OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of Journal of Phycology is 6. 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.)

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Exploring the cyanobacterial diversity in Portugal: Description of four new genera from LEGE‐CC using the polyphasic approach	97
Exploring cyanobacteria from diverse habitats of the Konkan region of India, unveiling novel species of the genera Desikacharya, Pseudoaliinostoc, and Chlorogloeopsis using a poly	71
RNA‐seq between asexual archeospores and meiosis‐related conchospores in Neopyropia yezoensis using Smart‐seq2	39
Revealing the polar lipidome, pigment profiles, and antioxidant activity of the giant unicellular green alga, Acetabularia acetabulum	38
Survival strategies of microalgae in response to fluctuating brine environments in Saroma‐ko Lagoon sea ice, Hokkaido, Japan	36
Chlorophyll f production in two new subaerial cyanobacteria of the family Oculatellaceae	35
Phylogeography of the red alga Gracilariopsis tenuifrons (Gracilariales) along the Brazilian coast	30
The eco‐evolutionary importance of reproductive system variation in the macroalgae: Freshwater reds as a case study	28
Insights into agar and secondary metabolite pathways from the genome of the red alga Gracilaria domingensis (Rhodophyta, Gracilariales)	26
Oligotrophic waters of the Northwest Atlantic support taxonomically diverse diatom communities that are distinct from coastal waters	25
Microscopic image recognition of diatoms based on deep learning	25
Igniting taxonomic curiosity: The amazing story of Amazonocrinis with the description of a new genus Ahomia gen. nov. and novel species of Ahomia, Amazonocrinis, and Den	23
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Effects of cryopreservation on the glycan profile of Symbiodiniaceae	22
Algal model species for advancing biological sciences	22
Phaeodactylum tricornutum: An established model species for diatom molecular research and an emerging chassis for algal synthetic biology	21
Antagonistic actions of Paucibacter aquatileB51 and its lasso peptide paucinodin toward cyanobacterial bloom‐forming Microcystis aeruginosaPCC7806	20
Kelp gametophytes can survive and reproduce after being eaten in a warming ocean	19
Starved of phosphate, diatoms reprogram terpenoid production	19
Low light acclimation strategy of the brown macroalga Undaria pinnatifida: Significance of lipid and fatty acid remodeling for photosynthetic competence	19
A historical review of giant kelp harvesting in Tasmania	18
First report of epiphytic dinoflagellateCoolia malayensis(Dinophyceae) in the southeastern Pacific Ocean	18

Gene‐rich plastid genomes of two parasitic red algal species, Laurencia australis and L. verruciformis (Rhodomelaceae, Ceramiales), and a taxonomic revision of Janczewskia	17
Shrinking suitable habitat of a sub‐Arctic foundation kelp under future climate scenarios	17
Air‐sea carbon dioxide equilibrium: Will it be possible to use seaweeds for carbon removal offsets?	17
Persistence of seaweed forests in the anthropocene will depend on warming and marine heatwave profiles	16
Two new species of Dulcicalothrix (Nostocales, Cyanobacteria) from India and erection of Brunnivagina gen. nov., with observations on the problem of using multiple ribosomal operons in c	16
Hyposaline conditions impact the early life‐stages of commercially important high‐latitude kelp species	16
Investigation of coastal benthic diatom communities using the rbcL marker with nanopore sequencing in Urban Marine environments	15
The importance of integrating phycological research, teaching, outreach, and engagement in a changing world	15
Overexpression of MPV17/PMP22‐like protein 2 gene decreases production of radical oxygen species in Pyropia yezoensis (Bangiales, Rhodophyta)	14
Ecological investigations of giant Phaeocystis colonies in Viet Nam: I. Cell abundance and elemental composition	14
Genome sequences of toxigenic cyanobacteria from a bloom in Lake Mattamuskeet, North Carolina (United States)	14
Strong seasonal patterns of DOC release by a temperate seaweed community: Implications for the coastal ocean carbon cycle	13
A novel and high‐throughput approach to assess photosynthetic thermal tolerance of kelp using chlorophyll α fluorometry	12
The Cretaceous Diatom Database: A tool for investigating early diatom evolution	12
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Finding needles in a haystack—Extensive diversity in the eustigmatophyceae revealed by community metabarcode analysis targeting the rbcL gene using lineage‐directed primers	12
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Green gold rush in the Baltic Sea: Investigating sea lettuce's performance by distribution mapping of valuable compounds in a fluctuating environment	12
Hypothesized life cycle of the snow algae Chlainomonas sp. (Chlamydomonadales, Chlorophyta) from the Cascade Mountains, USA	12
Fluvioralfsia iberica gen. et sp. nov., Fluvioralfsiaceae fam. nov.: The first freshwater member of the Ralfsiales (Phaeophyceae), collected from streams in Spain	12
Freezing stress tolerance of benthic freshwater diatoms from the genus Pinnularia: Comparison of strains from polar, alpine, and temperate habitats	11
Comparative analyses of nutritional strategies among the species within the genus Paragymnodinium (Gymnodiniales, Dinophyceae)	11
Urchin grazing of kelp gametophytes in warming oceans	11
Gambierdiscus (Gonyaulacales, Dinophyceae) diversity in Vietnamese waters with description of G. vietnamensis sp. nov.	11
Urea as a key nitrogen source for the invasion of the southern coast of Portugal by the brown seaweed Rugulopteryx okamurae (Dictyotales, Phaeophyceae)	11
Assessing the importance of cobalt as a micronutrient for freshwater cyanobacteria	11
Hypothesis: Trans‐splicing Generates Evolutionary Novelty in the Photosynthetic Amoeba Paulinella	11
Investigating the evolution of green algae with a large transcriptomic data set	11
We are doing it wrong: Putting homology before phylogeny in cyanobacterial taxonomy	11
A new combined measurement of single cell periplasmic oxygen and carbonate chemistry revealed the rule enforcing diatom adaptation of seawater bicarbonate utilization	10
Subarctic sugar kelp (Saccharina latissima, Phaeophyceae) summer productivity and contribution to carbon budgets	10
Molecular characterization of two cyanobacterial generitypes from their type localities in Scandinavia	10
Metabolic activity of deep living cyanobacteria: Photosynthesis versus respiration	10
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Proposal for the Sungminiaceae fam. nov. (Ralfsiales, Phaeophyceae) for Sungminia gen. nov. with three new species based on molecular and morphological analyses	10
Let's talk about sex: Why reproductive systems matter for understanding algae	10
Microcystin production is important for toxic Microcystis to survive long‐term nitrogen starvation	9
A DINOFLAGELLATE TBP‐LIKE FACTOR ACTIVATES TRANSCRIPTION FROM A TTTT‐BOX IN YEAST	9
Restoring coastal resilience: The role of macroalgal forests in oxygen production and pH regulation	9
Reminiscent of the pre‐diatom? A hitherto undescribed scaly bolidophyte Lepidoparma frigida gen. et sp. nov. in a new order Lepidoparmales based on morphology, phylogeny, and ecology	9
Developing diatom‐based inference models to assess lake ecosystem change along a gradient of metal smelting impacts: Sudbury lakes revisited	9
The effect of temperature on rates of dissolved organic carbon (DOC) release by the kelp Ecklonia radiata (phylum Ochrophyta): Implications for the future coastal ocean carbon cycle	9
The austral biflagellate Chloromonas rubroleosa (Chlorophyceae) is the closest relative of the unusual quadriflagellate genus Chlainomonas, both found in snow	9
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Occurrence of protease inhibitors in freshwater cyanobacterium Woronichinia naegeliana (Unger) Elenkin	8
Erratum	8
Toward the robust resolution of taxonomic ambiguity within Lepocinclis (Euglenida) based on DNA sequencing and morphology	8
Algae in the Anthropocene: Managing, conserving, and utilizing algae in an era of rapid environmental change	8
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First record of the spatial organization of the nucleosome‐less chromatin of dinoflagellates: The nonrandom distribution of microsatellites and bipolar arrangement of telomeres in the nucleus of Ga	8
Algal epigenetics: insights from DNA methylation in a symbiotic dinoflagellate	8
Nutrient‐driven growth and microbiome shifts in the brown alga Sargassum fluitansIII	7
Luigi Provasoli Award Recipients 2022	7
Rapid population recovery of a foundation species from experimental small‐scale harvesting	7
North American Dinophysis, late‐comers to the harmful algae world	7
Novel high‐throughput oxygen saturation measurements for quantifying the physiological performance of macroalgal early life stages	7
The photosynthetic performance and photoprotective role of carotenoids response to light stress in intertidal red algae Neoporphyra haitanensis	7
Structural analysis of a membrane‐associated delta‐6 fatty acid desaturase from Prorocentrum micans	7
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Consequences of warming and acidification for the temperate articulated coralline alga, Calliarthron tuberculosum (Florideophyceae, Rhodophyta)	7
Interactive effects of CO₂, temperature, and nitrate limitation on the growth and physiology of strain CCMP 1334 of the marine cyanobacterium Synechococcus (Cya	7
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Strong genetic differentiation and low genetic diversity in a habitat‐forming fucoid seaweed (Cystophora racemosa) across 850 km of its range	7
Identification of a genomic region linked with sex determination of Undaria pinnatifida (Alariaceae) through genomic resequencing and genetic linkage analyses of a segregating gametophyte famil	7
Characterization of polyphosphate dynamics in the widespread freshwater diatom Achnanthidium minutissimum under varying phosphorus supplies	7
Marine protected areas can be useful but are not a silver bullet for kelp conservation	7
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Ca²⁺‐mediated reactive oxygen species signaling regulates cell repair after mechanical wounding in the red alga Griffithsia monilis	7
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Remodeling of the terpenoid metabolism during prolonged phosphate depletion in the marine diatom Phaeodactylum tricornutum	7
The global dynamic of DNA methylation in response to heat stress revealed epigenetic mechanism of heat acclimation in Saccharina japonica	7
Taxonomic study of Scytosiphon (Phaeophyceae) from temperate coasts of Argentina	7
Trends in Free‐access Genomic Data Accelerate Advances in Cyanobacteria Taxonomy	6
Critical taxonomic revision of Korean Dictyoteae describing three new species and honoring Haenyeo culture	6
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A simple and effective protocol for cryopreservation of germplasm of the bull kelp, Nereocystis luetkeana (Phaeophyceae)	6
Kelps may compensate for low nitrate availability by using regenerated forms of nitrogen, including urea and ammonium	6
The possible fates of Fragilariopsis cylindrus (polar diatom) cells exposed to prolonged darkness	6
A systematic review of marine macroalgal degradation: Toward a better understanding of macroalgal carbon sequestration potential	6
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Effect of culture conditions at lab‐scale on metabolite composition and antibacterial and antibiofilm activities of Dunaliella tertiolecta	6
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Crocosphaera watsonii – A widespread nitrogen‐fixing unicellular marine cyanobacterium	6