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 2020-07-01 to 2024-07-01.)

Article	Citations
Developing the non‐dimensional framework for water distribution formulation to evaluate sprinkler irrigation*	35
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)*	31
A review on smart irrigation management strategies and their effect on water savings and crop yield	23
Impacts of population growth and climate change on food production and irrigation and drainage needs: A world‐wide view^*	21
Modelling infiltration rates in permeable stormwater channels using soft computing techniques*	21
Soil carbon dioxide emissions from maize (Zea mays L.) fields as influenced by tillage management and climate*	20
Artificial intelligence approach to estimating rice yield*	18
Agricultural water management practices to improve the climate resilience of irrigated agriculture in India	17
Efficient and Economical Allocation of Irrigation Water under a Changing Environment: a Stochastic Multi‐Objective Nonlinear Programming Model*	16
Water reuse to free up freshwater for higher‐value use and increase climate resilience and water productivity	14
Climate change adaptation by solar wastewater treatment (SOWAT) for reuse in agriculture and industry^*	12
Controlled Irrigation for Paddy Rice in China^*	12
DRAINMOD simulation of paddy field drainage strategies and adaptation to future climate change in lower reaches of the Yangtze river basin^*	12
Reference evapotranspiration estimation using long short‐term memory network and wavelet‐coupled long short‐term memory network	11
Investment profitability and economic efficiency of the drip irrigation system: Evidence from Egypt^*	11
Improving performance of furrow irrigation systems using simulation modelling in the Moghan plain of Iran*	10
The status and challenges of a modern irrigation system in Kenya: A systematic review	10
Enabling policy environment for water, food and energy security	10
Improving water saving, yield, and water productivity of bean under deficit drip irrigation: Field and modelling study using the SALTMED model^*	10
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
Canopy spectral reflectance for crop water stress assessment in wheat (Triticum aestivum, L.)*	9
Assessment of farmers' water and fertilizer practices and perceptions in the North China Plain	9
The impact of climate variability on water footprint components of rainfed wheat and barley in the Qazvin province of Iran^*	9

Estimation of evapotranspiration for paddy under alternate wetting and drying irrigation practice^*	9
Managing groundwater for building resilience for sustainable agriculture in South Asia	9
Flooding depth and duration concomitantly influence the growth traits and yield of rice*	9
Temporal and spatial distribution characteristics of irrigation water requirement for main crops in the plain area of Hebei Province*	9
Land suitability and surface water resources potential for irrigation in Becho Plain, upper Awash basin, Ethiopia^*	9
Application of high‐voltage discharges for disinfection and activation of irrigation water^*	8
Water resource management for irrigated agriculture in China: Problems and prospects	8
Agriculture sustainability in arid lands of southern Tunisia: Ecological impacts of irrigation water quality and human practices*	8
Intra‐household health effects of irrigation in Southern Ghana^*	8
Negative‐pressure irrigation improves water and fertilizer use efficiencies and fruit yield of greenhouse tomato on the North China Plain*	7
Review of factors affecting canal water losses based on a meta‐analysis of worldwide data	7
Computational intelligence applied to the least limiting water range to estimate soil water content using GIS and geostatistical approaches in alluvial lands^*	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
Spatiotemporal variation and sustainability of NDVI in the Yellow River basin	7
Water and agricultural policies in Iranian macro‐level documents from the perspective of adaptation to climate change*	7
Managing agricultural water resources: Addressing the complexity of innovation, social perspectives, and water governance in Sri Lanka	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
Assessment of groundwater quality for irrigation and drinking using different quality indices and geostatistical methods in Çorum province (Turkey)*	7
Conjunctive use of green and blue water resources in agriculture: Methodology and application for supplemental irrigation^*	7
Value‐added weather advisories for small‐scale farmers in South Africa delivered via mobile apps^*	7
Barriers and measures to improve adoption of irrigation technologies: A case study from the Bundaberg region in Queensland, Australia*	7
Determining optimum applied water and seeding rates for winter wheat by using AquaCrop and mathematical‐economic analysis*	6
Risk characteristics, government subsidies and farmers' willingness to adopt water‐saving irrigation techniques^*	6
Monitoring water status in apple trees using a sensitive morning crop water stress index*	6
The use of mulch in cultivating the forage cactus optimizes yield in less time and increases the water use efficiency of the crop	6
Satellite‐based regional‐scale evapotranspiration estimation mapping of the rice bowl of Tamil Nadu: A little water to spare^*	6
Irrigation schedule optimization based on the combination of an economic irrigation quota and the AquaCrop model*	6
Investigating the midpoint of a two‐point method for predicting advance and infiltration in surface irrigation^*	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
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^*	6
Performance of cabbage at different irrigation levels under drip and microsprinkler irrigation systems^*	6
Impact of irrigated agriculture on welfare of farm households in northern Ethiopia: panel data evidence*	6
Adaptation to climate change in irrigated agriculture in Uzbekistan*	6
Assessment on micronutrient concentration after reclaimed water irrigation: A CASE study in green areas of Madrid*	6
Modelling and prediction of groundwater level using wavelet transform and machine learning methods: A case study for the Sahneh Plain, Iran	6
The effect of deficit irrigation, partial root drying and mulching on tomato yield, and water and energy saving*	6
Development and uncertainty analysis of infiltration models using PSO and Monte Carlo method	5
Effects of different amendments (organic matter and hydrogel) on the actual evapotranspiration and crop coefficient of turf grass under field conditions^*	5
Reforms in the irrigation sector of India	5
Sugarcane response to different soil water replenishment‐based deficit irrigation treatments during different growth stages in an Indian semi‐arid region*	5
Impact of boric acid and saline water irrigation on germination and seedling establishment of wheat*	5
Daily drip irrigation based on real‐time weather improves winter wheat grain yield and water use efficiency	5
Compensated non‐linear root water uptake model and identification of soil hydraulic and root water uptake parameters^*	5
Influence of irrigation regimes on alfalfa dry matter yield and water productivity in a semiarid subtropical environment*	5
Is the crop evapotranspiration rate a good surrogate for the recommended irrigation rate?	5
Bacillus amyloliquefaciens application to prevent biofilms in reclaimed water microirrigation systems*	5
On‐farm irrigation water management in India: Challenges and research gaps*	5
Vegetative growth, yield, and water productivity of an early maturing peach cultivar under deficit irrigation strategies in a warm and arid area	5
The application of harmony search and genetic algorithms for the simultaneous optimization of integrated reservoir–FARM systems (IRFS)^*	4

Field study on the influence of subsurface drainage pipes and envelopes on discharge and salt leaching in arid areas	4
Optimal operation of water resources systems using MOICA algorithm with reservoir hedging approach in low‐water regions*	4
Sustainable Agricultural Growth for Rural Development in Asia: A Review^*	4
Modelling the spray range of rotating nozzles based on modified ballistic trajectory equation parameters	4
Determining injection strategies of phosphorus‐coupled nitrogen fertigation based on clogging control of drip emitters with saline water application^*	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
Impact of agricultural water management interventions on upstream–downstream trade‐offs in the upper Cauvery catchment, southern India: a modelling study*	4
Comprehensively evaluating and modelling droplet diameters and kinetic energies of low‐pressure sprinklers	4
Non‐conventional sources of agricultural water management: Insights from young professionals in the irrigation and drainage sector^*	4
Irrigation water fitness assessment based on Bayesian network and FAO guidelines	4
Poverty reduction through water interventions: A review of approaches in sub‐Saharan Africa and South Asia	4
Determining evapotranspiration and crop coefficients of young and mature pomegranate trees under drip irrigation*	4
Assessing hydrologic alterations due to reservoirs and intensified irrigation in a semi‐arid agricultural river basin using SWAT^*	4
Groundwater quality evaluation for potable and irrigation uses in the semi‐arid region of southern Iran	4
A review of crop water productivity in the Mediterranean basin under a changing climate: Wheat and barley as test cases	4
Optimal water distribution model of canals considering the workload of managers	4
Impact of irrigation on farm household diet quality: Evidence from Ethiopia	4
Impact of institutional constraints on participatory irrigation management: The regulating role of moral obligation*	4
Interaction of the coupled effects of irrigation mode and nitrogen fertilizer timing on rice yield in different regions	4
Evaluating socio‐economic and environmental factors influencing farm‐level water scarcity in Punjab, Pakistan^*	4
Innovative initiative for effective operation and monitoring using HEC‐RAS modelling of Hakra Branch Canal System, Pakistan^*	4
Estimating the efficiency gap of maize yield across different irrigation methods in Pakistan	4
Assessing soil quality changes after 10 years of agricultural activities in eastern Hungary^*	4
The challenge of reference evapotranspiration between the WaPOR data set and geostatistical methods	4
Effects of the depth of the needle‐shaped water dispersion device inserted into the jet on the jet breakup of sprinklers	4
Flow characteristics and diaphragm deformation of pressure‐compensating drip irrigation emitters*	4
Pedotransfer functions for estimating soil water retention properties of northern China agricultural soils: Development and needs*	4
Evaluating the performance of small‐scale irrigation schemes in subhumid Ethiopian highlands	3
Rainwater harvesting for supplemental irrigation under tropical inland valley swamp conditions*	3
Amelioration of takyric solonetz using drip irrigation with soil‐water‐redistribution medium*	3
Bathymetry changes caused by sedimentation in an unlined canal of the Chókwè irrigation scheme, Mozambique	3
Irrigation management transfer: The experience of the Río Dulce Irrigation Scheme, Argentina^*	3
Effects of magnetic field treatment of broad bean seeds and irrigation water on the growth and yield of plants	3
Effects of lateral depth and emitter discharge rate on pH and nitrogen distributions in the wetted‐soil volume using drip fertigation	3
Unmanned aerial vehicle system integrating high‐resolution sensors for detecting leaks in irrigation canals—Proof of concept*	3
Integrated water resource management to address the growing demand for food and water in South Asia*	3
Small‐scale–irrigated agriculture empowered women‐headed households in Tigray, Ethiopia*	3
Household‐level perceptions of governance in smallholder irrigation schemes in KwaZulu‐Natal Province*	3
Supplemental irrigation to save water while growing cactus pear in semi‐arid regions^*	3
Flexibility as a strategy to cope with uncertain water supply in spate irrigation*	3
Effects of micro‐nano bubble aerated irrigation and levels of nitrogen fertilizer on nitrogen accumulation and metabolism in super rice	3
Evapotranspiration‐based irrigation management technology and its application in China^*	3
Modelling the Darcy–Weisbach friction factor and the energy gradient of the lateral line*	3
Estimating Infiltration in Open‐ended Furrow Irrigation by Modifying Final Infiltration Rate	3
Comparison of water productivity and crop performance in hydroponic and soil cultivation using AquaCrop software*	3
Determination of canal seepage loss in Arrah Main Canal: A case study^*	3
Photosynthesis, yield and fruit quality of tomatoes and soil microorganisms in response to soil temperature in the greenhouse	3
Application of a monitoring and evaluation method in irrigation water efficiency*	3
Spatial prioritization of tomato cultivation based on water footprint, land productivity, and economic indices	3
The knowledge levels, perceptions, and practices of irrigation farmers in the context of soil salinity management in the South African sugarcane industry*	3
Estimation of land surface temperature in agricultural lands using Sentinel 2 images: A case study for sunflower fields	3
Development of a smart IoT‐based drip irrigation system for precision farming	3
Institutional reform and irrigation water pricing in China^*	3
Phytoremediation potential of rapeseed in phenanthrene‐contaminated soils under different irrigation regimes and pumice levels	3
Water temperature effects on hydraulic performance of pressure‐compensating emitter in a drip irrigation system^*	3
DRAINMOD simulation of drain spacing impact on canola yield in heavy clay soils in the Canadian prairies	3
Research and development of smart irrigation in China^*	3
Experimental study on the discharge coefficient of triangular piano key weir*	3
Effect of wheat crop height and canopy coverage on microsprinkling hose irrigation uniformity	3