OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of Ibis is 5. 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
BOU Page	125
Large‐scale depth‐related seasonal distribution patterns of a benthic‐feeding sea duck in two contrasting marine systems	101
Extreme drought affects exploratory behaviour and use of agricultural habitat in wintering Greater White‐fronted Geese ( Anser albifrons )	66
British Ornithologists’ Union Records Committee (BOURC): 57th Report (January 2025)	46
Book Review	45
A new species of nightjar (Caprimulgus) from Timor and Wetar, Lesser Sunda Islands, Wallacea	41
Re‐assessing the phylogenetic status and evolutionary relationship of Forest Owlet ( Athene blewitti (Hume 1873)) using genomic data	36
Competitive events during nest‐building influence offspring growth and behaviour, but not testosterone deposition in the egg yolk in Western Bluebirds (Sialia mexicana)	30
Optimization of passive acoustic bird surveys: a global assessment of BirdNET settings	27
Simultaneous passive acoustic monitoring uncovers evidence of potentially overlooked temporal variation in an Amazonian bird community	25
The adaptive function of construction of multiple non‐breeding nests in birds	25
Monitoring wader breeding productivity	24
Similar survival of birds between wet and seasonally dry Neotropical environments	23
An automated workflow that combines sound‐based bird identification and localization	22
Issue Information	22
Book Reviews	19
Variation in mesopredator abundance and nest predation rate of the endangered Strange‐tailed Tyrant (Alectrurus risora)	17
Using citizen science image analysis to measure seabird phenology	16
Book Reviews	15
Acknowledgement of Reviewers	15
Investigating connectivity and seasonal differences in wind assistance in the migration of Common Sandpipers	15
BOU Page	15
Nest reliefs in a cryptically incubating shorebird are quick, but vocal	14
Source amplitude increases with body‐mass across avian genera	14
No detrimental effects of wing‐harnessed GPS devices on the breeding performance of Yellow‐legged Gulls (Larus michahellis): A multi‐colony evaluation	14

Using satellite tracking to assess the use of protected areas and alternative roosts by Whooper and Bewick's Swans	13
Song complexity is associated with habitat quality in an upland passerine	13
The potential for climate change to intensify nest‐site competition between two sympatric owl species	12
Using acoustic indices to detect interspecific bird interactions and behaviour	12
Demography of Common Swifts (Apus apus) breeding in the UK associated with local weather but not aphid biomass	12
Environmental drivers of gadfly petrel vagrancy in the Southwest Pacific	12
Issue Information	12
DNA metabarcoding complements but does not replace direct observations of penguin predation by corvids	12
Spatio‐temporal differences in the diet and trophic ecology of Kelp Gulls (Larus dominicanus) in South Africa	11
British Ornithologists Union: Janet Kear Union Medal	11
The structural function of the bubbling call of the female common cuckoo (Cuculus canorus)	11
Factors determining nest‐site selection of surface‐nesting seabirds: a case study on the world's largest pelagic bird, the Wandering Albatross (Diomedea exulans)	11
Spatial patterns of local dialects of the declining Corn Bunting ( Emberiza calandra ) in three regions with different population densities and small‐sca	10
Unexpected diversity of alternative reproductive tactics revealed in Water Rails ( Rallus aquaticus )	10
Factors determining persistent asymmetry and egg shape in birds: A hypothesis	10
Essential steps for establishing a large‐scale passive acoustic monitoring for an elusive forest bird species: the Eurasian Woodcock ( Scolopax rusticola	10
Storm events will simultaneously reduce foraging opportunities and affect movements of Red Knots ( Calidris canutus ) in the intertidal Wadden Sea	10
Comparative support for the social complexity hypothesis in the calls of two closely related species – Tufted Titmice Baeolophus bicolor and Black‐creste	10
Estimating Little Penguin population sizes using automated acoustic monitoring and citizen science	10
Nest attachment, rather than nest type, correlates with passerine bird brain size	10
Absence of negative effect of GPS‐tags on survival and breeding success in a long‐lived territorial raptor	10
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Artificial light alters spatial and temporal habitat use by a crepuscular aerial insectivore	9
Foraging niche partitioning within a recently established guild of falcons	9
Acclimatization length and post‐release spatial cohesion in translocated Griffon Vultures ( Gyps fulvus)	9
Welcome aboard: are birds migrating across the Mediterranean Sea using ships as stopovers during adverse weather conditions?	9
Erratum	9
British Ornithologists' Union – Early Professional Award 2026	9
Connection between ecological niche changes and population trends in the Eurasian Skylark (Alauda arvensis) breeding in lowland and mountain areas of Southern Europe	9
Split moult: a response to time constraints during the main moult period	9
Nest survival of threatened Eurasian Curlew (Numenius arquata) breeding at low densities across a human‐modified landscape	9
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Variability of a consistent trait: The size of the white wing patch in European Stonechats (Saxicola rubicola rubicola)	9
The ongoing narrative of Ivory‐billed Woodpecker rediscovery and support for declaring the species extinct	9
Bird deterrent measures at a landfill decreased the productivity of a dependent population of White Stork ( Ciconia ciconia )	9
Species characteristics predict the effectiveness of avian survey methods in an Afromontane sky‐island	9
Acknowledgement of Reviewers	8
Distinct bird communities in forests and fruit farms of Caatinga landscapes	8
Space–time home‐range estimates and resource selection for the Critically Endangered Philippine Eagle on Mindanao	8
Acknowledgement of Reviewers	8
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Dynamic changes in the avian gut microbiome in response to diverse lifestyles	8
Variation in nest‐site occupancy and breeding outcome in a threatened Subantarctic raptor	8
Thermal effects of plumage coloration	8
The importance of wetland habitat area for waterbird species‐richness	8
British Ornithologists' Union Records Committee (BOURC): 58th Report (January 2026)	8
The effect of conservation interventions on the abundance of breeding waders within nature reserves in the United Kingdom	8
Stable isotope data indicate origins of mislabelled historical bird specimens	7
The influence of sample size on two approaches to estimate Black Grouse Lyrurus tetrix population size using non‐invasive sampling methods	7
BOU Page	7

Soft song provokes stronger aggressive responses than broadcast song in the Plain Laughingthrush (Pterorhinus davidi)	7
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Niche modelling reveals conservation challenges and priorities for the threatened Pampas Meadowlark in South American agroecosystems	7
Field‐based evidence of impaired sperm quality associated with conventional farming in two passerine birds	7
Unlocking avian museum collections to enable and advance environmental change research	7
British Ornithologists' Union – Early Professional Award 2025	7
Estimating the mass of the Great Auk (Pinguinus impennis) and its egg	7
Temporal constraints influence reproductive characteristics that are related to the pace‐of‐life continuum in geese	7
Causes of vagrancy of North Asian passerines in western Europe	7
British Ornithologists’ Union Records Committee (BOURC): 56th Report (January 2024)	7
Irruptions of crossbills Loxia spp. in northern Europe – patterns and correlations with seed production by key and non‐key conifers	7
Non‐native parrot species expand the trait space of avian communities by filling empty niches in urban areas	7
Challenges in population monitoring: Bar‐tailed Godwits ( Limosa lapponica ) on the East Atlantic Flyway defy assumed population structure	6
Acoustic niche partitioning among seven cuckoo species in a forest in eastern China	6
Functions of avian elongated tails, with suggestions for future studies	6
Divergent foraging habitat preferences between summer‐breeding and winter‐breedingProcellariapetrels	6
Variable social organization and breeding system of a social parrot revealed by genetic analysis	6
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Citizen science data confirm that expanding non‐breeding distributions of goose and swan species correlate with their increasing abundance	6
Morphological differences between wild and game‐farm Mallards (Anas platyrhynchos) in North America	6
Inadequate reproductive success is a potential cause of Spotted Flycatcher ( Muscicapa striata ) population decline in England	6
Riparian forests and open landscapes in the West African Sahel are key wintering habitats for the threatened European Turtle‐dove (Streptopelia turtur)	6
The Red‐billed Leiothrix (Leiothrix lutea): a new invasive species for Britain?	6
Effects of sex and sampling site on the relative proportion of pesticides in uropygial gland secretions of European Blackbirds (Turdus merula)	6
Reproductive consequences of mate retention and divorce in a short‐lived migratory passerine	6
Book Review	6
Issue Information	6
Issue Information	6
Identifying the winter grounds of the recently described Barbary Reed Warbler (Acrocephalus baeticatus ambiguus)	5
Nesting and post‐fledging predation risk influence diel patterns of songbird fledging	5
Simulated fireworks disrupt behaviour, but apparently not glucose or corticosterone levels in captive Atlantic canaries Serinus canaria	5
Contents	5
Behavioural responses are associated with mortality and mobility after reintroduction in the endangered Yellow Cardinal	5
Using model‐based distance sampling to estimate decadal population change in Northern Gannets (Morus bassanus) across periods spanned by different at‐sea survey methods	5
Wintering area and experience effects on spring migration strategies, timing and breeding success in Icelandic‐nesting Common Scoters (Melanitta nigra)	5
Long‐term increase in female body condition and its effect on reproduction in two European red‐listed species, Common Pochard (Aythya ferina) and Tufted Duck (Aythya fuligula)	5
Assessing long‐term dynamics of non‐breeding Brown Pelican (Pelecanus occidentalis) populations using Christmas Bird Count data	5
Population genetics and phylogeography of North American Merlins (Falco columbarius) in thepost‐DDT era	5
Disturbance‐dependent Yellow‐legged Gull (Larus michahellis) predation on Larid chicks decreases with chick age	5
A distinct new species ofZosteropswhite‐eye from the Sulawesi region, Indonesia	5
Book Review	5
Erratum	5
Life in the fast and slow lanes: contrasting timing of annual cycle events in high‐ and mid‐latitude breeding Whooper Swans (Cygnus cygnus)	5
Temperature sensitivity of breeding phenology and reproductive output of the Common Redstart ( Phoenicurus phoenicurus )	5
Seasonal, environmental and individual determinants of double‐brooding in the White‐throated Dipper ( Cinclus cinclus )	5
Generative‐AI policies vary widely across top ornithology journals	5
Ski‐pistes can compensate for the climate change‐driven loss of bird communities of avalanche tracks in the Alps	5
Conservation and management implications of the effects of wildfire on a threatened Eastern Iberian Reed Bunting (Emberiza schoeniclus witherbyi) population	5
Contents	5
Natal philopatry, dispersal and age of first breeding in relation to size and sex of Arctic Terns ( Sterna paradisaea )	5