联合国可持续发展目标(SDG)的宣布为涵盖不同学科的可持续发展研究提供了新的方向。因此,学术数据库提供了研究出版物与不同可持续发展目标的映射,释放许多分析机会。在这项工作中,前100名高度引用的可持续发展研究人员(HCSR)及其相关信息,比如他们所属的机构,这些机构的类型,这些研究人员的地理多样性,和性别代表模式,被分析。此外,从他们的出版物,他们的出版模式,包括(I)研究最少和最多的可持续发展目标,(二)他们的开放获取出版模式,(三)他们的合作模式(四)他们的研究影响模式,被分析。他们研究中最受欢迎的主题领域,他们发表的顶级期刊,这些期刊处理的重要研究类别,等。,也被调查。还讨论了这些研究人员的最重要贡献及其最近的贡献。数据表明,前100名HCSR的研究重点存在显著差异,最专注于“健康和幸福,\"\"零饥饿,“和”素质教育,虽然研究人员很少关注“体面工作和经济增长”和“没有贫困”,“强调需要在所有可持续发展目标中制定更加平衡的研究议程。研究表明,美国,中国,英国是前100名HCSR的主要贡献者,表明这些国家在全球可持续性研究产出中占主导地位,虽然像伊朗和沙特阿拉伯这样的国家也引人注目,虽然较小,贡献。HCSR的机构隶属关系显示出显著的不平衡,只有16家来自私人机构,而84家来自公共机构。具体来说,它表明,在前100名研究人员中,93是男人,只有7人是女性。HCSRs对出版物中作者身份的分析揭示了中间和最后作者职位的趋势,强调他们在研究社区中的协作和领导角色。所有这些分析都可以为学术界提供信息,工业,以及政策制定者关于可持续发展目标研究中最重要的进展。
The announcement of the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) provided a fresh direction to sustainability research that spans different disciplines. Consequently, scholarly databases made available the mapping of research publications to different SDGs, unleashing many opportunities for analysis. In this work, the top 100 Highly Cited Sustainability Researchers (HCSRs) and information related to them, such as the institutions they belong to, the type of these institutions, the geographical diversity of these researchers, and gender representation patterns, are analyzed. Also, from their publications, their publication pattern, including (i) the least and most researched SDGs, (ii) their Open Access publishing pattern, (iii) their collaboration pattern (iv) the pattern of their research impact, are analyzed. The most sought thematic areas of their research, top journals in which they publish, important research categories handled by these journals, etc., are also investigated. The most significant contribution of these researchers and their recent contributions are also discussed. The data indicates a significant disparity in research focus among the top 100 HCSRs, with most concentrating on \"Good Health and Well Being,\" \"Zero Hunger,\" and \"Quality Education,\" while notably fewer researchers focus on \"Decent Work and Economic Growth\" and \"No Poverty,\" underscoring the need for a more balanced research agenda across all SDGs. The study reveals that the United States, China, and the United Kingdom are the leading contributors to the top 100 HCSRs, suggesting that these countries are predominant in global sustainability research output, while nations like Iran and Saudi Arabia also make notable, albeit smaller, contributions. The institutional affiliations of HCSRs show a significant imbalance, with only 16 from private institutions compared to 84 from public ones. Specifically, it shows that out of the top 100 researchers, 93 are men, while only 7 are women. The analysis of authorship in publications by HCSRs reveals a tendency towards middle and last author positions, underscoring their collaborative and leadership roles within the research community. All these analyses can inform academia, industry, and policymakers about the most significant developments in research regarding SDGs.