OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of Australian Journal of Zoology 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 2021-12-01 to 2025-12-01.)

Article	Citations
A northernmost occurrence record of Shepherd’s beaked whale (Tasmacetus shepherdi) – a molecular identification from Exmouth, Western Australia	17
The parasites of free-ranging terrestrial wildlife from Australia’s south-west	10
Novel microsatellites and investigation of faecal DNA as a non-invasive population monitoring tool for the banded hare-wallaby (Lagostrophus fasciatus)	9
Maternal care and juvenile development of captive-bred short-beaked echidnas (Tachyglossus aculeatus acanthion) at Perth Zoo, Western Australia	8
Pedipalp anatomy of the Australian black rock scorpion, Urodacus manicatus, with implications for functional morphology	8
Population differentiation in the white-fronted chat (Epthianura albifrons) at a continental scale: implications for dispersal, biogeography and conservation	7
The nutritional quality of post-fire eucalypt regrowth and its consumption by koalas in the New South Wales Southern Tablelands	6
Kin cannibals: recently hatched Philoria pughi tadpoles consume unhatched siblings in isolated terrestrial nests	6
Polyrhachis femorata (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) habitat and colony defensive immobility strategy	5
Ethyl-Iophenoxic acid as a serum marker for oral baiting of Tasmanian devils	5
Fat-tailed dunnarts (Sminthopsis crassicaudata) of the Werribee grasslands: a case study of a species in decline	4
Ant mediated dispersal of spiny stick insect (Extatosoma tiaratum) eggs and Acacia longifolia seeds is ant-species dependent	4
Exoskeleton ageing and its relation to longevity and fecundity in female Australian leaf insects (Phyllium monteithi)	4
Group structure in a social huntsman spider (Delena cancerides) reveals seasonal variation in group complexity	4
A southern range extension for Sminthopsis macroura in Western Australia, at Eucla	3
Bioturbation by echidna (Tachyglossus aculeatus) in a forest habitat, south-western Australia	3
Optimising the hatching success of artificially incubated eggs for use in a conservation program for the western saw-shelled turtle (Myuchelys bellii)	3
A new species of Phryssonotus (Diplopoda: Synxenidae) from north-eastern New South Wales, Australia	3
On the composition of Antechinomys (Marsupialia: Dasyuridae): how many species?	2
A comparison of ecomorphology between introduced and native Australian dung beetles	2
Depredation of eggs of threatened freshwater turtles by the short-beaked echidna (Tachyglossus aculeatus (Shaw, 1792))	2
Observations on populations of a small insectivorous bird, Malurus leucopterus leuconotus Dumont, after an application of two ultra-low-volume (ULV) insecticides, fenitrothion and fipronil, in arid Au	2
Hospital admissions to a major wildlife hospital in south-east Queensland, Australia, over a 10-year period, 2012–2022	2
Birds pre-adapted to a road in a heterogeneous and contiguous old-growth forest: a point transect study	2
Does reducing grazing pressure or predation conserve kowaris? A case study at Diamantina National Park	2

Does the photoluminescence of rat fur influence interactions in the field?