International Journal of Sustainability in Higher Education

Papers
(The TQCC of International Journal of Sustainability in Higher Education is 7. 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.)
ArticleCitations
Fostering the use of sustainable design to reduce energy use and GHG emissions at Canadian universities: a life cycle cost analysis approach93
Higher education institutions catalyzing climate action: bibliometric review and future perspectives69
Development and implementation of a cross-course collaborative project on cotton sustainability: a self-determination theory perspective62
Sustainability in arts and design education: graduate students’ motivations, practices and future visions56
Participatory science in higher education: a case study in a Mexican sustainability graduate program44
Decarbonising air travel in higher education institutions: a systematic literature review44
Higher education in turbulent times: navigating the transition from un-sustainability in a world dominated by technology42
E-learning and sustainability of higher education in Sub-Saharan Africa: a review and synthesis40
Applied engineering education for soft skills in the context of sustainability and mobility37
Positive perceptions and purchase of sustainable foods is associated with higher diet quality in Australian university students37
Key insights from climate communication – and how they can inspire sustainability in higher education31
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 startups30
Training students in inter- and transdisciplinary sustainability education: nurturing cross-faculty staff commitment and continuous community collaboration30
Measuring the impact of organizational characteristics on the sustainability performance of US institutions of higher education30
Technical academia goes back to school: the role of universities in environmental and sustainable education for childhood30
Sustainability education and community development in higher education using participatory and case based approaches in India29
Waste governance and campus sustainability: formal and informal waste systems at football tailgates in Michigan28
Are LEED campus buildings universally designed? Assessments at Virginia Tech28
Science-based targets for higher education? Evaluating alignment between Ivy+ climate action plans and the Science-Based Targets initiative’s net-zero standards27
Transformative research and education in Living Labs using the SDGs as a compass27
Classical paradigms versus complexity thinking in engineering education: an essential discussion in the education for sustainable development26
Forging a sustainable path: the QualEnv consortium's practices and strategies in promoting sustainable development in higher education institutions26
Authentic assessment targeting sustainability outcomes: a case study exploring student perceptions26
Are the best higher education institutions also more sustainable?26
Assessing climate change literacy among university students in Sri Lanka: implications for future mitigation strategies26
Teaching sustainability in design: assessing the usability of the design for amelioration tool26
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?24
Education for the circular economy in higher education: an overview of the current state23
Industrial management meets environmental reporting – how a learning factory for engineering education is used to teach accounting of greenhouse gas emissions23
Sustainability reporting on the websites of public and private universities in Ghana22
The implementation of sustainability in Brazilian Federal Institutes of Education, Science and Technology22
A critical review of sustainability assessment tools for higher education institutions22
Green campus and student proactivity initiatives: the importance of a participatory approach21
Addressing climate change education: relevant contributions from universities20
Empowering undergraduate students to take action: an empathetic mindset toward education for sustainable development20
Change agents under tensions: a paradox approach to strategies for transforming higher education toward sustainability20
Game-based learning about the circular economy in building sustainable communities: a case of international and interdisciplinary university collaboration20
How sustainable is the governance for sustainability in higher education? Insights from an Italian case study20
Integrating behavioral insights into the UI GreenMetric framework: applying the theory of planned behavior at Yazd University20
Food choices and sustainability considerations and their association with food consumption patterns in East Asian students in the USA20
Reinforcing infrastructure equity through leveraging Envision rating system within construction education20
Developing systems thinking to address climate change20
SDG4 academic research productivity in the EU27: economic factors and COVID-19 impacts19
Food waste factors in university restaurants: evidence from Brazilian students19
Bottled vs tap water perceptions, choices and recommendations in a US Midwest university community19
What transforms? – Transformative learning in a sustainability leadership master’s program19
Structural drivers and barriers to the strategic integration of sustainability in US B-schools18
Do professional courses prepare hospitality students for efficient surplus food management? A self-evaluation of professional competence in food waste prevention18
Effect of sustainability measures on student satisfaction regarding accommodation services: practical study from the University of Northampton in the UK18
The influence of sustainability education on students’ entrepreneurial intentions18
Interdisciplinary mobility: an approach to measuring interdisciplinary learning outcomes by using curricular checkpoints17
Environmental, social, governance and sustainable development goals: promoting sustainability in universities17
Changing the world one engineer at a time – unmaking the traditional engineering education when introducing sustainability subjects17
The sustainability integration framework: a new model for embedding sustainability in UK universities17
“Connect the circle” systems thinking tool for postgraduate sustainability education: case study17
Biodiversity preservation in German higher education institutions: existing approaches, challenges and future developments16
Circular economy education: student feedback from five higher education institutions in the Asia Pacific16
Green absorptive capacity, green dynamic capabilities and green service innovation: a study in Brazilian universities16
Invisible inequities in higher education: faculty EDI disclosures in university sustainability reports15
Measurement of sustainable attitudes: a scale for business students15
Sustainability transformation processes as a driving force to promote female participation in STEM-oriented higher education institutions: a Chilean case study15
Assessment of sustainability consciousness among pre-service teachers in China under the “Double Carbon” goal15
Business professors’ behavior toward incorporating sustainability in the classroom – a theory of planned behavior perspective15
A 5 pillars approach to the sustainable development goals performance and reporting in Portuguese higher education institutions. Proposal for an applied framework14
A novel and comprehensive approach to mapping university research onto the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) – the case of University College Cork, Ireland14
Visual images of sustainability in higher education: the hidden curriculum of climate change on campus14
The integration of SDGs and biodiversity in HEIs curricula and practices: a systematic literature review14
Sustainability accounting education: challenges and outlook14
Current themes and future directions of the sustainable development goals in higher education14
Obstacles to the sustainability of Arabic language education in Indian universities14
Empowering youth for sustainability in universities: service-learning and the willingness to act14
Teacher’s agency in education for sustainable development: an East-West collaborative Erasmus programme using Q methodology13
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 ne13
University air travel and greenhouse gas mitigation: an analysis of higher education climate policies13
What do medical students know about sustainable development?13
Pro-environmental choices in Indonesia’s campus life: examining the extended theory of planned behavior (TPB) for sustainable behavior in a university setting12
Physical education teacher educators’ subjective theories about sustainability and education for sustainable development12
Hybrid method to guide sustainable initiatives in higher education: a critical analysis of Brazilian municipalities12
Awareness and perception of the environmental sustainability of the UAE University campus: a case study of sustainability course12
Pendulum effect: how formal structures and hidden curriculum act in higher education institutions’ contribution to sustainable development?12
Is university teaching aligned with the sustainable development goals possible? An approach through the virtual training of university professors12
Promoting the wellbeing of students and the sustainability of a university campus: solutions from a design thinking experiment12
Green building practices in higher education institutes: strategies for implementation12
Exploring response levels to sustainability in engineering curricula: a cross-case analysis12
Investigations regarding perspectives between design education and industry practices in sustainability design11
Perception of sustainable construction among Nigerian university students: a case study analysis11
Leveraging community-engaged teaching and learning in higher education institutions for advancing sustainable development: a literature review11
Promoting sustainable food behavior among young people: evidence-based suggestions for intervention in higher education11
Education for sustainable development in higher education institutions: an approach for effective interdisciplinarity11
Problem-based learning for the development of sustainable attitudes and knowledge in engineering students: evidence from the Dominican Republic11
Can emotional intelligence and social innovation influence intention toward sustainability?11
Implementation of sustainability principles in landscape architecture education: an examination of faculty attitudes and course syllabi11
Education for sustainable transformation: a multi-actor perspective on higher education institutions’ contribution to agrifood systems11
Beyond cognitive learning, toward transformation in higher education: lessons from Climate Fresk in sustainability education11
The carbon footprint at quality and environmental university consortium – QualEnv11
Sustainable community development through peer-to-peer learning in the online and in-person classroom11
Climate lessons from the cold edge: rethinking the university as an ethical ecology11
Perception about sustainable development goals among Erasmus students in a Spanish university11
Service learning for sustainable development: a bibliometric analysis of research (1997–2023)11
Maintenance of an environmental management system based on ISO 14001 in a Brazilian private university, seeking sustainable development11
Systems thinking for systems leadership: promoting competency development for graduate students in sustainability studies10
Who is taking climate action in university? Drivers of personal and professional climate action in higher education10
Analyzing sustainability disclosure in Portuguese universities: the role of corporate governance10
Incidence of sustainability in university performance: evidence of stakeholders’ perceptions at Colombian private higher education institutions10
Students’ awareness, knowledge and attitudes towards the sustainable development goals at the University of South Africa10
Understanding the environmental footprint of a Swiss university – mobility, energy and material consumption before and during the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic10
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
Sustainability in higher education in Ecuador- Universidad Técnica del Norte case study10
Publisher’s note10
Influences of the Covid-19 pandemic on the impact factor of a sample of environment/sustainability-related journals10
Perceptions of different communication strategies on proenvironmental waste disposal behavior: a case study with university students in Brazil10
Establishment and implementation of behavioral observation scale for avoiding food waste for hospitality students9
Between real change and institutional facade: unpacking operational sustainability in English universities9
The sustainability literacy assessment instruments: a systematic literature review9
Proposed mapping and evaluation model of sustainable development goals in graduate programs in environmental sciences in Brazil9
Innovative solutions to sustainability in higher education: an exploratory case study of virtual labs in Aotearoa New Zealand9
University rankings and sustainable development: the state of the art9
“Going beyond the call of duty”: academic agency and promoting transformation for sustainability in higher education9
How to boost college students’ pro-environmental behavior: the implicit theory perspective9
Catalyzing climate action: a case study on universities as hubs for community-engaged climate projects9
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
Factors influencing online sustainability disclosure in Spanish universities9
Responding to urgent calls for fit-for-purpose planetary health curricula: an examination of nutrition and dietetics tertiary education8
Guest editorial: Making an impact – UN Sustainable Development Goals and university performance8
Enhancing urban sustainability in higher education in Chile: insights from active learning from online and in-class formats8
An institutional framework for education for sustainable development through service-learning in universities8
Understanding the drivers of sustainable food consumption of Chinese university students: a moderated mediation model8
Trends in research: carbon footprint reduction in universities as a way to achieve a green campus8
Bridging the gap: participatory action research for climate change adaptation in rural India8
Which leadership processes encourage sustainable transitions within universities?8
Uncovering perspectives on SDG integration for university transformations8
Sustainable food literacy in association with water footprint behavior in university students: a cross-sectional study from Turkey8
Vertically integrated project: uniting teaching, research, and community in favor of sustainability8
An assessment of key sustainability competencies: a review of scales and propositions for validation7
Sustainability governance toward an organizational sustainability culture at German higher education institutions7
How university students are taught about sustainability, and how they want to be taught: the importance of the hidden curriculum7
Sustainable practices implementation in the future careers of engineering students: an empirical study7
English language teacher trainers’ capacity building in sustainable development goals through MOOCs7
Individual and interlinked SDGs: higher education institutions and metro area sustainability performance7
Food waste reduction behavior in the higher education sector: a value-belief-norm extension with institutional and social drivers7
Generating students’ loyalty towards the sustainable university during the later COVID-19 pandemic7
Sustainable travel in higher education: a review of institutional policy in the United Kingdom7
Inter- and transdisciplinary sustainability education: promoting equitable renewable energy opportunities in vulnerable neighbourhoods in Amsterdam through participatory action research7
Remanufactured products from university students’ perspective: a reflexive thematic analysis approach7
The role of sustainable development in the academic curriculum and prospective employment: a survey of information technology students in Bulgaria7
Understanding greenhouse gas emissions and life cycle assessment of clothing: engaging students’ hands, heads and hearts7
Sustainability consciousness among Indian business students: an assessment of knowledge, attitudes and behaviors7
Envisioning the Indigenised university for sustainable development7
Study on university students’ intention to choose reusable takeaway food containers: evidence from China7
International service-learning projects on water sustainable management in higher education: a case study on improving water quality in a needy community7
Spatial examination of sustainability literacy: the interplay of campus greenness and students’ values7
Prospective science teachers’ knowledge, awareness and understanding of climate change: a case study in Indonesian higher education institution7
Investigating the role of green curriculum in shaping pro-environmental behaviors and environmental values orientation for sustainability7
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