OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of Mammal Research is 3. 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 2021-09-01 to 2025-09-01.)

Article	Citations
Terrestrial locomotor behaviors of the big brown bat (Vespertilionidae: Eptesicus fuscus)	30
Habitat selection of smooth-coated otters (Lutrogale perspicillata) in the peri-coastal, urbanised landscape of Goa, India	22
Body condition is positively related to basal metabolic rate in two species of vespertilionid bats from Central Mexico	15
European rabbit (Oryctolagus cuniculus) as seed disperser in arid ecotones of Argentina: non-native herbivore facilitation of native and non-native plants	15
First characterization of the echolocation calls of Myotis dinellii (Chiroptera: Vespertilionidae)	14
Dietary habits of the giant armadillo (Priodontes maximus) in the Brazilian wetlands	14
Multi-year monitoring of bats in a Northern South American forest: diversity and comparison with other neotropical bat assemblages	13
Where does the fox stay? First camera trap records of the threatened hoary fox Lycalopex vetulus (Carnivora, Canidae) in a xeric habitat of a neotropical dry forest–savanna ecotone	13
Crested porcupine (Hystrix cristata) abundance estimation using Bayesian methods: first data from a highly agricultural environment in central Italy	11
Activity patterns of an arboreal and semi-arboreal mammal community	11
Habitat characteristics around dens in female brown bears with cubs are density dependent	11
Variations in density of pine marten Martes martes populations according to forest fragmentation	10
A new camera-trapping device, the Campascope, to study feeding behaviour of subterranean rodents	10
Habitat use by the endangered spotted-tailed quoll in a fragmented landscape	9
Phylogenetic position of the northern pika Ochotona hyperborea in Hokkaido, Japan based on mitochondrial COI sequences	9
Using the BirdNET algorithm to identify wolves, coyotes, and potentially their interactions in a large audio dataset	8
Melanin-based colouration in European hedgehogs (Erinaceus europaeus): is it under selection in urban environments?	8
Correction to: Wildlife feeding activities induce papillae proliferation in the rumen of fallow deer	8
Inventorying terrestrial mammal species in mixed-mangrove forest of the Lower Kinabatangan, Sabah, Borneo, Malaysia, with special reference to a new locality record of otter civet, Cynogale bennettii	8
Phylogeography of Mustela eversmanii and M. putorius (Carnivora: Mustelidae) throughout continental Eurasia, based on mitochondrial control-region sequences	7
Unraveling the origin of the wild pig (Sus scrofa Linnaeus, 1758) from the northwest Patagonian region: evidence of hybridization processes and a possible pure wild boar population in a protected area	7
Assessing habitat selection of the vulnerable Asian small-clawed otters in an anthropized riparian forest of eastern Bangladesh	7
Hypoflexid function in the “trenchant heel” of carnassial teeth, with comments on talonid evolution	7
Weather, ultrasonic, cranial and body traits predict insect diet hardness in a Central Mexican bat community	7
Snow tracking provides insights on the hunting behaviour of marten (Martes americana)	7

Do mammals use human-modified landscapes? A survey of medium- and large-sized species in an Atlantic Forest-Cerrado pastureland	7
Brushtail possum terrestrial activity patterns are driven by climatic conditions, breeding and moonlight intensity	6
Choosing crops over natural fodder: feeding ecology of the Asian elephant Elephas maximus in the mosaics of agriculture fields with fragmented forests of South Bengal, India	6
Large scale monitoring of terrestrial small mammals using noninvasive sampling and COI barcoding	6
Climate change threatens striped hyena (Hyaena hyaena) distribution in Nepal	6
Low autumn activity of bats results in small potential of pest reduction	6
Confirmed presence of Neogale frenata (Carnivora, Mustelidae) in the cordillera del Cóndor (ecuador) and comments on its taxonomy	6
Why hibernate? Predator avoidance in the edible dormouse	6
Browsing into a Panamanian tropical rainforest: micro- and mesowear study of Central American red brocket deer	5
Life history traits of free-living bush Karoo rats (Otomys unisulcatus) in the semi-arid Succulent Karoo	5
Home range and resource selection of Virginia opossums in the rural southeastern United States	5
Habitat structure and the presence of large carnivores shape the site use of an understudied small carnivore: caracal ecology in a miombo woodland	5
Trunks and treetops: integrating terrestrial and arboreal camera-trap surveys to document elusive mammal communities in India	5
Spatio-temporal patterns of vertebrate roadkills in a suburban area in northern Japan	5
Population density and activity of the Gobi bear	5
Does the size of a protected area matter? An assessment of leopard population and habitat usage in a protected area of Shiwalik foothills, Himalaya	5
Camera traps strengthen inference about endangered beach mouse activity	5
Correction to: Molecular DNA-based spatial mapping technique predicting diversity and distribution of otters (Lutrinae) in Peninsular Malaysia using non-invasive fecal samples	5
Habitat suitability and representation of the potential distribution of the lowland tapir (Tapirus terrestris) within land cover types and protected areas of eastern Colombia	5
Competitive interactions with dominant carnivores affect carrion acquisition of striped hyena in a semi-arid landscape of Rajasthan, India	5
New mesocarnivore at the doorstep of Central Europe: historic development of golden jackal (Canis aureus) population in Slovenia	5
Large hairy armadillo Chaetophractus villosus: the most recent mammal invader in the binational Tierra del Fuego Island	5
New genetic data unveil taxonomic complexity in the high-Andean sigmodontine Abrothrix andina (Rodentia, Cricetidae)	4
Spatial ecology of leopard cats (Prionailurus bengalensis) in Korea: seasonal and sexual variation in home range and habitat preference	4
Morphometrics, pelage variations and reproduction of the little studied Saharan striped polecat (Poecilictis libyca)	4
Five-decade expansion of striped field mouse (Apodemus agrarius) and the process of its establishment in colonized territories	4
Rapid and reliable method for identification of three medium-sized horseshoe bat species in Europe	4
Golden years: estimated longevity of marten (Martes americana), wolverine (Gulo gulo), and lynx (Lynx canadensis)	4
Correction to: A first species‑wide phylogenetic analysis of small mammals from Costa Rica using mitochondrial cytochrome b	4
First documentation of golden jackal (Canis aureus) reproduction in Germany	3
Drivers of functional diversity in small-bodied mammals across a deforestation frontier in the Southern Brazilian Amazon	3
Wildlife feeding activities induce papillae proliferation in the rumen of fallow deer	3
Assessing the ecological suitability of the Irish landscape for the Eurasian lynx (Lynx lynx)	3
A method to sample small mammals in the subnivium	3
Seasonal changes in dietary compositions of the Malayan flying lemur (Galeopterus variegatus) with reference to food availability	3
A reduced labor, non-invasive method for characterizing small mammal communities	3
First occurrence of a reproductive group of golden jackal (Canis aureus moreoticus) in a densely populated area south of the Po River (Italy)	3
Density surface modeling of European hare in the Argentinean Pampas	3
Seasonal variation in the activity pattern of red squirrels and their mammalian predators	3
Characterization of recent wild pig-vehicle collisions in Georgia, USA	3
Wood lemming (Myopus schisticolor) — a newcomer in Estonian mammal fauna?	3
Elusive deer occurrences at the Atlantic Forest: 20 years of surveys	3
Behavioral habitat selection of wood bison (Bison bison athabascae) in boreal forests	3
Correction to: Do unpublished data help to redraw distributions? The case of the spectacled bear in Peru	3
Spatio-temporal behaviour of female wild boar in an agro-forestry–pastoral landscape of Southern Italy	3
The first report on genetic variability and population structure in jackals from Bosnia and Herzegovina	3
Reducing identification errors of African carnivores from photographs through computer-assisted workflow	3
Diets of pumas during significant changes in ungulate prey availability in the San Andres Mountains, south-central New Mexico, USA	3
Assessing the detectability of the Irish stoat Mustela erminea hibernica using two camera trap-based survey methods	3
Using DNA barcoding and species distribution models to characterize the trophic ecology of Geoffroy’s cat in the Brazilian Pampa	3

Bioacoustic evidence for a continuous summer presence of the greater noctule bat, Nyctalus lasiopterus, in the Italian Alps