Environmental Sustainability in Business
Environmental Sustainability in Business is a research topic within Marketing. Science Explorer counts 47k research works in it since 1952. 41.4% of them reached the world's top 10% most cited for their field and year.
This cluster of papers explores the drivers, impacts, and implications of green consumer behavior, environmental innovation, and sustainable business practices. It delves into topics such as corporate environmental strategy, green marketing, ethical consumption, and the influence of stakeholders on sustainability practices. The research also investigates the relationship between consumer behavior and environmental management, aiming to understand the motivations and barriers to green consumption.
- Green Consumption
- Environmental Innovation
- Sustainable Business
- Consumer Behavior
- Corporate Environmental Strategy
- Green Marketing
- Sustainability Practices
- Eco-Innovation
- Ethical Consumption
- Environmental Management
- Research works
- 47k fractional, since 1952
- In the world top 10%
- 19k per year above
- Top-10% rate
- 41.4% share of its works in the world top 10%
- Growth, 2013–17 → 2018–22
- +104% the tick is no change
Which countries lead Environmental Sustainability in Business research?
By volume, China and India publish the most (3.8k and 1.5k works in 2022–2025).
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 China 3.8k works
- 2 India 1.5k works
- 3 Indonesia 1.3k works
- 4 United States 1k works
- 5 Türkiye 679 works
- 6 Malaysia 647 works
- 7 United Kingdom 646 works
- 8 Italy 620 works
- 9 Brazil 617 works
- 10 Spain 514 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.
Shares of the rows listed above, not of the whole node.
Which institutions lead Environmental Sustainability in Business research?
By volume in 2022–2025, Universiti Teknologi MARA publishes the most Environmental Sustainability in Business research, followed by Jiangsu University and Bucharest University of Economic Studies.
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 Universiti Teknologi MARAMalaysia 73 works
- 2 Jiangsu UniversityChina 61 works
- 3 Bucharest University of Economic StudiesRomania 58 works
- 4 Xi'an Jiaotong UniversityChina 58 works
- 5 Universiti Sains MalaysiaMalaysia 52 works
- 6 Universiti Putra MalaysiaMalaysia 51 works
- 7 Binus UniversityIndonesia 48 works
- 8 University of Economics Ho Chi Minh CityVietnam 45 works
- 9 Symbiosis International UniversityIndia 45 works
- 10 Mercu Buana UniversityIndonesia 41 works
Who are the leading researchers in Environmental Sustainability in Business?
The most-cited researchers publishing on Environmental Sustainability in Business include Kannan Govindan and Joseph Sarkis.
- 1 Kannan Govindan Denmark 2.7k citations
- 2 Joseph Sarkis United States 2.5k citations
Ranked by citations received across their whole record, among researchers with at least three works on this topic.
Where is Environmental Sustainability in Business research done?
The largest centres of Environmental Sustainability in Business research in 2022–2025 are Beijing (China), Nanjing (China), Jakarta (Indonesia) and Shanghai (China). Among places with at least 20 works in it, it is an unusually large share of all research in Jitra.
Largest cities, 2022–2025
Where it is the local speciality
- JitraMY · 36.7 works11×
Location quotient: how much more of its research is in Environmental Sustainability in Business than the world average.
Where is the best place to study Environmental Sustainability in Business?
Among universities, judged by research, University of Business and Technology, Zhongnan University of Economics and Law and Abu Dhabi 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 | University of Business and TechnologySaudi Arabia | 86.1 | 61.4% | 21.3× | 37 | +367.4% |
| 2 | Zhongnan University of Economics and LawChina | 80.5 | 69.9% | 17.0× | 32 | +291.8% |
| 3 | Abu Dhabi UniversityUnited Arab Emirates | 79.0 | 71.2% | 11.5× | 16 | +254.8% |
| 4 | Southwestern University of Finance and EconomicsChina | 77.9 | 63.8% | 13.1× | 34 | +176.3% |
| 5 | Lappeenranta-Lahti University of TechnologyFinland | 76.7 | 65.8% | 10.0× | 19 | +314.9% |
| 6 | University of International Business and EconomicsChina | 75.5 | 59.6% | 15.4× | 27 | +457.6% |
| 7 | Northern University of MalaysiaMalaysia | 73.6 | 45.4% | 11.2× | 37 | +196.6% |
| 8 | Parthenope University of NaplesItaly | 72.3 | 62.6% | 14.8× | 22 | +158.5% |
| 9 | Dongbei University of Finance and EconomicsChina | 71.7 | 59.5% | 20.4× | 23 | +168.8% |
| 10 | Taylor's UniversityMalaysia | 71.5 | 53.4% | 11.2× | 18 | +445.6% |
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 Environmental Sustainability in Business research growing?
Output in 2018–2022 was 104% higher than in 2013–2017, peaking in 2025. The fastest-growing topics are Environmental Sustainability in Business.
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.