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Marine Ecology
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Marine Ecology

Ranking & Metrics

Discipline name Position Best Scientists Publications D-Index
Ecology and Evolution 328 66 63 11
Environmental Sciences 673 10 10 6

Additional Metrics

Number of Best Scientists*: 90
Documents by Best Scientists*: 87
Top 100 Ranked Scientists*: 3
SCIMAGO H-index: 69
SCIMAGO SJR: 0.533
Impact Factor: 1.8

Overview

Top Research Topics at Marine Ecology?

Marine Ecology generally zeroes in on subjects such as Ecology, Oceanography, Benthic zone, Fishery and Mediterranean sea. Habitat, Abundance (ecology), Species richness, Mediterranean climate and Reef are some of the study areas of Ecology discussed. The journal investigates Habitat research which frequently intersects with Biodiversity.

In Marine Ecology, Coral reef and Coral are investigated in conjunction with one another to address concerns in Reef research. Phytoplankton and Sediment are some topics wherein Oceanography research discussed in the journal have an impact. The work tackled in Marine Ecology goes beyond the discipline of Benthic zone as it also encompasses Fauna.

The study on Fishery presented in the journal intersects with subjects under the field of Predation.

  • Ecology (63.85%)
  • Oceanography (33.48%)
  • Benthic zone (13.45%)

What are the most cited papers published in the journal?

  • Biological structures as a source of habitat heterogeneity and biodiversity on the deep ocean margins (358 citations)
  • Sandy beach ecosystems: key features, sampling issues, management challenges and climate change impacts (294 citations)
  • Fishing-induced evolution of growth: concepts, mechanisms and the empirical evidence (204 citations)

Research areas of the most cited articles at Marine Ecology:

The most cited publications primarily tackle Ecology, Oceanography, Mediterranean sea, Benthic zone and Species richness. The journal publications facilitate discussions on Oceanography that incorporate concepts from other fields like Sediment and Species diversity. In addition to Mediterranean sea research, the most cited papers aim to explore topics under Fishery and Algae.

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

  • Ecology
  • Genus
  • Mollusca

The previous edition focused in particular on these issues:

The journal was organized to reinforce research efforts on Ecology, Oceanography, Fishery, Zoology and Decapoda. The Ecology works featured in it incorporate elements from Diversity (politics) and Biological dispersal. The journal explores issues in Oceanography which can be linked to other research areas like Biodiversity, Sediment and Satellite telemetry.

It explores issues in Fishery which can be linked to other research areas like Range (biology), Gracilaria, Foraging, Settlement (structural) and Otolith. While work presented in it provided substantial information on Zoology, it also covered topics in Abundance (ecology), Hatching, Hatchling and Teleostei. Decapoda research featured in Marine Ecology incorporates concerns from various other topics such as Mediterranean climate and Spiny lobster.

The most cited articles from the last journal are:

  • Guide to the identification of marine meiofauna (3 citations)
  • Depth distribution of canopy-forming algae of the order Fucales is related to their photosynthetic features (2 citations)
  • Colonisers of the dark: biostalactite-associated metazoans from “lu Lampiùne” submarine cave (Apulia, Mediterranean Sea) (2 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 Ecology (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Michael Stachowitsch (30 papers) published 3 papers at the last edition, 2 more than at the previous edition,
  • Giorgio Bavestrello (19 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Ferdinando Boero (19 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Lisa A. Levin (18 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Jörg A. Ott (15 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 Ecology (based on the number of publications) are:

  • University of Vienna (97 papers) published 4 papers at the last edition, 1 more than at the previous edition,
  • Spanish National Research Council (49 papers) published 2 papers at the last edition, 1 more than at the previous edition,
  • University of Genoa (43 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Centre national de la recherche scientifique (32 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition the same number as at the previous edition,
  • Stazione Zoologica Anton Dohrn (25 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition the same number as 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, 12.50% of publications had an unrecognized affiliation. Out of the publications with recognized affiliations, 16.33% were posted by at least one author from the top 10 institutions publishing in the journal. Another 20.41% included authors affiliated with research institutions from the top 11-20 affiliations. Institutions from the 21-50 range included 18.37% of all publications and 44.90% 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

  • The Mediterranean in check: Biological invasions in a changing sea

    Adriana Giangrande;Cataldo Pierri;Michela Del Pasqua;Cinzia Gravili

    (2020)
    36 Citations
  • Consistent genetic divergence observed among pelagic Sargassum morphotypes in the western North Atlantic

    Skye Dibner;Lindsay Martin;Thierry Thibaut;Didier Aurelle;Didier Aurelle

    (2021)
    25 Citations
  • Evidence of increased mussel abundance related to the Pacific marine heatwave and sea star wasting

    (2022)
    22 Citations
  • Colonisers of the dark: biostalactite-associated metazoans from “lu Lampiùne” submarine cave (Apulia, Mediterranean Sea)

    Antonietta Rosso;Rossana Sanfilippo;Adriano Guido;Vasilis Gerovasileiou

    (2021)
    20 Citations
  • Keratose‐dominated sponge grounds from temperate mesophotic ecosystems (NW Mediterranean Sea)

    Francesco Enrichetti;Giorgio Bavestrello;Federico Betti;Martina Coppari

    (2020)
    20 Citations
  • Long‐term variability of the coastal ocean stratification in the Gulf of Naples: Two decades of monitoring the marine ecosystem at the LTER – MC site, between land and open Mediterranean Sea

    (2022)
    17 Citations
  • Responses of humpback whales to a changing climate in the Southern Hemisphere: Priorities for research efforts

    Jan‐Olaf Meynecke;Elisa Seyboth;Jasper De Bie;Jan‐Lukas Menzel Barraqueta

    (2020)
    14 Citations
  • Vertical and temporal distribution of chytrids infecting diatoms in the Gulf of Naples (Italy, Mediterranean Sea)

    (2022)
    13 Citations
  • Depth distribution of canopy-forming algae of the order Fucales is related to their photosynthetic features

    Natàlia Sant;Enric Ballesteros

    (2021)
    11 Citations

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