Journal of Operational Oceanography

Aims & Scope

The Journal of Operational Oceanography will publish papers which examine the role of oceanography in contributing to the fields of: Numerical Weather Prediction; Development of Climatologies; Implications of Ocean Change; Ocean and Climate Forecasting; Ocean Observing Technologies; Eutrophication; Climate Assessment; Shoreline Change; Marine and Sea State Prediction; Model Development and Validation; Coastal Flooding; Reducing Public Health Risks; Short-Range Ocean Forecasting; Forces on Structures; Ocean Policy; Protecting and Restoring Ecosystem health; Controlling and Mitigating Natural Hazards; Safe and Efficient Marine Operations

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Metrics & Ranking

Impact Factor

Year	Value
2025	2.4
2024	1.70

SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)

Year	Value
2024	0.826

Quartile

Year	Value
2024	Q1

h-index

Year	Value
2024	38

Journal Rank

Year	Value
2024	6477

Journal Citation Indicator

Year	Value
2024	126

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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.

• The Ocean Reanalyses Intercomparison Project (ORA-IP)

  Citation: 179

  Authors: M.A., F., A., M.D., O., L., G.C., T., M., B., D., T., Y-S., G.A., N., G., Y., S., S., K., Y., S., A., T., M.J., S., S., B., K., L., K.A., Y.M., Y., G., X., J., R., O., Y., M., J-F., F., T., M., T., A., K., F.

• An operational ocean forecast system incorporating NEMO and SST data assimilation for the tidally driven European North-West shelf

  Citation: 112

  Authors: E J, A K, K P, R, P, M J, J R, D, J, J T, H

• Copernicus Marine Service Ocean State Report

  Citation: 91

  Authors: Karina, Pierre-Yves, Neville, Ananda, Pierre, Katja, Samy, Signe, Enrique Alvarez, Emmanuelle, Lars, Roland, Mario, Abderahim, Fredrik, Romain, Bruno Buongiorno, Vittorio E., Clément, Lars-Anders, Robert J.W., Arthur, Adrien, Stefania, Gianpiero, Marta, Alvaro, Jos, Julie, Charles, Marie, Yann, Riccardo, Clotilde, Owen, Hélène, Claudia, Jesús García, Marcos Garcia, Gilles, Florent, Riccardo, Simon, Jérome, Marilaure, Eric, Stéphanie, Elodie, Fabrice, Olga, Jacob, Laura, Simon, Simon, Mélanie, John, Zoi, Gerasimos, Mariliis, Priidik, Thomas, Bernard, Jean-François, Benedicte, Bruno, Vidar, Ilja, Fernando, Marta, Veselka, Simona, Elena, Michael, Angelique, Frédéric, Benoit, Maeva, Malte, Sandrine, Cristina, Giulio, Aurélien, Begoña Pérez, Irene Pérez, Elisaveta, Coralie, K., Nadia, Andrea, Silvia, Pierre-Marie, Roshin P., Urmas, Michaelis, Rebecca, Marie-Hélène, Stefano, Annette, Michela, Simone, Anne Britt, Rosalia, Shubha, Jun, Simona, Cosimo, Ad, Andrea, Tanguy, Susanne, Steffen, Jonathan, Joaquín, Ana, Daphne, Luc, Anton, Nathalie, Lena, Karina, Sarah L., Anna, Hao

• The MyOcean IBI Ocean Forecast and Reanalysis Systems: operational products and roadmap to the future Copernicus Service

  Citation: 91

  Authors: M. G., S., P., B., R., G., A., J., M., E.

• A new 30 meter resolution global shoreline vector and associated global islands database for the development of standardized ecological coastal units

  Citation: 86

  Authors: Roger, Suzanne, Sharon, Rebecca, Dawn, Sean, Kevin, Keith, Charlie, Deniz, Dabney, Drew, Kevin, Zeenatul, Devon, Jill, Karina, D. Paco, Beverly, Rebecca, Tom, Peter, Irawan, Mark John, Kathy, Peter, Maria, Helen, Eleonora, Frank, Bjorn, Rost, Justin, Jac, Adam

• Forecasting the ocean state using NEMO:The new FOAM system

  Citation: 86

  Authors: D, E W, R, C, D, M J, R M, A, P, J R

• The Copernicus Marine Environment Monitoring Service Ocean State Report

  Citation: 76

  Authors: Karina, Pierre-Yves, Enrique, Lars, Magdalena, Lars-Anders, Robert J. W., Clement, Marie, Yann, Clotilde, Owen, Hélène, Marcos García, Gilles, Florent, Elodie, Stéphanie, Fabrice, Melanie, Bengt, Gerasimos, Jean-François, Bruno, Vidar S., Rosemary, Giulio, Laurent, Álvaro, Begoña, Coralie, Nadia, Andrea, Pierre-Marie, Isabelle M., Roshin P., Urmas, Hervé, Annette, Shubha, Jun, Simona, Cosimo, Jonathan, Joaquín, Lena, Michael, Elin, Antonio, Emanuela, Gianpiero, Quentin, Charles, Stephen, Claudia, Simon, Eric, Jerome, Mathieu, Jason, Pat, John, Fernando, Angélique, Benoit, Sandrine, Bruno, Enda, Einar, Aurélien, Irene, Rebecca, Marie-Fanny, Dionysios E., Antonio, Peter, Tanguy, Nathalie

• Copernicus Marine Service Ocean State Report, Issue 3

  Citation: 70

  Authors: Karina, Pierre-Yves, Neville, Ananda, Samuel, Jean-Pierre, Marilaure, Glenn, Signe, Eva, Enrique, Aida, Lotfi, Rosa, Arno, Maria, Sana, Abderrahim, Mireno, Vittorio E., Nathaniel, Anouk, Philippe, Bruno, Ainhoa, Veli, Emma, Jacopo, Emanuela, Lorenzo, Marta, Álvaro, Julie, Emanuele, Jean-Marie, Cécile, Marie, Vincent, Marieke, Lisette, Marcos, Philippe, Joaquim, Gilles, Florent, Gerhard, Francis, Alessandro, Annalisa, Jérôme, Stefan, Céline, Elisabeth, Doroteaciro, Mélanie, Diego, Silvija, Zafer, Gerasimos, Mariliis, Priidik, Thomas, Heloise, Jean-Baptiste, Jean-François, Patrick, Cristina, Ye, Julien, Ilja, Antoine, Ivan, Carlo, Stiig, Evan, Alexandre, Milena, Maeva, Baptiste, Malte, Jacob Woge, Giulio, Oscar, Ananda, Bernardo, Mark R., Marion, Silvia, Begoña, Andrea, Coralie, K. Andrew, Marie-Isabelle, Urmas, Michalis, Roshin P., Richard, Emma, Robert, Anna, Michela, Rosalia, Shubha, Katrin, Jun, Stefania, Joanna, Ad, Tanguy, Gavin H., Jonathan, Joaquín, Benoît, Rivo, Dimitry, Karina, Richard, Jacob, Mikel, Anna, Frédéric, Hao

• The GODAE/Mercator-Ocean global ocean forecasting system: results, applications and prospects

  Citation: 60

  Authors: M, R, C, J M, E, B, M, E, S, N, G, C E, M, L, P, C, L, E, E, N, F, O, F, L

• SOCIB operational ocean forecasting system and multi-platform validation in the Western Mediterranean Sea

  Citation: 57

  Authors: M., B., L., S., K., S., J. P., B., B., C., M., E., B., R., G., J.

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