OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of Mammal Research is 4. 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
Terrestrial locomotor behaviors of the big brown bat (Vespertilionidae: Eptesicus fuscus)	25
European rabbit (Oryctolagus cuniculus) as seed disperser in arid ecotones of Argentina: non-native herbivore facilitation of native and non-native plants	22
Multi-year monitoring of bats in a Northern South American forest: diversity and comparison with other neotropical bat assemblages	15
First characterization of the echolocation calls of Myotis dinellii (Chiroptera: Vespertilionidae)	15
Body condition is positively related to basal metabolic rate in two species of vespertilionid bats from Central Mexico	15
Dietary habits of the giant armadillo (Priodontes maximus) in the Brazilian wetlands	15
Habitat selection of smooth-coated otters (Lutrogale perspicillata) in the peri-coastal, urbanised landscape of Goa, India	13
Activity patterns of an arboreal and semi-arboreal mammal community	13
Phylogenetic position of the northern pika Ochotona hyperborea in Hokkaido, Japan based on mitochondrial COI sequences	11
Habitat use by the endangered spotted-tailed quoll in a fragmented landscape	10
A new camera-trapping device, the Campascope, to study feeding behaviour of subterranean rodents	9
Melanin-based colouration in European hedgehogs (Erinaceus europaeus): is it under selection in urban environments?	8
Filling acoustic gaps: new insights into the echolocation calls of Argentine bats	8
Using the BirdNET algorithm to identify wolves, coyotes, and potentially their interactions in a large audio dataset	8
Habitat characteristics around dens in female brown bears with cubs are density dependent	8
Crested porcupine (Hystrix cristata) abundance estimation using Bayesian methods: first data from a highly agricultural environment in central Italy	8
Correction to: Wildlife feeding activities induce papillae proliferation in the rumen of fallow deer	8
Variations in density of pine marten Martes martes populations according to forest fragmentation	8
Confirmed presence of Neogale frenata (Carnivora, Mustelidae) in the cordillera del Cóndor (ecuador) and comments on its taxonomy	7
Hypoflexid function in the “trenchant heel” of carnassial teeth, with comments on talonid evolution	7
Weather, ultrasonic, cranial and body traits predict insect diet hardness in a Central Mexican bat community	7
Unraveling the origin of the wild pig (Sus scrofa Linnaeus, 1758) from the northwest Patagonian region: evidence of hybridization processes and a possible pure wild boar population in a protected area	7
Do mammals use human-modified landscapes? A survey of medium- and large-sized species in an Atlantic Forest-Cerrado pastureland	7
Phylogeography of Mustela eversmanii and M. putorius (Carnivora: Mustelidae) throughout continental Eurasia, based on mitochondrial control-region sequences	7
Assessing habitat selection of the vulnerable Asian small-clawed otters in an anthropized riparian forest of eastern Bangladesh	6

Brushtail possum terrestrial activity patterns are driven by climatic conditions, breeding and moonlight intensity	6
Climate change threatens striped hyena (Hyaena hyaena) distribution in Nepal	6
Large scale monitoring of terrestrial small mammals using noninvasive sampling and COI barcoding	6
Low autumn activity of bats results in small potential of pest reduction	6
Choosing crops over natural fodder: feeding ecology of the Asian elephant Elephas maximus in the mosaics of agriculture fields with fragmented forests of South Bengal, India	6
Competitive interactions with dominant carnivores affect carrion acquisition of striped hyena in a semi-arid landscape of Rajasthan, India	6
Does the size of a protected area matter? An assessment of leopard population and habitat usage in a protected area of Shiwalik foothills, Himalaya	5
Habitat structure and the presence of large carnivores shape the site use of an understudied small carnivore: caracal ecology in a miombo woodland	5
New mesocarnivore at the doorstep of Central Europe: historic development of golden jackal (Canis aureus) population in Slovenia	5
Habitat suitability and representation of the potential distribution of the lowland tapir (Tapirus terrestris) within land cover types and protected areas of eastern Colombia	5
Golden years: estimated longevity of marten (Martes americana), wolverine (Gulo gulo), and lynx (Lynx canadensis)	5
Home range and resource selection of Virginia opossums in the rural southeastern United States	5
Camera traps strengthen inference about endangered beach mouse activity	5
Population density and activity of the Gobi bear	5
New genetic data unveil taxonomic complexity in the high-Andean sigmodontine Abrothrix andina (Rodentia, Cricetidae)	5
Spatial ecology of leopard cats (Prionailurus bengalensis) in Korea: seasonal and sexual variation in home range and habitat preference	5
Browsing into a Panamanian tropical rainforest: micro- and mesowear study of Central American red brocket deer	5
Why hibernate? Predator avoidance in the edible dormouse	5
Trunks and treetops: integrating terrestrial and arboreal camera-trap surveys to document elusive mammal communities in India	5
Correction to: Molecular DNA-based spatial mapping technique predicting diversity and distribution of otters (Lutrinae) in Peninsular Malaysia using non-invasive fecal samples	5
Large hairy armadillo Chaetophractus villosus: the most recent mammal invader in the binational Tierra del Fuego Island	5
Spatio-temporal patterns of vertebrate roadkills in a suburban area in northern Japan	5
Five-decade expansion of striped field mouse (Apodemus agrarius) and the process of its establishment in colonized territories	4
Correction to: A first species‑wide phylogenetic analysis of small mammals from Costa Rica using mitochondrial cytochrome b	4
Spatio-temporal behaviour of female wild boar in an agro-forestry–pastoral landscape of Southern Italy	4
Behavioral habitat selection of wood bison (Bison bison athabascae) in boreal forests	4
Morphometrics, pelage variations and reproduction of the little studied Saharan striped polecat (Poecilictis libyca)	4
Rapid and reliable method for identification of three medium-sized horseshoe bat species in Europe	4
A reduced labor, non-invasive method for characterizing small mammal communities	4
Comparative mitogenome sequences and phylogenetic relationships of two mongooses (Herpestes ichneumon and Urva auropunctata) from Türkiye and Iraq	4
First documentation of golden jackal (Canis aureus) reproduction in Germany	4
Correction to: Do unpublished data help to redraw distributions? The case of the spectacled bear in Peru	4