OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The median citation count of Journal of Oceanography is 1. 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 2022-08-01 to 2026-08-01.)

Article	Citations
Experimental study of the effect of slope topography on the optical remote sensing imaging characteristics of the depression internal solitary waves	19
Backward-tracking simulations of sea ice in the Sea of Okhotsk toward understanding of material transport through sea ice	18
Long-term observation of the Soya Warm Current using HF ocean radars: relationship between the Soya Warm Current variability and the sea level anomalies in the Soya/La Perouse Strait	14
Performance evaluation of optical dissolved oxygen sensor, ARO-FT	13
Northeast Pacific marine heatwaves link climate modes in a coupled model simulation	12
Distributions of tritium and 137Cs in coastal seawater and biota off Aomori and Iwate prefectures, Japan	11
Kuroshio surface water intrusion into the eastern part of the transition domain: its pathways and decadal variations	10
An intercomparison of eddy-resolving ocean reanalyses in the western North Pacific	10
Reviewers of manuscripts	9
Disentangling mechanisms behind emerged sea surface temperature anomalies in Indonesian seas during El Niño years: insights from closed heat budget analysis	9
Oceanic cool spot formed off Boso Peninsula in the late June 2022	8
Subtropical Mode Water in a recent persisting Kuroshio large-meander period: part II—formation and temporal evolution in the Kuroshio recirculation gyre off Shikoku	8
Effects of cyanate enrichment on growth of natural phytoplankton populations in the subtropical Pacific	8
Diurnal coastal trapped waves propagating along the east coast of the Shimokita Peninsula, Japan	7
Satellite features of river plumes over the Lobos–Tuxpan reef system	7
Southern Ocean marine heatwaves: variability, hotspots and teleconnections	7
Preface: scientific researches conducted by the training vessel Seiyo-Maru	7
Rapid increase of surface water pCO2 revealed by settling particulate organic matter carbon isotope time series during 2001–2009 in Sagami Bay, Japan	7
Impact of Eighteen Degree Water thickness variation on the thermal and biogeochemical structure in the euphotic layer	7
Spatial structure of rain pool observed on the Kuroshio and Baiu fronts in the East China Sea	6
Temporal variation of particulate organic carbon flux at the mouth of Tokyo Bay	6
Correction to: Estimate of turbulent energy dissipation rate using free-fall and CTD-attached fast-response thermistors in weak ocean turbulence	6
Correction to: Distributions of tritium and 137Cs in coastal seawater and biota off Aomori and Iwate prefectures, Japan	5
Seasonal variation in metabolic rate of plankton community in the inner part of Tokyo Bay	5
Relationship between temperature and volume variations of the North Pacific Central Mode Water contrasting with Subtropical Mode Water	5

Vertical reflection and amplification of near-inertial internal waves near the pycnocline of mesoscale eddy in the Sea of Japan	5
Hydrographic structures of Tokyo Bay between 1992 and 2019 and evidence of temperature increase; observational results by the training vessel Seiyo-Maru	4
Photosynthetic carbon fixation capability of diatom communities in the southern Sea of Okhotsk from winter to spring as estimated using their rbcL genes	4
An observational study of coastal trapped wave scattering in the deep ocean of the Suruga Trough: the role of internal lee waves	4
Secular variation in the M2 tide, resonant amplification, and energy dissipation in a semi-enclosed sea (Ariake sea, Japan) connected to the East China sea	4
Spatial variability in wave characteristics along the eastern Arabian Sea	4
The island mass effect: a study of wind-driven nutrient upwelling around reef islands	4
Eastward propagation of mid-latitude near-surface thermohaline anomaly and link to marine heat waves in the eastern North Pacific	4
Combined effects of climate change and interannual climate variability on the overturning circulation and deep-water properties in a semi-enclosed marginal sea	4
Seasonal evolution and aging of the subtropical mode water in the North Pacific	4
Wave and current in extratropical versus tropical cyclones	3
Occurrence patterns of larval mesopelagic fishes in the mouth of highly eutrophic Tokyo Bay, central Japan	3
Seasonal variation in pore water nutrients and their fluxes from the bottom sediments in Harima Nada, Seto Inland Sea	3
Temporal changes of the Oyashio water distribution east of Japan under the changing climate: development of an objective evaluation method and its application	3
Cross-shelf overturning in geostrophic-stress-dominant coastal fronts	3
Primary productivity impacts community structure of euphausiids in the low-latitude Indian and Pacific Oceans	3
Sensitivity of the Arctic sea ice representation to the ice thickness category resolution in an OGCM	3
Dependence of drag coefficient on the spectral width of ocean waves	3
Average coastal residence time distribution estimated by a 2-km resolution Japanese coastal model	3
Long-term variability in larval recruitment rates of a callianassid shrimp population on an intertidal sandflat in an estuary-to-coastal ocean interface area in relation to river discharge and shelf w	3
Particle-tracking experiments of coastal-origin sea ice that could induce high biological productivity in the Sea of Okhotsk	3
Detailing secondary frontal bore of internal tides breaking above deep-ocean topography	3
High-turbidity bottom mixed-layer water on the shelf off Hokkaido in the Okhotsk Sea: distribution, seasonal variations, and spreading	3
Journal of Oceanography Most Cited Paper Award (JOMOCA) 2026	2
Development of Eucampia zodiacus blooms associated with salinity stratification in Ariake Bay during winter	2
Impact of sea surface temperature anomalies in the East China Sea and western subtropical pacific on the august 2021 Northern Kyushu heavy precipitation	2
Intercomparison of bias of global sea surface temperature products associated with tropical cyclone passages in the western North Pacific	2
Temporal insights into deep chlorophyll maxima dynamics in the Indian sector of the Southern Ocean: a Bio-Argo float study	2
The Kuroshio large meander and its various impacts: a review	2
Decadal changes in the basin-wide heat budget of the mid-latitude North Pacific Ocean	2
Luzon strait mesoscale eddy characteristics in HYCOM reanalysis, simulation, and forecasts	2
Wave setup at the Minamitorishima tide gauge	2
Patterns in marine surface fish biodiversity and community composition detected by different eDNA metabarcoding sampling methods	2
Influences of meso-scale and submeso-scale variability on simulated subtropical mode water formation: comparing two different grid-resolutions	2
Energy transmission pathways of equatorial waves within the Maritime Continent: a view with the wave energy flux	2
Journal of Oceanography Most Cited Paper Award 2025	2
Near-inertial wave propagation between stratified and homogeneous layers	2
Near-surface dynamic structure in the northern South China Sea and Northwest Pacific revealed using Lagrangian data	2
Seasonal changes in the vertical distribution and population structure of Calanus sinicus and Calanus jashnovi (Copepoda: Calanoida) in Sagami Bay, Japan	2
High sensitivity of sea surface temperature in the northwestern Pacific to atmospheric wind in the mid-latitude North Pacific in an eddying ocean model	2
Year‑round dynamics of Noctiluca scintillans in Yatsushiro Bay, Japan suggest possible foreign genetic contributions and long-distance connectivity pathways	2
The impact of heavy rainfall and winds on low salinity water dynamics and seawater exchange in Nanao Bay, an enclosed Bay in Japan	2
Nutrient and phytoplankton variability in the tropical and subtropical western North Pacific simulated using OFES2	2
Midlatitude ocean–atmosphere interactions and extreme events	1
Winter bloom initiation with water column stabilization and improvement of light environment in a turbid shallow coastal water	1
Eastward extension jet driven by vorticity anomaly at the western boundary: characteristics and the effects of southward background flow	1
Reviewers of manuscripts	1
Multi-time scale variability of surface currents in the Sunda Strait observed by high-frequency radar	1
Improved Automated Quality Control Method based on the Signature for Argo profiles	1
Acoustic underwater glider observation of diel vertical migration off the northeast coast of Japan	1

Temporal variation of the 2017 Kuroshio large meander based on repeated surveys along 138°E	1
Influence of North Pacific subtropical mode water variability on the surface mixed layer through the heaving of the upper thermocline on decadal timescales	1
Hydrographic features in the Tropical Indian Ocean: Insights from coupled and uncoupled CMIP6 models	1
Interannual variability in zonal flow component with upward phase propagation observed by a mooring in the western tropical North Pacific at (12°50′N, 137°E)	1
Succession of three dominant diatoms, Skeletonema, Thalassiosira, and Pseudo-nitzschia in the inner area of Tokyo Bay from 2003 to 2017	1
Variations in the Central Mode Water in the North Pacific as a manifestation of the Pacific Decadal Oscillation	1
Submesoscale eddies in the Pacific Ocean off the Kamchatka Peninsula and the northern Kuril Islands: 10 years of satellite observations	1
Reviewers of manuscripts	1
Kuroshio volume transport over the past 3 decades estimated from combined satellite altimetry and hydrography data	1
Intrusion of Coastal Oyashio water to Funka Bay and Tsugaru Strait occasionally disturbed by Kuroshio-originating warm core ring	1
Correction: Variations in the Central Mode Water in the North Pacific as a manifestation of the Pacific Decadal Oscillation	1
Phylogeny of prokaryotes involved in mercury speciation in free-living and particulate-attached fractions in Minamata Bay, Japan	1
The behaviour of aluminium, manganese, iron, cobalt, and lead in the subarctic Pacific Ocean: boundary scavenging and temporal changes	1
Spatiotemporal changes in chlorophyll a concentration in the inner area of Tokyo Bay from 2016 to 2020	1
Variabilities in the estimate of 100-year return period wave height in the Indian shelf seas	1