ISI Cited publications 2025

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Published ISI Cited Publications

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Tier 1

Abbasi, J.U.R., Leong, K.H., Sim, L.C., Dai, C., Abd Aziz, A., Sethupathi, S. & Ibrahim, S. (2025). Amalgamation of g‑C3N4/Bi2O2CO3 heterojunction composites for enhanced sunlight photocatalytic removal of carbamazepine. Environmental Science and Pollution Research, https://doi.org/10.1007/s11356-025-36461-w

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Abdo Alkhadher, S.A., Mohd Sidek, L, Zakaria, M.P., Al-gradi, M., Suratman, S., Javed Khan, M.S., Basri, H., Zawawi, M.H., Masood, N., Kurniawan, T.A. & Magam, S. (2025). Impacts of Linear Alkylbenzene (LABs) on ecosystems: Detection, fate and remediation. Aquatic Toxicology, 279:107254

IF: 4.3

Abdul Mubin, N.A.A., Salleh, S., Kamphol. N., Mohammad, M., Jonik, M.G.G., Cheah, W. & Hossain, S. (2025). Photoacclimation of corals in the turbid waters of the Northern Malacca Straits, Malaysia. Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 32:11228–11241

Baharudin, S.N., Hii, K.S., Mohd Azmi, N.F., Kassim, N.S., Abdullah, N., Teng, S.T., Liu, M., Kuwata, K., Iwataki, M., Gu, H., Lim, P.T. & Leaw, C.P. (2025). High molecular diversity of potentially harmful heterotrophic dinophytes in tropical shrimp aquaculture ponds reveals a new dinophyte Malayana penaeicida gen. et sp. nov. (Peridiniales, Dinophyceae). Harmful Algae, 148:102906

IF: 4.5

Beattie, S., Brodie, J., Nagabhatla, N., Corrigan, S., Lim, P.E., Poong, S.W., Kambey, C.S.B. & Cottier-Cook, E.J. (2025). Recognising Seaweeds: Addressing Gaps in International Biodiversity Frameworks for Global Seaweed Conservation. Sustainable Development, 33:6968–6984

IF: 8.2

Becker, A., Bercovici, S.K., Choo, J., Fakhrurrozi, F., Fong, A., Fowell, S.E., Hossain, E., Syed Hussein, M.A., Jamilah, M., Mujahid, A., Muller, M., Ooi, J.L.S., Quiros, T.E.A.L., Richard, F., Saleh, E., Chee, S.Y., Then, A.Y.H., Ticman, K., Wee, J.L.S., Wong, C., Yang Amri, A., Yap, T.K., Yoshikai, M., Yusri, S. & Evans, C. (2025). Blue carbon management integrating socioeconomic and environmental interconnectivity in Southeast Asia: an urgent climate priority. Frontiers in Marine Science, 12:1642387

IF: 3.0

Chow, C.H., Cheah, W., Letelier, R.M., Karl, D.M. & Tai, J.H. (2025). Kılauea ̄Volcanic Ash Induced a Massive Phytoplankton Bloom in the Nutrient‐Poor North Pacific Subtropical Gyre. Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans, 130(3):e2023JC020676

IF: 3.4

Cui, Z., Wang, H., Lim, P.T., Tan, S.N., Kotaki, Y., Leaw, C.P. & Chen, N. (2025). Genomic and phylogenetic analyses of the domoic acid biosynthesis genes in the benthic diatom Nitzschia navis-varingica (Bacillariophyceae). Harmful Algae, 148:102905

IF: 4.5

Ding, Y., Chu, J.Y.L., Ng, E.K.W., Ng, J.W.Y. & Ngan, K. (2025). Estimating the time evolution of urban pollutant concentrations using offline CFD. Urban Climate, 63:102586

IF: 6.9

Ermgassen,P.S.E. zu., Worthington, T.A., Gair, J.R., Garnett, E.E., Mukherjee, N., Longley-Wood, K., Nagelkerken, I., Abrantes, K., Aburto-Oropeza, O., Acosta, A., Araujo, A.R.D.R., Baker, R., Barnett, A., Beitl, C.M., Benzeev, R., Brookes, J., Castellanos-Galindo, G.A., Chong, V.C., Connolly, R.M., Cunha-Lignon, M., Dahdouh-Guebas, F., Diele, K., Dwyer, P.G., Friess, D.A., Grove, T., Hoq, M.E., Huijbers, C., Hutchinson, N., Johnson, A.F., Johnson, R., Knight, J., Krumme, U., Kuguru, B., Lee, S.Y., Lobo, A.S., Lugendo, B.R., Meynecke, J.O., Munga, C.N., Olds, A.D., Parrett, C.L., Reguero, B.G., Ronnback, P., Safryghin, A., Sheaves, M., Taylor, M.D., Mendonca, J.T., Waltham, N.J., Wolff, M. & Spalding, M.D. (2025).  Mangroves support an estimated annual abundance of over 700 billion juvenile fish and invertebrates. Communications Earth & Environment, 6:299

IF: 8.9

Ghanim, H.A.A.E., Alengaram, U.J., Bunnori, N.M. & Ibrahim, M.S.I. (2025). Innovative in-house sodium silicate derived from coal bottom ash and its impact on geopolymer mortar. Journal of Building Engineering, 99:111428

IF: 7.4

Ghanim, H.A.A.E., Alengaram, U.J., Bunnori, N.M., Ibrahim, M.S.I. & Pujianiki, N.N. (2025). Exemplification of efficacy of homebrewed sodium silicate solution processed from eco-processed pozzolan and palm oil clinker powder in geopolymer mortar. Construction and Building Materials, 460:139825

IF: 7.4

Goh, P.T., Poong, S.W., Zheng, X., Liu, T., Qi, Z., Beardall, J. & Lim, P.E. (2025). Metabolomic profiling of a red alga, Gracilaria changii, under current ambient and elevated pCO2 levels using an untargeted gas chromatography‑mass spectrometry (GC–MS) approach. Journal of Applied Phycology, 37:1573-1591

IF: 3.0

Gu, H., Huang, S., Huang, S., Wang, L., Mertens, K.N., Leaw, C.P., Lim, P.T., Kuwata, K. & Iwataki, M. (2025). Hulburtia sanyaensis gen. et sp. nov., a sand-dwelling dinoflagellate from the South China Sea, and ultrastructure of Pseudocochlodinium profundisulcus and Grammatodinium tongyeonginum. Journal of Phycology, 61(5):1306-1320

IF: 3.4

Gu, H., Huang, S., Krock, B., Leaw, C.P., Lim, P.T., Kassim, N.S., Shin, H.H., Roeroe, Yuan, H., Hosny, S., Sasai, R., Takahashi, K., Thoha, H., Hamzah, F., Ha, D.V., Potisarn, N., Lirdwitayaprasit, T. & Iwataki, M. (2025). Phylogenetic analysis of the toxigenic genus Amphidinium (Amphidiniales, Dinophyceae) revealed an unexpectedly high diversity in the Asia–Pacific region. Harmful Algae, 149:102934

IF: 4.5

Kassim, N.S., Lee. L.K., Hii, K.S., Mohd Azmi, N.F., Baharudin, S.N., Liu, M., Gu, H., Lim, P.T. & Leaw, C.P. (2025). Molecular diversity of benthic harmful dinoflagellates on a tropical reef: Comparing natural and artificial substrate sampling methods using DNA metabarcoding and morphological analysis. Harmful Algae, 142:102795

IF: 4.5

Lai, J., Palaniveloo, K., Sharma, S., Mohamad Zakaria, R. & Cheah, W. (2025). Influence of stand age on sediment bacterial communities in restored mangrove forests. Ecological Indicators, 173:113316

IF: 7.4

Lee, L.K., Huang, Y.Y., Chen, C.A., Neo, M.L., Hii, K.S., Gu, H.F., Lim, P.T. & Leaw, C.P. (2025). Genetic patchiness of the endangered giant clam Tridacna maxima from Peninsular Malaysia. Coral Reefs, 44:243-256

IF: 2.9

Li, H., Shi, W., Zeng, L., Kang, J., Hii, K.S., Mohamed, H.F., Li, R. & Luo, Z. (20025). Genomic complexity and evolutionary diversification of a novel cyanobacterium from coral reef ecosystems. Algal Research, 91:104280

IF: 4.5

Lim, S.L., Puah, S.M., Baharudin, S.N., Mohd Razalan, N.I., Hii, K.S., Khor, W.C., Lim, Y.C., Aung, K.T., Chua, K.H., Lim, P.T. & Leaw, C.P. (2025). Bacterial Community Composition and Prevalence of Aeromonas dhakensis in Four Tilapia Freshwater Aquaculture Systems in Malaysia. Fishes, 10:204

IF: 2.4

Lin, X., Hu, W., Hii, K.S., Xiao, W., Tan, H., Ma, L., Mohamed, H.F., Cai, R., Kang, J. & Luo, Z. (2025). Climate Change Drives Long-Term Spatiotemporal Shifts in Red Noctiluca scintillans Blooms Along China's Coast. Molecular Ecology, 34(7):e17709

IF: 3.9

Liu, Y., Alengaram, U.J., Ibrahim, S., Venkatesan & Xu, z. (2025). Orthogonal design optimization of low-grade limestone calcined clay cement: Workability, strength, and microstructural insights. Case Studies in Construction Materials, 23:e05426

IF: 6.6

Luo, Z., Lin, X., Liu, X., Hii, K.S., Li, H., Li, Y., Xu, X., Xiao, J., Mohamed, H.F., Zheng, X., Zhang, L., Lim, P.T., Leaw, C.P. & Gao, Y. (2025). Morphology, phylogeny, and toxicity of three Gambierdiscus species from the South China Sea, including a coral-killing bloom of G. carpenteri in reef tanks. Marine Environmental Research, 206:107031

IF: 3.2

Mohd Azmi, N.F., Hii, K.S., Liu, M., Baharudin, S.N., Kassim, N.S., Lee, L.K., Mohd Din, M., Mustapa, N.I., Mohd Razali, R., Gu, H., Leaw, C.P. & Lim, P.T. (2025). Temporal bloom dynamics of the marine dinoflagellate Tripos furca in the Penang Strait. Harmful Algae, 142:102799

IF: 4.5

Mohd Din, M., Hii, K.S., Kassim, N.S. Mohd Azmi, N.F., Baharudin, S.N., Gu, H., Leaw, C.P. & Lim, P.T. (2025). Diversity and distribution of micro-phytoplankton and harmful microalgae along the Malaysian coasts of Malacca Strait and South China Sea. Regional Studies in Marine Science, 81:103947

IF: 2.4

Prasedya, E.S., Hikmaturrohmi, H., Hulwani, F.Z., Faturakhmat, S.R., Nikijuluw, V., Gonzaga, S.M.C.., Hinaloc, L.A.R., Lim, P.E. & Roleda, M.Y. (2025). Molecular identification, carpospore development, and carrageenan characteristics of wild eucheumatoid Kappaphycopsis cottonii. Journal of Applied Phycology, 37:2809-2819

IF: 3.0

Puah, S.M., Khor, W.C., Lim, Y.C., Aung, K.T., Lau, T.T.V., Chen, Y.C., Lim, P.T., Leaw, C.P. & Chua, K.H. (2025). Development of a colorimetric loop-mediated isothermal amplification (cLAMP) assay for the rapid and visual detection of Aeromonas dhakensis infection in aquaculture. Aquaculture, 605:742483

IF: 3.9

Ratefinjanahary, I., MacKenzie, R., Sharma, S., Razakamanarivo, H., Razafintsalama, V., Ravelosamiariniriana, K., Welti, A. & Ramifehiarivo, N. (2025). Development of soil organic carbon quantification model and comparison based on CHN analyser, Loss on Ignition, and Walkley-Black methods for mangrove soils in Madagascar. Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science, 317:109182

IF: 2.6

Su, S., Luo, Z., Kang, J., Guo, X., Wang, C., Jin, R., Du, J., Zheng, X., Hii, K.S., Fu, S., Hu, W.  & Chen. B.(2025). How Does Climate Change Influence the Regional Ecological–Social Risks of Harmful Dinoflagellates? A Predictive Study of China's Coastal Waters. Global Change Biology, 31:e70323

IF: 12.0

Sukiato, F., Osman, N. & Yang Amri, A. (2025). In-situ artificial shading improves effective quantum yield and coral color of the tropical corals Acropora muricata and Porites lutea. Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science, 323:109393

IF: 2.6

Tan, S.N., Kotaki, Y., Teng, S.T., Lim, H.C., Gao, C., Lundholm, N., Wolf, M., Gu, H., Lim, P.T. & Leaw, C.P. (2025). Intraspecific genetic diversity with unrestricted gene flow in the domoic acid-producing diatom Nitzschia navis-varingica (Bacillariophyceae) from the Western Pacific. Harmful Algae, 141:102769

IF: 4.5

Tan, Y.H., Poong, S.W., Beardall, J., Phang, S.M. & Lim, P.E. (2025). Metabolomic and physiological analyses of two picochlorophytes from distinct oceanic latitudes under future ocean acidification and warming. Marine Environmental Research, 208:107095

IF: 3.2

Tana, Fang, Y., Xiao, B., Liu, B., Liu, Y., Wang, H., Abu Samah, A., Mohd Akhir, M.F., Cheah, W., Su, Q., Li, C. & Ning, C. (2025). Extensive and Prolonged Cooling Effects of Tropical Storm Pabuk on the Southern South China Sea. Journal of Geophysical Research-Oceans, 130: e2024JC022109

IF: 3.4

Tee, J.Y., Keng, F.S.L., Ng, F.L., Malin, G., Lee, C.W. & Phang, S.M. (2025). Effect of increased temperature on halocarbon emission and bioelectricity generation by Synechococcus sp. UMACC 371 in a biophotovoltaics device. Algal Research, 91:104307

IF: 4.5

Venkatesan, G., Alengaram, U.J., Ibrahim, S., Ibrahim, M.S.I & Mohamad, S. (2025). Microstructural characterization and reaction mechanism of home-brewed activator derived from eco-processed pozzolan for one-part geopolymer mortar. Construction and Building Materials, 470:140513

IF: 8.0

Wan Mahari, W.A., Wan Razali, W.A., Leong, Y.K., Sharma, V., Tambat, V.S., Pathak, H.K., Ma, N.L., Phang, S.M., Dong, C.D., & Lam, S.S. (2025). Microalgae as a sustainable source of carotenoids: Strategies to improve yield and productivity. Journal of Environmental Chemical Engineering, 13:116848

IF: 7.2

Wang, A., Bong, C.W., Tao, S., Ye, X., Liu, B., Liang, H., Zheng, X., Wong, Y.Y., Loh, K.H., Li, H., Chen, K., Lim, S.H. & Lee, C.W. (2025). Evaluation of heavy metal pollution and ecological risk of surface sediments in a tropical mountainous River-Estuary-Shelf Continuum system: A case study of the Selangor River, Malaysia. Marine Environmental Research, 205:107017

IF: 3.2

Wang, H. & Ngan, K. (2025). Turbulent flow over street canyons with balconies. Urban Climate, 59:102331

IF: 6.9

Wang, H., Liu, K., He, Z., Chen, Y., Leaw, C.P. & Chen, N. (2025). Rich molecular diversity of ribosomal RNA genes in Pseudo-nitzschia species (Bacillariophyceae) revealed through single-strain high throughput sequencing. Algal Research, 85:103869

IF: 4.5

Wei, J., Xiao, Y., Loh, K.H., Herrera-Ulloa, A., Liu, J. & Xu, K. (2025). Latitudinal–environmental variations driving the local adaptation of Pampus argenteus stocks along the Chinese coast. Marine Life Science & Technology, 7:606-618

IF: 5.3

Tier 2

Alzian, N.A., Chenoli, S.N., Mohd Nor, M.F.F., Diong, J.K. & Abu Samah, A. (2025). Spatial and temporal variability of extreme rainfall events over Peninsular Malaysia. Hydrological Sciences Journal, 70(8):1365-1383

IF: 2.5

Condon, D.E., Schroeder, B.K., Rowley, P.A. & Ytreberg, F.M. (2025). Discovery of novel targets for important human and plant fungal pathogens via an automated computational pipeline HitList. PLoS One, 20(6): e0323991

IF: 2.6

Hu, Z., Liu, S., Wang, W., Wu, Z., Liu, Z., Loh, K.H., Li, Y. & Lin, L. (2025). Screening of predatory fish species for larvae of Acanthaster solaris and quantitative analysis techniques of environmental DNA. Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology, 586:152093

IF: 1.8

Islamy, R.A., Hasan, V., Poong, S.W., Kilawati, Y., Basir, A.P. & Kamarudin, A.S. (2025). Nutritional value and biological activity of K. alvarezii grown in integrated multi-trophic aquaculture. Iraqi Journal of Agricultural Sciences, 56(1):617-626

IF: 1.6

Karthikeyan, C., Ng, F.L., Sutharsun, S., Syed, A., Bahkali, A.H., Poures, M.V.D., Periasamy, V., Xia, Y., Kumar, G.G. & Phang, S.M. (2025). Environmentally Benign Energy Harvesting Biophotovoltaic Cells with Carbon Shell-Encased Fe O Nanoparticles in CNTs. ACS Applied Nano Materials, 8(28):14428–14440

IF: 5.5

Lee, S.L., Chee, S.Y., Huxham, M., Jamilah, M., Choo, J., Kaur, C.R., Amir, A.A., Ooi, J.L.S., Rozaimi, M., Omar, H., Sharma, S., Moritz, M. & Then, A.Y.H. (2025). Blue Carbon Ecosystems in Malaysia – Status, Threats, and the Way Forward for Research and Policy. The Journal of Environment & Development, 34(1):225-265

IF: 2.0

Liang, H., Wang, A., Bong, C.W., Tao, S., Liu, B., Loh, K.H., Ye, X., Wong, Y.Y., Li, H. & Lee, C.W. (2025). Mechanisms and seasonal variability of sediment transport in a small tropical mountainous estuary-coastal system: Insights from the Selangor River, Malaysia. Marine Geology, 488:107619

IF: 2.2

Mohd Nadzir, M.S., Tan, M.S., Chua, A., Mohd Nor, M.Z., Wahab, M.I.A., Tay, K.S., Abu Bakar, M.A., Mohd Ariff, N. & Mohd Nor, M.F.F (2025). Gaseous Elemental Mercury (GEM) in Ambient Air in Malaysia and its Health Risk Assessment. Water Air Soil Pollution, 236:170

IF: 3.0

Mohd Napi, N.N.L., Ooi, M.C.G., Latif, M.T., Juneng, L., Mohd Nadzir, M.S., Cheah, W. & Chan, A. & Li, L. (2025). Sensitivity analysis of WRF-CMAQ model in predicting PM2.5 and O3 concentration in Peninsular Malaysia: 2019 transboundary burning smoke case study. Atmospheric Environment, 362:121496

IF: 3.7

Syazwan, W.M., Then, A.Y.H., Chong, V.C. & Idid, M.R. (2025). Temporal drivers of abundance and community structure of scyphozoan jellyfish in tropical coastal waters. PeerJ, 13:e18483

IF: 2.4

Yong, H.S., Song, S.L., Chua, K.O., Liew, Y.J.M., Chan, K.G., Lim, P.E. & Eamsobhana, P. (2025). Complete mitochondrial genome and phylogenomics of Graphium agamemnon and congeners (Lepidoptera, Papilionidae, Leptocircini). Journal of Asia-Pacific Entomology, 28:102355

IF: 1.3

Tier 3

Azlee, N.F., Hamidi, A., Khan, Z., Merican, F., Smykla, J., Alias, S.A. & Wan Omar, W.M. (2025). Effects of Temperature on Growth and Biochemical Composition of Arctic Pseudanabaena sp. and Tropical Synechococcus sp. Pertanika Journal of Tropical Agricultural Science, 48 (1): 201-213

IF: 0.7

Azman, M.S., Sharma, S., Suwa, R., Palaniveloo, K. & Zakaria, R.M. (2025). Deforestation, emissions, and carbon sequestration potential of Merlimau mangrove forest: A landscape-level analysis. Ecological Research, 40(2):133-149

IF: 1.4

Kumarasamy, R., Yang Amri, A., Palaniveloo, K., Cheah, W., Osman, N. & Mohamad-Fauzi, N. (2025). In situ photobiological response of Symbiodiniaceae to diurnal light variation in the tropical clownfish-associated anemone (Radianthus magnifica) from Peninsular Malaysia. Bulletin of Marine Science, 101(1):105-134

IF: 1.2

Mohd Zainudin, M.H., Salleh, S., Abdul Mubin, N.A.A., Mohammad, M., Hossain, M.S. & Cheah, W. (2025). Photochemical responses of tropical turbid waters phytoplankton communities to varying light intensities. Marine Biology Research, https://doi.org/10.1080/17451000.2025.2561105

IF: 1.2

West, J.A., Motomura, T., Choi, S.W., De-Goer, S.L., Miller, K.A., Karsten, U., Yoon, H.S., Lim, P.E. & Nagasato, C. (2025). Light and electron microscopy, molecular phylogeny and mannitol content of Dictyotopsis propagulifera (Dictyotales, Heterokontophyta) isolated from mangrove mud in Perak, Malaysia. Phycological Research, 73(3);210-221

IF: 1.0

Tier 4

Major, J.R., Warren, C.A. & Rowley, P.A. (2025). The association of Yarrowia lipolytica with onychomycosis. Medical Mycology Case Reports, 49:100715

IF: 1.3

Suciati, S., Putri, H.R., Palaniveloo, K., Ong, K.H., Idid, M.R., Widyawaruyanti, A., Nuengchamnong, N., Suphrom, N., Kristiana, R., r., Mudianta, I.W., George, M. & Setiawan, E. (2025). In vitro and in silico cholinesterase inhibitory activities of aaptamine and derivatives from Aaptos suberitoides. Journal of Pharmacy & Pharmacognosy Research, 13(3):757-773

IF: 1.0