OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of Scientia Marina is 2. 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
Hidden in the crowd: re-evaluation of the generic status of the Antarctic sea pen Kophobelemnon molanderi (Anthozoa: Octocorallia: Pennatuloidea), a molecular and morphological approach	12
Influence of climate drivers and fishing effort on fish stock condition using dynamic factor analysis: a case study from the Caspian Sea	7
Reproduction of Merluccius merluccius (Actinopterygii: Merlucciidae) from the northern Atlantic coasts of Morocco based on histological analysis of gonads	7
The impact of inundation and sandstorms on the growth and survival of the mangrove Avicennia marina seedlings in the southern Red Sea	6
Growth of Mediterranean young-of-the-year bluefin tuna Thunnus thynnus (Scombridae): regional differences and hatching periods	6
Reproductive traits exhibited by the paedomorphic gobies exploited in the Majorcan transparent goby fishery (western Mediterranean) and their management implications	6
Geochronology and palaeoclimatic context of submerged siliciclastic beachrock formation in the western Mediterranean Sea	5
Morphological and molecular evidence of cryptic speciation in sympatric colour morphotypes of Mycale (Carmia) cecilia (Porifera: Poecilosclerida) from the Mexican Pacific	4
Assessment of trace element accumulation on the Tunisian coasts using biochemical biomarkers in Perinereis cultrifera	4
Physical and chemical tagging methods for the sea urchin Paracentrotus lividus (Echinodermata: Echinoidea)	4
Validating the growth increment periodicity in the otoliths of three small progenetic gobies	4
Opportunity observation of an Algerian Eddy to the south of Cape Palos (southwestern Mediterranean Sea)	4
Intraspecific density effect on growth of Marphysa “sp.” Juveniles	3
Increasing biological knowledge for better management of by-catch species: age, growth, and mortality of piper and red gurnards (Teleostei: Triglidae)	3
The population dynamics of Carcinus maenas (Crustacea: Portunoidea) in a coastal lagoon (Portugal, SW)	3
Influence of maternal effects and temperature on fecundity of Sebastes fasciatus on the Flemish Cap	3
Small-scale fisheries in Madeira: recreational vs artisanal fisheries	3
Change in the community structure and organic carbon content of meio- and macrobenthos between tidal flat and salt marsh areas colonized by Spartina alterniflora in the Bahía Blanca estuary (SW Atlant	3
Prey type and prey size selection in a Eurasian oystercatcher population at the edge of its distribution range	3
Communities of corals and crustose coralline algae of the Jardines de la Reina National Park, Cuba: global stressors and resilience (2001-2017)	3
Reproduction of grey snapper (Teleostei: Lutjanidae) in the southern Gulf of Mexico	3
Using fisher’s knowledge to estimate catch and effort in the large-scale octopus fishery on the eastern Campeche Bank (Mexico, NW Atlantic)	3
Population biology of sympatric species of Caprella (Amphipoda: Caprellidae) in a tropical algal bed	2
Biogenic habitats as drivers of invertebrate benthic community variability in Tongoy Bay (SE Pacific coast): implications of macroalga harvesting	2
Modelling the spatial population structure and distribution of the queen conch, Aliger gigas, on the Pedro Bank, Jamaica	2

Distribution and changes in the sbGnRH system in Rastrelliger brachysoma males during the breeding season	2
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Using Margalef’s vision to understand the current aquatic microbial ecology	2
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Effects of misrepresentative length samples on individual growth and stock condition estimates	2
Effect of terrigenous sediments on macroalgae functional-form groups of coral reefs in Capurganá, Colombian Caribbean	2
Spatiotemporal patterns of phenology of the alien Phaeophyceae Sargassum muticum on the Atlantic coast of Morocco	2
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An in-depth study of the biology, trophic ecology and catchability of the invasive pufferfish Lagocephalus sceleratus from southern Turkey, eastern Mediterranean Sea	2
Differentially expressed morphological characters depend on sex and ontogenetic stage in the crab Goniopsis cruentata (Crustacea: Grapsidae)	2