OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of Journal of Sea Research 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 2020-05-01 to 2024-05-01.)

Article	Citations
Snapshot of rare, exotic and overlooked fish species in the Italian seas: A citizen science survey	44
Epizoic Ulva attached to intertidal animals in the Subei intertidal zone are not the additional source of the famed Yellow Sea green tides	24
Landmark-based geometric morphometrics analysis of body shape variation among populations of the blue jack mackerel, Trachurus picturatus, from the North-East Atlantic	18
Optimization of palm oil mill effluent final discharge as biostimulant for biodegradation of tapis light crude petroleum oil in seawater	17
Characterization of colored dissolved organic matter in the northeastern South China Sea using EEMs-PARAFAC and absorption spectroscopy	17
Spatial distribution of seepages and associated biological communities within Haima cold seep field, South China Sea	16
Evaluation of water quality pollution and analysis of vertical distribution characteristics of typical Rivers in the Pearl River Delta, South China	14
Biology of the common cockle Cerastoderma edule (Linnaeus, 1758) in Ria de Aveiro (NW Portugal): Implications for fisheries management	14
Major regression of Posidonia oceanica meadows in relation with recreational boat anchoring: A case study from Sant'Amanza bay	13
Detection of microplastics, polymers and additives in edible muscle of swordfish (Xiphias gladius) and bluefin tuna (Thunnus thynnus) caught in the Mediterranean Sea	13
Study on microplastic pollution in the coastal seawaters of selected regions along the northern coast of Kerala, southwest coast of India	13
The Bay of Biscay as a trapping zone for exogenous plastics of different sizes	12
Influence of restored mussel reefs on denitrification in marine sediments	12
Spatial dynamics of eukaryotic microbial communities in the German Bight	12
Footprints of fishing vessels in Chinese waters based on automatic identification system data	11
Carbon stock of disturbed and undisturbed mangrove ecosystems in Klang Straits, Malaysia	11
Temporal and spatial variation of seaweed biomass and assemblages in Northwest Portugal	11
Microplastics in the tropical Northwestern Pacific Ocean and the Indonesian seas	10
Seasonal dynamics of trematode infection in the first and the second intermediate hosts: A long-term study at the subarctic marine intertidal	10
Ecological implications of removing a concrete gas platform in the North Sea	10
Seasonality of pluviosity and saline intrusion drive meiofauna and nematodes on an Amazon freshwater-oligohaline beach	10
Long-term coastal monitoring data show nutrient-driven reduction in chlorophyll	10
Observations of fine sediment flocculation in the turbidity maximum of the Changjiang Estuary	9
Microplastic accumulation dynamics in two Mediterranean beaches with contrasting inputs	9
Background concentrations and extent of Cu, As, Co, and U contamination in Baltic Sea sediments	9

Phytoplankton communities in two wide-open bays in the Iberian upwelling system	9
Low benthic mineralization and nutrient fluxes in the continental shelf sediment of the northern East China Sea	9
Three-dimensional hydrodynamic modelling of the Moroccan Atlantic coast: A case study of Agadir bay	8
Metabolic response of the cannonball jellyfish Stomolophus meleagris upon short-term exposure to thermal stress	8
Integrated ecosystem management and regulation strategies in the South China Sea	8
The comparative energetics of the chondrichthyans reveals universal links between respiration, reproduction and lifespan	8
Temporal variations in the bioenergetic reserves of Concholepas concholepas (Gastropoda: Muricidae) in contrasting coastal environments from the Humboldt current system	8
Temporal characteristics of plankton indicators in coastal waters: High-frequency data from PlanktonScope	8
Effects of environmental factors on the distribution of the exotic species Mytilopsis sallei (Récluz, 1849) (Bivalvia: Dreissenidae) on the Northeast coast of Brazil	8
Effects of mussel-kelp ratios in integrated mariculture on the carbon dioxide system in Sanggou Bay	8
Seasonal evolution of deep phytoplankton assemblages in the Black Sea	8
Intra-individual variability in biochemical constituents and fatty acid composition of adult jumbo squid (Dosidicus gigas) in the southeastern Pacific Ocean	8
Sand-capping stabilizes muddy sediment and improves benthic light conditions in eutrophic estuaries: Laboratory verification and the potential for recovery of eelgrass (Zostera marina)	8
The comparative energetics of the cephalopods: they neither grow nor reproduce fast	8
Mesozooplankton distribution in relation to the salinity gradient in a tropical hypersaline lake	8
Distribution patterns and habitat suitability of the non-native brittle star Ophiothela mirabilis Verrill, 1867 along the Western Atlantic	7
Recurrence of the green tide in the Bohai Sea, China: A green tide caused by coastal reclamation projects	7
Composition, structure and distribution of epibenthic communities within a mud volcano field of the northern Gulf of Cádiz in relation to environmental variables and trawling activity	7
Microplastics in seafood: Implications for food security, safety, and human health	7
Offshore wind farms contribute to epibenthic biodiversity in the North Sea	7
Diversity, distribution, and abundance patterns of ichthyoplankton assemblages in some inlets of the northern Persian Gulf	7
Spatial-temporal patterns of fish and macroinvertebrate communities in sandy beach surf zones: Short and medium-term variations	7
A novel quality control method of time-series ocean wave observation data combining deep-learning prediction and statistical analysis	7
Sand grains in the stomach of brown shrimp, Crangon crangon: Crunchy garnish, supportive macerator, or simply dirt?	7
Morphology, growth, and photosynthesis of Ulva prolifera O.F. Müller (Chlorophyta, Ulvophyceae) gametophytes, the dominant green tide species in the Southern Yellow Sea	7
Vertical distribution of a harmful red-tide dinoflagellate, Karenia mikimotoi, at the decline stage of blooms	7
Planktonic ciliate community structure and its distribution in the oxygen minimum zones in the Bay of Bengal (eastern Indian Ocean)	7
Isotopic niche and niche overlap in benthic crustacean and demersal fish associated to the bottom trawl fishing in south-central Chile	7
Spatial variability of macrofaunal traits across the Greater North Sea	7
Research on the coordinated development model of marine ecological environment protection and economic sustainable development	7
Multi-decadal changes of mangrove forest and its response to the tidal dynamics of thane creek, Mumbai	6
Residual circulation and freshwater retention within an event-driven system of intertidal basins	6
Mangroves' role in supporting ecosystem-based techniques to reduce disaster risk and adapt to climate change: A review	6
Stranding patterns and feeding ecology of striped dolphins, Stenella coeruleoalba, in Western Iberia (1981–2014)	6
Posidonia oceanica restoration review: Factors affecting seedlings	6
Handling the heat: Changes in the heart rate of two congeneric blue mussel species and their hybrids in response to water temperature	6
Environmental and human health risk assessment of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in the Musa estuary (northwest of Persian Gulf), Iran	6
Evaluation of the relationship between biomass of living (stained) benthic foraminifera and particulate organic matter vertical flux in an oligotrophic region, Campos Basin, southeastern Brazilian con	5
Baseline study of trace metal concentrations in abandoned, lost or otherwise discarded fishing gear along Thondi coast, Palk Bay, India	5
Distribution characteristics of green algal micro-propagules in the East China Sea in winter and their relationship with green tide macroalgae in the Yellow Sea	5
Evaluation of heavy metal pollution from coastal water of Nizampatnam Bay and Lankevanidibba, East Coast of India	5
Taxonomic and functional patterns of macrobenthic communities on a high Arctic shelf: A case study from the East Siberian Sea	5
Description and discrimination of sagittae otoliths of two sympatric labrisomid blennies Auchenionchus crinitus and Auchenionchus microcirrhis using morphometric analyses	5
A food-web comparative modeling approach highlights ecosystem singularities of the Gulf of Alicante (Western Mediterranean Sea)	5
A first record of intertidal Ostrea edulis 3D structural matrices in Strangford Lough Northern Ireland - An emergent reef?	5
Exploring bacteriome diversity of coral Goniopora sp. and Favia favus from the Gulf of Kutch, Gujarat	5
Feeding habits of Bryde's and sei whales in the western North Pacific inferred from stomach contents and skin stable isotope ratios	5
Nutrient regeneration from riverine high-molecular-weight dissolved organic matter through marine bacterial decomposition in a eutrophic coastal system: The Ariake Sea, Japan	5
Emergent effects of temperature and salinity on mortality of a key herbivore	5
Spatial variability of the ichthyoneuston around oceanic islands at the tropical Atlantic	4

Multiple stressors influencing the general eutrophication status of transitional waters of the Brazilian tropical coast: An approach utilizing the pressure, state, and response (PSR) framework	4
Diet of eiders and body condition change from the late 1980s to the mid 2010s	4
Drivers of growth in a keystone fished species along the European Atlantic coast: The common cockle Cerastoderma edule	4
Using acoustic telemetry to locate flatfish spawning areas: Estuarine migrations of turbot Scophthalmus maximus and European flounder Platichthys flesus	4
Blue mussel (Mytilus edulis L.) association with conspecifics affects mussel size selection by the common seastar (Asterias rubens L.)	4
Analysis of phytoplankton variations and community structure in Kuwait Bay, Northwestern Arabian Gulf	4
Variation of particulate organic matter characteristics in the upper water column of eddy-influenced waters at the subtropical front of the Indian sector of the Southern Ocean	4
Sightings of extraordinary marine species in the SW Baltic Sea linked to saline water inflows	4
Macroalgae ecosystem engineering effects mediated by an invasive reef-builder polychaete in a Southwestern Atlantic coastal lagoon	4
Spatio-temporal variability of zooplankton and zoobenthos as the elements of integrated zoocenosis in a marine lake (Crimea, Black Sea): What is a general pattern?	4
Distribution of mercury inside the Mediterranean sponge Chondrosia reniformis: A study case from the Tuscan Archipelago National Park (Tyrrhenian Sea)	4
The drivers of diatom in subtropical coastal waters: A Bayesian modelling approach	4
Recruitment variability in Baltic flounder (Platichthys solemdali) – effects of salinity with implications for stock development facing climate change	4
Lagoon amphipods as a new feed resource for aquaculture: A life history assessment of Grandidierella halophila	4
The longevity of subtidal mussel beds in the Dutch Wadden Sea	4
Assessing thornback ray growth pattern in different areas of Western-Central Mediterranean Sea through a Multi-Model Inference analysis	4
Black Sea Mnemiopsis leidyi (Ctenophora) adult locomotion and light-induced behavior in laboratory experiments	4
Expansion of Mnemiopsis leidyi in the French Mediterranean lagoons along the Gulf of Lion	4
Effect ranges of underwater noise from anchor vibration operations in the Wadden Sea	4
Site fidelity and homing behaviour in the intertidal species Chiton granosus (Polyplacophora) (Frembly 1889)	4
Environmental factors impacting the abundance and distribution of amphipods in intertidal rock pools	4
Benthic exchange along a tropical estuarine salinity gradient during dry season: Biogeochemical and ecological implications	4
Fatty acids as trophic markers and indicators of the quality of benthic habitats: The example of maerl and crinoid beds in the Northwestern Mediterranean	4
Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in mullet (Chelon auratus) from two lagoons of great ecological and economic importance in Tunisia: Levels, sources and human health risk implications	4
Impact of coastal development on coastal morphology of Taiwan: Case studies and proposed countermeasures	4
The role of kelp in the transport and fate of negatively buoyant marine plastic	4
Quantification of groundwater versus fish-farm sources of nutrients in the coastal water off Jeju Island, Korea, using fluorescent dissolved organic matter as a tracer	4
Correlation between rocky reefs and surrounding benthic habitats: Distribution and diversity patterns of polychaetes in the macrobenthic community in the East Sea of South Korea	4
The impact of re-ordering the conventional chemical steps on the production and characterization of natural chitosan from biowaste of Black Tiger Shrimp, Penaeus monodon	4