OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of Aquacultural Engineering is 8. 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 2022-05-01 to 2026-05-01.)

Article	Citations
Hydrodynamics of large-scale recirculating aquaculture tanks equipped with paddlewheel aerators	68
RC-UMT: Multimodal fish feeding intensity classification network with enhanced feature extraction capability in aquaculture	63
Automatic length estimation of free-swimming fish using an underwater 3D range-gated camera	61
Flow-through and cyclic fed-batch cultivation of the green microalga Haematococcus pluvialis in recirculating aquaculture effluent: Strategies for sustained biomass production and astaxanthin biosynth	59
Osedax-GAN: A novel metaheuristic approach for missing pixel imputation imagery for enhanced detection accuracy of freshwater fish diseases in aquaculture	51
Experimental study on hydrodynamic performance of the semi-submersible vessel-shaped fish cage	48
The coupled vibrations of a rectangular frame and a flexible net subjected to waves and currents	43
PUFFER-DETR: Tiger puffer similar abnormal behavior recognition based on transformer	43
Pixel-level quantification of biofouling taxa associated with salmon aquaculture infrastructure using deep learning	41
Editorial Board	38
Safety evaluation of physical plasma for water treatment in recirculating aquaculture systems	37
Optimizing intensive shrimp production: Relieve the physiological pressure in Penaeus vannamei through transition from biofloc technology to recirculating clear-water aquaculture systems	36
Denitrification performance of polyhydroxybutyrate/cellulose (PHBC) blend with and without a nitrogen-driven degassing column	36
Environmental performance of Penaeus vannamei shrimp production in intensive and super-intensive biofloc systems	35
Physical filtration of nutrients utilizing gravel-based and lightweight expanded clay aggregate (LECA) as growing media in aquaponic recirculation system (ARS)	33
Prawn morphometrics and weight estimation from images using deep learning for landmark localization	32
Detection of a stress related acoustic signature by passive acoustic monitoring in Atlantic salmon farming	32
Anomalous white shrimp detection in intensive farming based on improved YOLOv8	32
Design considerations for a continuous mussel farm in New England Offshore waters. Part I: Development of environmental conditions for engineering design	30
Influence of tank geometry and background color on growth performance and immune response of endangered Indian butter catfish Ompok bimaculatus	30
Collection rates of detached mobile sea lice according to net mesh and body size: A benchtop model	26
MusselCF, a user-friendly toolbox to estimate the physiological carbon footprint of mussels in suspended aquaculture	26
Editorial Board	25
Robust automatic net damage detection and tracking on real aquaculture environment using computer vision	24
Thermodynamics assessment of a near-zero discharged recirculating aquaculture system for turbot grow-out	24

Effects of biofloc-electrochemical system on water quality, fish performance, and microbial diversity	23
Effect of ozone and hydrogen peroxide on off-flavor compounds and water quality in a recirculating aquaculture system	23
Numerical study on hydrodynamic behaviors of and flow field around UHMWPE plane nets	22
Optimization of aerobic digestion conditions of solid waste from recirculating aquaculture systems for liquid fertilizer production	21
Editorial Board	21
Aqua3DNet: Real-time 3D pose estimation of livestock in aquaculture by monocular machine vision	21
Editorial Board	21
Real-time ammonia estimation in recirculating aquaculture systems: A data assimilation approach	20
Ultrasonic monitoring of early larval development of fish in tanks. Case study: Gilthead seabream (Sparus aurata)	20
Smart headset, computer vision and machine learning for efficient prawn farm management	20
Impact evaluation of deep learning on image segmentation for automatic bluefin tuna sizing	20
Insights into different marine aquaculture infrastructures from a life cycle perspective	20
Smart technologies in aquaculture: An integrated IoT, AI, and blockchain framework for sustainable growth	19
UVA-LED365 nm and UVC-LED275 nm combined irradiation effectively inactivates Vibrio parahaemolyticus and controls photoreactivation by regulating illumination	19
Effect of coconut waste and its biochar as hydroponics substrates on system performance and nitrogen transformation in aquaponics	18
Rotiferometer: An automated system for quantification of rotifer cultures	18
Sedimentation of Crassostrea gigas and Perna perna biodeposits in the South Atlantic	18
Evaluating submerged and surface feeding strategies in farmed Atlantic Cod: Energetic and production perspectives	18
Improving feed intake predictions in aquaculture: Integrating dissolved oxygen, body weight, and temperature for Atlantic salmon and meagre	18
Numerical study on the flow fields inside and around a submersible truss-type aquaculture cage	18
Effects of feed, carbohydrate addition and stocking density on Pacific white shrimp (Litopenaeus vannamei) production	17
Smart aquaculture revolution: Triple-hybrid AI framework for ultra-precise aquaculture energy forecasting using adaptive markov imputation, neutrosophic intelligence, and shrimp-inspired multi-scale o	17
Digital twin-based smart aquafarm monitoring system with multi-instance learning based on autoencoder model	17
Numerical and experimental study of two common types of fouled net panels in the ocean	16
Technological approaches to enhance water efficiency in aquaculture: Aiming towards sustainable intensification	16
Influence of dietary phosphorus on orthophosphate accumulation in recirculating aquaculture systems with rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss)	16
Analysis of drag force, deformation and stress distribution of biofouled flexible nets	16
Robust detection of farmed fish by fusing YOLOv5 with DCM and ATM	15
Editorial Board	15
Editorial Board	15
Method for layout optimization of coastal cage aquaculture systems in Southeast Asia	15
Nitrogen metabolism potential in biofilm microbial communities: potential applications in the mariculture wastewater treatment	15
Optimal aquarium shape for rearing male Siamese fighting fish (Betta splendens)	15
Habitat-enhanced recirculating aquaculture systems improve post-transport recovery and survival of Scylla serrata (Forsskål, 1775)	14
MFSD-YOLO: A multi-scenario fish small target detection method in aquaculture	13
Conveying characteristics of shrimp feed pellets in pneumatic conveying system and minimum power consumption dissipation factor	13
Development and field application of an integrated three-phase greenhouse gas monitoring system in smart shrimp aquaculture with biofloc-based carbon mitigation	12
An IoT based smart water quality assessment framework for aqua-ponds management using Dilated Spatial-temporal Convolution Neural Network (DSTCNN)	12
Research on the influence of solid-liquid two-phase flow on the flow field effect and stability of square reefs	12
Preconditioner influence on twin-screw extrusion cooking of starch-based feed pellets: The example of Fish Feed	11
Experimental study on the hydrodynamic responses of a novel platform integrating vertical-axis wind turbine with a fish cage in regular waves	11
Aquaponics performance optimization: The impact of hydraulic loading rate on striped murrel (Channa striata) and lettuce (Lactuca sativa L.) production in a vermicompost-supplemented system	11
Discrete element method for non-spherical feed particle transport in offshore truss cage aquaculture: Modeling and applications	11
Development of a novel sterilized thin-film photobioreactor for efficient microalgae cultivation by mixotrophic mode	11
Hydrodynamics of waste collection in a recirculating aquaculture tank with different numbers of inlet pipes	11
MortCam: An Artificial Intelligence-aided fish mortality detection and alert system for recirculating aquaculture	10
Fish behavior recognition based on an audio-visual multimodal interactive fusion network	10
Single pass saltwater disinfection using low voltage electrolysis: Potential implications for aquaculture systems	10
Reluctance of farmed Atlantic salmon to feed in cold water revealed during automated hydroacoustic feeding control	10
Sedimentation efficiency evaluation of an aquaculture tank through experimental floc characterization and CFD simulation	9

Optimizing flow uniformity and velocity fields in aquaculture tanks by modifying water inlets and nozzles arrangement: A computational fluid dynamics study	9
An efficient fish counting method with adaptive global perception and multi-scale feature perception	9
Ultrafiltration for the biosecurity of fish production: The case of a sturgeon nursery	9
Design considerations for a continuous mussel farm in New England Offshore waters. Part II: Using validated numerical models to estimate the probability of failure	9
Growth performance of shrimp and water quality in a freshwater biofloc system with a salinity of 5.0‰: Effects on inputs, costs and wastes discharge during grow-out culture of Litopenaeus vannamei	9
Biological site suitability for exposed self-regulating cultivation of blue mussel (Mytilus edulis): A Belgian case study	9
Neural network approaches for enhanced nitrate management in recirculating aquaculture systems	9
An extraction method of fish vector field for marine cage culture based on UAV vision	9
Numerical investigation of flow characteristics in a rearing tank aboard an aquaculture vessel	9
In-water electric stunning as a humane commercial method for culling juvenile salmonids	9
Microalgae plant site selection analysis: A multi-criteria decision model based on hierarchical analysis, geographic information systems and Monte Carlo simulations	9
A robotic fish processing line enhanced by machine learning	9
Can air nanobubbles improve the swim bladder inflation in developing European perch? A pilot study of advanced water treatment.	8
The influence of length–width ratio of an unconventional mobile finfish structure on the drag force and dissolved oxygen: Laboratory experimentation and Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD)	8
Characterization of solid wastes from sablefish (Anoplopoma fimbria) in intensive culture	8
Effects of drum filters, swirl separators and foam fractionation on water quality in pilot scale recirculating aquaculture systems	8
Integrating adsorptive pre-treatment and deep learning modeling for nitrogen management in marine recirculating aquaculture systems	8
Sulphate removal by membrane filtration minimizes the risk of hydrogen sulphide formation in fixed bed biofilters	8
A novel detection and segmentation system for eichhornia crassipes growth rate using region vision transformer-based adaptive Yolo with Unet++	8
Integration of process design and control of a pilot-scale recirculating aquaculture system	8
Performance in nitrogen, turbidity and phosphorus removal in a RAS using moving bed settler and membrane aerated biofilm reactor	8
Fish mass estimation method based on adaptive parameter tuning and disparity map restoration under binocular vision	8
Improved growth and haemato-biochemical indices of Genetically Improved Farmed Tilapia in inland saline based biofloc system supplemented with species-specific vitamin formulation	8
Pesticide residues in aquatic products: sources, advances in detection technologies, and risk management	8
Application of generative artificial intelligence in the aquacultural sector	8
Video and six-axis inertial sensor signals fusion for fish feeding behavior recognition in recirculating aquaculture system	8
Operational agricultural water management in river-based aquaculture: A machine-learning approach to predict dissolved oxygen in the Halda River, Bangladesh	8
Detection of residual feed in aquaculture using YOLO and Mask RCNN	8
Corrigendum to “Investigation of flow field and dissolved oxygen concentration distribution in aquaculture tanks based on computational fluid dynamics” [Aquac. Eng. 111 (2025) 102577]	8
Solar-powered automated fish-feeding boat: A cost-effective and sustainable solution for aquaculture	8