Ocean Dynamics

Aims & Scope

Ocean Dynamics is an international journal that aims to publish high-quality peer-reviewed articles in the following areas of research: Theoretical oceanography (new theoretical concepts that further system understanding with a strong view to applicability for operational or monitoring purposes); Computational oceanography (all aspects of ocean modeling and data analysis); Observational oceanography (new techniques or systematic approaches in measuring oceanic variables, including all aspects of monitoring the state of the ocean); Articles with an interdisciplinary character that encompass research in the fields of biological, chemical and physical oceanography are especially encouraged.

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Metrics & Ranking

Impact Factor

Year	Value
2025	1.9
2024	2.20

SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)

Year	Value
2024	0.661

Quartile

Year	Value
2024	Q2

h-index

Year	Value
2024	71

Journal Rank

Year	Value
2024	8672

Journal Citation Indicator

Year	Value
2024	351

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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 Ensemble Kalman Filter: theoretical formulation and practical implementation

  Citation: 3156

  Authors: Geir

• Modelling the global ocean tides: modern insights from FES2004

  Citation: 1408

  Authors: Florent, Fabien, Thierry, Olivier

• Impact of partial steps and momentum advection schemes in a global ocean circulation model at eddy-permitting resolution

  Citation: 455

  Authors: Barnier, Gurvan, Thierry, Jean-Marc, Anne-Marie, Julien, Aike, Arne, Claus, Joachim, Corine, Edmée, Sergei, Elizabeth, Claude, Sébastien, Mathew, Julie, Beverly

• Sampling strategies and square root analysis schemes for the EnKF

  Citation: 379

  Authors: Geir

• Influence of shear rate, organic matter content, pH and salinity on mud flocculation

  Citation: 186

  Authors: Francesca, Claire, Andrew J., Johan C.

• Numerical simulation of ice-ocean variability in the Barents Sea region

  Citation: 164

  Authors: W. P.

• The potential role of spectral properties in detecting thresholds in the Earth system: application to the thermohaline circulation

  Citation: 161

  Authors: Thomas, Hermann, Gerhard

• Man-induced regime shifts in small estuaries—II: a comparison of rivers

  Citation: 161

  Authors: Johan C., Zheng Bing, Alexander, Gijsbert, Frank

• Climate change and North Sea storm surge extremes: an ensemble study of storm surge extremes expected in a changed climate projected by four different regional climate models

  Citation: 160

  Authors: Katja, Ralf, Hans

• Decadal scale variability of sea surface temperature in the Mediterranean Sea in relation to atmospheric variability

  Citation: 157

  Authors: Nikolaos, Sarantis, Athanasios, Anneta, Vasilis, Panagiotis, Alex

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