OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The median citation count of African Journal of Marine 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 2021-12-01 to 2025-12-01.)

Article	Citations
Evaluating the histopathology, condition index and stress-on-stress response of caged brown mussels Perna perna for monitoring marine coastal pollution in Senegal	35
The ecology of coastal wetland ponds created by diamond mining in southern Namibia. 2. Saltmarsh vegetation	25
Winter storms: a potential threat to African oystercatchers Haematopus moquini	14
Sediment dynamics in the Roman Rock area of False Bay, South Africa	11
Reproduction, recruitment, growth and mortality of co-occurring species of the intertidal limpet Siphonaria with contrasting reproductive modes	11
Spatial and temporal distribution of shallow-water hake Merluccius capensis off the south coast of South Africa	10
Further insights into killer whales Orcinus orca preying on white sharks Carcharodon carcharias in South Africa	8
Patterns of fish distribution in tropical rock pools at Príncipe Island, Gulf of Guinea	7
Leonard Joseph Victor Compagno (1943–2024): the greatest shark expert of the 20th century	7
Geographical and seasonal patterns in the diet of Cape fur seals Arctocephalus pusillus pusillus in Namibia, based on extensive scat analyses	6
Movement patterns and underestimation of the maximum age of a Vulnerable endemic guitarfish species inferred from mark-recapture studies	6
Socio-ecological change in bait fisheries for the common sandprawn Kraussillichirus kraussi in Durban Harbour, South Africa	5
The effects of eucalyptus Eucalyptus globulus and oregano Origanum vulgare essential oils on anaesthesia response in a Namibian marine species, silver kob Argyrosomus inodorus	5
Movement patterns and catch trends of the diamond ray Gymnura natalensis (Dasyatidae) in South African waters	4
Thermal tolerances of littorinid snails from temperate and subtropical South Africa	4
Comparison of light trap designs for assessments of positively phototactic invertebrate and larval assemblages in urbanised coastal systems	4
Movement patterns of Natal seacatfish Galeichthys troworum (Ariidae) tagged in the Pondoland Marine Protected Area, Eastern Cape, South Africa	4
Maturity length, fecundity and spawning season of Atlantic chub mackerel Scomber colias in the coastal waters of Ghana (west-central Gulf of Guinea)	4
Migratory movement of photo-identified humpback whales Megaptera novaeangliae along the southeastern coast of Africa	4
Sensitivity simulation of sea surface temperature variability in coastal waters off East Africa in relation to the Indian Ocean Dipole	4
Catch trends and population status of the leopard whipray Himantura leoparda (family Dasyatidae) off the east coast of South Africa	4
Acoustic assessment of the biomass of aggregated chokka squid Loligo reynaudii on its inshore spawning grounds on the southeast coast of South Africa in the season close	4
Estimating the economic income and social contributions derived from the South African west coast rock lobster fishery	3
Allan Heydorn (1930-2023): marine biologist and conservationist	3
Estimating the economic damage caused by jellyfish to fisheries in Morocco	3

Marine macroalgae of the Agulhas Marine Province of South Africa: biodiversity, exploitation and potential for aquaculture	3
Spatial environmental variability shapes the diversity of bottom ecosystems on the western Gulf of Guinea shelf	3
Network analysis of the endemic spotted gully shark Triakis megalopterus reveals spatial vulnerability to exploitation in the Western Cape, South Africa	3
Biometry, hatching efficiency, growth performance and survival of the brine shrimp Artemia franciscana from Tanzania	2
Predator avoidance by mesopredatory benthic sharks in response to potential predators in a natural environment	2
Movement behaviour of catface rockcodMycteroperca(Epinephelus)andersoni(Epinephelidae) off the eastern seaboard of southern Africa	2
Book review: ‘Otolith Atlas of Marine Fishes of Southern Africa and Adjacent Oceans’ (2nd edition – expanded)	2
Rapid assessment of the Seychelles octopus ( Octopus cyanea ) fishery value chain: insights for sustainable management	2
Revisiting ‘A monograph on the Polychaeta of southern Africa’: establishing taxonomic research priorities in southern Africa	2
The movements of adult leerfish Lichia amia in the Breede Estuary, Western Cape, South Africa: insights from acoustic telemetry	2
Genome-wide genetic-marker variation uncovers potential stock structuring of oceanic tuna (skipjack) and coastal tuna (kawakawa) within the western Indian Ocean	2
Strengthening the DNA barcode reference library for marine copepods in South Africa	2
Metabarcoding of zooplankton confirms southwards dispersal of decapod crustacean species in the western Indian Ocean	2
A shelf-scale assessment of GLORYS and BRAN ocean reanalysis model outputs for the southern Benguela Upwelling System	2
Cross-realm biodiversity profile of the South African coastal zone	2
Site- and habitat-dependent variations in the diversity of polychaetes associated with golden kelp Ecklonia radiata holdfasts along the southeast coast of South Africa	1
Eelgrass Zostera capensis populations in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa, harbour distinct genomic signals despite limited geographical distance	1
The ecology of coastal wetland ponds created by diamond mining in southern Namibia. 1. Physical conditions	1
Characterising epibenthic diversity and physical drivers in unconsolidated marine habitats of Algoa Bay, South Africa	1
Predation on the St Joseph Callorhinchus capensis by Cape fur seals Arctocephalus pusillus pusillus in Namibia	1
Estimating population changes in humpback whales Megaptera novaeangliae migrating past Cape Vidal, South Africa	1
The road towards effective governance and management of marine protected areas in South Africa: evolving policies, paradigms and processes	1
Aspects of the reproductive biology of the common Octopus vulgaris from landings in the coastal trawl and artisanal fleets in the Atlantic waters of southern Morocco	1
Assessing the socio-economic value of shark diving in the Protea Banks Marine Protected Area, South Africa	1
Effect of rotational harvesting on the size composition of Cape rock oysters Striostrea margaritacea on the east coast of South Africa	1
New host–parasite associations of Cymothoidae (Crustacea, Isopoda) infesting elasmobranch fishes in Tunisian waters	1
Spatial patterns and environmental drivers of demersal fish assemblages in the Swartkops and Sundays estuarine to marine seascapes, South Africa	1
The effects of suspended bivalve culture on benthic community structure and sediment fluxes in Saldanha Bay, South Africa	1
Mapping fine-scale demersal trawl effort for application in ecosystem assessment and spatial planning	1
Prevalence, population structure and burrow morphology of the kelp-boring amphipod Sunamphitoe roberta	1
Rainfall-driven nutrient loading affects coastal phytoplankton in the southwestern Indian Ocean: a lagoon at Mauritius Island	1
Wind- and eddy-driven upwelling over submarine canyons inshore of the northern Agulhas Current	1
Effects of diamond mining on sandy beaches in southern Namibia – the use of Tylos granulatus (Isopoda: Oniscidea) as an indicator species	1
Assessing the thermal tolerance of a cosmopolitan eurythermal species, the flathead mullet Mugil cephalus	1
Exploratory characterisation of recreational fishing for skipjack tuna Katsuwonus pelamis and eastern little tuna Euthynnus affinis in Sou	1
Diet and condition of juvenile deep-water hake Merluccius paradoxus on the west coast of southern Africa	1
Use and management of seagrass ecosystems in southwestern Madagascar	1