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SDG 4 - Quality Education Research on education and sustainable development: scholarly output, growth, impact and collaboration According to the United Nations, “Obtaining a quality education is the foundation to improving people’s lives and sustainable development. …Basic literacy skills have improved tremendously, yet bolder efforts are needed to make even greater strides for achieving universal education goals.” Quality research on the nexus between education and sustainable development will underpin global progress: here are key findings for the period 2012-2016. 5,902 scholarly papers on sustainable education were published globally between 2012-2016, with a strong compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 10.3% over the period. Nations with high income levels tend to have the highest scholarly output in sustainable education, in line with overall patterns of scholarly output. Research on education and sustainable development – World Scholarly Output 0 300 600 900 1,200 2012 936 1,101 1,179 1,303 1,383 2013 2014 2015 2016 Year Publications Global distribution of scholarly output vs income levels Income Group 1,586 1,000 500 1 Publications Low income Lower middle income Upper middle income High income The analysis builds on Elsevier’s Sustainability Science in a Global Landscape report, which was released in 2015 to coincide with the launch of the SDGs. See a 2017 update on key findings on the RELX Group Sustainable Development Goals Resource Centre. Research on education and sustainable development – Collaboration across countries of various income levels U p p e r Mi d d l e I n c o m e Lo w er Middle Inco m e 0 200 400 600 8 0 0 1,0 0 0 1 ,2 0 0 1 , 4 0 0 1 , 6 0 0 1 , 8 0 0 2 , 0 0 0 2 ,2 0 0 2,4 0 0 2,6 0 0 2,800 3,000 3,200 3,400 3,600 3,800 4,000 4,2 0 0 4,4 0 0 0 0 200 400 0 2 0 0 4 0 0 6 0 0 8 0 0 1 ,0 0 0 1,2 0 0 Low Inco m e Hig h In co m e 68% vs 0.3% High income countries produce the greatest share of research on education linked to sustainable development: 4,028 publications accounting for 68% of total output. Low income countries produce just 0.3%. There is limited North- South collaboration (estimated through institutions and countries listed in the author bylines of scholarly papers), yet it accounts for the highest proportion of low or lower middle income country output in sustainable education research – demonstrating how critical North-South collaboration is for lower income countries. Research on education and sustainable development – Top 10 countries by scholarly output, impact and growth 0% 2% 4% 6% 8% 10% 12% 14% 16% 18% 20% 22% 24% 0.0 0.2 0.4 0.6 0.8 1.0 1.2 1.4 1.6 1.8 2.0 United Kingdom 587 Australia 529 China 303 World 5,902 Malaysia 190 South Africa 187 United States 1,586 Germany 268 Canada 255 Spain 235 Sweden 148 Compound annual growth rate (CAGR) Field-weighted citation impact (FWCI) The US is the most prolific country for education research linked to sustainability. It accounts for 25% of scholarly output, with slightly higher annual growth than the global average. Several of the top 10 most prolific countries have had strong growth in the field, including Spain, with compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 24%, and Canada and Germany with CAGR of 17%. Nine of the 10 most prolific countries have a field-weighted citation impact (a normalised indicator for scholarly importance) above world average. Sweden’s research is cited at nearly twice the global rate, closely followed by Canada and Spain. Elsevier is a registered trademark of Elsevier B.V. RELX Group and RE symbol are trademarks of RELX Intellectual Properties SA, used under licence. © 2017 Elsevier B.V. Sources: Scopus® and World Bank
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SDG 4 - Quality Education Research on education and sustainable development: scholarly output, growth, impact and collaborationAccording to the United Nations, “Obtaining a quality education is the foundation to improving people’s lives and sustainable development. …Basic literacy skills have improved tremendously, yet bolder efforts are needed to make even greater strides for achieving universal education goals.” Quality research on the nexus between education and sustainable development will underpin global progress: here are key findings for the period 2012-2016.
5,902 scholarly papers on sustainable education were published globally between 2012-2016, with a strong compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 10.3% over the period. Nations with high income levels tend to have the highest scholarly output in sustainable education, in line with overall patterns of scholarly output.
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The US is the most prolific country for education research linked to sustainability. It accounts for 25% of scholarly output, with slightly higher annual growth than the global average. Several of the top 10 most prolific countries have had strong growth in the field, including Spain, with compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 24%, and Canada and Germany with CAGR of 17%. Nine of the 10 most prolific countries have a field-weighted citation impact (a normalised indicator for scholarly importance) above world average. Sweden’s research is cited at nearly twice the global rate, closely followed by Canada and Spain.
Elsevier is a registered trademark of Elsevier B.V. RELX Group and RE symbol are trademarks of RELX Intellectual Properties SA, used under licence. © 2017 Elsevier B.V. Sources: Scopus® and World Bank
