OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of Journal of Arid Land is 7. 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 2020-04-01 to 2024-04-01.)

Article	Citations
Development of a large-scale remote sensing ecological index in arid areas and its application in the Aral Sea Basin	38
Physio-biochemical and nutrient constituents of peanut plants under bentazone herbicide for broad-leaved weed control and water regimes in dry land areas	36
Investigation of crop evapotranspiration and irrigation water requirement in the lower Amu Darya River Basin, Central Asia	33
Ecological environment quality evaluation of the Sahel region in Africa based on remote sensing ecological index	27
Application of the InVEST model for assessing water yield and its response to precipitation and land use in the Weihe River Basin, China	27
Corn straw return can increase labile soil organic carbon fractions and improve water-stable aggregates in Haplic Cambisol	26
Endophytic bacteria associated with halophyte Seidlitzia rosmarinus Ehrenb. ex Boiss. from saline soil of Uzbekistan and their plant beneficial traits	25
Assessing the effects of vegetation and precipitation on soil erosion in the Three-River Headwaters Region of the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau, China	25
Quantitative distinction of the relative actions of climate change and human activities on vegetation evolution in the Yellow River Basin of China during 1981–2019	24
Assessment of drought hazard, vulnerability and risk in Iran using GIS techniques	23
Spatial-temporal variations of ecological vulnerability in the Tarim River Basin, Northwest China	22
Effects of biodegradable mulch on soil water and heat conditions, yield and quality of processing tomatoes by drip irrigation	21
Spatiotemporal changes in water, land use, and ecosystem services in Central Asia considering climate changes and human activities	21
Spatiotemporal variations and driving factors of habitat quality in the loess hilly area of the Yellow River Basin: A case study of Lanzhou City, China	20
Spatiotemporal changes of eco-environmental quality based on remote sensing-based ecological index in the Hotan Oasis, Xinjiang	19
Long-term variations in runoff of the Syr Darya River Basin under climate change and human activities	19
Adaptability of machine learning methods and hydrological models to discharge simulations in data-sparse glaciated watersheds	18
An over review of desertification in Xinjiang, Northwest China	18
Response of hydrological drought to meteorological drought in the eastern Mediterranean Basin of Turkey	17
Damage by wind-blown sand and its control measures along the Taklimakan Desert Highway in China	17
Can climate change influence agricultural GTFP in arid and semi-arid regions of Northwest China?	15
Predicting of dust storm source by combining remote sensing, statistic-based predictive models and game theory in the Sistan watershed, southwestern Asia	15
Evaluating agricultural water-use efficiency based on water footprint of crop values: a case study in Xinjiang of China	15
Spatial-temporal characteristics and influencing factors of relative humidity in arid region of Northwest China during 1966–2017	15
Projection of precipitation extremes over South Asia from CMIP6 GCMs	15

Impacts of climate change and human activities on water resources in the Ebinur Lake Basin, Northwest China	15
Spatiotemporal variation in snow cover and its effects on grassland phenology on the Mongolian Plateau	14
Effects of climate change and land-use changes on spatiotemporal distributions of blue water and green water in Ningxia, Northwest China	14
Effects of climate change and land use/cover change on the volume of the Qinghai Lake in China	13
Drought trend analysis in a semi-arid area of Iraq based on Normalized Difference Vegetation Index, Normalized Difference Water Index and Standardized Precipitation Index	12
Mapping the current and future distributions of Onosma species endemic to Iran	12
Near-surface wind environment in the Yarlung Zangbo River basin, southern Tibetan Plateau	12
Spatial-temporal changes and driving factors of eco-environmental quality in the Three-North region of China	12
Application of SALTMED and HYDRUS-1D models for simulations of soil water content and soil salinity in controlled groundwater depth	12
Global Dryland Ecosystem Programme (G-DEP): Africa consultative meeting report	12
Glacier variations and their response to climate change in an arid inland river basin of Northwest China	11
Spatiotemporal analysis of drought variability based on the standardized precipitation evapotranspiration index in the Koshi River Basin, Nepal	11
Seasonal changes in the water-use strategies of three herbaceous species in a native desert steppe of Ningxia, China	11
Modeling and analyzing supply-demand relationships of water resources in Xinjiang from a perspective of ecosystem services	11
Large scale sand saltation over hard surface: a controlled experiment in still air	10
Degradation leads to dramatic decrease in topsoil but not subsoil root biomass in an alpine meadow on the Tibetan Plateau, China	10
Response of ecosystem service value to land use/cover change in the northern slope economic belt of the Tianshan Mountains, Xinjiang, China	10
Spatiotemporal evolution and prediction of habitat quality in Hohhot City of China based on the InVEST and CA-Markov models	10
Changes in rainfall partitioning caused by the replacement of native dry forests of Lithraea molleoides by exotic plantations of Pinus elliottii in the dry Chaco mountain forests, central Argentina	10
Spatiotemporal characteristics and influencing factors of ecosystem services in Central Asia	10
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 China	10
Spatiotemporal variations of evapotranspiration and reference crop water requirement over 1957–2016 in Iran based on CRU TS gridded dataset	10
Effects of mixed-based biochar on water infiltration and evaporation in aeolian sand soil	9
Monthly and seasonal streamflow forecasting of large dryland catchments in Brazil	9
Precipitation forecasting by large-scale climate indices and machine learning techniques	9
Scenario simulation of water retention services under land use/cover and climate changes: a case study of the Loess Plateau, China	9
Untangling the influence of soil moisture on root pullout property of alfafa plant	9
Synergistic effects of multiple driving factors on the runoff variations in the Yellow River Basin, China	9
Sheltering effect of punched steel plate sand fences for controlling blown sand hazards along the Golmud-Korla Railway: Field observation and numerical simulation studies	9
Land degradation sensitivity assessment and convergence analysis in Korla of Xinjiang, China	9
Integrating multiple electromagnetic data to map spatiotemporal variability of soil salinity in Kairouan region, Central Tunisia	8
Effect of vegetation on soil bacteria and their potential functions for ecological restoration in the Hulun Buir Sandy Land, China	8
Implications of future climate change on crop and irrigation water requirements in a semi-arid river basin using CMIP6 GCMs	8
Characteristics and hazards of different snow avalanche types in a continental snow climate region in the Central Tianshan Mountains	8
Effect of stones on the sand saltation threshold during natural sand and dust storms in a stony desert in Tsogt-Ovoo in the Gobi Desert, Mongolia	8
Assessment of river basin habitat quality and its relationship with disturbance factors: A case study of the Tarim River Basin in Northwest China	8
Vegetation dynamics of coal mining city in an arid desert region of Northwest China from 2000 to 2019	8
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 quality	8
Integrating water use systems and soil and water conservation measures into a hydrological model of an Iranian Wadi system	8
Decomposition of different crop straws and variation in straw-associated microbial communities in a peach orchard, China	8
Seasonal dynamics of soil water content in the typical vegetation and its response to precipitation in a semi-arid area of Chinese Loess Plateau	8
Response of C:N:P in the plant-soil system and stoichiometric homeostasis of Nitraria tangutorum leaves in the oasis-desert ecotone, Northwest China	8
Ecosystem service values of gardens in the Yellow River Basin, China	8
Attribution analysis and multi-scenario prediction of NDVI drivers in the Xilin Gol grassland, China	8
Investigating the causes of Lake Urmia shrinkage: climate change or anthropogenic factors?	8
Impacts of wind erosion and seasonal changes on soil carbon dioxide emission in southwestern Iran	8
Climate change impacts on the streamflow of Zarrineh River, Iran	8
Dieback intensity but not functional and taxonomic diversity indices predict forest productivity in different management conditions: Evidence from a semi-arid oak forest ecosystem	7
Germination strategies of annual and short-lived perennial species in the Arabian Desert	7
Using statistical models and GIS to delimit the groundwater recharge potential areas and to estimate the infiltration rate: A case study of Nadhour-Sisseb-El Alem Basin, Tunisia	7

Non-negligible factors in low-pressure sprinkler irrigation: droplet impact angle and shear stress	7
Propagation characteristics from meteorological drought to agricultural drought over the Heihe River Basin, Northwest China	7
Isotope implications of groundwater recharge, residence time and hydrogeochemical evolution of the Longdong Loess Basin, Northwest China	7
Effects of different loading rates and types of biochar on passivations of Cu and Zn via swine manure composting	7
Rapid loss of leguminous species in the semi-arid grasslands of northern China under climate change and mowing from 1982 to 2011	7
Exploring tree diversity and stand structure of savanna woodlands in southeastern Sudan	7
Spatiotemporal patterns of the forage-livestock balance in the Xilin Gol steppe, China: implications for sustainably utilizing grassland-ecosystem services	7
Potential reduction in water consumption of greenhouse evaporative coolers in arid areas via earth-tube heat exchangers	7
Lithic soils in the semi-arid region of Brazil: edaphic characterization and susceptibility to erosion	7
Cultivation effects on soil texture and fertility in an arid desert region of northwestern China	7
Effects of the growing-maize canopy and irrigation characteristics on the ability to funnel sprinkler water	7
Modelling the biological invasion of Prosopis juliflora using geostatistical-based bioclimatic variables under climate change in arid zones of southwestern Iran	7