Based on the 2019 Journal Citation Report on the Web of Science, we selected 51 top-cited papers published by CJOL/JOL in 2017-2018 in six fi elds: aquaculture, biology, chemistry, ecology, geology, and physics, and we further invited 7 scientists to rank them in scientifi c merit. These experts chose 22 outstanding papers that we now honor as the Most Outstanding Papers, as shown in the list below.

The fi rst / corresponding author will be awarded a certifi cate. We warmly congratulate the awardees for their success and sincerely thank all the authors and reviewers for contributing to and supporting our journal. We will do our best to provide good service in the future. For more information, please contact the editorial oき ce by email: jol@qdio.ac.cn.

The Editorial Oき ce of Journal of Oceanology and Limnology

Title Author Year Volume Issue Page Trace metal anomalies in bleached Porites coral at Meiji Reef, tropical South China Sea Li Shu; Yu Kefu; Zhao Jianxin; Feng Yuexing; Chen Tianran 2017 35 1 115-121 Scanning electron microscopy coupled with energy-dispersive X-ray spectrometry for quick detection of sulfur-oxidizing bacteria in environmental water samples Sun Chengjun; Jiang Fenghua; Gao Wei; Li Xiaoyun; Yu Yanzhen; Yin Xiaofei; Wang Yong; Ding Haibing 2017 35 1 185-191 Genome-wide mining, characterization, and development of microsatellite markers in Marsupenaeus japonicus by genome survey sequencing Lu Xia; Luan Sheng; Kong Jie; Hu Longyang; Mao Yong; Zhong Shengping 2017 35 1 203-214 Verifi cation of protein sparing by feeding carbohydrate to common carp Cyprinus carpio Cheng Zhenyan; Li Jinghui; Zhang Baolong; Fang Zhenzhen; Sun Jinhui; Bai Dongqing; Sun Jinsheng; Qiao Xiuting 2017 35 2 251-257 Biomass and nutrient productivities of Tetraselmis chuii under mixotrophic culture conditions with various C:N ratios Lu Lin; Wang Jun; Yang Guanpin; Zhu Baohua; Pan Kehou 2017 35 2 303-312 Characteristics of the δ 15 N NO 3 distribution and its drivers in the Changjiang River estuary and adjacent waters Zaixing; Yuan Yongquan; Zhou Peng; Cao Xihua 2017 35 2 367-382 Temporal and spatial characteristics of harmful algal blooms in Qingdao Waters, China Wang Wentao; Yu Zhiming; Song Xiuxian; Wu Yuan Yongquan; Yu Zhiming; Song Xiuxian; Cao Xihua 2017 35 2 400-414 Efference ects of temperature, salinity, and irradiance on the growth of harmful algal bloom species Phaeocystis globosa Scherfference el (Prymnesiophyceae) isolated from the South China Sea Xu Ning; Huang Bozhu; Hu Zhangxi; Tang Yingzhong; Duan Shunshan; Zhang Chengwu 2017 35 3 557-565 Efference ect of pollution on DNA damage and essential fatty acid profi le in Cirrhinus mrigala from River Chenab Hussain, Bilal; Sultana, Tayyaba; Sultana, Salma; Al-Ghanim, K. A.; Mahboob, Shahid 2017 35 3 572-579 Molt and reproduction enhancement together with hemolymph ecdysteroid elevation under eyestalk ablation in the female fi ddler crab, Uca triangularis (Brachyura: Decapoda) Supriya, Nagathinkal T.; Sudha, Kappalli; Krishnakumar, Velayudhannair; Anilkumar, Gopinathan 2017 35 3 645-657 Dynamic genetic features of eukaryotic plankton diversity in the Nakdong River estuary of Korea Lee, Jee Eun; Chung, Ik Kyo; Lee, Sang-Rae 2017 35 4 844-857 Detection of spatial hot spots and variation for the neon fl ying squid Ommastrephes bartramii resources in the northwest Pacifi c Ocean Feng Yongjiu; Chen Xinjun; Liu Yan 2017 35 4 921-935 A simple method to model the reduced environment of lake bottom sapropel formation Gaskova, Olga L.; Strakhovenko, Vera D.; Ermolaeva, Nadezhda I.; Zarubina, Eugene Yu.; Ovdina, Ekaterina A. 2017 35 4 956-966

A new method to estimate wave height of specifi ed return period Wang Liping; Xu Xin; Liu Guilin; Chen Baiyu; Chen Zhengshou 2017 35 5 1002-1009 Correspondence between the ENSO-like state and glacial-interglacial condition during the past 360 kyr Zhoufei; Xiong Zhifang; Wang Haixia 2017 35 5 1018-1031 Preparation and characterization of controlled-release fertilizers coated with marine polysaccharide derivatives Zhang Shuai; Li Tiegang; Chang Fengming; Yu Wang Jing; Liu Song; Qin Yukun; Chen Xiaolin; Xing Rong’e; Yu Huahua; Li Kecheng; Li Pengcheng 2017 35 5 1086-1093 Variation in the life-history traits of a Schilbid catfi sh, Clupisoma garua (Hamilton, 1822) in the coastal waters of southern Bangladesh Siddik, Muhammad Abu Bakar; Chaklader, Md Reaz; Abu Hanif, Md; Nahar, Ashfaqun; Ilham, Ilham; Cole, Anthony; Fotedar, Ravi 2017 35 5 1189-1196 Predictive ability of genomic selection models for breeding value estimation on growth traits of Pacifi c white shrimp Litopenaeus vannamei WANG Quanchao; Yu Yang; Li Fuhua; Zhang Xiaojun; Xiang Jianhai 2017 35 5 1221-1229 Efference ects of temperature and salinity on survival, growth and DNA methylation of juvenile Pacifi c abalone, Haliotis discus hannai Ino Kong Ning; Liu Xiao; Li Junyuan; Mu Wendan; Lian Jianwu; Xue Yanjie; Li Qi 2017 35 5 1248-1258 Efference ect of mesoscale wind stress-SST coupling on the Kuroshio extension jet Wei Yanzhou; Zhang Ronghua; Wang Hongna; Kang Xianbiao 2018 36 3 612-619 In vitro prebiotic efference ects of seaweed polysaccharides Chen Xiaolin; Sun Yuhao; Hu Linfeng; Liu Song; Yu Huahua; Xing Rong’e; Li Rongfeng; Wang Xueqin; Li Pengcheng 2018 36 3 926-932 Application of fi rst order rate kinetics to explain changes in bloom toxicity-the importance of understanding cell toxin quotas Orr, Philip T.; Willis, Anusuya; Burford, Michele A. 2018 36 4 1063-1074