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 2021-12-01 to 2025-12-01.)

Article	Citations
Optimisation and modelling of draft and rupture width using response surface methodology and artificial neural network for tillage tools	47
Relationship between elemental content determined via portable X-ray fluorescence spectrometry and traditional acid-digestion-based methods in tropical soils	23
Mineralisation and nitrification of biuret and urea nitrogen in two New Zealand forest soils	19
Degradation of conventional, biodegradable and oxo-degradable microplastics in a soil using a d13C technique	18
In situ carbon and nitrogen turnover dynamics in topsoils: a climate warming simulation study in an alpine ecosystem	18
Evaluation of soil factors related to available silicon in agricultural soils of Western Australia	18
Soil organic matter fractions under different land uses and soil classes in the Brazilian semi-arid region	15
Lessons from a landmark 1991 article on soil structure: distinct precedence of non-destructive assessment and benefits of fresh perspectives in soil research	14
The spatial and temporal variability and influence factor analysis of soil erosion in a grass farming area: a case study in central China	13
Rapid colorimetric methods for analysis of pH, extractable aluminium and Colwell phosphorus in soils	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	10
Seeding next to previous year’s crop row (near-row sowing) can increase grain yields on water repellent soils	10
Soil algae for combating soil degradation – greenhouse experiment with different soil amendments†	10
To B and not B2 – the Australian soil horizon system: history and review	9
Chemical and biological attributes of soil and soybean (Glycine max) yield in integrated systems in the Cerrado of north-east Brazil	9
Determining the depth and rate of soil movement down the soil profile using an environmental tracer: a hillslope scale assessment	9
Investigating phosphate-adsorption behaviour on a real ferrallitic-ferritic soil using a pluralistic approach under non-controlled conditions	9
Soil nematode trophic structure and biochar addition in recently converted boreal lands	9
Soil aluminum saturation threshold for subtropical crops in no-tillage system	8
Influence of no-till cover crop management on soil thermal properties	8
Organic amendments improved soil properties and native plants’ performance in an Australian degraded land	8
Mineralogical control on physically protected soil organic matter in a neotropical moist forest	8
Agronomic soil tests can be used to estimate dissolved reactive phosphorus loss	8
Earthworms and soil mesofauna as early bioindicators for landfill restoration	8
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
Corrigendum to : A method for soil management assessment in an unreplicated commercial field	7
Combining multiple methods for automated soil delineation: from traditional to digital	7
Do admixed conifers change soil nutrient conditions of European beech stands?	7
Spatial variability of mineral surface area and carbon sequestration potential at the farm scale – a case study	7
Sensitivity of organic matter mineralisation to water availability: role of solute diffusivity and the ‘Birch effect’	6
Arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi alleviate pathogenic stress on the invasive weed Alternanthera philoxeroides	6
Long-term experiments on atrazine adsorption in biochar-amended soils in Brazilian tropical areas	6
Subsoiling is the best tillage for fine roots and early-growth of Pinus taeda on clayey Oxisol in the subtropics	6
The impact of irrigation duration on crop N uptake, lint yield and internal NUE in cotton using standard urea	6
Soil carbon, organic matter fractions, and soil physical quality under different sugarcane harvesting systems in north-east Brazil	6
Vertical distribution of edaphic oribatid mites (Acari: Oribatida) in two artificial forests planted on temperate grasslands	6
Evaluating effects of physical soil and water conservation measures using farmers’ perception and soil analysis in southern Ethiopia	5
Digital soil mapping in Australia. Can it achieve its goals?	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
Long-term effects of olive mill waste waters spreading on the soil rhizospheric properties of olive trees grown under Mediterranean arid climate	5
Revised emission factors for estimating direct nitrous oxide emissions from nitrogen inputs in Australia’s agricultural production systems: a meta-analysis	5
State and trend of surface soil organic carbon stocks and associated nutrients in Tongatapu, Kingdom of Tonga	5
Occurrence and environmental pathways of erionite in soil: a review	5
Biosolids amendment effects on nitrogen cycling gene expression by the soil prokaryotic community as revealed by metatranscriptomic analysis	5
Soil nitrous oxide emissions in a maize (Zea mays L.) crop in response to nitrogen fertilisation	5
Microbiological indicators as sensitive indicators in the assessment of areas contaminated by heavy metals	5
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
Effects of full inversion tillage during pasture renewal on soil and plant cadmium concentrations: a case study in New Zealand	4
Impact of green manure crop species on rhizosphere soil phosphorus	4
Hot water extractable carbon in whole soil and particle-size fractions isolated from soils under contrasting land-use treatments	4
Sunlight can have a stronger influence than air temperature on soil solarisation: observational evidence from Australia	4
A simple incubation test for determining soil dispersion and gypsum rates	4
Review of soil erosion modelling involving water with field applications	4
Copper sulfate causes greater toxicity and growth inhibition in grapevine seedlings compared to copper chloride in different vineyard soils	4
Impact of contrasting land-use on soil biodiversity and soil chemical properties in recently cleared forest soils of north-west Cambodia	4
Copper speciation and mobility in glyphosate co-contaminated soils: a microcosm and X-ray absorption spectroscopy study	4
Fate of 15N-labelled urea under cotton and maize as affected by urease and nitrification inhibitors, and application method	4