OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The median citation count of Zoological Letters 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 2020-11-01 to 2024-11-01.)

Article	Citations
Integrative taxonomy resolves species identities within the Macrobiotus pallarii complex (Eutardigrada: Macrobiotidae)	22
The digestive tract as an essential organ for water acquisition in marine teleosts: lessons from euryhaline eels	18
The importance of being integrative: a remarkable case of synonymy in the genus Viridiscus (Heterotardigrada: Echiniscidae)	17
New insights into the retinal microstructure-diurnal activity relationship in the African five-lined skink (Trachylepis quinquetaeniata) (Lichtenstein, 1823)	13
Detailed morphology of tentacular apparatus and central nervous system in Owenia borealis (Annelida, Oweniidae)	12
The balance of crystalline and amorphous regions in the fibroin structure underpins the tensile strength of bagworm silk	11
New Indomalayan Nebularmis species (Heterotardigrada: Echiniscidae) provoke a discussion on its intrageneric diversity	10
Structural and immunohistochemical analysis of the cellular compositions of the liver of molly fish (Poecilia sphenops), focusing on its immune role	10
Developmental fates of shark head cavities reveal mesodermal contributions to tendon progenitor cells in extraocular muscles	9
Targeted deletion of liver-expressed Choriogenin L results in the production of soft eggs and infertility in medaka, Oryzias latipes	8
Management of flying insects on expressways through an academic-industrial collaboration: evaluation of the effect of light wavelengths and meteorological factors on insect attraction	8
Functional identification of an opsin kinase underlying inactivation of the pineal bistable opsin parapinopsin in zebrafish	7
Coelomocytes of the Oligochaeta earthworm Lumbricus terrestris (Linnaeus, 1758) as evolutionary key of defense: a morphological study	7
Ultrastructure of cerebral eyes in Oweniidae and Chaetopteridae (Annelida) – implications for the evolution of eyes in Annelida	7
An approach for elucidating dermal fibroblast dedifferentiation in amphibian limb regeneration	6
Structure of a hinge joint with textured sliding surfaces in terrestrial isopods (Crustacea: Isopoda: Oniscidea)	6
A new species of cascade frog (Anura: Ranidae: Amolops) from central Yunnan, China	6
Coloration principles of the Great purple emperor butterfly (Sasakia charonda)	6
A review of the reproductive system in anuran amphibians	6
A new, widespread venomous mammal species: hemolytic activity of Sorex araneus venom is similar to that of Neomys fodiens venom	5
New insights into the morphology and evolution of the ventral pharynx and jaws in Histriobdellidae (Eunicida, Annelida)	5
The role of clockwork orange in the circadian clock of the cricket Gryllus bimaculatus	5
Influence of Quaternary environmental changes on mole populations inferred from mitochondrial sequences and evolutionary rate estimation	4
Morphology and morphometry of the inner ear of the dromedary camel and their influence on the efficiency of hearing and equilibrium	4
Progesterone initiates tendril formation in the oviducal gland during egg encapsulation in cloudy catshark (Scyliorhinus torazame)	3

Morphology of Stephanella hina (Bryozoa, Phylactolaemata): common phylactolaemate and unexpected, unique characters	3
Context-specific variation and repeatability in behavioral traits of bent-wing bats	3
Origin of the propatagium in non-avian dinosaurs	3
Medaka, Oryzias latipes, egg envelopes are created by ovarian-expressed ZP proteins and liver-expressed choriogenins	3
Linoleic acid as corpse recognition signal in a social aphid	3
Gene expression alterations from reversible to irreversible stages during coral metamorphosis	3
d-Tryptophan enhances the reproductive organ-specific expression of the amino acid transporter homolog Dr-SLC38A9 involved in the sexual induction of planarian Dugesia ryukyuensis	3
Scleral appearance is not a correlate of domestication in mammals	3
Type 1 vomeronasal receptor expression in juvenile and adult lungfish olfactory organ	2
Sexual dimorphism in the tardigrade Paramacrobiotus metropolitanus transcriptome	2
A transcriptomic reevaluation of the accessory olfactory organ in Bichir (Polypterus senegalus)	2
Morphological evolution and diversity of pectoral fin skeletons in teleosts	2
Paedomorphosis in the Ezo salamander (Hynobius retardatus) rediscovered after almost 90 years	2
The more we search, the more we find: discovering and expanding the biodiversity in the ring nematode genus Xenocriconemella De Grisse and Loof, 1965 (Nematoda: Criconematidae)	2
Midnight/midday-synchronized expression of cryptochrome genes in the eyes of three teleost species, zebrafish, goldfish, and medaka	2
Visualization of antennal lobe glomeruli activated by nonappetitive D-limonene and appetitive 1-octen-3-ol odors via two types of olfactory organs in the blowfly Phormia regina	2
Ancient rivers shaped the current genetic diversity of the wood mouse (Apodemus speciosus) on the islands of the Seto Inland Sea, Japan	2