OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of Antarctic Science is 3. 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 2021-05-01 to 2025-05-01.)

Article	Citations
Storytelling, exploration and science at the end of the world	15
Gastropod assemblages associated with Himantothallus grandifolius, Sarcopeltis antarctica and other subtidal macroalgae	14
Mosses of Cockburn Island plateau, Antarctica	13
ANS volume 33 issue 3 Cover and Back matter	13
Assessment of trophic segregation amongst gentoo penguin (Pygoscelis papua) individuals in Antarctica using a non-invasive methodology	12
Habitat selection of southern giant petrels: potential environmental monitors of the Antarctic Peninsula	12
Seasonal shifts in microbial diversity in the lakes of Fildes Peninsula, King George Island, Maritime Antarctica	12
Schroeder Hill, central Transantarctic Mountains, Antarctica: Triassic stratigraphy and Sirius Group glacigenic deposits	11
Soil environmental DNA metabarcoding in low-biomass regions requires protocol optimization: a case study in Antarctica	10
‘No continent is immune, including Antarctica’, but National Antarctic Programmes acted collectively to avert disaster	9
International law, climate change and the Antarctic Treaty System: re-contemplating governance questions apropos of the mounting challenges	9
ANS volume 34 issue 2 Cover and Back matter	8
Obituary – Dr Yves Frenot (1958–2022)	8
The joys of returning to in-person conferences - in an age of travel judgement	7
Impacts of ocean acidification on the palatability of two Antarctic macroalgae and the consumption of a grazer	7
ANS volume 34 issue 6 Cover and Back matter	7
The Chinese Antarctic science programme: origins and development	7
New records and updated distributional patterns of macroalgae from the South Shetland Islands and northern Weddell Sea, Antarctica	7
Long-term monitoring of atmospheric pollution in the Maritime Antarctic with the lichen Usnea aurantiaco-atra (Jacq.) Bory: a magnetic and elemental study	6
Negotiation, adoption and domestic implementation of the annex on liability to the Protocol on Environmental Protection to the Antarctic Treaty	6
Antibiotic resistance genes and taxa analysis from mat and planktonic microbiomes of Antarctic perennial ice-covered Lake Fryxell and Lake Bonney	6
Salinity response to atmospheric forcing of the Terra Nova Bay polynya, Antarctica	6
Dealing with insecurities and geopolitics: science diplomacy at the poles	6
Researchers on ice? How the COVID-19 pandemic has impacted Antarctic researchers	6
Evolution of ice rises in the Fimbul Ice Shelf, Dronning Maud Land, over the last millennium	6

Identification of mobile resistome in soils exposed to different impacts in Fildes Peninsula, King George Island	6
Fine-scale phylogenetic diversity gradients support the Antarctic geothermal refugia hypothesis	6
Deadly mushrooms of the genus Galerina found in Antarctica colonized the continent as early as the Pleistocene	6
The limnology and spectral behaviour of a freshwater lake at Harmony Point, Nelson Island, Antarctica	5
A spatial model of Marion Island's palaeo-ice extent	5
Depositional landforms and sediments in western Vestfold Hills, East Antarctica	5
ANS volume 33 issue 5 Cover and Front matter	5
Microhabitats, macro-differences: a survey of temperature records in Victoria Land terrestrial and freshwater environments	5
Low-temperature investigation of residual water bound in free-living Antarctic Prasiola crispa	5
Purified proteases of two Antarctic bacteria: from screening to characterization	5
Rock cairn and items from ‘Operation Windmill’ (January 1948) rediscovered in Bunger Hills, East Antarctica	5
Periphyton diversity in two different Antarctic lakes assessed using metabarcoding	5
Do chinstrap penguins use olfactory cues for partner recognition?	4
Immigration and emigration in the isolated White Island Weddell seal (Leptonychotes weddellii) population	4
Chemical compounds and antioxidant activity of Antarctic lichens	4
The nightlife of a Ross seal: diving and haul-out behaviour from the eastern Weddell Sea	4
Communicating the best available science to inform Antarctic policy and management: a practical introduction for researchers	4
The role of substrate characteristics and temperature for potential non-native plant establishment in Maritime Antarctic ecosystems	4
Sixty-year trends in sulphur dioxide emissions from anthropogenic ground-based sources in Antarctica	4
Why do so few Antarctic Specially Protected Areas protect inland waters?	4
A chromosome map of Belgica antarctica Jacobs (Diptera: Chironomidae) from Antarctica, including chromosome variability	4
Nimble vessel cruises as a complementary platform for Southern Ocean biodiversity research: concept and preliminary results from the Belgica 121 expedition	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
Geochemical characterization of humic acids and humification processes in lake sediments of West Antarctica	4
Mixoxylon australe gen. et sp. nov., a unique homoxylous wood with non-angiosperm affinity from the Lower Cretaceous of Antarctica (Albian, James Ross Island)	3
What factors affect the alpha diversity of microarthropods (Acari, Collembola) on King George Island (Antarctica)?	3
Phylogeography of Antarctic soil invertebrate fauna reveals ancient origins, repeated colonization and recent evolution	3
Assessing aerial biodiversity over Keller Peninsula, King George Island, Maritime Antarctica, using DNA metabarcoding	3
Time-lapse recording of yearly activity of the sea star Odontaster validus and the sea urchin Sterechinus neumayeri in Tethys Bay (Ross Sea, Antarctica)	3
Extreme cold (−69.1°C) in the McMurdo Dry Valleys	3
Retrospective modelling of air pollution due to the operation of scientific stations in Antarctica: an experience of reanalysis	3
Revisiting the bipolarity of Roaldia revoluta (Mitt.) P.E.A.S. Câmara & Carv.-Silva (Bryophyta, Pylaisiaceae)	3
The risk of highly pathogenic avian influenza in the Southern Ocean: a practical guide for operators and scientists interacting with wildlife	3
The impact of the Neoglacial and other environmental changes on the raised beaches of Joinville Island, Antarctica	3
First report of vivipary in Deschampsia antarctica: a new insight into Antarctic plant reproductive strategies	3
Predicting mire distribution using species distribution models: a case study of the sub-Antarctic Prince Edward Islands	3
Geological insights from the newly discovered granite of Sif Island between Thwaites and Pine Island glaciers	3
The emerging contribution of Türkiye to Antarctic science and policy	3
ANS volume 34 issue 5 Cover and Front matter	3
Ireland and the Antarctic Treaty System	3
Characterization of coastal habitats and marine benthic communities of the sub-Antarctic Crozet archipelago using underwater imagery	3
ANS volume 34 issue 3 Cover and Back matter	3
Diversity in polar science: promoting inclusion through our daily words and actions	3
Ice-free valleys in the Neptune Range of the Pensacola Mountains, Antarctica: glacial geomorphology, geochronology and potential as palaeoenvironmental archives	3
Impact of the harsh Antarctic environment on mucosal immunity	3