OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of Freshwater Science is 5. 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 2020-11-01 to 2024-11-01.)

Article	Citations
Effects of road-salt application on Cladocera assemblages in shallow Precambrian Shield lakes in south-central Ontario, Canada	26
Unique surface density layers promote formation of harmful algal blooms in the Pengxi River, Three Gorges Reservoir	25
Large portion of USA streams lose protection with new interpretation of Clean Water Act	23
Beta diversity of stream insects differs between boreal and subtropical regions, but land use does not generally cause biotic homogenization	23
Nutrients and warming alter mountain lake benthic algal structure and function	22
Freshwater salinization syndrome alters retention and release of chemical cocktails along flowpaths: From stormwater management to urban streams	22
Influence of stream characteristics and population size on downstream transport of freshwater mollusk environmental DNA	20
Lessons learned from 20 y of monitoring suburban development with distributed stormwater management in Clarksburg, Maryland, USA	20
Goals and approaches in the use of citizen science for exploring plastic pollution in freshwater ecosystems: A review	19
Reconceptualizing the hyporheic zone for nonperennial rivers and streams	19
Using environmental DNA (eDNA) to detect the endangered Spectaclecase Mussel (Margaritifera monodonta)	18
A seasonally dynamic model of light at the stream surface	17
Long-term monitoring reveals convergent patterns of recovery from mining contamination across 4 western US watersheds	16
Community-powered urban stream restoration: A vision for sustainable and resilient urban ecosystems	15
Interactions between microplastics and benthic biofilms in fluvial ecosystems: Knowledge gaps and future trends	13
Propylene glycol-based antifreeze is an effective preservative for DNA metabarcoding of benthic arthropods	13
Building resilience into water management through public engagement	13
Decoupled structure and function of leaf-associated microorganisms under anthropogenic pressure: Potential hurdles for environmental monitoring	11
Effects of predator cues carry over from egg and larval stage to adult life-history traits in a damselfly	11
How to get your feet wet in public engagement: Perspectives from freshwater scientists	11
Perspectives on the functional assessment of multi-stressed stream ecosystems	11
Dispersal limitation by structures is more important than intermittent drying effects for metacommunity dynamics in a highly fragmented river network	11
Quantifying spatial and temporal relationships between diatoms and nutrients in streams strengthens evidence of nutrient effects from monitoring data	10
Closing the gap on wicked urban stream restoration problems: A framework to integrate science and community values	9
Structural and functional assessment of multi-stressed lowland waters	9

Stream macroinvertebrate reintroductions: A cautionary approach for restored urban streams	9
Understanding the relationship between stream metabolism and biological assemblages	8
The relationship between watershed protection and water quality: The case of Québec, Canada	8
Detection of 4 imperiled western North American freshwater mussel species from environmental DNA with multiplex qPCR assays	8
Wildfire and drying legacies and stream invertebrate assemblages	8
Mechanisms for engaging social systems in freshwater science research	8
Our failure to protect the stream and its valley: A call to back off from riparian development	8
Macroinvertebrate biomonitoring in Latin America: Progress and challenges	7
Evaluating the efficacy of environmental DNA (eDNA) to detect an endangered freshwater mussel Lasmigona decorata (Bivalvia:Unionidae)	7
Macroinvertebrate taxonomic and trait-based responses to large-wood reintroduction in lowland streams	7
Variation in stream network relationships and geospatial predictions of watershed conductivity	7
Contrasting Raz–Rru stream metabolism and nutrient uptake downstream of urban wastewater effluent sites	7
Elevate your work through incorporation of public engagement	7
Including equity in urban stream restoration: From historical wrongs to new paradigms	7
Patterns of macroinvertebrate production and energy flow in headwater streams of the Brazilian Savanna	6
Periphyton C and N stable isotopes detect agricultural stressors in low-order streams	6
Nitrate uptake enhanced by availability of dissolved organic matter in tropical montane streams	6
The 1^st step to healthy ecosystems: Application of a new integrated assessment framework informs stream management in the Tukituki catchment, New Zealand	6
Water depth, flow variability, and size class influence the movement behavior of freshwater mussels (Unionida) in Great Lakes river drainages	6
Weak differences in sensitivity to major ions by different larval stages of the mayfly Neocloeon triangulifer	6
Highlighting assumptions of community engagement in urban stream restoration	6
Freshwater mussel burrow position and its relation to streambed roughness	6
Variation in processes structuring fish assemblages as inferred from metacommunity analyses: Differences between headwater and adventitious streams within a river network	5
Using nature preserve creek cleanups to quantify anthropogenic litter accumulation in an urban watershed	5
Seiche- and storm-driven benthic oxygen uptake in a eutrophic freshwater bay determined with aquatic eddy covariance	5
Abundance, distribution, and geometry of naturally occurring streambank soil pipes	5
Integrating the influence of untreated sewage into our understanding of the urban stream syndrome	5
Nutrient processing domains: Spatial and temporal patterns of material retention in running waters	5
Response of nutrient limitation to invasive fish suppression: How carcasses and analog pellets alter periphyton	5
Partitioning and drivers of aquatic insect beta diversity in mountain streams	5