OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of Journal of Comparative Physiology A-Neuroethology Sensory Neural and B is 6. 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
Masashi Kawasaki (1955–2025): neuroethologist who explored neural mechanisms of echolocation in bats and of electric behavior in fish	52
The 2024 covers of the Journal of Comparative Physiology A	51
Fluoride alters feeding in lab-bred pond snails but not in wild snails or their progeny	42
Flow development and leading edge vorticity in bristled insect wings	39
Editorial Expression of Concern: Hans-Joachim Pflüger: scientist, citizen, cosmopolitan	31
Impact of central complex lesions on innate and learnt visual navigation in ants	27
Neural mechanism of circadian clock-based photoperiodism in insects and snails	25
A versatile recording device for the analysis of continuous daily external activity in colonies of highly eusocial bees	24
Polarization vision in terrestrial hermit crabs	21
Correction to: Neuroethology of auditory systems: contributions in memory of Albert S. Feng	20
Stimulator compensation and generation of Gaussian noise stimuli with defined amplitude spectra for studying input–output relations of sensory systems	20
Parallel motion vision pathways in the brain of a tropical bee	19
Crickets in the spotlight: exploring the impact of light on circadian behavior	18
Path integration and optic flow in flying insects: a review of current evidence	18
Directionality of midbrain auditory neuronal responses in two frogs that communicate with calls of different temporal and spectral structure	17
Avian navigation: the geomagnetic field provides compass cues but not a bicoordinate “map” plus a brief discussion of the alternative infrasound direction-finding hypothesis	17
Temporal effects of sugar intake on fly local search and honey bee dance behaviour	16
A plea for academic decency	16
Divergent sensory transcriptomic profiles in positive and negative learning in Bicyclus Anynana butterflies	16
Chromatic discrimination in fixed saturation levels from tufted capuchin monkeys with different color vision genotypes	15
Integrating electrophysiology, behavioral response, and docking studies to decipher odorant-binding protein function in the brinjal shoot and fruit borer, Leucinodes orbonalis Guenee	15
Male seminal fluid allocation according to socio-sexual context in the South American fruit fly	15
Size matters: individual variation in auditory sensitivity may influence sexual selection in Pacific treefrogs (Pseudacris regilla)	14
Flupyradifurone, imidacloprid and clothianidin disrupt the auditory processing in the locust CNS	14
Hearing in helmeted guineafowl (Numida meleagris): audiogram from 2 Hz to 10 kHz and localization acuity for brief noise bursts	13

Physiological and behavioural responses of wandering albatross chicks (Diomedea exulans) to novel and non-novel predators	13
Impact of photoperiod and functional clock on male diapause in cryptochrome and pdf mutants in the linden bug Pyrrhocoris apterus	13
Effects of daylength manipulation on migratory activity and fuelling in a long-distance nocturnal songbird migrant	12
A formative journal for a formative career: a personal recollection of how JCPA has inspired and guided my research life	12
Prediction of a conserved pheromone receptor lineage from antennal transcriptomes of the pine sawyer genus Monochamus (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae)	12
Transmitter and receiver of the low frequency horseshoe bat Rhinolophus paradoxolophus are functionally matched for fluttering target detection	11
Electrophysiological and behavioral responses of elongated solifuge sensilla to mechanical stimuli	11
Roles for cerebellum and subsumption architecture in central pattern generation	10
Monaural and dichotic forward masking in the dolphin’s auditory system	10
Photoperiodic plasticity of pigment-dispersing factor immunoreactive fibers projecting toward prothoracicotropic hormone neurons in flesh fly Sarcophaga similis larvae	10
Sub-cell scale features govern the placement of new cells by honeybees during comb construction	10
Vocalization-induced middle ear muscle reflex and auditory fovea do not contribute to the unimpaired auditory sensitivity after intense noise exposure in the CF-FM bat, Hipposideros pratti	9
“It is becoming increasingly difficult to find reviewers”—myths and facts about peer review	9
The Editors’ and Readers’ Choice Awards 2026: sustained recognition of outstanding articles in the Journal of Comparative Physiology A	9
The effects of interaural time and level differences on the binaural interaction component of the auditory brainstem response in Cope’s gray treefrogs	9
The distribution and chemosensory responses of pharyngeal taste buds in the sea lamprey Petromyzon marinus	9
Contribution of histone acetylation to the serotonin-mediated long-term synaptic plasticity in terrestrial snails	9
Magnetoreception in Cataglyphis hellenica ants	9
Comparative analysis of the structure and crystallin composition of the lenses of freshwater fish and gastropods with respect to their vision	9
Neurons sensitive to non-celestial polarized light in the brain of the desert locust	9
The olfactory bulbs of homing pigeons are not enlarged compared with other pigeon breeds	9
Jürgen Boeckh (1934–2023) and Vera Boeckh, née von Zwehl (1928–2022): pioneers of sensory physiology and neuroethology	9
The cold tolerance of the terrestrial slug, Ambigolimax valentianus	9
Evidence that interval-counting neurons play a critical role in call recognition by Cope’s gray treefrogs	9
Shelter selection in females of two scorpion species depends on shelter size and scent	8
Essential and nonessential fatty acid composition and use in overwintering monarch butterflies	8
Neural correlates of spatial orientation in a territorial frog Allobates femoralis	8
Correction: Physiological and behavioural responses of wandering albatross chicks (Diomedea exulans) to novel and non-novel predators	8
Effect of natural abiotic soil vibrations, rainfall and wind on anuran calling behavior: a test with captive-bred midwife toads (Alytes obstetricans)	8
Getting a glimpse into the sensory worlds of animals: the Editors’ and Readers’ Choice Awards 2024	8
Centennial issue	8
An auditory-responsive interneuron descending from the cricket brain: a new element in the auditory pathway	7
Setting the record straight: a response to Lior Pachter	7
Circadian entrainment to red-light Zeitgebers and action spectrum for entrainment in the jewel wasp Nasonia vitripennis	7
Ips typographus vision system: a comprehensive study	7
Does fly larval cooperative behavior protect against parasitic wasps?	7
Long-interval neurons are selective for slower pulse rates in chorus frogs that are sympatric versus allopatric with congeneric heterospecifics	7
Flupyradifurone impairs the processing of sound signals by the ascending interneurons AN1 and AN2 that convey auditory information to the cricket brain	7
Navigation and dance communication in honeybees: a cognitive perspective	7
Lineages to circuits: the developmental and evolutionary architecture of information channels into the central complex	7
Population parameters of Drosophila larval cooperative foraging	7
Do running frogs (Kassina fusca) exhibit hyperextended variation in the sound pressure level of advertisement calls?	7
Photoperiod-driven testicular DNA methylation in gonadotropin and sex steroid receptor promoters in Siberian hamsters	6
Polarized iridescence of the tropical carpenter bee, Xylocopa latipes	6
Optic flow based spatial vision in insects	6
3D escape: an alternative paradigm for spatial orientation studies in insects	6
Hydrofoil-like legs help stream mayfly larvae to stay on the ground	6
A perspective on neuroethology: what the past teaches us about the future of neuroethology	6
The influence of stimulus history on directional coding in the monarch butterfly brain	6
Insect magnetoreception: a Cry for mechanistic insights	6

What view information is most important in the homeward navigation of an Australian bull ant, Myrmecia midas?	6
Diversity of temporal response patterns in midbrain auditory neurons of frogs Batrachyla and its relevance for male vocal responses	6
Hearing in African pygmy hedgehogs (Atelerix albiventris): audiogram, sound localization, and ear anatomy	6
My plea for academic decency remains unchanged: a response to Lior Pachter	6
Werner Nachtigall (1934–2024)	6
Visual physiology of Australian stingless bees	6