Journal of the Indian Ocean Region

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SCImago
Q2
WOS
Q1
Impact factor
1.3
SJR
0.266
CiteScore
2.6
Categories
Political Science and International Relations
Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law
Oceanography
Sociology and Political Science
Water Science and Technology
Areas
Earth and Planetary Sciences
Environmental Science
Social Sciences
Years of issue
2010-2025
journal names
Journal of the Indian Ocean Region
J INDIAN OCEAN REG
Publications
386
Citations
1 962
h-index
22
Publications
118
Citations
1 477
Top-3 citing journals
Marine Policy
Marine Policy (39 citations)
Top-3 organizations
University of Adelaide
University of Adelaide (16 publications)
Australian National University
Australian National University (14 publications)
South Asian University
South Asian University (6 publications)
University of Delhi
University of Delhi (3 publications)
Top-3 countries
Australia (94 publications)
India (68 publications)
South Africa (38 publications)
India (29 publications)
Australia (13 publications)
South Africa (9 publications)

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Taylor & Francis
476 citations, 24.26%
Springer Nature
345 citations, 17.58%
Elsevier
319 citations, 16.26%
Wiley
104 citations, 5.3%
SAGE
98 citations, 4.99%
MDPI
70 citations, 3.57%
Frontiers Media S.A.
56 citations, 2.85%
Oxford University Press
46 citations, 2.34%
IGI Global
43 citations, 2.19%
Cambridge University Press
31 citations, 1.58%
Emerald
22 citations, 1.12%
IOP Publishing
17 citations, 0.87%
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15 citations, 0.76%
Duke University Press
11 citations, 0.56%
Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)
8 citations, 0.41%
EDP Sciences
6 citations, 0.31%
Inter-Research Science Center
6 citations, 0.31%
Brill
5 citations, 0.25%
Urban Planning Institute of the Republic of Slovenia
5 citations, 0.25%
Copernicus
5 citations, 0.25%
CSIRO Publishing
5 citations, 0.25%
Center for Crisis Society Studies
5 citations, 0.25%
OpenEdition
4 citations, 0.2%
PeerJ
3 citations, 0.15%
Association for Computing Machinery (ACM)
3 citations, 0.15%
Annual Reviews
3 citations, 0.15%
IntechOpen
3 citations, 0.15%
AOSIS
3 citations, 0.15%
Financial University under the Government of the Russian Federation
3 citations, 0.15%
Bayburt Universitesi
3 citations, 0.15%
World Scientific
2 citations, 0.1%
John Benjamins Publishing Company
2 citations, 0.1%
Liverpool University Press
2 citations, 0.1%
The Royal Society
2 citations, 0.1%
Public Library of Science (PLoS)
2 citations, 0.1%
Editions Antipodes
2 citations, 0.1%
CAIRN
2 citations, 0.1%
MGIMO University
2 citations, 0.1%
Consortium Erudit
2 citations, 0.1%
INION RAS
2 citations, 0.1%
Walter de Gruyter
1 citation, 0.05%
Ovid Technologies (Wolters Kluwer Health)
1 citation, 0.05%
Mary Ann Liebert
1 citation, 0.05%
University of Chicago Press
1 citation, 0.05%
Faculty of Navigation, Gdynia Maritime University
1 citation, 0.05%
South African Assn. For The Advancement Of Science
1 citation, 0.05%
American Geophysical Union
1 citation, 0.05%
Immanuel Kant Baltic Federal University
1 citation, 0.05%
Japan Society of Atmospheric Environment
1 citation, 0.05%
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Instituto Brasileiro de Relacoes Internacionais
1 citation, 0.05%
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1 citation, 0.05%
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Thomas Telford
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The Russian Academy of Sciences
1 citation, 0.05%
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1 citation, 0.05%
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1 citation, 0.05%
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1 citation, 0.05%
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1 citation, 0.05%
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1 citation, 0.05%
Prague University of Economics and Business
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University of Adelaide
16 publications, 4.15%
University of Western Australia
15 publications, 3.89%
Australian National University
14 publications, 3.63%
University of Wollongong
13 publications, 3.37%
Curtin University
11 publications, 2.85%
South Asian University
10 publications, 2.59%
Laurentian University
10 publications, 2.59%
National University of Singapore
9 publications, 2.33%
Jawaharlal Nehru University
7 publications, 1.81%
University of Melbourne
7 publications, 1.81%
Keele University
7 publications, 1.81%
Stellenbosch University
6 publications, 1.55%
University of South Africa
6 publications, 1.55%
Nanyang Technological University
5 publications, 1.3%
University of the Witwatersrand
5 publications, 1.3%
University of Seychelles
5 publications, 1.3%
Human Sciences Research Council of South Africa
4 publications, 1.04%
Florida International University
4 publications, 1.04%
University of Delhi
3 publications, 0.78%
Panjab University
3 publications, 0.78%
University of Queensland
3 publications, 0.78%
Nelson Mandela University
3 publications, 0.78%
IPB University
3 publications, 0.78%
University of Dar es Salaam
3 publications, 0.78%
University of Dhaka
3 publications, 0.78%
University of Westminster
3 publications, 0.78%
Osmania University
2 publications, 0.52%
University of Mumbai
2 publications, 0.52%
Heidelberg University
2 publications, 0.52%
Tampere University
2 publications, 0.52%
Wuhan University
2 publications, 0.52%
King's College London
2 publications, 0.52%
University of Edinburgh
2 publications, 0.52%
University of Sydney
2 publications, 0.52%
Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organization
2 publications, 0.52%
Griffith University
2 publications, 0.52%
University of Canberra
2 publications, 0.52%
University of Notre Dame Australia
2 publications, 0.52%
University of KwaZulu-Natal
2 publications, 0.52%
University of Johannesburg
2 publications, 0.52%
University of the Free State
2 publications, 0.52%
American University in the Emirates
2 publications, 0.52%
University of Mauritius
2 publications, 0.52%
University of St Andrews
2 publications, 0.52%
University of Rajshahi
2 publications, 0.52%
Indonesian Institute of Sciences
2 publications, 0.52%
Hamburg University
2 publications, 0.52%
University of Colombo
2 publications, 0.52%
Cardiff University
2 publications, 0.52%
University of Portsmouth
2 publications, 0.52%
Université Paris 8 Vincennes - Saint-Denis
2 publications, 0.52%
Ankara University
1 publication, 0.26%
Khalifa University
1 publication, 0.26%
United Arab Emirates University
1 publication, 0.26%
Zayed University
1 publication, 0.26%
Indian Institute of Science
1 publication, 0.26%
Birla Institute of Technology and Science, Pilani
1 publication, 0.26%
Jadavpur University
1 publication, 0.26%
University of Calcutta
1 publication, 0.26%
University of Hyderabad
1 publication, 0.26%
Christ University
1 publication, 0.26%
Nalanda University
1 publication, 0.26%
University of Calicut
1 publication, 0.26%
Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar Marathwada University
1 publication, 0.26%
Indian Maritime University
1 publication, 0.26%
Giresun University
1 publication, 0.26%
Ghent University
1 publication, 0.26%
National University of Malaysia
1 publication, 0.26%
REVA University
1 publication, 0.26%
National Defence University of Malaysia
1 publication, 0.26%
Malmö University
1 publication, 0.26%
University of Lausanne
1 publication, 0.26%
University of Gävle
1 publication, 0.26%
University of New South Wales
1 publication, 0.26%
Xiamen University
1 publication, 0.26%
University College London
1 publication, 0.26%
Queen Mary University of London
1 publication, 0.26%
University of Cambridge
1 publication, 0.26%
University of Copenhagen
1 publication, 0.26%
Aarhus University
1 publication, 0.26%
UiT The Arctic University of Norway
1 publication, 0.26%
University of Southern Denmark
1 publication, 0.26%
Royal Holloway University of London
1 publication, 0.26%
Maastricht University
1 publication, 0.26%
Yale University
1 publication, 0.26%
Massey University
1 publication, 0.26%
Deakin University
1 publication, 0.26%
Flinders University
1 publication, 0.26%
Edith Cowan University
1 publication, 0.26%
Australian Institute of Marine Science
1 publication, 0.26%
University of Cape Town
1 publication, 0.26%
Stanford University
1 publication, 0.26%
University of Pretoria
1 publication, 0.26%
North-West University
1 publication, 0.26%
Georgetown University
1 publication, 0.26%
National Research Foundation
1 publication, 0.26%
University of Fort Hare
1 publication, 0.26%
Durban University of Technology
1 publication, 0.26%
Cape Peninsula University of Technology
1 publication, 0.26%
Makerere University
1 publication, 0.26%
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South Asian University
6 publications, 5.08%
National University of Singapore
4 publications, 3.39%
University of Delhi
3 publications, 2.54%
Curtin University
3 publications, 2.54%
IPB University
3 publications, 2.54%
Jawaharlal Nehru University
2 publications, 1.69%
University of Mumbai
2 publications, 1.69%
Australian National University
2 publications, 1.69%
University of Melbourne
2 publications, 1.69%
University of Queensland
2 publications, 1.69%
Nelson Mandela University
2 publications, 1.69%
American University in the Emirates
2 publications, 1.69%
University of Dar es Salaam
2 publications, 1.69%
Ankara University
1 publication, 0.85%
Khalifa University
1 publication, 0.85%
United Arab Emirates University
1 publication, 0.85%
Zayed University
1 publication, 0.85%
Indian Institute of Science
1 publication, 0.85%
Birla Institute of Technology and Science, Pilani
1 publication, 0.85%
University of Hyderabad
1 publication, 0.85%
Christ University
1 publication, 0.85%
Nalanda University
1 publication, 0.85%
University of Calicut
1 publication, 0.85%
Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar Marathwada University
1 publication, 0.85%
Indian Maritime University
1 publication, 0.85%
Giresun University
1 publication, 0.85%
REVA University
1 publication, 0.85%
National Defence University of Malaysia
1 publication, 0.85%
UiT The Arctic University of Norway
1 publication, 0.85%
University of Edinburgh
1 publication, 0.85%
University of Sydney
1 publication, 0.85%
Massey University
1 publication, 0.85%
University of Western Australia
1 publication, 0.85%
Deakin University
1 publication, 0.85%
Stellenbosch University
1 publication, 0.85%
University of Johannesburg
1 publication, 0.85%
University of South Africa
1 publication, 0.85%
University of the Free State
1 publication, 0.85%
Human Sciences Research Council of South Africa
1 publication, 0.85%
University of Mauritius
1 publication, 0.85%
Makerere University
1 publication, 0.85%
Colorado State University
1 publication, 0.85%
Kangwon National University
1 publication, 0.85%
University of Rajshahi
1 publication, 0.85%
Waseda University
1 publication, 0.85%
Toyo University
1 publication, 0.85%
University of Texas at El Paso
1 publication, 0.85%
University of Nebraska–Lincoln
1 publication, 0.85%
University of Dhaka
1 publication, 0.85%
Jagannath University (Bangladesh)
1 publication, 0.85%
Shahjalal University of Science and Technology
1 publication, 0.85%
University of Portsmouth
1 publication, 0.85%
University of West Bohemia
1 publication, 0.85%
University of Seychelles
1 publication, 0.85%
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Australia, 94, 24.35%
Australia
94 publications, 24.35%
India, 68, 17.62%
India
68 publications, 17.62%
South Africa, 38, 9.84%
South Africa
38 publications, 9.84%
United Kingdom, 32, 8.29%
United Kingdom
32 publications, 8.29%
USA, 21, 5.44%
USA
21 publications, 5.44%
Singapore, 16, 4.15%
Singapore
16 publications, 4.15%
Canada, 13, 3.37%
Canada
13 publications, 3.37%
Bangladesh, 9, 2.33%
Bangladesh
9 publications, 2.33%
Germany, 8, 2.07%
Germany
8 publications, 2.07%
Indonesia, 8, 2.07%
Indonesia
8 publications, 2.07%
France, 7, 1.81%
France
7 publications, 1.81%
UAE, 7, 1.81%
UAE
7 publications, 1.81%
China, 6, 1.55%
China
6 publications, 1.55%
Kenya, 5, 1.3%
Kenya
5 publications, 1.3%
Seychelles, 5, 1.3%
Seychelles
5 publications, 1.3%
Tanzania, 5, 1.3%
Tanzania
5 publications, 1.3%
Brazil, 4, 1.04%
Brazil
4 publications, 1.04%
Denmark, 4, 1.04%
Denmark
4 publications, 1.04%
Belgium, 3, 0.78%
Belgium
3 publications, 0.78%
Nigeria, 3, 0.78%
Nigeria
3 publications, 0.78%
Netherlands, 3, 0.78%
Netherlands
3 publications, 0.78%
Italy, 2, 0.52%
Italy
2 publications, 0.52%
Mauritius, 2, 0.52%
Mauritius
2 publications, 0.52%
Malaysia, 2, 0.52%
Malaysia
2 publications, 0.52%
Norway, 2, 0.52%
Norway
2 publications, 0.52%
Philippines, 2, 0.52%
Philippines
2 publications, 0.52%
Finland, 2, 0.52%
Finland
2 publications, 0.52%
Sweden, 2, 0.52%
Sweden
2 publications, 0.52%
Sri Lanka, 2, 0.52%
Sri Lanka
2 publications, 0.52%
Japan, 2, 0.52%
Japan
2 publications, 0.52%
Estonia, 1, 0.26%
Estonia
1 publication, 0.26%
Zimbabwe, 1, 0.26%
Zimbabwe
1 publication, 0.26%
Spain, 1, 0.26%
Spain
1 publication, 0.26%
New Zealand, 1, 0.26%
New Zealand
1 publication, 0.26%
Republic of Korea, 1, 0.26%
Republic of Korea
1 publication, 0.26%
Turkey, 1, 0.26%
Turkey
1 publication, 0.26%
Uganda, 1, 0.26%
Uganda
1 publication, 0.26%
Czech Republic, 1, 0.26%
Czech Republic
1 publication, 0.26%
Switzerland, 1, 0.26%
Switzerland
1 publication, 0.26%
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India, 29, 24.58%
India
29 publications, 24.58%
Australia, 13, 11.02%
Australia
13 publications, 11.02%
South Africa, 9, 7.63%
South Africa
9 publications, 7.63%
UAE, 7, 5.93%
UAE
7 publications, 5.93%
USA, 6, 5.08%
USA
6 publications, 5.08%
United Kingdom, 5, 4.24%
United Kingdom
5 publications, 4.24%
Bangladesh, 4, 3.39%
Bangladesh
4 publications, 3.39%
Singapore, 4, 3.39%
Singapore
4 publications, 3.39%
Indonesia, 3, 2.54%
Indonesia
3 publications, 2.54%
Tanzania, 2, 1.69%
Tanzania
2 publications, 1.69%
Germany, 1, 0.85%
Germany
1 publication, 0.85%
Denmark, 1, 0.85%
Denmark
1 publication, 0.85%
Kenya, 1, 0.85%
Kenya
1 publication, 0.85%
Mauritius, 1, 0.85%
Mauritius
1 publication, 0.85%
Malaysia, 1, 0.85%
Malaysia
1 publication, 0.85%
Nigeria, 1, 0.85%
Nigeria
1 publication, 0.85%
New Zealand, 1, 0.85%
New Zealand
1 publication, 0.85%
Norway, 1, 0.85%
Norway
1 publication, 0.85%
Republic of Korea, 1, 0.85%
Republic of Korea
1 publication, 0.85%
Seychelles, 1, 0.85%
Seychelles
1 publication, 0.85%
Turkey, 1, 0.85%
Turkey
1 publication, 0.85%
Uganda, 1, 0.85%
Uganda
1 publication, 0.85%
Czech Republic, 1, 0.85%
Czech Republic
1 publication, 0.85%
Japan, 1, 0.85%
Japan
1 publication, 0.85%
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