OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of Laboratory Animals 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
Depicting variability and uncertainty using intervals and error bars	27
5th Congress of the Portuguese Society for Laboratory Animals Sciences (SPCAL), 25-26 January 2024, Coimbra, Portugal	23
Comparing United States and European Union academic animal programs: Finances	16
Nest-building in breeding mice: Impact of macro- and micro-environment	16
Report from the 11th edition of the World Congress on Alternatives and Animal Use in the Life Sciences (WC11)	13
A customised combination of environmental enrichment reduces aggression in CD-1 male mice	12
Software for animal randomization: A tool for increasing the reproducibility of science	12
Decision trees for determining the fate of laboratory animals	10
Abstracts to the 16th FELASA Congress 2025	9
Getting a handle on rat familiarization: The impact of handling protocols on classic tests of stress in Rattus norvegicus	9
The use of ball pits and playpens in laboratory Lister Hooded male rats induces ultrasonic vocalisations indicating a more positive affective state and can reduce the welfare impacts of aversive proce	9
Refinement of intranasal delivery in rats: A cadaveric study	8
A simple and rapid shaking-based assay to genotype live, early developmental stage zebrafish embryos	8
Study design: think ‘scientific value’ not ‘p-values’	8
Success for our first Virtual LASA Annual Conference	7
Engaging on discussions about the use and the replacement of animals in research with young minds	7
A method for collecting high numbers of blood samples in standard vacuum tubes from non-heparinized pigs	7
Retrospective analysis on the occurrence of kidney cysts in mice in a central animal facility in the years 2009–2019	7
Guidelines for the establishment and functioning of Animal Ethics Commitees (Institutional Animal Care and Use Committees) in Africa	6
A new method to replace oral gavage for the study of Cryptosporidium infection in mice	6
Monitoring Staphylococcus aureus nasal colonization murine model using a bioluminescent methicillin-resistant S. aureus (MRSA)	6
Auditory enrichment with different genres of music for colony queens	6
Animal experiments in biomedical research: Knowledge, self-evaluation and attitudes of biology and medical students	6
ECLAM news, February 2023	6
Let’s do it right: Eight steps to competence in laboratory animal science in the European Union	5

Characterization of pig skin microbiome and appraisal as an in vivo subcutaneous injection model	5
Call for submissions: Special issue on facility design and management	5
The importance of methodological detail and conceptual context when presenting laboratory animal science education tools: The authors’ reply	5
Accuracy of smartwatches for measuring heart rate and oxygen saturation in cynomolgus macaques compared to clinical standards	5
How to publish a case report in Laboratory Animals?	5
Half the price, twice the gain: How to simultaneously decrease animal numbers and increase precision with good experimental design	4
Fin clipping does not increase opercular beat rate in tricaine-treated zebrafish	4
Bacteriological and pathological investigations on the preputial glands of one-year-old C57BL/6NCrl mice maintained in individually ventilated cages	4
Twelve years after the ARRIVE guidelines: Animal research has not yet arrived at high standards	4
Congress Sponsors	4
A successful return to in-person LASA Annual Conference 2022	4
Case report: An adverse response to cyclosporin A treatment in BALB/cJ mice	4
Comment to Video laryngoscope-guided urethral catheterization in female minipigs	4
Management of dystocia due to secondary uterine inertia in rabbit (Oryctolagus cuniculus): A case report	4
Comment on Frommlet and Heinze (2021): Correcting the error degrees of freedom	4
The human skin organ culture model as an optimal complementary tool for murine pemphigus models	4
Supporting advancement of lab animal welfare and scientific integrity in developing countries: ACURET Cage Consortium (ACCON) Project	3
How cage effects can hurt statistical analyses of completely randomized designs	3
Culture of care in animal research – Expanding the 3Rs to include people	3
Thanks to Reviewers	3
The FELASA-AALAS recommendations for fish health monitoring are published	3
Conspecific images require longer visual processing than simple stimuli in healthy four-week old piglets	3
Teaching experimental design: outputs from the FELASA Working Group	3
Harmonisation of education, training and continuing professional development for laboratory animal caretakers, technicians and technologists: Report of the FELASA-EFAT Working Group	3
Antinociceptive and motor-blocking effects of epidurally administered diphenhydramine at different concentrations in conscious rabbits: a randomized–controlled trial	3
Beitrag aus der GV-SOLAS: Forschungsförderung 2022; Contribution from the GV-SOLAS: Research funding 2022	3
Time to register for FELASA 2022	3
Clinical evaluation of intranasal midazolam and alfaxalone for induction of anaesthesia in rabbits	3
A Protocol for Prolonged Surgical Anaesthesia with Recovery in Fire Salamanders Using Tricaine Mesylate (MS-222): A Case Series	2
Experimental animal models for denture stomatitis: A methodological review	2
Clinical efficacy of buprenorphine after oral dosing in rats undergoing major surgery	2
The advisory body on animal ethics of a global pharmaceutical company: A global organization to address ethical and societal concerns about animal use	2
Jacketed telemetry in rats: a novel non-invasive method for cardiorespiratory phenotyping during treadmill exercise	2
Dosage selection and effect evaluation of sodium pentobarbital in tree shrew anesthesia	2
Expression of Concern: “Advances in research on the biology of the desert rodent Gerbillus tarabuli: a review”	2
Current research and guidelines for euthanasia in laboratory fish with a focus on fathead minnows	2
Comparative study of tricaine methanesulfonate (MS-222) and eugenol as euthanasia agents in zebrafish (Danio rerio) as an experimental model	2
SMAFIRA: a literature-based web tool to assist researchers with retrieval of 3R-relevant information	2
Oestrous cycle synchronization protocols in rats using cloprostenol and progesterone injections	2
Introducing entrustable professional activities and competency-based development into workplace-based training within laboratory animal sciences	2
A guide to post-mortem examination procedure in mouse models	2
Dental implants in large animal models with experimental systemic diseases: A systematic review	2
Lethal Gram-negative sepsis in healthy pigs during anaesthesia with contaminated propofol	2
LAS around the globe: Australia and New Zealand	2
FELASA 2022 Congress: Here we come!	2
Willkommen zur 60. Wissenschaftlichen Tagung der Gesellschaft für Versuchstierkunde GV-SOLAS und 21. Fortbildungsveranstaltung der IGTP 6. – 8. September 2023, Mainz, Deutschland	2
A review of methods used to kill laboratory rodents: issues and opportunities	2
Pain management in zebrafish	2
Experiences of early career researchers: Influences on the design and reporting of animal experiments, and the practical and emotional support needed to enhance best practice methods	2
Retrospective descriptive report comparing access systems to refine intravenous self-administration in rats	2

Burrowing behaviour of rats: Strain differences and applicability as well-being parameter after intracranial surgery	2
Advancing ethical standards in Göttingen Minipigs studies: The feasibility and reliability of Vascular Access Buttons™	2
Is it time for a ‘Culture of Carers’?	2
Guidance on the assessment of learning outcomes for those designing procedures and projects – Report of an ETPLAS Working Group	2
LASA 60th Annual Meeting – Championing Public Engagement with “Snippets of the 3Rs”	2