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 2021-11-01 to 2025-11-01.)

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
Friends in high places: Interspecific grooming between chimpanzees and primate prey species in Budongo Forest	14
Precursors and aftermath of severe targeted aggression in captive cotton-top tamarins	11
Adult–adult play in captive lowland gorillas (Gorilla gorilla gorilla)	11
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	11
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
Metacognition in nonhuman primates: a review of current knowledge	10
First record of the southern muriqui (Brachyteles arachnoides) in the state of Minas Gerais, Brazil	10
Long-term observations in the Ndoki forest resolve enduring questions about truffle foraging by western lowland gorillas	10
Partner choice in genito-genital rubbing among female bonobos (Pan paniscus) is highly dependent on physical proximity	10
Correction: Owl monkeys: biology, adaptive radiation, and behavioral ecology of the only nocturnal primate in the Americas, edited by Eduardo Fernandez-Duque	10
An overlooked hotspot: persistence of large polyspecific assemblages of threatened primates in the unprotected Yabassi Key Biodiversity Area	8
Changing views of evaluating species differences in comparative psychology	8
Portrayals of wild primates in documentary films: reason for concern?	8
New records of the southern muriqui (Brachyteles arachnoides) in Serra da Mantiqueira through thermal drones	8
Primate tales: memoirs from leaders in primatology	8
Different: What apes can teach us about gender, by Frans de Waal	7
A report of stillbirth and subsequent maternal cannibalism observed in a free-ranging group of Japanese macaques at Awajishima, Japan	7
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	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
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
A case of suspected chimpanzee scavenging in the Issa Valley, Tanzania	7
Geographic, climatic, and phylogenetic drivers of variation in colobine activity budgets	6

Primate population dynamics in Ngogo, Kibale National Park, Uganda, over nearly five decades	6
Acknowledgements	6
Reactions to a dead adult female in Japanese macaques at Arashiyama: Why did a non-affiliated female groom the corpse?	6
Treatment of hepatitis in ex-biomedical chimpanzees at a Japanese sanctuary thanks to support from the general public	6
Behavioral responses to riparian and anthropogenic edge effects in mantled howler monkeys (Alouatta palliata) in a disturbed riverine forest	6
Sketches of chimpanzee (Pan troglodytes) hoo’s: vowels by any other name?	6
Parallel lasers and digital photography to estimate limb size of chimpanzees (Pan troglodytes) at Ngogo, Kibale National Park, Uganda	6
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: Path To Acceptance and Refined Practices for Habituating Western Lowland Gorillas	5
Mixed-species association and a record of a hybrid offspring between Trachypithecus pileatus and Trachypithecus phayrei in Bangladesh	5
Correction to: My path to primatology: some stories from the field	5
Correction: A cooperation experiment with white-handed gibbons (Hylobates lar)	5
Acknowledgements	5
Analysis of palmprints and soleprints of black-tufted marmosets (Callithrix penicillata): are there similarities to humans?	5
Acknowledgements	5
Correction: Primate population dynamics in Ngogo, Kibale National Park, Uganda, over nearly five decades	5
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
New records of the white-cheeked macaque provide range extension for the endangered primate in Gaoligong Mountains	4
Searching for evolutionary perspectives of human sociality through the eyes of gorillas	4
Multiparous and primiparous mothers partially differ in how they allocate maternal behaviour in captive western lowland gorillas (Gorilla gorilla gorilla)	4
The Primates 2021 Social Impact Award	4
A prosocial function of head-gaze aversion and head-cocking in common marmosets	4
Correction: Snapshots: most-cited Primates papers by decade (1950s–2020s)	4
Mantled howler monkey males assess their rivals through formant spacing of long-distance calls	4
From stones to sketches: investigating tracing behaviours in Japanese macaques	4
Responses to dying and dead adult companions in a free-ranging, provisioned group of Japanese macaques (Macaca fuscata)	4
Population differences in putty-nosed monkey (Cercopithecus nictitans) call order	4
The Primates 2024 most-cited paper award	4
The perineal organ of male red colobus: its structure and possible social function as a mimic of female genitalia	4
Variation in diurnal primate biomass at different altitudinal levels in the Eastern Andes of Colombia: the role of fruit productivity	4
More than a simple fixed action pattern: Yawning in drills	3
Greater occupancy of invasive hybrid marmosets compared to a threatened native species in the fragmented Atlantic Forest: implications for conservation	3
Leopard predation on wild Sichuan snub-nosed monkeys	3
A three-dimensional kinematic analysis of bipedal walking in a white-handed gibbon (Hylobates lar) on a horizontal pole and flat surface	3
The Primates 2023 Social Impact Award	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
Conservation and evolution: Inbreeding, small populations, and sex differences in life history	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
Fragmented forest affects the southern black-horned capuchin (Sapajus nigritus cucullatus) in the Argentinean Atlantic Forest	3
A cooperation experiment with white-handed gibbons (Hylobates lar)	3
Assessing the effects of survey-inherent disturbance on primate detectability: Recommendations for line transect distance sampling	3
Male adoption in the black and gold howler monkey (Alouatta caraya)	3
Correction: Population genetics of captive spider monkeys in Japan for ex situ conservation	3
Activity budget and diet of the two groups of olive baboons (Papio anubis) in Chato Natural forest, western Ethiopia	3
Urinary health indicators in folivorous-frugivorous primates with and without food supplementation	3
My life with primates	3
Mothers stick together: how the death of an infant affects female social relationships in a group of wild bonobos (Pan paniscus)	3
Good case studies reveal something important	3