OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of Antarctic Science 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
Storytelling, exploration and science at the end of the world	15
Gastropod assemblages associated with Himantothallus grandifolius, Sarcopeltis antarctica and other subtidal macroalgae	14
ANS volume 33 issue 3 Cover and Back matter	14
Mosses of Cockburn Island plateau, Antarctica	13
Assessment of trophic segregation amongst gentoo penguin (Pygoscelis papua) individuals in Antarctica using a non-invasive methodology	13
Seasonal shifts in microbial diversity in the lakes of Fildes Peninsula, King George Island, Maritime Antarctica	13
Habitat selection of southern giant petrels: potential environmental monitors of the Antarctic Peninsula	12
Schroeder Hill, central Transantarctic Mountains, Antarctica: Triassic stratigraphy and Sirius Group glacigenic deposits	12
Soil environmental DNA metabarcoding in low-biomass regions requires protocol optimization: a case study in Antarctica	10
International law, climate change and the Antarctic Treaty System: re-contemplating governance questions apropos of the mounting challenges	9
Obituary – Dr Yves Frenot (1958–2022)	9
‘No continent is immune, including Antarctica’, but National Antarctic Programmes acted collectively to avert disaster	9
ANS volume 34 issue 2 Cover and Back matter	8
Identification of mobile resistome in soils exposed to different impacts in Fildes Peninsula, King George Island	7
The Chinese Antarctic science programme: origins and development	7
Impacts of ocean acidification on the palatability of two Antarctic macroalgae and the consumption of a grazer	7
Long-term monitoring of atmospheric pollution in the Maritime Antarctic with the lichen Usnea aurantiaco-atra (Jacq.) Bory: a magnetic and elemental study	7
Dealing with insecurities and geopolitics: science diplomacy at the poles	7
ANS volume 34 issue 6 Cover and Back matter	7
New records and updated distributional patterns of macroalgae from the South Shetland Islands and northern Weddell Sea, Antarctica	7
Experimental tests of feeding behaviour, dietary breadth and cooperative feeding in a predatory carabid invading sub-Antarctic regions	7
Purified proteases of two Antarctic bacteria: from screening to characterization	6
Depositional landforms and sediments in western Vestfold Hills, East Antarctica	6
Researchers on ice? How the COVID-19 pandemic has impacted Antarctic researchers	6
Deadly mushrooms of the genus Galerina found in Antarctica colonized the continent as early as the Pleistocene	6

A spatial model of Marion Island's palaeo-ice extent	6
ANS volume 33 issue 5 Cover and Front matter	6
The joys of returning to in-person conferences - in an age of travel judgement	6
Antibiotic resistance genes and taxa analysis from mat and planktonic microbiomes of Antarctic perennial ice-covered Lake Fryxell and Lake Bonney	6
The limnology and spectral behaviour of a freshwater lake at Harmony Point, Nelson Island, Antarctica	6
Microhabitats, macro-differences: a survey of temperature records in Victoria Land terrestrial and freshwater environments	6
Rock cairn and items from ‘Operation Windmill’ (January 1948) rediscovered in Bunger Hills, East Antarctica	6
Fine-scale phylogenetic diversity gradients support the Antarctic geothermal refugia hypothesis	6
Evolution of ice rises in the Fimbul Ice Shelf, Dronning Maud Land, over the last millennium	6
Negotiation, adoption and domestic implementation of the annex on liability to the Protocol on Environmental Protection to the Antarctic Treaty	6
Low-temperature investigation of residual water bound in free-living Antarctic Prasiola crispa	5
The role of substrate characteristics and temperature for potential non-native plant establishment in Maritime Antarctic ecosystems	5
Periphyton diversity in two different Antarctic lakes assessed using metabarcoding	5
Public engagement with Antarctic research: a global survey to understand sector capacity	5
Communicating the best available science to inform Antarctic policy and management: a practical introduction for researchers	5
Immigration and emigration in the isolated White Island Weddell seal (Leptonychotes weddellii) population	5
Nimble vessel cruises as a complementary platform for Southern Ocean biodiversity research: concept and preliminary results from the Belgica 121 expedition	4
A chromosome map of Belgica antarctica Jacobs (Diptera: Chironomidae) from Antarctica, including chromosome variability	4
Characterization of coastal habitats and marine benthic communities of the sub-Antarctic Crozet archipelago using underwater imagery	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
Ireland and the Antarctic Treaty System	4
Why do so few Antarctic Specially Protected Areas protect inland waters?	4
Geochemical characterization of humic acids and humification processes in lake sediments of West Antarctica	4
The nightlife of a Ross seal: diving and haul-out behaviour from the eastern Weddell Sea	4
The impact of the Neoglacial and other environmental changes on the raised beaches of Joinville Island, Antarctica	4
The risk of highly pathogenic avian influenza in the Southern Ocean: a practical guide for operators and scientists interacting with wildlife	4
Do chinstrap penguins use olfactory cues for partner recognition?	4
Sixty-year trends in sulphur dioxide emissions from anthropogenic ground-based sources in Antarctica	4
Phylogeography of Antarctic soil invertebrate fauna reveals ancient origins, repeated colonization and recent evolution	4
Chemical compounds and antioxidant activity of Antarctic lichens	4
ANS volume 34 issue 3 Cover and Back matter	4