OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The H4-Index of Agronomy-Basel is 66. 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 2021-05-01 to 2025-05-01.)

Article	Citations
Geographic Information System-Based Analysis of Reclaimable Idle Cropland for Agrivoltaics in Kansai, Japan: Enhancing Energy and Food Security	479
Effects of COVID-19 Pandemic on Agricultural Food Production among Smallholder Farmers in Northern Drakensberg Areas of Bergville, South Africa	274
Shedding Light on Dasineura oleae Parasitoids: Local and Landscape Effects	243
Rolling 2D Lidar-Based Navigation Line Extraction Method for Modern Orchard Automation	204
Environmental Impact Assessment of Sustainable Pig Farm via Management of Nutrient and Co-Product Flows in the Farm	191
Association Analysis and Identification of Candidate Genes for Sorghum Coleoptile Color	190
A Critical Review on Soil Gas Analysis: Modern Technologies and Problems	188
Biological Control as Part of the Soybean Integrated Pest Management (IPM): Potential and Challenges	178
Effects of AFB1 and Aspergillus flavus Spores on Root Rhizospheric Fungal Population, Seedling Emergence, Plant Growth, and Yield	177
Genetic Analysis of Yield and Quality Traits in Switchgrass Based on Population Crosses	176
Impact of the Legume Catch Crop Serradella on Subsequent Growth and P Mobilization under Barley in Different Fertilization Treatments	158
Global Trends in Coffee Agronomy Research	153
Growth of Vegetables in an Agroecological Garden-Orchard System: The Role of Spatiotemporal Variations of Microclimatic Conditions and Soil Properties	152
Potential Use of Plant Growth-Promoting Bacteria to Enhance Growth and Soil Fertility in Marginal Areas: Focus on the Apulia Region, Italy	151
Effects of Cultivar Type and Node Position on Cadmium Accumulation Characteristics of Ratoon Rice	147
Genetic Diversity of the Fall Armyworm Spodoptera frugiperda (J.E. Smith) in the Democratic Republic of the Congo	142
Uptake, Translocation, and Metabolism of Pydiflumetofen in Hydroponic Cucumber and Tomato Planting Systems	140
Characterization and Evaluation of an Electrostatic Knapsack Sprayer Prototype for Agricultural Crops	137
HvWOX3A Gene Controls Plant Height and Leaf Size in Barley	128
Classification and Evaluation of Marginal Land for Potential Cultivation in Northwest China Based on Contiguity and Restrictive Factors	120
Study on Spatiotemporal Characteristics and Influencing Factors of High-Resolution Single-Season Rice	117
Multispecies Trichoderma in Combination with Hydrolyzed Lignin Improve Tomato Growth, Yield, and Nutritional Quality of Fruits	113
Evaluation of the Rhizosphere Resistome of Cultivated Soils Polluted with Antibiotics from Reclaimed Wastewater	113
A Novel Approach for Asparagus Comprehensive Classification Based on TOPSIS Evaluation and SVM Prediction	110
Sustainable Use of Biochar, Poultry and Cattle Manure for the Production of Organic Granular Fertilizers	108

Effect of Organic Fertilizer Application on Microbial Community Regulation and Pollutant Accumulation in Typical Red Soil in South China	107
The Effects of the Co-Application of MCPA Herbicide and Urea on Grass Rhizosphere Microcosms	106
Double-DQN-Based Path-Tracking Control Algorithm for Orchard Traction Spraying Robot	106
QTL Mapping of Mesocotyl Elongation and Confirmation of a QTL in Dongxiang Common Wild Rice in China	105
Response of Wheat Yield and Protein-Related Quality on Late-Season Urea Application	104
The Impact of Different Winter Cover Crops on Weed Suppression and Corn Yield under Different Tillage Systems	104
Green Corridors May Sustain Habitats for Earthworms in A Partially Converted Grassland	103
Calibration of Near-Infrared Spectra for Phosphorus Fractions in Grassland Soils on the Tibetan Plateau	102
Proleptic and Sylleptic Shoot Formation Is Affected by Rootstock Genotype in Two-Year-Old Branches of Almond Trees	101
Achieving the Rewards of Smart Agriculture	99
Higher Aluminum Tolerance of Lespedeza bicolor Relative to Lespedeza cuneata Is Associated with Saccharide Components of Root Tips	97
Chitosan and Titanium Dioxide Are More Effective in Improving Seed Yield and Quality in Nanoparticle Compared to Non-Structured Form: A Case Study in Five Milk Thistle Ecotypes (Silybum marianum (L.)	94
Injected Anhydrous Ammonia Is More Effective Than Broadcast Urea as a Source of Nitrogen for Drill Seeded Rice	93
Genetic Resistance of Switchgrass to Rust Evaluated in a Composite Upland × Lowland Population in Lab and Field Settings	90
Effect of Greenhouse Film Cover on the Development of Fungal Diseases on Tomato (Solanum lycopersicum L.) and Pepper (Capsicum annuum L.) in a Mediterranean Protected Crop	89
Identification of Unsound Grains in Wheat Using Deep Learning and Terahertz Spectral Imaging Technology	89
A Novel Caffeine Oleate Formulation as an Insecticide to Control Coffee Berry Borer, Hypothenemus hampei, and Other Coffee Pests	88
Model Development of the Phenological Cycle from Flower to Fruit of Strawberries (Fragaria × ananassa)	88
Approach to Demography of ALS-Resistant Glebionis coronaria as Influenced by Management Factors: Tillage, Allelopathic Crops and Herbicides	88
Agronomic Effects of Tectona grandis Biochar from Wood Residues on the Growth of Young Cedrela odorata Plants in a Nursery	87
Sulfate Fertilization Preserves Tomato Fruit Nutritional Quality	85
Forage Yield, Quality, and Impact on Subsequent Cash Crop of Cover Crops in an Integrated Forage/Row Crop System	81
Spectroscopic and Physicochemical Characterization of Poultry Waste-Based Composts and Charcoal–Compost Mixtures for the Prediction of Dry Matter Yield of Giant of Italy Parsley	80
Effects of Coupling Water and Fertilizer on Agronomic Traits, Sugar Content and Yield of Sugarcane in Guangxi, China	79
Identification of Major Brown Planthopper Resistance Genes in Indigenous Thai Upland Rice Germplasm Using Molecular Markers	79
Monitoring of Broccoli Flower Head Development in Fields Using Drone Imagery and Deep Learning Methods	78
Physiological and Histological Characterization of the ESB1 TILLING Mutant of Brassica rapa L.: Potential Use in Biofortification and Phytoremediation Programs	77
Impacts of Shade Trees on the Adjacent Cacao Rhizosphere in a Young Diversified Agroforestry System	76
Sustainable Silage Maize Integrated Protection against the European Corn Borer Ostrinia nubilalis and the Corn Earworm Helicoverpa armigera Employing the Farm Irrigation System	75
A Mutation of cyOsPPDKB Affects Starch Structure and Gel Consistency in Rice	74
Critical Agronomic Practices for Establishing the Recently Domesticated Perennial Herbaceous Forage Legume Tedera in Mediterranean-like Climatic Regions in Western Australia	74
High Ribonuclease Activity in the Testa of Common Bean Seedlings during Germination: Implication and Characterization of the Ribonuclease T2 PvRNS3	73
Biochar Improves Root Growth of Sapium sebiferum (L.) Roxb. Container Seedlings	72
Botrytis cinerea Airborne Conidia and Their Germination Ability Assessed by Immunological Methods in a NW Spain Vineyard	72
Metabolomic, Ionomic and Microbial Characterization of Olive Xylem Sap Reveals Differences According to Plant Age and Genotype	72
Molecular Genetics, Genomics and Biotechnology in Crop Plant Breeding, Series II	69
Deciphering Plantago ovata Forsk Leaf Extract Mediated Distinct Germination, Growth and Physio-Biochemical Improvements under Water Stress in Maize (Zea mays L.) at Early Growth Stage	68
Identification of Clubroot-Resistant Germplasm in a Radish (Raphanus sativus L.) Core Collection	67
Analytic Method for Optimizing the Allocation of Manure Nutrients Based on the Assessment of Land Carrying Capacity: A Case Study from a Typical Agricultural Region in China	67
Assessment of Production and Qualitative Characteristics of Different Populations of Salvia sclarea L. Found in Sicily (Italy)	67
Effect of Thermal Activation Temperature of Nanoscale Phosphate and Silicate on the Morphological Transformation Characteristics of Cd in Heavy Metal Contaminated Soils	66
An Online Method for Detecting Seeding Performance Based on Improved YOLOv5s Model	66
Yield Response of Grafted and Self-Rooted Tomato Plants Grown Hydroponically under Varying Levels of Water Salinity	66
Sensitivities of Physical and Chemical Attributes of Soil Quality to Different Tillage Management	66
Population Growth Changes in Major Stored Product Insects on Rice Fortified with Spearmint and Basil	66