OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The median citation count of Anthrozoos is 1. 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 2021-08-01 to 2025-08-01.)

Article	Citations
Introduction to Human–Animal Interaction: Insights from Social and Life Sciences	29
“A Love–Hate Relationship with What I Do”: Protecting the Mental Health of Animal Care Workers	21
Livestock and Pets: Validation of 72 Pairs of Photographs Depicting Dogs, Cats, Miniature Rabbits, Pigs, and Cattle	17
Mapping Human–Animal Interaction Studies: A Bibliometric Analysis	16
Companionship and Worries in Uncertain Times: Australian Parents’ Experiences of Children and Pets During COVID-19	16
Moral Disengagement From Animal Harms Among Incarcerated Men, and Change Through Human–Animal Relationships in a Prison-Dog Program	13
Understanding and Conceptualizing Childhood Animal Harm: A Meta-Narrative Systematic Review	13
Applying the Stereotype Content Model (SCM) and BIAS Map to Understand Attitudinal and Behavioral Tendencies Toward the Conservation of Sharks	13
Non-Human Humanitarians: Animal Interventions in Global Politics	12
Working Like a Dog: A Mixed-Method Study of Public Support for Police Dogs and Their Utilities	12
Perception of Animal Mind in the Relationship Between Morality and Violence Against Animals: Moral Status Versus Anthropomorphization	12
The Magic, Science, and Religion of Pet Cloning: An Homage to Malinowski	12
“Commenting” on Animal Cruelty: A Content Analysis of Social Media Discourse on Animal Law Enforcement in Australia	12
“Has an Ugly Caw”: The Moral Implications of How Hunting Organizations Depict Nonhuman Animals	11
Investigating Factors Associated With Stress in Guardians of Dogs Under 12 Months of Age	11
Black Dog Bias in the Courtroom: A Potential Disadvantage?	11
Children’s Comfort From Pets During the COVID-19 Pandemic: The Roles of Attachment and Children’s Treatment of Pets	11
Social Support and Wellbeing in Cat and Dog Owners, and the Moderating Influence of Pet–Owner Relationship Quality	10
Identity, Gender, and Tracking: The Reality of Boundaries for Veterinary Students	10
Older Adult Companion Animal-Owner Wellbeing During the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Qualitative Exploration	10
The Paradox of Bullfighting: Emotions and (Infra)humanization in Bullfighting Enjoyment	10
Pets and Prams: Exploring Perceptions of Companion Animals in Relation to Maternal Wellbeing	10
Efficacy of an Animal-Assisted Therapy Program in the Development of Children With Down Syndrome	10
Charismatic Species and Birdwatching: Advanced Birders Prefer Small, Shy, Dull, and Rare Species	9
A Cross-Cultural Comparison of Cat–Human Relationships in the United States and Japan	9

Humans and Farm Animals in Documentary Film Narratives: A Romantic Perspective on the Problem of Capitalist Meat Production	9
Decolonising animals	9
Exploring the Effects of the Human–Animal Relationship on Care-Farms in the Context of Trauma Histories	9
The Climate Crisis and Other Animals	9
Effects on Wellbeing of Exposure to Dog Videos Before a Stressor	9
Organizational Factors Affecting Burnout in Veterinary Nurses: A Systematic Review	8
A Preliminary Assessment of Equine Affect in Equine-Assisted Services	8
Exploring Maasai Attitudes to, and Willingness to Engage in, Beekeeping	8
Initial Psychometric Evaluation of a Service Dog Attraction Assessment Grid for Youth With ASD and Related Disorders	8
Animal-Assisted Counseling and Psychotherapy: A Clinician's Guide	8
Virtual Human–Animal Interactions: Supporting Learning, Social Connections and Well-Being	8
Images of Pet Dogs, but Not Pet Cats, Reduce Anger and Aggression in a Workplace Setting	7
“She is Like a Sister to Me”: Children’s Lived Experience With Their Dog	7
Unwanted Feeding and Other Interactions Between Passers-By and Horses: Owners’ Views During the COVID-19 Pandemic	7
Differences in General and Specific Attitudes Toward Animals by Diet and Gender	6
Like Music to our Ears: The Complexity of Bird Vocalizations as a Key Factor of Attractiveness	6
Trainer Views of Working Marine Mammals; Bonds, Trust, and Welfare: A Qualitative Exploration Using Interpretive Phenomenological Analysis	6
A Cross-Species Examination of Pro-White Color Bias Using a Novel Implicit Association Test	5
Encountering Animals Cultivates Meaningful Shared Experiences Between Children and Parents	5
The Gender Gap in Animal Experimentation Support: The Mediating Roles of Empathy and Speciesism	5
Nature’s Best Friend: Viewing Pets as Having Greater Emotional Experience Increases Ecological Concern	5
Emotional Support Animal Partnerships: Behavior, Welfare, and Clinical Involvement	5
Skilled Decisions and Animals Used for Human Purposes: Results From Convenience and Representative US Samples	5
Do Dogs Really Influence How People Evaluate Psychotherapists? A Conceptual Replication Attempt	5
Assessing Attendance Frequency and Duration at a Drop-In Animal Visitation Program Among First-Semester University Students Separated From Their Pets	5
Punitive Penalties for the Maltreatment of Animals: A Case Study of People’s Perceptions	4
Investigating Attitudes Toward Sharks in Australia	4
Benefits and Challenges of Having a Service Dog Among Veterans in Recovery from Substance Use Harms	4
The Running Centaur: Horse-Racing in Global-Historical Perspective	4
An Exploration of Type of Animal Abuse and Intimate Partner Violence	4
Do Canine and Human Personality Assessments Predict Successful Adoptions?	4
Gendered Meat? Cognitive Dissonance and Individual Differences in Meat Eaters	4
Portrayals of Animals in COVID-19 News Media	4
The Difference is in the Details: Attachment and Cross-Species Parenting in the United States and India	4
Training Dogs with Science or with Nature? An Exploration of Trainers’ Word Use, Gender, and Certification Across Dog-Training Methods	4
Using the Implicit Association Test to Evaluate Subconscious Attitudes Toward Snakes	4
Exploring Myths and Misconceptions About Dog Behavior in a Spanish Population Sample	4
Cages or Conservation? Providing Information Improves Public Perceptions of Zoos	4
Examining the Human–Horse Bond From the Human Perspective	4
Between Freedom and Abandonment: Social Representations of Free-Roaming Donkeys in the Brazilian Northeast	4
Peticide: An Analysis of Online News Media Articles of Human Suicide Involving Pet Animals	4
Heroes and Villains: Message Frames, Gender, and Meat Attachment as Predictors of Meat Reduction Intentions	3
The Parrot–Owner Relationship and Problem Behaviors in Parrots	3
Unleashing the Personality Divide: Resilience in Dog Owners, Neuroticism in Cat Owners	3
Shaving the Beasts: Wild Horses and Ritual in Spain	3
How Do We Perceive Our Relations With Animals? The Predominance of Relational Nature and Physical Capacity	3
Evaluation of the Animal Guardians Program: An Intervention for Children Who Have Harmed Animals	3
The Effect of Dog Videos on Subjective and Physiological Responses to Stress	3
“He’d Be Happier if He Wasn’t Chonky” – Qualitatively Exploring Canine Obesity Perceptions Using YouTube^™and Discussion Fora	3
University Cats? Predictors of Staff and Student Responsiveness Toward On-Campus Cat Visitations	3

Presence of Animals in Primary School and Preschool Classrooms: Teachers’ Preferences Through Discrete Choice Models	3
Virtual Canine Comfort: A Randomized Controlled Trial of the Effects of a Canine-Assisted Intervention Supporting Undergraduate Wellbeing	3
Dreaming of Pegasus: Equine Imaginings	3
Dogs Can Enhance Social Perceptions: The Influence of Dogs on Women’s Perceptions of Safety in Emotional Contexts	3
Development and Validation of an Index to Measure and Quantify Pet-Related Barriers to Healthcare Access and Utilization	3
Assessing the Visitor and Animal Outcomes of a Zoo Encounter and Guided Tour Program with Ambassador Cheetahs	3
From Puppy Love to Pet Peeve: What Causes Second/Successor Dog Syndrome in Assistance-Dog Handlers and Companion-Dog Owners?	2
Vocal Emotion in Pet-Directed and Infant-Directed Speech: Similar Sounds and Functions, but Different Determinants	2
Implementing Stress-Reducing Veterinary Care: Perceptions of Australian Veterinary Professionals Working with Dogs	2
Are Brachycephalic Dogs Really Cute? Evidence from Online Descriptions	2
Psychometric Evaluation of the Comfort from Companion Animals Scale in a Sexual and Gender Minority Sample	2
Disputes Over Feeding Resources Provoke Agonistic Interactions Between Capuchins and Humans in Brasília National Park, Brazil	2
Camels in the Bedouin Community of Oman: Beyond the Human–Animal Binary	2
Untangling the Complex Relationships between Horse Welfare, Rider Safety, and Rider Satisfaction	2
Characterization of Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder’s Interactions with a Service Dog During Their First Encounter	2
Pet Bereavement Among Pet Owners in Ghana	2
Public Perceptions of Herpetofauna in Zoos	2
Pet Ownership and Family Involvement in Sports and Other Activities	2
Animals and Society in Brazil from the Sixteenth to Nineteenth Centuries Animals and Society in Brazil from the Sixteenth to Nineteenth Centuries , by Ana Lucia Camphora	2
Individual Differences in Effective Animal Advocacy: Moderating Effects of Gender Identity and Speciesism	2
Affecting Change: The Effect of a Human–Animal Interaction on Donation Giving	2
The Good, the Bad, the Helpful: Qualitative Exploration of the Australian Puppy-Raising Experience Through Longitudinal Surveys	2
Pet Attachment and Maintenance of Physical and Cognitive Function in Community-Residing Older Adults: Evidence From the Baltimore Longitudinal Study of Aging (BLSA)	2
Development of the Pet Owner Connectedness Scale (POCS)	2
Investigating the Motivational Priorities Underlying Equestrians’ Horse-Keeping and Training Practices	2
Effects of Essential Animal Visitation Program (AVP) Components on Students’ Salivary α-Amylase and Amylase-to-Cortisol Ratios	2
Companion Animals: Associations With Social Isolation, Loneliness, and Satisfaction With Life in Portuguese Community-Dwelling Older Adults	2
“They Ease Your Mind:” Horses as Co-Agents in Supernurturers’ Self-Care	2
Environmental Concern and Public Attitudes Toward Marine Life in Coastal China	2
Pet Revolution: Animals and the Making of Modern British Life Pet Revolution: Animals and the Making of Modern British Life , by Jane Hamlett and Julie-Marie Strange, Re	2
Addressing Barriers to Action: Increasing Cat Guardians’ Compliance with Professional Environmental Enrichment Advice	2
Predicting Support for Social Actions and Policies that Enable Pet Ownership Among People Living in Poverty	2
A Dog Pissing at the Edge of a Path: Animal Metaphors in an Eastern Indonesian Society	2
Companion Dog Routine Inventory: Scale Validation and the Effect of Routine on the Human–Dog Relationship	2
Is Your Elephant Happy? Mahout Identification and Description of Elephant Affective States in Nepal	2
Attitudes Toward Nonhuman Animals During the Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19) Outbreak in China	2
The Emotional Aspects of Dog Fostering: Both Ends of the Leash	1
Attitudes in China, Japan, and the Netherlands Toward the Use of Animals in Medical Research	1
Not-So-Prestigious: Social Status Sensitivity Reduces the Adoptability Ratings of Non-Pedigree Cats in an Online Task	1
Animals of Aotearoa: Kaupapa Māori Summaries	1
A Measurement Equivalence Study of the Family Bondedness Scale: Comparison Between Black/African American and White Pet Owners	1
Empathy and Burnout in Veterinarians and Veterinary Nurses: Identifying Burnout Protectors	1
US Veterans’ Preferences for, and Predictors of Participation and Positive Experiences in, Animal-Assisted Interventions: A Cross-Sectional Survey	1
Four’s a Crowd? Attachment Styles in Childless Women and First-Time Mothers Toward Their Pet Dog	1
A Survey of Factors That Influence Affinity With Dogs for People With Autism	1
Exploring Professional Riders’ Understanding and Experience of Feel Within the Equestrian Dyad	1
Reducing Speciesism: An Intervention to Change People’s Attitudes and Behavioral Intentions	1
Personality Traits of Brazilian Pet Owners and Nonowners and Their Association with Attachment to Pets	1
Age, Gender, Education, Political Orientation, and Animal Identification Predict Adoption of Meat Alternatives in a Representative Sample	1
Dog Owners’ Perceptions of Their Pet Dogs’ Behavior When Owners Became Pregnant	1
“I Saw Her With My Heart”: Supernatural Experiences and Continuing Bonds After the Death of a Dog	1
Therapy Dogs in the Dialysis Clinic: A Qualitative Study Examining Hemodialysis Patients’ Attitudes Toward an Animal-Assisted Intervention	1
The Routledge International Handbook of Human–Animal Interactions and Anthrozoology	1
An Evaluation of a Canine Welfare Education Intervention for Primary School Children	1
The Drivers of Community Expectations Surrounding Punishment for Animal Welfare Offences: Findings From Online Focus Group Discussions	1
Can a Facility Dog Improve Inpatient Rehabilitation Engagement? A Randomized Controlled Crossover Trial	1
Seeking Sanctuary: Creating a New Utopia on a Donkey Farm	1
The Cat’s Meow: How Cats Evolved From the Savanna to Your Sofa	1
“It’s Okay He’s Friendly”: Understanding the Experience of Owning and Walking a Reactive Dog Using a Qualitative Online Survey	1
Exploring Myths and Misconceptions About Cat Behavior in a Spanish Population Sample	1
The Human–Horse Relationship: Human Direct and Meta Perceptions of Its Importance for Performance and Welfare in Equestrian Sport	1
How Is Human Socioeconomic Position Linked With Dog Ownership Practices? A Study From Denmark	1
Human–Animal Relations in Bronze Age Crete: A History through Objects	1
Effects of a Brief Separation From the Owner While in the Home Environment: Comparison of Fearful and Control Dogs	1
With or Without You: Beneficial and Detrimental Associations Between Companion Dogs and Human Psychological Adjustment During a COVID-19 Lockdown Phase	1
The Attractiveness of Freshwater Species Correlates Positively With Conservation Support	1
“We’re All Cat People”: Identity Work Among Feline-Exclusive Veterinarians	1
Stroking and Leaning: The Give and Take of Social Touch Between Humans and Their Pets	1
The Role of Salience and Emotional Resonance in Cultivating Conservation Caring Among Zoo Visitors	1
Disruptions in Transportation and Medical Care Experienced by Handlers of Assistance Dogs in Australia	1
The Effects of Stereotypes About Animals’ Competence and Warmth on Empathy Choice	1