OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The H4-Index of Marine Pollution Bulletin is 59. 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 2022-01-01 to 2026-01-01.)

Article	Citations
Transformations of crude oil into tar: a case study from a plastitar-contaminated site in NE Sicily, Italy (Western Mediterranean)	338
Editorial Board	302
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 (20	168
Assessing water color anomalies: A hue angle approach in the Gulf of Izmit	123
Effects of selected heavy metals on neuronal differentiation of Asian seabass spinal cord cell line	116
Analysis of the potential of marine bioblue carbon storage and their regional contributions in Shanghai marine areas	116
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]	109
Microplastic contamination of intertidal sediment and cockles (Cerastoderma edule)	108
Tracing localised nutrient loading to Posidonia oceanica epiphyte community assemblages in the eastern Aegean Sea	106
Resilience of a microphytobenthos community from the Severn Estuary, UK, to chlorination: A mesocosm approach	104
Waste barrel contamination and macrobenthic communities in the San Pedro Basin DDT dumpsite	104
Ultraphytoplankton community structure in subsurface waters along a North-South Mediterranean transect	100
Tidally driven submarine groundwater discharge to a marine aquaculture embayment: Insights from radium and dissolved silicon	99
The effects of the water-soluble fractions of crude oil on liver and kidney tissues of Caspian Kutum juveniles, Rutilus frisii	98
Temporal trend of polychlorinated biphenyls contamination in the northwestern Arabian Gulf – Evidence from sediment records	97
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 Indi	96
Towards the declaration of the strait of Gibraltar as an environmental controlled area	90
Imprints of COVID-19 lockdowns on total petroleum hydrocarbon levels in Asia's largest brackish water lagoon	89
Characteristics and distribution of stranded plastic pollution in Bali conservation areas	89
Pollutants of emerging concern in tourist beaches of Guerrero, Mexico: A first approach to sources	88
Bioaccumulation of trace metal elements and biomarker responses in caged juvenile flounder at a polluted site: Effects of fish density and time exposure	85
Persistent Organic Pollutants (POPs) in three bathyal chondrichthyes from the North-Western Mediterranean Sea	85
Development of standards for assessing water quality in marine coastal waters of Bahrain	85
A comprehensive approach to assess marine macro litter pollution and its impacts on corals in the Bangka Strait, North Sulawesi, Indonesia	83
Ecological impacts, efficacy and economic feasibility of algal mat removal from temperate intertidal mudflats under blue nitrogen trading schemes	81

Assessing the environmental impacts of engineering and agrochemical pollution in a historically-eutrophic estuary: The Mondego case (W Portugal)	81
How does industrial intelligence affect the ecological efficiency of China's mariculture industry? Empirical analysis based on panel data from coastal regions of China	78
Exposure status, spatial variation, and health risk assessment of selected heavy metal(loid)s in common commercial fish species of the Beibu Gulf	77
Potentially toxic elements in surface sediments of the Beibu Gulf, South Sea, China: Occurrence, bioavailability and probabilistic risk assessment	77
Release of microplastics and nanoplastics in water from disposable surgical masks after disinfection	77
Emerging from lockdown: Medical and sanitary waste on a Colombian beach during the first holiday season after COVID pandemic	76
The use of Atlantic seascapes for marine protected areas planning in the context of the marine biological diversity of areas beyond National Jurisdiction agreement	76
Linear alkylbenzene sulfonate pollution investigation along the Capibaribe River Estuarine System (Northeast Brazil) using a digital imaging-based methodology	76
Spatial and seasonal variations in suspended particulate matter concentration and composition in the Persian Gulf: From dust deposition and sediment resuspension to biological production in the regula	76
Recovery capability of the tall sea pen Funiculina quadrangularis after fishing ban in the Adriatic Sea	75
Organochlorine pesticides (OCPs) in the sediment of the Bohai Sea in China: Slow phasing out but risk remaining	75
Personal protective equipment (PPE) pollution driven by the COVID-19 pandemic in coastal environment, Southeast Coast of India	74
Coastal groundwater dynamics, environmental issues and sustainability: A synthesis	73
The response of microphytobenthos to physical disturbance, herbicide, and titanium dioxide nanoparticle exposure	73
Inverse calculation of vessel emission source intensity based on optimized Gaussian puff model and particle swarm optimization algorithm	71
Bioaccumulation and genotoxic effect of heavy metal pollution in marine sponges from the Niger Delta	71
Comparison of heavy metal pollution and ecological risk assessment in ballast tank sediments based on two applicable reference standards	70
Does foil-like debris impair barnacles by covering them?	70
Under pressure: Assessing the ecological boundaries of the epipelagic goose barnacle Lepas anatifera using ocean gliders and laboratory experiments	69
Charting the invasion: Predicting Tubastraea spp. next move into Brazilian marine protected areas	69
In silico identification and characterization of microRNAs from rotifers, cladocerans, and copepods	68
A biochemical and lipidomic approach to perceive Halimione portulacoides (L.) response to mercury: An environmental perspective	68
Assessment of heavy metals distribution and environmental risk parameters in bottom sediments of the Pechora River estuary (Arctic Ocean Basin)	67
Impact of plastic bags on the benthic system of a tropical estuary: An experimental study	66
The impacts of Persian Gulf water and ocean-atmosphere interactions on tropical cyclone intensification in the Arabian Sea	66
Anchored bulk carriers have substantial impacts on the underwater soundscape in Cowichan Bay, British Columbia	66
Prediction of microplastic transport in oil-contaminated waters	66
High frequency of plastic-derived contaminants (phthalate acid esters) in the preen gland of dead procellariiform seabirds from the Patagonian Sea	64
Spatial distribution and potential ecological risk of traditional and emerging organic toxic substances in sediments along the Yangtze River, China	63
Temporal variations of diversity and community structure of epifauna along the latitudinal and depth gradients in China seas over nearly 60 years	62
Shallow corals acclimate to mesophotic depths while maintaining their heat tolerance against ongoing climate change	62
Interaction effects of crude oil and nutrient exposure on settlement of coral reef benthos	61
Habitat suitability modelling to improve understanding of seagrass loss and recovery and to guide decisions in relation to coastal discharge	60
The combination of microscopic and metabarcoding analyses revealed a high diversity of algal bloom species in the Taiwan Strait	60
Seasonal change of microplastics uptake in the Pacific oysters Crassostrea gigas cultured in the Yellow Sea and Bohai Sea, China	59
Stable Symbiodiniaceae composition in three coral species during the 2017 natural bleaching event in subtropical Hong Kong	59
The relationship between carbon dioxide flux and environmental parameters at a tropical coastal sea on different timescales	59
Robust daily satellite sea surface salinity reconstruction using deep learning in low-salinity coastal regions	59
Exploring the impact of ocean warming and nutrient overload on macroalgal blooms and carbon sequestration in deep-sea sediments of the subtropical western North Pacific	59
Predation facilitates the abundance of biofouling non-indigenous species in estuarine marinas in NE Atlantic Portugal	59
Aquatic microplastics research in the ASEAN region: Analysis of challenges and priorities	59