OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of Reviews in Aquaculture is 19. 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 2020-04-01 to 2024-04-01.)

Article	Citations
Nutritional immunity of fish intestines: important insights for sustainable aquaculture	278
Deep learning for smart fish farming: applications, opportunities and challenges	142
Use of biofloc technology in shrimp aquaculture: a comprehensive review, with emphasis on the last decade	115
The decline of mussel aquaculture in the European Union: causes, economic impacts and opportunities	111
A global analysis on the systemic effects of antibiotics in cultured fish and their potential human health risk: a review	106
Enzymatic fish protein hydrolysates in finfish aquaculture: a review	88
Yeast as major protein‐rich ingredient in aquafeeds: a review of the implications for aquaculture production	87
Immune responses and immunoprotection in crustaceans with special reference to shrimp	86
Moving towards more sustainable aquaculture practices: a meta‐analysis on the potential of plant‐enriched diets to improve fish growth, immunity and disease resistance	85
Microplastics and their potential effects on the aquaculture systems: a critical review	85
Habitat value of bivalve shellfish and seaweed aquaculture for fish and invertebrates: Pathways, synthesis and next steps	81
Healthy microbiome: a key to successful and sustainable shrimp aquaculture	80
A review on the beneficial effect of thymol on health and production of fish	75
Probiotics and competitive exclusion of pathogens in shrimp aquaculture	75
Microbiome diversity and dysbiosis in aquaculture	72
Prevention not cure: a review of methods to avoid sea lice infestations in salmon aquaculture	69
The redclaw crayfish: A prominent aquaculture species with invasive potential in tropical and subtropical biodiversity hotspots	69
Fish welfare in offshore salmon aquaculture	67
A multidisciplinary review ofTetradesmus obliquus: a microalga suitable for large‐scale biomass production and emerging environmental applications	67
Stress management in aquaculture: a review of dietary interventions	67
The role of currently used medicinal plants in aquaculture and their action mechanisms: A review	66
The nitrification process for nitrogen removal in biofloc system aquaculture	66
Environmental enrichment in fish aquaculture: A review of fundamental and practical aspects	65
Effects of ammonia on shrimp physiology and immunity: a review	64
Sustainable aquaculture development: a review on the roles of cloud computing, internet of things and artificial intelligence (CIA)	62

Lycopene reduces the impacts of aquatic environmental pollutants and physical stressors in fish	60
Climate change adaptation in aquaculture	58
Multifaceted applications of probiotic Bacillus species in aquaculture with special reference to Bacillus subtilis	58
Kelp aquaculture in China: a retrospective and future prospects	58
Mechanical induced wounds in fish – a review on models and healing mechanisms	57
The role of oregano herb and its derivatives as immunomodulators in fish	53
A review on Spirulina: alternative media for cultivation and nutritive value as an aquafeed	51
The aquaponic principle—It is all about coupling	51
Future feed resources in sustainable salmonid production: A review	50
Development and current state of seawater shrimp farming, with an emphasis on integrated multi‐trophic pond aquaculture farms, in China – a review	49
Selective breeding of edible bivalves and its implication of global climate change	49
Fish pigmentation and coloration: Molecular mechanisms and aquaculture perspectives	48
Cryptocaryon irritans (Brown, 1951) is a serious threat to aquaculture of marine fish	46
Trained immunity and perspectives for shrimp aquaculture	46
Commensal bacteria‐immunity crosstalk shapes mucosal homeostasis in teleost fish	46
Incidence of antibiotic resistance in Vibrio spp	46
Understanding and managing suspended solids in intensive salmonid aquaculture: a review	46
The new aspects of using some safe feed additives on alleviated imidacloprid toxicity in farmed fish: a review	45
Cleaner fish in aquaculture: review on diseases and vaccination	44
Nitrification and denitrification in recirculating aquaculture systems: the processes and players	44
Emerging indicators of fish welfare in aquaculture	44
Interactions and associated resistance development mechanisms between microplastics, antibiotics and heavy metals in the aquaculture environment	44
Genome editing and its applications in genetic improvement in aquaculture	44
Review of alternatives to antibiotic use in aquaculture	43
Multistrain probiotics use in main commercially cultured freshwater fish: a systematic review of evidence	43
Systematic review and meta‐analysis of production performance of aquaculture species fed dietary insect meals	40
Harnessing the potentialities of probiotics, prebiotics, synbiotics, paraprobiotics, and postbiotics for shrimp farming	39
Evolution of salmon lice in response to management strategies: a review	38
Oxidative stress and use of antioxidants in fish semen cryopreservation	38
Genome editing on finfish: Current status and implications for sustainability	37
Offshore aquaculture of finfish: Big expectations at sea	36
Tag use to monitor fish behaviour in aquaculture: a review of benefits, problems and solutions	36
How domestication alters fish phenotypes	36
Ecological engineering in pond aquaculture: a review from the whole‐process perspective in China	36
Epidemiology of marine gill diseases in Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar) aquaculture: a review	36
MicroRNA regulation of Toll‐like receptor, RIG‐I‐like receptor and Nod‐like receptor pathways in teleost fish	35
Clostridium butyricum: a promising probiotic confers positive health benefits in aquatic animals	34
Meta‐analysis of the use of seaweeds and their extracts as immunostimulants for fish: a systematic review	33
Recent development in ecdysone receptor of crustaceans: current knowledge and future applications in crustacean aquaculture	33
Sustainable large‐scale production of European flat oyster (Ostrea edulis) seed for ecological restoration and aquaculture: a review	33
The farming and husbandry ofColossoma macropomum: From Amazonian waters to sustainable production	33
Environmental consequences of using insect meal as an ingredient in aquafeeds: A systematic view	33
Review of shell waste reutilization to promote sustainable shellfish aquaculture	32
Ice‐Ice disease: An environmentally and microbiologically driven syndrome in tropical seaweed aquaculture	32
Role of hypoxia in the behaviour, physiology, immunity and response mechanisms of crustaceans: A review	32
Time to rethink trophic levels in aquaculture policy	32
Genetic improvement technologies to support the sustainable growth of UK aquaculture	31
A systematic meta‐analysis based review on black soldier fly (Hermetia illucens) as a novel protein source for salmonids	31
Supplemental carbon sources applied in biofloc technology aquaculture systems: types, effects and future research	30
Aerobic swimming in intensive finfish aquaculture: applications for production, mitigation and selection	30

The underexplored potential of green macroalgae in aquaculture	29
Neuroendocrine‐immune regulation mechanism in crustaceans: A review	29
From Africa to the world—The journey of Nile tilapia	29
Innovation in the Norwegian aquaculture industry	29
A comprehensive review of oyster peptides: Preparation, characterisation and bioactivities	29
Optimizing hatchery practices for genetic improvement of marine bivalves	28
Fruit processing by‐products in the aquafeed industry: A feasible strategy for aquaculture sustainability	28
Comprehensive update on inventory of finfish cell lines developed during the last decade (2010–2020)	27
Submerged cage aquaculture of marine fish: A review of the biological challenges and opportunities	27
Internet of Things (IoT)‐based aquaculture: An overview of IoT application on water quality monitoring	27
Resilience of cold water aquaculture: a review of likely scenarios as climate changes in the Gulf of Maine	27
Towards achieving circularity and sustainability in feeds for farmed blue foods	27
Immune functions of phagocytic blood cells in teleost	26
Environmental enrichment increases aquatic animal welfare: A systematic review and meta‐analysis	26
On the silver jubilee of crustacean antimicrobial peptides	26
Emergy synthesis for aquaculture: A review on its constraints and potentials	26
Fish disease and intestinal microbiota: A close and indivisible relationship	26
Replacement of fish meal with fermented plant proteins in the aquafeed industry: A systematic review and meta‐analysis	25
Trends in aquaculture and conservation of sturgeons: a review of molecular and cytogenetic tools	25
Bacteria in biofloc technology aquaculture systems: roles and mediating factors	24
Moulting in the grow‐out of farmed shrimp: a review	23
Research advances and future perspectives of genomics and genetic improvement in allotetraploid common carp	23
Monitoring methods of feeding behaviour to answer key questions in penaeid shrimp feeding	23
Offshore longline mussel farms: a review of oceanographic and ecological interactions to inform future research needs, policy and management	23
The importance of vitamin E for farmed fish—A review	23
Ammonia induced toxico‐physiological responses in fish and management interventions	23
Optimization of aquaculture sustainability through ecological intensification in China	22
The rise of the syndrome – sub‐optimal growth disorders in farmed shrimp	22
Best therapeutic practices for the use of antibacterial agents in finfish aquaculture: a particular view on European seabass (Dicentrarchus labrax) and gilthead seabream (Sparus aurata)	22
‘Aquafeed 3.0’: creating a more resilient aquaculture industry with a circular bioeconomy framework	22
Cyprinid herpesvirus‐2 (CyHV‐2): a comprehensive review	22
Virulence mechanisms of vibrios belonging to the Splendidus clade as aquaculture pathogens, from case studies and genome data	22
Addressing the welfare needs of farmed lumpfish: Knowledge gaps, challenges and solutions	21
Role of sex‐biased miRNAs in teleosts – a review	21
White spot syndrome virus host range and impact on transmission	21
Developing oral nanovaccines for fish: a modern trend to fight infectious diseases	20
Meta‐analysis of dietary supplementation effect of turmeric and curcumin on growth performance in fish	20
A review on sox genes in fish	20
Arachidonic acid matters	20
A 12‐point checklist for surveillance of diseases of aquatic organisms: a novel approach to assist multidisciplinary teams in developing countries	20
Strategies to enhance tilapia immunity to improve their health in aquaculture	19
A survey of fish behaviour quantification indexes and methods in aquaculture	19
A comparison of the bioremediation potential of five seaweed species in an integrated fish‐seaweed aquaculture system: implication for a multi‐species seaweed culture	19
Insect rearing on biowaste represents a competitive advantage for fish farming	19
The potential roles of sponges in integrated mariculture	19
Mortality of marine mussels Mytilus edulis and M. galloprovincialis: systematic literature review of risk factors and recommendations for future research	19
Towards cost‐effective biofouling management in salmon aquaculture: a strategic outlook	19
The expanding repertoire of immune‐related molecules with antimicrobial activity in penaeid shrimps: a review	19
Autogenous vaccination in aquaculture: A locally enabled solution towards reduction of the global antimicrobial resistance problem	19
Effect of illumination on fish and amphibian: development, growth, physiological and biochemical processes	19
Governing aquaculture commons	19