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 2022-05-01 to 2026-05-01.)

Article	Citations
Seasonal formation of ikaite in slime flux jelly on an infected tree (Populus fremontii) wound from the Sonoran Desert	34
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	16
Biomechanics, muscle modeling, and the elevated bite force and tooth stress of piranhas	15
Same-sex sexual behavior in a male-dimorphic arachnid with a resource-defense polygyny: evidence for female mimicry?	13
Japanese honey bees (Apis cerana japonica) have swarmed more often over the last two decades	12
New insights into endolithic palaeocommunity development in mobile hard substrate using CT imaging of bioeroded clasts from the Pliocene (Almería, SE Spain)	12
Modeling of the respiratory system of the long-necked Triassic reptile Tanystropheus (Archosauromorpha)	12
Multilevel variation in pathogen susceptibility and grooming behavior in ant societies	11
The small size of a myrmecophyte and its associated ant colony facilitate ambushing by large Ectatomma tuberculatum workers	11
With the dead under the mat: the zombie ant extended phenotype under a new perspective	11
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)	10
Electrogenic performance and carbon sequestration potential of biophotovoltaics	10
Impact of genetic relatedness on reproductive behavior in Pelvicachromis pulcher, a biparental cichlid fish with mutual mate choice and ornamentation	9
Phenological variation in parasite load and inflammatory response in a lizard with an asynchronous reproductive cycle	9
Corilagin induces apoptosis in glioblastoma cells by disrupting metabolic homeostasis: a metabolomics perspective	9
Obstacle negotiation in female desert locust oviposition digging	9
Arsenic exposure in insects from green spaces near a former copper smelter	8
Correction: Unusual fingerprint patterns in humans: implications for forensic casework and fingerprint research	8
The maxillary canal of the titanosuchid Jonkeria (Synapsida, Dinocephalia)	8
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	8
Fingerprint resemblance amongst siblings and non-siblings — Forensic and anthropological implications	8
Morphology, anatomy and sleep movements of Ludwigia sedoides	7
Biomechanics of nectar feeding explain flower orientation in plants pollinated by long-proboscid flies	7
GC/MS analysis and insecticidal activity of Pelargonium graveolens essential oil from Algeria against Culex pipiens and Culiseta longiareolata mosquito larvae	7

One elephant may sustain 2 million dung beetles in East African savannas on any given day	7
Interactions among vascular plants, bryophytes, and lichens in grassland communities along elevational gradients	7
Visual antipredator effects of web flexing in an orb web spider, with special reference to web decorations	7
Snake scent gland secretions repel and induce contact toxicity in ants	7
Independent evolution of a living bridge in the old world army ant lineage	6
Wild social behavior differs following experimental loss of vision in social hermit crabs	6
Parasites either reduce or increase host vulnerability to fishing: a case study of a parasitic copepod and its salmonid host	6
The oncogenic role of BCL2L12 associated with immune status in the prognosis of human hepatocellular carcinoma	6
Analysis of GyrA gene mutations in environmental Escherichia coli: understanding the mechanisms and spread of quinolone resistance in ecosystems	6
Spiro’s portrait of Arnold Berliner—a testimonial to a deep friendship	6
Cohesion depends on kinship but no permanent leadership in larval societies of a Neotropical butterfly	6
New mid-Cretaceous cockroaches (Blattaria: Corydiidae) from Kachin amber illuminate the diversity of bipectinate antennae	6
Microstructural adaptations of snow bush (Aerva javanica (Burm.f.) Juss. Ex Schult.) in desert ecosystems	6
First record of a nematode-induced floral gall in Bongardia chrysogonum (L.) Spach (Berberidaceae): its effects on flower structure	6
Genetic and HPLC–DAD analyses of the Polistes canadensis wasp (Linnaeus, 1758) collected in the state of Bahia, Brazil	6
Evaluating the present and future distribution of an endemic oak species (Quercus afares) under climate change in Algeria	5
Functional importance of the mandibular skeleto-muscular system in the bivalved arthropod Heterocypris incongruens (Crustacea, Ostracoda, Cyprididae)	5
Homeotic transformation in a terrestrial isopod: insights into the appendage identity in crustaceans	5
A new carcharodontosaurid specimen sheds light on the anatomy of South American giant predatory dinosaurs	5
The 2023 Arnold Berliner Award for research on spider photoreceptors	5
Stigmasterol restores testicular and sperm function in ICR mice exposed to high oxidative stress condition	5
Can nuclear aquatic environmental DNA be a genetic marker for the accurate estimation of species abundance?	5
Artificial intelligence in biology and medicine	5
Influence of floral traits on visitation patterns in a miniature tropical stingless bee, Tetragonula iridipennis	5
Effect of intraspecific seed trait variation on the germination of eight tropical dry forest species	5
The complex interaction between plants and acoustic signals: friends or foes?	5
Littoral bryozoan communities in the high Arctic: a latitudinal comparison	5
Complex preference relationships between native and non-native angiosperms and foraging insect visitors in a suburban greenspace under field and laboratory conditions	4
Epidemiology of acute myeloid leukemia in children and adolescents (1990–2021): a global burden of disease study	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
Plant–plant interaction by Aster leiophyllus affects herbivory by Sika deer, Cervus nippon	4
Predicting the potential geographic distribution of Fagus orientalis Lipsky under climate change using an ensemble model approach in Türkiye	4
Branched tyramides from males of the harvester ant, Pogonomyrmex badius	4
A case report of a pathology in the ‘whip’ of a flagellicaudatan sauropod	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
Bombus terrestris terrestris (Linnaeus, 1758) and hybrids with the endemic Bombus xanthopus spotted on Capraia Island (Tuscan Archipelago, Italy): some conservation management implications	4
A quick and non-destructive approach to combat timber adulteration using attenuated total reflectance Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy and chemometrics	4
Burrow builders as ecosystem engineers for pit-building antlions (Neuroptera: Myrmeleontidae)	4
Social factors drive vocal exchanges in red-capped mangabeys (Cercocebus torquatus)	4
Exploring the potential of essential oils against airborne fungi from cultural heritage conservation premises	4
Quasispecies productivity	4
Forensic discrimination of sex from thermally treated human hair using ATR-FTIR spectroscopy and machine learning	4
Development, detection and decipherment of obfuscated fingerprints in humans: Implications for forensic casework	3
Recombinant lectin from the coastal jack bean Canavalia rosea and its anti-bruchid activity towards Callosobruchus maculatus (Chrysomelidae: Coleoptera)	3
Local biophysical drivers outweigh climatic controls in shaping juniper regeneration in the Eastern Hindu Kush: implications for conservation	3
Post-fire phenology of the tree fern Cyathea mexiae at the edge of a semideciduous Forest in Brazil	3
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	3
Wetland butterfly thriving in abandoned jungle: Neptis rivularis in the Czech Republic	3

Irrupting prey populations in the absence of a mammalian apex predator drive shifts in prey selection by eagles	3
Silicic acid seed pre-treatment modulates growth and antioxidant responses in maize under drought stress	3
A comparative analysis of bioactive phytochemicals in Cynanchum viminale (L.) L. and Pergularia daemia (Forssk.) Chiov. from Saudi Arabian folk medicine	3
Peculiar structural features of midgut symbiotic organ in the early development of the stinkbug Plautia stali Scott, 1874 (Hemiptera: Pentatomidae)	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
Freshwater colonization drives divergent reproductive strategies in shrimps of the genus Palaemon (Decapoda: Palaemonidae)	3
Alternative reproductive strategies in two cryptic species of the European earwig complex	3
Do exophytic microorganisms affect in vitro pollen germination and pollen tube growth in Camellia sinensis?	3
Obituary: Dr. Margaretha Pangau-Adam	3
How does the life cycle of Clinodiplosis profusa (Cecidomyiidae) adjust to phenological variations of the host plant Eugenia uniflora (Myrtaceae) in sun and shade?	3
Structural, histochemical, and ecological peculiarities of lenticular leaf galls induced on the epiphytic fern Microgramma vacciniifolia (Polypodiaceae)	3
Comparative buccopharyngeal morphology of tadpoles of Sphaenorhynchini (Anura: Hylidae: Hylinae)	3
Animals evoking fear in the Cradle of Humankind: snakes, scorpions, and large carnivores	3