OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of Arid Land Research and Management is 4. 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 2021-11-01 to 2025-11-01.)

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	34
Alternate use of fresh and saline waters to improve water productivity and soil sustainability of drip irrigated wheat in a semi-arid region	25
Seed priming with ascorbic acid improves response of Medicago polymorpha L. seedlings to osmotic stress induced by NaCl and PEG solutions	15
Agroecological sub-zone based sustainable land use in arid Rajasthan (India)	12
Arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi reduce lodging of teff [ Eragrostis tef (Zucc.) Trotter] under N fertilizer applications	11
Morpho-physiological, biochemical, and leaf epidermal responses of Desmostachya bipinnata L. in arid habitats	8
Spatiotemporal changes of desertification degree in the Algerian green barrier over the last four decades (1984–2020)	8
Lasiurus sindicus Henr., a key perennial fodder grass for desert ecosystem	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
Water uptake, anatomical, and biochemical changes of sorghum genotypes subjected to polyethylene glycol-induced drought stress	8
Soil water migration under three tree species in response to water stress and extreme rainstorms	7
Emergence and development of Chihuahuan Desert grasses under simulated wet-dry sequences	7
Seed priming with zinc oxide nanoparticles improves growth, osmolyte accumulation, antioxidant defence and yield quality of water-stressed mung bean plants	7
Bi-cropping of castor bean and nutri-millets optimizes system productivity, energy efficiency, and carbon footprint in rainfed alfisols of semi-arid tropics	6
Impact of weather and soil conditions on Opuntia stricta and Nopalea cochenillifera growth and forage yield in the Brazilian dryland	6
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
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	6
Contribution of predictive factors of land degradation occurrence applying maximum entropy model	5
Differential responses of six Casuarina species to NaCl seed priming and salt stress during germination and early seedling growth	5
Effect of temperature, salinity and water potential on seed germination of annual grass Stipa capensis	5
Effects of direct seeding of four native species for reclamation of mined land in the cold desert of Xinjiang in northwest China	5
Longer-term monitoring of a degrading sodic lake: landscape level impacts of hydrological regime changes and restoration interventions (SE Hungary)	5
A two-step soil modeling approach by integrating pedological classification in digital mapping with non-stationary geostatistics	5
Impact of Bacillus PGPR consortium on germination and seedling vigor of cool- and warm-season forage grasses under different temperature regimes	4
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	4

Detection of changes in local-scale statistical distribution of daily temperature and precipitation in dryland region: a case study of Ningxia, China	4
Investigating the effect of superabsorbent hydrogel on hydraulic characteristics of desert soil	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
Seed priming with H₂O₂ improves photosynthetic efficiency and biomass production in sunflower plants under salt stress	4
Diversity of Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Fungi in olive orchard soils in arid regions of Southern Tunisia	4
Effect of hydrogen peroxide application on physiology, production, and post-harvest quality of mini watermelon under salt stress	4
Predicting the occurrence and decline of Astragalus verus Olivier under climate change scenarios in Central Iran	4
Different sources of nitrogen fertilizer in rainfed maize grown in a semiarid environment	4