OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology is 5. 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
Seasonal response of respiration and thermal tolerance of PSII to sea surface temperature variation in two foundation seaweed species	36
Diving behavior and energetic strategy of leatherback sea turtles during internesting intervals on St. Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands	29
Editorial Board	22
Effects of sediment type and light availability on the burying behaviour of small sandeel (Ammodytes tobianus)	20
Incubation duration and predicted hatchling sex ratios of leatherback turtles (Dermochelys coriacea) in the southwestern Atlantic Ocean (1988–2021)	20
Biodiversity patterns of epibiotic invertebrates occupying an edible polyplacophoran across a latitudinal gradient of the Mexican Pacific	20
Mangrove macroalgae increase their growth under ocean acidification: A study with Bostrychia (Rhodophyta) haplotypes from different biogeographic provinces	18
Empirical measurements of ammonium excretion in kelp forest fishes: Effects of body size, taxonomy and trophic guild	17
Limited population genetic structure in the littoral gastropod Nerita tessellata (Neritimorpha, Neritidae) suggests high dispersal across the Caribbean Sea	17
Unravelling the secret life of MultiAnnual delayed gametophytes in the order of the Laminariales	17
The ecological effects of hard-bottom habitat degradation on the Florida stone crab	17
How close can we get to seeing the private lives of fur seals and sea lions? Experimental UAV flights on the Southern Brazilian coast	16
Male acoustic display in the sand goby – Essential cue in female choice, but unaffected by supplemental feeding	16
Editorial Board	16
Burrowing behaviour of soft-shell clams (Mya arenaria) following human disturbance	14
Sublethal behavioral and physiological effects of claw removal on Jonah crabs (Cancer borealis)	14
Diving behavior, foraging strategies, and energetics of female Steller sea lions during early lactation	14
Prey composition and nutritional strategies in two sympatric pinnipeds	14
Factors affecting DNA barcoding classification accuracy for piscine prey: An experimental assessment with invasive lionfish	13
Diver presence increases egg predation on a nesting damselfish	13
Interacting effects of local and global stressors on mussel beds and ecosystem functioning	13
Assessment of the impact of anthropogenic airborne noise on the behaviour of Cape fur seals during the breeding season in Namibia	12
Physiological responses of the upside-down jellyfish, Cassiopea (Cnidaria: Scyphozoa: Cassiopeidae) to temperature and implications for their range expansion along the east coast of Australia	12
Thermal stress and availability of potential mates drive decisions related to thermoregulatory burrow retreat and emergence in fiddler crabs	11
Stable isotope analysis of New Zealand sea lion (Phocarctos hookeri) whiskers shows distinct regional ecological niches	11

Editorial Board	11
Prey preferences and trophic relationships of sympatric Atlantic spotted (Stenella frontalis) and common bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus) in the northeastern Gulf of Mexico	11
Effects of predator density on the predation efficiency of the dogwhelk (Reishia clavigera)	11
Differences in larval acidification tolerance among populations of the eastern oyster, Crassostrea virginica	11
Macroalgal canopies provide corals limited protection from bleaching and impede post-bleaching recovery	11
Photographic application of the Coral Health Chart in turbid environments: The efficiency of image enhancement and restoration methods	11
Reduced predator avoidance behavior and higher exposure to thermal stress for prey during heat wave events	11
Thermal fluctuations independently modulate physiological plasticity and the dynamics of the gut microbiome in a tropical rocky shore oyster	10
Growth stimulation of toxic dinoflagellate Prorocentrum cordatum with herbicide glyphosate	10
Burrowing crabs' influence on tidal marsh vegetation species composition and abundance in a temperate back-barrier marsh, Cape Cod, Massachusetts, USA	10
Environmental constraints on the photosynthetic rate of the marine flatworm Symsagittifera roscoffensis	10
Survival and recovery of planktonic organisms in prolonged darkness and their implications on ballast water management	10
Prey interactions in tiger sharks: Accounting for visual perception in animal-borne cameras	9
Medetomidine promotes settlement but inhibits recruitment of the introduced colonial ascidian (Botrylloides violaceus)	9
Multispecies approach shows high tolerance of temperate marine sponges to nitrogenous fertiliser	9
Ghost crab predation of loggerhead turtle eggs across thermal habitats	9
Biofouling assemblages on anthropogenic structures reflect seafloor access for benthic predators	9
Evaluating the effectiveness of baited video and traps for quantifying the mobile fauna on artificial reefs in northern China	9
Unexpected biotic homogenization masks the effect of a pollution gradient on local variability of community structure in a marine urban environment	9
Fisheries restrictions and their cascading effects on herbivore abundance and macroalgae removal at Kenyan coral reefs	8
Intergenerational effects of ocean acidification on reproductive traits of an estuarine copepod	8
Effects of sediment and water column acidification on growth, survival, burrowing behaviour, and GABAA receptor function of benthic invertebrates	8
Biomarker responses of Mediterranean mussels (Mytilus galloprovincialis, Lamarck 1819) regarding marine mucilage in the Sea of Marmara	8
Kelp-bed dynamics across scales: Expanding distributional analysis capacity with spatial pattern metrics and modelling	8
Editorial Board	8
Valve gaping behaviour in the European oyster (Ostrea edulis) in response to changes in light intensity when combined with variations in salinity and seawater temperature	8
Red king crab larval survival and development are resilient to ocean acidification	8
Seasonal and site-specific differences in biofouling communities on Pacific oyster Mariculture farms	7
A rockling's choice: The trade-off between thermal preference and physical structure in the five bearded rockling, Ciliata mustela	7
Establishment of oxidative stress biomarkers in oocytes from healthy and bleached scleractinian corals	7
Contrasting decadal recruitment patterns in the sea urchin Strongylocentrotus droebachiensis in the Gulf of Maine	7
Investigating leatherback surface behavior using a novel tag design and machine learning	7
Editorial Board	7
Variability in site characteristics linked to bay scallop abundance but not tethered survival: Implications for restoration	7
eDNA metabarcoding detection of nearshore juvenile white sharks (Carcharodon carcharias) and prey fish communities	7
Influence of seasonality and sex on the behavioral thermoregulation of the crab Neohelice granulata	7
Comparison of two calcein administration techniques for marking the shell of the blue mussels (Mytilus spp.) infected with pathogenic microalgae Coccomyxa	7
Editorial Board	7
Photo identification for sea turtles: Flipper scales more accurate than head scales using APHIS	7
Fussy eaters, bait loss and escapees: How reliable are baited-hook assessments of shark abundance in shallow, coastal waters?	7
Effect of prolonged seawater warming on Zostera marina ecotypes of the northeast Pacific	6
High sclerobiont calcification in marginal reefs of the eastern tropical Pacific	6
Hypersalinity effects on O2 flux across the diffusive boundary layer of leaves in the tropical seagrass Thalassia testudinum	6
Exploring chemical stimuli guiding the pea crab Dissodactylus primitivus towards its echinoid host Meoma ventricosa	6
Gamma (γ)-aminobutyric acid (GABA) improves feeding, growth rate, and growth hormone of the sea cucumber Apostichopus japonicus at high stocking density	6
Summer heatwaves affect coastal Antarctic plankton metabolism and community structure	6
Methods for precipitating plasma proteins for stable isotope analysis of elasmobranch blood	6
Divergent mechanisms for crushing shelled prey in parallel lineages of durophagous stingrays (Myliobatoidei)	6
Juvenile Dungeness crab foraging behavior and lipid composition is altered more by food quantity than seawater pH in a multi-stressor experiment	6
Marker pigments and carbon biomass of phytoplankton on the northeastern Mediterranean Sea coast	6

Antagonistic impacts of benthic bioturbator species: Interconnected effects on sedimentary properties, biogeochemical variables, and microbial dynamics	6
Effects of UV radiation on photosynthesis of Sargassum muticum	6
Modeling growth of multiple recruitment cohorts of Dungeness crab co-occurring within the central Salish Sea	6
Microphytobenthic responses to endobenthic bioturbator density, temperature and eutrophication in a global change mesocosm experiment	6
Selective pressure on ontogenic stages of blue mussels (Mytilus edulis, L.)	6
Effects of experimental manipulations of the density of a key grazer Cymbula granatina on rocky-shore community composition in the Benguela ecosystem, South Africa	6
Diversity, non-additive effects, and functional redundancy drive sponge community filtration in a shallow, tropical ecosystem	6
Combined effects of temperature and burial on seed germination and seedling growth rates of the tropical seagrass Enhalus acoroides	5
Effects of semidiurnal water column acidification and sediment presence on growth and survival of the bivalve Mya arenaria	5
Spatial and temporal variation in the diversity and structure of understorey macrofaunal assemblages within Laminaria hyperborea forests in the northeast Atlantic	5
Editorial Board	5
Growth and ecophysiology of two Antarctic benthic predators; Isotealia antarctica and Urticinopsis antarctica.	5
Carryover effects and feeding behavior of Atlantic surfclams in response to climate change	5
High variability in nest site selection in a loggerhead turtle rookery, in Boa Vista Island, Cabo Verde	5
Conditions that promote oyster settlement coincide with areas of high boating activity in a developed coastal habitat	5
Editorial Board	5
Estimation and comparison of connectivity measures for the dispersal of Lepeophtheirus salmonis sea lice among Atlantic salmon farms in new Brunswick, Canada	5
Differential impacts of light on coral phenotypic responses to acute heat stress	5
Herbivory effects of sea urchin species on a coral reef (Bora-Bora, French Polynesia)	5
Effects of ocean acidification and warming on the specific dynamic action of California Grunion (Leuresthes tenuis) larvae	5
Antioxidant potential of two Brazilian seaweeds in response to temperature: Pyropia spiralis (red alga) and Sargassum stenophyllum (brown alga)	5
No evidence of altered relationship between diet and consumer fatty acid composition in a natural plankton community under combined climate drivers	5
Body colourations affect predation risk from fish in fiddler crabs	5
Sargassum leachate initially inhibits then stimulates phytoplankton growth in coral reef waters	5
Major and trace nutrient concentrations in sub-Antarctic forage fish around the Kerguelen Islands: All are not equal for nutrient recycling by top predators	5
Thermal sensitivity of gill Na+/K+ ATPase activity in juvenile red drum	5
Effects of temperature on the performance of Palaemon serratus (Pennant, 1777) larvae from winter and summer laying	5
Merging technologies and supervised classification methods to quantify capture behavior on hook-and-line	5
Comparative predator-mediated habitat use in early juvenile southern Tanner crab (Chionoecetes bairdi), snow crab (Chionoecetes opilio), and red king crab (Paralithodes camtschaticus)	5