Cretaceous Research

Aims & Scope

Cretaceous Research provides a forum for the rapid publication of research on all aspects of the Cretaceous Period, including its boundaries with the Jurassic and Palaeogene.

Authoritative papers reporting detailed investigations of Cretaceous stratigraphy and palaeontology, studies of regional geology, and reviews of recently published books are complemented by short communications of significant new findings.

Papers submitted to Cretaceous Research should place the research in a broad context, with emphasis placed towards our better understanding of the Cretaceous, that are therefore of interest to the diverse, international readership of the journal.

Full length papers that focus solely on a local theme or area will not be accepted for publication; authors of short communications are encouraged to discuss how their findings are of relevance to the Cretaceous on a broad scale.

Research Areas include: • Regional geology • Stratigraphy and palaeontology • Palaeobiology • Palaeobiogeography • Palaeoceanography • Palaeoclimatology • Evolutionary Palaeoecology • Geochronology • Global events.

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Metrics & Ranking

Impact Factor

Year	Value
2025	1.7
2024	1.90

SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)

Year	Value
2024	0.741

Quartile

Year	Value
2024	Q1

h-index

Year	Value
2024	85

Journal Rank

Year	Value
2024	7522

Journal Citation Indicator

Year	Value
2024	1446

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Abstracting & Indexing

Journal is indexed in leading academic databases, ensuring global visibility and accessibility of our peer-reviewed research.

• Scopus
• Google Scholar
• Web of Science

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Subjects & Keywords

Journal’s research areas, covering key disciplines and specialized sub-topics in Earth and Planetary Sciences, designed to support cutting-edge academic discovery.

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Most Cited Articles

The Most Cited Articles section features the journal's most impactful research, based on citation counts. These articles have been referenced frequently by other researchers, indicating their significant contribution to their respective fields.

• Age constraint on Burmese amber based on U–Pb dating of zircons

  Citation: 1276

  Authors: Guanghai, David A., George E., Jing, Jun, Mengchu, Weiyan, Qiuli, Xianhua

• Early Cretaceous life, climate and anoxia

  Citation: 405

  Authors: K.B.

• Microfossil Assemblages and the Cenomanian-Turonian (late Cretaceous) Oceanic Anoxic Event

  Citation: 328

  Authors: I., G.A., M.K.E., M.B., P.N., B.A., D., A.

• Evolving ideas about the Cretaceous climate and ocean circulation

  Citation: 291

  Authors: William W.

• Dicranoptycha Osten Sacken, 1860 (Diptera, Limoniidae) from the earliest Cenomanian Burmese amber

  Citation: 262

  Authors: Iwona, Bo, Jacek

• Cretaceous terrestrial beds from the Neuquén Basin (Argentina) and their tetrapod assemblages

  Citation: 219

  Authors: Héctor A, Sebastián, Fernando E, Marcelo S

• The Cenomanian/Turonian anoxic event at the Bonarelli Level in Italy and Spain: enhanced productivity and/or better preservation?

  Citation: 204

  Authors: Haydon, Olivier, Thierry, Philip, Karl, Virginie, Zsolt, Doris

• Late Mesozoic stratigraphy and vertebrates of the Gobi Basin

  Citation: 201

  Authors: T., D.A.

• Evolution of the carnivorous dinosaurs during the Cretaceous: The evidence from Patagonia

  Citation: 186

  Authors: Fernando E., Federico L., Martín D., Juan, Juan I.

• Cretaceous stratigraphy of northeast China: non-marine and marine correlation

  Citation: 180

  Authors: Jingeng

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