OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The H4-Index of Agronomy for Sustainable Development is 27. 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.)

Article	Citations
Exploring farmers’ perspectives on agrobiodiversity management: future options for quinoa smallholder organizations in the Peruvian high Andes	282
Single-row exclusion nets: an alternative pest control method with no detectable impact on breeding bird assemblages in orchards bordered by hedgerows	174
Agronomic and genetic assessment of organic wheat performance in England: a field-scale cultivar evaluation with a network of farms	100
Targeted timing of hairy vetch cover crop termination with roller crimper can eliminate glyphosate requirements in no-till sunflower	77
A facilitation method to foster collective action in transitions toward sustainable agriculture—a case study	63
Farmer participatory assessment of soil health from Conservation Agriculture adoption in three regions of East Africa	60
Combining Milpa and Push-Pull Technology for sustainable food production in smallholder agriculture. A review	55
STICS crop model and Sentinel-2 images for monitoring rice growth and yield in the Camargue region	55
Long-term ley and manure managements have consistent effects on microbial functional profiles and organic C groups across soils from a latitudinal gradient	55
Designing agroecological systems across scales: a new analytical framework	46
Using olive mill waste compost with sprinkler irrigation as a strategy to achieve sustainable rice cropping under Mediterranean conditions	45
Multi-level management of harvest for fresh fruit: the case of Corsican clementine	44
Relevance of soil fertility spatial databases for parameterizing APSIM-wheat crop model in Moroccan rainfed areas	44
A yield comparison between small-plot and on-farm foliar fungicide trials in soybean and maize	42
Contribution of cauliflower residues to N nutrition of subsequent lettuce crops grown in rotation in an Italian Alpine environment	42
Creating shared value(s) from On-Farm Experimentation: ten key lessons learned from the development of the SoYield® digital solution in Africa	39
Economic optimization of sustainable soil management: a Dutch case study	36
Biotic stress and yield stability in English organic silvoarable agroforestry	34
Tillage and reseeding effects on soil carbon stocks: evidence from 500 agricultural grasslands in the UK	32
Comparison of models for leaf blotch disease management in wheat based on historical yield and weather data in the Nordic-Baltic region	32
Acrocomia spp.: neglected crop, ballyhooed multipurpose palm or fit for the bioeconomy? A review	32
Reducing competition in forage maize intercropped with tall fescue through herbicides, plant types, and sowing density	30
Farming ducks in a maize field: a new and potential crop-livestock system from China	30
EPIC model simulation to assess effective agro-ecological practices for climate change mitigation and adaptation in organic vegetable system	30
A participatory ecodesign framework to address both environmental and economic dimensions in viticulture at farm scale	30

Designing high-yielding wheat crops under late sowing: a case study in southern China	30
A classification scheme for urban agriculture combining technical properties with characteristics related to the economic and social sustainability	28
Avenues for improving farming sustainability assessment with upgraded tools, sustainability framing and indicators. A review	27