Check environmental science papers: citations, claims and retractions

Biodiversity hotspots for conservation priorities

Myers, N., Mittermeier, R. A., Mittermeier, C. G., da Fonseca, G. A. B., & Kent, J. (2000) · Nature

Conservation, Biodiversity, and Resource ManagementEcology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies

Cited by 31,710

The Tragedy of the Commons: The population problem has no technical solution; it requires a fundamental extension in morality.

Hardin, G. (1968) · Science

Sustainable Development and Environmental ManagementEnvironmental, Ecological, and Cultural Studies

Cited by 25,167

Summary for Policymakers

Vilaça, R., & Carvalho, P. S. D. (2014) · Climate Change 2013 – The Physical Science Basis

Climate variability and modelsClimate Change and Environmental Impact

Cited by 23,880

Resilience and Stability of Ecological Systems

Holling, C. S. (1973) · Annual Review of Ecology and Systematics

Ecosystem dynamics and resilienceEcology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies

Cited by 18,995

Production, use, and fate of all plastics ever made

Geyer, R., Jambeck, J. R., & Law, K. L. (2017) · Science Advances

Microplastics and Plastic PollutionRecycling and Waste Management Techniques

Cited by 18,606

An Overview of CMIP5 and the Experiment Design

Taylor, K. E., Stouffer, R. J., & Meehl, G. A. (2012) · Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society

Climate variability and modelsMeteorological Phenomena and Simulations

Cited by 14,052

Updated world map of the Köppen-Geiger climate classification

Peel, M. C., Finlayson, B. L., & McMahon, T. A. (2007) · Hydrology and earth system sciences

Climate variability and modelsGeography and Environmental Studies

Cited by 13,640

Model Evaluation Guidelines for Systematic Quantification of Accuracy in Watershed Simulations

Moriasi, D. N., Arnold, J. G., Liew, M. W. V., Bingner, R. L., Harmel, R. D., & Veith, T. L. (2007) · Transactions of the ASABE

Hydrology and Watershed Management StudiesHydrological Forecasting Using AI

Cited by 13,446

Biological identifications through DNA barcodes

Hebert, P. D. N., Cywinska, A., Ball, S. L., & deWaard, J. R. (2003) · Proceedings of the Royal Society of London. Series B: Biological Sciences

Environmental DNA in Biodiversity StudiesInvertebrate Taxonomy and Ecology

Cited by 13,376

Global Consequences of Land Use

Foley, J. A., DeFries, R., Asner, G. P., Barford, C., Bonan, G., Carpenter, S. R., Chapin, F. S., Coe, M. T., Daily, G. C., Gibbs, H. K., et al. (2005) · Science

Land Use and Ecosystem ServicesEnvironmental Changes in China

Cited by 13,272

Plastic waste inputs from land into the ocean

Jambeck, J. R., Geyer, R., Wilcox, C., Siegler, T. R., Perryman, M., Andrady, A., Narayan, R., & Law, K. L. (2015) · Science

Microplastics and Plastic PollutionWaste Management and Recycling

Cited by 13,163

UK Biobank: An Open Access Resource for Identifying the Causes of a Wide Range of Complex Diseases of Middle and Old Age

Sudlow, C., Gallacher, J., Allen, N., Beral, V., Burton, P., Danesh, J., Downey, P., Elliott, P., Green, J., Landray, M., et al. (2015) · PLOS Medicine

Health, Environment, Cognitive AgingGenetic Associations and Epidemiology

Cited by 12,728

Sequential extraction procedure for the speciation of particulate trace metals

Tessier, A., Campbell, P. G. C., & Bisson, M. (1979) · Analytical Chemistry

Heavy metals in environmentEnvironmental and Analytical Chemistry Studies

Cited by 12,052

Overview of the Coupled Model Intercomparison Project Phase 6 (CMIP6) experimental design and organization

Eyring, V., Bony, S., Meehl, G. A., Senior, C. A., Stevens, B., Stouffer, R. J., & Taylor, K. E. (2016) · Geoscientific Model Development

Climate variability and modelsGeology and Paleoclimatology Research

Cited by 11,981

Food Security: The Challenge of Feeding 9 Billion People

Godfray, H. C. J., Beddington, J. R., Crute, I. R., Haddad, L., Lawrence, D., Muir, J. F., Pretty, J., Robinson, S., Thomas, S. M., & Toulmin, C. (2010) · Science

Agriculture Sustainability and Environmental ImpactFood Security and Socioeconomic Dynamics

Cited by 11,943

Climate Change 2013 – The Physical Science Basis: Working Group I Contribution to the Fifth Assessment Report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change

(IPCC), I. P. O. C. C. (2014) · Cambridge University Press eBooks

Climate variability and modelsClimate Change and Environmental Impact

Cited by 11,794

High-Resolution Global Maps of 21st-Century Forest Cover Change

Hansen, M. C., Potapov, P. V., Moore, R., Hancher, M., Turubanova, S. A., Tyukavina, A., Thau, D., Stehman, S. V., Goetz, S. J., Loveland, T. R., et al. (2013) · Science

Conservation, Biodiversity, and Resource ManagementRemote Sensing in Agriculture

Cited by 11,704

World map of the Köppen-Geiger climate classification updated

Kottek, M., Grieser, J., Beck, C., Rudolf, B., & Rubel, F. (2006) · Meteorologische Zeitschrift

Climate variability and modelsGeography and Environmental Studies

Cited by 11,456

A globally coherent fingerprint of climate change impacts across natural systems

Parmesan, C., & Yohe, G. (2003) · Nature

Species Distribution and Climate ChangeEcology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies

Cited by 11,265

Ecosystems and Human Well-being: Synthesis

Assessment, M. E. (2005) · Island Press

Land Use and Ecosystem ServicesSustainable Development and Environmental Policy

Cited by 10,665

The River Continuum Concept

Vannote, R. L., Minshall, G. W., Cummins, K. W., Sedell, J. R., & Cushing, C. E. (1980) · Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences

Freshwater macroinvertebrate diversity and ecologyHydrology and Sediment Transport Processes

Cited by 9,984

Ecological responses to recent climate change.

Walther, G.-R., Post, E., Convey, P., Menzel, A., Parmesan, C., Beebee, T. J. C., Fromentin, J.-M., Hoegh-Guldberg, O., & Bairlein, F. (2002) · Nature

Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics StudiesSpecies Distribution and Climate Change

Cited by 9,975

Global Biodiversity Scenarios for the Year 2100

Sala, O. E., Stuart Chapin, F., III, Armesto, J. J., Berlow, E., Bloomfield, J., Dirzo, R., Huber-Sanwald, E., Huenneke, L. F., Jackson, R. B., et al. (2000) · Science

Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics StudiesLand Use and Ecosystem Services

Cited by 9,280

Novel methods improve prediction of species’ distributions from occurrence data

Elith*, J., H. Graham*, C., P. Anderson, R., Dudík, M., Ferrier, S., Guisan, A., J. Hijmans, R., Huettmann, F., R. Leathwick, J., Lehmann, A., et al. (2006) · Ecography

Species Distribution and Climate ChangeEcology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies

Cited by 9,088