OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The H4-Index of Frontiers in Marine Science is 49. 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 2021-10-01 to 2025-10-01.)

Article	Citations
Editorial: Application of machine learning in oceanography and marine sciences	178
The impact of digitalization on the green development of the marine economy: evidence from China’s coastal regions	140
Whole-genome survey reveals the genomic characteristics and phylogeny of three species within the family Echeneidae	131
Editorial: Multidisciplinary Approaches to Mitigating Fisheries Bycatch	112
The effects of sea-bottom plowing on phytoplankton assemblages: a case study of northern Hiroshima Bay, the Seto Inland Sea of Japan	100
Analysis of the variation of in situ seafloor sediments acoustic characteristics with porosity based EDFM	99
Spatiotemporal resilience assessment and comparison in China’s bay area	96
Human dimensions in shellcraft: tool ownership differentiates taxa utilised and products produced	95
Unraveling fine-scale genetic structure in endangered hawksbill turtle (Eretmochelys imbricata) in Indonesia: implications for management strategies	85
Nitrogen cycling in sediments on the NW African margin inferred from N and O isotopes in benthic chambers	80
Patterns and Trends in Cetacean Occurrence Revealed by Shorewatch, a Land-Based Citizen Science Program in Scotland (United Kingdom)	79
Analysis of mooring-observed bottom current on the northern continental shelf of the South China Sea	79
Modelling the Effects of Multiple Fractal Dimensions on the Flocculation and Resuspension Processes of Cohesive Sediment	75
A comprehensive approach to assessing eutrophication for the Guangdong coastal waters in China	70
A Discontinuous Individual Growth Model of Swimming Crab Portunus trituberculatus and Its Application in the Nutrient Dynamic Simulation in an Intensive Mariculture Pond	69
Extreme waves in the Caribbean Sea: spatial regionalization and long-term analysis	69
Two New Species of Cyphocaris (Amphipoda, Amphilochidea, Cyphocarididae) From Water Columns Above a Methane Seep in the South China Sea	67
Unveiling arguments on national system reforms of marine protected areas by extractive marine users in three maritime countries	67
The generation mechanism of cold eddies and the related heat flux exchanges in the upper ocean during two sequential tropical cyclones	66
Advances in the Global Distribution, Chemical Constituents, and Pharmacology of Hippocampus, a Traditional Marine Chinese Medicine	65
Grazing and Recovery of Kelp Gametophytes Under Ocean Warming	64
Hydrographical implications of ship-induced turbulence in stratified waters, studied through field observations and CFD modelling	62
Effect of DIN and DON sources on the nitrogen uptake of the seagrass Zostera japonica and the macroalgae Ulva pertusa previously grown in different light levels	61
Assessing biogeochemical controls on porewater dissolved inorganic carbon cycling in the gas hydrate-bearing sediments of the Makran accretionary wedge, Northeastern Arabian Sea off Pakistan	61
Latitudinal influences on sound scattering layer characteristics in the Southwestern Indian Ocean: insights into oceanographic environmental interactions	61

Corrigendum: A seasonal undercurrent along the northwest coast of Australia	61
Cumulative confidence-driven task offloading for object detection in maritime Internet of Things	59
The interaction and mutual development of “a maritime community with a shared future” and global ocean governance	58
Evaluating Conditions for Moored Fish Aggregating Device Fisheries Development in the Caribbean and Bermuda	57
A Cross Disciplinary Framework for Cost-Benefit Optimization of Marine Litter Cleanup at Regional Scale	56
The Physical-Biogeochemical Responses to a Subsurface Anticyclonic Eddy in the Northwest Pacific	55
Role of abiotic drivers on crab burrow distribution in a saltmarsh wetland	55
A Review of National Monitoring Requirements to Support Offshore Carbon Capture and Storage	54
The Global Pandemic Has Shown We Need an Action Plan for the Ocean	53
How does climate change affect a fishable resource? The case of the royal sea cucumber (Parastichopus regalis) in the central Mediterranean Sea	53
Incorporating egg-transporting pathways into conservation plans of spawning areas: An example of small yellow croaker (Larimichthys polyactis) in the East China Sea zone	53
Automating the Curation Process of Historical Literature on Marine Biodiversity Using Text Mining: The DECO Workflow	52
Effects of Internal Climate Variability on Historical Ocean Wave Height Trend Assessment	52
Propaedeutic Study of Biocomposites Obtained With Natural Fibers for Oceanographic Observing Platforms	52
Observation of a mesoscale warm eddy impacts acoustic propagation in the slope of the South China Sea	52
Biodiversity conservation, advocacy coalitions, and science-focused disputes: the case of Caymanian coral reef conservation and the proposed port expansion project	52
Quantifying Mesophotic Fish Assemblages of Hawai‘i’s Au‘au Channel: Associations With Benthic Habitats and Depth	52
Bacterial community characteristics in the rhizosphere of Suaeda glauca versus bulk soil in coastal silt soil modified by sea-sand and their implications	51
Editorial: Hydrodynamics and water environment characteristics in coastal areas under the influences of climate change and human activities	51
Stratification and summer protist communities in the Arctic influenced coastal systems of Nunavik (Québec, Canada)	51
Sediment gravity flow frequency offshore central California diminished significantly following the Last Glacial Maximum	51
High-Resolution Spatiotemporal Dynamics of Harmful Algae in the Indian River Lagoon (Florida)—A Case Study of Aureoumbra lagunensis, Pyrodinium bahamense, and Pseudo-nitzschia	50
Corrigendum: Southern Ocean ice charts at the Argentine Naval Hydrographic Service and their impact on safety of navigation	50
A Delphi Based Approach to the Assessment of New Marine Litter Reduction and Processing Technologies	49
An Evaluation of the Impact of Pandemic Driven Lockdown on the Phytoplankton Biomass Over the North Indian Ocean Using Observations and Model	49
Commentary: Synthesis of thresholds of ocean acidification impacts on decapods	49