OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of Bulletin of Marine Science is 2. 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 2022-05-01 to 2026-05-01.)

Article	Citations
The genus Aspidosiphon Diesing, 1851 (Sipuncula: Aspidosiphonidae): Description of a New Shell Dwelling Species, Notes on Aspidosiphon (Paraspidosiphon) Laevis De Quatrefag	11
An Indian Ocean macroalga new to the Atlantic: Halimeda macroloba (Chlorophyta, Halimedaceae) discovered and now established in Biscayne Bay, Florida	8
Giant mobile coralliths from the Florida Keys, USA	7
Preface	7
Short-term Habitat Use and Vertical Movements of the Pelagic Stingray Pteroplatytrygon Violacea in the Western North Atlantic Ocean Determined by Pop-up Archival Satellite Tags	7
Public perception of coastal ecoengineering interventions in Singapore	7
Shifts in mangrove ecosystem distribution along the Baja California Peninsula following the Early-Middle Holocene transition	7
Changes in the organic matter deposition in the Southeastern America mangrove limit occurrence area (Santo Antônio Lagoon, Brazil)	7
Application of time-lapse cameras to explore predation on reintroduction of endangered white abalone ( Haliotis sorenseni )	6
First in situ observation of a whalefish (Cetomimidae: Gyrinomimus Parr, 1934) from the continental slope off Antofagasta, Chile	6
Fish community structure and diversity partitioning in the nearshore benthoscapes of San Salvador, The Bahamas	5
Impact of the invasive colonial tunicate Distaplia stylifera on polychaete taxocenosis associated with pen shells in the Gulf of California, Mexico	5
Recovery of a tropical coral reef in the aftermath of a cyclone: insights into postdisturbance dynamics and conservation strategies	5
First record of the coral Porites lobata Dana, 1846 in the Gulf of California	5
Residency and Fine-scale Habitat Use of Juvenile Goliath Grouper (Epinephelus Itajara) in a Mangrove Nursery	5
The roles of ocean law in the science-policy ballet on protection of the marine environment	4
Integrating the US Caribbean Reef Fish Visual Census into fishery stock assessments	4
Structural design influences biological community composition on a North Carolina jetty	4
Distribution and density of seabirds at sea around Cuba	4
Expansion of an established fishery-independent survey into the US Virgin Islands' upper mesophotic zone: feasibility and management implications	4
Stock-recruitment relationships in pocilloporid corals are likely disrupted by thermal stress	4
A Short History of Terpios Hoshinota in Maldives	4
Larval presence and settlement of the American lobster ( Homarus americanus ) in a changing southern New England estuary	4
Distribution, abundance, and size structure of deepsea shrimps of the family Aristeidae (Crustacea: Decapoda) in the southern Gulf of Mexico	4
Associations between banded sea kraits (Laticuadinae) and trumpetfish (Aulostomidae) in the central Philippines	4

Regime shift in the northernmost coral ecosystem: decline of the threatened coral Acropora pruinosa due to grazing by Diadema setosum	4
Antibacterial activity of bryozoan-associated bacteria from Tulamben, Bali	4
The Identity of the Deepsea Caridean Shrimp Glyphocrangon Stenolepis and Description of Glyphocrangon Latens Sp. Nov. from Taiwan and Japan	4
Abiotic drivers of mudflat colonization by mangroves in Indonesia: a knowledge base to support ecological restoration	4
Fish assemblages on shipwrecks versus natural reefs in Colombo, Sri Lanka	4
Review of the Gnathiidae (Crustacea: Isopoda) of western Japan with a description of five new species, one redescription, and one new Japanese record	4
Accuracy assessment of a compact stere camera for measuring marine fishes in the Atlantic Ocean off the southeastern US	3
Fish diversity declines with loss of sessile benthic invertebrate density on nearshore hardbottom communities in the Florida Keys, United States	3
Tropicalization alert: new species of mat-forming zoantharian (Zoanthus pulchellus) arrives on Madeira Island (NE Atlantic)	3
Discovery of a new Muraenichthys eel (Anguilliformes: Ophichthidae) from the Bay of Bengal, India, with its molecular characterization	3
Information legacies of early ecological studies	3
Efficacy of probability surveys for ESA-listed coral species in southern Florida	3
Spatial Ecology and Habitat Partitioning of Two Sympatric Ophichthid Eel Species in the Gulf of Mexico	3
Host density and anthropogenic stress are drivers of variability in dark spot disease in Siderastrea siderea across the Florida Reef Tract	3
Contribution to the knowledge of environmental conditions in the shallow reefs of northern Cuba using indicator microorganisms	3
Presence of coral-killing sponges in Okinawan mesophotic coral ecosystems	3
Abstracts from the 6th Mangrove Macrobenthos and Management meeting	3
First observations of filamentous cyanobacterial mats on whip black corals (Antipatharia: Stichopathes spp.) off Rapa Nui (Easter Island), Chile	3
Mangrove browning trends in the semiarid southern Caribbean: spatial context matters	3
Benthic foraminifera as an environmental indicator of coral reefs in the Tambelan Islands, Riau, Indonesia	3
Seasonal variation in meat yield, condition, and gonad indices of Pinctada radiata in the Ozbek Coast, Aegean Sea (Turkey)	3
Spread of the invasive corals, Tubastraea coccinea and Tubastraea tagusensis, towards the lower intertidal zones of southeastern Brazil	3
Mangrove ecosytems for human well-being in a changing planet	3
Microscale vertical distribution of meiofauna in a coral reef protected area in northeastern Brazil	2
Thermal stress response in the Montastraea cavernosa coral-symbiont complex in the Mexican Caribbean, through the expression of the HSP70 gene	2
Evaluating the educational value of the Reef Stakes® card game for coral reef conservation: an intervention study	2
Seasonal abundances of coastal marine megafauna in northwest Costa Rica revealed using drones	2
Marine spatial planning and best siting practices to achieve an ecosystem approach to aquaculture in the United States	2
Distribution and abundance of herbivorous reef fishes on a barrier reef system in the Florida Keys and Dry Tortugas, Florida	2
Outplant configuration influences growth but not survival of Acropora corals in restoration settings	2
Quantification of “observer effect” in the United States Atlantic pelagic longline fishery	2
Analyzing the role of coastal geomorphology on heavy mineral distribution along a coastal tract of Kerala, southwest India	2
Goatfishes (Teleostei: Mullidae) of the Socotra Archipelago: diversity and distributional biogeography, with a new record of Parupeneus heptacantha	2
Territorial use rights for finfish fisheries: a case study in Baja California Sur, Mexico	2
Effects of climate change and water management on West Florida Shelf's dynamics	2
The Reef Visual Census: a review of an essential long- term data source for reef-fish management in Florida	2
The gametogenic cycle of an invasive semelparous heterobranch sea slug from northern Patagonia, Argentina, reveals an annual lifespan	2
Variable prevalence of diseases and compromised health conditions on hard corals around Mauritius, Western Indian Ocean	2
The fish assemblages associated with asphalt volcanoes in the Santa Barbara Channel, California, USA	2
First record of Octopus insularis brooding in shallow waters: implications for artificial dens?	2
Nymphozoon cinderella sp. nov. (Platyhelminthes: Polycladida: Pseudocerotidae), a new species of marine flatworm from Japan	2
A critical appraisal of occurrence data in OBIS and GBIF databases: a case study on true mangrove species	2
In-water photo-ID to estimate foraging movements of green turtles Chelonia mydas in Apo Island, Negros Oriental, Philippines	2
Nocturnal Infestation of Flounder (Bothidae: Pleuronectiformes) by Parasitic Gnathiid Isopods in the Central Philippines	2
Stronger enforcement enhances the status of coral reef fishes in Cuba	2
Cubera snapper ( Lutjanus cyanopterus ) aggregation at Riley’s Hump, Tortugas South Conservation Area: indirect evidence for multispecies spawning aggreg	2
Cephalopod paralarvae in a tropical Brazilian basin: distribution throughout oceanographic features and water masses	2
Fish community characterization of mid-shelf and shelf- edge mesophotic coral ecosystems in the expanded Flower Garden Banks National Marine Sanctuary	2
Spatial and temporal distribution of chlorophyll a concentration in the Sunda Shelf	2
Colonization of Marine Debris in the Florida Keys Coral Reef Ecosystem by Nonindigenous Sun Corals (Tubastraea Spp.)	2

Marine megafauna sightings during a summer circumnavigation of Cuba	2
Evaluation of a coral restoration program in the Gulf of California: similar characteristics between restored and natural coral colonies lead to the same reef fish composition	2
A novel allopatric lineage within the fat snook species complex of the genus Centropomus (Perciformes: Centropomidae)	2
A novel growth form of starlet corals (Siderastreidae): Centuries-old columns on shallow-mesophotic turbid-zone reefs	2
First observation of synchronous spawning by hard coral Porites cf. lutea at San Juan Reef, Sipaway Island	2
6th Mangrove Macrobenthos and Management meeting Best student oral presentation and poster award winners Lifetime achievement awards	2
Comparing soil organic carbon and water relations among continental and island mangroves in the Colombian Caribbean	2
Increasing risk of migrations through the Panama Canal	2
Moving towards local participation and comanagement of Tioman Island Marine Park	2
Horizontal and Vertical Distribution of Abralia Spp. Paralarvae in the Caribbean Sea with Morphological and Molecular Notes	2