OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of Renewable Agriculture and Food Systems is 6. 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
Toward greater sustainability: how investing in soil health may enhance maize productivity in Southern Africa	37
Russia's Role in the Contemporary International Agri-Food Trade System - Edited by Stephen K. Wegren and Frode Nilssen (2022). Palgrave Macmillan. 347pp. ISBN 978-3-030-77450-9. https://doi.org/10.100	23
The choice between organic and inorganic farming: lessons from Pakistan	23
Economic trade-offs: analysis of hairy vetch (Vicia villosa) cover crop use in organic tomato (Solanum lycopersicumL.) high tunnel systems across multiple regions	18
Strategies to overcome stagnation in agricultural adoption despite awareness and interest: a case study of conservation agriculture in South Asia	18
Organic information: influential authors and organizations in the Midwestern and Northeastern United States organic and sustainable agriculture community	18
Effects of cover crop, N and residue management on the financial sustainability of processing tomatoes in Southwestern Ontario	17
Modern arable and diverse ley farming systems can increase soil organic matter faster than global targets	16
Productivity improvement of bread wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) through crop rotation and organic matter application in degraded crop farms of Ethiopian highlands	16
U.S. organic agriculture: 30 years after the Organic Foods Production Act of 1990. Introduction to themed issue	15
RAF volume 37 issue S1 Cover and Front matter	13
Cool-season cover crop effects on forage productivity and short-term soil health in a semi-arid environment	13
Missouri natural resource professionals share key insights for supporting agroforestry practices through cost-share funding available from USDA conservation programs	12
Farmer preferences for adopting drought-tolerant maize varieties: evidence from a choice experiment in Nigeria	12
‘They convert, I also convert’: the neighborhood effects and tea farmers' intention to convert to organic farming	12
Habitat associations and conservation opportunities for priority birds on small, diversified farms in the northeastern USA	11
Motivating organic farmers to adopt practices that support the pest-suppressive microbiome relies on understanding their beliefs	11
Water scarcity and consumer behavior: an analysis of diet-related water footprint	11
Contextual realities and poverty traps: why South Asian smallholder farmers negatively evaluate conservation agriculture	11
Pathways from information to the adoption of conservation agriculture practices in Malawi and Tanzania	10
Alternative methods for terminating green manures in organic grain systems	10
Supporting organic farmers through information and technical assistance	10
In search of a sustainable alternative for meat production: understanding the purchase intention of meat from transhumance origin	9
Use of biochar and crude glycerin as additives in the composting of slaughterhouse waste in static piles	9
Effect of zinc and protein content in different barley cultivars: use of controlled release matrices	9

Long-term organic and conventional management affects corn nutrient composition	9
‘Never cry for food’: food security, poverty, and recurring themes in news media regarding rabbit farming in East Africa	8
Water use efficiency, lodging, and yield of tef (Eragrostis tef [Zucc.] Trotter) as influenced by carbonized rice husk application timing and soil amendments	8
Assessment of Acacia dealbata as green manure and weed control for maize crop	8
Optimizing organic muskmelon production by integrating mesotunnel row covers, inter-bed weed management, and pollination strategies	8
Pro-environmental diversification of pasture-based dairy and beef production in Ireland, the United Kingdom and New Zealand: a scoping review of impacts and challenges	7
Tarping and mulching effects on crop yields, profitability, and soil nutrients in a continuous no-till organic vegetable production system	7
No yield advantage of biodynamic compost preparations in a long-term field trial	7
Fungal plant pathogens observed on perennial cereal crops in New York during 2017–2018	7
The economic performance of soil health practices in potato production systems	7
First steps toward developing Lewis flax (Linum lewisii Pursh) as an agronomic crop	7
Perspectives on new technologies built on anaerobic digestion: insights from Idaho	7
Improving agri-environmental policy design: farmer and administrator insights on voluntary conservation programs	7
Bee discovery suggests the importance of urban gardens in a changing world	6
Preliminary findings of northeast organic and conventional dairy farmers' perception of benefits and challenges in feeding algae	6
Prospects of porous concrete as a plant-growing medium and structural component for green roofs: a review	6
Performance of organic farming in developing countries: a case of organic tomato value chain in Lebanon	6
What would it look like? Visualizing a future US Corn Belt landscape with more table food production	6
A scientometric review of the peer-reviewed research on high tunnels in the United States	6