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Best Ocean Engineering journals

113 Scopus-active journals are ranked in Ocean Engineering. All are listed below, ranked by CiteScore percentile — 31 of them sit in quartile Q1. Every title links to a full profile with Scopus, Web of Science, ABDC, DOAJ and open-access details.

# Journal CiteScore Percentile Quartile WoS ABDC OA
1 International Journal of Mechanical Sciences 16.1 99th Q1 SCIE – No
2 Wiley Interdisciplinary Reviews: Water 15.5 98th Q1 SCIE – No
3 Journal of Ocean Engineering and Science 14.7 97th Q1 SCIE – Yes
4 International Journal of Impact Engineering 11.4 97th Q1 SCIE – No
5 Maritime Policy and Management 10.3 96th Q1 SSCI B No
6 Ocean Engineering 10.2 95th Q1 SCIE – No
7 Marine Structures 10.2 94th Q1 SCIE – No
8 Nonlinear Dynamics 9.4 93rd Q1 SCIE – No
9 Water Science and Engineering 8.7 93rd Q1 ESCI – Yes
10 Structure and Infrastructure Engineering 8.7 92nd Q1 SCIE – No
11 IEEE Journal of Oceanic Engineering 8.6 91st Q1 SCIE – No
12 Coastal Engineering 8.6 90th Q1 SCIE – No
13 Applied Ocean Research 8.1 89th Q1 SCIE – Yes
14 Journal of Marine Engineering and Technology 8.1 89th Q1 SCIE – No
15 Brodogradnja 7.7 88th Q1 SCIE – Yes
16 Computational Mechanics 7.7 87th Q1 SCIE – No
17 Mechanics Based Design of Structures and Machines 7.5 86th Q1 SCIE – No
18 International Journal of Naval Architecture and Ocean Engineering 6.9 85th Q1 SCIE – Yes
19 Theoretical and Applied Mechanics Letters 6.7 84th Q1 ESCI – Yes
20 Frontiers in Marine Science 6.5 84th Q1 SCIE – Yes
21 International Journal of Structural Stability and Dynamics 6.5 83rd Q1 SCIE – No
22 Probabilistic Engineering Mechanics 6.5 82nd Q1 SCIE – No
23 Geological Society Special Publication 6.4 81st Q1 – – No
24 International Journal of Concrete Structures and Materials 6.4 80th Q1 SCIE – Yes
25 Maritime Engineering 6.3 80th Q1 SCIE – No
26 International Journal of Engine Research 5.9 79th Q1 SCIE – No
27 Journal of Marine Science and Technology 5.7 78th Q1 SCIE – No
28 Journal of Marine Science and Engineering 5.6 77th Q1 SCIE – Yes
29 Oceanologia 5.6 76th Q1 SCIE – Yes
30 Journal of Navigation 5.2 76th Q1 SCIE – No
31 Journal of Ocean Engineering and Marine Energy 5 75th Q1 ESCI – No
32 Marine Georesources and Geotechnology 4.8 74th Q2 SCIE – No
33 Journal of Meteorological Research 4.7 73rd Q2 SCIE – No
34 Ships and Offshore Structures 4.6 72nd Q2 SCIE – No
35 Maritime Technology and Research 4.6 71st Q2 – – No
36 Polish Maritime Research 4.6 71st Q2 SCIE – Yes
37 China Ocean Engineering 4.6 70th Q2 SCIE – No
38 Journal of Marine Science and Application 4.5 69th Q2 ESCI – No
39 Naval Research Logistics 4.5 68th Q2 SCIE B No
40 Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers Part M: Journal of Engineering for the Maritime Environment 4.4 67th Q2 SCIE – No
41 Limnology and Oceanography: Methods 4.3 67th Q2 SCIE – No
42 Desalination and Water Treatment 4.2 66th Q2 SCIE – Yes
43 Journal of Offshore Mechanics and Arctic Engineering 4 65th Q2 SCIE – No
44 Journal of Atmospheric and Oceanic Technology 3.9 64th Q2 SCIE – No
45 Coastal Engineering Journal 3.9 63rd Q2 SCIE – No
46 Intelligent Marine Technology and Systems 3.9 63rd Q2 – – No
47 IEEE Journal on Indoor and Seamless Positioning and Navigation 3.8 62nd Q2 ESCI – Yes
48 Anthropocene Coasts 3.7 61st Q2 ESCI – No
49 Water Conservation Science and Engineering 3.7 60th Q2 ESCI – No
50 Journal of International Maritime Safety, Environmental Affairs, and Shipping 3.7 59th Q2 – – Yes
51 Australian Journal of Maritime and Ocean Affairs 3.6 58th Q2 – – No
52 International Journal of Fluid Engineering 3.4 58th Q2 – – Yes
53 Journal of Waterway, Port, Coastal and Ocean Engineering 3.2 57th Q2 SCIE – No
54 Water Conservation and Management 3.2 56th Q2 – – No
55 Teknomekanik 3.1 55th Q2 – – No
56 Marine Technology Society Journal 2.8 54th Q2 SCIE – No
57 Nase More 2.8 54th Q2 ESCI – Yes
58 Journal of Ship Research 2.8 53rd Q2 SCIE – No
59 Ship Technology Research 2.8 52nd Q2 ESCI – No
60 Journal of Marine Environmental Engineering 2.8 51st Q2 – – No
61 Journal of Ocean University of China 2.7 50th Q2 SCIE – No
62 Marine Development 2.4 50th Q2 ESCI – Yes
63 Journal of Ship Production and Design 2.4 49th Q3 SCIE – No
64 Pomorstvo 2.4 48th Q3 ESCI – Yes
65 Science and Technology Foresight 2.4 47th Q3 – – No
66 Latin American Journal of Solids and Structures 2.4 46th Q3 SCIE – Yes
67 Journal of The Institution of Engineers (India): Series C 2.4 45th Q3 – – No
68 Journal of Sailing Technology 2.3 45th Q3 – – No
69 Die Kuste 2.3 44th Q3 – – No
70 Transactions on Maritime Science 2.3 43rd Q3 ESCI – No
71 Marine Systems and Ocean Technology 2.3 42nd Q3 – – No
72 Aquatic Sciences and Engineering 2.3 41st Q3 ESCI – Yes
73 Binggong Xuebao/Acta Armamentarii 2.2 41st Q3 – – No
74 International Marine Energy Journal 2.2 40th Q3 – – Yes
75 Chinese Journal of Ship Research 2.1 39th Q3 – – Yes
76 Ocean Systems Engineering 2 38th Q3 ESCI – No
77 Journal of Integrated Coastal Zone Management 2 37th Q3 – – No
78 Proceedings in Marine Technology and Ocean Engineering 1.8 36th Q3 – – No
79 WSEAS Transactions on Fluid Mechanics 1.8 36th Q3 – – No
80 International Shipbuilding Progress 1.6 35th Q3 ESCI – No
81 International Journal of Offshore and Polar Engineering 1.6 34th Q3 SCIE – No
82 TransNav 1.6 33rd Q3 ESCI – Yes
83 Journal of Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering 1.6 32nd Q3 ESCI – Yes
84 Journal of Marine Science and Technology (Taiwan) 1.4 32nd Q3 SCIE – No
85 Sustainable Marine Structures 1.4 31st Q3 – – No
86 Journal of Disaster Prevention and Mitigation Engineering 1.4 30th Q3 – – Yes
87 Journal of Ocean Engineering and Technology 1.3 28th Q3 ESCI – Yes
88 Soil Mechanics and Foundation Engineering 1.3 27th Q3 SCIE – No
89 Dalian Haishi Daxue Xuebao/Journal of Dalian Maritime University 1.3 26th Q3 – – No
90 Haiyang Xuebao 1.1 24th Q4 – – No
91 Journal of Unmanned Undersea Systems 1.1 23rd Q4 – – Yes
92 Transactions of the Royal Institution of Naval Architects Part A: International Journal of Maritime Engineering 1.1 23rd Q4 SCIE – No
93 Navigation of China 0.9 21st Q4 – – No
94 Chuan Bo Li Xue/Journal of Ship Mechanics 0.8 20th Q4 – – No
95 Ocean and Polar Research 0.8 19th Q4 – – No
96 Marine Science and Technology Bulletin 0.7 19th Q4 – – Yes
97 Journal of Maritime Research 0.7 18th Q4 – – No
98 Journal of Ocean Technology 0.6 16th Q4 – – No
99 Texas Water Journal 0.6 14th Q4 – – Yes
100 Jurnal Ilmu dan Teknologi Kelautan Tropis 0.5 13th Q4 ESCI – No
101 La Mer 0.4 10th Q4 – – No
102 Port and Waterway Engineering 0.4 10th Q4 – – No
103 Transactions of the Institute of Indian Geographers 0.3 9th Q4 – – No
104 Ship and Boat 0.3 8th Q4 – – No
105 Techniques - Sciences - Methodes 0.3 7th Q4 – – No
106 Nuclear Future 0.1 6th Q4 – – No
107 Advanced Series on Ocean Engineering 0.1 4th Q4 – – No
108 Springer Series on Naval Architecture, Marine Engineering, Shipbuilding and Shipping 0.1 4th Q4 – – No
109 Sea Technology 0 3rd Q4 – – No
110 Journal of Taiwan Society of Naval Architects and Marine Engineers 0 2nd Q4 – – No
111 Eau, l'INDUSTRIE, les Nuisances 0 1st Q4 – – No
112 International Bulk Journal 0 1st Q4 – – No
113 Motor Ship 0 1st Q4 – – No

Rank and percentile are within the Ocean Engineering Scopus subject table (CiteScore 2025, dataset 2026-10-04). A journal can rank differently in its other subject areas — open its profile for the full picture.

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