Journal rankings · indicator year 2013
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Subfield ranking · 2013
Oceanography journal rankings 2013
54 ranked journals · Subfield in Earth and Planetary Sciences
Oceanography has 54 ranked journals in 2013. Its median journal scores above the world average: OJR 1.11 against 1.00, up 0.02 on 2012. A journal needs OJR 1.71 to reach Q1. The top three are Global Biogeochemical Cycles, Biogeosciences, and Progress In Oceanography.
Ranks and citation indicators: 2013. 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 2010–2012, the window the 2013 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)
54 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 2012. This is OpenJournalRank’s own count, not Clarivate’s Journal Impact Factor. | Citable documents (articles, reviews and conference papers) published in 2010–2012, the window the 2013 OJR is computed on. A journal needs at least 30 to be ranked. | Share of the journal’s 2010–2012 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 2004 to 2013. | Compare |
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1Global Biogeochemical CyclesWiley · United States | 4.22Q1 | 6.53 0.03 down from 2012 | 310 | 75% | $4,070 | ||
2BiogeosciencesOACopernicus Publications · Germany | 3.52Q1 | 5.80 0.09 down from 2012 | 877 | 100% | $1,628 | ||
3Progress In OceanographyElsevier BV · United Kingdom | 2.69Q1 | 5.17 0.78 up from 2012 | 254 | 29% | $3,720 | ||
4Limnology and OceanographyWiley · United States | 2.57Q1 | 4.21 0.09 up from 2012 | 584 | 54% | $3,530 | ||
5OceanographyOAOceanography Society · United States | 2.32Q1 | 2.99 0.60 up from 2012 | 290 | 100% | $500 | ||
6Marine ChemistryElsevier BV · Netherlands | 2.21Q1 | 3.78 0.29 up from 2012 | 216 | 12% | $3,280 | ||
7Deep Sea Research Part I Oceanographic Research PapersElsevier BV · United Kingdom | 2.12Q1 | 3.38 0.06 up from 2012 | 357 | 22% | $3,270 | ||
8Ocean scienceOACopernicus Publications · Germany | 1.92Q1 | 3.26 0.09 down from 2012 | 201 | 100% | $1,412 | ||
9Deep Sea Research Part II Topical Studies in OceanographyElsevier BV · United Kingdom | 1.91Q1 | 3.66 0.33 up from 2012 | 526 | 23% | $3,760 | ||
10Marine EcologyWiley · Germany | 1.81Q1 | 2.17 0.51 down from 2012 | 183 | 16% | $3,560 | ||
11Journal of Physical OceanographyAmerican Meteorological Society · United States | 1.81Q1 | 3.58 0.03 up from 2012 | 462 | 65% | — | ||
12Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and EcologyElsevier BV · Netherlands | 1.75Q1 | 3.12 0.26 up from 2012 | 851 | 19% | $3,270 | ||
13Limnology and Oceanography MethodsWiley · United States | 1.75Q1 | 2.42 0.17 down from 2012 | 224 | 65% | $3,530 | ||
14Marine Environmental ResearchElsevier BV · United Kingdom | 1.71Q1 | 2.70 0.09 up from 2012 | 280 | 15% | $3,440 | ||
15Estuarine Coastal and Shelf ScienceElsevier BV · United States | 1.66Q2 | 2.78 0.18 up from 2012 | 824 | 16% | $3,410 | ||
16Ocean ModellingElsevier BV · United Kingdom | 1.61Q2 | 3.00 0.18 up from 2012 | 254 | 21% | $3,140 | ||
17Journal of Marine SystemsElsevier BV · Netherlands | 1.59Q2 | 2.70 0.22 up from 2012 | 391 | 27% | $3,510 | ||
18Journal of Geophysical Research OceansWiley · United States | 1.54Q2 | 2.31 2.31 up from 2012 | 48 | 72% | $4,070 | ||
19Continental Shelf ResearchElsevier BV · Netherlands | 1.49Q2 | 2.40 0.10 up from 2012 | 587 | 19% | $3,260 | ||
20Journal of Plankton ResearchOxford University Press · United Kingdom | 1.45Q2 | 2.43 0.14 down from 2012 | 397 | 44% | $4,533 | ||
21Journal of Atmospheric and Oceanic TechnologyAmerican Meteorological Society · United States | 1.41Q2 | 2.24 0.09 up from 2012 | 436 | 38% | — | ||
22Journal of Marine ResearchYale University · United States | 1.36Q2 | 2.19 0.95 up from 2012 | 107 | 21% | — | ||
23Ocean DynamicsSpringer Science+Business Media · Germany | 1.32Q2 | 2.28 0.10 up from 2012 | 317 | 24% | $3,690 | ||
24Journal of PhycologyWiley · United Kingdom | 1.25Q2 | 2.65 0.07 up from 2012 | 477 | 22% | $3,900 | ||
25Ocean Science JournalSpringer Science+Business Media · South Korea | 1.18Q2 | 1.58 0.22 up from 2012 | 92 | 3% | $3,090 | ||
26Dynamics of Atmospheres and OceansElsevier BV · Netherlands | 1.14Q2 | 2.14 0.14 down from 2012 | 65 | 35% | $3,000 | ||
27Aquatic BotanyElsevier BV · Netherlands | 1.12Q2 | 1.96 0.34 up from 2012 | 244 | 16% | $3,180 | ||
28Journal of Sea ResearchOAElsevier BV · Netherlands | 1.11Q3 | 1.84 0.47 down from 2012 | 289 | 32% | $2,610 | ||
29Marine GeodesyTaylor & Francis · United States | 1.01Q3 | 1.32 1.36 down from 2012 | 136 | 18% | — | ||
30Advances in Oceanography and LimnologyOAPAGEPress (Italy) · United Kingdom | 1.01Q3 | 0.97 0.59 down from 2012 | 66 | 100% | — | ||
31European Journal of PhycologyTaylor & Francis · United Kingdom | 0.96Q3 | 2.10 0.25 up from 2012 | 118 | 98% | — | ||
32Helgoland Marine ResearchSpringer Science+Business Media · Germany | 0.93Q3 | 1.35 0.04 down from 2012 | 159 | 97% | $2,190 | ||
33Estuarine and Coastal ModelingPublisher not listed | 0.87Q3 | 0.18no 2012 value | 33 | — | — | — | |
34Journal of OceanographySpringer Science+Business Media · Netherlands | 0.84Q3 | 1.19 0.14 up from 2012 | 337 | 6% | $4,090 | ||
35OceanologiaOAElsevier BV · Poland | 0.81Q3 | 1.41 0.05 up from 2012 | 119 | 100% | — | ||
36PhycologiaTaylor & Francis · United States | 0.77Q3 | 1.46 0.16 up from 2012 | 207 | 1% | — | ||
37Cryptogamie AlgologieFrance | 0.75Q3 | 0.92 0.54 down from 2012 | 76 | 4% | — | ||
38ALGAEOAKorean Society of Phycology · South Korea | 0.74Q3 | 1.40 0.35 up from 2012 | 86 | 97% | — | ||
39Botanica MarinaDe Gruyter · Germany | 0.73Q3 | 1.25 0.02 up from 2012 | 190 | 22% | $2,712 | ||
40African Journal of Marine ScienceTaylor & Francis · South Africa | 0.73Q3 | 1.30 0.21 up from 2012 | 179 | 6% | — | ||
41Indian Journal of Marine SciencesPublisher not listed | 0.69Q3 | 0.50 0.41 down from 2012 | 37 | 0% | — | ||
42Records of the Australian MuseumOAAustralian Museum · Australia | 0.67Q4 | 0.85 0.36 down from 2012 | 40 | 100% | — | ||
43Open Journal of Marine ScienceOAScientific Research Publishing · United States | 0.64Q4 | 1.03 0.53 up from 2012 | 32 | 100% | — | ||
44Phycological ResearchWiley · Australia | 0.52Q4 | 1.09 0.09 down from 2012 | 113 | 4% | $3,800 | ||
45Geophysical & Astrophysical Fluid DynamicsTaylor & Francis · United Kingdom | 0.50Q4 | 1.12 0.04 up from 2012 | 134 | 12% | — | ||
46Plankton and Benthos ResearchOAJapan | 0.48Q4 | 0.81 0.15 down from 2012 | 81 | 100% | — | ||
47Acta Oceanologica SinicaSpringer Science+Business Media · Germany | 0.45Q4 | 0.75 0.08 up from 2012 | 253 | 1% | $3,090 | ||
48Chinese Journal of Oceanology and LimnologySpringer Nature · China | 0.39Q4 | 0.84 0.16 up from 2012 | 456 | 2% | — | ||
49Journal of Ocean University of ChinaSpringer Science+Business Media · China | 0.26Q4 | 0.49no change | 213 | 2% | $2,990 | ||
50The International Journal of Ocean and Climate SystemsSAGE Publishing · United Kingdom | 0.14Q4 | 0.29 0.25 down from 2012 | 62 | 100% | $900 |
Subfields of Earth and Planetary Sciences, with Oceanography highlighted.
- Geophysics135
- Atmospheric Science82
- Paleontology69
- Oceanography54
- Earth-Surface Processes16
- Geology14
- Geochemistry and Petrology7
- Space and Planetary Science2
Journals
Citations made in 2013. Corpus-wide, 76.9% of core-journal articles and reviews published that year have at least one matched reference; the share varies by journal and field.
18 additional Oceanography journals with metrics are unranked under this release’s eligibility rules: a journal needs at least 30 citable documents in 2010–2012, 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: 2013. Publication window: 2010–2012. How these summaries are calculated
- Ranked journals
- 54
- Window papers (baseline)
- 32,038 +15.4% from indicator year 2010
- Median OJR
- 1.11 -12.2% from indicator year 2010
- Rising journals (2025)
- 2
Window papers are the baseline paper population: citable papers (articles, reviews and conference papers) from 2010–2012 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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.