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Best Oceanography journals

150 Scopus-active journals are ranked in Oceanography. All are listed below, ranked by CiteScore percentile — 38 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 Annual Review of Marine Science 35.2 99th Q1 SCIE – No
2 Wiley Interdisciplinary Reviews: Water 15.5 99th Q1 SCIE – No
3 Journal of Ocean Engineering and Science 14.7 98th Q1 SCIE – Yes
4 Fish and Fisheries 12.7 97th Q1 SCIE – No
5 Water Security 11 97th Q1 ESCI – No
6 Ocean and Coastal Management 10.3 96th Q1 SCIE – No
7 Limnology and Oceanography Letters 10.3 95th Q1 SCIE – Yes
8 Marine Pollution Bulletin 9.7 95th Q1 SCIE – No
9 Elementa 9.2 94th Q1 SCIE – Yes
10 NPJ Biodiversity 8.7 93rd Q1 ESCI – Yes
11 Marine Life Science and Technology 8.5 93rd Q1 SCIE – No
12 Ocean-Land-Atmosphere Research 7.4 91st Q1 ESCI – Yes
13 NPJ Ocean Sustainability 7.1 91st Q1 ESCI – Yes
14 China Geology 7.1 90th Q1 ESCI – Yes
15 Global and Planetary Change 7 89th Q1 SCIE – No
16 Limnology and Oceanography 6.9 89th Q1 SCIE – No
17 Frontiers in Marine Science 6.5 88th Q1 SCIE – Yes
18 Journal of Operational Oceanography 6.3 87th Q1 SCIE – No
19 ICES Journal of Marine Science 6.2 87th Q1 SCIE – Yes
20 Egyptian Journal of Aquatic Research 6 86th Q1 ESCI – Yes
21 Hydrology 6 86th Q1 ESCI – Yes
22 Deep-Sea Research Part II: Topical Studies in Oceanography 5.9 85th Q1 SCIE – No
23 Journal of Sea Research 5.8 84th Q1 SCIE – Yes
24 Journal of Marine Science and Technology 5.7 84th Q1 SCIE – No
25 Oceanologia 5.6 83rd Q1 SCIE – Yes
26 Journal of Physical Oceanography 5.6 82nd Q1 SCIE – No
27 Atmospheric and Oceanic Science Letters 5.5 82nd Q1 ESCI – Yes
28 Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans 5.5 81st Q1 SCIE – No
29 Ocean Science 5.3 80th Q1 SCIE – Yes
30 Oceanography 5.3 80th Q1 SCIE – Yes
31 Ocean Modelling 5.2 79th Q1 SCIE – No
32 Journal of Navigation 5.2 78th Q1 SCIE – No
33 Paleoceanography and Paleoclimatology 4.8 78th Q1 SCIE – No
34 Marine Geology 4.8 77th Q1 SCIE – No
35 Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science 4.8 76th Q1 SCIE – No
36 Marine Georesources and Geotechnology 4.8 76th Q1 SCIE – No
37 Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology 4.8 75th Q1 SCIE – No
38 Journal of Marine Systems 4.7 75th Q1 SCIE – No
39 Deep-Sea Research Part I: Oceanographic Research Papers 4.7 74th Q2 SCIE – No
40 Depositional Record 4.6 73rd Q2 SCIE – Yes
41 Marine Chemistry 4.6 73rd Q2 SCIE – No
42 Marine Environmental Research 4.6 72nd Q2 SCIE – No
43 China Ocean Engineering 4.6 71st Q2 SCIE – No
44 Maritime Technology and Research 4.6 71st Q2 – – No
45 Fisheries Oceanography 4.6 70th Q2 SCIE – No
46 Atmosphere - Ocean 4.5 69th Q2 SCIE – No
47 Continental Shelf Research 4.4 69th Q2 SCIE – No
48 Marine Geodesy 4.4 68th Q2 SCIE – No
49 Climate Change Research 4.4 67th Q2 – – No
50 Mediterranean Marine Science 4.3 67th Q2 SCIE – Yes
51 Journal of Earthquake and Tsunami 4.3 66th Q2 SCIE – No
52 Remote Sensing in Earth Systems Sciences 4.3 65th Q2 – – No
53 Journal of Southern Hemisphere Earth Systems Science 4.1 65th Q2 SCIE – Yes
54 Journal of Coastal Conservation 4 64th Q2 SCIE – No
55 Marine Resource Economics 3.9 63rd Q2 SCIE, SSCI A No
56 Intelligent Marine Technology and Systems 3.9 63rd Q2 – – No
57 Marine Geophysical Research 3.8 62nd Q2 SCIE – No
58 Coastal Research Library 3.7 62nd Q2 – – No
59 Anthropocene Coasts 3.7 61st Q2 ESCI – No
60 Advances in Statistical Climatology, Meteorology and Oceanography 3.7 60th Q2 – – Yes
61 Bulletin of Geological Science and Technology 3.7 60th Q2 – – Yes
62 International Journal of Marine and Coastal Law 3.7 59th Q2 SSCI – No
63 Geoscientific Instrumentation, Methods and Data Systems 3.6 58th Q2 SCIE – Yes
64 Marine and Freshwater Research 3.6 58th Q2 SCIE – No
65 Journal of Island and Coastal Archaeology 3.6 57th Q2 AHCI – No
66 Antarctic Science 3.5 56th Q2 SCIE – Yes
67 Journal of Oceanology and Limnology 3.5 56th Q2 SCIE – No
68 Journal of Oceanography 3.4 55th Q2 SCIE – No
69 International Ocean Discovery Program: Preliminary Reports 3.4 54th Q2 – – No
70 Marine Micropaleontology 3.4 54th Q2 SCIE – No
71 Tellus, Series A: Dynamic Meteorology and Oceanography 3.3 53rd Q2 SCIE – Yes
72 Journal of Marine Sciences 3.2 52nd Q2 – – No
73 Terrestrial, Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences 3.2 52nd Q2 SCIE – Yes
74 Dynamics of Atmospheres and Oceans 3.2 51st Q2 SCIE – No
75 Ocean Dynamics 3.2 50th Q2 SCIE – No
76 Marine Technology Society Journal 2.8 50th Q2 SCIE – No
77 Advances in Earth Science 2.8 49th Q3 – – No
78 Polar Research 2.8 49th Q3 SCIE – Yes
79 Journal of Ocean University of China 2.7 48th Q3 SCIE – No
80 Marine Biodiversity 2.6 47th Q3 SCIE – No
81 Oceans 2.6 47th Q3 ESCI – Yes
82 Acta Oceanologica Sinica 2.5 46th Q3 SCIE – No
83 Bulletin of Geophysics and Oceanography 2.3 45th Q3 SCIE – Yes
84 Ocean Science Journal 2.3 45th Q3 SCIE – No
85 Die Kuste 2.3 44th Q3 – – No
86 Advances in Oceanography and Limnology 2.2 43rd Q3 – – Yes
87 Ocean and Coastal Research 2.2 43rd Q3 SCIE – Yes
88 Norwegian Journal of Geology 2.2 42nd Q3 SCIE – Yes
89 International Marine Energy Journal 2.2 41st Q3 – – Yes
90 Scientia Marina 2.1 41st Q3 SCIE – Yes
91 Next Sustainability 2.1 40th Q3 ESCI – Yes
92 Marine Biology Research 2.1 39th Q3 SCIE – No
93 Ilmu Kelautan: Indonesian Journal of Marine Sciences 2 39th Q3 – – Yes
94 Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences 2 38th Q3 – – Yes
95 Aquatic Biology 2 37th Q3 SCIE – Yes
96 Journal of Integrated Coastal Zone Management 2 37th Q3 – – No
97 Acta Adriatica 2 36th Q3 SCIE – Yes
98 Marine and Freshwater Behaviour and Physiology 1.9 36th Q3 SCIE – No
99 Geo-Marine Letters 1.8 35th Q3 SCIE – No
100 Bulletin of Marine Science 1.8 34th Q3 SCIE – No
101 Latin American Journal of Aquatic Research 1.8 34th Q3 SCIE – Yes
102 Atmospheric and Oceanic Optics 1.7 33rd Q3 ESCI – No
103 Oceanological and Hydrobiological Studies 1.7 32nd Q3 SCIE – Yes
104 TransNav 1.6 32nd Q3 ESCI – Yes
105 Springer Water 1.6 31st Q3 – – No
106 Memoirs of Museum Victoria 1.6 30th Q3 – – No
107 Oceanology 1.5 30th Q3 SCIE – No
108 Thalassas 1.5 29th Q3 SCIE – No
109 Revista Brasileira de Recursos Hidricos 1.5 28th Q3 ESCI – Yes
110 Journal of Marine Science and Technology (Taiwan) 1.4 28th Q3 SCIE – No
111 Plankton and Benthos Research 1.4 27th Q3 SCIE – No
112 Journal of Shanghai Ocean University 1.4 26th Q3 – – No
113 Marine Ornithology 1.4 26th Q3 SCIE – Yes
114 Physical Oceanography 1.4 25th Q3 ESCI – No
115 Limnology and Oceanography Bulletin 1.3 24th Q4 – – No
116 Izvestiya, Atmospheric and Oceanic Physics 1.3 23rd Q4 SCIE – No
117 Oceanography and Marine Biology 1.3 23rd Q4 – – No
118 International Journal of Aquatic Biology 1.3 22nd Q4 – – Yes
119 International Journal of Nautical Archaeology 1.2 21st Q4 AHCI – No
120 Journal of Northwest Atlantic Fishery Science 1.2 21st Q4 – – No
121 ASEAN Journal on Science and Technology for Development 1.1 20th Q4 – – Yes
122 Advances in Polar Science 1.1 19th Q4 – – No
123 Haiyang Xuebao 1.1 19th Q4 – – No
124 Fundamental and Applied Hydrophysics 1.1 18th Q4 – – No
125 Gulf and Caribbean Research 1.1 17th Q4 ESCI – No
126 Problemy Arktiki i Antarktiki 1.1 17th Q4 – – No
127 Journal of King Abdulaziz University, Marine Science 1 16th Q4 – – No
128 Indian Journal of Geo-Marine Sciences 1 15th Q4 SCIE – No
129 IWMI Research Report 1 15th Q4 – – No
130 Marine Geology and Quaternary Geology 0.9 14th Q4 – – No
131 Russian Journal of Pacific Geology 0.9 14th Q4 SCIE – No
132 Oceanologia et Limnologia Sinica 0.9 13th Q4 – – Yes
133 Boletin de Investigaciones Marinas y Costeras 0.9 12th Q4 – – No
134 Phuket Marine Biological Center Research Bulletin 0.9 12th Q4 – – No
135 Russian Journal of Marine Biology 0.9 11th Q4 SCIE – No
136 Ukrainian Antarctic Journal 0.8 10th Q4 – – Yes
137 Marine Science and Technology Bulletin 0.7 10th Q4 – – Yes
138 Revista de Biologia Marina y Oceanografia 0.7 9th Q4 SCIE – No
139 Hidrobiologica 0.7 8th Q4 SCIE – No
140 Mariner's Mirror 0.6 7th Q4 AHCI – No
141 Limnology and Freshwater Biology 0.6 6th Q4 – – No
142 Jurnal Ilmu dan Teknologi Kelautan Tropis 0.5 6th Q4 ESCI – No
143 Springer Proceedings in Earth and Environmental Sciences 0.5 5th Q4 – – No
144 Polarforschung 0.5 4th Q4 – – Yes
145 La Mer 0.4 4th Q4 – – No
146 Historical Geography and Geosciences 0.3 3rd Q4 – – No
147 Bulletin of the Plankton Society of Japan 0.2 2nd Q4 – – No
148 Advanced Series on Ocean Engineering 0.1 1st Q4 – – No
149 Hydro International 0 0th Q4 – – No
150 Oceanus 0 0th Q4 – – No

Rank and percentile are within the Oceanography 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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