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Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans
H-index 49

Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans

Ranking & Metrics

Discipline name Position Best Scientists Publications D-Index
Earth Science 21 608 1123 46
Environmental Sciences 92 354 583 39

Additional Metrics

Number of Best Scientists*: 1071
Documents by Best Scientists*: 1503
Top 100 Ranked Scientists*: 19
SCIMAGO H-index: 214
SCIMAGO SJR: 1.405
Impact Factor: 3.4

Top Publications

  • A Global Perspective on Microplastics

    Robert C. Hale;Meredith E. Seeley;Mark J. La Guardia;Lei Mai

    (2020)
    1202 Citations
  • Understanding Arctic Ocean Circulation: A Review of Ocean Dynamics in a Changing Climate

    Mary‐Louise Timmermans;John Marshall

    (2020)
    351 Citations
  • The Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation in High-Resolution Models

    Joël J.‐M. Hirschi;Bernard Barnier;Claus W. Böning;Arne Biastoch

    (2020)
    177 Citations
  • A Lagrangian Snow-Evolution System for Sea-Ice Applications (SnowModel-LG): Part I—Model Description

    Glen E. Liston;Polona Itkin;Julienne Stroeve;Julienne Stroeve;Mark Tschudi

    (2020)
    158 Citations
  • FIO-ESM Version 2.0: Model Description and Evaluation

    Ying Bao;Zhenya Song;Fangli Qiao

    (2020)
    153 Citations
  • The Transpolar Drift as a Source of Riverine and Shelf-Derived Trace Elements to the Central Arctic Ocean

    Matthew A. Charette;Lauren E. Kipp;Lauren E. Kipp;Laramie T. Jensen;Jessica S. Dabrowski

    (2020)
    147 Citations
  • Arctic Snow Depth and Sea Ice Thickness From ICESat-2 and CryoSat-2 Freeboards: A First Examination

    R. Kwok;S. Kacimi;M.A. Webster;N.T. Kurtz

    (2020)
    146 Citations
  • Sea ice roughness overlooked as a key source of uncertainty in CryoSat-2 ice freeboard retrievals

    Jack C. Landy;Alek A. Petty;Alek A. Petty;Michel Tsamados;Julienne C. Stroeve;Julienne C. Stroeve

    (2020)
    137 Citations

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