Sustainable Cities and Communities

African research focus

With Africa urbanising fastest of any continent, research focuses on informal-settlement upgrading, urban transport, climate-resilient housing, and city-region food systems.

Top universities for Sustainable Cities and Communities

Institutions producing the most publications tagged with this goal.

1. 1.

   Kafr el-Sheikh University

   Egypt

   310 publications

2. 2.

   Ain Shams University

   Egypt

   200 publications

3. 3.

   Abdelmalek Essaâdi University

   Morocco

   177 publications

4. 4.

   University of the Witwatersrand

   South Africa

   164 publications

5. 5.

   Benha University

   Egypt

   145 publications

6. 6.

   Helwan University

   Egypt

   139 publications

7. 7.

   Alexandria University

   Egypt

   138 publications

8. 8.

   Mansoura University

   Egypt

   133 publications

9. 9.

   Université de Kinshasa (UNIKIN)

   DR Congo

   126 publications

10. 10.

    Zagazig University

    Egypt

    125 publications

11. 11.

    Addis Ababa University

    Ethiopia

    122 publications

12. 12.

    Cairo University

    Egypt

    119 publications

Recent publications

Most recent research from African institutions tagged with Sustainable Cities and Communities.

• 2026Open Access2 citations

  The Dis/Continuity of the Chain: The Negative Dialectic of Tabula Rasa and Palimpsest in Urban Design

  Urban Science · Ain Shams University

• 20262 citations

  Hazardous Metal Contamination and Human–Ecological Risks in Kouambo-Bipindi Surface Sediments (Cameroon)

  Journal of Sedimentary Environments · University of Bamenda

• 2026Open Access1 citations

  Analysis of Consensus Molecular Subtypes of Colorectal Cancer in Oman with Clinicopathologic Correlation

  International Journal of Molecular Sciences · Mansoura University

• 2026Open Access1 citations

  A practical framework for selecting pedestrian simulation tools in the Egyptian urban context

  Journal of Engineering and Applied Science · Cairo University

• 2026Open Access1 citations

  A geospatial and statistical assessment of surface temperature response to land cover change and spatial drivers in Sekondi-Takoradi, Ghana

  Discover Environment · Takoradi Technical University

• 2026Open Access1 citations

  Flood Susceptibility Mapping and Climate Change Impact Prediction Using Probabilistic Machine Learning and Statistical Analysis: A Case Study of Kigali, Rwanda

  Journal of Flood Risk Management · University of Rwanda

• 2026Open Access1 citations

  A Hybrid Decision-Making Framework for Autonomous Vehicles in Urban Environments Based on Multi-Agent Reinforcement Learning with Explainable AI

  Vehicles · University of Sfax

• 2026Open Access1 citations

  Flood Hazard Detection in Data-Scarce Regions: A Case Study of a Semi-Arid River in Northeastern Morocco

  BIO Web of Conferences · Mohamed I University

• 20261 citations

  Converting green into good: Pathways from green building practices to social well-being

  Journal of Environmental Management · Al Akhawayn University

• 20261 citations

  Flood-waste disaster in Ghana: causal factors, environmental risk and planning response

  Disaster Prevention and Management An International Journal · Kwame Nkrumah University

• 20261 citations

  UNESCO’s institutional drift and normative vacuum: interpreting the failure to protect Palestinian heritage in Gaza

  International Journal of Heritage Studies · University of Johannesburg

• 2026Open Access1 citations

  Prevalence of Overweight and Obesity and Its Associated Factors among Preschool Children in Sub-Saharan Africa: a Systematic Review and Meta-analysis

  Advances in Nutrition · Jigjiga University