OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of Science of Nature is 3. 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
Bryozoans from the Early Ordovician Fenhsiang Formation (Tremadocian) of South China and the early diversification of the phylum	171
A seabird’s eye view: visual fields of some seabirds (Laridae and Procellariidae) from tropical latitudes	28
Seasonal formation of ikaite in slime flux jelly on an infected tree (Populus fremontii) wound from the Sonoran Desert	19
Unusual fingerprint patterns in humans: implications for forensic casework and fingerprint research	15
New insights into endolithic palaeocommunity development in mobile hard substrate using CT imaging of bioeroded clasts from the Pliocene (Almería, SE Spain)	13
Japanese honey bees (Apis cerana japonica) have swarmed more often over the last two decades	13
With the dead under the mat: the zombie ant extended phenotype under a new perspective	12
Modeling of the respiratory system of the long-necked Triassic reptile Tanystropheus (Archosauromorpha)	12
Impact of genetic relatedness on reproductive behavior in Pelvicachromis pulcher, a biparental cichlid fish with mutual mate choice and ornamentation	12
Obstacle negotiation in female desert locust oviposition digging	12
Electrogenic performance and carbon sequestration potential of biophotovoltaics	10
Many problems for a solo mother: maternal care efficiency of the ghost spider of new genus Eldar (Araneae: Anyphaenidae, Anyphaeninae) against new species Pseudogaurax Malloch (Diptera: Chloropidae)	10
Phenological variation in parasite load and inflammatory response in a lizard with an asynchronous reproductive cycle	10
The small size of a myrmecophyte and its associated ant colony facilitate ambushing by large Ectatomma tuberculatum workers	10
To roll or not to roll: nyctinastic behavior in young leaves of sacred lotus, Nelumbo nucifera	9
Correction: Unusual fingerprint patterns in humans: implications for forensic casework and fingerprint research	9
Symbiont demand guides resource supply: leaf-cutting ants preferentially deliver their harvested fragments to undernourished fungus gardens	9
Fingerprint resemblance amongst siblings and non-siblings — Forensic and anthropological implications	8
The maxillary canal of the titanosuchid Jonkeria (Synapsida, Dinocephalia)	8
Biomechanics of nectar feeding explain flower orientation in plants pollinated by long-proboscid flies	7
Visual antipredator effects of web flexing in an orb web spider, with special reference to web decorations	7
Arsenic exposure in insects from green spaces near a former copper smelter	7
A neotropical mistletoe influences herbivory of its host plant by driving changes in the associated insect community	7
A new large pantherine and a sabre-toothed cat (Mammalia, Carnivora, Felidae) from the late Miocene hominoid-bearing Khorat sand pits, Nakhon Ratchasima Province, northeastern Thailand	7
Diet and occurrences of the letter-winged kite in a predation refuge	7

Snake scent gland secretions repel and induce contact toxicity in ants	7
One elephant may sustain 2 million dung beetles in East African savannas on any given day	7
Morphology, anatomy and sleep movements of Ludwigia sedoides	7
Spiro’s portrait of Arnold Berliner—a testimonial to a deep friendship	6
First record of a nematode-induced floral gall in Bongardia chrysogonum (L.) Spach (Berberidaceae): its effects on flower structure	6
Cohesion depends on kinship but no permanent leadership in larval societies of a Neotropical butterfly	6
Wild social behavior differs following experimental loss of vision in social hermit crabs	6
Temporal stability of fecal cortisol metabolites in mountain-dwelling ungulates	6
Can nuclear aquatic environmental DNA be a genetic marker for the accurate estimation of species abundance?	6
Influence of floral traits on visitation patterns in a miniature tropical stingless bee, Tetragonula iridipennis	6
Parasites either reduce or increase host vulnerability to fishing: a case study of a parasitic copepod and its salmonid host	6
The beneficial roles of poisonous skin secretions in survival strategies of the odorous frog Odorrana andersonii	5
Artificial intelligence in biology and medicine	5
The complex interaction between plants and acoustic signals: friends or foes?	5
Effect of intraspecific seed trait variation on the germination of eight tropical dry forest species	5
Genetic and HPLC–DAD analyses of the Polistes canadensis wasp (Linnaeus, 1758) collected in the state of Bahia, Brazil	5
Functional importance of the mandibular skeleto-muscular system in the bivalved arthropod Heterocypris incongruens (Crustacea, Ostracoda, Cyprididae)	5
Homeotic transformation in a terrestrial isopod: insights into the appendage identity in crustaceans	5
Burrow builders as ecosystem engineers for pit-building antlions (Neuroptera: Myrmeleontidae)	5
A new carcharodontosaurid specimen sheds light on the anatomy of South American giant predatory dinosaurs	5
The 2023 Arnold Berliner Award for research on spider photoreceptors	5
Complex preference relationships between native and non-native angiosperms and foraging insect visitors in a suburban greenspace under field and laboratory conditions	4
The left–right-handedness of the cylindrical spathe correlates with the phyllotactic spiral direction in Arisaema (Araceae)	4
Unsuspected diversity and multiple origins of the frog legs imported to Switzerland for human consumption, as determined by DNA barcoding and morphology	4
Branched tyramides from males of the harvester ant, Pogonomyrmex badius	4
Revisiting the chondrichthyan egg capsules inventory from the Pennsylvanian (Carboniferous) of Belgium: new data and perspectives	4
Quasispecies productivity	4
Peculiar structural features of midgut symbiotic organ in the early development of the stinkbug Plautia stali Scott, 1874 (Hemiptera: Pentatomidae)	4
Exploring the potential of essential oils against airborne fungi from cultural heritage conservation premises	4
Social factors drive vocal exchanges in red-capped mangabeys (Cercocebus torquatus)	4
A quick and non-destructive approach to combat timber adulteration using attenuated total reflectance Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy and chemometrics	4
Modelling the effects of climate and land-cover changes on the potential distribution and landscape connectivity of three earth snakes (Genus Conopsis, Günther 1858) in central Mexico	4
Plant–plant interaction by Aster leiophyllus affects herbivory by Sika deer, Cervus nippon	4
Obituary: Dr. Margaretha Pangau-Adam	3
Comparative buccopharyngeal morphology of tadpoles of Sphaenorhynchini (Anura: Hylidae: Hylinae)	3
Eggs in faeces: defensive mechanisms and effects of faecal coating by a water scavenger beetle, Coelostoma stultum (Coleopterea: Hydrophilidae)	3
Host associations of Brazilian Darwin wasps: current knowledge and the IchHostBR dataset	3
Post-fire phenology of the tree fern Cyathea mexiae at the edge of a semideciduous Forest in Brazil	3
How does the life cycle of Clinodiplosis profusa (Cecidomyiidae) adjust to phenological variations of the host plant Eugenia uniflora (Myrtaceae) in sun and shade?	3
Alternative reproductive strategies in two cryptic species of the European earwig complex	3
Effects of neural stem cell-derived exosomes on MPTP-induced Parkinson’s disease in mice	3
Structural plasticity in roots of the hemiepiphyte Vanilla phaeantha Rchb.f. (Orchidaceae): a relationship between environment and function	3
Irrupting prey populations in the absence of a mammalian apex predator drive shifts in prey selection by eagles	3
Animals evoking fear in the Cradle of Humankind: snakes, scorpions, and large carnivores	3
Structural, histochemical, and ecological peculiarities of lenticular leaf galls induced on the epiphytic fern Microgramma vacciniifolia (Polypodiaceae)	3
Silicic acid seed pre-treatment modulates growth and antioxidant responses in maize under drought stress	3
Do exophytic microorganisms affect in vitro pollen germination and pollen tube growth in Camellia sinensis?	3
Wetland butterfly thriving in abandoned jungle: Neptis rivularis in the Czech Republic	3
Ontogenetic colour change of a sexual ornament in males of a damselfly: female mimicry, crypsis or both?	3
Development, detection and decipherment of obfuscated fingerprints in humans: Implications for forensic casework	3

Bombus terrestris terrestris (Linnaeus, 1758) and hybrids with the endemic Bombus xanthopus spotted on Capraia Island (Tuscan Archipelago, Italy): some conservation management implications