OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of Journal of Sea Research is 7. 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 2022-05-01 to 2026-05-01.)

Article	Citations
Mussel reefs promote taxonomic biodiversity and host a unique assemblage of mobile marine fauna in a coastal area of poor ecological status	175
Distribution, source, and risk assessment of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) in surface sediments from Dingzi Bay, China	84
Distribution of Ulva prolifera, the dominant species in green tides along the Jiangsu Province coast in the Southern Yellow Sea, China	83
A novel metaheuristic approach for AGVs resilient scheduling problem with battery constraints in automated container terminal	62
Long-term impacts of climate change on the seasonal trajectories of phytoplankton in a coastal lagoon (western Mediterranean Sea)	45
Tidally driven porewater exchange and the key affecting factors in mangroves in the Pearl River Estuary, China	45
Testing the applicability of marine biotic indices for ecological quality in the northern East China Sea	42
Environmental concentrations of antifouling biocides affect cell proliferation, possibly by a synergic interaction	36
Systematic review of a RAMSAR wetland and UNESCO biosphere reserve in a climate change hotspot (Ichkeul Lake, Tunisia)	36
Guardians of the seabed: Nature-inclusive design of scour protection in offshore wind farms enhances benthic diversity	33
Performance of the different parameterization of depth-induced breaking during a typhoon	33
Effect of selected environmental factors on microalgae diversity and abundance in Gazi Bay, south coast Kenya	27
Editorial Board	26
Assessing the impact of climate change on mean annual wave agitation and berth downtime at two major ports of the eastern Mediterranean Sea: Port of Piraeus, Greece and Port of Limassol, Cyprus	24
Does Spartina invasion affect the carbohydrate assimilation of polychaetes in mangroves? A case study in the Zhangjiang Estuary Mangrove National Nature Reserve	24
Quantitative analysis of sea surface temperature warming prior to the summer monsoon onset over the Bay of Bengal	24
Concentration-dependent settling velocities of cohesive sediments from the Port of Hamburg based on ultrasound velocity profiling	23
Predicting the impacts of environmental variability on phytoplankton communities of a sub-tropical estuary	22
Eutrophication-driven biogeochemical processes influencing dissolved organic matter dynamics in a tropical coastal bay: Insights from Lianzhou Bay, northwestern South China Sea	21
Accelerated land loss and nuisance flooding potential in the Barataria Basin: The impacts of land subsidence, sea-level rise, and tidal dynamics	20
Using acoustic telemetry to locate flatfish spawning areas: Estuarine migrations of turbot Scophthalmus maximus and European flounder Platichthys flesus	19
Abnormal high water temperature prediction in nearshore waters around the Korean Peninsula using ECMWF ERA5 data and a deep learning model	19
Feasibility study for kelp afforestation in the German Bight: Habitat availability and light requirements of Laminaria hyperborea	18
The role of financial development in improving marine living resources towards sustainable blue economy	18
Possible evidence of range expansion of the tropical ghost crab Ocypode ceratophthalmus to a temperate region driven by climate change	18

Environmental and human health risk assessment of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in the Musa estuary (northwest of Persian Gulf), Iran	17
Feeding habits of Bryde's and sei whales in the western North Pacific inferred from stomach contents and skin stable isotope ratios	17
Long-term biogeochemical variations in the southern South China Sea and adjacent seas: A model data analysis	16
Integrated ecosystem management and regulation strategies in the South China Sea	15
Multi-decade changes in the condition index of adult Pacific oysters (Crassostrea gigas) in response to climate in a US west coast estuary	15
Design of a new composite underwater hull cleaning robot	15
Chemostratigraphy and source of mercury in the Tropical Western Pacific over the past 600 kyr	15
Surface manifestation characteristics of internal solitary waves observed by GCOM-C/SGLI imagery	15
Joint monitoring programme of ambient noise North Sea (Jomopans): Opinion paper on continuous noise pollution	15
Seasonal dynamics of cable bacteria in an estuarine intertidal mudflat subject to green tides: Implications for the foraminiferal community and test preservation	15
Spring soil CO2 and CH4 emissions in the Yellow River Delta wetland, China	14
A novel quality control method of time-series ocean wave observation data combining deep-learning prediction and statistical analysis	14
Microplastics in the tropical Northwestern Pacific Ocean and the Indonesian seas	13
An analysis of the linkage between marine industry and regional economy – Taking the three coastal economic zones as an example	13
Indigenous fishponds are sediment traps for terrigenous sediment on the southern coast of Moloka'i, Hawaii	13
Assessing the coastal protection role of seagrass meadows along a barrier beach, southern Romanian coast	13
Application of gradient boosting machine in satellite-derived bathymetry using Sentinel-2 data for accurate water depth estimation in coastal environments	13
Understanding the shift in bacterial community structure in response to antibiotic pollution and rise in antibiotic resistant genes within Dapeng Cove sea, China	13
Research on the spatial evolution of resources and sustainable development of the spatial environment for the development of marine cities	13
Planktonic ciliate community structure and its distribution in the oxygen minimum zones in the Bay of Bengal (eastern Indian Ocean)	13
Sustainable synergistic development of marine economic degree growth and marine art industry	13
Assessing the impact of successive marine heatwaves on the diversity of rocky intertidal communities	12
Evaluation of light traps for sampling lobster larvae in the German Bight, North Sea	12
Long-term changes in the subtidal macrozoobenthos of the western Dutch Wadden Sea	12
Marine indicators of climate change in the Azov Sea ecosystem	12
A new method for enhancing signatures of ocean surface waves in nautical X-band radar images	12
Spatial and temporal variability of phytoplankton dynamics in-relation to essential oceanographic variables in the south east coast of Bangladesh	11
Size-disaggregated landings of Pama croaker (Otolithoides pama) at a fish collection station in the Gulf of Mottama, Myanmar: An eight-year analysis	11
Unraveling deepwater oil blowouts at different depths: A coupled experimental and modeling study	11
The challenge of harvesting common sole (Solea solea) in highly selective trawl fisheries	11
Representative residual transport pathways in a mixed-energy open tidal system	11
One new species of Oxyonchus ( ) (Enoplida: Nematoda) from the Yellow Sea of China	11
Changes in the marine biosphere of the Northwest Pacific and the Central Indo-Pacific observed via Earth Observation data (EO data used for NWP and CIP biosphere)	11
Seasonal and intra-seasonal variations of surface hydrological parameters over North Yellow Sea and its implications for applicability of quasi-synchronous ship-based multi-station hydrological invest	11
Impact of typhoon landfall time on seawall breach and flood evolution based on the case of typhoon Maria (1808)	10
Crustaceans of the Northwest Pacific Ocean: Species richness and distribution patterns	10
Satellite observed oceanographic drivers of Mobulidae fisheries catch in the Southeast Indian Ocean	10
Spatial and temporal changes of water environmental factors and water quality assessment in coastal waters of Jiangsu Province	10
Spatiotemporal analysis of marine environmental influence on the distribution of chub mackerel in the Northwest Pacific Ocean based on geographical and temporal weighted regression	10
Historic occurrence and habitat preference of the reef-building polychaete Sabellaria spinulosa in the Wadden Sea	10
Production of dimethylsulfoniopropionate, dimethylsulfide and acrylic acid from marine microalgae	10
Footprints of fishing vessels in Chinese waters based on automatic identification system data	10
The EMSO-Azores deep-sea observatory: 15 years of multidisciplinary studies of the lucky strike hydrothermal system, from sub-seafloor to the water column	10
Responses of nematodes to oil contamination in a mangrove sediment: A microcosm study	10
Form roughness controls hydraulics on mussel banks in the Wadden Sea	10
Food for thought: A realistic perspective on the potential for offshore aquaculture in the Dutch North Sea	10
Optimized cleaning and centrifugation of Japanese precious corals for enhanced sclerite classification and chemical profiling	10
Coupled model to predict wave-induced liquefaction and morphological changes	10
Prediction of abnormal proliferation risk of Phaeocystis globosa based on correlation mining of PC concentration indicator and meteorological factors along Qinzhou Bay, Guangxi	9
Diel activity patterns of rocky shore macroinvertebrates in the northern Baltic Sea	9

Model and prediction relationship of sound velocity and porosity of seafloor sediments	9
Beachface steepness modulates erosion but not recovery: Multi-decadal spatiotemporal shoreline evidence across 390 transects	9
Bathymetry of shallow coastal environment using multi-spectral passive data under rapid sea–level change	9
Historical overview on the use of ballast water in shipping	9
Plicopurpura patula and Monoplex parthenopeus (Gastropoda: Caenogastropoda): New evidence of the tropicalization of the Bay of Biscay (NE Atlantic)	9
Winter–spring trends of the Zhejiang–Fujian coastal front in the East China Sea (1988–2022)	9
Assessing habitat microscale conditions underlying with mortality and survival of Pinna nobilis in the Mar Menor coastal lagoon (SE Spain)	9
Modulation effects of different dissolved nitrogen compositions on the phytoplankton community structure based on combined field experiments and the NbPD model in Jiaozhou Bay	9
Lateral changes of crustal extension and passive margin type along the Brazilian southeastern margin	9
Linking estuarine ecology with reproductive phenology in the Indian backwater oyster Crassostrea madrasensis: A multivariate framework perspective	9
Characteristics of foraminiferal communities in the western Clarion–Clipperton Zone revealed by eDNA metabarcoding	9
Editorial Board	8
Monitoring of ichthyoplanktonic community at the Doce River mouth and adjacent marine region in Southeast Brazil after Fundão dam collapse	8
A scientometric review of climate change and research on crabs	8
Analysis of the effect of salt processing on microplastic residues in crushed and washed sea salt	8
Anisakis spp. and Skrjabinisakis spp. infections in teleosts, cephalopods and cetaceans from the western Mediterranean: An integrated food-web perspective	8
The impact of marine industrial structure rationalization on marine economic growth	8
Ecological risk assessment and source apportionment of heavy metals in sediments of a typical marine reservoir in the East China Sea: A case study of xuanmen bay marine reservoir	8
Examining effects of sample concentration on estimates of live phytoplankton abundance	8
Limited effects of UVBR on primary productivity and photosynthetic pigment composition in the Greenland Sea	8
Corrigendum to The EMSO-Azores deep-sea observatory: 15 years of multidisciplinary studies of the lucky strike hydrothermal system, from sub-seafloor to the water column [Journal of Sea Research 207 (	8
Diversity and distribution of archaeal and bacterial nitrifiers in deep oceans	8
China's island management system based on qualitative content analysis: The choice between development and conservation	8
Diet of eiders and body condition change from the late 1980s to the mid 2010s	7
A Video Plankton Recorder user guide: Lessons learned from in situ plankton imaging in shallow and turbid coastal waters in the Belgian part of the North Sea	7
Spatial variation and mechanism of the dissolved/particulate organic carbon partitioning of seawater adjacent to the mangrove in Zhangjiang Estuary	7
Editorial Board	7
Synergistic effects of ocean acidification and copper on gamete health and fertilization potential of the Pacific oyster Magallana (Crassostrea) gigas	7
Potential application of otolith Sr:Ca ratios as indicators of brown-algae feeding histories in herbivorous fishes	7
Improving phytoplankton abundance estimation accuracy for autonomous microscopic imaging systems	7
CatBoost-based prediction of suspended sediment concentration in the Pearl River estuary: Driving mechanisms unraveled via SHAP analysis	7
Sequence stratigraphy and sedimentary processes since the last glacial maximum in Nha Phu Bay and adjacent shelf, central Vietnam	7
Residual circulation and freshwater retention within an event-driven system of intertidal basins	7
Trends of ocean temperature influencing snow crab catch along the Scotian Shelf	7
Characterization of communities and habitats in submarine canyons. The case study of the Avilés canyon system, southern Bay of Biscay	7
Morphological evolution of Indus shelf region under the influence of hydrodynamic conditions in 20th century	7
Accelerated Ocean thermal expansion and its contribution to Global Sea-level rise	7
Habitat differences and vertical migration patterns of mesopelagic fish: A case study on the trophic niche of Chauliodus sloani in cold seep-adjacent waters	7
No evidence that the Atlantic jackknife clam Ensis leei benefits from shrimp fisheries	7
The impact of re-ordering the conventional chemical steps on the production and characterization of natural chitosan from biowaste of Black Tiger Shrimp, Penaeus monodon	7