Progress in Oceanography

Aims & Scope

Progress in Oceanography publishes the longer, more comprehensive papers that most oceanographers feel are necessary, on occasion, to do justice to their work.

Contributions are generally either a review of an aspect of oceanography or a treatise on an expanding oceanographic subject.

The articles cover the entire spectrum of disciplines within the science of oceanography.

Occasionally volumes are devoted to collections of papers and conference proceedings of exceptional interest.

Essential reading for all oceanographers.

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Metrics & Ranking

Impact Factor

Year	Value
2025	3.6

SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)

Year	Value
2024	1.357

Quartile

Year	Value
2024	Q1

h-index

Year	Value
2024	158

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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 Agricultural and Biological Sciences 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.

• Global observations of nonlinear mesoscale eddies

  Citation: 1982

  Authors: Dudley B., Michael G., Roger M.

• A hierarchical approach to defining marine heatwaves

  Citation: 1696

  Authors: Alistair J., Lisa V., Sarah E., Dan A., Sandra C., Eric C.J., Jessica A., Michael T., Markus G., Ming, Neil J., Pippa J., Hillary A., Alex, Thomas

• The monsoon circulation of the Indian Ocean

  Citation: 1370

  Authors: Friedrich A., Julian P.

• Empirical evidence for North Pacific regime shifts in 1977 and 1989

  Citation: 1172

  Authors: Steven R, Nathan J

• Characteristics, dynamics and significance of marine snow

  Citation: 1036

  Authors: Alice L., Mary W.

• The “great salinity anomaly” in the Northern North Atlantic 1968–1982

  Citation: 905

  Authors: Robert R, Jens, Svend-Aage, Arthur J

• Transparent exopolymer particles (TEP) in aquatic environments

  Citation: 866

  Authors: U.

• Circulation, mixing, and production of Antarctic Bottom Water

  Citation: 845

  Authors: A.H., G.C., J.L.

• Upper-level circulation in the South Atlantic Ocean

  Citation: 819

  Authors: Ray G., Lothar

• Rapid warming of Large Marine Ecosystems

  Citation: 794

  Authors: Igor M.

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