Journal rankings · indicator year 2012
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Subfield ranking · 2012
Oceanography journal rankings 2012
52 ranked journals · Subfield in Earth and Planetary Sciences
Oceanography has 52 ranked journals in 2012. The median OJR fell 0.17 on 2011 to 1.09, above the world average of 1.00; Q1 starts at OJR 1.70. The top three are Global Biogeochemical Cycles, Biogeosciences, and Limnology and Oceanography.
Ranks and citation indicators: 2012. Journal access status and listed APC: source snapshot September 23, 2026.
Journals whose main subfield sits in this category and that published at least 30 citable documents (articles, reviews and conference papers) in 2009–2011, the window the 2012 score is computed on.
The OpenJournalRank Indicator (OJR) is a free, publicly available metric of a journal’s field-normalized citation impact, computed from open OpenAlex citation data. It compares citations to a journal’s papers from the previous three years with the world average for papers of the same subfield, year and type, so 1.00 is the world average and values can be compared across fields. It is computed with the NCI3 method.
The middle OJR among ranked journals in this category: half score higher, half lower. 1.00 is the world average for papers of the same subfield, year and type.
The dot is this category, the solid tick is the median of all ranked journals and the dashed line is the world average.
Share of ranked journals in this category that are fully open access, so every paper is free to read. Hybrid journals, which sell subscriptions and open single papers for a fee, are not counted.
Median list price of the article processing charge, in US dollars, among ranked journals in this category that list a price above zero. Journals with a listed APC of $0 and journals with no known price are left out of this median. The At a glance table below gives a second median that includes the $0 prices.
Subfields of Earth and Planetary Sciences (8)
52 ranked journals
Filters
Rank is the position by OJR within the list on screen; 1 is the highest. | OJR is field-normalized 3-year citation impact: 1.00 is the world average for papers of the same subfield, year and type, so values compare across fields. The badge is the journal’s quartile in this list. | Citations per paper over a two-year window, counted from OpenAlex. It is not field-normalized, so compare it only between journals of the same field. ▲ or ▼ is the change from 2011. This is OpenJournalRank’s own count, not Clarivate’s Journal Impact Factor. | Citable documents (articles, reviews and conference papers) published in 2009–2011, the window the 2012 OJR is computed on. A journal needs at least 30 to be ranked. | Share of the journal’s 2009–2011 papers that are free to read in any open-access form. The green OA tag next to a title marks a fully open-access journal. | List price of the article processing charge in US dollars. “$0 listed” means the listed price is zero; a dash means no price is listed. | The line is the journal’s OJR from 2003 to 2012. | Compare |
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1Global Biogeochemical CyclesWiley · United States | 4.41Q1 | 6.56 0.93 down from 2011 | 284 | 68% | $4,070 | ||
2BiogeosciencesOACopernicus Publications · Germany | 3.48Q1 | 5.89 0.21 down from 2011 | 733 | 100% | $1,628 | ||
3Limnology and OceanographyWiley · United States | 2.82Q1 | 4.13 0.43 down from 2011 | 696 | 58% | $3,530 | ||
4OceanographyOAOceanography Society · United States | 2.69Q1 | 2.39 1.00 down from 2011 | 293 | 100% | $500 | ||
5Progress In OceanographyElsevier BV · United Kingdom | 2.64Q1 | 4.38 0.32 up from 2011 | 283 | 22% | $3,720 | ||
6Marine ChemistryElsevier BV · Netherlands | 2.35Q1 | 3.50 0.01 up from 2011 | 257 | 9% | $3,280 | ||
7Ocean scienceOACopernicus Publications · Germany | 1.94Q1 | 3.35 0.08 up from 2011 | 177 | 100% | $1,412 | ||
8Deep Sea Research Part I Oceanographic Research PapersElsevier BV · United Kingdom | 1.94Q1 | 3.32 0.21 up from 2011 | 355 | 16% | $3,270 | ||
9Deep Sea Research Part II Topical Studies in OceanographyElsevier BV · United Kingdom | 1.83Q1 | 3.33 0.88 up from 2011 | 553 | 11% | $3,760 | ||
10Journal of Atmospheric and Oceanic TechnologyAmerican Meteorological Society · United States | 1.80Q1 | 2.15 0.72 down from 2011 | 442 | 45% | — | ||
11Marine Environmental ResearchElsevier BV · United Kingdom | 1.76Q1 | 2.60 0.13 down from 2011 | 278 | 16% | $3,440 | ||
12Journal of Marine SystemsElsevier BV · Netherlands | 1.73Q1 | 2.48 0.79 down from 2011 | 427 | 24% | $3,510 | ||
13Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and EcologyElsevier BV · Netherlands | 1.70Q1 | 2.86 0.58 up from 2011 | 849 | 13% | $3,270 | ||
14Ocean ModellingElsevier BV · United Kingdom | 1.67Q2 | 2.82 0.35 down from 2011 | 275 | 21% | $3,140 | ||
15Journal of Physical OceanographyAmerican Meteorological Society · United States | 1.65Q2 | 3.55 0.50 up from 2011 | 493 | 62% | — | ||
16Estuarine Coastal and Shelf ScienceElsevier BV · United States | 1.62Q2 | 2.60 0.34 down from 2011 | 910 | 16% | $3,410 | ||
17Limnology and Oceanography MethodsWiley · United States | 1.61Q2 | 2.59 0.47 up from 2011 | 218 | 60% | $3,530 | ||
18Journal of Plankton ResearchOxford University Press · United Kingdom | 1.55Q2 | 2.57 0.22 up from 2011 | 415 | 43% | $4,533 | ||
19Marine EcologyWiley · Germany | 1.53Q2 | 2.68 0.20 up from 2011 | 230 | 13% | $3,560 | ||
20Continental Shelf ResearchElsevier BV · Netherlands | 1.48Q2 | 2.30 0.29 down from 2011 | 574 | 14% | $3,260 | ||
21Marine GeodesyTaylor & Francis · United States | 1.42Q2 | 2.68 0.72 up from 2011 | 118 | 4% | — | ||
22Journal of Sea ResearchOAElsevier BV · Netherlands | 1.36Q2 | 2.30 0.54 down from 2011 | 229 | 28% | $2,610 | ||
23Dynamics of Atmospheres and OceansElsevier BV · Netherlands | 1.35Q2 | 2.28 0.71 up from 2011 | 68 | 9% | $3,000 | ||
24Journal of PhycologyWiley · United Kingdom | 1.28Q2 | 2.58 0.18 up from 2011 | 478 | 12% | $3,900 | ||
25Ocean DynamicsSpringer Science+Business Media · Germany | 1.22Q2 | 2.18 0.05 down from 2011 | 322 | 19% | $3,690 | ||
26Aquatic BotanyElsevier BV · Netherlands | 1.19Q2 | 1.62 0.35 down from 2011 | 237 | 4% | $3,180 | ||
27European Journal of PhycologyTaylor & Francis · United Kingdom | 0.99Q3 | 1.85 0.43 down from 2011 | 130 | 95% | — | ||
28Cryptogamie AlgologieFrance | 0.95Q3 | 1.46 1.06 up from 2011 | 42 | 11% | — | ||
29Journal of Marine ResearchYale University · United States | 0.93Q3 | 1.24 0.17 up from 2011 | 110 | 9% | — | ||
30Advances in Oceanography and LimnologyOAPAGEPress (Italy) · United Kingdom | 0.89Q3 | 1.57 0.42 up from 2011 | 46 | 100% | — | ||
31Helgoland Marine ResearchSpringer Science+Business Media · Germany | 0.86Q3 | 1.39 0.32 up from 2011 | 145 | 100% | $2,190 | ||
32OceanologiaOAElsevier BV · Poland | 0.84Q3 | 1.36 0.36 down from 2011 | 117 | 100% | — | ||
33Journal of OceanographySpringer Science+Business Media · Netherlands | 0.84Q3 | 1.05 0.54 down from 2011 | 274 | 7% | $4,090 | ||
34Botanica MarinaDe Gruyter · Germany | 0.80Q3 | 1.23 0.51 down from 2011 | 199 | 23% | $2,712 | ||
35PhycologiaTaylor & Francis · United States | 0.78Q3 | 1.30 0.27 down from 2011 | 209 | 5% | — | ||
36Phycological ResearchWiley · Australia | 0.78Q3 | 1.18 0.68 down from 2011 | 113 | 9% | $3,800 | ||
37Indian Journal of Marine SciencesPublisher not listed | 0.71Q3 | 0.91 0.29 up from 2011 | 56 | 0% | — | ||
38Records of the Australian MuseumOAAustralian Museum · Australia | 0.71Q3 | 1.21 0.29 down from 2011 | 45 | 100% | — | ||
39African Journal of Marine ScienceTaylor & Francis · South Africa | 0.62Q3 | 1.09 0.02 up from 2011 | 167 | 3% | — | ||
40Ocean Science JournalSpringer Science+Business Media · South Korea | 0.61Q4 | 1.36 0.19 up from 2011 | 67 | 6% | $3,090 | ||
41Plankton and Benthos ResearchOAJapan | 0.55Q4 | 0.96 0.40 up from 2011 | 79 | 100% | — | ||
42ALGAEOAKorean Society of Phycology · South Korea | 0.42Q4 | 1.05 0.74 up from 2011 | 82 | 94% | — | ||
43Geophysical & Astrophysical Fluid DynamicsTaylor & Francis · United Kingdom | 0.41Q4 | 1.08 0.23 up from 2011 | 116 | 37% | — | ||
44Chinese Journal of Oceanology and LimnologySpringer Nature · China | 0.40Q4 | 0.68 0.04 down from 2011 | 483 | 4% | — | ||
45The Open Oceanography JournalOABentham Science Publishers · Netherlands | 0.40Q4 | 0.44 0.25 down from 2011 | 31 | 100% | — | ||
46The International Journal of Ocean and Climate SystemsSAGE Publishing · United Kingdom | 0.39Q4 | 0.54 0.24 up from 2011 | 41 | 90% | $900 | ||
47Acta Oceanologica SinicaSpringer Science+Business Media · Germany | 0.29Q4 | 0.67 0.32 up from 2011 | 269 | 1% | $3,090 | ||
48Journal of Ocean University of ChinaSpringer Science+Business Media · China | 0.23Q4 | 0.49no change | 195 | 1% | $2,990 | ||
49Redai haiyang xuebaoChina | 0.10Q4 | 0.15 0.07 up from 2011 | 259 | 0% | — | ||
50The EGU General AssemblyCopernicus Publications | 0.04Q4 | 0.06 0.02 up from 2011 | 201 | 0% | — |
Subfields of Earth and Planetary Sciences, with Oceanography highlighted.
- Geophysics137
- Atmospheric Science83
- Paleontology66
- Oceanography52
- Earth-Surface Processes16
- Geology13
- Geochemistry and Petrology9
- Space and Planetary Science2
Journals
Citations made in 2012. Corpus-wide, 75.7% of core-journal articles and reviews published that year have at least one matched reference; the share varies by journal and field.
20 additional Oceanography journals with metrics are unranked under this release’s eligibility rules: a journal needs at least 30 citable documents in 2009–2011, at least 80% of them with a subfield, and a positive world-average expectation. Ranks are within the whole category; filters hide rows without re-ranking. OJR excludes self-citations.
At a glance
Indicator year: 2012. Publication window: 2009–2011. How these summaries are calculated
- Ranked journals
- 52
- Window papers (baseline)
- 30,112 +12.6% from indicator year 2009
- Median OJR
- 1.092 -10.5% from indicator year 2009
- Rising journals (2025)
- 2
Window papers are the baseline paper population: citable papers (articles, reviews and conference papers) from 2009–2011 in all journals of the world-average baseline, including non-core journals, counted by each paper’s own subfield. They are not the papers of the ranked journals alone.
| Measure | Year series | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
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| Ranked journals | 45 | 45 | 47 | 47 | 50 | 50 | 52 | 47 | 47 | 48 | 46 | 50 | 52 | 54 | 54 | 57 | 55 | 55 | 56 | 56 | 54 | 53 | 52 | 50 | 50 | 50 | |
| Window papers (baseline) | 17,172 | 24,444 | 25,447 | 26,729 | 22,276 | 23,151 | 23,470 | 23,736 | 24,792 | 26,735 | 27,757 | 29,268 | 30,112 | 32,038 | 34,050 | 36,182 | 37,065 | 38,250 | 38,751 | 38,838 | 38,407 | 38,046 | 38,345 | 37,535 | 37,030 | 37,438 | |
| Median OJR | 0.70 | 0.78 | 0.98 | 1.059 | 1.02 | 1.16 | 1.17 | 1.31 | 1.36 | 1.22 | 1.27 | 1.26 | 1.092 | 1.11 | 1.060 | 1.19 | 1.062 | 1.093 | 1.05 | 1.03 | 0.96 | 0.84 | 0.82 | 0.83 | 0.81 | 0.79 |
How to read these rankings
- OJR, the OpenJournalRank Indicator
- A field-normalized 3-year citation impact, computed from OpenAlex with the NCI3 method. It divides the citations a journal’s papers received by the world average for papers of the same subfield, year and type, so 1.00 is the world average and 2.00 means twice as many citations as expected. Because it is normalized, it can be compared across fields. Read the methodology
- Quartiles
- Q1 to Q4 split the ranked journals of the list you are viewing into four equal groups by OJR. A journal’s quartile depends on the list: the same journal can be Q1 in its subfield and Q2 among all journals.
- Impact factor (2-year)
- Citations per paper over a two-year window, counted from OpenAlex. It is easy to compare with familiar impact factors but is not field-normalized, so compare it only within a field. It is not Clarivate’s Journal Impact Factor. Why it differs from the Journal Impact Factor
- Rank ranges
- Each rank in the latest year carries a likely range from 1,000 resamples of the journal’s papers. Where two journals’ ranges overlap, the data cannot tell them apart, so treat neighbouring ranks as ties.