OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of Primates 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 2021-12-01 to 2025-12-01.)

Article	Citations
Distribution and habitat suitability of the endangered lion-tailed macaque Macaca silenus and other primate species in the Kodagu region of the Western Ghats, India	22
Through cross-disciplinary collaboration	16
Temporal variation and age influence activity budget more than sex and reproductive status in wild brown howler monkeys (Alouatta guariba clamitans) inhabiting a large, continuous forest	15
Precursors and aftermath of severe targeted aggression in captive cotton-top tamarins	11
Adult–adult play in captive lowland gorillas (Gorilla gorilla gorilla)	11
Partner choice in genito-genital rubbing among female bonobos (Pan paniscus) is highly dependent on physical proximity	11
Friends in high places: Interspecific grooming between chimpanzees and primate prey species in Budongo Forest	11
Metacognition in nonhuman primates: a review of current knowledge	10
Long-term observations in the Ndoki forest resolve enduring questions about truffle foraging by western lowland gorillas	10
Correction: Owl monkeys: biology, adaptive radiation, and behavioral ecology of the only nocturnal primate in the Americas, edited by Eduardo Fernandez-Duque	10
Population size and habitat preference of the Omo River guereza (Colobus guereza guereza) in a multi-habitat matrix in the central highlands of Ethiopia	10
First record of the southern muriqui (Brachyteles arachnoides) in the state of Minas Gerais, Brazil	10
Primate tales: memoirs from leaders in primatology	9
An overlooked hotspot: persistence of large polyspecific assemblages of threatened primates in the unprotected Yabassi Key Biodiversity Area	9
Changing views of evaluating species differences in comparative psychology	8
New records of the southern muriqui (Brachyteles arachnoides) in Serra da Mantiqueira through thermal drones	8
Portrayals of wild primates in documentary films: reason for concern?	8
A report of stillbirth and subsequent maternal cannibalism observed in a free-ranging group of Japanese macaques at Awajishima, Japan	7
Genetic characterization of Macaca arctoides: A highlight of key genes and pathways	7
The relationship of coping style and social support variation to glucocorticoid metabolites in wild olive baboons (Papio anubis)	7
Behavioral responses to riparian and anthropogenic edge effects in mantled howler monkeys (Alouatta palliata) in a disturbed riverine forest	7
A case of suspected chimpanzee scavenging in the Issa Valley, Tanzania	7
Notes on the conservation threats to the western lesser spot-nosed monkey (Cercopithecus petaurista buettikoferi) in the Bijagós Archipelago (Guinea-Bissau, West Africa)	7
Different: What apes can teach us about gender, by Frans de Waal	7
Geographic, climatic, and phylogenetic drivers of variation in colobine activity budgets	6

Sketches of chimpanzee (Pan troglodytes) hoo’s: vowels by any other name?	6
Acknowledgements	6
Parallel lasers and digital photography to estimate limb size of chimpanzees (Pan troglodytes) at Ngogo, Kibale National Park, Uganda	6
Reactions to a dead adult female in Japanese macaques at Arashiyama: Why did a non-affiliated female groom the corpse?	6
Comparative analysis of intragroup intermale relationships: a study of wild bonobos (Pan paniscus) in Wamba, Democratic Republic of Congo and chimpanzees (Pan troglodytes) in Kalinzu Forest Reserve, U	6
Primate population dynamics in Ngogo, Kibale National Park, Uganda, over nearly five decades	6
Correction: Path To Acceptance and Refined Practices for Habituating Western Lowland Gorillas	5
Treatment of hepatitis in ex-biomedical chimpanzees at a Japanese sanctuary thanks to support from the general public	5
Acknowledgements	5
MHC-DRB heterozygosity may increase subordinate but not alpha male siring success in white-faced capuchin monkeys (Cebus imitator)	5
Correction to: Fission–fusion dynamics in a wild group of Japanese macaques (Macaca fuscata) on Kinkazan Island caused by the repeated separation of an alpha male being followed by females	5
Correction: A cooperation experiment with white-handed gibbons (Hylobates lar)	5
Correction: Primate population dynamics in Ngogo, Kibale National Park, Uganda, over nearly five decades	5
Correction to: My path to primatology: some stories from the field	5
Analysis of palmprints and soleprints of black-tufted marmosets (Callithrix penicillata): are there similarities to humans?	5
Acknowledgements	5
Mantled howler monkey males assess their rivals through formant spacing of long-distance calls	4
Mixed-species association and a record of a hybrid offspring between Trachypithecus pileatus and Trachypithecus phayrei in Bangladesh	4
Correction: Snapshots: most-cited Primates papers by decade (1950s–2020s)	4
The perineal organ of male red colobus: its structure and possible social function as a mimic of female genitalia	4
Activity budget and diet of the two groups of olive baboons (Papio anubis) in Chato Natural forest, western Ethiopia	4
Correction: Population genetics of captive spider monkeys in Japan for ex situ conservation	4
New records of the white-cheeked macaque provide range extension for the endangered primate in Gaoligong Mountains	4
Population differences in putty-nosed monkey (Cercopithecus nictitans) call order	4
Searching for evolutionary perspectives of human sociality through the eyes of gorillas	4
From stones to sketches: investigating tracing behaviours in Japanese macaques	4
More than a simple fixed action pattern: Yawning in drills	4
Responses to dying and dead adult companions in a free-ranging, provisioned group of Japanese macaques (Macaca fuscata)	4
The Primates 2024 most-cited paper award	4
Monitoring the population and distribution of the proboscis monkey (Nasalis larvatus) in the Klias Peninsula, Sabah, Borneo, Malaysia: insights from an 18-year study	4
A prosocial function of head-gaze aversion and head-cocking in common marmosets	4
Multiparous and primiparous mothers partially differ in how they allocate maternal behaviour in captive western lowland gorillas (Gorilla gorilla gorilla)	4
Variation in diurnal primate biomass at different altitudinal levels in the Eastern Andes of Colombia: the role of fruit productivity	4
Conservation and evolution: Inbreeding, small populations, and sex differences in life history	4
A cooperation experiment with white-handed gibbons (Hylobates lar)	3
Acknowledgements	3
Chimpanzees employ context-specific behavioral strategies within fission–fusion societies	3
Thanatology in the northern muriqui (Brachyteles hypoxanthus)	3
Mothers stick together: how the death of an infant affects female social relationships in a group of wild bonobos (Pan paniscus)	3
Fragmented forest affects the southern black-horned capuchin (Sapajus nigritus cucullatus) in the Argentinean Atlantic Forest	3
Greater occupancy of invasive hybrid marmosets compared to a threatened native species in the fragmented Atlantic Forest: implications for conservation	3
My life with primates	3
Less bins, less baboons: reducing access to anthropogenic food effectively decreases the urban foraging behavior of a troop of chacma baboons (Papio hamadryas ursinus) in a peri-urban area	3
A simple suitability index to guide site selection for primate translocations: an example from northeastern Brazil	3
Urinary health indicators in folivorous-frugivorous primates with and without food supplementation	3
Male adoption in the black and gold howler monkey (Alouatta caraya)	3
Leopard predation on wild Sichuan snub-nosed monkeys	3
Good case studies reveal something important	3
The Primates 2023 Social Impact Award	3
Assessing the effects of survey-inherent disturbance on primate detectability: Recommendations for line transect distance sampling	3

Extending the conservation impact of great ape research: Flagship species sites facilitate biodiversity assessments and land preservation	3
Death of a one-armed blackback male due to severe injuries in a group of wild western lowland gorillas (Gorilla gorilla gorilla) in Moukalaba-Doudou National Park, Gabon	3
A three-dimensional kinematic analysis of bipedal walking in a white-handed gibbon (Hylobates lar) on a horizontal pole and flat surface	3