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Annual Review of Marine Science
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Annual Review of Marine Science

1941-1405

Published by: Annual Reviews

https://www.annualreviews.org/toc/marine/9/1

Ranking & Metrics

Discipline name Position Best Scientists Publications D-Index
Ecology and Evolution 131 63 37 24
Earth Science 136 71 40 24
Environmental Sciences 268 46 29 20

Additional Metrics

Number of Best Scientists*: 195
Documents by Best Scientists*: 98
Top 100 Ranked Scientists*: 7
SCIMAGO H-index: 133
SCIMAGO SJR: 6.571
Impact Factor: 18.9

Overview

Top Research Topics at Annual Review of Marine Science?

Annual Review of Marine Science facilitates discussions on Ecology, Oceanography, Ecosystem, Biogeochemical cycle and Phytoplankton. Ecology, which encompasses Marine ecosystem, Pelagic zone, Trophic level, Plankton and Biogeochemistry, is the main subject of it. Studies on Marine ecosystem discussed in it link to the field of Biodiversity.

The study on Plankton presented is investigated in conjunction with research in Zooplankton. While Oceanography is the focus of Annual Review of Marine Science, it also provided insights into the studies of Climatology, Sediment and Carbon cycle. Climatology studies presented include Thermohaline circulation and Ocean current.

In addition to Ecosystem research, it aims to explore topics under Ocean acidification, Coral reef, Benthic zone and Habitat. Research in Phytoplankton discussed is concerned with the study of Nutrient as a whole. The study on Climate change featured in it expounds on the topic of Effects of global warming on oceans in particular.

  • Ecology (41.44%)
  • Oceanography (35.96%)
  • Ecosystem (15.75%)

What are the most cited papers published in the journal?

  • Ocean Acidification: The Other CO 2 Problem (2612 citations)
  • Climate Change Impacts on Marine Ecosystems (1511 citations)
  • Larval Dispersal and Marine Population Connectivity (1239 citations)

Research areas of the most cited articles at Annual Review of Marine Science:

Ecology, Oceanography, Ecosystem, Biogeochemical cycle and Carbon cycle are the main subjects of interest in the journal papers. Most of the works presented in the most cited articles deal with Ecology but they intersect with the subject of Biological dispersal. The studies on Ecosystem discussed at the journal papers can also contribute to research in the domains of Organism, Abiotic component and Marine biology.

What topics the last edition of the journal is best known for?

  • Ecology
  • Ecosystem
  • Oceanography

The previous edition focused in particular on these issues:

The journal aims to foster the development of research in Ecology, Oceanography, Biogeochemical cycle, Marine ecosystem and Perspective (graphical). Annual Review of Marine Science connects research in Ecology with the related topic of Marine fish. Discussions in it are anchored in the subject of Oceanography and the similar topic of Oxygen distribution.

While work presented in Annual Review of Marine Science provided substantial information on Biogeochemical cycle, it also covered topics in Environmental change, Earth system modeling, Evolutionary ecology and Atmospheric chemistry. The Marine ecosystem works featured in the journal incorporate elements from Cellular pathways and Aquatic organisms. The tackled Ocean acidification research is interrelated with Ammonia monooxygenase which concerns subjects like Ecosystem.

The most cited articles from the last journal are:

  • Modeling the Morphodynamics of Coastal Responses to Extreme Events: What Shape Are We In? (1 citations)
  • Argo-Two Decades: Global Oceanography, Revolutionized. (1 citations)
  • Aquatic Eddy Covariance: The Method and Its Contributions to Defining Oxygen and Carbon Fluxes in Marine Environments. (0 citations)

Papers citation over time

A key indicator for each journal is its effectiveness in reaching other researchers with the papers published at that venue.

The chart below presents the interquartile range (first quartile 25%, median 50% and third quartile 75%) of the number of citations of articles over time.

The top authors publishing in Annual Review of Marine Science (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Scott C. Doney (5 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Michael J. Behrenfeld (4 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Carl Wunsch (4 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Hugh W. Ducklow (3 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Eileen E. Hofmann (3 papers) absent at the last edition.

The overall trend for top authors publishing in this journal is outlined below. The chart shows the number of publications at each edition of the journal for top authors.

Only papers with recognized affiliations are considered

The top affiliations publishing in Annual Review of Marine Science (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (30 papers) published 2 papers at the last edition, 1 less than at the previous edition,
  • University of California, San Diego (20 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition, 1 less than at the previous edition,
  • University of Washington (19 papers) published 3 papers at the last edition, 1 more than at the previous edition,
  • Oregon State University (16 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition the same number as at the previous edition,
  • National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (12 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition the same number as at the previous edition.

The overall trend for top affiliations publishing in this journal is outlined below. The chart shows the number of publications at each edition of the journal for top affiliations.

Publication chance based on affiliation

The publication chance index shows the ratio of articles published by the best research institutions in the journal edition to all articles published within that journal. The best research institutions were selected based on the largest number of articles published during all editions of the journal.

The chart below presents the percentage ratio of articles from top institutions (based on their ranking of total papers).Top affiliations were grouped by their rank into the following tiers: top 1-10, top 11-20, top 21-50, and top 51+. Only articles with a recognized affiliation are considered.

During the most recent 2022 edition, 5.88% of publications had an unrecognized affiliation. Out of the publications with recognized affiliations, 37.50% were posted by at least one author from the top 10 institutions publishing in the journal. Another 18.75% included authors affiliated with research institutions from the top 11-20 affiliations. Institutions from the 21-50 range included 31.25% of all publications and 12.50% were from other institutions.

Returning Authors Index

A very common phenomenon observed among researchers publishing scientific articles is the intentional selection of journals they have already attended in the past. In particular, it is worth analyzing the case when the authors participate in the same journal from year to year.

The Returning Authors Index presented below illustrates the ratio of authors who participated in both a given as well as the previous edition of the journal in relation to all participants in a given year.

Returning Institution Index

The graph below shows the Returning Institution Index, illustrating the ratio of institutions that participated in both a given and the previous edition of the conference in relation to all affiliations present in a given year.

The experience to innovation index

Our experience to innovation index was created to show a cross-section of the experience level of authors publishing in a journal. The index includes the authors publishing at the last edition of a journal, grouped by total number of publications throughout their academic career (P) and the total number of citations of these publications ever received (C).

The group intervals were selected empirically to best show the diversity of the authors' experiences, their labels were selected as a convenience, not as judgment. The authors were divided into the following groups:

  • Novice - P < 5 or C < 25 (the number of publications less than 5 or the number of citations less than 25),
  • Competent - P < 10 or C < 100 (the number of publications less than 10 or the number of citations less than 100),
  • Experienced - P < 25 or C < 625 (the number of publications less than 25 or the number of citations less than 625),
  • Master - P < 50 or C < 2500 (the number of publications less than 50 or the number of citations less than 2500),
  • Star - P ≥ 50 and C ≥ 2500 (both the number of publications greater than 50 and the number of citations greater than 2500).

The chart below illustrates experience levels of first authors in cases of publications with multiple authors.

Top Publications

  • Marine Heatwaves.

    Unknown

    (2020)
    828 Citations
  • Biological Impacts of Marine Heatwaves.

    Unknown

    (2022)
    610 Citations
  • Climate-Driven Shifts in Marine Species Ranges: Scaling from Organisms to Communities.

    Malin L. Pinsky;Rebecca L. Selden;Zoë J. Kitchel

    (2020)
    549 Citations
  • Marine Microbial Assemblages on Microplastics: Diversity, Adaptation, and Role in Degradation.

    Sonja Oberbeckmann;Matthias Labrenz

    (2020)
    444 Citations
  • Observing the Global Ocean with Biogeochemical-Argo.

    Hervé Claustre;Kenneth S. Johnson;Yuichiro Takeshita

    (2020)
    324 Citations
  • Antarctic Futures: An Assessment of Climate-Driven Changes in Ecosystem Structure, Function, and Service Provisioning in the Southern Ocean.

    A D Rogers;B A V Frinault;D K A Barnes;N L Bindoff

    (2020)
    234 Citations

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