8.8%
▲ 8.1 pts since 2010
share of Earth science publications that were AI-related in 2025
20102025

What the chart shows

AI-related work made up 8.8% of Earth science publications in 2025, the highest share of the three fields the AI Index tracks and up from 0.7% in 2010. Across the natural sciences as a whole the share was 6.8%.

The life sciences (6.5%) and physical sciences (5.8%) follow. All four measures were below 1% in 2010 and climbed after 2018; the share for the natural sciences as a whole rose 1.1 percentage points in 2025 alone.

Key numbers

MeasureValue
Earth science, 20258.79%
All natural sciences, 20256.80%
Life sciences, 20256.48%
Physical sciences, 20255.84%
Earth science, 20100.72%
All natural sciences, 20100.47%

How to read it

  • Share of each field’s publications in the Web of Science that the AI Index classifies as AI-related.
  • Earth science is counted separately from the physical sciences here; a paper can belong to more than one field.
  • Differences between shares are in percentage points.
Source: AI Index, 2026, via the AI Index Report 2026 (Stanford HAI), figure 5.1.2: AI-related publications in natural sciences (% of total), 2010–25. Chart and text by AI Adoption.
Numbers checked against the published data on 20 October 2026.
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