OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The H4-Index of Estuarine Coastal and Shelf Science is 30. 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 2020-04-01 to 2024-04-01.)

Article	Citations
The renaissance of Odum's outwelling hypothesis in 'Blue Carbon' science	108
Fishery biomass trends of exploited fish populations in marine ecoregions, climatic zones and ocean basins	80
Mangroves in arid regions: Ecology, threats, and opportunities	53
Relevance and magnitude of 'Blue Carbon' storage in mangrove sediments: Carbon accumulation rates vs. stocks, sources vs. sinks	53
Microplastics occurrence and spatial distribution in seawater and sediment of Haikou Bay in the northern South China Sea	52
A review of transgenerational effects of ocean acidification on marine bivalves and their implications for sclerochronology	51
Limited dispersal of riverine litter onto nearby beaches during rainfall events	44
Reconciling nature, people and policy in the mangrove social-ecological system through the adaptive cycle heuristic	42
Evaluating mangrove conservation and sustainability through spatiotemporal (1990–2020) mangrove cover change analysis in Pakistan	40
Global sources, abundance, size, and distribution of microplastics in marine sediments - A critical review	40
Salt marsh at the tip of Africa: Patterns, processes and changes in response to climate change	39
Geo-ecological impact assessment of severe cyclonic storm Amphan on Sundarban mangrove forest using geospatial technology	38
Hydrochemical characteristics and functions of groundwater in southern Laizhou Bay based on the multivariate statistical analysis approach	37
Nature-based shoreline protection by tidal marsh plants depends on trade-offs between avoidance and attenuation of hydrodynamic forces	37
Satellite-derived bathymetry in optically complex waters using a model inversion approach and Sentinel-2 data	36
Distribution and variability of sea surface temperature fronts in the south China sea	36
Seasonal variations of net ecosystem (CO2) exchange in the Indian tropical mangrove forest of Pichavaram	36
Microplastics in surface waters of the Gulf of Gabes, southern Mediterranean Sea: Distribution, composition and influence of hydrodynamics	36
Fishers who rely on mangroves: Modelling and mapping the global intensity of mangrove-associated fisheries	35
Two decades of oligotrophication: Evidence for a phytoplankton community shift in the coastal lagoon of Thau (Mediterranean Sea, France)	35
Improving mangrove above-ground biomass estimates using LiDAR	34
Modeling wave effects on storm surge from different typhoon intensities and sizes in the South China Sea	33
Estuarine tidal response to sea level rise: The significance of entrance restriction	32
An optimal waterline approach for studying tidal flat morphological changes using remote sensing data: A case of the northern coast of Vietnam	32
How to restore mangroves for greenbelt creation along eroding coasts with abandoned aquaculture ponds	31

Long-term changes in red tide outbreaks in Xiamen Bay in China from 1986 to 2017	31
March of the mangroves: Drivers of encroachment into southern temperate saltmarsh	31
Impacts of land reclamation on sediment transport and sedimentary environment in a macro-tidal estuary	31
A place for subterranean estuaries in the coastal zone	31
Occurrence and origin of triazine herbicides in a tropical coastal area in China: A potential ecosystem threat	30
Impact of wood harvesting on mangrove forest structure, composition and biomass dynamics in India	30
Riverine impacts on benthic biodiversity and functional traits: A comparison of two sub-Arctic fjords	30