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Journal of Marine Systems
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Journal of Marine Systems

Ranking & Metrics

Discipline name Position Best Scientists Publications D-Index
Earth Science 176 100 112 21
Ecology and Evolution 243 59 61 15
Environmental Sciences 356 55 63 15

Additional Metrics

Number of Best Scientists*: 225
Documents by Best Scientists*: 204
Top 100 Ranked Scientists*: 2
SCIMAGO H-index: 122
SCIMAGO SJR: 0.945
Impact Factor: 2.5

Overview

Top Research Topics at Journal of Marine Systems?

Journal of Marine Systems generally zeroes in on subjects such as Oceanography, Climatology, Phytoplankton, Ecology and Water column. Upwelling, Water mass, Bay, Continental shelf and Plankton studies are all carried out as a component of the study in Oceanography presented. In Journal of Marine Systems, Hydrography and Mediterranean sea are investigated in conjunction with one another to address concerns in Climatology research.

In Journal of Marine Systems, researchers investigate the Mediterranean sea study as part of research in the field of Mediterranean climate. Biomass (ecology), Bloom and Chlorophyll a are some topics wherein Phytoplankton research discussed in Journal of Marine Systems have an impact. Zooplankton, Trophic level, Ecosystem, Benthic zone and Pelagic zone are some of the study areas of Ecology discussed.

  • Oceanography (55.90%)
  • Climatology (17.92%)
  • Phytoplankton (15.85%)

What are the most cited papers published in the journal?

  • Circulation in the Western Mediterranean Sea (956 citations)
  • North Atlantic climate variability: The role of the North Atlantic Oscillation (745 citations)
  • Marine fronts at the continental shelves of austral South America: Physical and ecological processes (602 citations)

Research areas of the most cited articles at Journal of Marine Systems:

The journal articles cover a variety of subjects, including Oceanography, Climatology, Phytoplankton, Ecology and Water mass. While the primary focus in the most cited articles is Oceanography, they also dissect topics surrounding Mediterranean sea and Ocean gyre as a whole. While work presented in the published papers provide substantial information on Climatology, it also covers topics in Current (stream) and Hydrography.

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 deals with areas of study such as Oceanography, Water column, Biogeochemical cycle, River mouth and Benthic zone. Journal of Marine Systems served as a forum through which researchers explored different topics like Oceanography and Sample collection. The research on Water column featured in the journal combines topics in other fields like Water mass, Surface water, Dissolved organic carbon and Thermohaline circulation.

Biogeochemical cycle research featured in Journal of Marine Systems incorporates concerns from various other topics such as Drainage basin, Deposition (geology), Particulates, Tropical Atlantic and Nitrate. Research in Thermocline and the interrelating topic of Upwelling and Phytoplankton were among the subjects of interest in the Zooplankton studies discussed in it. The work on Biomass (ecology) tackled in the journal brings together disciplines like Discharge, Middle latitudes, Ecosystem and Wetland.

The most cited articles from the last journal are:

  • Circulation and distribution of suspended mesozooplankton carcasses in a mid-latitude estuary (0 citations)
  • Sources and dynamics of suspended particulate matter in a large-river dominated marine system: Contributions from terrestrial sediments, biological particles, and flocculation (0 citations)
  • Understanding upper water mass dynamics in the Gulf of Mexico by linking physical and biogeochemical features (0 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 Journal of Marine Systems (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Eric Delhez (21 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Pierre Brasseur (20 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Marilaure Grégoire (20 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Fiz F. Pérez (19 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Jacques Nihoul (18 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 Journal of Marine Systems (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Spanish National Research Council (171 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Centre national de la recherche scientifique (134 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition, 1 less than at the previous edition,
  • IFREMER (95 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • University of Liège (92 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Chinese Academy of Sciences (83 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 2022 edition, 0.00% of publications had an unrecognized affiliation. Out of the publications with recognized affiliations, 33.33% were posted by at least one author from the top 10 institutions publishing in the journal. Another 0.00% included authors affiliated with research institutions from the top 11-20 affiliations. Institutions from the 21-50 range included 16.67% of all publications and 50.00% 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

  • Potential physical impacts of sea-level rise on the Pearl River Estuary, China

    Bo Hong;Bo Hong;Zhonghui Liu;Jian Shen;Hui Wu

    (2020)
    80 Citations
  • Influence of suspended sediment front on nutrients and phytoplankton dynamics off the Changjiang Estuary: A FVCOM-ERSEM coupled model experiment

    Jianzhong Ge;Ricardo Torres;Changsheng Chen;Jie Liu

    (2020)
    72 Citations
  • Variability of dissolved oxygen in the Arabian Sea Oxygen Minimum Zone and its driving mechanisms

    (2020)
    58 Citations
  • Tropical cyclone-induced sea surface cooling over the Yellow Sea and Bohai Sea in the 2019 Pacific typhoon season

    Shoude Guan;Wei Zhao;Liang Sun;Chun Zhou

    (2021)
    48 Citations
  • In situ incubations with the Gothenburg benthic chamber landers: Applications and quality control

    Mikhail Kononets;Anders Tengberg;Madeleine Nilsson;Nils Ekeroth

    (2021)
    47 Citations
  • The ecosystem approach to management of the Antarctic krill fishery - the ‘devils are in the detail’ at small spatial and temporal scales

    P.N. Trathan;V. Warwick-Evans;E.F. Young;A. Friedlaender

    (2022)
    43 Citations
  • A spatial food web model to investigate potential spillover effects of a fishery closure in an offshore wind farm

    Ghassen Halouani;Ghassen Halouani;Ching-Maria Villanueva;Aurore Raoux;Jean Claude Dauvin

    (2020)
    37 Citations
  • Water age variability in a Patagonian fjord

    Elías Pinilla;Manuel I. Castillo;Manuel I. Castillo;Iván Pérez-Santos;Oliver Venegas

    (2020)
    36 Citations
  • Uncoupled changes in phytoplankton biomass and size structure in the western tropical Atlantic

    (2021)
    35 Citations

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