A bar chart showing biomimetic publications by year. The y-axis represents publications by year, ranging from 0 to 2,800. The x-axis represents the years 1995 to 2011. Each bar on the chart is divided into two parts, a black bar indicating the proportion of publications that are journal papers and a white bar indicating the proportion in books and conferences. The number of papers in 1995 is very low, sitting at approximately 100, the majority of which are journal papers. These numbers of papers remain very similar, under 200, until 2001. The number of books/conference publications raises slightly during htis period. After 2001 numbers of publications begin increasing steeply until 2008 where they peak at just over 2,400 in total, or 1,200 journal papers and 1,200 books and conference publications. Numbers stabilise in 2009 and 2010, before rising to over 2,800 in 2011, or just over 1,600 journal articles and 1,200 books and conference publications.