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Best Ocean Engineering journals

113 Scopus-active journals are ranked in Ocean Engineering. The top 100 by CiteScore percentile are listed below — 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 93th Q1 SCIE No
9 Water Science and Engineering 8.7 93th Q1 ESCI Yes
10 Structure and Infrastructure Engineering 8.7 92th Q1 SCIE No
11 IEEE Journal of Oceanic Engineering 8.6 91th 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 83th Q1 SCIE No
22 Probabilistic Engineering Mechanics 6.5 82th Q1 SCIE No
23 Geological Society Special Publication 6.4 81th 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 73th Q2 SCIE No
34 Ships and Offshore Structures 4.6 72th Q2 SCIE No
35 Maritime Technology and Research 4.6 71th Q2 No
36 Polish Maritime Research 4.6 71th 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 63th Q2 SCIE No
46 Intelligent Marine Technology and Systems 3.9 63th Q2 No
47 IEEE Journal on Indoor and Seamless Positioning and Navigation 3.8 62th Q2 ESCI Yes
48 Anthropocene Coasts 3.7 61th 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 53th Q2 SCIE No
59 Ship Technology Research 2.8 52th Q2 ESCI No
60 Journal of Marine Environmental Engineering 2.8 51th 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 43th Q3 ESCI No
71 Marine Systems and Ocean Technology 2.3 42th Q3 No
72 Aquatic Sciences and Engineering 2.3 41th Q3 ESCI Yes
73 Binggong Xuebao/Acta Armamentarii 2.2 41th 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 33th Q3 ESCI Yes
83 Journal of Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering 1.6 32th Q3 ESCI Yes
84 Journal of Marine Science and Technology (Taiwan) 1.4 32th Q3 SCIE No
85 Sustainable Marine Structures 1.4 31th 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 23th Q4 Yes
92 Transactions of the Royal Institution of Naval Architects Part A: International Journal of Maritime Engineering 1.1 23th Q4 SCIE No
93 Navigation of China 0.9 21th 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

Rank and percentile are within the Ocean Engineering Scopus subject table (CiteScore 2025, dataset 2026-06-09). A journal can rank differently in its other subject areas — open its profile for the full picture.

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