Journal of Plankton Research

Papers
(The median citation count of Journal of Plankton Research 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 2021-09-01 to 2025-09-01.)
ArticleCitations
Autumn blooms and seasonality of the dinoflagellate Unruhdinium penardii in the Han River (Korea) as tracked by morphological and molecular techniques44
Comparing planktonic heliozoan abundance in deep and shallow basins of Lake Biwa: exploring optimal growth temperature, food resources and habitat use35
Comparison of WP-2 and MOCNESS plankton samplers for measuring zooplankton biomass in the Barents Sea ecosystem26
Correction to: Phytoplankton stoichiometry along the salinity gradient under limited nutrient and light supply25
Testing theoretical frameworks of zooplankton longitudinal distribution in a large reservoir23
Three-dimensional distribution of larval fish habitats at the entrance of the Gulf of California in the tropical-subtropical convergence region off Mexico (April 2012)19
Changes in phytoplankton community structure over a century in relation to environmental factors19
Long-term dynamics, population structure and connectivity of the helmet jellyfish Periphylla periphylla in a Norwegian fjord and adjacent waters19
A mass occurrence of pteropods (Limacina spp.) drove a pronounced peak in zooplankton biomass in Atlantic water in the Barents Sea in 199416
Pioneers of plankton research: Alister Hardy (1896–1985)15
Ichthyoplankton species assemblages during the 2015–2016 El Niño in the southwest Gulf of California15
Influence of food quality on larval growth of Atlantic bluefin tuna (Thunnus thynnus) in the Gulf of Mexico15
Composition patterns of surface mesozooplankton in the zonal fronts of Drake Passage14
Shifts in survival and reproduction after chronic warming enhance the potential of a marine copepod to persist under extreme heat events14
Plankton digital twins—a new research tool12
Seasonal variation in the population structure and production of the copepod Calanus sinicus in the Yellow Sea11
Distribution, abundance and grazing impact of Salpa fusiformis, with response to environmental conditions and their effects on other zooplankton species in Korean waters11
Sex in the wild: repeated observations of planktonic ciliate conjugation from field samples11
Ecological role of a cosmopolitan testate rhizopod, Paulinella ovalis, in the microbial food web of a eutrophic estuary10
The role of oceanographic conditions and colony size in shaping the spatial structure ofPyrosoma atlanticumin the NW Mediterranean Sea10
Phytoplankton growth regulation by dissolved P and mortality regulation by endogenous cell death over 35 years of P control in a Mountain Lake10
Know your limits; miniCOI metabarcoding fails with key marine zooplankton taxa9
Climate change effects on plankton recruitment from coastal sediments9
Chytrids alleviate the harmful effect of heat and cyanobacteria diet on Daphnia via PUFA-upgrading9
Occurrence of larval fishes sampled by drifting light traps in the lower reaches of a South African estuary9
Degradation of dead cladoceran zooplankton and their contribution to organic carbon cycling in stratified lakes: field observation and model prediction8
Biochemical characteristics and demography of the marine calanoid copepod Calanus finmarchicus during spring in Icelandic waters8
Mesodinium–Dinophysis encounters: temporal and spatial constraints on Dinophysis blooms8
Pioneers of plankton research: Salvatore Lo Bianco (1860–1910)8
Molecular and morphological analyses to improve taxonomic classification ofMetridia lucens/pacificain the North Pacific8
Uncovering hidden structures: previously undescribed pseudopodia and ectoplasmic structures in planktonic foraminifera8
Short-term variability in plankton abundance on the inner shelf off Ubatuba, Brazil8
Formation and reversibility of inducible morphological and behavioral defenses in Daphnia magna8
Hydrostatic pressure impedes the degradation of sinking copepod carcasses and fecal pellets8
Should we reconsider how to assess eutrophication?7
Swarming of holoplanktonic gastropod (Creseis acicula Rang, 1828) in Andaman Island during southwest monsoon, possible reasons and its global swarming records7
Lanternfish larvae (Teleostei: Myctophidae) feeding ecology in the continental slope and off oceanic islands in the tropical Atlantic7
2024 David Cushing prize7
The colorful world of cryptophyte phycobiliproteins6
Phytoplankton metabolism in a stratified nearshore ecosystem with recurrent harmful algal blooms (HABs)6
Correction to: Seasonal organization of tintinnid community by temperature preference and LOD size-class in a subtropical brackish embayment6
Comparing recent and preindustrial cladoceran assemblages in 35 metal- and smelting-affected lakes near Sudbury (Ontario, Canada)6
Combining in situ and ex situ plankton image data to reconstruct zooplankton (>1 mm) volume and mass distribution in the global ocean6
Identification of phytoplankton isolates from the eastern Canadian waters using long-read sequencing6
Size and energy content of Calanus spp. copepods: linking copepod phenology to variability in their quality as prey6
Under ice plankton and lipid dynamics in a subarctic lake6
Mesozooplankton trait distribution in relation to environmental conditions and the presence of krill and salps along the northern Antarctic Peninsula6
Microzooplankton grazing and community composition in a high-productivity marine ecosystem6
A Markov chain model of Daphnia motion5
Post-flooding blooms of the non-indigenous freshwater jellyfish Craspedacusta sowerbii Lankester, 1880 in Kollam District of Kerala, India5
Temperature, phosphorus and species composition will all influence phytoplankton production and content of polyunsaturated fatty acids5
Assessing good environmental status through mesozooplankton biodiversity: a step forward5
Effects of phosphorus enrichment on Daphnia–algae interactions in laboratory microcosms5
Pioneers of plankton research: Yoshine Hada (1905–1993)5
Effects of physical forcing on short-term plankton dynamics in a narrow coral reef lagoon (Ouano, New Caledonia): a two-week high-frequency study5
Opportunistic vs selective feeding strategies of zooplankton under changing environmental conditions5
Drivers of microplankton community assemblage following tropical cyclones5
Phytoplankton phagotrophy across nutrients and light gradients using different measurement techniques5
Littoral phytoplankton and zooplankton communities in a tropical reservoir: Pantabangan Reservoir, the Philippines5
Variability of tintinnid ciliate communities with water masses in the western Pacific Ocean5
Bottom–up propagation of synoptic wind intensification and relaxation in the planktonic ecosystem of the South Senegalese Upwelling Sector4
Phytoplankton prey of an abundant estuarine copepod identifiedin situusing DNA metabarcoding4
Appendicularians and marine snowin situvertical distribution in Argentinean Patagonia4
Zooplankton community structure and diel migration patterns vary over hours, days, and years in the pelagic and littoral zone of a eutrophic reservoir4
Desiccation increases the hatching of resting eggs of a freshwater calanoid copepod4
Substantial unrealised global biodiversity of continental microcrustaceans4
Seasonal dynamics of zooplankton communities in a recent lava delta on an oceanic island in the Central East Atlantic Ocean4
2023 David Cushing prize4
What do the geometric and stochastic properties of swimming behaviour have to teach us about zooplankton behavioural ecology?4
Assessing coastal zooplankton in the St. Lawrence estuary: spatio-temporal patterns of taxonomic and functional biodiversity4
A 3-year study of the seasonal variability of abundance, biomass and reproductive traits of Oncaea venusta (Copepoda, Oncaeidae) in a subtropical coastal area4
Changes in phytoplankton composition hinder the recovery from eutrophication in a perialpine lake (Lake Lugano, Switzerland and Italy)4
Miquel Alcaraz (1945–2022)4
Effects of mixotroph evolution on trophic transfer4
Genetic variability, biomass parameters, elemental composition and energy content of the non-indigenous hydromedusa Craspedacusta sowerbii in North America4
Copepods key traits in diverse habitats of tropical waters4
Seasonal hydromedusan feeding patterns in an Eastern Boundary Current show consistent predation on primary consumers4
Concurrent observations of the euphausiid Thysanoessa raschii in an Icelandic fjord by acoustics and Video Plankton Recorder: comparisons with theoretical models of target strength4
Experimental analysis of development, lipid accumulation and gene expression in a high-latitude marine copepod4
Reproductive biology, elemental composition and diel vertical migration of the cosmopolitan warm-temperate pelagic tunicate Soestia zonaria4
Novel combination coccospheres fromHelicosphaeraspp indicate complex relationships between species4
Pioneers of plankton research: Eugène Canu (1864–1952)4
Isolation and characterization of bacteria from the gut of a mesopelagic copepod Cephalophanes reflugens (Copepoda: Calanoida)3
Winter plankton dynamics in a boreal lake: community structure, vertical distribution and reproduction under ice3
Spatial and temporal dynamics of ichthyoplankton in a temperate estuary: identifying essential habitats for early life stages3
Phytoplankton photosynthesis: an unexplored source of biogenic methane emission from oxic environments3
Nutrient limitation determines biological interactions between a mixotrophic Chrysophyte and toxin-producing Microcystis3
Similarities between the biochemical composition of jellyfish body and mucus3
Trophic niche partitioning of three larval Sciaenidae species in the north-western Gulf of Mexico3
Mixoplankton and mixotrophy: future research priorities3
Increasing temperature and prey availability affect the growth and swimming kinematics of Atlantic herring (Clupea harengus) larvae3
Distribution of squid paralarvae and related oceanographic features in the eastern Campeche Bank, Mexico3
Food quality impacts on reproductive traits, development and fatty acid composition of the freshwater calanoid copepod Eudiaptomus sp.3
Predator Ecology: Evolutionary Ecology of the Functional Response. J. DELONG3
Diel, seasonal and vertical changes in the abundance, biomass and community structure of pelagic polychaetes at the subtropical station S1 in the western North Pacific: comparison with the results fro3
Rare but persistent asexual reproduction explains the success of planktonic foraminifera in polar oceans3
Global gradients in species richness of marine plankton functional groups3
Effect of eutrophication on the functional diversity of zooplankton in shallow ponds in Northeast Brazil3
Introduction to the themed section “Mixotrophs and mixoplankton: conceptual integration into aquatic research”3
Living at depth: ecophysiological condition of Boreomysis arctica in autumn and winter in the St. Lawrence estuary and gulf3
Temperature as a factor controlling geographical distribution of greenNoctiluca scintillansin Southeast Asia3
Impact of temperature and diet on feeding and growth of a marine heterotrophic nanoflagellate3
Correction: Concurrent observations of the euphausiid Thysanoessa raschii in an Icelandic fjord by acoustics and Video Plankton Recorder: comparisons with theoretical models of target strength3
The effect of phytoplankton properties on the ingestion of marine snow by Calanus pacificus3
Spring resting egg production of the calanoid copepod, Eurytemora affinis, in a freshet-dominated estuary3
Pioneers of plankton research: Esteban Boltovskoy (1912–1997)3
RNA/DNA ratios as estimate of metabolic and functional traits in diatom species from the northwestern Adriatic Sea3
Dietary plasticity in small Arctic copepods as revealed with prey metabarcoding3
Pioneers of plankton research: Enrique Balech (1912–2007)3
Notable predominant morphology of the smallest most abundant protozoa of the open ocean revealed by electron microscopy3
Computational model of a feeding copepod engaged in three modes of movement3
Kinematic characteristics of calanoid copepod appendage motion3
Protoplasmic streaming of chloroplasts enables rapid photoacclimation in large diatoms3
Ocean-colour anomalies quantified by the human eye3
Correction to: Under ice plankton and lipid dynamics in a subarctic lake2
Spatial variation and transport of abundant copepod taxa in the southern Gulf of St. Lawrence in autumn2
Diversity and distribution of the eukaryotic picoplankton in the oxygen minimum zone of the tropical Mexican Pacific2
Community structure and distribution pattern of appendicularians in the Kuroshio–Oyashio transitional zone during summer2
Large differences in bacterial community composition of nearby shallow lakes surrounded by Nothofagus pumilio forest in Patagonia (Argentina)2
Resolving the paradox of the ambush feeding cyclopoid copepod Apocyclops royi being microphageous2
Environmental selection and advective transport shape the distribution of two cyst-forming Acantharia clades in the Canadian Arctic2
Limited effects of macro-nutrient ratios on thiamin content and transfer in phytoplankton and copepods2
Does the predatory rotiferAsplanchnainduce a behavioral response in the prey rotiferBrachionus calyciflorus?2
Zooplankton metacommunity knowledge over 20 years: a systematic review2
A synthesis of the biogeographical distribution of Rotifera in Africa2
Oar Feet and Opal Teeth—About Copepods and Copepodologists by Charles B. Miller2
Seasonal variation of vegetative stages and cysts of planktonic ciliates in a temperate coastal bay2
Pioneers of Plankton Research: Hans Utermöhl (1896–1984)2
Phytoplankton photophysiology within zooplankton fecal pellets reveals depth-specific grazing2
Large-scale culturing of the subpolar foraminifera Globigerina bulloides reveals tolerance to a large range of environmental parameters associated to different life-strategies and an extended l2
Jellyfish diversity, trends and patterns in Southwestern Mediterranean Sea: a citizen science and field monitoring alliance2
Contribution of zooplankton nutrient recycling and effects on phytoplankton size structure in a hypereutrophic reservoir2
Thermal niche of the dinoflagellate Karlodinium veneficum across different salinity and light levels2
Eco-physiological response of Phaeocystis antarctica and Fragilariopsis sp. to increases in irradiance and temperature2
Nutrient availability is the main driver of nanophytoplankton phago-mixotrophy in North American lake surface waters2
Mysterious ciliates: seasonally recurrent and yet hard to predict2
Annual cycle of mesozooplankton at the coastal waters of Cyprus (Eastern Levantine basin)2
Postponing development: dormancy in the earliest developmental stages of a high-latitude calanoid copepod2
Ontogenetic changes in swimming performance of a freshwater calanoid copepod2
Light quality induces a shift in coccosphere morphology in Scyphosphaera apsteinii1
Contrasting dissolved organic matter biodegradation and bacterial cytometric features in oligotrophic and ultraoligotrophic Patagonian lakes1
Trends in phytoplankton over space and time1
Calanus helgolandicus - more than a guest in the north?1
A database of nutritional strategies of nanoplankton genera present in North American lake surface waters1
On the morphology of urosome appendages and their potential function of marine planktonic copepods1
Bluefin tuna (Thunnus thynnus) larvae exploit rare food sources to break food limitations in their warm oligotrophic environment1
Conditions favoring phagotrophy can lead to larger cell sizes in some freshwater mixoplankton1
Effect of strobe lights on catches and length distributions of euphausiids collected by Bongo nets1
Quantum efficiency of chloroplasts retained from food by the mixotrophic ciliate Strombidium rassoulzadegani1
Determination of optical markers of cyanobacterial physiology from fluorescence kinetics1
Mucilage protects the planktonic desmid Staurodesmus sp. against parasite attack by a chytrid fungus1
Seasonal abundance, lipid storage, and energy density ofCalanus finmarchicusand other copepod preyfields along the Northwest Atlantic continental shelf1
Light-induced alteration in pigment signature and growth in a tropical surf-zone phytoplankton assemblage (southwestern Bay of Bengal, India)1
Bottom-up effects of variable winter weather conditions on phytoplankton dynamics in an enclosed bay: implications for ecological responses to climate change1
Diel, seasonal and vertical changes in the pelagic amphipod communities in the subarctic Pacific: insights from imaging analysis1
Photoacclimation in the kleptoplastidic ciliate Mesodinium rubrum and its cryptophyte prey Teleaulax amphioxeia: phenotypic variability and implications for red tide remote sensing1
Agglomerated loricae of the tintinnids Codonella, Codonellopsis and Dictyocysta from North Atlantic, tropical Pacific and Southern Ocean waters1
Symbiont diversity in the eukaryotic microbiomes of marine crustacean zooplankton1
Gigantism in the rotifer Asplanchna brightwellii: dietary control, reproduction, propensity for sex and ecological significance1
Correction to: Community structure and distribution pattern of appendicularians in the Kuroshio–Oyashio transitional zone during summer1
Chain or sphere? Perspectives on colony shapes and sizes in microalgae1
Understanding the picture: the promise and challenges of in-situ imagery data in the study of plankton ecology1
Determination of sampling time interval for investigating ecological trends of tintinnids1
Improving the sampling of red Noctiluca scintillans to understand its impact on coastal ecosystem dynamics1
Complementary roles of eDNA metabarcoding and microscopy in plankton monitoring across seven habitats1
Relating ciliary propulsion morphology and flow to particle acquisition in marine planktonic ciliates I: the tintinnid ciliate Amphorides quadrilineata1
Elemental composition and stoichiometry of krill and salps1
Comparative phylogeography of Cyclops vicinus Uljanin, 1875 and Cyclops kikuchii Smirnov, 1932 with implications for differences in their ecological characteristics1
Effects of maternal methylparaben exposure on the offspring population dynamics varied between amictic and mictic mothers of the rotifer Brachionus calyciflorus1
Introduction to the themed section “Microzooplankton”1
Seasonal organization of tintinnid community by temperature preference and LOD size-class in a subtropical brackish embayment1
Feeding selectivity and niche characteristics in Southern Ocean salps1
Planktonic associations in the Northern Bering and Chukchi seas during the 2017–2019 warm period1
Zooplankton seasonal vertical migration in an optimality-based plankton ecosystem model1
Pioneers of plankton research: Eugen Jørgensen (1862–1938)1
Half-century trends in alpha and beta diversity of phytoplankton summer communities in the Helsinki Archipelago, the Baltic Sea1
Absence of phylogenetic conservatism in thermal traits of phytoplankton1
Self-filling enclosures to experimentally assess plankton response to pulse nutrient enrichments1
The rôles of plankton and neuston microbial organic matter in climate regulation1
River discharge-related nutrient effects on North Sea coastal and offshore phytoplankton communities1
Zooplankton diel vertical migration and its mediated active carbon flux in the South China Sea under the influence of mesoscale eddies1
Identifying a growth and survival bottleneck: oceanic zooplankton abundance and Faroe shelf primary production jointly influence the survival of Faroe Plateau cod larvae1
Exploring functional traits and functional diversity of mixotrophic phytoflagellates in small browned forest lakes—mixotrophy, phagotrophy and osmotrophy1
Seasonal variability drives differences in the structure of the calanoid copepod community in two contrasting regions of the Gulf of Mexico1
Influence of global environmental Change on plankton1
Correction to: Opportunistic vs selective feeding strategies of zooplankton under changing environmental conditions1
Ingestion rate estimated from food concentration and predatory role of copepod nauplii in the microbial food web of temperate embayment waters1
Effects of acid stress on life history traits of Eodiaptomus japonicus (Copepoda: Calanoida) from Lake Biwa, Japan1
Taxonomic and functional coherence of active and dormant zooplankton communities between perennial and temporary aquatic environments1
Estimating genotypic richness and proportion of identical multi-locus genotypes in aquatic microalgal populations1
Temporal dynamics of copepod taxa and trophic groups in a long-term time series in the NW-Mediterranean Sea1
Pioneers of plankton research: Priscilla Susan Bury (1799–1872)1
Fine-scale vertical distribution and diel migrations ofPyrosoma atlanticumin the northern California Current1
Distribution patterns and driving mechanisms of ciliate communities from continental shelf to deep basin of the Northeastern South China Sea1
Impact of thermal fluctuations on phytoplankton: an experimental multi-trait analysis across species1
Examining the performance of three ballast water compliance monitoring devices for quantifying live organisms in both regulated size classes (≥50 μm and ≥10–<50 μm)1
Assemblages of pelagic thaliaceans in oceanographic features at the tropical-temperate transition zone of a western boundary current1
Planktonic to sessile: drivers of spatial and temporal variability across barnacle life stages and indirect effects of the Pacific Marine Heatwave1
Optimal phenology of life history events in Calanus finmarchicus: exit from diapause in relation to interannual variation in spring bloom timing and predation1
Polycystine radiolarians associate with diverse phytoplankton1
Analysis of swimming trajectories in Daphnia similis as an environmental impact assessment tool1
Body condition of larval roundherring,Gilchristella aestuaria(family Clupeidae), in relation to harmful algal blooms in a warm-temperate estuary1
Contemporary adaptive evolution in fragmenting river landscapes: evidence from the native waterflea Ceriodaphnia cornuta1
Does increased springtime solar radiation also increase primary production?1
Global observing for phytoplankton? A perspective1
Meta-analysis of stage-specific Calanus finmarchicus vertical distribution in relation to hydrography and chlorophyll in the North Atlantic1
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