Marine Geology and Quaternary Geology

Aims & Scope

Marine Geology and Quaternary Geology launched in 1981 is a bimonthly academic journal sponsored by Qingdao Institute of Marine Geology, China Geological Survey, and published by the Science Press, China.

The journal aims to publish original, cutting-edge, and explorative scientific results in the field of marine geology and sea-land Quaternary geology.

The journal focus on reporting the latest research achievements supported by National Natural Science Foundation Project, National Key Project and International Cooperation Project, with priority to the results in China seas, global ocean and three poles, and the comparative study results between offshore and land, regional and global scientific issues.

The main columns include sedimentation and environment, geochemistry and geophysics, paleooceanography and chronology, petroleum and mineral resources, Quaternary geology, commentary and reviews, technical methods, IODP newsletters, etc.

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Abstracting & Indexing

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

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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.

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.

• TECTONIC TRANSITION AND PLATE RECONSTRUCTIONS OF THE EAST ASIAN CONTINENTAL MAGIN

  Citation: 68

  Authors: Sanzhong, Shan, Shujuan, Xin, Shuyun, Yanhui, Liming, Yun, Liqing, Xianzhi, Pengcheng, Wenjun, Zhao, Junjiang

• GAS HYDRATE SATURATION AND ITS RELATION WITH GRAIN SIZE OF THE HYDRATE-BEARING SEDIMENTS IN THE SHENHU AREA OF NORTHERN SOUTH CHINA SEA

  Citation: 56

  Authors: Fang, Yang, Xin, Guanghu, Hongfeng, Jinlian

• BASIN DYNAMICS AND BASIN GROUPS OF THE SOUTH CHINA SEA

  Citation: 49

  Authors: Sanzhong, Yanhui, Xin, Liming, Shan, Shujuan, Yun, Xiaofei, Shixiu, Huiting, Youchen, Lijuan, Xianzhi, Liqing

• BASIC STRCUTURAL PATTERN AND TECTONIC MODELS OF THE SOUTH CHINA SEA: PROBLEMS, ADVANCES AND CONTROVERSIES

  Citation: 31

  Authors: Sanzhong, Yanhui, Xin, Liming, Shan, Shujuan, Yun, Xiaofei, Shixiu, Youchen, Lijuan, Huiting

• DEPOSITIONAL FEATURES ANG PALAEOENVIRONMENTAL RECORDS OF THE MUD DEPOSITS IN MIN-ZHE COASTAL MUD AREA, EAST CHINA SEA

  Citation: 28

  Authors: Xuefa, Shengfa, Shuqing, Yanguang, Xisheng, Yonghua, Zhiwei

• GRAIN SIZE TRENDS AND NET TRANSPORT PATTERNS OF SURFACE SEDIMENTS IN THE EAST CHINA SEA INNER CONTINENTAL SHELF

  Citation: 27

  Authors: Shengfa, Yanguang, Aimei, Chaoxin, Xuefa

• CENOZOIC TECTONICS AND DYNAMICS OF BASIN GROUPS OF THE NORTHERN SOUTH CHINA SEA

  Citation: 26

  Authors: Shixiu, Sanzhong, Yanhui, Xin, Shan, Liming, Yun, Shujuan, Xiaofei, Huiting, Lijuan, Youchen

• THE MESOZOIC TECTONIC CHARACTERISTICS AND SEDIMENTARY BASINS IN THE EASTERN MARGIN OF SOUTH CHINA

  Citation: 24

  Authors: Bochu, Li, Zhenquan, Hai, Zhen, Ling, Wanyin, Zhiyun, Chunfang

• GEOCHEMISTRY OF CENOZOIC MAGMATISM IN THE SOUTH CHINA SEA AND ITS TECTONIC IMPLICATIONS

  Citation: 23

  Authors: Xuefa, Quanshu

• TEMPORAL AND SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION OF THE IGNEOUS ROCKS IN THE EAST CHINA SEA SHELF BASIN AND ITS ADJACENT REGIONS

  Citation: 23

  Authors: Chuansheng, Gang, Changqing, Jianming, Jing