OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of Journal of Insect Conservation is 4. 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 2021-02-01 to 2025-02-01.)

Article	Citations
Günther Theischinger and John Hawking: The complete field guide to dragonflies of Australia. 2nd edn (with colour illustrations by Albert Orr)	30
The diversity of moths (Erebidae: Arctiinae: Arctiini) from threatened mountain cloud forests in the Mesoamerican biodiversity hotspot	25
Phenology, distribution and conservation of the desert sand-skipper Croitana aestiva Edwards (Lepidoptera: Hesperiidae)	22
It is here to stay. The exotic species Cloeon smaeleni Lestage, 1924 (Ephemeroptera) will be a long-term element of south American diversity	22
Subterranean biodiversity and the depth distribution of beetles (Coleoptera) in forested scree slopes in the Western Carpathians (Slovakia)	18
Book review of ecology and conservation of the dutch ground beetle fauna – lessons from 66 years of pitfall trapping	18
Timing and mulching frequency affected the number of nests of cavity-nesting wasps that hunt for aphids in forest meadows	18
More insect species are supported by green roofs near public gardens	16
Does specialisation affect genetic diversity in (pre-)Alpine populations of four species of Copper butterflies?	15
Within-habitat vegetation structure and adult activity patterns of the declining butterfly Euphydryas aurinia	15
Until death do us part: abundance and survival of necrophagous beetle species associated with fox scats in fragmented landscapes	15
To graze or to mow? The influence of grassland management on grasshoppers (Orthoptera) on a flood protection embankment in the Donau-Auen National Park (Austria)	15
Effect of environmental factors on the abundance of riffle beetles (Coleoptera: Elmidae) and co-inhabiting aquatic insects within a reach scale, in Japan	14
Landscape composition influences colony growth in the tropical asian stingless bees (Tetragonula fuscobalteata)	14
Special issue on insect conservation in biodiversity hotspots	13
Micro-habitat features determine oviposition site selection in High Brown and Dark Green Fritillaries	13
Cavity-nesting bees and wasps (Hymenoptera: Aculeata) of xerothermic habitats are unable to use cavities in reed galls	13
Structure of ant assemblages and effect of environmental conditions in gallery forests with different conservation status in the Humid Chaco ecoregion of Argentina	12
Heterogeneity in altered streams does not increase the richness of stream specialist species of Odonata in the Maranhense Cerrado	12
Land use changes disrupt streams and affect the functional feeding groups of aquatic insects in the Amazon	12
Relict of primeval forests in an intensively farmed landscape: what affects the survival of the hermit beetle (Osmoderma barnabita) (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae) in pollard willows?	11
Two common bee-sampling methods reflect different assemblages of the bee (Hymenoptera: Apoidea) community in mixed-grass prairie systems and are dependent on surrounding floral resource availability	11
The influence of biodiversity-friendly ranching practices on dung beetle diversity in a Mexican mountainous tropical landscape	11
Squeeze it or leave it? An ecological-economic assessment of the impact of mower conditioners on arthropod populations in grassland	10
Ant habitat-use guilds response to forest-pasture shifting in the southwestern Amazon	10

Fecal matters: implementing classical Coleoptera species lists with metabarcoding data from passerine bird feces	10
Beyond butterflies: integrating frugivorous moths into conservation and biodiversity monitoring	10
Efficiency of emergency conservation methods: a case study of the alcon blue butterfly (Phengaris alcon) and its specific parasitoid	10
Effects of dispersed and aggregated retention-cuttings and differently sized clear-cuttings in conifer plantations on necrophagous silphid and dung beetle assemblages	10
Journal of Insect Conservation’s special issue on insect diversity in Agriculture	9
Livestock systems preserving natural grasslands are biodiversity reservoirs that promote spiders’ conservation	9
Cerrado physiognomies in a protected area determine the distribution of necrophagous Diptera	9
Identifying insect and arachnid indicator taxa for impacts and management in coastal landscapes	8
How data curation and new geographical records can change the conservation status of threatened brazilian butterflies	8
Mud-puddling on roadsides: a potential ecological trap for butterflies	8
The effects of plant invasion, floral resources and soil characteristics on ground-nesting bees	8
Differential response to fire in ground vs. vegetation arthropod communities	8
Experimental management and mark-release-recapture methods fill critical knowledge gaps for an at-risk butterfly	8
Spatial and temporal variation of floral visitors and their visitation pattern on Acanthus ilicifolius L.: a case study from the mangrove ecosystem of Indian Sundarbans	8
Evaluating log piles as stag beetle conservation measure	8
The role of citizens in conservation science: a case study with threatened Brazilian butterflies	8
Changes to butterfly phenology versus elevation range after four decades of warming in the mountains of central Spain	8
The genetic structure of the ash obligate moth prays fraxinella suggests that it is not affected by current habitat fragmentation	7
Using the ecological relationships of Odonata with a habitat integrity index to test the biodiversity ecosystem function framework	7
Clover in agriculture: combined benefits for bees, environment, and farmer	7
Bracken fern (Pteridium aquilinum (L.) Kuhn) overgrowth on dry Alpine grassland impedes Red List Orthoptera but supports local orthopteran beta diversity	7
Review of Dytiscidae (Coleoptera) eggs: focus on Japanese species	7
What do monarchs feed on in winter? Nectar sources at hibernation sites	7
First field-based estimates of bumblebee diapause survival rates showcase high survivorship in the wild	7
Habitat management interventions for a specialist mid- successional grassland butterfly, the Lulworth Skipper	7
Flight behaviour of a threatened butterfly at edges between high- and low-quality habitat	6
How can an intensively used agricultural landscape preserve diversity of Orthoptera assemblages?	6
Cryptic survival and an unexpected recovery of the long-tailed mayfly Palingenia longicauda (Olivier, 1791) (Ephemeroptera: Palingeniidae) in Southeastern Europe	6
How to estimate carabid biomass?—an evaluation of size-weight models for ground beetles (Coleoptera: Carabidae) and perspectives for further improvement	6
The oases of Baja California Peninsula: overlooked hotspots for wild bees	6
Adult activities of endangered Oarisma poweshiek butterflies are associated with a soil moisture gradient in tall grass prairie in Manitoba, Canada	6
The effect of soil moisture and ambient temperature on pupation depth for the imperiled Callophrys irus	6
Soil arthropod assemblages reflect both coarse- and fine-scale differences among biotopes in a biodiversity hotspot	6
Changes in phenology and abundance of an at-risk butterfly	6
Influence of environmental heterogeneity on the structure of the dung beetle (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Scarabaeinae) assemblage of the Cerrado savanna of northeastern Brazil	6
Habitat preferences and phenology of carrot wasps (Hymenoptera: Gasteruptiidae, Gasteruption) in Central Europe	6
The potential for elevated soil salinity to enhance the ecological trap effect of roadside pollinator habitat	5
Spatial gradients and grazing effects of a transhumant herd on plants and insect herbivores in Pyrenean subalpine grasslands	5
Response of bee and hoverfly populations to a land-use gradient in a Quebec floodplain	5
The encounter of distinct Morimus asper (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae) phylogeographic lineages on the Balkan Peninsula: conservation implications	5
New insights on habitat use by larval Northern Emerald dragonflies (Somatochlora arctica)	5
Effect of dramatic alteration of landscape structure on the Orthoptera assemblages of Transcarpathian lowland meadows (West Ukraine)	5
Extreme weather impacts on butterfly populations in Southern Texas, USA	5
Non-target effects of herbicides on the Zerene silverspot butterfly, a surrogate subspecies for the threatened Oregon silverspot butterfly	5
Pattern and drivers of danaine butterfly migration in Southern India: implications for conservation	5
Effects of habitat biotic features on hymenopteran diversity in East Africa	5
Free-living colonies of native honey bees (Apis mellifera mellifera) in 19th and early 20th century Sweden	5
Butterfly community structure in belize: species richness patterns reveal the role of climate gradients in shaping butterfly community structure and strategies for long-term conservation	5
Serious population extinctions of a formerly common xerothermic insect: the sad story of the conspicuous burnet moth Zygaena carniolica in the Czech Republic	5
Changes in the wild bee community (Hymenoptera: Apoidea) over 100 years in relation to land use: a case study in a protected steppe habitat in Eastern Austria	5

Why do spiders balloon? a review of recent evidence	5
Spatial distribution patterns of longhorn beetle assemblages (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae) in Mongolian oak forests in Changbai Mountains, Northeast, China	5
Ecological monitoring and indicator taxa: butterfly communities in heterogeneous landscapes of the Western Ghats and Malabar coast, India	4
Alcon Blues: recent shifts in limiting habitat factors challenge the persistence of an endangered butterfly	4
Paleomodeling reveals priority areas for conservation of stingless bees from the Caatinga region, a neotropical dry forest	4
Sublethal doses of glyphosate impair olfactory memory retention, but not learning in the honey bee (Apis mellifera scutellata)	4
Predicting climate effects on aquatic true bugs in a tropical biodiversity hotspot	4
An overview of Neotropical arthropod conservation efforts using risk assessment lists	4
Can protected areas and habitats preserve the vulnerable predatory bush cricket Saga pedo?	4
Consistent oviposition preferences of the Duke of Burgundy butterfly over 14 years on a chalk grassland reserve in Bedfordshire, UK	4
Resilient fruit-feeding butterfly assemblages across a Caatinga dry forest chronosequence submitted to chronic anthropogenic disturbance	4
Conserving Lepidoptera in a changing world: a special issue on the ecology and conservation of butterflies and moths	4
Carabus clatratus (Coleoptera: Carabidae): study case of mass rearing and release of a threatened species with new details on its life history	4
Habitat diversity and peat moss cover drive the occurrence probability of the threatened ground beetle Carabus menetriesi (Coleoptera: Carabidae) in a Bavarian mire	4
Mark-recapture study and habitat assessment for the northern metalmark butterfly, Calephelis borealis (Lepidoptera: Riodinidae)	4
Impact of climate warming and landscape change on monarch butterfly	4
Responses of necrophilous beetles to animal mass mortality in the Australian Alps	4
UV-LEDs outperform actinics for standalone moth monitoring	4
Vital rate responses to temperature lead to butterfly population declines under future warming scenarios	4
Long droughts decrease tiger- and ground-beetle’ beta diversity and community body size in savannas of the Gorongosa National Park (Mozambique)	4
New insights into the geographic patterns of functional role and taxonomic richness of ants from Mexico	4
Caterpillars of the marsh fritillary butterfly Euphydryas aurinia can extend their life-cycle in Scotland	4
Robustness of biodiversity surrogates to temporal variation and imperfect detection	4
What is the best time of the day to monitor Odonata? An investigation into changes in the abundance and species richness of dragonflies in ponds in northern Italy	4