International Soil and Water Conservation Research

Papers
(The median citation count of International Soil and Water Conservation Research is 4. 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 2022-06-01 to 2026-06-01.)
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Effectiveness of measures aiming to stabilize urban gullies in tropical cities: Results from field surveys across D.R. Congo329
Spatial variability of soil organic carbon stock in an olive orchard at catchment scale in Southern Spain261
Multi-temporal modeling of road-induced overland flow alterations in a terraced landscape characterized by shallow landslides181
Mechanisms controlling the inhibiting effects of roots on soil detachment through the growth of herbaceous plants in Southwest China133
Quantifying spatial distribution of interrill and rill erosion in a loess at different slopes using structure from motion (SfM) photogrammetry120
Spatial variations in runoff, sediment, and nutrient losses induced by toposequence and biochar application in upland maize farming94
Novel deep learning algorithm in soil erodibility factor predicting at a continental scale93
CARBON AND SOIL STRUCTURE IN AN ULTISOL WITH CORN (Zea mays L.) CROPPING IN LONG-TERM PLOTS IN NORTHEASTERN BRAZIL83
Modeling runoff and sediment yield at the event scale in semiarid watersheds82
Kinetics of native and added carbon mineralization on incubating at different soil and moisture conditions in Typic Ustochrepts and Typic Halustalf64
Rheological evaluation of soil microstructure stability during vegetation restoration on the Loess Plateau of China62
Biochar application reduces soil detachment capacity by overland flow under a continuous three-year field experiment on the Loess Plateau of China59
Rainfall intensity profile induced changes in surface‒subsurface flow and soil loss as influenced by surface cover type: A long-term in situ field study57
Assessing soil erosion vulnerability using a novel capacity–condition framework (CCF): A case study from New South Wales, Australia57
Variations in the disintegration rate of physical crusts induced by artificial rainfall in different alcohol concentrations55
Automatic mapping of gully from satellite images using asymmetric non-local LinkNet: A case study in Northeast China52
Estimation of generalized soil structure index based on differential spectra of different orders by multivariate assessment47
Water demand and surface water supply dynamics in the changing climate of semi-arid basins47
Convolutional neural networks-driven bias correction of satellite precipitation improves rainfall-runoff-inundation modeling45
Effects of rainfall intensity and kinetic energy on hillslope soil erosion in the thin-layer Mollisol region of China: Field observation and rainfall simulation42
RSM application in chisel tillage assessment: Enhancing rainfall infiltration and soil erosion control40
Comparison of approaches using MUSLE, USLE-M and RUSLE2 for large-scale hydrosedimentological modelling37
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Determining nitrogen fate by hydrological pathways and impact on carbonate weathering in an agricultural karst watershed35
Assessing the impact of residue cover on hillslope soil loss in the Midwest US: insights from the daily erosion project modeling framework34
Utilizing geodetectors to identify conditioning factors for gully erosion risk in the black soil region of northeast China32
Hydro-learning: Integrating AI with SWAT for multi-resolution flow and sediment prediction in data-scarce basins32
Agricultural drought severity in NE Italy: Variability, bias, and future scenarios31
Predicting particulate phosphorus removal efficiency in vegetative filter strips: A particle size-based model coupled with VFSMOD-W in black soil region of northeast China30
Dealing with sub-pixel landscape elements in distributed rainfall-runoff modelling in agricultural catchments30
Wind erosion from crusted playa surfaces by no saltation and with saltation: A comparison through laboratory wind tunnel experiments30
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 models28
Morphology evolution of vegetation-covered loess gully heads induced by hydraulic and gravitational erosion28
Agroecology-based land use/land cover change detection, prediction and its implications for land degradation: A case study in the Upper Blue Nile Basin28
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 China27
Soybean yield in response to soil erosion under different dry and wet conditions27
Spatial distributions of soil nutrients affected by land use, topography and their interactions, in the Loess Plateau of China27
Optimizing water and nutrient application for Caragana korshinskii-based vegetation restoration in coal-mine-degraded arid lands27
Quantifying additional overland flow resistance induced by changes in vegetation distribution patterns26
Divergent behaviour of soil nutrients imprinted by different land management practices in the Three Gorges Reservoir Area, China26
Application of UAV multimodal data and deep learning for estimating soil salt content at the small catchment scale26
Rainfall erosivity estimation over the Tibetan plateau based on high spatial-temporal resolution rainfall records26
Soil type classification using Landsat 8: A comparison between the USDA and a local system in Israel26
Clay Mineral Dispersion as a Driver of Internal Erosion under Low-Energy Seepage: Mechanistic Insights from Laboratory Pinhole Tests26
Vegetation characteristics and soil properties in grazing exclusion areas of the Inner Mongolia desert steppe26
Synthesis analysis of sediment load changes in the Yellow River Basin25
Soil splash erosion: An overlooked issue for sustainable rubber plantation in the tropical region of China25
Response of soil detachment capacity to freeze‒thaw process for five loess soils from the Loess Plateau of China25
Quantifying ridge-induced slope correction and its impact on soil erosion estimation in black soil sloping croplands of Northeast China: Mechanisms and Mitigation24
Gully erosion mapping susceptibility in a Mediterranean environment: A hybrid decision-making model24
Grassland restoration measures influence soil water-holding capacity by altering soil and vegetation properties composition24
Influence of vegetation type and topographic position on volumetric soil water content dynamics and similarity among surface and deep soil layers23
A validation of WEPP water quality routines in uniform and nonuniform agricultural hillslopes23
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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Structure-from-Motion Photogrammetry and Rare Earth Oxides can quantify diffuse and convergent soil loss and source apportionment23
Mapping sediment mobilization risks: Prioritizing results obtained at watershed and sub-watershed scales23
Establishing and verifying soil quality index model based on GIS and remote sensing for cultivated lands under semi-humid terrestrial ecosystem22
Global rainfall erosivity: Observation, attribution, and projection22
Long-term conservation tillage results in a more balanced soil microbiological activity and higher nutrient supply capacity22
Runoff and Infiltration responses of revegetated slopes to clipping management on the northern Loess Plateau22
Simulated rainfall in Brazil: An alternative for assesment of soil surface processes and an opportunity for technological development22
Why we should revitalize indigenous water harvesting systems: Lessons learned22
The effects of freeze-thaw processes on crusting, aggregation and the interaction with erosive level winds in the Mollisol region of Northeast China22
Effects of initial soil moisture on rill erodibility and critical shear stress factors in the WEPP model across diverse soil types21
Soil loss and runoff obtained with customized precipitation patterns simulated by InfiAsper21
Runoff and nutrient losses in alfalfa (Medicago sativa L) production with tied-ridge-furrow rainwater harvesting on sloping land20
Zonal characteristics and attribution analysis of soil erodibility in Robinia pseudoacacia plantations on the Loess Plateau, China20
Assessing plant soil water availability in drought conditions: A comparative analysis of conventional and minimum tillage, example from Slovenia20
Soil type-dependent effects of drying-wetting sequences on aggregates and their associated OC and N20
Long-term trends of precipitation and erosivity over Northeast China during 1961–202019
Interactions between soil conservation and dryland farming of heterogeneously eroding areas in Loess Hills, China19
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
Visible, near-infrared, and shortwave-infrared spectra as an input variable for digital mapping of soil organic carbon19
Automated quantification of contouring as support practice for improved soil erosion estimation considering ridges19
Towards defining soil quality of Mediterranean calcareous agricultural soils: Reference values and potential core indicator set18
The quality attribute of watershed ecosystem is more important than the landscape attribute in controlling erosion of red soil in southern China18
Variability of soil organic carbon with elevation gradient in the Yarlung Tsangpo River Basin on the southeastern Tibetan Plateau18
Aeolian sediments physicochemical properties along the Qinghai–Tibet Railway17
Exploring best soil conservation practices using the tolerable soil loss limit in central highland of Ethiopia: A case study of Andit Tid watershed17
Runoff- and erosion-reducing effects of vegetation on the loess hillslopes of China under concentrated flow17
Watershed management, groundwater recharge and drought resilience: An integrated approach to adapt to rainfall variability in northern Ethiopia17
Saltwater intrusion in the Po River Delta (Italy) during drought conditions: Analyzing its spatio-temporal evolution and potential impact on agriculture17
Effect of microrelief features of tillage methods under different rainfall intensities on runoff and soil erosion in slopes16
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
HOTSED: A new integrated model for assessing potential hotspots of sediment sources and related sediment dynamics at watershed scale16
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Runoff and sediment yield in relation to precipitation, temperature and glaciers on the Tibetan Plateau16
Field experimental study on the effect of thawed depth of frozen alpine meadow soil on rill erosion by snowmelt waterflow16
Soil porosity prediction across Europe with a focus on soil particle density determination15
Evaluating black soil thickness under straw return practices by using ground penetrating radar15
Runoff and soil erosion influenced by abandonment of sloping land on the Loess Plateau: Insights from eight years of monitoring15
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Generation of runoff in an alpine meadow hillslope underlain by permafrost15
Inorganic amendments increase soil carbon sequestration across global acidic agroecosystems: A meta-analysis15
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Maize crop residue cover mapping using Sentinel-2 MSI data and random forest algorithms14
Gully internal erosion triggered by a prolonged heavy rainfall event in the tableland region of China's Loess Plateau14
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 region14
Trade-off analyses between food provision and soil conservation service of Grain for Green Program in Mountainous Area14
Overland flow resistance and its components for slope surfaces covered with gravel and grass14
Modelling land use changes impacts on the silting of small agricultural water harvesting reservoirs14
Tracing the evolution of soil conservation in China: A review of historical insights and modern practices13
Redistribution process of precipitation in ecological restoration activity of Pinus sylvestris var. mongolica in Mu Us Sandy Land, China13
Detecting land use and land cover changes and quantifying soil erosion and sediment export using GIS and remote sensing in the GERD catchment, Ethiopia13
Effect of government regulation on promotion of soil restoration practices among farmers in the Loess plateau: Unveiling the role of green ecological cognition13
Soil Macro- and Micronutrient Variability Across Contrasting Land-Use Systems With Differing No-Till Histories in Humid Tropical Ferric Luvisols13
Roles of raindrop impact in detachment and transport processes of interrill soil erosion13
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Natural disaster in the mountainous region of Rio de Janeiro state, Brazil: Assessment of the daily rainfall erosivity as an early warning index12
Environmental assessment based on soil loss, deforestation in permanent preservation areas, and water quality applied in the Itacaiúnas Watershed, Eastern Amazon12
Seasonal responses of nitrous oxide emissions in a subtropical river to land use and dam construction12
Effects of forest cover type and ratio changes on runoff and its components12
New sciences & technologies in soil conservation and eco-sustainability12
Role of alternate and fixed partial root-zone drying on water use efficiency and growth of maize (Zea mays L.) in gypsiferous soils12
Geospatial evaluation of the agricultural suitability and land use compatibility in Europe's temperate continental climate region12
An experimental study on the responses of spring snowmelt erosion to driving factors in a Chinese Mollisol soil12
Spatiotemporal variations and determinants of stream nitrogen and phosphorus concentrations from a watershed in the Three Gorges Reservoir Area, China11
Heavy metal(loid)s migration mechanisms during soil erosion: A systematic quantitative review11
Using a modified PAP/RAC model and GIS-for mapping water erosion and causal risk factors: Case study of the Asfalou watershed, Morocco11
Root tensile strength of terrace hedgerow plants in the karst trough valleys of SW China: Relation with root morphology and fiber content11
Sediment source determination comparing rare earth element tracing and composite fingerprinting approaches on hillslopes11
Experimental determination of sediment transport capacity of rill flow over sandified loess slope11
Temporal variability of global potential water erosion based on an improved USLE model10
Evaluation of the effectiveness of an expressway sand protection system in a gobi region—case study of the Ceke–Ejina expressway, Ejina banner, China10
Digital mapping of soil inorganic carbon content and density in soil profiles after ‘Grain for Green’ program10
Spatiotemporal detailed crop cover and management factor maps as agri-environmental indicators for soil erosion in Germany10
A modified RUSLE model to simulate soil erosion under different ecological restoration types in the loess hilly area10
Tracing soil erosion with Fe3O4 magnetic powder: Principle and application10
Incorporating rocky desertification characteristic into soil erosion modeling in karst regions aligns better with regional conditions10
The evolution of large gullies in association with long-term rainfall in the Tsitsa River Catchment, Eastern Cape, South Africa9
Feedback mechanism between gully landforms and sediment trapping efficiency in a check dam9
Effects of soil rock fragment content on the USLE-K factor estimating and its influencing factors9
Do model choice and sample ratios separately or simultaneously influence soil organic matter prediction?9
Economic comparison of conventional and conservation tillage in a long-term experiment: Is it worth shifting?9
Improving SOC estimation in low-relief farmlands using time-series crop spectral variables and harmonic component variables based on minimum sample size9
Decoupling effects of driving factors on sediment yield in the Chinese Loess Plateau9
Brazilian payment for environmental services programs emphasize water-related services8
Historical evolution of gully erosion and its response to land use change during 1968–2018 in the Mollisol region of Northeast China8
Variations of soil organic carbon fractions in response to conservative vegetation successions on the Loess Plateau of China8
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 plateau8
Biochar derived from agricultural wastes and wood residues for sustainable agricultural and environmental applications8
Erosion and covered zones altered by surface coverage effects on soil nitrogen and carbon loss from an agricultural slope under laboratory-simulated rainfall events8
Prediction and mapping of soil organic carbon in the Bosten Lake oasis based on Sentinel-2 data and environmental variables7
Numerical modeling of nutrient transport to assess the agricultural impact on the trophic state of reservoirs7
Effects of long-term cultivation on soil aggregate stability and transport processes in karst sloping cropland of Southwest China7
Evaluating spatiotemporal fusion models for remote sensing monitoring of conservation tillage7
Soil type and wetting intensity control the enhancement extent of N2O efflux in soil with drought and rewetting cycles7
Improving the Landsat-8 determinations of soil organic carbon and total nitrogen stocks through reducing the effects of buildings, water, and vegetation7
Global patterns of gully occurrence and their sensitivity to environmental changes7
Impact of freeze-thaw on slope erosion under short-duration heavy rainfall in high-altitude regions7
Steady-state migration of barchan dunes: Field evidence from the dynamic equilibrium of sediment flux7
Effects of cropland abandonment and afforestation on soil redistribution in a small Mediterranean mountain catchment7
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Towards accurate mapping of loess waterworn gully by integrating google earth imagery and DEM using deep learning7
Rainfall erosivity estimation comparing gridded precipitation datasets and local, high-temporal gauge observations in Oklahoma7
Streamflow prediction in ungauged catchments by using the Grunsky method6
Renaturation on the Loess Plateau: significant increase in soil organic carbon under different soil types over two decades6
Straw incorporation improves soil health by maintaining ecosystem multi-functionality at relatively high levels in semi-humid regions6
Optimizing soil and water conservation at the sub-basin scale: a multi-objective approach balancing ecosystem services, costs, and erosion control6
Changes in soil TN and TP induced by freeze-thaw effect and the driving mechanism of environmental factors in a small watershed6
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Modification of the RUSLE slope length factor based on a multiple flow algorithm considering vertical leakage at karst landscapes6
Heterogeneous patterns of change for annual and seasonal precipitation extremes in China over the past 60 years6
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The relative contributions of soil hydrophilicity and raindrop impact to soil aggregate breakdown for a series of textured soils5
Assessing gully erosion and rehabilitation using multi temporal LiDAR DEMs: Case study from the Great Barrier Reef catchments, Australia5
How much water do we really appropriate? A revised water footprint and its application in the agriculture and forestry of south-central Chile5
Velocity distribution and hydrodynamic characteristics of overland flow on biocrust-covered slopes5
Remote sensing of soil degradation: Progress and perspective5
Rangeland hillslope lengths: A case study at the Walnut Gulch Experimental Watershed, southeastern Arizona5
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Unveiling water dynamics at soil-plant level using geophysical imaging under sustainable farming practices in Mediterranean citrus groves5
Evaluation of climate and land use change impacts on discharge variability in the Mekong River's largest tributary5
Nutrient transport by overland sheet flow on sites containing swine slurry5
A data-driven impact evaluation of nutrient input reduction on wheat yields across Europe5
Divergent shift of normal alpine meadow exacerbated soil loss of hillslope alpine meadows based on field experiments5
Can hydraulic-energy-indices be effectively used to describe the saturated hydraulic conductivity?5
Straw incorporation regulates rill erosion processes: Revealing multi-timescale hysteresis between runoff and sediment concentration in brown soil4
Cover crops, crop rotation, and gypsum, as conservation practices, impact Mehlich-3 extractable plant nutrients and trace metals4
Critical review of the impact of cover crops on soil properties4
Mapping soil organic carbon as soil health indicator of cocoa landscapes in middle Côte d’Ivoire4
Benggang segmentation via deep exchanging of digital orthophoto map and digital surface model features4
Can increased cover crop diversity increase root-soil binding and reduce soil loss during overland flow?4
Comparison and quantitative assessment of two regional soil erosion survey approaches4
Estimating the annual runoff frequency distribution based on climatic conditions and catchment characteristics: A case study across China4
Predictive simulation and optimal allocation of surface water resources in reservoir basins under climate change4
The effects of armed conflict on natural resources and conservation measures in Tigray, Northern Ethiopia4
Development of web-based decision support tool for rainfall erosivity estimation using both high-resolution rainfall data and simplified models4
Saturation-excess overland flow in the European loess belt: An underestimated process?4
Hydrological and sediment connectivity under freeze–thaw meltwater compound erosion conditions on a loessal slope4
Microplastics influence organic carbon depletion in macroaggregates and soil structural stability in the Yanhe catchment4
Forest restoration in tropical forests recovers topsoil water retention but does not improve deep soil layers4
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Evaluating soil erosion and runoff dynamics in a humid subtropic, low stream order, southern plains watershed from cultivation and solar farm development4
Assessment of the influence of plant shape and porosity on the wind shadow area based on numerical simulation4
Long-term effects of tillage practices and future climate scenarios on topsoil organic carbon stocks in Lower Austria – A modelling and long-term experiment study4
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