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 2020-04-01 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
Bird communities’ responses to human-modified landscapes in the southern Anhui Mountainous Area	10
Biologging is suspect to cause corneal opacity in two populations of wild living Northern Bald Ibises (Geronticus eremita)	10
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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