OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of African Journal of Aquatic Science is 4. 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 2020-04-01 to 2024-04-01.)

Article	Citations
Green technology for bioremediation of the eutrophication phenomenon in aquatic ecosystems: a review	26
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
Macrobenthic community structure of the Mhlathuze Estuary, a permanently open estuarine embayment in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa	9
A survey of phytoplankton and zooplankton communities in the newly created Tugwi-Mukosi reservoir, Zimbabwe, during the filling phase	9
Restoration of Lake St Lucia, the largest estuary in South Africa: historical perceptions, exploitation, management and recent policies	8
The Freshwater Biodiversity Information System (FBIS) – mobilising data for evaluating long-term change in South African rivers	7
Disaggregation and assessment of estuarine pressures at the country-level to better inform management and resource protection – the South African experience	7
Quality assessment of groundwater in an agricultural belt in eastern Nigeria using a Water Quality Index	7
Assessment of heavy metals pollution in surface and groundwater systems in Oued Righ region (Algeria) using pollution indices and multivariate statistical techniques	7
Plankton Index of Biotic Integrity (P-IBI) for assessing ecosystem health within the Ouémé River basin, Republic of Benin	7
Spatial variability of aquatic macroinvertebrate assemblages in the Okavango Delta, Botswana: considerations for developing a rapid bioassessment tool	6
Spatio-temporal typology of the physico-chemical parameters of a large North African river: the Moulouya and its main tributaries (Morocco)	6
Threats posed by xenoestrogenic chemicals to the aquatic ecosystem, fish reproduction and humans: a review	6
Age and growth of Nile tilapia Oreochromis niloticus (Linnaeus, 1758) from Lake Tana, Ethiopia	6
Identifying multiple geographically restricted phylogeographic lineages of Moggel (Cyprinidae: Labeo umbratus) in South Africa	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
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
The effect of cadmium toxicity on Oreochromis niloticus and human health	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
Spatial distribution of zooplankton in relation to some selected physicochemical water quality parameters of Lake Hawassa, Ethiopia	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
Seasonal variation in water quality, plankton diversity and microbial load of tropical freshwater lakes in Nigeria	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
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
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
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