OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The H4-Index of Marine Policy is 42. 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 2022-08-01 to 2026-08-01.)

Article	Citations
Roles for advisory science in the International Council for the Exploration of the Sea (ICES)	102
Japan’s law enforcement issues to combat illegal fisheries	101
Understanding core determinants in LNG bunkering port selection: Policy implications for the maritime industry	100
Evolution of support policies for the development of distant-water fishing bases in China: Review, performance, challenges and prospects	94
Uneven paths in co-management: A comparative analysis of a shrimp and a lobster fishery based on Ostrom's design principles	87
Scalar politics in transboundary fisheries management: The Western and Central Pacific Fisheries Commission as an eco-scalar fix for South Pacific albacore tuna management	86
Be careful what you wish (fish) for: Actioning distributive equity principles when determining catch limits in transboundary fisheries	82
Operational oceanography as a distinct activity from marine scientific research under UNCLOS? – An analysis of WMO Resolution 45 (Cg-18)	74
Faroe Islands Fisheries in the Northeast Atlantic: Brexit, Russia, and economic incoherence	73
Legal assessment of BIMCO’s infectious or contagious diseases (IOCD) clauses for voyage and time charter parties	70
Regulation of the Caribbean red snapper fishery on the Amazon continental shelf: 60 years of conflict between conservation and exploitation	62
An evaluation of coastal resilience policies in Anglophone West Africa through a regional comparative analysis	57
A new cold war at sea: Fishing rights vs. the proliferation of military activities in the EEZ	56
Irregular migration and its impact on the marine environment: Legal aspects	55
Pescatourism’s contribution to the management effectiveness of the Marine Protected Area (MPA) of “Taza” (Algeria, Southwestern Mediterranean)	55
UNCLOS and its contributions to the development of international law: An editorial note	55
Research on the legal issues of illegal fishing by yachts in China's coastal waters	54
Governing biodiversity through offshore wind park tenders: A comparison of England and the Netherlands	52
Unlocking the economic potential of the fisheries sector in Cabo Verde	52
The ecological and socioeconomic implications of future total allowable catch decisions and illegal fishing scenarios for South Africa’s West Coast rock lobster fishery	51
Towards a temporal approach of the law of the sea: Addressing slow violence through legal longtermism	50
Potential determinants affecting the growth of China’s ocean economy: An input-output structural decomposition analysis	50
Mapping the nautical carrying capacity of anchoring areas of the Balearic Islands’ coast	50
An Analysis of Policy Options Available to the International Maritime Organization to Protect the Costa Rica Thermal Dome: Building the Case for a Particularly Sensitive Sea Area	50
Quota and catch concentration in fisheries under the ITQ system: Insights from bluefin tuna in the Strait of Gibraltar	48

Assessing the blue economy's impact on carbon mitigation growth levels: Evidence from North and Latin America	48
Who is likely to have illegal eel products after the market regulations? A best-worst scaling approach	48
Towards a combined human-natural system approach in the Northern Red Sea Region: Ecological challenges, sustainable development, and community engagement	47
Human rights at sea: The limits of inter-state cooperation in addressing forced labour on fishing vessels	47
Understanding vulnerability and sustainable livelihood factors from coastal residents in Taiwan	47
Marine recreational fisheries in Uruguay: Current status, challenges and opportunities for research and management	46
Digital transformation of Egyptian marine fisheries: A pathway to sustainable fisheries management	45
Understanding the link between climate change adaptation and household food security among shrimp farmers in Indonesia	44
A social cost-benefit analysis of shellfish beds on the Dutch coast as a nature-based measure against climate change	44
Financing decarbonization through wind-powered vessels	44
Hazard and catch composition of ghost fishing gear revealed by a citizen science clean-up initiative	44
Towards non-entangling and biodegradable drifting fish aggregating devices – Baselines and transition in the world’s largest tuna purse seine fishery	44
How are IMO conventions implemented in China? A comprehensive examination on the legislative, administrative and judicial approaches	44
Is Maritime Spatial Planning a tool to mitigate the impacts of underwater noise? A review of adopted and upcoming maritime spatial plans in Europe	44
The French procurement transformations: A historical perspective over sovereignty and innovation	43
Improved traceability in seafood supply chains is achievable by minimising vulnerable nodes in processing and distribution networks	42
Breaking Blue: Establishing comprehensive policy for a just and inclusive transition for the Blue Economy	42