OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of Journal of Coastal Conservation is 5. 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 2021-06-01 to 2025-06-01.)

Article	Citations
Occurrence of Karenia brevis near Southwest Florida coast 1971 to 2017: a geospatial analysis	45
A comparison of physical disturbance and pollution stressors in sandy beaches using nematode functional biological traits	23
Climate change and coastal population dynamics in Togo (West Africa)	20
Sedimentology of False Bay (Western Cape, South Africa): geological background information for the integrated environmental management of a physically confined coastal compartment	19
Spatial–temporal changes of shoreline and Vegetation: Impacts on mangrove cover along the Sundarbans area, Bangladesh	19
Spatiotemporal pattern of landscape ecological sensitivity in coastal zone in the last 30 years: an empirical study of Shandong Peninsula, China	18
Coastal morphology changes in the southern Mediterranean Basin: the case of the Hammamet fringe (Gulf of Hammamet, NE-Tunisia)	17
An empirical study of the design of an ecological damage compensation assessment framework for land reclamation from the sea	16
IN MEMORIAM: PROF. ALLAN T. WILLIAMS, a great scientist and friend!	16
The Nicobarese tribes and their coastal fishing activities during the COVID-19 pandemic-related restrictions- preliminary findings	16
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	15
Microplastic pollution and its impact on marine microbes in Zhanjiang, China	14
Water table dynamics of dune slacks in an arid zone	14
Assessing the impact of hurricane Fiona on the coast of PEI National Park and implications for the effectiveness of beach-dune management policies	13
Coastal erosion driven Land-Sea Interactions in Maritime Spatial Planning - a case of Bulgaria	13
The geographic range extension of crowned jellyfish to the north-western Bay of Bengal	12
Future flooding of the Volta Delta caused by sea level rise and land subsidence	12
CA-Markov chain for simulation and prediction of LULC and assessing the status of water pollution in Manzala Lake after recent development	11
Mixed sand and gravel beaches of Buenos Aires, Argentina. Morphodynamics and stability	11
Constructed floating wetlands made of natural materials as habitats in eutrophicated coastal lagoons in the Southern Baltic Sea	11
Coastal land cover mapping using UAV imaging on the southeast coast of Brazil	11
Tides of change: monitoring NIS in Icelandic harbours	11
Assessment method of the sea turtle-nesting habitat of small reef islands	10
Ocean state projections: A review of the West African marine environment	10
High carbon accumulation rates in sediment adjacent to constructed oyster reefs, Northeast Florida, USA	9

Integrated coastal zone management to protect the Sarawak shoreline	9
Public perceptions of marine environmental issues: A case study of coastal recreational users in Italy	9
Mapping the seasonality of marine debris waste in a tropical touristic hotspot	9
Coastal vulnerability assessment using Geospatial technologies and a Multi-Criteria Decision Making approach – a case study of Kozhikode District coast, Kerala State, India	9
Spatial variation of soil and ground water salinity in a deltaic region of the Indian Sundarbans	9
An experimental and numerical study of the morphodynamic response of a gravel beach profile under regular wave conditions	8
Resource status and protection strategies of mangroves in China	8
Remote sensing of water clarity in the near-shore zone using a cross-sensor-based method: feasibility study: Kish Island, Persian Gulf	8
Sediment dynamics at different timescales on an embayed coast in southeastern Australia	8
Toxic metal concentration in soil and mangrove plant species across Purna River Estuary, Gulf of Khambhat, Gujarat	8
A cyclone preparedness plan for the coastal blocks of the Indian Sundarban	8
Checklist of Malpighiaceae on São Luís Island, Maranhão, Brazil: the absence of collections impacts the knowledge and conservation of the Island flora	8
Coastal vulnerability considering combined effect of tropical cyclones and future sea level rise	7
A comprehensive study on preparedness, impacts, response and recovery from tropical severe cyclonic storm ‘GAJA’: lessons for the future	7
Groundwater potential and quality assessments of a coastal environment: a case study of the location of Federal University of Technology Ikot Abasi (FUTIA), Akwa Ibom State, Nigeria	7
Deciphering long-term seasonal and tidal water quality trends in the Mahanadi estuary	7
Spatial effects of shrub encroachment on wetland soil pH and salinity in the Yellow River Delta, China	7
Natural coastal dunes on Wadden Sea islands as a refuge for an endangered wader species	7
Pre-dimensioning and technical, economic and environmental feasibility analysis of sub-river outfalls in Macapá and Santana cities, Amapá State, Brazil	7
Dune slope, not wind speed, best predicts bare sand in vegetated coastal dunes	7
Climate-friendly business: A study to assess its potential in the coastal areas of Bangladesh	7
Coastline behavior under climate change and sea-level rise scenarios: a western Portuguese littoral case study	7
Status and perspectives of blue economy sectors across the Macaronesian archipelagos	7
Stakeholders’ perceptions of coastal development in relation to marine protected areas	7
Use of Unnamed Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) to monitor marine megafauna strandings in beach monitoring programs	7
Consideration of the carbon sequestration potential of seagrass to inform recovery and restoration projects within the Essex Estuaries Special Area of Conservation (SAC), United Kingdom	7
Roles and interrelation between variables : a study case of plastic waste management in Jakarta Bay	6
DNA barcoding, pollen and seed characteristics for documentation of four monocot Mediterranean endemic plant species in Egypt	6
Tourism impacts on small island ecosystems: public perceptions from Karimunjawa Island, Indonesia	6
Assessing the scope for promoting climate resilient agriculture in the Indian Sundarban Delta: A SWOT-AHP analysis	6
Balancing between natural development and human intervention	6
An in-depth characterization of the Habitat of Thelypteris interrupta in South Korea	6
How you dune-ing? a systematic review of coastal dune plant community assembly	6
Multidecadal Morphodynamic evolution of shorelines and coral reefs along the Arabian Sea Coast of Oman: Bar Al Hikman Peninsula	6
Status and prospects of nature-based solutions for coastal flood and erosion risk management in the Federal State of Schleswig–Holstein, Germany	6
Coral recruitment assessment as a pre-requisite experiment to restore shallow water coral communities of Palk Bay, southeast coast of India	6
Monitoring vegetation loss and shoreline change due to tropical cyclone Fani using Landsat imageries in Balukhand-Konark Wildlife Sanctuary, India	6
Shoreline change along the Yombunjin sandy coast (DPR Korea) during Typhoon Maysak (2020): comparison of four longshore sediment transport formulae	6
Patterns and trends in scientific production on marine elasmobranchs: research hotspots and emerging themes for conservation	6
Coastal protection function of mangrove ecosystems: a case study from Sri Lanka	6
The safety degree evaluation of marine biodiversity in China	6
Navigating the coastal Persian Gulf-Makoran Sea corridor: harnessing the past for sustainable maritime trade	6
A systematic review of coastal community adaptation practices in response to climate change-induced tidal inundation	5
Bioeconomic assessment of refuge availability under various scenarios: impact on species biomass, fishing effort, and profits	5
Spatio-temporal analysis of shoreline changes and future forecasting: the case of Küçük Menderes Delta, Türkiye	5
A critical approach to Canakkale urban beaches: from the perspective of swimming water and landscape potential	5
More than surface roughness: making a case for wrack as a geomorphic engineer in the beach-dune system	5
Molluscan diversity of coastal Karnataka, India and role of physicochemical parameters on their diversity	5
Development of a water quality index as a management tool to Sado coastal estuarine areas	5
Ecology in Chott Sidi Abdel Salam oasis, southeastern Tunisia: cultivated vegetation, fungal diversity and livestock population	5

Distribution and CPUE standardization of European Pilchard (Sardina Pilchardus) in the Northwest African upwelling waters under varying climatic conditions	5
Hydrozoans (Cnidaria) from the estuarine zone of the International Minho River, NW Iberian Peninsula, Atlantic Europe	5
Changes in land-cover patterns in the Huizache–Caimanero Coastal Lagoon System from 1990 to 2020	5
Impact of COVID-19 lockdown on methane related activities in a tropical estuarine mangrove ecosystem	5
Tidal fluctuation effect on marine debris characteristics in the Kulon Progo beaches of Yogyakarta, Indonesia	5
Connecting communities to coral reefs: a socio-ecological perspective on coral restoration programs in a remote marine protected area	5
Assessment of spatial change dynamics of land features upon short and long term scenarios for a vulnerable island in the Ganges Delta	5