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Ocean Science Journal
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Ocean Science Journal

1738-5261

Published by: Springer

https://www.springer.com/journal/12601

Ranking & Metrics

Discipline name Position Best Scientists Publications D-Index
Earth Science 652 5 6 3
Environmental Sciences 745 14 12 4

Additional Metrics

Number of Best Scientists*: 31
Documents by Best Scientists*: 28
Top 100 Ranked Scientists*: 1
SCIMAGO H-index: 31
SCIMAGO SJR: 0.455
Impact Factor: 1.4

Overview

Top Research Topics at Ocean Science Journal?

The journal explores disciplines such as Oceanography, Ecology, Bay, Environmental chemistry and Sediment. The research on Oceanography featured in it combines topics in other fields like Phytoplankton and Chlorophyll a. It explores issues in Ecology which can be linked to other research areas like Zoology and Fishery.

  • Oceanography (24.81%)
  • Ecology (18.41%)
  • Bay (11.38%)

What are the most cited papers published in the journal?

  • Growth, feeding and ecological roles of the mixotrophic and heterotrophic dinoflagellates in marine planktonic food webs (353 citations)
  • Overview of Geostationary Ocean Color Imager (GOCI) and GOCI Data Processing System (GDPS) (175 citations)
  • Distribution of small plastic debris in cross-section and high strandline on Heungnam beach, South Korea (116 citations)

Research areas of the most cited articles at Ocean Science Journal:

The most cited papers focus largely on the fields of Oceanography, Ecology, Remote sensing, Geostationary Ocean Color Imager and Ocean color. Most of the Oceanography studies addressed in the journal articles also intersect with Phytoplankton. The journal publications deal with Ecology in conjunction with Environmental chemistry and similar fields in Mining engineering.

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

  • Ecology
  • Genus
  • Oceanography

The previous edition focused in particular on these issues:

The foci of the journal are Zoology, Environmental chemistry, Fishery, Salinity and Sediment. Environmental chemistry research featured in Ocean Science Journal incorporates concerns from various other topics such as Aquatic environment, Fish species and Negative correlation. Fishery research presented in Ocean Science Journal encompasses a variety of subjects, including Tuna and Biometrics.

Ocean Science Journal covered Salinity studies as part of research efforts in Oceanography and Ecology. The research on Oceanography tackled can also make contributions to studies in the areas of Copepod, Eutrophication and Surface water. Sediment research featured in the journal incorporates concerns from various other topics such as Rhizome, Seagrass, Biomonitoring, Pollution and Trace metal.

The most cited articles from the last journal are:

  • A Review: Marine Bio-logging of Animal Behaviour and Ocean Environments (2 citations)
  • Spring Distribution of Ciliate Plankton in the Southeastern Yellow Sea in 2019 (2 citations)
  • The Annual Gametogenesis of the Mussel, Mytilus unguiculatus (coruscus) (Valenciennes, 1858), Occurring in the Shallow Subtidal of Ulleungdo Island in Korea (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 Ocean Science Journal (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Won Joon Shim (13 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Young-Ok Kim (13 papers) published 2 papers at the last edition,
  • Kwang-Sik Choi (12 papers) published 2 papers at the last edition, 1 more than at the previous edition,
  • Do-Seong Byun (10 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Ho Young Soh (10 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 Ocean Science Journal (based on the number of publications) are:

  • UPRRP College of Natural Sciences (55 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition, 7 less than at the previous edition,
  • National Fisheries Research & Development Institute (55 papers) published 5 papers at the last edition the same number as at the previous edition,
  • Chonnam National University (47 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition the same number as at the previous edition,
  • Pukyong National University (46 papers) published 3 papers at the last edition the same number as at the previous edition,
  • Seoul National University (37 papers) published 3 papers 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, 5.26% of publications had an unrecognized affiliation. Out of the publications with recognized affiliations, 44.44% were posted by at least one author from the top 10 institutions publishing in the journal. Another 16.67% 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 22.22% 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

  • Korea Institute of Ocean Science and Technology Earth System Model and Its Simulation Characteristics

    Gyundo Pak;Yign Noh;Myong In Lee;Sang Wook Yeh

    (2021)
    70 Citations
  • Changes of the Macrobenthos Community with Non-native Mangrove Rehabilitation (Kandelia obovata) and Salt Marsh Invasion (Spartina alterniflora) in Ximen Island, Zhejiang, China

    Qiuxuan Wang;Li Song;Susana Agusti;Carlos M. Duarte

    (2021)
    15 Citations
  • Rapid and Accurate Method for Determining 234Th in Seawater: Fe Co-precipitation, UTEVA Extraction, and Micro-precipitation

    Junhyeong Seo;Hojong Seo;Jeomshik Hwang;Guebuem Kim

    (2021)
    7 Citations
  • Deep-Water Circulation over the Last Two Glacial Cycles Reconstructed from Authigenic Neodymium Isotopes in the Equatorial Indian Ocean (Core HI1808-GPC04)

    Sunhwa Bang;Youngsook Huh;Boo-Keun Khim;Hiroyuki Takata

    (2021)
    7 Citations
  • Distribution and Sources of Carbon, Nitrogen and Their Isotopic Compositions in Tropical Estuarine Sediments of Mtoni, Tanzania

    Matobola Joel Mihale;Matobola Joel Mihale;Clavery Tungaraza;Willy Baeyens;Natacha Brion

    (2021)
    6 Citations
  • Characteristics of Plastic Debris Ingested by Sea Turtles: A Comprehensive Review

    (2023)
    5 Citations
  • Assessing Metal Content in Halophila stipulacea Seagrass as an Indicator of Metal Pollution in the Northern Gulf of Aqaba, Red Sea

    Tariq Al-Najjar;Mohammad Wahsha;Mwaffaq Al-Khushman;Maroof Khalaf

    (2021)
    4 Citations
  • Icefish Adaptations to Climate Change on the South Georgia Island Shelf (Sub-Antarctic)

    Ryszard Traczyk;Victor Benno Meyer-Rochow;Victor Benno Meyer-Rochow;Robert M. Hughes

    (2020)
    3 Citations
  • Fluorescent Dissolved Organic Matter (FDOM) in the East Sea (Japan Sea): Distributions, Sources, and Sinks

    Heejun Han;Hyung-Mi Cho;Hyeong Kyu Kwon;Guebuem Kim

    (2021)
    2 Citations
  • Deepening of Future Aleutian Low in Ensemble Global Warming Simulations with the Kiel Climate Model

    Hwan Young Choi;Ho Jin Lee;Sang-Yeob Kim;Wonsun Park

    (2020)
    2 Citations

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