Mediterranean Marine Science

Papers
(The median citation count of Mediterranean Marine Science is 1. 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 2021-05-01 to 2025-05-01.)
ArticleCitations
First record of the West Atlantic Ariopsis felis (Linnaeus, 1766) (Actinopterygii: Siluriformes: Ariidae) in the Mediterranean Sea39
Polychaete diversity in Tunisian waters as of 2021: an update with special emphasis on Non-Indigenous species29
The Intertwined Effects of Hydrographic Barriers, Palaeoclimate and Life History on Genetic Structure of Marine Populations: A Case Study of Two Marine Invertebrates25
Is the typical stage of Penicillus capitatus Lamarck (Bryopsidales, Halimedaceae) a possible indicator of climate warming?18
The diet and feeding habits of Lagocephalus sceleratus in the eastern Mediterranean: A case study carried out off the island of Crete (southern Greece)16
Do artificial vs natural substrates cause a difference in assemblages of peracarids? A case study in the Western Mediterranean basin15
Reproductive features of the invasive crab Libinia dubia H. Milne Edwards, 1834 from the Central Mediterranean Sea15
The round sardinella (Sardinella aurita Valenciennes, 1847) from the NW Mediterranean: a healthy and safe choice for human consumption13
Halimeda incrassata (Bryopsidales, Chlorophyta) in Rhodes, Greece, Eastern Mediterranean13
Fatty acid content and profile of round sardinella (Sardinella aurita), an expanding thermophilic species in the NW Mediterranean13
Preliminary evidence of a potential reproductive aggregation area of the common stingray Dasyatis pastinaca (Linnaeus, 1758) (Chondrichthyes – Dasyatidae) in the Central Mediterranean Sea12
Quick spreading of the exotic amphipod Laticorophium baconi (Shoemaker, 1934): another small stowaway overlooked?12
A molecular framework for the systematics of the Mediterranean spindle-shells (Gastropoda, Neogastropoda, Fasciolariidae, Fusininae)12
History of hydroacoustic surveys of small pelagic fish species in the European Mediterranean Sea11
From rarity to reality: the hidden abundance of critically endangered deep-sea little gulper shark (Centrophorus uyato) in the southern Adriatic Sea10
Τhe fish fauna in lentic ecosystems of Greece10
An Atlantic origin for the introduced species Halimeda incrassata (Bryopsidales, Chlorophyta)9
Distribution, diet and relationships of the invasive ctenophore Mnemiopsis leidyi with anchovies and zooplankton, in the northeastern Adriatic Sea9
Biochemical composition, nutritional value and socio-economic impacts of the invasive crab Callinectes sapidus Rathbun, 1896 in central Mediterranean Sea9
Damage and economic impact of wood-borers (Bivalvia, Teredinidae) on artisanal fishing in Morocco: a case study9
On the presence of an unexpected meadow of Penicillus capitatus Lamarck (Bryopsidales: Chlorophyta) in Mallorca, Balearic Islands, Western Mediterranean8
First sighting of a pelagic seabird entangled in a disposable COVID-19 facemask in the Mediterranean Sea8
The Blue Survey: Validation of an instrument to measure ocean literacy among adults8
Damage assessment on the discarded macro-benthic fauna in the Italian striped venus clam (Chamelea gallina) fisheries8
Last Interglacial dispersal and genetic diversification, from eastern Mediterranean penultimate glacial refugia, and pre-LGM demographic expansion drive genetic panmixia within the hermit crab Clibana8
A consensus-based, revised and comprehensive catalogue for Mediterranean water masses acronyms8
Comparative feeding habits of the invasive non-indigenous devil firefish Pterois miles and the indigenous scorpionfishes Scorpaena porcus, Scorpaena scrofa, and Scorpaena notata on the southwest coast7
Vertical distribution of Pseudo-nitzschia in the Gulf of Naples across the seasons7
Seasonal variability of epipelic microphytobenthos community in two subtidal areas of the Northern Adriatic Sea7
Pinna nobilis refugia breached: Ongoing Mass Mortality Event in the Gulf of Kalloni (Aegean Sea)7
Environmental drivers influencing the abundance of round sardinella (Sardinella aurita) and European sprat (Sprattus sprattus) in different areas of the Mediterranean Sea7
Chaotic and long-term trends in Berre Lagoon (Provence, France): a shift towards alien-dominated assemblages?6
Variability in size at maturity of the European anchovy (Engraulis encrasicolus) in the Mediterranean Sea6
Ovarian dynamics, batch fecundity and spawning phenology of the lessepsian migrant Etrumeus golanii DiBattista, Randall & Bowen, 2012 (Clupeidae: Dussumieriinae)6
Spatial and temporal distribution of mesozooplankton in the coastal waters of Cyprus (Eastern Mediterranean)6
Sabellaria alveolata (Annelida, Polychaeta) bioconstructions and associated macroalgal community from Portopalo di Capo Passero (SE Sicily)6
The black goby Gobius niger Linnaeus, 1758 in the Marchica Lagoon (Alboran Sea, Morocco): spatio-temporal distribution, its environmental drivers, and the site-related footprint6
Coralligenous cliffs: distribution and extent along the Tuscany coasts and spatial variability of the associated assemblages6
Isopod assemblages in the Bizerte lagoon (SW Mediterranean Sea): composition, structure and environmental relationships6
Updated checklist of Marine Bivalve Molluscs of Montenegro (southeast Adriatic Sea)5
Assessing the impact of nutrient loads on eutrophication in the semi-enclosed Izmir Bay combining observations and coupled hydrodynamic-ecosystem modelling5
The “MEDiterranean International Acoustic Survey”: An introduction5
Investigating the nursery function of the Alboran MPA on the Mediterranean coast of Morocco5
Surprising widespread Cymodocea nodosa occurrence along Israel’s Mediterranean coast and Implications for Seagrass Conservation in a hotspot of climate change5
Non-indigenous polychaetes along the Salento Peninsula: new records and first molecular data5
Capturing the moment:a snapshot of Mediterranean bryozoan diversity in the early 20235
Commercial catches and discards composition in the central Tyrrhenian Sea: a multispecies quantitative and qualitative analysis from shallow and deep bottom trawling5
The hidden invasion of the alien seagrass Halophila stipulacea (Forsskål) Ascherson along Southeastern Italy5
Sardine and anchovy as bioindicators of metal content in Greek coastal waters5
Temporal and spatial genetic variation of Engraulis encrasicolus in the Adriatic Sea5
New Alien Mediterranean Biodiversity Records (August 2022)4
Introduced species in Mediterranean marine caves: an increasing but neglected threat4
Improving knowledge of Funiculina quadrangularis and vulnerable marine ecosystems in the south Adriatic4
First data on the diet of Razorbill Alca torda wintering in the Mediterranean Sea: insights from social media4
Performance of a baited underwater video system vs. the underwater visual census technique in assessing the structure of fish assemblages in a Mediterranean marine protected area4
Factors affecting Oithona nana and Oithona similis along a salinity gradient4
“Percorsi nel Blu” (“Blue Paths”): a long-lasting project to integrate Ocean Literacy and Marine Citizen Science into school curricula3
First genetic survey on the invasive rayed pearl oyster Pinctada radiata (Leach, 1814) populations of the Balearic Islands (Western Mediterranean)3
Stable isotopes provide evidence of a trophic shift in the lesser spotted dogfish Scyliorhinus canicula from the Central Tyrrhenian Sea3
Fouling of a boat hull by the invasive zooxanthellate coral Oculina patagonica - could shipping be enhancing its unique large-scale spread?3
Bridging the gaps: New records of Hazeus ingressus Engin, Larson & Irmak, 2018 from the Eastern Mediterranean with the first morphological description of larvae3
Expansion of gelatinous macrozooplankton in the open Black Sea off Crimea under the weather events of recent years3
Long-Term Variations of Air Temperature, SST, Surface Atmospheric Pressure, Surface Salinity and Wind Speed in the Aegean Sea3
Is the local extinction of Pinna nobilis facilitating Pinna rudis recruitment?3
High bycatch rate of the coral Cladocora caespitosa offsets the low discards ratio in Thermaikos Gulf gillnet fishery3
The spread of the non-indigenous species Bregmaceros nectabanus Whitley, 1941 (Osteichthyes: Bregmacerotidae) in the eastern Mediterranean3
Patterns of Posidonia oceanica (L.) Delile tannin cells and leaf characteristics according to environmental conditions3
A new alien polychaete species for the Mediterranean Sea: Glycera cinnamomea (Annelida: Glyceridae)3
Satellite tracking identifies important foraging areas for loggerhead turtles frequenting the Adriatic Sea, Central Mediterranean3
Spatial pattern of sea surface temperature and chlorophyll-a trends in relation to hydrodynamic processes in the Alborán Sea3
New kid in town: Pinna rudis spreads in the eastern Mediterranean3
The Rise and Fall of the Tide: Ocean Literacy in the United States3
Small-scale fishery catch composition in Rhodes (Eastern Mediterranean Sea)3
Eastward spreading of the invasive Rugulopteryx okamurae (Heterokontophyta, Dictyotales) in the Mediterranean: first record in the Adriatic Sea3
Effects of sampling intensity and biomass levels on the precision of acoustic surveys in the Mediterranean Sea2
First report of an aegagropilous form of Cladophora prolifera (Cladophorales, Chlorophyta) from the lagoon of Strunjan (Gulf of Trieste, northern Adriatic)2
Tanaidacea (Crustacea: Malacostraca: Peracarida) from soft-sediment shelf habitats off the Mediterranean coast of Israel (Levant Sea) –taxonomy, faunistics and ecological aspects2
Episcomitra angelesae (Mollusca: Gastropoda: Mitridae), a new species from an exceptional deep habitat in the Alboran Sea2
The deep vault: a temporary refuge for temperate gorgonian forests facing marine heat waves2
Seven ascidian (Tunicata) species from the North Eastern Mediterranean2
Support for the research and monitoring of marine algae: a study of Italian coastal users2
Spatial and temporal partitioning of the Western Mediterranean Sea by resident dolphin species2
“New records of rare species in the Mediterranean Sea” (October 2021)2
Diatom distribution and long-term survival in a heavily polluted sediment core from the Bay of Bagnoli (Tyrrhenian Sea, Italy)2
A Cladocora caespitosa bank (National Park Mljet, Adriatic Sea) under climate and anthropogenic impacts: a 20-year survey2
New records of rarely reported species in the Mediterranean Sea (March 2025)2
First confirmed record of the spearfish remora Remora brachyptera (Lowe, 1839) in the Mediterranean Sea2
Established non-indigenous species increased by 40% in 11 years in the Mediterranean Sea2
A preliminary assessment of Fistularia petimba (Lacepède, 1803) migration in the Mediterranean Sea: historical and new data from Cyprus (Levantine Sea) with biological notes2
Acoustic correction factor estimate for compensating vertical diel migration of small pelagics2
Update of Red Sea (Lessepsian) fish species in the Mediterranean Sea since the 2nd CIESM Atlas of Exotic Fish2
New records of rarely reported species in the Mediterranean Sea2
New and long-awaited recruitment of the Critically Endangered species Pinna nobilis in the Mar Menor lagoon (SE Spain, Murcia)2
Acoustic scattering properties of seagrass: In/ex-situ measurements of Posidonia oceanica2
Fishing the waves: comparing GAMs and random forest to evaluate the effect of changing marine conditions on the energy performance of vessels2
Can Marine Animal Forests benefit from existing conservation measures? A systematic approach towards the identification of protected sessile benthic species in the Mediterranean Sea2
A revised inventory of Annelida in the Lebanese coastal waters with ten new aliens for the Mediterranean Sea1
Megabenthic invertebrate diversity in Mediterranean trawlable soft bottoms: a synthesis of current knowledge1
Anthozoa of the Adriatic: New insights and a checklist for the southeastern Adriatic1
Spatio-temporal variation of the invasive copepod Oithona davisae in the zooplankton community of Kavala harbour1
In situ observation of circadian rhythm of polyps’ opening and closing of the coral Dendrophyllia ramea (Linnaeus, 1758)1
Changes in organic carbon properties during intense plankton blooms and macroaggregate formation in the coastal Adriatic Sea, Croatia (case studies in 2020-2022)1
Polyclinum constellatum (Tunicata, Ascidiacea), an emerging non-indigenous species of the Mediterranean Sea: integrated taxonomy and the importance of reliable DNA barcode data1
Trophic positioning among native and non-indigenous species in the eastern Mediterranean Sea1
A transparent invasion: a first Mediterranean record and an established population of the glassfish Ambassis dussumieri Cuvier 18281
Variation in the stable isotope trophic position of the bluefish Pomatomus saltatrix (Linnaeus, 1766) from two Mediterranean sites: insights from a global meta-analysis1
New records of introduced species in the Mediterranean Sea (February 2025)1
Influence of environmental factors and sessile biota on vagile epibionts: The case of amphipods in marinas across a regional scale1
Potential crypticity within two decapod (Crustacea) genera: Galathea Fabricius, 1793 and Eualus Thallwitz, 1891 suggested by integrative taxonomic approach1
Dusky grouper massive die-off in a Mediterranean marine reserve1
A new Pomacanthidae in the Mediterranean Sea: Pomacanthus semicirculatus (Cuvier, 1831) from Egyptian waters1
First record of Lepidonotus tenuisetosus (Annelida: Polynoidae) from Tunisia with distributional notes1
Patterns of benthic diversity in marine underwater caves of the Marseille Region (France, North-Western Mediterranean Sea)1
Towards Cross-Border Fisheries Management: An Analysis of Fleet Structures and Species-Specific Regulatory Measures in the Aegean Sea1
First checklist of free-living marine nematodes from the Israeli coast of the Mediterranean1
New records of Palisada tenerrima and Hincksia mitchelliae from the Maltese Islands revealed by molecular analysis1
Nesting activity of the Loggerhead sea turtle, Caretta caretta, in Calabria: 2016-2020 reproductive seasons1
Revisiting the Eastern Mediterranean coast of Egypt reveals new records and non-indigenous macroalgal species1
Refining the Occurrence of Viral Encephalopathy and Retinopathy, Photobacteriosis, and Vibriosis in Connection with Seawater Physicochemical Parameters: A Five-Year Case Study1
Navigating through ocean literacy gaps: an analysis of elementary school textbooks in Croatian education1
New records of rarely reported species in the Mediterranean Sea (July 2023)1
Microporella hastingsae Harmelin, Ostrovsky, Cáceres-Chamizo and Sanner, 2011 (Bryozoa, Cheilostomatida): a possible new Lessepsian species in the Mediterranean Sea?1
Comment on “4.4 First record of the goblin shark Mitsukurina owstoni Jordan, 1898 (Lamniformes: Mitsukurinidae) in the Mediterranean Sea” by Athanasios Anastasiadis, Evangelos Papadimitriou and Frithj1
Macrobenthic fauna and the ecological status of a shellfish farm in the Mediterranean Sea (Algeria)1
Co-occurrence of a reef-building coral and canopy-forming macroalgae in the Mediterranean Sea1
Development of real-time qPCR assays for detecting and quantifying common bacterial pathogens in fish from Mediterranean aquacultures1
First detection of the invasive protozoan Haplosporidium pinnae in the critically endangered bivalve Pinna nobilis in the Southern Mediterranean Sea (Bizerte Lagoon, Tunis) and update of its current s1
From Korea to Croatia: the first record of the polyclad flatworm Notocomplana koreana in the Mediterranean1
Implementation of a new research tool for evaluating Mediterranean Sea Literacy (MSL) of high school students: A pilot study1
Spatiotemporal and ecological distribution of megabenthic crustaceans on the shelf-shelf break of Antalya Gulf, the eastern Mediterranean Sea1
Mediterranean juvenile white seabream rely on phytal fauna as primary food source in coastal nursery areas1
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