Climate Change, Adaptation, Migration
Climate Change, Adaptation, Migration is a research topic within Sociology and Political Science. Science Explorer counts 14k research works in it since 1950. 36.5% of them reached the world's top 10% most cited for their field and year.
This cluster of papers explores the impact of climate change on human migration, focusing on topics such as environmental refugees, sea-level rise, natural disasters, rural-urban migration, and resettlement. It investigates the vulnerabilities and adaptation strategies in the context of small island developing states and emphasizes the link between climate change and migration patterns.
- Climate Change
- Migration
- Environmental Refugees
- Adaptation
- Sea-Level Rise
- Natural Disasters
- Rural-Urban Migration
- Resettlement
- Vulnerability
- Small Island Developing States
- Research works
- 14k fractional, since 1950
- In the world top 10%
- 5k per year above
- Top-10% rate
- 36.5% share of its works in the world top 10%
- Growth, 2013–17 → 2018–22
- +67% the tick is no change
Which countries lead Climate Change, Adaptation, Migration research?
By volume, the United States and the United Kingdom publish the most (807 and 341 works in 2022–2025).
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 United States 807 works
- 2 United Kingdom 341 works
- 3 Australia 305 works
- 4 India 210 works
- 5 China 202 works
- 6 Canada 177 works
- 7 Germany 163 works
- 8 Indonesia 141 works
- 9 France 137 works
- 10 New Zealand 108 works
How concentrated that is
The same countries as shares of everything the list above accounts for. A node where two countries do two thirds of the work and one spread evenly across twelve read alike as a ranking and not at all alike here.
Shares of the rows listed above, not of the whole node.
Which institutions lead Climate Change, Adaptation, Migration research?
By volume in 2022–2025, Australian National University publishes the most Climate Change, Adaptation, Migration research, followed by The University of Melbourne and University of Auckland.
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 Australian National University Australia 36 works
- 2 The University of Melbourne Australia 27 works
- 3 University of Auckland New Zealand 25 works
- 4 The University of Sydney Australia 22 works
- 5 University of Oxford United Kingdom 22 works
- 6 The University of Queensland Australia 19 works
- 7 Griffith University Australia 19 works
- 8 University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill United States 17 works
- 9 University of Dhaka Bangladesh 16 works
- 10 Victoria University of Wellington New Zealand 16 works
Who are the leading researchers in Climate Change, Adaptation, Migration?
The most-cited researchers publishing on Climate Change, Adaptation, Migration include W. Neil Adger and C. Michael Hall.
- 1 W. Neil Adger 3.7k citations
- 2 C. Michael Hall 2.2k citations
Ranked by citations received across their whole record, among researchers with at least three works on this topic.
Where is Climate Change, Adaptation, Migration research done?
The largest centres of Climate Change, Adaptation, Migration research in 2022–2025 are London (United Kingdom), Beijing (China), New York (United States) and Dhaka (Bangladesh). Among places with at least 20 works in it, it is an unusually large share of all research in Honolulu and Auckland.
Largest cities, 2022–2025
- 1 London United Kingdom 75 works
- 2 Beijing China 62 works
- 3 New York United States 59 works
- 4 Dhaka Bangladesh 58 works
- 5 Melbourne Australia 57 works
- 6 Washington D.C. United States 56 works
- 7 Sydney Australia 53 works
- 8 Canberra Australia 45 works
- 9 Brisbane Australia 45 works
- 10 New Delhi India 45 works
Where it is the local speciality
- HonoluluUS · 20.3 works14×
- AucklandNZ · 37.3 works9.7×
Location quotient: how much more of its research is in Climate Change, Adaptation, Migration than the world average.
Where is the best place to study Climate Change, Adaptation, Migration?
Among universities, judged by research, Australian National University, University of Auckland and University of Waikato score highest, combining excellence, specialisation, size, growth and international reach. Research strength is one signal when choosing where to study; it does not measure teaching.
One dot per university in the table below. The upper left is the interesting corner: small places doing unusually strong work.
| # | University | Score | Top 10% | Specialisation | Works | Growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Australian National University Australia | 70.2 | 31.7% | 17.4× | 36 | +114.6% |
| 2 | University of Auckland New Zealand | 69.0 | 40.3% | 11.4× | 25 | +97.7% |
| 3 | University of Waikato New Zealand | 66.0 | 42.4% | 24.6× | 12 | +252.1% |
| 4 | University of Dhaka Bangladesh | 65.4 | 46.9% | 16.9× | 16 | +131.7% |
| 5 | Victoria University of Wellington New Zealand | 64.6 | 38.6% | 18.4× | 16 | +151.1% |
| 6 | University of Leeds United Kingdom | 61.6 | 51.1% | 6.2× | 14 | +238.7% |
| 7 | The University of Melbourne Australia | 60.8 | 45.2% | 6.8× | 27 | +61.1% |
| 8 | University of the South Pacific Fiji | 60.8 | 47.2% | 65.6× | 8 | +125.1% |
| 9 | Griffith University Australia | 59.8 | 36.5% | 11.6× | 19 | +48.3% |
| 10 | University of Ghana Ghana | 59.2 | 39.3% | 13.2× | 12 | +113.9% |
Universities only. Score blends excellence (30%), specialisation (25%), size (20%), growth (15%) and international reach (10%), 2015–2022; growth compares 2010–14 with 2015–19.
Is Climate Change, Adaptation, Migration research growing?
Output in 2018–2022 was 67% higher than in 2013–2017, peaking in 2025. The fastest-growing topics are Climate Change, Adaptation, Migration.
The same series as a ribbon — one cell per year, darker for more. The line above answers how much; this answers when.
Which topics inside it are moving
Growth and decline on one axis around a shared zero. Two lists side by side hide the thing that matters: whether the growth dwarfs the decline, or the other way round.