OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of Journal of Sea Research is 6. 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 2021-11-01 to 2025-11-01.)

Article	Citations
A novel metaheuristic approach for AGVs resilient scheduling problem with battery constraints in automated container terminal	92
Tidally driven porewater exchange and the key affecting factors in mangroves in the Pearl River Estuary, China	53
Mussel reefs promote taxonomic biodiversity and host a unique assemblage of mobile marine fauna in a coastal area of poor ecological status	52
Testing the applicability of marine biotic indices for ecological quality in the northern East China Sea	43
Guardians of the seabed: Nature-inclusive design of scour protection in offshore wind farms enhances benthic diversity	38
Environmental concentrations of antifouling biocides affect cell proliferation, possibly by a synergic interaction	37
Editorial Board	33
Nutrient regeneration from riverine high-molecular-weight dissolved organic matter through marine bacterial decomposition in a eutrophic coastal system: The Ariake Sea, Japan	31
Distribution, source, and risk assessment of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) in surface sediments from Dingzi Bay, China	28
Systematic review of a RAMSAR wetland and UNESCO biosphere reserve in a climate change hotspot (Ichkeul Lake, Tunisia)	28
Distribution of Ulva prolifera, the dominant species in green tides along the Jiangsu Province coast in the Southern Yellow Sea, China	28
Performance of the different parameterization of depth-induced breaking during a typhoon	23
Does Spartina invasion affect the carbohydrate assimilation of polychaetes in mangroves? A case study in the Zhangjiang Estuary Mangrove National Nature Reserve	22
Effect of selected environmental factors on microalgae diversity and abundance in Gazi Bay, south coast Kenya	21
Editorial Board	21
Accelerated land loss and nuisance flooding potential in the Barataria Basin: The impacts of land subsidence, sea-level rise, and tidal dynamics	20
Predicting the impacts of environmental variability on phytoplankton communities of a sub-tropical estuary	20
Eutrophication-driven biogeochemical processes influencing dissolved organic matter dynamics in a tropical coastal bay: Insights from Lianzhou Bay, northwestern South China Sea	20
Possible evidence of range expansion of the tropical ghost crab Ocypode ceratophthalmus to a temperate region driven by climate change	19
Long-term biogeochemical variations in the southern South China Sea and adjacent seas: A model data analysis	19
Feasibility study for kelp afforestation in the German Bight: Habitat availability and light requirements of Laminaria hyperborea	18
Abnormal high water temperature prediction in nearshore waters around the Korean Peninsula using ECMWF ERA5 data and a deep learning model	17
Feeding habits of Bryde's and sei whales in the western North Pacific inferred from stomach contents and skin stable isotope ratios	17
Using acoustic telemetry to locate flatfish spawning areas: Estuarine migrations of turbot Scophthalmus maximus and European flounder Platichthys flesus	16
Environmental and human health risk assessment of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in the Musa estuary (northwest of Persian Gulf), Iran	16

The role of financial development in improving marine living resources towards sustainable blue economy	15
Multi-decade changes in the condition index of adult Pacific oysters (Crassostrea gigas) in response to climate in a US west coast estuary	14
Surface manifestation characteristics of internal solitary waves observed by GCOM-C/SGLI imagery	14
Drivers of growth in a keystone fished species along the European Atlantic coast: The common cockle Cerastoderma edule	13
Joint monitoring programme of ambient noise North Sea (Jomopans): Opinion paper on continuous noise pollution	13
A novel quality control method of time-series ocean wave observation data combining deep-learning prediction and statistical analysis	13
Spring soil CO2 and CH4 emissions in the Yellow River Delta wetland, China	12
Sand-capping stabilizes muddy sediment and improves benthic light conditions in eutrophic estuaries: Laboratory verification and the potential for recovery of eelgrass (Zostera marina)	12
Integrated ecosystem management and regulation strategies in the South China Sea	12
Design of a new composite underwater hull cleaning robot	12
Microplastics in the tropical Northwestern Pacific Ocean and the Indonesian seas	12
Chemostratigraphy and source of mercury in the Tropical Western Pacific over the past 600 kyr	12
Assessing the coastal protection role of seagrass meadows along a barrier beach, southern Romanian coast	12
Research on the spatial evolution of resources and sustainable development of the spatial environment for the development of marine cities	12
Understanding the shift in bacterial community structure in response to antibiotic pollution and rise in antibiotic resistant genes within Dapeng Cove sea, China	11
Sustainable synergistic development of marine economic degree growth and marine art industry	11
Planktonic ciliate community structure and its distribution in the oxygen minimum zones in the Bay of Bengal (eastern Indian Ocean)	11
Size-disaggregated landings of Pama croaker (Otolithoides pama) at a fish collection station in the Gulf of Mottama, Myanmar: An eight-year analysis	10
One new species of Oxyonchus ( ) (Enoplida: Nematoda) from the Yellow Sea of China	10
Food for thought: A realistic perspective on the potential for offshore aquaculture in the Dutch North Sea	10
An analysis of the linkage between marine industry and regional economy – Taking the three coastal economic zones as an example	10
The challenge of harvesting common sole (Solea solea) in highly selective trawl fisheries	10
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
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)	10
Marine indicators of climate change in the Azov Sea ecosystem	10
Representative residual transport pathways in a mixed-energy open tidal system	10
Application of gradient boosting machine in satellite-derived bathymetry using Sentinel-2 data for accurate water depth estimation in coastal environments	10
Production of dimethylsulfoniopropionate, dimethylsulfide and acrylic acid from marine microalgae	10
Crustaceans of the Northwest Pacific Ocean: Species richness and distribution patterns	10
Spatial and temporal variability of phytoplankton dynamics in-relation to essential oceanographic variables in the south east coast of Bangladesh	10
Evaluation of light traps for sampling lobster larvae in the German Bight, North Sea	10
A new method for enhancing signatures of ocean surface waves in nautical X-band radar images	10
Genetic diversity and population structure of Artemia franciscana from southeast coast of India	9
Footprints of fishing vessels in Chinese waters based on automatic identification system data	9
Bathymetry of shallow coastal environment using multi-spectral passive data under rapid sea–level change	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
Spatial and temporal changes of water environmental factors and water quality assessment in coastal waters of Jiangsu Province	9
Characteristics of foraminiferal communities in the western Clarion–Clipperton Zone revealed by eDNA metabarcoding	9
The EMSO-Azores deep-sea observatory: 15 years of multidisciplinary studies of the lucky strike hydrothermal system, from sub-seafloor to the water column	9
Assessing thornback ray growth pattern in different areas of Western-Central Mediterranean Sea through a Multi-Model Inference analysis	9
Coupled model to predict wave-induced liquefaction and morphological changes	8
Lateral changes of crustal extension and passive margin type along the Brazilian southeastern margin	8
Optimized cleaning and centrifugation of Japanese precious corals for enhanced sclerite classification and chemical profiling	8
Examining effects of sample concentration on estimates of live phytoplankton abundance	8
Satellite observed oceanographic drivers of Mobulidae fisheries catch in the Southeast Indian Ocean	8
Diel activity patterns of rocky shore macroinvertebrates in the northern Baltic Sea	8
Model and prediction relationship of sound velocity and porosity of seafloor sediments	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
Modulation effects of different dissolved nitrogen compositions on the phytoplankton community structure based on combined field experiments and the NbPD model in Jiaozhou Bay	8

Prediction of abnormal proliferation risk of Phaeocystis globosa based on correlation mining of PC concentration indicator and meteorological factors along Qinzhou Bay, Guangxi	8
Assessing habitat microscale conditions underlying with mortality and survival of Pinna nobilis in the Mar Menor coastal lagoon (SE Spain)	8
Plicopurpura patula and Monoplex parthenopeus (Gastropoda: Caenogastropoda): New evidence of the tropicalization of the Bay of Biscay (NE Atlantic)	8
Editorial Board	7
Diversity and distribution of archaeal and bacterial nitrifiers in deep oceans	7
Analysis of the effect of salt processing on microplastic residues in crushed and washed sea salt	7
A scientometric review of climate change and research on crabs	7
Morphological evolution of Indus shelf region under the influence of hydrodynamic conditions in 20th century	7
Trophic inferences of the gray triggerfish Balistes capriscus based on stable isotopes analyses, in the Colombian Caribbean	7
Diet of eiders and body condition change from the late 1980s to the mid 2010s	7
Editorial Board	7
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 (	7
Limited effects of UVBR on primary productivity and photosynthetic pigment composition in the Greenland Sea	7
Sequence stratigraphy and sedimentary processes since the last glacial maximum in Nha Phu Bay and adjacent shelf, central Vietnam	7
Spatial variation and mechanism of the dissolved/particulate organic carbon partitioning of seawater adjacent to the mangrove in Zhangjiang Estuary	7
Accelerated Ocean thermal expansion and its contribution to Global Sea-level rise	7
The impact of marine industrial structure rationalization on marine economic growth	7
China's island management system based on qualitative content analysis: The choice between development and conservation	7
Monitoring of ichthyoplanktonic community at the Doce River mouth and adjacent marine region in Southeast Brazil after Fundão dam collapse	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
Improving phytoplankton abundance estimation accuracy for autonomous microscopic imaging systems	7
Optimization of inspection and transit scheduling for imported refrigerated containers under public health emergencies	6
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	6
Water color remote sensing models: Inversion mechanisms, optimization, and challenges	6
An improved sea surface salinity retrieval algorithm for the Chinese Bohai Sea based on hyperspectral reconstruction and its applicability analysis	6
Generating ecologically relevant oxygen fluctuations using marine primary producers under laboratory conditions	6
Joint risk analysis of typhoon hazards based on coupled ADCIRC-SWAN model simulations around Hainan, China	6
Mesozooplankton distribution in relation to the salinity gradient in a tropical hypersaline lake	6
Accelerated Ocean acidification (1985–2022) threatens tropical coral reefs and highlights biogeochemical refugia for marine conservation	6
High-frequency mangrove degradation events during the Holocene climatic optimum in the Maowei Sea of tropical China	6
No evidence that the Atlantic jackknife clam Ensis leei benefits from shrimp fisheries	6
Trends of ocean temperature influencing snow crab catch along the Scotian Shelf	6
Research on reconstruction of the global sound speed profile combining partial underwater prior information	6
The comparative energetics of the chondrichthyans reveals universal links between respiration, reproduction and lifespan	6
Optimization of palm oil mill effluent final discharge as biostimulant for biodegradation of tapis light crude petroleum oil in seawater	6
Artificial tidepools promote marine diversity on Dutch sea-dikes	6
Synergistic effects of ocean acidification and copper on gamete health and fertilization potential of the Pacific oyster Magallana (Crassostrea) gigas	6
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	6
Residual circulation and freshwater retention within an event-driven system of intertidal basins	6
Grazer gastropods as alternative species for monitoring butyltins contamination in harbors	6