OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of Zoomorphology 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 2021-11-01 to 2025-11-01.)

Article	Citations
Morphology of the sting apparatus in velvet ants of the subfamilies Myrmosinae, Dasylabrinae, Myrmillinae and Mutillinae (Hymenoptera: Mutillidae)	19
Immunolocalization of MARCKS-like protein during early stages of tail fin regeneration in the goldfish supports a role in triggering regeneration	16
Morphological comparison of the detailed structure of gill rakers from three different feeding habits of marine fish species	14
Morphological description of adults and immature stages of two Sarcophagidae species from Northwest India	12
Formation of the mesodermal organs during the metamorphosis and definitive organogenesis in the holothurian Apostichopus japonicus	10
Morphology of Chrysomela vigintipunctata alticola Wang (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae) with references on the immature stage of larvae in an alpine meadow	10
Functional morphology of prey capture in stream-dwelling sailfin silversides (Telmatherinidae) based on high-speed video recordings	8
Comparative analysis of histological and vascular adaptations in the humeral diaphysis of fossil and recent Anas platyrhynchos: insights from the Late Pleistocene Binagadi asphalt deposits	7
Cyst formation around Acanthocephalus tenuirostris (Palaeacanthocephala) in its intermediate host, the aquatic sowbug Asellus hilgendorfi	7
Sperm storage in Crotalus durissus (Serpentes: Crotalinae): histological insights about the female reproductive tract of pit vipers	7
Assessing regional differences in hepatocyte density in wild rodents: a key step toward reliable liver cytometry	7
Tadpole morphological characterization of Ranitomeya variabilis (Zimmermann & Zimmermann, 1988) (Anura: Dendrobatidae), with skeleton, muscle system and inner organs	7
Chondrocranium and internal oral anatomy of the tadpole of Pleurodema diplolister (Peters, 1870) (Anura: Leptodactylidae)	6
Comparative anatomy of the cecum in the Woolly Spider Monkey (Brachyteles spp.: Spix, 1823) and the Southern Brown Howler Monkey (Alouatta Guariba clamitans: Cabrera, 1940) (Atelidae: Primates)	6
Breeding in captivity for conservation and livelihood: insights into the early ontogeny of the Indigo barb, Pethia setnai (Chhapgar and Sane 1992), a threatened endemic species of the Western Ghats of	6
Sensilla on the labial palps of the cave species Tachycines plumiopedella Li, Feng & Luo, 2021 (Orthoptera: Rhaphidophoridae)	5
Jaw apparatus of Scoletoma fragilis (Lumbrineridae, Annelida): fine structure and growth	5
Geometric morphometrics of macro- and meiofaunal priapulid pharyngeal teeth provides a proxy for studying Cambrian “tooth taxa”	4
Penile morphology of the house mouse (Mus musculus) and harvest mouse (Micromys minutus): focus on the position and function of stalk and lateral bacular mounds	4
Developmental heart morphology in the Amazon turtle Podocnemis expansa (Testudines: Podocnemidae)	4
Variation of the number and size of spines on the adult body in Dactylispa Weise 1897 (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae: Cassidinae)	4
New insights into the functional morphology of calceoli in Amphipoda (Crustacea)	4
Vertebral anomalies in a natural population of Taricha granulosa (Caudata: Salamandridae)	4
Scanning electron microscopy of eggs and adult body parts of Anopheles subpictus (Grassi, 1899) mosquitoes from rural areas of Hooghly, West Bengal, India	3
The occurrence process of chromatophores in three body color strains of the ornamental shrimp Neocaridina denticulata sinensis	3

Comparative study of antennal sensilla of selected five genera of Buprestid beetles (Coleoptera: Buprestidae)	3
Antennal sensilla architecture of Thrips parvispinus (Karny) and Thrips subnudula (Karny) infesting chillies, Capsicum annuum L.: insights from scanning electron microscopy	3
Changes in podial skeletons during growth in the echinoid Hemicentrotus pulcherrimus	3
Exploring the riverbed: How olfactory organ morphology shapes the life habits of freshwater stingrays (Potamotrygoninae)	3
Comparative histology and histochemistry of the parotid and sublingual glands in the white-eared opossum (Didelphis albiventris)	3
Principal design of the femoro-tibial joint in the main groups of arthropoda and possible implications for robotics limbs	3
Growth paths: morphological and morphometric traits throughout life stages of the sea cucumber Thyonidium seguroensis (Deichmann 1930) (Dendrochirotida: Thyonidiidae)	3
Autofluorescence imaging of exuviae as a tool for studying slide preparations of micro-arthropods, exemplified by a museum collection of the enigmatic crustacean “y-larvae” (Pancrustacea: Facetotecta)	3
Anatomical distribution of celiac artery with histochemical investigation to the proventriculus of barn owl (Tyto alba)	3
First knowledge of the bite force in granivorous striped field mouse (Apodemus agrarius) from the Western Carpathians	3
Probabilistic sigma taxonomy of Darwin’s finches (Galápagos)	3
Correction to: Fine structure of mushroom bodies and the brain in Sthenelais boa (Phyllodocida, Annelida)	3
Comparative anatomy of the rostrosoma of Solifugae, Pseudoscorpiones and Acari	3
Morphological and molecular characterisation of two free-living bacterivorous nematodes belonging to Rhabditida from South Africa	3
The hindlimb myology of the South American eagle Geranoaetus melanoleucus (Accipitridae, Aves)	3
Abundance and distribution of antennal sensilla on males and females of three sympatric species of alpine grasshopper (Orthoptera: Acrididae: Catantopinae) in Aotearoa New Zealand	2
Immunofluorescence study of the endocrine pancreas in the common pheasant (Phasianus colchicus)	2
Insights into the male reproductive system and spermatozoa of Lutzia bigoti (Diptera: Culicidae)	2
If you have the volition: How to assess vole testis mass asymmetry in non-targeted data sets	2
Characterization of the antennal ultrastructure of Neoeuantha aucta (Wiedmann, 1830) (Diptera, Tachinidae)	2
Distribution and morphometric studies on antennal sensilla of female and male Pediobius imbreus (Hymenoptera: Eulophidae)	2
Morphology of the abdominal sternal stridulitrum and tibial plectrum in Pachycorinae (Hemiptera: Heteroptera: Scutelleridae)	2
Light and scanning electron microscope observations of the digenean intestinal parasite Acanthostomum spiniceps Looss 1896 (Cryptogonimidae) from the catfish Bagrus bajad and B. docmak	2
Comparative anatomical description of the thoracic limb muscles of Puma concolor, Leopardus wiedii and Leopardus pardalis	2
Tarsal attachment structures of the biting midge Forcipomyia paludis (Diptera: Ceratopogonidae), a specialized ectoparasite of Odonata imagines	2
Morphological approaches as tools to study the development of male germ cells of Crassostrea gasar (Mollusca, Bivalvia)	2
Mylodon darwinii (Owen, 1840): hair morphology of an extinct sloth	2
Comparative analysis of sexual dimorphism in ultrastructure of sensilla on antennae, frons, and compound eyes of Azpeytia shirakii Hurkmans (Diptera: Syrphidae)	1
Microstructure and mineralogy of the tube and operculum of serpulid polychaetes from temperate and warm waters	1
Histochemistry and immunohistochemistry of the parotid and submandibular salivary glands in Hystrix indica	1
Embryonic development of Podocnemis unifilis (Testudines: Podocnemididae)	1
Measurement error and effect size in geometric morphometrics: assessing the impact of 2D landmark digitization error in interspecific comparisons of Procrustes shape data	1
Comparative study of the integumental fine structure of Membracidae (Hemiptera: Auchenorrhyncha)	1
Gall-forming nematode, Anguina woodi (Nematoda: Anguinidae) and Chalcid wasp (Hymenoptera: Eurytomidae), on dune grass from the Western Cape, South Africa	1
The pelvic girdle in extant gonorynchiformes (Teleostei: Otomorpha)	1
Ovarian structure and oogenesis of two endemic pupfishes from the Yucatán Peninsula: morphofunctional traits related with an estuarine life history	1
Insights into Secondary Sexual Dimorphism in a Northeastern Brazilian population of Bogert’s gecko, Phyllopezus lutzae	1
SEM study of the mouthparts of Nacolus tuberculatus (Walker) (Hemiptera: Cicadellidae) with comparative notes on other Hemiptera	1
New records and morphological characterization of digenetic trematodes infecting frogs (Ranidae) from Kurdistan Province, Iran	1
Red-rumped agouti (Dasyprocta leporina linnaeus, 1758) yolk sac development during the early gestation stage	1
Morphology of the feeding apparatus in two oxudercine gobies, Parapocryptes serperaster (Richardson 1846) and Pseudapocryptes elongatus (Cuvier 1816)	1
Captain America without the shield: elytra loss and the evolution of alternative defence strategies in beetles	1
Ultrastructure of a swimming-type larva of Barentsia gracilis (Entoprocta, Coloniales)	1
Comparative morphometric, morphological, and radiographic studies of the mongrel and German shepherd dog mandibles with their clinical value for regional anesthesia	1
Simulating cookiecutter shark bites with a 3D-printed jaw-dental model	1
The immunolocalization of adiponectin and its receptors in the testis of the frog Pelophylax bergeri	1
Formation of buccal armature of Cadlina laevis (Linnaeus, 1767) (Nudibranchia, Gastropoda)	1
New approaches for studying the functional anatomy of the phallus in Lepidoptera	1
Anatomical study of the hind limb of capybaras (Hydrochoerus hydrochaeris)	1
The development, degeneration and immune function fate of bursa of Fabricius in the widely distributed altricial tree sparrow	1

Comparative anatomical complexity of 5 vertebrates and 6 invertebrates	1
Structure and morphology of antennal and palpal sensilla of adult long-horned caddisfly species Triplectides indicus (Walker 1852) (Insecta: Trichoptera: Leptoceridae): a scanning electron microscopy	1
Gross morphological and histological study of the interdigital gland of Ramnad white sheep (Ovis aries)	1
Oral architecture of the species Herpailurus yagouaroundi	1
Fractal morphology of mechanosensory lateral-line canals in Stichaeidae	1
3D-anatomy and systematics of cocculinid-like limpets (Gastropoda: Cocculiniformia): more data, some corrections, but still an enigma	1
Larvae to adult: skin ontogeny of Physalaemus ephippifer (Anura: Leptodactylidae)	1
Female genitalia of Petaluridae provide evidence on the evolution of the reproductive biology in Odonata	1
Anatomical and morphometric studies on the axial skeleton of ostrich (Struthio camelus)	1
Plastination of marine invertebrates: hits and misses	1
Geometric morphometrics in fish studies: trends and scientific impacts—a scientometric and systematic mapping	1
Morphology of the eyeball of Neotropical bats with different feeding habits	1
Eggshell ultrastructure and mineral composition during the osteogenesis of Kinosternon scorpioides (Testudines: Kinosternidae)	1
An unusual adult stage: post-imaginal development in a termite-associated rove beetle (Staphylinidae, Aleocharinae, Corotocini)	1