OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The median citation count of Chelonian Conservation and Biology 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
Demographic Assessment of a Freshwater Turtle Assemblage in an Urban Protected Area in the Context of Ongoing Threats and a Mass-Mortality Event	10
Blood Parameters of the Turtle Mesoclemmys vanderhaegei (Testudines: Chelidae): Insights into Its Health Status in Southeastern Brazil	9
The First Leatherback Sea Turtle Observed During a Nesting Attempt in the Mediterranean	8
Freshwater Turtle Assemblages and Densities in Agricultural Ditches and Aquaculture Ponds of Eastern Arkansas	8
Home Range and Survival of Headstarted Northern Red-Bellied Cooters (Pseudemys rubriventris) in Plymouth County, Massachusetts	7
Stranding and Outcome Data for Cold-Stunned Sea Turtles in Massachusetts, 2008–2022: Evolution of Management Methods in Response to Increasing Caseload and the COVID-19 Pandemic	7
Annotated Checklist of Nonmarine Turtles of Hainan Island, China	6
Itsy Bitsy Biters: Male Northern Map Turtles (Graptemys geographica) Bite Females During Mating Attempts	6
Reproductive Phenology and Output in Florida Box Turtles (Terrapene bauri) in Southwestern Florida	5
Longevity Estimates of Ornate Box Turtles (Terrapene ornata) in Iowa	5
Diet and Isotopic Niche of the Rio Grande Cooter (Pseudemys gorzugi) and Syntopic Red-eared Slider (Trachemys scripta elegans) in San Felipe Creek, Texas, USA	5
Point of No Return: Determining Depth at Which Sea Turtle Carcasses Experience Constant Submergence	4
Livestock Ponds as Long-Term Habitat for Southwestern Pond Turtles (Actinemys pallida) in Rangeland Landscapes	4
Spotted Turtle (Clemmys guttata) Population Genetics in the Southeastern United States	3
Nesting Refuge Structures Are Ineffective at Protecting Bell's Turtle (Myuchelys bellii) Nests from Red Fox (Vulpes vulpes) Depredation	3
Increased Interannual Volatility and Declining Abundance for a Benchmark Hawksbill Nesting Population in Antigua, West Indies	3
Diet of Dermatemys mawii, an Aquatic Turtle That Relies Heavily on Terrestrial Vegetation	3
Morphometric Variation in the Red-Cheeked Mud Turtle (Kinosternon cruentatum) and its Taxonomic Implications	3
Commercialization, Voodoo Ritual, and Use of the Endangered Hispaniolan Slider, Trachemys decorata, in Haiti: Implications for Conservation	3
Photo-ID for Capture Mark Recapture Study of Sea Turtles in Musandam, Oman, 2019–2023	3
Linear Activity Areas and Basking-Site Fidelity of Two Imperiled River Turtle Species (Graptemys oculifera and Graptemys flavimaculata) of Mississippi	3
Reproductive Output in the Pond Slider, Trachemys scripta, in Arkansas, USA, with Range-Wide Comparisons	3
Reducing the Impact of Tagging on Flatback Turtles Using Double Passive Integrated Transponder Tags	3
A Box Turtle Named Robin1	3
Between Foxes and Marine Turtles: A Study of Predation Patterns and Conservation Tactics	3

ERRATUM	3
Divergent Size-Class Distributions of Gopher Tortoise Burrows in Scrub and Flatwoods Habitats of Peninsular Florida	2
Design of Roadway Barriers to Reduce Desert Tortoise Mortality on Paved Road Infrastructure	2
A Sawback is a Sawback is a Sawback: Diet and Habitat-Related Variation in Body Size of the Turtle Graptemys oculifera Show It Is an Ecological Analogue of Its Two Closest Relatives	2
Records of Olive Ridley Marine Turtles (Lepidochelys olivacea Eschscholtz 1829) in Venezuelan Waters: A Review of Historical Data Sets and Threats	2
Egg Size vs. Mass Relationships in Turtles	2
Conservation Status of the Sonoyta Mud Turtle (Kinosternon sonoriense longifemorale) and Comparison of Estimated Abundances in Different Historical Sites Along the Sonoyta River in Sonora, Mexico	2
Population Demographics of Native Red-Bellied Cooters and Invasive Red-Eared Sliders in a Virginia Lake	2
A Survey of Reeves' Turtle (Mauremys reevesii) in Qichun County, Hubei Province, China	2
Ontogenetic Changes in Turtle Vocal Behavior	2
Comparison of Two Methods to Detect the Northwestern Pond Turtle (Actinemys marmorata) and the Invasive American Bullfrog (Lithobates catesbeianus) in Interior Northern California	2
Notes on the Nesting Ecology of the Rio Grande Cooter (Pseudemys gorzugi) at the Northern Limit of Its Range	2
Seasonal and Diel Gopher Tortoise (Gopherus polyphemus) Activity and Burrow Use by Commensals in Coastal Beach Dune Habitat as Examined by Wildlife Cameras	2
Late Quaternary Records of the Spotted Turtle, Clemmys guttata, from the Florida Panhandle	2
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Nesting Ecology of Painted Turtles (Chrysemys picta picta×C. p. marginata) at an Anthropogenic Site in South-Central Pennsylvania	2
Echoanatomical Features of the Major Cervical Blood Vessels of the Juvenile Green Sea Turtle (Chelonia mydas)	2
Habitat Partitioning Among Mediterranean Tortoises (Genus Testudo) in Response to Vegetation Seasonality	2
Shell Dimensions in a Population of Karoo Dwarf Tortoises, Chersobius boulengeri	1
Management of a Geometric Tortoise (Psammobates geometricus) Population in a High-Risk, Fire-Prone Landscape	1
Manual and Remote Techniques to Measure Nonconventional Marine Turtle Morphometrics	1
Loss of Mississippi Diamondback Terrapin (Malaclemys terrapin pileata) Nesting Habitat in the Northern Gulf of Mexico	1
Comparing Life Histories of the Shortest-Lived Turtle Known (Chicken Turtles, Deirochelys reticularia) with Long-Lived Blanding's Turtles (Emydoidea blandingii)	1
Reproductive Characteristics of Rio Grande Cooters (Pseudemys gorzugi) in Western Texas	1
Determining Nest Site Selection by Hawksbill Sea Turtles in the Persian Gulf Using Unmanned Aerial Vehicles	1
Notes on Kinosternon steindachneri in a North Florida Sandhill Community	1
Individual Growth of Sonoran Desert Tortoises (Gopherus morafkai) in an Arizona Population: Implications for Conservation and Management	1
Daily and Seasonal Activity Rhythms of Wild Reeves' Turtles (Mauremys reevesii) in Qichun County, China	1
Overwintering Behavior and Predation in Common Musk Turtles (Sternotherus odoratus)	1
Population Structure and Sexual Dimorphism in a Southern Population of Tent Tortoises (Psammobates tentorius tentorius) of the Karoo, South Africa	1
TURTLE POETRY	1
Population Status of the Suwannee Alligator Snapping Turtle (Macrochelys suwanniensis) in the Suwannee River, Florida	1
Incidence of Botfly Infestation in the Ornate Box Turtle (Terrapene ornata)	1
Veterinary Observations and Biological Specimen Use after a Massive Confiscation of Palawan Forest Turtles (Siebenrockiella leytensis)	1
Assessing the Socioeconomic Value of Sea Turtles to the Maldives' Tourism Industry in 2019 (Prepandemic)	1
Honoring the Legacy of Professor Margaretha Delina Hofmeyr (1950–2020)	1
Impact of Intrabeach Incubation Substrate Variability on Sea Turtle Reproductive Success	1
New Records of the Critically Endangered Asian Narrow-Headed Softshell Turtle, Chitra chitra, in Thailand	1
Frequency, Patterns, and Possible Etiology of Kyphosis in Turtles	1
The Importance of Riparian and Aquatic Resources in the Diet of Dermatemys mawii in a Lentic System in Southern Mexico	1