OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of Plankton & Benthos Research is 2. 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 2021-08-01 to 2025-08-01.)

Article	Citations
Involvement of quorum sensing in the activity of growth-inhibiting bacteria against the toxic dinoflagellate <i>Alexandrium catenella</i> (Group I)	14
Empirical prediction model for egg production rate of a planktonic copepod, <i>Calanus sinicus</i>, estimated from reproductive index using formalin-preserved samples in Sagami Bay, Japan	12
Aspects of distribution, growth, and reproduction of the fluvial prawn, <i>Macrobrachium shokitai,</i> in a subtropical river on Iriomote Island, Japan	10
Densities of cyanobacterial cells, spicules, and particles in the coral-killing sponge <i>Terpios hoshinota</i> in Sesoko Island, Okinawa, Japan	8
Sound production by vibration of the major cheliped in the ghost crab <i>Ocypode sinensis</i> (Ocypodidae)	7
Spatial and temporal variations in community structure, standing stock and productivity of mesozooplankton in the southwestern Japan Sea	6
A simple method for species identification of the ghost crabs using PCR-RFLP	6
Quantitative evaluation of <i>Karenia</i> cells using FlowCam: Applying to its distribution in Hidaka Bay, southern Hokkaido, northern Japan during autumn 2022	5
A novel epibiotic association in the benthic community: The sea anemone <i>Verrillactis</i> sp. (Actiniaria: Sagartiidae) on the necto-benthic fish, <i>Inimicus japonicus</i>	5
Dietary effects on larval survival and development of three sesarmid crabs	5
A new species of the genus <i>Podoceropsis</i> Boeck, 1861 (Crustacea: Amphipoda: Photidae) from Kagoshima Bay, Japan	5
The response of bacterial communities to organic matter in the surface sediment of the Pearl River estuary	4
A description of a novel swimming behavior in a dioecious population of <i>Craspedacusta sowerbii</i>, the rediscovery of the elusive <i>Astrohydra japonica</i> and the first g	4
Population dynamics of a hypoxia-tolerant bivalve: A comparison of two sites in the inner part of Ariake Bay, Japan	4
Bioaccumulation of discharged mercury from submarine fumaroles due to copepod life history traits in northern Kagoshima Bay, Japan	4
First record of <i>Bulaceros porcellanus</i> Newman & Cannon, 1996 (Platyhelminthes, Polycladida, Cotylea) from Japanese waters, with a revision of the generic diagnosis based on morph	4
Giant spoon worms pumped out of their deep burrows: First collection of the main bodies of <i>Ikeda taenioides</i> (Annelida: Thalassematidae: Bonelliinae) in 88 years	3
Taxonomic descriptions of the brackish-water calanoid copepod <i>Acartia tsuensis</i> Ito from Japan and the closely related <i>A. ohnoi</i> n. sp. from the Philippines	3
Genetic diversities of commercially harvested jellyfish, <i>Rhopilema hispidum</i> and <i>Lobonemoides robustus</i> in Southeast Asia	3
Effectiveness of Lugol’s iodine solution for long-term preservation of zooplankton samples for molecular analysis	3
Seasonal and annual dynamics of phytoplankton off Tajima, southwestern Sea of Japan	3
Genetically isolated population of the coastal species with high dispersal potential: the case of the sentinel crab <i>Macrophthalmus japonicus</i> (Brachyura: Macrophthalmidae) in Japan	2
Variations in photoprotective compounds in surface-dwelling copepods in subtropical open waters	2
New records of associations between ectoparasitic snails of the genus <i>Mucronalia</i> (Caenogastropoda: Eulimidae) and their ophiuroid hosts from Japan and New Caledonia, with descriptio	2
An effective method to mass culture a lobate ctenophore (<i>Bolinopsis mikado</i>)	2

Changes in benthic macro-invertebrate assemblages in an estuary in southern Thailand after invasion by non-native bivalves <i>Mytilopsis sallei</i> and <i>Mytella strigata</i>	2
Occurrence of the collector sea urchin <i>Tripneustes gratilla</i> with over-a-decade longevity under rearing	2
Brackish-water crab <i>Deiratonotus cristatus</i> in Tokyo Bay, Japan, with different life history traits from nearby populations	2
The filamentous colony-forming diatom <i>Aulacoseira pusilla</i> with a high mantle height/valve diameter ratio	2
Ernst Haeckel’s mysterious species, Part II: African Chirodropida (Cnidaria, Cubomedusae)	2
Umbrella of <i>Mastigias papua</i> (Scyphozoa: Rhizostomeae: Mastigiidae): hardness and cytomorphology with remarks on colors	2
Genetic structure of the vestimentiferan <i>Lamellibrachia satsuma</i> revealed by microsatellite analyses	2
<i>Paranthura oriens</i> sp. nov. (Isopoda: Anthuroidea: Paranthuridae) from Tateyama, Chiba, Japan	2
First description of developmental processes in <i>Sclerodactyla multipes</i> (Echinodermata: Holothuroidea: Dendrochirotida) from Misaki, Sagami Bay, Japan	2
First report of a genus <i>Gymnapogon</i> utilizing subterranean chambers in the upper intertidal zone of an estuary for shelter and reproduction in Shizugawa Bay, Miyagi Prefecture, Japan	2
Effect of diet isotopic ratios on the δ<sup>13</sup>C and δ<sup>15</sup>N signatures of scallop-gut contents in a natural setting	2
Impacts of coastal armouring on rubble mobile cryptofauna at shallow coral reefs in Okinawa, Japan	2
A new species of <i>Euchonoides</i> (Annelida, Polychaeta, Sabellidae) from Suruga Bay, Japan	2