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 2022-06-01 to 2026-06-01.)

Article	Citations
First records of the rare shrimp family Disciadidae from Chinese waters with description of a new species	21
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	19
Hypodectes propus (Nitzsch, 1861) (Acarina: Hypoderatidae) in common wood pigeons ( Columba palumbus Linnaeus, 1758) (Aves: Co	15
A forest path towards an education for global citizenship	15
Filial cannibalism in the Black Stork ( Ciconia nigra )	14
Larval morphology and phylogenetic placement of the myrmecophilous beetle Attumbra lucida (Kraatz, 1852) (Staphylinoidea: Leiodidae: Cholevinae: Cholevin	13
Consumption of polypropylene caused some ultrastructural and physiological changes in some tissues of Galleria mellonella (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae) larvae	13
Two new species of parasitic demodecid mites in the European polecat Mustela putorius and their co-infestation with Miridex putorii (Acari	13
Variability in fatty acids composition in eggs of an omnivorous waterbird, the black-headed gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus , foraging in different habitats	12
Insight into the larva of the greater wax moth Galleria mellonella as a model organism, with a pictorial key for identifying larval stages	12
Inter-annual variation in adult demography, but no sex bias in a large lowland population of the threatened Clouded ApolloParnassius mnemosynebutterfly	11
Is the skull of the black-headed gull dimorphic? Analysis of shape variation	11
Looks or personality: what drives damselfly male mating success in the wild?	11
Diet composition of tiger ( Panthera tigris tigris ) and leopard ( Panthera pardus fusca ) from Bardia Nat	11
Assessing the effects of passive integrated transponders (PIT tags) on the survival of Po brook lamprey ( Lampetra zanandreai ) ammocoetes	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 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)	10
The first observation of the Lesser Horseshoe Bat Rhinolophus hipposideros (Bechstein, 1800) outside the northern limit of occurrence in Europe	10
Description of five new species of the Macrolycus venustus species group (Coleoptera: Lycidae)	10
Non-indigenous species contribution in the fouling communities of two recreational marinas along the Apulian coast (Ionian and South Adriatic seas)	9
Species-specific variation in mental gland secretions of turtles revealed by proteomic and lipidomic profiling	9
Assessing wild bee fauna (Hymenoptera: Apoidea: Anthophila) in Calabria (southern Italy)	8
Toxic effects of nickel on tolerance and regeneration in the freshwater shrimp Neocaridina davidi	8

Responses of ground and dung beetle assemblages to extreme events: the case of the windstorm “Vaia” in the Italian Alps	8
The spatial structure (3D) and mechanical properties of the sponge Spongilla lacustris L. (Porifera: Spongillida) skeleton as a potential tensegral architecture	8
Rapid, reliable, robust classification of freshwater mussel haemocytes using deep learning into two major classes	8
Description of one new leafhopper species of genus Otbatara (Hemiptera: Cicadellidae: Typhlocybinae: Erythroneurini) from Thailand and generic diagnosis	7
Morphology, phylogenetic position, and mating behaviour of a new Mesobiotus (Tardigrada) species from a rock pool in the Socorro Box Canyon (New Mexico, USA)	7
The Eurasian Harvest Mouse Micromys minutus feeding on nestlings of the Eurasian Reed Warbler Acrocephalus scirpaceus	7
Marbled crayfish Procambarus virginalis invades a nature reserve: how to stop further introductions?	7
Sponge fauna associated with mesophotic invertebrate bioconstructions along the Apulian coasts (southern Italy, central Mediterranean)	7
Multiple nest reuse by three passerine species	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	6
Ameliorative effects of pumpkin oil nanoemulsion on cryopreservation-related sperm damage via modulation of oxidative and apoptotic pathways	6
Integrative description of Pseudechiniscus ( Meridioniscus ) goldsteini	6
Decline of Pelophylax lessonae in mixed populations of water frogs over the last 50 years	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
First record of the genus Microichthyurus Pic, 1919 (Cantharidae, Chauliognathinae, Ichthyurini) from mainland China, with descriptions of four new species	6
Size variation in the Mute Swan Cygnus olor	6
Honeybee age and inoculum concentration as factors affecting the development of Nosema ceranae infection	6
Barcoding reveals a remarkable genetic diversity of pontarachnid mites (Pontarachnidae, Hydrachnidia) in the Adriatic Sea, including the description of a new species from Slovenia	6
The subgenus Oligonychus (Oligonychus) Berlese (Acari, Prostigmata, Tetranychidae), diagnostic keys to world species, and taxonomic notes	6
Checklist of sponges (Porifera) at the shelf-break front of Argentina, SW Atlantic Ocean, with data on their settlement substrata	6
How microhabitat characteristics influence the females’ nest site selection of the invasive alien species Trachemys scripta in the Angitola Lake (Calabri	6
Monacha samsunensis(Pfeiffer, 1868): another Anatolian species introduced to Western Europe, where it is known asMonacha atacisGittenberger & de Winter, 1985 (Gastropoda: Eupulmonata	6
New aphid taxa from Obeshchayushchiy (north-eastern Russia) and their implications for the evolutionary stage of the group in the Late Cretaceous	6
A new Diaforobiotus species (Tardigrada: eutardigrada: richtersiusidae) from the Mexican transition zone, described based on multiple lines of evidence	6
Black kites wintering in Europe: estimated number, subspecies status, and behaviour of a bird wintering on Crete and Turkey	6
Polystyrene micro- and nanoparticles induce ultrastructural alterations and disrupt gametogenesis and midgut homeostasis in the soil oligochaete Enchytraeus albidus	6
Interspecific differences in swimming performance, behavior and survival between native Italian gudgeon ( Gobio benacensis Pollini, 1816) and non-native European gudgeon	5
The reuse of Song Thrush ( Turdus philomelos ) nests by the Red-backed Shrike ( Lanius collurio ) in an in	5
The first case of bilateral gynandromorphic plumage type in the bearded reedling Panurus biarmicus	5
Sampling parental cooperation: temporal fluctuations in starling provisioning and implications for methodology	5
The case of subcutaneous emphysema in a Eurasian reed warbler nestling	5
Cloning and bioinformatics analysis of aquaporin proteins in the European house dust mite, Dermatophagoides pteronyssinus	5
Integrative taxonomy supports one rather than several species ofPalingeniain South-Eastern Europe (Insecta, Ephemeroptera, Palingeniidae)	5
Jantarineura serafini gen. et sp. nov. supports biodiversity of Protodikraneurini in Eocene amber forest of Northern Europe (Hemiptera: Cicadellidae: Typhlocybinae)	5
Changes in sponge fauna over a half-century from a rocky cliff of the Portofino Promontory (Ligurian Sea; Western Mediterranean)	5
A new species and a new record of the albuneid subfamily Lepidopinae (Crustacea: decapoda: anomura) from China	5
Do females of Whiskered TernChlidonias hybridarenest after offspring desertion?	5
Do non-direct heterospecific cues of avian predator activity alter reproductive modes of a passerine bird?	5
Updating the geographic distribution of the protected hermit beetle Osmoderma italicum (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Cetoniinae) in southern Italy	5
Twinnia hydroides Novák, 1956 (Diptera: Simuliidae) in the Romanian Carpathians: integrative molecular and morphological data shed light on a long-standing dilemma	5
Effects of moisture decrease on behavioural and life history traits in three species of terrestrial isopods	5
Comparison of three indirect methods for density estimation of the wild boar (Sus scrofa) in different habitats in South Korea	5
How cadmium and copper change the sensitivity of the hemocytes of Steatoda grossa spider on immunostimulation: qualitative and quantitative analysis	4
Ecophysiological characteristics of wintering mute swan population in anthropogenically modified environments	4
Descriptions of two new species of the leafhopper genus Zyginella (Hemiptera, Cicadellidae, Typhlocybinae) from China and Thailand	4
Males of the solitary bee Anthophora plumipes have longer tongue, larger ocelli, and higher fluctuating asymmetry in more urbanised habitats	4
Long-term changes in the diversity of amphibian communities inhabiting small water bodies in the urban area of Olsztyn (NE Poland)	4
Habitat preferences and spatial distribution of larvae of Lipara Meigen, 1830 (Diptera: chloropidae) and associated entomofauna in galls	4
Nesting behaviour and description of the larva ofAlysson spinosus(Panzer, 1801) (Hymenoptera: Bembicidae)	4

Combined effects of pollution and bacterial infection in Sabella spallanzanii (Gmelin, 1971)	4
Description of the first-instar larvae of two Turanian–European species of Meloe updating the systematics of the genus (Coleoptera: Meloidae: Meloini)	4
Distribution and natural history of Plutonium zwierleini (Chilopoda: Scolopendromorpha) in Sicily (Italy)	4
It makes a difference who you are: first record of Dasyatis tortonesei Capapé, 1975 along Sardinian coasts and taxonomic uncertainties within stingrays	4
Distribution of Cheyletus mites in dust samples	4
First records of limnoterrestrial tardigrades (Tardigrada) from Haida Gwaii, British Columbia, Canada	4
The detection of specific prey cues triggers distinct predatory behaviour in Aurelia coerulea polyps (Cnidaria: scyphozoa)	4
Evidence of population stress linked to droughts in cave-dwelling spiders: the case of Meta bourneti in north-western Italy	4
DNA barcode insight into the diversity of water mites from eastern Türkiye, with the description of one new species (Acari: Hydrachnidia)	4
Genetic dis/similarities between western Mediterranean and eastern Atlantic populations of the honeycomb worm Sabellaria alveolata (Polychaeta: sabellari	4
An alien and invasive species of freshwater mussel Sinanodonta woodiana (Lea, 1834) asscociated with the parasitic species of water mite	4
Effects of pharmacological castration on endocrinological and chemical profiles in captive red and fallow deer	4
Impact of livestock grazing on the terrestrial arthropod diversity in the arid zone of Mongolia	4
The Wieliczka Salt Mine’s Crystal Caverns: are they inhabited? A first entomological assessment	4