OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of European Zoological Journal 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 2021-08-01 to 2025-08-01.)

Article	Citations
A forest path towards an education for global citizenship	15
Consumption of polypropylene caused some ultrastructural and physiological changes in some tissues of Galleria mellonella (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae) larvae	12
Looks or personality: what drives damselfly male mating success in the wild?	12
Insight into the larva of the greater wax moth Galleria mellonella as a model organism, with a pictorial key for identifying larval stages	12
First records of the rare shrimp family Disciadidae from Chinese waters with description of a new species	12
Variability in fatty acids composition in eggs of an omnivorous waterbird, the black-headed gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus , foraging in different habitats	12
Two new species of parasitic demodecid mites in the European polecat Mustela putorius and their co-infestation with Miridex putorii (Acari	11
Hypodectes propus (Nitzsch, 1861) (Acarina: Hypoderatidae) in common wood pigeons ( Columba palumbus Linnaeus, 1758) (Aves: Columbidae): the first rec	11
Is the skull of the black-headed gull dimorphic? Analysis of shape variation	11
Description of five new species of the Macrolycus venustus species group (Coleoptera: Lycidae)	10
The dominant species of piscivorous bird does not adversely affect fishery in the lagoons of the southern Baltic Sea	10
Integrative description of Macrobiotus kosmali sp. nov. (hufelandi group) from the Island of Madeira (Portugal)	10
Inter-annual variation in adult demography, but no sex bias in a large lowland population of the threatened Clouded ApolloParnassius mnemosynebutterfly	10
Filial cannibalism in the Black Stork ( Ciconia nigra )	10
Population structure and parasite fauna of stone moroko, Pseudorasbora parva (Temminck et Schlegel, 1846) in a watercourse of the Oder catchment area (‘Central Plains’ E	10
Alternative mating strategies in Eurasian Reed Warblers: extra-pair paternity and egg dumping	9
Species-specific variation in mental gland secretions of turtles revealed by proteomic and lipidomic profiling	9
The first records of Niphargus hrabei and N. potamophilus in Ukraine and Bulgaria significantly enlarge the ranges of these species	9
Whelks, rock-snails, and allied: a new phylogenetic framework for the family Muricidae (Mollusca: Gastropoda)	9
Morphology, phylogenetic position, and mating behaviour of a new Mesobiotus (Tardigrada) species from a rock pool in the Socorro Box Canyon (New Mexico, USA)	8
Responses of ground and dung beetle assemblages to extreme events: the case of the windstorm “Vaia” in the Italian Alps	8
An evo-devo perspective on the regeneration patterns of continuous arm structures in stellate echinoderms	8
Toxic effects of nickel on tolerance and regeneration in the freshwater shrimp Neocaridina davidi	7
The spatial structure (3D) and mechanical properties of the sponge Spongilla lacustris L. (Porifera: Spongillida) skeleton as a potential tensegral architecture	7
Cosmopolitism, rareness and endemism in deep-sea marine nematodes	7

Marbled crayfish Procambarus virginalis invades a nature reserve: how to stop further introductions?	7
Assessing wild bee fauna (Hymenoptera: Apoidea: Anthophila) in Calabria (southern Italy)	7
First report and molecular analysis of population stability of the invasive Gulf wedge clam, Rangia cuneata (G.B. Sowerby I, 1832) in the Pomerian Bay (Southern Baltic Sea)	7
The Eurasian Harvest Mouse Micromys minutus feeding on nestlings of the Eurasian Reed Warbler Acrocephalus scirpaceus	6
Monacha samsunensis(Pfeiffer, 1868): another Anatolian species introduced to Western Europe, where it is known asMonacha atacisGittenberger & de Winter, 1985 (Gastropoda: Eupulmonata	6
Hidden jewels of Malaysia: two new genera and species of remarkable clearwing moths (Lepidoptera: Sesiidae: Osminiini)	6
Cavity nesting ants use more, larger grains of sand for nest entrance modification in repeated emigrations	6
The subgenus Oligonychus (Oligonychus) Berlese (Acari, Prostigmata, Tetranychidae), diagnostic keys to world species, and taxonomic notes	6
How microhabitat characteristics influence the females’ nest site selection of the invasive alien species Trachemys scripta in the Angitola Lake (Calabria, Southern Ital	6
Population dynamics, feeding strategies, and coccinellid predators of the larch woolly adelgid exules on the European larch	6
Decline of Pelophylax lessonae in mixed populations of water frogs over the last 50 years	6
Multiple nest reuse by three passerine species	6
Black kites wintering in Europe: estimated number, subspecies status, and behaviour of a bird wintering on Crete and Turkey	5
Effects of seasonality on the oviposition activity of potential vector mosquitoes (Diptera: Culicidae) from the São João River Basin Environmental Protection Area of the state of Rio de Janeiro, Brazi	5
Do females of Whiskered TernChlidonias hybridarenest after offspring desertion?	5
Cloning and bioinformatics analysis of aquaporin proteins in the European house dust mite, Dermatophagoides pteronyssinus	5
First record of the genus Microichthyurus Pic, 1919 (Cantharidae, Chauliognathinae, Ichthyurini) from mainland China, with descriptions of four new species	5
Jantarineura serafini gen. et sp. nov. supports biodiversity of Protodikraneurini in Eocene amber forest of Northern Europe (Hemiptera: Cicadellidae: Typhlocybinae)	5
Integrative taxonomy supports one rather than several species ofPalingeniain South-Eastern Europe (Insecta, Ephemeroptera, Palingeniidae)	5
Interspecific differences in swimming performance, behavior and survival between native Italian gudgeon ( Gobio benacensis Pollini, 1816) and non-native European gudgeon	5
Honeybee age and inoculum concentration as factors affecting the development of Nosema ceranae infection	5
Checklist of sponges (Porifera) at the shelf-break front of Argentina, SW Atlantic Ocean, with data on their settlement substrata	5
The reuse of Song Thrush ( Turdus philomelos ) nests by the Red-backed Shrike ( Lanius collurio ) in an intensive agricultural landscape:	5
Effect of dietary supplementation with fatty acids on growth, survival, and fatty acid patterns in Procambarus clarkii and Procambarus virginalis: the first comparison of two invasive cr	5
Do non-direct heterospecific cues of avian predator activity alter reproductive modes of a passerine bird?	5
The first case of bilateral gynandromorphic plumage type in the bearded reedling Panurus biarmicus	4
Pre-hibernation energy reserves and their consumption during freezing in the moor frog Rana arvalis in Siberia	4
Effects of moisture decrease on behavioural and life history traits in three species of terrestrial isopods	4
Ecophysiological characteristics of wintering mute swan population in anthropogenically modified environments	4
Morphology and taxonomy of the genus Ramazzottius (Eutardigrada; Ramazzottiidae) with the integrative description of Ramazzottius kretschmanni sp. nov	4
Distribution and natural history of Plutonium zwierleini (Chilopoda: Scolopendromorpha) in Sicily (Italy)	4
Comparison of three indirect methods for density estimation of the wild boar (Sus scrofa) in different habitats in South Korea	4
Nothing is as it seems: genetic analyses on stranded fin whales unveil the presence of a fin-blue whale hybrid in the Mediterranean Sea (Balaenopteridae)	4
The use of artificial floating nest platforms as conservation measure for the common ternSterna hirundo: a case study in the RAMSAR site Druzno Lake in Northern Poland	4
DNA barcode insight into the diversity of water mites from eastern Türkiye, with the description of one new species (Acari: Hydrachnidia)	4
Combined effects of pollution and bacterial infection in Sabella spallanzanii (Gmelin, 1971)	4
The nonshivering thermogenesis of brown adipose tissue and fat mobilization of striped hamsters exposed to cycles of cold and warm temperatures	4
Unwanted ‘hitchhikers’ of ornamental snails: a case report of digeneans transported via the international pet trade	4
The case of subcutaneous emphysema in a Eurasian reed warbler nestling	4
An alien and invasive species of freshwater mussel Sinanodonta woodiana (Lea, 1834) asscociated with the parasitic species of water mite Unionicola ypsilo	4
A new species and a new record of the albuneid subfamily Lepidopinae (Crustacea: decapoda: anomura) from China	4
Effects of pharmacological castration on endocrinological and chemical profiles in captive red and fallow deer	4
Effects of diclofenac on the gametes and embryonic development of Arbacia lixula	3
Relationship between hatching success, nest location and egg traits in Kentish plovers Anarhynchus alexandrinus breeding in an oasis wetland in the Sahara Desert, Algeri	3
Integrative taxonomy reveals a new species of the leech genus Dina R. Blanchard, 1892 (Annelida, Hirudinida: Erpobdellidae) from the ancient Skadar Lake basin in Montenegro	3
Increasing body condition of autumn migrating Eurasian blackcaps Sylvia atricapilla over four decades	3
Visual prey categorization by a generalist jumping spider	3
Distribution of Cheyletus mites in dust samples	3
Effects of different culture methods on growth, meat yield, and nutritional composition of Mediterranean mussels ( Mytilus galloprovincialis ), south side of Marmara Sea	3
How cadmium and copper change the sensitivity of the hemocytes of Steatoda grossa spider on immunostimulation: qualitative and quantitative analysis	3

Presence of the endangered saproxylic species Cucujus haematodes (Coleoptera: Cucujidae) in Aspromonte National Park (Southern Italy)	3
Long-term changes in the diversity of amphibian communities inhabiting small water bodies in the urban area of Olsztyn (NE Poland)	3
Colour pattern and DNA-barcoding reveal a wide distribution of the insular endemic bumble bee Bombus xanthopus in the Tuscan Archipelago	3
An overview of the genus Alaptus Westwood in India (Hymenoptera: Mymaridae)	3
A contribution to the taxonomy and phylogeny of the genus Chaetonotus (Gastrotricha, Paucitubulatina, Chaetonotidae), with the description of a new species from Italian	3
Nesting biology of Mimumesa littoralis (Bondroit, 1934) (Hymenoptera, Spheciformes) in Poland	3
Digit ratio in the common spadefoot toad Pelobates fuscus (Anura: Mesobatrachia: Pelobatidae): patterns and correlations	3
Comparative cytogenetics of Hemorrhois hippocrepis and Malpolon monspessulanus highlights divergent karyotypes in Colubridae and Psammophiidae (Squamata: Serpentes)	3
The influence of humidity gradient in a forest on ground spider assemblages: a preliminary study	3
Feeding habits and diet overlap between Delminichthys ghetaldii and Telestes dabar , two endemic species from karst poljes in Bosnia and H	3
Habitat preferences and spatial distribution of larvae of Lipara Meigen, 1830 (Diptera: chloropidae) and associated entomofauna in galls	3
Chelarctus and Crenarctus (Crustacea: Scyllaridae) from Coral Sea waters, with molecular identification of their larvae	3
Considerations on the claws of the Apochela and a novel detail of the bucco-pharyngeal apparatus of the genus Milnesium (Tardigrada: Apochela: Milnesiidae)	3
New data on aphids from Taimyr amber and systematic evaluation of the Taimyraphidoidea (Hemiptera: Sternorrhyncha)	3
Microbiome response to cadmium and copper ingestion in the spider Steatoda grossa (Theridiidae): short-term and long-term effects of metal intoxication	3
Diversity pattern of ichthyofaunal assemblage in South-central coastal region of Bangladesh	3
Hitchhiking through life: a review of phoresy in Uropodina mites (Parasitiformes: Mesostigmata)	3
First isolation of Leptomyxa (Amoebozoa, Leptomyxida) from endozoic conditions: an interaction between two common soil organisms	3
First records of limnoterrestrial tardigrades (Tardigrada) from Haida Gwaii, British Columbia, Canada	3
Diversity and behavior of sea slugs (Heterobranchia) in the rocky tide pools of Conero Riviera (western Adriatic Sea)	3
Redescription of Scolelepis tridentata (Southern, 1914) (Annelida: Spionidae), with description of a new species of Scolelepis from the Bl	3
Integrative redescription of the Xerobiotus euxinus Pilato, Kiosya, Lisi, Inshina & Biserov, 2011 (Tardigrada: Eutardigrada: Macrobiotidae) population from Ukraine	3
Impact of livestock grazing on the terrestrial arthropod diversity in the arid zone of Mongolia	3
Biology and ecology of Zercon hamaricus Kaczmarek et al. 2021 (Parasitiformes: Zerconidae) with morphological study of all instars	3
Males of the solitary bee Anthophora plumipes have longer tongue, larger ocelli, and higher fluctuating asymmetry in more urbanised habitats	3
Biometric variability and sexual size dimorphism in the Great Knot Calidris tenuirostris	3
A great little ally: revealing the morphology of the immature stages of the aphid pest predator Sphaerophoria rueppellii (Wiedemann, 1830) (Diptera: Syrphidae)	3
Future effects of small hive beetle, Aethina tumida, on honey bee colony in Turkey based on temperature factor using a mathematical model	3
Aging and growth outside the comfort zone: the case of alien fire-bellied toads in France	3
Nesting behaviour and description of the larva ofAlysson spinosus(Panzer, 1801) (Hymenoptera: Bembicidae)	3