OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The median citation count of Arid Land Research and Management is 1. 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 2020-11-01 to 2024-11-01.)

Article	Citations
Long-term relationships of MODIS NDVI with rainfall, land surface temperature, surface soil moisture and groundwater storage over monsoon core region of India	20
Effect of biochar on potassium fractions and plant-available P, Fe, Zn, Mn and Cu concentrations of calcareous soils	17
Drought tolerance traits in Medicago species: A review	14
Provenance determines salinity tolerance and germination requirements of the multipurpose tree Prosopis juliflora seeds	11
Effect of combined potassium-phosphorus fertilization on gas exchange, antioxidant activity and fruit production of West Indian cherry under salt stress	11
Seed priming with zinc oxide nanoparticles improves growth, osmolyte accumulation, antioxidant defence and yield quality of water-stressed mung bean plants	10
Long-term effects of land use type and management on sorptivity, macroscopic capillary length and water-conducting porosity of calcareous soils	10
Effect of tree canopy on herbaceous vegetation and soil characteristics in semi-arid forests of the Aravalli hills	10
Adaptive traits for drought tolerance in red-grained wheat (Triticum aestivumL.) landraces	9
Diversity of Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Fungi in olive orchard soils in arid regions of Southern Tunisia	7
GIS-based multi-criteria analysis for flood hazard areas mapping of M’zab wadi basin (Ghardaia, North-Central Algeria)	6
Effect of grazing exclusion on soil and vegetation characteristics in desert steppe rangelands: a case study from north-western Iran	6
Spatiotemporal patterns and driving forces of land-use and land-cover change in the Mu Us Sandy Land, China from 1980 to 2018	6
Physiological and biochemical properties of wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) under different mulching and water management systems in the semi-arid region of Punjab, Pakistan	6
Seed priming with H₂O₂ improves photosynthetic efficiency and biomass production in sunflower plants under salt stress	6
Delineation of burned arid landscapes using Landsat 8 OLI data: a case study of Karaganda region in Kazakhstan	6
The combination of vermicompost and arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi improves the physiological properties and chemical composition ofOpuntia ficus-indicaunder semi-arid conditions in the field	6
Sources of spatial variability of soil salinity: the case of Beni Amir irrigated command areas in the Tadla Plain, Morocco	5
Evaluating the influence of COVID-19 pandemic lockdown on Jordan Badia rangelands	5
Chlorophyll fluorescence, ion uptake, and osmoregulation are potential indicators for detecting ecotypic variation in salt tolerance of Panicum antidotale Retz*	5
Threats and challenges related to grazing paddocks: Recovery of extremely overgrazed grassland after grazing exclusion	4
Morphological and molecular markers based assessment of genetic diversity of a valuable endemic plant Lasiurus sindicus Henr. in the arid region of Rajasthan, India	4
Soil nematode community composition, diversity, and soil properties in an age sequence of Haloxylon ammodendron plantations in an oasis-desert ecotone of northwestern China	4
Climatology and phytogeography of Saudi Arabia. A review	4
Characterization and prediction of soil organic matter content in reclaimed mine soil using visible and near-infrared diffuse spectroscopy	4

Plasticity in anatomical traits of Cyperus niveus Retz. along elevational gradient of dry sub-Himalayan mountains	4
Physiology and yield of ‘Gaúcho’ melon under brackish water and salicylic acid in hydroponic cultivation	4
Water stress and appropriate N management achieves profitable yields and less N loss on sandy soils	4
Salicornia sinus-persica : a high-yielding species for fodder production with seawater	3
Predicting habitat suitability for the endangered speciesHedysarum criniferumBoiss. using a fuzzy model in the semi-arid zone in Iran	3
Unsaturated transport of Escherichia coli through disturbed soil column: effect of natural zeolite and cow manure addition	3
Prediction of water retention properties of Syrian clayey soils	3
Shrub influence on soil carbon and nitrogen in a semi-arid grassland is mediated by precipitation and largely insensitive to livestock grazing	3
Agroecological sub-zone based sustainable land use in arid Rajasthan (India)	3
Longer-term monitoring of a degrading sodic lake: landscape level impacts of hydrological regime changes and restoration interventions (SE Hungary)	3
Runoff controls the development of eco-hydrological and economic conditions in an arid oasis of the downstream inland river basin	3
Soil wind erodibility and erosion estimation using Landsat satellite imagery and multiple-criteria decision analysis in Urmia Lake Region, Iran	3
Morpho-physiological, biochemical, and leaf epidermal responses of Desmostachya bipinnata L. in arid habitats	2
Effects of fertilizer addition on soil organic carbon content in Chinese farmland: a meta-analysis	2
Seed priming with ascorbic acid improves response of Medicago polymorpha L. seedlings to osmotic stress induced by NaCl and PEG solutions	2
Effect of appendages on maintenance of viability and germination of diaspores of the shrubs Calligonum junceum, Atraphaxis pungens, and Reaumuria soongarica	2
Carbon and nitrogen allocation in leaf, fine root, soil, and microbial biomass in invasive Prosopis juliflora and native Acacia nilotica in semi-arid forests of the Aravalli hills	2
Regional analysis of evapotranspiration changes in an arid river basin using satellite observations	2
Soil potassium relations in an arid soil treated with biochar and chemical fertilizers after cultivation with safflower (Carthamus tinctorius L.) under water stress	2
Salicylic acid alleviates the effects of salt stress on the physiology, growth, and production of hydroponic okra	2
Biocrust contribution to soil CO₂ flux in desert shrubland ecosystem of northwest Mexico	2
Cultural services in arid landscapes. A comparative study based on people’s perception, southeast of Iran	2
Seaweed extract biofertilizer modulates scarlet eggplant tolerance to salt stress	2
Difference of soil carbon density under different grazing exclusion duration in Seriphidium transiliense desert with distinct degrees of degradation	2
Plant-soil interactions in response to grazing intensity in a semi-arid ecosystem from NE Spain	2
Adaptive strategies for ecological fitness in Calotropis procera (Aiton) W. T. Aiton	2
Intraspecific variation of Haloxylon salicornicum (Amaranthaceae) seed germination under salinity and simulated drought	2
Effect of precipitation frequency on litter decomposition of three annual species (Setaria viridis, Artemisia sacrorum, and Chenopodium acuminatum) in a semi-arid sandy grassland of nort	2
Forest degradation and short-term seasonal exclosure effects on biotic and abiotic factors linked to rangeland rehabilitation in semiarid Chaco, Argentina	1
Effect of long-term land use change on soil organic carbon fractions and functional groups	1
Seed recovery of native plant species of the Caatinga biome ingested by goats and its effect on seed germination, in Brazilian semiarid region	1
Exploring the distribution of soil properties across an open-grazed pastoral system in Laikipia rangelands, Kenya	1
Salinity fractionation of saline-sodic soils reclaimed by CaCl₂-amended brackish ice	1
Fruit quality of ‘Tahiti’ lime grafted onto different rootstocks grown under salt stress	1
Can a superabsorbent polymer help remediate compaction in frigid, semiarid soils? – a laboratory evaluation on soil physical processes	1
Diversity of phenolic compounds, antioxidant capacity, and mineral element content in four fig cultivars ( Ficus carica L.) and their correlation with the rooting of har	1
Ranch-scale soil health, forage quality, and cattle grazing capacity linkages in a high-elevation steppe	1
Size class, sex ratio, and spatial distribution of four populations of Pimelea microcephala subsp. microcephala under different long-term	1
Dust source clay content and salinity estimation using VNIR spectrometry	1
Spatial variability of soil water content at the crop row scale with and without straw mulch inside a corn field in semi-humid Northeastern China	1
Effects of direct seeding of four native species for reclamation of mined land in the cold desert of Xinjiang in northwest China	1
Horizontal variability and diurnal fluctuation of soil respiration in corn and soybean rows	1
Arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi impact on yield attributes, protein quantity and quality in bread wheat ( Triticum aestivum L.) grown under drought stress	1
Design, manufacture, and testing of an innovative ridging device for controlling of wind erosion	1
Different sources of nitrogen fertilizer in rainfed maize grown in a semiarid environment	1
Soil and plant attributes under grazing exclusion in semi-steppic semi-arid rangelands, Iran	1
Alternate use of fresh and saline waters to improve water productivity and soil sustainability of drip irrigated wheat in a semi-arid region	1