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 2022-01-01 to 2026-01-01.)

Article	Citations
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Thriving in the heat: How high temperatures and habitat disturbance shape odonate taxonomic and functional diversity in the tropics	59
Ecological communities in white‐sand Amazonian rainforests are sensitive to deforestation—A dung beetle case	42
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Implementing a novel approach to long‐term monitoring of butterfly communities in the Neotropics	36
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Scorpion assemblages in threatened Brazilian forests: The role of environmental factors in explaining beta‐diversity patterns	34
eDNA metabarcoding of archived leaf samples reveals arthropod diversity decline in South Korean but not in German forest ecosystems	32
A colourful world with a dark future: Unregulated trade as an emerging threat for woodlice (Isopoda: Oniscidea) of Spain	26
Moth declines are most severe in broadleaf woodlands despite a net gain in habitat availability	26
Consistent imprints of elevation, soil temperature and moisture on plant and arthropod communities across two subarctic landscapes	24
Species traits to guide moth conservation in anthropogenic regions: A multi‐species approach using distribution trends in Flanders (northern Belgium)	23
Evolutionary genomics analysis reveals a unique lineage of Megachile pruina found in an isolated population in Bermuda	22
Reaching new heights: Arboreal ant diversity in a North American temperate forest ecosystem	22
Local floral abundance influences bumble bee occupancy more than urban‐agricultural landscape context	22
Effects of climate change on the distribution of threatened invertebrates in a Mediterranean hotspot	22
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Phylogeography of the Iberian endemic butterfly Erebia palarica Chapman, 1905 (Lepidoptera: Nymphalidae): An integrative approach	19
Intensity and colour of artificial light at night affect insect attraction in a taxon‐dependent manner	19
Catch effectiveness, complementarity and costs of five sampling techniques for flying insects across different land use types	19
Solitary oil‐collecting bee in cities: Habitat suitability and lack of population structuring in Centris analis	18
Translocation of arthropods with Sphagnum biomass during the establishment of a Sphagnum cultivation site	18
High species turnover but functional stability in tropical ground‐dwelling ant assemblages over 12 years of monitoring in Central Amazonia	16
Magellanic woodpeckers as indicators of wood‐dwelling beetle diversity in trees with different levels of decay and under changing environmental conditions	16

Gaps and spatial trends in the accurate data available on mosquitoes (Diptera, Culicidae) in Brazil: Inventory completeness and priority areas	16
Illegalities in the online trade of stingless bees in Brazil	16
A novel low‐cost effective trap to capture sarcosaprophagous Diptera alive	16
Intraspecific trait variation of carrion beetle species and communities across elevations	15
Does monitoring of saproxylic beetles benefit from inclusion of larvae?	15
Towards reliable estimates of abundance trends using automated non‐lethal moth traps	15
Long‐distance movements, large population sizes and density‐dependent dispersal in three threatened butterfly species	14
Conservation implications of a genomic‐based taxonomy for threatened allopatric Agriades butterflies	14
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High mortality of beetle migrants along the Eastern Mediterranean Flyway	14
Monitoring spatiotemporal patterns in the genetic diversity of a European butterfly species	13
Reviving of Coenonympha oedippus : A comprehensive approach to the reintroduction of an endangered European	12
Modelling the scope to conserve an endemic‐rich mountain butterfly taxon in a changing climate	12
Body size and abundance patterns of male orchid bees in a fragmented Neotropical landscape	12
Seasonal and spatial variation of stream macroinvertebrate taxonomic and functional diversity across three boreal regions	11
Trophic level and specialization moderate effects of habitat loss and landscape diversity on cavity‐nesting bees, wasps and their parasitoids	11
Scientists' warning on the need for greater inclusion of dragonflies in global conservation	11
Evidence of reproduction in the wild demonstrates initial success for reintroducing a Critically Endangered saproxylic hoverfly to a Scottish forest ecosystem	11
Woody encroachment affects multiple dimensions of ant diversity in a neotropical savanna	11
Genetic connectivity is maintained in two insect pollinators across a human‐altered landscape	11
Predicting the South American invasion pathways of the mayfly Cloeon dipterum Linnaeus 1761 (Ephemeroptera: Baetidae) using species distribution models	11
Urbanisation drives inter‐ and intraspecific variation in flight‐related morphological traits of aquatic insects at different landscape scales	11
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Long‐term population changes for the UK stag beetle Lucanus cervus —Evidence from citizen science surv	10
Do carabids struggle to recolonize restored grasslands in the fragmented landscapes of Northern Belgium?	10
It is not a mere piece of the mainland: Fluvial islands contribute to regional spider diversity in a seasonally flooded Amazonian archipelago	10
The role of seasonality and disturbance in bee–plant interactions in semi‐arid communities of the southern Chihuahuan desert	10
Similar temporal patterns in insect richness, abundance and biomass across major habitat types	10
Myrmecophily is not a risk factor for long‐term occupancy trends of central European Lycaenidae butterflies	10
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Depicting environmental gradients from Malaise trap samples: Is ethanol‐based DNA metabarcoding enough?	9
Strong genetic differentiation between fragmented alpine bush‐cricket populations demands preservation of evolutionary significant units	9
Conservation strategy insights for three protected Phengaris butterflies combining population genomics and landscape analyses	9
Social media highlights the overlooked impact of cats on arthropods	9
Increased urbanisation promotes winner‐loser species replacement and shifts in foraging behaviour among ant species in a large neotropical metropolis	9
A multidimensional study on population size, deadwood relationship and allometric variation of Lucanus cervus through citizen science	9
Back to the future: Climate change effects on habitat suitability of Parnassius apollo throughout	9
Patch‐burn management affects grassland butterfly communities in cattle‐grazed rangelands	8
Local and landscape features of urban fragments determine the occurrence of stingless bees	8
Seasonality of native and non‐native flowers does not influence butterfly nectar foraging decisions in a semi‐urban meadow habitat	8
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Effects of elevation and microclimatic temperatures on butterfly–flower interaction networks in a Mediterranean mountain range	8
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Using population viability analysis to inform and adapt ex situ conservation activities benefitting a critically endangered butterfly	8
A novel farmland wildflower seed mix attracts a greater abundance and richness of pollinating insects than standard mixes	8
Butterfly community composition within a tropical urban landscape is influenced by habitat type and temperature	8
Native insect species should be selected for classroom rearings	8
Vulnerability and conservation value of monarch butterfly ( Danaus plexippus L.) roosting habitats east of the Appalachian Mountains, USA	8
Hair‐based minimally invasive barcoding of bumblebees	8
Occupancy changes over the summer of the rare fen raft spider Dolomedes plantarius in a drained fen strongly depend on vegetation structure	8

DNA metabarcoding and morphological identification reveal similar richness, taxonomic composition and body size patterns among flying insect communities	7
Macroinvertebrate communities in high mountain desert wetlands: Building biological indexes to address the vulnerability of species and communities	7
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Contrasting results of multiple species delimitation approaches cause uncertainty in synecological studies: A case study on Sri Lankan chafers	7
Land‐use change in the Amazon decreases ant diversity but increases ant‐mediated predation	7
Variation in pollen load composition carried by wild bee species in native and nearby agricultural environments in south‐eastern Australia	7
Effects of short‐term managed honey bee deployment in a native ecosystem on wild bee foraging and plant–pollinator networks	7
Dry grasslands in urban areas can harbour arthropod species of local conservation concern and should be prioritised for biodiversity‐friendly mowing regimes	6
Idiosyncratic trends of woodland invertebrate biodiversity in Britain over 45 years	6
Vertical stratification of leaf physical traits exerts bottom–up pressures on insect herbivory in a sugar maple temperate forest	6
Canopy sampling reveals hidden potential value of woodland trees for wild bee assemblages	6
Pollinators differentially respond to local and landscape grassland features	6
Species‐ and trait‐based responses of carabids to rotation and closer‐to‐nature forestry in a temperate forest under changing climate	6
Responses of the hyper‐diverse community of canopy‐dwelling Hymenoptera to oak decline	6
Pollinators respond positively to urban green space enhancements using wild and ornamental flowers	6
Floral resource strips enhance parasitoid abundance and diversity in apple orchards and promote agroecological advances in a South African biosphere reserve	6
Associations between soil characteristics and ground‐nesting bees on farms	6
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Higher bee species richness in conservation areas compared with non‐conservation areas in south‐west Germany	6
Large uncertainty in trait responses across insects among overall declines in a subtropical city	5
Strong negative effects of recent wildfires on two endemic Macaronesian bush‐crickets	5
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The role of landscape factors in shaping bumble bee pathogen loads across regions of the eastern Nearctic	5
Phylogeography, demographic history and distribution modelling of a funnel‐web wolf spider from southern South American grasslands: Implications for conservation strategies	5
Correction to: Changes in predator biomass may mask the negative effects of neonicotinoids on primary consumers in field settings	5
Common milkweed gardens increase occupancy by monarch butterflies and other specialist herbivores towards an urban centre	5
Artificial trap‐nests: A useful tool to assess ants and myrmecophiles diversity	5
Toward a global repository of insect traits ( GRIT )	5
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Insect community composition varies between temperate and tropical regions but functional structure remains conserved	5
Cryptic diversity of Oxythyrea flower chafers and its implication for conservation of non‐forest biotopes in the Balkans	5
Butterfly diversity, richness, and density patterns in Sierra Nevada ( SE Spain): Conservation implications under a global change scenario	5
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Grazing and mowing practices drive complex dynamics in the structure of butterfly communities in semi‐natural grasslands	5
Locating nests of endangered bumble bees: Lessons from field trials in northern Germany	5