Zeitschrift der Deutschen Gesellschaft fur Geowissenschaften

Aims & Scope

Zeitschrift der Deutschen Gesellschaft für Geowissenschaften - Journal of Applied and Regional Geology (ZDGG) is an international peer reviewed journal, which publishes, since 1848, original contributions and review papers from all disciplines of geoscience research, with emphasis on the geology of Europe and applied topics in the Earth sciences.

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Metrics & Ranking

Impact Factor

Year	Value
2025	1.1

SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)

Year	Value
2024	0.448

Quartile

Year	Value
2024	Q2

h-index

Year	Value
2024	27

Journal Rank

Year	Value
2024	12694

Journal Citation Indicator

Year	Value
2024	111

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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, 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.

• The Geothermal Information System for Germany – GeotIS

  Citation: 50

  Authors: Thorsten, Jessica-Aileen, Britta, Jörg, Klaus, Sandra, Rüdiger

• 40Ar-39Ar and U-Pb dating of Cretaceous continental rift-related magmatism on the northeast Canadian Arctic margin

  Citation: 38

  Authors: Solveig, Friedhelm

• Pleistocene tunnel valleys in the German North Sea: spatial distribution and morphology

  Citation: 37

  Authors: Rüdiger Kalka, Christoph, Lutz, Jutta

• Reserves and resources of the geosphere, terms so often misunderstood. Is the life index of reserves of natural resources a guide to the future?

  Citation: 34

  Authors: Friedrich-W.

• Dating and progradation of the Urgonian limestone from the Swiss Jura to South-East France

  Citation: 31

  Authors: Bernard, Jean, Marc, Roger Jan, Robert, Silvia, Elisabetta, Rolf, Antonietta, Danielle, Bruno, Jacques, Marc

• The Ossa-Morena Zone of the Iberian Massif: a tectonostratigraphic approach to its evolution

  Citation: 31

  Authors: Cecilio

• Buried valley mapping in Denmark: evaluating mapping method constraints and the importance of data density

  Citation: 31

  Authors: Flemming, Peter B.E.

• Subglacial channels of Northern Germany a brief review

  Citation: 27

  Authors: Werner

• Facies evolution of syntectonic Upper Cretaceous deposits in the Subhercynian Cretaceous Basin and adjoining areas (Germany)

  Citation: 27

  Authors: Thomas, Frank, Hilmar, Hans-Joachim, Reinhard

• Ellesmerian and Eurekan fault tectonics at the northern margin of Ellesmere Island (Canadian High Arctic)

  Citation: 27

  Authors: Karsten, Werner, Andreas, William C., Solveig

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