OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of Anthrozoos 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 2021-06-01 to 2025-06-01.)

Article	Citations
Livestock and Pets: Validation of 72 Pairs of Photographs Depicting Dogs, Cats, Miniature Rabbits, Pigs, and Cattle	29
Introduction to Human–Animal Interaction: Insights from Social and Life Sciences	29
“A Love–Hate Relationship with What I Do”: Protecting the Mental Health of Animal Care Workers	26
Mapping Human–Animal Interaction Studies: A Bibliometric Analysis	18
Companionship and Worries in Uncertain Times: Australian Parents’ Experiences of Children and Pets During COVID-19	18
Understanding and Conceptualizing Childhood Animal Harm: A Meta-Narrative Systematic Review	15
“Commenting” on Animal Cruelty: A Content Analysis of Social Media Discourse on Animal Law Enforcement in Australia	15
Working Like a Dog: A Mixed-Method Study of Public Support for Police Dogs and Their Utilities	15
Children’s Comfort From Pets During the COVID-19 Pandemic: The Roles of Attachment and Children’s Treatment of Pets	13
Moral Disengagement From Animal Harms Among Incarcerated Men, and Change Through Human–Animal Relationships in a Prison-Dog Program	13
Non-Human Humanitarians: Animal Interventions in Global Politics	12
Applying the Stereotype Content Model (SCM) and BIAS Map to Understand Attitudinal and Behavioral Tendencies Toward the Conservation of Sharks	12
Perception of Animal Mind in the Relationship Between Morality and Violence Against Animals: Moral Status Versus Anthropomorphization	12
Investigating Factors Associated With Stress in Guardians of Dogs Under 12 Months of Age	11
The Magic, Science, and Religion of Pet Cloning: An Homage to Malinowski	11
“Has an Ugly Caw”: The Moral Implications of How Hunting Organizations Depict Nonhuman Animals	11
Identity, Gender, and Tracking: The Reality of Boundaries for Veterinary Students	10
Effects on Wellbeing of Exposure to Dog Videos Before a Stressor	10
Older Adult Companion Animal-Owner Wellbeing During the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Qualitative Exploration	10
Efficacy of an Animal-Assisted Therapy Program in the Development of Children With Down Syndrome	10
Social Support and Wellbeing in Cat and Dog Owners, and the Moderating Influence of Pet–Owner Relationship Quality	10
Black Dog Bias in the Courtroom: A Potential Disadvantage?	10
Humans and Farm Animals in Documentary Film Narratives: A Romantic Perspective on the Problem of Capitalist Meat Production	10
Pets and Prams: Exploring Perceptions of Companion Animals in Relation to Maternal Wellbeing	10
Exploring Maasai Attitudes to, and Willingness to Engage in, Beekeeping	9

Charismatic Species and Birdwatching: Advanced Birders Prefer Small, Shy, Dull, and Rare Species	9
A Cross-Cultural Comparison of Cat–Human Relationships in the United States and Japan	9
A Preliminary Assessment of Equine Affect in Equine-Assisted Services	9
The Climate Crisis and Other Animals	9
Exploring the Effects of the Human–Animal Relationship on Care-Farms in the Context of Trauma Histories	9
Virtual Human–Animal Interactions: Supporting Learning, Social Connections and Well-Being	9
Decolonising animals	9
Unwanted Feeding and Other Interactions Between Passers-By and Horses: Owners’ Views During the COVID-19 Pandemic	8
Initial Psychometric Evaluation of a Service Dog Attraction Assessment Grid for Youth With ASD and Related Disorders	8
Organizational Factors Affecting Burnout in Veterinary Nurses: A Systematic Review	8
Differences in General and Specific Attitudes Toward Animals by Diet and Gender	8
Like Music to our Ears: The Complexity of Bird Vocalizations as a Key Factor of Attractiveness	8
“She is Like a Sister to Me”: Children’s Lived Experience With Their Dog	8
Classification of Animals as Pet, Pest, or Profit: Consistency and Associated Variables Among Spanish University Students	7
Trainer Views of Working Marine Mammals; Bonds, Trust, and Welfare: A Qualitative Exploration Using Interpretive Phenomenological Analysis	7
Skilled Decisions and Animals Used for Human Purposes: Results From Convenience and Representative US Samples	7
The Gender Gap in Animal Experimentation Support: The Mediating Roles of Empathy and Speciesism	7
Assessing Attendance Frequency and Duration at a Drop-In Animal Visitation Program Among First-Semester University Students Separated From Their Pets	6
Encountering Animals Cultivates Meaningful Shared Experiences Between Children and Parents	6
Do Dogs Really Influence How People Evaluate Psychotherapists? A Conceptual Replication Attempt	6
Emotional Support Animal Partnerships: Behavior, Welfare, and Clinical Involvement	6
A Cross-Species Examination of Pro-White Color Bias Using a Novel Implicit Association Test	6
Nature’s Best Friend: Viewing Pets as Having Greater Emotional Experience Increases Ecological Concern	6
The Running Centaur: Horse-Racing in Global-Historical Perspective	5
An Exploration of Type of Animal Abuse and Intimate Partner Violence	5
Examining the Human–Horse Bond From the Human Perspective	5
Peticide: An Analysis of Online News Media Articles of Human Suicide Involving Pet Animals	5
Between Freedom and Abandonment: Social Representations of Free-Roaming Donkeys in the Brazilian Northeast	5
Do Canine and Human Personality Assessments Predict Successful Adoptions?	5
Training Dogs with Science or with Nature? An Exploration of Trainers’ Word Use, Gender, and Certification Across Dog-Training Methods	5
Benefits and Challenges of Having a Service Dog Among Veterans in Recovery from Substance Use Harms	5
The Difference is in the Details: Attachment and Cross-Species Parenting in the United States and India	5
Punitive Penalties for the Maltreatment of Animals: A Case Study of People’s Perceptions	5
Portrayals of Animals in COVID-19 News Media	4
Cages or Conservation? Providing Information Improves Public Perceptions of Zoos	4
Heroes and Villains: Message Frames, Gender, and Meat Attachment as Predictors of Meat Reduction Intentions	4
The Parrot–Owner Relationship and Problem Behaviors in Parrots	4
The Moral Divide Between High- and Low-Status Animals: The Role of Human Supremacy Beliefs	4
The Effect of Dog Videos on Subjective and Physiological Responses to Stress	4
Exploring Myths and Misconceptions About Dog Behavior in a Spanish Population Sample	4
Investigating Attitudes Toward Sharks in Australia	4
Dogs Can Enhance Social Perceptions: The Influence of Dogs on Women’s Perceptions of Safety in Emotional Contexts	4
Unleashing the Personality Divide: Resilience in Dog Owners, Neuroticism in Cat Owners	4
Gendered Meat? Cognitive Dissonance and Individual Differences in Meat Eaters	4
Evaluation of the Animal Guardians Program: An Intervention for Children Who Have Harmed Animals	4
Dreaming of Pegasus: Equine Imaginings	4
Virtual Canine Comfort: A Randomized Controlled Trial of the Effects of a Canine-Assisted Intervention Supporting Undergraduate Wellbeing	4
Using the Implicit Association Test to Evaluate Subconscious Attitudes Toward Snakes	4