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Top 100 in Earth Science | Scientific Reports

The Scientific Reports team is pleased to announce the most read* articles from 2021 in Earth Science. Featuring authors from around the world, these papers highlight valuable research from an international community.

In 2021, Scientific Reports published over 610 Earth Science papers and we are pleased to share with you 100 of the most downloaded articles* from last year. 

Top 100 in Earth Science

Highlights include:

•    Coastal vulnerability in North Africa 
•    The earliest evidence of herd living in dinosaurs
•    The 20-million-year old lair of an ambush-predatory worm 
•    The effects of climate change on Pleistocene rock art 
•    Predicted regional increases in extreme snowfall 

Congratulations to all authors who contributed to these highly valuable research papers!


*Data obtained from SN Insights, which is based on Digital Science's Dimensions.