OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The median citation count of Australian Mammalogy 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 2022-05-01 to 2026-05-01.)

Article	Citations
Corrigendum to: Drone surveys cause less disturbance than ground-based surveys in endangered spectacled flying-foxes (Pteropus conspicillatus)	14
Field Anaesthesia for Platypuses: a proven method and the case for non-veterinarian accreditation pathways	12
Using thermal drones to validate historical koala surveys	11
Records of leopard seals Hydrurga leptonyx ashore in South Australia, 2017–2022	10
Fox management with canid pest ejectors in a non-target species rich landscape	10
Home range and activity areas of foxes (Vulpes vulpes) in urban and peri-urban areas	10
Not waiting for the death knell: a pilot study to examine supplementation and survivorship in a declining population of Tasmanian eastern quoll (Dasyurus viverrinus)	10
Small mammal succession following low severity planned burns with different fire intervals	9
Use of consolidated time-lapse camera imagery to detect and monitor platypus (Ornithorhynchus anatinus) activity	9
Diurnal activity budget of the kultarr (Antechinomys laniger) in captivity	9
Comparative phylogeography of hairy-nosed wombats (Lasiorhinus spp.) reveals long-term low mitochondrial DNA diversity in the critically endangered northern hairy-nosed wombat (L. krefftii)	8
A new longevity record for a wild European rabbit (Oryctolagus cuniculus) from South Australia	8
A report of direct mortality in grey-headed flying-foxes (Pteropus poliocephalus) from the 2019–2020 Australian megafires	8
The bold and the biased: the influence of behaviour on capture probability in woylies (Bettongia penicillata ogilbyi)	8
Quantifying faecal cortisol metabolites in rescued orphaned koala joeys undergoing rehabilitation†	8
Koalas of the Clarke Connors Range	8
Temperature variation in nest boxes occupied by arboreal mammals during winter in southern Australia	8
Site fidelity and other attributes of infrequently trapped bats over two decades in a montane wet sclerophyll forest	7
Using magnification lenses on camera traps to improve small mammal identification	7
Patterns of breeding in the long-nosed potoroo revealed by camera trapping in northern New South Wales	7
The importance of appropriate taxonomy in Australian mammalogy	6
Occurrence of the ground cuscus Phalanger gymnotis (Phalangeridae: Marsupialia) in the Trans-Fly region, Papua New Guinea	6
Australian terrestrial mammals: how many modern extinctions?	6
Records of the coastal wattled bat Chalinolobus orarius from northern Australia: an addition to the Australian bat fauna	6
Validation of a non-invasive tool for monitoring adrenocortical activity in fat-tailed dunnarts (Sminthopsis crassicaudata)	6

The first confirmed grey-headed flying-fox (Pteropus poliocephalus) roost in western New South Wales, Australia	6
When bat eats bat: diet and roosts of the greater broad-nosed bat (Scoteanax rueppellii) across different regions and habitats	6
Remote camera monitoring and arboreal trapping methods used to evaluate the outcomes of a reintroduction of red-tailed phascogales (Phascogale calura) in Western Australia	6
Feasibility of nocturnal thermal drone surveys for detecting endangered mahogany gliders (Petaurus gracilis) in tropical lowland woodlands	6
A pilot study to encode calls from the northern yellow-bellied glider	5
An observation of mating in free-living spotted-tailed quolls (Dasyurus maculatus gracilis)	5
Abundance estimates of koalas (Phascolarctos cinereus) and southern greater gliders (Petauroides volans) on the Illawarra Range, New South Wales, from spatiotemporally-replicated thermal drone surveys	5
Shelter use and activity patterns of echidnas in a fragmented agricultural landscape	5
Social affiliation among sub-adult male koalas in a high-density population	5
Whisker morphology and distribution in wombats: a comparative anatomical study	5
Habitat use by the eastern pygmy-possum in a coastal woodland–heathland mosaic	5
Age determination in the platypus (Ornithorhynchus anatinus) using spur sheath and spur developmental stages: a review	5
<i>Corrigendum to</i>: Molecular relationships of the red-bellied dasyure (<i>Phascolosorex doriae</i>) – a rare marsupial from western New Guinea	5
Identification of roadkill hotspots and the factors affecting wombat vehicle collisions using the citizen science tool, WomSAT	5
Observation of offspring sex ratio in quenda, Isoodon fusciventer	4
Non-invasive mapping of critically endangered northern hairy-nosed wombat (Lasiorhinus krefftii) burrows using ground-penetrating radar: a case study at Richard Underwood Nature Refuge	4
Platypus (Ornithorhynchus anatinus) occurrence in the catchments of the outer local government areas (LGAs) of Sydney, Australia. An investigation using environmental DNA (eDNA) and community reportin	4
The acoustic repertoire of the burrowing bettong (Bettongia lesueur)	4
Comparatively poorer body condition of south-east Indian Ocean pygmy blue whales on their southern migration	4
Research priorities for the ghost bat (Macroderma gigas) in the Pilbara region of Western Australia	4
BatMap – authoritative distribution maps for Australian bats	4
Further refinement of helicopter capture for Australian chital deer (Axis axis)	4
Whose scat is that? Determining recognition of predator scat by Australian mammals	3
Corrigendum to : White-footed dunnarts ( Sminthopsis leucopus ) in Queensland’s Wet Tropics, with the description of a new su	3
Home ranges of rusa deer (Cervus timorensis) in a subtropical peri-urban environment in South East Queensland	3
Thermal drones are highly effective for detecting elusive Bennett’s tree kangaroos (Dendrolagus bennettianus) in Australia’s tropical rainforests	3
Does a highway through a conservation reserve disrupt populations of medium-sized mammals in eastern Australia?	3
Translocation of a rehabilitated juvenile platypus (Ornithorhynchus anatinus)	3
Activity of free-ranging dogs (Canis familiaris) in the Arcadia Valley, Queensland	3
Platypus longevity: a new record in the wild and information on captive life span	3
Movements and burrow use of newly emerged juvenile and adult female platypuses	3
Patterns of activity and travel by koalas in a disturbed urban landscape in Queensland	3
The influence of bait and camera type on detection of a spectrum of medium-sized Australian mammals	3
A modern stocktake of ‘a not-so-common possum’: recent and unpublished records of the common brushtail possum (Trichosurus vulpecula) in arid north-west Western Australia	3
Repeatable measure of cage trap behaviour to quantify boldness and agitation in a macropod	3
Improving radio transmitter attachment methods for small mammals through captive trials and field studies	3
Detection of rabbit and wombat warrens in broad-scale satellite imagery	3
Notes on the fungal diets of four Antechinus species from south-eastern Australia	3
Using microchip-reading antennas to passively monitor a mammal reintroduction in south-west Queensland	2
Rediscovery of the holotype of Petaurus notatus Peters 1859 (Petauridae; Marsupialia) and clarification of the type locality	2
Potential drivers of common brushtail possum (Trichosurus vulpecula) decline on a Murray River floodplain	2
Short range extension delineating the north-eastern limit, and use of atypical habitat by highland Leadbeater’s possum	2
I knew you were truffle when I walked in: truffle oil bait improves surveys of mycophagous mammals on camera traps	2
Should the Christmas Island shrew (Crocidura trichura) be considered extinct?	2
Eastern pygmy possum (Cercartetus nanus) populations persist in Central Coast forests after the Black Summer bushfires	2
A trial of satellite GPS telemetry on feral pigs in tropical mountain rainforest	2
Variation in sap feeding and tree testing by yellow-bellied gliders and the potential for population monitoring	2
First record of Pseudantechinus macdonnellensis (Marsupialia: Dasyuridae) in the Kimberley region of Western Australia	2
Cannibalism in the mainland dusky antechinus (Antechinus mimetes mimetes) during the breeding period	2
A long-distance flight of the Pilbara diamond-faced bat (Rhinonicteris aurantia) recorded via an automated VHF radio telemetry system	2

Exploratory behaviour in northern brown bandicoots (Isoodon macrourus) in Tropical North Queensland, Australia	2
Mammal craniodental remains in owl pellets provide new tooth row measurements for the threatened Julia Creek dunnart (Sminthopsis douglasi)	2
Persistence of social structuring in an arid zone mammal following reintroduction	2
Does wildlife crossing infrastructure work? A case study of three canopy-bridge designs and exclusion fencing from Moreton Bay Regional Council, Queensland	2
Identification of Planigale ingrami and Planigale tenuirostris from mandibles deposited in eastern barn owl (Tyto javanica delicatula) pellets	2
Release protocols to address hyperdispersal in a novel translocation of a carnivorous marsupial	2
The mechanical properties of bettong and potoroo foods	2
Radio-tracked brush-tailed phascogales highlight the ecological importance of dead trees in Australian forests	2
A review of the ecology and conservation of the yellow-bellied glider	2
Most-northern record of parma wallaby (Notamacropus parma)	2
Feral cat predation of the threatened Pilbara leaf-nosed bat – a key threatening process	2
Two recently identified photographs of living Nullarbor barred bandicoot (Perameles papillon) prior to extinction	2
Identification and characteristics of refuges for the threatened swamp antechinus (Antechinus minimus maritimus) under climate change; targeted surveys across the Otway Ranges, south-east Australia	2
Editorial: recent research on the platypus	2