OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of Zoological Research is 7. 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 2021-11-01 to 2025-11-01.)

Article	Citations
Protein composition of extracellular vesicles from skin secretions of the amphibian Bombina maxima	99
Experimental models for preclinical research in kidney disease	66
Animal models of Alzheimer’s disease: Applications, evaluation, and perspectives	63
Genetically modified pigs with CD163 point mutation are resistant to HP-PRRSV infection	43
Long-read genome assemblies reveal a <i>cis</i>-regulatory landscape associated with phenotypic divergence in two sister <i>Siniperca</i> fish species	40
A new species of the genus <i>Kurixalus</i> (Anura, Rhacophoridae) from Sichuan Province, southwestern China	37
Infectivity of SARS-CoV-2 and protection against reinfection in rats	35
Reconstructing early transmission networks of SARS-CoV-2 using a genomic mutation model	34
Establishment of a non-lethal model of antibody-dependent enhancement of infection in A129 mice based on a non-mouse-adapted dengue virus strain	34
Genome-edited rabbits: Unleashing the potential of a promising experimental animal model across diverse diseases	31
Deciphering the genetic basis of sex differentiation in silver-lipped pearl oyster (<i>Pinctada maxima</i>) based on integrative transcriptomic analysis	30
Understanding Tau pathology: Insights from animal models	30
Neural representation of sexual satiety in mice	29
Peptide Cy<sub>RL-QN15</sub> accelerates hair regeneration in diabetic mice by binding to the Frizzled-7 receptor	28
Characterization of NDM-5-producing <i>Enterobacteriaceae</i> isolates from retail grass carp (<i>Ctenopharyngodon idella</i>) and evidence of <i>bla</i><sub>	27
Haplotype-resolved and chromosome-scale genomes provide insights into co-adaptation between the Amur tiger and Amur leopard	27
GPX3 improves endometrial receptivity by inhibiting ferroptosis via Nrf2/GPX4 pathway in sows	26
A new genus and species of disc-bearing Labeoninae (Teleostei: Cypriniformes) from Guangxi, China	25
Harvesting the fruits of the first stage of the Primate Genome Project	25
Mandarin fish von Hippel-Lindau protein regulates the NF-κB signaling pathway via interaction with IκB to promote fish ranavirus replication	24
Identification and effective regulation of <i>scarb1</i> gene involved in pigmentation change in autotetraploid <i>Carassius auratus</i>	24
Chromosome-level genome assembly of Tibetan macaque (<i>Macaca thibetana</i>) and species-specific structural variations	24
Comparative DNA methylation reveals epigenetic adaptation to high altitude in snub-nosed monkeys	23
Single-cell transcriptomic landscape of the sheep rumen provides insights into physiological programming development and adaptation of digestive strategies	23
Protection and exploration of the scientific potential of Chinese cavefish	23

CK1α in Sertoli cells is essential for testicular development and spermatogenesis in mice	22
Avian sibling cannibalism: Hoopoe mothers regularly use their last hatched nestlings to feed older siblings	21
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	21
Androgen signaling inhibits <i>de novo</i> lipogenesis to alleviate lipid deposition in zebrafish	20
Integrating cationic backbone with hydrophobic core: a structure-function approach to self-assembling antimicrobial peptides with superior activity	20
PCDH17 restricts dendritic spine morphogenesis by regulating ROCK2-dependent control of the actin cytoskeleton, modulating emotional behavior	20
Developmental environment contributes to rapid trait shifts among newly colonized subterranean habitats	19
A new species of the genus <i>Typhlomys</i> Milne-Edwards, 1877 (Rodentia: Platacanthomyidae) from Chongqing, China	18
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
Host-parasite interactions in perpetual darkness: Macroparasite diversity in the cavefish <i>Astyanax mexicanus</i>	18
Single-cell profiling of the pig cecum at various developmental stages	18
Production of functional sperm from in vitro-cultured premeiotic spermatogonia in a marine fish	17
Synergistic effects of Pleistocene geological and climatic events on complex phylogeographic history of widespread sympatric species of Megaloptera in East Asia	17
Population genomics reveals that natural variation in <i>PRDM16</i> contributes to cold tolerance in domestic cattle	16
Dynamic transcriptional atlas of male germ cells during porcine puberty	16
Surviving winter on the Qinghai-Xizang Plateau: Extensive reversible protein phosphorylation plays a dominant role in regulating hypometabolism in hibernating <i>Nanorana parkeri</i>	16
Design Methods for Antimicrobial Peptides with Improved Performance	16
Ferrets: A powerful model of SARS-CoV-2	16
Prior exposure to ciprofloxacin disrupts intestinal homeostasis and predisposes ayu(Plecoglossus altivelis)to subsequent Pseudomonas plecoglossicida-induced infection	16
The first cavefish in the Dinaric Karst? Cave colonization made possible by phenotypic plasticity in <i>Telestes karsticus</i>	15
MonkeyTrail: A scalable video-based method for tracking macaque movement trajectory in daily living cages	15
A 1.1 Mb duplication CNV on chromosome 17 contributes to skeletal muscle development in Boer goats	15
Epigenetic editing of Indian Medaka fgf2 using CRISPR/dCas9-tet1CD	15
Evolution of p53 pathway-related genes provides insights into anticancer mechanisms of natural longevity in cetaceans	15
Transfer of the <i>zp3a</i> gene results in changes in egg adhesiveness and buoyancy in transgenic zebrafish	15
Phylogenomics of Cervidae provides insights into antler origin and evolution	15
Conservation genomics of sibling grouse in boreal forests reveals introgression and adaptive population differentiation in genes controlling epigenetic variation	14
<i>Liobagrus chengduensis</i>, a new species of torrent catfish (Teleostei: Siluriformes: Amblycipitidae) from the upper Changjiang River basin in southwest China	14
Evolutionary history of Old World cellar spiders in the context of Neo-Tethyan sea-land transformations	14
Convergent musk biosynthesis across host and microbiota in musk deer and muskrat	13
Reciprocal translocation experiments reveal gut microbiome plasticity and host specificity in a Qinghai-Xizang Plateau lizard	13
Ribosome profiling and single-cell RNA sequencing identify the unfolded protein response as a key regulator of pigeon lactation	13
Investigating the molecular mechanisms of oocyte maturation and ovulation in Nile tilapia: A focus on the steroidogenic enzyme Cyp17a2	12
Importance of genetic data from type specimens:The questionable type locality of southern white-cheeked gibbon,Nomascus siki(Delacour,1951)	12
Transcription factor <i>Dmrt1</i> triggers the SPRY1-NF-κB pathway to maintain testicular immune homeostasis and male fertility	12
Defining honeybee subspecies in an evolutionary context warrants strategized conservation	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
Beneficial effects of probiotics on <i>Litopenaeus vannamei</i> growth and immune function via the recruitment of gut Rhodobacteraceae symbionts	12
Loss of SHROOM3 affects neuroepithelial cell shape through regulating cytoskeleton proteins in cynomolgus monkey organoids	12
Identification of novel mammalian viruses in tree shrews (<i>Tupaia belangeri chinensis</i>)	12
Author Correction: Genetically modified pigs with CD163 point mutation are resistant to HP-PRRSV infection	12
Regulation of UBC12 expression and protein neddylation by PINK1 implicates its primate-specific function	11
Spider Taxonomy: A Historical and Global Perspective	11
Diverse mitogenomic variations contribute to population differentiation in Eurasian Tree Sparrows (<i>Passer montanus</i>)	11
From beasts to bytes: Revolutionizing zoological research with artificial intelligence	11
Evolutionary timescale of chalcidoid wasps inferred from over one hundred mitochondrial genomes	11
Mei4 deficiency leads to sexual dimorphism of early meiosis and occurrence of unreduced eggs in zebrafish	11
Comparative analyses of mitogenomes in the social bees with insights into evolution of long inverted repeats in the Meliponini	11
Multi-omics reveals key cell types and gene families regulating eggshell strength in chicken uteri	11
Evolutionary history of Old World cellar spiders in the context of Neo-Tethyan sea-land transformations	11

Rescuing Fertility: C-Phycocyanin Prevents Ovarian Damage through NRF2-Mediated Ferroptosis Pathways in Polycystic Ovary Syndrome Models	11
Microplastic exposure disturbs sleep structure, reduces lifespan, and decreases ovary size in <i>Drosophila</i> <i>melanogaster</i>	11
Description of two new species of <i>Hemiphyllodactylus</i> (Reptilia: Gekkonidae) from karst landscapes in Yunnan, China, highlights complex conservation needs	11
Proteins as nanomagnets and magnetoreceptors	10
Targeting autophagy in Alzheimer’s disease: Animal models and mechanisms	10
Global genomic insights into antimicrobial resistance of Escherichia marmotae	10
Meiotic transcriptional reprogramming mediated by cell-cell communications in humans and mice revealed by scATAC-seq and scRNA-seq	10
<i>Zic3</i> represses anterior digit development in tetrapods	10
VEGFR-3 deficiency in astrocytes exacerbates the Japanese encephalitis virus infection-induced neuroinflammatory response in the brains of mice	10
Global cold-chain related SARS-CoV-2 transmission identified by pandemic-scale phylogenomics	10
Insight into molecular and neural mechanisms of general anesthesia from the invertebrate model <i>Drosophila melanogaster</i>	10
Divergent sequential variation of TRPA1 in cetaceans and its potential adaptive role in aquatic adaptation	10
Comparative transcriptomic evidence of physiological changes and potential relationships in vertebrates under different dormancy states	10
Diverse Species of Animal Models in Epilepsy Research: Progress and Perspectives	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
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	9
Single-nucleus transcriptomic profiling of multiple organs in a rhesus macaque model of SARS-CoV-2 infection	9
<i>Charybdis</i> <i>japonica</i> genome provides insights into desiccation adaptation and sex-determining region	9
CCDC181 is required for sperm flagellum biogenesis and male fertility in mice	9
Perinuclear theca protein FNDC8 interacts with CCIN and ACTL7A to ensure proper sperm head shaping during spermiogenesis	9
Europe vs.China:Pholcus(Araneae,Pholcidae)from Yanshan-Taihang Mountains confirms uneven distribution of spiders in Eurasia	9
Dynamic foraging strategy adaptation to heterogeneous environments contributes to social aggregation in snub-nosed monkeys	9
Genetically modified pigs: Emerging animal models for hereditary hearing loss	9
Chromosome-level genome assembly of the freshwater snail Bellamya purificata(Caenogastropoda)	9
Comprehensive analysis of the gut microbiome and post-translational modifications elucidates the route involved in microbiota-host interactions	8
Unexpected divergence in magnetoreceptor MagR from robin and pigeon linked to two sequence variations	8
Comparative multi-locus assessment of modern Asian newts (<i>Cynops</i>, <i>Paramesotriton</i>, and <i>Pachytriton</i>: Salamandridae) in southern China suggests a	8
Next-generation vaccines for substance use disorders	8
Peptide OM-LV20 Demonstrates Neuroprotective Effects by Attenuating Mitochondrial-Mediated Neuronal Apoptosis in Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) Mice	8
Ecological study of cave nectar bats reveals low risk of direct transmission of bat viruses to humans	8
Unknown species from China: The case of phrurolithid spiders (Araneae, Phrurolithidae)	8
Dihydroartemisinin inhibits plasmid transfer in drug-resistant <i>Escherichia coli</i> via limiting energy supply	8
Distributions of parvalbumin, calbindin-D28k, and calretinin in the cerebrum of Chinese tree shrews (<i>Tupaia belangeri chinensis</i>): A high-resolution neuroanatomical resource	8
Discovery of a wild, genetically pure Chinese giant salamander creates new conservation opportunities	8
Mitochondrial phylogenomics provides insights into the phylogeny and evolution of spiders(Arthropoda:Araneae)	8
Role of cancer stem cell ecosystem on breast cancer metastasis and related mouse models	8
Multiple fish diversity facets in the Nu-Salween basin: unexpected bimodal patterns, environmental drivers, threats, and conservation implications	8
Improved mammalian family phylogeny using gap-rare multiple sequence alignment: A timetree of extant placentals and marsupials	8
Europe vs. China: <i>Pholcus</i> (Araneae, Pholcidae) from Yanshan-Taihang Mountains confirms uneven distribution of spiders in Eurasia	8
Ancient DNA unravels species identification from Laosicheng site, Hunan Province, China, and provides insights into maternal genetic history of East Asian leopards	8
Chromosome-level genome assembly of the freshwater snail <i>Bellamya purificata</i> (Caenogastropoda)	8
Declined fitness in larvae born from long-distance migrants of anadromous <i>Coilia nasus</i> in the lower reaches of the Yangtze River, China	8
Maternal hypoxia exposure perturbs imprinted gene methylation in adult sperm and induces intergenerational placental impairments in male offspring	8
Large animal models for investigating the applications of photodynamic therapy	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
Importance of genetic data from type specimens: The questionable type locality of southern white-cheeked gibbon, <i>Nomascus siki</i> (Delacour, 1951)	8
Cenozoic Tethyan changes dominated Eurasian animal evolution and diversity patterns	8
Comparison of gut viromes from different species of mammals in zoos unveiled the genetic diversity of bacteriophage dark matter and mammalian viruses	7
Engineered AAV13 Variants with Enhanced Transduction and Confined Spread	7
Multiplex gene editing reduces oxalate production in primary hyperoxaluria type 1	7
Patterns and drivers of avian taxonomic and phylogenetic beta diversity in China vary across geographical backgrounds and dispersal abilities	7
Virome in healthy pangolins reveals compatibility with multiple potentially zoonotic viruses	7
Amphibians as a source of bioactive antioxidant peptides: Emerging insights and therapeutic potential	7
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	7
Advancing neuroscience through real-time processing of big data: Transition from open-loop to closed-loop paradigms	7
Rotating magnetic field inhibits Aβ protein aggregation and alleviates cognitive impairment in Alzheimer’s disease mice	7
Mitogenomic phylogeny, biogeography, and cryptic divergence of the genus <i>Silurus</i> (Siluriformes: Siluridae)	7
NOCT, a potential domestication gene impacting circadian rhythm and behaviors during dog domestication	7
Does high vegetation coverage equal high giant panda density?	7
Loss of behavioral stress response in blind cavefish reduces energy expenditure	7
Cross-species recognition of bat coronavirus RsYN04 and cross-reaction of SARS-CoV-2 antibodies against the virus	7
Initiation of the Primate Genome Project	7