OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of Journal of Coastal Conservation 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 2021-04-01 to 2025-04-01.)

Article	Citations
Harnessing complexity: integrating remote sensing and fuzzy expert system for evaluating land use land cover changes and identifying mangrove forest vulnerability in Bangladesh	36
Impact of effluent discharge on recreational beach water quality: a case study of Karachi-Pakistan	23
Multidecadal Morphodynamic evolution of shorelines and coral reefs along the Arabian Sea Coast of Oman: Bar Al Hikman Peninsula	18
Action plan for implementation of an ecosystem-based coastal management approach in Ghana	17
Assessment of challenges to Radhapuram due to temporal coastal infrastructures using hybrid approach	16
Artificial wreck reefs: a preliminary assessment of their economic benefits to the coastal economy on a district level	16
Status and prospects of nature-based solutions for coastal flood and erosion risk management in the Federal State of Schleswig–Holstein, Germany	16
How to effectively establish the monetary compensation standards for marine ecological damage: Insights from management practices in China	14
Change detection of Gaza coastal zone using GIS and remote sensing techniques	14
Surviving in a warming and crowded world: a review of Irrawaddy dolphin in Asia’s largest brackish water lagoon	14
Marine molluscs of India-a review on their diversity and distribution	13
Spatial planning incompetence to discourage urban sprawl on Greek Islands. Evidence from Paros, Greece	13
Shoreline change along the Yombunjin sandy coast (DPR Korea) during Typhoon Maysak (2020): comparison of four longshore sediment transport formulae	13
Retraction Note: Do worldwide governance drivers affect the blue sustainability practices? An empirical study of the fisheries sector	12
Depth of closure, a review of empirical formulae and assessment of climate change along the coast of Louisiana	11
The impact of coastal development on land surface temperature in the mangrove ecosystem of the Chattogram coast in Bangladesh	10
Correction to: Social vulnerability of coastal fish farming community to tidal (Rob) flooding: a case study from Indramayu, Indonesia	10
Spatial distribution and enrichment of metals in surface sediments from different coastal landforms at southernmost Indian subcontinent	10
The Contamination of Groundwater and Possible Remedial Measures in the Coastal Zone of Purba Medinipur, India	10
Climate change and coastal population dynamics in Togo (West Africa)	9
The influence of coastal geomorphology and human activity on plastic debris distribution on a micro-tidal recreational beach on the north coast of Trinidad	9
A comparison of physical disturbance and pollution stressors in sandy beaches using nematode functional biological traits	9
Willingness to participate in marine volunteering: an international survey	9
Cost-benefit analysis of a detached breakwater for coastal protection: a case study in the Portuguese seaside	9
Occurrence of Karenia brevis near Southwest Florida coast 1971 to 2017: a geospatial analysis	9

Identification of geomorphic signatures of active tectonics in the Wadi Hagul Basin, Northwest Gulf of Suez, Egypt: insights from SRTM derived geomorphic indices and watershed analysis	9
Local purse-seine fishers’ economic losses owing to endangered seabird conservation measures – perceptions and reality	8
Participatory process for marine spatial planning: perception of Mar del Plata’s residents on offshore hydrocarbon exploration in the North Argentina Basin (Argentina)	8
Spatial–temporal changes of shoreline and Vegetation: Impacts on mangrove cover along the Sundarbans area, Bangladesh	8
Roles and interrelation between variables : a study case of plastic waste management in Jakarta Bay	8
An outlook from above the Seven Maar Lakes’ road access	8
Sedimentology of False Bay (Western Cape, South Africa): geological background information for the integrated environmental management of a physically confined coastal compartment	7
Contribution of mangrove forest carbon stocks on climate change mitigation: a case study at Tuntang Estuary, Central Java	7
Assessment of nesting beach and reproductive output of critically endangered painted terrapins (Batagur borneoensis) in Terengganu, Malaysia	7
Patterns and trends in scientific production on marine elasmobranchs: research hotspots and emerging themes for conservation	7
Coastal protection function of mangrove ecosystems: a case study from Sri Lanka	7
Evaluation of Conservation status of the Egyptian endemic plants along the Mediterranean coastal strip region	7
Multivariate and geospatial monitoring of water and soil quality impact on planted mangroves growth pattern at Indus Delta: a pilot study	7
Assessing the potential for restoring Mediterranean coastal dunes under pressure from tourism	7
Assessment of beach morphological characteristics and conservation strategies for blue flag beaches on the West Coast of India	7
An in-depth characterization of the Habitat of Thelypteris interrupta in South Korea	7
Climate Change Impact on Land Use and Land Cover Change on Saint Martin's Island, Bangladesh	6
Bridging the gap between coastal engineering and nature conservation?	6
The ecological mechanisms of Acetes blooms as a threat to the security of cooling systems in coastal nuclear power plants	6
Sentinel-1 Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) characteristics on shoreline demarcation and change assessment along Mandaikadu, south-west coast of India for the year 2018–2019	6
Environmental sensitivity index mapping for the oil spill at a heavily industrialized area on the Northern Coast of the Persian Gulf	6
Spatiotemporal pattern of landscape ecological sensitivity in coastal zone in the last 30 years: an empirical study of Shandong Peninsula, China	6
Tourism impacts on small island ecosystems: public perceptions from Karimunjawa Island, Indonesia	6
Balancing between natural development and human intervention	6
IN MEMORIAM: PROF. ALLAN T. WILLIAMS, a great scientist and friend!	6
Coastal modelling and its suitability for use in SIDS	6
DNA barcoding, pollen and seed characteristics for documentation of four monocot Mediterranean endemic plant species in Egypt	6
Flash flooding hazard assessment, modeling, and management in the coastal zone of Ras Ghareb City, Gulf of Suez, Egypt	6
The sampling and analysis of coastal microplastic and mesoplastic: Development of a citizen science approach	6
The Nicobarese tribes and their coastal fishing activities during the COVID-19 pandemic-related restrictions- preliminary findings	6
CA-Markov chain for simulation and prediction of LULC and assessing the status of water pollution in Manzala Lake after recent development	6
Soil taxonomical classification and organic carbon sequestration potential of coastal acid sulfate soils: Kari and Kayal ecosystems of Kerala, India	5
Water table dynamics of dune slacks in an arid zone	5
An assessment of vulnerability in aquifer using GALDIT model in aquifer zones between Mookkaiyur to Tharuvaikulam, Southeast coast of India	5
Assessing the scope for promoting climate resilient agriculture in the Indian Sundarban Delta: A SWOT-AHP analysis	5
Coastal morphology changes in the southern Mediterranean Basin: the case of the Hammamet fringe (Gulf of Hammamet, NE-Tunisia)	5
The safety degree evaluation of marine biodiversity in China	5
Impacts of salinity intrusion on agriculture in the coastal region of Bangladesh	5
Correction to: Conservation planning implications of modeling seagrass habitats with sparse absence data: a balanced random forest approach	5
Analyzing historical development trends to predict future hurricane vulnerability in Tampa, Florida	5
Fighting drift sands with pine trees: Reforestation of coastal areas of NW Portugal at the end of eighteenth century	5
Evaluating the effects of natural disasters, human influence, and government development policies on the landscape dynamics of Little Andaman, India	5
Topo-bathymetric behaviour of a beach controlled by a groyne field and a dune-seawall backshore	5
Effect of landforms and vegetations on pedological variability and crop yield along the toposequence of Eastern Coastal Plain of Odisha, India	5
Communities involvement in conservation of the Jozani Chakwa Bay National Park, Zanzibar, Tanzania: underlying potentials and threats	4
Navigating the coastal Persian Gulf-Makoran Sea corridor: harnessing the past for sustainable maritime trade	4
Multifractal parameters reveal the impacts of shrub encroachment on soil particle size distribution (PSD) in a coastal wetland of the Yellow River Delta	4
Future flooding of the Volta Delta caused by sea level rise and land subsidence	4
Monitoring vegetation loss and shoreline change due to tropical cyclone Fani using Landsat imageries in Balukhand-Konark Wildlife Sanctuary, India	4
The effects of anthropogenic noise on cetaceans in Brazil: the need to consider recent scientific advances in environmental licensing	4

Flood vulnerability under sea level rise for a coastal community located in a backbarrier environment, Portugal	4
The investigation, analysis, and prediction of the consequences of coastal erosion on archaeological sites; case study: the historical site of the old city of Kish, Persian Gulf	4
Hazard assessment and an adaptation-based design as a tool for coastal resilience in Istanbul	4
Assessing the impact of hurricane Fiona on the coast of PEI National Park and implications for the effectiveness of beach-dune management policies	4
Coastal erosion driven Land-Sea Interactions in Maritime Spatial Planning - a case of Bulgaria	4
The geographic range extension of crowned jellyfish to the north-western Bay of Bengal	4
Instability mechanisms and evolution of a rocky cliff on the Atlantic coast of Spain	4
Correction to: Assessing the impact of hurricane Fiona on the coast of PEI National Park and implications for the effectiveness of beach-dune management policies	4
Estimation of average crown base height of Japanese black pine (Pinus thunbergii Parlat.) coastal forests related to tsunami damage	4
Modelling biophysical parameters of Indian Sundarbans mangroves using fully polarimetric L-band Synthetic Aperture Radar data and ground observations	4
An empirical study of the design of an ecological damage compensation assessment framework for land reclamation from the sea	4
Enhancing tourism safety: an assessment of institutional preparedness for tsunami risk reduction in coastal destinations	4
Coral recruitment assessment as a pre-requisite experiment to restore shallow water coral communities of Palk Bay, southeast coast of India	4