OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of Oceanography 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 2021-04-01 to 2025-04-01.)

Article	Citations
Measuring the Success of Ocean Capacity Initiatives	81
Hot Vents Beneath an Icy Ocean: The Aurora Vent Field, Gakkel Ridge, Revealed	41
Backyard Buoys: Meeting Needs of Coastal, Indigenous Communities Through Co-Design and Co-Production	24
Underwater Acoustics for All: Expanding Capacity with Education and Low-Cost Sensors	20
Using Digital Twins of the Ocean to Build Capacity in the Wider Caribbean Region	20
The GEOTRACES Intermediate Data Products: Rich Resources for Research, Education, and Outreach	18
Unpacking Diversity: A Grassroots Initiative and its Institutional Evolution	16
Challenges and Strategies for Knowledge Co-Production in Ecosystem and Natural Hazards Research	14
Examples of Sea Grant Efforts to Improve Aquatic Invasive Species Research, Outreach, and Management	12
Foreword to the special issue on Sea Grant: Science serving America’s coastlines and people	12
Introduction to the special issue on Sea Grant: Science serving America’s coastlines and people	10
Shelf-Basin Connectivity Drives Dissolved Fe and Mn Distributions in the Western Arctic Ocean: A Synoptic View into Polar Trace Metal Cycling	9
On the Variability of Equatorial Pacific Nitrate and Iron Utilization	9
Safe Space Commitment	8
Return ’Em Right: Blending Science with Business Principles for Lasting Ocean Resource Conservation	8
GEOTRACES Reflections	8
The Value of Going To Sea on Big Ships and the Advantage of Multiple Tracers for GEOTRACES Style Programs	8
Sea Grant Research Funding: Advancing the Scientific Discourse by Addressing Local Research Priorities	8
Functional Seascapes: Understanding the Consequences of Hypoxia and Spatial Patterning in Pelagic Ecosystems	7
The Role of Professional Societies in Advancing Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, Justice, and Accessibility in the Fields of Coastal and Ocean Science	7
EASTMOC: Environmental Alert System for Timely Maintenance of the Coastal Zone	7
Recent Marine Heatwaves Affect Marine Ecosystems from Plankton to Seabirds in the Northern Gulf of Alaska	7
The Texas A&M – University of Haifa Eastern Mediterranean Observatory: Monitoring the Eastern Mediterranean Sea	6
An Experimental Platform to Study Wind, Hydrodynamic, and Biochemical Conditions in the Littoral Zone During Extreme Coastal Storms	6
Integrating Topographic and Bathymetric Data for High-Resolution Digital Elevation Modeling to Support Tsunami Hazard Mapping	6

Detection of Landslides and Tsunamis in Douglas Channel and Gardner Canal, British Columbia	6
Exploring Methods for Understanding and Quantifying Plastic-Derived Dissolved Organic Matter	5
Women of the Water: Enhancing Equity and Inclusion in Aquaculture	5
Developing Realistic Models for Assessing Marine Plastic Pollution in Semi-Enclosed Seas	5
Breaking Down Financial Barriers to Fieldwork	5
Can Seasonal Forecasts of Ocean Conditions Aid Fishery Managers? Experiences from 10 Years of J-SCOPE	4
Global Synthesis of the Status and Trends of Ocean Acidification Impacts on Shelled Pteropods	4
Visualizing Multi-Hectare Seafloor Habitats with BioCam	4
Advances in Environmental DNA Sampling for Observing Ocean Twilight Zone Animal Diversity	4
Activity Bingo: Nudging Students to Make the Most Out of Fieldwork	4
CAREER PROFILES • OPTIONS AND INSIGHTS: Douglas Bell	4
Monitoring Biodiversity Impacts of a Changing Arctic Through Environmental DNA	4
Building Unique Collaborative Global Marine CO2 Observatories	4
Acidification of the Global Surface Ocean: What We Have Learned from Observations	4
Observations of Industrial Shallow-Water Prawn Trawling in Kenya	4
Putting Training into Practice: An Alumni Network Global Monitoring Program	3
Ice Mass Balance Buoys	3
Robotic Surveyors for Shallow Coastal Environments	3
JEDI Events and Programming for OSM 2022	3
Species Archetype Models of Kelp Forest Communities Reveal Diverse Responses to Environmental Gradients	3
Florida Sea Grant Symposia Promote Collaboration Among Harmful Algal Bloom Stakeholders	3
Broadening Participation through Research Experiences in Marine Science: An Early-Admit Immersive College Course Provides Experiential, Place-Based Scientific Training for Hawai‘i High School Students	3
Leveraging Earth Hydrosphere Science in the Search for Life on Ocean Worlds	3
CAREER PROFILES • OPTIONS AND INSIGHTS: Sarah Close	3
Nansen and Amundsen Basins Observational System (NABOS): Contributing to Understanding Changes in the Arctic	3
Future Arctic Marine Navigation: Complexity and Uncertainties	3
Coastal Monitoring in the Context of Climate Change: Time-Series Efforts in Lebanon and Argentina	3
Applying Understanding of Earth Systems, Including Climate Change, to Exploration of Other Ocean Worlds	3
Cooperative Learning in Oceanography	2
Near-Inertial Energy Variability in a Strong Mesoscale Eddy Field in the Iceland Basin	2
Monitoring Algal Blooms with Complementary Sensors on Multiple Spatial and Temporal Scales	2
Working with Giants: A Brief Overview of the University of Southern California Sea Grant’s Work with the Ninth Largest Port Complex in the World	2
Lessons Learned in Public Sector Capacity Building to Tackle Marine Litter	2
Bio-Inspired Ocean Exploration	2
Developing Capacity for Ocean Science Through Visiting Fellowships	2
GEOTRACES: Ironing Out the Details of the Oceanic Iron Sources?	2
Linking Oxygen and Carbon Uptake with the Meridional Overturning Circulation Using a Transport Mooring Array	2
Tangled Up in Blue	2
Introduction to the Special Issue on Building Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in the Ocean Sciences	2
HANDS-ON OCEANOGRAPHY • Do pH-Variable Habitats Provide Refuge for Stone Crabs from Coastal Acidification?	2
Plastic Pollution Awareness and Prevention Program for Coastal Businesses	2
CAREER PROFILES • OPTIONS AND INSIGHTS: Kaitlyn Lowder	2
Toward Identifying the Critical Ecological Habitat of Larval Fishes: An Environmental DNA Window into Fisheries Management	2
PMEL Ocean Climate Stations as Reference Time Series and Research Aggregate Devices	2
Why Near-Inertial Waves Are Less Affected by Vorticity in the Northeast Pacific Than in the North Atlantic	2
The Marine Biodiversity Observation Network Pole to Pole of the Americas: Building a Community of Practice for Detecting Rapid Changes in Coastal Biodiversity	2
International Cooperation Enriched the Near-Inertial Shear and Kinetic Energy in the North Atlantic Experiment	2
Federal Support Fosters Ocean Workforce Diversity Through Programmatic Investments and Community Action	2
50 Years of PMEL Tsunami Research and Development	2
Know Before You Go: A Community-Derived Approach to Planning for and Preventing Sexual Harassment at Oceanographic Field Sites	2

An Interdisciplinary Perspective on Greenland’s Changing Coastal Margins	2
CAREER PROFILES • OPTIONS AND INSIGHTS: Angelica Rodriguez	2
Sea Grant at the Blue Carbon Frontier: Integrating Law, Science, Community Values, and Economics	2
Eddies and the Distribution of Eddy Kinetic Energy in the Arctic Ocean	2
Observing Arctic Sea Ice	2
Transforming the Future of Marine Aquaculture: A Circular Economy Approach	2
A Low-Cost, DIY Ultrasonic Water Level Sensor for Education, Citizen Science, and Research	2
The International Master’s Program in Oceanography and Applications in Benin	2
The Coastal Ocean Environment Summer School In Nigeria and Ghana: The Value of Long-Term, Sustained Capacity Sharing	2
Impact and Insights from the NF–POGO Centre of Excellence in Observational Oceanography: A Trainee Perspective	2
Salton Sea Environmental Work and the Importance of Community Science	2
Supporting Sensemaking by Introducing a Connecting Thread Throughout	1
Mentoring the Mentors: A Workshop Series to Support Inclusive Mentoring Practices	1
Intercalibration: A Cornerstone of the Success of the GEOTRACES Program	1
A Novel Experiment in the Baltic Sea Shows that Dispersed Oil Droplets Can Be Distinguished by Remote Sensing	1
Frontiers in Ocean Observing: Documenting Ecosystems, Understanding Environmental Changes, Forecasting Hazards	1
Greenland Ice Loss Rate: How this Century Compares to the Holocene	1
CAREER PROFILES • CAREER PROFILES – OPTIONS AND INSIGHTS: Willy Goldsmith	1
Navigating a Sea of Obstacles: Ocean Science for People with Disabilities	1
CAREER PROFILES • OPTIONS AND INSIGHTS: Jocelyn Runnebaum	1
Net Zero: Actions for an Ocean-Climate Solution	1
Changing the Culture of Coastal, Ocean, and Marine Sciences: Strategies for Individual and Collective Actions	1
Reducing Barriers to Living Shorelines Through Sea Grant Extension Programs	1
Interactions between the Arctic Mediterranean and the Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation: A Review	1
Increasing Freshwater Fluxes from the Greenland Ice Sheet Observed from Space	1
Multi-Use as the Next Iteration of Ecosystem-Based Management Planning and Implementation	1
DIY OCEANOGRAPHY • A Simple and Inexpensive Method for Manipulating Dissolved Oxygen in the Lab	1
The Western Channel Observatory Automated Plankton Imaging and Classification System	1
Capacity Building and Connecting Practitioners Through the Global Mangrove Alliance	1
Rising Together in Response to the COVID-19 Pandemic	1
A Generational Shift in Ocean Stewardship	1
Long-Term Observations of Hypoxia off the Yangtze River Estuary: Toward Prediction and Operational Application	1
Introduction to the Special Issue on the New Arctic Ocean	1
Interviews!	1
Harmful Algal Blooms in the Alaskan Arctic: An Emerging Threat as the Ocean Warms	1
Defining and Characterizing Habitable Environments in Ocean World Systems	1
In Pursuit of Knowledge About Careers Outside of Academia	1
CAREER PROFILES • OPTIONS AND INSIGHTS: Scott Loranger	1
Advancing Observational Infrastructure in the Arctic	1
CAREER PROFILES • OPTIONS AND INSIGHTS: Regina Easley-Vidal	1
UAV High-Resolution Imaging and Disease Surveys Combine to Quantify Climate-Related Decline in Seagrass Meadows	1
Expanding Access to Ocean Science Through Inclusively Designed Data Sonifications	1
Code to Communicate: Empowering Bilingual Connections in Earth Science	1
Northward Range Expansion of Subarctic Upper Trophic Level Animals into the Pacific Arctic Region	1
Model-Based Observing System Evaluation in a Western Boundary Current: Observation Impact from the Coherent Jet to the Eddy Field	1
Co-Production of Sea Ice Knowledge in Uummannaq Bay, Greenland	1
Adapting a Teaching Method to Fit Purpose and Context	1
PacIOOS Water Quality Sensor Partnership Program	1
CAREER PROFILES • OPTIONS AND INSIGHTS. Cassaundra Rose	1
Interaction of Typhoon-Driven Near-Inertial Waves with an Anticyclone in the Philippine Sea	1
Introduction to the Special Issue on NISKINe	1
Relevance of the Guru-Shishya Parampara to Modern-Day Mentorship	1
It Takes a Village: The Sea of Technical, Administrative, and Other Support Colleagues Who Enable Ocean Science	1
Teaching Oceanography by Engaging Students in Civic Activism	1
CAREER PROFILES • OPTIONS AND INSIGHTS: Trisha Bergmann	1
High-Stakes Mudbank Chase: At Low Tide, US Southeast Dolphins “Beach” Their Prey	1
Observations of the Upper Ocean from Autonomous Platforms During the Passage of Extratropical Cyclone Epsilon (2020)	1
Changes in Southern Ocean Biogeochemistry and the Potential Impact on pH-Sensitive Planktonic Organisms	1
Air-Ice-Ocean Interactions and the Delay of Autumn Freeze-Up in the Western Arctic Ocean	1
Monitoring Alaskan Arctic Shelf Ecosystems Through Collaborative Observation Networks	1
Co-Production of Knowledge in Arctic Research: Reconsidering and Reorienting Amidst the Navigating the New Arctic Initiative	1
Ocean Gliders for Planning and Monitoring Remote Canadian Pacific Marine Protected Areas	1