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Higher Education and Sustainability

Higher Education and Sustainability is a research topic within Education. Science Explorer counts 12k research works in it since 1959. 12.0% of them reached the world's top 10% most cited for their field and year.

This cluster of papers explores the concept of University Social Responsibility and its implementation in higher education institutions. It covers topics such as sustainability, social innovation, teacher training, educational management, and sustainable development. The papers also discuss the role of universities in promoting social responsibility, ensuring quality education, and fostering community engagement.

  • Responsabilidad Social Universitaria
  • Educación Superior
  • Sostenibilidad
  • Innovación Social
  • Formación Docente
  • Gestión Educativa
  • Desarrollo Sostenible
  • Competitividad Institucional
  • Extensión Universitaria
  • Aseguramiento de la Calidad
Research works
12k
fractional, since 1959
In the world top 10%
1.4k
per year above
Top-10% rate
12.0%
share of its works in the world top 10%
Growth, 2013–17 → 2018–22
+40%
the tick is no change

Which countries lead Higher Education and Sustainability research?

By volume, Mexico and Spain publish the most (512 and 361 works in 2022–2025).

By volume, 2022–2025

  1. 1 Mexico 512 works
  2. 2 Spain 361 works
  3. 3 Colombia 335 works
  4. 4 Ecuador 249 works
  5. 5 Peru 233 works
  6. 6 Chile 194 works
  7. 7 Argentina 169 works
  8. 8 Brazil 82 works
  9. 9 Venezuela 73 works
  10. 10 Costa Rica 66 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.

Mexico: 22.5%Spain: 15.9%Colombia: 14.7%Ecuador: 11.0%6 others listed: 35.9%23%largest
Mexico512 · 22.5%Spain361 · 15.9%Colombia335 · 14.7%Ecuador249 · 11.0%6 others listed817 · 35.9%

Shares of the rows listed above, not of the whole node.

Which institutions lead Higher Education and Sustainability research?

By volume in 2022–2025, Universidad César Vallejo publishes the most Higher Education and Sustainability research, followed by Universidad de Guadalajara and Universidad de Costa Rica.

By volume, 2022–2025

  1. 1 Universidad César VallejoPeru 45 works
  2. 2 Universidad de GuadalajaraMexico 36 works
  3. 3 Universidad de Costa RicaCosta Rica 30 works
  4. 4 Universidad Nacional Autónoma de MéxicoMexico 28 works
  5. 5 Universidad VeracruzanaMexico 25 works
  6. 6 National University of San MarcosPeru 24 works
  7. 7 Universidad Autónoma del Estado de MéxicoMexico 23 works
  8. 8 Universidad Juárez Autónoma de TabascoMexico 20 works
  9. 9 Tecnológico Nacional de MéxicoMexico 20 works
  10. 10 Universidad Complutense de MadridSpain 18 works

Who are the leading researchers in Higher Education and Sustainability?

The most-cited researchers publishing on Higher Education and Sustainability include Juan Ramón De La Fuente and Francisco José García‐Peñalvo.

  1. 1 Juan Ramón De La Fuente Mexico 1.5k citations
  2. 2 Francisco José García‐Peñalvo Spain 1k citations

Ranked by citations received across their whole record, among researchers with at least three works on this topic.

Where is Higher Education and Sustainability research done?

The largest centres of Higher Education and Sustainability research in 2022–2025 are Bogotá (Colombia), Mexico City (Mexico), Lima (Peru) and Santiago (Chile). Among places with at least 20 works in it, it is an unusually large share of all research in Villahermosa.

Largest cities, 2022–2025

  1. 1 Bogotá Colombia 139 works
  2. 2 Mexico City Mexico 107 works
  3. 3 Lima Peru 99 works
  4. 4 Santiago Chile 85 works
  5. 5 Madrid Spain 72 works
  6. 6 Trujillo Peru 62 works
  7. 7 Buenos Aires Argentina 58 works
  8. 8 Guayaquil Ecuador 46 works
  9. 9 Medellín Colombia 45 works
  10. 10 San José Costa Rica 41 works

Where it is the local speciality

  1. VillahermosaMX · 21.9 works91×
← less than its size predicts1×more →

Location quotient: how much more of its research is in Higher Education and Sustainability than the world average.

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Where is the best place to study Higher Education and Sustainability?

Among universities, judged by research, Universidad de Guadalajara, University of Tarapacá and University of the Basque Country 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.

0%20%40%60%mean 27.4%fractional works in this node (log) →share in the world top 10% →Universidad de Guadalajara: 36, 27.3%University of Tarapacá: 8, 56.3%University of the Basque Country: 14, 50.8%Tecnológico de Monterrey: 12, 43.2%Universidad César Vallejo: 45, 17.9%Catholic University of the Maule: 9, 25.3%Universidad Autónoma del Estado de México: 23, 13.3%Corporación Universitaria Minuto de Dios: 17, 14.3%Universidad Veracruzana: 24, 16.3%Universitat Politècnica de València: 16, 9.3%University of TarapacáUniversity of the Ba…Tecnológico de Monte…Universidad de Guada…
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One dot per university in the table below. The upper left is the interesting corner: small places doing unusually strong work.

#UniversityScoreTop 10%SpecialisationWorksGrowth
1 Universidad de GuadalajaraMexico 68.327.3%45.3×36 +102.4%
2 University of TarapacáChile 67.356.3%54.6×8 +27.3%
3 University of the Basque CountrySpain 66.350.8%11.9×14 +26.4%
4 Tecnológico de MonterreyMexico 62.643.2%17.6×12 +22.5%
5 Universidad César VallejoPeru 61.217.9%62.2×45 —
6 Catholic University of the MauleChile 60.725.3%52.6×9 +363.1%
7 Universidad Autónoma del Estado de MéxicoMexico 58.713.3%57.3×23 +164.5%
8 Corporación Universitaria Minuto de DiosColombia 57.814.3%93.5×17 +673.3%
9 Universidad VeracruzanaMexico 57.616.3%48.0×24 +108.3%
10 Universitat Politècnica de ValènciaSpain 56.59.3%17.0×16 +183.5%

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 Higher Education and Sustainability research growing?

Output in 2018–2022 was 40% higher than in 2013–2017, peaking in 2020. The fastest-growing topics are Higher Education and Sustainability.

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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.