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 2021-11-01 to 2025-11-01.)

Article	Citations
Using irregular ranger patrols to quantify elephant occupancy in non‐protected and community‐modified landscapes	29
The distribution and current state of biobanking in Indonesian wildlife: a systematic review	28
Effects of wind farms on raptors: A systematic review of the current knowledge and the potential solutions to mitigate negative impacts	26
Long‐term conservation efforts at flyway scale can halt the population decline in a globally endangered migratory raptor	25
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Simulated genetic efficacy of metapopulation management and conservation value of captive reintroductions in a rapidly declining felid	24
Will the new Chinese National Parks system save the world's rarest primate, the Hainan gibbon?	21
Using Periodic Matrix Models to Simulate the Effectiveness of Alternative Reintroduction Strategies for Lizards on a Seasonal Tropical Island	21
Life with big cats: local perceptions of big cat species	20
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	19
Feather forensics: tracing the origins of parrots in wildlife trade with stable isotopes and citizen science	18
Highly Isolated Populations of a Lizard Inhabiting Sky Islands: A Challenge for Conservation	17
Plastic pollution can affect the emergence patterns of loggerhead turtle hatchlings	17
Little Protectors of Big Predators: Empowering Youth for Shark Conservation in The Bahamas	17
Genomic and environmental insights and conservation challenges for two hybridizing iconic crocodile species across Mexico: Crocodylus acutus and C. moreletii	16
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Mitigating the deceptive effects of smooth surfaces: subtle surface modifications can eliminate maladaptive drinking attempts by bats	13
Climate Change‐Induced Distribution Shifts of Keratin‐Feeding Beetle Omorgus (Omorgus) suberosus: Implications for Olive Ridley Sea Turtle Lepidochelys olivacea Conservatio	13
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Unravelling unique responses of mammal abundance to road proximity in agricultural landscapes	12
Unexpected effect of geographic origin on post‐translocation survival in a long‐lived reptile, the gopher tortoise	12
Forest management affects the functional traits of birds and mammals differently	12
Combining species distribution models and moderate resolution satellite information to guide conservation programs for reticulated giraffe	12

Introduction of summer houses into semi‐natural habitats: impacts on ground‐nesting birds	12
Teetering on the Edge of Extinction Vortex: Habitat Fragmentation and Low Density Threaten Chinese Pangolin Populations in Guangdong, China	12
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Spatial acclimation of elk during population restoration to the Missouri Ozarks, USA	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
Towards an improved evidence‐based Natura 2000 management strategy	12
Missing species listing reveals undiagnosed extinction among reptiles, tropical, and island vertebrates	11
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Metamorphosis and seasonality are major determinants of chytrid infection in a paedomorphic salamander	11
Cast away on Mindoro island: lack of space limits population growth of the endangered tamaraw	11
Impact of forest fragmentation and associated edge effects on the population density of four nocturnal lemur species in North West Madagascar	11
Integrating threat mapping and animal movement data to identify high‐risk areas for endangered mobile species	11
Lower Habitat Quality Increases Physiological Stress in an Endangered Neotropical Primate	11
Bat winter foraging habitat use in working forests: a multispecies spatial occupancy approach	10
Understanding early reproductive failure in turtles and tortoises	10
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Urban Bat Rescue Crisis in Eastern Europe: A New Challenge for Bat Conservation	10
Mapping human‐carnivore coexistence: approaches to integrating anthropogenic influences on carnivore distribution and connectivity modelling	10
Impacts of land cover on reptile movement and habitat use in farming landscapes	10
Primate extinction, the legacy of 40 years' road expansion in Colombia	10
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Erosion of primate functional diversity in small and isolated forest patches within movement‐resistant landscapes	9
Understanding Post‐Release Dispersal and Habitat Selection Helps Refine Management of Translocated Populations	9
Perceptions and reality in fisher coexistence with aquatic predators in the Peruvian Amazon	8
Population viability analysis for the common mudpuppy: Assessing potential impacts of TFM lampricide bycatch	8
Establishment, persistence and the importance of longitudinal monitoring in multi‐source reintroductions	8
Blind shots: non‐natural mortality counteracts conservation efforts of a threatened waterbird	8
Environmental suitability and potential range expansion of the Eurasian beaver in Italy	8
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Human impact and environmental conditions lead to a mass mortality event of David's Myotis (Myotis davidii) in Mongolia	7
Subsidized Common Agricultural Policy grazing jeopardizes the protection of biodiversity and Natura 2000 targeted species	7
Silencing the call of the wild – howling behaviour and responses of the wolf to Anthropocene in India	7
A conservation policy as a conservation threat	7
Roadside provisioning threatens both humans and monkeys	7
A multiple trait assessment provides insights into the short‐time viability of a newly founded population in an endangered island passerine	7
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The threat of Peters's Rock Agama (Agama picticauda) to reptile diversity across the Lesser Antilles	7
A probabilistic time geographic approach to quantifying seabird‐vessel interactions	7
Characterization and Extent of Illegal Trade in Jaguars and Other Felid Species via Social Media in Mexico	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
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
Group composition impacts reproductive output and population viability in captive white rhinoceros	6
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Comparing estimates of census and effective population size in an endangered amphibian	6
Rendering a once common turtle species endangered in China	6
A multiscale perspective for improving conservation of Conchos pupfish	6
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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
Prioritizing future evidence needs for marine and freshwater mammal conservation action	6
Priorities for a coordinated effort on behalf of lost species: a commentary on Martin et al. (2022)	6
Inbreeding status and implications for Amur tigers	6
Correlates of persistence in remnant populations of two Critically Endangered cockatoos	6
Release strategies and ecological factors influence mitigation translocation outcomes for burrowing owls: a comparative evaluation	6
Quantifying the effects of Anthropocene activities on Mexican endemic amphibians	6
Optimal management decisions are robust to unknown dynamics in an amphibian metapopulation plagued by disease	5
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Challenges of Monitoring Endangered Bryde's Whales During a Period of Rapid Environmental Change	5
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The wolf and the city: insights on wolves' conservation in the anthropocene	5
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Estimating global determinants of leopard home range size in a changing world	5
Disturbance and ecosystem management interact to shape reptile body condition	5
Examining the representation of locally threatened species in North American zoos	5
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Numbers of seabirds attracted to artificial lights should not be the only indicator of population trends	5
On the need and difficulty of evaluating management strategies improving species persistence	5
From individual responses to population effects: Integrating a decade of multidisciplinary research on blue whales and sonar	5