The rapid growth of climate change publications

By one count, the world is nearing 15,000 peer reviewed publications per year. Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change assessment years are colored dark green.

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Data courtesy of Danial Khojasteh, based on Web of Science search methods described in Khojasteh et al, 2024. Search is for English language articles only.

Chart: Chris MooneySource: Khojasteh et al, WIREs Climate Change, 2024Created with Datawrapper