Marine Pollution Bulletin

Papers
(The H4-Index of Marine Pollution Bulletin is 62. 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.)
ArticleCitations
Do urban rivers in the amazon coast trap macroplastic?287
Sabella spallanzanii mucus bacterial agglutinating activity after arsenic exposure. The equilibrium between predation safety and immune response stability271
Ultraphytoplankton community structure in subsurface waters along a North-South Mediterranean transect269
Corrigendum to “Microplastic footprints in sharks and rays: First assessment of microplastic pollution in two cartilaginous fishes, hardnose shark and whitespotted whipray” [Mar. Pollut. Bull. 212 (20236
Assessing water color anomalies: A hue angle approach in the Gulf of Izmit220
Bioaccumulation and genotoxic effect of heavy metal pollution in marine sponges from the Niger Delta141
Bioaccumulation of trace metal elements and biomarker responses in caged juvenile flounder at a polluted site: Effects of fish density and time exposure136
Editorial Board130
Temporal trend of polychlorinated biphenyls contamination in the northwestern Arabian Gulf – Evidence from sediment records116
Geochemistry and ecological risk assessment of the coastal Tajan River using sediment quality indices (Southern Caspian Sea, Iran)104
Transformations of crude oil into tar: a case study from a plastitar-contaminated site in NE Sicily, Italy (Western Mediterranean)104
Interaction effects of crude oil and nutrient exposure on settlement of coral reef benthos102
Emerging from lockdown: Medical and sanitary waste on a Colombian beach during the first holiday season after COVID pandemic100
Corrigendum to “Effects of ocean warming on the fatty acid and epigenetic profile of Acartia tonsa: A multigenerational approach.” [Mar. Pollut. Bull. Volume 201, April 2024, 116265]99
Personal protective equipment (PPE) pollution driven by the COVID-19 pandemic in coastal environment, Southeast Coast of India97
The effects of the water-soluble fractions of crude oil on liver and kidney tissues of Caspian Kutum juveniles, Rutilus frisii95
Impact of plastic bags on the benthic system of a tropical estuary: An experimental study95
Distribution characteristics, source analysis and ecological risk assessment of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in surface sediments from the western Honghai Bay of China94
Identifying the spatial pattern and the drivers of the decline in the eastern English Channel chlorophyll-a surface concentration over the last two decades93
Unravelling the effects of treated wastewater discharges on the water quality in a coastal lagoon system (Ria Formosa, South Portugal): Relevance of hydrodynamic conditions91
Selection of parameters for seagrass management: Towards the development of integrated indicators for French Antilles89
Waste barrel contamination and macrobenthic communities in the San Pedro Basin DDT dumpsite88
Assessment of marine litter on the Fields Peninsula, King George Island, Antarctica87
The impacts of Persian Gulf water and ocean-atmosphere interactions on tropical cyclone intensification in the Arabian Sea86
Trace element proxies and stable isotopes used to identify water quality threats to elkhorn coral (Acropora palmata) at two national parks in St. Croix, USVI83
Effect of elevated temperature, sea water acidification, and phenanthrene on the expression of genes involved in the shell and pearl formation of economic pearl oyster (Pinctada radiata)81
Ecological and human health risk assessment of trace element pollution in sediments and five important commercial fishes of the Oman Sea81
Multivariate analysis of trace elements in starry sturgeon (Acipenser stellatus) spine in different areas of the Caspian Sea79
Baseline assessment of ocean ambient noise in the western Clarion Clipperton Zone, Pacific Ocean78
Analysis of the potential of marine bioblue carbon storage and their regional contributions in Shanghai marine areas78
Levels of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons and organochlorine pesticides in sea snakes (Elapidae: Hydrophiinae) from Sharjah, United Arab Emirates78
Radioecological perspective: The concentration of natural radionuclides around the coast of PLTU Labuan77
Tidally driven submarine groundwater discharge to a marine aquaculture embayment: Insights from radium and dissolved silicon75
Anchored bulk carriers have substantial impacts on the underwater soundscape in Cowichan Bay, British Columbia75
Resilience of a microphytobenthos community from the Severn Estuary, UK, to chlorination: A mesocosm approach74
Imprints of COVID-19 lockdowns on total petroleum hydrocarbon levels in Asia's largest brackish water lagoon74
Data quality and FAIR principles applied to marine litter data in Europe74
Effects of selected heavy metals on neuronal differentiation of Asian seabass spinal cord cell line73
Changes in plastic ingestion by yellow-legged gulls (Larus michahellis) over the breeding season73
The combination of microscopic and metabarcoding analyses revealed a high diversity of algal bloom species in the Taiwan Strait73
An appraisal of early stage biofilm-forming bacterial community assemblage and diversity in the Arabian Sea, India72
Charting the invasion: Predicting Tubastraea spp. next move into Brazilian marine protected areas71
Phthalate induced hormetic effect reveals susceptibility of gill compared to muscle tissue after depuration in commercially important fish (Etroplus suratensis)71
Anthropogenic litter on the macrotidal sandy beaches of the Amazon region70
A port statistics-based generic ballast water estimation and risk assessment approach and its application to Chinese ports69
A hidden lethal effect of long microplastic fibres on the coastal copepod Acartia erythraea69
Evaluation of the radiological dose due to 210Po in commercial clupeid fish collected in the near-shore environment of the high background natural radiation area (HBNRA) on the southwest coast of Indi68
Ecological impacts, efficacy and economic feasibility of algal mat removal from temperate intertidal mudflats under blue nitrogen trading schemes68
Accumulation and fluxes of potentially toxic elements in a large coastal lagoon (southern Gulf of Mexico) from 210Pb sediment chronologies67
Warming and salinization effects on the deep-water rose shrimp, Parapenaeus longirostris, distribution along the NW Mediterranean Sea: Implications for bottom trawl fisheries67
How natural disasters affect the distribution of marine litter in protected island ecosystems (Seaflower Biosphere Reserve — Colombia)66
Assessment of metals pollution in seawater and sediment from the western Xuwen offshore area, Leizhou Peninsula, China66
Potentially toxic elements in surface sediments of the Beibu Gulf, South Sea, China: Occurrence, bioavailability and probabilistic risk assessment66
Does foil-like debris impair barnacles by covering them?64
Exploring the impact of ocean warming and nutrient overload on macroalgal blooms and carbon sequestration in deep-sea sediments of the subtropical western North Pacific64
Maritime disasters and pollution: X-Press Pearl maritime debacle64
Unraveling sources of hydrocarbons in subtropical estuaries with distinct degrees of protection in the Southwestern Atlantic Ocean, Brazil63
Differences in biomarker responses and chemical contamination among three flatfish species in the Bay of Seine (NE Atlantic)63
Under pressure: Assessing the ecological boundaries of the epipelagic goose barnacle Lepas anatifera using ocean gliders and laboratory experiments63
Towards the declaration of the strait of Gibraltar as an environmental controlled area63
In silico identification and characterization of microRNAs from rotifers, cladocerans, and copepods63
Photolysis of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons adsorbed on polyethylene microplastics63
How does industrial intelligence affect the ecological efficiency of China's mariculture industry? Empirical analysis based on panel data from coastal regions of China62
Plastics counteract the ability of Antarctic krill to promote the blue carbon pathway in the deep ocean62
Microplastic and microfiber contamination in the Tiber River, Italy: Insights into their presence and chemical differentiation62
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