OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of Antarctic Science 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 2021-12-01 to 2025-12-01.)

Article	Citations
Storytelling, exploration and science at the end of the world	22
Gastropod assemblages associated with Himantothallus grandifolius, Sarcopeltis antarctica and other subtidal macroalgae	17
Schroeder Hill, central Transantarctic Mountains, Antarctica: Triassic stratigraphy and Sirius Group glacigenic deposits	17
Habitat selection of southern giant petrels: potential environmental monitors of the Antarctic Peninsula	17
Mosses of Cockburn Island plateau, Antarctica	17
Assessment of trophic segregation amongst gentoo penguin (Pygoscelis papua) individuals in Antarctica using a non-invasive methodology	17
Seasonal shifts in microbial diversity in the lakes of Fildes Peninsula, King George Island, Maritime Antarctica	16
Soil environmental DNA metabarcoding in low-biomass regions requires protocol optimization: a case study in Antarctica	11
ANS volume 34 issue 2 Cover and Back matter	10
Obituary – Dr Yves Frenot (1958–2022)	10
International law, climate change and the Antarctic Treaty System: re-contemplating governance questions apropos of the mounting challenges	9
New records and updated distributional patterns of macroalgae from the South Shetland Islands and northern Weddell Sea, Antarctica	9
Successful deployment of a large uncrewed aerial vehicle for multidisciplinary science from Rothera Research Station, Antarctica: 2024 season overview and lessons learned	9
Impacts of ocean acidification on the palatability of two Antarctic macroalgae and the consumption of a grazer	9
The joys of returning to in-person conferences - in an age of travel judgement	8
Identification of mobile resistome in soils exposed to different impacts in Fildes Peninsula, King George Island	8
Addressing uncertainty in CCAMLR: an opportunity for Adélie penguins	8
The Chinese Antarctic science programme: origins and development	8
ANS volume 34 issue 6 Cover and Back matter	8
Experimental tests of feeding behaviour, dietary breadth and cooperative feeding in a predatory carabid invading sub-Antarctic regions	8
Dealing with insecurities and geopolitics: science diplomacy at the poles	8
Fine-scale phylogenetic diversity gradients support the Antarctic geothermal refugia hypothesis	8
Researchers on ice? How the COVID-19 pandemic has impacted Antarctic researchers	7
Extremes in Antarctica – the ever more pressing headline?	7
Antibiotic resistance genes and taxa analysis from mat and planktonic microbiomes of Antarctic perennial ice-covered Lake Fryxell and Lake Bonney	7

Microhabitats, macro-differences: a survey of temperature records in Victoria Land terrestrial and freshwater environments	7
Negotiation, adoption and domestic implementation of the annex on liability to the Protocol on Environmental Protection to the Antarctic Treaty	7
New Spanish volcanic monitoring network for Deception Island (Antarctica)	6
Rock cairn and items from ‘Operation Windmill’ (January 1948) rediscovered in Bunger Hills, East Antarctica	6
Depositional landforms and sediments in western Vestfold Hills, East Antarctica	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
Communicating the best available science to inform Antarctic policy and management: a practical introduction for researchers	6
A spatial model of Marion Island's palaeo-ice extent	6
Evolution of ice rises in the Fimbul Ice Shelf, Dronning Maud Land, over the last millennium	6
Assessing cryptic non-fungal eukaryotic diversity associated with rocks at Lions Rump, South Shetland Islands, Maritime Antarctica	6
Low-temperature investigation of residual water bound in free-living Antarctic Prasiola crispa	6
Geochemical characterization of humic acids and humification processes in lake sediments of West Antarctica	5
The role of substrate characteristics and temperature for potential non-native plant establishment in Maritime Antarctic ecosystems	5
The impact of the Neoglacial and other environmental changes on the raised beaches of Joinville Island, Antarctica	5
Do chinstrap penguins use olfactory cues for partner recognition?	5
Assessing physiological and behavioural impacts of unmanned aerial vehicles on chinstrap penguin chicks: an experimental approach	5
Nimble vessel cruises as a complementary platform for Southern Ocean biodiversity research: concept and preliminary results from the Belgica 121 expedition	5
Biogeographic affinities of Heterobranch sea slugs (Mollusca, Gastropoda) from the Southern Ocean	5
Sixty-year trends in sulphur dioxide emissions from anthropogenic ground-based sources in Antarctica	5
A chromosome map of Belgica antarctica Jacobs (Diptera: Chironomidae) from Antarctica, including chromosome variability	5
Immigration and emigration in the isolated White Island Weddell seal (Leptonychotes weddellii) population	5
Phylogeography of Antarctic soil invertebrate fauna reveals ancient origins, repeated colonization and recent evolution	4
The nightlife of a Ross seal: diving and haul-out behaviour from the eastern Weddell Sea	4
Chemical compounds and antioxidant activity of Antarctic lichens	4
ANS volume 34 issue 3 Cover and Back matter	4
The risk of highly pathogenic avian influenza in the Southern Ocean: a practical guide for operators and scientists interacting with wildlife	4
Characterization of coastal habitats and marine benthic communities of the sub-Antarctic Crozet archipelago using underwater imagery	4
Revisiting the bipolarity of Roaldia revoluta (Mitt.) P.E.A.S. Câmara & Carv.-Silva (Bryophyta, Pylaisiaceae)	4
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	4