OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of Zoological 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
Protein composition of extracellular vesicles from skin secretions of the amphibian Bombina maxima	80
Reconstructing early transmission networks of SARS-CoV-2 using a genomic mutation model	48
Genome-edited rabbits: Unleashing the potential of a promising experimental animal model across diverse diseases	48
Infectivity of SARS-CoV-2 and protection against reinfection in rats	36
Neural representation of sexual satiety in mice	31
Genetically modified pigs with CD163 point mutation are resistant to HP-PRRSV infection	30
Peptide Cy<sub>RL-QN15</sub> accelerates hair regeneration in diabetic mice by binding to the Frizzled-7 receptor	30
A new species of the genus <i>Kurixalus</i> (Anura, Rhacophoridae) from Sichuan Province, southwestern China	26
Long-read genome assemblies reveal a <i>cis</i>-regulatory landscape associated with phenotypic divergence in two sister <i>Siniperca</i> fish species	24
Establishment of a non-lethal model of antibody-dependent enhancement of infection in A129 mice based on a non-mouse-adapted dengue virus strain	24
Deciphering the genetic basis of sex differentiation in silver-lipped pearl oyster (<i>Pinctada maxima</i>) based on integrative transcriptomic analysis	23
Experimental models for preclinical research in kidney disease	21
Characterization of NDM-5-producing <i>Enterobacteriaceae</i> isolates from retail grass carp (<i>Ctenopharyngodon idella</i>) and evidence of <i>bla</i><sub>	21
Animal models of Alzheimer’s disease: Applications, evaluation, and perspectives	20
Harvesting the fruits of the first stage of the Primate Genome Project	20
Comparative DNA methylation reveals epigenetic adaptation to high altitude in snub-nosed monkeys	20
A new genus and species of disc-bearing Labeoninae (Teleostei: Cypriniformes) from Guangxi, China	19
Avian sibling cannibalism: Hoopoe mothers regularly use their last hatched nestlings to feed older siblings	19
Chromosome-level genome assembly of Tibetan macaque (<i>Macaca thibetana</i>) and species-specific structural variations	19
Identification and effective regulation of <i>scarb1</i> gene involved in pigmentation change in autotetraploid <i>Carassius auratus</i>	18
Protection and exploration of the scientific potential of Chinese cavefish	17
Mandarin fish von Hippel-Lindau protein regulates the NF-κB signaling pathway via interaction with IκB to promote fish ranavirus replication	17
Single-cell transcriptomic landscape of the sheep rumen provides insights into physiological programming development and adaptation of digestive strategies	17
Haplotype-resolved and chromosome-scale genomes provide insights into co-adaptation between the Amur tiger and Amur leopard	16
Single-cell profiling of the pig cecum at various developmental stages	15

Design Methods for Antimicrobial Peptides with Improved Performance	15
PCDH17 restricts dendritic spine morphogenesis by regulating ROCK2-dependent control of the actin cytoskeleton, modulating emotional behavior	14
Host-parasite interactions in perpetual darkness: Macroparasite diversity in the cavefish <i>Astyanax mexicanus</i>	14
Synergistic effects of Pleistocene geological and climatic events on complex phylogeographic history of widespread sympatric species of Megaloptera in East Asia	13
Ferrets: A powerful model of SARS-CoV-2	13
Androgen signaling inhibits <i>de novo</i> lipogenesis to alleviate lipid deposition in zebrafish	13
Dynamic transcriptional atlas of male germ cells during porcine puberty	12
Developmental environment contributes to rapid trait shifts among newly colonized subterranean habitats	12
Scan of the endogenous retrovirus sequences across the swine genome and survey of their copy number variation and sequence diversity among various Chinese and Western pig breeds	12
Population genomics reveals that natural variation in <i>PRDM16</i> contributes to cold tolerance in domestic cattle	12
Production of functional sperm from in vitro-cultured premeiotic spermatogonia in a marine fish	12
Loss of <i>LBP</i> triggers lipid metabolic disorder through H3K27 acetylation-mediated C/EBPβ-<i>SCD</i> activation in non-alcoholic fatty liver disease	11
Surviving winter on the Qinghai-Xizang Plateau: Extensive reversible protein phosphorylation plays a dominant role in regulating hypometabolism in hibernating <i>Nanorana parkeri</i>	11
Prior exposure to ciprofloxacin disrupts intestinal homeostasis and predisposes ayu(Plecoglossus altivelis)to subsequent Pseudomonas plecoglossicida-induced infection	11
A new species of the genus <i>Typhlomys</i> Milne-Edwards, 1877 (Rodentia: Platacanthomyidae) from Chongqing, China	11
<i>Liobagrus chengduensis</i>, a new species of torrent catfish (Teleostei: Siluriformes: Amblycipitidae) from the upper Changjiang River basin in southwest China	11
Conservation genomics of sibling grouse in boreal forests reveals introgression and adaptive population differentiation in genes controlling epigenetic variation	10
Transfer of the <i>zp3a</i> gene results in changes in egg adhesiveness and buoyancy in transgenic zebrafish	10
Defining honeybee subspecies in an evolutionary context warrants strategized conservation	10
Reciprocal translocation experiments reveal gut microbiome plasticity and host specificity in a Qinghai-Xizang Plateau lizard	10
The first cavefish in the Dinaric Karst? Cave colonization made possible by phenotypic plasticity in <i>Telestes karsticus</i>	10
MonkeyTrail: A scalable video-based method for tracking macaque movement trajectory in daily living cages	10
A 1.1 Mb duplication CNV on chromosome 17 contributes to skeletal muscle development in Boer goats	10
Evolution of p53 pathway-related genes provides insights into anticancer mechanisms of natural longevity in cetaceans	10
Beneficial effects of probiotics on <i>Litopenaeus vannamei</i> growth and immune function via the recruitment of gut Rhodobacteraceae symbionts	10
Ribosome profiling and single-cell RNA sequencing identify the unfolded protein response as a key regulator of pigeon lactation	10
Comparative analyses of mitogenomes in the social bees with insights into evolution of long inverted repeats in the Meliponini	9
Evolutionary history of Old World cellar spiders in the context of Neo-Tethyan sea-land transformations	9
Jump further, leap higher, and consolidate stronger: A brief review of the long-term partnership between Kunming Institute of Zoology (KIZ) and the Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK) in bioresourc	9
Transcription factor <i>Dmrt1</i> triggers the SPRY1-NF-κB pathway to maintain testicular immune homeostasis and male fertility	9
Evolutionary timescale of chalcidoid wasps inferred from over one hundred mitochondrial genomes	9
Investigating the molecular mechanisms of oocyte maturation and ovulation in Nile tilapia: A focus on the steroidogenic enzyme Cyp17a2	9
Convergent musk biosynthesis across host and microbiota in musk deer and muskrat	9
Loss of SHROOM3 affects neuroepithelial cell shape through regulating cytoskeleton proteins in cynomolgus monkey organoids	9
Identification of novel mammalian viruses in tree shrews (<i>Tupaia belangeri chinensis</i>)	8
Zic3 represses the development of anterior digits in tetrapods	8
Proteins as nanomagnets and magnetoreceptors	8
Anti-infective immune functions of type IV interferon in grass carp (<i>Ctenopharyngodon idella</i>): A novel antibacterial and antiviral interferon in lower vertebrates	8
Genetically modified pigs: Emerging animal models for hereditary hearing loss	8
From beasts to bytes: Revolutionizing zoological research with artificial intelligence	8
Microplastic exposure disturbs sleep structure, reduces lifespan, and decreases ovary size in <i>Drosophila</i> <i>melanogaster</i>	8
Global cold-chain related SARS-CoV-2 transmission identified by pandemic-scale phylogenomics	8
Dynamic foraging strategy adaptation to heterogeneous environments contributes to social aggregation in snub-nosed monkeys	8
CCDC181 is required for sperm flagellum biogenesis and male fertility in mice	8
<i>Charybdis</i> <i>japonica</i> genome provides insights into desiccation adaptation and sex-determining region	8
Importance of genetic data from type specimens:The questionable type locality of southern white-cheeked gibbon,Nomascus siki(Delacour,1951)	8
Comparative transcriptomic evidence of physiological changes and potential relationships in vertebrates under different dormancy states	8
Description of two new species of <i>Hemiphyllodactylus</i> (Reptilia: Gekkonidae) from karst landscapes in Yunnan, China, highlights complex conservation needs	8
Targeting autophagy in Alzheimer’s disease: Animal models and mechanisms	8
Phylogenetic relationships of the zokor genus <i>Eospalax</i> (Mammalia, Rodentia, Spalacidae) inferred from whole-genome analyses, with description of a new species endemic to Hengduan Mo	8

Meiotic transcriptional reprogramming mediated by cell-cell communications in humans and mice revealed by scATAC-seq and scRNA-seq	8
Role of cancer stem cell ecosystem on breast cancer metastasis and related mouse models	7
Dihydroartemisinin inhibits plasmid transfer in drug-resistant <i>Escherichia coli</i> via limiting energy supply	7
Europe vs.China:Pholcus(Araneae,Pholcidae)from Yanshan-Taihang Mountains confirms uneven distribution of spiders in Eurasia	7
Unexpected divergence in magnetoreceptor MagR from robin and pigeon linked to two sequence variations	7
Comprehensive analysis of the gut microbiome and post-translational modifications elucidates the route involved in microbiota-host interactions	7
Chromosome-level genome assembly of the freshwater snail <i>Bellamya purificata</i> (Caenogastropoda)	7
Next-generation vaccines for substance use disorders	7
Chromosome-level genome assembly of the freshwater snail Bellamya purificata(Caenogastropoda)	7
Mitochondrial phylogenomics provides insights into the phylogeny and evolution of spiders(Arthropoda:Araneae)	7
Comparative multi-locus assessment of modern Asian newts (<i>Cynops</i>, <i>Paramesotriton</i>, and <i>Pachytriton</i>: Salamandridae) in southern China suggests a	6
Single-nucleus transcriptomic profiling of multiple organs in a rhesus macaque model of SARS-CoV-2 infection	6
Cenozoic Tethyan changes dominated Eurasian animal evolution and diversity patterns	6
Unknown species from China: The case of phrurolithid spiders (Araneae, Phrurolithidae)	6
Loss of behavioral stress response in blind cavefish reduces energy expenditure	6
Engineered AAV13 Variants with Enhanced Transduction and Confined Spread	6
Discovery of a wild, genetically pure Chinese giant salamander creates new conservation opportunities	6
Improved mammalian family phylogeny using gap-rare multiple sequence alignment: A timetree of extant placentals and marsupials	6
Importance of genetic data from type specimens: The questionable type locality of southern white-cheeked gibbon, <i>Nomascus siki</i> (Delacour, 1951)	6
Large animal models for investigating the applications of photodynamic therapy	6
Virome in healthy pangolins reveals compatibility with multiple potentially zoonotic viruses	6
A booming field of large animal model research	6
Ecological study of cave nectar bats reveals low risk of direct transmission of bat viruses to humans	6
Declined fitness in larvae born from long-distance migrants of anadromous <i>Coilia nasus</i> in the lower reaches of the Yangtze River, China	6
Europe vs. China: <i>Pholcus</i> (Araneae, Pholcidae) from Yanshan-Taihang Mountains confirms uneven distribution of spiders in Eurasia	6
Ancient DNA unravels species identification from Laosicheng site, Hunan Province, China, and provides insights into maternal genetic history of East Asian leopards	6
Initiation of the Primate Genome Project	6
Rotating magnetic field inhibits Aβ protein aggregation and alleviates cognitive impairment in Alzheimer’s disease mice	6
Single-cell sequencing analysis reveals the essential role of the m<sup>6</sup>A reader YTHDF1 in retinal visual function by regulating TULP1 and DHX38 translation	6
Nature’s disguise: Empirical demonstration of dead-leaf masquerade in <i>Kallima</i> butterflies	5
Evolutionary modifications of <i>Astyanax</i> larval prey capture (LPC) in a dark environment	5
Genomic analysis of indigenous goats in Southwest Asia reveals evidence of ancient adaptive introgression related to desert climate	5
Phylogenetic analysis of combined mitochondrial genome and 32 nuclear genes provides key insights into molecular systematics and historical biogeography of Asian warty newts of the genus <i>Para	5
Mitogenomic phylogeny, biogeography, and cryptic divergence of the genus <i>Silurus</i> (Siluriformes: Siluridae)	5
General anesthetic agents induce neurotoxicity through oligodendrocytes in the developing brain	5
Gene expression responses in zebrafish to short-term high-hydrostatic pressure	5
Generation of mitochondrial replacement monkeys by female pronucleus transfer	5
Integrative cross-species transcriptome analysis reveals earlier occurrence of myelopoiesis in pre-circulation primates compared to mice	5
A wide hybrid zone mediated by precipitation contributed to confused geographical structure of <i>Scutiger</i> <i>boulengeri</i>	5
Consistency, distinction, and potential metabolic crosstalk of nitrogen mobilization-related genes in silk production and silk gland biology	5
Cross-species recognition of bat coronavirus RsYN04 and cross-reaction of SARS-CoV-2 antibodies against the virus	5
Exploring cerebral structural and functional abnormalities in a mouse model of post-traumatic headache induced by mild traumatic brain injury	5
Advancing neuroscience through real-time processing of big data: Transition from open-loop to closed-loop paradigms	5
DNA methylation confers a cerebellum-specific identity in non-human primates	5
Large animal models for Huntington’s disease research	5
<i>Myotis</i> bat STING attenuates aging-related inflammation in female mice	5
Patterns and drivers of avian taxonomic and phylogenetic beta diversity in China vary across geographical backgrounds and dispersal abilities	5
Deciphering the toxic effects of polystyrene nanoparticles on erythropoiesis at single-cell resolution	5
Does high vegetation coverage equal high giant panda density?	5
Multiplex gene editing reduces oxalate production in primary hyperoxaluria type 1	5
Complicated expansion trajectories of insertion sequences and potential association with horizontal transfer of <i>Wolbachia</i> DNA	5
Transposable elements shape the landscape of heterozygous structural variation in a bird genome	5