Article Dans Une Revue Communications Earth & Environment Année : 2023

The evolving landscape of sea-level rise science from 1990 to 2021

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As sea-level rise (SLR) accelerates due to climate change, its multidisciplinary field of science has similarly expanded, from 41 articles published in 1990 to 1475 articles published in 2021, and nearly 15,000 articles published in the Web of Science over this 32-year period. Here, big-data bibliometric techniques are adopted to systematically analyse this large literature set. Four main research clusters (themes) emerge: (I) geological dimensions and sea-level indicators, (II) impacts, risks, and adaptation, (III) physical components of sea-level change, and (IV) coastal ecosystems and habitats, with 16 associated sub-themes. This analysis provides insights into the evolution of research agendas, the challenges and opportunities for future assessments (e.g. next IPCC reports), and growing focus on adaptation. For example, the relative importance of sub-themes evolves consistently with a relative decline in pure science analysis towards solution-focused topics associated with SLR risks such as high-end rises, declining ecosystem services, flood hazards, and coastal erosion/squeeze.
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hal-04672870 , version 1 (19-08-2024)

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Danial Khojasteh, Milad Haghani, Robert J Nicholls, Hamed Moftakhari, Mahmood Sadat-Noori, et al.. The evolving landscape of sea-level rise science from 1990 to 2021. Communications Earth & Environment, 2023, 4 (1), pp.257. ⟨10.1038/s43247-023-00920-4⟩. ⟨hal-04672870⟩

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