Sustainable Development

Papers
(The median citation count of Sustainable Development is 4. 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 2021-08-01 to 2025-08-01.)
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Corporate board diversity, environmental compliance, and occupational health and safety disclosure for achieving sustainable development goals in an emerging economy285
Environmental sustainable development through modeling and ranking of influential factors of reference groups on consumer behavior of green products: The case of Iran251
Environmental sustainability in developing countries: Understanding the criticality of financial inclusion and globalization204
Exploring the relationship between sustainable entrepreneurship and the United Nations sustainable development goals: A comprehensive literature review161
Green growth as a pathway toward sustainable development: A systems thinking on the Qinghai‐Tibet Plateau in China158
Quantification of systemic importance of SDGs in Asian‐African countries: A network hierarchy analysis148
Ecological and social poverty traps: Complex interactions moving toward sustainable development147
Development sustainability levels in EU countries133
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 policy133
Current research trends in child poverty and psychological resilience research: A bibliometric analysis approach131
From Inequalities to Inclusion: Sustainable Development for Smallholders130
Extended producer responsibility in e‐waste recycling: A secure path to a sustainable future for UAE129
Tourism development level and tourism eco‐efficiency: Exploring the role of environmental regulations in sustainable development104
Does industrial sustainable development policy act as a booster for urban economic growth? Evidence from China's eco‐industrial parks102
Exploring Sustainable Careers: Insights From a Bibliometric Lens96
An evaluation methodological approach to support the definition of effective urban projects: A case study in the city of Rome (Italy)94
Does sustainable corporate governance have an impact on materiality disclosure quality in integrated reporting? International evidence94
Local resilience for low‐carbon transition in Poland: Frameworks, conditions and opportunities for Central European countries91
Does industry 5.0 model optimize sustainable performance of Agri‐enterprises? Real‐time investigation from the realm of stakeholder theory and domain90
Navigating the Impact, Challenges and Future Prospects of Carbon Neutrality Under Green Finance Initiatives90
Forecasting sustainable development goals scores by 2030 using machine learning models88
Fostering sustainable production via the Amazon Fund collaborative platform86
Financing methods for solid waste management: A review of typology, classifications, and circular economy implications84
Impact of environmental policies on the profitability of greenhouse agriculture in southeastern Spain82
Do command‐and‐control environmental regulations realize the win‐win of “pollution reduction” and “efficiency improvement” for enterprises? Evidence from China82
Sustainable practices in hospitality pre and amid COVID‐19 pandemic: Looking back for moving forward post‐COVID‐1982
Evaluating the Potential of Information and Communication Technologies to Increase Aquaculture Sustainability81
Macroeconomic Drivers of Sustainable Tourism Development in Bangladesh: An ARDL Bounds Testing Approach78
Environmental Performance and SDGs: How Do Income Disparity, Urbanization, Resource Consumption, and Female Employers Affect the Ecological Footprint in Emerging Economies?76
Non‐state shareholder governance and corporate sustainability: Evidence from environmental, social and governance ratings76
Microplastics in global rivers: Sustainable practices75
Assessment of Agri‐Food Supply Chain Challenges for Sustainable Production and Consumption74
Circular Economy Practices in the Hotel Industry: An Urban Destination Versus a Sun and Beach Island Destination72
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Biomimetic Approaches for Renewable Energy and Carbon Neutrality: Advancing Nature‐Inspired Approaches for Sustainable Development70
Exploring Asia's Sustainable Future: A Panel Causality Analysis of Financial Growth, Technology, and Institutional Quality in Achieving Sustainable Development Goals69
A Leap Toward Sustainable Consciousness: SCQ‐S Validation for Spanish Adolescents68
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Green Innovation and Fiscal Spending: Decoding the Path to Sustainable Development68
The Impact of Macroeconomic Factors on the Sustainable Development of the Logistics Industry in the Baltic Sea Region66
Environmentally Sustainable Development: The Role of Supply Chain Digitalization in Firms' Green Productivity64
Do Rising Climate Risks Signal Financial Trouble for Food and Agro Based Firms?63
Financial development and sustainable development: A review of literature62
The Challenge of Introducing Sustainability‐Oriented Innovation—An Ethnographic Study61
How Do Path Dependencies in Family Farming Affect Behavioural Intentions to Adopt Sustainable Practices? Exploring the Potential of Developing Carbon Farming by Smallholders in Serbia61
Gold mining in Ghana and the UN Sustainable Development Goals: Exploring community perspectives on social and environmental injustices58
How ecoefficient is European food consumption? A frontier‐based multiregional input–output analysis58
Sustainable Development in Africa: The Contribution of Chinese Investment and Trade to Environmental Goods58
Financing water investment for global sustainable development: Challenges, innovation, and governance strategies57
Determinants of corporate climate change disclosure: Is the mediating role of corporate strategic response to environmental governance and policy matter? Evidence from emerging market56
Measuring regions' vulnerability and adaptation to climate change in China: An application of hybrid assessment approach55
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Offshore wind energy and fisheries: Sustainable development goals, enterprise practices, and fishermen's perspectives55
Environmental education for sustainable development in Bangladesh and its challenges52
How Do Institutions Shape the Resilience of the Ethiopian Coffee Sector Amidst the Pressures of Climate Change?52
Symbiosis coordination between industrial development and ecological environment for sustainable development: Theory and evidence51
Trending topics and themes in environmental innovation research based on topic modeling50
Environmental information disclosure, environmental innovation, and firms' growth performances: The moderating role of media attention50
I feel and I invest: Social emotions and sustainable investing in Germany and Japan49
Mapping social impacts of agricultural commodity trade onto the sustainable development goals46
Advancing Sustainable Development Goal 15: The Role of Corporate Governance Structures and Environmental Regulations in Emerging Economies46
Climate change and rural livelihoods: The potential of extension programs for sustainable development45
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Realizing environmental sustainability development through the efficiency of Web 3.0 on supply chain resilience44
Factors Influencing Technology Adoption for Sustainability in Manufacturing Firms: An Empirical Analysis and Literature Review44
Barriers of social sustainability: an improved interpretive structural model of Indian textile and clothing supply chain44
Empowering Sustainable Production: Firm Governance, Finance Strategies, and Tech‐Innovation in Advancing Circular Economy for SDG 12 in the US, China and Japan43
Energy Communities Toward Sustainable Development: The Role of Economic Factors in a Social Analysis43
Supplier–buyer (in)congruence in environmental management accounting for sustainable development in the context of Japan41
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 China41
Environmental sustainability in South Africa: Understanding the criticality of economic policy uncertainty, fiscal decentralization, and green innovation41
Redefining sustainable urban development: A critical analysis in the wake of COVID‐1941
Informality and poverty in Africa: Which comes first?41
Moving toward sustainable development: Social, economic and environmental value as antecedents of purchase intention in the sustainable crafts sector40
Factors influencing purchase intention for recycled products: A comparative analysis of Germany and South Africa40
UN‐SDGs framework for child development in India: Evidence from a decentralized analysis39
Health insurance uptake, poverty and financial inclusion in the Democratic Republic of Congo39
The Impacts of Heritage Conservation and Tourism Development on the Community Well‐Being of Agricultural Heritage Sites From Sustainable Development Perspective39
Enhancing disaster risk reduction and community resilience for sustainable development39
Community Social Sustainability: Unpacking the Concept for Urban Governance and Planning39
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, China38
Beyond the direct effect of economic growth on child mortality in Sub‐Saharan Africa: does environmental degradation matter?38
A step toward the modern and sustainable agriculture: Evaluating the impact of information and communication technology on cereal production in China38
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A green path towards sustainable development: Optimal behavior of the duopoly game model with carbon neutrality instruments36
Resilience in action: Kosovo's National Development Strategy to incorporate sustainable development goals36
Intellectual property rights protection and sustainable innovation performance: The mediating role of technology spillover36
Assessment of digital platforms for the quantification of co‐benefits in nature‐based solutions36
Feasibility Study for the Implementation of a Renewable Energy Generation System at a Winter Sports Resort36
Understanding transgender persons' careers to advance sustainable development: The case of Trans for Career Thailand36
Sustainable manufacturing adoption in textile industries: A systematic state‐of‐art literature review and future research outline36
Revealing the Effects of Circular Economy, Eco‐Innovation and Industry 4.0 on Sustainability Performance and Competitive Advantage in Manufacturing Companies36
Social dimension of the circular economy: Impact categories through fuzzy Delphi method36
Spillover effects and influencing factors of tourism eco‐efficiency for sustainable development: A case study of cities in the Yangtze River Delta34
Measuring food systems sustainability in heterogenous countries: The Brazilian multidimensional index updated version applicability34
Leveraging stakeholder engagement for market value growth: Empirical evidence on sustainable development leadership in Europe34
The synergistic effect of green trade and economic complexity on sustainable environment: A new perspective on the economic and ecological components of sustainable development34
Going Green in ASEAN: Assessing the Role of Eco‐Innovation, Green Energy, Industrialization, and Environmental Taxes in Achieving Carbon Neutrality33
Ranking our future: University students' prioritization of Sustainable Development Goals and their connection to nature33
Barriers and Strategies in Implementing Design for Disassembly and Adaptability Principles in Singapore: A Pathway to Circular Economy in the Construction Industry33
Students' Perspectives on Sustainability Competences and Pedagogical Approaches: Groupings and Interrelations Results From 17 International Case Studies33
Governance, Corruption, Trade Openness, and Innovation: Key Drivers of Green Growth and Sustainable Development in Türkiye33
Beyond Growth: The Triple Green Strategy (Green Energy, Green Innovation, and Green Finance) for Sustainable Emissions Reduction in BRICS Countries32
Greening African economies: Investigating the role of financial development, green investments, and institutional quality32
Understanding Among Societal Groups as a Prerequisite for Constructive Conflict Handling in Sustainable Land Use Change32
Factors influencing green purchases: An emerging market perspective32
Enhancing supply chain resilience and realizing green sustainable development through the virtual environment of the metaverse32
Enhancing the Adoption Intensity of Sustainable Land Management Practices in Southeast Nigeria: The Role of Education and Mediating Factors of Trust and Belief32
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 countri32
Unlocking Africa's Green Potentials for Sustainable Growth: Examining the Role of Renewable Energy Technologies, Biocapacity Protection, and Government Policies on CO2 Emissions31
Introducing the New ESG‐Based Sustainability Uncertainty Index (ESGUI)31
Dynamic Configurations of Entrepreneurial Ecosystem Elements for Blended Value Creation31
The impact of environmental policy on renewable energy innovation: A systematic literature review and research directions31
Sustainable development through digital innovation: Unveiling the impact of big data comprehensive experimental zones on energy utilization efficiency31
Path to sustainable development: Does digital economy matter in manufacturing green total factor productivity?31
The Role of Green Finance in Driving Artificial Intelligence and Renewable Energy for Sustainable Development31
Sustainable Supply Chain and Carbon Trading: A Resilience Synergy30
Trust in Sustainability: Unraveling the CSR‐Performance Nexus Through Organizational Trust and Past Performance in the Banking Sector30
Bridging the gap: Exploring urban resilience and sustainability in Finnish regional development30
Sustainable development: Notions, numbers, and narratives30
Women in the C‐Suite and Carbon Mitigation Actions: Understanding the Impact of the Disruptive Shocks From the COVID19 Pandemic and the Ukraine War30
Global SDG composite indicator: A new methodological proposal that combines compensatory and non‐compensatory aggregations30
The sustainable development of mobility in the green transition: Renewable energy, local industrial chain, and battery recycling30
Sustainable policies for air pollution reduction after COVID‐19 pandemic: Lessons learnt from the impact of the different lockdown periods on air quality29
Exploring the role of sustainability reporting strategies in promoting sustainable development in social economy entities: The circular economy as a mediator29
Assessing the progress toward achieving energy‐ and climate‐related sustainable development goals under four global energy transition outlooks29
Import competition and sustainable development of global value chains: Evidence from China29
Environmental Accounting and Sustainability Accounting: Lexical or Substantial Difference?29
Balancing profit and sustainability: Investigating the eco‐innovation strategies of G20 polluting industries29
Sustainable development of carbon sinks? Lessons from three types of peatland partnerships in Indonesia29
Unleashing the dynamic linkages among natural resources, economic complexity, and sustainable economic growth: Evidence from G‐20 countries28
The Dark Sides of Artificial Intelligence Implementation: Examining How Corporate Social Responsibility Buffers the Impact of Artificial Intelligence‐Induced Job Insecurity on Pro‐Environmental Behavi28
Impact of regional investment on the sustainable development goals: A group analysis of economic and territorial development28
Do top management team diversity and chief sustainability officer make firms greener? Moderating role of top management team behavioral integration28
Harmonizing Green and Health: A Stakeholder Engagement Framework for Integrated Building Evaluation28
Do you believe it? Green advertising skepticism and perceived value in buying electric vehicles28
Understanding the behavior of ESG in both OPEC and non‐OPEC countries? The implications for sustainable development reaching28
Sustainable developments, renewable energy, and economic growth in Canada28
Overcoming barriers to sustainable development: Evaluating what information frameworks matter and how they work in reducing consumer food waste28
When Responsibility Meets Risk: Firm‐Level Political Risk, GHG Disclosure, and the Moderating Role of Market Complexities27
Bridging energy transition and income inequality: The moderating effect of institutional transparency27
A sustainable trajectory for the 2030 Agenda: Targeting historical lock‐ins to accelerate progress on all SDGs27
Sustainable development of the green bond markets in India: Challenges and strategies27
Disruptive Solutions for Carbon Neutrality and Sustainable Development: Evidence From CSARDL Approach27
Special issue: Corporate sustainability and stakeholder management in tourism and hospitality27
Tracking sustainable development from the dual perspective of environmental and economic performance: A dynamic framework and coupling coordination degree27
Attaining multiple sustainable development goals through storage hydropower development amidst community vulnerabilities27
Analysis of the Impact of Economic Policies on Climate Change Mitigation26
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 approach26
Are institutional investors “in love” with the sustainable development goals? Understanding the idyll in the case of governments and pension funds26
Scrutinizing the nexus: Energy, economic growth, and environmental quality: An approach toward achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (7, 13, and 8)26
Achieving Sustainable Development: Bridging Economic Growth and Environmental Resilience Through EKC and LCC26
Linking institutional quality to environmental sustainability26
Understanding the nonlinear effect of digital technology development on CO2 reduction26
Examining the Evolution of Sustainable Supply Chain Management: A Systematic Review and Bibliometric Analysis26
Advancing Sustainability Assessment of Renewable Energy: A Study on Indicator‐to‐Framework Methods and Associated Rule Mining26
Empowering Sustainability: Examining the Psychological Benefits of Sustainable Consumption for Self‐Esteem Enhancement26
Sustainable Managers for the Future: Are Italian Universities Aligned With Best Practices?26
Nexus between green technology innovation, green financing, and CO2 emissions in the G7 countries: The moderating role of social globalisation26
When and how the implementation of green human resource management and data‐driven culture to improve the firm sustainable environmental development?26
The Priority Implementation of the Sustainable Development Goals in Underdeveloped Mountain Regions26
Does Women Empowerment Promote Sustainable Development in Developing Countries?25
Territorial Digital Twins: A key for increasing the community resilience of fragile mountain inner territories?25
Implementing sustainability in teaching: The role of sustainability leadership and transformational leadership in the context of higher education institutions25
The Sharing Economy: A Balance Between Sustainable Production and Consumption25
Environmental Performance and Firm Value: The Moderating Role of ESG‐Executive Compensation25
Mapping the Intellectual Landscape of Circular Economy and SDG 12: A Bibliometric Analysis of Research Evolution, Thematic Structure, and Geographical Disparities (2015–2024)25
Fintech and urban environmental sustainability: Exploring the impact of financial technology on urban carbon emissions24
The linkage between Agile project management and sustainable development: A theoretical and empirical view24
Corporate governance code and voluntary disclosure of integrated reporting: Evidence from an emerging economy24
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How to further develop the integrated planting and breeding mode: A case study of the western region of Shandong Province24
Residential exposure to environmental nuisances in Cameroon24
Assessing environmental impacts of response strategies for sustainable food system transformation24
Carbon performance evaluation system and practice analysis for the sustainable enterprises23
Assessing the efficiency and the justice of energy transformation for the United States of America, China, and the European Union23
Russia‐Ukrainewar, the leadership question and sustainable food security in Africa23
Does labor out‐migration affect the sustainability of disaster mitigation? Insight from the social–ecological system perspective23
Impediments of product recovery in circular supply chains: Implications for sustainable development23
Sustainable development, environmental innovation and export firms: The moderating roles of external collaboration, creativity enhancement and internal development processes23
Barriers to sustainable development: Critical social factors influencing the sustainable building development based on Swedish experts' perspectives23
Rural sustainability methods, drivers, and outcomes: A systematic review22
Deconstructing knowledge and reconstructing understanding: Designing a knowledge architecture for transdisciplinary co‐creation of energy futures22
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Sustainable development goals implementation in a post‐colonial African State: Any future for the African Continental Free Trade Area?22
Do Anti‐Corruption and Renewable Energy Drive Environmental Sustainability? Testing the EKC Hypothesis for G20 Countries22
Targeting zero hunger to ensure sustainable development: Insights from a panel structure22
Environmental effects of growth and global value chains: The case of East and Southeast Asian economies22
Adoption of renewable energy sources, low‐carbon initiatives, and advanced logistical infrastructure—an step toward integrated global progress22
How does global trade in environmental goods contribute to theSDGsin developing countries?22
Global lessons from local actions: A typology of polish local government approaches to sustainable development21
Sustainable use of a smartphone and regulatory needs21
Community resilience implications for institutional response under uncertainty: Cases of the floods in Wayanad, India and the earthquake in Port‐au‐Prince, Haiti21
Economic Drivers of Food Security in Latin America: A Composite Indicator Analysis21
Can sustainability be achieved through sustainable oriented innovation practices? Empirical evidence of micro, small and medium scale manufacturing enterprises21
Assessing the impacts of formal and informal regulations on ecological footprint21
The extrication of complex dynamics and the impact of government policies on tourism supply chain behavior for sustainable tourism in Zimbabwe21
Impact of renewable energy consumption on sustainable development in Central Asia21
Sustainable wastewater management: An imperative for urban development in Lagos, Nigeria21
Prioritizing Critical Success Factors for Smallholder Maize Farmers in Zambia: A Pathway to Sustainable Food Security and Rural Development21
Sustainability in Agave tequilana weber farming: A life cycle assessment21
How do emerging multinationals achieve sustainable development globally? The enabling mechanism of headquarter‐subsidiary structure in subsidiary sustainability21
Achieving sustainable population: Fertility decline in many developing countries follows modern contraception, not economic growth21
Turning “green” into “gold”: A study on the impact of green finance pilot zone policy on energy carbon emission efficiency21
Multidimensional assessment of regional inequality toward sustainable development21
Multidirectional analysis for sustainable development: An examination of sustainable policies, corporate social responsibility, and organizational performance20
Building a unified sustainable development goal database: Why does sustainable development goal data selection matter?20
Demarcating transdisciplinary research in sustainability science—Five clusters of research modes based on evidence from 59 research projects20
Understanding the roles of universities for sustainable development transformations: A framing analysis of university models20
Knowledge co‐production and researcher roles in transdisciplinary environmental management projects20
The sustainable development goals: How does their implementation affect the financial sustainability of the largest Spanish municipalities20
Natural resource dependence, policy and institutions for environmental sustainability and African welfare20
Sources of knowledge and innovation for sustainable development: A multifaceted perspective20
Financing sustainable development goals in Sub‐Saharan Africa: Does international capital flows matter?20
The Impact of Corporate Governance on the Contribution of Listed Firms to Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) Disclosures in Ghana20
Gender diversity, inclusive innovation and firm performance20
Trade‐offs and synergies between dimensions of well‐being among smallholder farmers in Savannakhet province, Lao PDR20
Carrots rather than sticks: Governance of voluntary sustainability standards and farmer welfare in Peru19
Glowing Indicators: Nighttime Luminosity as a Tool for Assessing SDG‐8 Progress in Emerging Economies19
Inclusive Growth and Sustainable Development Nexus: Where Is the Synergy?19
From Commitment to Transparency: What Drives SDG Disclosure in Asian Universities?19
Sustainable development practices in public higher education: A new conceptual framework for nurturing student satisfaction and reinforcing attractiveness to international students19
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Climate Change, Land Degradation and Sustainable Development in Africa? Evidence for AfCFTA Implementation19
Unlocking Informatization's Potential: The Impact of Smart City Initiatives on Inclusive Green Growth19
Correction to “Transformation Management and Sustainability Performance: On the Importance of the Enabling and Controlling Uses of Management Control Systems”19
Conceptual framework for analyzing the sustainability of socio‐ecological systems with a focus on ecosystem services that support water security19
Evaluating Biodiversity Criteria in Green Building Rating Schemes: Toward ‘Nature Positive’ Development19
Exploring moderating role of blockchain adoption on economic and environmental sustainability of organizations: A SEM‐fsQCA technique19
Capacity Determinants of Climate Action in Developing Countries19
Managing Social Sustainability With IoT Implementation: An Industry 5.0 Perspective19
Why is ecological sustainability so difficult to achieve? An in‐context discussion of conceptual barriers18
Evolution, trends and future research lines in corporate social responsibility and tourism: A bibliometric analysis and science mapping18
Toward low‐carbon emissions and green growth for sustainable development in emerging economies: Do green trade openness, eco‐innovation, and carbon price matter?18
The impact of penalties for environmental violations on corporate environmental responsibility18
Gender economic inclusion, governance institutions and economic complexity in Africa18
Alignment of the 2030 Agenda to the port industry18
Malta's low carbon transition towards sustainability18
Sustainable innovation: Case studies from product development18
An econometric study of eco‐innovation, clean energy, and trade openness toward carbon neutrality and sustainable development in OECD countries18
Current status, prospects, and implications of renewable energy for achieving sustainable development goals in Nepal18
Enabling transdisciplinary research collaboration for planetary health: Insights from practice at the environment‐health‐development nexus18
Towards the development of a systematic approach for sustainability assessment of educational infrastructure: A system of priority areas and design quality indicators18
Strategic urban design for sustainable development: A framework for studio and practice18
Dismantling linear lock‐ins in the Australian AEC industry: A pathway to a circular economy18
Assessment of Sustainable Development Levels, Country Disparities, and Dynamic Evolution Trends of ASEAN‐10 Countries18
Energy and the social contract: From “energy consumers” to “people with a right to energy”18
Environmental Knowledge and Sustainable Consumption Behavior: Evidence From Vietnam18
Indigenous knowledge and sustainable development: Rüza—A traditional water management practice in Phek district, Nagaland18
Business cycle synchronization and sustainable trade development in Africa: The role of capital mobility18
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