OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of Pacific Science is 1. 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 2021-04-01 to 2025-04-01.)

Article	Citations
Thermal Preference and Tolerance of the Black Abalone Haliotis cracherodii (Leach 1814) (Gastropoda: Prosobranchia)	8
Epizoic Cyanobacteria and Algae on the Pelage of Pinnipeds: A Literature Review and New Data for the Harbor Seal (Phoca vitulina	6
Errata	6
Abarenicola pacifica Burrowing Behavior and Its Implications for Zostera marina Seed Burial, Restoration, and Expansion	6
Pacific Hibiscus Species (Malvaceae) in sect. Lilibiscus. 2. Hibiscus kaute sp. nov., a Missing Link from Eastern Polynesia1	5
Does Huxley's Line Apply to Myxomycetes?	5
Fly on the Wall: Comparing Arthropod Communities between Islands with and without House Mice (Mus musculus)1	4
Pre-Contact Vegetation and Persistence of Polynesian Cultigens in Hālawa Valley, Moloka‘i	4
Molecular Systematics of the Native Seagrass, Ruppia cf. Maritima (Ruppiaceae, Alismatales), on Hawai‘i Island1	4
Genetic Composition in Populations of the Endangered Hawaiian Shrub, Schiedea adamantis St. John (Caryophyllaceae) and the Importance of Ex situ Collections	4
Limnological Characterization of Three Tropical Crater Lakes in the Archipelago of Samoa (Lanoto‘o, Olomaga, Mataulano)1	4
Indo-Pacific Eels (Anguilla marmorata) from the Caroline Islands Belong to the Micronesia Population Based on Total Number of Vertebrae Counts	4
New Dog Parasite (Toxocara canis) Discoveries at Melanesian and Polynesian Sites in Tropical Remote Oceania	3
Status of Landbirds in the National Park of American Samoa1	3
Validation of the USPED Erosion and Deposition Model at Schofield Barracks, O‘ahu, Hawai‘i	3
Evaluation of the Humphead Wrasse, Cheilinus undulatus, in Shallow Water Habitats in Saipan Lagoon, Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands1	3
Pacific Species of Hibiscus sect. Lilibiscus (Malvaceae). 4. The Origin of Hibiscus Rosa-Sinensis: A 300-Year-Old Mystery Solved	2
Population Size and Habitat Occupancy by the Endangered Mariana Crow	2
Insights Into Ungulate Distributions Show Range Expansion, Competition, and Potential Impacts on a Sub-Tropical Island	2
Reduction in Cover of Two Introduced Invasive Macroalgae by Herbivores on Coral Reefs of Kāne‘ohe Bay, Hawai‘i1	2
Peculiar Molting Behavior of Large Hermit Crabs1	2
Tribute to Professor Dieter Mueller-Dombois	2
A Brief Assessment of Drosophila suzukii (Diptera: Drosophilidae) Abundance in Forest and Non-Forested Habitats Across an Altitude Gradient on Mauna Loa, Hawai‘i1	2
Range Expansion, Pairing Patterns, and Taxonomic Status of Brewster's Booby Sula leucogaster brewsteri	2
Efficiency and Efficacy of DOC-200 Versus Tomahawk Traps for Controlling Small Indian Mongoose, Herpestes auropunctatus (Carnivora: Herpestidae) in Wetland Wildlife Sanctuaries	2

Understory Arthropod Diversity in a Mixed Dryland Ecosystem, Hawai‘i	1
Status of Laysan and Black-Footed Albatrosses on O‘ahu, Hawai‘i	1
Lake Tagimaucia Montane Lake as a Potential Late Holocene Environmental Archive in Fiji's Volcanic Highlands	1
Changes in Community Composition and Functional Traits After Cyclones and Fire in a Pacific Rainforest	1
Three New Records of Marine Macroalgae from Viet Nam based on Morphological Observations and Molecular Analyses	1
Investigating the Diel Occurrence of Odontocetes around the Maui Nui Region Using Passive Acoustic Techniques1	1
Biodiversity of Hawaiian Peyssonneliales (Rhodophyta). 1. Two New Species in the Genus Ramicrusta from Lehua Island1	1
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	1
A Conversation on the UH Botany Department, Vegetation Ecology, and Life with Professor Emeritus Dr. Dieter Mueller-Dombois	1
Shrub Dieback and El Niño Drought in Hawai‘i: Life Stage Demography and Population Rejuvenation	1
Declining Soil Nutrient Status Can Constrain Agricultural Productivity and Food Security in Pacific Island Countries: A Country Scale Assessment	1
Climate-Induced Forest Mortality in the Tropical Pacific Islands: What Do We Really Know?	1
Eleotris (Teleostei: Eleotridae) from Indonesia with Description of Three New Species Within the ‘melanosoma’ Neuromast Pattern Group	1
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	1
Isabella Kauakea Yau Yung Aiona Abbott1 Contributions to a Celebration of the Centennial of Her Birth	1
A 60-Year Record of Plant Colonization on Alpine Lava Flows, Maunaloa, Hawai‘i: Climate Change, Substrate Control, and Human Disturbance	1
‘Ōhi‘a Lehua (Metrosideros polymorpha): A Most Resilient and Persistent Foundation Species in Hawaiian Forests	1
The Structure and Dynamics of Endangered Forest Bird Communities in the Mariana Islands	1