# Rising cause-specific mortality risk and burden of compound heatwaves amid climate change

*PRI Rank #17 · Topics and Trends in Most Cited Air Quality and Health Impacts Papers, Class of 2026*

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| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Rank | #17 |
| 18m citations | 62 |
| Journal | Nature Climate Change |
| Year | 2024 |
| DOI | 10.1038/s41558-024-02137-5 |
| Corresponding authors | Renjie Chen, Maigeng Zhou |
| Institution | Fudan University, China |

**Ranking page:** [Topics and Trends in Most Cited Air Quality and Health Impacts Papers, Class of 2026](https://pri.pepkio.com/top-papers/air-quality-and-health-impacts/2026)

**Paper link:** [10.1038/s41558-024-02137-5](https://doi.org/10.1038/s41558-024-02137-5)

## Topics

compound heatwaves · cause-specific mortality · mortality risk · mortality burden · climate change · Heat-related mortality · temperature extremes · cardiovascular mortality · respiratory mortality · multi-day heat exposure · heatwave intensity · heatwave duration · Vulnerable populations · Temporal trends · attribution analysis

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