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Oceanologia
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Oceanologia

0078-3234

Published by: Elsevier

https://www.journals.elsevier.com/oceanologia/

Ranking & Metrics

Discipline name Position Best Scientists Publications D-Index
Earth Science 407 18 19 8
Environmental Sciences 715 9 13 5

Additional Metrics

Number of Best Scientists*: 35
Documents by Best Scientists*: 39
Top 100 Ranked Scientists*: 0
SCIMAGO H-index: 52
SCIMAGO SJR: 0.71
Impact Factor: 2.4

Overview

Top Research Topics at Oceanologia?

The journal is organized to address concerns in the fields of Oceanography, Baltic sea, Ecology, Phytoplankton and Climatology. The concepts on Oceanography presented in it can also apply to other research fields, including Sediment, Fishery and Chlorophyll a. Studies on Sediment discussed in the journal link to the field of Environmental chemistry.

The in-depth study on Baltic sea also explores topics in the intersecting field of Seawater. Research on Ecology presented in Oceanologia focuses, in particular, on Ecosystem, Biomass (ecology), Abundance (ecology), Zooplankton and Benthic zone. Phytoplankton studies covered in Oceanologia falls within the purview of Nutrient.

Some problems in Climatology that were presented in it overlapped with concepts under Wind speed, Atmospheric sciences and Sea level.

  • Oceanography (41.10%)
  • Baltic sea (23.06%)
  • Ecology (13.49%)

What are the most cited papers published in the journal?

  • Recent sea surface temperature trends and future scenarios for the Mediterranean Sea (149 citations)
  • Temporal and spatial evolution of the Baltic deep water renewal in spring 2003 (100 citations)
  • Ecological indices as a tool for assessing pollution in El-Dekhaila Harbour (Alexandria, Egypt) (99 citations)

Research areas of the most cited articles at Oceanologia:

The journal articles mainly deal with areas of study such as Oceanography, Baltic sea, Phytoplankton, Climatology and Salinity. The journal publications focus on Oceanography but the discussions also offer insight into other areas such as Ecology, Nutrient and Sediment. The journal papers explore issues in Baltic sea which can be linked to other research areas like Hydrology, Open sea and Absorption (electromagnetic radiation).

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

  • Ecology
  • Oceanography
  • Genus

The previous edition focused in particular on these issues:

Oceanologia is mainly concerned with subjects like Oceanography, Bay, Chlorophyll a, Phytoplankton and Monsoon. Baltic sea, Hydrography, Water column, Upwelling and Salinity are some of the study areas of Oceanography discussed. The subject of Coastal zone, which is connected to the field of Surface wave, serves as the foundation of the Baltic sea research featured in Oceanologia.

The featured works in BENGAL, which all belong in the domain if Bay, also overlaps with concepts under River delta. The presented research on Chlorophyll a deals specifically with Biomass (ecology) but it also addresses topics in Nutrient, Mussel and Aquaculture. The Phytoplankton research discussed is included in the broader subject of Ecology.

The most cited articles from the last journal are:

  • Species-level associations of phytoplankton with environmental variability in the Neva Estuary (Baltic Sea) (4 citations)
  • Validation and statistical analysis of the Group for High Resolution Sea Surface Temperature data in the Arabian Gulf (2 citations)
  • Microphytobenthic primary production on exposed coastal sandy sediments of the Southern Baltic Sea using ex situ sediment cores and oxygen optodes (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 Oceanologia (based on the number of publications) are:

  • J. Dera (38 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Mirosława Ostrowska (32 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Lidia Dzierzbicka-Głowacka (28 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Dariusz Ficek (27 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • R. Majchrowski (25 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 Oceanologia (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Polish Academy of Sciences (290 papers) published 4 papers at the last edition, 9 less than at the previous edition,
  • University of Gdańsk (132 papers) published 2 papers at the last edition, 2 less than at the previous edition,
  • Shirshov Institute of Oceanology (29 papers) published 4 papers at the last edition, 1 less than at the previous edition,
  • Russian Academy of Sciences (23 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition the same number as at the previous edition,
  • National Institute of Oceanography, India (23 papers) published 9 papers at the last edition, 8 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, 19.64% 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 11.11% included authors affiliated with research institutions from the top 11-20 affiliations. Institutions from the 21-50 range included 8.89% of all publications and 35.56% 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

  • Numerical simulations of wave climate in the Baltic Sea: a review

    (2022)
    43 Citations
  • Validation and statistical analysis of the Group for High Resolution Sea Surface Temperature data in the Arabian Gulf

    Oleksandr Nesterov;Marouane Temimi;Ricardo Fonseca;Narendra Reddy Nelli

    (2021)
    37 Citations
  • Spatiotemporal pattern of degradation in arid mangrove forests of the Northern Persian Gulf

    Hana Etemadi;Joseph M. Smoak;Esmaeil Abbasi

    (2021)
    34 Citations
  • Complementing ERA5 and E-OBS with high-resolution river discharge over Europe

    (2022)
    33 Citations
  • Study of ice cover impact on hydrodynamic processes in the Curonian Lagoon through numerical modeling

    Rasa Idzelytė;Jovita Mėžinė;Petras Zemlys;Georg Umgiesser;Georg Umgiesser

    (2020)
    18 Citations
  • Assessment of wave energy in the Persian Gulf: An evaluation of the impacts of climate change

    Hamid Goharnejad;Hamid Goharnejad;Ehsan Nikaein;Will Perrie

    (2021)
    18 Citations
  • Rapid sea-level rise during the first phase of the Littorina transgression in the western Baltic Sea

    (2022)
    15 Citations
  • Natural and synthetic estrogenic compounds in the Pearl River Estuary and northern shelf of the South China Sea

    Carina Deich;Marion Kanwischer;Ruifeng Zhang;Joanna J. Waniek

    (2021)
    13 Citations
  • The significance of sea-level change and ancient submerged landscapes in human dispersal and development: A geoarchaeological perspective

    (2021)
    12 Citations
  • Dissolved oxygen variability in the southern Baltic Sea in 2013–2018

    Daniel Rak;Waldemar Walczowski;Lidia Dzierzbicka-Głowacka;Sergey Shchuka

    (2020)
    10 Citations

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