OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of Food and Energy Security is 6. 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 2021-03-01 to 2025-03-01.)

Article	Citations
Reconsidering agricultural credits and agricultural production nexus from a global perspective	110
Energy assessment of different rice–wheat rotation systems	67
Drought and heat affect common bean minerals and human diet—What we know and where to go	38
Contrasting seasonal dynamics of dormancy, respiratory metabolism and cell cycle state in grapevine buds of a subtropical and Mediterranean climate	37
The following articles for this Special Issue were published prior and after the original collection was released. They can be found in their respective issues or online:	35
A seven‐year study on the effects of four tillage modes on soil physicochemical properties, microbial biomass, enzymatic activities, and grain yield in a rice–ratoon rice cropping system	34
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Dual‐purpose crops for grain and fodder to improve nutrition security in semi‐arid sub‐Saharan Africa: A review	33
Nitrogen limits zinc‐mediated stimulation of tillering in rice by modifying phytohormone balance under low‐temperature stress	29
Application of bio and chemical fertilizers improves yield, and essential oil quantity and quality of Moldavian balm (Dracocephalum moldavica L.) intercropped with mung bean (Vigna radiata	28
Spatiotemporal changes in the state of food security across mainland China during 1990–2015: A multi‐scale analysis	28
Impact of salicylic acid and sodium hydrosulfide applied singly or in combination on drought tolerance and grain yield in wheat plants	27
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Unveiling the resilience of smallholder farmers in Senegal amidst extreme climate conditions	22
Determinants of the accuracy of using carbon isotopes in estimating water use efficiency of selected cereal and legume crops: A global perspective	21
Differential roles of abscisic acid in maize roots in the adaptation to soil drought	21
Potential Co‐benefits and trade‐offs between improved soil management, climate change mitigation and agri‐food productivity	19
Building a better Mungbean: Breeding for reproductive resilience in a changing climate	19
Integrative physiological, transcriptome, and metabolome analyses reveal the associated genes and metabolites involved in cold stress response in common vetch (Vicia sativa L.)	19
Anti‐sporulation effectiveness of leaf extracts of three Prosopis species on spoiling fungi collected from fresh produce in the Qatari market	19
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An integrated pasture biomass and beef cattle liveweight predictive model under weather forecast uncertainty: An application to Northern Australia	17

Tolerance to low phosphorus was enhanced by an alternate wetting and drying regime in rice	17
Thermodynamic Sustainability Assessment of Turkish Cash and Feed Crops: Evaluations and Recommendations	17
Genome‐wide association analysis of chilling‐tolerant germination in a new maize association mapping panel	17
Future‐proofing crop production to meet the societies needs	17
Exploring the instability in the food security due to nitrogen fertilizer regulatory policy	17
Impacts of climate change on hulless barley security in plateau region: A case study of Lhasa River basin in Tibet, China	16
Environmental stress in crops: Effects and responses during reproduction	16
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Nanoscale molybdenum oxide improves plant growth and increases nitrate utilisation in rice (Oryza sativa L.)	15
Paving the way towards future‐proofing our crops	15
The role of polyamines in regulating amino acid biosynthesis in rice grains	15
Light use efficiency of lettuce cultivation in vertical farms compared with greenhouse and field	14
Remote sensing monitoring of wheat leaf rust based on UAV multispectral imagery and the BPNN method	14
The potential of Bambara groundnut: An analysis for the People’s Republic of China	14
Does Adoption of Multiple Climate‐Smart Agriculture Practices Improve Rural Farm Households' Food Security in Ethiopia?	13
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European consumer and societal stakeholders' response to crop improvements and new plant breeding techniques	12
The effects of climate change adaptation strategies on the welfare of rural farm households in Ethiopia	12
Investigating howCOVID‐19 has challenged the Eurocentric concept of ‘development’: a case for sustainable food systems in theUK	12
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Enhancing bioenergy production from food waste by in situ biomethanation: Effect of the hydrogen injection point	12
The carrying capacity of the seas and oceans for future sustainable food production: Current scientific knowledge gaps	12
Trends in rice research: 2030 and beyond	11
Impact of climate change on wheat security through an alternate host of stripe rust	11
Wild relatives of potato may bolster its adaptation to new niches under future climate scenarios	11
The future of sustainable food consumption in China	11
Asparagine and nitric oxide jointly enhance antioxidant capacity and nitrogen metabolism to improve drought resistance in cotton: Evidence from long‐term field trials	11
‘Can't see the forest for the trees’: The importance of fungi in the context of UK tree planting	11
A comprehensive review of the therapeutic potential of cyanobacterial marine bioactives: Unveiling the hidden treasures of the sea	11
Building resilience in Sub‐Saharan Africa's food systems: Diversification, traceability, capacity building and technology for overcoming challenges	10
Achieving National Food Security in Sub‐Saharan African Countries: The Role of Foreign Agricultural Aid	10
Evaluation of dried tomato pomace as a non‐conventional feed: Its effect on growth, nutrients digestibility, digestive enzyme, blood chemistry and intestinal microbiota of growing quails	10
Manual or Motorized Postharvest Operations of Pearl Millet in Maradi, Niger: Effects on Time and Energy Use, Profitability, and Farmers' Perceptions	10
How Sustainable Is Türkiye's Food Import? A Linearized Almost Ideal Demand System Estimation for Food Import Elasticities	10
Impact of increased temperature on spring wheat yield in northern China	10
Improving the Productivity and Income of Smallholder Sorghum Farmers: The Role of Improved Crop Varieties in Nigeria	10
Co‐Benefits of Yield and Nitrogen Use Efficiency Gains Through Combined Use of Controlled‐Release Urea and Conventional Urea in Rice	9
Factors Influencing the Household Food Security of Forest Villagers in Eastern Sub‐Himalayan India	9
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Unlocking the Power of Gene Banks: Diversity in Base Growth Temperature Provides Opportunities for Climate‐Smart Agriculture	9
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Domestic Lentil Production in Bangladesh Is More Advantageous Than Using Overseas Imports	9
The political economy of China's GMO commercialization dilemma	9
Discovery of a novel series of phenylthiazole thioether (sulfone) compounds based on natural thiasporine A as potential candidates for controlling rice fungal and bacterial diseases	8
Achieving fairness in the food system	8
Traditional home garden agro‐biodiversity dynamics, agro‐ecosystem services, and management practices in smallholder farmers setting, South‐Central Ethiopia	8
TaUAM3, a UDP‐Ara mutases protein, positively regulates wheat resistance to the stripe rust fungus	8
Does green vertical farming offer a sustainable alternative to conventional methods of production?: A case study from Scotland	8

Relationship between dry matter accumulation and maize yield in Southwest China	8
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The effect of strip orientation and width on radiation interception in maize–soybean strip intercropping systems	7
Rice seedlings grown under high ammonia do not show enhanced defence responses	7
Study on tillering stage cold tolerant response in overwintering cultivated rice via comparative transcriptomic	7
Phenotyping and identification of target traits for de novo domestication of wheat wild relatives	7
Exploring management strategies to improve yields and reduce reactive nitrogen emissions in a summer maize‐winter wheat cropping system under long‐term climate variability	7
Crop species diversity: A key strategy for sustainable food system transformation and climate resilience	7
Rhizosphere soil nitrification ability controls nitrogen‐use efficiency in rice growth period	7
Post‐anthesis saline‐alkali stress inhibits grain filling by promoting ethylene production and signal transduction	7
Agricultural contribution to the nutritional status of children: A comparative study of annual crop, agroforestry, and mixed‐farming type in Buol, Indonesia	7
The impact of adopting stress‐tolerant maize on maize yield, maize income, and food security in Tanzania	7
The effects of heat stress on male reproduction and tillering in Sorghum bicolor	7
Impact assessment of Striga resistant maize varieties and fertilizer use in Ghana: A panel analysis	7
Identification of genomic loci regulating grain iron content in aus rice under two irrigation management systems	7
Multidimensional evaluation of the impacts of agricultural interventions to achieve food security in Malawi	7
The role of husk traits in maize susceptibility to Fusarium verticillioides: A multi‐location study in northern Italy	7
Climate‐smart agriculture as a possible solution to mitigate climate change impact on food security in Sub‐Saharan Africa	6
Chemometric evaluation of different parameters for removal of tembotrione (agricultural herbicide) from water by adsorption and photocatalytic degradation using sustainable nanotechnology	6
Model‐based evaluation of climate change impacts on rice grain quality in the main European rice district	6
Overexpression of PIF4 affects plant morphology and accelerates reproductive phase transitions in soybean	6
Effects of pesticide treatment against nematode disease on soil bacterial community structure and sweet potato yield and quality	6
Reorienting research investments toward under‐researched crops for sustainable food systems	6
Estimation of grain yield in wheat using source–sink datasets derived from RGB and thermal infrared imaging	6
FarmTech: Regulating the use of digital technologies in the agricultural sector	6
Photon to plate: A holistic view of photosynthetic and anthropogenic energy fluxes	6
To sell or store? Assessing smallholder farmers' willingness to pay for potato cold storage in Kenya	6
Analysis of rural household food and non‐food poverty status in Ethiopia: The Case Study from Meskan District	6
Intercropping medicinal plants is a new idea for forage production: A case study with ajowan and fenugreek	6
Corrigendum to: Prospects to improve the nutritional quality of crops	6
Rooting performance of cassava cuttings due to the number of nodes and rooting media	6