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Sustainable Production and Consumption
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Sustainable Production and Consumption

Ranking & Metrics

Discipline name Position Best Scientists Publications D-Index
Business and Management 25 59 88 45
Environmental Sciences 149 87 155 29

Additional Metrics

Number of Best Scientists*: 436
Documents by Best Scientists*: 535
Top 100 Ranked Scientists*: 26
SCIMAGO H-index: 96
SCIMAGO SJR: 2.588
Impact Factor: 9.6

Overview

Top Research Topics at Sustainable Production and Consumption?

The aim of the journal is to expand the discussion of research in Sustainability, Environmental economics, Consumption (economics), Production (economics) and Life-cycle assessment. Sustainable Production and Consumption addresses concerns in Sustainability which are intertwined with other disciplines, such as Supply chain, Marketing, Circular economy and Sustainable development. Supply chain study tackled is connected to the field of Industrial organization.

Circular economy research featured in it incorporates concerns from various other topics such as Business model and Reuse. Sustainable Production and Consumption focused on Environmental economics research but expanded to cover Efficient energy use. The research on Consumption (economics) featured in it combines topics in other fields like Energy consumption and Natural resource economics.

It features Production (economics) research that overlaps with concepts in Greenhouse gas. The work on Life-cycle assessment tackled in Sustainable Production and Consumption brings together disciplines like Waste management and Environmental impact assessment.

  • Sustainability (29.29%)
  • Environmental economics (16.29%)
  • Consumption (economics) (14.52%)

What are the most cited papers published in the journal?

  • Producing PHAs in the bioeconomy — Towards a sustainable bioplastic (129 citations)
  • Development of a life cycle assessment tool for the assessment of food production systems within the energy, water and food nexus (100 citations)
  • Occurrence of microplastics and its pollution in the environment: A review (100 citations)

Research areas of the most cited articles at Sustainable Production and Consumption:

The published papers investigate studies in Sustainability, Supply chain, Greenhouse gas, Environmental economics and Consumption (economics). The published articles explore topics in Sustainability which can be helpful for research in disciplines like Life-cycle assessment, Sustainable development, Circular economy, Renewable energy and Process (engineering). While Greenhouse gas is the focus of the journal papers, it also provides insights into the studies of Fossil fuel and Natural resource economics.

What topics the last edition of the journal is best known for?

  • Sustainability
  • Agriculture
  • Ecology

The previous edition focused in particular on these issues:

The scientific interests tackled in Sustainable Production and Consumption are Production (economics), Environmental economics, Developing country, Agriculture and Greenhouse gas. In addition to Production (economics) research, the journal aims to explore topics under Supply chain and Corporate social responsibility. In the journal, Carbon leakage, Data envelopment analysis, Service (economics) and Secondary sector of the economy are investigated in conjunction with one another to address concerns in Environmental economics research.

Developing country research presented in Sustainable Production and Consumption encompasses a variety of subjects, including Quality (business), Panel data, International economics, Green growth and Index (economics). Topics in Agriculture explored in Sustainable Production and Consumption were investigated in conjunction with research in Productivity (ecology), Monoculture, Fertilizer and Agronomy. While work presented in the journal provided substantial information on Greenhouse gas, it also covered topics in Middle income countries and Development economics.

The most cited articles from the last journal are:

  • Social life cycle assessment of crude palm oil production in Malaysia (0 citations)
  • Barriers to a sustainability transformation of meat production practices - An industry actor perspective (0 citations)
  • Can plastics from end-of-life vehicles be managed in a sustainable way? (0 citations)

Papers citation over time

A key indicator for each journal is its effectiveness in reaching other researchers with the papers published at that venue.

The chart below presents the interquartile range (first quartile 25%, median 50% and third quartile 75%) of the number of citations of articles over time.

The top authors publishing in Sustainable Production and Consumption (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Adisa Azapagic (16 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Shabbir H. Gheewala (11 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Angappa Gunasekaran (8 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Raymond R. Tan (7 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Laurence Stamford (6 papers) absent at the last edition.

The overall trend for top authors publishing in this journal is outlined below. The chart shows the number of publications at each edition of the journal for top authors.

Only papers with recognized affiliations are considered

The top affiliations publishing in Sustainable Production and Consumption (based on the number of publications) are:

  • University of Manchester (22 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • King Mongkut's University of Technology Thonburi (11 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • De La Salle University (11 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Beijing Institute of Technology (10 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Tsinghua University (9 papers) absent at the last edition.

The overall trend for top affiliations publishing in this journal is outlined below. The chart shows the number of publications at each edition of the journal for top affiliations.

Publication chance based on affiliation

The publication chance index shows the ratio of articles published by the best research institutions in the journal edition to all articles published within that journal. The best research institutions were selected based on the largest number of articles published during all editions of the journal.

The chart below presents the percentage ratio of articles from top institutions (based on their ranking of total papers).Top affiliations were grouped by their rank into the following tiers: top 1-10, top 11-20, top 21-50, and top 51+. Only articles with a recognized affiliation are considered.

During the most recent 2022 edition, 30.77% of publications had an unrecognized affiliation. Out of the publications with recognized affiliations, 0.00% were posted by at least one author from the top 10 institutions publishing in the journal. Another 0.00% included authors affiliated with research institutions from the top 11-20 affiliations. Institutions from the 21-50 range included 0.00% of all publications and 100.00% were from other institutions.

Returning Authors Index

A very common phenomenon observed among researchers publishing scientific articles is the intentional selection of journals they have already attended in the past. In particular, it is worth analyzing the case when the authors participate in the same journal from year to year.

The Returning Authors Index presented below illustrates the ratio of authors who participated in both a given as well as the previous edition of the journal in relation to all participants in a given year.

Returning Institution Index

The graph below shows the Returning Institution Index, illustrating the ratio of institutions that participated in both a given and the previous edition of the conference in relation to all affiliations present in a given year.

The experience to innovation index

Our experience to innovation index was created to show a cross-section of the experience level of authors publishing in a journal. The index includes the authors publishing at the last edition of a journal, grouped by total number of publications throughout their academic career (P) and the total number of citations of these publications ever received (C).

The group intervals were selected empirically to best show the diversity of the authors' experiences, their labels were selected as a convenience, not as judgment. The authors were divided into the following groups:

  • Novice - P < 5 or C < 25 (the number of publications less than 5 or the number of citations less than 25),
  • Competent - P < 10 or C < 100 (the number of publications less than 10 or the number of citations less than 100),
  • Experienced - P < 25 or C < 625 (the number of publications less than 25 or the number of citations less than 625),
  • Master - P < 50 or C < 2500 (the number of publications less than 50 or the number of citations less than 2500),
  • Star - P ≥ 50 and C ≥ 2500 (both the number of publications greater than 50 and the number of citations greater than 2500).

The chart below illustrates experience levels of first authors in cases of publications with multiple authors.

Application of Research in Sustainable Production and Consumption

The research explored in our journal can be of value to various fields outside of academic research alone. One such field is urban planning, where principles of sustainability, environmental economics, circular economy, and others play a critical role in designing and developing sustainable cities. The importance of urban planning in creating environmentally conscious and sustainable cities cannot be overstated. Implementing sustainable production and consumption practices are pivotal to this end. The scientific interests explored in our journal - Production (economics), Environmental economics, Developing country, Agriculture, and Greenhouse gas, could provide valuable insights and innovative solutions for urban planners. The research has far-reaching implications on business models and strategies as well, particularly in sectors concerned with efficient energy use, waste management, and responsible consumption. It propels new ideas and innovations in the sector, adopting environmentally friendly practices and taking into account the overall life-cycle assessment. For instance, studies focused on efficient energy use can inform energy-related decisions in businesses ranging from small enterprises to large corporations. Education is another domain that could benefit significantly from our research. Courses like urban planning degree New Hampshire would find our works particularly beneficial. By incorporating Sustainable Production and Consumption related case studies and research findings into the curriculum, educators can provide their students with a realistic and comprehensive view of the subject, thereby ensuring better understanding and application.

Top Publications

  • Identifying industry 5.0 contributions to sustainable development: A strategy roadmap for delivering sustainability values

    Unknown

    (2022)
    496 Citations
  • Improving supply chain sustainability in the context of COVID-19 pandemic in an emerging economy: Exploring drivers using an integrated model.

    Chitra Lekha Karmaker;Tazim Ahmed;Sayem Ahmed;Syed Mithun Ali

    (2021)
    379 Citations
  • COVID-19 pandemic digitization lessons for sustainable development of micro-and small- enterprises

    Chunguang Bai;Matthew Quayson;Joseph Sarkis;Joseph Sarkis

    (2021)
    354 Citations
  • Sustainable supply chain management towards disruption and organizational ambidexterity: A data driven analysis

    Tat-Dat Bui;Feng Ming Tsai;Ming-Lang Tseng;Ming-Lang Tseng;Ming-Lang Tseng;Raymond R. Tan

    (2021)
    243 Citations
  • Relationship between corporate social responsibility at the micro-level and environmental performance: The mediating role of employee pro-environmental behavior and the moderating role of gender

    Naveed Ahmad;Zia Ullah;Muhammad Zulqarnain Arshad;Hafiz waqas Kamran

    (2021)
    242 Citations
  • A systematic literature review of the agro-food supply chain: challenges, network design, and performance measurement perspectives

    Vinay Surendra Yadav;A.R. Singh;Angappa Gunasekaran;Rakesh D. Raut

    (2022)
    217 Citations
  • Towards a sustainable environment: The nexus between ISO 14001, renewable energy consumption, access to electricity, agriculture and CO2 emissions in SAARC countries

    Muhammad Ikram;Qingyu Zhang;Robert Sroufe;Syed Zulfiqar Ali Shah

    (2020)
    216 Citations
  • Circular Economy in the WEEE industry: a systematic literature review and a research agenda

    Gianmarco Bressanelli;Nicola Saccani;Daniela C.A. Pigosso;Marco Perona

    (2020)
    196 Citations
  • The extent of food waste generation in the UK and its environmental impacts

    Harish K. Jeswani;Gonzalo Figueroa-Torres;Adisa Azapagic

    (2021)
    168 Citations

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