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 2022-05-01 to 2026-05-01.)

Article	Citations
A lineage of leadership: a story in memory of Brian Allanson	12
Zooplankton distribution and community structure as a function of environmental variables in the Niger River and its tributaries in Niger	11
Comparative study of the occurrence and distribution of parasites in pond and cage-cultured Nile tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus) in the Lake Victoria Cre	11
Body condition metrics and reproductive aspects of three spiny eels (Teleostei: Mastacembelidae) from littoral habitats in southern Lake Tanganyika	11
An assessment of heavy metal accumulation in the Vaal River system, South Africa, using artificial mussels	10
Effect of altitudinal gradient on reproductive and feeding behaviours of four congeneric endemic freshwater fish in the Zat Catchment (Morocco)	8
Water quality of the Blue Nile at Khartoum, Sudan, before complete filling of the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam	7
Restoration of South African estuaries: successes, failures and the way forward	7
Fish community dynamics of seasonal rivers of the Incomati Basin, Kruger National Park, South Africa	7
Freshwater ecosystems and interactions with the SDG 2030 Agenda: implications for SDG implementation in South Africa	6
Quality assessment of groundwater in a crystalline semi-urbanised environment (Lefock watershed, Cameroon)	6
Greenhouse gas concentrations in tropical wetlands of the Cross River estuary, Nigeria	6
Influence of water physico-chemical properties and vegetation type on the distribution of schistosomiasis intermediate host snails in Nelson Mandela Bay, South Africa	6
Macrofauna assemblages and their relationships with environmental parameters in mangroves of Kribi, Cameroon	6
Assessment of the physico-chemical water quality, distribution and abundance of Macrobrachium species in Okwagbe River, Delta State, Nigeria	5
Comparison of oxidative stress biomarkers in Oreochromis mossambicus in minimally and highly disturbed aquatic environments in the Matabeleland region, Zimbabwe	5
Phylogenetic diversity of Actinomycetota species isolated from waters of Lake Natron, Arusha, Tanzania	5
A bibliometric study on diatom DNA metabarcording for water quality monitoring: a global perspective	5
DRIFT: incorporating an eco-social system network and time series approach into environmental flow assessments	5
Drivers of periphyton biomass in south-western Cape rivers, South Africa, and the implications for management	4
Diversity of euglenoids in a drinking water source in Burkina Faso (West Africa): implications for sustainability and water quality	4
First report of Dactylogyrus fimbriphallus (El Gharbi, Birgi & Lambert, 1994) infecting Luciobarbus biscarensis (Boulenger, 1911) in O	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
Long-term study of the drought impact on the phytoplankton concentration and assemblages in two water supply reservoirs in Namibia	4
Potential live feeds for larval fish culture in Ethiopia	4

Assessment of the ecological integrity and fish community structures of the uMngeni River, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa	4
Marine–estuarine connectivity, salinity and sedimentation in the St Lucia system, South Africa, following reconnection with the uMfolozi River	4
Water quality monitoring and measuring physicochemical parameters using wireless sensor networks	4
Impact of climate change on the distribution of the invasive water hyacinth in Ethiopia	3
A new diatom-based multimetric index (MMI-D) for ecological health monitoring in the Tropical Rift Valley Lake (Lake Hawassa, Ethiopia)	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
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
The Elephant Marsh, Malawi – Part 2: two-dimensional hydrodynamic modelling in support of an eco-social assessment	3
Status and distribution of a novel redfin lineage, Pseudobarbus sp. ‘burchelli Tradouw’ from the Cape Fold Ecoregion of South Africa	3
Advancing disease-resistant stock in aquaculture: a brief overview	3
Comparative analysis of habitat structure and macroinvertebrate assemblages in headwater streams of Odzi sub-catchment, Chimanimani District, Zimbabwe, post Cyclone Idai-induced flooding	3
Validation of lipid extraction and correction methods for stable isotope analysis of freshwater food webs in southern Africa	3
Assessment of surface water quality in a highly anthropised semi-arid catchment (Case of Wadi El Hatab Basin, Tunisia, North Africa)	2
The Elephant Marsh, Malawi – Part 1: reconstruction of the historic hydromorphology	2
A trait database for southern African freshwater invertebrates	2
The impact of printing industry effluent on the growth and antioxidant response of the freshwater green microalga Chlorella sorokiniana	2
Status of diversity, abundance and seasonal variations of gill net catches of cichlids in Lake Bosumtwi, Ghana	2
Investigating the potential for saltpan restoration for the provision of multiple ecosystem services	2
Effect of land use/land cover changes on water quality in the Upper Athi River sub-catchment in Kenya	2
Effect of temperature on embryonic development and offspring performance of the African river prawn, Macrobrachium vollenhovenii	2
Relationship between sediment grain sizes and macroinvertebrate distribution along the Isiukhu River, western Kenya	2
Colonisation theory and invasive biota: the Great Fish River case history, 35 years later	2
Water-quality assessment and spatial distribution of water-quality parameters of Dodoma Urban, Tanzania	2
Appraisement of groundwater quality status within Enugu, Nigeria, using physicochemical evaluation and water quality indices	2
New host and distribution records for five species ofEnterogyrusPaperna, 1963 (Dactylogyridae: Ancyrocephalinae) from cichlid hosts in South Africa	2
Influence of spatio-temporal variations in precipitation and temperature on the productivity of Eastern Lake Kyoga, Uganda	2
Distribution and community structure of riverine fish in two east-flowing rivers in Kenya	2
Evaluation of antibacterial and antioxidant potentials of epidermal mucus of Clarias batrachus L. from freshwater bodies of India and its biochemical characterisation	1
Comparison of physico-chemical parameters with macroinvertebrate and vertebrate fauna of Lake Ogelube and Lake Ojii, Opi-Agu, south-eastern Nigeria	1
Seasonal effects on surface water quality in the Awetu River, Ethiopia	1
Perspectives on Protecting African freshwater Ecosystems in the Anthropocene	1
Wadi estuary sediments on the Moroccan Mediterranean coast: an assessment of the impact of heavy metals using phytotoxicity and genotoxicity	1
Heavy metal contamination in mangrove ecosystems: assessing bioaccumulation in crabs and snails along the Bayelsa Coast, Nigeria	1
Comparing fixed count and observed/expected taxa approaches in diatom-based water quality assessment: implications for monitoring efficiency and accuracy	1
The contribution and value of the trait-based approach to water resource protection	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
Molluscicidal effects of Persicaria senegalensis on terrestrial snails Cornu aspersum in South Africa	1
Validation of the generic name Prescottiella gen. nov. (Desmidiales, Zygnematophyceae): a rare African desmid	1
Limnological features and water-quality changes of two Ethiopian Rift Valley lakes, Lake Abaya and Lake Chamo	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
Zooplankton composition following an artificial mouth breaching event in Lake St Lucia, South Africa	1
A review of the reported and future potential ecological impacts of the invasive freshwater snail Tarebia granifera in South Africa.	1
Assessment of water quality for suitability and human health risk: a study of the Owan River, Edo State, Nigeria	1
Perceptions and knowledge about the use of biological indicators in freshwater ecosystem monitoring in Rwanda	1
Molecular evidence reveals fish-pathogenic Aphanomyces spp. (Oomycetes: Saprolegniales) on new host of the threatened seasonal cyprinodont fish Nothobranc	1
Spatial and seasonal variation of microplastics and surface water quality of the Njoro River and Lake Nakuru ecosystems, Kenya	1
Reproductive biologies of Psammogobius knysnaensis and Caffrogobius gilchristi in a warm-temperate South African estuary	1
Habitat scale and seasonality influence macroinvertebrate functional feeding groups in a tropical Kenyan montane stream	1

Life-history traits in two invasive species of tilapias in Morocco	1
Southern mullets (Chelon richardsonii) as a potential biological indicator for mercury pollution in the Walvis Bay lagoon, Namibia	1
DNA barcoding of five economically important freshwater fish species from the Nile River, Sudan	1
An overview of pollution levels in the Northern Egyptian Lakes: the role of remote sensing and GIS in monitoring and management programs	1
Occurrence of contaminants of emerging concern in the uMhlathuze and uThukela river systems, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa	1
An assessment of water and sediment quality of aquatic ecosystems within South Africa’s largest floodplain	1