OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of African Journal of Aquatic Science is 3. 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 2022-08-01 to 2026-08-01.)

Article	Citations
A lineage of leadership: a story in memory of Brian Allanson	13
Body condition metrics and reproductive aspects of three spiny eels (Teleostei: Mastacembelidae) from littoral habitats in southern Lake Tanganyika	12
Zooplankton distribution and community structure as a function of environmental variables in the Niger River and its tributaries in Niger	12
Effect of altitudinal gradient on reproductive and feeding behaviours of four congeneric endemic freshwater fish in the Zat Catchment (Morocco)	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
An assessment of heavy metal accumulation in the Vaal River system, South Africa, using artificial mussels	9
Water quality of the Blue Nile at Khartoum, Sudan, before complete filling of the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam	8
Quality assessment of groundwater in a crystalline semi-urbanised environment (Lefock watershed, Cameroon)	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
Macrofauna assemblages and their relationships with environmental parameters in mangroves of Kribi, Cameroon	7
Assessment of the physico-chemical water quality, distribution and abundance of Macrobrachium species in Okwagbe River, Delta State, Nigeria	6
Greenhouse gas concentrations in tropical wetlands of the Cross River estuary, Nigeria	6
A bibliometric study on diatom DNA metabarcording for water quality monitoring: a global perspective	6
Phylogenetic diversity of Actinomycetota species isolated from waters of Lake Natron, Arusha, Tanzania	6
DRIFT: incorporating an eco-social system network and time series approach into environmental flow assessments	5
Influence of water physico-chemical properties and vegetation type on the distribution of schistosomiasis intermediate host snails in Nelson Mandela Bay, South Africa	5
Water quality monitoring and measuring physicochemical parameters using wireless sensor networks	5
Freshwater ecosystems and interactions with the SDG 2030 Agenda: implications for SDG implementation in South Africa	5
Comparison of oxidative stress biomarkers in Oreochromis mossambicus in minimally and highly disturbed aquatic environments in the Matabeleland region, Zimbabwe	5
River health and management through an indigenous knowledge lens: the case of Mayanja River, Uganda	4
Genetic diversity patterns and species differentiation among three tilapia species from Nigeria based on the mitochondrial D-loop and morphological markers	4
Potential live feeds for larval fish culture in Ethiopia	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
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
Long-term study of the drought impact on the phytoplankton concentration and assemblages in two water supply reservoirs in Namibia	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
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
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
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)	3