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Bulletin of Marine Science
H-index 10

Bulletin of Marine Science

0007-4977

Published by: Allen Press

http://bullmarsci.org/

Ranking & Metrics

Discipline name Position Best Scientists Publications D-Index
Ecology and Evolution 363 67 75 10

Additional Metrics

Number of Best Scientists*: 78
Documents by Best Scientists*: 82
Top 100 Ranked Scientists*: 0
SCIMAGO H-index: 89
SCIMAGO SJR: 0.345
Impact Factor: 1.2

Overview

Top Research Topics at Bulletin of Marine Science?

The main points discussed in the journal deals with Ecology, Oceanography, Fishery, Zoology and Reef. Habitat, Coral reef, Crustacean, Taxonomy (biology) and Coral are some of the study areas of Ecology discussed. Topics in Coral reef were tackled in line with various other fields like Cnidaria and Coelenterata.

Decapoda is part of Crustacean studies tackled in the journal. Research on Taxonomy (biology) addressed in Bulletin of Marine Science frequently intersections with the field of Geographic distribution. It explores research in Oceanography and the adjacent study of Abundance (ecology).

The concepts on Fishery presented in it can also apply to other research fields, including Juvenile and Predation. Zoology study tackled is connected to the field of Larva.

  • Ecology (51.09%)
  • Oceanography (25.05%)
  • Fishery (24.95%)

What are the most cited papers published in the journal?

  • Size-selective mortality in the juvenile stage of teleost fishes : A review (1059 citations)
  • Estimation of the spectral absorption coefficients of phytoplankton in the sea (535 citations)
  • Sensory environments, larval abilities and local self-recruitment (439 citations)

Research areas of the most cited articles at Bulletin of Marine Science:

The journal publications tackle a plethora of topics, such as Ecology, Oceanography, Fishery, Reef and Coral reef. The most cited papers focus on Ecology but sometimes tackle the closely related topic of Zoology which is concerned with Phylogenetics. While Oceanography is the focus of the journal articles, it also provides insights into the studies of Spatial distribution and Sediment.

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

  • Ecology
  • Genus
  • Zoology

The previous edition focused in particular on these issues:

The journal primarily focuses on research topics in Fishery, Oceanography, Zoology, Coral and Stocking. The journal addresses concerns in Fishery which are intertwined with other disciplines, such as China, Predation and Habitat. The featured Predation studies mainly concentrate on Crinoid but also cover areas of interest in Ecology.

The Ecology works featured in the journal incorporate elements from Resampling and Bay. It explores research in Community structure and overlapping concepts in Continental shelf and Pterois to expand the discourse in Oceanography. It focuses on Coral but the discussions also offer insight into other areas such as Sea urchin, Pacific ocean, Coral reef and Regeneration (ecology).

The most cited articles from the last journal are:

  • Phylogeography of two marine predators, giant trevally (Caranx ignobilis) and bluefin trevally (Caranx melampygus), across the Indo-Pacific (2 citations)
  • Resampling 25 years later reveals fewer species but higher abundance of juvenile fishes in a Caribbean mangrove bay (2 citations)
  • Morphological and molecular identification of Octopoda (Mollusca: Cephalopoda) paralarvae from the southern Gulf of Mexico (1 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 Bulletin of Marine Science (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Joseph E. Serafy (22 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Milton S. Love (16 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition,
  • Michael Vecchione (13 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Felicia C. Coleman (11 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Vivianne Solís-Weiss (10 papers) published 1 paper 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 Bulletin of Marine Science (based on the number of publications) are:

  • University of Miami (60 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (34 papers) published 2 papers at the last edition the same number as at the previous edition,
  • Nova Southeastern University (29 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Instituto Politécnico Nacional (19 papers) published 2 papers at the last edition,
  • Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (16 papers) published 2 papers 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 2021 edition, 6.52% of publications had an unrecognized affiliation. Out of the publications with recognized affiliations, 30.23% were posted by at least one author from the top 10 institutions publishing in the journal. Another 6.98% included authors affiliated with research institutions from the top 11-20 affiliations. Institutions from the 21-50 range included 18.60% of all publications and 44.19% 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

  • Invasive corals trigger seascape changes in the southwestern Atlantic

    Kátia Capel;Joel Christopher Creed;Marcelo Visentini Kitahara

    (2020)
    21 Citations
  • Increase in knowledge of the marine gastropod fauna of Lebanon since the 19th century

    Fabio Crocetta;Ghazi Bitar;Helmut Zibrowius;Marco Oliverio

    (2020)
    18 Citations
  • Fish assemblages associated with artificial reefs assessed using multiple gear types in the northwest Gulf of Mexico

    Jeffrey D Plumlee;Kaylan M Dance;Michael A Dance;Jay R Rooker;Jay R Rooker

    (2020)
    18 Citations
  • Integrating climate change and management scenarios in population models to guide the conservation of marine turtles

    (2022)
    17 Citations
  • Developing and integrating enhancement strategies to improve and restore fisheries

    Kai Lorenzen;Kenneth M Leber;Neil R Loneragan;Ryan W Schloesser

    (2021)
    17 Citations
  • The use of unmanned aircraft systems and high-resolution satellite imagery to monitor tilapia fish-cage aquaculture expansion in Lake Victoria, Kenya

    Stuart E Hamilton;Silviya M Gallo;Noah Krach;Chrisphine S Nyamweya

    (2020)
    16 Citations
  • Invasive upside-down jellyfish tolerate organic eutrophication and warming

    (2022)
    15 Citations
  • Global affiliation of juvenile fishes and invertebrates with mangrove habitats

    Philine Se Zu Ermgassen;Thomas Grove;Ivan Nagelkerken

    (2020)
    11 Citations
  • Subsurface automated samplers (SAS) for ocean acidification research

    Ian C Enochs;Nathan Formel;Nathan Formel;Lauren Shea;Lauren Shea;Leah Chomiak;Leah Chomiak

    (2020)
    11 Citations
  • Crown-of-thorns starfish outbreak at Taiping Island (Itu Aba), Spratlys, South China Sea

    Wei Khang Heng;Ming-Jay Ho;Chao-Yang Kuo;Ya-Yi Huang

    (2021)
    10 Citations

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