OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of Reviews in Fish Biology and Fisheries is 9. 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 2020-07-01 to 2024-07-01.)

Article	Citations
Microplastic in fish – A global synthesis	84
Connecting to the oceans: supporting ocean literacy and public engagement	63
A review of bycatch reduction in demersal fish trawls	62
Technological innovations in the recreational fishing sector: implications for fisheries management and policy	58
Living until proven dead: addressing mortality in acoustic telemetry research	56
The future of ocean governance	52
Maturation in Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar, Salmonidae): a synthesis of ecological, genetic, and molecular processes	50
Ocean resource use: building the coastal blue economy	44
Research progress on gut health of farmers teleost fish: a viewpoint concerning the intestinal mucosal barrier and the impact of its damage	43
A quantitative inventory of global soniferous fish diversity	41
Empowering her guardians to nurture our Ocean’s future	40
Assessment of cetacean–fishery interactions in the marine food web of the Gulf of Taranto (Northern Ionian Sea, Central Mediterranean Sea)	35
Poleward bound: adapting to climate-driven species redistribution	34
Systematic review and meta-analysis of PIT tagging effects on mortality and growth of juvenile salmonids	34
Cleaner seas: reducing marine pollution	31
Food for all: designing sustainable and secure future seafood systems	31
One size does not fit all: variation in thermal eco-physiology among Pacific salmonids	30
Using untapped telemetry data to explore the winter biology of freshwater fish	27
Stomach content analysis in cephalopods: past research, current challenges, and future directions	26
Climate change impacts on China’s marine ecosystems	26
Oceans and society: feedbacks between ocean and human health	25
Effect of pelagic longline bait type on species selectivity: a global synthesis of evidence	24
Variability in δ13C and δ15N trophic discrimination factors for teleost fishes: a meta-analysis of temperature and dietary effects	24
Reading the biomineralized book of life: expanding otolith biogeochemical research and applications for fisheries and ecosystem-based management	24
Deep aspirations: towards a sustainable offshore Blue Economy	23

Developing achievable alternate futures for key challenges during the UN Decade of Ocean Science for Sustainable Development	22
Linking genomics and fish conservation decision making: a review	22
The functional roles of surgeonfishes on coral reefs: past, present and future	21
A global review of the critical link between river flows and productivity in marine fisheries	21
Physiological biomarkers and fisheries management	21
Estimating demographic parameters for fisheries management using acoustic telemetry	20
Hermaphroditism in fish: incidence, distribution and associations with abiotic environmental factors	20
Safeguarding marine life: conservation of biodiversity and ecosystems	19
Inland fisheries development versus aquatic biodiversity conservation in China and its global implications	19
Atlantic salmon in the Canadian Arctic: potential dispersal, establishment, and interaction with Arctic char	19
North Atlantic Oscillation and fisheries management during global climate change	19
Seasonal feeding plasticity can facilitate coexistence of dominant omnivores in Neotropical streams	18
Monitoring extinction risk and threats of the world’s fishes based on the Sampled Red List Index	18
An enigma: how can freshwater eels (Anguilla spp.) be such a successful genus yet be universally threatened?	17
Recreational angling and spearfishing on social media: insights on harvesting patterns, social engagement and sentiments related to the distributional range shift of a marine invasive species	17
Pots as alternative and sustainable fishing gears in the Mediterranean Sea: an overview	17
Odontocete cetaceans foraging behind trawlers, worldwide	17
Reviewing the genetic evidence for sex-biased dispersal in elasmobranchs	17
The auditory system of cartilaginous fishes	16
Equity of our future oceans: practices and outcomes in marine science research	16
Swimming performance of sharks and rays under climate change	15
A decision support tool for integrated fisheries bycatch management	14
Use of sound to guide the movement of eels and other fishes within rivers: a critical review	14
Approaches to regulating recreational fisheries: balancing biology with angler satisfaction	13
Unravelling fish community assembly in shallow lakes: Insights from functional and phylogenetic diversity	12
A future for seafood point-of-origin testing using DNA and stable isotope signatures	12
A bright spot analysis of inland recreational fisheries in the face of climate change: learning about adaptation from small successes	11
New perspectives on the role of cleaning symbiosis in the possible transmission of fish diseases	11
Review of trap-and-haul for managing Pacific salmonids (Oncorhynchus spp.) in impounded river systems	11
Goals, challenges, and next steps in transdisciplinary fisheries research: perspectives and experiences from early-career researchers	10
Statolith chemistry: a new tool to understand the ecology and provenance of octopus	10
The biology and ecology of tropical marine sardines and herrings in Indo-West Pacific fisheries: a review	10
Adult body growth and reproductive investment vary markedly within and across Atlantic and Pacific herring: a meta-analysis and review of 26 stocks	10
Partially protected areas as a management tool on inshore reefs	10
Initial recovery of demersal fish communities in coastal waters of Hong Kong, South China, following a trawl ban	9
Population niche breadth and individual trophic specialisation of fish along a climate-productivity gradient	9
Review of the life history, fisheries, and stock assessment for small tunas in the Atlantic Ocean	9
Who is the ocean? Preface to the future seas 2030 special issue	9
Oceans of plenty? Challenges, advancements, and future directions for the provision of evidence-based fisheries management advice	9
Trying to collapse a population for conservation: commercial trade of a marine invasive species by artisanal fishers	9
How to know about waters? Finnish traditional knowledge related to waters and implications for management reforms	9