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 2021-11-01 to 2025-11-01.)

Article	Citations
Fostering the use of sustainable design to reduce energy use and GHG emissions at Canadian universities: a life cycle cost analysis approach	94
Key insights from climate communication – and how they can inspire sustainability in higher education	85
Development and implementation of a cross-course collaborative project on cotton sustainability: a self-determination theory perspective	66
Applied engineering education for soft skills in the context of sustainability and mobility	60
Training students in inter- and transdisciplinary sustainability education: nurturing cross-faculty staff commitment and continuous community collaboration	53
Positive perceptions and purchase of sustainable foods is associated with higher diet quality in Australian university students	42
Participatory science in higher education: a case study in a Mexican sustainability graduate program	40
Decarbonising air travel in higher education institutions: a systematic literature review	40
Higher education in turbulent times: navigating the transition from un-sustainability in a world dominated by technology	37
Measuring the impact of organizational characteristics on the sustainability performance of US institutions of higher education	36
Technical academia goes back to school: the role of universities in environmental and sustainable education for childhood	35
E-learning and sustainability of higher education in Sub-Saharan Africa: a review and synthesis	34
Higher education institutions catalyzing climate action: bibliometric review and future perspectives	30
Sustainability education and community development in higher education using participatory and case based approaches in India	29
Do European quality assurance frameworks support integration of transformative learning for sustainable development in higher education?	29
Are LEED campus buildings universally designed? Assessments at Virginia Tech	28
Education for the circular economy in higher education: an overview of the current state	28
Waste governance and campus sustainability: formal and informal waste systems at football tailgates in Michigan	27
Science-based targets for higher education? Evaluating alignment between Ivy+ climate action plans and the Science-Based Targets initiative’s net-zero standards	27
Are the best higher education institutions also more sustainable?	26
Transformative research and education in Living Labs using the SDGs as a compass	26
Industrial management meets environmental reporting – how a learning factory for engineering education is used to teach accounting of greenhouse gas emissions	26
Promoting sustainable consumption among university students: a systematic literature review	25
Sustainability practices at higher education institutions in Asia	25
Classical paradigms versus complexity thinking in engineering education: an essential discussion in the education for sustainable development	25