# Climate velocities and species tracking in global mountain regions

*PRI Rank #12 · Topics and Trends in Most Cited Species Distribution and Climate Change Papers, Class of 2026*

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| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Rank | #12 |
| 18m citations | 48 |
| Journal | Nature |
| Year | 2024 |
| DOI | 10.1038/s41586-024-07264-9 |
| Corresponding authors | I‐Ching Chen, Sheng‐Feng Shen |
| Institution | Academia Sinica, Taiwan |

**Ranking page:** [Topics and Trends in Most Cited Species Distribution and Climate Change Papers, Class of 2026](https://pri.pepkio.com/top-papers/species-distribution-and-climate-change/2026)

**Paper link:** [10.1038/s41586-024-07264-9](https://doi.org/10.1038/s41586-024-07264-9)

## Topics

Climate velocity · Climate niche tracking · mountain regions · isotherm shifts · Elevational gradient · lapse rate of temperature · satellite data · moist adiabatic lapse rate · isotherm shifts · surface warming 1971-2020 · narrowly distributed species · Range shift · biodiversity redistribution · northern Sumatra · Brazilian highlands · southern Africa · Conservation strategies · climate-change trajectories

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