OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The median citation count of African Journal of Aquatic Science is 1. 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 2021-05-01 to 2025-05-01.)

Article	Citations
A lineage of leadership: a story in memory of Brian Allanson	15
Zooplankton distribution and community structure as a function of environmental variables in the Niger River and its tributaries in Niger	14
Effect of altitudinal gradient on reproductive and feeding behaviours of four congeneric endemic freshwater fish in the Zat Catchment (Morocco)	11
Comparative biotolerance of water spinach, Ipomoea aquatica, to heavy metal pollution in the Agodi Reservoir and the Ogunpa River, Oyo State, Nigeria	9
A comparative review of decision support tools routinely used by selected transboundary River Basin Organisations	8
Water quality of the Blue Nile at Khartoum, Sudan, before complete filling of the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam	8
Ecological quality of the Alibori River, northern Benin, using macroinvertebrate indicators	7
Restoration of South African estuaries: successes, failures and the way forward	6
The effect of rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss) invasions on native fish communities in the subtropical Blyde River, Mpumalanga province, South Africa	6
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)	6
Greenhouse gas concentrations in tropical wetlands of the Cross River estuary, Nigeria	5
Phylogenetic diversity of Actinomycetota species isolated from waters of Lake Natron, Arusha, Tanzania	5
DRIFT: incorporating an eco-social system network and time series approach into environmental flow assessments	5
Freshwater ecosystems and interactions with the SDG 2030 Agenda: implications for SDG implementation in South Africa	5
Evidence for overfishing of tigerfish Hydrocynus vittatus (Castelnau 1861) in the Kavango River, Namibia	5
Macroinvertebrate community structure and diversity in relation to environmental factors in wetlands of the lower Gilgel Abay River catchment, Ethiopia	5
A bibliometric study on diatom DNA metabarcording for water quality monitoring: a global perspective	5
Water quality monitoring and measuring physicochemical parameters using wireless sensor networks	4
Long-term study of the drought impact on the phytoplankton concentration and assemblages in two water supply reservoirs in Namibia	4
Biological and life-history parameters for Labeo rosae Steindachner, 1894 and Oreochromis mossambicus (Peters, 1852) from Flag Boshielo Dam, Olifants River, South Africa	4
Potential live feeds for larval fish culture in Ethiopia	4
Comparison of calcium concentration in scales and vertebral column of a cyprinid from calcium-limited environments in the Lake Victoria Basin, Uganda	4
The Elephant Marsh, Malawi – Part 2: two-dimensional hydrodynamic modelling in support of an eco-social assessment	4
Comparison of oxidative stress biomarkers in Oreochromis mossambicus in minimally and highly disturbed aquatic environments in the Matabeleland region, Zimbabwe	4
First report of Dactylogyrus fimbriphallus (El Gharbi, Birgi & Lambert, 1994) infecting Luciobarbus biscarensis (Boulenger, 1911) in O	4

Comparative analysis of habitat structure and macroinvertebrate assemblages in headwater streams of Odzi sub-catchment, Chimanimani District, Zimbabwe, post Cyclone Idai-induced flooding	4
Diversity of euglenoids in a drinking water source in Burkina Faso (West Africa): implications for sustainability and water quality	4
A review of the limnology of the Okavango Delta, Botswana	3
Validation of lipid extraction and correction methods for stable isotope analysis of freshwater food webs in southern Africa	3
Impact of climate change on the distribution of the invasive water hyacinth in Ethiopia	3
Effect of land use/land cover changes on water quality in the Upper Athi River sub-catchment in Kenya	3
Appraisement of groundwater quality status within Enugu, Nigeria, using physicochemical evaluation and water quality indices	3
Spatial distribution of zooplankton in relation to some selected physicochemical water quality parameters of Lake Hawassa, Ethiopia	3
A new diatom-based multimetric index (MMI-D) for ecological health monitoring in the Tropical Rift Valley Lake (Lake Hawassa, Ethiopia)	3
Investigating the potential for saltpan restoration for the provision of multiple ecosystem services	3
Macrophyte species diversity and distribution in relation to water quality of the Cheleleka Wetland in Ethiopia	3
Assessing the extent to which African wetland inventories can report to the global targets on biodiversity, including Goal A of the Global Biodiversity Framework	3
Drivers of periphyton biomass in south-western Cape rivers, South Africa, and the implications for management	3
Status and distribution of a novel redfin lineage, Pseudobarbus sp. ‘burchelli Tradouw’ from the Cape Fold Ecoregion of South Africa	3
Effects of land-use change on the provisioning ecosystem service of wetlands: the case of a social-ecological systems perspective of Boyo Wetland in Ethiopia	3
Assessment of surface water quality in a highly anthropised semi-arid catchment (Case of Wadi El Hatab Basin, Tunisia, North Africa)	3
Phytoplankton community structure in relation to physico-chemical factors in a tropical soda lake, Lake Shala (Ethiopia)	3
The Elephant Marsh, Malawi – Part 1: reconstruction of the historic hydromorphology	2
New host and distribution records for five species ofEnterogyrusPaperna, 1963 (Dactylogyridae: Ancyrocephalinae) from cichlid hosts in South Africa	2
The impact of printing industry effluent on the growth and antioxidant response of the freshwater green microalga Chlorella sorokiniana	2
DNA barcoding of five economically important freshwater fish species from the Nile River, Sudan	2
Status of diversity, abundance and seasonal variations of gill net catches of cichlids in Lake Bosumtwi, Ghana	2
Erratum	2
Using riparian plant species to locate the 1:2-year floodline on single channel rivers	2
Water-quality assessment and spatial distribution of water-quality parameters of Dodoma Urban, Tanzania	2
Rotifers in the Niger River, Niger: diversity and abundance in relation to environmental parameters	2
Relationship between sediment grain sizes and macroinvertebrate distribution along the Isiukhu River, western Kenya	2
Spectral classification, mapping and physical habitat implications of a riparian invasion by Tamarix ramosissima Ledeb. in the Touws River, Klein Karoo, South Africa	2
A review of the reported and future potential ecological impacts of the invasive freshwater snail Tarebia granifera in South Africa.	2
Stock assessment of Nile tilapia Oreochromis niloticus (Linnaeus 1758) in Lake Tana, Ethiopia	2
Influence of spatio-temporal variations in precipitation and temperature on the productivity of Eastern Lake Kyoga, Uganda	2
A trait database for southern African freshwater invertebrates	2
Colonisation theory and invasive biota: the Great Fish River case history, 35 years later	2
Effect of temperature on embryonic development and offspring performance of the African river prawn, Macrobrachium vollenhovenii	2
The contribution and value of the trait-based approach to water resource protection	2
Bioaccumulation of trace metals in the ocypodid burrowing crab, Paratylodiplax blephariskios, in Richards Bay Harbour, South Africa	2
Occurrence of contaminants of emerging concern in the uMhlathuze and uThukela river systems, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa	2
Validation of the generic name Prescottiella gen. nov. (Desmidiales, Zygnematophyceae): a rare African desmid	1
Comparison of physico-chemical parameters with macroinvertebrate and vertebrate fauna of Lake Ogelube and Lake Ojii, Opi-Agu, south-eastern Nigeria	1
Spatial and seasonal variation of microplastics and surface water quality of the Njoro River and Lake Nakuru ecosystems, Kenya	1
Perspectives on Protecting African freshwater Ecosystems in the Anthropocene	1
Zooplankton composition following an artificial mouth breaching event in Lake St Lucia, South Africa	1
Life-history traits in two invasive species of tilapias in Morocco	1
Assessment of water quality for suitability and human health risk: a study of the Owan River, Edo State, Nigeria	1
Species composition and diversity of epiphytic microalgae on Myriophyllum spicatum in the El-Ibrahimia Canal, Egypt	1
Reproductive biologies of Psammogobius knysnaensis and Caffrogobius gilchristi in a warm-temperate South African estuary	1
Tidal influence on fish faunal occurrence and distribution in an estuarine mangrove system in Ghana	1
Limnological features and water-quality changes of two Ethiopian Rift Valley lakes, Lake Abaya and Lake Chamo	1
Habitat scale and seasonality influence macroinvertebrate functional feeding groups in a tropical Kenyan montane stream	1
Southern mullets (Chelon richardsonii) as a potential biological indicator for mercury pollution in the Walvis Bay lagoon, Namibia	1

Structural assemblages of plant species in the Owabi Ramsar Wetland in the Ashanti Region of Ghana	1
South African coastal outlets and estuaries: what defines an estuary versus an outlet?	1
A rapid fishery assessment to collect biological information and life-history parameters for rednose labeo Labeo rosae and Mozambique tilapia Oreochromis	1
The extent of hybridisation between largemouth bass and Florida bass across two river systems in South Africa	1
The impact of rubber effluent discharges on the water quality of a tropical rain forest river in Nigeria	1
The Elephant Marsh, Malawi – Part 3: the application of an eco-social model to assess options for managing ecological status	1
A protocol and tools for setting environmental water temperature guidelines for perennial rivers in South Africa	1
Validation of growth zone formation in Oreochromis mossambicus otoliths collected from an irrigation pond in the Sundays River Valley, Eastern Cape, South Africa	1
Perceptions and knowledge about the use of biological indicators in freshwater ecosystem monitoring in Rwanda	1
An assessment of water and sediment quality of aquatic ecosystems within South Africa’s largest floodplain	1