Marine and Freshwater Research

Top Research Topics at Marine and Freshwater Research?

Marine and Freshwater Research primarily focuses on research topics in Ecology, Fishery, Plankton, Estuary and Oceanography. Issues in Ecology were discussed, taking into consideration concepts from other disciplines like Zoology and Phylogeography. While Marine and Freshwater Research focused on Fishery, it was also able to explore topics like Juvenile and Otolith.

Plankton research featured in it incorporates concerns from various other topics such as Phytoplankton, Algae, Coral, Benthic zone and Biogeochemistry. Hydrology, Bay, Fauna and Salinity are some topics wherein Estuary research discussed in it have an impact. The concepts on Hydrology presented in it can also apply to other research fields, including Environmental chemistry and Sediment.

The main emphasis of the journal is the subject of Oceanography, focusing on Continental shelf. The journal holds forums on Crustacean that merges themes from other disciplines such as Animal science, Larva and Mollusca. Reef research discussed connects with the study of Coral reef.

• Ecology (42.28%)
• Fishery (34.92%)
• Plankton (27.52%)

What are the most cited papers published in the journal?

• Climate change, coral bleaching and the future of the world's coral reefs (2954 citations)
• How much wetland has the world lost? Long-term and recent trends in global wetland area (700 citations)
• Methods of Assessing Ovarian development in Fishes: a Review (631 citations)

Research areas of the most cited articles at Marine and Freshwater Research:

The journal publications mainly deal with areas of study such as Ecology, Fishery, Plankton, Estuary and Oceanography. The published papers focus on Ecology as well as the interrelated topics of Zoology. Issues in Fishery were discussed in the published articles, taking into consideration concepts from other disciplines like Phylogeography and Coral.

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

• Ecology
• Genus
• IUCN Red List

The previous edition focused in particular on these issues:

The journal mainly tackles studies in Ecology, Fishery, Zoology, Habitat and Abundance (ecology). Wetland, Invertebrate, Trophic level, Plankton and Ecosystem are all topics related to Ecology research discussed. The research on Wetland tackled can also make contributions to studies in the areas of Floodplain and Environmental planning.

Marine and Freshwater Research tackles issues in Fishery, particularly in the topics of Fishing and Estuary. The work on Habitat addressed in it expands to the thematically related Predation. Discussions in Marine and Freshwater Research are anchored in the subject of Abundance (ecology) and the similar topic of Species richness.

The most cited articles from the last journal are:

• A trickle, not a flood: environmental watering in the Murray–Darling Basin, Australia (8 citations)
• Ten key issues from the Global Wetland Outlook for decision makers (6 citations)
• Spatio-temporal variability of amphipod assemblages associated with rhodolith seabeds (6 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 Marine and Freshwater Research (based on the number of publications) are:

• Colin A. Simpfendorfer (46 papers) published 4 papers at the last edition, 1 more than at the previous edition,
• Bronwyn M. Gillanders (36 papers) published 3 papers at the last edition, 2 more than at the previous edition,
• Stuart E. Bunn (29 papers) published 3 papers at the last edition, 2 more than at the previous edition,
• Lee J. Baumgartner (25 papers) published 3 papers at the last edition, 1 less than at the previous edition,
• Jane Hughes (24 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 Marine and Freshwater Research (based on the number of publications) are:

• Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (227 papers) published 10 papers at the last edition, 1 more than at the previous edition,
• James Cook University (172 papers) published 10 papers at the last edition, 2 more than at the previous edition,
• Griffith University (119 papers) published 9 papers at the last edition, 2 more than at the previous edition,
• University of Adelaide (101 papers) published 4 papers at the last edition, 5 less than at the previous edition,
• University of Western Australia (95 papers) published 11 papers at the last edition, 3 more 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, 8.72% of publications had an unrecognized affiliation. Out of the publications with recognized affiliations, 30.34% were posted by at least one author from the top 10 institutions publishing in the journal. Another 8.43% included authors affiliated with research institutions from the top 11-20 affiliations. Institutions from the 21-50 range included 16.85% of all publications and 44.38% 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.