OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The median citation count of Avian Research is 2. 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 2020-04-01 to 2024-04-01.)

Article	Citations
Birds and plastic pollution: recent advances	46
The influence of urban park characteristics on bird diversity in Nanjing, China	40
Comparing the intestinal bacterial communies of sympatric wintering Hooded Crane (Grus monacha) and Domestic Goose (Anser anser domesticus)	31
Phylogenetic definitions for 25 higher-level clade names of birds	17
Urbanization has opposite effects on the territory size of two passerine birds	17
Noisy environments: untangling the role of anthropogenic noise on bird species richness in a Neotropical city	16
Nightlife in the city: drivers of the occurrence and vocal activity of a tropical owl	14
Seasonal and population differences in migration of Whimbrels in the East Asian–Australasian Flyway	14
The allocation between egg size and clutch size depends on local nest survival rate in a mean of bet-hedging in a shorebird	12
Correlates of avifaunal diversity along the elevational gradient of Mardi Himal in Annapurna Conservation Area, Central Nepal	11
Abundance of insects and aerial insectivorous birds in relation to pesticide and fertilizer use	11
Biologging is suspect to cause corneal opacity in two populations of wild living Northern Bald Ibises (Geronticus eremita)	10
Bird communities’ responses to human-modified landscapes in the southern Anhui Mountainous Area	10
Aggressive behavioural interactions between swans (Cygnus spp.) and other waterbirds during winter: a webcam-based study	9
Dramatic shifts in intestinal fungal community between wintering Hooded Crane and Domestic Goose	9
Migration routes, population status and important sites used by the globally threatened Black-faced Spoonbill (Platalea minor): a synthesis of surveys and tracking studies	9
More endemic birds occur in regions with stable climate, more plant species and high altitudinal range in China	9
Can we reestablish a self-sustaining population? A case study on reintroduced Crested Ibis with population viability analysis	9
Thermogenic responses in Eurasian Tree Sparrow (Passer montanus) to seasonal acclimatization and temperature-photoperiod acclimation	9
Effects of foraging site distances on the intestinal bacterial community compositions of the sympatric wintering Hooded Crane (Grus monacha) and Domestic Duck (Anas platyrhynchos domesticus)	8
Egg rejection and egg recognition mechanisms in Oriental Reed Warblers	8
Use of DNA metabarcoding of bird pellets in understanding raptor diet on the Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau of China	8
Three-dimensional niche partitioning between two colonially nesting ardeid species in central China	8
The gut microbiome and metabolome of Himalayan Griffons (Gyps himalayensis): insights into the adaptation to carrion-feeding habits in avian scavengers	8
Cyclical helping hands: seasonal tailwinds differentially affect migrating Oriental Storks (Ciconia boyciana) travel speed	8

True cicadas (Cicadidae) as prey for the birds of the Western Palearctic: a review	8
First evidence of heteroplasmy in Grey Partridge (Perdix perdix)	7
Behavioural and energetic consequences of competition among three overwintering swan (Cygnus spp.) species	7
Does melanin-based plumage coloration reflect health status of free-living birds in urban environments?	7
Research activity does not affect nest predation rates of the Silver-throated Tit, a passerine bird building domed nests	7
Using miniaturized GPS archival tags to assess home range features of a small plunge-diving bird: the European Kingfisher (Alcedo atthis)	7
Recent changes in breeding abundance and distribution of the Common Pochard (Aythya ferina) in its eastern range	7
Dietary analysis of the House Swift (Apus nipalensis) in Hong Kong using prey DNA in faecal samples	6
Subtle sexual plumage color dimorphism and size dimorphism in a South American colonial breeder, the Monk Parakeet (Myiopsitta monachus)	6
Precipitation is the dominant driver for bird species richness, phylogenetic and functional structure in university campuses in northern China	6
Abundance of White-fronted Parrots and diet of an urban parrot assemblage (Aves: Psittaciformes) in a green Neotropical city	6
Systematics of the avian family Alaudidae using multilocus and genomic data	6
Landscape alteration affects the demography of an endangered avian predator by reducing the habitat quality	5
Assessing site-safeguard effectiveness and habitat preferences of Bar-headed Geese (Anser indicus) at their stopover sites within the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau using GPS/GSM telemetry	5
Femoral mechanical performance of precocial and altricial birds: a simulation study	5
Visual cognition of birds and its underlying neural mechanism: A review	5
Plastering mud around the entrance hole affects the estimation of threat levels from nest predators in Eurasian Nuthatches	5
Migration routes, behavior and protection status of Eurasian Spoonbills (Platalea leucorodia) wintering in China	5
Contrasting habitat use and conservation status of Chinese-wintering and other Eurasian Greater White-fronted Goose (Anser albifrons) populations	5
Using citizen science data to improve regional bird species list: A case study in Shaanxi, China	5
Autumn migration of Ospreys from two distinct populations in Poland reveals partial migratory divide	5
Influence of land use change on the waterbird community of Sihwa Lake, Republic of Korea	5
Habitat requirements of Boreal Owl (Aegolius funereus) and Pygmy Owl (Glaucidium passerinum) in rear edge montane populations on the Balkan Peninsula	5
Light matters: Nest illumination alters egg rejection behavior in a cavity-nesting bird	5
Seasonal variations in the plant diet of the Chinese Monal revealed by fecal DNA metabarcoding analysis	5
Habitat preferences of diurnal raptors in relation to human access to their breeding territories in the Balkan Mountain Range, Bulgaria	5
Comparing community birdwatching and professional bird monitoring with implications for avian diversity research: a case study of Suzhou, China	5
Using light-level geolocations to monitor incubation behaviour of a cavity-nesting bird Apus apus pekinensis	5
Potential cuckoo hosts have similar egg rejection rates to parasitized host species	5
A new general index of home range overlap and segregation: the Lesser Kestrel in Southern Italy as a case study	5
Hybridisation in kiwi (Apteryx; Apterygidae) requires taxonomic revision for the Great Spotted Kiwi	5
Negative effects of artificial nest boxes on birds: A review	4
Coping with extremes: lowered myocardial phosphofructokinase activities and glucose content but increased fatty acids content in highland Eurasian Tree Sparrows	4
Experimental evidence that cuckoos preferentially parasitize host nests early in their laying cycle	4
Within-brood body size and immunological differences in Blue Tit (Cyanistes caeruleus) nestlings relative to ectoparasitism	4
Coastal wetlands in Lianyungang, Jiangsu Province, China: probably the most important site globally for the Asian Dowitcher (Limnodromus semipalmatus)	4
Behaviour of cranes (family Gruidae) mirrors their phylogenetic relationships	4
Identifying important habitats for waterbird conservation at a Greek Regional Nature Park	4
Flexible nest site selection of the endangered Oriental Storks (Ciconia boyciana): Trade-off from adaptive strategies	4
Sexual dichromatism and assortative mating by multiple plumage color traits in wild Chestnut Thrush	4
Vineyards, but not cities, are associated with lower presence of a generalist bird, the Common Blackbird (Turdus merula), in Western France	4
Avian malaria, haematocrit, and body condition in invasive wetland passerines settled in southwestern Spain	4
Myological variation in the hindlimb of three raptorial birds in relation to foraging behavior	4
The impact of earlier flood recession on metacommunity diversity of wintering waterbirds at shallow lakes in the middle and lower Yangtze River floodplain	4
Habitat use and space preferences of Eurasian Bullfinches (Pyrrhula pyrrhula) in northwestern Iberia throughout the year	4
Genetic diversity in Japanese populations of the Eurasian Collared Dove	4
The evolution of courtship displays in Galliformes	4
Multidimensional diversity of bird communities across spatial variation of land cover in Zoige on the eastern Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau	4
Pair bonds during the annual cycle of a long-distance migrant, the Arctic Tern (Sterna paradisaea)	4
Variation in abundance and habitat relationship of three understory insectivorous birds in a disturbed landscape of Neotropical dry forest of Colombia	4

Litter buffet: On the use of trash bins by birds in six boreal urban settlements	4
Taxonomic revision of the Savanna Nightjar (Caprimulgus affinis) complex based on vocalizations reveals three species	4
Spatio-temporal patterns of the Red-footed Falcon’s hunting behavior during the nestling period suggest ad hoc conservation policies	4
Do supplemental perches influence electrocution risk for diurnal raptors?	3
Does bird photography affect nest predation and feeding frequency?	3
Thermoregulatory function and sexual dimorphism of the throat sack in Helmeted Guineafowl (Numida meleagris) across Africa	3
Use of 3D-printed animal models as a standard method to test avian behavioral responses toward nest intruders in the studies of avian brood parasitism	3
Altitudinal seasonality as a potential driver of morphological diversification in rear-edge bird populations	3
Importance of microhabitat selection by birds for the early recruitment of endangered trees in a fragmented forest	3
Autumn migration routes and wintering areas of juvenile Chinese Egrets (Egretta eulophotes) revealed by GPS tracking	3
Differences in migration phenology of warblers at two stopover sites in eastern Russia suggest a longitudinal migration pattern	3
Assessing nest attentiveness of Common Terns via video cameras and temperature loggers	3
Breeding biology of a relictual Maghreb Magpie (Pica mauritanica) population in Tunisia	3
The effect of urbanization and exposure to multiple environmental factors on life-history traits and breeding success of Barn Swallows (Hirundo rustica) across China	3
Breeding biology of the Green-backed Tit (Parus monticolus) in southwest China	3
Coevolution of acoustical communication between obligate avian brood parasites and their hosts	3
An unusual homing behavior found in the Sichuan Partridge during the early brooding period	3
Rapid range expansion predicted for the Common Grackle (Quiscalus quiscula) in the near future under climate change scenarios	3
Adults have more male-biased sex ratios than first-winter juveniles in wintering duck populations	3
High levels of genetic diversity and an absence of genetic structure among breeding populations of the endangered Rufous-backed Bunting in Inner Mongolia, China: implications for conservation	3
High philopatry rates of Yellow-legged Gulls in the southeastern part of the Bay of Biscay	3
Nest site selection and reproductive parameters of the threatened Atlantic Royal Flycatcher (Onychorhynchus swainsoni) and their significance for conservation	3
Detecting the non-breeding region and migration route of Whimbrels (Numenius phaeopus rogachevae) in the East Asian–Australasian Flyway	3
Breeding ecology of the Yellow-bellied Warbler (Abroscopus superciliaris)	3
Molecular evidence of introgressive hybridization between related species Jankowski's Bunting (Emberiza jankowskii) and Meadow Bunting (Emberiza cioides) (Aves: Passeriformes)	3
Inter-individual variation in provisioning rate, prey size and number, and links to total prey biomass delivered to nestlings in the Collared Flycatcher (Ficedula albicollis)	3
The Grey-backed Shrike parents adopt brood survival strategy in both the egg and nestling phases	3
Mate choice for major histocompatibility complex (MHC) complementarity in the Yellow-rumped Flycatcher (Ficedula zanthopygia)	3
Performance comparison of different microbial DNA extraction methods on bird feces	3
The mechanisms of color production in black skin versus red skin on the heads of New World vultures	3
Saltmarsh vegetation and social environment influence flexible seasonal vigilance strategies for two sympatric migratory curlew species in adjacent coastal habitats	3
Using stable isotope to compare the habitat use and trophic level between the new and old breeding range of wild Crested Ibis in the early breeding season	3
A comparison of flight energetics and kinematics of migratory Brambling and residential Eurasian Tree Sparrow	3
Distribution pattern and driving factors of genetic diversity of passerine birds in the Mountains of Southwest China	2
Evolutionary relationships of mitogenomes in a recently radiated Old World avian family	2
The value of community science data to analyze long-term avian trends in understudied regions: The state of birds in Türkiye	2
Organising a juvenile ratio monitoring programme for 10 key waterbird species in the Yangtze River floodplain: analysis and proposals	2
Phylogeography and morphometric variation in the Cinnamon Hummingbird complex: Amazilia rutila (Aves: Trochilidae)	2
Parapatric speciation with recurrent gene flow of two sexual dichromatic pheasants	2
Habitat-dependent breeding biology of the Blue Tit (Cyanistes caeruleus) across a continuous and heterogeneous Mediterranean woodland	2
Differing migration patterns and year-round habitat-use of allopatric nesting Eastern Tundra Bean Geese (Anser fabalis serrirostris) in East Asia	2
The benefits of being smaller: Consistent pattern for climate-induced range shift and morphological difference of three falconiforme species	2
Avian-power line interactions in the Gobi Desert of Mongolia: are mitigation actions effective?	2
Mild spring temperature rising affects the anti-oxidation and immune functions of Asian Short-toed Larks	2
Nest predation pressure on Chinese Bulbuls decreases along the urbanization gradient in Hangzhou, China	2
Seasonal variations in gonad morphology and hypothalamic GnRH-I and GnIH in Eurasian Tree Sparrow, a multi-brooded passerine	2
On the potential of documenting decadal-scale avifaunal change from before-and-after comparisons of museum and observational data across North America	2
Previously unknown behavior in parasitic cuckoo females: male-like vocalization during migratory activity	2
Autumn migration routes of fledgling Chinese Egrets (Egretta eulophotes) in Northeast China and their implications for conservation	2
Definition of spatial positions within foraging Greater White-fronted Geese flocks from an individual's perspective: Cost-benefit dynamics change with the distance to flock edge	2
Timing of breeding as a determinant of nest success of the vulnerable Chestnut Seedeater (Sporophila cinnamomea) in grasslands of southern South America	2
Citrine Wagtail migration on the Indo-European flyway: a first geolocator track reveals alternative migration route and endurance flights to cross ecological barriers	2
Which species discovers novel food sources first? A camera trap study in a natural environment	2
Relative importance of tidal flats and artificial habitats for two spoonbill species and related interspecific differences	2
The flowerpiercers interactions with a community of high Andean plants	2
Vinous-throated parrotbills breed in invasive smooth cordgrass habitat: Can native birds avoid the potential ecological trap?	2
Habitat selection by nestbox-breeding birds and Roe Deer are incongruent within a heterogeneous woodland landscape	2
Hummingbird-plant interactions in Chile: An ecological review of the available evidence	2
Endocrine response of early-hatching Asian Short-toed Lark nestlings exposed to cold temperature in a high-latitude grassland habitat	2
Is nesting in closed nestboxes advantageous for the European Robin (Erithacus rubecula)?	2
Seasonal and regional differences in migration patterns and conservation status of Swan Geese (Anser cygnoides) in the East Asian Flyway	2
Modelling the nesting-habitat of threatened vulture species in the caucasus: An ecosystem approach to formalising environmental factors in species distribution models	2
Population assessment and habitat associations of the Visayan Hornbill (Penelopides panini) in Northwest Panay, Philippines	2
Exploring potentialities of avian genomic research in Nepalese Himalayas	2
Productivity constraints on Citron-crested Cockatoos in a rich community of large hole-nesting birds	2
A network meta-analysis on comparison of invasive and non-invasive sampling methods to characterize intestinal microbiota of birds	2