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diameterI agree that higher wattage means higher
filament temperature, which tends to increase the light output in the
visible by Wien's law.
The light output also increases because of the increasing filament
and length (higher surface area for light emission) for larger wattage
bulbs:
25 W 0.0030 cm dia 56 cm length ratio=1.0
75 W 0.0053 cm dia 55 cm length 3.2
100 W 0.0064 cm dia 58 cm length 4.4
200 W 0.0102 cm dia 72 cm length 9.0