OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The H4-Index of Proceedings of the Royal Society B-Biological Sciences is 32. 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 2021-08-01 to 2025-08-01.)

Article	Citations
Do mutualistic interactions last longer than antagonistic interactions?	103
Disease-driven mass mortality event leads to widespread extirpation and variable recovery potential of a marine predator across the eastern Pacific	82
King- and queen-specific degradation of uric acid contributes to reproduction in termites	70
Bee flowers drive macroevolutionary diversification in long-horned bees	69
Prenatal acoustic programming of mitochondrial function for high temperatures in an arid-adapted bird	62
Animal lifestyle affects acceptable mass limits for attached tags	61
Ecological shifts underlie parallels between ontogenetic and evolutionary allometries in parrotfishes	60
Crocodile perception of distress in hominid baby cries	59
Beak morphometry and morphogenesis across avian radiations	58
Uncovering the Holocene roots of contemporary disease-scapes: bringing archaeology into One Health	57
Modelling the emergence of synchrony from decentralized rhythmic interactions in animal communication	53
Human adults prefer to cooperate even when it is costly	52
Cool-edge populations of the kelp Ecklonia radiata under global ocean change scenarios: strong sensitivity to ocean warming but little effect of ocean acidification	50
Auditory mechanics in the grig ( Cyphoderris monstrosa ): tympanal travelling waves and frequency discrimination as a precursor to inner ear tonotopy	47
A dawn and dusk chorus will emerge if males sing in the absence of their mate	47
Developmental changes of opsin gene expression in ray-finned fishes (Actinopterygii)	46
Occupancy winners in tropical protected forests: a pantropical analysis	46
Human-driven breakdown of predator–prey interactions in the northern Adriatic Sea	43
Binocular field configuration in owls: the role of foraging ecology	41
Seed size variation impacts local adaptation and life-history strategies in a perennial grass	41
Which peer reviewers voluntarily reveal their identity to authors? Insights into the consequences of open-identities peer review	37
Feather chemicals contain information about the major histocompatibility complex in a highly scented seabird	37
Evolution of bioluminescence in Anthozoa with emphasis on Octocorallia	36
Social restructuring during harsh environmental conditions promotes cooperative behaviour in a songbird	36
Labour's pain: strenuous subsistence work, mechanical wear-and-tear and musculoskeletal pain in a non-industrialized population	36

Sampling biases obscure the early diversification of the largest living vertebrate group	35
Correction to: ‘Age determination in echinoderms: first evidence of annual growth rings in holothuroids’ 2022 by Sun et al.	34
In search of the genetic variants of human sex ratio at birth: was Fisher wrong about sex ratio evolution?	34
Swimming through sand: using accelerometers to observe the cryptic, pre-emergence life-stage of sea turtle hatchlings	34
Ants act as olfactory bio-detectors of tumours in patient-derived xenograft mice	33
Evolution of competitive traits changes species diversity in a natural field	32
Phylogenomics and historical biogeography of Hydrangeeae (Hydrangeaceae) elucidate the effects of geologic and climatic dynamics on diversification	32