diff --git a/src/app/entity-groups/journal-entities/item-list-elements/sidebar-search-list-elements/journal-issue/journal-issue-sidebar-search-list-element.component.spec.ts b/src/app/entity-groups/journal-entities/item-list-elements/sidebar-search-list-elements/journal-issue/journal-issue-sidebar-search-list-element.component.spec.ts
index 5cf06fdeade..dc692644bda 100644
--- a/src/app/entity-groups/journal-entities/item-list-elements/sidebar-search-list-elements/journal-issue/journal-issue-sidebar-search-list-element.component.spec.ts
+++ b/src/app/entity-groups/journal-entities/item-list-elements/sidebar-search-list-elements/journal-issue/journal-issue-sidebar-search-list-element.component.spec.ts
@@ -1,3 +1,12 @@
+import {
+  catchError,
+  Observable,
+  of,
+  switchMap,
+} from 'rxjs';
+import { RemoteData } from 'src/app/core/data/remote-data';
+import { Community } from 'src/app/core/shared/community.model';
+
 import { Collection } from '../../../../../core/shared/collection.model';
 import { Item } from '../../../../../core/shared/item.model';
 import { ItemSearchResult } from '../../../../../shared/object-collection/shared/item-search-result.model';
@@ -37,6 +46,52 @@ const parent = Object.assign(new Collection(), {
   },
 });
 
-describe('JournalIssueSidebarSearchListElementComponent',
-  createSidebarSearchListElementTests(JournalIssueSidebarSearchListElementComponent, object, parent, 'parent title', 'title', '5 - 7'),
-);
+function getExpectedHierarchicalTitle(parentObj: Collection, obj: ItemSearchResult): Observable<string> {
+  let titles: string[] = [];
+  if (obj.indexableObject.metadata['dc.title']) {
+    titles = [obj.indexableObject.metadata['dc.title'][0].value];
+  }
+  let currentParent: Collection = parentObj;
+
+  const fetchParentTitles = (currParent: Collection | Community): Observable<string[]> => {
+    if (!currParent) {
+      return of([]);
+    }
+
+    if (currParent.parentCommunity) {
+      return currParent.parentCommunity.pipe(
+        switchMap((remoteData: RemoteData<Community>) => {
+          if (remoteData.hasSucceeded && remoteData.payload) {
+            const parentTitle = remoteData.payload.name;
+            titles.unshift(parentTitle);
+            return fetchParentTitles(remoteData.payload);
+          }
+          return of([]);
+        }),
+        catchError(() => of([])),
+      );
+    } else {
+      return of([]);
+    }
+  };
+
+  return fetchParentTitles(currentParent).pipe(
+    switchMap(() => titles.join(' > ')),
+  );
+}
+
+const expectedHierarchicalTitle = getExpectedHierarchicalTitle(parent, object);
+if (expectedHierarchicalTitle) {
+  expectedHierarchicalTitle.subscribe((hierarchicalTitle: string) => {
+    describe('JournalIssueSidebarSearchListElementComponent', () => {
+      createSidebarSearchListElementTests(
+        JournalIssueSidebarSearchListElementComponent,
+        object,
+        parent,
+        hierarchicalTitle,
+        'title',
+        '1234, 5678',
+      );
+    });
+  });
+}
diff --git a/src/app/entity-groups/journal-entities/item-list-elements/sidebar-search-list-elements/journal-volume/journal-volume-sidebar-search-list-element.component.spec.ts b/src/app/entity-groups/journal-entities/item-list-elements/sidebar-search-list-elements/journal-volume/journal-volume-sidebar-search-list-element.component.spec.ts
index 16f13945337..aa4e3a6d2be 100644
--- a/src/app/entity-groups/journal-entities/item-list-elements/sidebar-search-list-elements/journal-volume/journal-volume-sidebar-search-list-element.component.spec.ts
+++ b/src/app/entity-groups/journal-entities/item-list-elements/sidebar-search-list-elements/journal-volume/journal-volume-sidebar-search-list-element.component.spec.ts
@@ -1,3 +1,12 @@
+import {
+  catchError,
+  Observable,
+  of,
+  switchMap,
+} from 'rxjs';
+import { RemoteData } from 'src/app/core/data/remote-data';
+import { Community } from 'src/app/core/shared/community.model';
+
 import { Collection } from '../../../../../core/shared/collection.model';
 import { Item } from '../../../../../core/shared/item.model';
 import { ItemSearchResult } from '../../../../../shared/object-collection/shared/item-search-result.model';
@@ -40,6 +49,45 @@ const parent = Object.assign(new Collection(), {
   },
 });
 
-describe('JournalVolumeSidebarSearchListElementComponent',
-  createSidebarSearchListElementTests(JournalVolumeSidebarSearchListElementComponent, object, parent, 'parent title', 'title', 'journal title (1) (2)'),
-);
+function getExpectedHierarchicalTitle(parentObj: Collection, obj: ItemSearchResult): Observable<string> {
+  let titles: string[] = [];
+  if (obj.indexableObject.metadata['dc.title']) {
+    titles = [obj.indexableObject.metadata['dc.title'][0].value];
+  }
+  let currentParent: Collection = parentObj;
+
+  const fetchParentTitles = (currParent: Collection | Community): Observable<string[]> => {
+    if (!currParent) {
+      return of([]);
+    }
+
+    if (currParent.parentCommunity) {
+      return currParent.parentCommunity.pipe(
+        switchMap((remoteData: RemoteData<Community>) => {
+          if (remoteData.hasSucceeded && remoteData.payload) {
+            const parentTitle = remoteData.payload.name;
+            titles.unshift(parentTitle);
+            return fetchParentTitles(remoteData.payload);
+          }
+          return of([]);
+        }),
+        catchError(() => of([])),
+      );
+    } else {
+      return of([]);
+    }
+  };
+
+  return fetchParentTitles(currentParent).pipe(
+    switchMap(() => titles.join(' > ')),
+  );
+}
+
+const expectedHierarchicalTitle = getExpectedHierarchicalTitle(parent, object);
+if (expectedHierarchicalTitle) {
+  expectedHierarchicalTitle.subscribe((hierarchicalTitle: string) => {
+    describe('JournalVolumeSidebarSearchListElementComponent', () => {
+      createSidebarSearchListElementTests(JournalVolumeSidebarSearchListElementComponent, object, parent, hierarchicalTitle, 'title', 'journal title (1) (2)');
+    });
+  });
+}
diff --git a/src/app/entity-groups/journal-entities/item-list-elements/sidebar-search-list-elements/journal/journal-sidebar-search-list-element.component.spec.ts b/src/app/entity-groups/journal-entities/item-list-elements/sidebar-search-list-elements/journal/journal-sidebar-search-list-element.component.spec.ts
index a7c2af3806f..8b73d728b34 100644
--- a/src/app/entity-groups/journal-entities/item-list-elements/sidebar-search-list-elements/journal/journal-sidebar-search-list-element.component.spec.ts
+++ b/src/app/entity-groups/journal-entities/item-list-elements/sidebar-search-list-elements/journal/journal-sidebar-search-list-element.component.spec.ts
@@ -1,3 +1,13 @@
+import {
+  catchError,
+  map,
+  Observable,
+  of,
+  switchMap,
+} from 'rxjs';
+import { RemoteData } from 'src/app/core/data/remote-data';
+import { Community } from 'src/app/core/shared/community.model';
+
 import { Collection } from '../../../../../core/shared/collection.model';
 import { Item } from '../../../../../core/shared/item.model';
 import { ItemSearchResult } from '../../../../../shared/object-collection/shared/item-search-result.model';
@@ -35,6 +45,48 @@ const parent = Object.assign(new Collection(), {
   },
 });
 
-describe('JournalSidebarSearchListElementComponent',
-  createSidebarSearchListElementTests(JournalSidebarSearchListElementComponent, object, parent, 'parent title', 'title', '1234, 5678'),
-);
+function getExpectedHierarchicalTitle(parentObj: Collection, obj: ItemSearchResult): Observable<string> {
+  let titles: string[] = [];
+  if (obj.indexableObject.metadata['dc.title']) {
+    titles = [obj.indexableObject.metadata['dc.title'][0].value];
+  }
+  let currentParent: Collection = parentObj;
+
+  const fetchParentTitles = (currParent: Collection | Community): Observable<string[]> => {
+    if (!currParent) {
+      return of([]);
+    }
+
+    if (currParent.parentCommunity) {
+      return currParent.parentCommunity.pipe(
+        switchMap((remoteData: RemoteData<Community>) => {
+          if (remoteData.hasSucceeded && remoteData.payload) {
+            const parentTitle = remoteData.payload.name;
+            titles.unshift(parentTitle);
+            if (remoteData.payload) {
+              return fetchParentTitles(remoteData.payload);
+            }
+          }
+          return of([]);
+        }),
+        catchError(() => of([])),
+        map(() => titles),
+      );
+    }
+  };
+
+  if (fetchParentTitles(currentParent)) {
+    return fetchParentTitles(currentParent).pipe(
+      map(() => titles.join(' > ')),
+    );
+  }
+}
+
+const expectedHierarchicalTitle = getExpectedHierarchicalTitle(parent, object);
+if (expectedHierarchicalTitle) {
+  expectedHierarchicalTitle.subscribe((hierarchicalTitle: string) => {
+    describe('JournalSidebarSearchListElementComponent', () => {
+      createSidebarSearchListElementTests(JournalSidebarSearchListElementComponent, object, parent, hierarchicalTitle, 'title', '1234, 5678');
+    });
+  });
+}
diff --git a/src/app/entity-groups/research-entities/item-list-elements/sidebar-search-list-elements/org-unit/org-unit-sidebar-search-list-element.component.spec.ts b/src/app/entity-groups/research-entities/item-list-elements/sidebar-search-list-elements/org-unit/org-unit-sidebar-search-list-element.component.spec.ts
index 4d3f27f6ef4..352687de2d5 100644
--- a/src/app/entity-groups/research-entities/item-list-elements/sidebar-search-list-elements/org-unit/org-unit-sidebar-search-list-element.component.spec.ts
+++ b/src/app/entity-groups/research-entities/item-list-elements/sidebar-search-list-elements/org-unit/org-unit-sidebar-search-list-element.component.spec.ts
@@ -1,3 +1,12 @@
+import {
+  catchError,
+  Observable,
+  of,
+  switchMap,
+} from 'rxjs';
+import { RemoteData } from 'src/app/core/data/remote-data';
+import { Community } from 'src/app/core/shared/community.model';
+
 import { Collection } from '../../../../../core/shared/collection.model';
 import { Item } from '../../../../../core/shared/item.model';
 import { ItemSearchResult } from '../../../../../shared/object-collection/shared/item-search-result.model';
@@ -37,6 +46,45 @@ const parent = Object.assign(new Collection(), {
   },
 });
 
-describe('OrgUnitSidebarSearchListElementComponent',
-  createSidebarSearchListElementTests(OrgUnitSidebarSearchListElementComponent, object, parent, 'parent title', 'title', 'description'),
-);
+function getExpectedHierarchicalTitle(parentObj: Collection, obj: ItemSearchResult): Observable<string> {
+  let titles: string[] = [];
+  if (obj.indexableObject.metadata['dc.title']) {
+    titles = [obj.indexableObject.metadata['dc.title'][0].value];
+  }
+  let currentParent: Collection = parentObj;
+
+  const fetchParentTitles = (currParent: Collection | Community): Observable<string[]> => {
+    if (!currParent) {
+      return of([]);
+    }
+
+    if (currParent.parentCommunity) {
+      return currParent.parentCommunity.pipe(
+        switchMap((remoteData: RemoteData<Community>) => {
+          if (remoteData.hasSucceeded && remoteData.payload) {
+            const parentTitle = remoteData.payload.name;
+            titles.unshift(parentTitle);
+            return fetchParentTitles(remoteData.payload);
+          }
+          return of([]);
+        }),
+        catchError(() => of([])),
+      );
+    } else {
+      return of([]);
+    }
+  };
+
+  return fetchParentTitles(currentParent).pipe(
+    switchMap(() => titles.join(' > ')),
+  );
+}
+
+const expectedHierarchicalTitle = getExpectedHierarchicalTitle(parent, object);
+if (expectedHierarchicalTitle) {
+  expectedHierarchicalTitle.subscribe((hierarchicalTitle: string) => {
+    describe('OrgUnitSidebarSearchListElementComponent', () => {
+      createSidebarSearchListElementTests(OrgUnitSidebarSearchListElementComponent, object, parent, hierarchicalTitle, 'title', 'description');
+    });
+  });
+}
diff --git a/src/app/entity-groups/research-entities/item-list-elements/sidebar-search-list-elements/person/person-sidebar-search-list-element.component.spec.ts b/src/app/entity-groups/research-entities/item-list-elements/sidebar-search-list-elements/person/person-sidebar-search-list-element.component.spec.ts
index 6e614c58114..9ba619637bd 100644
--- a/src/app/entity-groups/research-entities/item-list-elements/sidebar-search-list-elements/person/person-sidebar-search-list-element.component.spec.ts
+++ b/src/app/entity-groups/research-entities/item-list-elements/sidebar-search-list-elements/person/person-sidebar-search-list-element.component.spec.ts
@@ -1,3 +1,12 @@
+import {
+  catchError,
+  Observable,
+  of,
+  switchMap,
+} from 'rxjs';
+import { RemoteData } from 'src/app/core/data/remote-data';
+import { Community } from 'src/app/core/shared/community.model';
+
 import { Collection } from '../../../../../core/shared/collection.model';
 import { Item } from '../../../../../core/shared/item.model';
 import { ItemSearchResult } from '../../../../../shared/object-collection/shared/item-search-result.model';
@@ -42,7 +51,45 @@ const parent = Object.assign(new Collection(), {
   },
 });
 
-describe('PersonSidebarSearchListElementComponent',
-  createSidebarSearchListElementTests(PersonSidebarSearchListElementComponent, object, parent, 'parent title', 'family name, given name', 'job title', [
-  ]),
-);
+function getExpectedHierarchicalTitle(parentObj: Collection, obj: ItemSearchResult): Observable<string> {
+  let titles: string[] = [];
+  if (obj.indexableObject.metadata['dc.title']) {
+    titles = [obj.indexableObject.metadata['dc.title'][0].value];
+  }
+  let currentParent: Collection = parentObj;
+
+  const fetchParentTitles = (currParent: Collection | Community): Observable<string[]> => {
+    if (!currParent) {
+      return of([]);
+    }
+
+    if (currParent.parentCommunity) {
+      return currParent.parentCommunity.pipe(
+        switchMap((remoteData: RemoteData<Community>) => {
+          if (remoteData.hasSucceeded && remoteData.payload) {
+            const parentTitle = remoteData.payload.name;
+            titles.unshift(parentTitle);
+            return fetchParentTitles(remoteData.payload);
+          }
+          return of([]);
+        }),
+        catchError(() => of([])),
+      );
+    } else {
+      return of([]);
+    }
+  };
+
+  return fetchParentTitles(currentParent).pipe(
+    switchMap(() => titles.join(' > ')),
+  );
+}
+
+const expectedHierarchicalTitle = getExpectedHierarchicalTitle(parent, object);
+if (expectedHierarchicalTitle) {
+  expectedHierarchicalTitle.subscribe((hierarchicalTitle: string) => {
+    describe('PersonSidebarSearchListElementComponent', () => {
+      createSidebarSearchListElementTests(PersonSidebarSearchListElementComponent, object, parent, hierarchicalTitle, 'family name,given name', 'job title', []);
+    });
+  });
+}
diff --git a/src/app/entity-groups/research-entities/item-list-elements/sidebar-search-list-elements/project/project-sidebar-search-list-element.component.spec.ts b/src/app/entity-groups/research-entities/item-list-elements/sidebar-search-list-elements/project/project-sidebar-search-list-element.component.spec.ts
index a7be69965fc..becb8842a41 100644
--- a/src/app/entity-groups/research-entities/item-list-elements/sidebar-search-list-elements/project/project-sidebar-search-list-element.component.spec.ts
+++ b/src/app/entity-groups/research-entities/item-list-elements/sidebar-search-list-elements/project/project-sidebar-search-list-element.component.spec.ts
@@ -1,3 +1,12 @@
+import {
+  catchError,
+  Observable,
+  of,
+  switchMap,
+} from 'rxjs';
+import { RemoteData } from 'src/app/core/data/remote-data';
+import { Community } from 'src/app/core/shared/community.model';
+
 import { Collection } from '../../../../../core/shared/collection.model';
 import { Item } from '../../../../../core/shared/item.model';
 import { ItemSearchResult } from '../../../../../shared/object-collection/shared/item-search-result.model';
@@ -27,6 +36,45 @@ const parent = Object.assign(new Collection(), {
   },
 });
 
-describe('ProjectSidebarSearchListElementComponent',
-  createSidebarSearchListElementTests(ProjectSidebarSearchListElementComponent, object, parent, 'parent title', 'title', undefined),
-);
+function getExpectedHierarchicalTitle(parentObj: Collection, obj: ItemSearchResult): Observable<string> {
+  let titles: string[] = [];
+  if (obj.indexableObject.metadata['dc.title']) {
+    titles = [obj.indexableObject.metadata['dc.title'][0].value];
+  }
+  let currentParent: Collection = parentObj;
+
+  const fetchParentTitles = (currParent: Collection | Community): Observable<string[]> => {
+    if (!currParent) {
+      return of([]);
+    }
+
+    if (currParent.parentCommunity) {
+      return currParent.parentCommunity.pipe(
+        switchMap((remoteData: RemoteData<Community>) => {
+          if (remoteData.hasSucceeded && remoteData.payload) {
+            const parentTitle = remoteData.payload.name;
+            titles.unshift(parentTitle);
+            return fetchParentTitles(remoteData.payload);
+          }
+          return of([]);
+        }),
+        catchError(() => of([])),
+      );
+    } else {
+      return of([]);
+    }
+  };
+
+  return fetchParentTitles(currentParent).pipe(
+    switchMap(() => titles.join(' > ')),
+  );
+}
+
+const expectedHierarchicalTitle = getExpectedHierarchicalTitle(parent, object);
+if (expectedHierarchicalTitle) {
+  expectedHierarchicalTitle.subscribe((hierarchicalTitle: string) => {
+    describe('ProjectSidebarSearchListElementComponent', () => {
+      createSidebarSearchListElementTests(ProjectSidebarSearchListElementComponent, object, parent, hierarchicalTitle, 'title', undefined);
+    });
+  });
+}
diff --git a/src/app/shared/object-list/sidebar-search-list-element/collection/collection-sidebar-search-list-element.component.spec.ts b/src/app/shared/object-list/sidebar-search-list-element/collection/collection-sidebar-search-list-element.component.spec.ts
index 5b0e07ba232..1109b32621e 100644
--- a/src/app/shared/object-list/sidebar-search-list-element/collection/collection-sidebar-search-list-element.component.spec.ts
+++ b/src/app/shared/object-list/sidebar-search-list-element/collection/collection-sidebar-search-list-element.component.spec.ts
@@ -1,3 +1,11 @@
+import {
+  catchError,
+  Observable,
+  of,
+  switchMap,
+} from 'rxjs';
+import { RemoteData } from 'src/app/core/data/remote-data';
+
 import { Collection } from '../../../../core/shared/collection.model';
 import { Community } from '../../../../core/shared/community.model';
 import { CollectionSearchResult } from '../../../object-collection/shared/collection-search-result.model';
@@ -32,6 +40,45 @@ const parent = Object.assign(new Community(), {
   },
 });
 
-describe('CollectionSidebarSearchListElementComponent',
-  createSidebarSearchListElementTests(CollectionSidebarSearchListElementComponent, object, parent, 'parent title', 'title', 'description'),
-);
+function getExpectedHierarchicalTitle(parentObj: Community, obj: CollectionSearchResult): Observable<string> {
+  let titles: string[] = [];
+  if (obj.indexableObject.metadata['dc.title']) {
+    titles = [obj.indexableObject.metadata['dc.title'][0].value];
+  }
+  let currentParent: Community = parentObj;
+
+  const fetchParentTitles = (currParent: Collection | Community): Observable<string[]> => {
+    if (!currParent) {
+      return of([]);
+    }
+
+    if (currParent.parentCommunity) {
+      return currParent.parentCommunity.pipe(
+        switchMap((remoteData: RemoteData<Community>) => {
+          if (remoteData.hasSucceeded && remoteData.payload) {
+            const parentTitle = remoteData.payload.name;
+            titles.unshift(parentTitle);
+            return fetchParentTitles(remoteData.payload);
+          }
+          return of([]);
+        }),
+        catchError(() => of([])),
+      );
+    } else {
+      return of([]);
+    }
+  };
+
+  return fetchParentTitles(currentParent).pipe(
+    switchMap(() => titles.join(' > ')),
+  );
+}
+
+const expectedHierarchicalTitle = getExpectedHierarchicalTitle(parent, object);
+if (expectedHierarchicalTitle) {
+  expectedHierarchicalTitle.subscribe((hierarchicalTitle: string) => {
+    describe('CollectionSidebarSearchListElementComponent', () => {
+      createSidebarSearchListElementTests(CollectionSidebarSearchListElementComponent, object, parent, hierarchicalTitle, 'title', 'description');
+    });
+  });
+}
diff --git a/src/app/shared/object-list/sidebar-search-list-element/community/community-sidebar-search-list-element.component.spec.ts b/src/app/shared/object-list/sidebar-search-list-element/community/community-sidebar-search-list-element.component.spec.ts
index f3114feda4e..626081ca7f6 100644
--- a/src/app/shared/object-list/sidebar-search-list-element/community/community-sidebar-search-list-element.component.spec.ts
+++ b/src/app/shared/object-list/sidebar-search-list-element/community/community-sidebar-search-list-element.component.spec.ts
@@ -1,3 +1,11 @@
+import {
+  catchError,
+  Observable,
+  of,
+  switchMap,
+} from 'rxjs';
+import { RemoteData } from 'src/app/core/data/remote-data';
+
 import { Community } from '../../../../core/shared/community.model';
 import { CommunitySearchResult } from '../../../object-collection/shared/community-search-result.model';
 import { createSidebarSearchListElementTests } from '../sidebar-search-list-element.component.spec';
@@ -31,6 +39,45 @@ const parent = Object.assign(new Community(), {
   },
 });
 
-describe('CommunitySidebarSearchListElementComponent',
-  createSidebarSearchListElementTests(CommunitySidebarSearchListElementComponent, object, parent, 'parent title', 'title', 'description'),
-);
+function getExpectedHierarchicalTitle(parentObj: Community, obj: CommunitySearchResult): Observable<string> {
+  let titles: string[] = [];
+  if (obj.indexableObject.metadata['dc.title']) {
+    titles = [obj.indexableObject.metadata['dc.title'][0].value];
+  }
+  let currentParent: Community = parentObj;
+
+  const fetchParentTitles = (currParent: Community): Observable<string[]> => {
+    if (!currParent) {
+      return of([]);
+    }
+
+    if (currParent.parentCommunity) {
+      return currParent.parentCommunity.pipe(
+        switchMap((remoteData: RemoteData<Community>) => {
+          if (remoteData.hasSucceeded && remoteData.payload) {
+            const parentTitle = remoteData.payload.name;
+            titles.unshift(parentTitle);
+            return fetchParentTitles(remoteData.payload);
+          }
+          return of([]);
+        }),
+        catchError(() => of([])),
+      );
+    } else {
+      return of([]);
+    }
+  };
+
+  return fetchParentTitles(currentParent).pipe(
+    switchMap(() => titles.join(' > ')),
+  );
+}
+
+const expectedHierarchicalTitle = getExpectedHierarchicalTitle(parent, object);
+if (expectedHierarchicalTitle) {
+  expectedHierarchicalTitle.subscribe((hierarchicalTitle: string) => {
+    describe('CommunitySidebarSearchListElementComponent', () => {
+      createSidebarSearchListElementTests(CommunitySidebarSearchListElementComponent, object, parent, hierarchicalTitle, 'title', 'description');
+    });
+  });
+}
diff --git a/src/app/shared/object-list/sidebar-search-list-element/item-types/publication/publication-sidebar-search-list-element.component.spec.ts b/src/app/shared/object-list/sidebar-search-list-element/item-types/publication/publication-sidebar-search-list-element.component.spec.ts
index d078d8e1c5b..d7f9e38dec4 100644
--- a/src/app/shared/object-list/sidebar-search-list-element/item-types/publication/publication-sidebar-search-list-element.component.spec.ts
+++ b/src/app/shared/object-list/sidebar-search-list-element/item-types/publication/publication-sidebar-search-list-element.component.spec.ts
@@ -1,3 +1,12 @@
+import {
+  catchError,
+  Observable,
+  of,
+  switchMap,
+} from 'rxjs';
+import { RemoteData } from 'src/app/core/data/remote-data';
+import { Community } from 'src/app/core/shared/community.model';
+
 import { Collection } from '../../../../../core/shared/collection.model';
 import { Item } from '../../../../../core/shared/item.model';
 import { ItemSearchResult } from '../../../../object-collection/shared/item-search-result.model';
@@ -42,6 +51,45 @@ const parent = Object.assign(new Collection(), {
   },
 });
 
-describe('PublicationSidebarSearchListElementComponent',
-  createSidebarSearchListElementTests(PublicationSidebarSearchListElementComponent, object, parent, 'parent title', 'title', '(publisher, date) author'),
-);
+function getExpectedHierarchicalTitle(parentObj: Collection, obj: ItemSearchResult): Observable<string> {
+  let titles: string[] = [];
+  if (obj.indexableObject.metadata['dc.title']) {
+    titles = [obj.indexableObject.metadata['dc.title'][0].value];
+  }
+  let currentParent: Collection = parentObj;
+
+  const fetchParentTitles = (currParent: Collection | Community): Observable<string[]> => {
+    if (!currParent) {
+      return of([]);
+    }
+
+    if (currParent.parentCommunity) {
+      return currParent.parentCommunity.pipe(
+        switchMap((remoteData: RemoteData<Community>) => {
+          if (remoteData.hasSucceeded && remoteData.payload) {
+            const parentTitle = remoteData.payload.name;
+            titles.unshift(parentTitle);
+            return fetchParentTitles(remoteData.payload);
+          }
+          return of([]);
+        }),
+        catchError(() => of([])),
+      );
+    } else {
+      return of([]);
+    }
+  };
+
+  return fetchParentTitles(currentParent).pipe(
+    switchMap(() => titles.join(' > ')),
+  );
+}
+
+const expectedHierarchicalTitle = getExpectedHierarchicalTitle(parent, object);
+if (expectedHierarchicalTitle) {
+  expectedHierarchicalTitle.subscribe((hierarchicalTitle: string) => {
+    describe('PublicationSidebarSearchListElementComponent', () => {
+      createSidebarSearchListElementTests(PublicationSidebarSearchListElementComponent, object, parent, hierarchicalTitle, 'title', '(publisher, date) author');
+    });
+  });
+}
diff --git a/src/app/shared/object-list/sidebar-search-list-element/sidebar-search-list-element.component.html b/src/app/shared/object-list/sidebar-search-list-element/sidebar-search-list-element.component.html
index 040f528768d..a8f7cfb5dc5 100644
--- a/src/app/shared/object-list/sidebar-search-list-element/sidebar-search-list-element.component.html
+++ b/src/app/shared/object-list/sidebar-search-list-element/sidebar-search-list-element.component.html
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
-<ds-truncatable-part [maxLines]="1" [background]="isCurrent() ? 'primary' : 'default'" [showToggle]="false">
+<ds-truncatable-part [background]="isCurrent() ? 'primary' : 'default'" [showToggle]="false">
   <div [ngClass]="isCurrent() ? 'text-light' : 'text-body'"
-       [innerHTML]="(parentTitle$ && parentTitle$ | async) ? (parentTitle$ | async) : ('home.breadcrumbs' | translate)"></div>
+       [innerHTML]="(hierarchicalTitle$ && hierarchicalTitle$ | async) ? (hierarchicalTitle$ | async) : ('home.breadcrumbs' | translate)"></div>
 </ds-truncatable-part>
 <ds-truncatable-part [maxLines]="1" [background]="isCurrent() ? 'primary' : 'default'" [showToggle]="false">
   <div class="font-weight-bold"
diff --git a/src/app/shared/object-list/sidebar-search-list-element/sidebar-search-list-element.component.spec.ts b/src/app/shared/object-list/sidebar-search-list-element/sidebar-search-list-element.component.spec.ts
index 22bf7fd52cc..75fb83430d3 100644
--- a/src/app/shared/object-list/sidebar-search-list-element/sidebar-search-list-element.component.spec.ts
+++ b/src/app/shared/object-list/sidebar-search-list-element/sidebar-search-list-element.component.spec.ts
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ export function createSidebarSearchListElementTests(
   componentClass: any,
   object: SearchResult<DSpaceObject & ChildHALResource>,
   parent: DSpaceObject,
-  expectedParentTitle: string,
+  expectedHierarchicalTitle: string,
   expectedTitle: string,
   expectedDescription: string,
   extraProviders: any[] = [],
@@ -59,9 +59,9 @@ export function createSidebarSearchListElementTests(
       fixture.detectChanges();
     });
 
-    it('should contain the correct parent title', (done) => {
-      component.parentTitle$.subscribe((title) => {
-        expect(title).toEqual(expectedParentTitle);
+    it('should contain the correct hierarchical title', (done) => {
+      component.hierarchicalTitle$.subscribe((title) => {
+        expect(title).toEqual(expectedHierarchicalTitle);
         done();
       });
     });
diff --git a/src/app/shared/object-list/sidebar-search-list-element/sidebar-search-list-element.component.ts b/src/app/shared/object-list/sidebar-search-list-element/sidebar-search-list-element.component.ts
index e65883cd3ec..54f3fe419f9 100644
--- a/src/app/shared/object-list/sidebar-search-list-element/sidebar-search-list-element.component.ts
+++ b/src/app/shared/object-list/sidebar-search-list-element/sidebar-search-list-element.component.ts
@@ -13,8 +13,10 @@ import {
   of as observableOf,
 } from 'rxjs';
 import {
+  catchError,
   find,
   map,
+  switchMap,
 } from 'rxjs/operators';
 
 import { DSONameService } from '../../../core/breadcrumbs/dso-name.service';
@@ -46,9 +48,9 @@ import { SearchResultListElementComponent } from '../search-result-list-element/
  */
 export class SidebarSearchListElementComponent<T extends SearchResult<K>, K extends DSpaceObject> extends SearchResultListElementComponent<T, K> implements OnInit {
   /**
-   * Observable for the title of the parent object (displayed above the object's title)
+   * Observable for the hierarchical title i.e community > subcommunity > collection
    */
-  parentTitle$: Observable<string>;
+  hierarchicalTitle$: Observable<string>;
 
   /**
    * A description to display below the title
@@ -68,7 +70,7 @@ export class SidebarSearchListElementComponent<T extends SearchResult<K>, K exte
   ngOnInit(): void {
     super.ngOnInit();
     if (hasValue(this.dso)) {
-      this.parentTitle$ = this.getParentTitle();
+      this.hierarchicalTitle$ = this.getHierarchicalName();
       this.description = this.getDescription();
     }
   }
@@ -82,16 +84,36 @@ export class SidebarSearchListElementComponent<T extends SearchResult<K>, K exte
 
   /**
    * Get the title of the object's parent
-   * Retrieve the parent by using the object's parent link and retrieving its 'dc.title' metadata
+   * keep on Retrieving recursively the parent by using the object's parent link and retrieving its 'dc.title' metadata
+   * and build a heirarchical name by concating the parent's names
    */
-  getParentTitle(): Observable<string> {
+  getHierarchicalName(): Observable<string> {
     return this.getParent().pipe(
-      map((parentRD: RemoteData<DSpaceObject>) => {
-        return hasValue(parentRD) && hasValue(parentRD.payload) ? this.dsoNameService.getName(parentRD.payload) : undefined;
+      switchMap((parentRD: RemoteData<DSpaceObject>) => {
+        if (hasValue(parentRD) && hasValue(parentRD.payload)) {
+          const parentName$: string = this.dsoNameService.getName(parentRD.payload);
+          if (parentName$) {
+            return this.createInstanceFromDSpaceObject(parentRD.payload).getHierarchicalName().pipe(
+              map((ancestorName: string) => ancestorName ? `${ancestorName} > ${parentName$}` : parentName$),
+            );
+          }
+          return observableOf('');
+        }
+        return observableOf('');
       }),
+      catchError(() => observableOf('')),
     );
   }
 
+  /**
+   * Utility method to create an instance of the current class from a DSpaceObject
+   */
+  private createInstanceFromDSpaceObject(dso: DSpaceObject): this {
+    const instance = Object.create(this);
+    instance.dso = dso;
+    return instance;
+  }
+
   /**
    * Get the parent of the object
    */
diff --git a/src/app/shared/truncatable/truncatable-part/truncatable-part.component.scss b/src/app/shared/truncatable/truncatable-part/truncatable-part.component.scss
index e045b197d28..a3656fc389e 100644
--- a/src/app/shared/truncatable/truncatable-part/truncatable-part.component.scss
+++ b/src/app/shared/truncatable/truncatable-part/truncatable-part.component.scss
@@ -9,3 +9,8 @@
 .removeFaded.content::after {
   display: none;
 }
+
+.content {
+  white-space: normal;
+  overflow: visible;
+}
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