OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of Soil Research is 4. 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 2022-05-01 to 2026-05-01.)

Article	Citations
In situ carbon and nitrogen turnover dynamics in topsoils: a climate warming simulation study in an alpine ecosystem	66
Optimisation and modelling of draft and rupture width using response surface methodology and artificial neural network for tillage tools	27
Mineralisation and nitrification of biuret and urea nitrogen in two New Zealand forest soils	23
Evaluation of soil factors related to available silicon in agricultural soils of Western Australia	20
Degradation of conventional, biodegradable and oxo-degradable microplastics in a soil using a d13C technique	18
Soil organic matter fractions under different land uses and soil classes in the Brazilian semi-arid region	16
The effects of tillage practices on the soil organic carbon content and the CO2 distribution in the maize canopy in saline‒alkali cropland areas	13
The spatial and temporal variability and influence factor analysis of soil erosion in a grass farming area: a case study in central China	12
Variation in wheat yield and soil properties at different landscape positions, nutrient sources, and rates in the tropical cereal-based cropping systems of Ethiopia	11
Chemical and biological attributes of soil and soybean (Glycine max) yield in integrated systems in the Cerrado of north-east Brazil	11
Soil algae for combating soil degradation – greenhouse experiment with different soil amendments†	11
Rapid colorimetric methods for analysis of pH, extractable aluminium and Colwell phosphorus in soils	11
Soil aluminum saturation threshold for subtropical crops in no-tillage system	10
To B and not B2 – the Australian soil horizon system: history and review	10
Agronomic soil tests can be used to estimate dissolved reactive phosphorus loss	10
Determining the depth and rate of soil movement down the soil profile using an environmental tracer: a hillslope scale assessment	10
Investigating phosphate-adsorption behaviour on a real ferrallitic-ferritic soil using a pluralistic approach under non-controlled conditions	10
Soil nematode trophic structure and biochar addition in recently converted boreal lands	10
Earthworms and soil mesofauna as early bioindicators for landfill restoration	9
Mineralogical control on physically protected soil organic matter in a neotropical moist forest	9
Organic amendments improved soil properties and native plants’ performance in an Australian degraded land	9
Spatial variability of mineral surface area and carbon sequestration potential at the farm scale – a case study	8
Sowing crops into dry water-repellent soils can increase the severity of repellency and reduce crop performance	8
Combining multiple methods for automated soil delineation: from traditional to digital	8
Impact of soil physical and chemical properties on residual diuron toxicity against canola seedlings	8

The impact of irrigation duration on crop N uptake, lint yield and internal NUE in cotton using standard urea	7
Corrigendum to : A method for soil management assessment in an unreplicated commercial field	7
Do admixed conifers change soil nutrient conditions of European beech stands?	7
Soil carbon, organic matter fractions, and soil physical quality under different sugarcane harvesting systems in north-east Brazil	7
Long-term experiments on atrazine adsorption in biochar-amended soils in Brazilian tropical areas	7
Estimating surrogates, utility graphs and indicator sets for soil capacity and security assessments using legacy data	7
Bacterial succession in an abandoned circum-neutral opencast coal mine in India	7
Subsoiling is the best tillage for fine roots and early-growth of Pinus taeda on clayey Oxisol in the subtropics	7
Sensitivity of organic matter mineralisation to water availability: role of solute diffusivity and the ‘Birch effect’	6
Occurrence and environmental pathways of erionite in soil: a review	6
Vertical distribution of edaphic oribatid mites (Acari: Oribatida) in two artificial forests planted on temperate grasslands	6
Arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi alleviate pathogenic stress on the invasive weed Alternanthera philoxeroides	6
Biosolids amendment effects on nitrogen cycling gene expression by the soil prokaryotic community as revealed by metatranscriptomic analysis	5
Microbiological indicators as sensitive indicators in the assessment of areas contaminated by heavy metals	5
Hot water extractable carbon in whole soil and particle-size fractions isolated from soils under contrasting land-use treatments	5
Copper sulfate causes greater toxicity and growth inhibition in grapevine seedlings compared to copper chloride in different vineyard soils	5
Long-term effects of olive mill waste waters spreading on the soil rhizospheric properties of olive trees grown under Mediterranean arid climate	5
Digital soil mapping in Australia. Can it achieve its goals?	5
State and trend of surface soil organic carbon stocks and associated nutrients in Tongatapu, Kingdom of Tonga	5
Evaluating effects of physical soil and water conservation measures using farmers’ perception and soil analysis in southern Ethiopia	5
A comparison of the threshold concentrations of DCD, DMPP and nitrapyrin to reduce urinary nitrogen nitrification rates on pasture soils – a laboratory study	5
Revised emission factors for estimating direct nitrous oxide emissions from nitrogen inputs in Australia’s agricultural production systems: a meta-analysis	5
Impact of contrasting land-use on soil biodiversity and soil chemical properties in recently cleared forest soils of north-west Cambodia	4
Sunlight can have a stronger influence than air temperature on soil solarisation: observational evidence from Australia	4
Trace metal contamination and health risk assessment in irrigated soils: seasonal dynamics and multivariate insights from a tropical ecosystem	4
Nitrogen pools in páramo soils under green onion cropping: vertical distribution, prediction, and management implications	4
Designing and configuring monitoring sites to fulfill Australia’s national soil monitoring objectives	4
The effect of grazing management and legumes on soil organic carbon stocks in pastoral systems relevant to the Australian Carbon Credit Unit Scheme: a critical review	4
Copper speciation and mobility in glyphosate co-contaminated soils: a microcosm and X-ray absorption spectroscopy study	4
A simple incubation test for determining soil dispersion and gypsum rates	4
Plantation tree growth responses to P, N, K and minor and trace elements on low fertility savanna soils	4
Soil nitrous oxide emissions in a maize (Zea mays L.) crop in response to nitrogen fertilisation	4
Nitrogen fertilization induces microbial carbon limitation in subtropical soils: new evidence from microbial necromass decomposition	4
Effects of wetting and drying alternation on the shear properties of root-loess composites	4
Characterizing three-dimensional soil hydraulic properties and water flow in the thick unsaturated zone of Yungang Grottoes	4
Review of soil erosion modelling involving water with field applications	4