OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The H4-Index of Marine Pollution Bulletin is 60. 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
Transformations of crude oil into tar: a case study from a plastitar-contaminated site in NE Sicily, Italy (Western Mediterranean)	301
Editorial Board	280
Corrigendum to “Microplastic footprints in sharks and rays: First assessment of microplastic pollution in two cartilaginous fishes, hardnose shark and whitespotted whipray” [Mar. Pollut. Bull. 212 (20	154
Assessing water color anomalies: A hue angle approach in the Gulf of Izmit	113
Bioaccumulation and genotoxic effect of heavy metal pollution in marine sponges from the Niger Delta	112
Assessment of persistent and emerging pollutants levels in marine bivalves in the Gulf of Suez, Egypt	110
Effects of selected heavy metals on neuronal differentiation of Asian seabass spinal cord cell line	108
Ecological impacts, efficacy and economic feasibility of algal mat removal from temperate intertidal mudflats under blue nitrogen trading schemes	104
Assessing the environmental impacts of engineering and agrochemical pollution in a historically-eutrophic estuary: The Mondego case (W Portugal)	102
Analysis of the potential of marine bioblue carbon storage and their regional contributions in Shanghai marine areas	101
Levels of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons and organochlorine pesticides in sea snakes (Elapidae: Hydrophiinae) from Sharjah, United Arab Emirates	101
Corrigendum to “Effects of ocean warming on the fatty acid and epigenetic profile of Acartia tonsa: A multigenerational approach.” [Mar. Pollut. Bull. Volume 201, April 2024, 116265]	97
Radioecological perspective: The concentration of natural radionuclides around the coast of PLTU Labuan	96
Accumulation and fluxes of potentially toxic elements in a large coastal lagoon (southern Gulf of Mexico) from 210Pb sediment chronologies	95
Microplastic contamination of intertidal sediment and cockles (Cerastoderma edule)	94
The use of Atlantic seascapes for marine protected areas planning in the context of the marine biological diversity of areas beyond National Jurisdiction agreement	94
Exploring the impact of ocean warming and nutrient overload on macroalgal blooms and carbon sequestration in deep-sea sediments of the subtropical western North Pacific	87
Sediment pollutant fractionation and controlling factors of bioaccumulation and ecological risks in coastal benthic ecosystems around Kaohsiung Harbor	86
Inverse calculation of vessel emission source intensity based on optimized Gaussian puff model and particle swarm optimization algorithm	84
Occurrence and characteristics of fibreglass-reinforced plastics and microplastics on a beach impacted by abandoned fishing boats: A case study from Chellanam, India	84
Identification and quantification of photodegradation products of disposed expanded polystyrene buoy used in aquaculture	83
Future microplastics in the Black Sea: River exports and reduction options for zero pollution	83
The combination of microscopic and metabarcoding analyses revealed a high diversity of algal bloom species in the Taiwan Strait	82
Unraveling sources of hydrocarbons in subtropical estuaries with distinct degrees of protection in the Southwestern Atlantic Ocean, Brazil	82
Marine litter and microplastic pollution in mangrove sediments in the Sea of Oman	80

Marine microplastics enrich antibiotic resistance genes (ARGs), especially extracellular ARGs: An investigation in the East China Sea	78
Impact of combined seawater warming and triazine-type herbicide pollution on the physiology and potential toxicity of the dinoflagellate Alexandrium minutum	77
How does industrial intelligence affect the ecological efficiency of China's mariculture industry? Empirical analysis based on panel data from coastal regions of China	77
Water quality and health risk assessments of illegal gold mining-impacted estuaries in Ghana	76
Leaching and transformation of chemical additives from weathered plastic deployed in the marine environment	76
Trace element concentrations in two coral reef fish species, El-Shaour fish (Lethrinus nebulosus) and El-Hareed fish (Chlorurus sordidus): A study of contamination degree, environmental and health ris	76
Ship noise management and the ORCA class of ships	74
Can environmental protection tax alleviate the mismatch of financing and investment maturities of heavily polluting enterprises?	73
Shallow corals acclimate to mesophotic depths while maintaining their heat tolerance against ongoing climate change	73
Waste barrel contamination and macrobenthic communities in the San Pedro Basin DDT dumpsite	72
Geochemistry and ecological risk assessment of the coastal Tajan River using sediment quality indices (Southern Caspian Sea, Iran)	71
Resilience of a microphytobenthos community from the Severn Estuary, UK, to chlorination: A mesocosm approach	70
The relationship between carbon dioxide flux and environmental parameters at a tropical coastal sea on different timescales	70
Ultraphytoplankton community structure in subsurface waters along a North-South Mediterranean transect	69
Contamination and source of metals in surface sediments from the Nandu River of Hainan Island, China	69
Do urban rivers in the amazon coast trap macroplastic?	69
A biochemical and lipidomic approach to perceive Halimione portulacoides (L.) response to mercury: An environmental perspective	68
Tidally driven submarine groundwater discharge to a marine aquaculture embayment: Insights from radium and dissolved silicon	68
A comprehensive approach to assess marine macro litter pollution and its impacts on corals in the Bangka Strait, North Sulawesi, Indonesia	67
Habitat suitability modelling to improve understanding of seagrass loss and recovery and to guide decisions in relation to coastal discharge	67
The effects of the water-soluble fractions of crude oil on liver and kidney tissues of Caspian Kutum juveniles, Rutilus frisii	67
Systematic characterization of sediment microbial community structure and function associated with anaerobic microbial degradation of PBDEs in coastal wetland	67
Spatial and seasonal variations in suspended particulate matter concentration and composition in the Persian Gulf: From dust deposition and sediment resuspension to biological production in the regula	66
Temporal trend of polychlorinated biphenyls contamination in the northwestern Arabian Gulf – Evidence from sediment records	66
Baseline assessment of ocean ambient noise in the western Clarion Clipperton Zone, Pacific Ocean	66
Evaluation of the radiological dose due to 210Po in commercial clupeid fish collected in the near-shore environment of the high background natural radiation area (HBNRA) on the southwest coast of Indi	66
The mechanism of UV accelerated aging of polyvinyl chloride in marine environment: The role of free radicals	65
Towards the declaration of the strait of Gibraltar as an environmental controlled area	65
Stable Symbiodiniaceae composition in three coral species during the 2017 natural bleaching event in subtropical Hong Kong	65
Characteristics and distribution of stranded plastic pollution in Bali conservation areas	63
Warming and salinization effects on the deep-water rose shrimp, Parapenaeus longirostris, distribution along the NW Mediterranean Sea: Implications for bottom trawl fisheries	62
Coastal groundwater dynamics, environmental issues and sustainability: A synthesis	62
Maritime disasters and pollution: X-Press Pearl maritime debacle	62
Temporal variations of diversity and community structure of epifauna along the latitudinal and depth gradients in China seas over nearly 60 years	60
Imprints of COVID-19 lockdowns on total petroleum hydrocarbon levels in Asia's largest brackish water lagoon	60
Accumulation of metals in resident blue mussels (Mytilus edulis) and exposed Asian clams (Corbicula fluminea) along the Scheldt estuary: A spatial and temporal investigation	60
Exposure status, spatial variation, and health risk assessment of selected heavy metal(loid)s in common commercial fish species of the Beibu Gulf	60
Editorial Board	60