OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The H4-Index of International Journal of Sustainability in Higher Education is 25. 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 2022-05-01 to 2026-05-01.)

Article	Citations
Sustainability in arts and design education: graduate students’ motivations, practices and future visions	120
Development and implementation of a cross-course collaborative project on cotton sustainability: a self-determination theory perspective	78
Participatory science in higher education: a case study in a Mexican sustainability graduate program	65
Higher education institutions catalyzing climate action: bibliometric review and future perspectives	59
Positive perceptions and purchase of sustainable foods is associated with higher diet quality in Australian university students	55
Training pre-service teachers for sustainability: transformation through extra-curricular activities	53
E-learning and sustainability of higher education in Sub-Saharan Africa: a review and synthesis	48
Entrepreneurship education for climate action: the role of universities in developing NetZero startups	45
SDGs as a net or wedge for climate action? An international study of students’ climate consciousness and awareness of SDGs	41
Training students in inter- and transdisciplinary sustainability education: nurturing cross-faculty staff commitment and continuous community collaboration	40
Key insights from climate communication – and how they can inspire sustainability in higher education	37
Decarbonising air travel in higher education institutions: a systematic literature review	35
A model for applying corporate sustainability-related concepts to higher education	35
Fostering the use of sustainable design to reduce energy use and GHG emissions at Canadian universities: a life cycle cost analysis approach	34
Higher education in turbulent times: navigating the transition from un-sustainability in a world dominated by technology	33
Teacher trainees’ awareness of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals and self-efficacy in incorporating SDGs into teaching in Macau SAR	32
Applied engineering education for soft skills in the context of sustainability and mobility	31
Technical academia goes back to school: the role of universities in environmental and sustainable education for childhood	31
Sustainability education and community development in higher education using participatory and case based approaches in India	28
University social responsibility and the SDG agenda: a bibliometric review of sustainability practices in higher education (2000–2025)	28
Managing uncertainty: group assignment tasks that encourage education as sustainability	26
Promoting sustainable consumption among university students: a systematic literature review	26
Industrial management meets environmental reporting – how a learning factory for engineering education is used to teach accounting of greenhouse gas emissions	26
Sustainability reporting on the websites of public and private universities in Ghana	25
Are the best higher education institutions also more sustainable?	25

Classical paradigms versus complexity thinking in engineering education: an essential discussion in the education for sustainable development	25
Integration of sustainability in the curricula of public higher education institutions in Portugal: do strategic plans and self-report align?	25