OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of Animal Conservation is 5. 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 2021-08-01 to 2025-08-01.)

Article	Citations
Using irregular ranger patrols to quantify elephant occupancy in non‐protected and community‐modified landscapes	27
The distribution and current state of biobanking in Indonesian wildlife: a systematic review	25
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Will the new Chinese National Parks system save the world's rarest primate, the Hainan gibbon?	24
Life with big cats: local perceptions of big cat species	22
Long‐term conservation efforts at flyway scale can halt the population decline in a globally endangered migratory raptor	22
Simulated genetic efficacy of metapopulation management and conservation value of captive reintroductions in a rapidly declining felid	21
Effects of wind farms on raptors: A systematic review of the current knowledge and the potential solutions to mitigate negative impacts	20
Plastic pollution can affect the emergence patterns of loggerhead turtle hatchlings	19
Risk of bird electrocution in power lines: a framework for prioritizing species and areas for conservation and impact mitigation	19
The future of the barbary sheep and the dorcas gazelle populations in Algerian Sahara: On the brink of extinction?	19
Using public surveys to rapidly profile biological invasions in hard‐to‐monitor areas	18
Little Protectors of Big Predators: Empowering Youth for Shark Conservation in The Bahamas	17
Highly Isolated Populations of a Lizard Inhabiting Sky Islands: A Challenge for Conservation	17
Feather forensics: tracing the origins of parrots in wildlife trade with stable isotopes and citizen science	17
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Genomic and environmental insights and conservation challenges for two hybridizing iconic crocodile species across Mexico: Crocodylus acutus and C. moreletii	14
Combining species distribution models and moderate resolution satellite information to guide conservation programs for reticulated giraffe	13
Towards an improved evidence‐based Natura 2000 management strategy	13
Unravelling unique responses of mammal abundance to road proximity in agricultural landscapes	13
Introduction of summer houses into semi‐natural habitats: impacts on ground‐nesting birds	13
Teetering on the Edge of Extinction Vortex: Habitat Fragmentation and Low Density Threaten Chinese Pangolin Populations in Guangdong, China	12
Response of farmland reptiles to agricultural intensification: Collapse of the common adder Vipera berus and the western green lizard Lacerta bilineata in a hedgerow landscape	12

Forest management affects the functional traits of birds and mammals differently	12
Spatial acclimation of elk during population restoration to the Missouri Ozarks, USA	12
Unexpected effect of geographic origin on post‐translocation survival in a long‐lived reptile, the gopher tortoise	11
Cast away on Mindoro island: lack of space limits population growth of the endangered tamaraw	11
Climate Change‐Induced Distribution Shifts of Keratin‐Feeding Beetle Omorgus (Omorgus) suberosus: Implications for Olive Ridley Sea Turtle Lepidochelys olivacea Conservatio	11
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Metamorphosis and seasonality are major determinants of chytrid infection in a paedomorphic salamander	11
Mitigating the deceptive effects of smooth surfaces: subtle surface modifications can eliminate maladaptive drinking attempts by bats	11
Missing species listing reveals undiagnosed extinction among reptiles, tropical, and island vertebrates	11
Impact of forest fragmentation and associated edge effects on the population density of four nocturnal lemur species in North West Madagascar	11
Lower Habitat Quality Increases Physiological Stress in an Endangered Neotropical Primate	10
Erosion of primate functional diversity in small and isolated forest patches within movement‐resistant landscapes	10
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Mapping human‐carnivore coexistence: approaches to integrating anthropogenic influences on carnivore distribution and connectivity modelling	10
Integrating threat mapping and animal movement data to identify high‐risk areas for endangered mobile species	10
Impacts of land cover on reptile movement and habitat use in farming landscapes	10
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Understanding early reproductive failure in turtles and tortoises	10
Bat winter foraging habitat use in working forests: a multispecies spatial occupancy approach	10
Urban Bat Rescue Crisis in Eastern Europe: A New Challenge for Bat Conservation	10
Primate extinction, the legacy of 40 years' road expansion in Colombia	10
Environmental suitability and potential range expansion of the Eurasian beaver in Italy	9
Establishment, persistence and the importance of longitudinal monitoring in multi‐source reintroductions	9
Population viability analysis for the common mudpuppy: Assessing potential impacts of TFM lampricide bycatch	9
Perceptions and reality in fisher coexistence with aquatic predators in the Peruvian Amazon	9
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Blind shots: non‐natural mortality counteracts conservation efforts of a threatened waterbird	9
Understanding Post‐Release Dispersal and Habitat Selection Helps Refine Management of Translocated Populations	9
A multiple trait assessment provides insights into the short‐time viability of a newly founded population in an endangered island passerine	8
Silencing the call of the wild – howling behaviour and responses of the wolf to Anthropocene in India	8
Subsidized Common Agricultural Policy grazing jeopardizes the protection of biodiversity and Natura 2000 targeted species	8
Human impact and environmental conditions lead to a mass mortality event of David's Myotis (Myotis davidii) in Mongolia	8
A probabilistic time geographic approach to quantifying seabird‐vessel interactions	8
Characterization and Extent of Illegal Trade in Jaguars and Other Felid Species via Social Media in Mexico	8
The threat of Peters's Rock Agama (Agama picticauda) to reptile diversity across the Lesser Antilles	8
Roadside provisioning threatens both humans and monkeys	8
A conservation policy as a conservation threat	7
From elephant memory to conservation action: using chili oil to mitigate conflict one elephant at a time	7
Pheromones for amphibian conservation – considering new approaches in conservation breeding programmes	7
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Release strategies and ecological factors influence mitigation translocation outcomes for burrowing owls: a comparative evaluation	6
Urban restoration of common species: population genetics of reintroduced native bush rats Rattus fuscipes in Sydney, Australia	6
A country‐wide examination of effects of urbanization on common birds	6
A multiscale perspective for improving conservation of Conchos pupfish	6
Quantifying the effects of Anthropocene activities on Mexican endemic amphibians	6
Rendering a once common turtle species endangered in China	6
Inbreeding status and implications for Amur tigers	6
Group composition impacts reproductive output and population viability in captive white rhinoceros	6
Correlates of persistence in remnant populations of two Critically Endangered cockatoos	6

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Mother’s curse on conservation: assessing the role of mtDNA in sex‐specific survival differences in ex‐situ breeding programs	6
Priorities for a coordinated effort on behalf of lost species: a commentary on Martin et al. (2022)	6
Socioeconomic changes influence hunter behavior in the northern periphery of Dja Faunal Reserve, Cameroon	6
Forest carnivores living on the edge with invasive predators	6
Comparing estimates of census and effective population size in an endangered amphibian	6
Influence of reduced‐impact logging on Central Amazonian bats using a before‐after‐control‐impact design	6
Untangling the influences of fire, habitat and introduced predators on the endangered heath mouse	6
Prioritizing future evidence needs for marine and freshwater mammal conservation action	6
Numbers of seabirds attracted to artificial lights should not be the only indicator of population trends	6
Low hatching success in the critically endangered kākāpō is driven by early embryo mortality not infertility	6
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On the need and difficulty of evaluating management strategies improving species persistence	5
Disturbance and ecosystem management interact to shape reptile body condition	5
The impact of headstarting on the survival and naiveté of an endangered terrestrial mammal after return to the wild	5
Estimating global determinants of leopard home range size in a changing world	5
Hiding in plain sight: risk mitigation by a cryptic carnivore foraging at the urban edge	5
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Assessment of environmental DNA for detecting and monitoring translocated North American beaver	5
Automated long‐term monitoring of RFID‐tagged individuals reveals high hibernaculum site fidelity in Daubenton's bats and Natterer's bats	5
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The wolf and the city: insights on wolves' conservation in the anthropocene	5
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Examining the representation of locally threatened species in North American zoos	5
Manipulating spectra of artificial light affects movement patterns of bats along ecological corridors	5
From individual responses to population effects: Integrating a decade of multidisciplinary research on blue whales and sonar	5
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Optimal management decisions are robust to unknown dynamics in an amphibian metapopulation plagued by disease	5
‘Lost’ taxa and their conservation implications	5
Rediscovery and urgent conservation needs of the critically endangered spiny butterfly ray (Gymnura altavela) in the Adriatic Sea	5
Designing fit‐for‐purpose monitoring – A case study of a cryptic songbird	5