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Past Global Changes

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Research works
99
▲ 101% vs 2018-21
Citations
1.9k
18.8 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
10.5%
all institutions 10.0%
Open access
44%
world 40%
International
37%
world 18%
Past Global Changes

Not ranked overall: Past Global Changes is under the volume floor below which an excellence rate is noise. Not ranked is not the same as ranked last.

Which fields of science does Past Global Changes work in?

In all years, 55% of research at Past Global Changes is in Physical Sciences, 28% in Social Sciences. Its largest fields are Earth and Planetary Sciences (26%), Social Sciences (13%), Environmental Science (11%). It does 1.3× the world's share of Physical Sciences.

Physical Sciences: 54 fractional works · 54.8% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 26 fractional works · 25.8% of its workAtmospheric Science: 17 fractional works · 17.2% of its workOceanography: 3 fractional works · 3.3% of its workPaleontology: 3 fractional works · 2.9% of its workGeophysics: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workEarth-Surface Processes: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workGeochemistry and Petrology: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workGeology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEnvironmental Science: 11 fractional works · 11.0% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 5 fractional works · 5.5% of its workEcology: 3 fractional works · 3.1% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workEnvironmental Chemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEngineering: 10 fractional works · 9.9% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 5 fractional works · 5.5% of its workOcean Engineering: 2 fractional works · 1.5% of its workMechanical Engineering: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSafety, Risk, Reliability and Quality: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAerospace Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workChemistry: 3 fractional works · 3.0% of its workAnalytical Chemistry: 2 fractional works · 2.5% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workComputer Science: 3 fractional works · 2.6% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workComputer Science Applications: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workInformation Systems: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEnergy: 2 fractional works · 2.1% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 2 fractional works · 2.1% of its workMaterials Science: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSocial Sciences: 28 fractional works · 28.5% of its workSocial Sciences: 13 fractional works · 12.6% of its workSociology and Political Science: 4 fractional works · 3.9% of its workAnthropology: 3 fractional works · 3.2% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 2 fractional works · 2.1% of its workEducation: 1 fractional works · 1.4% of its workCultural Studies: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workCommunication: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGeography, Planning and Development: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workLaw: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workUrban Studies: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 7 fractional works · 6.8% of its workStrategy and Management: 4 fractional works · 3.7% of its workManagement Information Systems: 3 fractional works · 2.7% of its workAccounting: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPsychology: 4 fractional works · 4.1% of its workClinical Psychology: 3 fractional works · 2.9% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSocial Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 3 fractional works · 2.6% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 2 fractional works · 2.4% of its workGeneral Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workArts and Humanities: 2 fractional works · 1.7% of its workHistory: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workArcheology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHistory and Philosophy of Science: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workDecision Sciences: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workStatistics, Probability and Uncertainty: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workInformation Systems and Management: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workHealth Sciences: 13 fractional works · 13.6% of its workMedicine: 9 fractional works · 9.5% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 2 fractional works · 2.1% of its workPhysiology: 2 fractional works · 1.7% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workSurgery: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workNeurology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workOncology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOrthopedics and Sports Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workHealth Professions: 3 fractional works · 3.3% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 3 fractional works · 2.7% of its workOccupational Therapy: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHealth Information Management: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNursing: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workIssues, ethics and legal aspects: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workResearch and Theory: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workLife Sciences: 3 fractional works · 3.1% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 2 fractional works · 2.2% of its workMolecular Biology: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workBiophysics: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workGenetics: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workSoil Science: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workALL ITS WORKPast GlobalChanges99fractional works, all years
Life Sciences3%Physical Sciences55%Health Sciences14%Social Sciences28%

Each ring splits the one inside it: the four domains of science, their fields, their subfields. Size is fractional works in all years. Every slice is a page; the interactive view zooms down to single topics and colours each by how much more of it this institution does than the world.

Its 4 domains and 18 fields, with their numbers
    1. Earth and Planetary Sciences2625.8%
    2. Environmental Science1111.0%
    3. Engineering109.9%
    4. Chemistry33.0%
    5. Computer Science32.6%
    6. Energy22.1%
    7. Materials Science00.4%
    1. Social Sciences1312.6%
    2. Business, Management and Accounting76.8%
    3. Psychology44.1%
    4. Economics, Econometrics and Finance32.6%
    5. Arts and Humanities21.7%
    6. Decision Sciences10.6%
    1. Medicine99.5%
    2. Health Professions33.3%
    3. Nursing10.8%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology22.2%
    2. Agricultural and Biological Sciences10.9%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

Field profile

Location quotient across every field it publishes in: outside the ring is more than an institution of this size would be expected to publish, inside it is less.

Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 0.51× its world share, 0 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Chemistry: 5.38× its world share, 1 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.20× its world share, 0 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 4.36× its world share, 1 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.57× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 3.12× its world share, 7 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.63× its world share, 0 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.71× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceHealth Professions: 0.36× its world share, 0 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.18× its world share, 1 worksMedicineArts and Humanities: 0.79× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.35× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.33× its world share, 0 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.34× its world share, 3 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Chemistry, 5.4×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 15 fields, with their numbers
  1. Chemistry5.38×1 works
  2. Earth and Planetary Sciences4.36×1 works
  3. Engineering3.12×7 works
  4. Economics, Econometrics and Finance1.35×0 works
  5. Social Sciences1.34×3 works
  6. Arts and Humanities0.79×0 works
  7. Materials Science0.71×0 works
  8. Environmental Science0.63×0 works
  9. Energy0.57×0 works
  10. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.51×0 works
  11. Health Professions0.36×0 works
  12. Psychology0.33×0 works
  13. Computer Science0.20×0 works
  14. Medicine0.18×1 works
  15. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.06×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Past Global Changes?

Ranked on the quality score, Thorsten Kiefer, Keith Alverson and Danielle Tartakowsky lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Past Global Changes.

  1. 1 Thorsten Kiefer Switzerland · #571,746 worldwide 6.6k citations · 153 works
  2. 2 Keith Alverson Switzerland · #1,922,527 worldwide 2.4k citations · 99 works
  3. 3 Danielle Tartakowsky Switzerland · #4,884,170 worldwide 0 citations · 44 works
  4. 4 Charles Baron Switzerland · #6,348,878 worldwide 0 citations · 60 works
  5. 5 Jean-Yves Calvez Switzerland · #7,047,307 worldwide 0 citations · 99 works
All ranked researchers at Past Global Changes

What are the most cited papers from Past Global Changes?

The most cited paper from Past Global Changes is "Principles for knowledge co-production in sustainability research" (Albert V. Norström et al., 2020), with 1,642 citations. Next come "Continental-scale temperature variability during the past two millennia" (1,245) and "High-resolution palaeoclimatology of the last millennium: a review of current status and future prospects" (703).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Principles for knowledge co-production in sustainability research Albert V. Norström et al. · Nature Sustainability Open access 20 Jan 2020 1,642
2 Continental-scale temperature variability during the past two millennia Moinuddin Ahmed et al. · Nature Geoscience Open access 19 Apr 2013 1,245
3 High-resolution palaeoclimatology of the last millennium: a review of current status and future prospects Philip Douglas Jones et al. · The Holocene Open access 2009 703
4 Consistent multidecadal variability in global temperature reconstructions and simulations over the Common Era Raphael Neukom, Luis A. Barboza, Michael P. Erb et al. · Nature Geoscience Open access 24 Jul 2019 458
5 European summer temperatures since Roman times Jürg Luterbacher et al. · Environmental Research Letters Open access 28 Jan 2016 446
All 60 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Past Global Changes?

By fractional works in all years, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Climate Change, Paleoclimatology, Holocene, Sea Level, Glacial Cycles, Monsoon Dynamics, Global Warming and Extreme Events.

▲ more of its work than of the world's◆ about the world's share▼ less than the world's

Size is fractional works in all years in the topics tagged with each word; colour is the word's share of this institution's work against its share of the world's. The 40 words are chosen for being large and distinctive. Each links to the topic it comes from most.

All 40 words, with their numbers
  1. Climate Change25▲ 9.6×29 topics
  2. Paleoclimatology14▲ 113×2 topics
  3. Holocene14▲ 83×2 topics
  4. Sea Level14▲ 96×2 topics
  5. Glacial Cycles12▲ 110×1 topic
  6. Monsoon Dynamics12▲ 110×1 topic
  7. Global Warming6▲ 16×7 topics
  8. Extreme Events5▲ 54×2 topics
  9. Embankment Dams5▲ 306×1 topic
  10. Internal Erosion5▲ 306×1 topic
  11. Sustainability4▲ 2.3×11 topics
  12. Greenhouse Gas Emissions4▲ 19×3 topics
  13. Remote Sensing4▲ 3.2×7 topics
  14. Market Dynamics3▲ 40×2 topics
  15. Ocean Circulation3▲ 22×3 topics
  16. Hominin Genetics3▲ 114×1 topic
  17. Paleolithic Archaeology3▲ 114×1 topic
  18. Public Health3▲ 2.2×9 topics
  19. Stable Isotopes3▲ 67×1 topic
  20. Trophic Position3▲ 67×1 topic
  21. Climate Modeling2▲ 35×1 topic
  22. Precipitation Extremes2▲ 35×1 topic
  23. Price Discrimination2▲ 52×2 topics
  24. Sedimentation2▲ 31×2 topics
  25. Temperature Variability2▲ 137×1 topic
  26. Tree Rings2▲ 137×1 topic
  27. Supply Chain Management2▲ 4.2×3 topics
  28. Hydrology2▲ 17×2 topics
  29. Petroleum2▲ 38×2 topics
  30. Platform Competition2▲ 80×1 topic
  31. Two-Sided Markets2▲ 80×1 topic
  32. Mass Spectrometry2▲ 8.7×2 topics
  33. Mediterranean2▲ 17×2 topics
  34. Agricultural Origins2▲ 47×1 topic
  35. Asphaltenes2▲ 66×1 topic
  36. Naphthenic Acids2▲ 66×1 topic
  37. Radiocarbon Dating2▲ 47×1 topic
  38. Sea Level Rise2▲ 13×2 topics
  39. Black Sea2▲ 44×1 topic
  40. paleoceanography2▲ 50×1 topic

Which research topics does Past Global Changes publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Dam Engineering and Safety, Water resources management and optimization, Petroleum Processing and Analysis and French Urban and Social Studies.

Dam Engineering and Safety5Dam Engineering and Safety: 5 fractional worksWater resources management and optimization: 1 fractional worksPetroleum Processing and Analysis: 1 fractional worksFrench Urban and Social …1French Urban and Social Studies: 1 fractional worksFrench Historical and Cultural Studies: 0 fractional worksGeology and Paleoclimatology Research: 0 fractional worksPhotochromic and Fluorescence Chemistry: 0 fractional worksBiofield Effects and Biophysics: 0 fractional worksSynthesis and Properties of Aromatic Compounds: 0 fractional worksSocial Sciences and Governance: 0 fractional works
Civil and Structural EngineeringOcean EngineeringAnalytical ChemistrySociology and Political Science6 others

Area is fractional works; colour is the subfield each topic belongs to.

  1. 1 Dam Engineering and Safety Civil and Structural Engineering 5 works
  2. 2 Water resources management and optimization Ocean Engineering 1 works
  3. 3 Petroleum Processing and Analysis Analytical Chemistry 1 works
  4. 4 French Urban and Social Studies Sociology and Political Science 1 works
  5. 5 French Historical and Cultural Studies History 0 works
  6. 6 Geology and Paleoclimatology Research Atmospheric Science 0 works
  7. 7 Photochromic and Fluorescence Chemistry Materials Chemistry 0 works
  8. 8 Biofield Effects and Biophysics Physiology 0 works
  9. 9 Synthesis and Properties of Aromatic Compounds Organic Chemistry 0 works
  10. 10 Social Sciences and Governance Urban Studies 0 works

How open and international is its research?

Against the world's own shares: the tick on each track. Both are shares of its output, so they sit on one scale and can be read against each other as well as against the world.

openly available43.8%not open56.2%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors36.8%domestic only63.2%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Past Global Changes's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 101% higher than in 2018-2021.

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The same series as a ribbon: one cell per year, darker for more. The line above answers how much; this answers when.

Its share of all research

Growing output can still be a shrinking share: all of science grows. This is Past Global Changes as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.000031% in 2024.

still counting0.00020%0.00040%0.00060%Past Global Changes0.00018% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of Past Global Changes over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.

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