OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The H4-Index of Marine Policy is 37. 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 2020-11-01 to 2024-11-01.)

Article	Citations
Blue growth and blue justice: Ten risks and solutions for the ocean economy	213
The key challenges and critical success factors of blockchain implementation: Policy implications for Singapore’s maritime industry	96
Assessment of scientific gaps related to the effective environmental management of deep-seabed mining	91
COVID-19 impacts and adaptations in Asia and Africa’s aquatic food value chains	79
How do environmental regulation and technological innovation affect the sustainable development of marine economy: New evidence from China’s coastal provinces and cities	78
Ecological security evaluation of marine ranching with AHP-entropy-based TOPSIS: A case study of Yantai, China	69
Estimating the effect of COVID-19 epidemic on shipping trade: An empirical analysis using panel data	67
Life in a drop: Sampling environmental DNA for marine fishery management and ecosystem monitoring	63
Nonlinear effects of marine economic growth and technological innovation on marine pollution: Panel threshold analysis for China's 11 coastal regions	61
Data-driven approach for highlighting priority areas for protection in marine areas beyond national jurisdiction	61
Two decades of progress in Marine Spatial Planning	59
Recent ship traffic and developing shipping trends on the Northern Sea Route—Policy implications for future arctic shipping	58
The opening of the Transpolar Sea Route: Logistical, geopolitical, environmental, and socioeconomic impacts	58
Do political promotion incentive and fiscal incentive of local governments matter for the marine environmental pollution? Evidence from China’s coastal areas	57
Financial development, productivity, and high-quality development of the marine economy	54
Major challenges in developing marine spatial planning	53
Assessing impacts of COVID-19 on aquatic food system and small-scale fisheries in Bangladesh	52
Carbon Emission Trading Scheme in the shipping sector: Drivers, challenges, and impacts	49
A blue carbon ecosystems qualitative assessment applying the DPSIR framework: Local perspective of global benefits and contributions	45
From Blue Economy to Blue Communities: reorienting aquaculture expansion for community wellbeing	45
Carbon emission and economic output of China’s marine fishery – A decoupling efforts analysis	44
COVID-19 restrictions amidst cyclones and volcanoes: A rapid assessment of early impacts on livelihoods and food security in coastal communities in Vanuatu	43
Implementation of blue carbon offset crediting for seagrass meadows, macroalgal beds, and macroalgae farming in Japan	43
COVID-19 border closures cause humanitarian crew change crisis at sea	42
Exploring gender inclusion in small-scale fisheries management and development in Melanesia	41

Traditional knowledge and the BBNJ instrument	41
Marine spatial planning in areas beyond national jurisdiction	41
Challenges and misperceptions around global fishing gear loss estimates	40
Survival of the Richest, not the Fittest: How attempts to improve governance impact African small-scale marine fisheries	40
The oyster fishery in China: Trend, concerns and solutions	39
How do carbon trading platform participation and government subsidy motivate blue carbon trading of marine ranching? A study based on evolutionary equilibrium strategy method	38
A case for seaweed aquaculture inclusion in U.S. nutrient pollution management	38
Assessing plume impacts caused by polymetallic nodule mining vehicles	38
Evolutionary policy of trading of blue carbon produced by marine ranching with media participation and government supervision	38
Impacts of COVID-19 on the finfish aquaculture industry of Bangladesh: A case study	38
The ability of fish ecolabels to promote a change in the sustainability awareness	37
Can environmental regulation promote urban innovation in the underdeveloped coastal regions of western China?	37
Small-scale fisheries development in Africa: Lessons learned and best practices for enhancing food security and livelihoods	37
Seaweeds farming for sustainable development goals and blue economy in Bangladesh	37