OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of Journal of Applied Animal Welfare 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 2020-05-01 to 2024-05-01.)

Article	Citations
Elephants in Nepal: Correlating disease, tourism, and welfare	13
A Literature Review: Pet Bereavement and Coping Mechanisms	12
Health Status of 'Community Cats' Living in the Tourist Area of the Old Town in Onomichi City, Japan	12
Detailed Assessment of Pet Ownership Rates in Four Underserved Urban and Rural Communities in the United States	11
Understanding Dog Bites: The Important Role of Human Behavior	11
Transportation of Cattle and Pigs between EU Member States 2014–2018 – Can Data from TRACES be used to Create Overview and Inform about Potential Welfare Consequences?	10
Public Perceptions of Australian Assistance Dogs: Happier and Better Used Than Companion Dogs	9
The Use of a Species-Specific Health and Welfare Assessment Tool for the Giant Pacific Octopus, Enteroctopus dofleini	9
Evaluation of Horses’ Daytime Activity Budget in a Model of Ethological Stable: A Case Study in Italy	9
Assessment of living conditions in wild boars by analysis of oxidative stress markers	9
Thermoregulatory capacity of Santa Inês hair ewes of different genotypes associated with coat colors raised in a hot environment	8
Community Programming for Companion Dog Retention: A Survey of Animal Welfare Organizations	8
A Quantitative Approach for Using Anticipatory Behavior as a Graded Welfare Assessment	8
Why Let the Dogs Out? Exploring Variables Associated with Dog Confinement and General Characteristics of the Free-ranging Owned-Dog Population in a Peri-urban Area	7
Temperament in Captivity, Environmental Enrichment, Flight Ability, and Response to Humans in an Endangered Parrot Species	7
Silence is Golden: Auditory Preferences in Zoo-housed Gorillas	7
The Effects of Choice-Based Design and Management on the Behavior and Space Use of Zoo-Housed Amur Tigers (Panthera tigris altaica)	7
Social Dynamics of a Newly Integrated Bachelor Group of Asian Elephants (Elephas maximus): Welfare implications	7
Juvenile Nile Tilapia Fish Avoid Red Shelters	7
Factors Contributing to the Satisfaction of Animal Shelter Volunteers: The Importance of Voice	7
Environmental Enrichment for Pig welfare during Transport	6
Factors behind the Relinquishment of Dogs and Cats by their Guardians in Portugal	6
A Survey of Broiler Farmers’ Perceptions of Animal Welfare and their Technical Efficiency: A Case Study in Northeast China	6
Community factors and animal shelter outcomes	6
Make Me a Match: Prevalence and Outcomes Associated with Matching Programs in Dog Adoptions	6

Contamination: The Case of Civets, Companionship, COVID, and SARS	6
Provision of Additional Cup Drinkers Mildly Alleviated Moderate Heat Stress Conditions in Broiler Chickens	5
One Health Animal Disaster Management: An Ethics of Care Approach	5
Nighttime behavior and the length of social relationships in male Asian elephants	5
Assessing Preference in a Paired-Stimulus Arrangement with Captive Vultures (Aegypius Monachus)	5
The Use of a “Go/Go” Cognitive Bias Task and Response to a Novel Object to Assess the Effect of Housing Enrichment in Sheep (Ovis aries)	5
Building Sustainable Habitats for Free-Roaming Cats in Public Spaces: A Systematic Literature Review	5
A fast technique to induce and measure anticipatory behavior in bottlenose dolphins ( Tursiops truncatus )	5
Using Anticipatory Behavior as Preference Test in The Bottlenose Dolphin (Tursiops truncatus)	5
Exploring Perceptions of Equine Welfare Scenarios Using a Positive Approach	4
Demographic Changes in UK Rescue Centre Dog Population between 2014 and 2018	4
Impact of the Sound of Magnetic Resonance Imaging Pulse Sequences in Awake Mice	4
The impact of deferred intake as part of Capacity for Care (C4C) on shelter cat outcomes	4
Health-Based Welfare Indicators and Fear Reaction of Slower Growing Broiler Compared to Faster Growing Broiler Housed in Free Range and Conventional Deep Litter Housing Systems	4
Community attitudes and perceptions towards free-roaming dogs in Goa, India	4
Behavior of Wildlife Species in Urban Areas to Changing Conditions during COVID-19 Lockdowns: A Review	4
Why Are Octopuses Going to Be the ‘Poster Child’ for Invertebrate Welfare?	4
Behavioral Implications of Enrichment for Golden Lion Tamarins: A Tool forEx SituConservation	4
A Prospective Study of Growth Rate, Disease Incidence, and Mortality in Kittens Less than 9 Weeks of Age in Shelter and Foster Care	4
Aquarium Tank Design Is Integral to the Elimination of Mantle Abrasion in the Captive Curled Octopus (Eledone cirrhosa): A Case Study at Macduff Marine Aquarium	4
Zookeepers – The most important animal in the zoo?	4
Multivariate Analyses of the Activity Pattern and Behavior of the Lesser Anteater on Open and Closed Days at Córdoba Zoo, Argentina	4
A Psychological Aversive Condition Does Not Change Individual Zebrafish Preference For Background Color Or Artificial Plant Enrichments	4
Behavioral and Haemato-Biochemical Responses of Nguni and Boran Steers Post Relocation and Herd Regrouping in a Novel Environment	4
Understanding the Attachment Dimension of Human-animal Bond within A Homeless Population: A One-Health Initiative in the Student Health Outreach for Wellness (SHOW) Clinic	4
Social Stress during the Estrus or Luteal Phase in Sheep	4