Research Productivity and Impact on Sustainability in Higher Education Institutions: A Bibliometric Review

Abstract

Sustainable Higher Education has been getting more and more attention from experts, students, and academic organizations around the world over the past 25 years. This bibliometric study looks at 365 articles in Scopus that are about higher education for sustainable development. The review's goals were to show the amount of literature, its growth trends, and where it was found geographically. It was also meant to find important writers, journals, and articles, look into the intellectual structure of the field, and bring attention to new areas of research. Findings show a body of work that is growing quickly and isn't very old. Most of it was written by experts in wealthy countries. There are four main magazines in the field, which can be told apart by the number of articles they publish and the number of times they are cited. The study of author co-citations found three main thematic clusters: managing sustainability in higher education, skills related to sustainability, and strategies for application. This review sets a basic standard for future research in Sustainable Higher Education. It also shows how the field's intellectual world is changing and gives new researchers important entry points.