| Imposex in Hexaplex trunculus (Gastropoda: Muricidae): first results from biomonitoring of tributyltin contamination in the Mediterranean V Axiak, AJ Vella, D Micallef, P Chircop, B Mintoff Marine Biology 121, 685-691, 1995 | 157 | 1995 |
| Imposex as a biomonitoring tool for marine pollution by tributyltin: some further observations V Axiak, D Micallef, J Muscat, A Vella, B Mintoff Environment International 28 (8), 743-749, 2003 | 100 | 2003 |
| Petroleum hydrocarbons in the marine bivalve Venus verrucosa: accumulation and cellular responses V Axiak, JJ George, MN Moore Marine Biology 97 (2), 225-230, 1988 | 89 | 1988 |
| Evaluation of environmental levels and biological impact of TBT in Malta (central Mediterranean) V Axiak, AJ Vella, D Agius, P Bonnici, G Cassar, R Cassone, P Chircop, ... Science of the Total Environment 258 (1-2), 89-97, 2000 | 81 | 2000 |
| Sewage pollution impact on Mediterranean rocky-reef fish assemblages E Azzurro, M Matiddi, E Fanelli, P Guidetti, G La Mesa, A Scarpato, ... Marine Environmental Research 69 (5), 390-397, 2010 | 73 | 2010 |
| Ecotoxicology and the marine environment PD Abel, V Axiak | 73 | 1991 |
| Effects of exposure to petroleum hydrocarbons on the gill functions and ciliary activities of a marine bivalve V Axiak, JJ George Marine Biology 94, 241-249, 1987 | 42 | 1987 |
| Laboratory and field investigations on the effects of organotin (tributyltin) on the oyster, Ostrea edulis V Axiak, M Sammut, P Chircop, A Vella, B Mintoff Science of the total environment 171 (1-3), 117-120, 1995 | 31 | 1995 |
| Effects of surface and sunken crude oil on the behaviour of a sea urchin V Axiak, LJ Saliba Marine Pollution Bulletin 12 (1), 14-19, 1981 | 29 | 1981 |
| Bioenergetic responses of the marine bivalve Venus verrucosa on long-term exposure to petroleum hydrocarbons V Axiak, JJ George Marine environmental research 23 (1), 33-47, 1987 | 28 | 1987 |
| Analytical aspects of the gas chromatographic determination of tributyltin and metabolites in environmental samples AJ Vella, B Mintoff, V Axiak Science of the total environment 258 (1-2), 81-88, 2000 | 26 | 2000 |
| Coastal aggregations of the jellyfish Pelagia noctiluca (Scyphozoa) in the Maltese coastal waters during 1980–1986 V Axiak, C Galea, PJ Schembri Jellyfish blooms in the Mediterranean, Proceedings of the II Workshop on …, 1991 | 25 | 1991 |
| The breeding period of Pelagia noctiluca (Scyphozoa, Semaeostomeae) in the Adriatic and Central Mediterranean Sea. LR Sandrini, M Avian, V Axiak, A Malej | 22 | 1983 |
| Effects of temperature on the toxicity of mercury and cadmium to the littoral gastropod Monodonta turbinata V Axiak, JL Schembri Marine Pollution Bulletin 13 (11), 383-386, 1982 | 19 | 1982 |
| Organotin pollution in Malta coastal zone AJ Vella, B Mintoff, V Axiak, D Agius, R Cassone Toxicological & Environmental Chemistry 67 (3-4), 491-510, 1998 | 18 | 1998 |
| Implications of expected climatic changes for Malta DJ Attard, V Axiak, S Borg, SF Borg, J Cachia, G De Bono, E Lanfranco, ... London: Arnold, 1996 | 17 | 1996 |
| State of the environment report for Malta 1998 V Axiak, V Gauci, A Mallia, E Mallia, PJ Schembri, AJ Vella Malta University Press, 1999 | 15 | 1999 |
| State of the Environment Report for Malta 2002 V Axiak, V Gauci, A Mallia, E Mallia, PJ Schembri, AJ Vella, L Vella Ministry for Home Affairs and the Environment, Malta, 2002 | 13 | 2002 |
| Sublethal toxicity tests: physiological responses V Axiak | 13 | 1991 |
| The coast and freshwater resources V Axiak, A Sammut State of the Environment Report for Malta, 349-414, 2002 | 11 | 2002 |