OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The median citation count of Arid Land Research and Management is 2. 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 2022-05-01 to 2026-05-01.)

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
Spatiotemporal changes of desertification degree in the Algerian green barrier over the last four decades (1984–2020)	27
Alternate use of fresh and saline waters to improve water productivity and soil sustainability of drip irrigated wheat in a semi-arid region	24
Arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi reduce lodging of teff [ Eragrostis tef (Zucc.) Trotter] under N fertilizer applications	14
Seed priming with ascorbic acid improves response of Medicago polymorpha L. seedlings to osmotic stress induced by NaCl and PEG solutions	13
Emergence and development of Chihuahuan Desert grasses under simulated wet-dry sequences	10
Water uptake, anatomical, and biochemical changes of sorghum genotypes subjected to polyethylene glycol-induced drought stress	10
Seed priming with zinc oxide nanoparticles improves growth, osmolyte accumulation, antioxidant defence and yield quality of water-stressed mung bean plants	8
Soil water migration under three tree species in response to water stress and extreme rainstorms	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
Bi-cropping of castor bean and nutri-millets optimizes system productivity, energy efficiency, and carbon footprint in rainfed alfisols of semi-arid tropics	7
Effects of direct seeding of four native species for reclamation of mined land in the cold desert of Xinjiang in northwest China	7
Differential responses of six Casuarina species to NaCl seed priming and salt stress during germination and early seedling growth	7
A two-step soil modeling approach by integrating pedological classification in digital mapping with non-stationary geostatistics	7
Impact of weather and soil conditions on Opuntia stricta and Nopalea cochenillifera growth and forage yiel	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
Longer-term monitoring of a degrading sodic lake: landscape level impacts of hydrological regime changes and restoration interventions (SE Hungary)	6
Contribution of predictive factors of land degradation occurrence applying maximum entropy model	6
Effect of temperature, salinity and water potential on seed germination of annual grass Stipa capensis	5
Predicting the occurrence and decline of Astragalus verus Olivier under climate change scenarios in Central Iran	5
Impact of Bacillus PGPR consortium on germination and seedling vigor of cool- and warm-season forage grasses under different temperature regimes	5
Analysis of spatiotemporal dynamics and driving mechanism of water erosion in Shiyang River Basin	5
Detection of changes in local-scale statistical distribution of daily temperature and precipitation in dryland region: a case study of Ningxia, China	5
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

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
Effect of hydrogen peroxide application on physiology, production, and post-harvest quality of mini watermelon under salt stress	5
Increasing evapotranspiration trend and the dominant driving factors in the oasis areas of the Tarim Basin, China	4
Intraspecific changes in xylem vessel diameter and length in two saltbush shrub species, Atriplex lentiformis and A. polycarpa	4
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
Effects of biochar, vermicompost, and inorganic N-P nutrients on soil physical properties, maize growth, and yield, Northwest Ethiopia	4
Ranch-scale soil health, forage quality, and cattle grazing capacity linkages in a high-elevation steppe	4
Soil and plant attributes under grazing exclusion in semi-steppic semi-arid rangelands, Iran	3
Long-term effects of land use type and management on sorptivity, macroscopic capillary length and water-conducting porosity of calcareous soils	3
Synergistic effects of sulfur, Acidithiobacillus spp., and Funneliformis mosseae on nutrient uptake, physi	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
Identifying hotspots of urbanization and agricultural growth: a spatio-temporal analysis of land use dynamics in Tolga, Algeria (1994–2024)	3
Dust source clay content and salinity estimation using VNIR spectrometry	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
An elucidation on productivity, energetics, and carbon footprint of different forage land-use systems in semi-arid tropics of Karnataka, India	3
Soil wind erodibility and erosion estimation using Landsat satellite imagery and multiple-criteria decision analysis in Urmia Lake Region, Iran	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
Vegetation quality and its change in the Three North Shelterbelt Forest region in China	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
Long-term relationships of MODIS NDVI with rainfall, land surface temperature, surface soil moisture and groundwater storage over monsoon core region of India	2
Drivers of soil organic carbon pool in arid landscapes: a GLM approach highlighting dynamic and static factors	2
Drought tolerance during germination of native and commercial forage grasses: implications for pasture management in semi-arid lands	2
Divergent nutrient limitations and stoichiometric patterns between cyanobacterial crusts and underlying soil along an aridity gradient in northwest China	2
Plasticity in anatomical traits of Cyperus niveus Retz. along elevational gradient of dry sub-Himalayan mountains	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
Physiology and yield of ‘Gaúcho’ melon under brackish water and salicylic acid in hydroponic cultivation	2
Evaluating POWER and ERA5 reanalysis data for wheat growth modeling across distinct climatic conditions	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