OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of African Journal of Aquatic Science is 3. 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
Phytoplankton community structure in relation to physico-chemical factors in a tropical soda lake, Lake Shala (Ethiopia)	14
Use of remotely sensed derived metrics to assess wetland vegetation responses to climate variability-induced drought at the Soetendalsvlei wetland system in the Heuningnes Catchment, Western Cape prov	14
Zooplankton distribution and community structure as a function of environmental variables in the Niger River and its tributaries in Niger	13
A lineage of leadership: a story in memory of Brian Allanson	11
Southern mullets (Chelon richardsonii) as a potential biological indicator for mercury pollution in the Walvis Bay lagoon, Namibia	8
Effect of land use/land cover changes on water quality in the Upper Athi River sub-catchment in Kenya	8
Appraisement of groundwater quality status within Enugu, Nigeria, using physicochemical evaluation and water quality indices	8
Macrophyte species diversity and distribution in relation to water quality of the Cheleleka Wetland in Ethiopia	7
A preliminary macroinvertebrate index of biotic integrity (M-IBI) for monitoring the highland flood plain wetland ecosystems in Ethiopia	6
Estimation of pesticide mixture interaction in Nile tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus) using survival analysis	6
Diversity of euglenoids in a drinking water source in Burkina Faso (West Africa): implications for sustainability and water quality	5
Seasonal dynamics in water quality and phytoplankton of four tropical rivers in Ebonyi State, southeastern Nigeria	5
The use and protection of water resources in the uThukela River Catchment, South Africa: a review of its past, present and future	5
Monogenean parasites of Pseudocrenilabrus philander (Weber, 1897) (Teleostei: Cichlidae) in the middle Limpopo River basin, southern Africa	5
Water-quality assessment and spatial distribution of water-quality parameters of Dodoma Urban, Tanzania	5
The Elephant Marsh, Malawi – Part 1: reconstruction of the historic hydromorphology	5
Long-term study of the drought impact on the phytoplankton concentration and assemblages in two water supply reservoirs in Namibia	5
African Journal of Aquatic Scienceas a window for research surrounding the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam	4
Rotifers in the Niger River, Niger: diversity and abundance in relation to environmental parameters	4
Quality evaluation of Artemia cysts from three Algerian populations	4
Role of the Lethabo Weir in altering the phytoplankton community structure of the Vaal River, South Africa	4
Structural assemblages of plant species in the Owabi Ramsar Wetland in the Ashanti Region of Ghana	4
Comparison of calcium concentration in scales and vertebral column of a cyprinid from calcium-limited environments in the Lake Victoria Basin, Uganda	4
Assessment of water quality and associated human health risk of a tropical freshwater body in Edo State, Nigeria	4
Effect of altitudinal gradient on reproductive and feeding behaviours of four congeneric endemic freshwater fish in the Zat Catchment (Morocco)	4

Perceptions and knowledge about the use of biological indicators in freshwater ecosystem monitoring in Rwanda	4
Using the Kariba Invitation Tiger Fishing Tournament for monitoring an invasive crayfish Cherax quadricarinatus in Lake Kariba, Zimbabwe	4
The Elephant Marsh, Malawi – Part 2: two-dimensional hydrodynamic modelling in support of an eco-social assessment	3
Life-history traits in two invasive species of tilapias in Morocco	3
Flow alterations and nutrient loading reduce primary producer variability in a temporarily closed microtidal estuary in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa	3
Assessment of water quality for suitability and human health risk: a study of the Owan River, Edo State, Nigeria	3
A preliminary study into the detection of fish environmental DNA in selected South African estuaries	3
Variations in the heart rate of Mediterranean mussels Mytilus galloprovincialis and brown mussels Perna perna under thermal stress on rock	3
The application of Bayesian networks to evaluate risks from multiple stressors to water quality of freshwater ecosystems	3
A trait database for southern African freshwater invertebrates	3
New host and distribution records for five species ofEnterogyrusPaperna, 1963 (Dactylogyridae: Ancyrocephalinae) from cichlid hosts in South Africa	3
South African coastal outlets and estuaries: what defines an estuary versus an outlet?	3
Life-history of invasive common carp, Cyprinus carpio , within a natural lake (Groenvlei), South Africa	3
Validation of growth zone formation in Oreochromis mossambicus otoliths collected from an irrigation pond in the Sundays River Valley, Eastern Cape, South Africa	3
Potential for a commercial inland fishery or just another water storage facility at Spring Grove Dam, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa?	3
Littoral substrates and nest properties of Coptodon rendalli vary with distance from the shoreline in a tropical impoundment, southeast Zimbabwe	3