OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of Marine Ecology-An Evolutionary Perspective is 3. 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
A Scavenging Behavior of Cyclammina cancellata (Foraminifera, Rhizaria) on a Crustacean Carcass: Amino Acid Nitrogen Isotope and Microbiome Analyses	26
Nematode Size Fraction Data Improves Explanatory Power of Multivariate Model of Macrobenthic Assemblage in Clam ( Ruditapes ) Fishery Grounds	18
The differences in the trophic structure of semi‐enclosed and open coastal communities under the influence of an alien top predator (red king crab in the Barents Sea)	15
Issue Information	14
Growth Rate in Cultured Crustose Coralline Algae of the Genus Phymatolithon and Sporolithon From Taiwan	14
Genetic Diversity Losses in Mantis Shrimp Oratosquilla oratoria Offspring Created for Supportive Releases Using an Ecological Breeding in Earthen Pond Method	12
Habitat associations between Streptococcus bovis/equinus complex and Streptococcus phocae, the causative agents of strep syndrome in sea otters, and the marine environment	10
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Assembly rules vary seasonally in stable phytoplankton associations of the Gulf of Naples (Mediterranean Sea)	10
Size spectra, biomass, and trophic groups of free‐living marine nematodes along a water‐depth gradient in the northwestern Gulf of Mexico	9
Genetic connectivity of the common octopus (Octopus insularis) along the southwestern Caribbean	9
Ontogenetic shifts in feeding habits of orangemouth weakfish (Cynoscion xanthulus): From estuarine benthic feeder to marine nektivore top predator	9
The Gulf of Naples as a model system for plankton ecology studies	8
Latitudinal biodiversity gradients of rocky intertidal assemblages: Spatial scales and complex associations with environmental factors	7
Spatial and Seasonal Variation of Species Richness and Biomass of Macroalgae (Rhodophyta) on Mangrove Roots on the Brazilian Amazon Coast	7
Ecological Process Explains the Rensch's Rule in Penaeidae (Decapoda, Dendrobranchiata)	7
Multi‐year monitoring shows higher species richness and diversity of fish assemblages in a Danish seagrass meadow as compared to neighbouring non‐vegetated areas	7
Meiofauna: Anthropogenic impacts on hidden players in ecosystem	7
Current Wild Population Status of Protected Mother‐Of‐Pearl Oyster Pinctada mazatlanica in Mexican Pacific Reefs	7
Future Climate Change Scenarios of Increased CO₂ and Temperature Strongly Affect a Coral Reef Meiobenthic Harpacticoid (Crustacea) Community	6
Issue Information	6
Meiofaunal Dynamics in Oceanic Islands: Insights From Spatial Distribution, Substrate Influence and Connectivity	6
Reassessment of the olive ridley sea turtle Lepidochelys olivacea nesting population at Nancite Beach, Costa Rica	6
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Can the Movement of the Deep‐Sea Bivalve Acesta excavata Lead to a Dynamic Habitat?	6

Polychaetes and fish in a tropical bay in southeastern Brazil: Community concordance and influence of environmental variables	6
The Roles of Secondary Calcifiers in Reef Construction and Maintenance in Coral and Rocky Reefs of the Mexican Pacific	6
Population structure, maturity and relative growth of the porcelain crab Pachycheles laevidactylus Ortmann, 1892 (Decapoda, Porcellanidae) in a temperate zone	5
Differential feeding rates of native and alien predators on the invasive Asian date mussel Arcuatula senhousia (Benson in cantor, 1842) in a Mediterranean coastal lagoon	5
Boring Pattern of Isopods in the Intertidal Hard Mud Substratum of Gulf of Khambhat, With Two New Records From Gujarat Coast	5
Seasonal distribution of solitary and colonial benthic ascidians (Chordata) with ecological gradients in and around Andaman and Nicobar Islands, India	5
Response of Diatoms to the Addition of Bamboo in the Eastern Arabian Sea	5
An Assessment of Demersal Elasmobranch Occurrence and Associated Habitats Using an Autonomous Underwater Vehicle (AUV)	5
Issue Information	5
Trophic structure using ecological relationships between five dominant commercial fish in Kolahi to Dargahan	5
A Study on Tintinnids (Loricate Ciliates) From the Mangrove Proximal Zone Waters of Sri Vijaya Puram (Port Blair), South Andaman	5
Mass Mortality of the Invasive Sea Urchin Diadema setosum in Türkiye, Eastern Mediterranean Possibly Reveals Vibrio Bacteria Infection	4
The eternal life of taxonomic monographs: The series on the Fauna and Flora of the Gulf of Naples	4
Is integrated taxonomy useful to study diversity and ecology? An example from crustacean zooplankton at the Long‐Term ecological research site MareChiara (LTER‐MC)	4
Zooplankton community and copepod carcasses and non‐predatory mortality in six tropical estuarine systems (Northeast of Brazil)	4
Juvenile Species in Beach Seine Bycatch Along the Coast of Ghana: Any Implications for Fisheries?	4
Core microbiome of corals Pocillopora damicornis and Pocillopora verrucosa in the northeastern tropical Pacific	4
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“Another Kid on the Block”: Testing the Effects of Artificial Substrates on the Recruitment of Juvenile Fishes in the Northwestern Gulf of Mexico	4
Strategic foraging: Understanding hawksbill (Eretmochelys imbricata) prey item energy values and distribution within a marine protected area	4
Issue Information	4
Seasonal Changes of Size Spectra of the Benguela Offshore Mesopelagic Ecosystem Compartment in Relation to Primary Production	4
How many are they? Estimates of demographic patterns of reproductive females of southern right whale (Eubalaena australis) in the southern coast of Brazil	4
Migratory contingents of brown trout reveal variable exposure to anthropogenic threats along a fjord‐river continuum	4
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High Level of Predation of Atlantic Salmon Smolt During Marine Migration	4
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Can Copepods Feed on Kelp Detritus? A Laboratory Study With Calanus finmarchicus	4
Serpentinite‐hosted chemosynthetic community of South Chamorro Seamount, Mariana Forearc	4
The Role of Temperature in the Termination of Dormancy in Zooplankton	3
Diversity and distribution of foraminifera and tintinnids (bio‐indicators) from Pulicat Lake, India	3
Divergent Communities of Marine Nematodes in Impacted Beaches of Bandar Abbas (Iran)	3
Individual and population‐level variation in susceptibility to temperature in early life history stages of giant kelp	3
Unusual formations in the B. R. Chinchorro Bank: Miniature atolls	3
Issue Information	3
Cryptic biodiversity inhabiting coral reef sponges	3
Evidence of increased mussel abundance related to the Pacific marine heatwave and sea star wasting	3
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The planktonic food web in the Gulf of Naples based on the analysis of carbon and nitrogen stable isotope ratios	3
Holoplankton and meroplankton communities in surf zone waters of a temperate SW Atlantic sandy beach: Seasonal patterns	3
Plastics and the ocean: Origin, characterization, fate, and impacts. Andrady, A.L. (ed.) 2022. John Wiley & Sons, 484 pp. ISBN 9781119768401 (Hardcover: £148)	3
Issue Information	3
Does the same refuge signify the same reproductive tactics? Comparing the mating systems of two symbiont alpheid shrimps (Crustacea: Decapoda)	3
Fishers as Potential Dispersal Agents for Corals: Balancing the Impact of Small‐Scale Fisheries on a Pillow Coral Bed	3
Multi‐Species Fish Foraging Associations Involving Common Sydney Octopus With Crimsonband Wrasse, Günther's Wrasse and Yellowfin Bream	3
Biodiversity and conservation of “solar‐powered” sea slugs from the Western Atlantic under climate change scenarios	3