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UNIVERSITI MALAYA
Institute of Ocean & Earth Sciences

Publications Ledger

Annual Publications 2026


CategoryPublication ReferenceImpact/Indices
ISI PublishedBeattie, S., Kambey, C.S.B., Corrigan, S., Brodie, J., Lim, P.E., Poong, S.W., Ambo-Rappe, R., Dahlan, D. & Cottier-Cook, E.J. (2026). Conserving seaweeds: knowledge, attitudes, and practices from industry and conservation stakeholders in South Sulawesi, Indonesia. Journal of Environmental Management, 401:128964.
IF: 9.2
Tier 1
ISI PublishedGao, X., Yuan, L., Yeong, H.Y., Lv, G., Zhang, X., Zhang, L. & Liao, J. (2026). Physiological changes in carbon sequestration and lipid production characteristics of microalgae under high CO2 domestication. Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 33:462–476.
Tier 1
ISI PublishedTan, J., Poong, S.W., Brakel, J., Prasedya, E.K., Msuya, F.E., Gachon, C., Roleda, M.Y., Dumilag, R.V., Joanne, P., Pascal, F., Brodie, J., Buriyo, A.S., Rusekwa, S., Mustapha, S. & Lim, P.E. (2026). Mitochondrial phylogenomics of eucheumatoids (Solieriaceae, Rhodophyta) from the Indo-Pacific. Journal of Applied Phycology, 38:1771-1782.
IF: 3.6
Tier 1
ISI PublishedHe, W., Poong, S.W., Huang, H., Wang, L., Ou, D., Zhang, Y., Qiu, J., Li, W. & Loh, K.H. (2026). Environmental DNA metabarcoding reveals a decline of fish diversity from 2019 to 2023 in Dongshan Bay, China. Marine Environmental Research, 213:107680.
IF: 3.4
Tier 1
ISI PublishedCui, L., Hu, W., Tillman, U., Iwataki, M., Chen, Y., Kang, J., Hii, K.S., Mohamed, H.F., Lu, X. & Luo, Z. (2026). Unlocking species and subspecies diversity of harmful microalgae using HiFi long-read metabarcoding: insights from Amphidomataceae (Dinophyceae) in the China Sea. Harmful Algae, 155:103103.
IF: 4.1
Tier 1
ISI PublishedZhao, D., Poong, S.W., Cheah, W.Y., Lai, S.H., Ngoh, G.C., Ling, T.C. & Chang, J.S. (2026). Copper stress responses in Scenedesmus obliquus–Bacillus subtilis Consortia: Machine Learning-Based prediction of copper removal. Bioresource Technology, 453:134681.
IF: 8.2
Tier 1
ISI PublishedNaomi, R., Al-Amin, M., Smykla, J., Idid, M.R., Teoh, T.C., Murthy, J.K., Zubairi, S.I., David, P., Satriawan, H., Abu Bakar, N. & Alias, S.A. (2026). Network pharmacology and molecular docking of arctic Pseudogymnoascus australis compounds targeting ionotropic glutamate receptors for neuroprotection. Computational Biology and Chemistry, 124:109126.
IF: 3.4
Tier 1
ISI PublishedHe, W., Huang, H., Wang, L., Ou, D., Wang, J., Han, R., Zhang, Y., Qiu, J., Li, W., Loh, K.H. & Poong, S.W. (2026). Integrating eDNA metabarcoding and functional trait analysis to uncover fish community structure and assembly mechanism in the Taiwan Strait. Frontiers in Marine Science, 13:1761251.
IF: 3.4
Tier 1
ISI PublishedKang, Z.Y., Cheah, W., Ishizaka, J., Siswanto, E., Kumar, J.P., Udaya Bhaskar, TVS., Fang, Y., Liu, B., Mohd Nor, M.F.F. & Abu Samah, A. (2026). Asymmetric carbon response to the 2019 extreme positive Indian Ocean Dipole. npj Climate and Atmospheric Science, 9:126.
IF: 9.6
Tier 1
ISI PublishedJohn, U., Clarke, D., Bowers, H., Murray, S., Penna, A., Ashfaq, A., Andree, K.B., Andipalagan, M., Berdalet, E., Casabianca, S., Churro, C., Engesmo, A., Gaiani, G., Gu, H., Fuenzalida, G., Jiang, Y., Karlson, B., Klemm, K., Lim, P.T., Leaw, C.P., Nagai, S., Park, T.G., Sildever, S., Smith, K., Stuart, J., Asten, M.V., Van de Waal, D.B., Wang, P. & Siano, R. (2026). Towards standardized molecular monitoring of HABs: A consensus guide to qPCR. Harmful Algae, 158:103148.
IF: 4.1
Tier 1
ISI PublishedRosli, M.I.S., Cheah, W., Chow, C.H., Tseng, W.L. & Abu Samah, A. (2026). Dynamic bio-regionalization of a highly variable oceanic system: Insights from the Southern South China Sea. Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science, 340:110022.
IF: 2.8
Tier 1
ISI PublishedKambey, C. S. B., Poong, S.W., Cottier-Cook, E. J., Brodie, J., Beattie, S., Corrigan, S., Kassim, A., Yahya, N. & Lim, P.E. (2026). Conservation and restoration of red seaweed eucheumatoids in Malaysia: A community insight. Conservation Science and Practice, e70276.
IF: 2.9
Tier 2
ISI PublishedHessami, M.J., Khaledi, M., Leong, H.Y., Show, P.L., Rashid, U., Harirchi, S., Danaee, M. & Phang, S.M. (2026). Energy-efficient sugar release from red macroalgae via low-temperature smart hydrolysis: Response surface methodology-guided optimization. Biochemical Engineering Journal, 233:110255.
IF: 3.6
Tier 2
ISI PublishedCreagh, J.W., Givens, L.L., Reets, D.C., Coss, S.A., Bizarria, R.J., Alias, S.A., Idid, M.R., Patel, J.S., Rodrigues, A., Ytreberg, F.M. & Rowley, P.A. (2026). A Comprehensive Structural and Functional Analysis of Saccharomyces Killer Toxins. Toxins, 18:235.
IF: 4.0
Tier 2
ISI PublishedShahbaz, M., De Wint, F.C., Rong, J.S.Y., Wei, Y.J., Koid, Q-Q., Fayle, T., Tan, Y.S., Abdullah, S., Palaniveloo, K. & Seelan, J.S.S. (2026). A New Species of Leptobacillium and Additional Records of Simplicillium and Leptobacillium from Sabah, Malaysia. New Zealand Journal of Botany, 64(2): e70107.
IF: 3.4
Tier 2
ISI PublishedCurren, E., Lee, A.E., Teo, A.Y.Z., Leaw, C.P. & Lim, P.T. (2026). Sandococcus viridis gen. et sp. nov. (Chroococcaceae, Cyanobacteria) a novel coccoid cyanobacterium isolated from tropical marine environments. Phycologia, 65(2):139-145.
IF: 1.9
Tier 2
ISI PublishedOng, Y.S., Teng, S.T., Hii, K.S., Leaw, C.P. & Lim, P.T. (2026). Polyphasic characterization of Aerosakkonema funiforme, Cephalothrix komarekiana, and the novel species Cephalothrix magna sp. nov. (Aerosakkonematales, Aerosakkonemataceae) from Malaysian freshwater ecosystems. Phytotaxa, 741(2):197-214.
IF: 1.2
Tier 3
ISI PublishedYong, H.S., Song, S.L., Chua, K.O., Liew, Y.J.M., Chan, K.G., Lim, P.E. & Eamsobhana, P. (2026). Complete mitochondrial genome of the stingless bee Geniotrigona thoracica (Hymenoptera, Apidae, Meliponini): presence of genome duplication, heteroplasmy and inverted repeats. Molecular Biology Reports, 53:453.
IF: 3.2
Tier 3
ISI PublishedLiu, B., Fang, Y., Sun, S., Liu, L. & Cheah, W. (2026). Extreme High Temperatures in the Indochina Peninsula and Their Association with Enhanced Convection in the Horn of Africa and Arabian Peninsula During Spring 2023. Atmospheric Science Letters, 27:e70026.
IF: 2.4
Tier 3
ISI PublishedMohd Nor, M.F.F., Chenoli, S.N., Kim, S.J., Tang, M.S.Y., Choi, T., Abu Samah, A., Seo, W. & Bae, H.J. (2026). SODAR-based wind study at Jang Bogo Station, Antarctica, during the winter of 2017. Antarctic Science, 38(1):73-83.
IF: 2.3
Tier 3
ISI PublishedSirajudeen, A.A.O., Mohamad Annuar, M.S., Ibrahim, S., Pallewatta, S., Abibu, W.A., Katibi, K.K. & Dele-Afolabi, T.T. (2026). Electrogenesis Under Aerobic and Anaerobic Conditions by Priestia Aryabhattai AAS003 in Microbial Fuel Cell Treating Real Food-Processing Wastewater. Electroanalysis, 38: e70172.
IF: 2.6
Tier 3
ISI PublishedRiha, S.M., Roslan, M.S., Mazlishah, M.S.H., Palaniveloo, K. & Mohamad-Fauzi, N. (2026). Cryopreservation-induced oxidative damage in ram sperm and the role of natural antioxidants as cryopreserved sperm quality enhancers. Animal Production Science, 66(8): AN25222.
IF: 1.3
Tier 3
ISI AcceptedShahbaz, M., Chong, K.P., Abdullah, S., Palaniveloo, K. & Sathiya Seelan J.S. (2026). Entomopathogenic fungi as potential biological control agents against basal stem rot in oil palm plantations of Sabah, Malaysia. Scientific Reports, in press.
IF: 4.9
Tier 1
ISI AcceptedGoh, P.T., Poong, S.W., Zheng, X., Liu, T., Qi, Z., Beardall, J. & Lim, P.E. (2026). Exploring the physio-biochemical and metabolic shifts in a green alga, Caulerpa lentillifera (J.Agardh) in response to elevated pCO2 level. Journal of Applied Phycology.
IF: 3.6
Tier 1
ISI AcceptedHe, W., Huang, H., Wang, L., Ou, D., Zhang, Y., Qiu, J., Li, W., Loh, K.H. & Poong, S.W. (2026). Deciphering temporal variation and community stability of marine fish assemblages using environmental DNA metabarcoding. Water Biology and Security.
IF: 4.3
Tier 1
ISI AcceptedLi, Y., Huang, X., Du, H., Ding, X., Gong, Z., Lim, P.T., Leaw, C.P. & Chen, N. (2026). Integrative single-cell sequencing and environmental metabarcoding reveals genetic complexity and hidden diversity of the dinoflagellate Tripos (Dinophyceae). Harmful Algae, accepted.
IF: 4.1
Tier 1
ISI AcceptedSirajudeen, A.A.O., Ibrahim, S., Mohammad Annuar, M.S., Katibi, K.K., Zulkornain, M.F., Dar, M.A., Majid, S.R. & Dele-Afolabi, T.T. (2026). Synergistic Medium-Chain-Length Polyhydroxyalkanoate-Hydrochar Composite Anodes for Stable, High-Power Microbial Fuel Cells with Customized Biodegradation Behavior. Bioprocess and Biosystems Engineering, Accepted.
IF: 4.3
Tier 2
ISI AcceptedLee, S.Y.S., Idid, M.R., Teoh, T.C., Song, S.L., Alias, S.A., Luo, Z., Smykla, J. & Gonzalez-Aravena, M. (2026). Whole-genome assembly for the identification of specialized metabolite biosynthetic gene clusters of polar fungi Pseudogymnoascus griseus and Pseudogymnoascus australis. Antarctic Science.
IF: 2.3
Tier 3
ISI AcceptedLeong, R.Z.L., Kum, L.H., Yeong, H.Y., Phang, S.M. & Teo, S.S. (2026). The diversity of native beneficial microorganisms with seaweed Kappaphycus alvarezii waste treatment. Bioremediation Journal.
IF: 1.7
Tier 4
ScopusRodzee, M.F., Zainuddin, S.N.H., Taslin, P.N.A., Din, M.I.S.J., Ibrahim, M.S.I., Ramli, M.Z., Mohamed Zam, M.K. & Samion, M.K.H. (2026). Optimising E-Fence Porosity for Sediment Retention: A Case Study in Micro-Tidal Beaches. IOP Conference Series: Earth and Environmental Science, 1585:012006.
SJR: N/A
ScopusLee, P. Y., Chong, C. S. C., See, M. H., Lai, L. L., Michels, P., Lee, C. J., Velayuthan, R. D., Doon, Y. K., Tan, Y. H., Lau, Y. Y., Poong, S. W., Lim, P. E. & Lim, C. S. Y. (2026). CRISPR: An overview of CRISPR-Cas systems and their diagnostic methods for pathogen detection. Life Sciences, Medicine and Biomedicine, 10(1):232.
SJR: 0.113
RefereedSiagian, A. & Zakaria, R. (2026). Factors Behind Choosing Carbon Tax vs Carbon Trading: The ASEAN Case. Indonesian Journal of Environmental Law, Vol 3(1); Art 4.
Refereed
ChapterLeong, K.H., Sim, L.C., Dai, C., Abd Aziz, A., Saravana, P. & Ibrahim, S. (2026). Chapter 14 - Advancing sustainable water treatment: The role of advanced oxidation processes in emerging contaminant removal. In. Mubarak, N.M., Khan, N.A., Lopez-Maldonado, E.A. & Hussain, A. (Eds.). Advances in Treatment Methods Towards Emerging Contaminants (pp. 259-274). Elsevier.
ISBN: 9780443342707
ChapterPhuah, Z.S., Leong, K.H., Sim, L.C., Dai, C., Abd Aziz, A. & Ibrahim, S. (2026). Industrial waste valorization and zero-waste strategies. In. Joshi, K., Navalgund, L., Mubarak, N.M., Dehghani, M.H. & Shet, V.B. (Eds.). Waste Engineering and Management: A Sustainable Approach (pp. 245-261). Springer Nature Switzerland AG.
ISBN: 978-3-032-15914-4
ChapterAzman, M.S., Sharma, S., Suwa, R., Palaniveloo, K. & Mohamad Zakaria, R. (2026). Working Report on the Landscape-Scale Analysis of Carbon Sequestration Potential in the Merlimau Mangrove Forest, Malaysia. In Abe, H., Kobayashi, M., Tani, N., Kenzo, T. & Suwa, R. (Eds.). JIRCAS Working Report No. 97: Evaluation of Tropical Forest Genetic Resources for Enhanced Productivity and Environmental Adaptability. Japan International Research Center for Agricultural Sciences Tsukuba, Ibaraki, Japan.
ISSN: 1341-710X
ChapterSirajudeen, A.A.O., Mohamad Annuar, M.S. & Ibrahim, S. (2026). Chapter 3 - Microbial fuel cells. In. Mahlia, T.M.I. & Zainal, B.S. (Eds.). Advances in Biohydrogen and Bioenergy: Sustainable Pathways, Waste Valorisation, and Emerging Technologies (pp. 55-79). Elsevier.
ISBN: 978-0-443-44692-4
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Last Update: 09/07/2026