Continental Shelf Research

Top Research Topics at Continental Shelf Research?

The discussions in the journal mainly cover the fields of Oceanography, Sediment, Continental shelf, Climatology and Hydrology. The studies tackled, which mainly focus on Oceanography, apply to Phytoplankton as well. The journal focuses on Phytoplankton but the discussions also offer insight into other areas such as Plankton and Chlorophyll a.

The Sediment works featured in it incorporate elements from Sedimentary rock, Benthic zone and Seabed. It dives deep in exploring the relationship between the study of Continental shelf and Submarine pipeline. Current (stream) and Sea level are some topics wherein Climatology research discussed in the journal have an impact.

The study on Estuary presented is investigated in conjunction with research in Salinity.

• Oceanography (58.76%)
• Sediment (18.87%)
• Continental shelf (16.81%)

What are the most cited papers published in the journal?

• Discharge of the Changjiang (Yangtze River) into the East China Sea (515 citations)
• Transport and deposition of river sediment in the Changjiang estuary and adjacent continental shelf (441 citations)
• Responses of a coastal phytoplankton community to increased nutrient input from the Changjiang (Yangtze) River (383 citations)

Research areas of the most cited articles at Continental Shelf Research:

The journal articles explore disciplines such as Oceanography, Sediment, Continental shelf, Hydrology and Estuary. The published articles feature Oceanography research that overlaps with concepts in Phytoplankton. While Sediment is the key highlight in the journal papers, thet also covered some subjects on Seabed and Geomorphology.

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

• Ecology
• Oceanography
• Statistics

The previous edition focused in particular on these issues:

The journal mainly tackles studies in Oceanography, Sediment, Continental shelf, Estuary and Current (stream). The subject of Phytoplankton, which is connected to the field of Discharge, serves as the foundation of the Oceanography research featured in the journal. The work on Sediment tackled in it brings together disciplines like Sedimentary rock, Geochemistry, Seabed and Erosion.

Continental shelf research presented in it encompasses a variety of subjects, including Spring (hydrology) and Seasonality. While Estuary is the focus of the journal, it also provided insights into the studies of Shoal and Turbidity. The studies on Salinity discussed can also contribute to research in the domains of Dominance (ecology) and Plume.

The most cited articles from the last journal are:

• Barred beach profile equilibrium investigated with a process-based numerical model (4 citations)
• Rapid organic matter cycling in North Sea sediments (4 citations)
• Sedimentation rates in the Baltic Sea: A machine learning approach (4 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.

Top authors and change over time

The top authors publishing in Continental Shelf Research (based on the number of publications) are:

• Arnoldo Valle-Levinson (25 papers) published 2 papers at the last edition, 1 more than at the previous edition,
• Charles A. Nittrouer (17 papers) absent at the last edition,
• Alan M. Davies (15 papers) absent at the last edition,
• Andrea S. Ogston (14 papers) absent at the last edition,
• Chen-Tung Arthur Chen (14 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.

Top affiliations and change over time

Only papers with recognized affiliations are considered

The top affiliations publishing in Continental Shelf Research (based on the number of publications) are:

• Chinese Academy of Sciences (85 papers) published 11 papers at the last edition, 2 more than at the previous edition,
• Centre national de la recherche scientifique (66 papers) published 2 papers at the last edition, 2 less than at the previous edition,
• Ocean University of China (61 papers) published 4 papers at the last edition the same number as at the previous edition,
• Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (56 papers) published 3 papers at the last edition the same number as at the previous edition,
• Spanish National Research Council (55 papers) published 3 papers at the last edition, 1 less than 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, 5.30% of publications had an unrecognized affiliation. Out of the publications with recognized affiliations, 18.18% were posted by at least one author from the top 10 institutions publishing in the journal. Another 19.58% included authors affiliated with research institutions from the top 11-20 affiliations. Institutions from the 21-50 range included 17.48% of all publications and 44.76% 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.