Regional Studies in Marine Science

Top Research Topics at Regional Studies in Marine Science?

Regional Studies in Marine Science focuses largely on the fields of Oceanography, Fishery, Ecology, Estuary and Bay. While Oceanography is the focus of Regional Studies in Marine Science, it also provided insights into the studies of Phytoplankton and Sediment. The journal investigates Sediment research which frequently intersects with Environmental chemistry.

While it focused on Environmental chemistry, it was also able to explore topics like Organic matter, Contamination and Pollution. Most of the works presented in it deals with Fishery but it intersects with the subject of Biodiversity. The journal encompasses presentations on Ecology, specifically Abundance (ecology), Species richness, Habitat, Benthic zone and Ecosystem.

It explores research in Estuary and the adjacent study of Hydrology. Reef study tackled is connected to the field of Coral.

• Oceanography (24.97%)
• Fishery (22.35%)
• Ecology (21.98%)

What are the most cited papers published in the journal?

• Characterization of small plastic debris on tourism beaches around the South China Sea (51 citations)
• An environmental overview of Guanabara Bay, Rio de Janeiro (50 citations)
• The impact of anthropogenic activities on marine environment in Jiaozhou Bay, Qingdao, China: A review and a case study (47 citations)

Research areas of the most cited articles at Regional Studies in Marine Science:

The published papers are organized to address concerns in the fields of Fishery, Oceanography, Ecology, Bay and Environmental chemistry. Aside from discussions in Fishery, the published articles also deal with the subject of Biodiversity which intersects with Environmental protection disciplines. The journal publications with studies in Oceanography featured incorporate elements of Nutrient and Ecosystem.

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.

Top authors and change over time

The top authors publishing in Regional Studies in Marine Science (based on the number of publications) are:

• Kenneth M.Y. Leung (13 papers) published 2 papers at the last edition the same number as at the previous edition,
• S. Bijoy Nandan (8 papers) published 2 papers at the last edition, 1 more than at the previous edition,
• Jason M. Hall-Spencer (7 papers) absent at the last edition,
• Eduardo Siegle (6 papers) published 3 papers at the last edition the same number as at the previous edition,
• Tom R. Davis (6 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.

Top affiliations and change over time

Only papers with recognized affiliations are considered

The top affiliations publishing in Regional Studies in Marine Science (based on the number of publications) are:

• National Institute of Oceanography, India (46 papers) published 10 papers at the last edition, 7 less than at the previous edition,
• Spanish National Research Council (36 papers) published 12 papers at the last edition, 4 more than at the previous edition,
• University of São Paulo (33 papers) published 11 papers at the last edition, 5 less than at the previous edition,
• Ocean University of China (31 papers) published 9 papers at the last edition, 6 less than at the previous edition,
• Instituto Politécnico Nacional (31 papers) published 14 papers at the last edition, 4 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, 11.31% of publications had an unrecognized affiliation. Out of the publications with recognized affiliations, 20.50% were posted by at least one author from the top 10 institutions publishing in the journal. Another 8.88% included authors affiliated with research institutions from the top 11-20 affiliations. Institutions from the 21-50 range included 12.76% of all publications and 57.86% 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.