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 2021-12-01 to 2025-12-01.)

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	24
Body condition is positively related to basal metabolic rate in two species of vespertilionid bats from Central Mexico	21
Dietary habits of the giant armadillo (Priodontes maximus) in the Brazilian wetlands	15
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
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
Variations in density of pine marten Martes martes populations according to forest fragmentation	12
Phylogenetic position of the northern pika Ochotona hyperborea in Hokkaido, Japan based on mitochondrial COI sequences	12
Habitat use by the endangered spotted-tailed quoll in a fragmented landscape	11
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
Correction to: Wildlife feeding activities induce papillae proliferation in the rumen of fallow deer	8
Melanin-based colouration in European hedgehogs (Erinaceus europaeus): is it under selection in urban environments?	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
Assessing habitat selection of the vulnerable Asian small-clawed otters in an anthropized riparian forest of eastern Bangladesh	7
Confirmed presence of Neogale frenata (Carnivora, Mustelidae) in the cordillera del Cóndor (ecuador) and comments on its taxonomy	7
Do mammals use human-modified landscapes? A survey of medium- and large-sized species in an Atlantic Forest-Cerrado pastureland	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
Weather, ultrasonic, cranial and body traits predict insect diet hardness in a Central Mexican bat community	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
Phylogeography of Mustela eversmanii and M. putorius (Carnivora: Mustelidae) throughout continental Eurasia, based on mitochondrial control-region sequences	7
Climate change threatens striped hyena (Hyaena hyaena) distribution in Nepal	6

Hypoflexid function in the “trenchant heel” of carnassial teeth, with comments on talonid evolution	6
Large scale monitoring of terrestrial small mammals using noninvasive sampling and COI barcoding	6
Why hibernate? Predator avoidance in the edible dormouse	6
Brushtail possum terrestrial activity patterns are driven by climatic conditions, breeding and moonlight intensity	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
Home range and resource selection of Virginia opossums in the rural southeastern United States	6
Low autumn activity of bats results in small potential of pest reduction	6
Competitive interactions with dominant carnivores affect carrion acquisition of striped hyena in a semi-arid landscape of Rajasthan, India	6
Camera traps strengthen inference about endangered beach mouse activity	5
Population density and activity of the Gobi bear	5
Large hairy armadillo Chaetophractus villosus: the most recent mammal invader in the binational Tierra del Fuego Island	5
Spatial ecology of leopard cats (Prionailurus bengalensis) in Korea: seasonal and sexual variation in home range and habitat preference	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
Trunks and treetops: integrating terrestrial and arboreal camera-trap surveys to document elusive mammal communities in India	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
Morphometrics, pelage variations and reproduction of the little studied Saharan striped polecat (Poecilictis libyca)	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
New mesocarnivore at the doorstep of Central Europe: historic development of golden jackal (Canis aureus) population in Slovenia	5
New genetic data unveil taxonomic complexity in the high-Andean sigmodontine Abrothrix andina (Rodentia, Cricetidae)	5
Spatio-temporal patterns of vertebrate roadkills in a suburban area in northern Japan	5
Golden years: estimated longevity of marten (Martes americana), wolverine (Gulo gulo), and lynx (Lynx canadensis)	4
Rapid and reliable method for identification of three medium-sized horseshoe bat species in Europe	4
Correction to: Do unpublished data help to redraw distributions? The case of the spectacled bear in Peru	4
Spatio-temporal behaviour of female wild boar in an agro-forestry–pastoral landscape of Southern Italy	4
Five-decade expansion of striped field mouse (Apodemus agrarius) and the process of its establishment in colonized territories	4
First documentation of golden jackal (Canis aureus) reproduction in Germany	4
Behavioral habitat selection of wood bison (Bison bison athabascae) in boreal forests	4
Correction to: A first species‑wide phylogenetic analysis of small mammals from Costa Rica using mitochondrial cytochrome b	4
A reduced labor, non-invasive method for characterizing small mammal communities	4
Density surface modeling of European hare in the Argentinean Pampas	4