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 2022-01-01 to 2026-01-01.)
ArticleCitations
Modeling runoff and sediment yield at the event scale in semiarid watersheds258
Kinetics of native and added carbon mineralization on incubating at different soil and moisture conditions in Typic Ustochrepts and Typic Halustalf209
Spatial variations in runoff, sediment, and nutrient losses induced by toposequence and biochar application in upland maize farming150
Novel deep learning algorithm in soil erodibility factor predicting at a continental scale115
Quantifying spatial distribution of interrill and rill erosion in a loess at different slopes using structure from motion (SfM) photogrammetry102
Spatial variability of soil organic carbon stock in an olive orchard at catchment scale in Southern Spain80
Effectiveness of measures aiming to stabilize urban gullies in tropical cities: Results from field surveys across D.R. Congo77
Monitoring gully erosion in the European Union: A novel approach based on the Land Use/Cover Area frame survey (LUCAS)72
Multi-temporal modeling of road-induced overland flow alterations in a terraced landscape characterized by shallow landslides71
Convolutional neural networks-driven bias correction of satellite precipitation improves rainfall-runoff-inundation modeling57
Rainfall intensity profile induced changes in surface‒subsurface flow and soil loss as influenced by surface cover type: A long-term in situ field study54
Automatic mapping of gully from satellite images using asymmetric non-local LinkNet: A case study in Northeast China48
Estimation of generalized soil structure index based on differential spectra of different orders by multivariate assessment46
Biochar application reduces soil detachment capacity by overland flow under a continuous three-year field experiment on the Loess Plateau of China46
Assessing soil erosion vulnerability using a novel capacity–condition framework (CCF): A case study from New South Wales, Australia44
Variations in the disintegration rate of physical crusts induced by artificial rainfall in different alcohol concentrations43
Effects of rainfall intensity and kinetic energy on hillslope soil erosion in the thin-layer Mollisol region of China: Field observation and rainfall simulation42
Comparison of approaches using MUSLE, USLE-M and RUSLE2 for large-scale hydrosedimentological modelling41
RSM Application in Chisel Tillage Assessment: Enhancing Rainfall Infiltration and Soil Erosion Control41
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Mapping soil erodibility in southeast China at 250 m resolution: Using environmental variables and random forest regression with limited samples39
Hydro-learning: Integrating AI with SWAT for multi-resolution flow and sediment prediction in data-scarce basins37
Agricultural drought severity in NE Italy: Variability, bias, and future scenarios34
Assessing the impact of residue cover on hillslope soil loss in the Midwest US: insights from the daily erosion project modeling framework34
Determining nitrogen fate by hydrological pathways and impact on carbonate weathering in an agricultural karst watershed34
Utilizing geodetectors to identify conditioning factors for gully erosion risk in the black soil region of northeast China32
Wind erosion from crusted playa surfaces by no saltation and with saltation: A comparison through laboratory wind tunnel experiments32
A modified CSLE for soil loss prediction under different vegetation patterns at slope scale in China29
New empirical-point pedotransfer functions for water retention data for a wide range of soil texture and climates29
Optimizing water and nutrient application for Caragana korshinskii-based vegetation restoration in coal-mine-degraded arid lands29
Dealing with sub-pixel landscape elements in distributed rainfall-runoff modelling in agricultural catchments29
Large-scale extraction of check dams and silted fields on the Chinese loess plateau using ensemble learning models28
Agroecology-based land use/land cover change detection, prediction and its implications for land degradation: A case study in the Upper Blue Nile Basin28
Soybean yield in response to soil erosion under different dry and wet conditions28
Spatial distributions of soil nutrients affected by land use, topography and their interactions, in the Loess Plateau of China27
Morphology evolution of vegetation-covered loess gully heads induced by hydraulic and gravitational erosion27
Response of soil detachment capacity to freeze‒thaw process for five loess soils from the Loess Plateau of China26
Soil type classification using Landsat 8: A comparison between the USDA and a local system in Israel25
Divergent behaviour of soil nutrients imprinted by different land management practices in the Three Gorges Reservoir Area, China25
Vegetation characteristics and soil properties in grazing exclusion areas of the Inner Mongolia desert steppe25
Rainfall erosivity estimation over the Tibetan plateau based on high spatial-temporal resolution rainfall records25
Gully erosion mapping susceptibility in a Mediterranean environment: A hybrid decision-making model24
Application of UAV multimodal data and deep learning for estimating soil salt content at the small catchment scale24
Soil splash erosion: An overlooked issue for sustainable rubber plantation in the tropical region of China24
A validation of WEPP water quality routines in uniform and nonuniform agricultural hillslopes24
Intra-annual characterization of soil mean temperature at 5 and 10 cm depths based on remote sensing data, at country scale23
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The effects of freeze-thaw processes on crusting, aggregation and the interaction with erosive level winds in the Mollisol region of Northeast China23
Global rainfall erosivity: Observation, attribution, and projection22
Mapping sediment mobilization risks: Prioritizing results obtained at watershed and sub-watershed scales22
Runoff and Infiltration responses of revegetated slopes to clipping management on the northern Loess Plateau22
Why we should revitalize indigenous water harvesting systems: Lessons learned22
Establishing and verifying soil quality index model based on GIS and remote sensing for cultivated lands under semi-humid terrestrial ecosystem22
Structure-from-Motion Photogrammetry and Rare Earth Oxides can quantify diffuse and convergent soil loss and source apportionment21
Influence of vegetation type and topographic position on volumetric soil water content dynamics and similarity among surface and deep soil layers21
Long-term conservation tillage results in a more balanced soil microbiological activity and higher nutrient supply capacity21
Simulated rainfall in Brazil: An alternative for assesment of soil surface processes and an opportunity for technological development20
Long-term trends of precipitation and erosivity over Northeast China during 1961–202020
Soil type-dependent effects of drying-wetting sequences on aggregates and their associated OC and N20
Zonal characteristics and attribution analysis of soil erodibility in Robinia pseudoacacia plantations on the Loess Plateau, China20
Effects of initial soil moisture on rill erodibility and critical shear stress factors in the WEPP model across diverse soil types20
Automated quantification of contouring as support practice for improved soil erosion estimation considering ridges20
Assessing plant soil water availability in drought conditions: A comparative analysis of conventional and minimum tillage, example from Slovenia20
Interactions between soil conservation and dryland farming of heterogeneously eroding areas in Loess Hills, China19
Soil loss and runoff obtained with customized precipitation patterns simulated by InfiAsper19
Corrigendum to “Critical review of the impact of cover crops on soil properties” [Int. Soil Water Conserv. Res. 10 (2022) 343–354]19
Tracing soil erosion processes in Karst regions using rare earth elements: The role of bedrock outcrops and seasonal impacts19
Runoff- and erosion-reducing effects of vegetation on the loess hillslopes of China under concentrated flow19
Runoff and nutrient losses in alfalfa (Medicago sativa L) production with tied-ridge-furrow rainwater harvesting on sloping land19
The quality attribute of watershed ecosystem is more important than the landscape attribute in controlling erosion of red soil in southern China19
Variability of soil organic carbon with elevation gradient in the Yarlung Tsangpo River Basin on the southeastern Tibetan Plateau19
Visible, near-infrared, and shortwave-infrared spectra as an input variable for digital mapping of soil organic carbon19
Aeolian sediments physicochemical properties along the Qinghai–Tibet Railway19
Saltwater intrusion in the Po River Delta (Italy) during drought conditions: Analyzing its spatio-temporal evolution and potential impact on agriculture18
Towards defining soil quality of Mediterranean calcareous agricultural soils: Reference values and potential core indicator set18
Generation of runoff in an alpine meadow hillslope underlain by permafrost18
Watershed management, groundwater recharge and drought resilience: An integrated approach to adapt to rainfall variability in northern Ethiopia18
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
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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, China16
Inorganic amendments increase soil carbon sequestration across global acidic agroecosystems: A meta-analysis16
Exploring best soil conservation practices using the tolerable soil loss limit in central highland of Ethiopia: A case study of Andit Tid watershed16
Runoff and sediment yield in relation to precipitation, temperature and glaciers on the Tibetan Plateau16
Effect of government regulation on promotion of soil restoration practices among farmers in the Loess plateau: Unveiling the role of green ecological cognition15
Trade-off analyses between food provision and soil conservation service of Grain for Green Program in Mountainous Area15
Gully internal erosion triggered by a prolonged heavy rainfall event in the tableland region of China's Loess Plateau15
Modelling land use changes impacts on the silting of small agricultural water harvesting reservoirs15
Effect of microrelief features of tillage methods under different rainfall intensities on runoff and soil erosion in slopes15
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Maize crop residue cover mapping using Sentinel-2 MSI data and random forest algorithms15
Overland flow resistance and its components for slope surfaces covered with gravel and grass15
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 practices14
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A detailed reconstruction of changes in the factors and parameters of soil erosion over the past 250 years in the forest zone of European Russia (Moscow region)14
Natural disaster in the mountainous region of Rio de Janeiro state, Brazil: Assessment of the daily rainfall erosivity as an early warning index14
Roles of raindrop impact in detachment and transport processes of interrill soil erosion13
Role of alternate and fixed partial root-zone drying on water use efficiency and growth of maize (Zea mays L.) in gypsiferous soils13
An experimental study on the responses of spring snowmelt erosion to driving factors in a Chinese Mollisol soil13
Environmental assessment based on soil loss, deforestation in permanent preservation areas, and water quality applied in the Itacaiúnas Watershed, Eastern Amazon13
Sediment source determination comparing rare earth element tracing and composite fingerprinting approaches on hillslopes13
Effects of forest cover type and ratio changes on runoff and its components13
Redistribution process of precipitation in ecological restoration activity of Pinus sylvestris var. mongolica in Mu Us Sandy Land, China13
Geospatial evaluation of the agricultural suitability and land use compatibility in Europe's temperate continental climate region13
An updated isoerodent map of the conterminous United States13
New sciences & technologies in soil conservation and eco-sustainability12
A modified RUSLE model to simulate soil erosion under different ecological restoration types in the loess hilly area12
Root tensile strength of terrace hedgerow plants in the karst trough valleys of SW China: Relation with root morphology and fiber content12
Seasonal responses of nitrous oxide emissions in a subtropical river to land use and dam construction12
Experimental determination of sediment transport capacity of rill flow over sandified loess slope12
Spatiotemporal variations and determinants of stream nitrogen and phosphorus concentrations from a watershed in the Three Gorges Reservoir Area, China12
Evaluation of the effectiveness of an expressway sand protection system in a gobi region—case study of the Ceke–Ejina expressway, Ejina banner, China12
Using a modified PAP/RAC model and GIS-for mapping water erosion and causal risk factors: Case study of the Asfalou watershed, Morocco12
Temporal variability of global potential water erosion based on an improved USLE model12
Heavy metal(loid)s migration mechanisms during soil erosion: A systematic quantitative review12
Tracing soil erosion with Fe3O4 magnetic powder: Principle and application11
Spatiotemporal detailed crop cover and management factor maps as agri-environmental indicators for soil erosion in Germany11
Digital mapping of soil inorganic carbon content and density in soil profiles after ‘Grain for Green’ program11
Economic comparison of conventional and conservation tillage in a long-term experiment: Is it worth shifting?11
Feedback mechanism between gully landforms and sediment trapping efficiency in a check dam10
Decoupling effects of driving factors on sediment yield in the Chinese Loess Plateau10
Incorporating rocky desertification characteristic into soil erosion modeling in karst regions aligns better with regional conditions10
Do model choice and sample ratios separately or simultaneously influence soil organic matter prediction?9
Improving SOC estimation in low-relief farmlands using time-series crop spectral variables and harmonic component variables based on minimum sample size9
Variations of soil organic carbon fractions in response to conservative vegetation successions on the Loess Plateau of China9
Impact of freeze-thaw on slope erosion under short-duration heavy rainfall in high-altitude regions9
Erosion risk assessment: A contribution for conservation priority area identification in the sub-basin of Lake Tana, north-western Ethiopia9
Soil properties characterization for land-use planning and soil management in watersheds under family farming9
The evolution of large gullies in association with long-term rainfall in the Tsitsa River Catchment, Eastern Cape, South Africa9
Erosion and covered zones altered by surface coverage effects on soil nitrogen and carbon loss from an agricultural slope under laboratory-simulated rainfall events9
Brazilian payment for environmental services programs emphasize water-related services9
Historical evolution of gully erosion and its response to land use change during 1968–2018 in the Mollisol region of Northeast China9
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 plateau9
Effects of soil rock fragment content on the USLE-K factor estimating and its influencing factors9
Global patterns of gully occurrence and their sensitivity to environmental changes9
Towards accurate mapping of loess waterworn gully by integrating google earth imagery and DEM using deep learning9
Modification of the RUSLE slope length factor based on a multiple flow algorithm considering vertical leakage at karst landscapes8
Renaturation on the Loess Plateau: significant increase in soil organic carbon under different soil types over two decades8
Biochar derived from agricultural wastes and wood residues for sustainable agricultural and environmental applications8
Streamflow prediction in ungauged catchments by using the Grunsky method8
Improving the Landsat-8 determinations of soil organic carbon and total nitrogen stocks through reducing the effects of buildings, water, and vegetation8
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Soil type and wetting intensity control the enhancement extent of N2O efflux in soil with drought and rewetting cycles7
Effects of a check dam system on the runoff generation and concentration processes of a catchment on the Loess Plateau7
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
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
Numerical modeling of nutrient transport to assess the agricultural impact on the trophic state of reservoirs7
Effects of cropland abandonment and afforestation on soil redistribution in a small Mediterranean mountain catchment7
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Heterogeneous patterns of change for annual and seasonal precipitation extremes in China over the past 60 years7
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
Saturation-excess overland flow in the European loess belt: An underestimated process?6
Can hydraulic-energy-indices be effectively used to describe the saturated hydraulic conductivity?6
A data-driven impact evaluation of nutrient input reduction on wheat yields across Europe6
Nutrient transport by overland sheet flow on sites containing swine slurry6
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Remote sensing of soil degradation: Progress and perspective6
Straw incorporation regulates rill erosion processes: Revealing multi-timescale hysteresis between runoff and sediment concentration in brown soil5
The relative contributions of soil hydrophilicity and raindrop impact to soil aggregate breakdown for a series of textured soils5
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Assessing gully erosion and rehabilitation using multi temporal LiDAR DEMs: Case study from the Great Barrier Reef catchments, Australia5
Microplastics influence organic carbon depletion in macroaggregates and soil structural stability in the Yanhe catchment5
Benggang segmentation via deep exchanging of digital orthophoto map and digital surface model features5
Mapping soil organic carbon as soil health indicator of cocoa landscapes in middle Côte d’Ivoire5
Can increased cover crop diversity increase root-soil binding and reduce soil loss during overland flow?5
Rangeland hillslope lengths: A case study at the Walnut Gulch Experimental Watershed, southeastern Arizona5
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
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