OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of Journal of Plankton Research is 4. 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 2021-07-01 to 2025-07-01.)

Article	Citations
Autumn blooms and seasonality of the dinoflagellate Unruhdinium penardii in the Han River (Korea) as tracked by morphological and molecular techniques	38
Comparing planktonic heliozoan abundance in deep and shallow basins of Lake Biwa: exploring optimal growth temperature, food resources and habitat use	36
Comparison of WP-2 and MOCNESS plankton samplers for measuring zooplankton biomass in the Barents Sea ecosystem	35
Correction to: Phytoplankton stoichiometry along the salinity gradient under limited nutrient and light supply	25
A mass occurrence of pteropods (Limacina spp.) drove a pronounced peak in zooplankton biomass in Atlantic water in the Barents Sea in 1994	24
Ichthyoplankton species assemblages during the 2015–2016 El Niño in the southwest Gulf of California	23
Long-term dynamics, population structure and connectivity of the helmet jellyfish Periphylla periphylla in a Norwegian fjord and adjacent waters	19
Testing theoretical frameworks of zooplankton longitudinal distribution in a large reservoir	19
Influence of food quality on larval growth of Atlantic bluefin tuna (Thunnus thynnus) in the Gulf of Mexico	17
Changes in phytoplankton community structure over a century in relation to environmental factors	17
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)	15
Shifts in survival and reproduction after chronic warming enhance the potential of a marine copepod to persist under extreme heat events	15
Pioneers of plankton research: Alister Hardy (1896–1985)	15
Composition patterns of surface mesozooplankton in the zonal fronts of Drake Passage	14
Distribution, abundance and grazing impact of Salpa fusiformis, with response to environmental conditions and their effects on other zooplankton species in Korean waters	14
Plankton digital twins—a new research tool	12
Sex in the wild: repeated observations of planktonic ciliate conjugation from field samples	12
Seasonal variation in the population structure and production of the copepod Calanus sinicus in the Yellow Sea	12
The role of oceanographic conditions and colony size in shaping the spatial structure ofPyrosoma atlanticumin the NW Mediterranean Sea	11
Phytoplankton growth regulation by dissolved P and mortality regulation by endogenous cell death over 35 years of P control in a Mountain Lake	11
Climate change effects on plankton recruitment from coastal sediments	10
Occurrence of larval fishes sampled by drifting light traps in the lower reaches of a South African estuary	10
Know your limits; miniCOI metabarcoding fails with key marine zooplankton taxa	10
Ecological role of a cosmopolitan testate rhizopod, Paulinella ovalis, in the microbial food web of a eutrophic estuary	10
Chytrids alleviate the harmful effect of heat and cyanobacteria diet on Daphnia via PUFA-upgrading	9

Swarming of holoplanktonic gastropod (Creseis acicula Rang, 1828) in Andaman Island during southwest monsoon, possible reasons and its global swarming records	9
Biochemical characteristics and demography of the marine calanoid copepod Calanus finmarchicus during spring in Icelandic waters	9
Pioneers of plankton research: Salvatore Lo Bianco (1860–1910)	9
Degradation of dead cladoceran zooplankton and their contribution to organic carbon cycling in stratified lakes: field observation and model prediction	9
Hydrostatic pressure impedes the degradation of sinking copepod carcasses and fecal pellets	9
Mesodinium–Dinophysis encounters: temporal and spatial constraints on Dinophysis blooms	8
Uncovering hidden structures: previously undescribed pseudopodia and ectoplasmic structures in planktonic foraminifera	8
Lanternfish larvae (Teleostei: Myctophidae) feeding ecology in the continental slope and off oceanic islands in the tropical Atlantic	8
Formation and reversibility of inducible morphological and behavioral defenses in Daphnia magna	8
Phytoplankton metabolism in a stratified nearshore ecosystem with recurrent harmful algal blooms (HABs)	8
Molecular and morphological analyses to improve taxonomic classification ofMetridia lucens/pacificain the North Pacific	8
Short-term variability in plankton abundance on the inner shelf off Ubatuba, Brazil	8
2024 David Cushing prize	8
Comparing recent and preindustrial cladoceran assemblages in 35 metal- and smelting-affected lakes near Sudbury (Ontario, Canada)	7
The colorful world of cryptophyte phycobiliproteins	7
Should we reconsider how to assess eutrophication?	7
Under ice plankton and lipid dynamics in a subarctic lake	7
Combining in situ and ex situ plankton image data to reconstruct zooplankton (>1 mm) volume and mass distribution in the global ocean	7
A Markov chain model of Daphnia motion	7
Microzooplankton grazing and community composition in a high-productivity marine ecosystem	6
Correction to: Seasonal organization of tintinnid community by temperature preference and LOD size-class in a subtropical brackish embayment	6
Drivers of microplankton community assemblage following tropical cyclones	6
Mesozooplankton trait distribution in relation to environmental conditions and the presence of krill and salps along the northern Antarctic Peninsula	6
Post-flooding blooms of the non-indigenous freshwater jellyfish Craspedacusta sowerbii Lankester, 1880 in Kollam District of Kerala, India	6
Effects of phosphorus enrichment on Daphnia–algae interactions in laboratory microcosms	6
Pioneers of plankton research: Marie Lebour (1876–1971)	6
Littoral phytoplankton and zooplankton communities in a tropical reservoir: Pantabangan Reservoir, the Philippines	6
Identification of phytoplankton isolates from the eastern Canadian waters using long-read sequencing	6
Phytoplankton phagotrophy across nutrients and light gradients using different measurement techniques	5
Opportunistic vs selective feeding strategies of zooplankton under changing environmental conditions	5
Substantial unrealised global biodiversity of continental microcrustaceans	5
Experimental analysis of development, lipid accumulation and gene expression in a high-latitude marine copepod	5
Taxonomic and functional differences between winter and summer crustacean zooplankton communities in lakes across a trophic gradient	5
Assessing good environmental status through mesozooplankton biodiversity: a step forward	5
Temperature, phosphorus and species composition will all influence phytoplankton production and content of polyunsaturated fatty acids	5
Effects of physical forcing on short-term plankton dynamics in a narrow coral reef lagoon (Ouano, New Caledonia): a two-week high-frequency study	5
Pioneers of plankton research: Yoshine Hada (1905–1993)	5
Variability of tintinnid ciliate communities with water masses in the western Pacific Ocean	5
Miquel Alcaraz (1945–2022)	5
Reproductive biology, elemental composition and diel vertical migration of the cosmopolitan warm-temperate pelagic tunicate Soestia zonaria	4
Rare but persistent asexual reproduction explains the success of planktonic foraminifera in polar oceans	4
Copepods key traits in diverse habitats of tropical waters	4
Changes in phytoplankton composition hinder the recovery from eutrophication in a perialpine lake (Lake Lugano, Switzerland and Italy)	4
A 3-year study of the seasonal variability of abundance, biomass and reproductive traits of Oncaea venusta (Copepoda, Oncaeidae) in a subtropical coastal area	4
Genetic variability, biomass parameters, elemental composition and energy content of the non-indigenous hydromedusa Craspedacusta sowerbii in North America	4
Pioneers of plankton research: Eugène Canu (1864–1952)	4
Novel combination coccospheres fromHelicosphaeraspp indicate complex relationships between species	4
Bottom–up propagation of synoptic wind intensification and relaxation in the planktonic ecosystem of the South Senegalese Upwelling Sector	4
Zooplankton community structure and diel migration patterns vary over hours, days, and years in the pelagic and littoral zone of a eutrophic reservoir	4
Seasonal dynamics of zooplankton communities in a recent lava delta on an oceanic island in the Central East Atlantic Ocean	4

Appendicularians and marine snowin situvertical distribution in Argentinean Patagonia	4
Assessing coastal zooplankton in the St. Lawrence estuary: spatio-temporal patterns of taxonomic and functional biodiversity	4
What do the geometric and stochastic properties of swimming behaviour have to teach us about zooplankton behavioural ecology?	4
2023 David Cushing prize	4
Corrigendum to: Egg production and hatching patterns of Acartia erythraea (Copepoda, Calanoida), with a note on its two egg types, in a eutrophic bay in Korea	4
Desiccation increases the hatching of resting eggs of a freshwater calanoid copepod	4
Concurrent observations of the euphausiid Thysanoessa raschii in an Icelandic fjord by acoustics and Video Plankton Recorder: comparisons with theoretical models of target strength	4
Effects of mixotroph evolution on trophic transfer	4