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Fisheries Oceanography
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Fisheries Oceanography

Ranking & Metrics

Discipline name Position Best Scientists Publications D-Index
Ecology and Evolution 244 52 60 15
Earth Science 380 17 19 9
Environmental Sciences 493 27 31 10

Additional Metrics

Number of Best Scientists*: 108
Documents by Best Scientists*: 95
Top 100 Ranked Scientists*: 3
SCIMAGO H-index: 90
SCIMAGO SJR: 0.865
Impact Factor: 2.7

Overview

Top Research Topics at Fisheries Oceanography?

The primary areas of discussion in the journal are Oceanography, Fishery, Ecology, Abundance (ecology) and Pelagic zone. In it, Larva and Habitat are investigated in conjunction with one another to address concerns in Oceanography research. Fisheries Oceanography focuses on Larva research which is adjacent to topics in Otolith.

While work presented in Fisheries Oceanography provided substantial information on Fishery, it also covered topics in Juvenile, Anchovy, Bay and Predation. Discussions in Fisheries Oceanography are anchored in the subject of Anchovy and the similar topic of Sardine. The Ecology research presented places emphasis on topics like Ichthyoplankton, Ecosystem, Trophic level, Copepod and Biomass (ecology).

The concepts on Zooplankton presented in the journal can also apply to other research fields, including Phytoplankton and Plankton. The journal covers Sea surface temperature research under the subject of Climatology. The study on Upwelling presented in the journal intersects with the topics under Engraulis.

  • Oceanography (94.07%)
  • Fishery (49.35%)
  • Ecology (16.83%)

What are the most cited papers published in the journal?

  • Decadal-scale regime shifts in the large marine ecosystems of the North-east Pacific: a case for historical science (439 citations)
  • The Bering Sea Green Belt: shelf-edge processes and ecosystem production (426 citations)
  • Effects of interdecadal climate variability on the oceanic ecosystems of the NE Pacific (403 citations)

Research areas of the most cited articles at Fisheries Oceanography:

The journal articles are mainly concerned with subjects like Oceanography, Fishery, Ecology, Predation and Sea surface temperature. While work presented in the journal papers provide substantial information on Oceanography, it also covers topics in Abundance (ecology) and Climatology. The journal articles tackle studies in Larva and the interrelated subject of Pollock to gain insights into Fishery.

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 facilitates discussions on Oceanography, Fishery, Juvenile, Habitat and Climate change. The main emphasis of the journal is the research on Oceanography, emphasizing the topic of Pacific ocean. The Fishery works featured in Fisheries Oceanography incorporate elements from Sea bass, Essential fish habitat, Cynoscion othonopterus and Marine fish.

Fisheries Oceanography explores topics in Juvenile which can be helpful for research in disciplines like Jack mackerel, Life stage, Trachurus japonicus and Hippoglossus stenolepis, Halibut. The work on Habitat tackled in it brings together disciplines like Gadus chalcogrammus, Continental shelf, Hindcast and Lagrangian model. While the journal mainly focused on Continental shelf studies, it also tackled the scientific discipline of interrelated fields such as

  • Assemblage (archaeology) that intertwine with fields like Abundance (ecology),
  • Metapopulation together with Shrimp..

The most cited articles from the last journal are:

  • Pollock and “the Blob”: Impacts of a marine heatwave on walleye pollock early life stages (5 citations)
  • An appraisal of the drivers of Norwegian spring‐spawning herring (Clupea harengus) recruitment (4 citations)
  • Multiple life-stage connectivity of Pacific halibut (Hippoglossus stenolepis) across the Bering Sea and Gulf of Alaska (3 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 Fisheries Oceanography (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Richard D. Brodeur (18 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Phyllis J. Stabeno (15 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Alistair J. Hobday (13 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Pierre Pepin (13 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition,
  • George L. Hunt (11 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 Fisheries Oceanography (based on the number of publications) are:

  • National Marine Fisheries Service (127 papers) published 7 papers at the last edition, 3 more than at the previous edition,
  • National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (99 papers) published 8 papers at the last edition, 1 more than at the previous edition,
  • University of Tokyo (68 papers) published 2 papers at the last edition the same number as at the previous edition,
  • Fisheries and Oceans Canada (53 papers) published 2 papers at the last edition, 2 less than at the previous edition,
  • University of Washington (51 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition, 2 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, 13.56% of publications had an unrecognized affiliation. Out of the publications with recognized affiliations, 50.98% were posted by at least one author from the top 10 institutions publishing in the journal. Another 9.80% included authors affiliated with research institutions from the top 11-20 affiliations. Institutions from the 21-50 range included 11.76% of all publications and 27.45% 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

  • Trends and change points in surface and bottom thermal environments of the US Northeast Continental Shelf Ecosystem

    Kevin D. Friedland;Ryan E. Morse;James P. Manning;Donald Christopher Melrose

    (2020)
    85 Citations
  • Multiple spawning events promote increased larval dispersal of a predatory fish in a western boundary current

    Hayden T. Schilling;Jason D. Everett;Jason D. Everett;James A. Smith;John Stewart

    (2020)
    36 Citations
  • Dynamic changes in American lobster suitable habitat distribution on the Northeast U.S. Shelf linked to oceanographic conditions

    Mackenzie D. Mazur;Kevin D. Friedland;M. Conor McManus;Andrew G. Goode

    (2020)
    36 Citations
  • Retrospective analysis of the influence of environmental drivers on commercial stocks and fishing opportunities in the Irish Sea

    Jacob W. Bentley;Natalia Serpetti;Clive J. Fox;Johanna J. Heymans

    (2020)
    28 Citations
  • Impact of warming and deoxygenation on the habitat distribution of Pacific halibut in the Northeast Pacific

    (2022)
    25 Citations
  • The Middle Atlantic Bight Cold Pool is warming and shrinking: Indices from in situ autumn seafloor temperatures

    (2022)
    24 Citations

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