# Climate change is an important predictor of extinction risk on macroevolutionary timescales

*PRI Rank #18 · Topics and Trends in Most Cited Marine and fisheries research Papers, Class of 2026*

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| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Rank | #18 |
| 18m citations | 37 |
| Journal | Science |
| Year | 2024 |
| DOI | 10.1126/science.adj5763 |
| Corresponding authors | Cooper Malanoski, Erin E. Saupe |
| Institution | Oxford University, United Kingdom |

**Ranking page:** [Topics and Trends in Most Cited Marine and fisheries research Papers, Class of 2026](https://pri.pepkio.com/top-papers/marine-and-fisheries-research/2026)

**Paper link:** [10.1126/science.adj5763](https://doi.org/10.1126/science.adj5763)

## Topics

marine invertebrates · extinction risk · macroevolutionary timescales · 485 million years · intrinsic traits · extrinsic climate change · physiological traits · magnitude of climate change · extinction resistance · climate-mediated extinction mechanisms · Phanerozoic · trait-based extinction models · paleoclimate · biodiversity loss · climate velocity

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Pepkio Research Index (PRI). Topics and Trends in Most Cited Marine and fisheries research Papers, Class of 2026. https://pri.pepkio.com/top-papers/marine-and-fisheries-research/2026. Accessed 2026-07-17.

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