International Journal of Sustainability in Higher Education

Papers
(The median citation count of International Journal of Sustainability in Higher Education is 2. 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 2021-07-01 to 2025-07-01.)
ArticleCitations
Fostering the use of sustainable design to reduce energy use and GHG emissions at Canadian universities: a life cycle cost analysis approach101
E-learning and sustainability of higher education in Sub-Saharan Africa: a review and synthesis79
Sustainability education and community development in higher education using participatory and case based approaches in India76
Training students in inter- and transdisciplinary sustainability education: nurturing cross-faculty staff commitment and continuous community collaboration65
Technical academia goes back to school: the role of universities in environmental and sustainable education for childhood60
Measuring the impact of organizational characteristics on the sustainability performance of US institutions of higher education55
The role of online social networks in university students’ environmentally responsible behavior53
Greening of the syllabus in faculties of education sciences through sustainable development goals: the case of public Andalusian universities (Spain)51
Decarbonising air travel in higher education institutions: a systematic literature review48
Do European quality assurance frameworks support integration of transformative learning for sustainable development in higher education?45
Participatory science in higher education: a case study in a Mexican sustainability graduate program42
The usual discourse of sustainable development and its impact on students of economics: a case from Czech higher education context39
Positive perceptions and purchase of sustainable foods is associated with higher diet quality in Australian university students38
Key insights from climate communication – and how they can inspire sustainability in higher education36
Higher education in turbulent times: navigating the transition from un-sustainability in a world dominated by technology35
Sustainability university rankings: a comparative analysis of UI green metric and the times higher education world university rankings35
Applied engineering education for soft skills in the context of sustainability and mobility33
Are LEED campus buildings universally designed? Assessments at Virginia Tech31
Industrial management meets environmental reporting – how a learning factory for engineering education is used to teach accounting of greenhouse gas emissions28
Forging a sustainable path: the QualEnv consortium's practices and strategies in promoting sustainable development in higher education institutions28
Science-based targets for higher education? Evaluating alignment between Ivy+ climate action plans and the Science-Based Targets initiative’s net-zero standards28
Are the best higher education institutions also more sustainable?27
Waste governance and campus sustainability: formal and informal waste systems at football tailgates in Michigan26
Transformative research and education in Living Labs using the SDGs as a compass26
Boosting the sustainable development goals in a civil engineering bachelor degree program26
Sustainability practices at higher education institutions in Asia25
Authentic assessment targeting sustainability outcomes: a case study exploring student perceptions25
Classical paradigms versus complexity thinking in engineering education: an essential discussion in the education for sustainable development25
Promoting sustainable consumption among university students: a systematic literature review24
Integration of sustainability in the curricula of public higher education institutions in Portugal: do strategic plans and self-report align?23
Education for the circular economy in higher education: an overview of the current state23
Sustainability reporting on the websites of public and private universities in Ghana23
Green campus and student proactivity initiatives: the importance of a participatory approach22
Empowering undergraduate students to take action: an empathetic mindset toward education for sustainable development22
Training of communities of sustainability practice through science and art22
Developing systems thinking to address climate change22
The implementation of sustainability in Brazilian Federal Institutes of Education, Science and Technology22
What transforms? – Transformative learning in a sustainability leadership master’s program20
Reinforcing infrastructure equity through leveraging Envision rating system within construction education19
Addressing climate change education: relevant contributions from universities19
Change agents under tensions: a paradox approach to strategies for transforming higher education toward sustainability19
How sustainable is the governance for sustainability in higher education? Insights from an Italian case study19
Online learning and teaching for the SDGs – exploring emerging university strategies18
Game-based learning about the circular economy in building sustainable communities: a case of international and interdisciplinary university collaboration18
A critical review of sustainability assessment tools for higher education institutions18
SDG4 academic research productivity in the EU27: economic factors and COVID-19 impacts17
Bottled vs tap water perceptions, choices and recommendations in a US Midwest university community17
Measurement of sustainable attitudes: a scale for business students17
Interdisciplinary mobility: an approach to measuring interdisciplinary learning outcomes by using curricular checkpoints17
“Connect the circle” systems thinking tool for postgraduate sustainability education: case study17
Circular economy education: student feedback from five higher education institutions in the Asia Pacific17
Pedagogies for sustainability: insights from a foundational sustainability course in the built environment16
A literature review on the strategies implemented by higher education institutions from 2010 to 2020 to foster pro-environmental behavior of students16
Changing the world one engineer at a time – unmaking the traditional engineering education when introducing sustainability subjects16
Business professors’ behavior toward incorporating sustainability in the classroom – a theory of planned behavior perspective16
Biodiversity preservation in German higher education institutions: existing approaches, challenges and future developments16
Exploring the development of context appreciation in coursework that targets problem-solving for sustainable development16
Structural drivers and barriers to the strategic integration of sustainability in US B-schools16
Do professional courses prepare hospitality students for efficient surplus food management? A self-evaluation of professional competence in food waste prevention16
Food waste factors in university restaurants: evidence from Brazilian students15
Assessment of sustainability consciousness among pre-service teachers in China under the “Double Carbon” goal15
What do medical students know about sustainable development?15
Effect of sustainability measures on student satisfaction regarding accommodation services: practical study from the University of Northampton in the UK15
The influence of sustainability education on students’ entrepreneurial intentions15
The engagement CUBE: a dialogical tool for designing, facilitating and monitoring engaged research and teaching strategies15
Sustainability transformation processes as a driving force to promote female participation in STEM-oriented higher education institutions: a Chilean case study15
Environmental, social, governance and sustainable development goals: promoting sustainability in universities15
Green absorptive capacity, green dynamic capabilities and green service innovation: a study in Brazilian universities15
Teacher’s agency in education for sustainable development: an East-West collaborative Erasmus programme using Q methodology15
A novel and comprehensive approach to mapping university research onto the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) – the case of University College Cork, Ireland14
Sustainability accounting education: challenges and outlook14
Empowering youth for sustainability in universities: service-learning and the willingness to act14
Research on the influencing factors and upgrading paths for innovation and entrepreneurship education in universities under the background of sustainable development goals: a QCA empirical study on ne14
University air travel and greenhouse gas mitigation: an analysis of higher education climate policies14
Current themes and future directions of the sustainable development goals in higher education14
Visual images of sustainability in higher education: the hidden curriculum of climate change on campus14
A 5 pillars approach to the sustainable development goals performance and reporting in Portuguese higher education institutions. Proposal for an applied framework14
A comparison on the evaluation standards of sustainable campus between China and America14
The integration of SDGs and biodiversity in HEIs curricula and practices: a systematic literature review14
Education for sustainable development in higher education institutions: an approach for effective interdisciplinarity13
Exploring response levels to sustainability in engineering curricula: a cross-case analysis13
Green building practices in higher education institutes: strategies for implementation13
Pendulum effect: how formal structures and hidden curriculum act in higher education institutions’ contribution to sustainable development?13
Physical education teacher educators’ subjective theories about sustainability and education for sustainable development13
Smart practices in HEIs and the contribution to the SDGs: implementation in Brazilian university13
Hybrid method to guide sustainable initiatives in higher education: a critical analysis of Brazilian municipalities13
Is university teaching aligned with the sustainable development goals possible? An approach through the virtual training of university professors13
Sustainable community development through peer-to-peer learning in the online and in-person classroom13
Awareness and perception of the environmental sustainability of the UAE University campus: a case study of sustainability course13
Pro-environmental choices in Indonesia’s campus life: examining the extended theory of planned behavior (TPB) for sustainable behavior in a university setting13
Perception of sustainable construction among Nigerian university students: a case study analysis12
Students’ awareness, knowledge and attitudes towards the sustainable development goals at the University of South Africa12
Systems thinking for systems leadership: promoting competency development for graduate students in sustainability studies12
Implementation of sustainability principles in landscape architecture education: an examination of faculty attitudes and course syllabi12
Leveraging community-engaged teaching and learning in higher education institutions for advancing sustainable development: a literature review12
Determinants of transportation sustainability in universities of Islamabad, Pakistan12
Problem-based learning for the development of sustainable attitudes and knowledge in engineering students: evidence from the Dominican Republic11
Promoting sustainable food behavior among young people: evidence-based suggestions for intervention in higher education11
Investigations regarding perspectives between design education and industry practices in sustainability design11
Sustainability in higher education in Ecuador- Universidad Técnica del Norte case study11
Who is taking climate action in university? Drivers of personal and professional climate action in higher education11
Maintenance of an environmental management system based on ISO 14001 in a Brazilian private university, seeking sustainable development11
Publisher’s note11
Innovation for environmental sustainability: longitudinal effects of an education for sustainable development intervention on university students’ pro-environmentalism11
Understanding the environmental footprint of a Swiss university – mobility, energy and material consumption before and during the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic11
Proposal for sustainability action archetypes for higher education institutions11
Climate lessons from the cold edge: rethinking the university as an ethical ecology11
“Going beyond the call of duty”: academic agency and promoting transformation for sustainability in higher education10
The relationship between the incorporation of sustainability in higher education and the student’s behavior: self-reported sustainable behavior scale10
Understanding the role of nutrition literacy in sustainable nutrition10
Perception about sustainable development goals among Erasmus students in a Spanish university10
Influences of the Covid-19 pandemic on the impact factor of a sample of environment/sustainability-related journals10
Proposed mapping and evaluation model of sustainable development goals in graduate programs in environmental sciences in Brazil10
The carbon footprint at quality and environmental university consortium – QualEnv10
Factors influencing online sustainability disclosure in Spanish universities10
How to boost college students’ pro-environmental behavior: the implicit theory perspective10
Guest editorial: Making an impact – UN Sustainable Development Goals and university performance9
The state of the art in the incorporation of sustainable development goals in Nepalese Universities9
Trends in research: carbon footprint reduction in universities as a way to achieve a green campus9
Establishment and implementation of behavioral observation scale for avoiding food waste for hospitality students9
Provision of education for sustainability development and sustainability literacy in business programs in three higher education institutions in Brazil, Colombia and Peru9
University rankings and sustainable development: the state of the art9
Understanding the drivers of sustainable food consumption of Chinese university students: a moderated mediation model9
The importance of incorporating lived experience and identity in promoting cultural diversity and sustainability in community college and education: a case study of Community College of Allegheny Coun9
Incidence of sustainability in university performance: evidence of stakeholders’ perceptions at Colombian private higher education institutions9
Between real change and institutional facade: unpacking operational sustainability in English universities9
Uncovering perspectives on SDG integration for university transformations9
The sustainability literacy assessment instruments: a systematic literature review9
Which leadership processes encourage sustainable transitions within universities?9
Catalyzing climate action: a case study on universities as hubs for community-engaged climate projects9
Perceptions of different communication strategies on proenvironmental waste disposal behavior: a case study with university students in Brazil9
Responding to urgent calls for fit-for-purpose planetary health curricula: an examination of nutrition and dietetics tertiary education9
Envisioning the Indigenised university for sustainable development8
Study on university students’ intention to choose reusable takeaway food containers: evidence from China8
Sustainability governance toward an organizational sustainability culture at German higher education institutions8
An assessment of key sustainability competencies: a review of scales and propositions for validation8
A cost-minimizing approach to eliminating the primary sources of greenhouse gas emissions at institutions of higher education8
Vertically integrated project: uniting teaching, research, and community in favor of sustainability8
How university students are taught about sustainability, and how they want to be taught: the importance of the hidden curriculum8
Generating students’ loyalty towards the sustainable university during the later COVID-19 pandemic8
Mapping social structures for sustainability transformation at McGill University, Canada8
An institutional framework for education for sustainable development through service-learning in universities8
Bridging the gap: participatory action research for climate change adaptation in rural India8
Investigating the role of green curriculum in shaping pro-environmental behaviors and environmental values orientation for sustainability8
Reporting of and policy on greenhouse gas emissions from air travel at Canadian universities7
Campus sustainability, organizational learning and sustainability reporting: an empirical analysis7
Using real-world engagements for sustainability learning in ODeL in the Global South: challenges and opportunities7
Prospective science teachers’ knowledge, awareness and understanding of climate change: a case study in Indonesian higher education institution7
Assessing sustainability knowledge for undergraduate students in different academic programs and settings7
Remanufactured products from university students’ perspective: a reflexive thematic analysis approach7
Appreciation of primary preservice teachers about the potential educational use of citizen science in environmental education7
English language teacher trainers’ capacity building in sustainable development goals through MOOCs7
International service-learning projects on water sustainable management in higher education: a case study on improving water quality in a needy community7
Teachers’ competencies in education for sustainable development in the context of Vietnam7
Systematic exploration of sustainability in higher education: a tertiary perspective7
Individual-level characteristics of environmental sustainability among students in a higher education institution: the role of happiness and academic performance7
Sustainability education at higher education institutions: pedagogies and students’ competences7
Sustainable practices implementation in the future careers of engineering students: an empirical study7
Inter- and transdisciplinary sustainability education: promoting equitable renewable energy opportunities in vulnerable neighbourhoods in Amsterdam through participatory action research7
The role of sustainable development in the academic curriculum and prospective employment: a survey of information technology students in Bulgaria7
Exploring the imperative of education and learning for sustainable development: research gaps and pathways7
Conceptual model for facultative symbiosis between sustainable construction and nature-based solutions in the training of engineers in Chile6
ESD training for university teachers: which is more effective, the face-to-face or digital format? Results of an intervention study6
Exploring how preservice science and mathematics teachers use systems dynamics tools to explain sustainable development goals6
Enhancing sustainability education in higher education through simulation-based learning: integrating sustainable development goals6
Education for sustainable development at Chemnitz University of Technology6
What is the role of economics and business studies in the development of attitudes in favour of sustainability?6
Sustainable development through service learning and community engagement in higher education: a systematic literature review6
Boundary crossings: innovating assessment practices in higher education6
IoT solution for energy management and efficiency on a Brazilian university campus – a case study6
Environmental behavior of university students6
Innovations and challenges in SDG integration and reporting in higher education: a case study from the University of South Florida6
Individual and interlinked SDGs: higher education institutions and metro area sustainability performance6
Environmental service-learning approach in higher education – a descriptive case study on student-led life cycle assessments of university cafeteria meals6
Environmental values and education in Spanish universities: a questionnaire validation6
A survey of the most prevalent sustainability initiatives at universities6
Student perceptions and interests in sustainability: differences among student groups and impact on student sustainability program participation6
Spaces of learning – practising the SDGs through geographical fieldwork methods in a nature park5
Lean practices toward a balanced sustainability in higher education institutions: a Brazilian experience5
Lost in translation? Tanzanian students’ views on sustainability and language, and the implications for the pledge to leave no one behind5
Guest editorial: European perspectives on the socially responsible and engaged university5
Is the global reporting initiative suitable to account for university social responsibility? Evidence from European institutions5
Enabling change agents for sustainable development: a whole-institution approach to embedding the UN Sustainable Development Goals in higher education5
Exploring sustainability consciousness as a psychological construct with undergraduate students in the Republic of Korea5
Shaping pro-environmental behaviors through eco-diaries and research-based projects: an experimental study of business students at Yangzhou University5
Co-creating environmental and sustainability education courses: the possibilities and pitfalls of collaborative course design5
Circular economy, methane capture, and climate education in US HEIs5
Unmasking mobility patterns: international travel behavior and emissions of scientists in a higher research institution5
Sustainability in education through collaborative learning using social media: an exploratory study with moderating role of “knowledge creator” and “knowledge seeker”5
Formation of sustainable development competencies in Ukrainian English for specific purposes students5
Reducing the environmental impact of food service in universities using life cycle assessment5
Leveraging educational partnerships to integrate education for sustainable development into university geoscience curriculum5
Campus sustainability plans: past, present and future5
How management education is engaging students in the sustainable development goals5
The impact of corporate social responsibility on educational management: evidence from learner tendencies5
Teaching the “10 Rs” of circular economy in technological-level undergraduate courses offered in Brazil: an exploratory analysis via fuzzy TOPSIS class5
Students’ perspectives of sustainable development goals in a Japanese higher education institute5
Empowering future leaders: a cross-university study on integrating SDGS in university social responsibility programs in Taiwan5
Inner transitions in higher education in Sweden: incorporating intra-personal skills in education for sustainable development5
A comprehensive review of environmental, sustainability and climate change curriculum in Taiwan’s higher education institutions5
Integrating education for sustainable development in physical education: fostering critical and systemic thinking5
Campus sustainability in the Australian higher education sector: divergence and convergence in planning, reporting and tactics5
Development of assessment framework for environmental sustainability in higher education institutions5
Redefining academic trajectories: A comprehensive analysis of the factors and impacts of the gender gap in STEM higher education4
Hands-on sustainability: designing an engaging undergraduate sustainable business course4
Leveraging place-based resources for quality education: insights from a forest community outreach project in Japan4
The socially responsible European university: a challenging project4
The determinants of environmental knowledge sharing behaviour among accounting educators: a modified theory of planned behaviour4
An assessment model for socio-cultural sustainability of campus outdoor environments using physical and satisfaction indicators4
Navigating complexity in sustainability and climate action: comparing participatory action research and developmental evaluation in higher education4
Education for sustainable development using participatory methodologies in Indonesian higher education: the case of Satya Terra Bhinneka University4
An overview of research trends on sustainability in higher education – an exploratory study4
How and why US universities fail to impart environmental literacy to all students4
Social and environmental reporting within Australian universities: an accountability perspective4
What does sustainable development goals knowledge contribute to? A longitudinal study of values and sustainable behaviour in university students4
The possibility of a theory of change to tackle the climate crisis in a UK university4
Environmental and sustainability education in teacher education research: an international scoping review of the literature4
Investigating the relationships between student well-being and perceived environmental sustainability: student environmental attitudes as a moderator4
SDGs in master’s theses: a study of a Finnish University of Applied Sciences4
Brazilian federal universities and their sustainable practices based on sustainable logistics management plan4
Climate change education in China: a pioneering case of its implementation in tertiary education and its effects on students’ beliefs and attitudes4
Linking the UN sustainable development goals to life cycle impact applied to a university campus4
The nexus between stakeholders’ materiality and sustainable development goals: evidence from higher education institutions4
Academia’s engagement with Sustainable Development Goals: status quo and barriers at Great Zimbabwe University4
Education in collaboration with cities: the intentions of transdisciplinary courses4
Toward an integrated reporting framework in higher education institutions: evidence from a public university4
Journey of a university research institute: transition from multi-disciplinary to inter-disciplinary research in supporting sustainable development goals (SDGS)4
Educating for the future: a value competence model for higher education professors in sustainable development and business education4
Assessing students’ sustainability consciousness in relation to their perceived teaching styles: an exploratory study in Pakistani context4
Sustainability consciousness, peer influence and sustainable consumption behaviour: the role of altruism among business students in Ghana4
Participatory research strategy in creating climate change awareness campaign to community: Malaysian undergraduates’ experiences4
Climate literacy among undergraduate students who study science in Los Angeles4
Intra-organisational sustainable development policy integration processes in higher education through staff networks: a case study from the United Kingdom4
Addressing the higher education for sustainable development agenda at the College of Open and Distance Learning, St. Mary’s University, Ethiopia: opportunities and challenges3
Faculty development program about the food–energy–water nexus: supporting faculty’s adoption of a curricular module and program evaluation3
Students’ learning sustainability – implicit, explicit or non-existent: a case study approach on students’ key competencies addressing the SDGs in HEI program3
What makes students of green universities act green: application of protection motivation theory3
Students leading students: a qualitative study exploring a student-led model for engagement with the sustainable development goals3
University contributions to sustainability via state-level climate action plans in the USA3
Quantifying the presence of sustainability education and climate change in higher education: a bibliometric study3
Guidelines to promote sustainable transport in higher education universities: a bibliometric and systematic review3
Growing sustainable therapeutic third spaces – a therapeutic sensory garden’s impact on university student self-reported quality of life and affect3
Assessing the provisions for sustainability in economics degree programmes3
Pathways to decarbonization, circular construction, and sustainability in the built environment3
Chinese undergraduates and climate change: what they think, what they do and what they need3
Sustainable development education’s pathways and influencing factors for enhancing sustainability behaviors: a survey of Chinese university students3
Universities’ journey towards sustainability- systematic literature review3
Gen Z consumers’ sustainable consumption behaviors: influencers and moderators3
The influence of a gender equality course in tourism on university students’ SDG knowledge, attitude and practice (KAP)3
Sustainability and sustainable development values in creative practices among design undergraduates of Russia and Malaysia3
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