OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of Anthrozoos 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 2020-04-01 to 2024-04-01.)

Article	Citations
The Pet-Effect in Daily Life: An Experience Sampling Study on Emotional Wellbeing in Pet Owners	36
New Zealand Pet Owners’ Demographic Characteristics, Personality, and Health and Wellbeing: More Than Just a Fluff Piece	24
“I Can’t Give Up When I Have Them to Care for”: People’s Experiences of Pets and Their Mental Health	22
The Relationship Between Pet Attachment, Life Satisfaction, and Perceived Stress: Results from a South African Online Survey	18
The Importance of Client–Canine Contact in Canine-Assisted Interventions: A Randomized Controlled Trial	15
The Effects of Dogs on Learning: A Meta-Analysis	15
Homeless People and Their Dogs: Exploring the Nature and Impact of the Human–Companion Animal Bond	15
Pet Attachment in the Context of Family Conflict	15
Quality of the Human–Animal Bond and Mental Wellbeing During a COVID-19 Lockdown	14
Hidden in Plain Sight: Uncovering the Obesogenic Environment Surrounding the UK’s Leisure Horses	13
Attitudes Toward Animal Welfare Among Adolescents from Colombia, France, Germany, and India	12
The Moral Divide Between High- and Low-Status Animals: The Role of Human Supremacy Beliefs	12
Compassion Fatigue Among Animal Shelter Volunteers: Examining Personal and Organizational Risk Factors	12
Effects of Dolphin-Assisted Therapy on the Social and Communication Skills of Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder	10
Best Friends Come in All Breeds: The Role of Pets in Suicidality	10
Pets and Loneliness: Examining the Efficacy of a Popular Measurement Instrument	10
From Human Wellbeing to an Ecocentric Perspective: How Nature-Connectedness Can Extend the Benefits of Marine Wildlife Experiences	10
The Relation Between Pet Ownership, Anxiety, and Depressive Symptoms in Late Life: Propensity Score Matched Analyses	9
Coping with Pet Food Insecurity in Low-Income Communities	9
Into the Animal Mind: Perceptions of Emotive and Cognitive Traits in Animals	8
When the Bond Breaks: Variables Associated with Grief Following Companion Animal Loss	8
Understanding the Behavior of Sanctuary-Housed Chimpanzees During Public Programs	8
The Relationship Between Living with Dogs and Social and Emotional Development in Childhood	8
Tattoo Narratives: Insights Into Multispecies Kinship and Griefwork	8
“Rabbit Rescuers”: A School-Based Animal Welfare Education Intervention for Young Children	7

Companionship and Worries in Uncertain Times: Australian Parents’ Experiences of Children and Pets During COVID-19	7
Portrayals of Animals in COVID-19 News Media	7
Understanding and Conceptualizing Childhood Animal Harm: A Meta-Narrative Systematic Review	7
Social-Cognitive Processes Before Dog Acquisition Associated with Future Relationship Satisfaction of Dog Owners and Canine Behavior Problems	7
The Impact of Pet Ownership on Healthcare-Seeking Behavior in Individuals Experiencing Homelessness	7
The Anchoring Model as a Tool to Improve Visitors’ Perceptions of Zoos	6
Charismatic Species and Birdwatching: Advanced Birders Prefer Small, Shy, Dull, and Rare Species	6
Applying the Stereotype Content Model (SCM) and BIAS Map to Understand Attitudinal and Behavioral Tendencies Toward the Conservation of Sharks	6
Predicting Dysfunctional Human–Dog Dyads	6
A Panorama of Human–Animal Interactions Research: Bibliometric Analysis of HAI Articles 1982–2018	6
Attitudes Toward Spay/Neuter in the US Population: Urban/Rural, Cat/Dog, and Demographic Differences	6
Human Ability to Determine Affective States in Domestic Horse Whinnies	6
Dogs in Schools: Can Spending Time with Dogs Improve Executive Functioning in a Naturalistic Sample of Young Children?	6
Virtual Canine Comfort: A Randomized Controlled Trial of the Effects of a Canine-Assisted Intervention Supporting Undergraduate Wellbeing	6
Who Lets the Dog In? Differential Effects of a Dog-Training Program for Incarcerated Adults	6
Children’s Conversations Reveal In-Depth Learning at the Zoo	6
Love in Cold Blood: Are Reptile Owners Emotionally Attached to Their Pets?	6
Pet Ownership and Wellbeing During the COVID-19 Pandemic: The Importance of Resilience and Attachment to Pets	5
Attitudes Toward Nonhuman Animals During the Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19) Outbreak in China	5
Older Adult Companion Animal-Owner Wellbeing During the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Qualitative Exploration	5
Psychometric Evaluation of the Comfort from Companion Animals Scale in a Sexual and Gender Minority Sample	5
The Insolent Fox: Human–Animal Relations with Protected Predators in Central-Southern Chile	5
Fear of Wolves in Relation to Attacks on People and Livestock in Western Iran	5
Understanding the Human–Reptile Bond: An Exploratory Mixed-Methods Study	5
The Effect of Dog Videos on Subjective and Physiological Responses to Stress	5
Understanding Links Between College Students’ Childhood Pet Ownership, Attachment, and Separation Anxiety During the Transition to College	5
Companion Animals and Adolescent Stress and Adaptive Coping During the COVID-19 Pandemic	5
Assessing the Visitor and Animal Outcomes of a Zoo Encounter and Guided Tour Program with Ambassador Cheetahs	5
With or Without You: Beneficial and Detrimental Associations Between Companion Dogs and Human Psychological Adjustment During a COVID-19 Lockdown Phase	5
Does a Working Knowledge of Learning Theory Relate to Improved Horse Welfare and Rider Safety?	5
Characterization of Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder’s Interactions with a Service Dog During Their First Encounter	5
Associations Between Pet Ownership, Posttraumatic Growth, and Stress Symptoms in Adolescents	5
Animal Abuse Proclivity Among Women: Exploring Callousness, Sadism, and Psychopathy Traits	5
The Relationship Between Neuroticism Facets, Conscientiousness, and Human Attachment to Pet Cats	5
Dogs Can Enhance Social Perceptions: The Influence of Dogs on Women’s Perceptions of Safety in Emotional Contexts	4
Engaging Zoo Visitors at Chimpanzee (Pan troglodytes) Exhibits Promotes Positive Attitudes Toward Chimpanzees and Conservation	4
Impacts of Cartoon Animals on Human–Alloanimal Relations	4
From Pets to Pests: Testing the Scope of the “Pets as Ambassadors” Hypothesis	4
The Effect of a PTSD Service Dog on Military Veterans’ Medication Regimens: A Cross-Sectional Pilot Study	4
Benefits and Challenges of Having a Service Dog Among Veterans in Recovery from Substance Use Harms	4
The Emotional Aspects of Dog Fostering: Both Ends of the Leash	4
Dog-Directed Parenting Styles Mirror Dog Owners’ Orientations Toward Animals	4
Effect of Anthropomorphizing Food Animals on Intentions to Eat Meat	4
Roaming the Campus: University Stakeholders’ Perceptions of, and Interactions with, Campus Cats and Dogs	4