Climate Change and Geoengineering
Climate Change and Geoengineering is a research topic within Global and Planetary Change. Science Explorer counts 7.7k research works in it since 1950. 21.5% of them reached the world's top 10% most cited for their field and year.
This cluster of papers focuses on the ethical, governance, and environmental implications of geoengineering as a potential solution to climate change. It explores topics such as solar radiation management, stratospheric aerosol injections, climate justice, public perception, and the ethical dilemmas associated with implementing large-scale engineering interventions to mitigate global warming.
- Geoengineering
- Climate Change
- Ethics
- Solar Radiation Management
- Stratospheric Aerosols
- Global Governance
- Climate Justice
- Public Perception
- Environmental Ethics
- Policy Dilemma
- Research works
- 7.7k fractional, since 1950
- In the world top 10%
- 1.7k per year above
- Top-10% rate
- 21.5% share of its works in the world top 10%
- Growth, 2013–17 → 2018–22
- +36% the tick is no change
Which countries lead Climate Change and Geoengineering research?
By volume, the United States and the United Kingdom publish the most (506 and 238 works in 2022–2025).
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 United States 506 works
- 2 United Kingdom 238 works
- 3 Germany 186 works
- 4 Australia 87 works
- 5 France 82 works
- 6 India 73 works
- 7 Canada 72 works
- 8 Netherlands 69 works
- 9 China 61 works
- 10 Italy 55 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 and Geoengineering research?
By volume in 2022–2025, University of Oxford publishes the most Climate Change and Geoengineering research, followed by Utrecht University and Universität Hamburg.
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 University of OxfordUnited Kingdom 17 works
- 2 Utrecht UniversityNetherlands 12 works
- 3 Universität HamburgGermany 11 works
- 4 Colorado State UniversityUnited States 10 works
- 5 London School of Economics and Political ScienceUnited Kingdom 10 works
- 6 University of LeedsUnited Kingdom 10 works
- 7 University of WashingtonUnited States 10 works
- 8 University of CambridgeUnited Kingdom 10 works
- 9 Columbia UniversityUnited States 9 works
- 10 Lund UniversitySweden 9 works
Who are the leading researchers in Climate Change and Geoengineering?
The most-cited researchers publishing on Climate Change and Geoengineering include W. Neil Adger, Benjamin K. Sovacool and Cass R. Sunstein.
- 1 W. Neil Adger United Kingdom 3.7k citations
- 2 Benjamin K. Sovacool Denmark 2.9k citations
- 3 Cass R. Sunstein United States 2.5k citations
Ranked by citations received across their whole record, among researchers with at least three works on this topic.
Where is Climate Change and Geoengineering research done?
The largest centres of Climate Change and Geoengineering research in 2022–2025 are London (United Kingdom), New York (United States), Washington D.C. (United States) and Paris (France).
Largest cities, 2022–2025
- 1 London United Kingdom 54 works
- 2 New York United States 37 works
- 3 Washington D.C. United States 34 works
- 4 Paris France 26 works
- 5 Sydney Australia 21 works
- 6 Beijing China 21 works
- 7 Hamburg Germany 20 works
- 8 Oxford United Kingdom 20 works
- 9 Berlin Germany 20 works
- 10 Boulder United States 18 works
Where is the best place to study Climate Change and Geoengineering?
Among universities, judged by research, Utrecht University, London School of Economics and Political Science and University of Exeter 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 | Utrecht UniversityNetherlands | 81.8 | 45.1% | 11.1× | 12 | +154.4% |
| 2 | London School of Economics and Political ScienceUnited Kingdom | 70.4 | 53.0% | 21.3× | 10 | +27.7% |
| 3 | University of ExeterUnited Kingdom | 59.2 | 44.2% | 11.2× | 9 | -29.0% |
| 4 | University of OxfordUnited Kingdom | 58.3 | 30.8% | 6.7× | 17 | -0.3% |
| 5 | Lund UniversitySweden | 55.9 | 40.4% | 8.2× | 10 | +40.2% |
| 6 | University of CambridgeUnited Kingdom | 53.8 | 44.7% | 4.4× | 10 | +137.3% |
| 7 | University of LeedsUnited Kingdom | 52.2 | 27.4% | 9.5× | 10 | +41.6% |
| 8 | Universität HamburgGermany | 50.8 | 30.0% | 9.6× | 11 | +7.2% |
| 9 | University of GothenburgSweden | 47.5 | 24.4% | 11.1× | 9 | +24.4% |
| 10 | Colorado State UniversityUnited States | 44.8 | 32.3% | 14.2× | 10 | -35.2% |
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 and Geoengineering research growing?
Output in 2018–2022 was 36% higher than in 2013–2017, peaking in 2025. The fastest-growing topics are Climate Change and Geoengineering.
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.