OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The median citation count of International Journal of Agricultural Sustainability is 5. 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 2022-06-01 to 2026-06-01.)

Article	Citations
Effect of information and communication technology-based loyalty incentives on farmers’ use of agricultural inputs and soybean yields: evidence from a field experiment in Uganda	108
When local customs meet the market: an analysis of coffee value chain in Tebat Benawa customary community, Indonesia	95
Laws and regulations enabling and restricting Africa’s vegetable seed sector	44
Innovation systems for controlled-environment food production in urban contexts: a dynamic case study analysis of combined plant, fish and insect production in Berlin	40
Evaluation of sustainability in strawberry crops production under greenhouse and open-field systems in the Andes	34
Opportunities and limitations to social learning for sustainability: empirical insights from a participatory approach to community-based resource management in the Philippines	33
Making decisions about agroecological innovations: perspectives from members of farmers’ organizations in Burkina Faso	32
Organizational innovations and access to sustainable finance in agriculture: the case of Shea farmers in Ghana	32
The impact of farm size on sustainability of beef cattle farms: A case study of the Samsun province, Turkey	29
Bridging the gap in agricultural innovation research: a systematic review of push–pull biocontrol technology in sub-Saharan Africa	28
Food loss and waste in community-supported agriculture in the region of Leipzig, Germany	28
Assessing the effectiveness of cover crops on ecosystem services: a review of the benefits, challenges, and trade-offs	27
Necessity as a driver in bending agricultural gender norms in the Eastern Gangetic Plains of South Asia	26
Impact of weather index crop insurance on smallholder farmers’ multidimensional food security: evidence from Ethiopia	26
Farmers’ knowledge and practices on pollination and insecticide use in cocoa farming in Ghana	24
Farmers’ profiles and attitudes towards the implementation of rainwater harvesting systems in intensive agriculture	23
Assessment of socioeconomic and ecological impacts on integrated rice cultivation in Africa: a systematic review and meta-analysis	23
Changes in crop mix and the effects on agricultural carbon emissions in China	22
Green or roasted coffee? How a collective of organic producers challenges the quality construction by overseeing quality attributes, relational approaches and knowledge	22
Time to treat the climate and nature crisis as one indivisible global health emergency	21
Exploring relationships among different sustainability aspects in innovative livestock systems in Europe	21
The role of responsive heterogeneity in sub-Saharan smallholder farming sustainability: socio-economic and biophysical determinants of mineral and organic fertilizers used in South Western Burkina Fas	21
Saffron growing in Italy: a sustainable secondary activity for farms in hilly and sub-mountain areas	20
Assessing the spatiotemporal characteristics and dynamic evolution of non-grain production on cultivated land in China	20
Smallholder coffee farmers’ perceptions of climate variability and the adoption intensity of climate-smart agriculture technologies in Uganda	20

Motivations for women’s participation in urban agriculture: a multivariate probit model analysis	19
Mediterranean farmers’ understandings of ‘good soil management’ and ‘good farmer’ identity in the context of conservation agriculture	19
Environmental impact of agricultural sprayers used in Japanese rice farming	19
Local climate change policy and rural development in Colombia’s post-peace agreements context	19
A systematic review on the impact of incentives on the adoption of conservation agriculture: new guidelines for policymakers and researchers	18
Measuring sustainability performance of rice cultivation in Thailand using Sustainable Rice Platform indicators	17
Revealing the import dilemma and attributing factors to Indonesia’s inability to achieve soybean self-sufficiency: a bibliometric analysis and systematic literature review	17
Farmer experiences with goat raising in Lao PDR: implications for improving husbandry and sustaining viable systems	17
Spatial-temporal patterns of cultivated land expansion and intensification in Africa from 2000 to 2020	17
The influence of digital agricultural technology extension service cognition on farmers' pro-environmental behaviour: the moderating role of policy support	17
An optimization model minimizing costs of fertilizer application in Flemish horticulture	16
Potential impact of scaling adaptation strategies for drought stress: a case of drought-tolerant maize varieties in Tanzania	15
Effects of land recuperation on farmers’ social capital: a Chinese field analysis	15
Who claims the rights to livestock? Gendered patterns of asset holdings in smallholder households in Uganda	14
Cambodian rice farmers’ knowledge, attitudes, and practices (KAPs) regarding insect pest management and pesticide use	14
Food and income contributions of root, tuber, and banana crops in South-Kivu, eastern Democratic Republic of Congo	14
How channels of knowledge acquisition affect farmers’ adoption of green agricultural technologies: evidence from Hubei province, China	14
Multidimensional and multiscale assessment of agroecological transitions. A review	14
Integrated emergy and economic evaluation of different planting systems in China: implications for coordinating poverty alleviation and rural revitalization	13
Eco-efficiency and technical efficiency of different integrated farming systems in eastern India	13
The association of farmers’ cognition, intention and behaviour towards sustainable intensification of cultivated land use in Shandong Province, China	13
Green banking innovation for smallholder farmers: a commentary on financial accessibility and sustainability	13
Spatiotemporal analysis of rainfall and temperature variability and trends for climate resilient maize farming system in major agroecology zones of northwest Ethiopia	13
Sustainable performance of French bean ( Phaseolus vulgaris L.) cultivation, a livelihood component in Eastern Himalayan Region	13
Influence of fertilizer rates, planting density and light transmittance on yield and quality of P. cyrtonema	12
Exploring the trade-offs between agricultural water security and grain production capacity in water source areas: a case study of the Han River Basin, China	12
Causes and solutions for fruit and vegetable waste: a participatory approach with Romanian farmers for sustainable agriculture	12
Understanding herders’ risk perceptions and preferences for climate change adaptations: an empirical study of pre and post disaster	12
Farmers' perceptions and management of bacterial wilt disease: the case of gboma eggplant ( Solanum macrocarpon	12
Impact of participatory guarantee systems on sustainability outcomes: the case of vegetable farming in Vietnam	12
Adaptive cycle and outcome response of farmers’ livelihoods under the background of rural transformation: a case study from the arid northwest region of China	12
Sustainable intensification technologies and farm performance: evidence from smallholder sorghum farmers in Nigeria	12
The welfare enhancing effects of agricultural innovation platforms and soil monitoring tools on farming household outcomes in southeastern Africa	12
Barriers and enablers of digital extension services’ adoption among smallholder farmers: the case of Cambodia, the Philippines and Vietnam	11
Unknotting typologies in smallholder farmers investing in seed potato production in South-Western Uganda	11
Impact of industrial agglomeration on environmental efficiency of pig farming: an empirical analysis from China	11
How agro-environmental and climate measures are affecting farming system performances in Guadeloupe?: Lessons for the design of effective climate change policies	11
Shifting perspectives: challenges and changes in policy perspectives on sustainability in the agricultural sector in Flevoland, the Netherlands	11
Transitioning opportunities for sub-Saharan Africa’s small-scale urban pig farming towards a sustainable circular bioeconomy	11
How do the voluntary sustainability standards contribute to enhancing smallholder farmers’ livelihoods and progress towards SDGs? A systematic review of crop-based food commodities in Ghana and Vietna	11
Development of an integrated assessment framework for agroforestry technologies: assessing sustainability, barriers, and impacts in the semi-arid region of Dodoma, Tanzania	11
Region selection and efficiency improvement for apple production using an indicator system based on cost-effective factors	10
The role of agro-input dealer certification in promoting sustainable pest control: insights from Uganda	10
Effects of organic farming adoption on farmer’s subjective well-being: evidence from Xiangxi Prefecture, China	10
Participatory value chain development. Insights from community-based enterprise in rural Thailand	10
Assessing on-farm impacts of the deep bed farming system on soil and water conservation, and maize yields among smallholder farmers in Malawi	10
Do England's new Environmental Land Management support schemes meet the requirements for regenerative farmers?	10
Can mechanized pesticide application help reduce pesticide use and increase crop yield? Evidence from rice farmers in Jiangsu province, China	10
Advancements and trends in UAV utilization for crop protection: a bibliometric analysis	9
Optimizing sustainability of land resource utilization: a comprehensive analysis of practices in the Tarim Basin, China	9

Preparing for, coping with and bouncing back after shocks. A nuanced resilience assessment for smallholder farms and farmers in Northern Ghana	9
Assessing the adoption and outcomes of early-sown wheat varieties in Northwest India	9
Amping up soil carbon: soil carbon stocks in California rangelands under adaptive multi-paddock and conventional grazing management	8
Optical imaging for food grain quality evaluation – recent advances and future perspectives	8
The battle of crops: unveiling the shift from grain to non-grain use of farmland in China?	8
The use of pre-crop values to improve farm performance: the case of dairy farms in southwest Finland	8
The effect of land tenure across food security outcomes among smallholder farmers using a flexible conditional difference-in-difference approach	8
A decade of maize yield gap studies in sub-Saharan Africa: how are farm-level factors considered?	8
Drivers and barriers to adoption of regenerative agriculture: cases studies on lessons learned from organic	8
Explaining shifts in adaptive water management using a gendered multi-level perspective (MLP): a case study from the Nile Delta of Egypt	8
Assessment of influencing factors and mechanisms to engage the private sector in promoting conservation agriculture production systems in Cambodia	8
Influence of perceived value of rural labour in China on the labourers’ willingness to return to their hometown: the moderating effect of social support	8
Assessment of agricultural sustainability performance in Dali Prefecture, China using the DPSIR Model	8
Building a sustainable institutional model for ornamental fish farming export villages in Indonesia	8
Does the adoption of Internet digital technologies improve farmers’ fertilizer management performance? An empirical analysis based on the China Rural Revitalization Survey	7
Are farmers’ minds really too elusive to capture? A novel evaluation framework for the knowledge transfer initiatives in agriculture	7
Climate change awareness and adaptation strategies by smallholder farmers in semi-arid areas of Zimbabwe	7
Trade-offs, synergies and acceptability of climate smart agricultural practices by smallholder farmers in rural Ghana	7
Sustainable business model strategy for resilience among pisciculture firms in Thailand	7
Land consolidation and rural aging: challenges and implications in the Red River Delta, Vietnam	7
Assessment of factors influencing farmers’ adoption of flood-tolerant rice varieties in Nepal	7
Spillovers from foreign land-based investments in agriculture: evidence from a nucleus-outgrower scheme in Zambia	6
The importance of strengthening the research base and evaluation of climate change mitigation outcomes associated with cropping practices	6
Contribution, prospects and trends of livestock production in sub-Saharan Africa: a review	6
Correction	6
Doing it right to alleviate poverty: application of the sustainable food value chain development framework to Ghana’s poultry sector	6
Imprinted in the mind and on the land: identity and farming practices among conventional and regenerative farmers in Kansas	6
The carbon footprint of Conservation Agriculture	6
Overcoming agricultural sustainability challenges in water-limited environments through soil health and water conservation: insights from the Ogallala Aquifer Region, USA	6
Production efficiency and effect of sustainable land management practices on the yield of oranges in northwest Vietnam	5
Determinants of adoption of organic conservation agriculture in rainfed Nimar region of Central India	5
Economic feasibility of replacing chemical insecticides with weaver ant strategies for citrus pest management in Handeni District, Tanzania	5
Do attributes of happy seeder technology influence its adoption speed? An investigation using duration analysis in Northern India	5
Unravelling agroecological transitions: a multidimensional study of the horticultural sector in Madrid	5
Climate smart crop-livestock integrated farming as a sustainable agricultural strategy for humid tropical islands	5
Which urban agriculture conditions enable or constrain sustainable food production?	5
Tackling local environmental challenges with livelihoods strategies: insights from small-scale farmers in the vulnerable region of Ghana	5
Assessing the sustainability of agricultural production - a cross-sectoral comparison of the blackberry, tomato and tree tomato sectors in Ecuador	5
Ghana cocoa agroforestry sustainability modelling: a practical approach for measuring and enhancing sustainability performance	5