OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The H4-Index of Ecology and Evolution is 34. 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
Population dynamics of the glacial relict amphipods in a subarctic lake: role of density‐dependent and density‐independent factors	116
Understanding the evolution of nutritive taste in animals: Insights from biological stoichiometry and nutritional geometry	82
Using retrospective life tables to assess the effect of extreme climatic conditions on ungulate demography	79
Phylogenetic and biogeographic history of brook lampreys (Lampetra: Petromyzontidae) in the river basins of the Adriatic Sea based on DNA barcode data	79
Assessing spatial distribution, genetic variants, and virulence of pathogen Mycoplasma agassizii in threatened Mojave desert tortoises	64
Seasonal and spatial variability of zooplankton diversity in the Poyang Lake Basin using DNA metabarcoding	61
Extremely divergent COI sequences within an amphipod species complex: A possible role for endosymbionts?	61
Gudgeon fish with and without genetically determined countershading coexist in heterogeneous littoral environments of an ancient lake	60
Large variability in response to future climate and land‐use changes among Chinese Theaceae species	58
Geographic origin shapes the adaptive divergences of Rotaria rotatoria (Rotifera, Bdelloidea) to thermal stress: Insights from ecology and transcriptomics	54
Cloning, characterization, and evolutionary patterns of KCNQ4 genes in anurans	52
Lake Superior's summer cooling of shorelines and adjacent inland forests: Implications for refugia of boreal forests and disjunct arctic–alpine plants	51
Assessing the effects of native and alien plant ash on mosquito abundance	51
Did extreme nest predation favor the evolution of obligate brood parasitism in a duck?	49
Repeated divergence of amphibians and reptiles across an elevational gradient in northern Madagascar	48
Using near‐infrared reflectance spectroscopy (NIRS) to estimate carbon and nitrogen stable isotope composition in animal tissues	46
Boldness suppresses hoarding behavior in food hoarding season and reduces over‐wintering survival in a social rodent	46
Spontaneous vocal coordination of vocalizations to water noise in rooks (Corvus frugilegus): An exploratory study	46
The maternal energetic environment affects both egg and offspring phenotypes in green anole lizards (Anolis carolinensis)	46
Issue Information	45
Camouflage efficiency in a colour‐polymorphic predator is dependent on environmental variation and snow presence in the wild	44
Effects of climate change and pollen supplementation on the reproductive success of two grassland plant species	44
The joint effects of forest habitat area and fragmentation on dung beetles	44
Species delineation and genetic structure of two Chaerephon species (C. pusillus and C. leucogaster) on Madagascar and the Comoro archipelago	42
Temperature and predators as interactive drivers of community properties	41

Influence of social lifestyles on host–microbe symbioses in the bees	39
Isotopic niche overlap among foraging marine turtle species in the Gulf of Mexico	38
Nectar robbing by bees affects the reproductive fitness of the distylous plant Tirpitzia sinensis (Linaceae)	38
Demographic history and local adaptation of Myripnois dioica (Asteraceae) provide insight on plant evolution in northern China flora	36
Non‐visual cues and indirect strategies that enable discrimination of asymmetric mates	35
Female differential allocation in response to extrapair offspring and social mate attractiveness	35
Individual quality and phenology mediate the effect of radioactive contamination on body temperature in Chernobyl barn swallows	35
Issue Information	34
Does egg carotenoid improve larval quality in Arctic charr (Salvelinus alpinus)?	34
Evaluating the evolutionary mechanisms maintaining alternative mating strategies in a simulated bull trout (Salvelinus confluentus) population	34