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 2022-06-01 to 2026-06-01.)

Article	Citations
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	41
Arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi reduce lodging of teff [ Eragrostis tef (Zucc.) Trotter] under N fertilizer applications	27
Seed priming with ascorbic acid improves response of Medicago polymorpha L. seedlings to osmotic stress induced by NaCl and PEG solutions	25
Alternate use of fresh and saline waters to improve water productivity and soil sustainability of drip irrigated wheat in a semi-arid region	14
Water uptake, anatomical, and biochemical changes of sorghum genotypes subjected to polyethylene glycol-induced drought stress	10
Spatiotemporal changes of desertification degree in the Algerian green barrier over the last four decades (1984–2020)	10
Seed priming with zinc oxide nanoparticles improves growth, osmolyte accumulation, antioxidant defence and yield quality of water-stressed mung bean plants	8
Evaluation of the impact of erosion control measures on dam siltation and upstream erosion using radioisotope technique ⁷ Be and MUSLE model in the watershed upstrea	8
Survival of experimentally buried large, winged seeds from open sandy habitats defies the established theory of relatedness between seed size, shape, and longevity	8
Soil water migration under three tree species in response to water stress and extreme rainstorms	8
Emergence and development of Chihuahuan Desert grasses under simulated wet-dry sequences	8
Impact of weather and soil conditions on Opuntia stricta and Nopalea cochenillifera growth and forage yiel	8
Bi-cropping of castor bean and nutri-millets optimizes system productivity, energy efficiency, and carbon footprint in rainfed alfisols of semi-arid tropics	7
A two-step soil modeling approach by integrating pedological classification in digital mapping with non-stationary geostatistics	7
Differential responses of six Casuarina species to NaCl seed priming and salt stress during germination and early seedling growth	7
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	6
Effect of temperature, salinity and water potential on seed germination of annual grass Stipa capensis	6
Contribution of predictive factors of land degradation occurrence applying maximum entropy model	6
Effects of direct seeding of four native species for reclamation of mined land in the cold desert of Xinjiang in northwest China	6
Longer-term monitoring of a degrading sodic lake: landscape level impacts of hydrological regime changes and restoration interventions (SE Hungary)	6
Impact of Bacillus PGPR consortium on germination and seedling vigor of cool- and warm-season forage grasses under different temperature regimes	6
Spatio-temporal analysis of aerosol optical depth and its response to drought and climatic variables in an arid environment: a case study of Saravan County, Iran	5
Management strategies to improve drought tolerance in grapevine for climate-resilient viticulture: A review	5
Different sources of nitrogen fertilizer in rainfed maize grown in a semiarid environment	5
Investigating the effect of superabsorbent hydrogel on hydraulic characteristics of desert soil	5

Analysis of spatiotemporal dynamics and driving mechanism of water erosion in Shiyang River Basin	5
Effect of hydrogen peroxide application on physiology, production, and post-harvest quality of mini watermelon under salt stress	5
Attapulgite application improves maize yield, water, and fertilizer utilization efficiency in newly cultivated sandy farmland in northwestern China	4
Potential contribution of Sulla spinosissima subsp. capitata and Sulla pallida as a forage crop in arid Med	4
Variations in chemical constituents of the rhizosphere of bread wheat genotypes and their significance for using as markers for heat and drought tolerance	4
Predicting the occurrence and decline of Astragalus verus Olivier under climate change scenarios in Central Iran	4
Increasing evapotranspiration trend and the dominant driving factors in the oasis areas of the Tarim Basin, China	4
Detection of changes in local-scale statistical distribution of daily temperature and precipitation in dryland region: a case study of Ningxia, China	4
Ranch-scale soil health, forage quality, and cattle grazing capacity linkages in a high-elevation steppe	4
Effects of biochar, vermicompost, and inorganic N-P nutrients on soil physical properties, maize growth, and yield, Northwest Ethiopia	4
Intraspecific changes in xylem vessel diameter and length in two saltbush shrub species, Atriplex lentiformis and A. polycarpa	4
Soil and plant attributes under grazing exclusion in semi-steppic semi-arid rangelands, Iran	3
Dust source clay content and salinity estimation using VNIR spectrometry	3
An elucidation on productivity, energetics, and carbon footprint of different forage land-use systems in semi-arid tropics of Karnataka, India	3
Salicylic acid alleviates the effects of salt stress on the physiology, growth, and production of hydroponic okra	3
Ascorbic acid as attenuator of salt stress effects on the morphophysiology of guava in the post-grafting phase	3
Soil wind erodibility and erosion estimation using Landsat satellite imagery and multiple-criteria decision analysis in Urmia Lake Region, Iran	3
Soil potassium relations in an arid soil treated with biochar and chemical fertilizers after cultivation with safflower (Carthamus tinctorius L.) under water stress	3
Identifying hotspots of urbanization and agricultural growth: a spatio-temporal analysis of land use dynamics in Tolga, Algeria (1994–2024)	3
Synergistic effects of sulfur, Acidithiobacillus spp., and Funneliformis mosseae on nutrient uptake, physi	3
Drivers of soil organic carbon pool in arid landscapes: a GLM approach highlighting dynamic and static factors	2
Physiology and yield of ‘Gaúcho’ melon under brackish water and salicylic acid in hydroponic cultivation	2
Vegetation quality and its change in the Three North Shelterbelt Forest region in China	2
Divergent nutrient limitations and stoichiometric patterns between cyanobacterial crusts and underlying soil along an aridity gradient in northwest China	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
Plasticity in anatomical traits of Cyperus niveus Retz. along elevational gradient of dry sub-Himalayan mountains	2
Long-term relationships of MODIS NDVI with rainfall, land surface temperature, surface soil moisture and groundwater storage over monsoon core region of India	2
Seed recovery of native plant species of the Caatinga biome ingested by goats and its effect on seed germination, in Brazilian semiarid region	2
The combination of vermicompost and arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi improves the physiological properties and chemical composition ofOpuntia ficus-indicaunder semi-arid conditions in the field	2
Drought tolerance during germination of native and commercial forage grasses: implications for pasture management in semi-arid lands	2
Climatology and phytogeography of Saudi Arabia. A review	2
Arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi impact on yield attributes, protein quantity and quality in bread wheat ( Triticum aestivum L.) grown under drought stress	2
Evaluating POWER and ERA5 reanalysis data for wheat growth modeling across distinct climatic conditions	2
Relationship between germination under osmotic stress and development in Bouteloua curtipendula genotypes: implications for restoration management	1
Unsaturated transport of Escherichia coli through disturbed soil column: effect of natural zeolite and cow manure addition	1
Soil quality and vegetation cover characteristics as influenced by diverse grazing regimes and soil disturbance histories in a semi-arid rangeland (Iran)	1
Groundwater recharge hotspot mapping in the semi-arid Modder River Catchment using self-supervised spatio-temporal embeddings and density-based clustering	1
Soil seed banks, microbial communities, and nutrients in degraded grasslands of the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau: implications for restoration	1
Research progress on NAC transcription factors in response to drought stress	1
Carboxymethyl cellulose acts as a root-zone water regulator, not a reservoir, to increase maize yield and water use efficiency in saline soil	1
Effect of long-term land use change on soil organic carbon fractions and functional groups	1
Size class, sex ratio, and spatial distribution of four populations of Pimelea microcephala subsp. microcephala under different long-term	1
Effects of fertile islands on soil organic carbon density and labile organic carbon distribution in elm ( Ulmus macrocarpa Hance)-dominated sparse wood grasslands in sou	1
Vegetation, lakes, and sandy areas in arid and semi-arid regions of Northern China: patterns, evolution, and driving forces	1
Analysing spatio-temporal patterns in wintertime rainfall across Iran’s deserts using GPM DPR data	1
Modeling soil water/nitrate distribution and water/barley productivity under different management practices and soil textures in the semi-arid region of Iraq	1
Rapid land cover change in agricultural valleys of the Atacama Desert, Chile	1
Water conservation strategies in big cordgrass (Desmostachya bipinnataL.) for ecological success in hyper-arid and saline-arid environments	1
Characterization and utilization of multi-trait plant growth promoting rhizobacteria from arid soils of western Rajasthan for enhancing drought resilience in an arid legume	1
Impact of fly ash deposition on plants diversity, metal content, and associated risk on grazing ruminants in the vicinity of Morupule power station, Botswana	1

Understanding how corn-yellow melilot intercropping combined with straw return increased stable organic carbon pool in Mollisols by reducing the application of chemical fertilizer	1
Mixed application of biochar, maize straw, and nitrogen can improve organic carbon fractions and available nutrients of a sandy soil	1
Distribution characteristics of selenium and influencing factors in the plant–soil system of an arid oasis	1
Effects of fertilizer addition on soil organic carbon content in Chinese farmland: a meta-analysis	1
Principles of agronomy for sustainable agriculture	1
Prediction of current and future gully erosion susceptibility in the Oued Zat watershed in the High Atlas region of Morocco using an SVM-based machine learning approach	1
Enhancing sesame ( Sesamum indicum L. cv. Dashtestan) yield and oil quality with integrated phosphorus, Funneliformis mosseae	1
Precipitation and time effects on vegetation change in Southern Arizona abandoned farmland	1