OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The median citation count of Zoological Letters is 1. 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
The use of polarized light in the zonal orientation of the sandhopper Talitrus saltator (Montagu)	25
A review of the genus Muusoctopus (Cephalopoda: Octopoda) from Arctic waters	22
Proteins from shrews’ venom glands play a role in gland functioning and venom production	17
Starvation resistance in the nematode Pristionchus pacificus requires a conserved supplementary nuclear receptor	16
The remarkable larval morphology of Rhaebo nasicus (Werner, 1903) (Amphibia: Anura: Bufonidae) with the erection of a new bufonid genus and insights into the evolution of suctorial tadpoles	12
Hedgehog signaling controls mouth opening in the amphioxus	11
Bones and all: a new critically endangered Pantepui species of Stefania (Anura: Hemiphractidae) and a new osteological synapomorphy for the genus	10
Allogeneic testes transplanted into partially castrated adult medaka (Oryzias latipes) can produce donor-derived offspring by natural mating over a prolonged period	10
A transphyletic study of metazoan β-catenin protein complexes	10
The more we search, the more we find: discovering and expanding the biodiversity in the ring nematode genus Xenocriconemella De Grisse and Loof, 1965 (Nematoda: Criconematidae)	10
Homology of the head sensory structures between Heterotardigrada and Eutardigrada supported in a new species of water bear (Ramazzottiidae: Ramazzottius)	10
Deep-sea ctenostome bryozoans: revision of the family Pachyzoidae, with description of a new genus and three new species from Zealandia	7
Bat pollinators: a decade of monitoring reveals declining visitation rates for some species in Thailand	7
Structure of a hinge joint with textured sliding surfaces in terrestrial isopods (Crustacea: Isopoda: Oniscidea)	7
The importance of being integrative: a remarkable case of synonymy in the genus Viridiscus (Heterotardigrada: Echiniscidae)	6
Gene expression alterations from reversible to irreversible stages during coral metamorphosis	6
The digestive tract as an essential organ for water acquisition in marine teleosts: lessons from euryhaline eels	6
Progesterone initiates tendril formation in the oviducal gland during egg encapsulation in cloudy catshark (Scyliorhinus torazame)	5
Boring life: early colony formation and growth in the endolithic bryozoan genus Penetrantia Silén, 1946	5
Integrative taxonomy resolves species identities within the Macrobiotus pallarii complex (Eutardigrada: Macrobiotidae)	4
A review of the reproductive system in anuran amphibians	4
Neuromuscular organization of the benthic ctenophore, Vallicula multiformis	4
Detailed morphology of tentacular apparatus and central nervous system in Owenia borealis (Annelida, Oweniidae)	4
Origin of the propatagium in non-avian dinosaurs	4
Morphological and radiological mapping of dental cusps in relation to spatial constraints on tooth shape of one-humped camel (Camelus dromedarius)	4

Polymorphism in the symmetries of gastric pouch arrangements in the sea anemone D. lineata	3
Correction: Deep-sea ctenostome bryozoans: revision of the family Pachyzoidae, with description of a new genus and three new species from Zealandia	3
The lost generation of Pemphigus populiglobuli (Hemiptera, Aphididae): exploring the taxonomy of the Svalbard aphids of genus Pemphigus	3
Photoreceptor genes in a trechine beetle, Trechiama kuznetsovi, living in the upper hypogean zone	3
New insights into the retinal microstructure-diurnal activity relationship in the African five-lined skink (Trachylepis quinquetaeniata) (Lichtenstein, 1823)	3
Effect of temperature cycles on the sleep-like state in Hydra vulgaris	3
Targeted deletion of liver-expressed Choriogenin L results in the production of soft eggs and infertility in medaka, Oryzias latipes	2
Ecology of endolithic bryozoans: colony development, growth rates and interactions of species in the genus Immergentia	2
Spatially ordered recruitment of fast muscles in accordance with movement strengths in larval zebrafish	2
Structural and immunohistochemical analysis of the cellular compositions of the liver of molly fish (Poecilia sphenops), focusing on its immune role	2
Gene transcriptional profiles in gonads of Bacillus taxa (Phasmida) with different cytological mechanisms of automictic parthenogenesis	2
Color vision evolution in egg-laying mammals: insights from visual photoreceptors and daily activities of Australian echidnas	2
Ancient rivers shaped the current genetic diversity of the wood mouse (Apodemus speciosus) on the islands of the Seto Inland Sea, Japan	1
Variation in responses to photoperiods and temperatures in Japanese medaka from different latitudes	1
Context-specific variation and repeatability in behavioral traits of bent-wing bats	1
Morphology and morphometry of the inner ear of the dromedary camel and their influence on the efficiency of hearing and equilibrium	1
Comparative analysis of Hmx expression and the distribution of neuronal somata in the trigeminal ganglion in lamprey and shark: insights into the homology of the trigeminal nerve branches and the evol	1
A transcriptomic reevaluation of the accessory olfactory organ in Bichir (Polypterus senegalus)	1
New Indomalayan Nebularmis species (Heterotardigrada: Echiniscidae) provoke a discussion on its intrageneric diversity	1
Linoleic acid as corpse recognition signal in a social aphid	1