OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The H4-Index of International Journal of Sustainability in Higher Education is 26. 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 2022-01-01 to 2026-01-01.)

Article	Citations
Fostering the use of sustainable design to reduce energy use and GHG emissions at Canadian universities: a life cycle cost analysis approach	93
Higher education institutions catalyzing climate action: bibliometric review and future perspectives	69
Development and implementation of a cross-course collaborative project on cotton sustainability: a self-determination theory perspective	62
Sustainability in arts and design education: graduate students’ motivations, practices and future visions	56
Decarbonising air travel in higher education institutions: a systematic literature review	44
Participatory science in higher education: a case study in a Mexican sustainability graduate program	44
Higher education in turbulent times: navigating the transition from un-sustainability in a world dominated by technology	42
E-learning and sustainability of higher education in Sub-Saharan Africa: a review and synthesis	40
Positive perceptions and purchase of sustainable foods is associated with higher diet quality in Australian university students	37
Applied engineering education for soft skills in the context of sustainability and mobility	37
Key insights from climate communication – and how they can inspire sustainability in higher education	31
Training students in inter- and transdisciplinary sustainability education: nurturing cross-faculty staff commitment and continuous community collaboration	30
Measuring the impact of organizational characteristics on the sustainability performance of US institutions of higher education	30
Technical academia goes back to school: the role of universities in environmental and sustainable education for childhood	30
Do European quality assurance frameworks support integration of transformative learning for sustainable development in higher education?	30
Entrepreneurship education for climate action: the role of universities in developing NetZero startups	30
Sustainability education and community development in higher education using participatory and case based approaches in India	29
Waste governance and campus sustainability: formal and informal waste systems at football tailgates in Michigan	28
Are LEED campus buildings universally designed? Assessments at Virginia Tech	28
Science-based targets for higher education? Evaluating alignment between Ivy+ climate action plans and the Science-Based Targets initiative’s net-zero standards	27
Transformative research and education in Living Labs using the SDGs as a compass	27
Classical paradigms versus complexity thinking in engineering education: an essential discussion in the education for sustainable development	26
Forging a sustainable path: the QualEnv consortium's practices and strategies in promoting sustainable development in higher education institutions	26
Authentic assessment targeting sustainability outcomes: a case study exploring student perceptions	26
Are the best higher education institutions also more sustainable?	26

Assessing climate change literacy among university students in Sri Lanka: implications for future mitigation strategies	26
Teaching sustainability in design: assessing the usability of the design for amelioration tool	26