Is evolution in decline?
Billl Dembski (2006) predicts that within a decade evolution will no longer be accepted.
History of the " imminent demise of evolution"
According to Science Citation Index (online) the number of articles using the keyword "evolution" was:
1991 was the first full year that SCI was online.2008 - 42,692
2007 - 36,718
2006 - 35,366
2005 - 34,848
2004 - 30,302
2003 - 29,297
2002 - 26,021
2001 - 25,509
2000 - 23,451
1999 - 22,736
1998 - 20,850
1997 - 19,475
1996 - 18,250
1995 - 16,668
1994 - 15,470
1993 - 13,953
1992 - 13,485
1991 - 12,008
This translates into an average annual increase in "evolution" citations of almost 8% per year
Eugene Garfield founded the Institute for Scientific Information in 1958. His intent was to improve accessibility of scientific literature for bench scientists. Science Citation Index, ISI's main database, is now a major international resource which not only supports scientists but helps sociologists evaluate scientific trends and estimate the importance of journals and particular scientific articles
