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 2020-03-01 to 2024-03-01.)

Article	Citations
Distribution and Relative Abundance of the Suwannee Alligator Snapping Turtle (Macrochelys suwanniensis)	10
Resting Dynamics and Diel Activity of the Green Turtle (Chelonia mydas) in Rapa Nui, Chile	9
Leatherback Sea Turtle (Dermochelys coriacea) Embryo and Hatchling Pathology in Grenada, with Comparison to St. Kitts	8
Population Status of the Megacephalic Map Turtles Graptemys pearlensis and Graptemys gibbonsi and Recommendations Regarding Their Listing Under the US Endangered Species Act	8
Population Status of the Suwannee Alligator Snapping Turtle (Macrochelys suwanniensis) in the Suwannee River, Florida	6
Identification of Blood Parasites in Individuals from Six Families of Freshwater Turtles	6
Ecology of Riverine Turtle Communities in the Southern United States: Food Resource Use and Trophic Niche Dimensions	6
Quarter-Century (1993–2018) Nesting Trends in the Peripheral Populations of Three Sea Turtle Species at Ishigakijima Island, Japan	5
Status of the Alligator Snapping Turtle, Macrochelys temminckii, in West Tennessee	5
Spatial Biology of Blanding's Turtle (Emydoidea blandingii) at Weaver Dunes, Minnesota, USA	5
A Case Study of the Online Trade of CITES-Listed Chelonians in Hong Kong	5
Evidence for Synchronous Hatching in Marine Turtle (Caretta caretta) Embryos and Its Influence on the Timing of Nest Emergence	4
Estimating Population Size of a Threatened Turtle Using Community and Citizen Science	4
A New Species of Amazon Freshwater Toad-Headed Turtle in the Genus Mesoclemmys (Testudines: Pleurodira: Chelidae) from Brazil	4
A Case Study of the Online Trade of CITES-Listed Chelonians in Hong Kong	4
Urban Turtle Project: Using Citizen Science to Document Freshwater Turtle Communities and Populations in Birmingham, Alabama, with Focus on Alabama Map Turtles (Graptemys pulchra)	4
A Survey of Freshwater Turtles in Diaoluoshan Nature Reserve with Conservation Implications for the Endangered Big-Headed Turtle	4
Demographics of Sympatric Musk Turtles: The Loggerhead Musk Turtle (Sternotherus minor) and Eastern Musk Turtle (Sternotherus odoratus) in a Florida Spring Ecosystem	3
Nest Site Fidelity of Northern Map Turtles, Graptemys geographica	3
Determining Nest Site Selection by Hawksbill Sea Turtles in the Persian Gulf Using Unmanned Aerial Vehicles	3
Wide-Scale Population Connectivity Revealed by Postnesting Migrations of Green Sea Turtles from Ras Al Hadd, Oman	3
Nesting Activity of the Chinese Softshell Turtle, Pelodiscus sinensis, on the Yellow River, Northwestern China	3
A Few Moments with Turtles: The Value of Freshwater Chelonians as Watchable Urban Wildlife Spectacles	3
Reproductive Longevity of Loggerhead Sea Turtles Nesting in Greece	3
Experimental Assessment of the Impact of Agricultural Machinery on Wood Turtles (Glyptemys insculpta)	3

Characterizing Sea Turtle Bycatch in the Recreational Hook and Line Fishery in Southeastern Virginia, USA	3
Distribution of Chelus fimbriata and Chelus orinocensis (Testudines: Chelidae)	3
Environmental Cues that Trigger Nesting by Blanding's Turtles (Emydoidea blandingii)	3
Comparative Reproductive Allometry of Syntopic Black-Knobbed Sawbacks (Graptemys nigrinoda) and Alabama Map Turtles (Graptemys pulchra) in the Alabama River, with Comparison to Three Congeners	2
Comparing Life Histories of the Shortest-Lived Turtle Known (Chicken Turtles, Deirochelys reticularia) with Long-Lived Blanding's Turtles (Emydoidea blandingii)	2
Population Ecology and Morphology of the Central Chiapas Mud Turtle (Kinosternon abaxillare)	2
Predation on Translocated Burmese Star Tortoise (Geochelone platynota) by Asiatic Jackals (Canis aureus) and Wild Pigs (Sus scrofa) at a Wildlife Sanctuary in Myanmar	2
Seed Consumption by Gopher Tortoises (Gopherus polyphemus) in the Globally Imperiled Pine Rockland Ecosystem of Southern Florida, USA	2
Wildfire, Depredation, and Synergistic Management Challenges Contribute to the Decline of a Significant Population of Florida Box Turtles (Terrapene bauri)	2
On the Brink of Extinction: Results of a 20-Year Quest for Eiselt's Pond Turtle (Emys orbicularis eiselti) in Southeastern Turkey	2
Sea Turtle Nesting Activity in Ghana, West Africa	2
Point of No Return: Determining Depth at Which Sea Turtle Carcasses Experience Constant Submergence	2
Facultative Embryonic Diapause and a Transitional Stage Between Oviparity and Viviparity in the South African Tortoise Chersina angulata	2
Interactions Among Hawaiian Hawksbills Suggest Prevalence of Social Behaviors in Marine Turtles	2
Hatchling Emergence Ecology of Ouachita Map Turtles (Graptemys ouachitensis) on the Lower Wisconsin River, Wisconsin	2
Evidence of a Dietary Shift in Female Barbour's Map Turtle (Graptemys barbouri) to Exploit an Exotic Mollusk	2
Nest Temperatures Predict Nest Emergence of Painted Turtle (Chrysemys picta) Offspring	2
Long-Term Nest-Site Fidelity in the Mississippi Map Turtle, Graptemys pseudogeographica kohnii	2
Dispersal of Hatchling Ouachita Map Turtles (Graptemys ouachitensis) from Natural Nests on the Lower Wisconsin River, Wisconsin	2
Spatial and Thermal Ecology of Snapping Turtles (Chelydra serpentina) in a Small, Dystrophic Lake in Central Michigan	2
Veterinary Observations and Biological Specimen Use after a Massive Confiscation of Palawan Forest Turtles (Siebenrockiella leytensis)	2
River Turtles and One Dam Lake: Two Imperiled Graptemys Species in the Pearl River and Potential Impacts of the Proposed One Lake Project	2
Distribution, Abundance, and Status of Barbour's Map Turtle (Graptemys barbouri) in Florida	2
Historical Trends in New York State Cold-Stunned Sea Turtle Stranding-to-Release: 1998–2019	1
Influence of Sandy Coast Vegetation on the Reproductive Success of Green Turtles at Cuban Nesting Beaches	1
Population Structure of the Spiny Softshell Turtle (Apalone spinifera) in Five Montana Rivers	1
A Survey of Reeves' Turtle (Mauremys reevesii) in Qichun County, Hubei Province, China	1
On the Occurrence of the Khorat Snail-Eating Turtle (Malayemys khoratensis) in Lao People's Democratic Republic with Notes on Traditional Ecological Knowledge and Exploitation	1
Chutes and Ladders: Drainage Exchange of Map Turtles (Genus Graptemys) Across the Tennessee-Tombigbee Waterway in Northeastern Mississippi	1
Oviducal Period and Egg Shell Calcification in the South African Tortoise Chersina angulata	1
How to Reduce the Risk of Predation of Green Turtle Nests by Nile Monitors	1
Movement Ecology of the Imperiled Wood Turtle (Glyptemys insculpta) in a Lower Hudson River Watershed	1
Prevalence of Tick (Acari: Ixodidae) Parasitism on Pancake Tortoises, Malacochersus tornieri (Testudinidae), Is Lower Inside than Outside Tarangire National Park, Tanzania	1
Potential Environmental Basis for Megacephaly in the Eastern Musk Turtle (Sternotherus odoratus)	1
Frequency of and Temporal Trends in Shell Anomalies in a Turtle Community in a Northern Indiana Lake	1
Honoring the Legacy of Peter C.H. Pritchard	1
Diet of Dermatemys mawii, an Aquatic Turtle That Relies Heavily on Terrestrial Vegetation	1
A New South American Freshwater Turtle of the Genus Mesoclemmys from the Brazilian Amazon (Testudines: Pleurodira: Chelidae)	1
Conservation Status and Sex Ratios of the Coahuila Box Turtle (Terrapene coahuila) in the Cuatro Ciénegas Valley of Coahuila, Mexico, 2011–2018	1
Characterization of Microsatellite Loci for the Alligator Snapping Turtle and Cross-Amplification in Two Chelydrid Species†	1
Discovery of the Northern Map Turtle (Graptemys geographica LeSueur 1817) in Far Northeastern Mississippi	1
Predators May Lose Interest in Turtle Acclimation Pens: Implications for Translocations Using Soft Release	1
Observations on the Short-Term Effects of Motorboat Disturbance on the Use of Basking Sites by Female Northern Map Turtles	1
Conservation Status and Sex Ratios of the Coahuila Box Turtle (Terrapene coahuila) in the Cuatro Ciénegas Valley of Coahuila, Mexico, 2011–2018	1
Annotated Checklist of Nonmarine Turtles of Hainan Island, China	1
Design of Roadway Barriers to Reduce Desert Tortoise Mortality on Paved Road Infrastructure	1
Perspectives on Salinity, Immunity, and the Common Snapping Turtle	1
Shell Dimensions in a Population of Karoo Dwarf Tortoises, Chersobius boulengeri	1
Thirty-Eight Years of Loggerhead Turtle Nesting in Laganas Bay, Zakynthos, Greece: A Review	1
Home Range, Site Fidelity, and Movement Patterns of the Wood Turtle (Glyptemys insculpta) at the Southwestern Edge of Its Range	1

Juvenile Hawksbill Turtles, Eretmochelys imbricata, in the Jardines de la Reina Archipelago, Cuba