OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The H4-Index of International Journal of Sustainability in Higher Education is 24. 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 2021-10-01 to 2025-10-01.)

Article	Citations
Measuring the impact of organizational characteristics on the sustainability performance of US institutions of higher education	113
Fostering the use of sustainable design to reduce energy use and GHG emissions at Canadian universities: a life cycle cost analysis approach	90
E-learning and sustainability of higher education in Sub-Saharan Africa: a review and synthesis	82
Greening of the syllabus in faculties of education sciences through sustainable development goals: the case of public Andalusian universities (Spain)	66
The usual discourse of sustainable development and its impact on students of economics: a case from Czech higher education context	60
The role of online social networks in university students’ environmentally responsible behavior	59
Key insights from climate communication – and how they can inspire sustainability in higher education	49
Technical academia goes back to school: the role of universities in environmental and sustainable education for childhood	48
Applied engineering education for soft skills in the context of sustainability and mobility	40
Higher education in turbulent times: navigating the transition from un-sustainability in a world dominated by technology	39
Training students in inter- and transdisciplinary sustainability education: nurturing cross-faculty staff commitment and continuous community collaboration	38
Positive perceptions and purchase of sustainable foods is associated with higher diet quality in Australian university students	35
Sustainability education and community development in higher education using participatory and case based approaches in India	34
Decarbonising air travel in higher education institutions: a systematic literature review	34
Participatory science in higher education: a case study in a Mexican sustainability graduate program	32
Are LEED campus buildings universally designed? Assessments at Virginia Tech	29
Do European quality assurance frameworks support integration of transformative learning for sustainable development in higher education?	29
Science-based targets for higher education? Evaluating alignment between Ivy+ climate action plans and the Science-Based Targets initiative’s net-zero standards	28
Waste governance and campus sustainability: formal and informal waste systems at football tailgates in Michigan	28
Education for the circular economy in higher education: an overview of the current state	28
Transformative research and education in Living Labs using the SDGs as a compass	26
Forging a sustainable path: the QualEnv consortium's practices and strategies in promoting sustainable development in higher education institutions	25
Promoting sustainable consumption among university students: a systematic literature review	25
Industrial management meets environmental reporting – how a learning factory for engineering education is used to teach accounting of greenhouse gas emissions	25
Classical paradigms versus complexity thinking in engineering education: an essential discussion in the education for sustainable development	24

Authentic assessment targeting sustainability outcomes: a case study exploring student perceptions	24
Are the best higher education institutions also more sustainable?	24
Integration of sustainability in the curricula of public higher education institutions in Portugal: do strategic plans and self-report align?	24