OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of Irrigation and Drainage is 3. 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 2020-04-01 to 2024-04-01.)

Article	Citations
Development in sprinkler irrigation technology in China^*	38
Developing the non‐dimensional framework for water distribution formulation to evaluate sprinkler irrigation*	37
Modelling of potential groundwater artificial recharge in the transboundary Algero‐Tunisian Basin (Tebessa‐Gafsa): The application of stable isotopes and hydroinformatics tools^*	33
Spatial variation of groundwater vulnerability to nitrate pollution under excessive fertilization using index overlay method in central Tunisia (Sidi Bouzid basin)*	29
Modelling infiltration rates in permeable stormwater channels using soft computing techniques*	21
Impacts of population growth and climate change on food production and irrigation and drainage needs: A world‐wide view^*	20
Influence and analysis of structure design and optimization on the performance of a pit drip irrigation emitter^*	19
A review on smart irrigation management strategies and their effect on water savings and crop yield	18
Soil carbon dioxide emissions from maize (Zea mays L.) fields as influenced by tillage management and climate*	18
Salinization and drainage problems of agricultural land	17
Artificial intelligence approach to estimating rice yield*	17
Efficient and Economical Allocation of Irrigation Water under a Changing Environment: a Stochastic Multi‐Objective Nonlinear Programming Model*	16
Development in improved surface irrigation in China*	14
Water reuse to free up freshwater for higher‐value use and increase climate resilience and water productivity	14
Development and technology of rural drinking water supply in China^*	13
DRAINMOD simulation of paddy field drainage strategies and adaptation to future climate change in lower reaches of the Yangtze river basin^*	12
Agricultural water management practices to improve the climate resilience of irrigated agriculture in India	12
Investment profitability and economic efficiency of the drip irrigation system: Evidence from Egypt^*	11
Modelling soil water distribution under Moistube irrigation for cowpea (VIGNA unguiculata (L.) Walp.) crop*	10
Agricultural water management challenges in the Hunza River Basin: Is a solar water pump an alternative option?*	10
Climate change adaptation by solar wastewater treatment (SOWAT) for reuse in agriculture and industry^*	10
Enabling policy environment for water, food and energy security	10
Reference evapotranspiration estimation using long short‐term memory network and wavelet‐coupled long short‐term memory network	10
Analysis of seepage loss from concrete lined irrigation canals in Punjab, Pakistan	10
Estimation of evapotranspiration for paddy under alternate wetting and drying irrigation practice^*	9

Numerical modelling of contracted sharp‐crested weirs and combined weir and gate systems	9
Improving performance of furrow irrigation systems using simulation modelling in the Moghan plain of Iran*	9
Effect of two types of irrigation on growth, yield and water productivity of maize under different irrigation treatments in an arid environment	9
Controlled Irrigation for Paddy Rice in China^*	9
Current status and recent trend of irrigation water use in China^*	9
The status and challenges of a modern irrigation system in Kenya: A systematic review	9
Canopy spectral reflectance for crop water stress assessment in wheat (Triticum aestivum, L.)*	8
Temporal and spatial distribution characteristics of irrigation water requirement for main crops in the plain area of Hebei Province*	8
The impact of climate variability on water footprint components of rainfed wheat and barley in the Qazvin province of Iran^*	8
Assessment of groundwater quality for irrigation and drinking using different quality indices and geostatistical methods in Çorum province (Turkey)*	7
Microirrigation in China: History, current situation and future^*	7
Application of high‐voltage discharges for disinfection and activation of irrigation water^*	7
Improving water saving, yield, and water productivity of bean under deficit drip irrigation: Field and modelling study using the SALTMED model^*	7
Development of a simulation–optimization model with a multi‐objective framework for automatic design of a furrow irrigation system	7
Spatio‐temporal variations of soil moisture and salinity and their effects on cotton growth in a mulched drip irrigation field^*	7
Conjunctive use of surface water and groundwater in irrigation districts in China^*	7
Managing groundwater for building resilience for sustainable agriculture in South Asia	7
Study of the geostatistical grid maths operation method of quantifying water movement in soil layers of a cotton field^*	7
Factors of relevance for improving the uniformity of oxygen distribution in drip irrigation water^*	7
Nitrogen application affects grain yield by altering the soil moisture and nitrate‐N of maize/wheat cropping system in dryland areas of northwest China*	7
Assessing water and nitrate‐N losses from subsurface‐drained paddy lands by DRAINMOD‐N II	7
Water and agricultural policies in Iranian macro‐level documents from the perspective of adaptation to climate change*	7
Assessment of farmers' water and fertilizer practices and perceptions in the North China Plain	7
Intra‐household health effects of irrigation in Southern Ghana^*	7
Land suitability and surface water resources potential for irrigation in Becho Plain, upper Awash basin, Ethiopia^*	7
Flooding depth and duration concomitantly influence the growth traits and yield of rice*	7
Spatiotemporal variation and sustainability of NDVI in the Yellow River basin	6
Paddy ponding water management to reduce methane emission based on observations of methane fluxes and soil redox potential in the Red River Delta, Vietnam^*	6
Assessment on micronutrient concentration after reclaimed water irrigation: A CASE study in green areas of Madrid*	6
Rice cultivation in Italy under the threat of climatic change: Trends, technologies and research gaps	6
Effect of riser height on rotation uniformity and application rate of the dynamic fluidic sprinkler	6
Irrigation schedule optimization based on the combination of an economic irrigation quota and the AquaCrop model*	6
Optimization of irrigation and fertilization of drip‐irrigated corn in the chernozem area of north‐east China based on the CERES‐Maize model	6
Agriculture sustainability in arid lands of southern Tunisia: Ecological impacts of irrigation water quality and human practices*	6
Performance of cabbage at different irrigation levels under drip and microsprinkler irrigation systems^*	6
The effect of deficit irrigation, partial root drying and mulching on tomato yield, and water and energy saving*	6
Determining optimum applied water and seeding rates for winter wheat by using AquaCrop and mathematical‐economic analysis*	6
Negative‐pressure irrigation improves water and fertilizer use efficiencies and fruit yield of greenhouse tomato on the North China Plain*	6
Value‐added weather advisories for small‐scale farmers in South Africa delivered via mobile apps^*	6
Satellite‐based regional‐scale evapotranspiration estimation mapping of the rice bowl of Tamil Nadu: A little water to spare^*	6
Computational intelligence applied to the least limiting water range to estimate soil water content using GIS and geostatistical approaches in alluvial lands^*	6
Barriers and measures to improve adoption of irrigation technologies: A case study from the Bundaberg region in Queensland, Australia*	6
Risk characteristics, government subsidies and farmers' willingness to adopt water‐saving irrigation techniques^*	5
Bacillus amyloliquefaciens application to prevent biofilms in reclaimed water microirrigation systems*	5
Proper deficit irrigation applied at various stages of growth can maintain yield and improve the comprehensive fruit quality and economic return of table grapes grown in greenhouses^*	5
Vegetative growth, yield, and water productivity of an early maturing peach cultivar under deficit irrigation strategies in a warm and arid area	5
Water resource management for irrigated agriculture in China: Problems and prospects	5
Effects of different amendments (organic matter and hydrogel) on the actual evapotranspiration and crop coefficient of turf grass under field conditions^*	5
Impact of irrigated agriculture on welfare of farm households in northern Ethiopia: panel data evidence*	5
Reforms in the irrigation sector of India	5

Review of factors affecting canal water losses based on a meta‐analysis of worldwide data	5
On‐farm irrigation water management in India: Challenges and research gaps*	5
Sugarcane response to different soil water replenishment‐based deficit irrigation treatments during different growth stages in an Indian semi‐arid region*	5
Development and evaluation of a water flow and solute transport model for furrow fertigation with surge flow	5
Impact of boric acid and saline water irrigation on germination and seedling establishment of wheat*	5
Conjunctive use of green and blue water resources in agriculture: Methodology and application for supplemental irrigation^*	5
Compensated non‐linear root water uptake model and identification of soil hydraulic and root water uptake parameters^*	5
Monitoring water status in apple trees using a sensitive morning crop water stress index*	5
Influence of irrigation regimes on alfalfa dry matter yield and water productivity in a semiarid subtropical environment*	5
The effect of different irrigation treatments on yield and water productivity of Arachis Hypogaea L. under semi‐arid conditions in Iran	5
Development and uncertainty analysis of infiltration models using PSO and Monte Carlo method	5
A review of crop water productivity in the Mediterranean basin under a changing climate: Wheat and barley as test cases	4
Adaptation to climate change in irrigated agriculture in Uzbekistan*	4
Pedotransfer functions for estimating soil water retention properties of northern China agricultural soils: Development and needs*	4
TRANSDISCIPLINARY DEVELOPMENT AND ADOPTION OF IRRIGATION INNOVATIONS IN AFRICA. LINKAGES TO PRINCIPLES OF CAADP: A COMMENTARY	4
Impact of institutional constraints on participatory irrigation management: The regulating role of moral obligation*	4
Sustainable Agricultural Growth for Rural Development in Asia: A Review^*	4
Comprehensively evaluating and modelling droplet diameters and kinetic energies of low‐pressure sprinklers	4
Modelling the spray range of rotating nozzles based on modified ballistic trajectory equation parameters	4
Impact of agricultural water management interventions on upstream–downstream trade‐offs in the upper Cauvery catchment, southern India: a modelling study*	4
Modelling and prediction of groundwater level using wavelet transform and machine learning methods: A case study for the Sahneh Plain, Iran	4
Irrigation water fitness assessment based on Bayesian network and FAO guidelines	4
The application of harmony search and genetic algorithms for the simultaneous optimization of integrated reservoir–FARM systems (IRFS)^*	4
Determination of crop coefficients and spatial distribution of evapotranspiration and net irrigation requirement for three commonly cultivated crops in South‐East Nigeria	4
Daily drip irrigation based on real‐time weather improves winter wheat grain yield and water use efficiency	4
Development in canal lining technology in China	4
Investigating the midpoint of a two‐point method for predicting advance and infiltration in surface irrigation^*	4
The use of mulch in cultivating the forage cactus optimizes yield in less time and increases the water use efficiency of the crop	4
Improving agricultural water productivity with a focus on rural transformation*	4
Effects of coloured water pillows on yield and water productivity of eggplant^*	4
Evaluation and determination of subsurface drainage spacing in two steady and unsteady flow conditions with closure of the impermeable layer to the ground surface. case study: Markazi province, Iran	4
How do climate and land use changes affect the water cycle? Modelling study including future drought events prediction using reliable drought indices	4
Conjunctive use of groundwater and surface water for paddy rice irrigation in Sanjiang plain, North‐East China^*	4
Crop coefficient, reference crop evapotranspiration and water demand of dry‐season Boro rice as affected by climate variability: A case study from northeast Bangladesh	4
Integrated water resource management to address the growing demand for food and water in South Asia*	3
INNOVATIONS IN IRRIGATION SYSTEMS IN AFRICA^†	3
The use of the wetting front detector as an irrigation‐scheduling tool for pepper production in the Upper East Region of Ghana: Evidence from field experiment and farmers' perceptions	3
Application of a monitoring and evaluation method in irrigation water efficiency*	3
Effect of wheat crop height and canopy coverage on microsprinkling hose irrigation uniformity	3
The knowledge levels, perceptions, and practices of irrigation farmers in the context of soil salinity management in the South African sugarcane industry*	3
Field study on the influence of subsurface drainage pipes and envelopes on discharge and salt leaching in arid areas	3
Rainwater harvesting for supplemental irrigation under tropical inland valley swamp conditions*	3
Innovative initiative for effective operation and monitoring using HEC‐RAS modelling of Hakra Branch Canal System, Pakistan^*	3
Estimation of land surface temperature in agricultural lands using Sentinel 2 images: A case study for sunflower fields	3
Impacts of dairy farming systems on water quantity and quality in Brazil, Ethiopia, Nepal, New Zealand and the USA^*	3
Evapotranspiration‐based irrigation management technology and its application in China^*	3
Estimating the efficiency gap of maize yield across different irrigation methods in Pakistan	3
Small‐scale–irrigated agriculture empowered women‐headed households in Tigray, Ethiopia*	3
Growth and biomass yield of hydroponically grown thyme (Thymus vulgaris L.) in response to brackish water‐induced stress^*	3
The challenge of reference evapotranspiration between the WaPOR data set and geostatistical methods	3
Experimental study on the discharge coefficient of triangular piano key weir*	3
Spatial prioritization of tomato cultivation based on water footprint, land productivity, and economic indices	3
Evaluating the performance of small‐scale irrigation schemes in subhumid Ethiopian highlands	3
System dynamics applied to water management in lakes^*	3
Low‐pressure pipeline irrigation technology in China^*	3
Amelioration of takyric solonetz using drip irrigation with soil‐water‐redistribution medium*	3
Assessing hydrologic alterations due to reservoirs and intensified irrigation in a semi‐arid agricultural river basin using SWAT^*	3
Drainage water reuse in the Nile Delta of Egypt: Fitting density functions and assessing temporal trends^*	3
DRAINMOD simulation of drain spacing impact on canola yield in heavy clay soils in the Canadian prairies	3
Effects of magnetic field treatment of broad bean seeds and irrigation water on the growth and yield of plants	3
Optimal water distribution model of canals considering the workload of managers	3
Determining injection strategies of phosphorus‐coupled nitrogen fertigation based on clogging control of drip emitters with saline water application^*	3
Assessing soil quality changes after 10 years of agricultural activities in eastern Hungary^*	3
Effects of soil‐plastic mulching on water consumption characteristics and grain yield of spring wheat in a semi‐arid area	3
Optimization of applied irrigation water and nitrogen fertilizer for barley in a semi‐arid region: a case study in Iran	3
Managing agricultural water resources: Addressing the complexity of innovation, social perspectives, and water governance in Sri Lanka	3
Supplemental irrigation to save water while growing cactus pear in semi‐arid regions^*	3
Determination of canal seepage loss in Arrah Main Canal: A case study^*	3
Household‐level perceptions of governance in smallholder irrigation schemes in KwaZulu‐Natal Province*	3
Drainage and ecological service of irrigation schemes in China^*	3
Flexibility as a strategy to cope with uncertain water supply in spate irrigation*	3
Evaluating socio‐economic and environmental factors influencing farm‐level water scarcity in Punjab, Pakistan^*	3
Non‐conventional sources of agricultural water management: Insights from young professionals in the irrigation and drainage sector^*	3
Is the crop evapotranspiration rate a good surrogate for the recommended irrigation rate?	3
Groundwater quality evaluation for potable and irrigation uses in the semi‐arid region of southern Iran	3