OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of Avian Research 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
Changes in the adult sex ratio of six duck species breeding populations over two decades	113
Avian responses to an extreme weather event: The case of the ‘Filomena’ snowstorm in Madrid (central Spain)	32
RETRACTED: The impact of weather conditions on the prevalence of avian influenza in dabbling ducks (genus Anas) during autumn migration in southern Western Siberia	30
Phylogeography and morphometric variation in the Cinnamon Hummingbird complex: Amazilia rutila (Aves: Trochilidae)	17
Weather influenced nestling growth of an insectivorous but not a granivorous grassland passerine in Argentina	16
DFEFM: Fusing frequency correlation and mel features for robust edge bird audio detection	16
Highly divergent sympatric lineages of Leptotila verreauxi (Aves: Columbidae) suggest a secondary contact area in the Isthmus of Tehuantepec, Mexico	15
Breeding ecology of two sympatric laughingthrushes (Trochalopteron milnei and Garrulax berthemyi) in southwestern China	15
Experimental evidence that cuckoos preferentially parasitize host nests early in their laying cycle	15
Detour for the inexperienced? Migration count data suggest mostly juvenile Greater Spotted Eagles appear in coastal peninsulas in China	14
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)	13
Are urbanization, biotic and social factors associated with the song frequency and song entropy attributes of three urban syntopic passerines?	13
Non-selective waterbird hunting in a Natura 2000 site results in killing of protected species: A case study from western Poland	13
Genomic evidence of hybridization between two species of Penduline Tits reveals postzygotic reproductive isolation	12
Corrigendum to “Crown saturation and intrasexual dominance: Evidence of a negatively correlated handicap in male Saffron Finches” [Avian Res. 16 (2025) 100241]	12
Three subspecies of Black-tailed Godwit share non-breeding sites in the world's largest river delta	12
Feeding ecology of a highly aerial bird during its long breeding season	11
More than a simple egg: Underlying mechanisms of cold tolerance in avian embryos	11
Predicting the non-breeding distributions of the two Asian subspecies of Black-tailed Godwit using morphological information	11
Urban avifauna distribution explained by road noise in an Eastern European city	11
Intraguild niche partitioning in granivorous birds from the late past	10
Scaly-sided Merganser (Mergus squamatus) equalizes foraging costs with depth by switching foraging tactics	10
Long-term monitoring data reveal effects of age, population density, and environmental aspects on hatching success of Common Cranes (Grus grus)	10
eDNA enhances detection efficiency but reveals lower waterbird diversity: A comparison with point counting method	10
Linking individual attributes and host specialization in brood parasitic cuckoos	10

Migration routes, behavior and protection status of Eurasian Spoonbills (Platalea leucorodia) wintering in China	10
Using non-destructive sampling to evaluate the population genomic status of captive Brown Eared Pheasants	10
Visual cognition of birds and its underlying neural mechanism: A review	10
Molecular evidence of introgressive hybridization between related species Jankowski's Bunting (Emberiza jankowskii) and Meadow Bunting (Emberiza cioides) (Aves: Passeriformes)	9
Kentish Plover (Charadrius alexandrinus) and Little Tern (Sternula albifrons) prefer shells for nesting: A field experiment	9
Evaluation of antimicrobial resistance and virulence characteristics in Escherichia coli and Proteus mirabilis isolates from dead Crested Ibis embryos at the artificial breeding base	9
Avian acoustic communication: Understanding of peripheral and central neural systems with ecological adaptations	8
Model-based assessment of muscle forces and strain distribution in the femur of Cabot's Tragopans (Tragopan caboti)	8
Nest site tenacity and mate fidelity in the Black-headed Gull (Chroicocephalus ridibundus)	8
Citrine Wagtail migration on the Indo-European flyway: a first geolocator track reveals alternative migration route and endurance flights to cross ecological barriers	8
Hard life for sons in the nest? Sex-dependent offspring mortality in Great Tits in urban and forest areas	8
Continent-wide vocal leapfrog pattern in Collared Scops Owls obfuscates species boundaries	8
Responses of steppe birds to habitat fragmentation: Insights from niche specialization and functional traits	8
Population trend and spatio-temporal distribution of Greater White-fronted (Anser albifrons) and Bean Geese (Anser fabalis) in Korea	8
Migration routes, population status and important sites used by the globally threatened Black-faced Spoonbill (Platalea minor): a synthesis of surveys and tracking studies	8
Sri Lanka's laughingthrush: An ecological and phylogenetic assessment of a babbler confused for a laughingthrush	8
Using stable isotope to compare the habitat use and trophic level between the new and old breeding range of wild Crested Ibis in the early breeding season	7
Shallow water habitats provide high-quality foraging environments for the Spoon-billed Sandpiper at a critical staging site	7
Corrigendum to “Multiple lines of evidence confirm that the critically endangered Blue-crowned Laughingthrush (Garrulax courtoisi) is an independent species” [Avian Res. 13 (2022) 100022]	7
Seasonal changes in Hermit Thrush (Catharus guttatus) song syntax	7
Myological variation in the hindlimb of three raptorial birds in relation to foraging behavior	7
Heterogeneity in song rates in the Collared Flycatcher (Ficedula albicollis) explained with the availability parameter in generalized N-mixture models: Its importance for abundance estimates in avian	7
Combining video and GPS-tracking to study the spatial foraging distribution of a single-prey loading seabird	6
Autumn migration routes and wintering areas of juvenile Chinese Egrets (Egretta eulophotes) revealed by GPS tracking	6
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	6
The spatial distribution and breeding behavior of neighbors affect the reproductive success of tits	6
Genetic benefits of female from extra-pair paternity are context dependent within the socially monogamous Tree Sparrow	6
Chinese Blackbirds (Turdus mandarinus) mimic electric moped sounds with lower consistency and frequencies	6
Antipredatory call behavior of lapwing species in an Afrotropical environment	6
Migration patterns and spatial connectivity of Pallas's Gulls (Ichthyaetus ichthyaetus) from Alakol lake, Kazakhstan using ring recovery and tracking data	6
Highway effects on artificial nest survival in a neotropical sand-coastal plain: A spatiotemporal approach	6
Migration and wintering of vulnerable adult Chinese Egrets (Egretta eulophotes) revealed by GPS tracking	6
Seasonal increase in nest defense, but not egg rejection, in a cuckoo host	6
Parapatric speciation with recurrent gene flow of two sexual dichromatic pheasants	6
Most bird species remain poorly studied but threated status promotes research effort	6
The influence of the abundance and availability of alternative food on the foraging behavior of wintering Siberian Cranes (Leucogeranus leucogeranus)	6
Individual consistency in spatiotemporal characteristics of migratory Whimbrels in the East Asian–Australasian Flyway	6
Tri-axial accelerometry allows to determine parental food provisioning behaviour in a marine bird	6
Mammal-rich diet associated with reproductive success of Saker Falcons in Mongolia	6
Distribution pattern and driving factors of genetic diversity of passerine birds in the Mountains of Southwest China	5
Distribution pattern and niche overlap of sympatric breeding birds along human-modified habitat gradients in Inner Mongolia, China	5
Does bird photography affect nest predation and feeding frequency?	5
Assessing the vulnerability of wintering habitats for the red-listed Asian Houbara (Chlamydotis macqueenii) using climate models and human impact assessments	5
Antioxidant defense mechanisms and fatty acid catabolism in Red-billed Leiothrix (Leiothrix lutea) exposed to high temperatures	5
Incubation temperature induced developmental plasticity of cold responsive physiological phenotypes in Japanese Quails	5
Large-brained birds lay smaller but heavier clutches	5
Vinous-throated parrotbills breed in invasive smooth cordgrass habitat: Can native birds avoid the potential ecological trap?	5
Oriental Reed Warblers do not abandon Common Cuckoo chicks during prolonged nestling periods	5
Vultures as a model for testing molecular adaptations of dietary specialization in birds	5
Vocal repertoire of Azure-winged Magpies (Cyanopica cyanus): A context-associated communication system	5

Data reliability of the emerging citizen science in the Greater Bay Area of China	5
How does asymmetric sibling rivalry respond under environmental metal pollution? A case study of the Tree Sparrow (Passer montanus)	5
Non-breeding movements of the Black-tailed Gull (Larus crassirostris)	5
Sexual dichromatism and assortative mating by multiple plumage color traits in wild Chestnut Thrush	5
Seasonal variations in gonad morphology and hypothalamic GnRH-I and GnIH in Eurasian Tree Sparrow, a multi-brooded passerine	5
Common Cuckoo (Cuculus canorus) nestlings adapt their begging behavior to the host signal system	5
GPS tracking data reveal the annual spatiotemporal movement patterns of Bridled Terns	5
Effects of constant light and dark conditions on the locomotor activity, body mass, and body temperature rhythms of Eurasian Tree Sparrows (Passer montanus)	5
Use of evergreen and deciduous plants by nocturnal-roosting birds: A case study in Beijing	5