OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of European Zoological Journal is 4. 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 2021-12-01 to 2025-12-01.)

Article	Citations
First records of the rare shrimp family Disciadidae from Chinese waters with description of a new species	15
Population structure and parasite fauna of stone moroko, Pseudorasbora parva (Temminck et Schlegel, 1846) in a watercourse of the Oder catchment area (‘Central Plains’ E	14
A forest path towards an education for global citizenship	14
Hypodectes propus (Nitzsch, 1861) (Acarina: Hypoderatidae) in common wood pigeons ( Columba palumbus Linnaeus, 1758) (Aves: Columbidae): the first rec	14
Two new species of parasitic demodecid mites in the European polecat Mustela putorius and their co-infestation with Miridex putorii (Acari	13
Assessing the effects of passive integrated transponders (PIT tags) on the survival of Po brook lamprey ( Lampetra zanandreai ) ammocoetes	13
Filial cannibalism in the Black Stork ( Ciconia nigra )	13
Is the skull of the black-headed gull dimorphic? Analysis of shape variation	13
Looks or personality: what drives damselfly male mating success in the wild?	12
Variability in fatty acids composition in eggs of an omnivorous waterbird, the black-headed gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus , foraging in different habitats	11
Consumption of polypropylene caused some ultrastructural and physiological changes in some tissues of Galleria mellonella (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae) larvae	11
Description of five new species of the Macrolycus venustus species group (Coleoptera: Lycidae)	11
Insight into the larva of the greater wax moth Galleria mellonella as a model organism, with a pictorial key for identifying larval stages	11
Integrative description of Macrobiotus kosmali sp. nov. (hufelandi group) from the Island of Madeira (Portugal)	10
Alternative mating strategies in Eurasian Reed Warblers: extra-pair paternity and egg dumping	10
The dominant species of piscivorous bird does not adversely affect fishery in the lagoons of the southern Baltic Sea	10
Diet composition of tiger ( Panthera tigris tigris ) and leopard ( Panthera pardus fusca ) from Bardia National Park: implications for con	10
The first observation of the Lesser Horseshoe Bat Rhinolophus hipposideros (Bechstein, 1800) outside the northern limit of occurrence in Europe	10
The first records of Niphargus hrabei and N. potamophilus in Ukraine and Bulgaria significantly enlarge the ranges of these species	10
Whelks, rock-snails, and allied: a new phylogenetic framework for the family Muricidae (Mollusca: Gastropoda)	9
Species-specific variation in mental gland secretions of turtles revealed by proteomic and lipidomic profiling	9
Inter-annual variation in adult demography, but no sex bias in a large lowland population of the threatened Clouded ApolloParnassius mnemosynebutterfly	9
Responses of ground and dung beetle assemblages to extreme events: the case of the windstorm “Vaia” in the Italian Alps	9
The spatial structure (3D) and mechanical properties of the sponge Spongilla lacustris L. (Porifera: Spongillida) skeleton as a potential tensegral architecture	8
Cosmopolitism, rareness and endemism in deep-sea marine nematodes	8

Toxic effects of nickel on tolerance and regeneration in the freshwater shrimp Neocaridina davidi	8
Marbled crayfish Procambarus virginalis invades a nature reserve: how to stop further introductions?	8
First report and molecular analysis of population stability of the invasive Gulf wedge clam, Rangia cuneata (G.B. Sowerby I, 1832) in the Pomerian Bay (Southern Baltic Sea)	8
Assessing wild bee fauna (Hymenoptera: Apoidea: Anthophila) in Calabria (southern Italy)	8
Non-indigenous species contribution in the fouling communities of two recreational marinas along the Apulian coast (Ionian and South Adriatic seas)	8
Morphology, phylogenetic position, and mating behaviour of a new Mesobiotus (Tardigrada) species from a rock pool in the Socorro Box Canyon (New Mexico, USA)	8
An evo-devo perspective on the regeneration patterns of continuous arm structures in stellate echinoderms	8
Hidden jewels of Malaysia: two new genera and species of remarkable clearwing moths (Lepidoptera: Sesiidae: Osminiini)	7
Cavity nesting ants use more, larger grains of sand for nest entrance modification in repeated emigrations	7
Population dynamics, feeding strategies, and coccinellid predators of the larch woolly adelgid exules on the European larch	7
A new Diaforobiotus species (Tardigrada: eutardigrada: richtersiusidae) from the Mexican transition zone, described based on multiple lines of evidence	7
Rapid, reliable, robust classification of freshwater mussel haemocytes using deep learning into two major classes	7
The subgenus Oligonychus (Oligonychus) Berlese (Acari, Prostigmata, Tetranychidae), diagnostic keys to world species, and taxonomic notes	7
Monacha samsunensis(Pfeiffer, 1868): another Anatolian species introduced to Western Europe, where it is known asMonacha atacisGittenberger & de Winter, 1985 (Gastropoda: Eupulmonata	7
Multiple nest reuse by three passerine species	7
The Eurasian Harvest Mouse Micromys minutus feeding on nestlings of the Eurasian Reed Warbler Acrocephalus scirpaceus	7
How microhabitat characteristics influence the females’ nest site selection of the invasive alien species Trachemys scripta in the Angitola Lake (Calabria, Southern Ital	7
New aphid taxa from Obeshchayushchiy (north-eastern Russia) and their implications for the evolutionary stage of the group in the Late Cretaceous	7
Honeybee age and inoculum concentration as factors affecting the development of Nosema ceranae infection	6
First record of the genus Microichthyurus Pic, 1919 (Cantharidae, Chauliognathinae, Ichthyurini) from mainland China, with descriptions of four new species	6
Jantarineura serafini gen. et sp. nov. supports biodiversity of Protodikraneurini in Eocene amber forest of Northern Europe (Hemiptera: Cicadellidae: Typhlocybinae)	6
The reuse of Song Thrush ( Turdus philomelos ) nests by the Red-backed Shrike ( Lanius collurio ) in an intensive agricultural landscape:	6
Checklist of sponges (Porifera) at the shelf-break front of Argentina, SW Atlantic Ocean, with data on their settlement substrata	6
Effects of seasonality on the oviposition activity of potential vector mosquitoes (Diptera: Culicidae) from the São João River Basin Environmental Protection Area of the state of Rio de Janeiro, Brazi	6
Interspecific differences in swimming performance, behavior and survival between native Italian gudgeon ( Gobio benacensis Pollini, 1816) and non-native European gudgeon	6
Black kites wintering in Europe: estimated number, subspecies status, and behaviour of a bird wintering on Crete and Turkey	6
Decline of Pelophylax lessonae in mixed populations of water frogs over the last 50 years	6
Cloning and bioinformatics analysis of aquaporin proteins in the European house dust mite, Dermatophagoides pteronyssinus	6
Do females of Whiskered TernChlidonias hybridarenest after offspring desertion?	5
Nothing is as it seems: genetic analyses on stranded fin whales unveil the presence of a fin-blue whale hybrid in the Mediterranean Sea (Balaenopteridae)	5
Comparison of three indirect methods for density estimation of the wild boar (Sus scrofa) in different habitats in South Korea	5
Effects of moisture decrease on behavioural and life history traits in three species of terrestrial isopods	5
Do non-direct heterospecific cues of avian predator activity alter reproductive modes of a passerine bird?	5
Twinnia hydroides Novák, 1956 (Diptera: Simuliidae) in the Romanian Carpathians: integrative molecular and morphological data shed light on a long-standing dilemma	5
Sampling parental cooperation: temporal fluctuations in starling provisioning and implications for methodology	5
Changes in sponge fauna over a half-century from a rocky cliff of the Portofino Promontory (Ligurian Sea; Western Mediterranean)	5
Updating the geographic distribution of the protected hermit beetle Osmoderma italicum (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Cetoniinae) in southern Italy	5
Effect of dietary supplementation with fatty acids on growth, survival, and fatty acid patterns in Procambarus clarkii and Procambarus virginalis: the first comparison of two invasive cr	5
Integrative taxonomy supports one rather than several species ofPalingeniain South-Eastern Europe (Insecta, Ephemeroptera, Palingeniidae)	5
Pre-hibernation energy reserves and their consumption during freezing in the moor frog Rana arvalis in Siberia	5
The first case of bilateral gynandromorphic plumage type in the bearded reedling Panurus biarmicus	5
The use of artificial floating nest platforms as conservation measure for the common ternSterna hirundo: a case study in the RAMSAR site Druzno Lake in Northern Poland	4
The nonshivering thermogenesis of brown adipose tissue and fat mobilization of striped hamsters exposed to cycles of cold and warm temperatures	4
Unwanted ‘hitchhikers’ of ornamental snails: a case report of digeneans transported via the international pet trade	4
An alien and invasive species of freshwater mussel Sinanodonta woodiana (Lea, 1834) asscociated with the parasitic species of water mite Unionicola ypsilo	4
Relationship between hatching success, nest location and egg traits in Kentish plovers Anarhynchus alexandrinus breeding in an oasis wetland in the Sahara Desert, Algeri	4
Effects of pharmacological castration on endocrinological and chemical profiles in captive red and fallow deer	4
Evidence of population stress linked to droughts in cave-dwelling spiders: the case of Meta bourneti in north-western Italy	4
Impact of livestock grazing on the terrestrial arthropod diversity in the arid zone of Mongolia	4
Ecophysiological characteristics of wintering mute swan population in anthropogenically modified environments	4

Morphology and taxonomy of the genus Ramazzottius (Eutardigrada; Ramazzottiidae) with the integrative description of Ramazzottius kretschmanni sp. nov	4
Combined effects of pollution and bacterial infection in Sabella spallanzanii (Gmelin, 1971)	4
Considerations on the claws of the Apochela and a novel detail of the bucco-pharyngeal apparatus of the genus Milnesium (Tardigrada: Apochela: Milnesiidae)	4
The detection of specific prey cues triggers distinct predatory behaviour in Aurelia coerulea polyps (Cnidaria: scyphozoa)	4
Males of the solitary bee Anthophora plumipes have longer tongue, larger ocelli, and higher fluctuating asymmetry in more urbanised habitats	4
How cadmium and copper change the sensitivity of the hemocytes of Steatoda grossa spider on immunostimulation: qualitative and quantitative analysis	4
First records of limnoterrestrial tardigrades (Tardigrada) from Haida Gwaii, British Columbia, Canada	4
A new species and a new record of the albuneid subfamily Lepidopinae (Crustacea: decapoda: anomura) from China	4
The case of subcutaneous emphysema in a Eurasian reed warbler nestling	4
Distribution and natural history of Plutonium zwierleini (Chilopoda: Scolopendromorpha) in Sicily (Italy)	4
Habitat preferences and spatial distribution of larvae of Lipara Meigen, 1830 (Diptera: chloropidae) and associated entomofauna in galls	4
Distribution of Cheyletus mites in dust samples	4
A great little ally: revealing the morphology of the immature stages of the aphid pest predator Sphaerophoria rueppellii (Wiedemann, 1830) (Diptera: Syrphidae)	4
DNA barcode insight into the diversity of water mites from eastern Türkiye, with the description of one new species (Acari: Hydrachnidia)	4
Long-term changes in the diversity of amphibian communities inhabiting small water bodies in the urban area of Olsztyn (NE Poland)	4