OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of Journal of Sea Research is 4. 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 2021-02-01 to 2025-02-01.)

Article	Citations
Optimization of palm oil mill effluent final discharge as biostimulant for biodegradation of tapis light crude petroleum oil in seawater	25
Smoothed particle hydrodynamics for modelling cold-water coral habitats in changing oceans	24
Spatiotemporal dynamics and potential restoration of mangroves in Circum-Xinying-Bay region, Hainan Province, China	21
Food for thought: A realistic perspective on the potential for offshore aquaculture in the Dutch North Sea	20
Sampling nearshore Infaunal ‘weeds’ rather than ‘trees’: Does this orthodoxy undervalue importance of sedimentary biomes?	20
Grazer gastropods as alternative species for monitoring butyltins contamination in harbors	20
The effects of droplet size distribution and wave characteristics on the vertical dispersion of spilled oil due to regular non-breaking waves	20
Analysing individual growth curves for the copepod Tigriopus brevicornis, while considering changes in shape	18
Copepod and monogenean infection of fish under sea surface temperature anomalies	17
Editorial Board	17
Sightings of extraordinary marine species in the SW Baltic Sea linked to saline water inflows	15
Editorial Board	15
Genetic diversity and population structure of Artemia franciscana from southeast coast of India	14
Testing the applicability of marine biotic indices for ecological quality in the northern East China Sea	13
A study of the cyclonic eddy shedding phenomenon in the Agulhas Return Current	13
One new species of Oxyonchus ( ) (Enoplida: Nematoda) from the Yellow Sea of China	13
The response of calcareous organism to temperature from continental shelf sediments under culture experiment—A case of benthic foraminifera	13
Editorial Board	13
Expansion of Mnemiopsis leidyi in the French Mediterranean lagoons along the Gulf of Lion	12
Predicting functional indices in Asteroidea and Echinoidea assemblages of the Mexican Pacific from measures of structural and taxonomic diversity	12
Linking environmental monitoring data and the predicted effects of climate change for urban coastal management: A case study of Dublin Bay	11
Black Sea Mnemiopsis leidyi (Ctenophora) adult locomotion and light-induced behavior in laboratory experiments	11
Evaluation of meteorological reanalysis data over the tropical Western Indian Ocean based on buoy observations in 2022	11
Responses of nematodes to oil contamination in a mangrove sediment: A microcosm study	10
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	10

Fluxes of nitrogen and phosphorus in fouling communities on artificial offshore structures	10
Biological characteristics and distribution of the glowbelly Acropoma japonicum, a dominant fish in the Beibu Gulf, China	10
Research on reconstruction of the global sound speed profile combining partial underwater prior information	9
Spatiotemporal analysis of marine environmental influence on the distribution of chub mackerel in the Northwest Pacific Ocean based on geographical and temporal weighted regression	9
High-resolution optical remote sensing geomorphological mapping of coral reef: Supporting conservation and management of marine protected áreas	9
Interannual variation in winter thermal front to the east of the Shandong Peninsula in the Yellow Sea	9
Correlation between rocky reefs and surrounding benthic habitats: Distribution and diversity patterns of polychaetes in the macrobenthic community in the East Sea of South Korea	9
Variation of particulate organic matter characteristics in the upper water column of eddy-influenced waters at the subtropical front of the Indian sector of the Southern Ocean	9
Microplastic accumulation dynamics in two Mediterranean beaches with contrasting inputs	9
Mesozooplankton distribution in relation to the salinity gradient in a tropical hypersaline lake	9
Sunscreen pollution is abated during the COVID-19 “Anthropause” of 2020 in two U.S. National Parks: Cape Lookout National Seashore and Kaloko-Honokōhau National Historical Park	8
Quantification of groundwater versus fish-farm sources of nutrients in the coastal water off Jeju Island, Korea, using fluorescent dissolved organic matter as a tracer	8
Research on the coordinated development model of marine ecological environment protection and economic sustainable development	8
Nutrient regeneration from riverine high-molecular-weight dissolved organic matter through marine bacterial decomposition in a eutrophic coastal system: The Ariake Sea, Japan	8
Major regression of Posidonia oceanica meadows in relation with recreational boat anchoring: A case study from Sant'Amanza bay	8
High-frequency mangrove degradation events during the Holocene climatic optimum in the Maowei Sea of tropical China	8
Offshore wind farms contribute to epibenthic biodiversity in the North Sea	8
Production of dimethylsulfoniopropionate, dimethylsulfide and acrylic acid from marine microalgae	8
Evaluation of benthic quality status and ecosystem functioning of soft bottom macrobenthos in the intertidal region with reference to Gulf of Khambhat, India	8
Guardians of the seabed: Nature-inclusive design of scour protection in offshore wind farms enhances benthic diversity	7
Distributions, contamination level and ecological risk of heavy metals in surface sediments from intertidal zone of the Sanmen Bay, East China	7
Characterization of microphytoplankton associations on the Amazon continental shelf and in the adjacent oceanic region	7
The comparative energetics of the chondrichthyans reveals universal links between respiration, reproduction and lifespan	7
Taxonomic diversity of the macrobenthos and its relationship with environmental factors in the Huanghe River (Yellow River) estuary and adjacent seas, China	7
Distribution, source, and risk assessment of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) in surface sediments from Dingzi Bay, China	7
Crustaceans of the Northwest Pacific Ocean: Species richness and distribution patterns	7
Systematic review of a RAMSAR wetland and UNESCO biosphere reserve in a climate change hotspot (Ichkeul Lake, Tunisia)	6
Environmental concentrations of antifouling biocides affect cell proliferation, possibly by a synergic interaction	6
Effect of oyster shell filling in artificial reefs on flow field environment and assessing the potential of carbon fixation	6
Optical distinguishability of phytoplankton species and its implications for hyperspectral remote sensing discrimination potential	6
The realization of equity in ABMTs, including MPAs, under the BBNJ agreement for marine ecosystem resilience strength in the climate change context	6
Mass mortality event of Callinectes sapidus Rathbun 1896 in a coastal pond of the protect area of Vendicari in summer 2020 (S-E Sicily)	6
Morphology, growth, and photosynthesis of Ulva prolifera O.F. Müller (Chlorophyta, Ulvophyceae) gametophytes, the dominant green tide species in the Southern Yellow Sea	6
GSDNet: A deep learning model for downscaling the significant wave height based on NAFNet	6
Assessing the impact of the Covid-19 epidemic on the resilience of Chinese coastal ports	6
The role of kelp in the transport and fate of negatively buoyant marine plastic	6
Modelling the role of marine protected area in biodiversity conservation	6
Ecological index analysis of growth and development of Procambarus Clarkii based on biological characteristics	6
Distribution of Ulva prolifera, the dominant species in green tides along the Jiangsu Province coast in the Southern Yellow Sea, China	6
Mussel reefs promote taxonomic biodiversity and host a unique assemblage of mobile marine fauna in a coastal area of poor ecological status	6
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)	6
A novel metaheuristic approach for AGVs resilient scheduling problem with battery constraints in automated container terminal	6
A new index for assessing the coastal wind disasters based on the HY-2 satellite data	5
Predicting the impacts of environmental variability on phytoplankton communities of a sub-tropical estuary	5
Research on the environmental benefits of marine tidal energy and its impact on regional economic structure	5
Climate warming leads to replacement of Limecola balthica by Abra tenuis on high tidal flats of the Wadden Sea	5
First evaluation of imposex in Stramonita brasiliensis (Claremont and Reid, 2011) (Caenogastropoda: Muricidae) from Brazil’s Legal Amazon	5
A food-web comparative modeling approach highlights ecosystem singularities of the Gulf of Alicante (Western Mediterranean Sea)	5
Tracing of aquaculture-escaped meagre Argyrosomus regius through otolith microchemistry	5
Distinctive zonation of planktonic ostracods assemblages in the dynamic Southeastern Atlantic	5

Editorial Board	5
Effect of selected environmental factors on microalgae diversity and abundance in Gazi Bay, south coast Kenya	5
Assessing thornback ray growth pattern in different areas of Western-Central Mediterranean Sea through a Multi-Model Inference analysis	5
Bio-kinetics of cesium-137 in Mediterranean mussel (Mytilus galloprovincialis) and sea snail (Rapana venosa) via seawater exposure	5
Age-related variation in reproductive potential and influence on recruitment of western sand lance Ammodytes japonicus in the Seto Inland Sea, western Japan	5
Editorial Board	5
Trends in sandy beach variability EThekwini Municipality, South Africa	5
Characteristics of foraminiferal communities in the western Clarion–Clipperton Zone revealed by eDNA metabarcoding	5
Discrimination potential of otolith chemistry to distinguish two parapatric species of flounder (Platichthys) in the Baltic Sea	5
First evidence of grey seal predation on marine mammals in the German Baltic Sea	5
Hydrological-driven changes in the phytoplankton community structure under nutrient stress in island river ecosystems	5
A comparative study on microzooplankton communities in two tropical monsoonal estuaries	5
Editorial Board	5
Coupled model to predict wave-induced liquefaction and morphological changes	5
Fronts affect fish community structure in the Yangtze River estuary and its adjacent area	4
Recolonization and recovery of an Arctic benthic community subject to mine-tailings deposits	4
Statistical characteristics of sea surface waves derived from buoy measurements in the eastern Guangdong offshore water	4
Bathymetry of shallow coastal environment using multi-spectral passive data under rapid sea–level change	4
Analysis of phytoplankton variations and community structure in Kuwait Bay, Northwestern Arabian Gulf	4
Hazard assessment of dynamic marine processes during two extreme weather systems near the Shandong Peninsula	4
Can copper isotope composition in oysters improve marine biomonitoring and seafood traceability?	4
Study on the mechanisms of interannual variation in suspended sediment concentration in the Bohai Sea based on GOCI	4
Gut content metabarcoding of six crustaceans provides detailed diet description and insights into their roles as predators and scavengers	4
Analysis of mesoscale Eddy in the Nordic seas and Barents Sea using multi-satellite data	4
Estimation of the population status of smooth hammerhead shark (Sphyrna zygaena) and scalloped hammerhead shark (Sphyrna lewini) in the Northwest Pacific Ocean: A data-limited approach	4
Does Spartina invasion affect the carbohydrate assimilation of polychaetes in mangroves? A case study in the Zhangjiang Estuary Mangrove National Nature Reserve	4
Evaluation of water quality pollution and analysis of vertical distribution characteristics of typical Rivers in the Pearl River Delta, South China	4
Durability test study of laminated specimens for large glass fiber protective structures in seawater	4
The comparative energetics of the cephalopods: they neither grow nor reproduce fast	4
Numerical simulation and projection of wind resources in the northern South China Sea	4
Difference in the production and elemental composition of litter in Kandelia obovata mangrove forests due to site elevation	4
Observed near-inertial waves generated by tropical and extratropical cyclones in the East China Sea	4
Lack of match between nutrient-enriched marine seafoam and intertidal abundance of long-lived invertebrate larvae	4
Distribution characteristics of green algal micro-propagules in the East China Sea in winter and their relationship with green tide macroalgae in the Yellow Sea	4
Microplastics in seafood: Implications for food security, safety, and human health	4
Satellite observed oceanographic drivers of Mobulidae fisheries catch in the Southeast Indian Ocean	4
Comparing grab and dredge sampling for shoreface benthos using ten years of monitoring data from the Sand Motor mega nourishment	4