The UN SDGs as a global ‘directive shift’ and the institutionalization of sustainability research
Alesia A Zuccala, Anna Leoncini, Andrea Bonaccorsi · 2026
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Alesia A Zuccala, Anna Leoncini, and Andrea Bonaccorsi argued in 2026 that the United Nations development goals steer world research like a global directive. They tested the idea by tracking journals tied to three goals: education, work, and climate.
Tens of thousands of journals indexed over three decades were classed by age, field spread, and publishing model. Journal activity around the goals rose steadily, with entry surges near big global agreements. Young and mid aged journals drove the growth, and open access titles featured heavily. Climate research sat in top journals more than the other two goals, showing uneven prestige across the agenda.
Catalog record
| CREATOR | Alesia A Zuccala, Anna Leoncini, Andrea Bonaccorsi |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2026 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 68070 |
| LICENSE | CC_BY |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | PLOS |