OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of Avian Research is 4. 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 2020-11-01 to 2024-11-01.)

Article	Citations
Birds and plastic pollution: recent advances	71
The influence of urban park characteristics on bird diversity in Nanjing, China	51
Phylogenetic definitions for 25 higher-level clade names of birds	21
Abundance of insects and aerial insectivorous birds in relation to pesticide and fertilizer use	14
Migration routes, population status and important sites used by the globally threatened Black-faced Spoonbill (Platalea minor): a synthesis of surveys and tracking studies	12
Bird communities’ responses to human-modified landscapes in the southern Anhui Mountainous Area	12
Use of DNA metabarcoding of bird pellets in understanding raptor diet on the Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau of China	11
Can we reestablish a self-sustaining population? A case study on reintroduced Crested Ibis with population viability analysis	10
Dramatic shifts in intestinal fungal community between wintering Hooded Crane and Domestic Goose	10
Three-dimensional niche partitioning between two colonially nesting ardeid species in central China	10
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)	10
Does melanin-based plumage coloration reflect health status of free-living birds in urban environments?	9
Egg rejection and egg recognition mechanisms in Oriental Reed Warblers	9
Using miniaturized GPS archival tags to assess home range features of a small plunge-diving bird: the European Kingfisher (Alcedo atthis)	9
The gut microbiome and metabolome of Himalayan Griffons (Gyps himalayensis): insights into the adaptation to carrion-feeding habits in avian scavengers	9
Systematics of the avian family Alaudidae using multilocus and genomic data	9
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	8
Light matters: Nest illumination alters egg rejection behavior in a cavity-nesting bird	8
Behavioural and energetic consequences of competition among three overwintering swan (Cygnus spp.) species	8
Abundance of White-fronted Parrots and diet of an urban parrot assemblage (Aves: Psittaciformes) in a green Neotropical city	7
Flexible nest site selection of the endangered Oriental Storks (Ciconia boyciana): Trade-off from adaptive strategies	7
Negative effects of artificial nest boxes on birds: A review	7
Migration routes, behavior and protection status of Eurasian Spoonbills (Platalea leucorodia) wintering in China	7
Autumn migration of Ospreys from two distinct populations in Poland reveals partial migratory divide	6
Relative importance of tidal flats and artificial habitats for two spoonbill species and related interspecific differences	6

A new general index of home range overlap and segregation: the Lesser Kestrel in Southern Italy as a case study	6
Dietary analysis of the House Swift (Apus nipalensis) in Hong Kong using prey DNA in faecal samples	6
Landscape alteration affects the demography of an endangered avian predator by reducing the habitat quality	6
The impact of earlier flood recession on metacommunity diversity of wintering waterbirds at shallow lakes in the middle and lower Yangtze River floodplain	6
Habitat requirements of Boreal Owl (Aegolius funereus) and Pygmy Owl (Glaucidium passerinum) in rear edge montane populations on the Balkan Peninsula	6
The value of community science data to analyze long-term avian trends in understudied regions: The state of birds in Türkiye	6
Contrasting habitat use and conservation status of Chinese-wintering and other Eurasian Greater White-fronted Goose (Anser albifrons) populations	6
Within-brood body size and immunological differences in Blue Tit (Cyanistes caeruleus) nestlings relative to ectoparasitism	6
Behaviour of cranes (family Gruidae) mirrors their phylogenetic relationships	6
Using light-level geolocations to monitor incubation behaviour of a cavity-nesting bird Apus apus pekinensis	6
Seasonal variations in the plant diet of the Chinese Monal revealed by fecal DNA metabarcoding analysis	6
Hummingbird-plant interactions in Chile: An ecological review of the available evidence	5
Plastering mud around the entrance hole affects the estimation of threat levels from nest predators in Eurasian Nuthatches	5
Hybridisation in kiwi (Apteryx; Apterygidae) requires taxonomic revision for the Great Spotted Kiwi	5
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	5
Litter buffet: On the use of trash bins by birds in six boreal urban settlements	5
Myological variation in the hindlimb of three raptorial birds in relation to foraging behavior	5
Does bird photography affect nest predation and feeding frequency?	5
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)	5
Experimental evidence that cuckoos preferentially parasitize host nests early in their laying cycle	5
Adults have more male-biased sex ratios than first-winter juveniles in wintering duck populations	5
Timing of breeding as a determinant of nest success of the vulnerable Chestnut Seedeater (Sporophila cinnamomea) in grasslands of southern South America	5
Habitat preferences of diurnal raptors in relation to human access to their breeding territories in the Balkan Mountain Range, Bulgaria	5
Visual cognition of birds and its underlying neural mechanism: A review	5
Sexual dichromatism and assortative mating by multiple plumage color traits in wild Chestnut Thrush	5
Vineyards, but not cities, are associated with lower presence of a generalist bird, the Common Blackbird (Turdus merula), in Western France	5
Using citizen science data to improve regional bird species list: A case study in Shaanxi, China	5
Avian malaria, haematocrit, and body condition in invasive wetland passerines settled in southwestern Spain	5
Habitat-dependent breeding biology of the Blue Tit (Cyanistes caeruleus) across a continuous and heterogeneous Mediterranean woodland	5
Femoral mechanical performance of precocial and altricial birds: a simulation study	5
Altitudinal seasonality as a potential driver of morphological diversification in rear-edge bird populations	4
Coastal wetlands in Lianyungang, Jiangsu Province, China: probably the most important site globally for the Asian Dowitcher (Limnodromus semipalmatus)	4
The effect of urbanization and exposure to multiple environmental factors on life-history traits and breeding success of Barn Swallows (Hirundo rustica) across China	4
Habitat use and space preferences of Eurasian Bullfinches (Pyrrhula pyrrhula) in northwestern Iberia throughout the year	4
More than a simple egg: Underlying mechanisms of cold tolerance in avian embryos	4
Coping with extremes: lowered myocardial phosphofructokinase activities and glucose content but increased fatty acids content in highland Eurasian Tree Sparrows	4
Importance of microhabitat selection by birds for the early recruitment of endangered trees in a fragmented forest	4
Modelling the nesting-habitat of threatened vulture species in the caucasus: An ecosystem approach to formalising environmental factors in species distribution models	4
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	4
Detecting the non-breeding region and migration route of Whimbrels (Numenius phaeopus rogachevae) in the East Asian–Australasian Flyway	4
Coevolution of acoustical communication between obligate avian brood parasites and their hosts	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
Mate choice for major histocompatibility complex (MHC) complementarity in the Yellow-rumped Flycatcher (Ficedula zanthopygia)	4
Autumn migration routes and wintering areas of juvenile Chinese Egrets (Egretta eulophotes) revealed by GPS tracking	4
Nest site selection and reproductive parameters of the threatened Atlantic Royal Flycatcher (Onychorhynchus swainsoni) and their significance for conservation	4
Taxonomic revision of the Savanna Nightjar (Caprimulgus affinis) complex based on vocalizations reveals three species	4
Changes in wintering Hooded Cranes and their habitats at Chongming Dongtan over the past 20 years	4
Spatio-temporal patterns of the Red-footed Falcon’s hunting behavior during the nestling period suggest ad hoc conservation policies	4
Thermoregulatory function and sexual dimorphism of the throat sack in Helmeted Guineafowl (Numida meleagris) across Africa	4

Pair bonds during the annual cycle of a long-distance migrant, the Arctic Tern (Sterna paradisaea)