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SCImago
Q4
WOS
Q4
Impact factor
0.8
SJR
0.215
CiteScore
2.4
Categories
Aquatic Science
Ecology
Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics
Oceanography
Areas
Agricultural and Biological Sciences
Earth and Planetary Sciences
Environmental Science
Years of issue
2007-2025
journal names
Aquatic Biology
AQUAT BIOL
Publications
779
Citations
18 232
h-index
58
Publications
54
Citations
8 128
Top-3 citing journals
PLoS ONE
PLoS ONE (542 citations)
Frontiers in Marine Science
Frontiers in Marine Science (497 citations)
Top-3 organizations
Shanghai Ocean University
Shanghai Ocean University (3 publications)
Dalian Ocean University
Dalian Ocean University (2 publications)
Ocean University of China
Ocean University of China (2 publications)
Dalian Ocean University
Dalian Ocean University (2 publications)
Kyoto University
Kyoto University (2 publications)
Shanghai Ocean University
Shanghai Ocean University (2 publications)
Top-3 countries
China (16 publications)
USA (15 publications)
Spain (4 publications)
China (11 publications)
USA (9 publications)
United Kingdom (3 publications)

Most cited in 5 years

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Citing journals

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Marine Ecology - Progress Series
661 citations, 3.63%
PLoS ONE
542 citations, 2.97%
Frontiers in Marine Science
497 citations, 2.73%
Marine Biology
438 citations, 2.4%
Marine Pollution Bulletin
368 citations, 2.02%
Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology
366 citations, 2.01%
Scientific Reports
307 citations, 1.68%
Science of the Total Environment
300 citations, 1.65%
Marine Environmental Research
281 citations, 1.54%
Aquaculture
260 citations, 1.43%
Journal of Fish Biology
225 citations, 1.23%
Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science
222 citations, 1.22%
Aquatic Biology
179 citations, 0.98%
Hydrobiologia
170 citations, 0.93%
Journal of Experimental Biology
169 citations, 0.93%
ICES Journal of Marine Science
169 citations, 0.93%
Ecology and Evolution
155 citations, 0.85%
Fisheries Research
152 citations, 0.83%
Marine and Freshwater Research
148 citations, 0.81%
PeerJ
139 citations, 0.76%
Journal of Applied Phycology
130 citations, 0.71%
Environmental Biology of Fishes
118 citations, 0.65%
Regional Studies in Marine Science
105 citations, 0.58%
Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom
103 citations, 0.56%
Estuaries and Coasts
100 citations, 0.55%
Polar Biology
94 citations, 0.52%
Biogeosciences
94 citations, 0.52%
Journal of Sea Research
93 citations, 0.51%
Aquaculture Research
91 citations, 0.5%
Marine Mammal Science
90 citations, 0.49%
Environmental Pollution
89 citations, 0.49%
Environmental Science and Pollution Research
86 citations, 0.47%
Biological Invasions
83 citations, 0.46%
Ecological Indicators
83 citations, 0.46%
Algal Research
80 citations, 0.44%
Aquatic Conservation: Marine and Freshwater Ecosystems
79 citations, 0.43%
Aquatic Toxicology
77 citations, 0.42%
Coral Reefs
76 citations, 0.42%
Diversity
74 citations, 0.41%
Limnology and Oceanography
74 citations, 0.41%
Global Change Biology
73 citations, 0.4%
Marine Biodiversity
73 citations, 0.4%
Journal of Shellfish Research
71 citations, 0.39%
Marine Biology Research
69 citations, 0.38%
Animals
68 citations, 0.37%
Deep-Sea Research Part II: Topical Studies in Oceanography
68 citations, 0.37%
Journal of Marine Science and Engineering
67 citations, 0.37%
Comparative biochemistry and physiology. Part A, Molecular & integrative physiology
67 citations, 0.37%
Reviews in Fish Biology and Fisheries
64 citations, 0.35%
Water (Switzerland)
61 citations, 0.33%
Deep-Sea Research Part I: Oceanographic Research Papers
60 citations, 0.33%
Journal of the Acoustical Society of America
60 citations, 0.33%
Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences
60 citations, 0.33%
Progress in Oceanography
60 citations, 0.33%
Chemosphere
60 citations, 0.33%
Oecologia
58 citations, 0.32%
Journal of Phycology
58 citations, 0.32%
Animal Biotelemetry
58 citations, 0.32%
Frontiers in Microbiology
58 citations, 0.32%
Ecosphere
57 citations, 0.31%
Frontiers in Physiology
57 citations, 0.31%
Marine Ecology
57 citations, 0.31%
Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences
56 citations, 0.31%
Endangered Species Research
51 citations, 0.28%
Ocean and Coastal Management
49 citations, 0.27%
Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution
48 citations, 0.26%
Journal of Great Lakes Research
48 citations, 0.26%
Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety
47 citations, 0.26%
Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology
47 citations, 0.26%
Journal of Plankton Research
46 citations, 0.25%
Freshwater Biology
46 citations, 0.25%
IOP Conference Series: Earth and Environmental Science
45 citations, 0.25%
Aquatic Ecology
45 citations, 0.25%
Biological Reviews
45 citations, 0.25%
Journal of Marine Systems
45 citations, 0.25%
Aquaculture International
45 citations, 0.25%
Environmental Science & Technology
45 citations, 0.25%
Royal Society Open Science
44 citations, 0.24%
Fisheries Science
44 citations, 0.24%
Biology
44 citations, 0.24%
Ecological Modelling
43 citations, 0.24%
Fishes
43 citations, 0.24%
Molecular Ecology
43 citations, 0.24%
Aquaculture Environment Interactions
42 citations, 0.23%
Reviews in Aquaculture
41 citations, 0.22%
Marine Drugs
41 citations, 0.22%
Aquatic Botany
40 citations, 0.22%
Movement Ecology
40 citations, 0.22%
Journal of Environmental Management
40 citations, 0.22%
Biological Bulletin
39 citations, 0.21%
Fish and Shellfish Immunology
38 citations, 0.21%
Ecology
37 citations, 0.2%
Biological Conservation
37 citations, 0.2%
Journal of Applied Ichthyology
37 citations, 0.2%
Ecology of Freshwater Fish
36 citations, 0.2%
Environmental Monitoring and Assessment
36 citations, 0.2%
Journal of Crustacean Biology
35 citations, 0.19%
Functional Ecology
35 citations, 0.19%
FEMS Microbiology Ecology
34 citations, 0.19%
Aquatic Sciences
34 citations, 0.19%
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Citing publishers

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Elsevier
4822 citations, 26.45%
Springer Nature
3333 citations, 18.28%
Wiley
2549 citations, 13.98%
Inter-Research Science Center
1001 citations, 5.49%
Frontiers Media S.A.
776 citations, 4.26%
MDPI
699 citations, 3.83%
Public Library of Science (PLoS)
557 citations, 3.06%
Taylor & Francis
533 citations, 2.92%
Oxford University Press
484 citations, 2.65%
Cambridge University Press
230 citations, 1.26%
The Company of Biologists
197 citations, 1.08%
CSIRO Publishing
186 citations, 1.02%
The Royal Society
155 citations, 0.85%
Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory
154 citations, 0.84%
PeerJ
141 citations, 0.77%
Copernicus
126 citations, 0.69%
Canadian Science Publishing
106 citations, 0.58%
American Chemical Society (ACS)
85 citations, 0.47%
National Shellfisheries Association, Inc.
74 citations, 0.41%
University of Chicago Press
72 citations, 0.39%
IOP Publishing
62 citations, 0.34%
Acoustical Society of America (ASA)
60 citations, 0.33%
Pleiades Publishing
58 citations, 0.32%
SciELO
57 citations, 0.31%
Pensoft Publishers
53 citations, 0.29%
Brill
52 citations, 0.29%
EDP Sciences
50 citations, 0.27%
Walter de Gruyter
48 citations, 0.26%
International Association for Great Lakes Research
44 citations, 0.24%
American Society for Microbiology
36 citations, 0.2%
Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC)
35 citations, 0.19%
Magnolia Press
29 citations, 0.16%
Annual Reviews
28 citations, 0.15%
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS)
26 citations, 0.14%
American Geophysical Union
23 citations, 0.13%
National Inquiry Services Center (NISC)
22 citations, 0.12%
American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)
21 citations, 0.12%
Hindawi Limited
20 citations, 0.11%
Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)
20 citations, 0.11%
SAGE
18 citations, 0.1%
Zoological Society of Japan
14 citations, 0.08%
Scientific Research Publishing
14 citations, 0.08%
Korea Ocean Research & Development Institute and Korean Society of Oceanography
13 citations, 0.07%
Research Square Platform LLC
13 citations, 0.07%
Institute of Malacology
12 citations, 0.07%
IGI Global
12 citations, 0.07%
The Plankton Society of Japan/The Japanese Association of Benthology
12 citations, 0.07%
Coastal Education & Research Foundation, Inc.
11 citations, 0.06%
Japanese Society of Fisheries Science
11 citations, 0.06%
Editorial CSIC
11 citations, 0.06%
Academia Brasileira de Ciencias
10 citations, 0.05%
Humboldt Field Research Institute
10 citations, 0.05%
PAGEPress Publications
10 citations, 0.05%
Geological Society of London
10 citations, 0.05%
Waterbird Society
9 citations, 0.05%
eLife Sciences Publications
9 citations, 0.05%
Carcinological Society of Japan
9 citations, 0.05%
University of California Press
8 citations, 0.04%
Norwegian Polar Institute
8 citations, 0.04%
8 citations, 0.04%
American Society of Ichthyologists and Herpetologists
8 citations, 0.04%
China Science Publishing & Media
8 citations, 0.04%
Japanese Coral Reef Society
8 citations, 0.04%
IWA Publishing
7 citations, 0.04%
The Korean Society of Phycology
7 citations, 0.04%
American Malacological Society, Inc.
7 citations, 0.04%
Academia Sinica
6 citations, 0.03%
IOS Press
6 citations, 0.03%
University of Hawaii Press
6 citations, 0.03%
American Physiological Society
6 citations, 0.03%
National Institute of Oceanography and Fisheries
6 citations, 0.03%
Korean Biodiversity Information Facility
6 citations, 0.03%
American Association of Zoo Veterinarians
6 citations, 0.03%
Chelonian Conservation and Biology Journal
6 citations, 0.03%
Museum National d'Histoire Naturelle, Paris, France
5 citations, 0.03%
Freshwater Biological Association
5 citations, 0.03%
Society of Economic Paleontologists and Mineralogists
5 citations, 0.03%
S. Karger AG
5 citations, 0.03%
The Russian Academy of Sciences
5 citations, 0.03%
Zoological Institute of the Russian Academy of Sciences
5 citations, 0.03%
IntechOpen
5 citations, 0.03%
Institute of Experimental Botany
5 citations, 0.03%
Bentham Science Publishers Ltd.
4 citations, 0.02%
4 citations, 0.02%
King Saud University
4 citations, 0.02%
Mary Ann Liebert
4 citations, 0.02%
AIP Publishing
4 citations, 0.02%
The Korean Society of Genetics
4 citations, 0.02%
Water Environment Federation
4 citations, 0.02%
Universities Federation for Animal Welfare
4 citations, 0.02%
Academic Journals
4 citations, 0.02%
Society for Sedimentary Geology (SEPM)
4 citations, 0.02%
Science Alert
4 citations, 0.02%
JStage(Ornithological Society of Japan)
4 citations, 0.02%
F1000 Research
4 citations, 0.02%
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
4 citations, 0.02%
3 citations, 0.02%
Fundacao Zoobotanica do Rio Grande
3 citations, 0.02%
Scientific Society of Szczecin
3 citations, 0.02%
Royal Zoological Society of New South Wales
3 citations, 0.02%
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Shanghai Ocean University
3 publications, 0.39%
Dalian Ocean University
2 publications, 0.26%
Ocean University of China
2 publications, 0.26%
Kyoto University
2 publications, 0.26%
University of Exeter
2 publications, 0.26%
United States Geological Survey
2 publications, 0.26%
Institute of Hydroecology, Chinese Academy of Sciences
2 publications, 0.26%
Islamic Azad University Sari Branch
1 publication, 0.13%
Amol University of Special Modern Technologies
1 publication, 0.13%
Shanghai Jiao Tong University
1 publication, 0.13%
Nanjing Hydraulic Research Institute
1 publication, 0.13%
Sapienza University of Rome
1 publication, 0.13%
Chongqing Normal University
1 publication, 0.13%
Southwest University
1 publication, 0.13%
National Taiwan Ocean University
1 publication, 0.13%
University of Milano-Bicocca
1 publication, 0.13%
University of Oulu
1 publication, 0.13%
University of Turin
1 publication, 0.13%
Ã…bo Akademi University
1 publication, 0.13%
China Three Gorges University
1 publication, 0.13%
University of Palermo
1 publication, 0.13%
Hohai University
1 publication, 0.13%
Sorbonne University
1 publication, 0.13%
Minghsin University of Science and Technology
1 publication, 0.13%
Stony Brook University
1 publication, 0.13%
National Ilan University
1 publication, 0.13%
Qingdao Agricultural University
1 publication, 0.13%
James Cook University
1 publication, 0.13%
Australian Research Council Centre of Excellence for Coral Reef Studies
1 publication, 0.13%
University of Cape Town
1 publication, 0.13%
Stellenbosch University
1 publication, 0.13%
University of the Western Cape
1 publication, 0.13%
National Center for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology
1 publication, 0.13%
National Science and Technology Development Agency
1 publication, 0.13%
Washington State University
1 publication, 0.13%
Hong Kong Metropolitan University
1 publication, 0.13%
University of Illinois at Chicago
1 publication, 0.13%
Oregon State University
1 publication, 0.13%
West Virginia University
1 publication, 0.13%
Syracuse University
1 publication, 0.13%
Northeastern University
1 publication, 0.13%
Andong National University
1 publication, 0.13%
University of South Florida
1 publication, 0.13%
Helmholtz Centre for Ocean Research Kiel
1 publication, 0.13%
Universidad de Sevilla
1 publication, 0.13%
University of British Columbia
1 publication, 0.13%
Kiel University
1 publication, 0.13%
University of Vienna
1 publication, 0.13%
National Institute of Polar Research
1 publication, 0.13%
Alexandria University
1 publication, 0.13%
Wilfrid Laurier University
1 publication, 0.13%
Carleton University
1 publication, 0.13%
University of Miami
1 publication, 0.13%
University of Florida
1 publication, 0.13%
University of Vigo
1 publication, 0.13%
Louisiana State University
1 publication, 0.13%
University of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria
1 publication, 0.13%
Elon University
1 publication, 0.13%
William & Mary
1 publication, 0.13%
Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
1 publication, 0.13%
Institute of Marine Sciences of Andalusia
1 publication, 0.13%
University of Connecticut
1 publication, 0.13%
Connecticut College
1 publication, 0.13%
National Oceanography Centre
1 publication, 0.13%
University of Gdańsk
1 publication, 0.13%
Universidad Nacional de Colombia
1 publication, 0.13%
University of South Bohemia in České Budějovice
1 publication, 0.13%
La Rochelle University
1 publication, 0.13%
University of Arkansas at Fayetteville
1 publication, 0.13%
Emporia State University
1 publication, 0.13%
NOAA National Marine Fisheries Service
1 publication, 0.13%
University of Maine
1 publication, 0.13%
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Publishing organizations in 5 years

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Shanghai Ocean University
2 publications, 3.7%
Dalian Ocean University
2 publications, 3.7%
Kyoto University
2 publications, 3.7%
University of Exeter
2 publications, 3.7%
Islamic Azad University Sari Branch
1 publication, 1.85%
Amol University of Special Modern Technologies
1 publication, 1.85%
Nanjing Hydraulic Research Institute
1 publication, 1.85%
Chongqing Normal University
1 publication, 1.85%
Southwest University
1 publication, 1.85%
National Taiwan Ocean University
1 publication, 1.85%
Ocean University of China
1 publication, 1.85%
University of Milano-Bicocca
1 publication, 1.85%
University of Oulu
1 publication, 1.85%
University of Turin
1 publication, 1.85%
Ã…bo Akademi University
1 publication, 1.85%
University of Palermo
1 publication, 1.85%
Hohai University
1 publication, 1.85%
Minghsin University of Science and Technology
1 publication, 1.85%
National Ilan University
1 publication, 1.85%
Qingdao Agricultural University
1 publication, 1.85%
University of Cape Town
1 publication, 1.85%
Stellenbosch University
1 publication, 1.85%
University of the Western Cape
1 publication, 1.85%
National Center for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology
1 publication, 1.85%
National Science and Technology Development Agency
1 publication, 1.85%
Washington State University
1 publication, 1.85%
Oregon State University
1 publication, 1.85%
West Virginia University
1 publication, 1.85%
Syracuse University
1 publication, 1.85%
Northeastern University
1 publication, 1.85%
Andong National University
1 publication, 1.85%
Helmholtz Centre for Ocean Research Kiel
1 publication, 1.85%
Universidad de Sevilla
1 publication, 1.85%
University of British Columbia
1 publication, 1.85%
Kiel University
1 publication, 1.85%
University of Vienna
1 publication, 1.85%
National Institute of Polar Research
1 publication, 1.85%
Alexandria University
1 publication, 1.85%
Wilfrid Laurier University
1 publication, 1.85%
University of Miami
1 publication, 1.85%
University of Vigo
1 publication, 1.85%
Louisiana State University
1 publication, 1.85%
University of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria
1 publication, 1.85%
William & Mary
1 publication, 1.85%
Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
1 publication, 1.85%
National Oceanography Centre
1 publication, 1.85%
United States Geological Survey
1 publication, 1.85%
University of Gdańsk
1 publication, 1.85%
University of South Bohemia in České Budějovice
1 publication, 1.85%
University of Arkansas at Fayetteville
1 publication, 1.85%
Emporia State University
1 publication, 1.85%
Institute of Hydroecology, Chinese Academy of Sciences
1 publication, 1.85%
NOAA National Marine Fisheries Service
1 publication, 1.85%
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China, 16, 2.05%
China
16 publications, 2.05%
USA, 15, 1.93%
USA
15 publications, 1.93%
Spain, 4, 0.51%
Spain
4 publications, 0.51%
United Kingdom, 3, 0.39%
United Kingdom
3 publications, 0.39%
Italy, 3, 0.39%
Italy
3 publications, 0.39%
Canada, 3, 0.39%
Canada
3 publications, 0.39%
Finland, 2, 0.26%
Finland
2 publications, 0.26%
Japan, 2, 0.26%
Japan
2 publications, 0.26%
Germany, 1, 0.13%
Germany
1 publication, 0.13%
France, 1, 0.13%
France
1 publication, 0.13%
Portugal, 1, 0.13%
Portugal
1 publication, 0.13%
Australia, 1, 0.13%
Australia
1 publication, 0.13%
Austria, 1, 0.13%
Austria
1 publication, 0.13%
Egypt, 1, 0.13%
Egypt
1 publication, 0.13%
Iran, 1, 0.13%
Iran
1 publication, 0.13%
Iceland, 1, 0.13%
Iceland
1 publication, 0.13%
Colombia, 1, 0.13%
Colombia
1 publication, 0.13%
Maldives, 1, 0.13%
Maldives
1 publication, 0.13%
Panama, 1, 0.13%
Panama
1 publication, 0.13%
Poland, 1, 0.13%
Poland
1 publication, 0.13%
Republic of Korea, 1, 0.13%
Republic of Korea
1 publication, 0.13%
Thailand, 1, 0.13%
Thailand
1 publication, 0.13%
Czech Republic, 1, 0.13%
Czech Republic
1 publication, 0.13%
South Africa, 1, 0.13%
South Africa
1 publication, 0.13%
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Publishing countries in 5 years

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China, 11, 20.37%
China
11 publications, 20.37%
USA, 9, 16.67%
USA
9 publications, 16.67%
United Kingdom, 3, 5.56%
United Kingdom
3 publications, 5.56%
Spain, 3, 5.56%
Spain
3 publications, 5.56%
Italy, 2, 3.7%
Italy
2 publications, 3.7%
Canada, 2, 3.7%
Canada
2 publications, 3.7%
Finland, 2, 3.7%
Finland
2 publications, 3.7%
Japan, 2, 3.7%
Japan
2 publications, 3.7%
Germany, 1, 1.85%
Germany
1 publication, 1.85%
Portugal, 1, 1.85%
Portugal
1 publication, 1.85%
Austria, 1, 1.85%
Austria
1 publication, 1.85%
Egypt, 1, 1.85%
Egypt
1 publication, 1.85%
Iran, 1, 1.85%
Iran
1 publication, 1.85%
Iceland, 1, 1.85%
Iceland
1 publication, 1.85%
Maldives, 1, 1.85%
Maldives
1 publication, 1.85%
Poland, 1, 1.85%
Poland
1 publication, 1.85%
Republic of Korea, 1, 1.85%
Republic of Korea
1 publication, 1.85%
Thailand, 1, 1.85%
Thailand
1 publication, 1.85%
Czech Republic, 1, 1.85%
Czech Republic
1 publication, 1.85%
South Africa, 1, 1.85%
South Africa
1 publication, 1.85%
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