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134M
DOIs · 2026-09-07
S-curve
best-fit model
216M
projected 2028
787K73M145M216M201220152018202120242027216M 2028
Logistic (S-curve) fitbest fit (AICc)N(t) = L / (1 + e^{−k(t − t₀)})
carrying capacity L 6.6Bsteepness k 0.334 / yrmidpoint t₀ 2038 0.9981forecast 216M by 2028

Forecast = 10% of the 15-yr record. ⚠ No saturation yet, so the carrying capacity L is poorly constrained — treat the logistic curve as a lower-bound scenario.

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DateDOIs
2026-09-07134,282,121
2026-08-24133,689,386
2026-08-17133,465,310
2026-08-10133,293,718
2026-08-03133,047,092
2026-07-27132,640,016
2026-07-20131,571,128
2026-07-13130,611,985
2026-07-06130,419,140
2026-06-24129,785,612
2026-01-01108,542,278
2025-01-0171,696,049
2024-01-0152,207,964
2023-01-0133,993,360
2022-01-0126,334,475
2021-01-0120,794,986
2020-01-0116,982,043
2019-01-0113,307,796
2018-01-019,787,150
2017-01-016,937,147
2016-01-014,792,999
2015-01-013,108,854
2014-01-011,704,084
2013-01-011,242,763
2012-01-01787,182

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