OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of Global Change Biology Bioenergy is 10. 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 2020-11-01 to 2024-11-01.)

Article	Citations
How biochar works, and when it doesn't: A review of mechanisms controlling soil and plant responses to biochar	425
Biochar in agriculture – A systematic review of 26 global meta‐analyses	212
Microbial diversity and the abundance of keystone species drive the response of soil multifunctionality to organic substitution and biochar amendment in a tea plantation	84
Applications of artificial intelligence‐based modeling for bioenergy systems: A review	80
Considering sustainability thresholds for BECCS in IPCC and biodiversity assessments	79
Applying a science‐based systems perspective to dispel misconceptions about climate effects of forest bioenergy	63
The broad impacts of corn stover and wheat straw removal for biofuel production on crop productivity, soil health and greenhouse gas emissions: A review	63
Season‐long characterization of high‐cannabinoid hemp (Cannabis sativa L.) reveals variation in cannabinoid accumulation, flowering time, and disease resistance	62
Bioenergy for climate change mitigation: Scale and sustainability	62
Functional response of the soil microbial community to biochar applications	62
Effects of biochar application on soil nitrogen transformation, microbial functional genes, enzyme activity, and plant nitrogen uptake: A meta‐analysis of field studies	62
Redefining marginal land for bioenergy crop production	62
Potential of hemp (Cannabis sativa L.) for paired phytoremediation and bioenergy production	61
Long‐term biochar application promotes rice productivity by regulating root dynamic development and reducing nitrogen leaching	57
Brassica carinata: Biology and agronomy as a biofuel crop	44
Does biochar improve all soil ecosystem services?	44
Improving lignocellulosic biofuel production by CRISPR/Cas9‐mediated lignin modification in barley	44
Differential responses of soil nitrogen‐oxide emissions to organic substitution for synthetic fertilizer and biochar amendment in a subtropical tea plantation	39
Quantitative assessment of the potential for soil improvement by planting Miscanthus on saline‐alkaline soil and the underlying microbial mechanism	38
Limited effect of environmental stress on cannabinoid profiles in high‐cannabidiol hemp (Cannabis sativa L.)	37
Comparative life cycle assessment of bio‐based insulation materials: Environmental and economic performances	35
Towards identifying industrial crop types and associated agronomies to improve biomass production from marginal lands in Europe	35
On the role of forests and the forest sector for climate change mitigation in Sweden	33
A regional inter‐disciplinary partnership focusing on the development of a carinata‐centered bioeconomy	32
In silico assessment of the potential of basalt amendments to reduce N₂O emissions from bioenergy crops	32

Pyrolysis temperature and feedstock alter the functional groups and carbon sequestration potential of Phragmites australis‐ and Spartina alterniflora‐derived biochars	31
How much is soil nitrous oxide emission reduced with biochar application? An evaluation of meta‐analyses	31
Ecosystem‐scale biogeochemical fluxes from three bioenergy crop candidates: How energy sorghum compares to maize and miscanthus	30
Integrated pest management strategies for cabbage stem flea beetle (Psylliodes chrysocephala) in oilseed rape	29
Global soil organic carbon changes and economic revenues with biochar application	29
Compensation of high nitrogen toxicity and nitrogen deficiency with biochar amendment through enhancement of soil fertility and nitrogen use efficiency promoted rice growth and yield	28
The impact of climate change and climate extremes on sugarcane production	28
Biocharsupply‐chainand challenges to commercialization	25
Five‐year field trial of the biomass productivity and water input response of cactus pear (Opuntia spp.) as a bioenergy feedstock for arid lands	25
Biochar increases tree biomass in a managed boreal forest, but does not alter N₂O, CH₄, and CO₂ emissions	25
Lipid production is more than doubled by manipulating a diacylglycerol acyltransferase in algae	24
How contradictory EU policies led to the development of a pest: The story of oilseed rape and the cabbage stem flea beetle	23
Global implications of crop‐based bioenergy with carbon capture and storage for terrestrial vertebrate biodiversity	23
Belowground biomass C outweighs soil organic C of perennial energy crops: Insights from a long‐term multispecies trial	22
Lignocellulosic ethanol production combined with CCS—A study of GHG reductions and potential environmental trade‐offs	22
Tillage system and seeding rate effects on the performance of Brassica carinata	22
A role for differential Rubisco activase isoform expression in C₄ bioenergy grasses at high temperature	22
Closing an open balance: The impact of increased tree harvest on forest carbon	22
Activated biochars derived from wood biomass liquefaction residues for effective removal of hazardous hexavalent chromium from aquatic environments	21
Marginal lands for bioenergy in China; an outlook in status, potential and management	21
Perennial biomass cropping and use: Shaping the policy ecosystem in European countries	21
Distinctively altered lignin biosynthesis by site‐modification of OsCAD2 for enhanced biomass saccharification in rice	21
Fertility management for industrial hemp production: Current knowledge and future research needs	21
Changes in perspective needed to forge ‘no‐regret’ forest‐based climate change mitigation strategies	21
Processing Miscanthus to high‐value chemicals: A techno‐economic analysis based on process simulation	21
Break‐even price and carbon emissions of carinata‐based sustainable aviation fuel production in the Southeastern United States	20
The combination of biochar and PGPBs stimulates the differentiation in rhizosphere soil microbiome and metabolites to suppress soil‐borne pathogens under consecutive monoculture regimes	20
Growing winter Brassica carinata as part of a diversified crop rotation for integrated weed management	20
Moisture content estimation and senescence phenotyping of novel Miscanthus hybrids combining UAV‐based remote sensing and machine learning	19
Transcriptome and proteome analyses of the molecular mechanisms underlying changes in oil storage under drought stress in Brassica napus L.	19
Marginal land conversion to perennial energy crops with biomass removal enhances soil carbon sequestration	19
Improved production of bacterial cellulose through investigation of effects of inhibitory compounds from lignocellulosic hydrolysates	19
The photosynthetic response of C₃ and C₄ bioenergy grass species to fluctuating light	19
Hemp (Cannabis sativa L.) research priorities: Opinions from United States hemp stakeholders	19
Soil net nitrogen mineralization and leaching under Miscanthus × giganteus and Zea mays	19
Perennial grass bioenergy cropping systems: Impacts on soil fauna and implications for soil carbon accrual	18
Control of sucrose accumulation in sugarcane (Saccharum spp. hybrids) involves miRNA‐mediated regulation of genes and transcription factors associated with sugar metabolism	18
Long‐term yields in annual and perennial bioenergy crops in the Midwestern United States	17
Sustainable production of microalgae biomass for biofuel and chemicals through recycling of water and nutrient within the biorefinery context: A review	17
Biochar and nitrogen fertilizer promote rice yield by altering soil enzyme activity and microbial community structure	17
Perennial biomass crops on marginal land improve both regional climate and agricultural productivity	17
Assessing the impacts of biochar‐blended urea on nitrogen use efficiency and soil retention in wheat production	17
Supply potential of lignocellulosic energy crops grown on marginal land and greenhouse gas footprint of advanced biofuels—A spatially explicit assessment under the sustainability criteria of the Renew	16
An approach to sustainable agriculture by untangling the fate of contrasting nitrogen sources in double‐season rice grown with and without biochar	16
Maleic acid hydrotropic fractionation of wheat straw to facilitate value‐added multi‐product biorefinery at atmospheric pressure	16
Techno‐economic feasibility analysis of engineered energycane‐based biorefinery co‐producing biodiesel and ethanol	16
Converting lignin into long‐chain fatty acids with the electro‐Fenton reaction	15
Biochar from animal manure: A critical assessment on technical feasibility, economic viability, and ecological impact	15
Brassica carinata biomass, yield, and seed chemical composition response to nitrogen rates and timing on southern Coastal Plain soils in the United States	15
Antagonistic interaction between biochar and nitrogen addition on soil greenhouse gas fluxes: A global synthesis	15

Impact of biochar amendment on soil hydrological properties and crop water use efficiency: A global meta‐analysis and structural equation model	15
Biochar co‐compost improves nitrogen retention and reduces carbon emissions in a winter wheat cropping system	15
Opportunities and barriers for biofuel and bioenergy production from poplar	15
A system‐wide assessment of forest biomass production, markets, and carbon	14
Adapting the CROPGRO model to simulate growth and production of Brassica carinata, a bio‐fuel crop	14
Integrated assessment of the role of bioenergy within the EU energy transition targets to 2050	14
A C6/C5 co‐fermentingSaccharomyces cerevisiaestrain with the alleviation of antagonism between xylose utilization and robustness	14
Site impacts nutrient translocation efficiency in intraspecies and interspecies miscanthus hybrids on marginal lands	14
Responsiveness of miscanthus and switchgrass yields to stand age and nitrogen fertilization: A meta‐regression analysis	14
N₂ and N₂O mitigation potential of replacing maize with the perennial biomass crop Silphium perfoliatum—An incubation study	14
Yield performance of 14 novel inter‐ and intra‐species Miscanthus hybrids across Europe	14
Influence of cutting height on biomass yield and quality of miscanthus genotypes	13
Biomass and methane yield of giant reed (Arundo donaxL.) as affected by single and double annual harvest	13
Multilocation changes in soil carbon stocks from sugarcane straw removal for bioenergy production in Brazil	13
Transcriptomic exploration of a high sucrose mutant in comparison with the low sucrose mother genotype in sugarcane during sugar accumulating stage	13
Responses of soil surface greenhouse gas emissions to nitrogen and sulfur fertilizer rates toBrassica carinatagrown as a bio‐jet fuel	13
Integrated sustainable process for polyhydroxyalkanoates production from lignocellulosic waste by purple phototrophic bacteria	13
A parsimonious model for calculating the greenhouse gas emissions of miscanthus cultivation using current commercial practice in the United Kingdom	13
Long‐term biochar application governs the molecular compositions and decomposition of organic matter in paddy soil	12
Can switchgrass increase carbon accrual in marginal soils? The importance of site selection	12
Expanding the Miscanthus market in the UK: Growers in profile and experience, benefits and drawbacks of the bioenergy crop	12
Identification and analysis of stem‐specific promoters from sugarcane and energy cane for oil accumulation in their stems	12
Process development and analyses for the co‐production of 2‐methyltetrahydrofuran and 1,4‐pentanediol from lignocellulosic biomass	12
Ecologically adaptable Populus simonii is specific for recalcitrance‐reduced lignocellulose and largely enhanced enzymatic saccharification among woody plants	12
Enhanced anaerobic digestion of dairy wastewater in a granular activated carbon amended sequential batch reactor	12
Managing liquid digestate to support the sustainable biogas industry in China: Maximizing biogas‐linked agro‐ecosystem balance	11
Occurrence of arthropod pests associated with Brassica carinata and impact of defoliation on yield	11
Consumer response to hemp: A case study of Vermont residents from 2019 to 2020	11
Deciphering the initial products of coal during methanogenic bioconversion: Based on an untargeted metabolomics approach	11
Evaluating the suitability of marginal land for a perennial energy crop on the Loess Plateau of China	11
Magnetic biochar affects the metabolic pathway in methanogenesis of anaerobic digestion of food waste	11
Quantifying the effects of varietal types × management on the spatial variability of sorghum biomass across US environments	11
Arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi and biochar influence simazine decomposition and leaching	11
Germplasm evaluation of Kenaf (Hibiscus cannabinus) for alternative biomass for cellulosic ethanol production	11
Farmers' heterogeneous perceptions of marginal land for biofuel crops in US Midwestern states considering biophysical and socioeconomic factors	11
Bioenergy sorghum’s deep roots: A key to sustainable biomass production on annual cropland	10
Carbon‐negative hydrogen production: Fundamentals for a techno‐economic and environmental assessment of HyBECCS approaches	10
Assessing hydrologic and water quality effects of land use conversion to Brassica carinata as a winter biofuel crop in the southeastern coastal plain of Georgia, USA using the SWAT model	10
Stover and biochar can improve soil microbial necromass carbon, and enzymatic transformation at the genetic level	10
Potassium permanganate assisted organosolv pretreatment enhances enzymatic hydrolysis of corn stover	10
Physiological analysis of growth and development of winter carinata (Brassica carinata A. Braun)	10
Uncertainty of modelled bioenergy with carbon capture and storage due to variability of input data	10
Different life‐form strategies of perennial energy crops and related nutrient exports require a differentiating view specifically concerning a sustainable cultivation on marginal land	10