OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of Journal of Sea Research is 5. 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 2020-10-01 to 2024-10-01.)

Article	Citations
Epizoic Ulva attached to intertidal animals in the Subei intertidal zone are not the additional source of the famed Yellow Sea green tides	25
Characterization of colored dissolved organic matter in the northeastern South China Sea using EEMs-PARAFAC and absorption spectroscopy	20
Detection of microplastics, polymers and additives in edible muscle of swordfish (Xiphias gladius) and bluefin tuna (Thunnus thynnus) caught in the Mediterranean Sea	19
Spatial distribution of seepages and associated biological communities within Haima cold seep field, South China Sea	19
Optimization of palm oil mill effluent final discharge as biostimulant for biodegradation of tapis light crude petroleum oil in seawater	18
Evaluation of water quality pollution and analysis of vertical distribution characteristics of typical Rivers in the Pearl River Delta, South China	18
Study on microplastic pollution in the coastal seawaters of selected regions along the northern coast of Kerala, southwest coast of India	17
Major regression of Posidonia oceanica meadows in relation with recreational boat anchoring: A case study from Sant'Amanza bay	16
Microplastics in the tropical Northwestern Pacific Ocean and the Indonesian seas	16
Carbon stock of disturbed and undisturbed mangrove ecosystems in Klang Straits, Malaysia	15
Biology of the common cockle Cerastoderma edule (Linnaeus, 1758) in Ria de Aveiro (NW Portugal): Implications for fisheries management	15
Ecological implications of removing a concrete gas platform in the North Sea	14
Offshore wind farms contribute to epibenthic biodiversity in the North Sea	14
Temporal and spatial variation of seaweed biomass and assemblages in Northwest Portugal	13
Research on the coordinated development model of marine ecological environment protection and economic sustainable development	13
Footprints of fishing vessels in Chinese waters based on automatic identification system data	12
Influence of restored mussel reefs on denitrification in marine sediments	12
Microplastics in seafood: Implications for food security, safety, and human health	12
Metabolic response of the cannonball jellyfish Stomolophus meleagris upon short-term exposure to thermal stress	11
Seasonality of pluviosity and saline intrusion drive meiofauna and nematodes on an Amazon freshwater-oligohaline beach	11
Three-dimensional hydrodynamic modelling of the Moroccan Atlantic coast: A case study of Agadir bay	11
Time series prediction of sea surface temperature based on BiLSTM model with attention mechanism	10
Temporal characteristics of plankton indicators in coastal waters: High-frequency data from PlanktonScope	10
Effects of mussel-kelp ratios in integrated mariculture on the carbon dioxide system in Sanggou Bay	10
Microplastic accumulation dynamics in two Mediterranean beaches with contrasting inputs	10

Seasonal evolution of deep phytoplankton assemblages in the Black Sea	10
Mangroves' role in supporting ecosystem-based techniques to reduce disaster risk and adapt to climate change: A review	10
Morphology, growth, and photosynthesis of Ulva prolifera O.F. Müller (Chlorophyta, Ulvophyceae) gametophytes, the dominant green tide species in the Southern Yellow Sea	10
Multiple stressors influencing the general eutrophication status of transitional waters of the Brazilian tropical coast: An approach utilizing the pressure, state, and response (PSR) framework	10
The comparative energetics of the cephalopods: they neither grow nor reproduce fast	10
The comparative energetics of the chondrichthyans reveals universal links between respiration, reproduction and lifespan	10
Spatial-temporal patterns of fish and macroinvertebrate communities in sandy beach surf zones: Short and medium-term variations	9
Background concentrations and extent of Cu, As, Co, and U contamination in Baltic Sea sediments	9
Observations of fine sediment flocculation in the turbidity maximum of the Changjiang Estuary	9
Sand-capping stabilizes muddy sediment and improves benthic light conditions in eutrophic estuaries: Laboratory verification and the potential for recovery of eelgrass (Zostera marina)	9
Integrated ecosystem management and regulation strategies in the South China Sea	9
Intra-individual variability in biochemical constituents and fatty acid composition of adult jumbo squid (Dosidicus gigas) in the southeastern Pacific Ocean	9
A novel quality control method of time-series ocean wave observation data combining deep-learning prediction and statistical analysis	9
Phytoplankton communities in two wide-open bays in the Iberian upwelling system	9
Effects of climate, spatial and hydrological processes on shaping phytoplankton community structure and β-diversity in an estuary-ocean continuum (Amazon continental shelf, Brazil)	8
Mesozooplankton distribution in relation to the salinity gradient in a tropical hypersaline lake	8
Temporal variations in the bioenergetic reserves of Concholepas concholepas (Gastropoda: Muricidae) in contrasting coastal environments from the Humboldt current system	8
Vertical distribution of a harmful red-tide dinoflagellate, Karenia mikimotoi, at the decline stage of blooms	8
Effects of environmental factors on the distribution of the exotic species Mytilopsis sallei (Récluz, 1849) (Bivalvia: Dreissenidae) on the Northeast coast of Brazil	8
Evaluation of the relationship between biomass of living (stained) benthic foraminifera and particulate organic matter vertical flux in an oligotrophic region, Campos Basin, southeastern Brazilian con	8
Recurrence of the green tide in the Bohai Sea, China: A green tide caused by coastal reclamation projects	8
Isotopic niche and niche overlap in benthic crustacean and demersal fish associated to the bottom trawl fishing in south-central Chile	8
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	8
Emergent effects of temperature and salinity on mortality of a key herbivore	8
Distribution patterns and habitat suitability of the non-native brittle star Ophiothela mirabilis Verrill, 1867 along the Western Atlantic	8
Residual circulation and freshwater retention within an event-driven system of intertidal basins	7
Posidonia oceanica restoration review: Factors affecting seedlings	7
Sand grains in the stomach of brown shrimp, Crangon crangon: Crunchy garnish, supportive macerator, or simply dirt?	7
Multi-decadal changes of mangrove forest and its response to the tidal dynamics of thane creek, Mumbai	7
Planktonic ciliate community structure and its distribution in the oxygen minimum zones in the Bay of Bengal (eastern Indian Ocean)	7
Handling the heat: Changes in the heart rate of two congeneric blue mussel species and their hybrids in response to water temperature	7
Diversity, distribution, and abundance patterns of ichthyoplankton assemblages in some inlets of the northern Persian Gulf	7
Stranding patterns and feeding ecology of striped dolphins, Stenella coeruleoalba, in Western Iberia (1981–2014)	7
The impact of mussel seed fishery on the dynamics of wild subtidal mussel beds in the western Wadden Sea, The Netherlands	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	6
An analysis of the linkage between marine industry and regional economy – Taking the three coastal economic zones as an example	6
Description and discrimination of sagittae otoliths of two sympatric labrisomid blennies Auchenionchus crinitus and Auchenionchus microcirrhis using morphometric analyses	6
Environmental and human health risk assessment of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in the Musa estuary (northwest of Persian Gulf), Iran	6
Analysis of phytoplankton variations and community structure in Kuwait Bay, Northwestern Arabian Gulf	6
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	6
Evaluation of heavy metal pollution from coastal water of Nizampatnam Bay and Lankevanidibba, East Coast of India	6
Drivers of growth in a keystone fished species along the European Atlantic coast: The common cockle Cerastoderma edule	6
Lagoon amphipods as a new feed resource for aquaculture: A life history assessment of Grandidierella halophila	6
Feeding habits of Bryde's and sei whales in the western North Pacific inferred from stomach contents and skin stable isotope ratios	6
A food-web comparative modeling approach highlights ecosystem singularities of the Gulf of Alicante (Western Mediterranean Sea)	6
Taxonomic and functional patterns of macrobenthic communities on a high Arctic shelf: A case study from the East Siberian Sea	6
Distribution, abundance, and composition of microplastics in market fishes from the Red and Mediterranean seas in Egypt	6
Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in mullet (Chelon auratus) from two lagoons of great ecological and economic importance in Tunisia: Levels, sources and human health risk implications	6
The longevity of subtidal mussel beds in the Dutch Wadden Sea	6
The role of kelp in the transport and fate of negatively buoyant marine plastic	6

Too late for regulatory management on Pacific oysters in European coastal waters?	5
Benthic exchange along a tropical estuarine salinity gradient during dry season: Biogeochemical and ecological implications	5
Community structure of tintinnids (Protozoa: Ciliophora) in the eutrophic environment (the Golden Horn Estuary, Turkey)	5
The role of financial development in improving marine living resources towards sustainable blue economy	5
Modelling the role of marine protected area in biodiversity conservation	5
Distribution, source, and risk assessment of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) in surface sediments from Dingzi Bay, China	5
Black Sea Mnemiopsis leidyi (Ctenophora) adult locomotion and light-induced behavior in laboratory experiments	5
Spatio-temporal variability of zooplankton and zoobenthos as the elements of integrated zoocenosis in a marine lake (Crimea, Black Sea): What is a general pattern?	5
Exploring bacteriome diversity of coral Goniopora sp. and Favia favus from the Gulf of Kutch, Gujarat	5
Temporal trends of two iconic Mediterranean gorgonians (Paramuricea clavata and Eunicella cavolini) in the climate change context	5
Can copper isotope composition in oysters improve marine biomonitoring and seafood traceability?	5
Crustaceans of the Northwest Pacific Ocean: Species richness and distribution patterns	5
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	5
Expansion of Mnemiopsis leidyi in the French Mediterranean lagoons along the Gulf of Lion	5
Environmental factors impacting the abundance and distribution of amphipods in intertidal rock pools	5
Baseline study of trace metal concentrations in abandoned, lost or otherwise discarded fishing gear along Thondi coast, Palk Bay, India	5
Impact of coastal development on coastal morphology of Taiwan: Case studies and proposed countermeasures	5
Zonal variability of pelagic Siphonophora (Cnidaria) in the atlantic sector of the southern ocean	5
Distributions, contamination level and ecological risk of heavy metals in surface sediments from intertidal zone of the Sanmen Bay, East China	5
Nutrient regeneration from riverine high-molecular-weight dissolved organic matter through marine bacterial decomposition in a eutrophic coastal system: The Ariake Sea, Japan	5