International Soil and Water Conservation Research

Papers
(The median citation count of International Soil and Water Conservation Research is 5. 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.)
ArticleCitations
Novel deep learning algorithm in soil erodibility factor predicting at a continental scale319
Kinetics of native and added carbon mineralization on incubating at different soil and moisture conditions in Typic Ustochrepts and Typic Halustalf252
Effectiveness of measures aiming to stabilize urban gullies in tropical cities: Results from field surveys across D.R. Congo176
Modeling runoff and sediment yield at the event scale in semiarid watersheds131
Quantifying spatial distribution of interrill and rill erosion in a loess at different slopes using structure from motion (SfM) photogrammetry118
Mechanisms controlling the inhibiting effects of roots on soil detachment through the growth of herbaceous plants in Southwest China93
Multi-temporal modeling of road-induced overland flow alterations in a terraced landscape characterized by shallow landslides89
Spatial variations in runoff, sediment, and nutrient losses induced by toposequence and biochar application in upland maize farming82
Spatial variability of soil organic carbon stock in an olive orchard at catchment scale in Southern Spain79
Rheological evaluation of soil microstructure stability during vegetation restoration on the Loess Plateau of China60
Convolutional neural networks-driven bias correction of satellite precipitation improves rainfall-runoff-inundation modeling60
Biochar application reduces soil detachment capacity by overland flow under a continuous three-year field experiment on the Loess Plateau of China57
Rainfall intensity profile induced changes in surface‒subsurface flow and soil loss as influenced by surface cover type: A long-term in situ field study56
Water demand and surface water supply dynamics in the changing climate of semi-arid basins53
Estimation of generalized soil structure index based on differential spectra of different orders by multivariate assessment51
Automatic mapping of gully from satellite images using asymmetric non-local LinkNet: A case study in Northeast China51
Assessing soil erosion vulnerability using a novel capacity–condition framework (CCF): A case study from New South Wales, Australia47
Variations in the disintegration rate of physical crusts induced by artificial rainfall in different alcohol concentrations46
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Determining nitrogen fate by hydrological pathways and impact on carbonate weathering in an agricultural karst watershed41
Wind erosion from crusted playa surfaces by no saltation and with saltation: A comparison through laboratory wind tunnel experiments40
Assessing the impact of residue cover on hillslope soil loss in the Midwest US: insights from the daily erosion project modeling framework37
Agricultural drought severity in NE Italy: Variability, bias, and future scenarios37
Dealing with sub-pixel landscape elements in distributed rainfall-runoff modelling in agricultural catchments33
Utilizing geodetectors to identify conditioning factors for gully erosion risk in the black soil region of northeast China33
Agroecology-based land use/land cover change detection, prediction and its implications for land degradation: A case study in the Upper Blue Nile Basin32
Predicting particulate phosphorus removal efficiency in vegetative filter strips: A particle size-based model coupled with VFSMOD-W in black soil region of northeast China32
Spatial distributions of soil nutrients affected by land use, topography and their interactions, in the Loess Plateau of China30
Soybean yield in response to soil erosion under different dry and wet conditions29
New empirical-point pedotransfer functions for water retention data for a wide range of soil texture and climates29
Large-scale extraction of check dams and silted fields on the Chinese loess plateau using ensemble learning models29
Aggregate stability thresholds and sediment sorting governed by soil net force under different woodland restoration types28
A modified CSLE for soil loss prediction under different vegetation patterns at slope scale in China28
Optimizing water and nutrient application for Caragana korshinskii-based vegetation restoration in coal-mine-degraded arid lands28
Morphology evolution of vegetation-covered loess gully heads induced by hydraulic and gravitational erosion27
Soil type classification using Landsat 8: A comparison between the USDA and a local system in Israel26
Gully erosion mapping susceptibility in a Mediterranean environment: A hybrid decision-making model26
Vegetation characteristics and soil properties in grazing exclusion areas of the Inner Mongolia desert steppe26
Divergent behaviour of soil nutrients imprinted by different land management practices in the Three Gorges Reservoir Area, China26
Response of soil detachment capacity to freeze‒thaw process for five loess soils from the Loess Plateau of China26
Rainfall erosivity estimation over the Tibetan plateau based on high spatial-temporal resolution rainfall records26
Application of UAV multimodal data and deep learning for estimating soil salt content at the small catchment scale26
Quantifying additional overland flow resistance induced by changes in vegetation distribution patterns26
Soil splash erosion: An overlooked issue for sustainable rubber plantation in the tropical region of China25
A validation of WEPP water quality routines in uniform and nonuniform agricultural hillslopes25
Structure-from-Motion Photogrammetry and Rare Earth Oxides can quantify diffuse and convergent soil loss and source apportionment24
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Influence of vegetation type and topographic position on volumetric soil water content dynamics and similarity among surface and deep soil layers24
Mapping sediment mobilization risks: Prioritizing results obtained at watershed and sub-watershed scales24
Intra-annual characterization of soil mean temperature at 5 and 10 cm depths based on remote sensing data, at country scale24
The effects of freeze-thaw processes on crusting, aggregation and the interaction with erosive level winds in the Mollisol region of Northeast China23
Simulated rainfall in Brazil: An alternative for assesment of soil surface processes and an opportunity for technological development23
Why we should revitalize indigenous water harvesting systems: Lessons learned22
Soil type-dependent effects of drying-wetting sequences on aggregates and their associated OC and N22
Runoff and Infiltration responses of revegetated slopes to clipping management on the northern Loess Plateau22
Establishing and verifying soil quality index model based on GIS and remote sensing for cultivated lands under semi-humid terrestrial ecosystem22
Assessing plant soil water availability in drought conditions: A comparative analysis of conventional and minimum tillage, example from Slovenia22
Long-term conservation tillage results in a more balanced soil microbiological activity and higher nutrient supply capacity22
Soil loss and runoff obtained with customized precipitation patterns simulated by InfiAsper22
Runoff and nutrient losses in alfalfa (Medicago sativa L) production with tied-ridge-furrow rainwater harvesting on sloping land22
Effects of initial soil moisture on rill erodibility and critical shear stress factors in the WEPP model across diverse soil types21
Visible, near-infrared, and shortwave-infrared spectra as an input variable for digital mapping of soil organic carbon21
Long-term trends of precipitation and erosivity over Northeast China during 1961–202021
Automated quantification of contouring as support practice for improved soil erosion estimation considering ridges21
Saltwater intrusion in the Po River Delta (Italy) during drought conditions: Analyzing its spatio-temporal evolution and potential impact on agriculture21
Watershed management, groundwater recharge and drought resilience: An integrated approach to adapt to rainfall variability in northern Ethiopia20
The quality attribute of watershed ecosystem is more important than the landscape attribute in controlling erosion of red soil in southern China20
Variability of soil organic carbon with elevation gradient in the Yarlung Tsangpo River Basin on the southeastern Tibetan Plateau20
Towards defining soil quality of Mediterranean calcareous agricultural soils: Reference values and potential core indicator set20
Tracing soil erosion processes in Karst regions using rare earth elements: The role of bedrock outcrops and seasonal impacts19
Corrigendum to “Critical review of the impact of cover crops on soil properties” [Int. Soil Water Conserv. Res. 10 (2022) 343–354]19
Runoff- and erosion-reducing effects of vegetation on the loess hillslopes of China under concentrated flow19
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Interactions between soil conservation and dryland farming of heterogeneously eroding areas in Loess Hills, China19
Inorganic amendments increase soil carbon sequestration across global acidic agroecosystems: A meta-analysis19
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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, China18
Exploring best soil conservation practices using the tolerable soil loss limit in central highland of Ethiopia: A case study of Andit Tid watershed18
Runoff and sediment yield in relation to precipitation, temperature and glaciers on the Tibetan Plateau17
Runoff and soil erosion influenced by abandonment of sloping land on the Loess Plateau: Insights from eight years of monitoring17
HOTSED: A new integrated model for assessing potential hotspots of sediment sources and related sediment dynamics at watershed scale17
Field experimental study on the effect of thawed depth of frozen alpine meadow soil on rill erosion by snowmelt waterflow17
Generation of runoff in an alpine meadow hillslope underlain by permafrost17
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Modelling land use changes impacts on the silting of small agricultural water harvesting reservoirs16
Effect of microrelief features of tillage methods under different rainfall intensities on runoff and soil erosion in slopes16
Roles of raindrop impact in detachment and transport processes of interrill soil erosion15
Evaluating black soil thickness under straw return practices by using ground penetrating radar15
Overland flow resistance and its components for slope surfaces covered with gravel and grass15
Effect of government regulation on promotion of soil restoration practices among farmers in the Loess plateau: Unveiling the role of green ecological cognition15
Gully internal erosion triggered by a prolonged heavy rainfall event in the tableland region of China's Loess Plateau15
Disparity in soil erosion processes between freeze-thaw and unfrozen slopes under artificial rainfall conditions in high-altitude and dry valleys of the Southeast Tibet region15
Tracing the evolution of soil conservation in China: A review of historical insights and modern practices15
Maize crop residue cover mapping using Sentinel-2 MSI data and random forest algorithms15
Trade-off analyses between food provision and soil conservation service of Grain for Green Program in Mountainous Area15
Natural disaster in the mountainous region of Rio de Janeiro state, Brazil: Assessment of the daily rainfall erosivity as an early warning index14
Effects of forest cover type and ratio changes on runoff and its components14
Role of alternate and fixed partial root-zone drying on water use efficiency and growth of maize (Zea mays L.) in gypsiferous soils14
Redistribution process of precipitation in ecological restoration activity of Pinus sylvestris var. mongolica in Mu Us Sandy Land, China14
Environmental assessment based on soil loss, deforestation in permanent preservation areas, and water quality applied in the Itacaiúnas Watershed, Eastern Amazon14
Geospatial evaluation of the agricultural suitability and land use compatibility in Europe's temperate continental climate region14
Detecting land use and land cover changes and quantifying soil erosion and sediment export using GIS and remote sensing in the GERD catchment, Ethiopia14
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Root tensile strength of terrace hedgerow plants in the karst trough valleys of SW China: Relation with root morphology and fiber content14
New sciences & technologies in soil conservation and eco-sustainability13
Experimental determination of sediment transport capacity of rill flow over sandified loess slope13
Seasonal responses of nitrous oxide emissions in a subtropical river to land use and dam construction13
An experimental study on the responses of spring snowmelt erosion to driving factors in a Chinese Mollisol soil13
Sediment source determination comparing rare earth element tracing and composite fingerprinting approaches on hillslopes13
Heavy metal(loid)s migration mechanisms during soil erosion: A systematic quantitative review12
Temporal variability of global potential water erosion based on an improved USLE model12
Evaluation of the effectiveness of an expressway sand protection system in a gobi region—case study of the Ceke–Ejina expressway, Ejina banner, China12
Spatiotemporal variations and determinants of stream nitrogen and phosphorus concentrations from a watershed in the Three Gorges Reservoir Area, China12
Economic comparison of conventional and conservation tillage in a long-term experiment: Is it worth shifting?12
Digital mapping of soil inorganic carbon content and density in soil profiles after ‘Grain for Green’ program12
Using a modified PAP/RAC model and GIS-for mapping water erosion and causal risk factors: Case study of the Asfalou watershed, Morocco12
A modified RUSLE model to simulate soil erosion under different ecological restoration types in the loess hilly area12
Tracing soil erosion with Fe3O4 magnetic powder: Principle and application12
Feedback mechanism between gully landforms and sediment trapping efficiency in a check dam11
Spatiotemporal detailed crop cover and management factor maps as agri-environmental indicators for soil erosion in Germany11
Effects of soil rock fragment content on the USLE-K factor estimating and its influencing factors11
Decoupling effects of driving factors on sediment yield in the Chinese Loess Plateau11
Do model choice and sample ratios separately or simultaneously influence soil organic matter prediction?11
Incorporating rocky desertification characteristic into soil erosion modeling in karst regions aligns better with regional conditions11
Erosion and covered zones altered by surface coverage effects on soil nitrogen and carbon loss from an agricultural slope under laboratory-simulated rainfall events10
Historical evolution of gully erosion and its response to land use change during 1968–2018 in the Mollisol region of Northeast China10
The evolution of large gullies in association with long-term rainfall in the Tsitsa River Catchment, Eastern Cape, South Africa10
Variations of soil organic carbon fractions in response to conservative vegetation successions on the Loess Plateau of China10
Improving SOC estimation in low-relief farmlands using time-series crop spectral variables and harmonic component variables based on minimum sample size10
Synergetic variations of active layer soil water and salt in a permafrost-affected meadow in the headwater area of the Yellow River, northeastern Qinghai–Tibet plateau10
Effects of long-term cultivation on soil aggregate stability and transport processes in karst sloping cropland of Southwest China9
Global patterns of gully occurrence and their sensitivity to environmental changes9
Biochar derived from agricultural wastes and wood residues for sustainable agricultural and environmental applications9
Brazilian payment for environmental services programs emphasize water-related services9
Steady-state migration of barchan dunes: Field evidence from the dynamic equilibrium of sediment flux9
Towards accurate mapping of loess waterworn gully by integrating google earth imagery and DEM using deep learning9
Rainfall erosivity estimation comparing gridded precipitation datasets and local, high-temporal gauge observations in Oklahoma9
Improving the Landsat-8 determinations of soil organic carbon and total nitrogen stocks through reducing the effects of buildings, water, and vegetation8
Soil type and wetting intensity control the enhancement extent of N2O efflux in soil with drought and rewetting cycles8
Numerical modeling of nutrient transport to assess the agricultural impact on the trophic state of reservoirs8
Streamflow prediction in ungauged catchments by using the Grunsky method8
Renaturation on the Loess Plateau: significant increase in soil organic carbon under different soil types over two decades8
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Effects of cropland abandonment and afforestation on soil redistribution in a small Mediterranean mountain catchment8
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How much water do we really appropriate? A revised water footprint and its application in the agriculture and forestry of south-central Chile7
Heterogeneous patterns of change for annual and seasonal precipitation extremes in China over the past 60 years7
Evaluation of climate and land use change impacts on discharge variability in the Mekong River's largest tributary7
Divergent shift of normal alpine meadow exacerbated soil loss of hillslope alpine meadows based on field experiments7
Velocity distribution and hydrodynamic characteristics of overland flow on biocrust-covered slopes7
Prediction and mapping of soil organic carbon in the Bosten Lake oasis based on Sentinel-2 data and environmental variables7
Modification of the RUSLE slope length factor based on a multiple flow algorithm considering vertical leakage at karst landscapes7
Straw incorporation improves soil health by maintaining ecosystem multi-functionality at relatively high levels in semi-humid regions7
Optimizing soil and water conservation at the sub-basin scale: a multi-objective approach balancing ecosystem services, costs, and erosion control7
Can hydraulic-energy-indices be effectively used to describe the saturated hydraulic conductivity?7
Long-term effects of tillage practices and future climate scenarios on topsoil organic carbon stocks in Lower Austria – A modelling and long-term experiment study6
Rangeland hillslope lengths: A case study at the Walnut Gulch Experimental Watershed, southeastern Arizona6
Remote sensing of soil degradation: Progress and perspective6
Assessing gully erosion and rehabilitation using multi temporal LiDAR DEMs: Case study from the Great Barrier Reef catchments, Australia6
Nutrient transport by overland sheet flow on sites containing swine slurry6
Unveiling water dynamics at soil-plant level using geophysical imaging under sustainable farming practices in Mediterranean citrus groves6
Straw incorporation regulates rill erosion processes: Revealing multi-timescale hysteresis between runoff and sediment concentration in brown soil6
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Benggang segmentation via deep exchanging of digital orthophoto map and digital surface model features5
Comparison and quantitative assessment of two regional soil erosion survey approaches5
Critical review of the impact of cover crops on soil properties5
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Can increased cover crop diversity increase root-soil binding and reduce soil loss during overland flow?5
Assessment of the influence of plant shape and porosity on the wind shadow area based on numerical simulation5
The relative contributions of soil hydrophilicity and raindrop impact to soil aggregate breakdown for a series of textured soils5
Predictive simulation and optimal allocation of surface water resources in reservoir basins under climate change5
Mapping soil organic carbon as soil health indicator of cocoa landscapes in middle Côte d’Ivoire5
Saturation-excess overland flow in the European loess belt: An underestimated process?5
A data-driven impact evaluation of nutrient input reduction on wheat yields across Europe5
Development of web-based decision support tool for rainfall erosivity estimation using both high-resolution rainfall data and simplified models5
Cover crops, crop rotation, and gypsum, as conservation practices, impact Mehlich-3 extractable plant nutrients and trace metals5
The effects of armed conflict on natural resources and conservation measures in Tigray, Northern Ethiopia5
Evaluating soil erosion and runoff dynamics in a humid subtropic, low stream order, southern plains watershed from cultivation and solar farm development5
Hydrological and sediment connectivity under freeze–thaw meltwater compound erosion conditions on a loessal slope5
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