OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of Chelonian Conservation and Biology is 2. 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
Demographic Assessment of a Freshwater Turtle Assemblage in an Urban Protected Area in the Context of Ongoing Threats and a Mass-Mortality Event	10
Blood Parameters of the Turtle Mesoclemmys vanderhaegei (Testudines: Chelidae): Insights into Its Health Status in Southeastern Brazil	9
The First Leatherback Sea Turtle Observed During a Nesting Attempt in the Mediterranean	8
Freshwater Turtle Assemblages and Densities in Agricultural Ditches and Aquaculture Ponds of Eastern Arkansas	8
Stranding and Outcome Data for Cold-Stunned Sea Turtles in Massachusetts, 2008–2022: Evolution of Management Methods in Response to Increasing Caseload and the COVID-19 Pandemic	7
Home Range and Survival of Headstarted Northern Red-Bellied Cooters (Pseudemys rubriventris) in Plymouth County, Massachusetts	7
Annotated Checklist of Nonmarine Turtles of Hainan Island, China	6
Itsy Bitsy Biters: Male Northern Map Turtles (Graptemys geographica) Bite Females During Mating Attempts	6
Reproductive Phenology and Output in Florida Box Turtles (Terrapene bauri) in Southwestern Florida	5
Longevity Estimates of Ornate Box Turtles (Terrapene ornata) in Iowa	5
Diet and Isotopic Niche of the Rio Grande Cooter (Pseudemys gorzugi) and Syntopic Red-eared Slider (Trachemys scripta elegans) in San Felipe Creek, Texas, USA	5
Livestock Ponds as Long-Term Habitat for Southwestern Pond Turtles (Actinemys pallida) in Rangeland Landscapes	4
Point of No Return: Determining Depth at Which Sea Turtle Carcasses Experience Constant Submergence	4
Spotted Turtle (Clemmys guttata) Population Genetics in the Southeastern United States	3
Nesting Refuge Structures Are Ineffective at Protecting Bell's Turtle (Myuchelys bellii) Nests from Red Fox (Vulpes vulpes) Depredation	3
Increased Interannual Volatility and Declining Abundance for a Benchmark Hawksbill Nesting Population in Antigua, West Indies	3
Diet of Dermatemys mawii, an Aquatic Turtle That Relies Heavily on Terrestrial Vegetation	3
Reducing the Impact of Tagging on Flatback Turtles Using Double Passive Integrated Transponder Tags	3
Commercialization, Voodoo Ritual, and Use of the Endangered Hispaniolan Slider, Trachemys decorata, in Haiti: Implications for Conservation	3
Photo-ID for Capture Mark Recapture Study of Sea Turtles in Musandam, Oman, 2019–2023	3
Linear Activity Areas and Basking-Site Fidelity of Two Imperiled River Turtle Species (Graptemys oculifera and Graptemys flavimaculata) of Mississippi	3
Reproductive Output in the Pond Slider, Trachemys scripta, in Arkansas, USA, with Range-Wide Comparisons	3
A Box Turtle Named Robin1	3
Morphometric Variation in the Red-Cheeked Mud Turtle (Kinosternon cruentatum) and its Taxonomic Implications	3
Between Foxes and Marine Turtles: A Study of Predation Patterns and Conservation Tactics	3

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A Survey of Reeves' Turtle (Mauremys reevesii) in Qichun County, Hubei Province, China	2
Ontogenetic Changes in Turtle Vocal Behavior	2
Comparison of Two Methods to Detect the Northwestern Pond Turtle (Actinemys marmorata) and the Invasive American Bullfrog (Lithobates catesbeianus) in Interior Northern California	2
Notes on the Nesting Ecology of the Rio Grande Cooter (Pseudemys gorzugi) at the Northern Limit of Its Range	2
Seasonal and Diel Gopher Tortoise (Gopherus polyphemus) Activity and Burrow Use by Commensals in Coastal Beach Dune Habitat as Examined by Wildlife Cameras	2
Late Quaternary Records of the Spotted Turtle, Clemmys guttata, from the Florida Panhandle	2
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A Sawback is a Sawback is a Sawback: Diet and Habitat-Related Variation in Body Size of the Turtle Graptemys oculifera Show It Is an Ecological Analogue of Its Two Closest Relatives	2
Echoanatomical Features of the Major Cervical Blood Vessels of the Juvenile Green Sea Turtle (Chelonia mydas)	2
Nesting Ecology of Painted Turtles (Chrysemys picta picta×C. p. marginata) at an Anthropogenic Site in South-Central Pennsylvania	2
Divergent Size-Class Distributions of Gopher Tortoise Burrows in Scrub and Flatwoods Habitats of Peninsular Florida	2
Design of Roadway Barriers to Reduce Desert Tortoise Mortality on Paved Road Infrastructure	2
Conservation Status of the Sonoyta Mud Turtle (Kinosternon sonoriense longifemorale) and Comparison of Estimated Abundances in Different Historical Sites Along the Sonoyta River in Sonora, Mexico	2
Records of Olive Ridley Marine Turtles (Lepidochelys olivacea Eschscholtz 1829) in Venezuelan Waters: A Review of Historical Data Sets and Threats	2
Egg Size vs. Mass Relationships in Turtles	2
Population Demographics of Native Red-Bellied Cooters and Invasive Red-Eared Sliders in a Virginia Lake	2