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Climate Change and Sustainable Development

Climate Change and Sustainable Development is a research topic within Global and Planetary Change. Science Explorer counts 3k research works in it since 1951. 15.0% of them reached the world's top 10% most cited for their field and year.

This cluster of papers focuses on the intersection of climate change and sustainable development, covering topics such as energy policy, environmental policy, water resources, carbon footprint, urban planning, renewable energy, and flood risk. It explores the challenges and potential solutions related to climate change and its impact on various aspects of human society and the environment.

  • Climate Change
  • Sustainable Development
  • Energy Policy
  • Environmental Policy
  • Water Resources
  • Carbon Footprint
  • Urban Planning
  • Renewable Energy
  • Flood Risk
  • Emissions Trading
Research works
3k
fractional, since 1951
In the world top 10%
455
per year above
Top-10% rate
15.0%
share of its works in the world top 10%
Growth, 2013–17 → 2018–22
+19%
the tick is no change

Which countries lead Climate Change and Sustainable Development research?

By volume, the United States and Germany publish the most (76 and 65 works in 2022–2025).

By volume, 2022–2025

  1. 1 United States 76 works
  2. 2 Germany 65 works
  3. 3 Nigeria 52 works
  4. 4 United Kingdom 43 works
  5. 5 Japan 39 works
  6. 6 Türkiye 33 works
  7. 7 China 33 works
  8. 8 India 30 works
  9. 9 France 26 works
  10. 10 Australia 24 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.

United States: 17.9%Germany: 15.5%Nigeria: 12.4%United Kingdom: 10.3%6 others listed: 43.9%18%largest
United States76 · 17.9%Germany65 · 15.5%Nigeria52 · 12.4%United Kingdom43 · 10.3%6 others listed185 · 43.9%

Shares of the rows listed above, not of the whole node.

Which institutions lead Climate Change and Sustainable Development research?

By volume in 2022–2025, RWTH Aachen University publishes the most Climate Change and Sustainable Development research, followed by TU Wien and University of Nigeria.

By volume, 2022–2025

  1. 1 RWTH Aachen UniversityGermany 4 works
  2. 2 TU WienAustria 3 works
  3. 3 University of NigeriaNigeria 2 works
  4. 4 University of LagosNigeria 2 works
  5. 5 Kyoto UniversityJapan 2 works
  6. 6 Federal College of Education, KanoNigeria 2 works
  7. 7 Imperial College LondonUnited Kingdom 2 works
  8. 8 University of OxfordUnited Kingdom 2 works
  9. 9 Aerospace Information Research InstituteChina 2 works
  10. 10 The University of MelbourneAustralia 2 works

Where is Climate Change and Sustainable Development research done?

The largest centres of Climate Change and Sustainable Development research in 2022–2025 are Tokyo (Japan), Beijing (China), London (United Kingdom) and Washington D.C. (United States).

Largest cities, 2022–2025

  1. 1 Tokyo Japan 15 works
  2. 2 Beijing China 12 works
  3. 3 London United Kingdom 12 works
  4. 4 Washington D.C. United States 10 works
  5. 5 Berlin Germany 7 works
  6. 6 Paris France 7 works
  7. 7 Ankara Türkiye 7 works
  8. 8 Rome Italy 6 works
  9. 9 Vienna Austria 6 works
  10. 10 Istanbul Türkiye 6 works
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Is Climate Change and Sustainable Development research growing?

Output in 2018–2022 was 19% higher than in 2013–2017, peaking in 2026. The fastest-growing topics are Climate Change and Sustainable Development.

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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.