OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The median citation count of International Soil and Water Conservation Research 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 2021-02-01 to 2025-02-01.)

Article	Citations
Editorial Board	120
Seasonal changes of soil erosion and its spatial distribution on a long gentle hillslope in the Chinese Mollisol region	99
Editorial Board	92
Spatiotemporal variations and determinants of stream nitrogen and phosphorus concentrations from a watershed in the Three Gorges Reservoir Area, China	88
Can hydraulic-energy-indices be effectively used to describe the saturated hydraulic conductivity?	79
Assessment of gully erosion susceptibility using different DEM-derived topographic factors in the black soil region of Northeast China	65
Experimental determination of sediment transport capacity of rill flow over sandified loess slope	64
Ecological intensification of cropping systems enhances soil functions, mitigates soil erosion, and promotes crop resilience to dry spells in the Brazilian Cerrado	61
Kinetics of native and added carbon mineralization on incubating at different soil and moisture conditions in Typic Ustochrepts and Typic Halustalf	56
New sciences & technologies in soil conservation and eco-sustainability	55
137Cs tracing of the spatial patterns in soil redistribution, organic carbon and total nitrogen in the southeastern Tibetan Plateau	48
Soil type-dependent effects of drying-wetting sequences on aggregates and their associated OC and N	44
An artificial neural network emulator of the rangeland hydrology and erosion model	43
The varying fetch effect of aeolian sand transport above a gobi surface and its implication for gobi development process	42
An examination of thematic research, development, and trends in remote sensing applied to conservation agriculture	40
Automated quantification of contouring as support practice for improved soil erosion estimation considering ridges	40
An updated isoerodent map of the conterminous United States	39
Runoff and nutrient losses in alfalfa (Medicago sativa L) production with tied-ridge-furrow rainwater harvesting on sloping land	39
Comparative effects of composted organic waste and inorganic fertilizer on nitrate leachate from the farm soils of northern Guam	37
Agro-residue biochar and N fertilizer addition mitigates CO2-C emission and stabilized soil organic carbon pools in a rain-fed agricultural cropland	37
A modified RUSLE model to simulate soil erosion under different ecological restoration types in the loess hilly area	36
Multi-temporal modeling of road-induced overland flow alterations in a terraced landscape characterized by shallow landslides	35
Soil loss and runoff obtained with customized precipitation patterns simulated by InfiAsper	34
Role of forests in headwater control with changing environment and society	34
Impacts of topography on the morphological indices of ephemeral gullies in the Chinese mollisol region	34

Unintended consequences of rangeland conservation structures	33
Novel sediment source fingerprinting quantifying erosion-induced total nitrogen and total phosphorus outputs from an intensive agricultural catchment, North China	31
Performance evaluation of a water erosion tracer using plot-scale experiments and process-based modeling	30
Spatial variability of soil organic carbon stock in an olive orchard at catchment scale in Southern Spain	29
Monitoring gully erosion in the European Union: A novel approach based on the Land Use/Cover Area frame survey (LUCAS)	27
Long-term trends of precipitation and erosivity over Northeast China during 1961–2020	27
Divergent shift of normal alpine meadow exacerbated soil loss of hillslope alpine meadows based on field experiments	27
Towards a better understanding of pathways of multiple co-occurring erosion processes on global cropland	26
Non-consistent changes and drivers of water-sediment fluxes in the yarlung tsangpo river basin of the Tibetan plateau	26
Effectiveness of measures aiming to stabilize urban gullies in tropical cities: Results from field surveys across D.R. Congo	25
Augmenting freshwater availability in mountain headwater streams: Assessing the sustainability under baseline and future climate change scenarios	25
Ephemeral gully recognition and accuracy evaluation using deep learning in the hilly and gully region of the Loess Plateau in China	25
Root tensile strength of terrace hedgerow plants in the karst trough valleys of SW China: Relation with root morphology and fiber content	24
Quantifying spatial distribution of interrill and rill erosion in a loess at different slopes using structure from motion (SfM) photogrammetry	23
Near-saturated soil hydraulic conductivity and pore characteristics as influenced by conventional and conservation tillage practices in North-West Himalayan region, India	22
Temporal variability of global potential water erosion based on an improved USLE model	22
Remote sensing of soil degradation: Progress and perspective	22
Using a modified PAP/RAC model and GIS-for mapping water erosion and causal risk factors: Case study of the Asfalou watershed, Morocco	22
Factor influencing land degradation sensitivity and desertification in a drought prone watershed in Thailand	21
Semi-automated detection of rangeland runoff and erosion control berms using high-resolution topography data	20
Land surface roughness impacted by typical vegetation restoration projects on aeolian sandy lands in the Yarlung Zangbo River valley, southern Tibetan plateau	20
Tracing soil erosion with Fe3O4 magnetic powder: Principle and application	20
Soil conservation and sustainable development goals(SDGs) achievement in Europe and central Asia: Which role for the European soil partnership?	20
Editorial Board	20
National variability in soil organic carbon stock predictions: Impact of bulk density pedotransfer functions	20
Interactions between soil conservation and dryland farming of heterogeneously eroding areas in Loess Hills, China	19
Advances in soil erosion research: Mechanisms, modeling and applications - A special issue in honor of Dr. Mark Nearing	19
Effects of land management practices and land cover types on soil loss and crop productivity in Ethiopia: A review	19
The quality attribute of watershed ecosystem is more important than the landscape attribute in controlling erosion of red soil in southern China	19
The relative contributions of soil hydrophilicity and raindrop impact to soil aggregate breakdown for a series of textured soils	19
Saturation-excess overland flow in the European loess belt: An underestimated process?	19
Influence of mulch and poultry manure application on soil temperature, evapotranspiration and water use efficiency of dry season cultivated okra	18
Rangeland hillslope lengths: A case study at the Walnut Gulch Experimental Watershed, southeastern Arizona	18
Editorial Board	18
Modeling hydrologic responses using multi-site and single-site rainfall generators in a semi-arid watershed	18
In Memoriam: Dr. John M. Laflen	18
Is the runoff coefficient increasing or decreasing after ecological restoration on China’s Loess Plateau?	17
Impacts of different surface features on soil detachment in the subtropical region	17
Mapping soil erodibility in southeast China at 250 m resolution: Using environmental variables and random forest regression with limited samples	16
Investigation of environmental and land use impacts in forested permafrost headwaters of the Selenga-Baikal river system, Mongolia - Effects on discharge, water quality and macroinvertebrate diversity	16
Towards defining soil quality of Mediterranean calcareous agricultural soils: Reference values and potential core indicator set	16
GIS-based soil maps as tools to evaluate land capability and suitability in a coastal reclaimed area (Ravenna, northern Italy)	16
Automatic mapping of gully from satellite images using asymmetric non-local LinkNet: A case study in Northeast China	15
Watershed management, groundwater recharge and drought resilience: An integrated approach to adapt to rainfall variability in northern Ethiopia	15
Saltwater intrusion in the Po River Delta (Italy) during drought conditions: Analyzing its spatio-temporal evolution and potential impact on agriculture	15
Estimation of generalized soil structure index based on differential spectra of different orders by multivariate assessment	14
Variations in the disintegration rate of physical crusts induced by artificial rainfall in different alcohol concentrations	14
The USLE soil erodibility nomograph revisited	13
Carbon sequestration benefits of the grain for Green Program in the hilly red soil region of southern China	13
Assessing gully erosion and rehabilitation using multi temporal LiDAR DEMs: Case study from the Great Barrier Reef catchments, Australia	13

Crop productivity, soil health, and energy dynamics of Indian Himalayan intensified organic maize-based systems	13
Potential of conservation tillage and altered land configuration to improve soil properties, carbon sequestration and productivity of maize based cropping system in eastern Himalayas, India	12
Rangeland restoration in Jordan: Restoring vegetation cover by water harvesting measures	12
Exploring soil erosion and reservoir sedimentation through the RUSLE model and bathymetric survey	12
Corrigendum to “Critical review of the impact of cover crops on soil properties” [Int. Soil Water Conserv. Res. 10 (2022) 343–354]	12
Runoff- and erosion-reducing effects of vegetation on the loess hillslopes of China under concentrated flow	12
Assessing soil thickness in a black soil watershed in northeast China using random forest and field observations	12
Multi-criteria decision making methods to address rural land allocation problems: A systematic review	12
Invasion of Prosopis juliflora and its effects on soil physicochemical properties in Afar region, Northeast Ethiopia	12
Changes of soil quality induced by different vegetation restoration in the collapsing gully erosion areas of southern China	12
Characteristics of unsaturated soil slope covered with capillary barrier system and deep-rooted grass under different rainfall patterns	12
Editorial Board	11
Effects of residue management and nitrogen fertilizer rates on accumulation of soil residual nitrate and wheat yield under no-tillage system in south-west of Iran	11
Effect of microrelief features of tillage methods under different rainfall intensities on runoff and soil erosion in slopes	11
Hydrological and sediment connectivity under freeze–thaw meltwater compound erosion conditions on a loessal slope	11
Atlas of precipitation extremes for South America and Africa based on depth-duration-frequency relationships in a stochastic weather generator dataset	11
Utilizing geodetectors to identify conditioning factors for gully erosion risk in the black soil region of northeast China	10
Predictive simulation and optimal allocation of surface water resources in reservoir basins under climate change	10
In-depth analysis of soil management and farmers’ perceptions of related risks in two olive grove areas in southern Spain	10
Generation of runoff in an alpine meadow hillslope underlain by permafrost	10
Cover crops, crop rotation, and gypsum, as conservation practices, impact Mehlich-3 extractable plant nutrients and trace metals	10
Editorial Board	10
Wind erosion from crusted playa surfaces by no saltation and with saltation: A comparison through laboratory wind tunnel experiments	10
Agricultural drought severity in NE Italy: Variability, bias, and future scenarios	10
Modeling gully initiation by two codeless nonlinear methods: A case study in a small watershed on the Tibetan Plateau	9
Plot investigation on rill flow resistance due to path tortuosity	9
Field experimental study on the effect of thawed depth of frozen alpine meadow soil on rill erosion by snowmelt waterflow	9
VIS-NIR spectroscopy and environmental factors coupled with PLSR models to predict soil organic carbon and nitrogen	9
Evaluating soil erosion and runoff dynamics in a humid subtropic, low stream order, southern plains watershed from cultivation and solar farm development	9
Determining nitrogen fate by hydrological pathways and impact on carbonate weathering in an agricultural karst watershed	9
Decoupling effects of driving factors on sediment yield in the Chinese Loess Plateau	9
MINErosion 4: Using measurements from a tilting flume-rainfall simulator facility to predict erosion rates from post-mining catchments/landscapes in Central Queensland, Australia	9
Editorial Board	8
Benggang segmentation via deep exchanging of digital orthophoto map and digital surface model features	8
Corrigendum to “Distinct and combined impacts of climate and land use scenarios on water availability and sediment loads for a water supply reservoir in northern Moroccoˮ [International Soil and Water	8
Comparison and quantitative assessment of two regional soil erosion survey approaches	8
The effects of armed conflict on natural resources and conservation measures in Tigray, Northern Ethiopia	8
Unpaved road erosion after heavy storms in mountain areas of northern China	8
Critical review of the impact of cover crops on soil properties	8
Primary environmental factors controlling gully distribution at the local and regional scale: An example from Northeastern China	8
Determinants of adoption of multiple sustainable agricultural practices among smallholder farmers in Nigeria	8
Exploring best soil conservation practices using the tolerable soil loss limit in central highland of Ethiopia: A case study of Andit Tid watershed	8
Rainfall partitioning in young clonal plantations Eucalyptus species in a subtropical environment, and implications for water and forest management	8
Runoff and sediment yield in relation to precipitation, temperature and glaciers on the Tibetan Plateau	8
Responses of flood peaks to land use and landscape patterns under extreme rainstorms in small catchments - A case study of the rainstorm of Typhoon Lekima in Shandong, China	8
Editorial Board	7
Intensified cropping reduces soil erosion and improves rainfall partitioning and soil properties in the marginal land of the Indian Himalayas	7
The soil configuration on granite residuals affects Benggang erosion by altering the soil water regime on the slope	7
Variation in soil infiltration properties under different land use/cover in the black soil region of Northeast China	7
Editorial Board	7
Trade-off analyses between food provision and soil conservation service of Grain for Green Program in Mountainous Area	7
Limited impacts of occasional tillage on dry aggregate size distribution and soil carbon and nitrogen fractions in semi-arid drylands	7
Gully internal erosion triggered by a prolonged heavy rainfall event in the tableland region of China's Loess Plateau	7
Spatial distributions of soil nutrients affected by land use, topography and their interactions, in the Loess Plateau of China	7
Study on phosphorus loss and influencing factors in the water source area	7
Editorial Board	7
Prediction of sediment yield of the Inxu River catchment (South Africa) using the MUSLE	6
Call for joint international actions to improve scientific understanding and address soil erosion and riverine sediment issues in mountainous regions	6
Soil loss and sedimentation rates in a subcatchment of the Yellow river Basin in China	6
Effects of physical crust on soil detachment by overland flow in the Loess Plateau region of China	6
Soil properties characterization for land-use planning and soil management in watersheds under family farming	6
Evaluation of nine major satellite soil moisture products in a typical subtropical monsoon region with complex land surface characteristics	6
Temporal sediment source tracing during storm events in the black soil region, Northeast China	6
Drivers of soil erosion and subsurface loss by soil leakage during karst rocky desertification in SW China	6
Human and climatic drivers of land and water use from 1997 to 2019 in Tarim River basin, China	6
Large-scale extraction of check dams and silted fields on the Chinese loess plateau using ensemble learning models	6
Wind tunnel simulation of wind erosion and dust emission processes, and the influences of soil texture	6
Effect of Polyacrylamide integrated with other soil amendments on runoff and soil loss: Case study from northwest Ethiopia	6
Evaluation of WEPP versus EGEM and empirical model efficiencies in predicting ephemeral gully erosion around Mubi area, Northeast Nigeria	6