OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of Western North American 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 2022-05-01 to 2026-05-01.)

Article	Citations
Mammals of the Jesús María River Basin, Western Mexico: Alpha and Beta Diversity in an Area of High Environmental Heterogeneity	22
Genetic Evidence for the Presence of Geomys jugossicularis in the Oklahoma panhandle	11
Floral Constancies of Flies and Native Bees Visiting Ceanothus perplexans (Rhamnaceae) Flowers in Western Arizona	8
Distribution, Ecology, Morphology, and Status of the Inyo Mountains Salamander (Batrachoseps campi)	6
Robert Kingston Vickery, Jr.—In Memoriam	5
Pseudoacaryochloris (Acaryochloridaceae, Cyanobacteria) Species from Africa and North America: A Disjunct Distribution Suggesting Transatlantic Wind Dispersal	5
Silver Sagebrush (Artemisia cana) Survival and Regrowth after Fire in the Mixed Grass Prairie	5
Caddisflies (Insecta: Trichoptera) of Montane and Alpine Lakes of Northern Colorado (USA)	5
Submergence Behavior in June by Female Ornate Box Turtles (Terrapene Ornata) from Southern Kansas	4
New Records and Notes on the Distribution of Aquatic Insects (Coleoptera, Hemiptera) in Southeastern Arizona	4
Reproductive Ecology and Bee Associates of Packard's Milkvetch (Astragalus packardiae), a Rare Plant Endemic to Southwestern Idaho	4
Distribution of Astragalus amnis-amissi (Fabaceae), a Plant Endemic to East-Central Idaho	4
First Documentation of Least Chub in the Snake River Drainage in Idaho	4
Immediate Effects of a wildfire on Bats in a Ponderosa Pine (Pinus ponderosa) Forest	4
Factors Related to the Distribution and Abundance of Westslope Cutthroat Trout in Central Idaho	4
Citizen Science in Action: An Updated Distribution for Lampropeltis pyromelana	3
Novel Records of Rodent Species in the Sierra de Manantlán, Jalisco, México: Phylogenetic Insights and Taxonomic Implications	3
Genetic Variation and Population Structure among Western Hibernacula of Townsend's Big-Eared Bats, Corynorhinus townsendii townsendii	3
A Holocene Record of Vegetation Change and Mountain Pine Beetle Outbreaks at Lake of the Woods, Montana, USA	3
Symphoromyia Species (Diptera: Rhagionidae) as Possible Vectors of Trypanosoma (Kinetoplastida: Trypanosomatidae) in Washington, USA	3
An Updated Checklist of the Vascular Flora of San Nicolas Island, California	2
A Molecular Taxonomy of Cottus in western North America	2
Plains to Peaks: An Analysis of the Relationship between Colorado Butterfly Communities and Altitude	2
Unusual Bird Reports from the Trans-Pecos District of Chihuahua, Mexico, Including Five New Additions to the State of Chihuahua	2
Updated Vegetation Map of Cedros Island	2

Distribution of the Western Black-Headed Snake (Tantilla planiceps) in California: Implications for Management	2
Co-Occurrence and Nest Success of Thick-Billed and Chestnut-Collared Longspurs in a Central Montana Rangeland	2
Providing Context for Advancements in Arctomecon californica Conservation: A Comprehensive Literature Review with Case Studies	2
Spatial and Temporal Distribution of Phalaropes (Phalaropus spp.) and Adult Brine Flies (Ephydra spp.) are Linked on Great Salt Lake, Utah	2
Effects of Fire on Kangaroo Rats in the San Joaquin Desert of California	2
Are Canned Sardines or Dry Cat Food More Effective as Bait for Capturing Northwestern Pond Turtles (Actinemys marmorata) and Red-Eared Sliders (Trachemys scripta elegans)?	2
Pinus halepensis (Aleppo Pine), New to Santa Cruz Island, California	2
Pronghorn Habitat Suitability in the Flint Hills of East Central Kansas	2
Designing Fog Collectors to Understand Impacts of Changing Precipitation Patterns on the California Channel Islands	2
Landscape Genetics of the Camas Pocket Gopher (Thomomys bulbivorus), an Endemic Mammal of Oregon's Willamette Valley	2
Lahontan Cutthroat Trout (Oncorhynchus clarkii henshawi) and Paiute Cutthroat Trout (Oncorhynchus clarkii seleniris) Detection from Environmental DNA Samples: A Dual-Purpose Assay	2
Western Pearlshell (Margaritifera falcata) Extirpation in the Smith River, Montana, with a Possible Link to Warming Water Temperatures	2
Winter Activity of Perimyotis subflavus Outside Culverts in East Texas	2
Summarizing Visitation and Conservation Actions for Two Federally Listed Plant Taxa (Malacothrix indecora and M. squalida, Asteraceae)	2
Long-Term Soil Fungal Community Recovery After Fire is Impacted by Climate Change	2
Trends in the Abundance of Bonneville Cutthroat Trout and Nonnative Trout in the Bear River Basin of Idaho	2
Late Pleistocene Herpetofauna from Two High-Elevation Caves in the Upper Gunnison Basin, Colorado	1
First Shasta Ground Sloth (Nothrotheriops; Xenarthra) from the Eastern Great Basin, Nevada	1
Issues in Understanding Interior Settlement during the Period of Red Abalone Middens on Santa Cruz Island	1
Roosts of Northern Long-Eared Myotis (Myotis septentrionalis) at the Western Edge of the Great Plains	1
New and Noteworthy Reports on Colorado Lichens and Lichen Allies, 2: Biatoropsis hirtae and B. minuta	1
A Botanical Framework for Long-Term Research in the Upper Sand Creek Research Natural Area, Dixie National Forest, Utah, USA	1
A Temporal Color Variant in the Blunt-Headed Salamander (Ambystoma amblycephalum) in West-Central Mexico	1
Monthly Changes in Population Size and Body Composition of Eared Grebes (Podiceps nigricollis) on Great Salt Lake, Utah	1
Integrating Historical and Contemporary Data for Narrow-Foot Hygrotus Diving Beetle (Hygrotus diversipes Leech, 1966): Perspectives Studying Invertebrates of Management and Conservation Concern	1
Application of a Low-Cost and Innovative Culture Technique to Investigate the Potential Effects of Total Dissolved Solids on Tui Chub Siphateles bicolor Early Life Stages	1
Necrotic Lesions and Associated Mites of the Pinnae of Free-Living Bats Artibeus jamaicensis and Sturnira hondurensis from Mexico	1
Effects of Annual Weather Variation on Peak Herbaceous Yield Date in Sagebrush Steppe	1
Records for Hippoboscidae, Streblidae, and Nycteribiidae (Insecta: Diptera) from Colorado and Wyoming	1
Comparative Life History of Mud Turtles (Genus Kinosternon) from the North American Deserts	1
Spatial and Temporal Variation in Palouse Prairie Bee Communities	1
Phenology of Antler Velvet Shedding in White-Tailed Deer (Odocoileus virginianus) from Central Nebraska	1
Are Shrubs a Necessary Component of the Habitat for Ammospermophilus nelsoni in the San Joaquin Desert?	1
Three Gastropod Species Reported in Utah for the First Time: Arion fasciatus, Cryptomastix magnidentata, and Cepaea nemoralis	1
Monitoring Whitebark Pine Stand Health in the Central Washington Cascades	1
Reproductive Biology and Flower Visitors of Two Rare Species of sclerocactus (Cactaceae) in the Southwestern United States	1
What the Heart Wants: Adaptive Significance of Cordate Leaf Morphology in Arnica (Asteraceae)	1
Protandrous Development of Ceanothus perplexans Trelease (Rhamnaceae) Flowers	1
New Evidence for Eolian Activity and Mammoths on Santa Rosa Island Prior to the Last Glacial Maximum	1
Drought Response of Invasive Yellow Starthistle (Centaurea solstitialis, Asteraceae) in Relation to Serpentine Soils	1
Taxonomic Diversity of Hummingbirds and the Floral Resources they Exploit in the Temperate Forests of West Central Mexico	1
Ecosystem Structure and Function across Western Dryland Ecosystems: A Cross-Site Comparison of Semiarid Ecosystem Types in Colorado and Wyoming	1
Natural History of the Mexican Cockroach Homoeogamia mexicana Burmeister, 1838 (Blattodea: Corydiidae): Biology, Distribution, and Habitat Characterization	1
Camera Trap Surveys Characterize a Snake Community from a Chihuahuan Desert Shortgrass Prairie	1
Acarosporaceae of New Mexico: Eight New Species of Acarospora and Sarcogyne	1
Mystifying Mountain Mimics: Two Sister Species of Kingsnake Show Different Trends in Mimetic Accuracy in Allopatry with Coral Snakes	1
Conservation Genomics of Beach Spectaclepod (Dithyrea maritima, Brassicaceae)	1
Two New Late Quaternary Avifaunas from the East-Central Great Basin with the Description of a New Species of Falco	1
Insects Associated with Welsh's Milkweed (Asclepias welshii) at Coral Pink Sand Dunes State Park, Utah	1
The History of Cougars in Yellowstone National Park	1

Vertebrate Use of Muskrat (Ondatra zibethicus) Structures in Wetlands of the Nebraska Sandhills	1
A Century of Shifting Disturbance Regimes and Persistence of an Aridland Native Fish Assemblage	1
Trace Elements in Walleye Tissues and Dietary Components from an Impoundment Located Downstream of the Leadville Mining District, Colorado, II: Cu, Zn, As, Cd, and Pb	1
Amphibian Diversity of the Western Colorado Canyonlands Including Potential Threats from Nonnative Bullfrogs and Disease	1
Recent Records of Anthony's Mexican Mole (Scapanus anthonyi Allen, 1893) in Sierra San Pedro Mártir, Baja California, México	1
Genotypic Variation in Cheatgrass Germination Strategies in Contrasting Climate Conditions of the Great Basin and Mojave Deserts	1
Insects are Attracted to White Wind Turbine Bases: Evidence from Turbine Mimics	1
Ecological Implications of the Detection of Freshwater Bryozoan Cristatella mucedo (Bryozoa: Phylactolaemata) and Myxozoan Parasite Tetracapsuloides bryosalmonae (Cnidaria: Malacosporea) in Southwest	1
Use of Highway Infrastructure by Bats: A Literature Review and Survey of the Trans-Pecos Region of Texas	1
Reviewers for 2022	1
Potentially Adaptive Significance of Genome Size Diversity across Ecological Gradients and Seed Size in Ivesia (Rosaceae)	1
Field-Based Selenium Partitioning Coefficients and Trophic Transfer Factors for Cutthroat Trout Fisheries from Four Montane Lakes, Colorado, USA	1