OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The median citation count of Frontiers in Zoology is 3. 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 2021-11-01 to 2025-11-01.)

Article	Citations
Concerted phenotypic flexibility of avian erythrocyte size and number in response to dietary anthocyanin supplementation	70
Establishing RNAi for basic research and pest control and identification of the most efficient target genes for pest control: a brief guide	57
Variations in small-scale movements of, Rousettus aegyptiacus, a Marburg virus reservoir across a seasonal gradient	42
Minimal resin embedding of SBF-SEM samples reduces charging and facilitates finding a surface-linked region of interest	28
Restriction times on the rise: mechanistic modelling of activity time of grassland vipers (Vipera spp.) in the face of climate change	24
Correction: Using fuzzy logic to compare species distribution models developed on the basis of expert knowledge and sampling records	21
Insights into the structure and morphogenesis of the giant basal spicule of the glass sponge Monorhaphis chuni	17
The oral sensory organs in Bathochordaeus stygius (Tunicata Appendicularia) are unique in structure and homologous to the coronal organ	15
Fine-grained image classification on bats using VGG16-CBAM: a practical example with 7 horseshoe bats taxa (CHIROPTERA: Rhinolophidae: Rhinolophus) from Southern China	14
Variations in HBA gene contribute to high-altitude hypoxia adaptation via affected O2 transfer in Tibetan sheep	14
Phylogenetic reconstruction of Tuberolachnini and Lachninae (Insecta, Hemiptera): Morphological and molecular analyses revealed a new tribe	14
Explosive regeneration and anamorphic development of legs in the house centipede Scutigera coleoptrata	13
Context or arousal? Function of drumming in Mongolian gerbils (Meriones unguiculatus)	13
Unraveling the importance of functionally extreme tadpole types to functional diversity: a case study in temperate montane streams	12
Support for a radiation of free-living flatworms in the African Great Lakes region and the description of five new Macrostomum species	12
Third-party intervention and post-conflict behaviour in agonistic encounters of pigs (Sus scrofa)	11
Evolutionary trade-off between innate and acquired immune defences in birds	11
Cloning and functional analysis of the molting gene CYP302A1 of Daphnia sinensis	11
Fast, bioluminescent blinks attract group members of the nocturnal flashlight fish Anomalops katoptron (Bleeker, 1856)	10
Sexual dimorphism in ritualized agonistic behaviour, fighting ability and contest costs of Sus scrofa	10
Comparative analysis of optional hunting behavior in Cricetinae hamsters using the data compression approach	10
Correction to: Multiple phenotypic traits as triggers of host attacks towards ant symbionts: body size, morphological gestalt, and chemical mimicry accuracy	10
A methodological exploration to study 2D arm kinematics in Ophiuroidea (Echinodermata)	9
Realized niche shift of an invasive widow spider: drivers and impacts of human activities	9
On springtails (Hexapoda: Collembola): a morphofunctional study of the jumping apparatus	9

Metabolism gene expression in worker honey bees after exposure to 50Hz electric field - semi-field analysis	9
MiR-34b/c play a role in early sex differentiation of Amur sturgeon, Acipenser schrenckii	8
Ontogeny and ecological significance of metabolic rates in sea turtle hatchlings	8
Do stereotypies help or harm? Exploring the link between cortisol level and abnormal behaviours in animals: a review	8
Terebra steering in chalcidoid wasps	7
Social dynamics impact scolding behaviour in captive groups of common ravens (Corvus corax)	7
Neurogenesis of the scallop Azumapecten farreri: from the first larval sensory neurons to the definitive nervous system of juveniles	7
Food patch use of Japanese quail (Coturnix japonica) varies with personality traits	7
Body mass is associated with hibernation length, body temperature, and heart rate in free-ranging brown bears	7
Wide-spread dispersal in a deep-sea brooding polychaete: the role of natural history collections in assessing the distribution in quill worms (Onuphidae, Annelida)	7
Repeatability of endocrine traits and dominance rank in female guinea pigs	7
Age-related mating rates among ecologically distinct lineages of bedbugs, Cimex lectularius	7
Sequencing and assembling bear genomes: the bare necessities	7
Individual experience influences reconstruction of division of labour under colony disturbance in a queenless ant species	6
Movement and storage of nematocysts across development in the nudibranch Berghia stephanieae (Valdés, 2005)	6
Establishing single cell RNA transcriptomics: a brief guide	6
Competitive ability is a fast-evolving trait between house mouse populations (Mus musculus domesticus)	6
The patterns of co-occurrence variation are explained by the low dependence of bark beetles (Coleoptera: Scolytinae and Platypodinae) on hosts along altitude gradients	6
Trophic niche adaptation of mountain frogs around the Sichuan Basin: individual specialization and response to climate variations	6
Southern Europe is becoming climatically favourable for African birds: anticipating the establishment of a new species	5
Comparative metabolomics analysis reveals high-altitude adaptations in a toad-headed viviparous lizard, Phrynocephalus vlangalii	5
A microCT-based atlas of the central nervous system and midgut in sea spiders (Pycnogonida) sheds first light on evolutionary trends at the family level	5
The effect of temperature and invasive alien predator on genetic and phenotypic variation in the damselfly Ischnura elegans: cross-latitude comparison	5
Enteric neuroanatomy and smooth muscle activity in the western diamondback rattlesnake (Crotalus atrox)	5
Transferable approaches to CRISPR-Cas9 induced genome editing in non-model insects: a brief guide	5
Chromosome-level genome assembly of a high-altitude-adapted frog (Rana kukunoris) from the Tibetan plateau provides insight into amphibian genome evolution and adaptation	5
Using large-scale community science data and computer vision to evaluate thermoregulation as an adaptive driver of physiological color change in Anolis carolinensis	4
Postembryonic development and lifestyle shift in the commensal ribbon worm	4
Material composition and mechanical properties of the venom-injecting forcipules in centipedes	4
The impact of weather conditions on avian breeding performance: insights from a long-term study	4
Responses to extreme drought in wintering waterbirds: a multi-species approach	4
What frog gill resorption brings: loss of function, cell death, and metabolic reorganization	4
Ecometabolomics reveal physiological adaptations of Asiatic toads (Bufo gargarizans Cantor, 1842) to different environments along an altitudinal gradient	4
Olfactory binding proteins: a review across the Insecta	4
Exploring mitogenomic data to enhance the understanding of Seirinae (Collembola: Entomobryidae) evolution, distribution and taxonomy	4
Updated single cell reference atlas for the starlet anemone Nematostella vectensis	4
Scorpionfish rapidly change colour in response to their background	3
Nest site selection and fidelity of European pond turtle (Emys orbicularis) population of Babat Valley (Gödöllő, Hungary)	3
Using natural history to guide supervised machine learning for cryptic species delimitation with genetic data	3
Despite genetic isolation in sympatry, post-copulatory reproductive barriers have not evolved between bat- and human-associated common bedbugs (Cimex lectularius L.)	3
The antennal scape organ of Scutigera coleoptrata (Myriapoda) and a new type of arthropod tip-pore sensilla integrating scolopidial components	3
Nematocyst sequestration within the family Fionidae (Gastropoda: Nudibranchia) considering ecological properties and evolution	3
Energy acquisition strategy for reproduction in a semelparous squid	3
Alternative mating tactics in brown widow spiders: mating with or without male self-sacrifice does not affect the copulatory mechanism	3
Time for a change, time to say thank you	3
Effects of meteorological conditions on brood care in cooperatively breeding carrion crow and consequences on reproductive success	3
Structure and function of the ovipositor of the encyrtid wasp Microterys flavus	3
Offspring thermal demands and parental brooding efficiency differ for precocial birds living in contrasting climates	3