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 2022-08-01 to 2026-08-01.)

Article	Citations
First records of the rare shrimp family Disciadidae from Chinese waters with description of a new species	20
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	16
Hypodectes propus (Nitzsch, 1861) (Acarina: Hypoderatidae) in common wood pigeons ( Columba palumbus Linnaeus, 1758) (Aves: Co	15
Filial cannibalism in the Black Stork ( Ciconia nigra )	14
A forest path towards an education for global citizenship	14
Larval morphology and phylogenetic placement of the myrmecophilous beetle Attumbra lucida (Kraatz, 1852) (Staphylinoidea: Leiodidae: Cholevinae: Cholevin	13
Is the skull of the black-headed gull dimorphic? Analysis of shape variation	13
Variability in fatty acids composition in eggs of an omnivorous waterbird, the black-headed gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus , foraging in different habitats	13
Assessing the effects of passive integrated transponders (PIT tags) on the survival of Po brook lamprey ( Lampetra zanandreai ) ammocoetes	12
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
Inter-annual variation in adult demography, but no sex bias in a large lowland population of the threatened Clouded ApolloParnassius mnemosynebutterfly	11
Two new species of parasitic demodecid mites in the European polecat Mustela putorius and their co-infestation with Miridex putorii (Acari	11
Insight into the larva of the greater wax moth Galleria mellonella as a model organism, with a pictorial key for identifying larval stages	11
Diet composition of tiger ( Panthera tigris tigris ) and leopard ( Panthera pardus fusca ) from Bardia Nat	11
The first observation of the Lesser Horseshoe Bat Rhinolophus hipposideros (Bechstein, 1800) outside the northern limit of occurrence in Europe	10
Description of five new species of the Macrolycus venustus species group (Coleoptera: Lycidae)	10
Alternative mating strategies in Eurasian Reed Warblers: extra-pair paternity and egg dumping	9
Integrative description of Macrobiotus kosmali sp. nov. (hufelandi group) from the Island of Madeira (Portugal)	9
The first records of Niphargus hrabei and N. potamophilus in Ukraine and Bulgaria significantly enlarge the ranges of these species	9
Rapid, reliable, robust classification of freshwater mussel haemocytes using deep learning into two major classes	8
Species-specific variation in mental gland secretions of turtles revealed by proteomic and lipidomic profiling	8
Assessing wild bee fauna (Hymenoptera: Apoidea: Anthophila) in Calabria (southern Italy)	8
Whelks, rock-snails, and allied: a new phylogenetic framework for the family Muricidae (Mollusca: Gastropoda)	8
Responses of ground and dung beetle assemblages to extreme events: the case of the windstorm “Vaia” in the Italian Alps	8

The spatial structure (3D) and mechanical properties of the sponge Spongilla lacustris L. (Porifera: Spongillida) skeleton as a potential tensegral architecture	7
Description of one new leafhopper species of genus Otbatara (Hemiptera: Cicadellidae: Typhlocybinae: Erythroneurini) from Thailand and generic diagnosis	7
Cavity nesting ants use more, larger grains of sand for nest entrance modification in repeated emigrations	7
Monacha samsunensis(Pfeiffer, 1868): another Anatolian species introduced to Western Europe, where it is known asMonacha atacisGittenberger & de Winter, 1985 (Gastropoda: Eupulmonata	7
Sponge fauna associated with mesophotic invertebrate bioconstructions along the Apulian coasts (southern Italy, central Mediterranean)	7
Toxic effects of nickel on tolerance and regeneration in the freshwater shrimp Neocaridina davidi	7
Non-indigenous species contribution in the fouling communities of two recreational marinas along the Apulian coast (Ionian and South Adriatic seas)	7
Population dynamics, feeding strategies, and coccinellid predators of the larch woolly adelgid exules on the European larch	7
Ameliorative effects of pumpkin oil nanoemulsion on cryopreservation-related sperm damage via modulation of oxidative and apoptotic pathways	7
The Eurasian Harvest Mouse Micromys minutus feeding on nestlings of the Eurasian Reed Warbler Acrocephalus scirpaceus	7
Morphology, phylogenetic position, and mating behaviour of a new Mesobiotus (Tardigrada) species from a rock pool in the Socorro Box Canyon (New Mexico, USA)	7
Multiple nest reuse by three passerine species	7
Size variation in the Mute Swan Cygnus olor	7
Honeybee age and inoculum concentration as factors affecting the development of Nosema ceranae infection	7
First record of the genus Microichthyurus Pic, 1919 (Cantharidae, Chauliognathinae, Ichthyurini) from mainland China, with descriptions of four new species	6
A new Diaforobiotus species (Tardigrada: eutardigrada: richtersiusidae) from the Mexican transition zone, described based on multiple lines of evidence	6
The subgenus Oligonychus (Oligonychus) Berlese (Acari, Prostigmata, Tetranychidae), diagnostic keys to world species, and taxonomic notes	6
New aphid taxa from Obeshchayushchiy (north-eastern Russia) and their implications for the evolutionary stage of the group in the Late Cretaceous	6
Jantarineura serafini gen. et sp. nov. supports biodiversity of Protodikraneurini in Eocene amber forest of Northern Europe (Hemiptera: Cicadellidae: Typhlocybinae)	6
Checklist of sponges (Porifera) at the shelf-break front of Argentina, SW Atlantic Ocean, with data on their settlement substrata	6
How microhabitat characteristics influence the females’ nest site selection of the invasive alien species Trachemys scripta in the Angitola Lake (Calabri	6
Integrative description of Pseudechiniscus ( Meridioniscus ) goldsteini	6
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	6
Polystyrene micro- and nanoparticles induce ultrastructural alterations and disrupt gametogenesis and midgut homeostasis in the soil oligochaete Enchytraeus albidus	6
Barcoding reveals a remarkable genetic diversity of pontarachnid mites (Pontarachnidae, Hydrachnidia) in the Adriatic Sea, including the description of a new species from Slovenia	6
Decline of Pelophylax lessonae in mixed populations of water frogs over the last 50 years	6
Black kites wintering in Europe: estimated number, subspecies status, and behaviour of a bird wintering on Crete and Turkey	6
Updating the geographic distribution of the protected hermit beetle Osmoderma italicum (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Cetoniinae) in southern Italy	5
The reuse of Song Thrush ( Turdus philomelos ) nests by the Red-backed Shrike ( Lanius collurio ) in an in	5
Sampling parental cooperation: temporal fluctuations in starling provisioning and implications for methodology	5
Effects of moisture decrease on behavioural and life history traits in three species of terrestrial isopods	5
Comparison of three indirect methods for density estimation of the wild boar (Sus scrofa) in different habitats in South Korea	5
Do non-direct heterospecific cues of avian predator activity alter reproductive modes of a passerine bird?	5
Interspecific differences in swimming performance, behavior and survival between native Italian gudgeon ( Gobio benacensis Pollini, 1816) and non-native European gudgeon	5
Changes in sponge fauna over a half-century from a rocky cliff of the Portofino Promontory (Ligurian Sea; Western Mediterranean)	5
The first case of bilateral gynandromorphic plumage type in the bearded reedling Panurus biarmicus	5
Cloning and bioinformatics analysis of aquaporin proteins in the European house dust mite, Dermatophagoides pteronyssinus	5
Integrative taxonomy supports one rather than several species ofPalingeniain South-Eastern Europe (Insecta, Ephemeroptera, Palingeniidae)	5
Do females of Whiskered TernChlidonias hybridarenest after offspring desertion?	5
Exposure of tadpoles to bisphenol A and ethinylestradiol does not influence the behaviour of frogs in the tonic immobility test	5
Twinnia hydroides Novák, 1956 (Diptera: Simuliidae) in the Romanian Carpathians: integrative molecular and morphological data shed light on a long-standing dilemma	5
Habitat preferences and spatial distribution of larvae of Lipara Meigen, 1830 (Diptera: chloropidae) and associated entomofauna in galls	4
Effects of pharmacological castration on endocrinological and chemical profiles in captive red and fallow deer	4
Evidence of population stress linked to droughts in cave-dwelling spiders: the case of Meta bourneti in north-western Italy	4
Distribution and natural history of Plutonium zwierleini (Chilopoda: Scolopendromorpha) in Sicily (Italy)	4
Genetic dis/similarities between western Mediterranean and eastern Atlantic populations of the honeycomb worm Sabellaria alveolata (Polychaeta: sabellari	4
How cadmium and copper change the sensitivity of the hemocytes of Steatoda grossa spider on immunostimulation: qualitative and quantitative analysis	4
Descriptions of two new species of the leafhopper genus Zyginella (Hemiptera, Cicadellidae, Typhlocybinae) from China and Thailand	4
Distribution of Cheyletus mites in dust samples	4
The case of subcutaneous emphysema in a Eurasian reed warbler nestling	4

Description of the first-instar larvae of two Turanian–European species of Meloe updating the systematics of the genus (Coleoptera: Meloidae: Meloini)	4
DNA barcode insight into the diversity of water mites from eastern Türkiye, with the description of one new species (Acari: Hydrachnidia)	4
An alien and invasive species of freshwater mussel Sinanodonta woodiana (Lea, 1834) asscociated with the parasitic species of water mite	4
The Wieliczka Salt Mine’s Crystal Caverns: are they inhabited? A first entomological assessment	4
A new species and a new record of the albuneid subfamily Lepidopinae (Crustacea: decapoda: anomura) from China	4
It makes a difference who you are: first record of Dasyatis tortonesei Capapé, 1975 along Sardinian coasts and taxonomic uncertainties within stingrays	4
Relationship between hatching success, nest location and egg traits in Kentish plovers Anarhynchus alexandrinus breeding in an oasis wetland in the Sahar	3
Colour pattern and DNA-barcoding reveal a wide distribution of the insular endemic bumble bee Bombus xanthopus in the Tuscan Archipelago	3
The detection of specific prey cues triggers distinct predatory behaviour in Aurelia coerulea polyps (Cnidaria: scyphozoa)	3
Nesting behaviour and description of the larva ofAlysson spinosus(Panzer, 1801) (Hymenoptera: Bembicidae)	3
Combined effects of pollution and bacterial infection in Sabella spallanzanii (Gmelin, 1971)	3
Diversity pattern of ichthyofaunal assemblage in South-central coastal region of Bangladesh	3
Symbiotic copepods from the ascidians, a hidden diversity of the Mediterranean Sea: Haplostomides magnus n. sp. (Cyclopoida: Botryllophilidae)	3
Feeding habits and diet overlap between Delminichthys ghetaldii and Telestes dabar , two endemic species from karst poljes in Bosnia and H	3
Integrative redescription of the Xerobiotus euxinus Pilato, Kiosya, Lisi, Inshina & Biserov, 2011 (Tardigrada: Eutardigrada: Macrobiotidae) population from Ukraine	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
First isolation of Leptomyxa (Amoebozoa, Leptomyxida) from endozoic conditions: an interaction between two common soil organisms	3
An overview of the genus Alaptus Westwood in India (Hymenoptera: Mymaridae)	3
Influence of fertilization and the concentration of antibiotics in the soil in the big river valley (NE Poland) on breeding success and condition of adult Red-backed Shrike Lani	3
Increasing body condition of autumn migrating Eurasian blackcaps Sylvia atricapilla over four decades	3
The influence of humidity gradient in a forest on ground spider assemblages: a preliminary study	3
Stocking of alien species of fishing interest European regulatory framework, dates of first introduction in Italy, ecological impacts	3
First records of limnoterrestrial tardigrades (Tardigrada) from Haida Gwaii, British Columbia, Canada	3
Males of the solitary bee Anthophora plumipes have longer tongue, larger ocelli, and higher fluctuating asymmetry in more urbanised habitats	3
Future effects of small hive beetle, Aethina tumida , on honey bee colony in Turkey based on temperature factor using a mathematical model	3
Hidden in the wrack: spider (Arachnida, Araneae) diversity and new records for Italy from Posidonia banquettes	3
Comparative cytogenetics of Hemorrhois hippocrepis and Malpolon monspessulanus highlights divergent karyotypes in Colubridae and Psammophiidae (Squamata: Serpentes)	3
Effects of copper nanoparticles on oxidative stress genes and their enzyme activities in common carp ( Cyprinus carpio )	3
Biology and ecology of Zercon hamaricus Kaczmarek et al. 2021 (Parasitiformes: Zerconidae) with morphological study of all instars	3
New methodology in amphibian bone staining indicates differential lifespans in two tepui summit anurans ( Oreophrynella quelchii , Bufonidae and	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
A contribution to the taxonomy and phylogeny of the genus Chaetonotus (Gastrotricha, Paucitubulatina, Chaetonotidae), with the description of a new species from Italian	3
Aging and growth outside the comfort zone: the case of alien fire-bellied toads in France	3
Hitchhiking through life: a review of phoresy in Uropodina mites (Parasitiformes: Mesostigmata)	3
Impact of livestock grazing on the terrestrial arthropod diversity in the arid zone of Mongolia	3
Redescription of Scolelepis tridentata (Southern, 1914) (Annelida: Spionidae), with description of a new species of Scolelepis from the Bl	3
Biometric variability and sexual size dimorphism in the Great Knot Calidris tenuirostris	3
Effects of different culture methods on growth, meat yield, and nutritional composition of Mediterranean mussels ( Mytilus galloprovincialis ), south side of Marmara Sea	3
First occurrence of Bonnierilla similis Illg and Dudley, 1961 (Copepoda: notodelphyidae) in the central Mediterranean Sea	3
Visual prey categorization by a generalist jumping spider	3
Abundance and composition of invertebrate-feeding leeches in relation to fish status in ponds	3
Nesting biology of Mimumesa littoralis (Bondroit, 1934) (Hymenoptera, Spheciformes) in Poland	3
A new species of spider in the genus Yuelushannus (Araneae, Linyphiidae) from Guangdong, China	3
Digit ratio in the common spadefoot toad Pelobates fuscus (Anura: Mesobatrachia: Pelobatidae): patterns and correlations	3