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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.

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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.

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My background is in evolutionary biology, with a focus on sexual selection. I completed my PhD at Cornell University and a postdoc at the Technische Universität Dresden, in Germany, before joining Scientific Reports in 2021.

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