OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of European Zoological Journal is 2. 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 excretion of nitrogen and phosphorus and changes in nitrogen content in the Antarctic amphipod Waldeckia obesa and isopod Glyptonotus antarcticus during long-term starvation	12
Environmental features drive lineage diversification in theAricidea assimilisspecies complex (Annelida, Paraonidae) in the Mediterranean Sea	11
Unwanted ‘hitchhikers’ of ornamental snails: a case report of digeneans transported via the international pet trade	11
Presence and distribution of pests and diseases of Apis mellifera (Hymenoptera: Apidae) in Mexico: a review	10
The effect of planktivorous fish (juvenile Perca fluviatilis) on the taxonomic diversity of microplastic particles-colonized bacterial community	10
Hypodectes propus (Nitzsch, 1861) (Acarina: Hypoderatidae) in common wood pigeons ( Columba palumbus Linnaeus, 1758) (Aves: Columbidae): the first rec	10
A comparison between sexes, castes, and life-histories supports the adaptive role of metal enrichment in the mandibles of Lasius ants	9
Does the midgut of the tardigrade Paramacrobiotus experimentalis respond to the effects of ibuprofen?	9
Filial cannibalism in the Black Stork ( Ciconia nigra )	9
Spermatozoa motility traits of chub (Squalius cephalus L.) under the influence of various water factors	9
Effect of extreme weather on the breeding parameters of great tits Parus major: comparison of two very different seasons	8
The first case of bilateral gynandromorphic plumage type in the bearded reedling Panurus biarmicus	8
Status, distribution, and morphometric analysis of the genus Trichopodus in Sumatra, Indonesia	8
Phylogeographic structure of two sympatric species of Mediimorda Méquignon, 1946 (Mordellidae, Coleoptera)	7
Is the skull of the black-headed gull dimorphic? Analysis of shape variation	7
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	7
Insight into the larva of the greater wax moth Galleria mellonella as a model organism, with a pictorial key for identifying larval stages	6
Pallas’ spadefoot Pelobates vespertinus (Pelobatidae, Amphibia) tolerates extreme hypoxia	6
Effects of single or serial embryo splitting on the development and morphokinetics of in vitro produced bovine embryos	6
First records of the rare shrimp family Disciadidae from Chinese waters with description of a new species	6
Two new species of parasitic demodecid mites in the European polecat Mustela putorius and their co-infestation with Miridex putorii (Acari	5
Limited diversity of epibiont bdelloid rotifers and no pattern of codiversification with the highly diverse endemic amphipods of a coastal zone of Lake Baikal	5
Pre-hibernation energy reserves and their consumption during freezing in the moor frog Rana arvalis in Siberia	5
Variability in fatty acids composition in eggs of an omnivorous waterbird, the black-headed gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus , foraging in different habitats	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

Age differences in primary moult of the Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus	5
Effects of moisture decrease on behavioural and life history traits in three species of terrestrial isopods	5
Consumption of polypropylene caused some ultrastructural and physiological changes in some tissues of Galleria mellonella (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae) larvae	5
Study of climbing ability for two closely related mouse species	5
Comparison of three indirect methods for density estimation of the wild boar (Sus scrofa) in different habitats in South Korea	5
Looks or personality: what drives damselfly male mating success in the wild?	5
A review of saproxylic beetle intra- and interspecific genetics: current state of the knowledge and perspectives	4
Impact of myxomatosis on densities of Iberian hares (Lepus granatensis) in North-western Spain: implications for management and sustainable hunting	4
Data on the distribution of the uncommon Mediterranean sponge Pachymatisma johnstonia (Porifera: Demospongiae)	4
The dynamic karyotype and the complex genetic structure of the obligate parthenogen Clonopsis gallica (Insecta: Phasmatodea)	4
A forest path towards an education for global citizenship	4
Unnoticed introductions, a silent threat for biodiversity: island endemic Ladigesocypris ghigii (Actinopterygii, Leuciscidae) translocated to continental Greece	4
Spauligodon orobicus sp. nov. (Oxyurida: Pharyngodonidae) a parasite infecting the common wall lizard, Podarcis muralis (Laurenti, 1768) in northern I	4
Luteolin and quercetin affect aphid feeding behavior	4
A sea of fireworms? New insights on ecology and seasonal density of Hermodice carunculata (Pallas, 1766) (Annelida) in the Ionian Sea (SE Italy)	4
A microscopical and ultrastructural analysis of the embryonic epidermis of the pool frog, Pelophylax lessonae (Camerano, 1882) (Anura: Ranidae)	4
Assessment of heavy metal concentrations and bioaccumulation in the invasive round goby ( Neogobius melanostomus ) and associated risks to human health	4
Cytogenetic analysis on Herichthys minckleyi (Perciformes, Cichlidae) from Cuatrociénegas, Coahuila, México	3
An extreme type of brood overlapping in wild-living birds	3
Effect of miR-200c on inducing autophagy and apoptosis of HT22 cells from mouse hippocampal neurons via regulating PRDM1 protein: a bioinformatics analysis	3
Integrative description of Macrobiotus kosmali sp. nov. (hufelandi group) from the Island of Madeira (Portugal)	3
Redescriptions of Dussumieria elopsoides Bleeker, 1849 and related nominal species led to the revalidation of Dussumieria hasseltii Bleeker, 1851 and Dussumieria productissima Cha	3
Inter-annual variation in adult demography, but no sex bias in a large lowland population of the threatened Clouded ApolloParnassius mnemosynebutterfly	3
Eating in an extreme environment: diet of the European hare (Lepus europaeus) on Vesuvius	3
Changes in roe deer (Capreolus capreolus) daily activity patterns in Warsaw during the COVID-19 pandemic	3
Transcriptome analysis of Mesobuthus martensii revealed the differences of their toxins between females and males	3
Molecular systematics and morphological variation in the Mesopotamian spiny eel Mastacembelus mastacembelus (Teleostei: Mastacembelidae)	3
New species and new records of Polynema-group genera (Chalcidoidea: Mymaridae) from India	3
A new cave-dwelling species of the genus Geophilus Leach, 1814 (Chilopoda: Geophilomorpha) from the chemoautotrophic-based Movile Cave (Southern Dobrogea, Romania)	3
Landmark-based geometric morphometric and meristic analysis of body shape variation among Indonesian climbing perch Anabas testudineus (Bloch, 1792) populations	3
Characteristics and selection of nest sites of the flexible cavity-nester, the European robin Erithacus rubecula, in the temperate primeval forest (Białowieża National Park, Poland)	3
Morphological and morphometrical anatomy of the auditory ossicles in roe deer (Capreolus capreolus)	3
The case of subcutaneous emphysema in a Eurasian reed warbler nestling	3
The dominant species of piscivorous bird does not adversely affect fishery in the lagoons of the southern Baltic Sea	3
The nonshivering thermogenesis of brown adipose tissue and fat mobilization of striped hamsters exposed to cycles of cold and warm temperatures	3
Phylogeography of Lanius senator in its breeding range: conflicts between alpha taxonomy, subspecies distribution and genetics	2
Cosmopolitism, rareness and endemism in deep-sea marine nematodes	2
Unlike rolling stones: not every Myrmecina species actively rolls away from danger (Hymenoptera, Formicidae)	2
Shape variation in the carapace of Chinese mitten crabs (Eriocheir sinensis H. Milne Edwards, 1853) in Yangcheng Lake during the year-long culture period	2
Acerentulus panamensis sp. nov. (Protura, Acerentomidae) from Panama	2
Whelks, rock-snails, and allied: a new phylogenetic framework for the family Muricidae (Mollusca: Gastropoda)	2
Redefining generic boundaries in subtribe Eurynotina (Coleoptera: Tenebrionidae): taxonomy of the Schyzoschelus generic group	2
New data on spiders (Arachnida, Araneae) from the islands of the Strait of Sicily (Southern Italy) with taxonomic notes on Poecilochroa loricata Kritscher, 1996 (Araneae	2
Trogoderma granarium Everts, 1898 (Coleoptera: dermestidae) – a model species to investigate hastisetae functional morphology	2
Thermoregulation and antioxidant defense mechanisms in Eurasian tree sparrows ( Passer montanus ) under acute heat stress	2
Do cuckoo calls affects red-backed shrike settlement pattern? An experimental approach	2
Differences in the flight initiation distance near expressways and in open farmland in wintering Common Buzzards ( Buteo buteo )	2
The first records of Niphargus hrabei and N. potamophilus in Ukraine and Bulgaria significantly enlarge the ranges of these species	2
Diversity of and biogeographic insights into the Atlantic Eocuma (Cumacea: Peracarida)	2
Population structure, genetic diversity and demographic patterns unveil massive Mediterranean brown trout manipulations in a protected area of the northern Apennines (Italy)	2

Cheilostomatida (Bryozoa) from the Ionian Apulian coast (Italy) with the description of new species	2
Comparison of nest site selection in Mute Swan Cygnus olor and the expanding Whooper Swan Cygnus cygnus	2
Effect of an electromagnetic field generated by power infrastructure on the spatial orientation of developing sea trout embryos Salmo trutta Linnaeus, 1758	2
Calliphora rohdendorfi (Grunin, 1966) (Diptera: Calliphoridae): a new blow fly in the Italian fauna detected in Calabrian Apennines	2
As rare as hen’s teeth: aberrantly coloured eggs of the northern lapwing (Vanellus vanellus) and the interface between oology and ornithology	2
Distribution and natural history of Plutonium zwierleini (Chilopoda: Scolopendromorpha) in Sicily (Italy)	2
White-berried grapevines as hosts for polyphagous aphids: analysis of probing behavior, plant leaf anatomy and allelochemicals	2
Distribution of Diaphanosoma (Diplostraca: Sididae) genus in Central Europe – morphological and molecular approach	2
Effect of short-term exposure to low concentration of tebuconazole: morphological, histometric and functional modifications in Danio rerio liver	2
Raccoon dog (Nyctereutes procyonoides) phylogeography including the Polish population: local and global aspects	2
Resource partitioning in two shrike species during autumn migration in Cyprus	2
Chromosomal mapping of ribosomal clusters and telomeric sequences (TTAGG)_n in nine species of lobsters (Crustacea, Decapoda)	2
The spatial structure (3D) and mechanical properties of the sponge Spongilla lacustris L. (Porifera: Spongillida) skeleton as a potential tensegral architecture	2
Marbled crayfish Procambarus virginalis invades a nature reserve: how to stop further introductions?	2
First characterisation and conservation needs of a large maternity colony of lesser horseshoe bats ( Rhinolophus hipposideros ) in Aljezur, Portugal	2
Alternative mating strategies in Eurasian Reed Warblers: extra-pair paternity and egg dumping	2
New mermithid nematode-spider associations, along with a molecular phylogeny of mermithids hosted in spiders	2
Morphology and taxonomy of the genus Ramazzottius (Eutardigrada; Ramazzottiidae) with the integrative description of Ramazzottius kretschmanni sp. nov	2
A new species group defined in Lycocerus Gorham (Coleoptera, Cantharidae), with description of a new species from Xizang, China	2
Ecophysiological characteristics of wintering mute swan population in anthropogenically modified environments	2
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	2
Water bugs (Heteroptera: Gerromorpha, Nepomorpha) of the Caucasus ecoregion	2
Adapting to change: exploring the distribution dynamics of the alien and potentially invasive aphid species Cinara curvipes (Hemiptera: Aphididae) in the context of glob	2
Fatty acids in overwintering egg sacs of pirate spiders Ero sp. (Mimetidae) and wasp spiders Argiope bruennichi (Araneidae)	2
Probing behavior of Aphis fabae and Myzus persicae on three species of grapevines with analysis of grapevine leaf anatomy and allelochemicals	2
Ichthyofauna of Merbau River, Leuser Ecosystem Area, Indonesia: species composition, diversity, biometric condition, potency, and conservation status	2