Sustainability Science

Aims & Scope

The journal Sustainability Science offers insights into interactions within and between nature and the rest of human society, and the complex mechanisms that sustain both.

The journal promotes science based predictions and impact assessments of global change, and seeks ways to ensure that such knowledge can be understood by society and be used to strengthen the resilience of global natural systems (such as ecosystems, ocean and atmospheric systems, nutrient cycles), social systems (economies, governments, industry) and human systems at the individual level (lifestyles, health, security, and human values).

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Metrics & Ranking

Impact Factor

Year	Value
2025	5.3
2024	5.10

SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)

Year	Value
2024	1.515

Quartile

Year	Value
2024	Q1

h-index

Year	Value
2024	96

Journal Rank

Year	Value
2024	2348

Journal Citation Indicator

Year	Value
2024	3107

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Abstracting & Indexing

Journal is indexed in leading academic databases, ensuring global visibility and accessibility of our peer-reviewed research.

• Scopus
• Google Scholar
• Web of Science

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Subjects & Keywords

Journal’s research areas, covering key disciplines and specialized sub-topics in Environmental Science and Social Sciences, designed to support cutting-edge academic discovery.

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Most Cited Articles

The Most Cited Articles section features the journal's most impactful research, based on citation counts. These articles have been referenced frequently by other researchers, indicating their significant contribution to their respective fields.

• Three pillars of sustainability: in search of conceptual origins

  Citation: 2197

  Authors: Ben, Yong, Darren

• Transdisciplinary research in sustainability science: practice, principles, and challenges

  Citation: 2018

  Authors: Daniel J., Arnim, Matthias, Michael, Pim, Peter, Mark, Christopher J.

• Key competencies in sustainability: a reference framework for academic program development

  Citation: 1897

  Authors: Arnim, Lauren, Charles L.

• Integration: the key to implementing the Sustainable Development Goals

  Citation: 684

  Authors: Mark, David, Owen, Farooq, Belinda, Norichika, Bjorn, Paul, Melissa, Deborah

• An introductory note on the environmental economics of the circular economy

  Citation: 607

  Authors: Mikael Skou

• Adaptation planning for climate change: concepts, assessment approaches, and key lessons

  Citation: 603

  Authors: H.-M.

• Key competencies in sustainability in higher education—toward an agreed-upon reference framework

  Citation: 535

  Authors: Katja, Matthias, Gisela, Matthew, Liliana, Sonya, Weston, Geoffrey, Niki, Meghann, Kealalokahi, Jessica, Yoko, Marco, Roderic, Peter, Michaela

• Mapping interactions between the sustainable development goals: lessons learned and ways forward

  Citation: 459

  Authors: MÃ¥ns, Elinor, David, Philippa, David, Peter, Barbara, Anne-Sophie, Martin, Mark

• Initial progress in implementing the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs): a review of evidence from countries

  Citation: 447

  Authors: Cameron, Graciela, Thomas

• Sustainability science: building a new discipline

  Citation: 420

  Authors: Hiroshi, Kazuhiko

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