Quaternary Geochronology

Papers
(The TQCC of Quaternary Geochronology is 5. The table below lists those papers that are above that threshold based on CrossRef citation counts [max. 250 papers]. The publications cover those that have been published in the past four years, i.e., from 2021-09-01 to 2025-09-01.)
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Luminescence dating of Enigmatic rock structures in New England, USA30
From ice-dammed lake to aeolian dunes in the Store Mosse area, SW Sweden29
Testing the applicability of standardised growth curves (SGCs) for OSL signals of quartz grains from the Yangtze Delta, China26
An evaluation of two cryptotephra quantification methods applied on lacustrine sediments with distant Laacher See tephra fallout23
Coupled ESR and U-series dating of the northernmost evidence of Gigantopithecus from Jianshi Longgudong site, China21
Snow avalanche synchronicity derived from a multi-path tree-ring reconstruction in the Făgăraș Mountains (Southern Carpathians, Romania)20
A new and effective method for quartz-feldspar separation for OSL and CRN dating20
A targeted drilling and dating campaign to identify Stone Age archaeological sites before excavation in west coast southern Africa17
Dating the Neanderthal environment: Detailed luminescence chronology of a palaeochannel sediment core at the Palaeolithic site of Lichtenberg in the Lower Saxony, northern Germany17
An (U-Th)/He age for the small Monturaqui impact structure, Chile17
Downstream change of luminescence sensitivity in sedimentary quartz and the rearrangement of optically stimulated luminescence (OSL) components along two large rivers17
Comment on “Luminescence chronology of the Sankosh river terraces in the Assam–Buthan foothills of the Himalayas: Implications to climate and tectonics” by Quaternary Geochronology 72, 10136416
Clean quartz matters for cosmogenic nuclide analyses: An exploration of the importance of sample purity using the CRONUS-N reference material15
Aeolian landform processes since the last deglaciation revealed by OSL chronology and stratigraphy in the Hulunbuir dune field in NE China15
Using X-rays as an irradiation source for direct ESR dating of fossil teeth14
Quartz OSL and TL dating of pottery, burnt clay, and sediment from Beicun archaeological site, China14
Editorial Board13
OSL dating of very young aeolian sediments of NW Spain to assess dune erosion and accretion periods13
Testing the potential of using coarse-grain feldspars for post-IR IRSL dating of calcium sulphate-wedge growth in the Atacama Desert13
Rapid, effective screening of tar seep fossils for radiocarbon and stable isotope analysis13
Multi-method pIRIR dating of sedimentary sequences at the southern edge of the Gurbantunggut Desert, NW China and its palaeoenvironmental implications13
A method to date rock engravings using luminescence – tested at Murujuga, Western Australia12
Pysochron: A Python-based solution for calculating cosmogenic 26Al/10Be isochron burial ages12
Improved age estimates for Holocene Ko-g and Ma-f~j tephras in northern Japan using Bayesian statistical modelling12
Direct dating of marine sediments using optically stimulated luminescence techniques: Insights from ODP cores 658B and 659A12
Editorial Board11
Direct dating of a major rockfall at the Ba'ja Neolithic site (Jordan) using rock surface luminescence11
High-precision radiocarbon dating and carbon reservoir effect of a maar lake in South China11
Single grain pIRIR dating of glacigenic deposits in the Yuzhu Peak area of Kunlun Mountains of Tibetan Plateau revealed the glaciations during Holocene period11
Using quartz OSL signals from SAR cycles for sediment provenance studies10
Luminescence dating of rock surfaces in challenging environments: The case of MIS5e gravelly transgressive lag deposit (Southern Sardinia, West Mediterranean Sea)10
High resolution luminescence and radiocarbon dating of Holocene Aeolian silt (loess) in west Greenland10
The complexity of luminescence dating of tidal sand body revealed by the discrepancy of paired quartz OSL ages9
Editorial Board9
Luminescence dating of shoreline sediments indicates a late deglacial lake-level rise of Selin Co on the central Tibetan Plateau9
Editorial Board9
Contribution of coupled ESR/U-series fossil dating to a Paleolithic-Neolithic transition site - Naminan, Southwest China9
Constraining the eruption history of Rangitoto volcano, New Zealand, using palaeomagnetic data9
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Radiometric dating of Meipu hominin site in China by coupled ESR/U-series and cosmogenic 26Al/10Be burial dating methods9
A tool for the ages: The Probabilistic Cosmogenic Age Analysis Tool (P-CAAT)9
Effects of the size of the test dose on the SAR protocol for quartz optically stimulated luminescence dating of loess in the eastern Tibetan Plateau9
Unraveling the deposition and incision paces of alluvial fan-river system by using single grain K-feldspar luminescence dating9
Editorial Board9
Quartz luminescence sensitivity enhanced by residence time in the critical zone9
Complexities in European Holocene cryptotephra dispersal revealed in the annually laminated lake record of Diss Mere, East Anglia9
ESR/U-series and pIR-IR290 dating of the Middle Pleistocene site of Lunel-Viel (LV I), Hérault, Southern France9
Late Quaternary tephrostratigraphy and pollen stratigraphy of Uwa Formation, Shikoku Island, SW Japan: Reconsidering the MIS 11 super-interglacial horizon8
Contribution of dendrogeomorphology to the dating of secondary processes on dormant rockslides8
New volcanological, 40Ar/39Ar dating and paleomagnetic record from Trindade Island and stratigraphic implications8
Luminescence and ESR dating of the sedimentary infill from the multi-level cave system of Alkerdi-Zelaieta (Navarre, N Spain)8
A new method for the U–Th dating of a carbonate chimney deposited during the last glaciation in the northern Okinawa Trough, East China Sea8
Challenges of dating quartz OSL samples with saturated grains: Lessons from single-grain analyses of low dose-rate samples from Victoria Falls, Zambia8
A detailed luminescence chronology of the Lower Volga loess-palaeosol sequence at Leninsk8
Optimizing radiocarbon chronologies in peat profiles with examples from Xinjiang, China8
Electron spin resonance dating of quartz from archaeological sites at Victoria Falls, Zambia8
Late-glacial fluctuations of Himalayan glaciers: 10Be surface exposure dating northwest of Mt. Gang Benchhen7
Luminescence dating of sandy loess along the middle Yellow River and its implications for aeolian–fluvial interactions7
Editorial Board7
Comparison of De values from Late Pleistocene alluvial deposits on the coast of Galicia (NW Spain) using BayLum or Analyst-based procedures7
A simulation approach to quantify the parameters and limitations of the radiocarbon wiggle-match dating technique7
Luminescence dating of glacially sourced deposits from northern Switzerland: Comparing multigrain aliquots and single grains of quartz and feldspar7
Testing a proposed new chronology for the Jasmund Glacitectonic Complex (SW Baltic Sea): No indication of incipient deformation during MIS 37
U–Pb zircon eruption age of the Old Crow tephra and review of extant age constraints7
Sedimentation history linked to global change in the alpine Damqu Wetland of the Yangtze River headwater in interior Tibetan Plateau6
Revisiting natural and laboratory electron spin resonance (ESR) dose response curves of quartz from Chinese loess6
Geochemical analysis of extremely fine-grained cryptotephra: New developments and recommended practices6
Editorial Board6
Last 150 kyr volcanic activity on Mauritius island (Indian ocean) revealed by new Cassignol-Gillot unspiked K–Ar ages6
Assessment of measurement accuracy in 210Pb dating sediment methods6
Luminescence chronology of loess-palaeosol deposits in the Central Shandong Mountains region: Provenances and paleoclimate implications6
Unexpectedly old luminescence ages as an indicator of the origin of the upper Volga River valley sediments6
Characterizing and dating authigenic phosphates from the sedimentary infill of Atapuerca archaeo-paleoanthropological cave sites (Spain)6
Quartz age extension applied to SE Asian cover sands6
The De underestimation caused by the unstable medium component in the initial OSL signal from lava-baked quartz and correction strategies6
Examining sediment infill dynamics at Naracoorte cave megafauna sites using multiple luminescence dating signals6
Age-depth modelling and the effect of including – or not – shared errors across sets of OSL samples: The case study of Beg-er-Vil (Brittany, France)6
Application and evaluation of multiple-centres ESR dating of Pliocene-Quaternary fluvial sediments: A case study from the Zhoulao core from the Jianghan Basin, middle Yangtze River basin, China6
Cosmogenic nuclide burial dating at Penhill Farm: An Earlier Stone Age Acheulean locality in the lower Sundays River Valley, South Africa6
Reconstructing the Holocene volcanic past of El Hierro, Canary Islands6
Revisiting a proof of concept in quartz-OSL bleaching processes using sands from a modern-day river (the Séveraisse, French Alps)5
Progress and pitfalls of the SAR protocol for the quartz violet stimulated luminescence (VSL) signal: A case study from Sardinia5
Coarse-grained K-rich feldspar and fine-grained polymineral IRSL dating of loess-palaeosol from the Chinese Loess Plateau: A comparison5
Radiocarbon and luminescence age estimate database for the Willandra Lakes Region World Heritage Area: a reliability-assurance assessment5
A detailed quartz and feldspar luminescence chronology for the Khonako II loess section (Southern Tajikistan)5
Editorial Board5
Thermal stability and closure temperature of barite for electron spin resonance dating5
Bleachability of pIRIR signal from single-grain K-feldspar5
Diachronic quantification of the local marine reservoir effect (MRE) using Loripes orbiculatus shells from Late Holocene lagoonal deposits at Puntone di Scarlino (Central Tuscany, Italy): Proposed rol5
Absolute dating of sediments forming the Lena river terraces (Northeastern Siberia)5
Single-grain K-feldspar luminescence dating of the late Quaternary rapid decline in the largest Lake over the Tibetan Plateau5
Combined single grain and cobble luminescence dating of poorly bleached glaciofluvial deposits from the Swiss Alpine foreland5
U-series in situ dating of secondary carbonates associated with rock paintings using LA-MC-ICPMS5
Testing the potential of a standardized growth curve approach for improving the applicability and performance of fading correction5
Testing a new combined (U,Th)–He and U/Th dating approach on Plio-Pleistocene calcite speleothems5
Controls on luminescence signals in lake sediment cores: A study from Lake Suigetsu, Japan5
Diversification of landslide areas as a means for reducing noise in dendrogeomorphic dating5
Isolating quartz-dominated OSL signal of rock slice by using pulsed stimulation: Implications for dating burial age of cobbles5
Post-glacial small delta process uncovered by luminescence and radiocarbon chronology of core sediments from coastal South China Sea5
Luminescence chronology of the Sankosh river terraces in the Assam- Bhutan foothills of the Himalayas: Implications to climate and tectonics5
A luminescence-derived cryptostratigraphy from the Lake Suigetsu sedimentary profile, Japan: 45,000–30,200 IntCal20 yr BP5
Dating the setting of a late prehistoric statue-menhir at Cruz de Cepos, NE Portugal5
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ESR dating of optically bleached quartz grains from Plio-Pleistocene to Holocene coastal dune deposits (Wilderness-Knysna area, South Africa): a comparison with luminescence5
Long-term preservation of amino acid racemization interlaboratory comparison samples5
Chronology of Early to Mid-Pleistocene sediments in the northern North Sea: New evidence from amino acid and strontium isotope analyses5
Luminescence ages of sediments from the margin of the penultimate glaciation in the north-eastern East European plain5
Shedding light on the timing of the largest Late Quaternary transgression of the Caspian Sea5
Dating basal peat: The geochronology of peat initiation revisited5
Testing post-IR-IRSL dating on Armenian loess-palaeosol sections against independent age control5
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