Bioeconomy and Sustainability Development
Bioeconomy and Sustainability Development is a research topic within General Agricultural and Biological Sciences. Science Explorer counts 8.7k research works in it since 1950. 25.1% of them reached the world's top 10% most cited for their field and year.
This cluster of papers explores the role of biomass and bioenergy in the bioeconomy, focusing on policies, sustainability, innovation, and the transition to a circular economy. It covers a wide range of topics including national strategies, governance, societal perceptions, industrial transformation, and the potential impact on regional development.
- Bioeconomy
- Biomass
- Bioenergy
- Circular Economy
- Sustainability
- Policy
- Innovation
- Transition
- Forestry
- Agro-industrial Complex
- Research works
- 8.7k fractional, since 1950
- In the world top 10%
- 2.2k per year above
- Top-10% rate
- 25.1% share of its works in the world top 10%
- Growth, 2013–17 → 2018–22
- +104% the tick is no change
Which countries lead Bioeconomy and Sustainability Development research?
By volume, India and the United States publish the most (321 and 224 works in 2022–2025).
How concentrated that is
The same countries as shares of everything the list above accounts for. A node where two countries do two thirds of the work and one spread evenly across twelve read alike as a ranking and not at all alike here.
Shares of the rows listed above, not of the whole node.
Which institutions lead Bioeconomy and Sustainability Development research?
By volume in 2022–2025, Wageningen University & Research publishes the most Bioeconomy and Sustainability Development research, followed by Voronezh State University of Forestry and Technologies and Institut National de Recherche pour l'Agriculture, l'Alimentation et l'Environnement.
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 Wageningen University & ResearchNetherlands 21 works
- 2 Voronezh State University of Forestry and TechnologiesRussia 15 works
- 3 Institut National de Recherche pour l'Agriculture, l'Alimentation et l'EnvironnementFrance 14 works
- 4 Aarhus UniversityDenmark 13 works
- 5 Riga Technical UniversityLatvia 13 works
- 6 University of BonnGermany 11 works
- 7 Universidade de São PauloBrazil 10 works
- 8 BOKU UniversityAustria 10 works
- 9 University College DublinIreland 9 works
- 10 Plekhanov Russian University of EconomicsRussia 9 works
Who are the leading researchers in Bioeconomy and Sustainability Development?
The most-cited researchers publishing on Bioeconomy and Sustainability Development include Yusuf Chisti, John Hodgson and André Faaij.
- 1 Yusuf Chisti New Zealand 2.2k citations
- 2 John Hodgson New Zealand 2.1k citations
- 3 André Faaij Netherlands 1.7k citations
- 4 David Zilberman United States 1.5k citations
Ranked by citations received across their whole record, among researchers with at least three works on this topic.
Where is Bioeconomy and Sustainability Development research done?
The largest centres of Bioeconomy and Sustainability Development research in 2022–2025 are Moscow (Russia), Paris (France), Beijing (China) and New Delhi (India). Among places with at least 20 works in it, it is an unusually large share of all research in Wageningen.
Largest cities, 2022–2025
- 1 Moscow Russia 47 works
- 2 Paris France 39 works
- 3 Beijing China 35 works
- 4 New Delhi India 28 works
- 5 São Paulo Brazil 28 works
- 6 Mexico City Mexico 23 works
- 7 Kyiv Ukraine 22 works
- 8 Bogotá Colombia 22 works
- 9 Wageningen Netherlands 22 works
- 10 Helsinki Finland 22 works
Where it is the local speciality
- WageningenNL · 21.8 works19×
Location quotient: how much more of its research is in Bioeconomy and Sustainability Development than the world average.
Where is the best place to study Bioeconomy and Sustainability Development?
Among universities, judged by research, Wageningen University & Research, University College Dublin and Riga Technical University score highest, combining excellence, specialisation, size, growth and international reach. Research strength is one signal when choosing where to study; it does not measure teaching.
One dot per university in the table below. The upper left is the interesting corner: small places doing unusually strong work.
| # | University | Score | Top 10% | Specialisation | Works | Growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wageningen University & ResearchNetherlands | 78.6 | 58.9% | 20.0× | 21 | +30.4% |
| 2 | University College DublinIreland | 63.3 | 84.0% | 7.5× | 9 | — |
| 3 | Riga Technical UniversityLatvia | 63.0 | 26.1% | 41.8× | 13 | +891.3% |
| 4 | University of BonnGermany | 60.5 | 33.0% | 10.9× | 11 | +162.3% |
| 5 | BOKU UniversityAustria | 53.2 | 25.8% | 32.4× | 10 | — |
| 6 | University of HelsinkiFinland | 53.0 | 63.8% | 4.8× | 8 | +210.1% |
| 7 | Aarhus UniversityDenmark | 44.0 | 9.6% | 6.5× | 14 | +104.0% |
| 8 | Voronezh State University of Forestry and TechnologiesRussia | 43.6 | 3.1% | 44.7× | 15 | — |
| 9 | Plekhanov Russian University of EconomicsRussia | 35.5 | 7.2% | 23.2× | 8 | — |
| 10 | Universidade de São PauloBrazil | 21.4 | 37.2% | 1.9× | 10 | -28.9% |
Universities only. Score blends excellence (30%), specialisation (25%), size (20%), growth (15%) and international reach (10%), 2015–2022; growth compares 2010–14 with 2015–19.
Is Bioeconomy and Sustainability Development research growing?
Output in 2018–2022 was 104% higher than in 2013–2017, peaking in 2025. The fastest-growing topics are Bioeconomy and Sustainability Development.
The same series as a ribbon — one cell per year, darker for more. The line above answers how much; this answers when.
Which topics inside it are moving
Growth and decline on one axis around a shared zero. Two lists side by side hide the thing that matters: whether the growth dwarfs the decline, or the other way round.