils of contrasting pH	12
Phosphorus fertilizer form and application frequency affect soil P availability, chickpea yield, and P use efficiency under drip fertigation	12
Interspecific root interactions increase maize yields in intercropping with different companion crops	11
Vertical distribution of phosphorus fractions and the environmental critical phosphorus level in acidic red soil under long‐term fertilizer and lime application in southern China	11
Cropping diversity with rice influences soil aggregate formation and nutrient storage under different tillage systems	10
Biogeochemical limitations of carbon stabilization in forest subsoils^#	10
Integrated nutrient management improves soil organic matter and agronomic sustainability of semiarid rainfed Inceptisols of the Indo‐Gangetic Plains	10
Comparison of five methods to determine the cation exchange capacity of soil	10
Improving nitrogen use efficiency using precision nitrogen management in wheat (Triticum aestivum L.)	10
Biocrusts: Overlooked hotspots of managed soils in mesic environments	10
Quantifying nitrogen loss and water use via regionalization and multiple‐year scenario simulations in the North China Plain	10
Soil water status shapes nutrient cycling in agroecosystems from micrometer to landscape scales	10
In soil measurement of radiation dose caused by X‐ray computed tomography	10
Nitrogen fertilization strategies to reduce the risk of nitrate leaching in open field cultivation of spinach (Spinacia oleracea L.)^#	9
A LUCAS‐based mid‐infrared soil spectral library: Its usefulness for soil survey and precision agriculture#	9
Effects of water deficit and nitrogen application on leaf gas exchange, phytohormone signaling, biomass and water use efficiency of oat plants	9
Nutrient uptake of catch crops under non‐limiting growth conditions	8
Assessing long term effects of compost fertilization on soil fertility and nitrogen mineralization rate	8
Different responses of soil nitrogen to combined addition of labile carbon sources with fresh versus decomposed litter^#	8
Waste‐derived fertilizers can increase phosphorus uptake by sugarcane and availability in a tropical soil^#	8
New uses for old tools: Reviving Holdridge Life Zones in soil carbon persistence research	8
Microplastics persist in an arable soil but do not affect soil microbial biomass, enzyme activities, and crop yield	8
Sulfur fertilization strategy affects grass yield, nitrogen uptake, and nitrate leaching: A field lysimeter study^#	8
The influence of plant residues on soil aggregation and carbon content: A meta‐analysis	8
Effects of slurry acidification on soil N₂O fluxes and denitrification	8
Organic material with balanced C‐nutrient stoichiometry and P addition could improve soil P availability with low C cost	8
Molybdenum‐induced effects on nitrogen uptake efficiency and recovery in wheat (Triticum aestivumL.) using¹⁵N‐labeled nitrogen with different N forms and rates	8
Plants control soil gas exchanges possibly via mucilage	7
Architecture of soil microaggregates: Advanced methodologies to explore properties and functions	7
Co‐application of wood distillate and biochar improves soil quality and plant growth in basil (Ocimum basilicum)^#	7
Perspectives from the Fritz‐Scheffer Awardee 2020—The mutual interactions between roots and soil structure and how these affect rhizosphere processes^#	7
Lime requirement for agricultural soils: A review of the current and potential methods for routine use	7
Carbon accumulation in kernels of low‐nitrogen maize is not limited by carbon availability but by an imbalance of carbon and nitrogen assimilates	7
Root and root‐derived biopore interactions in soils: A review	7
Potato root and leaf phosphatase activity in response to P deprivation	7
Iron oxide nanoparticles as iron micronutrient fertilizer—Opportunities and limitations	7
Placement depth and distribution of cattle slurry influence initial maize growth and phosphorus and nitrogen uptake	7
Effects of sodium hydrosulfide and rhizobia on the growth rate, nutrient stoichiometry, and nutrient resorption of soybean (Glycine maxL.)^#	7
Detection of calcium phosphate species in soil by confocal μ‐Raman spectroscopy^#	7
Will accelerated soil development be a driver of Arctic Greening in the late 21st century?^#	6
Substrate quality of drained organic soils—Implications for carbon dioxide fluxes	6
Predicting grapevine canopy nitrogen status using proximal sensors and near‐infrared reflectance spectroscopy	6
Synergistic relationships between the age of soil organic matter, Fe speciation, and aggregate stability in an arable Luvisol	6
Change of soil microorganism communities under saline‐sodic land degradation on the Songnen Plain in northeast China^#	6
Soil N₂O emissions following termination of grass pea and oat cover crop residues with different maturity levels	6
Potassium deficiency reduces sugar yield in sugar beet through decreased growth of young 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	6
Residual effects of B and Zn fertilizers applied to dry season crops on the performance of the follow‐up crop of maize in Nepal	6
Soil methane (CH₄) fluxes in cropland with permanent pasture and riparian buffer strips with different vegetation^#	5
Microbial properties in tropical montane forest soils developed from contrasting parent material—An incubation experiment	5

Nitrification inhibition by polyphenols from invasive Fallopia japonica under copper stress	5
Above‐ to belowground carbon allocation in peatlands shifts with plant functional type and temperature^#	5
3–4D soil model as challenge for future soil research: Quantitative soil modeling based on the solid phase	5
Elevated zinc concentrations did not induce thiols in spinach (Spinacia oleracea) and parsley (Petroselinum crispum)	5
Soil organic carbon stocks in sugar beet rotations differing in residue management and associated rotational crop species	5
Salt resistance of interspecific crosses of domesticated and wild rice species	5
Availability of phosphorus recovered from waste streams to plants cultivated in soilless growing media	5
How nano‐iron chelate and arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi mitigate water stress in Lallemantia species: A growth and physio‐biochemical properties	5
Comparison of soil phosphorus index systems for grassland in the cross‐border region of Ireland^#	5
Salinity resistance as a function of NH4+:NO3- ratio and its impact on yield and quality of tomato (Solanum lycopersicum L.)	5
Effect of C:N:P stoichiometry on soil nitrous oxide emission and nitrogen retention	5
Soil is the best testifier of the diachronous dawn of the Anthropocene	5
Agricultural management affects active carbon and nitrogen mineralisation potential in soils	5
Effect of nitrogen fertilization on central tendency and spatial heterogeneity of soil moisture, pH and dissolved organic carbon and nitrogen in two bioenergy croplands#	4
Interactive effects of conservation tillage on the aggregate stability and soil organic carbon	4
Boron‐sensing mechanisms involved in boron transport regulation in plants	4
Construction of a hyperspectral estimation model for total nitrogen content in Shajiang black soil	4
New tools for dead roots: Radioisotope labelling and compound‐specific analysis reveal how subsoil hotspots work	4
Leaf gas exchange of lowland rice in response to nitrogen source and vapor pressure deficit	4
A model‐based estimate of nitrate leaching in Germany for GHG reporting	4
Interactive effect of lithium on concentration of alkali cations in sugar beet (Beta vulgaris L.) under saline conditions	4
Phosphate sorption‐desorption properties in volcanic topsoils along a chronosequence and a climatic gradient on the Galápagos Islands	4
Effect of soil P status on barley growth, P uptake, and soil microbial properties after incorporation of cover crop shoot and root residues	4
High concentrations of sodium and chloride ions have opposing effects on the growth of the xerophyte Pugionium cornutum under saline conditions	4
Perspectives from the Fritz‐Scheffer Awardee 2019. Oxygen isotopes in phosphate—The key to phosphorus tracing?	4
Effects of nitrogen addition on plant manganese nutrition in a temperate steppe	4
Soil surfactants applied with¹⁵N labeled urea increases bermudagrass uptake of nitrogen and reduces nitrogen leaching#	4
The role of Collembola for litter decomposition under minimum and conventional tillage	4
Activity data on crop management define uncertainty of CH₄ and N₂O emission estimates from rice: A case study of Vietnam	4
Impact of bare fallow management on soil carbon storage and aggregates across a rock fragment gradient	4
Differential physiological behavior of sugarcane genotypes in response to sparingly soluble phosphorus‐sources	4
Auxin application to maize plants at flowering increases abundance and activity of plasma membrane H⁺‐ATPase in developing maize kernels	4
Assessing soil organic carbon, N and P stocks and its relation to soil properties in artificial canopy gaps in a managed oriental beech (Fagus orientalis L.) forest^#	4