OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The median citation count of African Journal of Aquatic Science is 2. 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 2020-03-01 to 2024-03-01.)

Article	Citations
An Estuary Ecosystem Classification that encompasses biogeography and a high diversity of types in support of protection and management	71
Green technology for bioremediation of the eutrophication phenomenon in aquatic ecosystems: a review	25
Trends in chemical pollution and ecological status of Lake Ziway, Ethiopia: a review focussing on nutrients, metals and pesticides	23
A socio-ecological systems approach towards future research for the restoration, conservation and management of southern African estuaries	18
A review of the populations of tilapiine species in lakes Victoria and Naivasha, East Africa	14
Phytoplankton community structure in relation to physico-chemical factors in a tropical soda lake, Lake Shala (Ethiopia)	11
Changing patterns of Schistosoma host snail population densities in Maun, Botswana	10
Water hyacinth (Eichhornia crassipes) affects the composition and abundance of zooplankton in the littoral region of Koka Reservoir, Ethiopia	9
A survey of phytoplankton and zooplankton communities in the newly created Tugwi-Mukosi reservoir, Zimbabwe, during the filling phase	9
Macrobenthic community structure of the Mhlathuze Estuary, a permanently open estuarine embayment in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa	9
Restoration of Lake St Lucia, the largest estuary in South Africa: historical perceptions, exploitation, management and recent policies	8
High flow variability and storm events shape the ecology of the Mbhashe Estuary, South Africa	8
Quality assessment of groundwater in an agricultural belt in eastern Nigeria using a Water Quality Index	7
Disaggregation and assessment of estuarine pressures at the country-level to better inform management and resource protection – the South African experience	7
Plankton Index of Biotic Integrity (P-IBI) for assessing ecosystem health within the Ouémé River basin, Republic of Benin	7
Assessment of heavy metals pollution in surface and groundwater systems in Oued Righ region (Algeria) using pollution indices and multivariate statistical techniques	7
Spatial variability of aquatic macroinvertebrate assemblages in the Okavango Delta, Botswana: considerations for developing a rapid bioassessment tool	6
Effects of fragmented mangroves on macrozoobenthos: a case study of mangrove clearance for powerline right-of-way at Oproama Creek, Niger Delta, Nigeria	6
Threats posed by xenoestrogenic chemicals to the aquatic ecosystem, fish reproduction and humans: a review	6
The Freshwater Biodiversity Information System (FBIS) – mobilising data for evaluating long-term change in South African rivers	6
Biomarker responses in African sharptooth catfish, Clarias gariepinus (Burchell, 1822), as indicators of potential metal and organic pollution along the Vaal River system, South Africa	6
Spatio-temporal typology of the physico-chemical parameters of a large North African river: the Moulouya and its main tributaries (Morocco)	6
Identifying multiple geographically restricted phylogeographic lineages of Moggel (Cyprinidae: Labeo umbratus) in South Africa	6
Seasonal variation in water quality, plankton diversity and microbial load of tropical freshwater lakes in Nigeria	5
Spatial distribution of zooplankton in relation to some selected physicochemical water quality parameters of Lake Hawassa, Ethiopia	5

Water quality of the volcanic crater lake, Lake Barombi Kotto, in Cameroon	5
Review of fish life history strategies associated with warm temperate South African estuaries and a call for effective integrated management	5
Diversity of macrophytes in relation to environmental conditions in wetlands along the lower part of the Gilgel Abay River catchment in Ethiopia	5
Seasonal variation and drivers of zooplankton, macroinvertebrate and littoral fish communities from irrigation ponds in a semi-arid region in the Eastern Cape (South Africa)	5
Mangrove colonisation of the Mlalazi Estuary, South Africa: a response to artificial breaching	5
Ten research questions to support South Africa’s Inland Fisheries Policy	5
The effect of cadmium toxicity on Oreochromis niloticus and human health	5
Age and growth of Nile tilapia Oreochromis niloticus (Linnaeus, 1758) from Lake Tana, Ethiopia	5
Using action cameras to estimate the abundance and habitat use of threatened fish in clear headwater streams	5
Quality assessment of surface water using the Nile Chemical Pollution Index (NCPI) and microbiological pollution of the Rosetta Branch (Nile River, Egypt)	5
Impact of flood regime on phytoplankton communities in the large African reservoir, Lake Nasser, Egypt	4
Statement from world aquatic scientific societies on the need to take urgent action against human-caused climate change, based on scientific evidence	4
Assessing fish community response to water quality and habitat stressors in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa	4
Soil organic carbon storage in a tropical freshwater wetland: the influence of vegetation type	4
A critical review of macroinvertebrate-based bioassessment approaches in Africa’s lotic systems: developments, challenges, and legal requirements	4
Acute toxicity and ethological responses in African catfish Clarias gariepinus juveniles to the herbicide, Ronstar®	4
The Elephant Marsh, Malawi – Part 2: two-dimensional hydrodynamic modelling in support of an eco-social assessment	4
Host selection and notes on the distribution of Chonopeltis australis Boxshall, 1976 in southern Africa	4
A review of the limnology of the Okavango Delta, Botswana	4
Cyanobacterial abundance and microcystins in water, seston and fish tissues in Lake Hora-Arsedi (Ethiopia)	4
Agents sans frontiers: cross-border aquatic weed biological control in the rivers of southern Mozambique	4
Risk assessment of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in the sediments of the Ekulu River in Enugu State in Nigeria	3
Seasonal variance in water quality, trace metals and infection variables of Cichlidogyrus philander Douëllou, 1993 (Monogenea, Ancyrocephalidae) infecting the gills of Pseudocrenilabrus phil	3
DRIFT: incorporating an eco-social system network and time series approach into environmental flow assessments	3
An assessment of water and sediment quality of aquatic ecosystems within South Africa’s largest floodplain	3
Size at maturity, maturity stages and sex ratio of tigerfish Hydrocynus vittatus Castelnau, 1861 in Lake Kariba, Zimbabwe: assessing the influence of decades of fisheries exploitation	3
Rotifers in the Niger River, Niger: diversity and abundance in relation to environmental parameters	3
The impact of rubber effluent discharges on the water quality of a tropical rain forest river in Nigeria	3
Bioaccumulation of trace metals in the ocypodid burrowing crab, Paratylodiplax blephariskios, in Richards Bay Harbour, South Africa	3
Physico-chemical limnology during the filling phase of Tugwi-Mukosi, a tropical reservoir in Zimbabwe	3
Development of a multimetric index for assessing the ecological integrity of some selected rivers and streams in the north-eastern part of Lake Tana sub-basin, Ethiopia	3
A trait database for southern African freshwater invertebrates	3
Estimation of pesticide mixture interaction in Nile tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus) using survival analysis	3
Settlement of the invasive mussel Mytilus galloprovincialis in a warm temperate estuarine embayment in South Africa	3
Zooplankton communities in Lake Nasser, Egypt, under the current flood regime, before the construction of Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD)	3
The contribution and value of the trait-based approach to water resource protection	3
Assessment of the ecological status of the Kinyankonge River (Burundi), using a Biotic Integrity Index of zooplankton (BII-zooplankton)	3
The Elephant Marsh, Malawi – Part 3: the application of an eco-social model to assess options for managing ecological status	3
Spatio-temporal distribution of organochlorine pesticide residues in water and sediments of tropical reservoirs: a case study of Bui Reservoir, Ghana	3
The Elephant Marsh, Malawi – Part 1: reconstruction of the historic hydromorphology	3
Mass developments ofEuglena sanguineaEhrenberg in South Africa	2
Macroinvertebrate community structure and diversity in relation to environmental factors in wetlands of the lower Gilgel Abay River catchment, Ethiopia	2
Validation of lipid extraction and correction methods for stable isotope analysis of freshwater food webs in southern Africa	2
Investigating the potential for saltpan restoration for the provision of multiple ecosystem services	2
Ecological quality of the Alibori River, northern Benin, using macroinvertebrate indicators	2
A protocol and tools for setting environmental water temperature guidelines for perennial rivers in South Africa	2
Species composition and diversity of epiphytic microalgae on Myriophyllum spicatum in the El-Ibrahimia Canal, Egypt	2
Structural assemblages of plant species in the Owabi Ramsar Wetland in the Ashanti Region of Ghana	2
Diel and tidal periodicity in the responses of early life stages of marine fishes to an estuary opening event in temperate South Africa	2
Assessment of physico-chemical parameters of freshwater in the Sidi Abderrahmane reservoir, Safi, Morocco	2

Freshwater ecosystems and interactions with the SDG 2030 Agenda: implications for SDG implementation in South Africa	2
Influence of anthropogenic activities on water quality of the Kihansi River (Tanzania) and on population trends of captive Kihansi spray toads (Nectophrynoides asperginis)	2
The effect of rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss) invasions on native fish communities in the subtropical Blyde River, Mpumalanga province, South Africa	2
A comparative review of decision support tools routinely used by selected transboundary River Basin Organisations	2
Water quality of the Blue Nile at Khartoum, Sudan, before complete filling of the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam	2
Comparative biotolerance of water spinach, Ipomoea aquatica, to heavy metal pollution in the Agodi Reservoir and the Ogunpa River, Oyo State, Nigeria	2
The application of Bayesian networks to evaluate risks from multiple stressors to water quality of freshwater ecosystems	2
Zooplankton composition of temporary pools within the lower Nata River channel, Botswana, during dry season	2
Tidal influence on fish faunal occurrence and distribution in an estuarine mangrove system in Ghana	2
Development of a Water Quality Assessment Index for the Chania River, Kenya	2
Evidence for overfishing of tigerfish Hydrocynus vittatus (Castelnau 1861) in the Kavango River, Namibia	2
Assessment of river health using benthic macroinvertebrates in the Dwars River, Olifants Water Management Area, Limpopo province, South Africa	2
The effectiveness of riparian zones in mitigating water quality impacts in an agriculturally dominated river system in South Africa	2
Drivers of periphyton biomass in south-western Cape rivers, South Africa, and the implications for management	2
Species composition and distribution of mayflies (Ephemeroptera) in relation to land use systems along the Thika River, Kenya	2
Assessment of subsurface riverbed clogging by fine sediments in a semi-arid catchment of north-western Algeria	2