Quaternary Research

Aims & Scope

Quaternary Research is an international journal devoted to the advancement of the interdisciplinary understanding of the Quaternary Period.

We aim to publish articles of broad interest with relevance to more than one discipline, and that constitute a significant new contribution to Quaternary science.

The journal’s scope is global, building on its 50-year history in advancing the understanding of Earth and human history through interdisciplinary study of the last 2.6 million years.

Research areas include geoarcheology, geochemistry and geophysics, geochronology, geomorphology, glaciology, neotectonics, paleobotany and paleoecology, paleoclimatology, paleogeography, paleohydrology, paleontology, paleoceanography, paleopedology, quaternary geology, volcanology and tephrochronology.

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Metrics & Ranking

Impact Factor

Year	Value
2025	1.8

SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)

Year	Value
2024	0.677

Quartile

Year	Value
2024	Q1

h-index

Year	Value
2024	131

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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 Arts and Humanities and 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 Dating and the Orbital Theory of the Ice Ages: Development of a High-Resolution 0 to 300,000-Year Chronostratigraphy

  Citation: 2560

  Authors: Douglas G., Nicklas G., James D., John, Theodore C., Nicholas J.

• Oxygen Isotope and Palaeomagnetic Stratigraphy of Equatorial Pacific Core V28-238: Oxygen Isotope Temperatures and Ice Volumes on a 10⁵ Year and 10⁶ Year Scale

  Citation: 2024

  Authors: Nicholas John, Neil D.

• Holocene climate variability

  Citation: 2000

  Authors: Paul A., Eelco E., J., Wibjörn, Kirk A., L. David, Eric A., Francoise, Shirley, Karin, Julia, Gunhild, Frank, Michael, Ralph R., Eric J.

• Origin and Consequences of Cyclic Ice Rafting in the Northeast Atlantic Ocean During the Past 130,000 Years

  Citation: 1809

  Authors: Hartmut

• Long-Term Variations of Caloric Insolation Resulting from the Earth's Orbital Elements

  Citation: 1114

  Authors: André L.

• Quantitative Interpretation of Fossil Pollen Spectra: Dissimilarity Coefficients and the Method of Modern Analogs

  Citation: 905

  Authors: J. T., T., I. C.

• The GISP2 δ18O Climate Record of the Past 16,500 Years and the Role of the Sun, Ocean, and Volcanoes

  Citation: 825

  Authors: Minze, Pieter M., Thomas F.

• The Selection of Sites for Paleovegetational Studies

  Citation: 809

  Authors: G. L., R. H. W.

• Magnetic susceptibility evidence of monsoon variation on the Loess Plateau of central China during the last 130,000 years

  Citation: 774

  Authors: Zhisheng, George J., Stephen C., Jule

• Pollen Representation, Source Area, and Basin Size: Toward a Unified Theory of Pollen Analysis

  Citation: 720

  Authors: I.Colin

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