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# The IPCC's evidence network is broader but still geographically concentrated
- URL: https://intelligence.wildlandseco.com/2026-10-23-ipcc-references-diversity/
- Published: 2026-10-23T13:39:53.000Z
- Updated: 2026-10-23T13:39:53.000Z
- Description: More than 67,000 references show citation diversity rose from AR5 to AR6, while richer countries remained dominant.
- Author: Benjamin Worlund
- Tags: IPCC, geographic bias, research citations, Governance, Climate, Methods, #ecological-intelligence, #brief-2026-10-23, #weak-signal, #peer-reviewed, #geo-global

Evidence

Peer-reviewed

Geography

Global IPCC assessment literature

System

Climate assessment / institutions / research equity

## WHAT THE EVIDENCE SAYS

A bibliometric review of the literature cited across IPCC working groups found increasing representation of countries, institutions and journals between assessment cycles, alongside persistent dominance by developed-country research.

## WHY IT MATTERS / OUR READ

Evidence systems have their own geographic filters; whose studies enter syntheses is worth watching alongside the conclusions themselves.

## CAVEATS / UNCERTAINTY

Bibliometrics alone cannot demonstrate that particular findings or policy recommendations were biased.

## SOURCE

npj Climate Action — Wolf and Westphal (2026)  
[View original evidence ↗](https://doi.org/10.1038/s44168-026-00438-3?ref=intelligence.wildlandseco.com)

From the Morning Brief · 2026-10-23

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