Pacific Science

Aims & Scope

Appearing quarterly since 1947, Pacific Science is an international, multidisciplinary journal reporting research on the biological and physical sciences of the Pacific basin.

It focuses on biogeography, ecology, evolution, geology and volcanology, oceanography, palaeontology, and systematics.

In addition to publishing original research, the journal features review articles providing a synthesis of current knowledge.

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Metrics & Ranking

Impact Factor

Year	Value
2025	0.4
2024	0.70

SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)

Year	Value
2024	0.277

Quartile

Year	Value
2024	Q2

h-index

Year	Value
2024	48

Journal Rank

Year	Value
2024	17414

Journal Citation Indicator

Year	Value
2024	48

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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 Multidisciplinary, 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.

• Biology and Impacts of Pacific Island Invasive Species. 11.<i>Rattus rattus,</i>the Black Rat (Rodentia: Muridae)

  Citation: 117

  Authors: Aaron B., William C., Robert T., Gary W.

• Biology and Impacts of Pacific Island Invasive Species. 2. Boiga irregularis, the Brown Tree Snake (Reptilia: Colubridae)¹

  Citation: 113

  Authors: Gordon H., Julie A.

• Fishing up the Food Web?: 12,000 Years of Maritime Subsistence and Adaptive Adjustments on California's Channel Islands

  Citation: 73

  Authors: Jon M., Torben C., Todd J.

• Biology and Impacts of Pacific Islands Invasive Species. 13.<i>Mikania micrantha</i>Kunth (Asteraceae)

  Citation: 70

  Authors: Michael D., David R., Christine, Wilmot K. A. D., Shicai, Leslie A., Fudou

• A Comparison of Immature Green Turtle (Chelonia mydas) Diets among Seven Sites in the Main Hawaiian Islands¹

  Citation: 66

  Authors: Karen E., George H.

• The Contemporary Scale and Context of Wildfire in Hawai‘i

  Citation: 65

  Authors: Clay, Elizabeth, Christian P., Creighton M., Susan, Andrew

• Customary Marine Resource Knowledge and use in Contemporary Hawai‘i

  Citation: 61

  Authors: Alan M., Janna M., John N.

• Oceanic Diet and Distribution of Haplotypes for the Green Turtle, <i>Chelonia mydas</i>, in the Central North Pacific

  Citation: 57

  Authors: Denise M., Peter H., George H.

• Mahele: Sustaining Communities through Small-Scale Inshore Fishery Catch and Sharing Networks

  Citation: 55

  Authors: Mehana Blaich, Peter M.

• Over a Decade of Change in Spatial and Temporal Dynamics of Hawaiian Coral Reef Communities

  Citation: 53

  Authors: Ku'ulei S., Paul L., Eric K., Skippy, Russell

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