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 2022-08-01 to 2026-08-01.)

Article	Citations
Storytelling, exploration and science at the end of the world	35
New Folsomotoma species (Collembola) found on Byers Peninsula, Livingston Island, South Shetland Islands	25
Mosses of Cockburn Island plateau, Antarctica	22
Swarming in the storm: Collembola aggregations on sub-Antarctic Marion Island	21
Seasonal shifts in microbial diversity in the lakes of Fildes Peninsula, King George Island, Maritime Antarctica	21
Habitat selection of southern giant petrels: potential environmental monitors of the Antarctic Peninsula	18
Soil environmental DNA metabarcoding in low-biomass regions requires protocol optimization: a case study in Antarctica	16
Assessment of trophic segregation amongst gentoo penguin (Pygoscelis papua) individuals in Antarctica using a non-invasive methodology	13
Wave-driven shoreline retreat in Potter Cove, Western Antarctic Peninsula	12
Diet of Antarctic toothfish ( Dissostichus mawsoni ) from the Ross Sea continental shelf, Antarctica	11
New records and updated distributional patterns of macroalgae from the South Shetland Islands and northern Weddell Sea, Antarctica	11
The importance of engaging early-career researchers within international polar science and policy fora	11
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
International law, climate change and the Antarctic Treaty System: re-contemplating governance questions apropos of the mounting challenges	10
Successful deployment of a large uncrewed aerial vehicle for multidisciplinary science from Rothera Research Station, Antarctica: 2024 season overview and lessons learned	9
First record of an ilyophine eel (Anguilliformes, Synaphobranchidae) from the Southern Ocean	9
Experimental tests of feeding behaviour, dietary breadth and cooperative feeding in a predatory carabid invading sub-Antarctic regions	8
ANS volume 34 issue 6 Cover and Back matter	8
The joys of returning to in-person conferences - in an age of travel judgement	8
Processes and landforms on the rocky coast of Livingston Island (South Shetland Islands, Maritime Antarctica)	8
Identification of mobile resistome in soils exposed to different impacts in Fildes Peninsula, King George Island	8
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	7
Addressing uncertainty in CCAMLR: an opportunity for Adélie penguins	7

Negotiation, adoption and domestic implementation of the annex on liability to the Protocol on Environmental Protection to the Antarctic Treaty	7
A spatial model of Marion Island's palaeo-ice extent	6
Rock cairn and items from ‘Operation Windmill’ (January 1948) rediscovered in Bunger Hills, East Antarctica	6
New Spanish volcanic monitoring network for Deception Island (Antarctica)	6
Evolution of ice rises in the Fimbul Ice Shelf, Dronning Maud Land, over the last millennium	6
Deadly mushrooms of the genus Galerina found in Antarctica colonized the continent as early as the Pleistocene	6
Public engagement with Antarctic research: a global survey to understand sector capacity	6
Fine-scale phylogenetic diversity gradients support the Antarctic geothermal refugia hypothesis	6
Extremes in Antarctica – the ever more pressing headline?	6
Low-temperature investigation of residual water bound in free-living Antarctic Prasiola crispa	6
The distribution of locally rare moss species in the Argentine Islands-Kyiv Peninsula region, Maritime Antarctic	5
Depositional landforms and sediments in western Vestfold Hills, East Antarctica	5
First evidence of the occurrence of plastic biomedia from wastewater treatment plants in the Maritime Antarctic	5
Communicating the best available science to inform Antarctic policy and management: a practical introduction for researchers	5
Assessing cryptic non-fungal eukaryotic diversity associated with rocks at Lions Rump, South Shetland Islands, Maritime Antarctica	5
A chromosome map of Belgica antarctica Jacobs (Diptera: Chironomidae) from Antarctica, including chromosome variability	4
Assessing physiological and behavioural impacts of unmanned aerial vehicles on chinstrap penguin chicks: an experimental approach	4
Do chinstrap penguins use olfactory cues for partner recognition?	4
The role of substrate characteristics and temperature for potential non-native plant establishment in Maritime Antarctic ecosystems	4
Biogeographic affinities of Heterobranch sea slugs (Mollusca, Gastropoda) from the Southern Ocean	4
Using satellite-derived wetness and topographical data to predict the spatial distribution of biota in the McMurdo Dry Valleys, Antarctica	4
Geochemical characterization of humic acids and humification processes in lake sediments of West Antarctica	4
Immigration and emigration in the isolated White Island Weddell seal (Leptonychotes weddellii) population	4
Antarctica and digital twins: towards integrated outreach, open science and research station management	4
Sixty-year trends in sulphur dioxide emissions from anthropogenic ground-based sources in Antarctica	4
The impact of the Neoglacial and other environmental changes on the raised beaches of Joinville Island, Antarctica	3
The risk of highly pathogenic avian influenza in the Southern Ocean: a practical guide for operators and scientists interacting with wildlife	3
What factors affect the alpha diversity of microarthropods (Acari, Collembola) on King George Island (Antarctica)?	3
Characterization of coastal habitats and marine benthic communities of the sub-Antarctic Crozet archipelago using underwater imagery	3
Antarctic phytoplankton and krill diet, 1955–1963: observations from a poorly known era of Southern Ocean change	3
Concerning the historical holotype of the Cretaceous bivalve Lahillia larseni	3
Revisiting the bipolarity of Roaldia revoluta (Mitt.) P.E.A.S. Câmara & Carv.-Silva (Bryophyta, Pylaisiaceae)	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
Phylogeography of Antarctic soil invertebrate fauna reveals ancient origins, repeated colonization and recent evolution	3
Ireland and the Antarctic Treaty System	3
The nightlife of a Ross seal: diving and haul-out behaviour from the eastern Weddell Sea	3
Characterizing the variability of Chlorophyta from McMurdo Dry Valley streams	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
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	2
Obituary: Bill Block (1937–2023)	2
Cold-loving microorganisms in Antarctic glaciers: a review of South Shetland archipelago glaciers	2
First report of vivipary in Deschampsia antarctica: a new insight into Antarctic plant reproductive strategies	2
Absence of Wolbachia in the sub-Antarctic midge, Eretmoptera murphyi (Diptera: Chironomidae)	2
The emerging contribution of Türkiye to Antarctic science and policy	2
Extreme cold (−69.1°C) in the McMurdo Dry Valleys	2
‘I walk a lonely road’: solitary seals have fewer lice	2
Exchanged time in shared isolation: circulation of debt in Antarctica	2
Thirty-five years of Spanish atmospheric observations at Livingston and Deception islands, South Shetland Islands, Antarctica	2
Leucistic Weddell seal (Leptonychotes weddellii) observations in Erebus Bay, Antarctica	2

The future of polar work in the Antarctic gateway cities: Christchurch case study	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
Predicting mire distribution using species distribution models: a case study of the sub-Antarctic Prince Edward Islands	2
Assessing aerial biodiversity over Keller Peninsula, King George Island, Maritime Antarctica, using DNA metabarcoding	2
ANS volume 34 issue 5 Cover and Back matter	2
Antarctic science in Chile: a bibliometric analysis of scientific productivity during the 2009–2019 period	2
Behavioural responses of two penguin species to simulated tourist activities: do nesting sites’ size and position matter?	2
Microsatellite locus development in the seaweed Plocamium sp.	2
Geological insights from the newly discovered granite of Sif Island between Thwaites and Pine Island glaciers	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
Modelling of geomechanical processes of interaction of the ice cover with subglacial Lake Vostok in Antarctica	1
Spatial and temporal dynamics of surface water physicochemical parameters and the influence of atmospheric conditions in Admiralty Bay, Antarctic Peninsula	1
Antarctic Peninsula moss and water isotopes influenced by high evaporative conditions and topography	1
A first Triassic insect from Antarctica (Eisenhower Range, northern Victoria Land)	1
SODAR-based wind study at Jang Bogo Station, Antarctica, during the winter of 2017	1
Valley-floor snowfall in Taylor Valley, Antarctica, from 1995 to 2017: spring, summer and autumn	1
Submarine volcanic edifices in the Bransfield Strait (Antarctica): towards a unified toponymy	1
ANS volume 34 issue 4 Cover and Back matter	1
Public support for Antarctic science: lessons from a national survey of Australians	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
Late Holocene occupation history of the southernmost Adélie penguin colonies at Cape Royds and Cape Barne, Ross Island, Antarctica	1
Reconstructing late Holocene summer sea-ice variability in the eastern Weddell Sea	1
Testing a low-cost ultrasonic sensor to monitor snow depth under harsh Antarctic weather conditions in the South Shetland Islands	1
The June 2022 extreme warm event in central West Antarctica	1
Seismic exploration of the sea floor using fin whale songs and seismic airguns in the Bransfield Strait, Antarctica	1
The distribution of lichens and mosses at Edward VII Peninsula, Marie Byrd Land, Antarctica	1
McMurdo Dry Valley lake edge ‘moats’: the ecological intersection between terrestrial and aquatic polar desert habitats	1
Antarctica and US policy: a strategic evolution amid global shifts	1
Mapping of morainic complexes and reconstruction of glacier dynamics north-east of Cook Ice Cap, Kerguelen Archipelago (49°S)	1
Cosmogenic exposure age record of emerged nearshore erratic boulders on the western Antarctic Peninsula	1
Zooplankton community structure and environmental drivers in the Indian sector of the Southern Ocean during the austral summer of 2022/2023	1
The policy-law-science nexus in the Antarctic	1
A frozen pond at 86°24´S in the Transantarctic Mountains, 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
First vertebrate assemblage from the middle member of the Fremouw Formation (Lower Triassic) of Antarctica	1
Glacier surface lowering and subglacial outflow coincide with Blood Falls discharge in the McMurdo Dry Valleys	1
Findings and challenges in understanding the impacts of human-induced trampling on Antarctic edaphic microbial communities and their recovery potential – CORRIGENDUM	1
Prediction of subglacial lake melt source regions from site characteristics	1
Palaeo-environmental significance of evaporative calcite crusts in the Untersee Oasis, East Antarctica	1
The geology of Alexander Island (Antarctic Peninsula): a new 1:500 000 geological map	1
The 1821 eruption of Bridgeman Island, South Shetland Islands, Antarctica: an observed Capelinhos-style hydrovolcanic event	1
Physiological response of Pygoscelis penguins in a rapidly changing region	1
Geophysical characterization of the crustal structure of the Central Bransfield Basin around Orca Volcano: evidence for a rapidly evolving back-arc rift	1
ANS volume 34 issue 6 Cover and Front matter	1
A 6 year assessment of low sea-ice impacts on emperor penguins	1
Triassic silicified peat from the Rennick Glacier area, north Victoria Land, Antarctica	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
Divergent responses of Pygoscelis penguins to unfavourable weather conditions in the South Shetland Islands	1
Whole-genome assembly for the identification of specialized metabolite biosynthetic gene clusters of polar fungi Pseudogymnoascus griseus and	1
Advancing Antarctic climate change policy: upcoming opportunities for scientists and policymakers to work together	1
Amphipod diversity and metabolomics of the Antarctic spongeDendrilla antarctica	1
Antarctic and Arctic science in the classroom and for society	1