OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of Chelonian Conservation and Biology is 2. 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 2021-09-01 to 2025-09-01.)

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
Home Range, Site Fidelity, and Movement Patterns of the Wood Turtle (Glyptemys insculpta) at the Southwestern Edge of Its Range	10
Home Range and Survival of Headstarted Northern Red-Bellied Cooters (Pseudemys rubriventris) in Plymouth County, Massachusetts	8
Fishers' Ecological Knowledge About Sea Turtles in Coastal Waters: A Case Study in Vengurla, India	7
Population Size and Structure of the Ornate Diamondback Terrapin (Malaclemys terrapin macrospilota) on Small Gulf Coast Islands in Florida	7
Population Structure of the Spiny Softshell Turtle (Apalone spinifera) in Five Montana Rivers	6
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
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	6
Point of No Return: Determining Depth at Which Sea Turtle Carcasses Experience Constant Submergence	5
Longevity Estimates of Ornate Box Turtles (Terrapene ornata) in Iowa	5
Reproductive Phenology and Output in Florida Box Turtles (Terrapene bauri) in Southwestern Florida	5
Livestock Ponds as Long-Term Habitat for Southwestern Pond Turtles (Actinemys pallida) in Rangeland Landscapes	5
Spotted Turtle (Clemmys guttata) Population Genetics in the Southeastern United States	4
Reducing the Impact of Tagging on Flatback Turtles Using Double Passive Integrated Transponder Tags	4
Sea Turtle Nesting Activity in Ghana, West Africa	4
Morphometric Variation in the Red-Cheeked Mud Turtle (Kinosternon cruentatum) and its Taxonomic Implications	4
Reproductive Output in the Pond Slider, Trachemys scripta, in Arkansas, USA, with Range-Wide Comparisons	4
ERRATUM	3
On the Brink of Extinction: Results of a 20-Year Quest for Eiselt's Pond Turtle (Emys orbicularis eiselti) in Southeastern Turkey	3
Commercialization, Voodoo Ritual, and Use of the Endangered Hispaniolan Slider, Trachemys decorata, in Haiti: Implications for Conservation	3
Linear Activity Areas and Basking-Site Fidelity of Two Imperiled River Turtle Species (Graptemys oculifera and Graptemys flavimaculata) of Mississippi	3
A Box Turtle Named Robin1	3
Interactions Among Hawaiian Hawksbills Suggest Prevalence of Social Behaviors in Marine Turtles	3
Distribution and Relative Abundance of the Suwannee Alligator Snapping Turtle (Macrochelys suwanniensis)	3

Nesting Refuge Structures Are Ineffective at Protecting Bell's Turtle (Myuchelys bellii) Nests from Red Fox (Vulpes vulpes) Depredation	3
Diet of Dermatemys mawii, an Aquatic Turtle That Relies Heavily on Terrestrial Vegetation	2
Between Foxes and Marine Turtles: A Study of Predation Patterns and Conservation Tactics	2
Design of Roadway Barriers to Reduce Desert Tortoise Mortality on Paved Road Infrastructure	2
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Records of Olive Ridley Marine Turtles (Lepidochelys olivacea Eschscholtz 1829) in Venezuelan Waters: A Review of Historical Data Sets and Threats	2
Ontogenetic Changes in Turtle Vocal Behavior	2
Late Quaternary Records of the Spotted Turtle, Clemmys guttata, from the Florida Panhandle	2
Divergent Size-Class Distributions of Gopher Tortoise Burrows in Scrub and Flatwoods Habitats of Peninsular Florida	2
A New Species of Amazon Freshwater Toad-Headed Turtle in the Genus Mesoclemmys (Testudines: Pleurodira: Chelidae) from Brazil	2
Echoanatomical Features of the Major Cervical Blood Vessels of the Juvenile Green Sea Turtle (Chelonia mydas)	2
Photo-ID for Capture Mark Recapture Study of Sea Turtles in Musandam, Oman, 2019–2023	2
Population Demographics of Native Red-Bellied Cooters and Invasive Red-Eared Sliders in a Virginia Lake	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
Seasonal and Diel Gopher Tortoise (Gopherus polyphemus) Activity and Burrow Use by Commensals in Coastal Beach Dune Habitat as Examined by Wildlife Cameras	2
A Survey of Reeves' Turtle (Mauremys reevesii) in Qichun County, Hubei Province, China	2