OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The median citation count of Annual Review of Animal Biosciences 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 2022-06-01 to 2026-06-01.)

Article	Citations
Ups and Downs of a Sexologist and One-Time Phytologist	138
Extensive Recoding of the Neural Proteome in Cephalopods by RNA Editing	100
The Naked Mole-Rat as a Model for Healthy Aging	88
Long Noncoding RNAs in Dogs: Comparative Insights Across Species and Breeds	75
Blastoids for Modeling Early Embryonic Development: Application to Domestic Livestock	58
Illuminating the Mysteries of the Smallest Birds: Hummingbird Population Health, Disease Ecology, and Genomics	52
Advocating for Generalizability: Accepting Inherent Variability in Translation of Animal Research Outcomes	52
Biology and Cultural Importance of the Narwhal	48
Synthetic Communities of Gut Microbes for Basic Research and Translational Approaches in Animal Health and Nutrition	41
An Evolutionary Perspective on Dog Behavioral Genetics	38
Identification of Genetic Risk Factors for Monogenic and Complex Canine Diseases	38
Breathprints of the Barn: The Future of Livestock Research and Monitoring with Exhalomics	35
Molecular Innovations Shaping Beak Morphology in Birds	30
Genetics and Evolution of Bird Migration	29
Dogs as a Model for Cancer: An Update	27
Interrogating the Roles of Mutation–Selection Balance, Heterozygote Advantage, and Linked Selection in Maintaining Recessive Lethal Variation in Natural Populations	25
Conservation Genomics and Metagenomics of Giant and Red Pandas in the Wild	25
Reproductive and Metabolic Health Following Exposure to Environmental Chemicals: Mechanistic Insights from Mammalian Models	20
Convergent Evolution of Pregnancy in Vertebrates	19
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The Biology and Evolution of Fierce Females (Moles and Hyenas)	17
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Conserving Genetic and Genomic Diversity in Accordance with the Global Biodiversity Framework	16
The Importance of Sleep in Animals and Its Potential Vulnerability to Climate Change	15
Integrated Genomic Approaches to Characterize and Mitigate Heat Stress in Poultry	14

Comparative Genomics and Epigenomics of Transcriptional Regulation	11
Introduction	11
Advances in Organ and Tissue Xenotransplantation	11
Introduction	11
New Frontiers in Animal Prion Diseases	9
Breeding and Selecting Corals Resilient to Global Warming	8
Cloning for the Twenty-First Century and Its Place in Endangered Species Conservation	8
Advances and Challenges in Cell Biology for Cultured Meat	7
Dietary Interventions for Optimal Liver Function in High-Yielding Dairy Cows	7
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A One Health Approach to Reducing Livestock Disease Prevalence in Developing Countries: Advances, Challenges, and Prospects	6
Scientific Validation of Cannabidiol for Management of Dog and Cat Diseases	5
Chromosome Engineering: Technologies, Applications, and Challenges	5
Population Genomics for Insect Conservation	5
Transforming Livestock Systems with Better Feeds: A Triple Win for Food and Nutrition Security, Climate Resilience, and Women and Youth Empowerment in Low- and Lower-Middle-Income Countries	5
How Fish Population Genomics Can Promote Sustainable Fisheries: A Road Map	5
Evolution of Mammalian Regulatory Networks in the Brain	5
A Passion for Small Things and Staying Primed: My Career in Virology and Immunology	5