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Climate adaptation finance: From paper commitments to climate risk reduction
Jasper Verschuur, Nicola Ann Ranger, Jim William Hall. Science, 2025-06-19
Topic: Risk, prevention and care in population studies
Science can help to target climate finance at better-quality adaptation.
Key findings
- Science can help to target climate finance at better-quality adaptation.
Why it matters
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Study details
- Evidence strengthLow
How this study scored 46/100
Published in a top-tier journal. Scored zero for study design, sample size, effect reported, studied in people and randomised / blinded because the record does not state it.
| Component | Points | Why |
|---|---|---|
| Journal tier | 10 / 10 | Tier 1 — top-tier general journal (Science) |
| Journal's citation record | 4 / 4 | Science: journal h-index 1,754 (OpenAlex, 2026-10-29) |
| Study design | 0 / 12 | No study design recorded — scores zero, not guessed (not stated in the record — scored 0) |
| Strength of evidence | 1 / 5 | Rated “low” in our summary |
| Peer-review validation | 10 / 10 | Peer-reviewed. Published as an article in a named peer-reviewed journal. |
| How recent | 4 / 5 | 2025 — within 3 year(s) of the newest study here |
| Sample size | 0 / 4 | Participant count not stated — scores zero (not stated in the record — scored 0) |
| Effect reported | 0 / 3 | No effect size reported — scores zero (not stated in the record — scored 0) |
| Studied in people | 0 / 3 | Not stated whether this was studied in people — scores zero (not stated in the record — scored 0) |
| Randomised / blinded | 0 / 2 | No randomisation or blinding stated — scores zero (not stated in the record — scored 0) |
| Times cited | 2 / 7 | Cited 10 times (OpenAlex, 2026-10-10) |
| Citations per year | 2 / 5 | 3.3 citations a year over 3 year(s) since 2025 |
| Impact for its field and year | 4 / 6 | Cited 9.7× the average for papers of its field and year (OpenAlex FWCI) |
| Cited by studies here | 0 / 6 | No other study in this library cites it |
| Still being cited | 1 / 4 | Cited 10 times in 2024–2026 (2026 still in progress; OpenAlex) |
| Senior author's track record | 3 / 4 | Last-listed author Jim William Hall: h-index 84 (OpenAlex, whole career) |
| Institution's track record | 2 / 3 | University of Oxford: institution h-index 2,205 (OpenAlex) |
| Multi-centre collaboration | 1 / 3 | OpenAlex lists 3 institution(s) in 2 countries |
| Indexed in PubMed | 2 / 2 | Indexed in PubMed (PMID 40537083) |
| Free to read | 0 / 2 | Behind a paywall — scores zero |
| Total | 46 / 100 | — |
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APA 7th
Verschuur, J., Ranger, N. A., & Hall, J. W. (2025). Climate adaptation finance: From paper commitments to climate risk reduction. Science. https://doi.org/10.1126/science.adx1950
Vancouver
Verschuur J, Ranger NA, Hall JW. Climate adaptation finance: From paper commitments to climate risk reduction. Science. 2025. doi:10.1126/science.adx1950. PMID: 40537083.
BibTeX
@article{verschuur2025-40537083,
author = {Verschuur, Jasper and Ranger, Nicola Ann and Hall, Jim William},
title = {{Climate adaptation finance: From paper commitments to climate risk reduction}},
journal = {Science},
year = {2025},
doi = {10.1126/science.adx1950},
pmid = {40537083},
url = {https://doi.org/10.1126/science.adx1950}
}
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