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Marine Chemistry

Ranking & Metrics

Discipline name Position Best Scientists Publications D-Index
Earth Science 174 143 166 21
Environmental Sciences 261 93 122 20
Chemistry 528 28 52 15

Additional Metrics

Number of Best Scientists*: 271
Documents by Best Scientists*: 250
Top 100 Ranked Scientists*: 8
SCIMAGO H-index: 157
SCIMAGO SJR: 0.887
Impact Factor: 2.5

Overview

Top Research Topics at Marine Chemistry?

Marine Chemistry aims to foster the development of research in Seawater, Environmental chemistry, Oceanography, Mineralogy and Dissolved organic carbon. Topics in Seawater were tackled in line with various other fields like Salinity, Inorganic chemistry, Hydrology, Chromatography and Analytical chemistry. The journal explores issues in Inorganic chemistry which can be linked to other research areas like Ligand and Copper.

The work on Environmental chemistry tackled in the journal brings together disciplines like Sediment, Organic matter, Particulates and Trace metal. The research on Sediment discussed in Marine Chemistry draws on the closely related field of Diagenesis. The research on Oceanography tackled can also make contributions to studies in the areas of Phytoplankton and Surface water.

It focused on Phytoplankton research but expanded to cover Plankton. In addition to Dissolved organic carbon research, it aims to explore topics under Carbon and Colored dissolved organic matter. Issues in Water column were discussed, taking into consideration concepts from other disciplines like Biogeochemical cycle and Anoxic waters.

  • Seawater (44.03%)
  • Environmental chemistry (35.62%)
  • Oceanography (32.42%)

What are the most cited papers published in the journal?

  • Characterization of marine and terrestrial DOM in seawater using excitation-emission matrix spectroscopy (2388 citations)
  • Carbon dioxide in water and seawater: the solubility of a non-ideal gas (2239 citations)
  • Sedimentary organic matter preservation: an assessment and speculative synthesis (1814 citations)

Research areas of the most cited articles at Marine Chemistry:

The journal publications tackle a plethora of topics, such as Seawater, Environmental chemistry, Oceanography, Dissolved organic carbon and Mineralogy. Issues in Seawater were discussed in the most cited papers, taking into consideration concepts from other disciplines like Salinity, Hydrology, Surface water, Inorganic chemistry and Analytical chemistry. While work presented in the journal papers provide substantial information on Environmental chemistry, it also covers topics in Organic matter, Phytoplankton, Sediment and Particulates.

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

  • Organic chemistry
  • Oxygen
  • Enzyme

The previous edition focused in particular on these issues:

The objective of the journal is to combine knowledge in the areas of Environmental chemistry, Seawater, Dissolved organic carbon, Oceanography and Salinity. Environmental chemistry research presented in Marine Chemistry encompasses a variety of subjects, including Phytoplankton, Organic matter, Sediment, Geotraces and Water column. Topics in Seawater were tackled in line with various other fields like Surface water, Alkalinity, Titration, Saturation (chemistry) and Solubility.

The work on Dissolved organic carbon tackled in it brings together disciplines like Water mass and Chromatography. The study on Oceanography presented is investigated in conjunction with research in Ecosystem. Marine Chemistry addresses concerns in Salinity which are intertwined with other disciplines, such as Estuary and Atmospheric sciences.

The most cited articles from the last journal are:

  • Insights into the origins, molecular characteristics and distribution of iron-binding ligands in the Arctic Ocean (4 citations)
  • Evaluation of the temperature dependence of dissociation constants for the marine carbon system using pH and certified reference materials (3 citations)
  • Differential manganese and iron recycling and transport in continental margin sediments of the Northern Gulf of Mexico (3 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 Chemistry (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Frank J. Millero (78 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Peter H. Santschi (48 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition, 2 less than at the previous edition,
  • Robert H. Byrne (45 papers) published 2 papers at the last edition the same number as at the previous edition,
  • Constant M.G. van den Berg (34 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • George W. Luther (33 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition the same number as 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 Marine Chemistry (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (147 papers) published 3 papers at the last edition, 2 less than at the previous edition,
  • University of Miami (120 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Texas A&M University (102 papers) published 2 papers at the last edition, 3 less than at the previous edition,
  • University of Washington (87 papers) published 2 papers at the last edition, 1 more than at the previous edition,
  • Centre national de la recherche scientifique (85 papers) published 2 papers at the last edition, 1 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, 2.70% of publications had an unrecognized affiliation. Out of the publications with recognized affiliations, 19.44% were posted by at least one author from the top 10 institutions publishing in the journal. Another 11.11% included authors affiliated with research institutions from the top 11-20 affiliations. Institutions from the 21-50 range included 27.78% of all publications and 41.67% 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

  • Can the protein/carbohydrate (P/C) ratio of exopolymeric substances (EPS) be used as a proxy for their ‘stickiness’ and aggregation propensity?

    Peter H. Santschi;Chen Xu;Kathleen A. Schwehr;Peng Lin

    (2020)
    82 Citations
  • The role of Mg2+ in inhibiting CaCO3 precipitation from seawater

    Yiwen Pan;Yifan Li;Qianwei Ma;Hangqi He

    (2021)
    65 Citations
  • Nitrite oxidation exceeds reduction and fixed nitrogen loss in anoxic Pacific waters

    Andrew R. Babbin;Carolyn Buchwald;Carolyn Buchwald;François M.M. Morel;Scott D. Wankel

    (2020)
    64 Citations
  • Seasonal and spatial controls on N2O concentrations and emissions in low-nitrogen estuaries: Evidence from three tropical systems

    Rachel Murray;Dirk V. Erler;Judith Rosentreter;Naomi S. Wells

    (2020)
    51 Citations
  • Assessment of the stability, sorption, and exchangeability of marine dissolved and colloidal metals

    L.T. Jensen;N.J. Wyatt;N.J. Wyatt;W.M. Landing;J.N. Fitzsimmons

    (2020)
    44 Citations
  • Assessment of pH dependent errors in spectrophotometric pH measurements of seawater

    Yuichiro Takeshita;Kenneth S. Johnson;Luke J. Coletti;Hans W. Jannasch

    (2020)
    44 Citations

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