OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The median citation count of Avian Research is 2. 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 2021-04-01 to 2025-04-01.)

Article	Citations
Phylogeography and diversification of Oriental weaverbirds (Ploceus spp.): A gradual increase of eurytopy	92
Antipredatory call behavior of lapwing species in an Afrotropical environment	21
Bare-throated spurfowl (Pternistis spp.) males across Africa impress females with bright throat colours during courtship	16
The past, present, and future of the Siberian Grouse (Falcipennis falcipennis) under glacial oscillations and global warming	14
Abundance of insects and aerial insectivorous birds in relation to pesticide and fertilizer use	13
Inter- and intraspecific variation in flight muscle fibers is associated with migratory timing	13
Endocrine response of early-hatching Asian Short-toed Lark nestlings exposed to cold temperature in a high-latitude grassland habitat	12
Pair bonds during the annual cycle of a long-distance migrant, the Arctic Tern (Sterna paradisaea)	12
Birds as seed dispersers in deserts: suggestions from the ground-jays	12
Mate choice for major histocompatibility complex (MHC) complementarity in the Yellow-rumped Flycatcher (Ficedula zanthopygia)	12
Phylogeography and morphometric variation in the Cinnamon Hummingbird complex: Amazilia rutila (Aves: Trochilidae)	12
Song divergence indicates an unclear relationship between the Neotropical and Nearctic Horned Larks	12
Experimental evidence that cuckoos preferentially parasitize host nests early in their laying cycle	11
Breeding ecology of two sympatric laughingthrushes (Trochalopteron milnei and Garrulax berthemyi) in southwestern China	10
Autumn migration routes of fledgling Chinese Egrets (Egretta eulophotes) in Northeast China and their implications for conservation	9
Variaiton in the composition of small molecule compounds in the egg yolks of Asian Short-toed Larks between early and late broods	9
Plasma levels of luteinizing hormone and prolactin in relation to double brooding in Great Tit (Parus major)	9
Context dependent song-flight performance and timing in the Black-headed Bunting (Emberiza melanocephala)	9
Demographic and behavioral responses of the White-winged Dove to human disturbances during winter in northwestern Mexico	9
Weather influenced nestling growth of an insectivorous but not a granivorous grassland passerine in Argentina	9
Endochondral ossification of hindlimbs in embryonic development of Japanese Quail (Coturnix japonica)	9
Diverse foraging strategies of breeding Swinhoe's Storm-petrel in the productive marginal sea of the Northwest Pacific	9
Changes in the adult sex ratio of six duck species breeding populations over two decades	9
Local and range-wide distribution of song types suggest Ovenbirds (Seiurus aurocapilla) have song neighborhoods but not macro-dialects	9
Combining video and GPS-tracking to study the spatial foraging distribution of a single-prey loading seabird	8

Annual variation of adult survival of a south-temperate House Wren population in Argentina	8
Most bird species remain poorly studied but threated status promotes research effort	8
Do brood parasitic Common Cuckoos develop brood patches during the breeding season?	8
Ecological constraints on elevational gradients of bird species richness in Tajikistan	7
Behavioural and energetic consequences of competition among three overwintering swan (Cygnus spp.) species	7
Does social information affect the settlement decisions of resident birds in their second breeding attempt? A case study of the Japanese Tit (Parus minor)	7
Avian responses to an extreme weather event: The case of the ‘Filomena’ snowstorm in Madrid (central Spain)	7
Contrasting habitat use and conservation status of Chinese-wintering and other Eurasian Greater White-fronted Goose (Anser albifrons) populations	7
High level of extra-pair paternity in the socially monogamous Marsh Tits (Poecile palustris)	7
Functional and phylogenetic structures of pheasants in China	7
River width and depth as key factors of diurnal activity energy expenditure allocation for wintering Spot-billed Ducks in the Xin'an River Basin	6
Seasonal and regional differences in migration patterns and conservation status of Swan Geese (Anser cygnoides) in the East Asian Flyway	6
Tri-axial accelerometry allows to determine parental food provisioning behaviour in a marine bird	6
Corrigendum to “Achievements, challenges, and recommendations for waterbird conservation in China's coastal wetlands” [Avian Res. 14 (2023) 100123]	6
Multidimensional diversity of bird communities across spatial variation of land cover in Zoige on the eastern Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau	6
Hybridisation in kiwi (Apteryx; Apterygidae) requires taxonomic revision for the Great Spotted Kiwi	6
Seasonal variations in the plant diet of the Chinese Monal revealed by fecal DNA metabarcoding analysis	6
Achievements, challenges, and recommendations for waterbird conservation in China's coastal wetlands	6
Ecological traits affect the seasonal migration patterns of breeding birds along a subtropical altitudinal gradient	6
Deterministic processes drive turnover-dominated beta diversity of breeding birds along the central Himalayan elevation gradient	6
Inability of recognizing offspring underlies parental errors in the selection of offspring	6
Evolutionary relationships of mitogenomes in a recently radiated Old World avian family	5
Thermoregulatory function and sexual dimorphism of the throat sack in Helmeted Guineafowl (Numida meleagris) across Africa	5
Does cryptic dichromatism exist in the Saffron Finch (Sicalis flaveola)? Colorimetric variables and the avian visual model	5
Three subspecies of Black-tailed Godwit share non-breeding sites in the world's largest river delta	5
The gut microbiome and metabolome of Himalayan Griffons (Gyps himalayensis): insights into the adaptation to carrion-feeding habits in avian scavengers	5
Decreased basal thermogenesis is associated with the downregulation of cellular metabolic activity of organs and serum thyroid hormones in fasting Eurasian Tree Sparrows (Passer montanus)	5
Plastering mud around the entrance hole affects the estimation of threat levels from nest predators in Eurasian Nuthatches	5
Use of 3D-printed animal models as a standard method to test avian behavioral responses toward nest intruders in the studies of avian brood parasitism	5
On the potential of documenting decadal-scale avifaunal change from before-and-after comparisons of museum and observational data across North America	5
Male parent birds exert more effort to reproduce in two desert passerines	5
Coping with extremes: lowered myocardial phosphofructokinase activities and glucose content but increased fatty acids content in highland Eurasian Tree Sparrows	5
Habitat selection by nestbox-breeding birds and Roe Deer are incongruent within a heterogeneous woodland landscape	5
Urban avifauna distribution explained by road noise in an Eastern European city	5
Are urbanization, biotic and social factors associated with the song frequency and song entropy attributes of three urban syntopic passerines?	5
Rapid range expansion predicted for the Common Grackle (Quiscalus quiscula) in the near future under climate change scenarios	5
True grit: ingestion of small stone particles by hummingbirds in West Mexico	5
Feeding ecology of a highly aerial bird during its long breeding season	4
The spatial distribution and breeding behavior of neighbors affect the reproductive success of tits	4
Hummingbird-plant interactions in Chile: An ecological review of the available evidence	4
Highly divergent sympatric lineages of Leptotila verreauxi (Aves: Columbidae) suggest a secondary contact area in the Isthmus of Tehuantepec, Mexico	4
Predicting the non-breeding distributions of the two Asian subspecies of Black-tailed Godwit using morphological information	4
More than a simple egg: Underlying mechanisms of cold tolerance in avian embryos	4
Negative effects of artificial nest boxes on birds: A review	4
Sexual dichromatism and assortative mating by multiple plumage color traits in wild Chestnut Thrush	4
Shifts in phenology of autumn migration and wing length among reedbed passerines along the East Asian–Australasian Flyway	4
Individual consistency in spatiotemporal characteristics of migratory Whimbrels in the East Asian–Australasian Flyway	4
Organising a juvenile ratio monitoring programme for 10 key waterbird species in the Yangtze River floodplain: analysis and proposals	4
Abundance of White-fronted Parrots and diet of an urban parrot assemblage (Aves: Psittaciformes) in a green Neotropical city	4
Altitudinal migration behavior patterns of birds on the eastern slope of Mt. Gongga, China	4

Anthropogenic nesting materials and reproductive performance of Chinese Bulbuls (Pycnonotus sinensis) along the urbanization gradient in Hangzhou, China	4
Exploring the interplay of T cell receptor-V gene copy numbers and major histocompatibility complex selection pressure in avian species: Insights into immune system evolution and reproductive investme	4
Proximity to corridors benefits bird communities in vegetated interrow vineyards in Mendoza, Argentina	4
Mongolian Lark as an indicator of taxonomic, functional and phylogenetic diversity of steppe birds	4
Homeward bound: canopy cover and species identity influence non-breeding season homing success and speed in forest birds	4
Intraguild niche partitioning in granivorous birds from the late past	4
The clutch size, incubation behavior of Reeves's Pheasant (Syrmaticus reevesii) and their responses to ambient temperature and precipitation	4
Birds and plastic pollution: recent advances	3
The evolution of courtship displays in Galliformes	3
Variation of parental and chick diet in opportunistic insectivorous European Bee-eaters	3
Molecular evidence of introgressive hybridization between related species Jankowski's Bunting (Emberiza jankowskii) and Meadow Bunting (Emberiza cioides) (Aves: Passeriformes)	3
Habitat preferences and nest site selection by sympatric populations of Middle Spotted Woodpecker (Dendrocoptes medius) and Syrian Woodpecker (Dendrocopos syriacus) in natural mountain forests of Sout	3
Flexible nest site selection of the endangered Oriental Storks (Ciconia boyciana): Trade-off from adaptive strategies	3
Responses of breeding waterbird communities to environmental changes in subsidence wetlands in the North China Plain	3
Microhabitat characteristics related to seasonal roost switching: implications from a threatened and introduced cockatoo species in an urban landscape	3
Comparative analysis of the microbiome of sympatric wintering Bean Geese, Domestic Ducks, humans, and soil at Shengjin Lake of China reveals potential public risk to human health	3
Migration routes, behavior and protection status of Eurasian Spoonbills (Platalea leucorodia) wintering in China	3
Population genomic data reveal low genetic diversity, divergence and local adaptation among threatened Reeves's Pheasant (Syrmaticus reevesii)	3
Inter-individual variation in provisioning rate, prey size and number, and links to total prey biomass delivered to nestlings in the Collared Flycatcher (Ficedula albicollis)	3
Bird specimen number linked with species trait and climate niche breadth	3
Migration routes and differences in migration strategies of Whooper Swans between spring and autumn	3
No evidence of predator odor avoidance in a North American bird community	3
Seasonal variations in gonad morphology and hypothalamic GnRH-I and GnIH in Eurasian Tree Sparrow, a multi-brooded passerine	3
Light matters: Nest illumination alters egg rejection behavior in a cavity-nesting bird	3
Factors affecting post-release survival and dispersal of reintroduced Crested Ibis (Nipponia nippon) in Tongchuan City, China	3
The value of community science data to analyze long-term avian trends in understudied regions: The state of birds in Türkiye	3
Multiple lines of evidence confirm that the critically endangered Blue-crowned Laughingthrush (Garrulax courtoisi) is an independent species	3
Does bird photography affect nest predation and feeding frequency?	3
Correction to: Performance comparison of different microbial DNA extraction methods on bird feces	3
Structural effects of reedbed grazing and its cessation on reed-nesting songbird densities	3
Migration and wintering of vulnerable adult Chinese Egrets (Egretta eulophotes) revealed by GPS tracking	3
Detour for the inexperienced? Migration count data suggest mostly juvenile Greater Spotted Eagles appear in coastal peninsulas in China	3
Identification of annual routines and critical stopover sites of a breeding shorebird in the Yellow Sea, China	3
COVID-19 lockdown has indirect, non-equivalent effects on activity patterns of Reeves’s Pheasant (Syrmaticus reevesii) and sympatric species	3
Comparative population genomics reveals glacial cycles to drive diversifications in tropical montane birds (Aves, Timaliidae)	3
Corrigendum to “Crown saturation and intrasexual dominance: Evidence of a negatively correlated handicap in male Saffron Finches” [Avian Res. 16 (2025) 100241]	3
Changes in wintering Hooded Cranes and their habitats at Chongming Dongtan over the past 20 years	2
Effects of constant light and dark conditions on the locomotor activity, body mass, and body temperature rhythms of Eurasian Tree Sparrows (Passer montanus)	2
Morphology and morphometry of two hybridizing buntings at their hybrid zone in northern Iran reveal intermediate and transgressive morphotypes	2
Linking individual attributes and host specialization in brood parasitic cuckoos	2
Long-term monitoring data reveal effects of age, population density, and environmental aspects on hatching success of Common Cranes (Grus grus)	2
Oriental Reed Warblers do not abandon Common Cuckoo chicks during prolonged nestling periods	2
The Black-winged Monarch (Monarcha frater): Geographic variation, taxonomy, a "new" population, and an enduring mystery in migration	2
Sex-specific selective effect of winter weather on morphological traits in a small passerine bird	2
Global population estimate and conservation gap analysis for the Nordmann's Greenshank (Tringa guttifer)	2
A network meta-analysis on comparison of invasive and non-invasive sampling methods to characterize intestinal microbiota of birds	2
Distribution pattern and driving factors of genetic diversity of passerine birds in the Mountains of Southwest China	2
The flowerpiercers interactions with a community of high Andean plants	2
Data reliability of the emerging citizen science in the Greater Bay Area of China	2
Variation in reproductive life-history traits of Chinese Bulbuls (Pycnonotus sinensis) along the urbanization gradient in Hangzhou, China	2
Common Cuckoo (Cuculus canorus) nestlings adapt their begging behavior to the host signal system	2
Assessing the vulnerability of wintering habitats for the red-listed Asian Houbara (Chlamydotis macqueenii) using climate models and human impact assessments	2
Using non-destructive sampling to evaluate the population genomic status of captive Brown Eared Pheasants	2
Vultures as a model for testing molecular adaptations of dietary specialization in birds	2
Egg rejection and egg recognition mechanisms in Oriental Reed Warblers	2
Distribution pattern and niche overlap of sympatric breeding birds along human-modified habitat gradients in Inner Mongolia, China	2
Correlates of avian extinction timing around the world since 1500 CE	2
A high level of extra-pair paternity in the Chestnut Thrush (Turdus rubrocanus)	2
Migration routes of the endangered Oriental Stork (Ciconia boyciana) from Xingkai Lake, China, and their repeatability as revealed by GPS tracking	2
Breeding biology of the Green-backed Tit (Parus monticolus) in southwest China	2
Social experience promotes the exploratory behaviour in Java Sparrows	2
Nest decoration: Black feathers prevent Crested Mynas from nest usurpation	2
Scaly-sided Merganser (Mergus squamatus) equalizes foraging costs with depth by switching foraging tactics	2
Disentangling the relative effects of semi-natural habitats within different landscape agricultural intensities on bird communities	2
Visual cognition of birds and its underlying neural mechanism: A review	2
Large-brained birds lay smaller but heavier clutches	2
Short-term night lighting disrupts lipid and glucose metabolism in Zebra Finches: Implication for urban stopover birds	2
Vinous-throated parrotbills breed in invasive smooth cordgrass habitat: Can native birds avoid the potential ecological trap?	2
Habitat requirements of Boreal Owl (Aegolius funereus) and Pygmy Owl (Glaucidium passerinum) in rear edge montane populations on the Balkan Peninsula	2
Relative importance of tidal flats and artificial habitats for two spoonbill species and related interspecific differences	2
Nest predation pressure on Chinese Bulbuls decreases along the urbanization gradient in Hangzhou, China	2
Non-breeding movements of the Black-tailed Gull (Larus crassirostris)	2
The development of the Rook's (Corvus frugilegus) colony in the face of shifting spring phenology	2