OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The median citation count of Antarctic Science 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
Storytelling, exploration and science at the end of the world	17
Schroeder Hill, central Transantarctic Mountains, Antarctica: Triassic stratigraphy and Sirius Group glacigenic deposits	16
Gastropod assemblages associated with Himantothallus grandifolius, Sarcopeltis antarctica and other subtidal macroalgae	16
Mosses of Cockburn Island plateau, Antarctica	16
Soil environmental DNA metabarcoding in low-biomass regions requires protocol optimization: a case study in Antarctica	16
Seasonal shifts in microbial diversity in the lakes of Fildes Peninsula, King George Island, Maritime Antarctica	15
Habitat selection of southern giant petrels: potential environmental monitors of the Antarctic Peninsula	15
Assessment of trophic segregation amongst gentoo penguin (Pygoscelis papua) individuals in Antarctica using a non-invasive methodology	11
Successful deployment of a large uncrewed aerial vehicle for multidisciplinary science from Rothera Research Station, Antarctica: 2024 season overview and lessons learned	9
Obituary – Dr Yves Frenot (1958–2022)	9
New records and updated distributional patterns of macroalgae from the South Shetland Islands and northern Weddell Sea, Antarctica	9
ANS volume 34 issue 2 Cover and Back matter	9
ANS volume 34 issue 6 Cover and Back matter	8
International law, climate change and the Antarctic Treaty System: re-contemplating governance questions apropos of the mounting challenges	8
Dealing with insecurities and geopolitics: science diplomacy at the poles	8
Impacts of ocean acidification on the palatability of two Antarctic macroalgae and the consumption of a grazer	8
Identification of mobile resistome in soils exposed to different impacts in Fildes Peninsula, King George Island	8
Negotiation, adoption and domestic implementation of the annex on liability to the Protocol on Environmental Protection to the Antarctic Treaty	7
Fine-scale phylogenetic diversity gradients support the Antarctic geothermal refugia hypothesis	7
The joys of returning to in-person conferences - in an age of travel judgement	7
Antibiotic resistance genes and taxa analysis from mat and planktonic microbiomes of Antarctic perennial ice-covered Lake Fryxell and Lake Bonney	7
The Chinese Antarctic science programme: origins and development	7
Researchers on ice? How the COVID-19 pandemic has impacted Antarctic researchers	7
Experimental tests of feeding behaviour, dietary breadth and cooperative feeding in a predatory carabid invading sub-Antarctic regions	7
A spatial model of Marion Island's palaeo-ice extent	6

Rock cairn and items from ‘Operation Windmill’ (January 1948) rediscovered in Bunger Hills, East Antarctica	6
Low-temperature investigation of residual water bound in free-living Antarctic Prasiola crispa	6
Evolution of ice rises in the Fimbul Ice Shelf, Dronning Maud Land, over the last millennium	6
Microhabitats, macro-differences: a survey of temperature records in Victoria Land terrestrial and freshwater environments	6
Assessing cryptic non-fungal eukaryotic diversity associated with rocks at Lions Rump, South Shetland Islands, Maritime Antarctica	6
New Spanish volcanic monitoring network for Deception Island (Antarctica)	6
Deadly mushrooms of the genus Galerina found in Antarctica colonized the continent as early as the Pleistocene	6
Public engagement with Antarctic research: a global survey to understand sector capacity	6
Depositional landforms and sediments in western Vestfold Hills, East Antarctica	6
Immigration and emigration in the isolated White Island Weddell seal (Leptonychotes weddellii) population	5
Geochemical characterization of humic acids and humification processes in lake sediments of West Antarctica	5
Biogeographic affinities of Heterobranch sea slugs (Mollusca, Gastropoda) from the Southern Ocean	5
Assessing physiological and behavioural impacts of unmanned aerial vehicles on chinstrap penguin chicks: an experimental approach	5
The role of substrate characteristics and temperature for potential non-native plant establishment in Maritime Antarctic ecosystems	5
Sixty-year trends in sulphur dioxide emissions from anthropogenic ground-based sources in Antarctica	5
Nimble vessel cruises as a complementary platform for Southern Ocean biodiversity research: concept and preliminary results from the Belgica 121 expedition	5
Communicating the best available science to inform Antarctic policy and management: a practical introduction for researchers	5
Do chinstrap penguins use olfactory cues for partner recognition?	5
A chromosome map of Belgica antarctica Jacobs (Diptera: Chironomidae) from Antarctica, including chromosome variability	5
The impact of the Neoglacial and other environmental changes on the raised beaches of Joinville Island, Antarctica	5
Chemical compounds and antioxidant activity of Antarctic lichens	4
ANS volume 34 issue 3 Cover and Back matter	4
A Journey in Antarctica: Exploring the Future of the White Continent Sergio Rossi Published by Springer Nature Publishing, Cham, Switzerland (2022) ISBN: 978-3-030-89491-7, xv + 198 pp. USD 27.99 (Har	4
Characterization of coastal habitats and marine benthic communities of the sub-Antarctic Crozet archipelago using underwater imagery	4
The nightlife of a Ross seal: diving and haul-out behaviour from the eastern Weddell Sea	4
Phylogeography of Antarctic soil invertebrate fauna reveals ancient origins, repeated colonization and recent evolution	4
The risk of highly pathogenic avian influenza in the Southern Ocean: a practical guide for operators and scientists interacting with wildlife	4
Characterizing the variability of Chlorophyta from McMurdo Dry Valley streams	3
Predicting mire distribution using species distribution models: a case study of the sub-Antarctic Prince Edward Islands	3
Absence of Wolbachia in the sub-Antarctic midge, Eretmoptera murphyi (Diptera: Chironomidae)	3
Time-lapse recording of yearly activity of the sea star Odontaster validus and the sea urchin Sterechinus neumayeri in Tethys Bay (Ross Sea, Antarctica)	3
Revisiting the bipolarity of Roaldia revoluta (Mitt.) P.E.A.S. Câmara & Carv.-Silva (Bryophyta, Pylaisiaceae)	3
What factors affect the alpha diversity of microarthropods (Acari, Collembola) on King George Island (Antarctica)?	3
Assessing aerial biodiversity over Keller Peninsula, King George Island, Maritime Antarctica, using DNA metabarcoding	3
Low-cost preventative measures can effectively mitigate microplastic release from scientific research facilities in Antarctica	3
Ireland and the Antarctic Treaty System	3
ANS volume 34 issue 5 Cover and Front matter	3
Diversity in polar science: promoting inclusion through our daily words and actions	3
The emerging contribution of Türkiye to Antarctic science and policy	3
Antarctic science in Chile: a bibliometric analysis of scientific productivity during the 2009–2019 period	2
First report of vivipary in Deschampsia antarctica: a new insight into Antarctic plant reproductive strategies	2
Assessing the relationship between viruses and protists and their role in dimethylsulphoniopropionate release in Antarctic surface microlayers	2
Behavioural responses of two penguin species to simulated tourist activities: do nesting sites’ size and position matter?	2
‘I walk a lonely road’: solitary seals have fewer lice	2
Palaeo-environmental significance of evaporative calcite crusts in the Untersee Oasis, East Antarctica	2
Extreme cold (−69.1°C) in the McMurdo Dry Valleys	2
Cold-loving microorganisms in Antarctic glaciers: a review of South Shetland archipelago glaciers	2
Geological insights from the newly discovered granite of Sif Island between Thwaites and Pine Island glaciers	2
Analysing the trends of research contributions and scientific collaboration networks working in Antarctic science: a look to the production of the Spanish programme honouring the memory of Andrés Barb	2
Obituary: Bill Block (1937–2023)	2

Exchanged time in shared isolation: circulation of debt in Antarctica	2
Retrospective modelling of air pollution due to the operation of scientific stations in Antarctica: an experience of reanalysis	2
ANS volume 34 issue 5 Cover and Back matter	2
Extreme precipitation event at the Ross Ice Shelf during the 1911–1912 South Pole run	2
Leucistic Weddell seal (Leptonychotes weddellii) observations in Erebus Bay, Antarctica	2
Isolation and characterization of a novel laccase from an Antarctic thermophilic Geobacillus	1
The geology of Alexander Island (Antarctic Peninsula): a new 1:500 000 geological map	1
Microsatellite locus development in the seaweed Plocamium sp.	1
Permafrost and ground-ice conditions in the Untersee Oasis, Queen Maud Land, East Antarctica	1
Triassic silicified peat from the Rennick Glacier area, north Victoria Land, Antarctica	1
Spatial and temporal dynamics of surface water physicochemical parameters and the influence of atmospheric conditions in Admiralty Bay, Antarctic Peninsula	1
Submarine volcanic edifices in the Bransfield Strait (Antarctica): towards a unified toponymy	1
Resolving uncertainty in historical observations of the Adélie penguin breeding distribution in southern Prydz Bay, East Antarctica	1
Antarctic and Arctic science in the classroom and for society	1
Seismic exploration of the sea floor using fin whale songs and seismic airguns in the Bransfield Strait, Antarctica	1
Advancing Antarctic climate change policy: upcoming opportunities for scientists and policymakers to work together	1
ANS volume 34 issue 2 Cover and Front matter	1
Public support for Antarctic science: lessons from a national survey of Australians	1
The policy-law-science nexus in the Antarctic	1
Findings and challenges in understanding the impacts of human-induced trampling on Antarctic edaphic microbial communities and their recovery potential – CORRIGENDUM	1
Prediction of subglacial lake melt source regions from site characteristics	1
Amphipod diversity and metabolomics of the Antarctic spongeDendrilla antarctica	1
Testing a low-cost ultrasonic sensor to monitor snow depth under harsh Antarctic weather conditions in the South Shetland Islands	1
The June 2022 extreme warm event in central West Antarctica	1
Formal recognition of extinct Antarctic polar forests as a distinct biome	1
ANS volume 34 issue 1 Cover and Back matter	1
ANS volume 33 issue 6 Cover and Back matter	1
The distribution of lichens and mosses at Edward VII Peninsula, Marie Byrd Land, Antarctica	1