OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of Northeastern Naturalist 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 2021-08-01 to 2025-08-01.)

Article	Citations
Bird-Arrival Dates and Climate Change, Sherbrooke, Quebec	21
Salinity Characteristics of Rocky Cliff Pools Used as Breeding Habitat by Spotted Salamanders (Ambystoma maculatum)	7
Improving Confidence in Remotely Delineated Bald Eagle Roosts to Trigger State Agency Habitat Protection	7
Juvenile Drift of Round Goby as a Means of Range Expansion in the French Creek Watershed, Pennsylvania	6
Parasitic Egg Ejection by Vireo gilvus (Warbling Vireo) in New England	6
First Breeding of Brown-Headed Nuthatch in New Jersey	6
Fishes of Northern New York and the Adirondacks	5
Long-term Response of Acadian Flycatcher (Empidonax virescens) to Hemlock (Tsuga canadensis) Deterioration	4
Decline of the Ailanthus Webworm Moth After Invasion by the Spotted Lanternfly	4
Daytime Surface Sightings and the Distribution of Finback (Balaenoptera physalus), Minke (Balaenoptera acutorostrata), and Humpback (Megaptera novaeangliae) Whales in the Quoddy Region of the Bay of F	4
Patterns of Contemporary Genetic Variation and Effective Population Size in Blanding's Turtle Populations	4
General Acknowledgments	4
Change in Forest Tree Composition on the Lake Erie Islands due to the Invasion of the Emerald Ash Borer (Agrilus planipennis) and Invasive Plants	4
Ants of the Forest and Dune Habitats of an Atlantic Coastal Barrier Island	4
Notes on the Occurrence of Northern Snakehead in a Mid-Atlantic Lake System: 16 Years of Monitoring	4
Hungry Like the Bass: Observations of Pack Hunting in Rock Bass (Ambloplites rupestris)	4
Radiotelemetry Study of 16 Male Terrapene nelsoni klauberi (Northern Sierra Box Turtle) in a 30-Hectare Study Site of Pine–Oak Forest in Southeast Sonora, Mexico	3
Bumble Bee (Bombus spp.) Abundance in New York Highway Roadsides across Levels of Roadside Mowing and Road Traffic	3
A New Record of Atlantic Bluefin Tuna (Thunnus thynnus) Consuming a Seabird in the Northwest Atlantic Ocean	3
Observation of an Interaction between an Allegheny Woodrat (Neotoma magister) and a Timber Rattlesnake (Crotalus horridus) in Pennsylvania	3
Probable Wisconsinan Glacial Refugia as a Determinant of Fish Species Status in Vermont	3
Eastern Bluebirds (Sialia sialis) Nesting in Photovoltaic Solar Energy Facilities in Eastern New York	3
Radio-Tracking Two Perimyotis subflavus (Tricolored Bat) during Spring Emergence in Wisconsin	3
First New Jersey Record of the Red-Tailed Cuckoo Leaf-Cutter Bee (Coelioxys coturnix; Hymenoptera: Megachilidae)	3
Mitochondrial DNA Sequence Variation in White-Tailed Deer (Odocoileus virginianus) in New England: Evidence for Founder Effect on Nantucket Island	3

Temporal Variation in Boxelder Seed Predation by Small Mammals	3
Observations of Snakes and Game Birds in a Managed Pine Barren in Massachusetts	2
Annotated Checklist of Terrestrial Mammals of the Virginia Barrier Islands and the Adjacent Delmarva Peninsula Mainland	2
Four New Species of North American Fireflies from Isolated Peatlands with Reference to Species Determination of Photuris Dejean (Coleoptera: Lampyridae)	2
Reassessment of Three Spotted Turtle (Clemmys guttata) Populations Reveals Spatial Variation in Population Size and Survival	2
Life History of the Ornate Box Turtle (Terrapene ornata) in the Sandhills of Western Nebraska	2
Noteworthy Books	2
Occurrence of the Fragile Ancylid (Ferrissia californica) on the Shells of Wood Turtles (Glyptemys insculpta) in a South-Central Pennsylvania Stream	2
Opportunistic Vessel-Based Detections of Migratory Bats in the Gulf of Maine	2
Population Dynamics of an Isolated Population of Blackbanded Sunfish, Enneacanthus chaetodon, in Eastern Maryland	2
PCR-Based Amplification of a Cox1 Mini-DNA Barcode Gene from Feces: A Non-Invasive Molecular Technique to Identify Environmental DNA Samples of Maritime Shrew (Sorex maritimensis)	2
Current Status of the Spotted Turtle (Clemmys guttata) on the Island of Martha's Vineyard, Massachusetts	2
Enhancing Pollinator Habitats: The Role of Reclaimed Natural Gas Pipeline Rights-of-Way in the Appalachian Region	2
Midge Larvae Metriocnemus knabi Can Emigrate to New Pitchers within Sarracenia purpurea After Pitcher Drainage	2
Space-Use Patterns of Spotted Turtles Occupying Two Wetland Types in West Virginia	2
Should AI Replace Field Botanists? A Case Study Assessing the Accuracy of Automated Plant Identification Applications on Plant Species from New York State	2
Abundance of Songbirds in Eastern Hemlock Stands Following Chemical Treatments for Hemlock Woolly Adelgid	2
Observation of Unusual Neonate-Clustering Behavior on Maternal Cambarus chasmodactylus (New River Crayfish) After Molting	2
Increased Mortality in Wood Turtles (Glyptemys insculpta) during Drought Years	2
Exploring Environmental Drivers of Growth for Tree Species Associated with a Rare Limestone Bluff Cedar–Pine Forest in Vermont	2
Wood Turtle Habitat Use and Agricultural Mortality at a Farm Landscape in Eastern New York	2
Changes in Bald Eagle Nesting Distribution and Nest-Site Selection in Kentucky during 1986–2019	2
Understanding Northeastern US Alpine Mountains: Context, Causal Agents of Treeline, and Meteorology to Approximate Their Response to Climate Change	2
Movement and Home Range of the Coahuila Box Turtle (Terrapene coahuila) in the Cuatro Ciénegas Valley, Mexico	2
Investigating Differential Range-Wide and Patch-Level Winter-Habitat Use for Ipswich Sparrows (Passerculus sandwichensis princeps)	2
Home Range and Habitat Selection of Florida Box Turtles (Terrapene carolina bauri) in Coastal Southwest Florida	1
When the Invader Becomes the Invaded: Temporal Variation of Gambusia affinis and Centrarchid Sunfish in Two Small Ponds	1
Algal and Cyanobacteria Community Composition within Sarracenia purpurea Phytotelmata across the Eastern Seaboard of the United States	1
Survival and Age at Maturity in Head-Started Wood Turtles (Glyptemys insculpta) with Implications for Population Recovery	1
Documenting Northern Saw-Whet Owls Breeding in Mixed-Deciduous Forest	1
First Observations of Smooth Greensnake (Opheodrys vernalis) Communal Oviposition within An Active Ant Nest of Lasius interjectus	1
Baseline Abundances and Population Demographics at Wood Turtle (Glyptemys insculpta) Monitoring Sites in Wisconsin	1
Effects of Capture and Handling on Wood Turtle (Glyptemys insculpta) Movement	1
Ecology of an Insular Snake Assemblage in Coastal Maine	1
Characteristics of Day-Roosts Used by Northern Long-Eared Bats (Myotis septentrionalis) in Coastal New York	1
First Record of an Established Population of Introduced Anolis carolinensis (Voigt) (Green Anole) in Norfolk (Independent City), Virginia, with an Updated Statewide Distribution Map of the Species	1
Plant Species Composition and Interactions within Communities Invaded by Persicaria perfoliata (Polygonaceae)	1
The Brief Emergence of a Nineteenth-Century White Pine Forest from a Massachusetts Reservoir	1
A Preliminary Study of Foraging Habitat Use by Nesting Barn Swallows in Massachusetts	1
Notes on the Fecundity and Egg Diameter of Northern Snakehead (Channa argus) from Upper Chesapeake Bay, Maryland	1
Bog Turtle (Glyptemys muhlenbergii) Nesting Ecology and the Efficacy of Predator Excluders in New York	1
Lights, Noise, Nesting? Effects of Human Disturbances on Reproduction in Cavity-Nesting Songbirds	1
The Effect of Myiasis on Eastern Box Turtle (Terrapene carolina carolina) Body Condition, Movement, and Habitat Use at Camp Edwards in Massachusetts	1
Species Distributions on Successional and Flooding Gradients in Connecticut River Floodplain Forests	1
Noteworthy Books Received by the Northeastern naturalist Issue 30/2 2023	1
A Survey of Fungi and Fungus-Like Organisms at the Albany Pine Bush Preserve, a Globally Rare Inland Pine Barren System	1
Another Example of Nest Sharing by American Robins and Gray Catbirds	1
Spatial Ecology of An Urban Population of Blanding's Turtles in Ontario, Canada	1
Seasonal Variation in Use of PVC Refugia by Gray Treefrogs (Hyla chrysoscelis/Hyla versicolor) in Southeast Ohio: Implications for Monitoring	1
Intertidal Green Crab Survey Over a Ten-Year Period on a Maine Cobble Beach	1

Aquatic Hermaphrodite Snails Exposed to Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCBs) Experience Increased Mortality, Reduced Reproduction, and Endocrine Disruption	1
Spotted Turtles (Clemmys guttata) on a Morainal Island Affected by Coastal Erosion	1
Re-Examination of an 85-Year-Old Peat Core from Bacon's Swamp Reveals New Understanding of the Natural History of Indiana's Southernmost “Sphagnum Bog”	1
Factors Influencing the Planting Success of Justicia americana (L.) Vahl (American Water Willow) in a State Scenic River in Ohio	1
Two New Species of Mid-Atlantic Photuris Fireflies (Coleoptera: Lampyridae) from Pennsylvania and Delaware	1
Goldie's Fern (Dryopteris goldieana; Dryopteridaceae) New to the Nova Scotia Flora	1
Observations of Blanding's Turtles (Emydoidea blandingii) Nesting Sites on High Rocky Outcrops Near the Northern Extent of their Range	1
Malignant Melanoma in a Free-Ranging Piebald Elk (Cervus canadensis) from Pennsylvania	1
Demographics of Gray Wolf (Canis lupus) Packs Recolonizing Variable Habitats in Central Wisconsin	1
First Observations of Movements of Invasive Flathead Catfish (Pylodictis olivaris) in the Tidal Delaware River Based on Acoustic Telemetry	1
First Records of the Invasive New Zealand Mudsnail (Potamopyrgus antipodarum) in the Potomac River Basin	1
Capture of Lyre Goby (Pisces: Oxudercidae) in the Tidal Hudson River	1
White-Tailed Deer Habitat-Use Patterns across Forest Stands of Different Ages	1
Distribution of Hellbenders (Cryptobranchus alleganiensis) and Their Habitat in New York's Susquehanna River Watershed	1
Severe Wildfire Affects the Thermal and Moisture Regimes of At-Risk Turtle Nesting Habitat	1
Patterns in Fish-Assemblage Structure Over a Decade of Monitoring in the Upper Delaware River Watershed	1
Long-Distance Dispersal by a Northern Bog Turtle (Glyptemys muhlenbergii)	1
Later Year Retention of Evergreen Leaves is Important to Plant Growth and Survival in Eastern White Pine	1
Documenting Emerging Insects, Environmental DNA, and Metal Concentrations in a Small Appalachian Stream	1
Results of a Mussel Survey from the Upper Rock River, Wisconsin and Illinois, and the Discovery of Live Cyclonaias tuberculata (Purple Wartyback)	1
Agroecosystem Ecology of Northern Deermice (Peromyscus maniculatus bairdii) and White-Footed Deermice (P. leucopus noveboracensis) in the Inner Bluegrass of Kentucky	1
Winter Observations of Cavity-Nesting Birds Mobbing Southern Flying Squirrels	1
Density of Gray Wolf (Canis lupus) Territories Affects Response to Simulated Conspecific Intrusion in Wisconsin	1
Noteworthy Books	1
Past and Present Distribution and Identification of Extant Native Lake Trout (Salvelinus namaycush) Populations in the Canadian Maritime Provinces	1
Nesting Dynamics in Space and Time in a Population Complex of Blanding's Turtle in Nova Scotia	1
Checklist of Lichens and Associated Fungi from Mingan Archipelago National Park Reserve, Québec, Canada	1
An Update of the Ichthyofauna of West Virginia with Notes on Historic Sportfish Stockings	1
Climate-Driven Oceanic Range Shift of Saint John River Atlantic Salmon Revealed by Multidecadal Stable Isotope Trends	1
Landscape Changes Overtime May Influence Colinus virginianus (Northern Bobwhite) on the upper Eastern Shore of Maryland	1
Landscape and Microsite Characteristics of American Kestrel (Falco sparverius) Nest-Box Sites along Highway Corridors in Southeast Ohio	1
Rare Occurrences of Blackcheek Tonguefish, Symphurus plagiusa (Pisces: Cynoglossidae) in the Lower Hudson River Estuary	1
Opening the Door: Alosa pseudoharengus (Alewife) Passage through Tide Gates in Two Adjacent Rivers on the Chignecto Isthmus, Bay of Fundy, Canada	1
One Century Later: Species Richness and Temporal Turnover in Mammals and Amphibians on a Small, Temperate Island	1
Sexual Dichromatism of Tomia in Blanding's Turtles (Emydoidea blandingii) in Central Ontario	1
Phenological Differences in Wood Frog and Spotted Salamander Egg-Mass Onset and Peak Accumulation	1
A High-Frequency Erythristic Population of Eastern Red-Backed Salamanders (Plethodon cinereus) in Kennebec County, Maine	1
Kyphosis in the Spotted Box Turtle (Terrapene nelsoni) from Nayarit, Mexico	1
A Survey of Wild Bees (Hymenoptera: Apoidea) on Maine Islands: Possible Refugia for Rare Native and Non-Native Species	1
Observations of Podostemum ceratophyllum Michx., an Endangered Riverine Plant in Ohio	1
Differences in Eastern Chipmunk (Tamias striatus) Behavior between an Urbanized and a Forested Habitat in Central Pennsylvania	1
Photographic Monitoring of Blooming of Critical Salt Marsh Nectar Sources by Citizen Scientists	1
Evaluation of Threatened, Endangered, and Rare Fish Species and Communities of the St. Lawrence River and Its Tributaries in the United States	1
Growth Rates and Generation Times of Bobcat and River Otter Populations in Illinois before and after Harvesting	1