OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of Polar Biology is 4. 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 2022-01-01 to 2026-01-01.)

Article	Citations
Correction: Where have all the petrels gone? Forty years (1978–2020) of Wilson’s Storm Petrel (Oceanites oceanicus) population dynamics at King George Island (Isla 25 de Mayo, Antarctica) in a changin	38
Physiological parameters of South Georgia Shag (Phalacrocorax georgianus) during breeding in South Orkney Island, Antarctica	24
Evaluating strategic offspring sex allocation in the Southern Rockhopper Penguins Eudyptes chrysocome chrysocome, a species with obligate brood reduction	22
Vertical stratification of arctic microbial communities near potential hydrocarbon seepage off Cape Dyer, Nunavut	17
Can penguins (Spheniscidae) see in the ultraviolet spectrum?	16
Ontogenetic shift in feeding habits of Antarctic deep-sea smelt Bathylagus antarcticus in the Cosmonaut Sea, East Antarctica	16
The mite fauna (Arachnida: Acari) of Gough Island, South Atlantic Ocean: natural colonization, endemism and human introduction	14
Significance of autumn and winter food consumption for reproduction by Southern Beaufort Sea polar bears, Ursus maritimus	13
Feasibility and knowledge gaps to modeling circumpolar seabird bycatch in the Arctic	13
Feeding ecology of the longtail southern cod, Patagonotothen ramsayi (Regan, 1913) (Notothenioidei) in the Marine Protected Area Namuncurá-Burdwood Bank, Argentina	13
Shifting polar bear Ursus maritimus denning habitat availability in the European Arctic	13
First full census in 45 years of a large colony of breeding penguins at False Round Point, King George Island	12
Parasites of invasive pink salmon, Oncorhynchus gorbuscha (Walbaum, 1792) (Actinopterygii: Salmonidae), in the Kandalaksha Bay of the White Sea	12
Biodegradation of low sulfur fuel oil HDME 50 in seawater at sub-arctic temperatures with and without dispersants	11
Prokaryotic diversity and biogeochemical characteristics of benthic microbial ecosystems from James Ross Archipelago (West Antarctica)	11
High abundances of small copepods early developmental stages and nauplii strengthen the perception of a non-dormant Arctic winter	10
Food web structure and species’ role in the sub-Antarctic Marine Protected Area Yaganes	10
Antarctic sea ice as a driver of humpback whale migration timing in the southeast Pacific	10
Extreme fieldwork: flame-sealed capillaries versus frozen serums to estimate body composition of southern elephant seals (Mirounga leonina) using isotopic dilution	10
Reindeer (Rangifer tarandus) hindlimb joint kinetics: propulsive and energy storage mechanisms and mechanical work	10
Effect of soil depth on the structure of bacterial composition in the active layer at five geologically distinct sites on James Ross and Vega Islands in Antarctica	10
Species diversity of the genus Podocotyle Dujardin, 1845 (Trematoda, Opecoelidae) in the White Sea: morphological, molecular and life history evidences	10
Krill finder: spatial distribution of sympatric fin (Balaenoptera physalus) and humpback (Megaptera novaeangliae) whales in the Southern Ocean	10
New insights into the diversity and ecology of benthic hydroids (Cnidaria, Hydrozoa) from the Ross Sea (Antarctica)	10
Records of king penguins at Stranger Point and Esperanza/Hope Bay, Antarctica	9

The tardigrade Mesobiotus aradasi (Binda, Pilato & Lisi, 2005) is widely distributed along the Antarctic Peninsula	9
Juvenile southern elephant seal (Mirounga leonina) uses snow hole to find shelter in winter at its southernmost breeding site	9
A review of leopard seal (Hydrurga leptonyx) births and pups using a standardised age-class classification system	9
Phenology and reproductive biology of the southern rockhopper penguin (Eudyptes chrysocome chrysocome) at Isla Pingüino (Santa Cruz Province, Argentina)	8
Diatoms, tintinnids, and the protist community of the western Weddell Sea in summer: latitudinal distribution and biogeographic boundaries	8
Effects of seawater temperature and seasonal irradiance on growth, reproduction, and survival of the endemic Antarctic brown alga Desmarestia menziesii (Phaeophyceae)	8
Penguin osteohistology: the key role of the inner circumferential layer in sex determination	8
Seasonal occurrence and condition of leopard seals at an extralimital Sub-Antarctic Island	8
A review of the scientific knowledge of the seascape off Dronning Maud Land, Antarctica	8
Can heat shock protein 70 (HSP70) serve as biomarkers in Antarctica for future ocean acidification, warming and salinity stress?	8
Umbilicaria africana (Umbilicariaceae, lichenized fungi) new to the Arctic and a hypothesis for its bipolar distribution	8
Inventory of lichenised and lichenicolous fungi of Nordaustlandet, Svalbard	8
Biodiversity and characteristics of antarctic brachiopods sampled during the CEAMARC expedition	8
Distribution and biology of understudied slender eelblenny Lumpenus fabricii (Stichaeidae, Teleostei) in two Siberian Arctic seas, with comparative data on some other ground fishes	7
A case of melanism in a Gentoo Penguin (Pygoscelis papua) at Esperanza/Hope Bay, Antarctica	7
Variation in migration behaviors used by Arctic Terns (Sterna paradisaea) breeding across a wide latitudinal gradient	7
A review of aerial survey density estimates of bearded seals (Erignathus barbatus) in the Canadian Arctic highlights important knowledge gaps and research needs	7
Genetics informs the origin of black-browed albatross at a new breeding site in Chile	7
Harpacticus Milne Edwards, 1840 (Crustacea, Copepoda, Harpacticoida) from three Islands of Western Antarctica with description of a new species	7
Proximity to infrastructure and ecotype influence breeding bird abundance at an Arctic mine, the Hope Bay Project, Nunavut, Canada	7
Do ocean currents shape patterns of penguin hybridization?	7
Distribution of dissolved organic carbon linked to bacterial community composition during the summer melting season in Arctic fjords	7
Review of the techniques for estimating population size of Adélie penguins (Pygoscelis adeliae)	7
Influence of marine vertebrates on organic matter, phosphorus and other chemical element levels in Antarctic soils	7
Correction: Hybridization barriers between the congeneric antarctic notothenioid fish Notothenia coriiceps and Notothenia rossii	7
Spatial structuring in early life stage fish diversity in the Scotia Sea region of the Southern Ocean	7
New Magellanic penguin Spheniscus magellanicus colony in a subantarctic island	7
The helminth community structure as an indicator of habitat use: the case of the Baird’s Sandpiper (Calidris bairdii) and the White-Rumped Sandpiper (Calidris fuscicollis) on their non-breeding ground	7
DNA metabarcoding reveals high diversity of fish and macrofaunal species in diets of little auks and other Arctic seabird species in Svalbard	6
Less ice, more predators: passive acoustic monitoring shows variation in killer whale (Orcinus orca) presence in the U.S. Arctic with declining sea ice	6
Effects of temperature and nutrient enrichment on the Arctic moss Hygrohypnella ochracea growth and productivity	6
First humpback whale (Megaptera novaeangliae) re-sighting between Azorean waters and the Barents Sea (Murman coast, northwestern Russia)	6
Cryoxcellia borchgrevinki gen. nov., sp. nov., a new parasitic X-cell species in an Antarctic nototheniid fish, the bald notothen Trematomus borchgrevinki	6
Update on the abundance and distribution of Macaroni Penguins (Eudyptes chrysolophus) in the Antarctic Peninsula region	6
Geadephaga (Insecta: Coleoptera) from the sub-Antarctic Tierra del Fuego archipelago: species-richness, distribution maps and taxonomic key	6
Grazing by nano- and microzooplankton on heterotrophic picoplankton dominates the biological carbon cycling around the Western Antarctic Peninsula	6
Wolverines (Gulo gulo) in the Arctic: Revisiting distribution and identifying research and conservation priorities amid rapid environmental change	6
Intrinsic and extrinsic drivers of juvenile survival in emperor penguins	6
Concentration of different forms of phosphorus in soils affected by the little auk (Alle alle) and their relationship with tundra vegetation in Spitsbergen (Svalbard, High Arctic)	6
Distribution of diatoms in seafloor surface sediments of the Laptev, East Siberian, and Chukchi seas: implication for environmental reconstructions	6
Persistent organic pollutants and mercury in a colony of Antarctic seabirds: higher concentrations in 1998, 2001, and 2003 compared to 2014 to 2016	6
Movements of southern elephant seals (Mirounga leonina) from Davis Base, Antarctica: combining population genetics and tracking data	6
Isolation and identification of Lactococcus formosensis from Antarctic surface seawater	6
Diversity of pollen grains transported from South America to the Antarctic Peninsula through atmospheric dispersal	6
Native avian predators for the world’s Black-browed Albatross (Thalassarche melanophrys) breeding colony in inner waters of Tierra del Fuego, Chile	6
Small rodent disturbance impact on Arctic graminoid forage quality	6
Xanthophyll cycles in the juniper haircap moss (Polytrichum juniperinum) and Antarctic hair grass (Deschampsia antarctica) on Livingston Island (South Shetland Islands, Maritime Antarctica)	5
A new ostracod species of the genus Xestoleberis from Nansen Island, Wilhelmina Bay, Southern Ocean, Antarctica	5
Paracolpoda steinii (Ciliophora, Colpodida) from ancient Siberian permafrost: insights into cryptic diversity	5
Early-life history traits of two icefishes, spiny icefish Chaenodraco wilsoni and ocellated icefish Chionodraco rastrospinosus, in the Ross Sea revealed by otolith microstructure	5

Species composition, distribution and relative abundance of the inshore fish community off the Argentine Islands, Bellingshausen Sea	5
First study on microbial community-level physiological profiles across a subArctic Atlantic marine transect	5
Distribution and development patterns in sea stars (Echinodermata: Asteroidea) of the Subantarctic Southern Atlantic	5
A systematic review of indicators and methods used to assess coastal to offshore marine ecosystems in the western Canadian Arctic	5
Fungal diversity in seasonal snow of Martel Inlet, King George Island, South Shetland Islands, assessed using DNA metabarcoding	5
Fish in the diet of the Antarctic Shag Leucocarbo bransfieldensis breeding at Paradise Bay, Antarctic Peninsula	5
Factors influencing haulout behaviour of non-breeding weddell seals (Leptonychotes weddellii) at Cape Royds, Antarctica	5
Metagenomic mining and molecular characterization of a psychrophilic GH5-CBM5 cellulase from Krossfjorden sediments, Arctic	5
Visitor and vagrant seabirds admitted for rehabilitation in South Africa, 1993–2017	5
Kinematic mechanisms of coordinated fore and hind hoof movements for stability enhancement and energy efficiency in reindeer long-distance migration	5
A review on Antarctic polyextremophiles and their survival strategies	5
Diet, isotopic niche, and spatial distribution of the white-headed petrel (Pterodroma lessonii) at Kerguelen Islands	5
High-Arctic intertidal foraminifera, 78°N Spitsbergen	5
Behavioral and physiological stress responses of barren-ground caribou (Rangifer tarandus groenlandicus) to industrial ice roads	5
Demography of a nearshore gadid navaga, Eleginus nawaga, from the Barents Sea coast during the last glacial period	5
The mitochondrial genome of the red icefish (Channichthys rugosus) casts doubt on its species status	5
Spatial variability of ice krill, Euphausia crystallorophias, diet from the Amundsen Sea to Ross Sea (Antarctica) revealed by stomach content and stable isotope analyses	5
The smallest marine bivalves from the end of the world (Tierra del Fuego, Isla de Los Estados and Burdwood Bank)	5
Evaluating the hypoxic tolerance of two maturity stages of Antarctic krill (Euphausia superba) at its range edge	5
Barnacle geese Branta leucopsis breeding on Novaya Zemlya: current distribution and population size estimated from tracking data	5
Regional diet in Antarctic krill (Euphausia superba) as determined by lipid, fatty acid, and sterol composition	5
New species of Gromia (Protista, Rhizaria) from South Georgia and the Falkland Islands	5
A guide to the otoliths of Southern Ocean lanternfishes (Myctophidae)	4
Diets of gadoid fish in Arctic waters of Svalbard fjords during the polar night	4
The role and potential biotechnological applications of biosurfactants and bioemulsifiers produced by psychrophilic/psychrotolerant bacteria	4
Sexual dimorphism in age, growth and sexual maturity in channel bull blenny Cottoperca trigloides (Forster, 1801) (Bovichtidae: Notothenioidei) on the Patagonian Shelf, Southwest Atlantic	4
Recruitment dynamics of Hiatella arctica within a high Arctic site (Young Sound Fjord, NE Greenland)	4
Trophic relations based on fecal DNA in tundra terrestrial food webs near Kongsfjorden, Svalbard, Norway	4
Pellet analysis evidences flexibility in the diet of Brown Skua (Stercorarius antarcticus) during breeding at Esperanza/Hope Bay (Antarctic Peninsula)	4
Diverse marine benthic communities and reduced anthropogenic contaminants near Scott Base (Hut Point Peninsula, Ross Island, Antarctica)	4
Food web interactions of two breeding Arctic shorebird species, little stint Calidris minuta and red knot Calidris canutus, are shaped by their elevational distribution	4
Sponges associated with stylasterid thanatocoenosis (Cnidaria, Hydrozoa) from the deep Ross Sea (Southern Ocean)	4
New observations on the Antarctic Asteromphalus darwinii/hookeri diatom species-complex (Asterolampraceae)	4
Antarctic krill (Euphausia superba) distributions, aggregation structures, and predator interactions in Bransfield Strait	4
Changes in benthic prey availability and quality suggest less favorable foraging conditions for Threatened Steller’s eiders (Polysticta stelleri) molting at Izembek Lagoon, Alaska	4
Billefjorden’s benthic biodiversity: the impact of glacier retreat on faunal communities in a high Arctic fjord	4
The acoustic presence and migration timing of subarctic baleen whales in the Bering Strait in relation to environmental factors	4
Demersal spawning of capelin (Mallotus villosus) in northern Labrador, Canada	4
The variability in abundance and shell size of the thecosome pteropods Limacina spp. in the seasonal ice zone of the Southern Ocean in March	4
Short note: extracellular export and consumption of glucose in Antarctic sea ice	4
Characterization and expression analysis of two mitogen-activated protein kinase kinase kinase genes from Antarctic moss Pohlia nutans	4
Implications of climate change on biogeochemical cycles in the Arctic Ocean with special emphasis on the nitrogen cycle	4
High diversity of freshwater invertebrates on inuinnait nuna, the canadian arctic, revealed using mitochondrial DNA barcodes	4
Correction: Chondrichthyans from the southern tip of South America with emphasis on the marine protected area Namuncurá-Burdwood Bank: exploring egg nursery grounds	4
Feeding ecology of an inshore population of Notothenia coriiceps from the Argentine Islands, Bellingshausen Sea	4
Thermal tolerance of larval Antarctic cryonotothenioid fishes	4
Sub-Antarctic fur seal, Arctocephalus tropicalis, crossing hemispheres far offshore at São Pedro and São Paulo archipelago, Brazil	4
First documented sighting of a group of bowhead whales outside their typical range in Hudson Bay	4
Correction: Feasibility and knowledge gaps to modeling circumpolar seabird bycatch in the Arctic	4
Identification of phenotypic and genotypic properties and cold adaptive mechanisms of novel freeze–thaw stress-resistant strain Pseudomonas mandelii from Antarctica	4
Diurnal activity of terrestrial arthropods in the High Arctic	4
First assessment on the influence of wind farms and high-voltage networks on ruddy-headed goose Chloephaga rubidiceps migration in Patagonia, Argentina	4
“Lissarca miliaris” (Bivalvia: Philobryidae): a species able to cross the Antarctic Convergence or a species complex?	4
Osteohistology of the Antarctic penguin Pygoscelis adeliae (Aves, Sphenisciformes): definitive evidence of medullary bone	4
Special Issue: pathways and impacts of biotically mediated marine and other stored nutrient transfer between polar ecosystems	4
Decomplicating and identifying species in the radiation of the Antarctic fish genus Pogonophryne (Artedidraconidae)	4
Dispersion of a southern elephant seal Mirounga leonina to Possession Island, Namibia	4
Arctic raptor occupancy and reproductive success near a remote open-cut mine: North Baffin Island, Nunavut	4
Jan Mayen—a new spawning and fishing area for Atlantic cod Gadus morhua	4
DNA metabarcoding data reveals harmful algal-bloom species undescribed previously at the northern Antarctic Peninsula region	4
Lipid distribution and composition in Antarctic toothfish before and after reproductive migration: implications for the life cycle	4
Soft bottom benthic communities under potentially anthropic and natural pressures in Terra Nova Bay (Ross Sea, Antarctica)	4