OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The H4-Index of Frontiers in Marine Science is 48. 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 2021-11-01 to 2025-11-01.)

Article	Citations
Editorial: Application of machine learning in oceanography and marine sciences	192
Whole-genome survey reveals the genomic characteristics and phylogeny of three species within the family Echeneidae	153
Analysis of the variation of in situ seafloor sediments acoustic characteristics with porosity based EDFM	134
Spatiotemporal resilience assessment and comparison in China’s bay area	104
Unraveling fine-scale genetic structure in endangered hawksbill turtle (Eretmochelys imbricata) in Indonesia: implications for management strategies	102
Human dimensions in shellcraft: tool ownership differentiates taxa utilised and products produced	102
Nitrogen cycling in sediments on the NW African margin inferred from N and O isotopes in benthic chambers	96
Analysis of mooring-observed bottom current on the northern continental shelf of the South China Sea	86
Modelling the Effects of Multiple Fractal Dimensions on the Flocculation and Resuspension Processes of Cohesive Sediment	81
A comprehensive approach to assessing eutrophication for the Guangdong coastal waters in China	79
A Discontinuous Individual Growth Model of Swimming Crab Portunus trituberculatus and Its Application in the Nutrient Dynamic Simulation in an Intensive Mariculture Pond	77
Unveiling arguments on national system reforms of marine protected areas by extractive marine users in three maritime countries	74
The generation mechanism of cold eddies and the related heat flux exchanges in the upper ocean during two sequential tropical cyclones	71
Two New Species of Cyphocaris (Amphipoda, Amphilochidea, Cyphocarididae) From Water Columns Above a Methane Seep in the South China Sea	71
Grazing and Recovery of Kelp Gametophytes Under Ocean Warming	70
Effect of DIN and DON sources on the nitrogen uptake of the seagrass Zostera japonica and the macroalgae Ulva pertusa previously grown in different light levels	69
Hydrographical implications of ship-induced turbulence in stratified waters, studied through field observations and CFD modelling	69
Corrigendum: A seasonal undercurrent along the northwest coast of Australia	67
Assessing biogeochemical controls on porewater dissolved inorganic carbon cycling in the gas hydrate-bearing sediments of the Makran accretionary wedge, Northeastern Arabian Sea off Pakistan	66
Cumulative confidence-driven task offloading for object detection in maritime Internet of Things	65
The interaction and mutual development of “a maritime community with a shared future” and global ocean governance	63
A Cross Disciplinary Framework for Cost-Benefit Optimization of Marine Litter Cleanup at Regional Scale	62
The Physical-Biogeochemical Responses to a Subsurface Anticyclonic Eddy in the Northwest Pacific	61
Biodiversity conservation, advocacy coalitions, and science-focused disputes: the case of Caymanian coral reef conservation and the proposed port expansion project	60
The Global Pandemic Has Shown We Need an Action Plan for the Ocean	60

Effects of Internal Climate Variability on Historical Ocean Wave Height Trend Assessment	60
How does climate change affect a fishable resource? The case of the royal sea cucumber (Parastichopus regalis) in the central Mediterranean Sea	60
Stratification and summer protist communities in the Arctic influenced coastal systems of Nunavik (Québec, Canada)	59
Quantifying Mesophotic Fish Assemblages of Hawai‘i’s Au‘au Channel: Associations With Benthic Habitats and Depth	59
Corrigendum: Southern Ocean ice charts at the Argentine Naval Hydrographic Service and their impact on safety of navigation	58
Commentary: Synthesis of thresholds of ocean acidification impacts on decapods	57
An Evaluation of the Impact of Pandemic Driven Lockdown on the Phytoplankton Biomass Over the North Indian Ocean Using Observations and Model	56
Assessing public support for commercial fishing in the ocean twilight zone considering climate trade-offs and ocean literacy	55
Lower thermal tolerance restricts vertical distributions for juvenile albacore tuna (Thunnus alalunga) in the northern limit of their habitats	55
Population structure and reproductive dynamics of the ridged swimming crab Charybdis natator in the southern Taiwan Strait of China: significant changes within 25 years	54
Quantifying the contribution of temperature, salinity, and climate change to sea level rise in the Pacific Ocean: 2005-2019	54
Lighting the darkness in the sea: A deep learning model for underwater image enhancement	54
Benefits of conventional anterior codend meshes turned 90° in an Australian trawl fishery are limited to an improved quality of Neoplatycephalus conatus	53
The Identification of Fish Eggs From Four Economically Important Species in Guanghai Bay (China)	53
Nordic Blue Carbon Ecosystems: Status and Outlook	51
Cetaceans of north-western continental Africa (Morocco to Liberia): diversity and distribution	51
A statistical assessment of the density of Antarctic krill based on “chaotic” acoustic data collected by a commercial fishing vessel	51
Complete and rapid regeneration of fragments from the upside-down jellyfish Cassiopea	50
Genome-wide identification, structural and evolutionary characteristics, and expression analysis of aquaporin gene family members in Mercenaria mercenaria	50
Strategic environmental assessment in areas beyond national jurisdiction: existing regimes, challenges, and prospects	50
Molecular Composition of Dissolved Organic Matter in the Changjiang (Yangtze River) – Imprints of Anthropogenic Impact	50
Plastic Filtration and Decomposition According to Ricochet Filtering Mechanism Using Ideonella sakaiensis	49
Correction: Identification of sex-linked markers and genes in Portuguese oyster (Magallana angulata)	48
Limited ventilation of the central Baltic Sea due to elevated oxygen consumption	48
Transcriptome reveals the immune and antioxidant effects of residual chlorine stress on Cyclina sinensis	48
Latitudinal influences on sound scattering layer characteristics in the Southwestern Indian Ocean: insights into oceanographic environmental interactions	48