OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of Avian Research is 5. 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 2021-12-01 to 2025-12-01.)

Article	Citations
Changes in the adult sex ratio of six duck species breeding populations over two decades	32
Avian responses to an extreme weather event: The case of the ‘Filomena’ snowstorm in Madrid (central Spain)	31
Breeding ecology of two sympatric laughingthrushes (Trochalopteron milnei and Garrulax berthemyi) in southwestern China	17
Weather influenced nestling growth of an insectivorous but not a granivorous grassland passerine in Argentina	17
RETRACTED: The impact of weather conditions on the prevalence of avian influenza in dabbling ducks (genus Anas) during autumn migration in southern Western Siberia	16
Highly divergent sympatric lineages of Leptotila verreauxi (Aves: Columbidae) suggest a secondary contact area in the Isthmus of Tehuantepec, Mexico	15
DFEFM: Fusing frequency correlation and mel features for robust edge bird audio detection	15
Detour for the inexperienced? Migration count data suggest mostly juvenile Greater Spotted Eagles appear in coastal peninsulas in China	15
Experimental evidence that cuckoos preferentially parasitize host nests early in their laying cycle	15
Corrigendum to “Crown saturation and intrasexual dominance: Evidence of a negatively correlated handicap in male Saffron Finches” [Avian Res. 16 (2025) 100241]	14
Feeding ecology of a highly aerial bird during its long breeding season	14
Genomic evidence of hybridization between two species of Penduline Tits reveals postzygotic reproductive isolation	14
Urban avifauna distribution explained by road noise in an Eastern European city	13
Three subspecies of Black-tailed Godwit share non-breeding sites in the world's largest river delta	12
Predicting the non-breeding distributions of the two Asian subspecies of Black-tailed Godwit using morphological information	12
Non-selective waterbird hunting in a Natura 2000 site results in killing of protected species: A case study from western Poland	11
More than a simple egg: Underlying mechanisms of cold tolerance in avian embryos	11
Decreased basal thermogenesis is associated with the downregulation of cellular metabolic activity of organs and serum thyroid hormones in fasting Eurasian Tree Sparrows (Passer montanus)	11
Satellite tracking reveals a migratory divide and population-specific migratory strategies in White-naped Cranes	11
Are urbanization, biotic and social factors associated with the song frequency and song entropy attributes of three urban syntopic passerines?	11
Intraguild niche partitioning in granivorous birds from the late past	11
Migration routes, behavior and protection status of Eurasian Spoonbills (Platalea leucorodia) wintering in China	11
Using non-destructive sampling to evaluate the population genomic status of captive Brown Eared Pheasants	10
Effects of night lighting on avian cognitive function: Mechanisms involving neurodegeneration, metabolic dysregulation and neuroinflammatory responses	10
Scaly-sided Merganser (Mergus squamatus) equalizes foraging costs with depth by switching foraging tactics	10

Long-term monitoring data reveal effects of age, population density, and environmental aspects on hatching success of Common Cranes (Grus grus)	10
Molecular evidence of introgressive hybridization between related species Jankowski's Bunting (Emberiza jankowskii) and Meadow Bunting (Emberiza cioides) (Aves: Passeriformes)	10
How many birds are there in Guangdong Province, China?	9
Visual cognition of birds and its underlying neural mechanism: A review	9
The satellite tracking of Great Snipes from European Russia reveals low migratory connectivity	9
eDNA enhances detection efficiency but reveals lower waterbird diversity: A comparison with point counting method	9
Avian phylogenetic and functional diversity and their influencing factors in urban parks of Nanjing, China	9
Linking individual attributes and host specialization in brood parasitic cuckoos	8
Hard life for sons in the nest? Sex-dependent offspring mortality in Great Tits in urban and forest areas	8
Continent-wide vocal leapfrog pattern in Collared Scops Owls obfuscates species boundaries	8
Density dependence and weather drive dabbling duck spatiotemporal distributions and intercontinental migration	8
Evaluation of antimicrobial resistance and virulence characteristics in Escherichia coli and Proteus mirabilis isolates from dead Crested Ibis embryos at the artificial breeding base	8
Population trend and spatio-temporal distribution of Greater White-fronted (Anser albifrons) and Bean Geese (Anser fabalis) in Korea	8
Avian acoustic communication: Understanding of peripheral and central neural systems with ecological adaptations	8
Model-based assessment of muscle forces and strain distribution in the femur of Cabot's Tragopans (Tragopan caboti)	8
Migration routes, population status and important sites used by the globally threatened Black-faced Spoonbill (Platalea minor): a synthesis of surveys and tracking studies	7
Citrine Wagtail migration on the Indo-European flyway: a first geolocator track reveals alternative migration route and endurance flights to cross ecological barriers	7
Heterogeneity in song rates in the Collared Flycatcher (Ficedula albicollis) explained with the availability parameter in generalized N-mixture models: Its importance for abundance estimates in avian	7
The predictable HPAI H5 outbreaks in European wild birds	7
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	7
Sri Lanka's laughingthrush: An ecological and phylogenetic assessment of a babbler confused for a laughingthrush	7
Kentish Plover (Charadrius alexandrinus) and Little Tern (Sternula albifrons) prefer shells for nesting: A field experiment	7
Corrigendum to “Multiple lines of evidence confirm that the critically endangered Blue-crowned Laughingthrush (Garrulax courtoisi) is an independent species” [Avian Res. 13 (2022) 100022]	7
Myological variation in the hindlimb of three raptorial birds in relation to foraging behavior	7
Dynamic evolution of olfactory receptor genes in the Turkey Vulture and Black Vulture	6
Seasonal changes in Hermit Thrush (Catharus guttatus) song syntax	6
Seasonal increase in nest defense, but not egg rejection, in a cuckoo host	6
Tri-axial accelerometry allows to determine parental food provisioning behaviour in a marine bird	6
Multidimensional nestedness patterns and underlying processes of bird assemblages in the Zhoushan Archipelago, China	6
The influence of the abundance and availability of alternative food on the foraging behavior of wintering Siberian Cranes (Leucogeranus leucogeranus)	6
Mammal-rich diet associated with reproductive success of Saker Falcons in Mongolia	6
Genetic benefits of female from extra-pair paternity are context dependent within the socially monogamous Tree Sparrow	6
Migration patterns and spatial connectivity of Pallas's Gulls (Ichthyaetus ichthyaetus) from Alakol lake, Kazakhstan using ring recovery and tracking data	6
Combining video and GPS-tracking to study the spatial foraging distribution of a single-prey loading seabird	6
Highway effects on artificial nest survival in a neotropical sand-coastal plain: A spatiotemporal approach	6
Antipredatory call behavior of lapwing species in an Afrotropical environment	6
Parapatric speciation with recurrent gene flow of two sexual dichromatic pheasants	6
Responses of steppe birds to habitat fragmentation: Insights from niche specialization and functional traits	6
Shallow water habitats provide high-quality foraging environments for the Spoon-billed Sandpiper at a critical staging site	6
Chinese Blackbirds (Turdus mandarinus) mimic electric moped sounds with lower consistency and frequencies	6
Most bird species remain poorly studied but threated status promotes research effort	6
Corrigendum to “Swan Project promotes citizen science initiative through a public bird migration tracking” [Avian Res. 16 (2025) 100298]	6
Species status and genetic isolation in the Subalpine Warbler complex: Insights from mitochondrial DNA analysis	5
Sexual dichromatism and assortative mating by multiple plumage color traits in wild Chestnut Thrush	5
Effects of constant light and dark conditions on the locomotor activity, body mass, and body temperature rhythms of Eurasian Tree Sparrows (Passer montanus)	5
Common Cuckoo (Cuculus canorus) nestlings adapt their begging behavior to the host signal system	5
Vultures as a model for testing molecular adaptations of dietary specialization in birds	5
Habitat preferences and nest site selection by sympatric populations of Middle Spotted Woodpecker (Dendrocoptes medius) and Syrian Woodpecker (Dendrocopos syriacus) in natural mountain forests of Sout	5
Individual consistency in spatiotemporal characteristics of migratory Whimbrels in the East Asian–Australasian Flyway	5
Large-brained birds lay smaller but heavier clutches	5

Distribution pattern and niche overlap of sympatric breeding birds along human-modified habitat gradients in Inner Mongolia, China	5
Assessing the vulnerability of wintering habitats for the red-listed Asian Houbara (Chlamydotis macqueenii) using climate models and human impact assessments	5
Non-breeding movements of the Black-tailed Gull (Larus crassirostris)	5
Vinous-throated parrotbills breed in invasive smooth cordgrass habitat: Can native birds avoid the potential ecological trap?	5
Seasonal variations in gonad morphology and hypothalamic GnRH-I and GnIH in Eurasian Tree Sparrow, a multi-brooded passerine	5
Migration and wintering of vulnerable adult Chinese Egrets (Egretta eulophotes) revealed by GPS tracking	5
Oriental Reed Warblers do not abandon Common Cuckoo chicks during prolonged nestling periods	5
Distribution pattern and driving factors of genetic diversity of passerine birds in the Mountains of Southwest China	5
Does bird photography affect nest predation and feeding frequency?	5
The spatial distribution and breeding behavior of neighbors affect the reproductive success of tits	5