Earth Systems and Cosmic Evolution
Earth Systems and Cosmic Evolution is a research topic within Atmospheric Science. Science Explorer counts 7.1k research works in it since 1950. 10.7% of them reached the world's top 10% most cited for their field and year.
This cluster of papers explores the Gaia hypothesis, which proposes that the Earth is a self-regulating system involving complex interactions between the biosphere, atmosphere, hydrosphere, and lithosphere. It delves into topics such as planetary self-regulation, environmental regulation, microbial ecology, daisyworld modeling, and the impact of human activities on global warming and climate change.
- Gaia Hypothesis
- Earth Systems Science
- Complex Adaptive Systems
- Environmental Regulation
- Planetary Self-Regulation
- Daisyworld
- Microbial Ecology
- Global Warming
- Biosphere
- Climate Change
- Research works
- 7.1k fractional, since 1950
- In the world top 10%
- 766 per year above
- Top-10% rate
- 10.7% share of its works in the world top 10%
- Growth, 2013–17 → 2018–22
- +16% the tick is no change
Which countries lead Earth Systems and Cosmic Evolution research?
By volume, the United States and the United Kingdom publish the most (237 and 76 works in 2022–2025).
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 United States 237 works
- 2 United Kingdom 76 works
- 3 Germany 74 works
- 4 Russia 56 works
- 5 France 53 works
- 6 Italy 48 works
- 7 China 45 works
- 8 India 43 works
- 9 Spain 31 works
- 10 Canada 27 works
How concentrated that is
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Which institutions lead Earth Systems and Cosmic Evolution research?
By volume in 2022–2025, Lumen (United Kingdom) publishes the most Earth Systems and Cosmic Evolution research, followed by ETH Zurich and University of California, Los Angeles.
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 Lumen (United Kingdom) United Kingdom 7 works
- 2 ETH Zurich Switzerland 6 works
- 3 University of California, Los Angeles United States 6 works
- 4 Sapienza University of Rome Italy 5 works
- 5 Board of the Swiss Federal Institutes of Technology Switzerland 5 works
- 6 University of Exeter United Kingdom 5 works
- 7 ACT Foundation United States 5 works
- 8 Texas Tech University United States 5 works
- 9 University of Cologne Germany 4 works
- 10 University of Arizona United States 4 works
Who are the leading researchers in Earth Systems and Cosmic Evolution?
The most-cited researchers publishing on Earth Systems and Cosmic Evolution include Andrei Linde.
- 1 Andrei Linde 4.2k citations
Ranked by citations received across their whole record, among researchers with at least three works on this topic.
Where is Earth Systems and Cosmic Evolution research done?
The largest centres of Earth Systems and Cosmic Evolution research in 2022–2025 are Moscow (Russia), London (United Kingdom), Paris (France) and Beijing (China). Among places with at least 20 works in it, it is an unusually large share of all research in London.
Largest cities, 2022–2025
- 1 Moscow Russia 23 works
- 2 London United Kingdom 22 works
- 3 Paris France 18 works
- 4 Beijing China 15 works
- 5 Zurich Switzerland 12 works
- 6 Rome Italy 12 works
- 7 New York United States 10 works
- 8 Los Angeles United States 10 works
- 9 Madrid Spain 9 works
- 10 Washington D.C. United States 8 works
Where it is the local speciality
- LondonGB · 22.4 works2.4×
Location quotient: how much more of its research is in Earth Systems and Cosmic Evolution than the world average.
Is Earth Systems and Cosmic Evolution research growing?
Output in 2018–2022 was 16% higher than in 2013–2017, peaking in 2026. The fastest-growing topics are Earth Systems and Cosmic Evolution.
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Which topics inside it are moving
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