OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of Journal of Phycology is 5. 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 2022-05-01 to 2026-05-01.)

Article	Citations
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Exploring cyanobacteria from diverse habitats of the Konkan region of India, unveiling novel species of the genera Desikacharya, Pseudoaliinostoc, and Chlorogloeopsis using a poly	149
Igniting taxonomic curiosity: The amazing story of Amazonocrinis with the description of a new genus Ahomia gen. nov. and novel species of Ahomia, Amazonocrinis, and Den	57
The eco‐evolutionary importance of reproductive system variation in the macroalgae: Freshwater reds as a case study	56
Phylogeography of the red alga Gracilariopsis tenuifrons (Gracilariales) along the Brazilian coast	44
Revealing the polar lipidome, pigment profiles, and antioxidant activity of the giant unicellular green alga, Acetabularia acetabulum	42
Survival strategies of microalgae in response to fluctuating brine environments in Saroma‐ko Lagoon sea ice, Hokkaido, Japan	39
Chlorophyll f production in two new subaerial cyanobacteria of the family Oculatellaceae	39
Oligotrophic waters of the Northwest Atlantic support taxonomically diverse diatom communities that are distinct from coastal waters	35
Auxospore fine structure and development in the surirelloid diatom Campylodiscus cf. neofastuosus (Bacilla	31
Morphomolecular studies of Ceratocorys species (Dinophyceae, Gonyaulacales, Protoceratiaceae) reveal that Ceratocorys armata	30
Reference genome for the benthic marine diatom Psammoneis japonica : Bacterial associations and repeat‐driven genome size evolution in diatoms	29
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Microscopic image recognition of diatoms based on deep learning	26
Exploring the cyanobacterial diversity in Portugal: Description of four new genera from LEGE‐CC using the polyphasic approach	23
Gene‐rich plastid genomes of two parasitic red algal species, Laurencia australis and L. verruciformis (Rhodomelaceae, Ceramiales), and a taxonomic revision of Janczewskia	22
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The hidden toxicity of Pseudanabaena : A notable leap in cyanobacterial research	22
Two new species of Dulcicalothrix (Nostocales, Cyanobacteria) from India and erection of Brunnivagina gen. nov., with observations on the problem of using multiple ribosomal operons in c	21
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Shrinking suitable habitat of a sub‐Arctic foundation kelp under future climate scenarios	19
Starved of phosphate, diatoms reprogram terpenoid production	19
Kelp gametophytes can survive and reproduce after being eaten in a warming ocean	19
Effects of cryopreservation on the glycan profile of Symbiodiniaceae	18
Phaeodactylum tricornutum: An established model species for diatom molecular research and an emerging chassis for algal synthetic biology	18

Algal model species for advancing biological sciences	18
Phytoplankton community structure in a subtropical river revealed by DNA metabarcoding, with a focus on cell‐cyst coupling of	18
A historical review of giant kelp harvesting in Tasmania	18
Air‐sea carbon dioxide equilibrium: Will it be possible to use seaweeds for carbon removal offsets?	17
Phylogenetic relationships among seven freshwater red algal genera in the Batrachospermaceae (Batrachospermales, Rhodophyta) using complete chloroplast genome data	16
First report of epiphytic dinoflagellateCoolia malayensis(Dinophyceae) in the southeastern Pacific Ocean	15
Hyposaline conditions impact the early life‐stages of commercially important high‐latitude kelp species	15
Antagonistic actions of Paucibacter aquatileB51 and its lasso peptide paucinodin toward cyanobacterial bloom‐forming Microcystis aeruginosaPCC7806	15
Investigation of coastal benthic diatom communities using the rbcL marker with nanopore sequencing in Urban Marine environments	14
Ecological investigations of giant Phaeocystis colonies in Viet Nam: I. Cell abundance and elemental composition	14
The importance of integrating phycological research, teaching, outreach, and engagement in a changing world	14
Overexpression of MPV17/PMP22‐like protein 2 gene decreases production of radical oxygen species in Pyropia yezoensis (Bangiales, Rhodophyta)	14
A novel and high‐throughput approach to assess photosynthetic thermal tolerance of kelp using chlorophyll α fluorometry	13
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De novo transcriptome of the red alga Gracilariopsis tenuifrons (Gracilariales, Rhodophyta) in response to prolonged temperature stress	13
Green gold rush in the Baltic Sea: Investigating sea lettuce's performance by distribution mapping of valuable compounds in a fluctuating environment	13
Hypothesized life cycle of the snow algae Chlainomonas sp. (Chlamydomonadales, Chlorophyta) from the Cascade Mountains, USA	12
Type‐assisted taxonomy and biogeography of Corallina (Corallinales, Rhodophyta) in the eastern Pacific: Corallina americana	12
The Cretaceous Diatom Database: A tool for investigating early diatom evolution	12
Genome sequences of toxigenic cyanobacteria from a bloom in Lake Mattamuskeet, North Carolina (United States)	12
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Urchin grazing of kelp gametophytes in warming oceans	11
Investigating the evolution of green algae with a large transcriptomic data set	11
Gambierdiscus (Gonyaulacales, Dinophyceae) diversity in Vietnamese waters with description of G. vietnamensis sp. nov.	11
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Strong seasonal patterns of DOC release by a temperate seaweed community: Implications for the coastal ocean carbon cycle	11
Enhancing species discovery and description in algal turfs: A case study in the green alga Pseudoderbesia (Bryopsidales)	11
Freezing stress tolerance of benthic freshwater diatoms from the genus Pinnularia: Comparison of strains from polar, alpine, and temperate habitats	11
Fluvioralfsia iberica gen. et sp. nov., Fluvioralfsiaceae fam. nov.: The first freshwater member of the Ralfsiales (Phaeophyceae), collected from streams in Spain	11
Comparative analysis of canonical and noncanonical rhodopsins in Amphidinium carterae and Karlodinium veneficum	11
Urea as a key nitrogen source for the invasion of the southern coast of Portugal by the brown seaweed Rugulopteryx okamurae (Dictyotales, Phaeophyceae)	11
Comparative analyses of nutritional strategies among the species within the genus Paragymnodinium (Gymnodiniales, Dinophyceae)	11
A hitchhiker's guide to modern, practical cyanobacterial taxonomy	11
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We are doing it wrong: Putting homology before phylogeny in cyanobacterial taxonomy	10
Polyculture of marine algae: Best combination for biomass, biochemical, and biodiesel properties	10
Metabolic activity of deep living cyanobacteria: Photosynthesis versus respiration	10
Molecular characterization of two cyanobacterial generitypes from their type localities in Scandinavia	10
Developing diatom‐based inference models to assess lake ecosystem change along a gradient of metal smelting impacts: Sudbury lakes revisited	10
A new combined measurement of single cell periplasmic oxygen and carbonate chemistry revealed the rule enforcing diatom adaptation of seawater bicarbonate utilization	10
Species‐environment relationships of coastal diatoms from the Sept‐Îles region, Gulf of St‐Lawrence (Québec, Canada)	9
The effect of temperature on rates of dissolved organic carbon (DOC) release by the kelp Ecklonia radiata (phylum Ochrophyta): Implications for the future coastal ocean carbon cycle	9
Reminiscent of the pre‐diatom? A hitherto undescribed scaly bolidophyte Lepidoparma frigida gen. et sp. nov. in a new order Lepidoparmales based on morphology, phylogeny, and ecology	9
Proposal for the Sungminiaceae fam. nov. (Ralfsiales, Phaeophyceae) for Sungminia gen. nov. with three new species based on molecular and morphological analyses	9
The austral biflagellate Chloromonas rubroleosa (Chlorophyceae) is the closest relative of the unusual quadriflagellate genus Chlainomonas, both found in snow	9
Let's talk about sex: Why reproductive systems matter for understanding algae	9
Sphaerochara canadensis (Charophyceae): A circumpolar species with a high temperature optimum	9
Microcystin production is important for toxic Microcystis to survive long‐term nitrogen starvation	9
Restoring coastal resilience: The role of macroalgal forests in oxygen production and pH regulation	9
Subarctic sugar kelp (Saccharina latissima, Phaeophyceae) summer productivity and contribution to carbon budgets	9

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Ca²⁺‐mediated reactive oxygen species signaling regulates cell repair after mechanical wounding in the red alga Griffithsia monilis	8
Hulburtia sanyaensis gen. et sp. nov., a sand‐dwelling dinoflagellate from the South China Sea, and ultrastructure of Pseudocochlodinium profundisulcu	8
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Structural analysis of a membrane‐associated delta‐6 fatty acid desaturase from Prorocentrum micans	8
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Occurrence of protease inhibitors in freshwater cyanobacterium Woronichinia naegeliana (Unger) Elenkin	8
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A genetic transformation system for the heterotrophic diatom Nitzschia putrida (Bacillariophyceae)	8
Algae in the Anthropocene: Managing, conserving, and utilizing algae in an era of rapid environmental change	8
Rapid population recovery of a foundation species from experimental small‐scale harvesting	8
Globally coordinated research investigates the impacts of marine carbon dioxide removal on phytoplankton communities	8
Correction	8
North American Dinophysis, late‐comers to the harmful algae world	8
Algal epigenetics: insights from DNA methylation in a symbiotic dinoflagellate	8
Identification of a genomic region linked with sex determination of Undaria pinnatifida (Alariaceae) through genomic resequencing and genetic linkage analyses of a segregating gametophyte famil	7
Introgression and intermixing in North Pacific Alaria	7
Marine protected areas can be useful but are not a silver bullet for kelp conservation	7
Characterization of polyphosphate dynamics in the widespread freshwater diatom Achnanthidium minutissimum under varying phosphorus supplies	7
Remodeling of the terpenoid metabolism during prolonged phosphate depletion in the marine diatom Phaeodactylum tricornutum	7
Taxonomic study of Scytosiphon (Phaeophyceae) from temperate coasts of Argentina	7
A phylogenetic investigation of the genus Spyridia (Callithamniaceae, Rhodophyta) in Bermuda uncovers four new species	7
The global dynamic of DNA methylation in response to heat stress revealed epigenetic mechanism of heat acclimation in Saccharina japonica	7
The photosynthetic performance and photoprotective role of carotenoids response to light stress in intertidal red algae Neoporphyra haitanensis	7
An updated classification of growth forms in non‐geniculate coralline algae (Corallinophycidae, Rhodophyta)	7
Interactive effects of CO₂, temperature, and nitrate limitation on the growth and physiology of strain CCMP 1334 of the marine cyanobacterium Synechococcus (Cya	7
Nutrient‐driven growth and microbiome shifts in the brown alga Sargassum fluitansIII	7
Consequences of warming and acidification for the temperate articulated coralline alga, Calliarthron tuberculosum (Florideophyceae, Rhodophyta)	7
Novel high‐throughput oxygen saturation measurements for quantifying the physiological performance of macroalgal early life stages	7
Strong genetic differentiation and low genetic diversity in a habitat‐forming fucoid seaweed (Cystophora racemosa) across 850 km of its range	7
Polyketides and fatty acids: Decoding the polyketide and fatty acid synthases evolution in Amphidinium carterae (Dinophyceae)	7
Asynchronous shifts in the demographics of two wave‐swept kelp species (Laminariales) after nearly four decades	6
A unique sessile loricate euglenid, Lepocinclis loricata sp. nov. (Euglenophyta, Phacaceae), from South Africa: Evolutionary implications	6
Luigi Provasoli Award Recipients 2022	6
Effect of culture conditions at lab‐scale on metabolite composition and antibacterial and antibiofilm activities of Dunaliella tertiolecta	6
Correction to ‘Assessment of rhodolith‐forming species diversity in British Columbia uncovers novel cryptic diversity in the genera Boreolithothamnion an	6
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Effect of PAR irradiance intensity on Phaeocystis antarctica (Prymnesiophyceae) growth and DMSP, DMSO, and acrylate concentrations	6
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A simple and effective protocol for cryopreservation of germplasm of the bull kelp, Nereocystis luetkeana (Phaeophyceae)	6
Microbiota associated with benthic Sargassum (Fucales, Phaeophyceae): From morphological structures to geographically dispersed populations	6
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Crocosphaera watsonii – A widespread nitrogen‐fixing unicellular marine cyanobacterium	6
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Critical taxonomic revision of Korean Dictyoteae describing three new species and honoring Haenyeo culture	6
Kelps may compensate for low nitrate availability by using regenerated forms of nitrogen, including urea and ammonium	6
Influence of trace metal additions on the longevity of algal blooms across a productivity gradient	5
Phylogeography of Colpomenia sinuosa (Ectocarpales, Phaeophyceae) along the Brazilian coast	5
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Three reference genomes for freshwater diatom ecology and evolution	5
Assessment of rhodolith‐forming species diversity in British Columbia uncovers novel cryptic diversity in the genera Boreolithothamnion and	5
The complicated relationship between the genera Umezakia and Chrysosporum has been resolved	5
A revision of the genusWrangelia(Wrangeliaceae, Ceramiales) in Bermuda resolves six new species includingW. ryancraigiifrom the mesophotic zone	5
A phylogenetic classification of diatoms (Bacillariophyta)	5
Nodosilinea jinyiensis and Nodosilinea qiaokuensis –two novel species of Nodosilinea	5
Biochemical characterization of phosphoenolpyruvate carboxykinases from multiple species of brown algae	5
Hidden diversity in high‐latitude Southern Hemisphere environments: Reinstatement of the genus Rama and description of Vandenhoekia gen. nov. (Cladophoraceae, Ulvophyceae, Chlorophyta),	5
When chemistry meets taxonomy: Studying glycolipidic chemomarkers in pelagic Sargassum spp. (Phaeophyceae) using molecular networking	5
Moderate levels of dissolved iron stimulate cellular growth and increase lipid storage in Symbiodinium sp.	5
The interaction between PII and NAGK regulates arginine biosynthesis in the green microalga	5
A systematic review of marine macroalgal degradation: Toward a better understanding of macroalgal carbon sequestration potential	5
Characterizing morphology of Egregia menziesii (Laminariales) in California over 2 centuries using historical and contemporary herbarium specimens	5
Shaping the phycosphere: Analysis of the EPS in diatom‐bacterial co‐cultures	5
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Marine heatwaves and decreased light availability interact to erode the ecophysiological performance of habitat‐forming kelp species	5
Revealing the algicidal characteristics of Maribacter dokdonensis: An investigation into bacterial strain P4 isolated from Karenia mikimotoi bloom water	5
Ecophysiological and genomic approaches to cyanobacterial hardening for restoration	5