The Scientific Reports team is pleased to announce the most read* articles from 2022 in Sustainability. Featuring authors from around the world, these papers highlight valuable research from an international community.

Unequal access to healthcare and environmental disparities, circular economy, or the need to increase food production, while reducing the environmental footprint of intensive agriculture, are some of the key topics highlighted in 2022.

We invite you to take a look at our Top 100 in Sustainability Collection. Inside, you will be able to learn more about the factors contributing to variation in COVID-19 mortality across countries, the impact of radon exposure in Northern Thailand, how plastic waste can be converted into energy, the potential of insect frass as an organic fertilizer, or the environmental impact of nitrogen synthetic fertilizers, and more.

Congratulations to all authors who contributed to these highly valuable research papers!

*Data obtained from SN Insights, which is based on Digital Science's Dimensions.