OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of Agronomy for Sustainable Development is 14. 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
Monitoring airborne inoculum for improved plant disease management. A review	32
Model-based design of crop diversification through new field arrangements in spatially heterogeneous landscapes. 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
Challenges and perspectives for beekeeping in Ethiopia. A review	28
Bridging the gap between the agroecological ideal and its implementation into practice. A review	27
Farmer adoption of sustainable intensification technologies in the maize systems of the Global South. A review	27
On the effects that motivate pesticide use in perspective of designing a cropping system without pesticides but with mineral fertilizer—a review	27
Antibiotics residues in pig slurry and manure and its environmental contamination potential. A meta-analysis	26
Biological soil quality and soil organic carbon change in biodynamic, organic, and conventional farming systems after 42 years	26
Legume-based rotation enhances subsequent wheat yield and maintains soil carbon storage	26
Shade effects on yield across different Coffea arabica cultivars — how much is too much? A meta-analysis	26
Introduction of alternative crops in the Mediterranean to satisfy EU Green Deal goals. A review	26
Wheat yield gaps across smallholder farming systems in Ethiopia	24
A theoretical framework for tracking farmers’ innovations to support farming system design	23
Soil compaction raises nitrous oxide emissions in managed agroecosystems. A review	23
A research agenda for scaling up agroecology in European countries	23
Vermicomposting of municipal solid waste as a possible lever for the development of sustainable agriculture. A review	22
Deciphering field-based evidences for crop allelopathy in weed regulation. A review	22
Effects and potential of optimized fertilization practices for rice production in China	22
Nitrogen dynamics in agroforestry systems. A review	22
Current controversies on mechanisms controlling soil carbon storage: implications for interactions with practitioners and policy-makers. A review	22
Agriculture in boreal and Arctic regions requires an integrated global approach for research and policy	21
Combining crop diversification practices can benefit cereal production in temperate climates	21
Levers for the agroecological transition of tropical agriculture	20
Designing high-yielding wheat crops under late sowing: a case study in southern China	20
Mowing and warming effects on grassland species richness and harvested biomass: meta-analyses	20
Intercropping with service crops provides multiple services in temperate arable systems: a review	20
A new green revolution or agribusiness as usual? Uncovering alignment issues and potential transition complications in agri-food system transitions	19
The crucial role of mulch to enhance the stability and resilience of cropping systems in southern Africa	19
Crop residue return achieves environmental mitigation and enhances grain yield: a global meta-analysis	19
Diversification improves the performance of cereals in European cropping systems	19
Trifolium subterraneum cover cropping enhances soil fertility and weed seedbank dynamics in a Mediterranean apricot orchard	18
Biological seed treatments promote crop establishment and yield: a global meta-analysis	18
Effects of Rhizobium inoculum compared with mineral nitrogen fertilizer on nodulation and seed yield of common bean. A meta-analysis	18
Livestock farmers’ working conditions in agroecological farming systems. A review	18
Cereal species mixtures: an ancient practice with potential for climate resilience. A review	18
Dynamics of N-P-K demand and uptake in cassava	17
Diversity and potentiality of multi-criteria decision analysis methods for agri-food research	17
Silicon soil amendment as a complement to manage tan spot and fusarium head blight in wheat	17
Reduction in weed infestation through integrated depletion of the weed seed bank in a rice-wheat cropping system	17
Improvement of nutritional quality of food crops with fertilizer: a global meta-analysis	17
Species choice and N fertilization influence yield gains through complementarity and selection effects in cereal-legume intercrops	16
Forty years of study on interactions between walnut tree and arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi. A review	16
Natural farming improves crop yield in SE India when compared to conventional or organic systems by enhancing soil quality	16
Deficit irrigation strategies for subtropical mango farming. A review	16
Opportunities and risks with early sowing of sunflower in a salt-affected coastal region of the Ganges Delta	15

Perceived effects of farm tractors in four African countries, highlighted by participatory impact diagrams	15
Sustainable soil management measures: a synthesis of stakeholder recommendations	15
Main drivers of broomrape regulation. A review	15
Transition to legume-supported farming in Europe through redesigning cropping systems	15
Using the Internet of Things to promote alternate wetting and drying irrigation for rice in Vietnam’s Mekong Delta	15
Yield and fertilizer benefits of maize/grain legume intercropping in China and Africa: A meta-analysis	15
Drivers and constraints of on-farm diversity. A review	15
Design and multicriteria assessment of low-input cropping systems based on plant diversification in southwestern France	14
STICS crop model and Sentinel-2 images for monitoring rice growth and yield in the Camargue region	14
Available water capacity from a multidisciplinary and multiscale viewpoint. A review	14
The spatial distribution and height of associated crops influence cocoa tree productivity in complex agroforestry systems	14