OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of Harmful Algae is 10. 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
Bayesian Networks modeling of diarrhetic shellfish poisoning in Mytilus edulis harvested in Bantry Bay, Ireland	127
Characterization of toxin-producing strains of Dinophysis spp. (Dinophyceae) isolated from French coastal waters, with a particular focus on the D. acuminata-complex	118
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Physical drivers of Noctiluca scintillans (Dinophyceae) blooms outbreak in the northern Taiwan Strait: A numerical study	77
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Chemical cues in the interaction of herbivory-prey induce consumer-specific morphological and chemical defenses in Phaeocystis globosa	50
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Sub-tropical benthic/epiphytic dinoflagellates of Aotearoa New Zealand and Rangitāhua Kermadec Islands	42
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Seasonal occurrence of toxic phytoplankton and phycotoxins at a mussel aquaculture site in Nova Scotia, Canada	40
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The invasive red seaweed, Dasysiphonia japonica, forms harmful algal blooms: Mortality in early life stage fish and bivalves and identification of putative toxins	37
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The Western Lake Erie culture collection: A promising resource for evaluating the physiological and genetic diversity of Microcystis and its associated microbiome	34
Comprehensive understanding of the life history of harmful raphidophyte Heterosigma akashiwo: Integrating in situ and in vitro observations	34
Co-occurrence of freshwater and marine phycotoxins: A record of microcystins and domoic acid in Bogue Sound, North Carolina (2015 to 2020)	34
The amnesic shellfish poisoning toxin, domoic acid: The tattoo of the king scallop Pecten maximus	33
Using artificial substrates to quantify Gambierdiscus and other toxic benthic dinoflagellates for monitoring purposes	30
Toxic effects, mechanisms, and ecological impacts of harmful algal blooms in China	30
Optimal growth conditions of the haptophyte Chrysochromulina leadbeateri causing massive fish mortality in Northern Norway	30
Microcystin-LR (MC-LR) inhibits green algae growth by regulating antioxidant and photosynthetic systems	29
Intraspecific genetic diversity with unrestricted gene flow in the domoic acid-producing diatom Nitzschia navis-varingica (Bacillariophyceae) from the Western Pacific	28

A massive bloom of Karenia species (Dinophyceae) off the Kamchatka coast, Russia, in the fall of 2020	28
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The responses of Scrippsiella acuminata to the stresses of darkness: antioxidant activities and formation of pellicle cysts	28
Dominant Dolichospermum and microcystin production in Detroit Lake (Oregon, USA)	27
The queen scallop Aequipecten opercularis: A slow domoic acid depurator?	27
Metabolic transformation of paralytic shellfish toxins in the mussel Mytilus galloprovincialis under different exposure modes	27
Differentiation of microbial communities in coastal seawater before and during an Akashiwo sanguinea (Dinophyceae) bloom in the urban area of Antofagasta city (northern Chile)	26
Phytoplankton assemblage structure, drivers, and thresholds with a focus on harmful algal bloom ecology in the Lake Okeechobee system, Florida, USA	25
Diversity and distribution of harmful microalgae in the Gulf of Thailand assessed by DNA metabarcoding	23
Multispecies mass mortality in the Beagle Channel associated with paralytic shellfish toxins	23
Spatial and temporal characterization of cyanobacteria blooms in the Mississippi Sound and their relationship to the Bonnet Carré Spillway openings	23
The benthic toxic dinoflagellate Ostreopsis cf. ovata in the NW Mediterranean Sea: Relationship between sea surface temperature and bloom phenology	22
Domoic acid production by Pseudo-nitzschia australis: Re-evaluating the role of macronutrient limitation on toxigenicity	22
Precision early detection of invasive and toxic cyanobacteria: A case study of Raphidiopsis raciborskii	22
Chemical and morphological defenses of Pseudo-nitzschia multiseries in response to zooplankton grazing	21
Response of the toxic dinoflagellate Alexandrium minutum to exudates of the eelgrass Zostera marina	21
Transcriptomic and isotopic data reveal central role of ammonium in facilitating the growth of the mixotrophic dinoflagellate, Dinophysis acuminata	21
Developing a 3D mechanistic model for examining factors contributing to harmful blooms of Margalefidinium polykrikoides in a temperate estuary	21
Effect of marine heatwaves on bloom formation of the harmful dinoflagellate Cochlodinium polykrikoides: Two sides of the same coin?	21
Long-term stability of the genome structure of the cyanobacterium, Dolichospermum in a deep German lake	20
Operational modelling to assess advective harmful algal bloom development and its potential to impact aquaculture	20
Shifts in phytoplankton and zooplankton communities in three cyanobacteria-dominated lakes after treatment with hydrogen peroxide	19
The effects of the toxic dinoflagellate Alexandrium on feeding, reproduction and mortality of the copepod Acartia: A systematic review employing weighted linear models	18
Physiological and genetic responses of the benthic dinoflagellate Prorocentrum lima to polystyrene microplastics	18
How do seasonal temperature variations influence interplay between toxic and non-toxic cyanobacterial blooms? Evidence from modeling and experimental data	18
Transcriptome analysis of the harmful alga Heterosigma akashiwo under a 24-hour light-dark cycle	18
Basin scale variability of Ostreopsis spp. blooms provides evidence of effectiveness of an integrated sampling approach	18
Novel insights into toxin changes associated with the growth of Alexandrium pacificum: Revealing active toxin-secretion ability and toxin cell quota variation	18
Molecular monitoring of Dinophysis species assemblage in mussel farms in the Northwestern Adriatic Sea	18
Potential siderophore-dependent mutualism in the harmful dinoflagellate Alexandrium pacificum (Group IV) and bacterium Photobacterium sp. TY1-4 under iron-limited conditions	17
Species and genetic diversity of notorious dinoflagellates Pfiesteria piscicida, Luciella masanensis, and relatives in marine sediments of China	17
Interactions between chytrids cause variable infection strategies on harmful algal bloom forming species	17
Allelochemicals determine competition and grazing control in Alexandrium catenella	17
Isolation from a fish kill and transcriptomic characterization of Gyrodinium jinhaense off Long Island Sound	17
Spatial distribution and interannual variability of cyanobacteria blooms on the North-Western shelf of the Black Sea in 1985-2019 from satellite data	17
Light-driven differences in bacterial networks and organic matter decomposition: Insights from an analysis of the harmful cyanobacterium Microcystis aeruginosa PCC 7806	17
The value of toxin profiles in the chemotaxonomic analysis of paralytic shellfish toxins in determining the relationship between British Alexandrium spp. and experimentally contaminated Mytilus sp.	17
Isolation, identification and toxicity of three strains of Heterocapsa (Dinophyceae) in a harmful event in Fujian, China	17
Six marine thecate Heterocapsa (Dinophyceae) from Malaysia, including the description of three novel species and their cytotoxicity potential	16
The Great Atlantic Sargassum Belt: Impacts on the Central and Western Caribbean–A review	16
Co-variance between free-living bacteria and Cochlodinium polykrikoides (Dinophyta) harmful algal blooms, South Korea	16
Changes in biochemical metabolites in manila clam after a temporary culture with high-quality microalgal feed mixed with the dinoflagellate species Karlodinium veneficum and K. zhouanum	16
Influence of nitrate and salinity on growth and toxin production of Prymnesium parvum	16
Growth conditions impact particulate absorption and pigment concentrations in two common bloom forming cyanobacterial species	16
Toxin production of dinoflagellate Gymnodinium catenatum isolated from the East China Sea	15
The human health effects of harmful algal blooms in Florida: The importance of high resolution data	15
Gambierdiscus species diversity and community structure in St. Thomas, USVI and the Florida Keys, USA	15
A non-microcystin-producing Microcystis wesenbergii strain alters fish food intake by disturbing neuro-endocrine appetite regulation	15
Annual variation in domoic acid in phytoplankton and shellfish samples from Daya Bay of the South China Sea	15
In situ digital holographic microscopy for rapid detection and monitoring of the harmful dinoflagellate, Karenia brevis	15

Pelagic Sargassum in the Gulf of Mexico driven by ocean currents and eddies	14
The harmful cyanobacterium Microcystis aeruginosa PCC7806 is more resistant to hydrogen peroxide at elevated CO2	14
Perturbations in a pelagic food web during the NE pacific large marine heatwave and persistent harmful diatom blooms	14
Drivers and mechanisms of harmful algal blooms across hydrologic extremes in hypereutrophic grand lake st marys (Ohio)	14
The Occurrence of Karenia species in mid-Atlantic coastal waters: Data from the Delmarva Peninsula, USA	14
Variability patterns and phenology of harmful phytoplankton blooms off southern Portugal: Looking for region-specific environmental drivers and predictors	13
Using qPCR and high-resolution sensor data to model a multi-species Pseudo-nitzschia (Bacillariophyceae) bloom in southeastern Australia	13
Where does floating Sargassum in the East China Sea come from?	13
Unexpected shift from cyanobacterial to dinoflagellate dominance due to a summer drought	13
Alleviation of H2O2 toxicity by extracellular catalases in the phycosphere of Microcystis aeruginosa	13
The cumulative impact of temperature and nitrogen availability on the potential nitrogen fixation and extracellular polymeric substances secretion by Dolichospermum	13
A critical review on operation and performance of source water control strategies for cyanobacterial blooms: Part I-chemical control methods	13
A new quantitative PCR assay for detection of potentially anatoxin-producing cyanobacteria	12
Quantifying Spatio-temporal risk of Harmful Algal Blooms and their impacts on bivalve shellfish mariculture using a data-driven modelling approach	12
Diversity and distribution of benthic dinoflagellates in Tonga include the potentially harmful genera Gambierdiscus and Fukuyoa	12
Karenia brevis bloom patterns on the west Florida shelf between 2003 and 2019: Integration of field and satellite observations	12
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Copper sulfate treatment harms zooplankton and ultimately promotes algal blooms: A field mesocosm experiment	12
Does prey availability influence the detection of Dinophysis spp. by the imaging FlowCytobot?	12
Phycotoxins in bivalves from the western Canadian Arctic: The first evidence of toxigenicity	12
The success of the bloom-forming cyanobacteria Planktothrix: Genotypes variability supports variable responses to light and temperature stress	12
Toxicity and growth characteristics of epiphytic dinoflagellate Gambierdiscus silvae in Japan	12
Eutrophication and climatic changes lead to unprecedented cyanobacterial blooms in a Canadian sub-Arctic landscape	12
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Molecular diversity of benthic harmful dinoflagellates on a tropical reef: Comparing natural and artificial substrate sampling methods using DNA metabarcoding and morphological analysis	12
A novel hybrid cyanobacteria mapping approach for inland reservoirs using Sentinel-3 imagery	12
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Exposure-response relationship between K. brevis blooms and reporting of upper respiratory and neurotoxin-associated symptoms	12
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A synthetic and transparent clay removes Microcystis aeruginosa efficiently	11
Application of clay minerals to remove extracellular ichthyotoxins produced by the dinoflagellates Karlodinium veneficum and Karenia mikimotoi	11
Development of saxitoxin biosynthesis gene sxtB-targeted qPCR assay for the quantification of toxic dinoflagellates Alexandrium catenella (group I) and A. pacificum (group IV) occurring in the Korean	11
An effective algaecide for the targeted destruction of Karenia brevis	11
Phylogeny and ultrastructure of a non-toxigenic dinoflagellate Amphidoma fulgens sp. nov. (Amphidomataceae, Dinophyceae), with a wide distribution across Asian Pacific	11
The phyto-bacterioplankton couple in a shallow freshwater ecosystem: Who leads the dance?	11
Mesocosm study of PAC-modified clay effects on Karenia brevis cells and toxins, chemical dynamics, and benthic invertebrate physiology	11
Synchronic distribution of the dinoflagellate Protoceratium reticulatum and yessotoxins in a high stratified fjord system: Tidal or light modulation?	11
Influence of mixotrophy on cell cycle phase duration and correlation of karlotoxin synthesis with light and G1 phase in Karlodinium veneficum	11
Intracellular abundance, localization, and enzymatic activity of a saxitoxin biosynthesis enzyme, SxtG, in two sister subclones of the dinoflagellate Alexandrium catenella with extremely different lev	11
Benthic harmful microalgae and their impacts in South America	11
Mechanisms of harmful effects of Microcystis aeruginosa on a brackish water organism Moina mongolica based on physiological and transcriptomic responses	11
Domoic acid in Canadian Pacific waters, from 2016 to 2021, and relationships with physical and chemical conditions	11
Clearance rates and toxin accumulation by North Atlantic bivalves during harmful algal blooms caused by the dinoflagellate, Dinophysis acuminata, in NY, USA, estuaries	11
Temporal and spatial distribution of epibenthic dinoflagellates in the Kattegat-Skagerrak, NE Atlantic–Focus on Prorocentrum lima and Coolia monotis	10
Metabarcoding revealed a high diversity of Amphidomataceae (Dinophyceae) and the seasonal distribution of their toxigenic species in the Taiwan Strait	10
Diverse harmful microalgal community assemblages in the Johor Strait and the environmental effects on its community dynamics	10
Small and patchy is enough: An example about how toxic HAB events can spread through low resting cyst loads	10
Higher sensitivity to hydrogen peroxide and light stress conditions of the microcystin producer Microcystis aeruginosa sp PCC7806 compared to non-producer strains.	10
Dependence of genome size and copy number of rRNA gene on cell volume in dinoflagellates	10
Prevalence and distribution of dissolved paralytic shellfish toxins in seawater in the Yellow Sea and the Bohai Sea, China	10
Prediction of Microcystis Occurrences and Analysis Using Machine Learning in High-Dimension, Low-Sample-Size and Imbalanced Water Quality Data	10
Treatment of the red tide dinoflagellate Karenia brevis and brevetoxins using USEPA-registered algaecides	10
First report of PST-producing Microseira wollei from China reveals its novel toxin profile	10
Mapping the development of a Dinophysis bloom in a shellfish aquaculture area using a novel molecular qPCR assay	10
Cell immunolocalization of ciguatoxin-like compounds in the benthic dinoflagellate Gambierdiscus australes M. Chinain & M.A. Faust by confocal microscopy	10
Non-targeted metabolomic profiling of filamentous cyanobacteria Aphanizomenon flos-aquae exposed to a concentrated culture filtrate of Microcystis aeruginosa	10
What happens in the shadows - Influence of seasonal and non-seasonal dynamics on domoic acid monitoring in the Monterey Bay upwelling shadow	10
Predator-induced defense decreases growth rate and photoprotective capacity in a nitrogen-limited dinoflagellate, Alexandrium minutum	10
Can a shift in dominant species of Microcystis alter growth and reproduction of waterfleas?	10
Target-oriented element activation and functional group synthesis lead to high quality modified clay for Prorocentrum donghaiense control	10
Prediction of Alexandrium and Dinophysis algal blooms and shellfish contamination in French Mediterranean Lagoons using decision trees and linear regression: a result of 10 years of sanitary monitorin	10