OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of Harmful Algae is 10. 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 2020-12-01 to 2024-12-01.)

Article	Citations
Marine harmful algal blooms (HABs) in the United States: History, current status and future trends	231
Harmful algal blooms and their effects in coastal seas of Northern Europe	184
Harmful algal blooms and associated fisheries damage in East Asia: Current status and trends in China, Japan, Korea and Russia	119
Coastal eutrophication in China: Trend, sources, and ecological effects	108
Global harmful algal bloom status reporting	99
Cyanobacterial blooms in China: diversity, distribution, and cyanotoxins	96
Toxic marine microalgae and noxious blooms in the Mediterranean Sea: A contribution to the Global HAB Status Report	95
Ciguatera poisonings: A global review of occurrences and trends	80
Emerging harmful algal bloom species over the last four decades in China	66
Harmful macroalgal blooms (HMBs) in China's coastal water: Green and golden tides	65
Toxic effects, mechanisms, and ecological impacts of harmful algal blooms in China	62
Diversity and regional distribution of harmful algal events along the Atlantic margin of Europe	59
Three decades of Canadian marine harmful algal events: Phytoplankton and phycotoxins of concern to human and ecosystem health	50
Research on the biology and ecology of the harmful algal bloom species Phaeocystis globosa in China: Progresses in the last 20 years	48
Three decades of data on phytoplankton and phycotoxins on the French coast: Lessons from REPHY and REPHYTOX	45
A deep learning method for cyanobacterial harmful algae blooms prediction in Taihu Lake, China	44
Nitrogen form, concentration, and micronutrient availability affect microcystin production in cyanobacterial blooms	43
Environmental controls of harmful cyanobacterial blooms in Chinese inland waters	42
Over 30 years of HABs in the Philippines and Malaysia: What have we learned?	41
To what extent can Ulva and Sargassum be detected and separated in satellite imagery?	38
Comparing microscopy and DNA metabarcoding techniques for identifying cyanobacteria assemblages across hundreds of lakes	33
Exploration of resting cysts (stages) and their relevance for possibly HABs-causing species in China	32
An overview of Prorocentrum donghaiense blooms in China: Species identification, occurrences, ecological consequences, and factors regulating prevalence	32
Nutrients and not temperature are the key drivers for cyanobacterial biomass in the Americas	32
A critical review on operation and performance of source water control strategies for cyanobacterial blooms: Part II-mechanical and biological control methods	31

Phytoplankton community and HAB species in the South China Sea detected by morphological and metabarcoding approaches	31
Monitoring, modeling and projection of harmful algal blooms in China	30
Progress on the investigation and monitoring of marine phycotoxins in China	30
Overview of Australian and New Zealand harmful algal species occurrences and their societal impacts in the period 1985 to 2018, including a compilation of historic records	30
Omics study of harmful algal blooms in China: Current status, challenges, and future perspectives	29
Exceptional landscape-wide cyanobacteria bloom in Okavango Delta, Botswana in 2020 coincided with a mass elephant die-off event	29
The Latin America and Caribbean HAB status report based on OBIS and HAEDAT maps and databases	28
Harmful algal blooms of the Benguela eastern boundary upwelling system	28
Allelochemicals of Alexandrium minutum: Kinetics of membrane disruption and photosynthesis inhibition in a co-occurring diatom	27
A massive bloom of Karenia species (Dinophyceae) off the Kamchatka coast, Russia, in the fall of 2020	27
Morphological variation and phylogeny of Karenia selliformis (Gymnodiniales, Dinophyceae) in an intensive cold-water algal bloom in eastern Hokkaido, Japan	26
A three-dimensional mixotrophic model of Karlodinium veneficum blooms for a eutrophic estuary	26
Development of an absolute quantification method for ribosomal RNA gene copy numbers per eukaryotic single cell by digital PCR	26
An eco-environmental assessment of harmful algal bloom mitigation using modified clay	25
Eutrophication and climatic changes lead to unprecedented cyanobacterial blooms in a Canadian sub-Arctic landscape	25
A critical review on operation and performance of source water control strategies for cyanobacterial blooms: Part I-chemical control methods	25
Molecular characterization of harmful algal blooms in the Bohai Sea using metabarcoding analysis	24
Harmful algal blooms in China: History, recent expansion, current status, and future prospects	23
Mixotrophy in the bloom-forming genus Phaeocystis and other haptophytes	23
Potential applications of CRISPR/Cas for next-generation biomonitoring of harmful algae blooms: A review	23
Marked shifts of harmful algal blooms in the Bohai Sea linked with combined impacts of environmental changes	22
Dynamics of microcystins and saxitoxin in the Indian River Lagoon, Florida	22
Spatial and biological oceanographic insights into the massive fish-killing bloom of the haptophyte Chrysochromulina leadbeateri in northern Norway	22
Domoic acid and saxitoxin in seabirds in the United States between 2007 and 2018	22
Harmonizing science and management options to reduce risks of cyanobacteria	22
Cyanobacterial bloom monitoring and assessment in Latin America	21
Diversity and distribution of harmful microalgae in the Gulf of Thailand assessed by DNA metabarcoding	21
Improving in vitro ciguatoxin and brevetoxin detection: selecting neuroblastoma (Neuro-2a) cells with lower sensitivity to ouabain and veratridine (OV-LS)	21
Genetic detection of freshwater harmful algal blooms: A review focused on the use of environmental DNA (eDNA) in Microcystis aeruginosa and Prymnesium parvum	20
The Lake Erie HABs Grab: A binational collaboration to characterize the western basin cyanobacterial harmful algal blooms at an unprecedented high-resolution spatial scale	20
Relationships between blooms of Karenia brevis and hypoxia across the West Florida Shelf	20
Toxin production of dinoflagellate Gymnodinium catenatum isolated from the East China Sea	20
Spatiotemporal distribution of phycotoxins and their co-occurrence within nearshore waters	20
Responses of the marine carbonate system to a green tide: A case study of an Ulva prolifera bloom in Qingdao coastal waters	20
Exposure to domoic acid is an ecological driver of cardiac disease in southern sea otters✰	19
Recommendations for epitypification of dinophytes exemplified by Lingulodinium polyedra and molecular phylogenetics of the Gonyaulacales based on curated rRNA sequence data	19
Microcystin congeners in Lake Erie follow the seasonal pattern of nitrogen availability	19
Impacts of harmful algal blooms on marine aquaculture in a low-carbon future	19
Centrodinium punctatum (Dinophyceae) produces significant levels of saxitoxin and related analogs	19
Recent developments in quantitative PCR for monitoring harmful marine microalgae	19
High genetic diversity of the harmful algal bloom species Phaeocystis globosa revealed using the molecular marker COX1	19
Harmful algae and climate change on the Canadian East Coast: Exploring occurrence predictions of Dinophysis acuminata, D. norvegica, and Pseudo-nitzschia seriata	18
Niche differentiation of Dinophysis acuta and D. acuminata in a stratified fjord	18
Hiding in plain sight: Shellfish-killing phytoplankton in Washington State	17
Prediction of Microcystis Occurrences and Analysis Using Machine Learning in High-Dimension, Low-Sample-Size and Imbalanced Water Quality Data	17
Diversity of the holopelagic Sargassum microbiome from the Great Atlantic Sargassum Belt to coastal stranding locations	17
Harmful algal blooms of Heterosigma akashiwo and environmental features regulate Mesodinium cf. rubrum abundance in eutrophic conditions	17
Benthic cyanobacteria: A utility-centred field study	17
The dinoflagellate Alexandrium catenella producing only carbamate toxins may account for the seafood poisonings in Qinhuangdao, China	17
The vulnerability of shellfish farmers to HAB events: An optimal matching analysis of closure decrees	17

The harmful raphidophyte Chattonella (Raphidophyceae) in Western Pacific: Its red tides and associated fisheries damage over the past 50 years (1969–2019)	17
Transcriptome responses of the dinoflagellate Karenia mikimotoi driven by nitrogen deficiency	17
The synergistic effect of rising temperature and declining light boosts the dominance of bloom-forming cyanobacteria in spring	16
Review of harmful algal bloom effects on birds with implications for avian wildlife in the Chesapeake Bay region	16
Using a lake sediment record to infer the long-term history of cyanobacteria and the recent rise of an anatoxin producing Dolichospermum sp.	16
Development of fluorescence in situ hybridization (FISH) probes to detect and enumerate Gambierdiscus species	16
Fluvial seeding of cyanobacterial blooms in oligotrophic Lake Superior	16
Toxic effects of the dinoflagellate Karenia mikimotoi on zebrafish (Danio rerio) larval behavior	16
Biodiversity, phylogeny and toxin production profile of cyanobacterial strains isolated from lake Latyan in Iran	16
Hepatotoxic shellfish poisoning: Accumulation of microcystins in Eastern oysters (Crassostrea virginica) and Asian clams (Corbicula fluminea) exposed to wild and cultured populations of the harmful cy	15
Monitoring of saxitoxin production in lakes in Denmark by molecular, chromatographic and microscopic approaches	15
Stability issues of microcystins, anabaenopeptins, anatoxins, and cylindrospermopsin during short-term and long-term storage of surface water and drinking water samples	15
Complete genomes derived by directly sequencing freshwater bloom populations emphasize the significance of the genus level ADA clade within the Nostocales	15
Transcriptomic and isotopic data reveal central role of ammonium in facilitating the growth of the mixotrophic dinoflagellate, Dinophysis acuminata	15
Morpho-molecular description of a new HAB species, Pseudocochlodinium profundisulcus gen. et sp. nov., and its LSU rRNA gene based genetic diversity and geographical distribution	14
Precision early detection of invasive and toxic cyanobacteria: A case study of Raphidiopsis raciborskii	14
A validation of satellite derived cyanobacteria detections with state reported events and recreation advisories across U.S. lakes	14
Cyanobacterial bloom phenology in Saginaw Bay from MODIS and a comparative look with western Lake Erie	14
Paralytic shellfish toxins in Alaskan Arctic food webs during the anomalously warm ocean conditions of 2019 and estimated toxin doses to Pacific walruses and bowhead whales	14
Environmental, human health and socioeconomic impacts of Ostreopsis spp. Blooms in the NW Mediterranean	14
The coupling between irradiance, growth, photosynthesis and prymnesin cell quota and production in two strains of the bloom-forming haptophyte, Prymnesium parvum	13
The effect of single versus dual nutrient decreases on phytoplankton growth rates, community composition, and Microcystin concentration in the western basin of Lake Erie	13
Economic impacts of harmful algal blooms on fishery-dependent communities	13
Dependence of genome size and copy number of rRNA gene on cell volume in dinoflagellates	13
SxtA localizes to chloroplasts and changes to its 3′UTR may reduce toxin biosynthesis in non-toxic Alexandrium catenella (Group I)✰	13
The benthic toxic dinoflagellate Ostreopsis cf. ovata in the NW Mediterranean Sea: Relationship between sea surface temperature and bloom phenology	13
Oyster hatchery breakthrough of two HABs and potential effects on larval eastern oysters (Crassostrea virginica)	13
Sublethal and antioxidant effects of six ichthyotoxic algae on early-life stages of the Japanese pearl oyster	13
Effects of ocean acidification on the growth, photosynthetic performance, and domoic acid production of the diatom Pseudo-nitzschia australis from the California Current System	13
Bacteria associated with Ulva prolifera: a vital role in green tide formation and migration	13
Variability patterns and phenology of harmful phytoplankton blooms off southern Portugal: Looking for region-specific environmental drivers and predictors	13
Cyanophage infections reduce photosynthetic activity and expression of CO2 fixation genes in the freshwater bloom-forming cyanobacterium Aphanizomenon flos-aquae	13
Noctiluca blooms in the East China Sea bounded by ocean fronts	13
Comparative analysis of Microcystis buoyancy in western Lake Erie and Saginaw Bay of Lake Huron	13
Diverse harmful microalgal community assemblages in the Johor Strait and the environmental effects on its community dynamics	13
Effect of marine heatwaves on bloom formation of the harmful dinoflagellate Cochlodinium polykrikoides: Two sides of the same coin?	13
Description of two new coexisting parasitoids of blooming dinoflagellates in the Baltic sea: Parvilucifera catillosa sp. nov. and Parvilucifera sp. (Perkinsea, Alveolata)	12
Daily variations of Ostreopsis cf. ovata abundances in NW Mediterranean Sea	12
Toxicological effects of cyanobacterial metabolites on zebrafish larval development	12
Mitigation of harmful algal blooms caused by Alexandrium catenella and reduction in saxitoxin accumulation in bivalves using cultivable seaweeds	12
Distribution of Aureococcus anophagefferens in relation to environmental factors and implications for brown tide seed sources in Qinhuangdao coastal waters, China	12
Biological stoichiometry and growth dynamics of a diazotrophic cyanobacteria in nitrogen sufficient and deficient conditions	12
Growth and ionomic responses of a freshwater cyanobacterium to supplies of nitrogen and iron	12
A new potentially toxic dinoflagellate Fukuyoa koreansis sp. nov. (Gonyaulacales, Dinophyceae) from Korean coastal waters: Morphology, phylogeny, and effects of temperature and salinity on growth	12
Transcriptionally active nitrogen fixation and biosynthesis of diverse secondary metabolites by Dolichospermum and Aphanizomenon-like Cyanobacteria in western Lake Erie Microcystis blooms	12
Alexandrium catenella (Group I) and A. pacificum (Group IV) cyst germination, distribution, and toxicity in Jinhae-Masan Bay, Korea	12
Characterization of toxin-producing strains of Dinophysis spp. (Dinophyceae) isolated from French coastal waters, with a particular focus on the D. acuminata-complex	12
Saxitoxins from the freshwater cyanobacterium Raphidiopsis raciborskii can contaminate marine mussels	12
Socioeconomic disruptions of harmful algal blooms in indigenous communities: The case of Quinault Indian nation	12
Geographical distribution, molecular and toxin diversity of the dinoflagellate species Gambierdiscus honu in the Pacific region	11
Effects of terrestrial dissolved organic matter on a bloom of the toxic cyanobacteria, Raphidiopsis raciborskii	11
Adverse role of colonial morphology and favorable function of microcystins for Microcystis to compete with Scenedesmus	11
Invasion and toxin production by exotic nostocalean cyanobacteria (Cuspidothrix, Cylindrospermopsis, and Sphaerospermopsis) in the Nakdong River, Korea	11
The responses of harmful dinoflagellate Karenia mikimotoi to simulated ocean acidification at the transcriptional level	11
Understanding controls on Margalefidinium polykrikoides blooms in the lower Chesapeake Bay	11
Comprehensive and functional analyses reveal the genomic diversity and potential toxicity of Microcystis	11
Continuous and Synoptic Assessment of Indian Inland Waters for Harmful Algae Blooms	11
Comparative genomics of the ADA clade within the Nostocales	11
Determination of optimal culture conditions for toxin production by a Prorocentrum lima complex strain with high diarrhetic shellfish toxins yield	11
Apparent biogeographical trends in Alexandrium blooms for northern Europe: identifying links to climate change and effective adaptive actions	10
Effect of a short-term salinity stress on the growth, biovolume, toxins, osmolytes and metabolite profiles on three strains of the Dinophysis acuminata-complex (Dinophysis cf. sacculus)	10
Seasonal plankton succession is in accordance with phycotoxin occurrence in Disko Bay, West Greenland	10
The tide turns: Episodic and localized cross-contamination of a California coastline with cyanotoxins	10
Non-targeted metabolomic profiling of filamentous cyanobacteria Aphanizomenon flos-aquae exposed to a concentrated culture filtrate of Microcystis aeruginosa	10
Selection and characterization of plant-derived alkaloids with strong antialgal inhibition: growth inhibition selectivity and inhibitory mechanism	10
Exploring long-term trends in microcystin toxin values associated with persistent harmful algal blooms in Grand Lake St Marys	10
A cross-regional examination of patterns and environmental drivers of Pseudo-nitzschia harmful algal blooms along the California coast	10
Compounds to mitigate cyanobacterial blooms affect growth and toxicity of Microcystis aeruginosa	10
Measuring viability of dinoflagellate cysts and diatoms with stains to test the efficiency of facsimile treatments possibly applicable to ships’ ballast water and sediment	10
Bayesian Networks modeling of diarrhetic shellfish poisoning in Mytilus edulis harvested in Bantry Bay, Ireland	10
Transcriptomic responses to phosphorus in an invasive cyanobacterium, Raphidiopsis raciborskii: Implications for nutrient management	10
Occurrence of cylindrospermopsin, anatoxin-a and their homologs in the southern Czech Republic – Taxonomical, analytical, and molecular approaches	10
Combined effects of temperature and light intensity on growth, metabolome and ovatoxin content of a Mediterranean Ostreopsis cf. ovata strain	10
Co-occurrence of Alexandrium minutum (Dinophyceae) ribotypes from the Chinese and Malaysian coastal waters and their toxin production	10
Effects of nitrate on the saxitoxins biosynthesis revealed by sxt genes in the toxic dinoflagellate Alexandrium pacificum (group IV)	10
Using qPCR and high-resolution sensor data to model a multi-species Pseudo-nitzschia (Bacillariophyceae) bloom in southeastern Australia	10