OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of Laboratory Animals is 2. 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 2021-11-01 to 2025-11-01.)

Article	Citations
A customised combination of environmental enrichment reduces aggression in CD-1 male mice	27
Depicting variability and uncertainty using intervals and error bars	23
5th Congress of the Portuguese Society for Laboratory Animals Sciences (SPCAL), 25-26 January 2024, Coimbra, Portugal	15
Nest-building in breeding mice: Impact of macro- and micro-environment	14
Software for animal randomization: A tool for increasing the reproducibility of science	12
Report from the 11th edition of the World Congress on Alternatives and Animal Use in the Life Sciences (WC11)	12
Comparing United States and European Union academic animal programs: Finances	12
Decision trees for determining the fate of laboratory animals	10
The use of ball pits and playpens in laboratory Lister Hooded male rats induces ultrasonic vocalisations indicating a more positive affective state and can reduce the welfare impacts of aversive proce	8
Monitoring Staphylococcus aureus nasal colonization murine model using a bioluminescent methicillin-resistant S. aureus (MRSA)	8
Abstracts to the 16th FELASA Congress 2025	8
Getting a handle on rat familiarization: The impact of handling protocols on classic tests of stress in Rattus norvegicus	8
A simple and rapid shaking-based assay to genotype live, early developmental stage zebrafish embryos	7
Success for our first Virtual LASA Annual Conference	7
Refinement of intranasal delivery in rats: A cadaveric study	7
Study design: think ‘scientific value’ not ‘p-values’	7
Engaging on discussions about the use and the replacement of animals in research with young minds	7
Auditory enrichment with different genres of music for colony queens	6
Animal experiments in biomedical research: Knowledge, self-evaluation and attitudes of biology and medical students	6
Retrospective analysis on the occurrence of kidney cysts in mice in a central animal facility in the years 2009–2019	6
A method for collecting high numbers of blood samples in standard vacuum tubes from non-heparinized pigs	6
A new method to replace oral gavage for the study of Cryptosporidium infection in mice	6
Guidelines for the establishment and functioning of Animal Ethics Commitees (Institutional Animal Care and Use Committees) in Africa	6
How to publish a case report in Laboratory Animals?	5
ECLAM news, February 2023	5

Characterization of pig skin microbiome and appraisal as an in vivo subcutaneous injection model	5
Call for submissions: Special issue on facility design and management	5
The importance of methodological detail and conceptual context when presenting laboratory animal science education tools: The authors’ reply	5
Half the price, twice the gain: How to simultaneously decrease animal numbers and increase precision with good experimental design	4
Congress Sponsors	4
Fin clipping does not increase opercular beat rate in tricaine-treated zebrafish	4
Let’s do it right: Eight steps to competence in laboratory animal science in the European Union	4
Accuracy of smartwatches for measuring heart rate and oxygen saturation in cynomolgus macaques compared to clinical standards	4
A successful return to in-person LASA Annual Conference 2022	4
Comment to Video laryngoscope-guided urethral catheterization in female minipigs	4
Management of dystocia due to secondary uterine inertia in rabbit (Oryctolagus cuniculus): A case report	4
The human skin organ culture model as an optimal complementary tool for murine pemphigus models	3
Case report: An adverse response to cyclosporin A treatment in BALB/cJ mice	3
Beitrag aus der GV-SOLAS: Forschungsförderung 2022; Contribution from the GV-SOLAS: Research funding 2022	3
Comment on Frommlet and Heinze (2021): Correcting the error degrees of freedom	3
Antinociceptive and motor-blocking effects of epidurally administered diphenhydramine at different concentrations in conscious rabbits: a randomized–controlled trial	3
How cage effects can hurt statistical analyses of completely randomized designs	3
Bacteriological and pathological investigations on the preputial glands of one-year-old C57BL/6NCrl mice maintained in individually ventilated cages	3
Twelve years after the ARRIVE guidelines: Animal research has not yet arrived at high standards	3
The FELASA-AALAS recommendations for fish health monitoring are published	3
Supporting advancement of lab animal welfare and scientific integrity in developing countries: ACURET Cage Consortium (ACCON) Project	3
Willkommen zur 60. Wissenschaftlichen Tagung der Gesellschaft für Versuchstierkunde GV-SOLAS und 21. Fortbildungsveranstaltung der IGTP 6. – 8. September 2023, Mainz, Deutschland	2
Retrospective descriptive report comparing access systems to refine intravenous self-administration in rats	2
Burrowing behaviour of rats: Strain differences and applicability as well-being parameter after intracranial surgery	2
LAS around the globe: Australia and New Zealand	2
Time to register for FELASA 2022	2
Culture of care in animal research – Expanding the 3Rs to include people	2
Is it time for a ‘Culture of Carers’?	2
The advisory body on animal ethics of a global pharmaceutical company: A global organization to address ethical and societal concerns about animal use	2
SMAFIRA: a literature-based web tool to assist researchers with retrieval of 3R-relevant information	2
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	2
A Protocol for Prolonged Surgical Anaesthesia with Recovery in Fire Salamanders Using Tricaine Mesylate (MS-222): A Case Series	2
Clinical efficacy of buprenorphine after oral dosing in rats undergoing major surgery	2
FELASA 2022 Congress: Here we come!	2
Dosage selection and effect evaluation of sodium pentobarbital in tree shrew anesthesia	2
Jacketed telemetry in rats: a novel non-invasive method for cardiorespiratory phenotyping during treadmill exercise	2
Harmonisation of education, training and continuing professional development for laboratory animal caretakers, technicians and technologists: Report of the FELASA-EFAT Working Group	2
Dental implants in large animal models with experimental systemic diseases: A systematic review	2
Guidance on the assessment of learning outcomes for those designing procedures and projects – Report of an ETPLAS Working Group	2
Introducing entrustable professional activities and competency-based development into workplace-based training within laboratory animal sciences	2
Oestrous cycle synchronization protocols in rats using cloprostenol and progesterone injections	2
A guide to post-mortem examination procedure in mouse models	2
Expression of Concern: “Advances in research on the biology of the desert rodent Gerbillus tarabuli: a review”	2
Lethal Gram-negative sepsis in healthy pigs during anaesthesia with contaminated propofol	2
Thanks to Reviewers	2
Conspecific images require longer visual processing than simple stimuli in healthy four-week old piglets	2
Teaching experimental design: outputs from the FELASA Working Group	2
Current research and guidelines for euthanasia in laboratory fish with a focus on fathead minnows	2
Experimental animal models for denture stomatitis: A methodological review	2