OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The H4-Index of International Journal of Agricultural Sustainability is 15. 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 2021-05-01 to 2025-05-01.)

Article	Citations
Theory, Practice and Challenges of Agroecology in India	45
Food systems in transition: conceptualizing sustainable food entrepreneurship	35
Opportunities and limitations to social learning for sustainability: empirical insights from a participatory approach to community-based resource management in the Philippines	33
When local customs meet the market: an analysis of coffee value chain in Tebat Benawa customary community, Indonesia	26
Innovation systems for controlled-environment food production in urban contexts: a dynamic case study analysis of combined plant, fish and insect production in Berlin	22
Edible weeds and food and nutrition security in the face of the herbicide revolution. A case study from Zambia	22
Laws and regulations enabling and restricting Africa’s vegetable seed sector	21
Evaluation of sustainability in strawberry crops production under greenhouse and open-field systems in the Andes	21
Organizational innovations and access to sustainable finance in agriculture: the case of Shea farmers in Ghana	20
The politics of defining maladaptation: enduring contestations over three (mal)adaptive water projects in France, Spain and South Africa	19
Food loss and waste in community-supported agriculture in the region of Leipzig, Germany	19
Making decisions about agroecological innovations: perspectives from members of farmers’ organizations in Burkina Faso	18
The impact of farm size on sustainability of beef cattle farms: A case study of the Samsun province, Turkey	16
Bridging the gap in agricultural innovation research: a systematic review of push–pull biocontrol technology in sub-Saharan Africa	16
Creole goats in Latin America and the Caribbean: a priceless resource to ensure the well-being of rural communities	16
Green or roasted coffee? How a collective of organic producers challenges the quality construction by overseeing quality attributes, relational approaches and knowledge	15
Assessing the effectiveness of cover crops on ecosystem services: a review of the benefits, challenges, and trade-offs	15
Assessment of socioeconomic and ecological impacts on integrated rice cultivation in Africa: a systematic review and meta-analysis	15
Necessity as a driver in bending agricultural gender norms in the Eastern Gangetic Plains of South Asia	15
Farmers’ knowledge and practices on pollination and insecticide use in cocoa farming in Ghana	15
Changes in crop mix and the effects on agricultural carbon emissions in China	15