OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of Journal of Comparative Physiology B-Biochemical Systems and Environmen is 5. 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 2020-05-01 to 2024-05-01.)

Article	Citations
Meta-analysis reveals that resting metabolic rate is not consistently related to fitness and performance in animals	30
Activity alters how temperature influences intraspecific metabolic scaling: testing the metabolic-level boundaries hypothesis	29
Insect phenoloxidase and its diverse roles: melanogenesis and beyond	24
Immunological characterization of two types of ionocytes in the inner ear epithelium of Pacific Chub Mackerel (Scomber japonicus)	22
Paternal nutrient provisioning during male pregnancy in the seahorse Hippocampus abdominalis	17
Functional re-organization of the gills of metamorphosing sea lamprey (Petromyzon marinus): preparation for a blood diet and the freshwater to seawater transition	17
Gills and air-breathing organ in O2 uptake, CO2 excretion, N-waste excretion, and ionoregulation in small and large pirarucu (Arapaima gigas)	17
Cold and warm waters: energy metabolism and antioxidant defenses of the freshwater fish Astyanax lacustris (Characiformes: Characidae) under thermal stress	16
Phenotypic flexibility in heat production and heat loss in response to thermal and hydric acclimation in the zebra finch, a small arid-zone passerine	15
Effects of emersion on acid–base regulation, osmoregulation, and nitrogen physiology in the semi-terrestrial mangrove crab, Helice formosensis	15
Effects of organic mercury on Mytilus galloprovincialis hemocyte function and morphology	14
The goldfish Carassius auratus: an emerging animal model for comparative cardiac research	14
Freeze tolerance and the underlying metabolite responses in the Xizang plateau frog, Nanorana parkeri	13
Coming to grips with life upside down: how myosin fiber type and metabolic properties of sloth hindlimb muscles contribute to suspensory function	13
Body mass and sex, not local climate, drive differences in chill coma recovery times in common garden reared bumble bees	13
Heat tolerance in desert rodents is correlated with microclimate at inter- and intraspecific levels	12
Intracellular pH regulation in mantle epithelial cells of the Pacific oyster, Crassostrea gigas	12
Chronic social stress alters protein metabolism in juvenile rainbow trout, Oncorhynchus mykiss	12
Evolution and developmental plasticity of lung structure in high-altitude deer mice	12
Disruption of energy homeostasis by food restriction or high ambient temperature exposure affects gonadal function in male house finches (Haemorhous mexicanus)	11
Sea turtle hatchling locomotor performance: incubation moisture effects, ontogeny and species-specific patterns	11
Comparative transcriptomics reveal tissue level specialization towards diet in prickleback fishes	11
Similar hibernation physiology in bats across broad geographic ranges	11
Identification of sulfakinin receptors (SKR) in Tenebrio molitor beetle and the influence of sulfakinins on carbohydrates metabolism	10
Short neuropeptide F signaling regulates functioning of male reproductive system in Tenebrio molitor beetle	10

Genetic repression of the antioxidant enzymes reduces the lifespan in Drosophila melanogaster	10
Osmoregulatory plasticity during hypersaline acclimation in red drum, Sciaenops ocellatus	9
Reversible thrombocytopenia during hibernation originates from storage and release of platelets in liver sinusoids	9
Animals have a Plan B: how insects deal with the dual challenge of predators and pathogens	9
Effects of a temperature rise on melatonin and thyroid hormones during smoltification of Atlantic salmon, Salmo salar	9
Ancestral and developmental cold alter brown adipose tissue function and adult thermal acclimation in Peromyscus	9
Exposure to pH 3.5 water has no effect on the gills of the Amazonian tambaqui (Colossoma macropomum)	8
Impacts of low salinity exposure and antibiotic application on gut transport activity in the Pacific spiny dogfish, Squalus acanthias suckleyi	8
Metabolic cold adaptation in the Asiatic toad: intraspecific comparison along an altitudinal gradient	8
Pros and cons for the evidence of adaptive non-shivering thermogenesis in marsupials	8
The physiological signature of daily torpor is not orexin dependent	8
Ionic basis of atrioventricular conduction: ion channel expression and sarcolemmal ion currents of the atrioventricular canal of the rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss) heart	7
Recovery from discrete wound severities in side-blotched lizards (Uta stansburiana): implications for energy budget, locomotor performance, and oxidative stress	7
The metabolism and swimming performance of sheepshead minnows (Cyprinodon variegatus) following thermal acclimation or acute thermal exposure	7
Thermal tolerance and routine oxygen consumption of convict cichlid, Archocentrus nigrofasciatus, acclimated to constant temperatures (20 °C and 30 °C) and a daily temperature cycle (20 °C → 30 °C)	7
Dietary linoleic acid, antioxidants, and flight training influence the activity of oxidative enzymes in European Starlings (Sturnus vulgaris)	7
Homeoviscous adaptation occurs with thermal acclimation in biological membranes from heart and gill, but not the brain, in the Antarctic fish Notothenia coriiceps	7
Effects of acute warming on cardiac and myotomal sarco(endo)plasmic reticulum ATPase (SERCA) of thermally acclimated brown trout (Salmo trutta)	7
Energy efficiency of respiration in mature and newborn reindeer	7
Changes in CO2 sensitivity during entrance into, and arousal from hibernation in Ictidomys tridecemlineatus	7
An in vitro study of urea and ammonia production and transport by the intestinal tract of fed and fasted rainbow trout: responses to luminal glutamine and ammonia loading	7
The effects of elevated potassium, acidosis, reduced oxygen levels, and temperature on the functional properties of isolated myocardium from three elasmobranch fishes: clearnose skate (Rostroraja egla	7
Immune activation affects whole-organism performance in male but not female green anole lizards (Anolis carolinensis)	7
Gill surface area allometry does not constrain the body mass scaling of maximum oxygen uptake rate in the tidepool sculpin, Oligocottus maculosus	6
Individual variation in metabolic rate, locomotion capacity and hypoxia tolerance and their relationships in juveniles of three freshwater fish species	6
Effects of hypoxic acclimation on contractile properties of the spongy and compact ventricular myocardium of steelhead trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss)	6
Adaptive mitochondrial response of the whiteleg shrimp Litopenaeus vannamei to environmental challenges and pathogens	6
Cortisol and glucocorticoid receptor 2 regulate acid secretion in medaka (Oryzias latipes) larvae	6
Leaf-cutting ants’ critical and voluntary thermal limits show complex responses to size, heating rates, hydration level, and humidity	6
Body mass explains digestive traits in small vespertilionid bats	6
Morphometrics and blood analytes of leatherback sea turtle hatchlings (Dermochelys coriacea) from Florida: reference intervals, temporal trends with clutch deposition date, and body size correlations	6
Lipid signature of neural tissues of marine and terrestrial mammals: consistency across species and habitats	6
Do muscle contractile properties drive differences in locomotor performance in invasive populations of Xenopus laevis in France?	6
The development of the O2-sensing system in an amphibious fish: consequences of variation in environmental O2 levels	5
Adrenergic tone benefits cardiac performance and warming tolerance in two teleost fishes that lack a coronary circulation	5
Seasonal changes in steroid and thyroid hormone content in shed skins of the tegu lizard Salvator merianae	5
Changing lanes: seasonal differences in cellular metabolism of adipocytes in grizzly bears (Ursus arctos horribilis)	5
Adaptation of AMPK-mTOR-signal pathways and lipid metabolism in response to low- and high-level rapeseed meal diet in Chinese perch (Siniperca chuatsi)	5
Particle size reduction along the digestive tract of fat sand rats (Psammomys obesus) fed four chenopods	5
Blood oxygen stores of olive ridley sea turtles, Lepidochelys olivacea are highly variable among individuals during arribada nesting	5
Mitochondrial physiology varies with parity and body mass in the laboratory mouse (Mus musculus)	5
Effect of early thermal environment on the morphology and performance of a lizard species with bimodal reproduction	5
Sequential changes in the regulatory mechanism of carbohydrate digestion in larvae of the silkworm, Bombyx mori	5
The evolution of human fatigue resistance	5
Effects of different temperatures on seawater acclimation in rainbow trout Oncorhynchus mykiss: osmoregulation and branchial phospholipid fatty acid composition	5