OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of Science of Nature is 3. 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 2022-08-01 to 2026-08-01.)

Article	Citations
Seasonal formation of ikaite in slime flux jelly on an infected tree (Populus fremontii) wound from the Sonoran Desert	37
Unusual fingerprint patterns in humans: implications for forensic casework and fingerprint research	18
A seabird’s eye view: visual fields of some seabirds (Laridae and Procellariidae) from tropical latitudes	18
Same-sex sexual behavior in a male-dimorphic arachnid with a resource-defense polygyny: evidence for female mimicry?	17
Biomechanics, muscle modeling, and the elevated bite force and tooth stress of piranhas	14
Japanese honey bees (Apis cerana japonica) have swarmed more often over the last two decades	13
New insights into endolithic palaeocommunity development in mobile hard substrate using CT imaging of bioeroded clasts from the Pliocene (Almería, SE Spain)	13
Modeling of the respiratory system of the long-necked Triassic reptile Tanystropheus (Archosauromorpha)	12
Many problems for a solo mother: maternal care efficiency of the ghost spider of new genus Eldar (Araneae: Anyphaenidae, Anyphaeninae) against new species Pseudogaurax Malloch (Diptera: Chloropidae)	12
The small size of a myrmecophyte and its associated ant colony facilitate ambushing by large Ectatomma tuberculatum workers	12
Impact of genetic relatedness on reproductive behavior in Pelvicachromis pulcher, a biparental cichlid fish with mutual mate choice and ornamentation	11
With the dead under the mat: the zombie ant extended phenotype under a new perspective	10
Obstacle negotiation in female desert locust oviposition digging	10
Corilagin induces apoptosis in glioblastoma cells by disrupting metabolic homeostasis: a metabolomics perspective	10
Electrogenic performance and carbon sequestration potential of biophotovoltaics	9
Multilevel variation in pathogen susceptibility and grooming behavior in ant societies	9
Morphology, anatomy and sleep movements of Ludwigia sedoides	8
Arsenic exposure in insects from green spaces near a former copper smelter	8
Fingerprint resemblance amongst siblings and non-siblings — Forensic and anthropological implications	8
Biases and blind spots in the global research agenda on metallic pollution and bees	8
Correction: Unusual fingerprint patterns in humans: implications for forensic casework and fingerprint research	8
Interactions among vascular plants, bryophytes, and lichens in grassland communities along elevational gradients	8
One elephant may sustain 2 million dung beetles in East African savannas on any given day	8
The maxillary canal of the titanosuchid Jonkeria (Synapsida, Dinocephalia)	8
Evaluation of fire extinguisher dry powder as an “in situ” development powder for latent fingermarks	7

Microstructural adaptations of snow bush (Aerva javanica (Burm.f.) Juss. Ex Schult.) in desert ecosystems	7
Snake scent gland secretions repel and induce contact toxicity in ants	7
Visual antipredator effects of web flexing in an orb web spider, with special reference to web decorations	7
New mid-Cretaceous cockroaches (Blattaria: Corydiidae) from Kachin amber illuminate the diversity of bipectinate antennae	7
Biomechanics of nectar feeding explain flower orientation in plants pollinated by long-proboscid flies	7
A new large pantherine and a sabre-toothed cat (Mammalia, Carnivora, Felidae) from the late Miocene hominoid-bearing Khorat sand pits, Nakhon Ratchasima Province, northeastern Thailand	7
GC/MS analysis and insecticidal activity of Pelargonium graveolens essential oil from Algeria against Culex pipiens and Culiseta longiareolata mosquito larvae	7
Independent evolution of a living bridge in the old world army ant lineage	7
Analysis of GyrA gene mutations in environmental Escherichia coli: understanding the mechanisms and spread of quinolone resistance in ecosystems	6
Evaluating the present and future distribution of an endemic oak species (Quercus afares) under climate change in Algeria	6
Cohesion depends on kinship but no permanent leadership in larval societies of a Neotropical butterfly	6
The oncogenic role of BCL2L12 associated with immune status in the prognosis of human hepatocellular carcinoma	6
Wild social behavior differs following experimental loss of vision in social hermit crabs	6
Genetic and HPLC–DAD analyses of the Polistes canadensis wasp (Linnaeus, 1758) collected in the state of Bahia, Brazil	6
Influence of floral traits on visitation patterns in a miniature tropical stingless bee, Tetragonula iridipennis	6
Spiro’s portrait of Arnold Berliner—a testimonial to a deep friendship	6
First record of a nematode-induced floral gall in Bongardia chrysogonum (L.) Spach (Berberidaceae): its effects on flower structure	6
Stigmasterol restores testicular and sperm function in ICR mice exposed to high oxidative stress condition	6
Parasites either reduce or increase host vulnerability to fishing: a case study of a parasitic copepod and its salmonid host	5
Littoral bryozoan communities in the high Arctic: a latitudinal comparison	5
Impact of habitat disturbance on activity pattern and diet of de brraza’s monkey (Cercopithecus neglectus) in kafa biosphere reserve, South West Ethiopia	5
Burrow builders as ecosystem engineers for pit-building antlions (Neuroptera: Myrmeleontidae)	5
Effect of intraspecific seed trait variation on the germination of eight tropical dry forest species	5
Homeotic transformation in a terrestrial isopod: insights into the appendage identity in crustaceans	5
Artificial intelligence in biology and medicine	5
Social factors drive vocal exchanges in red-capped mangabeys (Cercocebus torquatus)	5
A case report of a pathology in the ‘whip’ of a flagellicaudatan sauropod	5
The 2023 Arnold Berliner Award for research on spider photoreceptors	5
A new carcharodontosaurid specimen sheds light on the anatomy of South American giant predatory dinosaurs	5
The complex interaction between plants and acoustic signals: friends or foes?	5
Complex preference relationships between native and non-native angiosperms and foraging insect visitors in a suburban greenspace under field and laboratory conditions	5
Branched tyramides from males of the harvester ant, Pogonomyrmex badius	5
Predicting the potential geographic distribution of Fagus orientalis Lipsky under climate change using an ensemble model approach in Türkiye	4
Revisiting the chondrichthyan egg capsules inventory from the Pennsylvanian (Carboniferous) of Belgium: new data and perspectives	4
Modelling the effects of climate and land-cover changes on the potential distribution and landscape connectivity of three earth snakes (Genus Conopsis, Günther 1858) in central Mexico	4
Are males aggressive to rivals also aggressive to predators? Testing the behavioural correlation hypothesis and predator pressure hypothesis on antipredator behaviour in social spider mites	4
Predicting the absence of World Health Organization fungal priority pathogens in agricultural soils using machine learning and ITS metabarcoding	4
How does the life cycle of Clinodiplosis profusa (Cecidomyiidae) adjust to phenological variations of the host plant Eugenia uniflora (Myrtaceae) in sun and shade?	4
Human earprints in forensic identification: scientific foundations, classification methods, and legal implications	4
Unsuspected diversity and multiple origins of the frog legs imported to Switzerland for human consumption, as determined by DNA barcoding and morphology	4
The left–right-handedness of the cylindrical spathe correlates with the phyllotactic spiral direction in Arisaema (Araceae)	4
Exploring the potential of essential oils against airborne fungi from cultural heritage conservation premises	4
Bombus terrestris terrestris (Linnaeus, 1758) and hybrids with the endemic Bombus xanthopus spotted on Capraia Island (Tuscan Archipelago, Italy): some conservation management implications	4
Local biophysical drivers outweigh climatic controls in shaping juniper regeneration in the Eastern Hindu Kush: implications for conservation	4
Epidemiology of acute myeloid leukemia in children and adolescents (1990–2021): a global burden of disease study	4
Quasispecies productivity	4
A quick and non-destructive approach to combat timber adulteration using attenuated total reflectance Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy and chemometrics	4
Carbohydrate resources drive increased ant recruitment in a saline coastal ecosystem	4
Forensic discrimination of sex from thermally treated human hair using ATR-FTIR spectroscopy and machine learning	4
The maxillary canal in Cynognathus and Diademodon (Cynodontia, Cynognathia)	4

A multipurpose medicinal tree under threat: biology, phytochemistry, propagation and conservation of Dillenia pentagyna Roxb	3
Obituary: Dr. Margaretha Pangau-Adam	3
Conventional methods may cause allometric analyses to be unreliable	3
Development of an eco-friendly larvicidal agent from Chrozophora oblongifolia against the dengue disease vector: antimicrobial and phytochemical analysis	3
Host associations of Brazilian Darwin wasps: current knowledge and the IchHostBR dataset	3
Recombinant lectin from the coastal jack bean Canavalia rosea and its anti-bruchid activity towards Callosobruchus maculatus (Chrysomelidae: Coleoptera)	3
Structural, histochemical, and ecological peculiarities of lenticular leaf galls induced on the epiphytic fern Microgramma vacciniifolia (Polypodiaceae)	3
More than meets the (human) eye: Cryptic chromatic diversity in a colour polymorphic lizard	3
Study on the mechanism of Ershiwei Chenxiang Pills in the treatment of high altitude hypertension based on network pharmacology and molecular docking analysis	3
Plant–plant interaction by Aster leiophyllus affects herbivory by Sika deer, Cervus nippon	3
Morphological and DNA analysis of pollen grains on butterfly individuals reveal their flower visitation history	3
Wetland butterfly thriving in abandoned jungle: Neptis rivularis in the Czech Republic	3
Desert treasures: a comprehensive review of the diversity, phytochemistry, ethnobotany, and conservation of thar desert flora	3
Eggs in faeces: defensive mechanisms and effects of faecal coating by a water scavenger beetle, Coelostoma stultum (Coleopterea: Hydrophilidae)	3
Comparative buccopharyngeal morphology of tadpoles of Sphaenorhynchini (Anura: Hylidae: Hylinae)	3
Alternative reproductive strategies in two cryptic species of the European earwig complex	3
Post-fire phenology of the tree fern Cyathea mexiae at the edge of a semideciduous Forest in Brazil	3
Peculiar structural features of midgut symbiotic organ in the early development of the stinkbug Plautia stali Scott, 1874 (Hemiptera: Pentatomidae)	3
Jump now, pay later: saltatory behavior trades off with body mass and facilitates shelter repair in a seed-dwelling insect	3
A novel approach using ATR-FTIR spectroscopy and chemometric analysis to distinguish male and female human hair samples	3
Development, detection and decipherment of obfuscated fingerprints in humans: Implications for forensic casework	3
Phoretic behavior of the pseudoscorpion Megachernes ryugadensis on the Japanese wood mouse Apodemus speciosus	3
Animals evoking fear in the Cradle of Humankind: snakes, scorpions, and large carnivores	3
Drivers of flower visit and resource sharing between the honeybee and native bees in Neotropical coastal sand dunes	3
Effects of neural stem cell-derived exosomes on MPTP-induced Parkinson’s disease in mice	3
Structural plasticity in roots of the hemiepiphyte Vanilla phaeantha Rchb.f. (Orchidaceae): a relationship between environment and function	3
Silicic acid seed pre-treatment modulates growth and antioxidant responses in maize under drought stress	3
Do exophytic microorganisms affect in vitro pollen germination and pollen tube growth in Camellia sinensis?	3
Assessment of functional trait variation in arid-zone plant families to evaluate indicator species for rehabilitation of degraded landscapes	3
A comparative analysis of bioactive phytochemicals in Cynanchum viminale (L.) L. and Pergularia daemia (Forssk.) Chiov. from Saudi Arabian folk medicine	3
Freshwater colonization drives divergent reproductive strategies in shrimps of the genus Palaemon (Decapoda: Palaemonidae)	3