Ocean Modelling

Aims & Scope

The main objective of Ocean Modelling is to provide rapid communication between those interested in ocean modelling, whether through direct observation, or through analytical, numerical or laboratory models, and including interactions between physical and biogeochemical or biological phenomena.

Because of the intimate links between ocean and atmosphere, involvement of scientists interested in influences of either medium on the other is welcome.

The journal has a wide scope and includes ocean-atmosphere interaction in various forms as well as pure ocean results.

In addition to primary peer-reviewed papers, the journal provides review papers, preliminary communications, and discussions.

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Metrics & Ranking

Impact Factor

Year	Value
2025	2.9
2024	3.10

SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)

Year	Value
2024	0.906

Quartile

Year	Value
2024	Q1

h-index

Year	Value
2024	106

Journal Rank

Year	Value
2024	5643

Journal Citation Indicator

Year	Value
2024	788

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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 Computer Science and 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 regional oceanic modeling system (ROMS): a split-explicit, free-surface, topography-following-coordinate oceanic model

  Citation: 4080

  Authors: Alexander F., James C.

• An oceanic general circulation model framed in hybrid isopycnic-Cartesian coordinates

  Citation: 1023

  Authors: Rainer

• The Max-Planck-Institute global ocean/sea ice model with orthogonal curvilinear coordinates

  Citation: 826

  Authors: S.J., H., J.H., M., F.

• Open boundary conditions for long-term integration of regional oceanic models

  Citation: 788

  Authors: Patrick, James C., Alexander

• Development of a Coupled Ocean–Atmosphere–Wave–Sediment Transport (COAWST) Modeling System

  Citation: 747

  Authors: John C., Brandy, Ruoying, Joseph B.

• Performance of four turbulence closure models implemented using a generic length scale method

  Citation: 602

  Authors: John C., Christopher R., Hernan G., Richard P.

• Coordinated Ocean-ice Reference Experiments (COREs)

  Citation: 585

  Authors: Stephen M., Arne, Claus, Frank, Gokhan, Eric P., Matthew H., Rüdiger, Helmuth, Robert W., Wilco, Johann, William G., Gurvan, Anna, Bonita L., Markus, Alex Sen, Camiel A., Harper L., Anne Marie, Mike, Stephen, Jianjun

• JRA-55 based surface dataset for driving ocean–sea-ice models (JRA55-do)

  Citation: 498

  Authors: Hiroyuki, Shogo, Hideyuki, R. Justin, Who M., Stephen G., Gokhan, Tatsuo, Jonathan L., Mats, Claus W., Alexandra, Eric P., Enrique, Fabio, Paul J., Stephen M., Yayoi, Mehmet, Simon A., Chiaki, Shinya, Yoshiki, William G., Julien, Simon J., Simona, Markus, Hiroyuki, Maria, Dai

• A high-order adaptive time-stepping TVD solver for Boussinesq modeling of breaking waves and coastal inundation

  Citation: 495

  Authors: Fengyan, James T., Jeffrey C., Joseph D., Stephan T.

• SELFE: A semi-implicit Eulerian–Lagrangian finite-element model for cross-scale ocean circulation

  Citation: 454

  Authors: Yinglong, António M.

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