Journal of Arid Land

Papers
(The median citation count of Journal of Arid Land 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 2021-02-01 to 2025-02-01.)
ArticleCitations
Quantifying major sources of uncertainty in projecting the impact of climate change on wheat grain yield in dryland environments36
Effect of topography on the changes of Urumqi Glacier No. 1 in the Chinese Tianshan Mountains32
Leaf stoichiometry of Leontopodium lentopodioides at high altitudes on the northeastern Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau, China31
Rhizobacteria facilitate physiological and biochemical drought tolerance of Halimodendron halodendron (Pall.) Voss31
Formation and ecological response of sand patches in the protection system of Shapotou section of the Baotou-Lanzhou railway, China30
Dew amount and its long-term variation in the Kunes River Valley, Northwest China29
Disturbance of plateau zokor-made mound stimulates plant community regeneration in the Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau, China29
Spatial variability of leaf wetness under different soil water conditions in rainfed jujube (Ziziphus jujuba Mill.) in the loess hilly region, China26
A bibliometric analysis of carbon exchange in global drylands26
Spatio-temporal evolution analysis of landscape pattern and habitat quality in the Qinghai Province section of the Yellow River Basin from 2000 to 2022 based on InVEST model24
Soil quality assessment for desertification based on multi-indicators with the best-worst method in a semi-arid ecosystem24
Spatiotemporal patterns and drivers of cultivated land conversion in Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, northern China20
Prospects and limitations of soil amendment and irrigation techniques for the water-saving public urban greenery and ephemeral weed management in the sandy soils of the United Arab Emirates20
A new monitoring index for ecological vulnerability and its application in the Yellow River Basin, China from 2000 to 202219
Changes in diversity, composition and assembly processes of soil microbial communities during Robinia pseudoacacia L. restoration on the Loess Plateau, China18
Effect of nitrogen and phosphorus addition on leaf nutrient concentrations and nutrient resorption efficiency of two dominant alpine grass species17
Spatiotemporal variations of evapotranspiration and reference crop water requirement over 1957–2016 in Iran based on CRU TS gridded dataset17
Morphological and physiological differences in heteromorphic leaves of male and female Populus euphratica Oliv.16
Integrated water risk early warning framework of the semi-arid transitional zone based on the water environmental carrying capacity (WECC)16
Research on wind erosion processes and controlling factors based on wind tunnel test and 3D laser scanning technology16
Transformation among precipitation, surface water, groundwater, and mine water in the Hailiutu River Basin under mining activity15
Saxicolous lichen communities in three basins associated with mining activity in northwestern Argentina14
Correlation analysis between the Aral Sea shrinkage and the Amu Darya River14
Trade-offs and synergies between ecosystem services in Yutian County along the Keriya River Basin, Northwest China13
Wind dynamic environment and wind-sand erosion and deposition processes on different surfaces along the Dunhuang–Golmud railway, China13
Monitoring rock desert formation caused by two different origins (ice-snow melting and drying) in the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau of China by considering topographic and meteorological elements13
Climate and topography regulate the spatial pattern of soil salinization and its effects on shrub community structure in Northwest China13
Utilizing sediment grain size characteristics to assess the effectiveness of clay–sand barriers in reducing aeolian erosion in Minqin desert area, China13
Subsurface irrigation with ceramic emitters improves wolfberry yield and economic benefits on the Tibetan Plateau, China12
Responses of vegetation yield to precipitation and reference evapotranspiration in a desert steppe in Inner Mongolia, China12
Nutrient coordination mechanism of tiger nut induced by rhizosphere soil nutrient variation in an arid area, China12
Estimation of soil organic matter in the Ogan-Kuqa River Oasis, Northwest China, based on visible and near-infrared spectroscopy and machine learning11
Effects of different ridge-furrow mulching systems on yield and water use efficiency of summer maize in the Loess Plateau of China11
Diversity of cultivable endophytic bacteria associated with halophytes in Xinjiang of China and their plant beneficial traits11
Attribution analysis and multi-scenario prediction of NDVI drivers in the Xilin Gol grassland, China11
Cost analysis of sand barriers in desertified regions based on the land grid division model11
Impact of trimming intensity on the growth of mangrove in Iran11
Contribution of groundwater to the formation of sand dunes in the Badain Jaran Desert, China11
Separating emitted dust from the total suspension in airflow based on the characteristics of PM10 vertical concentration profiles on a Gobi surface in northwestern China11
Spatiotemporal patterns of the forage-livestock balance in the Xilin Gol steppe, China: implications for sustainably utilizing grassland-ecosystem services10
Water utilization of typical plant communities in desert steppe, China10
Nutrient resorption and its influencing factors of typical desert plants in different habitats on the northern margin of the Tarim Basin, China10
Estimation of aboveground biomass of arboreal species in the semi-arid region of Brazil using SAR (synthetic aperture radar) images10
Response of drought to climate extremes in a semi-arid inland river basin in China10
Benefits and ecological restoration implications of hanging grass fences in Mongolian desert steppe10
Heterogeneity and non-linearity of ecosystem responses to climate change in the Qilian Mountains National Park, China9
Geochemical signatures and human health risk evaluation of rare earth elements in soils and plants of the northeastern Qinghai-Tibet Plateau, China9
Erratum to: Predicting of dust storm source by combining remote sensing, statistic-based predictive models and game theory in the Sistan watershed, southwestern Asia9
Implications of future climate change on crop and irrigation water requirements in a semi-arid river basin using CMIP6 GCMs9
Propagation characteristics from meteorological drought to agricultural drought over the Heihe River Basin, Northwest China9
Assessment of water resources in Yarmouk River Basin using geospatial technique during the period 1980–20209
Projections of temperature extremes based on preferred CMIP5 models: a case study in the Kaidu-Kongqi River basin in Northwest China9
Potential risk of soil irrigation with treated wastewater over 40 years: a field experiment under semi-arid conditions in northeastern Tunisia9
Erratum to: Soil evolution along an alluvial-loess transect in the Herat Plain, western Afghanistan9
Effects of climate change and land use/cover change on the volume of the Qinghai Lake in China8
Grassland-type ecosystem stability in China differs under the influence of drought and wet events8
A new method of searching for concealed Au deposits by using the spectrum of arid desert plant species8
Soil bacterial characteristics between surface and subsurface soils along a precipitation gradient in the Alxa Desert, China8
Identifying water vapor sources of precipitation in forest and grassland in the north slope of the Tianshan Mountains, Central Asia8
Exploration of playa surface crusts in Qehan Lake, China through field investigation and wind tunnel experiments8
Effects of desert plant communities on soil enzyme activities and soil organic carbon in the proluvial fan in the eastern foothills of the Helan Mountain in Ningxia, China8
Host plant traits play a crucial role in shaping the composition of epiphytic microbiota in the arid desert, Northwest China8
Effects of restoration modes on the spatial distribution of soil physical properties after land consolidation: a multifractal analysis8
Promoting the production of salinized cotton field by optimizing water and nitrogen use efficiency under drip irrigation7
Modelling the biological invasion of Prosopis juliflora using geostatistical-based bioclimatic variables under climate change in arid zones of southwestern Iran7
Characteristics of snow cover distribution along railway subgrade and the protective effect of snow fences7
Potential responses of vegetation to atmospheric aerosols in arid and semi-arid regions of Asia7
Mathematical and statistical modeling of morphometric and planar parameters of barchans in Pashoeyeh Erg in the west of Lut Desert, Iran7
Ecological effect of the plantation of Sabina vulgaris in the Mu Us Sandy Land, China7
Ecological problems and ecological restoration zoning of the Aral Sea6
Glacier area change and its impact on runoff in the Manas River Basin, Northwest China from 2000 to 20206
Effects of mulch and planting methods on Medicago ruthenica seed yield and soil physical-chemical properties6
Analysis of morphological characteristics of gravels based on digital image processing technology and self-organizing map6
Contribution of underlying terrain to sand dunes: evidence from the Qaidam Basin, Northwest China6
Modeling and analyzing supply-demand relationships of water resources in Xinjiang from a perspective of ecosystem services6
Soil quality assessment in different dammed-valley farmlands in the hilly-gully mountain areas of the northern Loess Plateau, China6
Spatial distribution and ecological risk of heavy metals and their source apportionment in soils from a typical mining area, Inner Mongolia, China6
Aeolian activity in the southern Gurbantunggut Desert of China during the last 900 years6
Effects of gravel on the water absorption characteristics and hydraulic parameters of stony soil6
Meteorological drought in semi-arid regions: A case study of Iran6
Contrasting effects of nitrogen addition on litter decomposition in forests and grasslands in China6
Effect of coir geotextile and geocell on ephemeral gully erosion in the Mollisol region of Northeast China6
Predicting potential invasion risks of Leucaena leucocephala (Lam.) de Wit in the arid area of Saudi Arabia6
Delayed seed dispersal species and related traits in the desert of the United Arab Emirates6
Spatiotemporal analysis of drought variability based on the standardized precipitation evapotranspiration index in the Koshi River Basin, Nepal6
Reclamation during oasification is conducive to the accumulation of the soil organic carbon pool in arid land6
Assessment of ecological quality in Northwest China (2000–2020) using the Google Earth Engine platform: Climate factors and land use/land cover contribute to ecological quality6
Dynamic analysis of agricultural green development efficiency in China: Spatiotemporal evolution and influencing factors6
Spatiotemporal dynamics of vegetation response to permafrost degradation in Northeast China6
Spatiotemporal variations of tenebrionid beetles (Coleoptera: Tenebrionidae) in the Gobi desert, Northwest China5
Projection of hydrothermal condition in Central Asia under four SSP-RCP scenarios5
Multiple assessments, source determination, and health risk apportionment of heavy metal(loid)s in the groundwater of the Shule River Basin in northwestern China5
Check dam extraction from remote sensing images using deep learning and geospatial analysis: A case study in the Yanhe River Basin of the Loess Plateau, China5
Spatiotemporal variation in vegetation net primary productivity and its relationship with meteorological factors in the Tarim River Basin of China from 2001 to 2020 based on the Google Earth Engine5
Spatiotemporal variation and driving factors of vegetation net primary productivity in the Guanzhong Plain Urban Agglomeration, China from 2001 to 20205
Remote sensing monitoring of the recent rapid increase in cultivation activities and its effects on desertification in the Mu Us Desert, China5
Effects of loading rate on root pullout performance of two plants in the eastern Loess Plateau, China5
Drought trend analysis in a semi-arid area of Iraq based on Normalized Difference Vegetation Index, Normalized Difference Water Index and Standardized Precipitation Index5
Combining RUSLE model and the vegetation health index to unravel the relationship between soil erosion and droughts in southeastern Tunisia5
Tree-ring δ15N of Qinghai spruce in the central Qilian Mountains of China: Is pre-treatment of wood samples necessary?5
Impact of land use/land cover types on surface humidity in northern China in the early 21st century5
Impacts of climate change and human activities on vegetation dynamics on the Mongolian Plateau, East Asia from 2000 to 20235
Oxygen and hydrogen isotope characteristics of different water bodies in the Burqin River Basin of the Altay Mountains, China4
Quantitative distinction of the relative actions of climate change and human activities on vegetation evolution in the Yellow River Basin of China during 1981–20194
Future meteorological drought conditions in southwestern Iran based on the NEX-GDDP climate dataset4
Spatiotemporal changes of typical glaciers and their responses to climate change in Xinjiang, Northwest China4
Source identification of nitrate in the upper aquifer system of the Wadi Shueib catchment area in Jordan based on stable isotope composition4
Glacier mass balance in High Mountain Asia inferred from a GRACE release-6 gravity solution for the period 2002–20164
Characterizing the spatiotemporal variations of evapotranspiration and aridity index in mid-western China from 2001 to 20164
Spatiotemporal landscape pattern changes and their effects on land surface temperature in greenbelt with semi-arid climate: A case study of the Erbil City, Iraq4
Impacts of climate change and human activities on water resources in the Ebinur Lake Basin, Northwest China4
Predicting of dust storm source by combining remote sensing, statistic-based predictive models and game theory in the Sistan watershed, southwestern Asia4
Environmental significance and hydrochemical characteristics of rivers in the western region of the Altay Mountains, China4
Land use and cover change and influencing factor analysis in the Shiyang River Basin, China4
Effects of dieback on the vegetative, chemical, and physiological status of mangrove forests, Iran4
Enhanced soil moisture improves vegetation growth in an arid grassland of Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, China4
Effects of film-stalk spaced dual mulching system on corn growth and yield4
Reasonable grazing may balance the conflict between grassland utilization and soil conservation in the semi-arid hilly areas, China4
Enhancement of freshwater production of the seawater greenhouse condenser4
Distribution patterns of fire regime in the Pendjari Biosphere Reserve, West Africa4
Modern pollen assemblages and their relationships with vegetation and climate on the northern slopes of the Tianshan Mountains, Xinjiang, China4
High-frequency climatic fluctuations over the past 30 ka in northwestern margin of the East Asian monsoon region, China4
Effects of degradation and species composition on soil seed density in the alpine grasslands, China4
Interactions between vegetation dynamic and edaphic factors in the Great Salt Desert of central Iran4
Dividing the transit wind speeds into intervals as a favorable methodology for analyzing the relationship between wind speed and the aerodynamic impedance of vegetation in semiarid grasslands4
Estimation of evapotranspiration from artificial forest in mountainous areas of western Loess Plateau based on HYDRUS-1D model4
Thriving green havens in baking deserts: Plant diversity and species composition of urban plantations in the Sahara Desert4
Ecosystem service values of gardens in the Yellow River Basin, China3
Stem sap flow of Haloxylon ammodendron at different ages and its response to physical factors in the Minqin oasis-desert transition zone, China3
Near-surface wind field characteristics of the desert-oasis transition zone in Dunhuang, China3
Responses of plant diversity and soil microorganism diversity to nitrogen addition in the desert steppe, China3
Land use/land cover change responses to ecological water conveyance in the lower reaches of Tarim River, China3
Spatial variability and temporal stability of actual evapotranspiration on a hillslope of the Chinese Loess Plateau3
Effects of temperature and precipitation on drought trends in Xinjiang, China3
Response of vegetation variation to climate change and human activities in the Shiyang River Basin of China during 2001–20223
Effects of the growing-maize canopy and irrigation characteristics on the ability to funnel sprinkler water3
Monthly and seasonal streamflow forecasting of large dryland catchments in Brazil3
Three-dimensional (3D) parametric measurements of individual gravels in the Gobi region using point cloud technique3
Assessment of runoff changes in the sub-basin of the upper reaches of the Yangtze River basin, China based on multiple methods3
Assessment of organic compost and biochar in promoting phytoremediation of crude-oil contaminated soil using Calendula officinalis in the Loess Plateau, China3
A review of science–policy interface for water governance in the Caspian Sea3
Fate of rubber bush (Calotropis procera (Aiton) W. T. Aiton) in adversary environment modulated by microstructural and functional attributes3
Spatiotemporal changes of gross primary productivity and its response to drought in the Mongolian Plateau under climate change3
Response of ecosystem carbon storage to land use change from 1985 to 2050 in the Ningxia Section of Yellow River Basin, China3
Concentrations, sources, and influential factors of water-soluble ions of atmospheric particles in Dunhuang Mogao Grottoes, a world heritage site in China3
Vegetation dynamics of coal mining city in an arid desert region of Northwest China from 2000 to 20193
Exogenous addition of nitrate nitrogen regulates the uptake and translocation of lead (Pb) by Iris lacteal Pall. var. chinensis (Fisch.) Koidz.3
Grazing alters sandy soil greenhouse gas emissions in a sand-binding area of the Hobq Desert, China3
Spatiotemporal characteristics and driving mechanisms of land use/land cover (LULC) changes in the Jinghe River Basin, China3
Spatiotemporal characteristics of cultivated land use eco-efficiency and its influencing factors in China from 2000 to 20203
Spatiotemporal variations in ecosystem services and their trade-offs and synergies against the background of the gully control and land consolidation project on the Loess Plateau, China3
Carbon inputs regulate the temperature sensitivity of soil respiration in temperate forests3
Influence of vapor pressure deficit on vegetation growth in China3
Spatiotemporal variation of surface albedo and its influencing factors in northern Xinjiang, China3
Assessing the response of dryland barley yield to climate variability in semi-arid regions, Iran2
Seed rain and soil seed bank compensatory roles on Nassella tenuis (Phil.) Barkworth seedling recruitment in ungrazed and grazed sites2
Impact of climate change and human activities on the spatiotemporal dynamics of surface water area in Gansu Province, China2
Study of the intensity and driving factors of land use/cover change in the Yarlung Zangbo River, Nyang Qu River, and Lhasa River region, Qinghai-Tibet Plateau of China2
Optimization designs of artificial facilities in deserts based on computational simulation2
A novel framework of ecological risk management for urban development in ecologically fragile regions: A case study of Turpan City, China2
Plant community dynamics in arid lands: the role of desert ants2
Predicting changes in the suitable habitats of six halophytic plant species in the arid areas of Northwest China2
Impact of climate and human activity on NDVI of various vegetation types in the Three-River Source Region, China2
Potential distribution of Haloxylon ammodendron in Central Asia under climate change2
Optimal bandwidth selection for retrieving Cu content in rock based on hyperspectral remote sensing2
Leaf morpho-physiology and phytochemistry of olive trees as affected by cultivar type and increasing aridity2
Runoff simulation and hydropower resource prediction of the Kaidu River Basin in the Tianshan Mountains, China2
Impact of utility-scale solar photovoltaic array on the aeolian sediment transport in Hobq Desert, China2
Estimation of rock Fe content based on hyperspectral indices2
An over review of desertification in Xinjiang, Northwest China2
Reducing water and nitrogen inputs combined with plastic mulched ridge-furrow irrigation improves soil water and salt status in arid saline areas, China2
Numerical simulation on the influence of plant root morphology on shear strength in the sandy soil, Northwest China2
Linkage between precipitation isotopes and water vapor sources in the monsoon margin: Evidence from arid areas of Northwest China2
Evaluation of CRU TS, GPCC, AgMERRA, and AgCFSR meteorological datasets for estimating climate and crop variables: A case study of maize in Qazvin Province, Iran2
Investigation on biological activities for combating desertification in the western shores of Lake Urmia, Northwest Iran2
Comprehensive applicability evaluation of four precipitation products at multiple spatiotemporal scales in Northwest China2
Neoproterozoic I-type granites in the Central Tianshan Block (NW China): geochronology, geochemistry, and tectonic implications2
Non-negligible factors in low-pressure sprinkler irrigation: droplet impact angle and shear stress2
Ecological security pattern construction using landscape ecological quality: A case study of Yanchi County, northern China2
Mass balance of saline lakes considering inflow loads of rivers and groundwater: the case of Lake Issyk-Kul, Central Asia2
Sheltering effect of punched steel plate sand fences for controlling blown sand hazards along the Golmud-Korla Railway: Field observation and numerical simulation studies2
Arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi improve biomass, photosynthesis, and water use efficiency of Opuntia ficus-indica (L.) Miller under different water levels2
Wind regime features and their impacts on the middle reaches of the Yarlung Zangbo River on the Tibetan Plateau, China2
Understanding and simulating of three-dimensional subsurface hydrological partitioning in an alpine mountainous area, China2
A study on historical location and evolution of Lop Nor in China with maps and DEM2
Mechanism underlying the uprooting of taproot-type shrub species in the loess area of northeastern Qinghai-Xizang Plateau, China2
Environmental dynamics of nitrogen and phosphorus release from river sediments of arid areas2
Occurrence, sources, and relationships of soil microplastics with adsorbed heavy metals in the Ebinur Lake Basin, Northwest China2
Effects of different types of guardrails on sand transportation of desert highway pavement2
Adjustment of precipitation measurements using Total Rain weighing Sensor (TRwS) gauges in the cryospheric hydrometeorology observation (CHOICE) system of the Qilian Mountains, Northwest China2
Wind-proof and sand-fixing effects of Artemisia ordosica with different coverages in the Mu Us Sandy Land, northern China2
Characteristics of root pullout resistance of Caragana korshinskii Kom. in the loess area of northeastern Qinghai-Tibet Plateau, China2
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