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Scientia Marina
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Scientia Marina

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Published by: Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Cientificas

https://scientiamarina.revistas.csic.es/

Ranking & Metrics

Discipline name Position Best Scientists Publications D-Index
Ecology and Evolution 484 29 33 7
Environmental Sciences 627 6 10 7

Additional Metrics

Number of Best Scientists*: 44
Documents by Best Scientists*: 48
Top 100 Ranked Scientists*: 2
SCIMAGO H-index: 78
SCIMAGO SJR: 0.238
Impact Factor: N/A

Overview

Top Research Topics at Scientia Marina?

The journal mainly deals with areas of study such as Ecology, Oceanography, Fishery, Mediterranean climate and Zoology. The journal facilitated presentations on Ecology research, particularly Abundance (ecology), Benthic zone, Habitat, Fauna and Crustacean. The journal links adjacent topics like Oceanography with Phytoplankton.

Fishery research featured in Scientia Marina incorporates concerns from various other topics such as Biomass (ecology) and Hake. Mediterranean climate works presented in the journal have a specific focus on Mediterranean sea.

  • Ecology (41.38%)
  • Oceanography (29.02%)
  • Fishery (23.33%)

What are the most cited papers published in the journal?

  • Using flow cytometry for counting natural planktonic bacteria and understanding the structure of planktonic bacterial communities (675 citations)
  • The oceanic fixed nitrogen and nitrous oxide budgets: Moving targets as we enter the anthropocene?* (613 citations)
  • Fronts and eddies as key structures in the habitat of marine fish larvae: opportunity, adaptive response and competitive advantage (337 citations)

Research areas of the most cited articles at Scientia Marina:

The published articles are organized to address concerns in the fields of Oceanography, Ecology, Fishery, Mediterranean climate and Mediterranean sea. Aside from discussions in Oceanography, the journal publications also deal with the subject of Phytoplankton which intersects with Water column disciplines. The journal articles explore research in Ecology alongside concepts in Zoology and other areas of study in Reproductive biology.

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 journal primarily tackles Zoology, Humanities, Fishery, Molecular biology and Coral reef. The Zoology study presented in it encompasses related topics like Intraspecific competition and also examines its connection to subjects such as Pseudaphya ferreri. While Fishery is the focus of Scientia Marina, it also provided insights into the studies of Tropical Atlantic, Statistics, Archipelago and Soundscape.

It focuses on Coral reef but the discussions also offer insight into other areas such as Reef, Red algae, Terrigenous sediment and Coral. Red algae research in Scientia Marina involves the investigation of Forestry studies, all of which are linked to disciplines such as Mediterranean climate. Research in Algae tackled falls within the umbrella of Ecology.

The most cited articles from the last journal are:

  • The elephant in the room: first record of invasive gregarious species of serpulids (calcareous tube annelids) in Majorca (western Mediterranean) (2 citations)
  • Intra- and interspecific discrimination of Scorpaena species from the Aegean, Black, Mediterranean and Marmara seas (0 citations)
  • Comparison of techniques for counting prokaryotes in marine planktonic and biofilm samples (0 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 Scientia Marina (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Beatriz Morales-Nin (34 papers) published 2 papers at the last edition,
  • Francesc Maynou (30 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Pere Abelló (28 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Josep Maria Gili (28 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Josep Lluís Pelegrí (27 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 Scientia Marina (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Spanish National Research Council (404 papers) published 4 papers at the last edition, 8 less than at the previous edition,
  • University of Barcelona (49 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition, 1 less than at the previous edition,
  • University of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria (49 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • National Scientific and Technical Research Council (44 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition the same number as at the previous edition,
  • University of the Algarve (42 papers) published 1 paper 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, 40.00% of publications had an unrecognized affiliation. Out of the publications with recognized affiliations, 50.00% were posted by at least one author from the top 10 institutions publishing in the journal. Another 0.00% included authors affiliated with research institutions from the top 11-20 affiliations. Institutions from the 21-50 range included 0.00% of all publications and 50.00% 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 MEDITS trawl survey specifications in an ecosystem approach to fishery management

    Maria Teresa Spedicato;Enric Massutí;Bastien Mérigot;George Tserpes

    (2020)
    168 Citations
  • Spatial distribution of marine macro-litter on the seafloor in the northern Mediterranean Sea: the MEDITS initiative

    Maria Teresa Spedicato;Walter Zupa;Pierluigi Carbonara;Fabio Fiorentino

    (2020)
    62 Citations
  • Spatial distribution pattern of European hake, Merluccius merluccius (Pisces: Merlucciidae), in the Mediterranean Sea

    Letizia Sion;Walter Zupa;Crescenza Calculli;Germana Garofalo

    (2020)
    28 Citations
  • Distribution and spatio-temporal biomass trends of red mullets across the Mediterranean

    George Tserpes;Enric Massutí;Fabio Fiorentino;Maria Teresa Facchini

    (2020)
    19 Citations
  • Spatio-temporal trends in diversity of demersal fish assemblages in the Mediterranean

    M. Teresa Farriols;Francesc Ordines;Pierluigi Carbonara;Loredana Casciaro

    (2020)
    16 Citations
  • Investigation of spatiotemporal patterns in mean temperature and mean trophic level of MEDITS survey catches in the Mediterranean Sea

    Panagiota Peristeraki;Isabella Bitetto;Pierluigi Carbonara;Roberto Carlucci

    (2020)
    11 Citations
  • Fishery dynamics of blue whiting, Micromesistius poutassou, a highly discarded bycatch species in the NW Mediterranean Sea

    (2022)
    11 Citations
  • Photosynthetic activity of macroalgae along a bathymetric gradient: interspecific and seasonal variability

    Natàlia Sant;Enric Ballesteros

    (2020)
    9 Citations
  • Spatio-temporal variability in the distribution pattern of anglerfish species in the Mediterranean Sea

    Elena Barcala;Jose Maria Bellido;Andrea Bellodi;Pierluigi Carbonara

    (2020)
    9 Citations
  • A reconceptualization of the interactions between spawning and growth in bony fish

    (2022)
    8 Citations

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