A Bibliometric Review of Sustainability Assessment Instruments in Higher Education: Trends, Gaps, and Future Directions

This bibliometric review aimed to examine research trends in sustainability assessment instruments in higher education in the Web of Science database from the earliest year covered by the dataset through the first half of 2025. Data were coded in the following categories: trends by year, instrument origin country, instrument emphasizing the sustainability dimension, specific aspects of sustainability, instrument type, measured construct, psychometric quality and validation evidence of instruments, response types, scale point, participants type, participant grade level, and faculty affiliation.