Deep-Sea Research Part II: Topical Studies in Oceanography

Aims & Scope

Deep-Sea Research Part II: Topical Studies in Oceanography publishes topical issues from the many international and interdisciplinary projects which are undertaken in oceanography.

Besides these special issues from projects, the journal publishes collections of papers presented at conferences.

The special issues regularly have electronic annexes of non-text material (numerical data, images, images, video, etc.) which are published with the special issues in ScienceDirect.

Deep-Sea Research Part II was split off as a separate journal devoted to topical issues in 1993.

Its companion journal Deep-Sea Research Part I: Oceanographic Research Papers, publishes the regular research papers in this area.

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Metrics & Ranking

Impact Factor

Year	Value
2025	3

SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)

Year	Value
2024	0.883

Quartile

Year	Value
2024	Q1

h-index

Year	Value
2024	163

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Abstracting & Indexing

Journal is indexed in leading academic databases, ensuring global visibility and accessibility of our peer-reviewed research.

• Scopus
• Google Scholar
• Web of Science

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Subjects & Keywords

Journal’s research areas, covering key disciplines and specialized sub-topics in Earth and Planetary Sciences, designed to support cutting-edge academic discovery.

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Most Cited Articles

The Most Cited Articles section features the journal's most impactful research, based on citation counts. These articles have been referenced frequently by other researchers, indicating their significant contribution to their respective fields.

• Climatological mean and decadal change in surface ocean pCO2, and net sea–air CO2 flux over the global oceans

  Citation: 1717

  Authors: Taro, Stewart C., Rik, Colm, Richard A., David W., Burke, Gernot, Francisco, Christopher, Andrew, Dorothee C.E., Ute, Nicolas, Hisayuki, Masao, Takashi, Yukihiro, Arne, Tobias, Mario, Jon, Thorarinn S., Bronte, Truls, Are, Richard, C.S., Bruno, N.R., Hein J.W.

• Global sea–air CO2 flux based on climatological surface ocean pCO2, and seasonal biological and temperature effects

  Citation: 1398

  Authors: Taro, Stewart C., Colm, Alain, Nicolas, Bronte, Nicolas, Rik, Richard A., Christopher, Jon, Yukihiro

• A new, mechanistic model for organic carbon fluxes in the ocean based on the quantitative association of POC with ballast minerals

  Citation: 736

  Authors: Robert A., Cindy, John I., Susumu, Stuart G.

• A comparison of global estimates of marine primary production from ocean color

  Citation: 576

  Authors: Mary-Elena, Marjorie A.M., Marjorie, Maki, David, Kevin R., Ichio, Olivier, Richard, Michael, Robert, Erik T., Janet, Aurea, Heidi, Mark, John, Wayne, Bernard, Watson, Steve, Nicolas, Joji, Takahiko, Corinne, Steven, John, Frédéric, Keith, André, Tasha E., John, Michele, Tim, Kevin, Gavin, Kirk, Yasuhiro

• Biogeography, biodiversity and fluid dependence of deep-sea cold-seep communities at active and passive margins

  Citation: 570

  Authors: Myriam, Karine

• New measurements of phytoplankton and ice algal production in the Arctic Ocean

  Citation: 507

  Authors: Michel, Maurice, Patricia A., Rita A., Beatrice C.

• Distribution and optical properties of CDOM in the Arabian Sea during the 1995 Southwest Monsoon

  Citation: 492

  Authors: Paula G., Carlos E., Bernard

• Overview of the US JGOFS Bermuda Atlantic Time-series Study (BATS): a decade-scale look at ocean biology and biogeochemistry

  Citation: 491

  Authors: Deborah K, Craig A, Nicholas R, Rodney J, Anthony F, Anthony H

• Are seabirds foraging for unpredictable resources?

  Citation: 488

  Authors: Henri

• Reconciling opposing views on carbon cycling in the coastal ocean: Continental shelves as sinks and near-shore ecosystems as sources of atmospheric CO2

  Citation: 462

  Authors: Chen-Tung Arthur, Alberto V.

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