Review of Palaeobotany and Palynology

Aims & Scope

The Review of Palaeobotany and Palynology is an international journal for articles in all fields of palaeobotany and palynology dealing with all groups, ranging from marine palynomorphs to higher land plants.

Original contributions and comprehensive review papers should appeal to an international audience.

Typical topics include but are not restricted to systematics, evolution, palaeobiology, palaeoecology, biostratigraphy, biochronology, palaeoclimatology, paleogeography, taphonomy, palaeoenvironmental reconstructions, vegetation history, and practical applications of palaeobotany and palynology, e.g. in coal and petroleum geology and archaeology.

The journal especially encourages the publication of articles in which palaeobotany and palynology are applied for solving fundamental geological and biological problems as well as innovative and interdisciplinary approaches.

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Metrics & Ranking

Impact Factor

Year	Value
2025	1.7

SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)

Year	Value
2024	0.658

Quartile

Year	Value
2024	Q1

h-index

Year	Value
2024	93

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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 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.

• Glossary of pollen and spore terminology

  Citation: 1522

  Authors: W., P.P., S., S., A.

• A palaeoecological study of holocene peat bog sections in Germany and The Netherlands, based on the analysis of pollen, spores and macro- and microscopic remains of fungi, algae, cormophytes and animals

  Citation: 682

  Authors: B.

• Fossil in situ spores and pollen grains: an annotated catalogue

  Citation: 617

  Authors: Basil E.

• Palaeoecology and stratigraphy of the lateglacial type section at Usselo (the Netherlands)

  Citation: 521

  Authors: B., G.R., T.

• Palynology of tertiary sediments from tropical areas

  Citation: 498

  Authors: J.H., C.A., J.

• Atlas of modern organic-walled dinoflagellate cyst distribution

  Citation: 434

  Authors: Fabienne, Karin A.F.

• Atlas of modern dinoflagellate cyst distribution based on 2405 data points

  Citation: 425

  Authors: Karin A.F., Fabienne, Gerard J.M., Kara, Sophie, Ilham, Erica, Anne, Rehab, Lucy, Oliver, Sven, Kari, Maryse, Ulrike, Jean-François, So-Young, Stéphanie, David, Liang, Audrey, Laurent, S.-H., Magdy S., Gianluca, Kazumi, Jens, D.C., Peta, H.L., Vera, Yuzao, Taoufik, Thomas, André, Francesca, Sandrine, Jean-Louis, Thomas, Yan, Zhaohui, Marty

• A palaeoecological study of an upper late glacial and holocene sequence from “de borchert”, The Netherlands

  Citation: 415

  Authors: B., S.J.P., H.

• Stomatal density and stomatal index as indicators of paleoatmospheric CO2 concentration

  Citation: 354

  Authors: D.L.

• Multidimensional scaling as a research tool in quaternary palynology: A review of theory and methods

  Citation: 340

  Authors: I.C.

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