OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The median citation count of Pacific Science is 0. 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
Indo-Pacific Eels (Anguilla marmorata) from the Caroline Islands Belong to the Micronesia Population Based on Total Number of Vertebrae Counts	6
Pacific Hibiscus Species (Malvaceae) in sect. Lilibiscus. 2. Hibiscus kaute sp. nov., a Missing Link from Eastern Polynesia1	6
New Dog Parasite (Toxocara canis) Discoveries at Melanesian and Polynesian Sites in Tropical Remote Oceania	5
Ten More Years of the Golden Pheasant (Chrysolophus pictus) on Maui, Hawaiian Islands1	4
Assessment of Ecological Status Via Macrobenthic Assemblages in the Nanji Islands, East China Sea	4
High Latitude Coral Larval Recruitment: Spatiotemporal Process Variability in the Gulf of California1	4
A Third Pond on the Mauna Kea Summit Plateau	3
South(East) by Southwest: Identification of a New Halocaridina rubra Holthuis, 1963 (Decapoda: Atyidae) Genetic Group From O‘ahu, Hawai‘i	3
Evaluation of Reproductive Success of the Olive Ridley Turtle Lepidochelys olivacea (Testudinata: Cheloniidae) Using Different Incubation Treatments	3
Hawaiian Subalpine Plant Communities: Implications of Climate Change	3
Seabird Distribution in Coastal Area of Japan Revealed by Aerial Survey	2
Seasonal and Elevational Differences by Sex in Capture Rate of ‘Ōpe‘ape‘a (Lasiurus semotus) on Hawai‘i Island	2
Biology and Impacts of Pacific Islands Invasive Species. 19. Anoplolepis gracilipes (Hymenoptera: Formicidae)1	2
Landscape Development From Point Zero	2
Microclimatic Effects of Kō (Sugarcane, Saccharum officinarum) Row Planting in the Leeward Kohala Field System, Hawai‘i Island	2
Insights Into Ungulate Distributions Show Range Expansion, Competition, and Potential Impacts on a Sub-Tropical Island	2
A Short-Term Winner? Dramatic Increases in the Population of Mushroom Coral Lobactis scutaria (Anthozoa: Fungiidae) in Kāne‘ohe Bay, Hawai‘i from 2000 to 2018	2
Low Genetic Diversity in the Highly Morphologically Diverse Sida fallax Walp. (Malvaceae) Throughout the Pacific1	2
Epizoic Cyanobacteria and Algae on the Pelage of Pinnipeds: A Literature Review and New Data for the Harbor Seal (Phoca vitulina	2
Pacific Species of Hibiscus sect. Lilibiscus (Malvaceae). 4. The Origin of Hibiscus Rosa-Sinensis: A 300-Year-Old Mystery Solved	2
Distichopora yurupariensis, a New Species of Stylasteridae (Cnidaria: Hydrozoa: Anthoathecata) from the Upper Bathyal Tropical Eastern Pacific	2
Nesting Success of Lepidochelys olivacea (Cheloniidae) In Situ Incubation in the Cabo Pulmo National Park, Baja California Sur, Mexico	2
Control of Flowering and Factors Affecting Phenology of Endemic Low-Elevation Tree Species at Hawai‘i Ka‘ūpūlehu	1
A Comparative Study of the Floristic Diversity and Structure of Relictual Littoral and Swamp Forests in the Island of Tahiti (French Polynesia, South Pacific)	1
Gap Model Simulation of Metrosideros-Cibotium Stand Structure and Displacement Dieback	1

On the Origin and Current Distribution of the Oceania Snake-Eyed Skink (Cryptoblepharus poecilopleurus) in the Hawaiian Archipelago	1
Abarenicola pacifica Burrowing Behavior and Its Implications for Zostera marina Seed Burial, Restoration, and Expansion	1
Range Expansion, Pairing Patterns, and Taxonomic Status of Brewster's Booby Sula leucogaster brewsteri	1
Landscape Configuration Influences ‘Ōma‘o (Myadestes obscurus) Song Diversity	1
Effects of Warming Temperatures on the Feeding Interactions of an Omnivorous Crab, Pugettia producta (Crustacea: Brachyura: Epialtidae)1	1
Biology and Impacts of Pacific Islands Invasive Species: Falcataria falcata (Miquel) Barneby and Grimes (Fabaceae)	1
Automated Recording Unit Detection Probabilities: Applications for Montane Nesting Seabirds1	1
Angler Motivations and Preferences When Targeting Bonefishes in Hawai‘i	1
Genetic Composition in Populations of the Endangered Hawaiian Shrub, Schiedea adamantis St. John (Caryophyllaceae) and the Importance of Ex situ Collections	1
Vegetation Succession Following Clearcutting of Lowland Hawaiian Rainforest on the Island of Hawai‘i	1
Factors Affecting Breeding Success of White Terns (Gygis alba; Aves: Laridae) in Urban Environments of Honolulu, Hawai‘i	1
Tracing the History of Māori Horticulture and Dogs (Canis familiaris) at Two Volcanic Cone Maunga Pā, Auckland, New Zealand, Using Microfossil and 14C Analyses	1
Differences in Feeder Visitation by Invasive Rose-Ringed Parakeets (Psittacula krameri) between Hawaiian Islands1	1
Pacific Species of Hibiscus sect. Lilibiscus (Malvaceae). 3. Hibiscus mabberleyi L.A.J. Thomson sp. nov. and H. × denisonii Burb.	1
Genetic Diversity Among Populations of Endemic Hawaiian Portulaca sclerocarpa and P. villosa (Portulacaceae) Assessed Using Srap Markers	1
Length-Weight Relationships for 15 Coral Reef Fish Species from the Northern Line Islands1	1
A Conversation on the UH Botany Department, Vegetation Ecology, and Life with Professor Emeritus Dr. Dieter Mueller-Dombois	1
Continuous Reproduction Causes Stable Population Structure of Antipatharian-Associated Shrimp Sandyella tricornuta (Decapoda: Palaemonidae)	1
Behavior of Hawaiian Petrels and Newell's Shearwaters (Aves: Procellariiformes) Around Electrical-Transmission Lines on Kaua‘i Island, Hawaiian Islands1	0
Status of Laysan and Black-Footed Albatrosses on O‘ahu, Hawai‘i	0
A Century of Vegetation Change on an Offshore Islet1	0
Tribute to Professor Dieter Mueller-Dombois	0
Biology and Impacts of Pacific Island Invasive Species. 17. Lissachatina fulica, the Giant African Snail (Mollusca: Achatinidae; Achatininae)1	0
A Survey of Terrestrial Vertebrates of Tetepare Island, Solomon Islands, Including Six New Island Records1	0
Context Influences the Role of Birds in Pest Control: The Interactive Effects of Agricultural Crop and Farm	0
The Impact of Light Attraction on Adult Seabirds and the Effectiveness of Minimization Actions	0
‘Ōhi‘a Lehua (Metrosideros polymorpha): A Most Resilient and Persistent Foundation Species in Hawaiian Forests	0
Reexamination of Rat Lungworm (Angiostrongylus cantonensis: Nematoda) Prevalence in Wild Rattus spp. on the Island of Kaua‘i after a 60-Year Hiatus1	0
Hawai‘i’s Toxic Plants: Species Richness and Species–Area Relationships	0
Interactions between Humans and South American Sea Lions (Otaria byronia) during an Avian Flu Outbreak in the Southeastern Pacific	0
Metazoan Parasites of the Pacific Silverstripe Halfbeak, Hyporhamphus naos (Osteichthyes: Hemiramphidae) in Mazatlán Bay, Mexico	0
Integrated Hydrologic Analysis of Wastewater Contaminant Flows from On-Site Sewage Disposal Systems to Groundwater, Streams, and the Ocean Waters of Kāne‘ohe Bay, O‘ahu, Hawai‘i, USA	0
From the Pasture to the Present: The History of Grass Introductions in Hawai‘i	0
A Revision and Critique of Atoll Numbers Based on Satellite Imagery	0
Phylogenetics Confirms a Unique Instance of Endemicity in a Polyphagous Hawaiian Moth Pest and Uncovers a Remarkable New Species	0
Uncovering the Genetic Diversity of Adenophorus tripinnatifidus Gaudich. (Polypodiaceae), a Hawaiian Islands Endemic Fern1	0
Climate-Induced Forest Mortality in the Tropical Pacific Islands: What Do We Really Know?	0
Efficiency and Efficacy of DOC-200 Versus Tomahawk Traps for Controlling Small Indian Mongoose, Herpestes auropunctatus (Carnivora: Herpestidae) in Wetland Wildlife Sanctuaries	0
Factors Affecting the Density of Metabetaeus lohena (Decapoda: Alpheidae) at a High-Density Anchialine Pool Environment on the Kona Coast of the Island of Hawai‘i	0
Declining Soil Nutrient Status Can Constrain Agricultural Productivity and Food Security in Pacific Island Countries: A Country Scale Assessment	0
Spatial Ecology of Humpback Whales (Megaptera novaeangliae, Cetacea-Balaenopteridae) from the Mexican Central Pacific1	0
Changes in Community Composition and Functional Traits After Cyclones and Fire in a Pacific Rainforest	0
Spatial and Temporal Patterns of Fire on Saipan, CNMI	0
Weed Population Dynamics and Composition in a Tropical Island Eggplant (Solanum melongena L.) Agroecosystem: Implications for Sustainable Weed Management	0
Pre-Restoration Woody Species Crown and Vegetation Community Mapping Using High-Resolution Uncrewed Aerial System Imagery, Palmyra Atoll	0
Terrestrial Biodiversity of Manuae Atoll, Cook Islands	0
Notes on the Introduced Small Mammals of Tinian, Mariana Islands1	0
Peculiar Molting Behavior of Large Hermit Crabs1	0
Revision of the Genus Rhyacichthys Using Integrative Taxonomy	0
Validation of the USPED Erosion and Deposition Model at Schofield Barracks, O‘ahu, Hawai‘i	0

Shrub Dieback and El Niño Drought in Hawai‘i: Life Stage Demography and Population Rejuvenation	0
Impacts of Tropical Rainforest Conversion on Soil Nutrient Pools in Viti Levu, Fiji	0
Diel Vertical Migration of Dominant Planktonic Microcrustaceans in a Stratified Tropical Lake?1	0
Ingestion of Plastics in a Wild Population of the Pacific Fat Sleeper (Dormitator latifrons)	0
Understory Arthropod Diversity in a Mixed Dryland Ecosystem, Hawai‘i	0
Evaluating the Effect of Invasive Rat Management on Habitat Regeneration for Kaua‘i’s Forest Birds	0
Temporal Size Changes in Archaeological Fishbone Assemblages from Tikopia, Eastern Solomon Islands: Implications for Long-Term Human–Reef Ecosystem Interactions	0
Pre-Contact Vegetation and Persistence of Polynesian Cultigens in Hālawa Valley, Moloka‘i	0
A Synopsis of the Genus Jacquemontia (Convolvulaceae) in the Indo-Pacific with the Description of One New Species	0
Status of Landbirds in the National Park of American Samoa1	0
New Geochemical Diagnostic Methods Point to Pumice Rafts as the Most Likely Source for Niue Soils	0
A 60-Year Record of Plant Colonization on Alpine Lava Flows, Maunaloa, Hawai‘i: Climate Change, Substrate Control, and Human Disturbance	0
Lake Tagimaucia Montane Lake as a Potential Late Holocene Environmental Archive in Fiji's Volcanic Highlands	0
Evaluating the Impacts of the Hala Scale, Thysanococcus pandani Stickney (Hemiptera: Halimococcidae) on Hala (Pandanus tectorius) Regeneration in the Hawaiian Islands	0
Population Size and Habitat Occupancy by the Endangered Mariana Crow	0
Thor Heyerdahl's Legacy: Ichthyological and Herpetological Collection on Fatu Hiva (Marquesas Islands) in 19371	0
Updated Microfossil and 14C Analyses of Ifugao Rice Terraces, Philippine Cordilleras, Reveal Early Taro and Rice Cultivation, and New Parasite Discoveries1	0
Taxonomic and Geographic Distributions of Native Angiosperms in the Islands of French Polynesia (South Pacific): An Analysis Based on the Nadeaud Botanical Database1	0
Thermal Preference and Tolerance of the Black Abalone Haliotis cracherodii (Leach 1814) (Gastropoda: Prosobranchia)	0
Status of Forest Birds on Tinian Island, Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, with an Emphasis on the Tinian Monarch (Monarcha takatsukasae) (Passeriformes; Monarchidae)1	0
Prioritization of Restoration Needs for Seabirds in the U.S. Tropical Pacific Vulnerable to Climate Change	0
Pacific Hibiscus (Malvaceae) in sect. Lilibiscus. 1. Hibiscus kokio and Related Species from the Hawaiian Archipelago1	0