Sustainability and Ecological Systems Analysis
Sustainability and Ecological Systems Analysis is a research topic within Environmental Engineering. Science Explorer counts 7.1k research works in it since 1953. 21.4% of them reached the world's top 10% most cited for their field and year.
This cluster of papers focuses on the study of urban metabolism, including energy and material flows, sustainability assessment, emergy analysis, ecological network analysis, and the quantification of sustainability in urban environments. It explores the dynamics of urban ecosystems, resource management, and environmental accounting to support sustainable urban development.
- Urban Metabolism
- Emergy Analysis
- Ecological Network Analysis
- Sustainability Assessment
- Energy Flow
- Material Flow
- Ecosystem Dynamics
- Quantifying Sustainability
- Environmental Accounting
- Resource Management
- Research works
- 7.1k fractional, since 1953
- In the world top 10%
- 1.5k per year above
- Top-10% rate
- 21.4% share of its works in the world top 10%
- Growth, 2013–17 → 2018–22
- +14% the tick is no change
Which countries lead Sustainability and Ecological Systems Analysis research?
By volume, China and the United States publish the most (385 and 128 works in 2022–2025).
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 China 385 works
- 2 United States 128 works
- 3 France 59 works
- 4 Italy 58 works
- 5 United Kingdom 44 works
- 6 Germany 37 works
- 7 India 36 works
- 8 Brazil 35 works
- 9 Spain 28 works
- 10 Russia 27 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 Sustainability and Ecological Systems Analysis research?
By volume in 2022–2025, Beijing Normal University publishes the most Sustainability and Ecological Systems Analysis research, followed by Chinese Academy of Sciences and University of Chinese Academy of Sciences.
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 Beijing Normal UniversityChina 19 works
- 2 Chinese Academy of SciencesChina 10 works
- 3 University of Chinese Academy of SciencesChina 6 works
- 4 China University of Mining and TechnologyChina 6 works
- 5 Universidade PaulistaBrazil 5 works
- 6 Hohai UniversityChina 5 works
- 7 Institute of Geographic Sciences and Natural Resources ResearchChina 5 works
- 8 Wageningen University & ResearchNetherlands 5 works
- 9 Zhengzhou UniversityChina 5 works
- 10 China Agricultural UniversityChina 5 works
Who are the leading researchers in Sustainability and Ecological Systems Analysis?
The most-cited researchers publishing on Sustainability and Ecological Systems Analysis include Carl Folke, Robert Costanza and Marc A. Rosen.
- 1 Carl Folke Sweden 3.2k citations
- 2 Robert Costanza Australia 3.2k citations
- 3 Marc A. Rosen Canada 2.9k citations
Ranked by citations received across their whole record, among researchers with at least three works on this topic.
Where is Sustainability and Ecological Systems Analysis research done?
The largest centres of Sustainability and Ecological Systems Analysis research in 2022–2025 are Beijing (China), Nanjing (China), Paris (France) and Guangzhou (China). Among places with at least 20 works in it, it is an unusually large share of all research in Beijing.
Largest cities, 2022–2025
Where it is the local speciality
- BeijingCN · 107.0 works2.7×
Location quotient: how much more of its research is in Sustainability and Ecological Systems Analysis than the world average.
Where is the best place to study Sustainability and Ecological Systems Analysis?
Among universities, judged by research, Beijing Normal 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.
| # | University | Score | Top 10% | Specialisation | Works | Growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Beijing Normal UniversityChina | 60.0 | 13.5% | 24.7× | 20 | -22.6% |
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 Sustainability and Ecological Systems Analysis research growing?
Output in 2018–2022 was 14% higher than in 2013–2017, peaking in 2026. The fastest-growing topics are Sustainability and Ecological Systems Analysis.
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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.