Quaternary Science Reviews

Aims & Scope

Quaternary Science Reviews caters for all aspects of Quaternary science, and includes, for example, geology, geomorphology, geography, archaeology, soil science, palaeobotany, palaeontology, palaeoclimatology and the full range of applicable dating methods.

The dividing line between what constitutes the review paper and one which contains new original data is not easy to establish, so QSR also publishes papers with new data especially if these perform a review function.

All the Quaternary sciences are changing rapidly and subject to re-evaluation as the pace of discovery quickens; thus the diverse but comprehensive role of Quaternary Science Reviews keeps readers abreast of the wider issues relating to new developments in the field.

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Metrics & Ranking

Impact Factor

Year	Value
2025	3.3

SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)

Year	Value
2024	1.334

Quartile

Year	Value
2024	Q1

h-index

Year	Value
2024	221

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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 Agricultural and Biological Sciences, Arts and Humanities, 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.

• Insolation values for the climate of the last 10 million years

  Citation: 3466

  Authors: A., M.F.

• Sea-level and deep water temperature changes derived from benthic foraminifera isotopic records

  Citation: 1770

  Authors: C., L., E., J.C., J.F., K., E., M.

• A stratigraphic framework for abrupt climatic changes during the Last Glacial period based on three synchronized Greenland ice-core records: refining and extending the INTIMATE event stratigraphy

  Citation: 1674

  Authors: Sune O., Matthias, Simon P., Thomas, Susanne L., Henrik B., Ivana, Dorthe, Sigfus J., Hubertus, Vasileios, Myriam, Wim Z., J. John, Joel B., Trevor, Inger K., Jørgen Peder, Anders M., Paul, Bo M., Mike J.C., Joe J., Mai

• Terrestrial in situ cosmogenic nuclides: theory and application

  Citation: 1539

  Authors: John C., Fred M.

• Stable isotopes in tree rings

  Citation: 1461

  Authors: Danny, Neil J.

• Mid- to Late Holocene climate change: an overview

  Citation: 1446

  Authors: Heinz, Jürg, Jonathan, Thomas J., Ulrich, Jacqueline, Hugues, Martin, Fortunat, Jed O., Marcel, Simon A., I. Colin, Olga, Thomas F., Pavel, Mayke, Martin

• Deposition models for chronological records

  Citation: 1379

  Authors: Christopher Bronk

• Abrupt onset and termination of the African Humid Period:

  Citation: 1306

  Authors: Peter, Joseph, Tom, Jess, Michael, Linda, Martha

• Late Quaternary ice sheet history of northern Eurasia

  Citation: 1277

  Authors: John Inge, Helena, Valery I, Igor, Julian A, Svend, Valery, Mona, Christian, Michael, Hans W, Ólafur, Martin, Kurt H, Eiliv, Hanna, Juha Pekka, Astrid, Jan, Alexei, Andrew, Per, Frank, Olga, Leonid, Matti, Christine, Martin J, Robert F, Ruediger

• Hydrological changes in the African tropics since the Last Glacial Maximum

  Citation: 1261

  Authors: Françoise

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