OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of Zoological Research is 7. 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 2021-08-01 to 2025-08-01.)

Article	Citations
Protein composition of extracellular vesicles from skin secretions of the amphibian Bombina maxima	90
Reconstructing early transmission networks of SARS-CoV-2 using a genomic mutation model	59
Genome-edited rabbits: Unleashing the potential of a promising experimental animal model across diverse diseases	56
Infectivity of SARS-CoV-2 and protection against reinfection in rats	38
Neural representation of sexual satiety in mice	34
Establishment of a non-lethal model of antibody-dependent enhancement of infection in A129 mice based on a non-mouse-adapted dengue virus strain	33
Characterization of NDM-5-producing <i>Enterobacteriaceae</i> isolates from retail grass carp (<i>Ctenopharyngodon idella</i>) and evidence of <i>bla</i><sub>	33
Genetically modified pigs with CD163 point mutation are resistant to HP-PRRSV infection	31
Deciphering the genetic basis of sex differentiation in silver-lipped pearl oyster (<i>Pinctada maxima</i>) based on integrative transcriptomic analysis	31
Experimental models for preclinical research in kidney disease	28
Long-read genome assemblies reveal a <i>cis</i>-regulatory landscape associated with phenotypic divergence in two sister <i>Siniperca</i> fish species	27
A new species of the genus <i>Kurixalus</i> (Anura, Rhacophoridae) from Sichuan Province, southwestern China	26
Animal models of Alzheimer’s disease: Applications, evaluation, and perspectives	26
Peptide Cy<sub>RL-QN15</sub> accelerates hair regeneration in diabetic mice by binding to the Frizzled-7 receptor	25
Comparative DNA methylation reveals epigenetic adaptation to high altitude in snub-nosed monkeys	24
Harvesting the fruits of the first stage of the Primate Genome Project	24
Avian sibling cannibalism: Hoopoe mothers regularly use their last hatched nestlings to feed older siblings	23
Chromosome-level genome assembly of Tibetan macaque (<i>Macaca thibetana</i>) and species-specific structural variations	22
Protection and exploration of the scientific potential of Chinese cavefish	22
Haplotype-resolved and chromosome-scale genomes provide insights into co-adaptation between the Amur tiger and Amur leopard	22
A new genus and species of disc-bearing Labeoninae (Teleostei: Cypriniformes) from Guangxi, China	21
Identification and effective regulation of <i>scarb1</i> gene involved in pigmentation change in autotetraploid <i>Carassius auratus</i>	21
Single-cell transcriptomic landscape of the sheep rumen provides insights into physiological programming development and adaptation of digestive strategies	19
Dynamic transcriptional atlas of male germ cells during porcine puberty	19
Mandarin fish von Hippel-Lindau protein regulates the NF-κB signaling pathway via interaction with IκB to promote fish ranavirus replication	19

Single-cell profiling of the pig cecum at various developmental stages	19
PCDH17 restricts dendritic spine morphogenesis by regulating ROCK2-dependent control of the actin cytoskeleton, modulating emotional behavior	18
Population genomics reveals that natural variation in <i>PRDM16</i> contributes to cold tolerance in domestic cattle	17
Ferrets: A powerful model of SARS-CoV-2	17
Developmental environment contributes to rapid trait shifts among newly colonized subterranean habitats	16
Synergistic effects of Pleistocene geological and climatic events on complex phylogeographic history of widespread sympatric species of Megaloptera in East Asia	16
Surviving winter on the Qinghai-Xizang Plateau: Extensive reversible protein phosphorylation plays a dominant role in regulating hypometabolism in hibernating <i>Nanorana parkeri</i>	15
Loss of <i>LBP</i> triggers lipid metabolic disorder through H3K27 acetylation-mediated C/EBPβ-<i>SCD</i> activation in non-alcoholic fatty liver disease	15
Production of functional sperm from in vitro-cultured premeiotic spermatogonia in a marine fish	15
Scan of the endogenous retrovirus sequences across the swine genome and survey of their copy number variation and sequence diversity among various Chinese and Western pig breeds	15
Androgen signaling inhibits <i>de novo</i> lipogenesis to alleviate lipid deposition in zebrafish	15
<i>Liobagrus chengduensis</i>, a new species of torrent catfish (Teleostei: Siluriformes: Amblycipitidae) from the upper Changjiang River basin in southwest China	14
Host-parasite interactions in perpetual darkness: Macroparasite diversity in the cavefish <i>Astyanax mexicanus</i>	14
Prior exposure to ciprofloxacin disrupts intestinal homeostasis and predisposes ayu(Plecoglossus altivelis)to subsequent Pseudomonas plecoglossicida-induced infection	14
A new species of the genus <i>Typhlomys</i> Milne-Edwards, 1877 (Rodentia: Platacanthomyidae) from Chongqing, China	14
Design Methods for Antimicrobial Peptides with Improved Performance	14
Conservation genomics of sibling grouse in boreal forests reveals introgression and adaptive population differentiation in genes controlling epigenetic variation	13
A 1.1 Mb duplication CNV on chromosome 17 contributes to skeletal muscle development in Boer goats	13
Beneficial effects of probiotics on <i>Litopenaeus vannamei</i> growth and immune function via the recruitment of gut Rhodobacteraceae symbionts	13
Reciprocal translocation experiments reveal gut microbiome plasticity and host specificity in a Qinghai-Xizang Plateau lizard	13
Ribosome profiling and single-cell RNA sequencing identify the unfolded protein response as a key regulator of pigeon lactation	13
Convergent musk biosynthesis across host and microbiota in musk deer and muskrat	12
Transfer of the <i>zp3a</i> gene results in changes in egg adhesiveness and buoyancy in transgenic zebrafish	12
Author Correction: Genetically modified pigs with CD163 point mutation are resistant to HP-PRRSV infection	12
The first cavefish in the Dinaric Karst? Cave colonization made possible by phenotypic plasticity in <i>Telestes karsticus</i>	12
Defining honeybee subspecies in an evolutionary context warrants strategized conservation	12
Evolution of p53 pathway-related genes provides insights into anticancer mechanisms of natural longevity in cetaceans	12
Evolutionary history of Old World cellar spiders in the context of Neo-Tethyan sea-land transformations	11
MonkeyTrail: A scalable video-based method for tracking macaque movement trajectory in daily living cages	11
Importance of genetic data from type specimens:The questionable type locality of southern white-cheeked gibbon,Nomascus siki(Delacour,1951)	11
Transcription factor <i>Dmrt1</i> triggers the SPRY1-NF-κB pathway to maintain testicular immune homeostasis and male fertility	11
Regulation of UBC12 expression and protein neddylation by PINK1 implicates its primate-specific function	11
Identification of novel mammalian viruses in tree shrews (<i>Tupaia belangeri chinensis</i>)	11
Jump further, leap higher, and consolidate stronger: A brief review of the long-term partnership between Kunming Institute of Zoology (KIZ) and the Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK) in bioresourc	11
Loss of SHROOM3 affects neuroepithelial cell shape through regulating cytoskeleton proteins in cynomolgus monkey organoids	11
Description of two new species of <i>Hemiphyllodactylus</i> (Reptilia: Gekkonidae) from karst landscapes in Yunnan, China, highlights complex conservation needs	10
<i>Zic3</i> represses anterior digit development in tetrapods	10
Comparative analyses of mitogenomes in the social bees with insights into evolution of long inverted repeats in the Meliponini	10
From beasts to bytes: Revolutionizing zoological research with artificial intelligence	10
Proteins as nanomagnets and magnetoreceptors	10
Global cold-chain related SARS-CoV-2 transmission identified by pandemic-scale phylogenomics	10
Evolutionary history of Old World cellar spiders in the context of Neo-Tethyan sea-land transformations	10
Evolutionary timescale of chalcidoid wasps inferred from over one hundred mitochondrial genomes	10
Comparative transcriptomic evidence of physiological changes and potential relationships in vertebrates under different dormancy states	10
Meiotic transcriptional reprogramming mediated by cell-cell communications in humans and mice revealed by scATAC-seq and scRNA-seq	10
Investigating the molecular mechanisms of oocyte maturation and ovulation in Nile tilapia: A focus on the steroidogenic enzyme Cyp17a2	10
Microplastic exposure disturbs sleep structure, reduces lifespan, and decreases ovary size in <i>Drosophila</i> <i>melanogaster</i>	10
Insight into molecular and neural mechanisms of general anesthesia from the invertebrate model <i>Drosophila melanogaster</i>	9
Genetically modified pigs: Emerging animal models for hereditary hearing loss	9
VEGFR-3 deficiency in astrocytes exacerbates the Japanese encephalitis virus infection-induced neuroinflammatory response in the brains of mice	9

Dynamic foraging strategy adaptation to heterogeneous environments contributes to social aggregation in snub-nosed monkeys	9
Targeting autophagy in Alzheimer’s disease: Animal models and mechanisms	9
CCDC181 is required for sperm flagellum biogenesis and male fertility in mice	9
Anti-infective immune functions of type IV interferon in grass carp (<i>Ctenopharyngodon idella</i>): A novel antibacterial and antiviral interferon in lower vertebrates	9
Phylogenetic relationships of the zokor genus <i>Eospalax</i> (Mammalia, Rodentia, Spalacidae) inferred from whole-genome analyses, with description of a new species endemic to Hengduan Mo	9
<i>Charybdis</i> <i>japonica</i> genome provides insights into desiccation adaptation and sex-determining region	9
Chromosome-level genome assembly of the freshwater snail Bellamya purificata(Caenogastropoda)	9
Chromosome-level genome assembly of the freshwater snail <i>Bellamya purificata</i> (Caenogastropoda)	9
Declined fitness in larvae born from long-distance migrants of anadromous <i>Coilia nasus</i> in the lower reaches of the Yangtze River, China	8
Unexpected divergence in magnetoreceptor MagR from robin and pigeon linked to two sequence variations	8
Role of cancer stem cell ecosystem on breast cancer metastasis and related mouse models	8
Dihydroartemisinin inhibits plasmid transfer in drug-resistant <i>Escherichia coli</i> via limiting energy supply	8
Next-generation vaccines for substance use disorders	8
Single-nucleus transcriptomic profiling of multiple organs in a rhesus macaque model of SARS-CoV-2 infection	8
Discovery of a wild, genetically pure Chinese giant salamander creates new conservation opportunities	8
Mitochondrial phylogenomics provides insights into the phylogeny and evolution of spiders(Arthropoda:Araneae)	8
Comprehensive analysis of the gut microbiome and post-translational modifications elucidates the route involved in microbiota-host interactions	8
Comparative multi-locus assessment of modern Asian newts (<i>Cynops</i>, <i>Paramesotriton</i>, and <i>Pachytriton</i>: Salamandridae) in southern China suggests a	8
Europe vs.China:Pholcus(Araneae,Pholcidae)from Yanshan-Taihang Mountains confirms uneven distribution of spiders in Eurasia	8
Ancient DNA unravels species identification from Laosicheng site, Hunan Province, China, and provides insights into maternal genetic history of East Asian leopards	8
Maternal hypoxia exposure perturbs the methylation of imprinted genes in adult sperm and causes intergenerational placental impairments in male offspring	8
Cenozoic Tethyan changes dominated Eurasian animal evolution and diversity patterns	7
Large animal models for investigating the applications of photodynamic therapy	7
Importance of genetic data from type specimens: The questionable type locality of southern white-cheeked gibbon, <i>Nomascus siki</i> (Delacour, 1951)	7
Single-cell sequencing analysis reveals the essential role of the m<sup>6</sup>A reader YTHDF1 in retinal visual function by regulating TULP1 and DHX38 translation	7
Cross-species recognition of bat coronavirus RsYN04 and cross-reaction of SARS-CoV-2 antibodies against the virus	7
Virome in healthy pangolins reveals compatibility with multiple potentially zoonotic viruses	7
Genomic analysis of indigenous goats in Southwest Asia reveals evidence of ancient adaptive introgression related to desert climate	7
Phylogenetic analysis of combined mitochondrial genome and 32 nuclear genes provides key insights into molecular systematics and historical biogeography of Asian warty newts of the genus <i>Para	7
Europe vs. China: <i>Pholcus</i> (Araneae, Pholcidae) from Yanshan-Taihang Mountains confirms uneven distribution of spiders in Eurasia	7
Improved mammalian family phylogeny using gap-rare multiple sequence alignment: A timetree of extant placentals and marsupials	7
Ecological study of cave nectar bats reveals low risk of direct transmission of bat viruses to humans	7
The perinuclear theca protein FNDC8 interacts with CCIN and ACTL7A to ensure sperm head shaping during spermiogenesis	7
Advancing neuroscience through real-time processing of big data: Transition from open-loop to closed-loop paradigms	7
Does high vegetation coverage equal high giant panda density?	7
Initiation of the Primate Genome Project	7
Consistency, distinction, and potential metabolic crosstalk of nitrogen mobilization-related genes in silk production and silk gland biology	7
Unknown species from China: The case of phrurolithid spiders (Araneae, Phrurolithidae)	7
Distributions of parvalbumin, calbindin-D28k, and calretinin in the cerebrum of Chinese tree shrews (<i>Tupaia belangeri chinensis</i>): A high-resolution neuroanatomical resource	7
Rotating magnetic field inhibits Aβ protein aggregation and alleviates cognitive impairment in Alzheimer’s disease mice	7
Engineered AAV13 Variants with Enhanced Transduction and Confined Spread	7
Loss of behavioral stress response in blind cavefish reduces energy expenditure	7
A booming field of large animal model research	7
Multiplex gene editing reduces oxalate production in primary hyperoxaluria type 1	7