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ICES Journal of Marine Science
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ICES Journal of Marine Science

1054-3139

Published by: Oxford University Press

https://academic.oup.com/icesjms/issue/78/3

Ranking & Metrics

Discipline name Position Best Scientists Publications D-Index
Ecology and Evolution 80 375 467 31
Environmental Sciences 228 109 138 22
Earth Science 249 57 61 15
Biology and Biochemistry 314 38 91 20

Additional Metrics

Number of Best Scientists*: 617
Documents by Best Scientists*: 640
Top 100 Ranked Scientists*: 12
SCIMAGO H-index: 145
SCIMAGO SJR: 1.058
Impact Factor: 3.4

Overview

Top Research Topics at Ices Journal of Marine Science?

The journal generally zeroes in on subjects such as Fishery, Oceanography, Ecology, Fishing and Fisheries management. Abundance (ecology) is a primary topic of Fishery research in Ices Journal of Marine Science. Pelagic zone, Zooplankton, North sea, Plankton and Biomass (ecology) studies are all carried out as a component of the study in Oceanography presented.

Ecosystem, Habitat and Trophic level are some of the study areas of Ecology discussed. The work tackled in the journal goes beyond the discipline of Fisheries management as it also encompasses Environmental resource management. The journal features studies on Stock (geology), including topics such as Stock assessment.

The main emphasis of Ices Journal of Marine Science is the subject of Herring, focusing on Clupea. Atlantic cod is a major topic of Gadus research.

  • Fishery (48.07%)
  • Oceanography (27.49%)
  • Ecology (16.73%)

What are the most cited papers published in the journal?

  • Fluorometric Determination of Chlorophyll (1994 citations)
  • On the interrelationships between natural mortality, growth parameters, and mean environmental temperature in 175 fish stocks (1970 citations)
  • The Use of Radio-active Carbon (C14) for Measuring Organic Production in the Sea (1737 citations)

Research areas of the most cited articles at Ices Journal of Marine Science:

The most cited papers primarily focus on research topics in Fishery, Oceanography, Ecology, Fishing and Ecosystem. While work presented in the most cited publications provide substantial information on Fishery, it also covers topics in Stock (geology), Gadus and Predation. The journal articles link adjacent topics like Oceanography with Abundance (ecology).

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 Ices Journal of Marine Science (based on the number of publications) are:

  • André E. Punt (60 papers) published 2 papers at the last edition, 2 less than at the previous edition,
  • Adriaan D. Rijnsdorp (40 papers) published 2 papers at the last edition, 1 less than at the previous edition,
  • Jake Rice (35 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Jason S. Link (35 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition,
  • Egil Ona (34 papers) published 2 papers at the last edition, 1 more than at the previous 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 Ices Journal of Marine Science (based on the number of publications) are:

  • National Marine Fisheries Service (268 papers) published 14 papers at the last edition, 4 less than at the previous edition,
  • National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (232 papers) published 19 papers at the last edition the same number as at the previous edition,
  • IFREMER (203 papers) published 12 papers at the last edition, 2 less than at the previous edition,
  • University of Washington (178 papers) published 17 papers at the last edition, 3 more than at the previous edition,
  • Suffolk University (172 papers) published 2 papers at the last edition, 3 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, 12.03% of publications had an unrecognized affiliation. Out of the publications with recognized affiliations, 39.06% were posted by at least one author from the top 10 institutions publishing in the journal. Another 14.45% included authors affiliated with research institutions from the top 11-20 affiliations. Institutions from the 21-50 range included 10.94% of all publications and 35.55% 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

  • Benthic effects of offshore renewables: identification of knowledge gaps and urgently needed research

    Jennifer Dannheim;Lena Bergström;Silvana N R Birchenough;Radosław Brzana

    (2020)
    144 Citations
  • Stock assessment and management of cephalopods: advances and challenges for short-lived fishery resources

    Alexander I Arkhipkin;Lisa C Hendrickson;Ignacio Payá;Graham J Pierce;Graham J Pierce

    (2021)
    95 Citations
  • Image-based, unsupervised estimation of fish size from commercial landings using deep learning

    Amaya Álvarez-Ellacuria;Miquel Palmer;Ignacio Alberto Catalán;José Luis Lisani

    (2020)
    91 Citations
  • Next-generation regional ocean projections for living marine resource management in a changing climate

    Elizabeth J Drenkard;Charles Stock;Andrew C Ross;Keith W Dixon

    (2021)
    88 Citations
  • Benthic biodiversity on old platforms, young wind farms, and rocky reefs

    Joop W P Coolen;Babeth van der Weide;Joël Cuperus;Maxime Blomberg

    (2020)
    79 Citations
  • Performance evaluation of data-limited, length-based stock assessment methods

    Lisa Chong;Tobias K Mildenberger;Merrill B Rudd;Marc H Taylor

    (2020)
    72 Citations

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