OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of Zoological Research is 8. 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 2022-01-01 to 2026-01-01.)

Article	Citations
Protein composition of extracellular vesicles from skin secretions of the amphibian Bombina maxima	107
Deciphering the genetic basis of sex differentiation in silver-lipped pearl oyster (<i>Pinctada maxima</i>) based on integrative transcriptomic analysis	75
Neural representation of sexual satiety in mice	70
Long-read genome assemblies reveal a <i>cis</i>-regulatory landscape associated with phenotypic divergence in two sister <i>Siniperca</i> fish species	47
A new species of the genus <i>Kurixalus</i> (Anura, Rhacophoridae) from Sichuan Province, southwestern China	47
Reconstructing early transmission networks of SARS-CoV-2 using a genomic mutation model	40
Genetically modified pigs with CD163 point mutation are resistant to HP-PRRSV infection	38
Establishment of a non-lethal model of antibody-dependent enhancement of infection in A129 mice based on a non-mouse-adapted dengue virus strain	36
Understanding Tau pathology: Insights from animal models	36
Infectivity of SARS-CoV-2 and protection against reinfection in rats	35
Experimental models for preclinical research in kidney disease	34
Animal models of Alzheimer’s disease: Applications, evaluation, and perspectives	31
Genome-edited rabbits: Unleashing the potential of a promising experimental animal model across diverse diseases	31
Characterization of NDM-5-producing <i>Enterobacteriaceae</i> isolates from retail grass carp (<i>Ctenopharyngodon idella</i>) and evidence of <i>bla</i><sub>	31
Haplotype-resolved and chromosome-scale genomes provide insights into co-adaptation between the Amur tiger and Amur leopard	30
Peptide Cy<sub>RL-QN15</sub> accelerates hair regeneration in diabetic mice by binding to the Frizzled-7 receptor	30
Single-cell transcriptomic landscape of the sheep rumen provides insights into physiological programming development and adaptation of digestive strategies	28
GPX3 improves endometrial receptivity by inhibiting ferroptosis via Nrf2/GPX4 pathway in sows	26
Comparative DNA methylation reveals epigenetic adaptation to high altitude in snub-nosed monkeys	25
A new genus and species of disc-bearing Labeoninae (Teleostei: Cypriniformes) from Guangxi, China	25
Chromosome-level genome assembly of Tibetan macaque (<i>Macaca thibetana</i>) and species-specific structural variations	25
Harvesting the fruits of the first stage of the Primate Genome Project	25
Identification and effective regulation of <i>scarb1</i> gene involved in pigmentation change in autotetraploid <i>Carassius auratus</i>	25
Avian sibling cannibalism: Hoopoe mothers regularly use their last hatched nestlings to feed older siblings	24
CK1α in Sertoli cells is essential for testicular development and spermatogenesis in mice	24

Molecular mechanisms of the hypothalamus miR-27a/PRKCA pathway in regulating neuronal function and aggression-related behavior	24
Protection and exploration of the scientific potential of Chinese cavefish	23
Developmental environment contributes to rapid trait shifts among newly colonized subterranean habitats	23
Integrating cationic backbone with hydrophobic core: a structure-function approach to self-assembling antimicrobial peptides with superior activity	23
Mandarin fish von Hippel-Lindau protein regulates the NF-κB signaling pathway via interaction with IκB to promote fish ranavirus replication	23
Production of functional sperm from in vitro-cultured premeiotic spermatogonia in a marine fish	22
Synergistic effects of Pleistocene geological and climatic events on complex phylogeographic history of widespread sympatric species of Megaloptera in East Asia	22
Host-parasite interactions in perpetual darkness: Macroparasite diversity in the cavefish <i>Astyanax mexicanus</i>	21
PCDH17 restricts dendritic spine morphogenesis by regulating ROCK2-dependent control of the actin cytoskeleton, modulating emotional behavior	20
Dynamic transcriptional atlas of male germ cells during porcine puberty	19
A new species of the genus <i>Typhlomys</i> Milne-Edwards, 1877 (Rodentia: Platacanthomyidae) from Chongqing, China	19
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	19
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	18
Population genomics reveals that natural variation in <i>PRDM16</i> contributes to cold tolerance in domestic cattle	18
Surviving winter on the Qinghai-Xizang Plateau: Extensive reversible protein phosphorylation plays a dominant role in regulating hypometabolism in hibernating <i>Nanorana parkeri</i>	18
Design Methods for Antimicrobial Peptides with Improved Performance	18
Transfer of the <i>zp3a</i> gene results in changes in egg adhesiveness and buoyancy in transgenic zebrafish	17
Phylogenomics of Cervidae provides insights into antler origin and evolution	17
Androgen signaling inhibits <i>de novo</i> lipogenesis to alleviate lipid deposition in zebrafish	17
A 1.1 Mb duplication CNV on chromosome 17 contributes to skeletal muscle development in Boer goats	17
Ferrets: A powerful model of SARS-CoV-2	17
Prior exposure to ciprofloxacin disrupts intestinal homeostasis and predisposes ayu(Plecoglossus altivelis)to subsequent Pseudomonas plecoglossicida-induced infection	17
Epigenetic editing of Indian Medaka fgf2 using CRISPR/dCas9-tet1CD	17
Single-cell profiling of the pig cecum at various developmental stages	17
The first cavefish in the Dinaric Karst? Cave colonization made possible by phenotypic plasticity in <i>Telestes karsticus</i>	16
<i>Liobagrus chengduensis</i>, a new species of torrent catfish (Teleostei: Siluriformes: Amblycipitidae) from the upper Changjiang River basin in southwest China	16
Conservation genomics of sibling grouse in boreal forests reveals introgression and adaptive population differentiation in genes controlling epigenetic variation	15
Ribosome profiling and single-cell RNA sequencing identify the unfolded protein response as a key regulator of pigeon lactation	15
Convergent musk biosynthesis across host and microbiota in musk deer and muskrat	15
Beneficial effects of probiotics on <i>Litopenaeus vannamei</i> growth and immune function via the recruitment of gut Rhodobacteraceae symbionts	15
Reciprocal translocation experiments reveal gut microbiome plasticity and host specificity in a Qinghai-Xizang Plateau lizard	15
Author Correction: Genetically modified pigs with CD163 point mutation are resistant to HP-PRRSV infection	15
CREBZF/c-Jun modulates ApoE-mediated cholesterol transport to influence female steroid hormone synthesis	14
Evolution of p53 pathway-related genes provides insights into anticancer mechanisms of natural longevity in cetaceans	14
MonkeyTrail: A scalable video-based method for tracking macaque movement trajectory in daily living cages	14
Defining honeybee subspecies in an evolutionary context warrants strategized conservation	13
Evolutionary history of Old World cellar spiders in the context of Neo-Tethyan sea-land transformations	13
Transcription factor <i>Dmrt1</i> triggers the SPRY1-NF-κB pathway to maintain testicular immune homeostasis and male fertility	13
PINK1对UBC12表达及蛋白质类泛素化修饰的调控提示其灵长类特异性功能	12
Loss of SHROOM3 affects neuroepithelial cell shape through regulating cytoskeleton proteins in cynomolgus monkey organoids	12
Microplastic exposure disturbs sleep structure, reduces lifespan, and decreases ovary size in <i>Drosophila</i> <i>melanogaster</i>	12
Comparative analyses of mitogenomes in the social bees with insights into evolution of long inverted repeats in the Meliponini	12
Identification of novel mammalian viruses in tree shrews (<i>Tupaia belangeri chinensis</i>)	12
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	12
Evolutionary timescale of chalcidoid wasps inferred from over one hundred mitochondrial genomes	12
Investigating the molecular mechanisms of oocyte maturation and ovulation in Nile tilapia: A focus on the steroidogenic enzyme Cyp17a2	12
Personality, Social Behavior, and the Maintenance of Cohesion in a Multilevel-Society Primate (Rhinopithecus roxellana)	12
Evolutionary history of Old World cellar spiders in the context of Neo-Tethyan sea-land transformations	12
Importance of genetic data from type specimens:The questionable type locality of southern white-cheeked gibbon,Nomascus siki(Delacour,1951)	12
拯救女性生育力：C-藻蓝蛋白通过NRF2介导的铁死亡通路防止多囊卵巢综合征模型中的卵巢损伤	12

Mei4 deficiency leads to sexual dimorphism of early meiosis and occurrence of unreduced eggs in zebrafish	12
蜘蛛分类学：历史与全球视角	12
Insight into molecular and neural mechanisms of general anesthesia from the invertebrate model <i>Drosophila melanogaster</i>	11
Meiotic transcriptional reprogramming mediated by cell-cell communications in humans and mice revealed by scATAC-seq and scRNA-seq	11
From beasts to bytes: Revolutionizing zoological research with artificial intelligence	11
Global cold-chain related SARS-CoV-2 transmission identified by pandemic-scale phylogenomics	11
多组学揭示调控鸡子宫蛋壳强度的关键细胞类型与基因家族	11
Diverse mitogenomic variations contribute to population differentiation in Eurasian Tree Sparrows (<i>Passer montanus</i>)	11
Comparative transcriptomic evidence of physiological changes and potential relationships in vertebrates under different dormancy states	11
Proteins as nanomagnets and magnetoreceptors	11
Targeting autophagy in Alzheimer’s disease: Animal models and mechanisms	10
Dynamic foraging strategy adaptation to heterogeneous environments contributes to social aggregation in snub-nosed monkeys	10
<i>Charybdis</i> <i>japonica</i> genome provides insights into desiccation adaptation and sex-determining region	10
Genetically modified pigs: Emerging animal models for hereditary hearing loss	10
Description of two new species of <i>Hemiphyllodactylus</i> (Reptilia: Gekkonidae) from karst landscapes in Yunnan, China, highlights complex conservation needs	10
CCDC181 is required for sperm flagellum biogenesis and male fertility in mice	10
Outbreak and Dissemination of the International High-Risk NDM-5-Producing <i>Escherichia coli</i> ST410 Clone in Companion Animal Hospitals in China	10
星形胶质细胞中的VEGFR-3缺陷会加剧日本脑炎病毒感染引发的小鼠神经炎症反应	10
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	10
<i>Zic3</i> represses anterior digit development in tetrapods	10
基于全球基因组的旱獭埃希菌耐药性分析	10
Decoding the Enhancer-Driven Regulatory Network for Lactoferrin Across Species	10
Behavioral smearing and physiological secretion shape divergent microbiome assembly in breeding Crested ibis	10
A Secretion Deficiency Mutant Vaccine against Dengue Virus I Induces Durable Immunity and Confers Protection against Dengue Virus II	10
Divergent sequential variation of TRPA1 in cetaceans and its potential adaptive role in aquatic adaptation	10
Distributions of parvalbumin, calbindin-D28k, and calretinin in the cerebrum of Chinese tree shrews (<i>Tupaia belangeri chinensis</i>): A high-resolution neuroanatomical resource	9
Chromosome-level genome assembly of the freshwater snail Bellamya purificata(Caenogastropoda)	9
Next-generation vaccines for substance use disorders	9
Anti-infective immune functions of type IV interferon in grass carp (<i>Ctenopharyngodon idella</i>): A novel antibacterial and antiviral interferon in lower vertebrates	9
Multiple fish diversity facets in the Nu-Salween basin: unexpected bimodal patterns, environmental drivers, threats, and conservation implications	9
Improved mammalian family phylogeny using gap-rare multiple sequence alignment: A timetree of extant placentals and marsupials	9
Ancient DNA unravels species identification from Laosicheng site, Hunan Province, China, and provides insights into maternal genetic history of East Asian leopards	9
Discovery of a wild, genetically pure Chinese giant salamander creates new conservation opportunities	9
LivestockDev: A multi-omics resource for exploring cross-species comparison of livestock embryogenesis	9
母体缺氧暴露会扰乱雄性子代成年后精子印记基因的甲基化，并导致其后代胎盘功能受损	9
核周层蛋白FNDC8通过与CCIN和ACTL7A互作调控精子形成过程中的头部塑形	9
Single-nucleus transcriptomic profiling of multiple organs in a rhesus macaque model of SARS-CoV-2 infection	9
Comparative multi-locus assessment of modern Asian newts (<i>Cynops</i>, <i>Paramesotriton</i>, and <i>Pachytriton</i>: Salamandridae) in southern China suggests a	9
Oxytocin receptor neurons in the adBNST modulate maternal-like behavior in mice	9
Dihydroartemisinin inhibits plasmid transfer in drug-resistant <i>Escherichia coli</i> via limiting energy supply	9
Declined fitness in larvae born from long-distance migrants of anadromous <i>Coilia nasus</i> in the lower reaches of the Yangtze River, China	9
Comprehensive analysis of the gut microbiome and post-translational modifications elucidates the route involved in microbiota-host interactions	9
Europe vs.China:Pholcus(Araneae,Pholcidae)from Yanshan-Taihang Mountains confirms uneven distribution of spiders in Eurasia	9
Chromosome-level genome assembly of the freshwater snail <i>Bellamya purificata</i> (Caenogastropoda)	9
Mitochondrial phylogenomics provides insights into the phylogeny and evolution of spiders(Arthropoda:Araneae)	9
Unexpected divergence in magnetoreceptor MagR from robin and pigeon linked to two sequence variations	9
Role of cancer stem cell ecosystem on breast cancer metastasis and related mouse models	9
A booming field of large animal model research	8
Mitogenomic phylogeny, biogeography, and cryptic divergence of the genus <i>Silurus</i> (Siluriformes: Siluridae)	8
Engineered AAV13 Variants with Enhanced Transduction and Confined Spread	8
Ecological study of cave nectar bats reveals low risk of direct transmission of bat viruses to humans	8
Europe vs. China: <i>Pholcus</i> (Araneae, Pholcidae) from Yanshan-Taihang Mountains confirms uneven distribution of spiders in Eurasia	8
Importance of genetic data from type specimens: The questionable type locality of southern white-cheeked gibbon, <i>Nomascus siki</i> (Delacour, 1951)	8
Advancing neuroscience through real-time processing of big data: Transition from open-loop to closed-loop paradigms	8
Genomic analysis of indigenous goats in Southwest Asia reveals evidence of ancient adaptive introgression related to desert climate	8
Consistency, distinction, and potential metabolic crosstalk of nitrogen mobilization-related genes in silk production and silk gland biology	8
NOCT, a potential domestication gene impacting circadian rhythm and behaviors during dog domestication	8
Unknown species from China: The case of phrurolithid spiders (Araneae, Phrurolithidae)	8
Cenozoic Tethyan changes dominated Eurasian animal evolution and diversity patterns	8
Does high vegetation coverage equal high giant panda density?	8
Amphibians as a source of bioactive antioxidant peptides: Emerging insights and therapeutic potential	8
Cross-species recognition of bat coronavirus RsYN04 and cross-reaction of SARS-CoV-2 antibodies against the virus	8
Initiation of the Primate Genome Project	8
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	8
多肽 OM-LV20 通过减轻创伤性脑损伤（TBI）小鼠的线粒体介导的神经元凋亡和功能障碍发挥神经保护作用	8
Comparison of gut viromes from different species of mammals in zoos unveiled the genetic diversity of bacteriophage dark matter and mammalian viruses	8
Large animal models for investigating the applications of photodynamic therapy	8