Journal of Oceanography Most Cited Paper Award (JOMOCA) is awarded to one or more highly cited papers (acknowledged by Web of Science) published three years before the award year in Journal of Oceanography. A supplementary prize is also given from Springer-Nature.
| Award Year | Authors | Awarded paper | Year of publication |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | ♛ Atsushi Matsuoka, Janet W. Campbell, Stanford B. Hooker, François Steinmetz, Kazunori Ogata, Takafumi Hirata, Hiroto Higa, Victor S. Kuwahara, Tomonori Isada, Koji Suzuki, Toru Hirawake, Joji Ishizaka & Hiroshi Murakami | Performance of JAXA’s SGLI standard ocean color products for oceanic to coastal waters: chlorophyll a concentration and light absorption coefficients of colored dissolved organic matter. J Oceanogr 78, 187–208. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10872-021-00617-2 | 2022 |
| 2025 | ♛ Jutarak Luang-on, Joji Ishizaka, Anukul Buranapratheprat, Jitraporn Phaksopa, Joaquim I. Goes, Hiroshi Kobayashi, Masataka Hayashi, Elígio de Raús Maúre & Satsuki Matsumura | Luang-on, J., Ishizaka, J., Buranapratheprat, A. et al. Seasonal and interannual variations of MODIS Aqua chlorophyll-a (2003–2017) in the Upper Gulf of Thailand influenced by Asian monsoons. J Oceanogr 78, 209–228. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10872-021-00625-2 | 2022 |
| 2024 | ♛ Yosuke Iida, Yusuke Takatani, Atsushi Kojima & Masao Ishii | Global trends of ocean CO2 sink and ocean acidification: an observation-based reconstruction of surface ocean inorganic carbon variables. J Oceanogr 77, 323–358. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10872-020-00571-5 | 2021 |
| 2024 | ♛ Shinichiro Kida, Katsumi Takayama, Yoshi N. Sasaki, Hiromi Matsuura & Naoki Hirose | Increasing trend in Japan Sea Throughflow transport. J Oceanogr 77, 145–153. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10872-020-00563-5 | 2021 |