OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The median citation count of Laboratory Animals 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 2022-08-01 to 2026-08-01.)

Article	Citations
5th Congress of the Portuguese Society for Laboratory Animals Sciences (SPCAL), 25-26 January 2024, Coimbra, Portugal	21
Software for animal randomization: A tool for increasing the reproducibility of science	20
Depicting variability and uncertainty using intervals and error bars	18
Comparing United States and European Union academic animal programs: Finances	16
Abstracts to the 16th FELASA Congress 2025	16
Comparison of adhesion scoring performance between humans and large language models in experimental rat laparotomy	15
Getting a handle on rat familiarization: The impact of handling protocols on classic tests of stress in Rattus norvegicus	12
A customised combination of environmental enrichment reduces aggression in CD-1 male mice	12
Nest-building in breeding mice: Impact of macro- and micro-environment	11
Decision trees for determining the fate of laboratory animals	11
A simple and rapid shaking-based assay to genotype live, early developmental stage zebrafish embryos	11
Study design: think ‘scientific value’ not ‘ p -values’	10
Monitoring Staphylococcus aureus nasal colonization murine model using a bioluminescent methicillin-resistant S. aureus	9
Engaging on discussions about the use and the replacement of animals in research with young minds	9
A method for collecting high numbers of blood samples in standard vacuum tubes from non-heparinized pigs	9
Auditory enrichment with different genres of music for colony queens	8
How to teach practical skills with live laboratory animals? Using collective reflection to explore approaches and systematise strategies	8
Guidelines for the establishment and functioning of Animal Ethics Commitees (Institutional Animal Care and Use Committees) in Africa	8
Retrospective analysis on the occurrence of kidney cysts in mice in a central animal facility in the years 2009–2019	8
Carprofen increases the risk of anastomotic leakage in a mouse model of Roux-en-Y gastric bypass	8
Refinement of intranasal delivery in rats: A cadaveric study	8
The importance of methodological detail and conceptual context when presenting laboratory animal science education tools: The authors’ reply	6
Accuracy of smartwatches for measuring heart rate and oxygen saturation in cynomolgus macaques compared to clinical standards	6
Case report: An adverse response to cyclosporin A treatment in BALB/cJ mice	6
Advancing the 3Rs? Researchers’ perspectives on institutional facilitation in Switzerland – Part 2: executive facilitation	6

Characterization of pig skin microbiome and appraisal as an in vivo subcutaneous injection model	6
Half the price, twice the gain: How to simultaneously decrease animal numbers and increase precision with good experimental design	6
Fin clipping does not increase opercular beat rate in tricaine-treated zebrafish	6
A new method to replace oral gavage for the study of Cryptosporidium infection in mice	6
ECLAM news, February 2023	6
Let’s do it right: Eight steps to competence in laboratory animal science in the European Union	6
Call for submissions: Special issue on facility design and management	6
A successful return to in-person LASA Annual Conference 2022	5
The human skin organ culture model as an optimal complementary tool for murine pemphigus models	5
Comment on Frommlet and Heinze (2021): Correcting the error degrees of freedom	5
Twelve years after the ARRIVE guidelines: Animal research has not yet arrived at high standards	5
Management of dystocia due to secondary uterine inertia in rabbit ( Oryctolagus cuniculus ): A case report	5
The FELASA-AALAS recommendations for fish health monitoring are published	5
LAS around the globe: Australia and New Zealand	4
Transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) in conscious mice: a refined method for repetitive applications without restraint	4
Thanks to Reviewers	4
Supporting advancement of lab animal welfare and scientific integrity in developing countries: ACURET Cage Consortium (ACCON) Project	4
Teaching experimental design: outputs from the FELASA Working Group	4
Lethal Gram-negative sepsis in healthy pigs during anaesthesia with contaminated propofol	4
Dosage selection and effect evaluation of sodium pentobarbital in tree shrew anesthesia	4
A house is not a home: Shelter preferences of laboratory mice	4
Harmonisation of education, training and continuing professional development for laboratory animal caretakers, technicians and technologists: Report of the FELASA-EFAT Working Group	4
Antinociceptive and motor-blocking effects of epidurally administered diphenhydramine at different concentrations in conscious rabbits: a randomized–controlled trial	4
Conspecific images require longer visual processing than simple stimuli in healthy four-week old piglets	4
Advancing ethical standards in Göttingen Minipigs studies: The feasibility and reliability of Vascular Access Buttons™	4
Guidance on the assessment of learning outcomes for those designing procedures and projects – Report of an ETPLAS Working Group	4
Beitrag aus der GV-SOLAS: Forschungsförderung 2022; Contribution from the GV-SOLAS: Research funding 2022	4
How cage effects can hurt statistical analyses of completely randomized designs	4
Clinical evaluation of intranasal midazolam and alfaxalone for induction of anaesthesia in rabbits	4
The advisory body on animal ethics of a global pharmaceutical company: A global organization to address ethical and societal concerns about animal use	3
Complete Freund’s adjuvant in laboratory animals: Reported welfare-relevant outcomes and alternatives—a scoping review	3
FELASA in 2025: milestones completed!	3
Reporting and transparency in laboratory animal science: Past achievements, present concerns and future directions	3
Comparative study of tricaine methanesulfonate (MS-222) and eugenol as euthanasia agents in zebrafish ( Danio rerio ) as an experimental model	3
Jacketed telemetry in rats: a novel non-invasive method for cardiorespiratory phenotyping during treadmill exercise	3
Expression of Concern: “Advances in research on the biology of the desert rodent Gerbillus tarabuli: a review”	3
Sex-specific histoarchitecture and functional correlation of the rat thyroid gland	3
Willkommen zur 60. Wissenschaftlichen Tagung der Gesellschaft für Versuchstierkunde GV-SOLAS und 21. Fortbildungsveranstaltung der IGTP 6. – 8. September 2023, Mainz, Deutschland	3
SMAFIRA: a literature-based web tool to assist researchers with retrieval of 3R-relevant information	3
Clinical efficacy of buprenorphine after oral dosing in rats undergoing major surgery	3
Retrospective descriptive report comparing access systems to refine intravenous self-administration in rats	3
Dental implants in large animal models with experimental systemic diseases: A systematic review	3
Oestrous cycle synchronization protocols in rats using cloprostenol and progesterone injections	3
Experiences of early career researchers: Influences on the design and reporting of animal experiments, and the practical and emotional support needed to enhance best practice methods	3
Pain management in zebrafish	3
Methods for applying blinding and randomisation in animal experiments	2
Evaluating and developing sealants for the prevention of pulmonary air leakage: A systematic review of animal models	2
Evaluation of a gel-based versus micro-pellet diet for adult zebrafish ( Danio rerio )	2
Can trained behavior serve as tool for welfare assessment? A pilot study in a cancer model with Wistar rats	2
Introducing entrustable professional activities and competency-based development into workplace-based training within laboratory animal sciences	2

Thanks to Reviewers	2
Case-based teaching of experimental design – contributions for meaningful learning	2
News from the EIC team	2
Occupational stress, ethical conflicts, and job satisfaction in animal research environments in Korea	2
Virtual Reality in Biomedical Education in the sense of the 3Rs	2
Current research and guidelines for euthanasia in laboratory fish with a focus on fathead minnows	2
Transversus abdominis plane block in rats: Preliminary cadaveric studies	2
Response to Landes: Comment on Frommlet and Heinze (2021): correcting the error degrees of freedom	2
Sixty Years of Laboratory Animals	2
Extended oxygen supplementation after thoracotomy in rats may improve welfare	2
An adaptable, user-friendly score sheet to monitor welfare in experimental fish	2
Influence of general anaesthesia on circulating biomarkers of glucose metabolism in pigs	2
Insights and implications from a comparative analysis of in vitro fertilization success in Cavioidea and Muroidea rodents	2
An innovative approach for health and safety training and occupational health program annual enrollment for laboratory animal care and use personnel	2
The effects of magnesium infusions on haemodynamic and nociceptive variables in minipigs undergoing thoracotomy	2
Support for 2025 ESLAV-ECLAM Summer School 'The art and science of surgical technique and experimental design'	2
Comparison of unilateral and bilateral embryo transfer in mice	2
Challenges and expectations on the use of automated home cage monitoring for advancing laboratory animal care and welfare	2
LASA 60th Annual Meeting – Championing Public Engagement with “Snippets of the 3Rs”	2
‘We have to talk about rodent surgery!’ – one day symposium, 12 June 2022 in Marseille, France	2
Population-genomic stability of a closed-herd GGTA1 -knock-out miniature pig line for xenotransplantation	2
Methods of humane killing of laboratory fish: FELASA Working Group recommendations	2
Normative data on the hind foot of Sprague–Dawley rats	2
Sustainable education and training in laboratory animal science and ethics in low- and middle-income countries in Africa – challenges, successes, and the way forward	1
Watch out for five felasa working group recommendations	1
New perspectives for teaching Culture of Care and their strengths and challenges	1
Pharmacokinetics of single dose levobupivacaine after peri-incisional subcutaneous infiltration in anaesthetized domestic pigs	1
Spontaneous type II cell-derived bronchioloalveolar adenoma in a young ICR mouse	1
Urinary bladder catheterisation of female pigs: Influence of bladder content and Escherichia coli urinary tract infection on procedural outcome	1
Refining urine collection in mice: Development of an innovative urine collection device	1
Pitfalls in the analysis conditions of canine brain perfusion computed tomography	1
Case report: C57BL/6NTac and C57BL/6NCrl mice displaying neurological signs after deworming with ivermectin	1
Pre-immunization of diet-induced obese male mice with inactivated pathogens increases power in a liraglutide intervention study	1
FELASA recommendations for continuing professional development for professionals involved in animal research	1
Use of animals in dental research: Trends and ethical reflections	1
Launching SIRF-UP: a practical pathway for sex-inclusive animal research governance	1
Biological adaptation to a germ-free environment should not be mistaken as a burden for animals	1
Identification of vacuolar autophagic aggregates in the skeletal muscles of inbred C57BL/6NCrl mice	1
Preceding sevoflurane inhalation in rats reduces the stress of intraperitoneal injection both in inexperienced experimenters and subject rats	1
Sex and strain differences in the micropipette-guided drug administration (MDA) method in mice	1
Animal models for preventing seroma after surgery: a systematic review and meta-analysis	1
A framework for assessing practical competence in laboratory animal science (LAS): development of direct observation of procedural skills (DOPS) by the ETPLAS Working Group	1
Evaluating rearing behaviour as a model-specific pain indicator in mouse osteotomy models	1
The SGV Meeting on 24–25 November 2026 in Lausanne, Switzerland	1
The use of performance-based outcomes in achieving better global harmonisation in the care and use of animals in research	1
Cardiopulmonary, echodopplercardiographic and cardiac output effects of isoflurane anaesthesia in male sheep	1
The success of the 15th FELASA congress	1
Combining melatonin with dexmedetomidine improves anesthesia in rats	1
Widespread antimicrobial use in laboratory rodent vivaria in North America revealed by a cross-sectional survey of American College of Laboratory Animal Medicine certified veterinarians	1
Is mindset awareness the key to unlocking your research potential?	1
Periodic stays in a ‘playcage’ as an environmental enrichment measure for laboratory rats housed in individually ventilated cages: Short report	1
A review of the comparative anatomy of the domestic pig ( Sus scrofa domestica ) and its relevance to translational research in abdominal transplantation	1
An innovative minimally-invasive vaginoscopic approach for intrauterine infusion in rats – an infertility perspective	1
A scoping review on reporting of methods in DSS colitis mouse models	1
The culture of care to enhance laboratory animal personnel well-being: a scoping review	1
Darkness during behavioral tests induces exploratory activity and decreases anxiety-related behavior in male mice	1
Determining the preferred liquid reward in adult C57BL/6 mice	1
Pathologic copulatory lock in a genetically engineered laboratory mouse breeding pair	1
Long-term eradication of the chytrid fungus Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis from a large Xenopus laevis hus	1
Preclinical pilot studies: Five common pitfalls and how to avoid them	1
Radiographic assessment of the impact of sex and the circadian rhythm-dependent behaviour on gastrointestinal transit in the rat	1
Recommendations to improve use and reporting of statistics in animal experiments	1
A communication pipeline for in vivo imaging core facilities	1
Improving biomedical research by automated behaviour monitoring in the animal home cage – action needed for networking	1
Effects of Directive 2010/63/EU on research on wild-sourced animals: a review of publication trends in studies on captive wild mice ( Apodemus sp.)	1
The results of the survey on Fish Species Used for Research, Methods of Euthanasia, Health Monitoring, and Biosecurity in Europe, North America, and Oceania are published	1
Call for submissions: Special issue on short introductory notes on biostatistics	1
Strengthening animal welfare: monitoring humane endpoints in a rat model of mammary tumorigenesis undergoing a ladder resistance training protocol	1
Ditching the norm: Using alternative distributions for biological data analysis	1
Shelved cages impact affective behavior in Sprague Dawley rats – implications for animal welfare	1
Thanks to Reviewers	1
Bibliometric analysis on cannibalism/infanticide and maternal aggression towards pups in laboratory rodents	1
Rodent surgeries: who is performing them and how?	1
Animal researchers’ views on the publication of negative results and subsequent policy adoptions	1
My journey towards higher education in laboratory animal science – a big thanks to European teaching and Laboratory Animals Limited (LAL) funding!	1