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 2021-05-01 to 2025-05-01.)

Article	Citations
Changes in the adult sex ratio of six duck species breeding populations over two decades	95
Avian responses to an extreme weather event: The case of the ‘Filomena’ snowstorm in Madrid (central Spain)	26
Weather influenced nestling growth of an insectivorous but not a granivorous grassland passerine in Argentina	18
Breeding ecology of two sympatric laughingthrushes (Trochalopteron milnei and Garrulax berthemyi) in southwestern China	15
TEMPORARY REMOVAL: The impact of weather conditions on the prevalence of avian influenza in dabbling ducks (genus Anas) during autumn migration in southern Western Siberia	14
Phylogeography and morphometric variation in the Cinnamon Hummingbird complex: Amazilia rutila (Aves: Trochilidae)	14
Highly divergent sympatric lineages of Leptotila verreauxi (Aves: Columbidae) suggest a secondary contact area in the Isthmus of Tehuantepec, Mexico	13
Urban avifauna distribution explained by road noise in an Eastern European city	13
Experimental evidence that cuckoos preferentially parasitize host nests early in their laying cycle	13
Are urbanization, biotic and social factors associated with the song frequency and song entropy attributes of three urban syntopic passerines?	12
Three subspecies of Black-tailed Godwit share non-breeding sites in the world's largest river delta	12
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)	12
Detour for the inexperienced? Migration count data suggest mostly juvenile Greater Spotted Eagles appear in coastal peninsulas in China	11
Feeding ecology of a highly aerial bird during its long breeding season	10
Migration routes, behavior and protection status of Eurasian Spoonbills (Platalea leucorodia) wintering in China	9
Molecular evidence of introgressive hybridization between related species Jankowski's Bunting (Emberiza jankowskii) and Meadow Bunting (Emberiza cioides) (Aves: Passeriformes)	9
Visual cognition of birds and its underlying neural mechanism: A review	9
Linking individual attributes and host specialization in brood parasitic cuckoos	9
Predicting the non-breeding distributions of the two Asian subspecies of Black-tailed Godwit using morphological information	9
More than a simple egg: Underlying mechanisms of cold tolerance in avian embryos	9
Intraguild niche partitioning in granivorous birds from the late past	9
Scaly-sided Merganser (Mergus squamatus) equalizes foraging costs with depth by switching foraging tactics	9
Correction to: Performance comparison of different microbial DNA extraction methods on bird feces	9
Using non-destructive sampling to evaluate the population genomic status of captive Brown Eared Pheasants	9
Long-term monitoring data reveal effects of age, population density, and environmental aspects on hatching success of Common Cranes (Grus grus)	9

Masting effect on alpha and beta avian diversity in fragmented forests of relict-endangered Mexican Beech (Fagus grandifolia subsp. mexicana)	9
Model-based assessment of muscle forces and strain distribution in the femur of Cabot's Tragopans (Tragopan caboti)	8
Population trend and spatio-temporal distribution of Greater White-fronted (Anser albifrons) and Bean Geese (Anser fabalis) in Korea	8
Kentish Plover (Charadrius alexandrinus) and Little Tern (Sternula albifrons) prefer shells for nesting: A field experiment	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
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
Autumn migration of Ospreys from two distinct populations in Poland reveals partial migratory divide	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
Taxonomic revision of the Savanna Nightjar (Caprimulgus affinis) complex based on vocalizations reveals three species	7
Nest site tenacity and mate fidelity in the Black-headed Gull (Chroicocephalus ridibundus)	7
Myological variation in the hindlimb of three raptorial birds in relation to foraging behavior	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
Use of DNA metabarcoding of bird pellets in understanding raptor diet on the Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau of China	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
Sexual dichromatism and assortative mating by multiple plumage color traits in wild Chestnut Thrush	6
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]	6
The composition of mixed-species flocks of birds in and around Chitwan National Park, Nepal	6
Genetic benefits of female from extra-pair paternity are context dependent within the socially monogamous Tree Sparrow	6
Combining video and GPS-tracking to study the spatial foraging distribution of a single-prey loading seabird	6
Migration patterns and spatial connectivity of Pallas’s Gulls (Ichthyaetus ichthyaetus) from Alakol Lake, Kazakhstan using ring recovery and tracking data	6
Individual consistency in spatiotemporal characteristics of migratory Whimbrels in the East Asian–Australasian Flyway	6
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	6
Parapatric speciation with recurrent gene flow of two sexual dichromatic pheasants	6
Autumn migration routes and wintering areas of juvenile Chinese Egrets (Egretta eulophotes) revealed by GPS tracking	6
Most bird species remain poorly studied but threated status promotes research effort	6
The spatial distribution and breeding behavior of neighbors affect the reproductive success of tits	6
Antipredatory call behavior of lapwing species in an Afrotropical environment	6
Common Cuckoo (Cuculus canorus) nestlings adapt their begging behavior to the host signal system	5
Does bird photography affect nest predation and feeding frequency?	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
Seasonal variations in gonad morphology and hypothalamic GnRH-I and GnIH in Eurasian Tree Sparrow, a multi-brooded passerine	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
Assessing the vulnerability of wintering habitats for the red-listed Asian Houbara (Chlamydotis macqueenii) using climate models and human impact assessments	5
Vinous-throated parrotbills breed in invasive smooth cordgrass habitat: Can native birds avoid the potential ecological trap?	5
Distribution pattern and driving factors of genetic diversity of passerine birds in the Mountains of Southwest China	5
The influence of the abundance and availability of alternative food on the foraging behavior of wintering Siberian Cranes (Leucogeranus leucogeranus)	5
Large-brained birds lay smaller but heavier clutches	5
Non-breeding movements of the Black-tailed Gull (Larus crassirostris)	5
Distribution pattern and niche overlap of sympatric breeding birds along human-modified habitat gradients in Inner Mongolia, China	5
Which species discovers novel food sources first? A camera trap study in a natural environment	5
Migration and wintering of vulnerable adult Chinese Egrets (Egretta eulophotes) revealed by GPS tracking	5
Homeward bound: canopy cover and species identity influence non-breeding season homing success and speed in forest birds	5
Oriental Reed Warblers do not abandon Common Cuckoo chicks during prolonged nestling periods	5
Vultures as a model for testing molecular adaptations of dietary specialization in birds	5