OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of Fish Physiology and Biochemistry is 6. 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 2021-11-01 to 2025-11-01.)

Article	Citations
Dietary inclusion of nano-phosphorus improves growth performance, carcass quality, and growth-related traits of Nile tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus) and alleviates water phosphorus residues	86
Effects of saline immersion on the physiological alterations of grass goldfish (Carassius auratus) during subsequent recovery in freshwater	68
Nile tilapia and gilthead seabream dietary self-selection of alternative feeds	66
Dietary creatine and guanidinoacetic acid supplementation have limited effects on hybrid striped bass	52
Exposure to bisphenol S induces organ toxicity by disrupting oxidative and antioxidant defense system and blood physiology in Labeo rohita (Hamilton, 1822)	36
Growth, survival, and myogenic gene expression in the post-larvae of Colossoma macropomum provisioned with Artemia nauplii	27
Cottonseed protein concentrate as fish meal substitution in fish diet: a review	26
Dietary intakes of vitamin D promote growth performance and disease resistance in juvenile grass carp (Ctenopharyngodon idella)	26
Effects of dietary piperine supplementation on innate immunity, growth performance, feed utilization and intestinal morphology of olive flounder (Paralichthys olivaceus)	25
Transcriptome analysis unveils adaptation strategies in silver pomfret (Pampus argenteus) gills under hypoxic conditions	23
Hematological, biochemical and oxidative responses induced by thermal shock in juvenile Tambaqui (Colossoma macropomum) and its hybrid Tambatinga (Colossoma macropomum x Piaractus brachypomus)	22
Effect of bile salts on intestinal epithelial function in gilthead seabream (Sparus aurata)	21
Characterization of sexual size dimorphism in mandarin fish and association with igfbp-5a/b regulation	21
Impact of urea nitrogen fertilizer on the physiology, behavior, and histology of juvenile rainbow trout	21
Salt tolerance performance and associated gene analysis of three tilapia species (strains)	21
Selenium improved mitochondrial quality and energy supply in the liver of high-fat diet-fed grass carp (Ctenopharyngodon idella) after heat stress	20
The interaction of MC3R and MC4R with MRAP2a in rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss)	18
Retrospect of fishmeal substitution in largemouth bass (Micropterus salmoides): a review	18
Genome-wide identification and expression of the peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor gene family in the Tibetan highland fish Gymnocypris przewalskii	18
Unravelling the hsp70 gene in snubnose pompano (Trachinotus blochii): insights into stress response mechanisms	17
Molecular characterization and function of hif1a and fih1 in response to acute thermal stress in American shad (Alosa sapidissima)	17
Salinity-dependent responses differentiate branchial ion regulation during acute hypothermal stress in euryhaline Indian Medaka	17
Diet shifts alter the activity and distribution of digestive enzymes in an herbivorous fish	17
Interspecific competitive interactions affect body size and oxidative status of two nonnative salmonid species	16
Effect of faba bean Vicia faba L. water/alcohol extract on growth performance, antioxidant capacity, textural properties, and collagen deposition in the swim bladder of juvenile Nibea coibor	16

Yarrowia lipolytica biomass—a potential additive to boost metabolic and physiological responses of Nile tilapia	16
8th edition of international workshop on the biology of fish gametes—a turning point for the community	16
The isosmotic point as critical salinity limit for growth and osmoregulation, but not survival, in the wolf eel Anarrhichthys ocellatus	16
Pattern of color inheritance in African catfish (Clarias gariepinus): an expression of a Mendelian law	16
Dietary purslane (Portulaca oleracea L.) leaf powder maintains growth and intestinal health in Oreochromis niloticus under chronic water-borne cadmium exposure by strengthening the gut barriers, modul	16
Thermal tolerance of turbot based on cardiac performance and analysis of molecular regulatory mechanisms	15
Physiological and transcriptomic analyses reveal temperature-dependent regulation of stress response, protein synthesis and metabolic reprogramming in juvenile mandarin fish (Siniperca chuatsi) under	15
Exploring the impacts of different fasting and refeeding regimes on Nile tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus L.): growth performance, histopathological study, and expression levels of some muscle growth-re	15
Efficacy of quercetin in ameliorating hypoxia-induced hematological and histopathological alterations in rohu Labeo rohita	15
Genomic structures of insulin-like growth factor from golden pompano (Trachinotus ovatus) and their expression responses to the feed types	15
Evaluation of carp sperm respiration: fluorometry with optochemical oxygen sensor versus polarography	14
Effect of oral administration of a single bolus of six different protein sources on digestive physiology of red seabream Pagrus major juveniles	14
Stranded heavy fuel oil exposure causes deformities, cardiac dysfunction, and oxidative stress in marine medaka Oryzias melastigma using an oiled-gravel-column system	14
All that glitters is not gold: towards the standardization of experimental trials assessing functional feeds with immunomodulatory properties	14
Protective effects of the fructooligosaccharide on the growth performance, biochemical indexes, and intestinal morphology of blunt snout bream (Megalobrama amblycephala) infected by Aeromonas hydrophi	13
Messenger RNA transcription levels of neuronal soluble N-ethylmaleimide-sensitive factor attachment protein receptor complex components in the olfactory nerve system of the anadromous Pacific salmon,	13
Lipid-related metabolism during zebrafish embryogenesis under unbalanced copper homeostasis	13
Author Correction: lpla (lipoprotein lipase a) is a marker of early adipogenesis rather than late adipogenesis in grass carp (Ctenopharyngodon idellus)	13
Dietary supplementation of Nile tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus) diets with bay laurel (Laurus nobilis): alleviation of oxidative stress and amelioration of immune response, serum biochemistry, and res	13
Role of Zingiber officinale and autochthonous probiotic Bacillus coagulans in feeds of Catla catla (Hamilton, 1822) for growth promotion, immunostimulation, histoprotection, and control of DNA damage	13
Metabolites, gene expression, and gut microbiota profiles suggest the putative mechanisms via which dietary creatine increases the serum taurine and g-ABA contents in Megalobrama amblycephala	13
Effects of extended dietary supplementation with Santalum album essential oil on hemato-biochemical changes, innate immune response, antioxidant status, and expression of related gene in Nile tilapia	13
Glycocholic acid supplementation improved growth performance and alleviated tissue damage in the liver and intestine in Pelteobagrus fulvidraco fed a high-pectin diet	12
Assessment of the molecular mechanism in fish using eugenol as anesthesia based on network pharmacology	12
Potential toxicological assessment of 4-Methylimidazole (4-MEI) in Ctenopharyngodon idella; LC50 determination, acute and sublethal effects on physiological, immunological, and histopathological indic	12
Effects of perfluoroalkyl substances (PFASs) and benzo[a]pyrene (BaP) co-exposure on phase I biotransformation in rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss)	12
High dietary wheat starch negatively regulated growth performance, glucose and lipid metabolisms, liver and intestinal health of juvenile largemouth bass, Micropterus salmoides	12
Effects of vitamin C combined with sodium alginate on serum biochemistry, oxidative stress, gill tissue morphology, and muscle quality of pearl gentian grouper during waterless transport	12
Effect of digestible protein on intermediate metabolism, hepatic enzyme activities, energy reserves, and growth performance of pacu (Piaractus mesopotamicus) in the finishing growth phase	11
Skin mucosal immune parameters and expression of the immune-relevant genes in Danio rerio treated by white button mushroom (Agaricus bisporus)	11
Kisspeptin modulation of nonapeptide and cytochrome P450 aromatase mRNA expression in the brain and ovary of the catfish Heteropneustes fossilis: in vivo and in vitro studies	11
Effects of MS-222 on the physiological and biochemical response, histomorphology, gut microbiota, and flesh quality in largemouth bass (Micropterus salmoides)	11
Do catadromous thinlip grey mullet benefit from shifting to freshwater? A perspective from fatty acid signature analysis	11
Eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA) improves grass carp (Ctenopharyngodon idellus) muscle development and nutritive value by activating the mTOR signaling pathway	11
The cascade of cadmium toxicity: from cellular damage to pyroptotic responses in fish Channa punctatus	11
Dietary tryptophan requirements and deficiency effects of olive flounder Paralichthys olivaceus at low water temperatures	11
Timing of early gonadal differentiation and effects of estradiol-17β treatments on the sex differentiation in Largemouth bass (Micropterus salmoides)	10
Resistance to premature senescence in the Epithelioma papulosum cyprini fish cell line is associated with the absence of PML nuclear bodies	10
Chronic hypoxia induces alternative splicing of transcripts in the goldfish brain	10
Mitigation of cold stress in Nile tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus) through dietary lipids supplementation: a preliminary network meta-analysis	10
Spexin and its receptors in the yellowtail kingfish (Seriola lalandi): identification, expression profiles and reproductive function	10
Response patterns and community assembly processes of gut microbiota in grass carp subjected to various protein sources and their implications for growth and metabolism	10
Influence of dietary bitter orange peel powder on growth, body composition, blood parameters, gut morphometry, and thermal tolerance of Nile tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus)	10
Effect of seawater temperature and pH on the sperm motility of the European eel	10
Role of short-wave-sensitive 1 (sws1) in cone development and first feeding in larval zebrafish	9
Efficacy of essential oil from ginger (Zingiber officinale) for anesthesia and transport sedation of pacu (Piaractus mesopotamicus)	9
Characterization of EPO H131S as a key mutation site in the hypoxia-adaptive evolution of Gymnocypris dobula	9
Fenpropathrin exposure induces neurotoxicity in zebrafish embryos	9
Molecular cloning and functional characterization of melanocortin-3 receptor in grass carp (Ctenopharyngodon idella)	9
BPA induces hepatotoxicity in zebrafish through oxidative stress and apoptosis pathways	9

Exemestane induces liver toxicity in zebrafish larvae by upregulating the p53 signaling pathway	9
Mitigating potential of Malva parviflora leaves against Polyram DF (dry flowable) toxicity in Nile tilapia: immune/apoptotic markers, biochemical, antioxidant, and histopathological insights	9
Physiological responses of hybrid grouper (Epinephelus fuscoguttatus X Epinephelus lanceolatus) to temperature fluctuation stress revealed by LCMS/MS-based mucus and sera metabolomics	9
Understanding zebrafish sleep and wakefulness physiology as an experimental model for biomedical research	9
Different cold tolerances among three strains of large yellow croaker: related to antioxidant defense and energy metabolism	8
Assessment of cell death in the liver of Labeo rohita on exposure to an emerging contaminant aspirin: an immunofluorescent, flow cytometric and biochemical investigation	8
Pumpkin peel (Cucurbita pepo)–fortified diet mitigates trace element mixture (mercury and zinc)–induced hepato-renal dysfunction, immunotoxicity, splenic gene disruption, and histopathological alterat	8
Response of CRH system in brain and gill of marine medaka to seawater acidification	8
Histological study of the development of the digestive system during larval feeding in the pike silverside Chirostoma estor	8
Generation of donor-derived spermatozoa by cross-subfamily transplantation of purple loach (Leptobotia taeniops) spermatogonia into triploid loach (Misgurnus anguillicaudatus)	8
Characterization of the transcription factor Sox3 regulating the gonadal development of pearlscale angelfish (Centropyge vrolikii)	8
The effects of temperature changes on Totoaba macdonaldi larval development, growth, and respiratory rates	8
IFN-γ2 enhances proliferation and differentiation of muscle cells: a novel target of natural grass feeding mode improving muscle quality in grass carp (Ctenopharyngodon idella)	8
Metformin attenuates high-carbohydrate diet-induced redox imbalance, inflammation, and mitochondrial dysfunction in Megalobrama amblycephala	8
Characterization of Kiss/Kissr system and expression profiling through developmental stages indicate kiss1 to be the active isotype in Clarias magur	8
Development of a remote monitoring system for stress response in fish from a physiological and behavioral perspective	8
Enzymatic, skeletal, and histological ontogeny of shi drum (Umbrina cirrosa) larvae under intensive culture conditions	8
Effect of winter feeding frequency on growth performance, biochemical blood parameters, oxidative stress, and appetite-related genes in Takifugu rubripes	8
Testicular miRNAs and tsRNAs provide insight into gene regulation during overwintering and reproduction of Onychostoma macrolepis	8
Effect of dietary supplementation with the cyanobacterium Synechococcus elongatus PCC 7942 on the brain transcriptome of zebrafish (Danio rerio)	8
Hexavalent chromium (Cr6+) induces oxidative stress, inflammatory response, apoptosis, and DNA damage in the liver of largemouth bass by inhibiting the Nrf2-Keap1 signal pathway	8
Ameliorative effects of silybin against avermectin-triggered carp spleen mitochondrial dysfunction and apoptosis through inhibition of PERK-ATF4-CHOP signaling pathway	8
Long- and short-term dietary β-glucan improves intestinal health and disease resistance in pearl gentian grouper (Epinephelus lanceolatus♂ × Epinephelus fuscoguttatus♀)	8
Mildronate triggers growth suppression and lipid accumulation in largemouth bass (Micropterus salmoides) through disturbing lipid metabolism	8
Oxidative damage in Nile tilapia, Oreochromis niloticus, is mainly induced by water temperature variation rather than Aurantiochytrium sp. meal dietary supplementation	8
Membrane progesterone receptor ε (paqr9) is necessary for chorion elevation in zebrafish	8
Unraveling the impact of salinity on the osmoregulatory organs of Clarias batrachus: a histochemical and gill ultrastructural study	7
The opioid peptide β-endorphin interferes with the pituitary-testis axis in the Mozambique tilapia Oreochromis mossambicus	7
Loss of responses to odorants and pheromones in mPRγ (paqr5b)-knockout zebrafish	7
Long-term hypoxia stress-induced oxidative stress, cell apoptosis, and immune response in the intestine of Pelteobagrus vachelli	7
Expression characteristics of the cyp19a1b aromatase gene and its response to 17β-estradiol treatment in largemouth bass (Micropterus salmoides)	7
Melatonin receptor–mediated signaling pathways drive time-dependent physiological recovery from freezing in Perccottus glenii	7
The ameliorative role of ascorbic acid against blood disorder, immunosuppression, and oxidative damage of oxytetracycline in rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss)	7
Altered transcriptional levels of autophagy-related genes, induced by oxidative stress in fish Channa punctatus exposed to chromium	7
Effects of glycerol monolaurate on estradiol and follicle-stimulating hormones, offspring quality, and mRNA expression of reproductive-related genes of zebrafish (Danio rerio) females	7
Carotenoid composition in wild-caught spotted scat (Scatophagus argus) broodstocks: effects on gonad development	7
DNA methylation of pck1 might contribute to the programming effects of early high-carbohydrate diets feeding to the glucose metabolism across two generations in zebrafish (Danio rerio)	7
Physiological, biochemical, apoptosis-linked gene expression, and histopathological insights in Nile catfish subjected to toxicity by magnetite nanogel	7
Regulation of omega-3 fatty acids production by different genes in freshwater fish species: a review	7
Establishment and characterization of muscle cell line of spotted seabass (Lateolabrax maculatus)	7
Oxygenation of European seabass (Dicentrarchus labrax L.) in cages through aeration and effect on lipid metabolism	7
Mutagenic and cellular integrity disruptions in freshwater food fish exposed to mercuric chloride contamination	7
Exploring the physiological plasticity of giant grouper (Epinephelus lanceolatus) to dietary sulfur amino acids and taurine to measure dietary requirements and essentiality	6
Molecular and functional characterization of the retinol-binding protein 4 (RBP4) in hepatocytes of Schizothorax prenanti in response to palmitic acid	6
Effects of thermal stress responses in goldfish (Carassius auratus): growth performance, total carotenoids and coloration, hematology, liver histology, and critical thermal maximum	6
Exposure to different temperature regimes at early life stages affects hatching, developmental morphology, larval growth, and muscle cellularity in rainbow trout, Oncorhynchus mykiss	6
lpla (lipoprotein lipase a) is a marker of early adipogenesis rather than late adipogenesis in grass carp (Ctenopharyngodon idellus)	6
Response of hepatic biochemical parameters and neurotoxicity to carbamazepine and ibuprofen in Oreochromis mossambicus	6
Pikeperch (Sander lucioperca) spermatozoa motility and volume regulation under different osmotic and ionic conditions	6
Effects of cold seawater pre-treatments on induction of early sexual maturation and sperm production in European eel (Anguilla anguilla)	6
Effects of hypoxia and reoxygenation on gill remodeling, apoptosis, and oxidative stress in hypoxia-tolerant new variety blunt snout bream (Megalobrama amblycephala)	6
Alpha-ketoglutaric acid mitigates the detrimental effects of soy antigenic protein on the intestinal health and growth performance of Mirror carp Cyprinus carpio	6
Molecular cloning and characterization of endoplasmic reticulum stress related genes grp78 and atf6α from black seabream (Acanthopagrus schlegelii) and their expressions in response to nutritional reg	6
Respiratory substrate preferences in mitochondria isolated from different tissues of three fish species	6
Muscular lipidomics and transcriptomics reveal the effects of bile acids on lipid metabolism in high-fat diet-fed grouper	6
Dietary lysine level affects digestive enzyme, amino acid transport and hepatic intermediary metabolism in turbot (Scophthalmus maximus)	6
Multi- and transcriptomic changes of chronic exposure to bisphenol A reveals reproductive toxicity in male zebrafish	6
Effect of dietary supplementation of lauric acid on growth performance, digestive enzymes, serum immune and antioxidant parameters, and intestinal morphology in black sea bream	6
Characterization of the digestive enzymes of juvenile Dormitator latifrons (Richardson, 1844)	6
Single and joint toxicity of ethoprophos and bispyribac-sodium to Oreochromis niloticus: biochemical and genotoxic responses	6
Glycerol tributylate (Triacylglycerol tributanoate) promoted the liver lipid metabolism by cultivating the intestinal flora of grass carp (Ctenopharyngodon idellus)	6
Correction to: Enzymatic, skeletal, and histological ontogeny of shi drum (Umbrina cirrosa) larvae under intensive culture conditions	6
Yellowtail kingfish Seriola aureovittata farmed in offshore net cage response to high density by regulating protein and glucose metabolism	6
Dietary sodium butyrate positively modulated intestinal microbial community, but did not promote growth of largemouth bass (Micropterus salmoides)	6
Effects of exogenous steroid hormones on growth, body color, and gonadal development in the Opsariichthys bidens	6
Functional, structural, and molecular remodelling of the goldfish (Carassius auratus) heart under moderate hypoxia	6
Gut physiology of rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss) is influenced more by short-term fasting followed by refeeding than by feeding fishmeal-free diets	6
Immunohistochemical investigation of epithelial, mesenchymal, neuroectodermal, immune and endocrine markers in sterlet (Acipenser ruthenus), shortnose sturgeon (Acipenser brevirostrum) and common carp	6
Early stress exposure on zebrafish development: effects on survival, malformations and molecular alterations	6