OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of Polar Biology is 4. 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 2022-06-01 to 2026-06-01.)

Article	Citations
Physiological parameters of South Georgia Shag (Phalacrocorax georgianus) during breeding in South Orkney Island, Antarctica	18
The mite fauna (Arachnida: Acari) of Gough Island, South Atlantic Ocean: natural colonization, endemism and human introduction	15
Ontogenetic shift in feeding habits of Antarctic deep-sea smelt Bathylagus antarcticus in the Cosmonaut Sea, East Antarctica	15
Vertical stratification of arctic microbial communities near potential hydrocarbon seepage off Cape Dyer, Nunavut	15
Species diversity of the genus Podocotyle Dujardin, 1845 (Trematoda, Opecoelidae) in the White Sea: morphological, molecular and life history evidences	13
Feasibility and knowledge gaps to modeling circumpolar seabird bycatch in the Arctic	13
Significance of autumn and winter food consumption for reproduction by Southern Beaufort Sea polar bears, Ursus maritimus	13
Correction: Where have all the petrels gone? Forty years (1978–2020) of Wilson’s Storm Petrel (Oceanites oceanicus) population dynamics at King George Island (Isla 25 de Mayo, Antarctica) in a changin	13
Evaluating strategic offspring sex allocation in the Southern Rockhopper Penguins Eudyptes chrysocome chrysocome, a species with obligate brood reduction	12
Biodegradation of low sulfur fuel oil HDME 50 in seawater at sub-arctic temperatures with and without dispersants	11
First full census in 45 years of a large colony of breeding penguins at False Round Point, King George Island	11
Biodiversity and distribution patterns of benthic macroalgae on Horseshoe Island, Antarctica, with new records	11
Can penguins (Spheniscidae) see in the ultraviolet spectrum?	11
Parasites of invasive pink salmon, Oncorhynchus gorbuscha (Walbaum, 1792) (Actinopterygii: Salmonidae), in the Kandalaksha Bay of the White Sea	10
Extreme fieldwork: flame-sealed capillaries versus frozen serums to estimate body composition of southern elephant seals (Mirounga leonina) using isotopic dilution	10
Feeding ecology of the longtail southern cod, Patagonotothen ramsayi (Regan, 1913) (Notothenioidei) in the Marine Protected Area Namuncurá-Burdwood Bank, Argentina	10
Juvenile southern elephant seal (Mirounga leonina) uses snow hole to find shelter in winter at its southernmost breeding site	10
Effect of soil depth on the structure of bacterial composition in the active layer at five geologically distinct sites on James Ross and Vega Islands in Antarctica	10
Records of king penguins at Stranger Point and Esperanza/Hope Bay, Antarctica	9
Krill finder: spatial distribution of sympatric fin (Balaenoptera physalus) and humpback (Megaptera novaeangliae) whales in the Southern Ocean	9
Reindeer (Rangifer tarandus) hindlimb joint kinetics: propulsive and energy storage mechanisms and mechanical work	9
A review of leopard seal (Hydrurga leptonyx) births and pups using a standardised age-class classification system	9
Antarctic sea ice as a driver of humpback whale migration timing in the southeast Pacific	9
New insights into the diversity and ecology of benthic hydroids (Cnidaria, Hydrozoa) from the Ross Sea (Antarctica)	9
Small meter-scale (1–10 m) spatial variability in snow depth, sea ice properties, ice algal biomass and photobiology	9

Umbilicaria africana (Umbilicariaceae, lichenized fungi) new to the Arctic and a hypothesis for its bipolar distribution	8
Diatoms, tintinnids, and the protist community of the western Weddell Sea in summer: latitudinal distribution and biogeographic boundaries	8
Tardigrades of the genus Halobiotus (Eutardigrada, Isohypsibioidea) inhabiting Arctic seas—new taxonomic and biological data	8
Growth and reproductive biology of the emerald notothen, Trematomus bernacchii (Pisces, Nototheniidae) in Paradise Bay, West Antarctic Peninsula	8
Food web structure and species’ role in the sub-Antarctic Marine Protected Area Yaganes	8
Inventory of lichenised and lichenicolous fungi of Nordaustlandet, Svalbard	8
Diversity and biogeographic connections of sponges (Porifera, Poecilosclerida) from the southern Southwest Atlantic Ocean	8
Penguin osteohistology: the key role of the inner circumferential layer in sex determination	8
A review of the scientific knowledge of the seascape off Dronning Maud Land, Antarctica	8
Seasonal occurrence and condition of leopard seals at an extralimital Sub-Antarctic Island	8
Phenology and reproductive biology of the southern rockhopper penguin (Eudyptes chrysocome chrysocome) at Isla Pingüino (Santa Cruz Province, Argentina)	8
The tardigrade Mesobiotus aradasi (Binda, Pilato & Lisi, 2005) is widely distributed along the Antarctic Peninsula	8
Correction: Hybridization barriers between the congeneric antarctic notothenioid fish Notothenia coriiceps and Notothenia rossii	7
Influence of marine vertebrates on organic matter, phosphorus and other chemical element levels in Antarctic soils	7
Genetics informs the origin of black-browed albatross at a new breeding site in Chile	7
Beyond the freeze: unveiling the role of biosurfactant from polar regions in sustainable biotechnology applications—a review	7
Proximity to infrastructure and ecotype influence breeding bird abundance at an Arctic mine, the Hope Bay Project, Nunavut, Canada	7
A case of melanism in a Gentoo Penguin (Pygoscelis papua) at Esperanza/Hope Bay, Antarctica	7
New Magellanic penguin Spheniscus magellanicus colony in a subantarctic island	7
Nest site and habitat changes over 15 years in a predicted climate refugium in Beluga, AK, USA, have a positive impact on Hudsonian godwit (Limosa haemastica) nest survival	7
Review of the techniques for estimating population size of Adélie penguins (Pygoscelis adeliae)	7
Spatial structuring in early life stage fish diversity in the Scotia Sea region of the Southern Ocean	7
Do ocean currents shape patterns of penguin hybridization?	7
Parasites of sculpins (Teleostei: Agonidae, Cottidae, Psychrolutidae) in the Barents Sea	7
Biodiversity and characteristics of antarctic brachiopods sampled during the CEAMARC expedition	7
Harpacticus Milne Edwards, 1840 (Crustacea, Copepoda, Harpacticoida) from three Islands of Western Antarctica with description of a new species	7
A review of aerial survey density estimates of bearded seals (Erignathus barbatus) in the Canadian Arctic highlights important knowledge gaps and research needs	7
Living at highest latitudes—the meiofauna of the Langseth Ridge (Arctic Ocean)—taxa composition, distribution, diversity and comparison with other marine regions	7
Persistent organic pollutants and mercury in a colony of Antarctic seabirds: higher concentrations in 1998, 2001, and 2003 compared to 2014 to 2016	6
Wolverines (Gulo gulo) in the Arctic: Revisiting distribution and identifying research and conservation priorities amid rapid environmental change	6
Movements of southern elephant seals (Mirounga leonina) from Davis Base, Antarctica: combining population genetics and tracking data	6
Geadephaga (Insecta: Coleoptera) from the sub-Antarctic Tierra del Fuego archipelago: species-richness, distribution maps and taxonomic key	6
The mitochondrial genome of the red icefish (Channichthys rugosus) casts doubt on its species status	6
DNA metabarcoding reveals high diversity of fish and macrofaunal species in diets of little auks and other Arctic seabird species in Svalbard	6
Distribution of diatoms in seafloor surface sediments of the Laptev, East Siberian, and Chukchi seas: implication for environmental reconstructions	6
Effects of temperature and nutrient enrichment on the Arctic moss Hygrohypnella ochracea growth and productivity	6
Inuit hunt as a platform for observing narwhals (Monodon monoceros) in Inglefield Bredning (Kangerlussuaq), Greenland	6
Distribution and biology of understudied slender eelblenny Lumpenus fabricii (Stichaeidae, Teleostei) in two Siberian Arctic seas, with comparative data on some other ground fishes	6
Less ice, more predators: passive acoustic monitoring shows variation in killer whale (Orcinus orca) presence in the U.S. Arctic with declining sea ice	6
Cryoxcellia borchgrevinki gen. nov., sp. nov., a new parasitic X-cell species in an Antarctic nototheniid fish, the bald notothen Trematomus borchgrevinki	6
Vertical structuring of zooplankton communities during a short-term study in the Bransfield Strait, Antarctica	6
Tracking biodiversity in changing Arctic waters: insights from eDNA metabarcoding in Svalbard	6
Grazing by nano- and microzooplankton on heterotrophic picoplankton dominates the biological carbon cycling around the Western Antarctic Peninsula	6
Diversity of pollen grains transported from South America to the Antarctic Peninsula through atmospheric dispersal	6
Isolation and identification of Lactococcus formosensis from Antarctic surface seawater	6
Coastal benthic diatoms from Scotia Bay (South Orkney Islands): morphological traits, community structure, and carbon contribution	6
Native avian predators for the world’s Black-browed Albatross (Thalassarche melanophrys) breeding colony in inner waters of Tierra del Fuego, Chile	6
Winter is leaving: an eDNA-based assessment of marine vertebrate diversity in Svalbard coastal waters	6
A new ostracod species of the genus Xestoleberis from Nansen Island, Wilhelmina Bay, Southern Ocean, Antarctica	5
Demography of a nearshore gadid navaga, Eleginus nawaga, from the Barents Sea coast during the last glacial period	5

Variation in spring root exudation rates among riparian tree species in northern Finland	5
Update on the abundance and distribution of Macaroni Penguins (Eudyptes chrysolophus) in the Antarctic Peninsula region	5
Diet, isotopic niche, and spatial distribution of the white-headed petrel (Pterodroma lessonii) at Kerguelen Islands	5
Paracolpoda steinii (Ciliophora, Colpodida) from ancient Siberian permafrost: insights into cryptic diversity	5
First study on microbial community-level physiological profiles across a subArctic Atlantic marine transect	5
Regional diet in Antarctic krill (Euphausia superba) as determined by lipid, fatty acid, and sterol composition	5
Drone survey reveals a severe chinstrap penguin decline and a novel gentoo colony in an Antarctic specially protected area	5
Small rodent disturbance impact on Arctic graminoid forage quality	5
Diatom assemblages of surface sediments of the Chaun Bay, a unique basin of the East Siberian Arctic	5
Distribution and development patterns in sea stars (Echinodermata: Asteroidea) of the Subantarctic Southern Atlantic	5
Spatial variability of ice krill, Euphausia crystallorophias, diet from the Amundsen Sea to Ross Sea (Antarctica) revealed by stomach content and stable isotope analyses	5
Evaluating the hypoxic tolerance of two maturity stages of Antarctic krill (Euphausia superba) at its range edge	5
Intrinsic and extrinsic drivers of juvenile survival in emperor penguins	5
Metagenomic mining and molecular characterization of a psychrophilic GH5-CBM5 cellulase from Krossfjorden sediments, Arctic	5
Concentration of different forms of phosphorus in soils affected by the little auk (Alle alle) and their relationship with tundra vegetation in Spitsbergen (Svalbard, High Arctic)	5
Xanthophyll cycles in the juniper haircap moss (Polytrichum juniperinum) and Antarctic hair grass (Deschampsia antarctica) on Livingston Island (South Shetland Islands, Maritime Antarctica)	5
Visitor and vagrant seabirds admitted for rehabilitation in South Africa, 1993–2017	5
Effects of penguin guano on spatial behavior of Antarctic marine invertebrate species: an exploratory study	4
Antarctic krill (Euphausia superba) distributions, aggregation structures, and predator interactions in Bransfield Strait	4
Detecting Antarctic flying seabird breeding occupancy with satellite remote sensing: opportunities and limitations	4
A comparison of uncrewed aerial vehicle and on-ground surveys of penguin populations on the Antarctic Peninsula	4
Diurnal activity of terrestrial arthropods in the High Arctic	4
Diets of gadoid fish in Arctic waters of Svalbard fjords during the polar night	4
DNA metabarcoding data reveals harmful algal-bloom species undescribed previously at the northern Antarctic Peninsula region	4
Lipid distribution and composition in Antarctic toothfish before and after reproductive migration: implications for the life cycle	4
New observations on the Antarctic Asteromphalus darwinii/hookeri diatom species-complex (Asterolampraceae)	4
Changes in benthic prey availability and quality suggest less favorable foraging conditions for Threatened Steller’s eiders (Polysticta stelleri) molting at Izembek Lagoon, Alaska	4
Fish in the diet of the Antarctic Shag Leucocarbo bransfieldensis breeding at Paradise Bay, Antarctic Peninsula	4
Behavioral and physiological stress responses of barren-ground caribou (Rangifer tarandus groenlandicus) to industrial ice roads	4
Kinematic mechanisms of coordinated fore and hind hoof movements for stability enhancement and energy efficiency in reindeer long-distance migration	4
Identification of phenotypic and genotypic properties and cold adaptive mechanisms of novel freeze–thaw stress-resistant strain Pseudomonas mandelii from Antarctica	4
Implications of climate change on biogeochemical cycles in the Arctic Ocean with special emphasis on the nitrogen cycle	4
The role and potential biotechnological applications of biosurfactants and bioemulsifiers produced by psychrophilic/psychrotolerant bacteria	4
Billefjorden’s benthic biodiversity: the impact of glacier retreat on faunal communities in a high Arctic fjord	4
Arctic raptor occupancy and reproductive success near a remote open-cut mine: North Baffin Island, Nunavut	4
Correction: Feasibility and knowledge gaps to modeling circumpolar seabird bycatch in the Arctic	4
Seasonal variation in zooplankton assemblages in Ryder Bay, Adelaide Island, Antarctic Peninsula	4
First documented sighting of a group of bowhead whales outside their typical range in Hudson Bay	4
High diversity of freshwater invertebrates on inuinnait nuna, the canadian arctic, revealed using mitochondrial DNA barcodes	4
A review on Antarctic polyextremophiles and their survival strategies	4
A systematic review of indicators and methods used to assess coastal to offshore marine ecosystems in the western Canadian Arctic	4
At-sea distribution of Adélie and gentoo penguins during the 2017/2018 chick-guarding stage at Stranger Point/Cabo Funes, South Shetland Islands	4
Whole-genome sequencing suggests taxonomic inflation in the Careproctus snailfishes (Liparidae) of the northeast Atlantic–Arctic region	4
The acoustic presence and migration timing of subarctic baleen whales in the Bering Strait in relation to environmental factors	4
Diverse marine benthic communities and reduced anthropogenic contaminants near Scott Base (Hut Point Peninsula, Ross Island, Antarctica)	4
A guide to the otoliths of Southern Ocean lanternfishes (Myctophidae)	4
Characterization and expression analysis of two mitogen-activated protein kinase kinase kinase genes from Antarctic moss Pohlia nutans	4
Thermal tolerance of larval Antarctic cryonotothenioid fishes	4
Special Issue: pathways and impacts of biotically mediated marine and other stored nutrient transfer between polar ecosystems	4
Genetic diversity and distribution of the diatom Pseudo-nitzschia revealed by metabarcoding in the Northern Antarctic Peninsula: implications for climate change effects	4
Soft bottom benthic communities under potentially anthropic and natural pressures in Terra Nova Bay (Ross Sea, Antarctica)	4
Barnacle geese Branta leucopsis breeding on Novaya Zemlya: current distribution and population size estimated from tracking data	4
Factors influencing haulout behaviour of non-breeding weddell seals (Leptonychotes weddellii) at Cape Royds, Antarctica	4