OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of Insect Conservation and Diversity 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 2021-09-01 to 2025-09-01.)

Article	Citations
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eDNA metabarcoding of archived leaf samples reveals arthropod diversity decline in South Korean but not in German forest ecosystems	45
Implementing a novel approach to long‐term monitoring of butterfly communities in the Neotropics	38
Ecological communities in white‐sand Amazonian rainforests are sensitive to deforestation—A dung beetle case	35
Consistent imprints of elevation, soil temperature and moisture on plant and arthropod communities across two subarctic landscapes	33
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A colourful world with a dark future: Unregulated trade as an emerging threat for woodlice (Isopoda: Oniscidea) of Spain	32
Effects of climate change on the distribution of threatened invertebrates in a Mediterranean hotspot	30
Scorpion assemblages in threatened Brazilian forests: The role of environmental factors in explaining beta‐diversity patterns	30
Local floral abundance influences bumble bee occupancy more than urban‐agricultural landscape context	24
Species traits to guide moth conservation in anthropogenic regions: A multi‐species approach using distribution trends in Flanders (northern Belgium)	23
Thriving in the heat: How high temperatures and habitat disturbance shape odonate taxonomic and functional diversity in the tropics	22
Reaching new heights: Arboreal ant diversity in a North American temperate forest ecosystem	21
Moth declines are most severe in broadleaf woodlands despite a net gain in habitat availability	21
Illegalities in the online trade of stingless bees in Brazil	20
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Intraspecific trait variation of carrion beetle species and communities across elevations	20
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Does monitoring of saproxylic beetles benefit from inclusion of larvae?	19
Translocation of arthropods with Sphagnum biomass during the establishment of a Sphagnum cultivation site	19
A novel low‐cost effective trap to capture sarcosaprophagous Diptera alive	18
Gaps and spatial trends in the accurate data available on mosquitoes (Diptera, Culicidae) in Brazil: Inventory completeness and priority areas	18
High species turnover but functional stability in tropical ground‐dwelling ant assemblages over 12 years of monitoring in Central Amazonia	18
Evolutionary genomics analysis reveals a unique lineage of Megachile pruina found in an isolated population in Bermuda	18

Phylogeography of the Iberian endemic butterfly Erebia palarica Chapman, 1905 (Lepidoptera: Nymphalidae): An integrative approach	17
Towards reliable estimates of abundance trends using automated non‐lethal moth traps	17
Long‐distance movements, large population sizes and density‐dependent dispersal in three threatened butterfly species	16
Conservation implications of a genomic‐based taxonomy for threatened allopatric Agriades butterflies	16
Solitary oil‐collecting bee in cities: Habitat suitability and lack of population structuring in Centris analis	15
Rapid conservation evidence for the impact of sheep grazing on a threatened digger wasp	14
Catch effectiveness, complementarity and costs of five sampling techniques for flying insects across different land use types	14
Intensity and colour of artificial light at night affect insect attraction in a taxon‐dependent manner	14
Predicting the South American invasion pathways of the mayfly Cloeon dipterum Linnaeus 1761 (Ephemeroptera: Baetidae) using species distribution models	13
Identifying key threats to a refugial population of an endangered Hawaiian moth	13
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Body size and abundance patterns of male orchid bees in a fragmented Neotropical landscape	12
Genetic connectivity is maintained in two insect pollinators across a human‐altered landscape	11
Monitoring spatiotemporal patterns in the genetic diversity of a European butterfly species	11
High mortality of beetle migrants along the Eastern Mediterranean Flyway	11
Modelling the scope to conserve an endemic‐rich mountain butterfly taxon in a changing climate	10
Reviving of Coenonympha oedippus: A comprehensive approach to the reintroduction of an endangered European butterfly	10
Myrmecophily is not a risk factor for long‐term occupancy trends of central European Lycaenidae butterflies	10
Evidence of reproduction in the wild demonstrates initial success for reintroducing a Critically Endangered saproxylic hoverfly to a Scottish forest ecosystem	10
Seasonal and spatial variation of stream macroinvertebrate taxonomic and functional diversity across three boreal regions	10
Scientists' warning on the need for greater inclusion of dragonflies in global conservation	10
Urbanisation drives inter‐ and intraspecific variation in flight‐related morphological traits of aquatic insects at different landscape scales	10
Temperature drives variation in flying insect biomass across a German malaise trap network	10
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Do carabids struggle to recolonize restored grasslands in the fragmented landscapes of Northern Belgium?	9
Patch‐burn management affects grassland butterfly communities in cattle‐grazed rangelands	9
Similar temporal patterns in insect richness, abundance and biomass across major habitat types	9
Woody encroachment affects multiple dimensions of ant diversity in a neotropical savanna	9
Back to the future: Climate change effects on habitat suitability of Parnassius apollo throughout the Quaternary glacial cycles	9
Trophic level and specialization moderate effects of habitat loss and landscape diversity on cavity‐nesting bees, wasps and their parasitoids	9
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It is not a mere piece of the mainland: Fluvial islands contribute to regional spider diversity in a seasonally flooded Amazonian archipelago	9
Butterfly community composition within a tropical urban landscape is influenced by habitat type and temperature	8
Depicting environmental gradients from Malaise trap samples: Is ethanol‐basedDNAmetabarcoding enough?	8
Macroinvertebrate communities in high mountain desert wetlands: Building biological indexes to address the vulnerability of species and communities	8
A multidimensional study on population size, deadwood relationship and allometric variation of Lucanus cervus through citizen science	8
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Increased urbanisation promotes winner‐loser species replacement and shifts in foraging behaviour among ant species in a large neotropical metropolis	8
The role of seasonality and disturbance in bee–plant interactions in semi‐arid communities of the southern Chihuahuan desert	8
Strong genetic differentiation between fragmented alpine bush‐cricket populations demands preservation of evolutionary significant units	8
Seasonality of native and non‐native flowers does not influence butterfly nectar foraging decisions in a semi‐urban meadow habitat	8
Land‐use change in the Amazon decreases ant diversity but increases ant‐mediated predation	7
Local and landscape features of urban fragments determine the occurrence of stingless bees	7
DNA metabarcoding and morphological identification reveal similar richness, taxonomic composition and body size patterns among flying insect communities	7
Hair‐based minimally invasive barcoding of bumblebees	7
Contrasting results of multiple species delimitation approaches cause uncertainty in synecological studies: A case study on Sri Lankan chafers	7
Effects of short‐term managed honey bee deployment in a native ecosystem on wild bee foraging and plant–pollinator networks	7
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A novel farmland wildflower seed mix attracts a greater abundance and richness of pollinating insects than standard mixes	7

Effects of elevation and microclimatic temperatures on butterfly–flower interaction networks in a Mediterranean mountain range	7
Phylogeography, demographic history and distribution modelling of a funnel‐web wolf spider from southern South American grasslands: Implications for conservation strategies	6
Cryptic diversity of Oxythyrea flower chafers and its implication for conservation of non‐forest biotopes in the Balkans	6
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Pollinators differentially respond to local and landscape grassland features	6
Associations between soil characteristics and ground‐nesting bees on farms	6
Limestone quarries are the most important refuge for a formerly widespread grassland butterfly	6
Correction to: Changes in predator biomass may mask the negative effects of neonicotinoids on primary consumers in field settings	6
Responses of the hyper‐diverse community of canopy‐dwelling Hymenoptera to oak decline	6
Variation in pollen load composition carried by wild bee species in native and nearby agricultural environments in south‐eastern Australia	6
Species‐ and trait‐based responses of carabids to rotation and closer‐to‐nature forestry in a temperate forest under changing climate	6
Idiosyncratic trends of woodland invertebrate biodiversity in Britain over 45 years	6
Large uncertainty in trait responses across insects among overall declines in a subtropical city	6
Strong negative effects of recent wildfires on two endemic Macaronesian bush‐crickets	6
Saproxylic beetles trace deadwood and differentiate between deadwood niches before their arrival on potential hosts	6
Higher bee species richness in conservation areas compared with non‐conservation areas in south‐west Germany	6
Canopy sampling reveals hidden potential value of woodland trees for wild bee assemblages	5
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Complex temporal trends in biomass and abundance of Diptera communities driven by the impact of agricultural intensity	5
Grazing and mowing practices drive complex dynamics in the structure of butterfly communities in semi‐natural grasslands	5
Grazing impacts on ground beetle (Coleoptera: Carabidae) abundance and diversity on semi‐natural grassland	5
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Dry grasslands in urban areas can harbour arthropod species of local conservation concern and should be prioritised for biodiversity‐friendly mowing regimes	5
Pollinators respond positively to urban green space enhancements using wild and ornamental flowers	5
Butterfly diversity, richness, and density patterns in Sierra Nevada (SE Spain): Conservation implications under a global change scenario	5
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Wild bee visitors and their association with sown and unsown floral resources in reconstructed pollinator habitats within an agriculture landscape	5
Fine‐scale bee species distribution models: Hotspots of richness and endemism in South Africa with species‐area comparisons	5
Vertical stratification of leaf physical traits exerts bottom–up pressures on insect herbivory in a sugar maple temperate forest	5
Insect community composition varies between temperate and tropical regions but functional structure remains conserved	5
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Artificial trap‐nests: A useful tool to assess ants and myrmecophiles diversity	5
The role of landscape factors in shaping bumble bee pathogen loads across regions of the eastern Nearctic	5
Flowering areas enhance insect pollinators and biological control agents in wheat intensive agro‐ecosystems	5