Any 4-critical graph on n vertices contains Ω(n²) odd cycles, with an improved general bound of Ω(n^{1/(k-2)}) for k≥5.
Stiebitz, Subgraphs of colour-critical graphs, Combinatorica 7 (1987), 303–312
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Any 4-critical graph on n vertices contains Ω(n²) odd cycles, with an improved general bound of Ω(n^{1/(k-2)}) for k≥5.