OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The median citation count of Aquatic Invasions is 2. 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 2021-11-01 to 2025-11-01.)

Article	Citations
Abundance and growth of the invasive Asian clam, Corbicula fluminea, in the lower Columbia River, USA	122
Introduced Placobdella parasitica in the lower Rogue River, Oregon: origin story	23
Comparative population dynamics of zebra mussel (Dreissena polymorpha) populations in two similar closely adjacent warm-water Texas reservoirs	16
Environmental conditions can affect the spatiotemporal variation of invasive crayfish abundance in agricultural marshlands	11
Non-native marine and estuarine fouling bryozoans detected along North American Coasts: a twenty-year synthesis	10
Potential overwintering areas of the alien apple snail, Pomacea canaliculata, in Japan at its northern distribution limit	10
Long-term evaluation of the impact of urbanization on native and non-native fish assemblages	9
Adaptive mechanisms of invasion of Chthamalus challengeri (Hoek, 1883) in the trans-oceanic zone of coastal China	9
The effect of brackish water on the movement patterns of non-native armoured catfish (Loricariidae)	9
The distribution and spread of quagga mussels in perialpine lakes north of the Alps	9
Continued persistence of non-native ascidians in Southern California harbors and marinas	9
Field surveys reveal physicochemical conditions promoting occurrence and high abundance of an invasive freshwater snail (Potamopyrgus antipodarum)	8
Ecological niche dynamics of three invasive marine species under the conservatism and shift niche hypotheses	8
Taxonomic studies of Piaractus brachypomus (Cuvier, 1818) (Serrasalmidae): a non-native species collected from Polish water bodies and laboratory culture	8
Expansion of the alien East Asian river prawn Macrobrachium nipponense (De Haan, 1849) in southwestern Ukraine and assessment of its commercial usage prospects	8
Current temperatures limit the potential impact of a commonly traded predatory gastropod	8
Size-dependent desiccation tolerance in adult and juvenile introduced freshwater Japanese mystery snails (Cipangopaludina japonica, previously Heterogen japonica)	7
Matching field-based ranges in brackish water gradients with experimentally derived salinity tolerances of Conrad’s false mussel (Mytilopsis leucophaeata cochleata) and zebra mussel (Dreissena polymor	7
Pontederia crassipes invasiveness on Jeju island is linked to a decline in water pH and climate change-driven overwintering	7
Temperature and salinity tolerances of juvenile invasive Japanese mystery snails	7
Horizon scanning for potentially invasive non-native marine species to inform trans-boundary conservation management – Example of the northern Gulf of Mexico	7
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Molluscan assemblages on artificial structures: a bioinvasion perspective from Northeast Brazilian ports	7
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Non-native marine sessile benthic species from the coastal upwelling ecosystem of Arraial do Cabo, Brazil	6

Modeling the dispersal of the cryptogenic alga Chondria tumulosa (Rhodophyta, Ceramiales) in the Papahānaumokuākea Marine National Monument	6
Here today, gone tomorrow – the Levantine population of the Brown mussel Perna perna obliterated by unprecedented heatwave	6
Non-native species in Poyang Lake Basin: status, threats and management	6
Functionally novel invasive predator eradicates herbivores of a littoral community	6
Environmental related variation in growth and life-history traits of non-native sailfin catfishes (Pterygoplichthys spp.) across river basins of South China	5
Consumption pressure in estuaries peaks at intermediate salinities	5
Aliens eating aliens: an introduced amphipod as a potential prey of an invasive rocky shore crab in laboratory experiments	5
Presence of a second Eriocheir species in Europe as confirmed by molecular and morphological data	5
Population structure and density of a new invasive species Rangia cuneata in the Szczecin Lagoon (Odra/Oder estuary, Poland)	5
Massive colonization by the solitary ascidian Microcosmus exasperatus Heller, 1878, on the sandy bottom of the Israeli littoral	5
Potential North American ranges of the invasive crayfishes Faxonius rusticus (rusty crayfish) and Procambarus clarkii (red swamp crayfish) under current and future climate projections	5
Establishment and ecological integration of the New Zealand mud snail in Spirit Lake, Mount St. Helens, Washington State, USA	4
Distribution in the estuary and salinity tolerance of armored catfish (Loricariidae) in Central Vietnam	4
Phenotypic plasticity in life-history characteristics of the invasive redbelly tilapia (Coptodon zillii) in Shuikou Reservoir, Minjiang River, China	4
Investigating Calico Crayfish (Faxonius immunis Hagen, 1870) as a possible “sleeper” invasive species in northern Wisconsin, United States	4
Round goby population differentiation across river barriers in Central Europe	4
Successful colonization of the Red Sea Yellowspotted Puffer, Torquigener flavimaculosus in the Mediterranean without a genetic bottleneck	4
Models based on chronological data correctly predict the spread of freshwater aliens, and reveal a strong influence of river access, anthropogenic activities and climate regimes	4
Structure and dynamics of gastropod communities in highly transformed aquatic environments colonized and uncolonized by globally invasive Potamopyrgus antipodarum (Gray, 1843)	3
Effects of water temperature on growth of invasive Myriophyllum aquaticum species	3
Plasticity and rooting behaviour of Pontederia crassipes under vernal water level rise: Implications for biological invasion and management	3
Demographic and genetic structure of the quagga mussel, Dreissena rostriformis bugensis, in the Moselle River ten years after first observation	3
Effects of temperature and N:P ratio on the invasion success of the cyanobacterium Raphidiopsis raciborskii	3
Non-native aquatic species in the Yellow River Basin, China	3
The invasive Asian benthic foraminifera Trochammina hadai Uchio, 1962: identification of a new local in Normandy (France) and a discussion on its putative introduction pathways	3
Spread of invasive Ponto-Caspian gobies and their effect on native fish species in the Neckar River (South Germany)	3
Invasive Amazon sailfin catfish in Bangladesh: wild distribution, environmental and perceived socio-economic consequences	3
A biological and ecological study of the invasive pufferfish Torquigener hypselogeneion (Bleeker 1852) [conspecific Torquigener flavimaculosus Hardy & Randall, 1983] in the Eastern Mediterrane	3
The temporal abundance-distribution relationship in a global invader sheds light on species distribution mechanisms	3
Distribution and ecology of the recently introduced tanaidacean crustacean Sinelobus vanhaareni Bamber, 2014 in the northern Baltic Sea	2
More non-native fish species than natives, and an invasion of Malawi cichlids, in ancient Lake Poso, Sulawesi, Indonesia	2
Progression along the invasion curve: silver carp growth slows temporally in two Missouri River tributaries	2
Two invaders, one reservoir: Hydrilla shapes the distribution of zebra mussels and may facilitate their growth	2
Recent and future distribution of the alien Chinese pond mussel Sinanodonta woodiana (Lea, 1834) on the European continent	2
Preferential presence in harbours confirms the non-indigenous species status of Ammonia confertitesta (Foraminifera) in the English Channel	2