Corporate Social Responsibility and Sustainability
Corporate Social Responsibility and Sustainability is a research topic within Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management. Science Explorer counts 5.5k research works in it since 1950. 10.0% of them reached the world's top 10% most cited for their field and year.
This cluster of papers explores the intersection of corporate social responsibility, sustainability, and business ethics. It delves into topics such as stakeholder engagement, social innovation, resilient cities, climate change, digital responsibility, and urban planning. The papers discuss the role of businesses in addressing environmental challenges and driving positive societal impact.
- Corporate Social Responsibility
- Sustainability
- Business Ethics
- Social Innovation
- Resilient Cities
- Climate Change
- Stakeholder Engagement
- Digital Responsibility
- Environmental Policy
- Urban Planning
- Research works
- 5.5k fractional, since 1950
- In the world top 10%
- 551 per year above
- Top-10% rate
- 10.0% share of its works in the world top 10%
- Growth, 2018-21 → 2022-25
- +20% the tick is no change
- Largest producer
Germany
78% of the 10 largest, 2022-now
Which countries lead Corporate Social Responsibility and Sustainability research?
By volume, Germany and Austria publish the most (960 and 76 works in 2022-now).
By volume, 2022-now
- 1
Germany
960 works
- 2
Austria
76 works
- 3
Switzerland
68 works
- 4
United States
55 works
- 5
United Kingdom
21 works
- 6
Italy
11 works
- 7
Canada
10 works
- 8
Netherlands
8 works
- 9
France
7 works
- 10
India
7 works
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.
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Which institutions lead Corporate Social Responsibility and Sustainability research?
By volume in 2022-now, FOM University of Applied Sciences for Economics and Management publishes the most Corporate Social Responsibility and Sustainability research, followed by Helmholtz Association of German Research Centres and München Klinik.
By volume, 2022-now
- 1
FOM University of Applied Sciences for Economics and ManagementGermany
15 works
- 2
Helmholtz Association of German Research CentresGermany
14 works
- 3
München KlinikGermany
12 works
- 4
IU International University of Applied SciencesGermany
12 works
- 5
Leibniz AssociationGermany
12 works
- 6
Bielefeld UniversityGermany
12 works
- 7
RWTH Aachen UniversityGermany
11 works
- 8
University of StuttgartGermany
10 works
- 9
University of AugsburgGermany
10 works
- 10
Bayer (Germany)Germany
10 works
Who are the leading researchers in Corporate Social Responsibility and Sustainability?
The most-cited researchers publishing on Corporate Social Responsibility and Sustainability include Herbert A. Simon.
- 1
Herbert A. Simon
United States
179k citations
Ranked by citations received across their whole record, among researchers with at least three works on this topic.
Where is Corporate Social Responsibility and Sustainability research done?
The largest centres of Corporate Social Responsibility and Sustainability research in 2022-now are Berlin (Germany), Munich (Germany), Vienna (Austria) and Stuttgart (Germany).
Where is the best place to study Corporate Social Responsibility and Sustainability?
Among universities, judged by research, FOM University of Applied Sciences for Economics and Management, University of Münster and Bielefeld University score highest, combining citation 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 first ten of the table below, at the default weights. The upper left is the interesting corner: small places doing unusually strong work.
| # | University | Score | Top 10% | Specialisation | Works | Growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | FOM University of Applied Sciences for Economics and ManagementGermany |
64.5 | 10.9% | 359.7× | 15 | +152.2% |
| 2 | University of MünsterGermany |
63.1 | 25.5% | 19.7× | 9 | -9.8% |
| 3 | Bielefeld UniversityGermany |
62.7 | 11.6% | 47.7× | 12 | +169.7% |
| 4 | RWTH Aachen UniversityGermany |
60.7 | 12.9% | 13.1× | 11 | +64.1% |
| 5 | University of BaselSwitzerland |
59.1 | 15.8% | 22.1× | 9 | +155.5% |
| 6 | University of StuttgartGermany |
55.8 | 17.9% | 27.0× | 10 | +2.9% |
| 7 | IU International University of Applied SciencesGermany |
51.7 | 9.8% | 258.3× | 12 | +142.4% |
| 8 | University of BremenGermany |
47.9 | 10.3% | 35.6× | 9 | +190.5% |
| 9 | University of AugsburgGermany |
42.5 | 9.8% | 53.0× | 10 | - |
| 10 | Hochschule OsnabrückGermany |
42.2 | 11.8% | 266.5× | 9 | +51.0% |
| 11 | Hochschule Düsseldorf University of Applied SciencesGermany |
28.1 | 3.6% | 191.3× | 9 | +74.6% |
| 12 | Heidelberg UniversityGermany |
25.2 | 5.5% | 9.8× | 8 | +112.8% |
| 13 | Georg Simon Ohm University of Applied Sciences NurembergGermany |
21.9 | 4.1% | 229.2× | 8 | +178.4% |
Universities only. The score blends citation excellence (40%), size (30%), specialisation (10%), growth (10%), international reach (10%), 2022-now; growth compares 2018-21 with 2022-25 and counts up to +20%, since a jump from a small base is mostly noise.
Every institution in Corporate Social Responsibility and Sustainability, country by countryIs Corporate Social Responsibility and Sustainability research growing?
Output in 2022-2025 was 20% higher than in 2018-2021, peaking in 2025. The fastest-growing topics are Corporate Social Responsibility and Sustainability.
The same series as a ribbon: one cell per year, darker for more. The line above answers how much; this answers when.
Its share of all research
Growing output can still be a shrinking share: all of science grows. This is Corporate Social Responsibility and Sustainability as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.0051% in 2024.
Fractional works of Corporate Social Responsibility and Sustainability over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.
How much of it reaches the world top 10%
Year by year.
Of each year's works in it, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for their field and year. A field is the world for its own topics, so there is no other line to hold it against.
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.
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