OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of Mediterranean Marine Science 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 2021-09-01 to 2025-09-01.)

Article	Citations
First record of the West Atlantic Ariopsis felis (Linnaeus, 1766) (Actinopterygii: Siluriformes: Ariidae) in the Mediterranean Sea	46
The Intertwined Effects of Hydrographic Barriers, Palaeoclimate and Life History on Genetic Structure of Marine Populations: A Case Study of Two Marine Invertebrates	32
Is the typical stage of Penicillus capitatus Lamarck (Bryopsidales, Halimedaceae) a possible indicator of climate warming?	28
The diet and feeding habits of Lagocephalus sceleratus in the eastern Mediterranean: A case study carried out off the island of Crete (southern Greece)	21
Polychaete diversity in Tunisian waters as of 2021: an update with special emphasis on Non-Indigenous species	18
Preliminary evidence of a potential reproductive aggregation area of the common stingray Dasyatis pastinaca (Linnaeus, 1758) (Chondrichthyes – Dasyatidae) in the Central Mediterranean Sea	17
Rapid invasion of the non-indigenous brown alga Stypopodium schimperi in the Adriatic Sea	17
Fatty acid content and profile of round sardinella (Sardinella aurita), an expanding thermophilic species in the NW Mediterranean	17
The round sardinella (Sardinella aurita Valenciennes, 1847) from the NW Mediterranean: a healthy and safe choice for human consumption	17
Halimeda incrassata (Bryopsidales, Chlorophyta) in Rhodes, Greece, Eastern Mediterranean	15
A molecular framework for the systematics of the Mediterranean spindle-shells (Gastropoda, Neogastropoda, Fasciolariidae, Fusininae)	15
Distribution, diet and relationships of the invasive ctenophore Mnemiopsis leidyi with anchovies and zooplankton, in the northeastern Adriatic Sea	14
Reproductive features of the invasive crab Libinia dubia H. Milne Edwards, 1834 from the Central Mediterranean Sea	14
New findings of Isidella elongata (Esper, 1788) in the Levantine-Balearic demarcation (western Mediterranean Sea)	14
Do artificial vs natural substrates cause a difference in assemblages of peracarids? A case study in the Western Mediterranean basin	14
An Atlantic origin for the introduced species Halimeda incrassata (Bryopsidales, Chlorophyta)	13
Quick spreading of the exotic amphipod Laticorophium baconi (Shoemaker, 1934): another small stowaway overlooked?	12
History of hydroacoustic surveys of small pelagic fish species in the European Mediterranean Sea	11
Biochemical composition, nutritional value and socio-economic impacts of the invasive crab Callinectes sapidus Rathbun, 1896 in central Mediterranean Sea	11
Damage and economic impact of wood-borers (Bivalvia, Teredinidae) on artisanal fishing in Morocco: a case study	11
Last Interglacial dispersal and genetic diversification, from eastern Mediterranean penultimate glacial refugia, and pre-LGM demographic expansion drive genetic panmixia within the hermit crab Clibana	11
Τhe fish fauna in lentic ecosystems of Greece	11
From rarity to reality: the hidden abundance of critically endangered deep-sea little gulper shark (Centrophorus uyato) in the southern Adriatic Sea	11
First sighting of a pelagic seabird entangled in a disposable COVID-19 facemask in the Mediterranean Sea	10
Damage assessment on the discarded macro-benthic fauna in the Italian striped venus clam (Chamelea gallina) fisheries	10

The Blue Survey: Validation of an instrument to measure ocean literacy among adults	9
Seasonal variability of epipelic microphytobenthos community in two subtidal areas of the Northern Adriatic Sea	9
Chaotic and long-term trends in Berre Lagoon (Provence, France): a shift towards alien-dominated assemblages?	9
A consensus-based, revised and comprehensive catalogue for Mediterranean water masses acronyms	9
Pinna nobilis refugia breached: Ongoing Mass Mortality Event in the Gulf of Kalloni (Aegean Sea)	9
Environmental drivers influencing the abundance of round sardinella (Sardinella aurita) and European sprat (Sprattus sprattus) in different areas of the Mediterranean Sea	9
Variability in size at maturity of the European anchovy (Engraulis encrasicolus) in the Mediterranean Sea	9
On the presence of an unexpected meadow of Penicillus capitatus Lamarck (Bryopsidales: Chlorophyta) in Mallorca, Balearic Islands, Western Mediterranean	8
Vertical distribution of Pseudo-nitzschia in the Gulf of Naples across the seasons	8
Fish assemblages in the trawling grounds of Northeastern Mediterranean: Comparison between the 1980s and 2020s	8
Comparative feeding habits of the invasive non-indigenous devil firefish Pterois miles and the indigenous scorpionfishes Scorpaena porcus, Scorpaena scrofa, and Scorpaena notata on the southwest coast	8
Ovarian dynamics, batch fecundity and spawning phenology of the lessepsian migrant Etrumeus golanii DiBattista, Randall & Bowen, 2012 (Clupeidae: Dussumieriinae)	7
Non-indigenous polychaetes along the Salento Peninsula: new records and first molecular data	7
Infralittoral coralligenous reefs: a modified ESCA index for the ecological quality assessment	7
Coralligenous cliffs: distribution and extent along the Tuscany coasts and spatial variability of the associated assemblages	7
Sabellaria alveolata (Annelida, Polychaeta) bioconstructions and associated macroalgal community from Portopalo di Capo Passero (SE Sicily)	7
The black goby Gobius niger Linnaeus, 1758 in the Marchica Lagoon (Alboran Sea, Morocco): spatio-temporal distribution, its environmental drivers, and the site-related footprint	7
Spatial and temporal distribution of mesozooplankton in the coastal waters of Cyprus (Eastern Mediterranean)	7
Surprising widespread Cymodocea nodosa occurrence along Israel’s Mediterranean coast and Implications for Seagrass Conservation in a hotspot of climate change	6
Sardine and anchovy as bioindicators of metal content in Greek coastal waters	6
The “MEDiterranean International Acoustic Survey”: An introduction	6
Isopod assemblages in the Bizerte lagoon (SW Mediterranean Sea): composition, structure and environmental relationships	6
Commercial catches and discards composition in the central Tyrrhenian Sea: a multispecies quantitative and qualitative analysis from shallow and deep bottom trawling	5
The hidden invasion of the alien seagrass Halophila stipulacea (Forsskål) Ascherson along Southeastern Italy	5
The Rise and Fall of the Tide: Ocean Literacy in the United States	5
Updated checklist of Marine Bivalve Molluscs of Montenegro (southeast Adriatic Sea)	5
Capturing the moment:a snapshot of Mediterranean bryozoan diversity in the early 2023	5
Traits and metabolic constraints affect marine animal forest structure	5
Performance of a baited underwater video system vs. the underwater visual census technique in assessing the structure of fish assemblages in a Mediterranean marine protected area	5
Temporal and spatial genetic variation of Engraulis encrasicolus in the Adriatic Sea	5
Investigating the nursery function of the Alboran MPA on the Mediterranean coast of Morocco	5
Factors affecting Oithona nana and Oithona similis along a salinity gradient	5
Improving knowledge of Funiculina quadrangularis and vulnerable marine ecosystems in the south Adriatic	4
New Alien Mediterranean Biodiversity Records (August 2022)	4
Signs of northward expansion of the fireworm Hermodice carunculata in the Spanish Western Mediterranean Sea	4
“Percorsi nel Blu” (“Blue Paths”): a long-lasting project to integrate Ocean Literacy and Marine Citizen Science into school curricula	4
Backdating first records of non-indigenous species in the Mediterranean: are initial findings underestimated?	4
Spatial pattern of sea surface temperature and chlorophyll-a trends in relation to hydrodynamic processes in the Alborán Sea	4
First data on the diet of Razorbill Alca torda wintering in the Mediterranean Sea: insights from social media	4
Introduced species in Mediterranean marine caves: an increasing but neglected threat	4
Long-Term Variations of Air Temperature, SST, Surface Atmospheric Pressure, Surface Salinity and Wind Speed in the Aegean Sea	4