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Progress in Oceanography
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Progress in Oceanography

Ranking & Metrics

Discipline name Position Best Scientists Publications D-Index
Earth Science 64 229 265 34
Ecology and Evolution 89 183 196 30
Environmental Sciences 127 170 189 31

Additional Metrics

Number of Best Scientists*: 606
Documents by Best Scientists*: 499
Top 100 Ranked Scientists*: 10
SCIMAGO H-index: 158
SCIMAGO SJR: 1.357
Impact Factor: 3.6

Overview

Top Research Topics at Progress in Oceanography?

The journal explores disciplines such as Oceanography, Climatology, Ecology, Upwelling and Phytoplankton. It focuses on different Oceanography studies like Pelagic zone, Zooplankton, Continental shelf, Water column and Plankton. The discussions emphasized the topic of Pelagic zone in an attempt to further explore the field of Fishery.

The journal explores topics in Zooplankton which can be helpful for research in disciplines like Abundance (ecology) and Diel vertical migration. Topics in Climatology were tackled in line with various other fields like Hydrography and Ocean gyre. Hydrography and Water mass are closely related fields of research discussed in Progress in Oceanography.

It facilitated presentations on Ecology research, particularly Trophic level, Ecosystem, Biomass (ecology), Predation and Copepod. Marine ecosystem is the primary subject of Ecosystem works presented in the journal. Issues in Phytoplankton were discussed, taking into consideration concepts from other disciplines like Bloom and Chlorophyll a.

  • Oceanography (94.72%)
  • Climatology (16.48%)
  • Ecology (16.27%)

What are the most cited papers published in the journal?

  • Empirical evidence for North Pacific regime shifts in 1977 and 1989 (1281 citations)
  • Global observations of nonlinear mesoscale eddies (1235 citations)
  • Characteristics, dynamics and significance of marine snow (1041 citations)

Research areas of the most cited articles at Progress in Oceanography:

The most cited articles aim to foster the development of research in Oceanography, Climatology, Ecology, Upwelling and Phytoplankton. The published articles address concerns in Oceanography which are intertwined with other disciplines, such as Ecosystem and Ocean gyre. The Phytoplankton research presented in the journal articles focuses mostly on Plankton and, on occasion, topics in Water column.

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

  • Ecology
  • Oceanography
  • Statistics

The previous edition focused in particular on these issues:

The primary areas of discussion in the journal are Oceanography, Phytoplankton, Pelagic zone, Upwelling and Zooplankton. The featured Oceanography studies mainly concentrate on Marine ecosystem but also cover areas of interest in Range (biology). The studies on Phytoplankton discussed can also contribute to research in the domains of Structural basin, Sea surface temperature, Biogeochemical cycle and Plankton.

While the journal focused on Pelagic zone, it was also able to explore topics like Dissolved organic carbon and Mediterranean sea. Progress in Oceanography focuses on Upwelling but sometimes tackles the closely related topic of Water column which is concerned with Diel vertical migration. It facilitates discussions on Zooplankton that incorporate concepts from other fields like Copepod and Predation.

The most cited articles from the last journal are:

  • Biogeochemical variability in the California Current System (10 citations)
  • Evaluation of high-resolution atmospheric and oceanic simulations of the California Current System (4 citations)
  • Seasonal-to-decadal scale variability in primary production and particulate matter export at Station ALOHA (4 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 Progress in Oceanography (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Roberto Danovaro (25 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition,
  • Jun Nishioka (22 papers) published 7 papers at the last edition,
  • Arnaud Bertrand (21 papers) published 2 papers at the last edition, 1 more than at the previous edition,
  • Francisco P. Chavez (20 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Javier Arístegui (19 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 Progress in Oceanography (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Spanish National Research Council (165 papers) published 7 papers at the last edition, 2 less than at the previous edition,
  • Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (134 papers) published 11 papers at the last edition, 3 more than at the previous edition,
  • University of Washington (116 papers) published 9 papers at the last edition, 4 more than at the previous edition,
  • IFREMER (112 papers) published 6 papers at the last edition, 1 less than at the previous edition,
  • Plymouth Marine Laboratory (106 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, 7.59% of publications had an unrecognized affiliation. Out of the publications with recognized affiliations, 33.58% were posted by at least one author from the top 10 institutions publishing in the journal. Another 16.42% included authors affiliated with research institutions from the top 11-20 affiliations. Institutions from the 21-50 range included 10.45% of all publications and 39.55% 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 establishment of a pelagic Sargassum population in the tropical Atlantic: Biological consequences of a basin-scale long distance dispersal event

    Elizabeth M. Johns;Rick Lumpkin;Nathan F. Putman;Ryan H. Smith

    (2020)
    214 Citations
  • System controls of coastal and open ocean oxygen depletion

    Grant C. Pitcher;Arturo Aguirre-Velarde;Denise Breitburg;Jorge Cardich

    (2021)
    157 Citations
  • Variability and decadal trends in the Isfjorden (Svalbard) ocean climate and circulation – An indicator for climate change in the European Arctic

    Ragnheid Skogseth;Léa L.A. Olivier;Léa L.A. Olivier;Frank Nilsen;Frank Nilsen;Eva Falck;Eva Falck

    (2020)
    137 Citations
  • Climate effects on temporal and spatial dynamics of phytoplankton and zooplankton in the Barents Sea

    Padmini Dalpadado;Kevin R. Arrigo;Gert L. van Dijken;Hein Rune Skjoldal

    (2020)
    129 Citations
  • Small pelagic fish in the new millennium: a bottom-up view of global research effort

    Myron A. Peck;Jürgen Alheit;Arnaud Bertrand;Ignacio A. Catalán

    (2021)
    112 Citations

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