OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of Antarctic Science is 3. 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
Storytelling, exploration and science at the end of the world	29
New Folsomotoma species (Collembola) found on Byers Peninsula, Livingston Island, South Shetland Islands	22
Gastropod assemblages associated with Himantothallus grandifolius, Sarcopeltis antarctica and other subtidal macroalgae	21
Soil environmental DNA metabarcoding in low-biomass regions requires protocol optimization: a case study in Antarctica	18
Mosses of Cockburn Island plateau, Antarctica	18
Wave-driven shoreline retreat in Potter Cove, Western Antarctic Peninsula	17
Habitat selection of southern giant petrels: potential environmental monitors of the Antarctic Peninsula	15
Seasonal shifts in microbial diversity in the lakes of Fildes Peninsula, King George Island, Maritime Antarctica	15
Assessment of trophic segregation amongst gentoo penguin (Pygoscelis papua) individuals in Antarctica using a non-invasive methodology	12
New records and updated distributional patterns of macroalgae from the South Shetland Islands and northern Weddell Sea, Antarctica	11
Impacts of ocean acidification on the palatability of two Antarctic macroalgae and the consumption of a grazer	11
Preliminary data on the presence of copper minerals in greenschists from Cape Smith, South Shetland Islands, West Antarctica	10
Successful deployment of a large uncrewed aerial vehicle for multidisciplinary science from Rothera Research Station, Antarctica: 2024 season overview and lessons learned	10
Dealing with insecurities and geopolitics: science diplomacy at the poles	9
International law, climate change and the Antarctic Treaty System: re-contemplating governance questions apropos of the mounting challenges	9
Identification of mobile resistome in soils exposed to different impacts in Fildes Peninsula, King George Island	9
First record of an ilyophine eel (Anguilliformes, Synaphobranchidae) from the Southern Ocean	9
The joys of returning to in-person conferences - in an age of travel judgement	9
ANS volume 34 issue 6 Cover and Back matter	9
Fine-scale phylogenetic diversity gradients support the Antarctic geothermal refugia hypothesis	8
Addressing uncertainty in CCAMLR: an opportunity for Adélie penguins	8
Processes and landforms on the rocky coast of Livingston Island (South Shetland Islands, Maritime Antarctica)	8
Experimental tests of feeding behaviour, dietary breadth and cooperative feeding in a predatory carabid invading sub-Antarctic regions	8
Extremes in Antarctica – the ever more pressing headline?	7
Researchers on ice? How the COVID-19 pandemic has impacted Antarctic researchers	7

Negotiation, adoption and domestic implementation of the annex on liability to the Protocol on Environmental Protection to the Antarctic Treaty	7
Antibiotic resistance genes and taxa analysis from mat and planktonic microbiomes of Antarctic perennial ice-covered Lake Fryxell and Lake Bonney	7
Public engagement with Antarctic research: a global survey to understand sector capacity	6
Deadly mushrooms of the genus Galerina found in Antarctica colonized the continent as early as the Pleistocene	6
Rock cairn and items from ‘Operation Windmill’ (January 1948) rediscovered in Bunger Hills, East Antarctica	6
Evolution of ice rises in the Fimbul Ice Shelf, Dronning Maud Land, over the last millennium	6
New Spanish volcanic monitoring network for Deception Island (Antarctica)	6
A spatial model of Marion Island's palaeo-ice extent	6
Assessing cryptic non-fungal eukaryotic diversity associated with rocks at Lions Rump, South Shetland Islands, Maritime Antarctica	5
Low-temperature investigation of residual water bound in free-living Antarctic Prasiola crispa	5
Nimble vessel cruises as a complementary platform for Southern Ocean biodiversity research: concept and preliminary results from the Belgica 121 expedition	5
First evidence of the occurrence of plastic biomedia from wastewater treatment plants in the Maritime Antarctic	5
The distribution of locally rare moss species in the Argentine Islands-Kyiv Peninsula region, Maritime Antarctic	5
Do chinstrap penguins use olfactory cues for partner recognition?	5
The role of substrate characteristics and temperature for potential non-native plant establishment in Maritime Antarctic ecosystems	5
Communicating the best available science to inform Antarctic policy and management: a practical introduction for researchers	5
Depositional landforms and sediments in western Vestfold Hills, East Antarctica	5
Sixty-year trends in sulphur dioxide emissions from anthropogenic ground-based sources in Antarctica	5
Immigration and emigration in the isolated White Island Weddell seal (Leptonychotes weddellii) population	4
A chromosome map of Belgica antarctica Jacobs (Diptera: Chironomidae) from Antarctica, including chromosome variability	4
Assessing physiological and behavioural impacts of unmanned aerial vehicles on chinstrap penguin chicks: an experimental approach	4
Using satellite-derived wetness and topographical data to predict the spatial distribution of biota in the McMurdo Dry Valleys, Antarctica	4
Biogeographic affinities of Heterobranch sea slugs (Mollusca, Gastropoda) from the Southern Ocean	4
Geochemical characterization of humic acids and humification processes in lake sediments of West Antarctica	4
Phylogeography of Antarctic soil invertebrate fauna reveals ancient origins, repeated colonization and recent evolution	4
The nightlife of a Ross seal: diving and haul-out behaviour from the eastern Weddell Sea	3
The impact of the Neoglacial and other environmental changes on the raised beaches of Joinville Island, Antarctica	3
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	3
Concerning the historical holotype of the Cretaceous bivalve Lahillia larseni	3
Revisiting the bipolarity of Roaldia revoluta (Mitt.) P.E.A.S. Câmara & Carv.-Silva (Bryophyta, Pylaisiaceae)	3
Characterization of coastal habitats and marine benthic communities of the sub-Antarctic Crozet archipelago using underwater imagery	3
ANS volume 34 issue 3 Cover and Back matter	3
The risk of highly pathogenic avian influenza in the Southern Ocean: a practical guide for operators and scientists interacting with wildlife	3