2020/02/12 by Núria Bautista‐Puig, Ana Marta Aleixo, Bautista-Puig, Nuria +7 · 1 citation
Social Sciences · Environmental Science · #Sustainability in Higher Education #Environmental Education and Sustainability #Sustainable Development and Environmental Policy
paper · pdf · doi:10.48550/arxiv.2002.04895
Sustainable Development Goals are the blueprint to achieve a better and more\nsustainable future for society. Its legacy is linked with the Millennium\nDevelopment Goals, set up in 2000. A bibliometric analysis was conducted to 1)\nmeasure "core" research output from 2000-2017, with the aim to map the global\nresearch of sustainability goals, 2) describe thematic specialization based on\nkeywords co-occurrence analysis and strongest citation burst, 3) present a\nmethodology to classify scientific output (based on an ad-hoc glossary) and\nassess SDGs interconnections.\n Sustainability goals publications (core+expand based on direct citations)\nwere identified in-house CWTS Web of Science by using search terms in titles,\nabstracts, and keywords. 25,299 bibliographic records were analyzed, from which\n21,653 (85.59%) are from HEIs and research centres (RC). The purpose of this\npaper is to analyze the role of these organizations in sustainability research.\nThe findings reveal the increasing participation of these organizations in this\nresearch (660 institutions in 2000-2005 to 1744 institutions involved in\n2012-2017). In terms of specialization, some institutions present a higher\nproduction and specialization on the topic (e.g., London School of Hygiene &\nTropical Medicine and World Health Organization); however, others present less\nproduction but higher specialization (e.g., Stockholm Environment Institute).\nRegarding the topics, health (especially in developing countries), women and\nsocio-economic aspects are the most prominent ones. Moreover, it is observed\nthe interlinked nature of SDGs between some SDGs in research output (e.g.,\nSDG11 and SDG3). This study provides important orientation for HEIs and RCs in\nterms of Research, Development and Innovation (R&D+i) to respond to major\nsocietal challenges and could be useful for the policymakers in order to\npromote the research agenda on this topic.\n