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Western Indian Ocean Journal of Marine Science
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Western Indian Ocean Journal of Marine Science

0856-860X

Published by: African Journals Online

https://www.ajol.info/index.php/wiojms

Ranking & Metrics

Discipline name Position Best Scientists Publications D-Index
Ecology and Evolution 743 7 10 3

Additional Metrics

Number of Best Scientists*: 11
Documents by Best Scientists*: 14
Top 100 Ranked Scientists*: 0
SCIMAGO H-index: 8
SCIMAGO SJR: 0.227
Impact Factor: N/A

Overview

Top Research Topics at Western Indian Ocean journal of marine science?

Western Indian Ocean journal of marine science investigates areas of study like Fishery, Ecology, Oceanography, Fishing and Reef. Western Indian Ocean journal of marine science explores research in Fishery and the adjacent study of Habitat. The Ecology study featured in Western Indian Ocean journal of marine science draws parallels with the field of Bay.

The Oceanography study featured in it draws connections with the study of Channel (geography). The journal focuses on Fishing research which is adjacent to topics in Livelihood. The studies on Reef discussed can also contribute to research in the domains of Coral reef and Coral.

Coral reef protection is a key component of Coral reef research discussed in it. Many of the studies tackled connect Coral reef protection with a similar field of study like Aquaculture of coral. It covers various topics on Mangrove such as Rhizophora mucronata and Avicennia marina.

  • Fishery (39.79%)
  • Ecology (31.15%)
  • Oceanography (20.16%)

What are the most cited papers published in the journal?

  • Climatology and Landfall of Tropical Cyclones in the South- West Indian Ocean (59 citations)
  • Ulva reticulata and Gracilaria crassa: macroalgae that can biofilter effluent from tidal fishponds in Tanzania (58 citations)
  • Long-term Trends in Coral Reef Fish Yields and Exploitation Rates of Commercial Species from Coastal Kenya (54 citations)

Research areas of the most cited articles at Western Indian Ocean journal of marine science:

The journal publications primarily tackle Ecology, Fishery, Mangrove, Bay and Oceanography. The most cited articles about Fisheries management, Water quality and Nutrient research are fields of study within Ecology but they also intertwine with concepts in Lyngbya and Cyanobacteria. The works on Fishery tackled in the most cited publications bring together disciplines like Fecundity, Holothuria scabra and Habitat.

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

  • Ecology
  • Genus
  • IUCN Red List

The previous edition focused in particular on these issues:

The journal mostly deals with topics like Fishery, Fishing, Monsoon, Pelagic zone and Oceanography. The Fishery study tackling the subject of Beaked whale is the focus of it. The featured Fishing studies mainly concentrate on Livelihood but also cover areas of interest in Environmental planning and Socioeconomics.

Some problems in Pelagic zone that were presented in the journal overlapped with concepts under Turtle (robot), Juvenile fish, Biota and Sardinella. The studies in Oceanography featured incorporate elements of Channel (geography), Range (biology) and Nitrate. The overlapping concepts between Aethaloperca rogaa and Ecology are the key highlights of Habitat study.

The most cited articles from the last journal are:

  • Adaptive capacity of small pelagic fishing communities in coastal Tanga (Tanzania) to changes in climate-related phenomena (1 citations)
  • Presence of microplastics in jellyfish (Crambionella orsini) along the Kenyan coast (0 citations)
  • Seasonal variability of vertical patterns in chlorophyll-a fluorescence in the coastal waters off Kimbiji, Tanzania (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 Western Indian Ocean journal of marine science (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Shigalla B. Mahongo (16 papers) published 11 papers at the last edition,
  • Edward Kimani (14 papers) published 2 papers at the last edition,
  • Cosmas N. Munga (13 papers) published 2 papers at the last edition, 1 more than at the previous edition,
  • Aviti J. Mmochi (11 papers) published 2 papers at the last edition,
  • Ranjeet Bhagooli (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 Western Indian Ocean journal of marine science (based on the number of publications) are:

  • University of Dar es Salaam (50 papers) published 8 papers at the last edition,
  • University of Mauritius (19 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition the same number as at the previous edition,
  • University of Nairobi (12 papers) published 2 papers at the last edition, 1 more than at the previous edition,
  • Technical University of Mombasa (10 papers) published 2 papers at the last edition, 1 more than at the previous edition,
  • Pwani University College (10 papers) published 3 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, 40.00% of publications had an unrecognized affiliation. Out of the publications with recognized affiliations, 80.95% were posted by at least one author from the top 10 institutions publishing in the journal. Another 4.76% included authors affiliated with research institutions from the top 11-20 affiliations. Institutions from the 21-50 range included 9.52% of all publications and 4.76% 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

  • Establishing historical benthic cover levels for coral reefs of the Western Indian Ocean

    (2023)
    7 Citations
  • A socio-ecological system perspective on trade interactions within artisanal fisheries in coastal Kenya

    John Ndarathi;Cosmas Munga;J.J.A. Hugé;Farid Dahdouh-Guebas

    (2021)
    4 Citations
  • Seagrass cover reduction in Zanzibar from 2006 to 2019

    (2023)
    4 Citations
  • The trophic structure of fish in seaweed farms, and adjacent seagrass and coral habitats in Zanzibar, Tanzania

    Batuli M. Yahya;Saleh A. Yahya;Aviti J. Mmochi;Narriman S. Jiddawi

    (2021)
    3 Citations
  • Abundance, spatial distribution and threats to Indo-Pacific bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops aduncus) in an Important Marine Mammal Area in Tanzania

    (2022)
    2 Citations
  • Free-living marine nematode communities in Rhizophora mucronata Lam. (Rhizophoraceae) forest at Mida Creek, Kenya

    (2023)
    1 Citations
  • Seasonality of Fish Juvenile Community Structure and Diversity in a Tropical Seagrass Meadow of Watamu, Kenya

    (2023)
    0 Citations
  • Fish species, families and guilds recorded in selected estuaries of Mozambique

    (2024)
    0 Citations
  • Additions to the marine decapod (Crustacea: Decapoda) fauna of South Africa

    (2022)
    0 Citations
  • Recent rise in exploitation of Tanzanian octopuses: a policy and management challenge

    (2022)
    0 Citations

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