Sustainable Development

Papers
(The TQCC of Sustainable Development is 10. The table below lists those papers that are above that threshold based on CrossRef citation counts [max. 250 papers]. The publications cover those that have been published in the past four years, i.e., from 2021-05-01 to 2025-05-01.)
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Green growth as a pathway toward sustainable development: A systems thinking on the Qinghai‐Tibet Plateau in China282
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Sustainable Development in Africa: The Contribution of Chinese Investment and Trade to Environmental Goods189
Quantification of systemic importance of SDGs in Asian‐African countries: A network hierarchy analysis188
The Challenge of Introducing Sustainability‐Oriented Innovation—An Ethnographic Study151
Corporate board diversity, environmental compliance, and occupational health and safety disclosure for achieving sustainable development goals in an emerging economy144
An evaluation methodological approach to support the definition of effective urban projects: A case study in the city of Rome (Italy)137
Extended producer responsibility in e‐waste recycling: A secure path to a sustainable future for UAE127
Ecological and social poverty traps: Complex interactions moving toward sustainable development125
Macroeconomic Drivers of Sustainable Tourism Development in Bangladesh: An ARDL Bounds Testing Approach124
Exploring Asia's Sustainable Future: A Panel Causality Analysis of Financial Growth, Technology, and Institutional Quality in Achieving Sustainable Development Goals121
Fostering sustainable production via the Amazon Fund collaborative platform121
Evaluating the Potential of Information and Communication Technologies to Increase Aquaculture Sustainability119
Impact of environmental policies on the profitability of greenhouse agriculture in southeastern Spain99
Microplastics in global rivers: Sustainable practices96
Current research trends in child poverty and psychological resilience research: A bibliometric analysis approach87
Financing methods for solid waste management: A review of typology, classifications, and circular economy implications86
Circular Economy Practices in the Hotel Industry: An Urban Destination Versus a Sun and Beach Island Destination84
Development sustainability levels in EU countries83
Assessing the influence of research quality on policy citations: Quantitative analysis finds non‐academic factors more likely to influence how papers get cited in SDG policy82
How Do Path Dependencies in Family Farming Affect Behavioural Intentions to Adopt Sustainable Practices? Exploring the Potential of Developing Carbon Farming by Smallholders in Serbia81
Does industrial sustainable development policy act as a booster for urban economic growth? Evidence from China's eco‐industrial parks80
A Leap Toward Sustainable Consciousness: SCQ‐S Validation for Spanish Adolescents78
Local resilience for low‐carbon transition in Poland: Frameworks, conditions and opportunities for Central European countries77
Environmental sustainable development through modeling and ranking of influential factors of reference groups on consumer behavior of green products: The case of Iran76
Financial development and sustainable development: A review of literature75
Biomimetic Approaches for Renewable Energy and Carbon Neutrality: Advancing Nature‐Inspired Approaches for Sustainable Development73
Environmental sustainability in developing countries: Understanding the criticality of financial inclusion and globalization73
Tourism development level and tourism eco‐efficiency: Exploring the role of environmental regulations in sustainable development72
Forecasting sustainable development goals scores by 2030 using machine learning models68
Does sustainable corporate governance have an impact on materiality disclosure quality in integrated reporting? International evidence66
Green Innovation and Fiscal Spending: Decoding the Path to Sustainable Development65
Do command‐and‐control environmental regulations realize the win‐win of “pollution reduction” and “efficiency improvement” for enterprises? Evidence from China64
Exploring the relationship between sustainable entrepreneurship and the United Nations sustainable development goals: A comprehensive literature review63
Does industry 5.0 model optimize sustainable performance of Agri‐enterprises? Real‐time investigation from the realm of stakeholder theory and domain62
Environmental Performance and SDGs: How Do Income Disparity, Urbanization, Resource Consumption, and Female Employers Affect the Ecological Footprint in Emerging Economies?62
Non‐state shareholder governance and corporate sustainability: Evidence from environmental, social and governance ratings61
Community Social Sustainability: Unpacking the Concept for Urban Governance and Planning60
Sustainable practices in hospitality pre and amid COVID‐19 pandemic: Looking back for moving forward post‐COVID‐1960
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Realizing environmental sustainability development through the efficiency of Web 3.0 on supply chain resilience59
Redefining sustainable urban development: A critical analysis in the wake of COVID‐1959
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Offshore wind energy and fisheries: Sustainable development goals, enterprise practices, and fishermen's perspectives56
Measuring regions' vulnerability and adaptation to climate change in China: An application of hybrid assessment approach56
I feel and I invest: Social emotions and sustainable investing in Germany and Japan54
Environmental information disclosure, environmental innovation, and firms' growth performances: The moderating role of media attention54
Gold mining in Ghana and the UN Sustainable Development Goals: Exploring community perspectives on social and environmental injustices54
Trending topics and themes in environmental innovation research based on topic modeling52
Mapping social impacts of agricultural commodity trade onto the sustainable development goals51
Determinants of corporate climate change disclosure: Is the mediating role of corporate strategic response to environmental governance and policy matter? Evidence from emerging market51
Factors Influencing Technology Adoption for Sustainability in Manufacturing Firms: An Empirical Analysis and Literature Review51
Factors influencing purchase intention for recycled products: A comparative analysis of Germany and South Africa51
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Climate change and rural livelihoods: The potential of extension programs for sustainable development47
Financing water investment for global sustainable development: Challenges, innovation, and governance strategies46
Supplier–buyer (in)congruence in environmental management accounting for sustainable development in the context of Japan46
Energy Communities Toward Sustainable Development: The Role of Economic Factors in a Social Analysis46
Confronting inequality in the “new normal”: Hyper‐capitalism, proto‐socialism, and post‐pandemic recovery44
Informality and poverty in Africa: Which comes first?43
Moving toward sustainable development: Social, economic and environmental value as antecedents of purchase intention in the sustainable crafts sector42
Symbiosis coordination between industrial development and ecological environment for sustainable development: Theory and evidence42
Environmental sustainability in South Africa: Understanding the criticality of economic policy uncertainty, fiscal decentralization, and green innovation41
Barriers of social sustainability: an improved interpretive structural model of Indian textile and clothing supply chain40
Empowering Sustainable Production: Firm Governance, Finance Strategies, and Tech‐Innovation in Advancing Circular Economy for SDG 12 in the US, China and Japan39
Environmental education for sustainable development in Bangladesh and its challenges39
How ecoefficient is European food consumption? A frontier‐based multiregional input–output analysis39
Advancing Sustainable Development Goal 15: The Role of Corporate Governance Structures and Environmental Regulations in Emerging Economies38
Introducing the New ESG‐Based Sustainability Uncertainty Index (ESGUI)38
Exploring the impacts of spatial regulation on environmentally sustainable development: A new perspective of quasi–experimental evaluation based on the National Key Ecological Function Zones in China38
Factors influencing green purchases: An emerging market perspective37
Measuring food systems sustainability in heterogenous countries: The Brazilian multidimensional index updated version applicability36
Intellectual property rights protection and sustainable innovation performance: The mediating role of technology spillover35
Greening African economies: Investigating the role of financial development, green investments, and institutional quality35
Assessment of digital platforms for the quantification of co‐benefits in nature‐based solutions35
A framework for measuring the implementation of the Sustainable Development Goal 4.2 (Quality Preprimary Education) at the local scale: an empirical study in Nanjing, China35
The Role of Green Finance in Driving Artificial Intelligence and Renewable Energy for Sustainable Development35
A step toward the modern and sustainable agriculture: Evaluating the impact of information and communication technology on cereal production in China35
Dynamic Configurations of Entrepreneurial Ecosystem Elements for Blended Value Creation35
Enhancing supply chain resilience and realizing green sustainable development through the virtual environment of the metaverse34
Importance of women empowerment for eco‐efficiency of small farms in the context of other social factors: Building sustainable agriculture in Central and Eastern European countri34
How do higher education institutions promote sustainable development? A literature review34
Governance, Corruption, Trade Openness, and Innovation: Key Drivers of Green Growth and Sustainable Development in Türkiye34
Sustainable manufacturing adoption in textile industries: A systematic state‐of‐art literature review and future research outline34
Health insurance uptake, poverty and financial inclusion in the Democratic Republic of Congo33
Leveraging stakeholder engagement for market value growth: Empirical evidence on sustainable development leadership in Europe33
Beyond the direct effect of economic growth on child mortality in Sub‐Saharan Africa: does environmental degradation matter?33
Development of on‐road emission inventory and evaluation of policy intervention on future emission reduction toward sustainability in Vietnam33
The synergistic effect of green trade and economic complexity on sustainable environment: A new perspective on the economic and ecological components of sustainable development33
Trust in Sustainability: Unraveling the CSR‐Performance Nexus Through Organizational Trust and Past Performance in the Banking Sector33
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Barriers and Strategies in Implementing Design for Disassembly and Adaptability Principles in Singapore: A Pathway to Circular Economy in the Construction Industry33
Ranking our future: University students' prioritization of Sustainable Development Goals and their connection to nature33
UN‐SDGs framework for child development in India: Evidence from a decentralized analysis32
Understanding Among Societal Groups as a Prerequisite for Constructive Conflict Handling in Sustainable Land Use Change32
Social dimension of the circular economy: Impact categories through fuzzy Delphi method32
Beyond Growth: The Triple Green Strategy (Green Energy, Green Innovation, and Green Finance) for Sustainable Emissions Reduction in BRICS Countries32
Enhancing disaster risk reduction and community resilience for sustainable development32
Students' Perspectives on Sustainability Competences and Pedagogical Approaches: Groupings and Interrelations Results From 17 International Case Studies31
Resilience in action: Kosovo's National Development Strategy to incorporate sustainable development goals30
Understanding transgender persons' careers to advance sustainable development: The case of Trans for Career Thailand30
Spillover effects and influencing factors of tourism eco‐efficiency for sustainable development: A case study of cities in the Yangtze River Delta30
Sustainable development through digital innovation: Unveiling the impact of big data comprehensive experimental zones on energy utilization efficiency29
Going Green in ASEAN: Assessing the Role of Eco‐Innovation, Green Energy, Industrialization, and Environmental Taxes in Achieving Carbon Neutrality29
Path to sustainable development: Does digital economy matter in manufacturing green total factor productivity?29
The impact of environmental policy on renewable energy innovation: A systematic literature review and research directions29
A green path towards sustainable development: Optimal behavior of the duopoly game model with carbon neutrality instruments29
A sustainable trajectory for the 2030 Agenda: Targeting historical lock‐ins to accelerate progress on all SDGs28
Special issue: Corporate sustainability and stakeholder management in tourism and hospitality28
Sustainable Managers for the Future: Are Italian Universities Aligned With Best Practices?28
Import competition and sustainable development of global value chains: Evidence from China28
Sustainable developments, renewable energy, and economic growth in Canada28
Attaining multiple sustainable development goals through storage hydropower development amidst community vulnerabilities27
Impact of regional investment on the sustainable development goals: A group analysis of economic and territorial development27
Assessing the progress toward achieving energy‐ and climate‐related sustainable development goals under four global energy transition outlooks27
Understanding the behavior of ESG in both OPEC and non‐OPEC countries? The implications for sustainable development reaching27
The sustainable development of mobility in the green transition: Renewable energy, local industrial chain, and battery recycling27
Balancing profit and sustainability: Investigating the eco‐innovation strategies of G20 polluting industries27
Exploring the role of sustainability reporting strategies in promoting sustainable development in social economy entities: The circular economy as a mediator27
Tracking sustainable development from the dual perspective of environmental and economic performance: A dynamic framework and coupling coordination degree27
Bridging energy transition and income inequality: The moderating effect of institutional transparency27
Disruptive Solutions for Carbon Neutrality and Sustainable Development: Evidence From CSARDL Approach27
Overcoming barriers to sustainable development: Evaluating what information frameworks matter and how they work in reducing consumer food waste27
Sustainable development of carbon sinks? Lessons from three types of peatland partnerships in Indonesia27
Bridging the gap: Exploring urban resilience and sustainability in Finnish regional development27
Unleashing the dynamic linkages among natural resources, economic complexity, and sustainable economic growth: Evidence from G‐20 countries27
Global SDG composite indicator: A new methodological proposal that combines compensatory and non‐compensatory aggregations26
Sustainable policies for air pollution reduction after COVID‐19 pandemic: Lessons learnt from the impact of the different lockdown periods on air quality26
Do top management team diversity and chief sustainability officer make firms greener? Moderating role of top management team behavioral integration26
Do you believe it? Green advertising skepticism and perceived value in buying electric vehicles26
The Dark Sides of Artificial Intelligence Implementation: Examining How Corporate Social Responsibility Buffers the Impact of Artificial Intelligence‐Induced Job Insecurity on Pro‐Environmental Behavi26
Linking institutional quality to environmental sustainability26
Sustainable development of the green bond markets in India: Challenges and strategies26
Sustainable development: Notions, numbers, and narratives26
Advancing Sustainability Assessment of Renewable Energy: A Study on Indicator‐to‐Framework Methods and Associated Rule Mining25
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The Priority Implementation of the Sustainable Development Goals in Underdeveloped Mountain Regions25
Sustainable development goals implementation in a post‐colonial African State: Any future for the African Continental Free Trade Area?25
How to further develop the integrated planting and breeding mode: A case study of the western region of Shandong Province25
Assessing environmental impacts of response strategies for sustainable food system transformation25
Residential exposure to environmental nuisances in Cameroon25
Barriers to sustainable development: Critical social factors influencing the sustainable building development based on Swedish experts' perspectives24
Environmental effects of growth and global value chains: The case of East and Southeast Asian economies24
Fintech and urban environmental sustainability: Exploring the impact of financial technology on urban carbon emissions24
The importance of sustainability engagement in small businesses supplier collaboration24
Carbon performance evaluation system and practice analysis for the sustainable enterprises24
Implementing sustainability in teaching: The role of sustainability leadership and transformational leadership in the context of higher education institutions24
The linkage between Agile project management and sustainable development: A theoretical and empirical view24
Environmental Performance and Firm Value: The Moderating Role of ESG‐Executive Compensation23
Russia‐Ukrainewar, the leadership question and sustainable food security in Africa23
When and how the implementation of green human resource management and data‐driven culture to improve the firm sustainable environmental development?22
Are institutional investors “in love” with the sustainable development goals? Understanding the idyll in the case of governments and pension funds22
Corporate governance code and voluntary disclosure of integrated reporting: Evidence from an emerging economy22
Does Women Empowerment Promote Sustainable Development in Developing Countries?22
Assessing the efficiency and the justice of energy transformation for the United States of America, China, and the European Union22
Scrutinizing the nexus: Energy, economic growth, and environmental quality: An approach toward achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (7, 13, and 8)22
Territorial Digital Twins: A key for increasing the community resilience of fragile mountain inner territories?22
Sustainable development, environmental innovation and export firms: The moderating roles of external collaboration, creativity enhancement and internal development processes22
Impediments of product recovery in circular supply chains: Implications for sustainable development22
Does labor out‐migration affect the sustainability of disaster mitigation? Insight from the social–ecological system perspective22
Nexus between green technology innovation, green financing, and CO2 emissions in the G7 countries: The moderating role of social globalisation21
Do green innovation and financial globalization contribute to the ecological sustainability and energy transition in the United Kingdom? Policy insights from a bootstrap rolling window approach21
Multidirectional analysis for sustainable development: An examination of sustainable policies, corporate social responsibility, and organizational performance21
Understanding the nonlinear effect of digital technology development on CO2 reduction21
Rural sustainability methods, drivers, and outcomes: A systematic review21
Climate Change, Land Degradation and Sustainable Development in Africa? Evidence for AfCFTA Implementation21
Adoption of renewable energy sources, low‐carbon initiatives, and advanced logistical infrastructure—an step toward integrated global progress21
Achieving sustainable population: Fertility decline in many developing countries follows modern contraception, not economic growth20
Demarcating transdisciplinary research in sustainability science—Five clusters of research modes based on evidence from 59 research projects20
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Community resilience implications for institutional response under uncertainty: Cases of the floods in Wayanad, India and the earthquake in Port‐au‐Prince, Haiti20
Glowing Indicators: Nighttime Luminosity as a Tool for Assessing SDG‐8 Progress in Emerging Economies20
Evaluating Biodiversity Criteria in Green Building Rating Schemes: Toward ‘Nature Positive’ Development20
Global lessons from local actions: A typology of polish local government approaches to sustainable development20
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The Impact of Corporate Governance on the Contribution of Listed Firms to Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) Disclosures in Ghana20
Turning “green” into “gold”: A study on the impact of green finance pilot zone policy on energy carbon emission efficiency19
Assessing the impacts of formal and informal regulations on ecological footprint19
Unlocking Informatization's Potential: The Impact of Smart City Initiatives on Inclusive Green Growth19
Carrots rather than sticks: Governance of voluntary sustainability standards and farmer welfare in Peru19
Sustainable development practices in public higher education: A new conceptual framework for nurturing student satisfaction and reinforcing attractiveness to international students19
Sustainable wastewater management: An imperative for urban development in Lagos, Nigeria19
Impact of renewable energy consumption on sustainable development in Central Asia19
Managing Social Sustainability With IoT Implementation: An Industry 5.0 Perspective19
Financing sustainable development goals in Sub‐Saharan Africa: Does international capital flows matter?19
Conceptual framework for analyzing the sustainability of socio‐ecological systems with a focus on ecosystem services that support water security18
An econometric study of eco‐innovation, clean energy, and trade openness toward carbon neutrality and sustainable development in OECD countries18
Sustainability in Agave tequilana weber farming: A life cycle assessment18
Targeting zero hunger to ensure sustainable development: Insights from a panel structure18
Inclusive Growth and Sustainable Development Nexus: Where Is the Synergy?18
Understanding the roles of universities for sustainable development transformations: A framing analysis of university models18
Energy and the social contract: From “energy consumers” to “people with a right to energy”18
Toward low‐carbon emissions and green growth for sustainable development in emerging economies: Do green trade openness, eco‐innovation, and carbon price matter?18
Gender economic inclusion, governance institutions and economic complexity in Africa18
Multidimensional assessment of regional inequality toward sustainable development18
How do emerging multinationals achieve sustainable development globally? The enabling mechanism of headquarter‐subsidiary structure in subsidiary sustainability18
Exploring moderating role of blockchain adoption on economic and environmental sustainability of organizations: A SEM‐fsQCA technique18
Gender diversity, inclusive innovation and firm performance18
Knowledge co‐production and researcher roles in transdisciplinary environmental management projects18
How does global trade in environmental goods contribute to theSDGsin developing countries?18
Sources of knowledge and innovation for sustainable development: A multifaceted perspective18
Deconstructing knowledge and reconstructing understanding: Designing a knowledge architecture for transdisciplinary co‐creation of energy futures18
The extrication of complex dynamics and the impact of government policies on tourism supply chain behavior for sustainable tourism in Zimbabwe18
Natural resource dependence, policy and institutions for environmental sustainability and African welfare18
Sustainable use of a smartphone and regulatory needs18
Building a unified sustainable development goal database: Why does sustainable development goal data selection matter?17
The impact of penalties for environmental violations on corporate environmental responsibility17
Enabling transdisciplinary research collaboration for planetary health: Insights from practice at the environment‐health‐development nexus17
Trade‐offs and synergies between dimensions of well‐being among smallholder farmers in Savannakhet province, Lao PDR17
Capacity Determinants of Climate Action in Developing Countries17
The sustainable development goals: How does their implementation affect the financial sustainability of the largest Spanish municipalities17
Strategic urban design for sustainable development: A framework for studio and practice17
Sustainable urban development: Can the balanced scorecard contribute to the strategic management of sustainable cities?17
Can sustainability be achieved through sustainable oriented innovation practices? Empirical evidence of micro, small and medium scale manufacturing enterprises17
Current status, prospects, and implications of renewable energy for achieving sustainable development goals in Nepal17
Dismantling linear lock‐ins in the Australian AEC industry: A pathway to a circular economy17
How Uncertain is the Emergence of Knowledge Related to the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals? An Analysis of Scientific Knowledge Diversification at Utrecht University17
Using web GIS to promote stakeholder understanding of scientific results in sustainable urban development: A case study in Bergen, Norway16
Business cycle synchronization and sustainable trade development in Africa: The role of capital mobility16
Resourcification: A non‐essentialist theory of resources for sustainable development16
Renewable energy and sustainable development goals: Insights from latent dirichlet allocation thematic and bibliometric analysis16
Unleashing digital transformation to achieve the sustainable development goals across multiple sectors16
Towards the development of a systematic approach for sustainability assessment of educational infrastructure: A system of priority areas and design quality indicators16
Improving human development through urbanization, demographic dividend and biomass energy consumption16
How financial performance influences investment in sustainable development initiatives in the airline industry: The moderation role of state‐ownership16
A framework for the assessment of qualitative and quantitative sustainable development of groundwater system16
Does improved cooking fuel empower women? Evidence from India16
Analysis of green total factor productivity in China's forestry industry: Technological, organizational, and environmental framework for sustainable economic development16
Indigenous knowledge and sustainable development: Rüza—A traditional water management practice in Phek district, Nagaland16
Sustainable innovation: Case studies from product development16
Quest for SDG‐13: The Aptness of Green Investments and Information and Communications Technology (ICT) to Emission Mitigation Among Central‐African States16
Links between the sustainable development goals: An analysis for Italy16
An integrated mechanism and challenges of mountainous sustainable development: A review of Hani Terraces, China16
Malta's low carbon transition towards sustainability16
Alignment of the 2030 Agenda to the port industry16
Sustainable futures: Toward institutionalizing green industrial policy16
The monitoring and evaluation challenges of the sustainable development goals: An assessment in three European countries16
Achieving sustainable development by reducing income inequality: The differential impact of industrial land expansion in urban agglomerations15
Unraveling the influence of convenience situational factors on e‐waste recycling behaviors: A goal‐framing theory approach15
Synergies and trade‐offs quantification from regional waste policy to sustainable development goals: The case of Kyoto City15
Exploring the path to achieve sustainable agricultural development: An empirical analysis based on the modernization of agriculture in six central China provinces15
Sustainability in Tequila Production: A Life Cycle Assessment15
New Oil Price Crisis, and Health Costs: Impact on the OECD Economy: Insights From a Novel IV‐Quantile–Quantile Analysis15
Gender, social networks, and the use of organic fertilizers toward sustainable agriculture in suburban villages of Central Vietnam15
The role of permaculture in the integration of indigenous and modern agricultural knowledge: Evidence from Konso, Ethiopia15
Why is ecological sustainability so difficult to achieve? An in‐context discussion of conceptual barriers15
Information and communication technologies role in alleviating poverty in Sub‐Saharan Africa: Impacts and transmission channels15
Can income inequality reduction policies limit the disparity between urban and rural clean cooking fuel access rates?15
Environmental target constraints and enterprise export competitiveness—Exploring the sustainable development of China's external trade15
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