OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The median citation count of Antarctic Science 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 2022-06-01 to 2026-06-01.)

Article	Citations
Storytelling, exploration and science at the end of the world	31
Mosses of Cockburn Island plateau, Antarctica	22
New Folsomotoma species (Collembola) found on Byers Peninsula, Livingston Island, South Shetland Islands	22
Swarming in the storm: Collembola aggregations on sub-Antarctic Marion Island	19
Wave-driven shoreline retreat in Potter Cove, Western Antarctic Peninsula	17
Seasonal shifts in microbial diversity in the lakes of Fildes Peninsula, King George Island, Maritime Antarctica	16
Habitat selection of southern giant petrels: potential environmental monitors of the Antarctic Peninsula	15
Soil environmental DNA metabarcoding in low-biomass regions requires protocol optimization: a case study in Antarctica	13
Diet of Antarctic toothfish ( Dissostichus mawsoni ) from the Ross Sea continental shelf, Antarctica	11
Assessment of trophic segregation amongst gentoo penguin (Pygoscelis papua) individuals in Antarctica using a non-invasive methodology	11
Successful deployment of a large uncrewed aerial vehicle for multidisciplinary science from Rothera Research Station, Antarctica: 2024 season overview and lessons learned	10
New records and updated distributional patterns of macroalgae from the South Shetland Islands and northern Weddell Sea, Antarctica	10
Impacts of ocean acidification on the palatability of two Antarctic macroalgae and the consumption of a grazer	10
Preliminary data on the presence of copper minerals in greenschists from Cape Smith, South Shetland Islands, West Antarctica	10
Identification of mobile resistome in soils exposed to different impacts in Fildes Peninsula, King George Island	9
First record of an ilyophine eel (Anguilliformes, Synaphobranchidae) from the Southern Ocean	9
ANS volume 34 issue 6 Cover and Back matter	9
International law, climate change and the Antarctic Treaty System: re-contemplating governance questions apropos of the mounting challenges	9
Addressing uncertainty in CCAMLR: an opportunity for Adélie penguins	8
Dealing with insecurities and geopolitics: science diplomacy at the poles	8
Processes and landforms on the rocky coast of Livingston Island (South Shetland Islands, Maritime Antarctica)	8
The joys of returning to in-person conferences - in an age of travel judgement	8
Experimental tests of feeding behaviour, dietary breadth and cooperative feeding in a predatory carabid invading sub-Antarctic regions	8
Fine-scale phylogenetic diversity gradients support the Antarctic geothermal refugia hypothesis	7
Researchers on ice? How the COVID-19 pandemic has impacted Antarctic researchers	7

Antibiotic resistance genes and taxa analysis from mat and planktonic microbiomes of Antarctic perennial ice-covered Lake Fryxell and Lake Bonney	6
A spatial model of Marion Island's palaeo-ice extent	6
Deadly mushrooms of the genus Galerina found in Antarctica colonized the continent as early as the Pleistocene	6
Negotiation, adoption and domestic implementation of the annex on liability to the Protocol on Environmental Protection to the Antarctic Treaty	6
Rock cairn and items from ‘Operation Windmill’ (January 1948) rediscovered in Bunger Hills, East Antarctica	6
Evolution of ice rises in the Fimbul Ice Shelf, Dronning Maud Land, over the last millennium	6
Extremes in Antarctica – the ever more pressing headline?	6
New Spanish volcanic monitoring network for Deception Island (Antarctica)	6
First evidence of the occurrence of plastic biomedia from wastewater treatment plants in the Maritime Antarctic	5
Depositional landforms and sediments in western Vestfold Hills, East Antarctica	5
The distribution of locally rare moss species in the Argentine Islands-Kyiv Peninsula region, Maritime Antarctic	5
Assessing cryptic non-fungal eukaryotic diversity associated with rocks at Lions Rump, South Shetland Islands, Maritime Antarctica	5
Communicating the best available science to inform Antarctic policy and management: a practical introduction for researchers	5
Low-temperature investigation of residual water bound in free-living Antarctic Prasiola crispa	5
Public engagement with Antarctic research: a global survey to understand sector capacity	5
Nimble vessel cruises as a complementary platform for Southern Ocean biodiversity research: concept and preliminary results from the Belgica 121 expedition	4
Sixty-year trends in sulphur dioxide emissions from anthropogenic ground-based sources in Antarctica	4
Biogeographic affinities of Heterobranch sea slugs (Mollusca, Gastropoda) from the Southern Ocean	4
A chromosome map of Belgica antarctica Jacobs (Diptera: Chironomidae) from Antarctica, including chromosome variability	4
Do chinstrap penguins use olfactory cues for partner recognition?	4
Geochemical characterization of humic acids and humification processes in lake sediments of West Antarctica	4
Assessing physiological and behavioural impacts of unmanned aerial vehicles on chinstrap penguin chicks: an experimental approach	4
The role of substrate characteristics and temperature for potential non-native plant establishment in Maritime Antarctic ecosystems	4
Using satellite-derived wetness and topographical data to predict the spatial distribution of biota in the McMurdo Dry Valleys, Antarctica	4
Immigration and emigration in the isolated White Island Weddell seal (Leptonychotes weddellii) population	4
The nightlife of a Ross seal: diving and haul-out behaviour from the eastern Weddell Sea	3
The impact of the Neoglacial and other environmental changes on the raised beaches of Joinville Island, Antarctica	3
Concerning the historical holotype of the Cretaceous bivalve Lahillia larseni	3
A Journey in Antarctica: Exploring the Future of the White Continent Sergio Rossi Published by Springer Nature Publishing, Cham, Switzerland (2022) ISBN: 978-3-030-89491-7, xv + 198 pp. USD 27.99 (Har	3
ANS volume 34 issue 3 Cover and Back matter	3
Phylogeography of Antarctic soil invertebrate fauna reveals ancient origins, repeated colonization and recent evolution	3
The risk of highly pathogenic avian influenza in the Southern Ocean: a practical guide for operators and scientists interacting with wildlife	3
Characterization of coastal habitats and marine benthic communities of the sub-Antarctic Crozet archipelago using underwater imagery	3
Ireland and the Antarctic Treaty System	2
Absence of Wolbachia in the sub-Antarctic midge, Eretmoptera murphyi (Diptera: Chironomidae)	2
Cold-loving microorganisms in Antarctic glaciers: a review of South Shetland archipelago glaciers	2
Extreme cold (−69.1°C) in the McMurdo Dry Valleys	2
Assessing aerial biodiversity over Keller Peninsula, King George Island, Maritime Antarctica, using DNA metabarcoding	2
Time-lapse recording of yearly activity of the sea star Odontaster validus and the sea urchin Sterechinus neumayeri in Tethys Bay (Ross Sea, Antarctica)	2
Revisiting the bipolarity of Roaldia revoluta (Mitt.) P.E.A.S. Câmara & Carv.-Silva (Bryophyta, Pylaisiaceae)	2
The emerging contribution of Türkiye to Antarctic science and policy	2
First report of vivipary in Deschampsia antarctica: a new insight into Antarctic plant reproductive strategies	2
Geological insights from the newly discovered granite of Sif Island between Thwaites and Pine Island glaciers	2
ANS volume 34 issue 5 Cover and Back matter	2
Predicting mire distribution using species distribution models: a case study of the sub-Antarctic Prince Edward Islands	2
What factors affect the alpha diversity of microarthropods (Acari, Collembola) on King George Island (Antarctica)?	2
Characterizing the variability of Chlorophyta from McMurdo Dry Valley streams	2
The future of polar work in the Antarctic gateway cities: Christchurch case study	2
Assessing the relationship between viruses and protists and their role in dimethylsulphoniopropionate release in Antarctic surface microlayers	2
Extreme precipitation event at the Ross Ice Shelf during the 1911–1912 South Pole run	2

Low-cost preventative measures can effectively mitigate microplastic release from scientific research facilities in Antarctica	2
ANS volume 34 issue 5 Cover and Front matter	2
Leucistic Weddell seal (Leptonychotes weddellii) observations in Erebus Bay, Antarctica	1
Amphipod diversity and metabolomics of the Antarctic spongeDendrilla antarctica	1
Reconstructing late Holocene summer sea-ice variability in the eastern Weddell Sea	1
Behavioural responses of two penguin species to simulated tourist activities: do nesting sites’ size and position matter?	1
Thirty-five years of Spanish atmospheric observations at Livingston and Deception islands, South Shetland Islands, Antarctica	1
The 1821 eruption of Bridgeman Island, South Shetland Islands, Antarctica: an observed Capelinhos-style hydrovolcanic event	1
Exchanged time in shared isolation: circulation of debt in Antarctica	1
Whole-genome assembly for the identification of specialized metabolite biosynthetic gene clusters of polar fungi Pseudogymnoascus griseus and	1
Obituary: Bill Block (1937–2023)	1
Triassic silicified peat from the Rennick Glacier area, north Victoria Land, Antarctica	1
Submarine volcanic edifices in the Bransfield Strait (Antarctica): towards a unified toponymy	1
ANS volume 34 issue 4 Cover and Back matter	1
The policy-law-science nexus in the Antarctic	1
First vertebrate assemblage from the middle member of the Fremouw Formation (Lower Triassic) of Antarctica	1
The distribution of lichens and mosses at Edward VII Peninsula, Marie Byrd Land, Antarctica	1
Testing a low-cost ultrasonic sensor to monitor snow depth under harsh Antarctic weather conditions in the South Shetland Islands	1
Antarctic and Arctic science in the classroom and for society	1
Seismic exploration of the sea floor using fin whale songs and seismic airguns in the Bransfield Strait, Antarctica	1
Analysing the trends of research contributions and scientific collaboration networks working in Antarctic science: a look to the production of the Spanish programme honouring the memory of Andrés Barb	1
Thermal regimes and phases of surface temperature in Livingston and Deception islands, Antarctica, 2007–2021: influence of snow cover and implications for frozen ground	1
‘I walk a lonely road’: solitary seals have fewer lice	1
Spatial and temporal dynamics of surface water physicochemical parameters and the influence of atmospheric conditions in Admiralty Bay, Antarctic Peninsula	1
The June 2022 extreme warm event in central West Antarctica	1
Zooplankton community structure and environmental drivers in the Indian sector of the Southern Ocean during the austral summer of 2022/2023	1
Findings and challenges in understanding the impacts of human-induced trampling on Antarctic edaphic microbial communities and their recovery potential – CORRIGENDUM	1
Modelling of geomechanical processes of interaction of the ice cover with subglacial Lake Vostok in Antarctica	1
A paradise for Maldane sarsi antarctica : preliminary characterization of the marine soft-bottom fauna of False Bay (Livingston Island, South Shetland Is	1
McMurdo Dry Valley lake edge ‘moats’: the ecological intersection between terrestrial and aquatic polar desert habitats	1
Prediction of subglacial lake melt source regions from site characteristics	1
The geology of Alexander Island (Antarctic Peninsula): a new 1:500 000 geological map	1
Microsatellite locus development in the seaweed Plocamium sp.	1
Palaeo-environmental significance of evaporative calcite crusts in the Untersee Oasis, East Antarctica	1
Antarctic science in Chile: a bibliometric analysis of scientific productivity during the 2009–2019 period	1
Divergent responses of Pygoscelis penguins to unfavourable weather conditions in the South Shetland Islands	1
Advancing Antarctic climate change policy: upcoming opportunities for scientists and policymakers to work together	1
Public support for Antarctic science: lessons from a national survey of Australians	1
Formal recognition of extinct Antarctic polar forests as a distinct biome	1
Evidence for a floristically diverse rainforest on the Falkland archipelago in the remote South Atlantic during the mid- to late Cenozoic	1
Permafrost and ground-ice conditions in the Untersee Oasis, Queen Maud Land, East Antarctica	1
A frozen pond at 86°24´S in the Transantarctic Mountains, Antarctica	1