Climate Change and Environmental Impact
Climate Change and Environmental Impact is a research topic within Global and Planetary Change. Science Explorer counts 2.5k research works in it since 1951. 7.3% of them reached the world's top 10% most cited for their field and year.
This cluster of papers covers a wide range of topics related to climate change, including its physical science basis, impacts on biodiversity and human health, renewable energy solutions, carbon emissions, adaptation strategies, and environmental policy. The papers also discuss the implications of extreme weather events and the use of geo-spatial data in understanding environmental changes.
- Climate Change
- Global Warming
- Sustainability
- Renewable Energy
- Carbon Emissions
- Adaptation Strategies
- Biodiversity Conservation
- Environmental Policy
- Extreme Weather Events
- Geo-Spatial Data
- Research works
- 2.5k fractional, since 1951
- In the world top 10%
- 184 per year above
- Top-10% rate
- 7.3% share of its works in the world top 10%
- Growth, 2013–17 → 2018–22
- -15% the tick is no change
Which countries lead Climate Change and Environmental Impact research?
By volume, the United States and Germany publish the most (86 and 34 works in 2022–2025).
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 United States 86 works
- 2 Germany 34 works
- 3 United Kingdom 34 works
- 4 Nigeria 33 works
- 5 India 27 works
- 6 China 27 works
- 7 France 16 works
- 8 Russia 15 works
- 9 Indonesia 14 works
- 10 Spain 14 works
How concentrated that is
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Which institutions lead Climate Change and Environmental Impact research?
By volume in 2022–2025, University of California San Diego publishes the most Climate Change and Environmental Impact research, followed by Nordwestdeutsche Forstliche Versuchsanstalt and Aarhus University.
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 University of California San DiegoUnited States 4 works
- 2 Nordwestdeutsche Forstliche VersuchsanstaltGermany 4 works
- 3 Aarhus UniversityDenmark 4 works
- 4 University of MontanaUnited States 3 works
- 5 Imperial College LondonUnited Kingdom 3 works
- 6 Universidade de Santiago de CompostelaSpain 3 works
- 7 Colorado State UniversityUnited States 2 works
- 8 University of MilanItaly 2 works
- 9 Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact ResearchGermany 2 works
- 10 University of NigeriaNigeria 2 works
Who are the leading researchers in Climate Change and Environmental Impact?
The most-cited researchers publishing on Climate Change and Environmental Impact include P. D. Jones.
- 1 P. D. Jones United Kingdom 3.4k citations
Ranked by citations received across their whole record, among researchers with at least three works on this topic.
Where is Climate Change and Environmental Impact research done?
The largest centres of Climate Change and Environmental Impact research in 2022–2025 are Beijing (China), London (United Kingdom), New York (United States) and Washington D.C. (United States).
Largest cities, 2022–2025
Is Climate Change and Environmental Impact research growing?
Output in 2018–2022 was 15% lower than in 2013–2017, peaking in 2026. The fastest-growing topics are Climate Change and Environmental Impact.
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