OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of Animal Conservation is 5. 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 2021-05-01 to 2025-05-01.)

Article	Citations
Life with big cats: local perceptions of big cat species	47
Effects of wind farms on raptors: A systematic review of the current knowledge and the potential solutions to mitigate negative impacts	25
Simulated genetic efficacy of metapopulation management and conservation value of captive reintroductions in a rapidly declining felid	25
The distribution and current state of biobanking in Indonesian wildlife: a systematic review	23
Strengthening protection of endemic wildlife threatened by the international pet trade: The case of the Australian shingleback lizard	22
Using irregular ranger patrols to quantify elephant occupancy in non‐protected and community‐modified landscapes	22
Evaluation of tenrec population viability and potential sustainable management under hunting pressure in northeastern Madagascar	22
Will the new Chinese National Parks system save the world's rarest primate, the Hainan gibbon?	21
Genomic signatures of demographic declines in an imperiled amphibian inform conservation action	21
Risk of bird electrocution in power lines: a framework for prioritizing species and areas for conservation and impact mitigation	21
Long‐term conservation efforts at flyway scale can halt the population decline in a globally endangered migratory raptor	19
Using public surveys to rapidly profile biological invasions in hard‐to‐monitor areas	18
Feather forensics: tracing the origins of parrots in wildlife trade with stable isotopes and citizen science	18
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The future of the barbary sheep and the dorcas gazelle populations in Algerian Sahara: On the brink of extinction?	18
Plastic pollution can affect the emergence patterns of loggerhead turtle hatchlings	18
Genomic and environmental insights and conservation challenges for two hybridizing iconic crocodile species across Mexico: Crocodylus acutus and C. moreletii	17
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Spatial acclimation of elk during population restoration to the Missouri Ozarks, USA	16
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Combining species distribution models and moderate resolution satellite information to guide conservation programs for reticulated giraffe	15
Response of farmland reptiles to agricultural intensification: Collapse of the common adder Vipera berus and the western green lizard Lacerta bilineata in a hedgerow landscape	14
Unravelling unique responses of mammal abundance to road proximity in agricultural landscapes	13
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Forest management affects the functional traits of birds and mammals differently	13
Towards an improved evidence‐based Natura 2000 management strategy	13
Mitigating the deceptive effects of smooth surfaces: subtle surface modifications can eliminate maladaptive drinking attempts by bats	12
Introduction of summer houses into semi‐natural habitats: impacts on ground‐nesting birds	12
Impact of forest fragmentation and associated edge effects on the population density of four nocturnal lemur species in North West Madagascar	11
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Climate Change‐Induced Distribution Shifts of Keratin‐Feeding Beetle Omorgus (Omorgus) suberosus: Implications for Olive Ridley Sea Turtle Lepidochelys olivacea Conservatio	11
Lower Habitat Quality Increases Physiological Stress in an Endangered Neotropical Primate	11
Missing species listing reveals undiagnosed extinction among reptiles, tropical, and island vertebrates	11
Cast away on Mindoro island: lack of space limits population growth of the endangered tamaraw	11
Unexpected effect of geographic origin on post‐translocation survival in a long‐lived reptile, the gopher tortoise	11
Metamorphosis and seasonality are major determinants of chytrid infection in a paedomorphic salamander	10
Bat winter foraging habitat use in working forests: a multispecies spatial occupancy approach	10
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Primate extinction, the legacy of 40 years' road expansion in Colombia	10
Integrating threat mapping and animal movement data to identify high‐risk areas for endangered mobile species	10
Erosion of primate functional diversity in small and isolated forest patches within movement‐resistant landscapes	10
Impacts of land cover on reptile movement and habitat use in farming landscapes	10
Understanding early reproductive failure in turtles and tortoises	9
Population viability analysis for the common mudpuppy: Assessing potential impacts of TFM lampricide bycatch	9
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Mapping human‐carnivore coexistence: approaches to integrating anthropogenic influences on carnivore distribution and connectivity modelling	9
Climbing for dummies: recommendation for multi‐specific fishways for the conservation of tropical eels and gobies	8
Understanding Post‐Release Dispersal and Habitat Selection Helps Refine Management of Translocated Populations	8
Megafire causes persistent loss of an old‐forest species	8
Blind shots: non‐natural mortality counteracts conservation efforts of a threatened waterbird	8
Perceptions and reality in fisher coexistence with aquatic predators in the Peruvian Amazon	8
A multiple trait assessment provides insights into the short‐time viability of a newly founded population in an endangered island passerine	8
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Establishment, persistence and the importance of longitudinal monitoring in multi‐source reintroductions	8
Environmental suitability and potential range expansion of the Eurasian beaver in Italy	8
Characterization and Extent of Illegal Trade in Jaguars and Other Felid Species via Social Media in Mexico	7
Subsidized Common Agricultural Policy grazing jeopardizes the protection of biodiversity and Natura 2000 targeted species	7
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A conservation policy as a conservation threat	7
Silencing the call of the wild – howling behaviour and responses of the wolf to Anthropocene in India	7
Roadside provisioning threatens both humans and monkeys	7
From elephant memory to conservation action: using chili oil to mitigate conflict one elephant at a time	7
Correlates of persistence in remnant populations of two Critically Endangered cockatoos	7
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A probabilistic time geographic approach to quantifying seabird‐vessel interactions	7
The threat of Peters's Rock Agama (Agama picticauda) to reptile diversity across the Lesser Antilles	7
Mother’s curse on conservation: assessing the role of mtDNA in sex‐specific survival differences in ex‐situ breeding programs	7
Human impact and environmental conditions lead to a mass mortality event of David's Myotis (Myotis davidii) in Mongolia	7
Socioeconomic changes influence hunter behavior in the northern periphery of Dja Faunal Reserve, Cameroon	6
Quantifying the effects of Anthropocene activities on Mexican endemic amphibians	6
Forest carnivores living on the edge with invasive predators	6
Urban restoration of common species: population genetics of reintroduced native bush rats Rattus fuscipes in Sydney, Australia	6
Comparing estimates of census and effective population size in an endangered amphibian	6
Prioritizing future evidence needs for marine and freshwater mammal conservation action	6

Group composition impacts reproductive output and population viability in captive white rhinoceros	6
Low hatching success in the critically endangered kākāpō is driven by early embryo mortality not infertility	6
Influence of reduced‐impact logging on Central Amazonian bats using a before‐after‐control‐impact design	6
Pheromones for amphibian conservation – considering new approaches in conservation breeding programmes	6
Release strategies and ecological factors influence mitigation translocation outcomes for burrowing owls: a comparative evaluation	6
Untangling the influences of fire, habitat and introduced predators on the endangered heath mouse	6
Rendering a once common turtle species endangered in China	6
Priorities for a coordinated effort on behalf of lost species: a commentary on Martin et al. (2022)	6
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A country‐wide examination of effects of urbanization on common birds	6
Inbreeding status and implications for Amur tigers	5
On the need and difficulty of evaluating management strategies improving species persistence	5
Estimating global determinants of leopard home range size in a changing world	5
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The wolf and the city: insights on wolves' conservation in the anthropocene	5
Hiding in plain sight: risk mitigation by a cryptic carnivore foraging at the urban edge	5
A multiscale perspective for improving conservation of Conchos pupfish	5
Investigating differences in population recovery rates of two sympatrically nesting sea turtle species	5
Optimal management decisions are robust to unknown dynamics in an amphibian metapopulation plagued by disease	5
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From individual responses to population effects: Integrating a decade of multidisciplinary research on blue whales and sonar	5
Disturbance and ecosystem management interact to shape reptile body condition	5
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Numbers of seabirds attracted to artificial lights should not be the only indicator of population trends	5
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The impact of headstarting on the survival and naiveté of an endangered terrestrial mammal after return to the wild	5
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