OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of Frontiers in Zoology is 6. 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
Concerted phenotypic flexibility of avian erythrocyte size and number in response to dietary anthocyanin supplementation	55
Variations in small-scale movements of, Rousettus aegyptiacus, a Marburg virus reservoir across a seasonal gradient	33
Minimal resin embedding of SBF-SEM samples reduces charging and facilitates finding a surface-linked region of interest	22
Restriction times on the rise: mechanistic modelling of activity time of grassland vipers (Vipera spp.) in the face of climate change	18
Correction: Using fuzzy logic to compare species distribution models developed on the basis of expert knowledge and sampling records	15
Neurogenesis in the trunk and brain of the milkweed bug Oncopeltus fasciatus: insights beyond holometabolan models	15
Variations in HBA gene contribute to high-altitude hypoxia adaptation via affected O2 transfer in Tibetan sheep	14
The oral sensory organs in Bathochordaeus stygius (Tunicata Appendicularia) are unique in structure and homologous to the coronal organ	14
Predation on scyphozoan polyps and selective hydrozoan nematocyst incorporation dynamics in an alien aeolid nudibranch	14
Explosive regeneration and anamorphic development of legs in the house centipede Scutigera coleoptrata	13
Fine-grained image classification on bats using VGG16-CBAM: a practical example with 7 horseshoe bats taxa (CHIROPTERA: Rhinolophidae: Rhinolophus) from Southern China	12
Context or arousal? Function of drumming in Mongolian gerbils (Meriones unguiculatus)	12
Phylogenetic reconstruction of Tuberolachnini and Lachninae (Insecta, Hemiptera): Morphological and molecular analyses revealed a new tribe	11
Support for a radiation of free-living flatworms in the African Great Lakes region and the description of five new Macrostomum species	11
Evolutionary trade-off between innate and acquired immune defences in birds	10
Cloning and functional analysis of the molting gene CYP302A1 of Daphnia sinensis	10
Unraveling the importance of functionally extreme tadpole types to functional diversity: a case study in temperate montane streams	10
Photoperiodic regulation of Wnts in spermatogenesis of Brandt’s vole (Lasiopodomys brandtii)	10
Third-party intervention and post-conflict behaviour in agonistic encounters of pigs (Sus scrofa)	10
Metabolism gene expression in worker honey bees after exposure to 50Hz electric field - semi-field analysis	9
Whole-genome resequencing reveals chromosomal fusion-driven early stages of XY chromosomes evolution in the darkbarbel catfish (Tachysurus vachellii)	9
Fast, bioluminescent blinks attract group members of the nocturnal flashlight fish Anomalops katoptron (Bleeker, 1856)	9
Comparative analysis of optional hunting behavior in Cricetinae hamsters using the data compression approach	9
Realized niche shift of an invasive widow spider: drivers and impacts of human activities	9
A methodological exploration to study 2D arm kinematics in Ophiuroidea (Echinodermata)	9

Wide-spread dispersal in a deep-sea brooding polychaete: the role of natural history collections in assessing the distribution in quill worms (Onuphidae, Annelida)	8
On springtails (Hexapoda: Collembola): a morphofunctional study of the jumping apparatus	8
Do stereotypies help or harm? Exploring the link between cortisol level and abnormal behaviours in animals: a review	8
MiR-34b/c play a role in early sex differentiation of Amur sturgeon, Acipenser schrenckii	8
Urbanization and landscape effects on taxonomic and functional wild bee diversity in small towns and rural areas	8
Competitive ability is a fast-evolving trait between house mouse populations (Mus musculus domesticus)	7
Body mass is associated with hibernation length, body temperature, and heart rate in free-ranging brown bears	7
Age-related mating rates among ecologically distinct lineages of bedbugs, Cimex lectularius	7
Social dynamics impact scolding behaviour in captive groups of common ravens (Corvus corax)	7
Sequencing and assembling bear genomes: the bare necessities	7
Terebra steering in chalcidoid wasps	6
Individual experience influences reconstruction of division of labour under colony disturbance in a queenless ant species	6
Food patch use of Japanese quail (Coturnix japonica) varies with personality traits	6
Trophic niche adaptation of mountain frogs around the Sichuan Basin: individual specialization and response to climate variations	6
Neurogenesis of the scallop Azumapecten farreri: from the first larval sensory neurons to the definitive nervous system of juveniles	6