Erdkunde

Aims & Scope

Since foundation by Carl Troll in 1947, 'ERDKUNDE – Archive for Scientific Geography' has established as a successful international journal of geography.

ERDKUNDE publishes scientific articles covering the whole range of physical and human geography.

The journal offers state of the art reports on recent trends and developments in specific fields of geography and comprehensive and critical reviews of new geographical publications.

All manuscripts are subject to a peer-review procedure prior to publication.

High quality cartography and regular large sized supplements are prominent features of ERDKUNDE, as well as standard coloured figures.

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Metrics & Ranking

Impact Factor

Year	Value
2025	1.1

SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)

Year	Value
2024	0.381

Quartile

Year	Value
2024	Q2

h-index

Year	Value
2024	42

Journal Rank

Year	Value
2024	14265

Journal Citation Indicator

Year	Value
2024	79

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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, Environmental Science and Social 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.

• What is social resilience? Lessons learned and ways forward

  Citation: 497

  Authors: Markus, Patrick

• Global distribution of species diversity in vascular plants: Towards a world map of phytodiversity

  Citation: 262

  Authors: Wilhelm, et

• Geographic patterns of vascular plant diversity at continental to global scales

  Citation: 168

  Authors: Wilhelm, Alexandra, Gerold, Wolfgang, Holger, Jens, M. Daud, Jan Henning

• Evidence for the temperature-mitigating capacity of urban blue space – a health geographic perspective

  Citation: 134

  Authors: Sebastian, Hendrik, Thomas, Claudia, Thomas

• Quaternary climate change in Iran – the state of knowledge

  Citation: 132

  Authors: Martin

• Climatic treelines: conventions, global patterns, causes

  Citation: 130

  Authors: Christian

• The livelihood approach: a critical exploration

  Citation: 127

  Authors: Leo

• Mobility biographies: Elements of a biographical theory of travel demand

  Citation: 94

  Authors: Joachim

• Urban Political Ecology. Theoretical concepts, challenges, and suggested future directions

  Citation: 93

  Authors: Anna

• The climatic diagram map of High Asia. Purpose and concepts

  Citation: 88

  Authors: Georg, et

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