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Marine Biology Research
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Marine Biology Research

1745-1000

Published by: Taylor & Francis

https://www.tandfonline.com/toc/smar20/current

Ranking & Metrics

Discipline name Position Best Scientists Publications D-Index
Ecology and Evolution 531 26 30 6
Environmental Sciences 778 6 8 4

Additional Metrics

Number of Best Scientists*: 40
Documents by Best Scientists*: 43
Top 100 Ranked Scientists*: 1
SCIMAGO H-index: 47
SCIMAGO SJR: 0.369
Impact Factor: 1.2

Overview

Top Research Topics at Marine Biology Research?

The journal was organized to reinforce research efforts on Ecology, Oceanography, Fishery, Zoology and Abundance (ecology). The study on Ecology presented in it intersects with subjects under the field of Bay. The journal explores topics in Oceanography which can be helpful for research in disciplines like Phytoplankton and Fauna.

While Marine Biology Research focused on Fishery, it was also able to explore topics like Predation and Mediterranean sea. In particular, the Zoology works presented emphasize discussions on Taxonomy (biology).

  • Ecology (44.70%)
  • Oceanography (26.77%)
  • Fishery (24.02%)

What are the most cited papers published in the journal?

  • Oxygen dynamics of marine sediments (547 citations)
  • Lipids and life strategy of Arctic Calanus (313 citations)
  • Polar cod (Boreogadus saida) and capelin (Mallotus villosus) as key species in marine food webs of the Arctic and the Barents Sea (187 citations)

Research areas of the most cited articles at Marine Biology Research:

The published papers are organized to reinforce research efforts on Ecology, Oceanography, Fishery, Zoology and Benthic zone. The most cited papers explore issues in Oceanography which can be linked to other research areas like Abundance (ecology) and Fauna. Aside from discussions in Fishery, the published articles also deal with the subject of Blue whiting which intersects with Mackerel disciplines.

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

  • Ecology
  • Genus
  • Zoology

The previous edition focused in particular on these issues:

The objective of Marine Biology Research is to combine knowledge in the areas of Zoology, Oceanography, Ecology, Fishery and Bay. The journal explores issues in Zoology which can be linked to other research areas like Mustelus californicus and Aquaculture. Dredging research are fields of study within Oceanography but they also intertwine with concepts in Wedge (mechanical device).

The journal focuses on different Ecology studies like Reef, Coral reef, Coral, Sabellaria and Clibanarius symmetricus. In addition to Fishery research, Marine Biology Research aims to explore topics under China and Otolith. Some problems in Bay that were presented in Marine Biology Research overlapped with concepts under Picoplankton and Larva.

The most cited articles from the last journal are:

  • Deep-sea smelts, pencil smelts, and barreleyes (Teleostei: Argentiniformes) from oceanic islands and seamounts off northeastern Brazil (2 citations)
  • Baleen whale distribution, behaviour and overlap with anthropogenic activity in coastal regions of the New York Bight (1 citations)
  • Using growth rates and otolith shape to identify the population structure of Umbrina canosai (Sciaenidae) from the Southwestern Atlantic (1 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 Marine Biology Research (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Franz Uiblein (31 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Tom Fenchel (21 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Tore Haug (8 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Geir Huse (8 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Kjersti Sjøtun (8 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 Marine Biology Research (based on the number of publications) are:

  • University of Bergen (33 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Spanish National Research Council (32 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition, 1 less than at the previous edition,
  • National Scientific and Technical Research Council (31 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition, 1 less than at the previous edition,
  • University of São Paulo (29 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Chinese Academy of Sciences (25 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 2021 edition, 7.50% of publications had an unrecognized affiliation. Out of the publications with recognized affiliations, 8.11% were posted by at least one author from the top 10 institutions publishing in the journal. Another 13.51% included authors affiliated with research institutions from the top 11-20 affiliations. Institutions from the 21-50 range included 27.03% of all publications and 51.35% 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

  • A new genus and species of fish parasitic cymothoid isopod (Crustacea) from Indian waters, with a key to the branchial-attaching cymothoid genera

    Panakkool Thamban Aneesh;Kerry A. Hadfield;Nico J. Smit;Appukuttannair Biju Kumar

    (2020)
    16 Citations
  • Baleen whale distribution, behaviour and overlap with anthropogenic activity in coastal regions of the New York Bight

    Carissa D. King;Emily Chou;Melinda L. Rekdahl;Sarah G. Trabue

    (2021)
    14 Citations
  • Bacterial composition of sponges, sediment and seawater in enclosed and open marine lakes in Ha Long Bay Vietnam

    Daniel Francis Richard Cleary;Marina R. S. Ferreira;Nguyen K. Bat;Ana Rita Moura Polónia

    (2020)
    11 Citations
  • A trans-isthmus survey of marine tardigrades from Costa Rica (Central America) with descriptions of seven new species

    Paul J. Bartels;Paulo Fontoura;Diane R. Nelson;Sebastian Orozco-Cubero

    (2021)
    10 Citations
  • Population genetics of the hound needlefish Tylosurus crocodilus (Belonidae) indicate high connectivity in Tanzanian coastal waters

    (2023)
    8 Citations
  • Deep-sea smelts, pencil smelts, and barreleyes (Teleostei: Argentiniformes) from oceanic islands and seamounts off northeastern Brazil

    Michael M. Mincarone;Júlia R. Martins;Fabio Di Dario;Leandro N. Eduardo

    (2021)
    7 Citations
  • Influence of fragment size on post transplantation growth and survival of domed scleractinian corals

    Shu Qin Sam;Chin Soon Lionel Ng;Yuichi Preslie Kikuzawa;Tai Chong Toh

    (2021)
    6 Citations
  • Zoogeographic patterns of Red Sea fishes – are they correlated to success in colonization of the Mediterranean via the Suez Canal?

    Daniel Golani;Ronald Fricke;Brenda Appelbaum-Golani

    (2021)
    6 Citations
  • Reproductive biology of the bopyrid isopod <i>Robinione overstreeti</i>, a branchial parasite of the ghost shrimp <i>Callichirus islagrande</i> (Decapoda: Callichiridae) in the Gulf of Mexico

    (2021)
    5 Citations

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