OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The H4-Index of Agronomy for Sustainable Development is 29. 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
Integrated pest management: good intentions, hard realities. A review	282
Pesticide-free agriculture as a new paradigm for research	174
Insect frass in the development of sustainable agriculture. A review	100
The role of cover crops in improving soil fertility and plant nutritional status in temperate climates. A review	92
Camelina, an ancient oilseed crop actively contributing to the rural renaissance in Europe. A review	83
Sustainable management of diseases and pests in crops by vermicompost and vermicompost tea. A review	77
Agrivoltaic system impacts on microclimate and yield of different crops within an organic crop rotation in a temperate climate	77
Current and emerging biodegradable mulch films based on polysaccharide bio-composites. A review	63
Future agricultural systems and the role of digitalization for achieving sustainability goals. A review	55
Innovative agronomic practices for sustainable intensification in sub-Saharan Africa. A review	55
Transformation of coffee-growing landscapes across Latin America. A review	53
Avenues for improving farming sustainability assessment with upgraded tools, sustainability framing and indicators. A review	52
Crayfish–rice integrated system of production: an agriculture success story in China. A review	46
Rice residue management in the Indo-Gangetic Plains for climate and food security. A review	45
Contrasting yield responses at varying levels of shade suggest different suitability of crops for dual land-use systems: a meta-analysis	44
Methods of yield stability analysis in long-term field experiments. A review	42
Current research on the ecosystem service potential of legume inclusive cropping systems in Europe. A review	42
Return of crop residues to arable land stimulates N2O emission but mitigates NO3− leaching: a meta-analysis	41
Understanding German farmer’s intention to adopt mixed cropping using the theory of planned behavior	41
Cover crop legacy impacts on soil water and nitrogen dynamics, and on subsequent crop yields in drylands: a meta-analysis	39
Quantitative evaluation of the grain zinc in cereal crops caused by phosphorus fertilization. A meta-analysis	37
Effect of soil erosion depth on crop yield based on topsoil removal method: a meta-analysis	36
Robots and transformations of work in farm: a systematic review of the literature and a research agenda	34
Model-based design of crop diversification through new field arrangements in spatially heterogeneous landscapes. A review	32
Monitoring airborne inoculum for improved plant disease management. A review	32

Ongoing soil potassium depletion under intensive cropping in India and probable mitigation strategies. A review	30
Key research challenges to supporting farm transitions to agroecology in advanced economies. A review	30
Mechanization and sustainable agri-food system transformation in the Global South. A review	30
Homegarden agroforestry systems in achievement of Sustainable Development Goals. A review	30
Improvement of wheat productivity and soil quality by arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi is density- and moisture-dependent	29
Networking agrobiodiversity management to foster biodiversity-based agriculture. A review	29
Diversification supports farm income and improved working conditions during agroecological transitions in southern Brazil	29