Collaborative and Sustainable Housing Initiatives
Collaborative and Sustainable Housing Initiatives is a research topic within Urban Studies. Science Explorer counts 1.7k research works in it since 1969. 23.4% of them reached the world's top 10% most cited for their field and year.
This cluster of papers explores the concept of collaborative housing and its role in promoting sustainable living, community design, and social innovation. It encompasses a wide range of topics including ecovillages, senior cohousing, urban development, and self-managed housing. The papers discuss the potential for collaborative housing to drive sustainability transitions and redefine social and environmental relations.
- Collaborative Housing
- Sustainable Living
- Community Design
- Ecovillages
- Social Innovation
- Urban Development
- Senior Cohousing
- Environmental Relations
- Self-Managed Housing
- Sustainability Transitions
- Research works
- 1.7k fractional, since 1969
- In the world top 10%
- 387 per year above
- Top-10% rate
- 23.4% share of its works in the world top 10%
- Growth, 2013–17 → 2018–22
- +57% the tick is no change
Which countries lead Collaborative and Sustainable Housing Initiatives research?
By volume, China and the United States publish the most (42 and 41 works in 2022–2025).
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 China 42 works
- 2 United States 41 works
- 3 United Kingdom 34 works
- 4 Germany 32 works
- 5 Italy 30 works
- 6 Spain 27 works
- 7 Netherlands 23 works
- 8 Türkiye 20 works
- 9 Poland 19 works
- 10 Austria 17 works
How concentrated that is
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Which institutions lead Collaborative and Sustainable Housing Initiatives research?
By volume in 2022–2025, TU Wien publishes the most Collaborative and Sustainable Housing Initiatives research, followed by Delft University of Technology and Politecnico di Milano.
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 TU WienAustria 8 works
- 2 Delft University of TechnologyNetherlands 8 works
- 3 Politecnico di MilanoItaly 4 works
- 4 University of BolognaItaly 4 works
- 5 Lund UniversitySweden 4 works
- 6 Sapienza University of RomeItaly 3 works
- 7 Universitat Politècnica de ValènciaSpain 3 works
- 8 Swinburne University of TechnologyAustralia 3 works
- 9 Warsaw University of Life SciencesPoland 3 works
- 10 Copenhagen Business SchoolDenmark 3 works
Where is Collaborative and Sustainable Housing Initiatives research done?
The largest centres of Collaborative and Sustainable Housing Initiatives research in 2022–2025 are Vienna (Austria), Delft (Netherlands), London (United Kingdom) and Warsaw (Poland).
Where is the best place to study Collaborative and Sustainable Housing Initiatives?
Among universities, judged by research, Delft University of Technology and TU Wien 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.
| # | University | Score | Top 10% | Specialisation | Works | Growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Delft University of TechnologyNetherlands | 40.0 | 43.0% | 25.9× | 8 | +109.4% |
| 2 | TU WienAustria | 6.0 | 1.2% | 55.9× | 8 | — |
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 Collaborative and Sustainable Housing Initiatives research growing?
Output in 2018–2022 was 57% higher than in 2013–2017, peaking in 2025. The fastest-growing topics are Collaborative and Sustainable Housing Initiatives.
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Which topics inside it are moving
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