OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of Journal of Comparative Physiology A-Neuroethology Sensory Neural and B is 5. 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 2021-05-01 to 2025-05-01.)

Article	Citations
Editorial Expression of Concern: Hans-Joachim Pflüger: scientist, citizen, cosmopolitan	40
The 2024 covers of the Journal of Comparative Physiology A	39
Impact of central complex lesions on innate and learnt visual navigation in ants	32
Fluoride alters feeding and memory in Lymnaea stagnalis	31
Fluoride alters feeding in lab-bred pond snails but not in wild snails or their progeny	27
Neural mechanism of circadian clock-based photoperiodism in insects and snails	26
Birth temperature followed by a visual critical period determines cooperative group membership	23
Flow development and leading edge vorticity in bristled insect wings	22
Avian navigation: the geomagnetic field provides compass cues but not a bicoordinate “map” plus a brief discussion of the alternative infrasound direction-finding hypothesis	20
Stimulator compensation and generation of Gaussian noise stimuli with defined amplitude spectra for studying input–output relations of sensory systems	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	17
Correction to: Neuroethology of auditory systems: contributions in memory of Albert S. Feng	16
Polarization vision in terrestrial hermit crabs	16
Parallel motion vision pathways in the brain of a tropical bee	14
Impact of photoperiod and functional clock on male diapause in cryptochrome and pdf mutants in the linden bug Pyrrhocoris apterus	14
A versatile recording device for the analysis of continuous daily external activity in colonies of highly eusocial bees	14
Male seminal fluid allocation according to socio-sexual context in the South American fruit fly	13
Chromatic discrimination in fixed saturation levels from tufted capuchin monkeys with different color vision genotypes	12
Flupyradifurone, imidacloprid and clothianidin disrupt the auditory processing in the locust CNS	12
Environmental sources of radio frequency noise: potential impacts on magnetoreception	12
Hearing in helmeted guineafowl (Numida meleagris): audiogram from 2 Hz to 10 kHz and localization acuity for brief noise bursts	12
Spatial resolution and sensitivity of the eyes of the stingless bee, Tetragonula iridipennis	12
Magnetic maps in animal navigation	11
Size matters: individual variation in auditory sensitivity may influence sexual selection in Pacific treefrogs (Pseudacris regilla)	11

Sub-cell scale features govern the placement of new cells by honeybees during comb construction	11
Temporal effects of sugar intake on fly local search and honey bee dance behaviour	11
Photoperiodic plasticity of pigment-dispersing factor immunoreactive fibers projecting toward prothoracicotropic hormone neurons in flesh fly Sarcophaga similis larvae	10
Electrophysiological and behavioral responses of elongated solifuge sensilla to mechanical stimuli	10
A formative journal for a formative career: a personal recollection of how JCPA has inspired and guided my research life	9
Transmitter and receiver of the low frequency horseshoe bat Rhinolophus paradoxolophus are functionally matched for fluttering target detection	9
Prediction of a conserved pheromone receptor lineage from antennal transcriptomes of the pine sawyer genus Monochamus (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae)	9
Roles for cerebellum and subsumption architecture in central pattern generation	9
Neuroanatomical differentiation associated with alternative reproductive tactics in male arid land bees, Centris pallida and Amegilla dawsoni	9
Contribution of histone acetylation to the serotonin-mediated long-term synaptic plasticity in terrestrial snails	8
To eat or not to eat: a Garcia effect in pond snails (Lymnaea stagnalis)	8
Comparative analysis of the structure and crystallin composition of the lenses of freshwater fish and gastropods with respect to their vision	8
Jürgen Boeckh (1934–2023) and Vera Boeckh, née von Zwehl (1928–2022): pioneers of sensory physiology and neuroethology	8
The distribution and chemosensory responses of pharyngeal taste buds in the sea lamprey Petromyzon marinus	8
Monaural and dichotic forward masking in the dolphin’s auditory system	8
Salinity-dependent expression of calcium-sensing receptors in Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar) tissues	8
Optocollic responses in adult barn owls (Tyto furcata)	8
Mike Land: a personal remembrance	8
Sensation to navigation: a computational neuroscience approach to magnetic field navigation	8
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	8
“It is becoming increasingly difficult to find reviewers”—myths and facts about peer review	8
Neurons sensitive to non-celestial polarized light in the brain of the desert locust	8
Einstein, von Frisch and the honeybee: a historical letter comes to light	8
Getting a glimpse into the sensory worlds of animals: the Editors’ and Readers’ Choice Awards 2024	7
The cold tolerance of the terrestrial slug, Ambigolimax valentianus	7
Centennial issue	7
Effect of natural abiotic soil vibrations, rainfall and wind on anuran calling behavior: a test with captive-bred midwife toads (Alytes obstetricans)	7
An auditory-responsive interneuron descending from the cricket brain: a new element in the auditory pathway	7
Shelter selection in females of two scorpion species depends on shelter size and scent	7
Lineages to circuits: the developmental and evolutionary architecture of information channels into the central complex	6
Population parameters of Drosophila larval cooperative foraging	6
Circadian entrainment to red-light Zeitgebers and action spectrum for entrainment in the jewel wasp Nasonia vitripennis	6
Essential and nonessential fatty acid composition and use in overwintering monarch butterflies	6
How might magnetic secular variation impact avian philopatry?	6
Navigation and dance communication in honeybees: a cognitive perspective	6
Ips typographus vision system: a comprehensive study	6
Flat on its back: the impact of substrate on righting methods of the brown marmorated stink bug, Halyomorpha halys	6
The influence of stimulus history on directional coding in the monarch butterfly brain	5
Optic flow based spatial vision in insects	5
Contribution of cryptochromes and photolyases for insect life under sunlight	5
Spectral responses across a dorsal–ventral array of dermal sensilla in the medicinal leech	5
Contact chemoreception in multi-modal sensing of prey by Octopus	5
Can feeding sound attract flower fish (Ptychobarbus kaznakovi)?	5
Polarized iridescence of the tropical carpenter bee, Xylocopa latipes	5
A perspective on neuroethology: what the past teaches us about the future of neuroethology	5
Diversity of temporal response patterns in midbrain auditory neurons of frogs Batrachyla and its relevance for male vocal responses	5
3D escape: an alternative paradigm for spatial orientation studies in insects	5
Acoustic particle motion detection in the snapping shrimp (Alpheus richardsoni)	5
Potential evidence of peripheral learning and memory in the arms of dwarf cuttlefish, Sepia bandensis	5
Hydrofoil-like legs help stream mayfly larvae to stay on the ground	5

Photoperiod-driven testicular DNA methylation in gonadotropin and sex steroid receptor promoters in Siberian hamsters	5
Insect magnetoreception: a Cry for mechanistic insights	5
Hearing in African pygmy hedgehogs (Atelerix albiventris): audiogram, sound localization, and ear anatomy	5
Measuring auditory cortical responses in Tursiops truncatus	5
Integration of photoperiodic and temperature cues by the circadian clock to regulate insect seasonal adaptations	5
Werner Nachtigall (1934–2024)	5
Non-invasive auditory brainstem responses to FM sweeps in awake big brown bats	5
What view information is most important in the homeward navigation of an Australian bull ant, Myrmecia midas?	5