OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of Mammal Research is 3. 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
Terrestrial locomotor behaviors of the big brown bat (Vespertilionidae: Eptesicus fuscus)	31
European rabbit (Oryctolagus cuniculus) as seed disperser in arid ecotones of Argentina: non-native herbivore facilitation of native and non-native plants	23
Body condition is positively related to basal metabolic rate in two species of vespertilionid bats from Central Mexico	19
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
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	12
Variations in density of pine marten Martes martes populations according to forest fragmentation	11
Phylogenetic position of the northern pika Ochotona hyperborea in Hokkaido, Japan based on mitochondrial COI sequences	11
Habitat characteristics around dens in female brown bears with cubs are density dependent	10
Habitat use by the endangered spotted-tailed quoll in a fragmented landscape	10
Crested porcupine (Hystrix cristata) abundance estimation using Bayesian methods: first data from a highly agricultural environment in central Italy	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
Do mammals use human-modified landscapes? A survey of medium- and large-sized species in an Atlantic Forest-Cerrado pastureland	8
Correction to: Wildlife feeding activities induce papillae proliferation in the rumen of fallow deer	7
Inventorying terrestrial mammal species in mixed-mangrove forest of the Lower Kinabatangan, Sabah, Borneo, Malaysia, with special reference to a new locality record of otter civet, Cynogale bennettii	7
Hypoflexid function in the “trenchant heel” of carnassial teeth, with comments on talonid evolution	7
Using the BirdNET algorithm to identify wolves, coyotes, and potentially their interactions in a large audio dataset	7
Confirmed presence of Neogale frenata (Carnivora, Mustelidae) in the cordillera del Cóndor (ecuador) and comments on its taxonomy	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
Phylogeography of Mustela eversmanii and M. putorius (Carnivora: Mustelidae) throughout continental Eurasia, based on mitochondrial control-region sequences	7
Brushtail possum terrestrial activity patterns are driven by climatic conditions, breeding and moonlight intensity	6
Competitive interactions with dominant carnivores affect carrion acquisition of striped hyena in a semi-arid landscape of Rajasthan, India	6

Weather, ultrasonic, cranial and body traits predict insect diet hardness in a Central Mexican bat community	6
Large scale monitoring of terrestrial small mammals using noninvasive sampling and COI barcoding	6
Why hibernate? Predator avoidance in the edible dormouse	6
Assessing habitat selection of the vulnerable Asian small-clawed otters in an anthropized riparian forest of eastern Bangladesh	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
Low autumn activity of bats results in small potential of pest reduction	6
New mesocarnivore at the doorstep of Central Europe: historic development of golden jackal (Canis aureus) population in Slovenia	5
Trunks and treetops: integrating terrestrial and arboreal camera-trap surveys to document elusive mammal communities in India	5
Climate change threatens striped hyena (Hyaena hyaena) distribution in Nepal	5
Large hairy armadillo Chaetophractus villosus: the most recent mammal invader in the binational Tierra del Fuego Island	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
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
Browsing into a Panamanian tropical rainforest: micro- and mesowear study of Central American red brocket deer	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
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
First documentation of golden jackal (Canis aureus) reproduction in Germany	4
Golden years: estimated longevity of marten (Martes americana), wolverine (Gulo gulo), and lynx (Lynx canadensis)	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
Morphometrics, pelage variations and reproduction of the little studied Saharan striped polecat (Poecilictis libyca)	4
Five-decade expansion of striped field mouse (Apodemus agrarius) and the process of its establishment in colonized territories	4
Rapid and reliable method for identification of three medium-sized horseshoe bat species in Europe	4
Spatio-temporal patterns of vertebrate roadkills in a suburban area in northern Japan	4
A reduced labor, non-invasive method for characterizing small mammal communities	4
Behavioral habitat selection of wood bison (Bison bison athabascae) in boreal forests	3
Correction to: Do unpublished data help to redraw distributions? The case of the spectacled bear in Peru	3
Seasonal changes in dietary compositions of the Malayan flying lemur (Galeopterus variegatus) with reference to food availability	3
Using DNA barcoding and species distribution models to characterize the trophic ecology of Geoffroy’s cat in the Brazilian Pampa	3
Diets of pumas during significant changes in ungulate prey availability in the San Andres Mountains, south-central New Mexico, USA	3
Wildlife feeding activities induce papillae proliferation in the rumen of fallow deer	3
A method to sample small mammals in the subnivium	3
Density surface modeling of European hare in the Argentinean Pampas	3
Drivers of functional diversity in small-bodied mammals across a deforestation frontier in the Southern Brazilian Amazon	3
Seasonal variation in the activity pattern of red squirrels and their mammalian predators	3
Wood lemming (Myopus schisticolor) — a newcomer in Estonian mammal fauna?	3
Characterization of recent wild pig-vehicle collisions in Georgia, USA	3
Correction to: Climate change threatens striped hyena (Hyaena hyaena) distribution in Nepal	3
The first report on genetic variability and population structure in jackals from Bosnia and Herzegovina	3
Bioacoustic evidence for a continuous summer presence of the greater noctule bat, Nyctalus lasiopterus, in the Italian Alps	3
First occurrence of a reproductive group of golden jackal (Canis aureus moreoticus) in a densely populated area south of the Po River (Italy)	3
Decadal trends in a population of urban white-tailed jackrabbits at the northern edge of its range	3
Assessing the ecological suitability of the Irish landscape for the Eurasian lynx (Lynx lynx)	3
Reducing identification errors of African carnivores from photographs through computer-assisted workflow	3
Do highways influence the genetic structure of coyotes (Canis latrans) in a highly fragmented urban–rural landscape in central Mexico?	3