| # | Title | Journal | Year | Citations |
|---|
| 1 | A history of research on the link between (micro)aggregates, soil biota, and soil organic matter dynamics | Soil and Tillage Research | 2004 | 2,884 |
| 2 | Soil compaction in cropping systems | Soil and Tillage Research | 2005 | 1,246 |
| 3 | Relationship of soil organic matter dynamics to physical protection and tillage | Soil and Tillage Research | 2000 | 929 |
| 4 | The role of soil organic matter in maintaining soil quality in continuous cropping systems | Soil and Tillage Research | 1997 | 900 |
| 5 | Advances in characterization of soil structure | Soil and Tillage Research | 1988 | 777 |
| 6 | Electrical resistivity survey in soil science: a review | Soil and Tillage Research | 2005 | 776 |
| 7 | Soil organic matter stratification ratio as an indicator of soil quality | Soil and Tillage Research | 2002 | 653 |
| 8 | Is there a critical level of organic matter in the agricultural soils of temperate regions: a review | Soil and Tillage Research | 2003 | 559 |
| 9 | Soil structure and the effect of management practices | Soil and Tillage Research | 2004 | 555 |
| 10 | No-till in northern, western and south-western Europe: A review of problems and opportunities for crop production and the environment | Soil and Tillage Research | 2012 | 553 |
| 11 | Water infiltration and soil structure related to organic matter and its stratification with depth | Soil and Tillage Research | 2002 | 524 |
| 12 | Tillage effects on soil hydraulic properties in space and time: State of the science | Soil and Tillage Research | 2008 | 504 |
| 13 | Soil management concepts and carbon sequestration in cropland soils | Soil and Tillage Research | 2001 | 498 |
| 14 | Tillage systems and soil ecology | Soil and Tillage Research | 2001 | 496 |
| 15 | Temperature- and duration-dependent rice straw-derived biochar: Characteristics and its effects on soil properties of an Ultisol in southern China | Soil and Tillage Research | 2011 | 488 |
| 16 | Rice direct seeding: Experiences, challenges and opportunities | Soil and Tillage Research | 2011 | 443 |
| 17 | Suppressing soil-borne diseases with residue management and organic amendments | Soil and Tillage Research | 2003 | 442 |
| 18 | Field N2O, CO2 and CH4 fluxes in relation to tillage, compaction and soil quality in Scotland | Soil and Tillage Research | 1999 | 413 |
| 19 | Determining soil quality indicators by factor analysis | Soil and Tillage Research | 2006 | 411 |
| 20 | Effects of compost, mycorrhiza, manure and fertilizer on some physical properties of a Chromoxerert soil | Soil and Tillage Research | 2004 | 404 |
| 21 | Residue management, conservation tillage and soil restoration for mitigating greenhouse effect by CO2-enrichment | Soil and Tillage Research | 1997 | 398 |
| 22 | Mulching effects on selected soil physical properties | Soil and Tillage Research | 2008 | 390 |
| 23 | Carbon distribution and losses: erosion and deposition effects | Soil and Tillage Research | 1998 | 380 |
| 24 | A review of the effects of tillage systems on some soil physical properties, water content, nitrate availability and crops yield in the Argentine Pampas | Soil and Tillage Research | 2009 | 377 |
| 25 | Increasing organic stocks in agricultural soils: Knowledge gaps and potential innovations | Soil and Tillage Research | 2019 | 377 |
| 26 | Recent advances in mulching materials and methods for modifying soil environment | Soil and Tillage Research | 2017 | 376 |
| 27 | Penetration resistance and root growth of oats in tilled and untilled loess soil | Soil and Tillage Research | 1983 | 374 |
| 28 | Change in carbon and nitrogen stocks in soil under 13 years of conventional or zero tillage in southern Brazil | Soil and Tillage Research | 2004 | 366 |
| 29 | The role of organic matter in soil compactibility: A review of some practical aspects | Soil and Tillage Research | 1990 | 364 |
| 30 | Reference bulk density and critical degree-of-compactness for no-till crop production in subtropical highly weathered soils | Soil and Tillage Research | 2009 | 362 |
| 31 | Land-use effects on organic matter and physical properties of soil in a southern Mediterranean highland of Turkey | Soil and Tillage Research | 2005 | 355 |
| 32 | A review of the usefulness of relative bulk density values in studies of soil structure and compaction | Soil and Tillage Research | 2000 | 350 |
| 33 | An overview of some tillage impacts on earthworm population abundance and diversity — implications for functioning in soils | Soil and Tillage Research | 2001 | 345 |
| 34 | Reducing tillage intensity — a review of results from a long-term study in Germany | Soil and Tillage Research | 1999 | 344 |
| 35 | Soil fertility management and insect pests: harmonizing soil and plant health in agroecosystems | Soil and Tillage Research | 2003 | 340 |
| 36 | Greenhouse gas contributions of agricultural soils and potential mitigation practices in Eastern Canada | Soil and Tillage Research | 2005 | 338 |
| 37 | Impact of tillage practices on organic carbon and nitrogen storage in cool, humid soils of eastern Canada | Soil and Tillage Research | 1997 | 330 |
| 38 | No-tillage and conventional tillage effects on durum wheat yield, grain quality and soil moisture content in southern Italy | Soil and Tillage Research | 2007 | 329 |
| 39 | In situ effects of biochar on aggregation, water retention and porosity in light-textured tropical soils | Soil and Tillage Research | 2016 | 322 |
| 40 | Management effects on soil C storage on the Canadian prairies | Soil and Tillage Research | 1998 | 319 |
| 41 | Crop residue effects on soil quality following 10-years of no-till corn | Soil and Tillage Research | 1994 | 318 |
| 42 | Effects of conservation agriculture techniques on infiltration and soil water content in Zambia and Zimbabwe | Soil and Tillage Research | 2009 | 316 |
| 43 | Long-term impact of reduced tillage and residue management on soil carbon stabilization: Implications for conservation agriculture on contrasting soils | Soil and Tillage Research | 2007 | 312 |
| 44 | Soil porosity and water infiltration as influenced by tillage methods | Soil and Tillage Research | 2006 | 310 |
| 45 | Soil compaction processes and their effects on the structure of arable soils and the environment | Soil and Tillage Research | 1995 | 308 |
| 46 | Effects of 11 years of conservation tillage on soil organic matter fractions in wheat monoculture in Loess Plateau of China | Soil and Tillage Research | 2009 | 299 |
| 47 | Soil organic carbon and nitrogen in a Minnesota soil as related to tillage, residue and nitrogen management | Soil and Tillage Research | 2006 | 296 |
| 48 | Changes in soil properties after 10 years continuous non-tilled and conventionally tilled corn | Soil and Tillage Research | 1983 | 288 |
| 49 | On-line measurement of some selected soil properties using a VIS–NIR sensor | Soil and Tillage Research | 2007 | 287 |
| 50 | Impact of ploughless soil tillage on yield and soil quality: A Scandinavian review | Soil and Tillage Research | 1999 | 285 |
