OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The median citation count of Australian Journal of Zoology is 1. 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 2021-06-01 to 2025-06-01.)

Article	Citations
The parasites of free-ranging terrestrial wildlife from Australia’s south-west	16
A northernmost occurrence record of Shepherd’s beaked whale (Tasmacetus shepherdi) – a molecular identification from Exmouth, Western Australia	14
Habitat influence on activity patterns of brush-tailed rock-wallabies in Queensland	14
A rare capture of two Japanese rubyfish (	11
Population differentiation in the white-fronted chat (Epthianura albifrons) at a continental scale: implications for dispersal, biogeography and conservation	8
The nutritional quality of post-fire eucalypt regrowth and its consumption by koalas in the New South Wales Southern Tablelands	8
Novel microsatellites and investigation of faecal DNA as a non-invasive population monitoring tool for the banded hare-wallaby (	8
Pedipalp anatomy of the Australian black rock scorpion, Urodacus manicatus, with implications for functional morphology	7
Kin cannibals: recently hatched	7
Maternal care and juvenile development of captive-bred short-beaked echidnas (	7
Ethyl-Iophenoxic acid as a serum marker for oral baiting of Tasmanian devils	6
Polyrhachis femorata (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) habitat and colony defensive immobility strategy	6
Ant mediated dispersal of spiny stick insect (Extatosoma tiaratum) eggs and Acacia longifolia seeds is ant-species dependent	6
Fat-tailed dunnarts (	5
Exoskeleton ageing and its relation to longevity and fecundity in female Australian leaf insects (	5
A southern range extension for Sminthopsis macroura in Western Australia, at Eucla	4
Birds pre-adapted to a road in a heterogeneous and contiguous old-growth forest: a point transect study	4
Bioturbation by echidna (	4
Bat roosts in Tasmania’s production forest landscapes: importance of mature forest for maternity roosts	4
On the composition of	4
Optimising the hatching success of artificially incubated eggs for use in a conservation program for the western saw-shelled turtle (	4
Egg viability of green turtles nesting on Raine Island, the world’s largest nesting aggregation of green turtles	4
Observations on populations of a small insectivorous bird,	3
Depredation of eggs of threatened freshwater turtles by the short-beaked echidna (Tachyglossus aculeatus (Shaw, 1792))	3
Does reducing grazing pressure or predation conserve kowaris? A case study at Diamantina National Park	3

Rocky landform specialists of the Mount Isa Inlier: camera trapping reveals seasonal occupancy and habitat associations of a unique faunal assemblage in an ancient landscape	2
Population demography of the Tasmanian short-beaked echidna (	2
A comparison of ecomorphology between introduced and native Australian dung beetles	2
Does the photoluminescence of rat fur influence interactions in the field?	2
Population stability in an unmanaged population of the green and golden bell frog in northern New South Wales, Australia	2
Understanding Australia’s unique hopping species: a comparative review of the musculoskeletal system and locomotor biomechanics in Macropodoidea	1
Classifying relationships that define interactions between native and invasive species in Australian ecosystems	1
A population genetic study of feral cats on Christmas Island	1
Citizen science implements the first intensive acoustics-based survey of insectivorous bat species across the Murray–Darling Basin of South Australia	1
Hospital admissions to Phillip Island Wildlife Clinic, Victoria, Australia, over a 10-year period, 2012–2021	1
Shedding light on predator detections: evaluating the impact of camera-trap flash type for feral cat monitoring through in-field observations	1
Plio–Pleistocene vicariance across arid Australia in the ‘Spiny Knob-tailed Geckos’ (	1
Effects of advanced and continuous photoperiod regimes on maturation control and profiles of sex steroids in brook trout (	1
Movement-based signalling by four species of dragon lizard (family Agamidae) from the Kimberley region of Western Australia	1
Spatial prioritisation of survey and management efforts for a threatened pygopodid in south-western New South Wales	1
Australian lizards are outstanding models for reproductive biology research	1
Characterisation of volatile organic compounds in dingo scat and a comparison with those of the domestic dog	1
Intraspecific hybridisation of an invasive lizard on Lord Howe Island	1
Seroprevalence of	1
Optimisation of a pollen DNA metabarcoding method for diet analysis of flying-foxes (	1
Intraspecific variation in behaviour and ecology in a territorial agamid,	1
Sexual dimorphism and reproductive biology of commercially harvested oriental rat snakes (Ptyas mucosa: Colubridae) from West Java	1
Long-term monitoring of nest boxes and nest logs in a tree-hollow depleted box–ironbark forest in north-eastern Victoria	1