Deep-Sea Research Part II: Topical Studies in Oceanography

Top Research Topics at Deep-sea Research Part Ii-topical Studies in Oceanography?

The journal primarily tackles Oceanography, Phytoplankton, Ecology, Water column and Plankton. Research on Oceanography addressed in it frequently intersections with the field of Climatology. Ocean current and Sea surface temperature are some of the facets of Climatology tackled in it.

Issues in Phytoplankton were discussed, taking into consideration concepts from other disciplines like Biomass (ecology), Bloom, Diatom and Chlorophyll a. Bloom research presented in Deep-sea Research Part Ii-topical Studies in Oceanography encompasses a variety of subjects, including Spring bloom and Algal bloom. The work on Ecology tackled in Deep-sea Research Part Ii-topical Studies in Oceanography brings together disciplines like Deep sea and Fishery.

The Deep sea study featured in Deep-sea Research Part Ii-topical Studies in Oceanography draws parallels with the field of Abyssal zone. It focuses on Benthic zone research which is adjacent to topics in Sediment. The study on Sediment presented in the journal intersects with the topics under Total organic carbon.

• Oceanography (95.40%)
• Phytoplankton (19.04%)
• Ecology (17.50%)

What are the most cited papers published in the journal?

• Climatological mean and decadal change in surface ocean pCO2, and net sea–air CO2 flux over the global oceans (1402 citations)
• Global sea-air CO2 flux based on climatological surface ocean pCO2, and seasonal biological and temperature effects (1335 citations)
• A new, mechanistic model for organic carbon fluxes in the ocean based on the quantitative association of POC with ballast minerals (775 citations)

Research areas of the most cited articles at Deep-sea Research Part Ii-topical Studies in Oceanography:

The most cited articles primarily tackle Oceanography, Phytoplankton, Plankton, Upwelling and Ecology. The works on Oceanography tackled in the most cited articles bring together disciplines like Climatology and Photic zone. The journal publications with studies in Phytoplankton featured incorporate elements of Diatom, Bloom, Zooplankton and Chlorophyll a.

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

• Ecology
• Oceanography
• Genus

The previous edition focused in particular on these issues:

The main research concerns discussed in Deep-sea Research Part Ii-topical Studies in Oceanography are Oceanography, Sea surface temperature, Monsoon, Salinity and Climatology. The research on Oceanography discussed in Deep-sea Research Part Ii-topical Studies in Oceanography draws on the closely related field of Biogeochemical cycle. While the primary focus in the journal is Monsoon, it also dissects topics surrounding Seasonality and Barotropic fluid, Baroclinity, Boundary current, Ekman transport and Water mass as a whole.

While work presented in the journal provided substantial information on Salinity, it also covered topics in Nepheloid layer, Glacial period, Copper River, Sedimentary rock and Plume. While Climatology is the key highlight in it, it also covered some subjects on Coupled model intercomparison project and El Niño Southern Oscillation, Seasonal cycle, Advection and Equator. The Bloom works featured in Deep-sea Research Part Ii-topical Studies in Oceanography incorporate elements from Productivity (ecology) and Phytoplankton.

The most cited articles from the last journal are:

• Physical forcing controls spatial variability in primary production in the Indian Ocean (3 citations)
• Sediment trap-derived particulate matter fluxes in the oligotrophic subtropical gyre of the South Indian Ocean (2 citations)
• Participatory place-based integrated ecosystem assessment in Sitka, Alaska: Constructing and operationalizing a socio-ecological conceptual model for sablefish (Anoplopoma fimbria) (2 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 Deep-sea Research Part Ii-topical Studies in Oceanography (based on the number of publications) are:

• Angelika Brandt (54 papers) absent at the last edition,
• Phyllis J. Stabeno (53 papers) absent at the last edition,
• Jacqueline M. Grebmeier (39 papers) absent at the last edition,
• Michael R. Landry (35 papers) absent at the last edition,
• Peter H. Wiebe (32 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 Deep-sea Research Part Ii-topical Studies in Oceanography (based on the number of publications) are:

• Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (379 papers) absent at the last edition,
• University of Washington (183 papers) published 3 papers at the last edition, 6 less than at the previous edition,
• National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (183 papers) published 4 papers at the last edition, 7 less than at the previous edition,
• University of Alaska Fairbanks (166 papers) published 3 papers at the last edition, 7 less than at the previous edition,
• Alfred Wegener Institute for Polar and Marine Research (140 papers) absent at the last 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, 8.70% of publications had an unrecognized affiliation. Out of the publications with recognized affiliations, 28.57% were posted by at least one author from the top 10 institutions publishing in the journal. Another 9.52% included authors affiliated with research institutions from the top 11-20 affiliations. Institutions from the 21-50 range included 19.05% of all publications and 42.86% 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.