diff --git a/src/app/browse-by/browse-by-date/browse-by-date.component.ts b/src/app/browse-by/browse-by-date/browse-by-date.component.ts
index 11818ff5f15..bf33205845a 100644
--- a/src/app/browse-by/browse-by-date/browse-by-date.component.ts
+++ b/src/app/browse-by/browse-by-date/browse-by-date.component.ts
@@ -19,8 +19,8 @@ import {
   Observable,
 } from 'rxjs';
 import {
+  distinctUntilChanged,
   map,
-  take,
 } from 'rxjs/operators';
 import { ThemedBrowseByComponent } from 'src/app/shared/browse-by/themed-browse-by.component';
 
@@ -38,13 +38,7 @@ import { DSpaceObjectDataService } from '../../core/data/dspace-object-data.serv
 import { RemoteData } from '../../core/data/remote-data';
 import { PaginationService } from '../../core/pagination/pagination.service';
 import { Item } from '../../core/shared/item.model';
-import { ThemedComcolPageBrowseByComponent } from '../../shared/comcol/comcol-page-browse-by/themed-comcol-page-browse-by.component';
-import { ThemedComcolPageContentComponent } from '../../shared/comcol/comcol-page-content/themed-comcol-page-content.component';
-import { ThemedComcolPageHandleComponent } from '../../shared/comcol/comcol-page-handle/themed-comcol-page-handle.component';
-import { ComcolPageHeaderComponent } from '../../shared/comcol/comcol-page-header/comcol-page-header.component';
-import { ComcolPageLogoComponent } from '../../shared/comcol/comcol-page-logo/comcol-page-logo.component';
 import { isValidDate } from '../../shared/date.util';
-import { DsoEditMenuComponent } from '../../shared/dso-page/dso-edit-menu/dso-edit-menu.component';
 import {
   hasValue,
   isNotEmpty,
@@ -52,7 +46,6 @@ import {
 import { ThemedLoadingComponent } from '../../shared/loading/themed-loading.component';
 import { PaginationComponentOptions } from '../../shared/pagination/pagination-component-options.model';
 import { StartsWithType } from '../../shared/starts-with/starts-with-type';
-import { VarDirective } from '../../shared/utils/var.directive';
 import {
   BrowseByMetadataComponent,
   browseParamsToOptions,
@@ -64,15 +57,8 @@ import {
   templateUrl: '../browse-by-metadata/browse-by-metadata.component.html',
   standalone: true,
   imports: [
-    VarDirective,
     AsyncPipe,
-    ComcolPageHeaderComponent,
-    ComcolPageLogoComponent,
     NgIf,
-    ThemedComcolPageHandleComponent,
-    ThemedComcolPageContentComponent,
-    DsoEditMenuComponent,
-    ThemedComcolPageBrowseByComponent,
     TranslateModule,
     ThemedLoadingComponent,
     ThemedBrowseByComponent,
@@ -108,18 +94,20 @@ export class BrowseByDateComponent extends BrowseByMetadataComponent implements
     this.startsWithType = StartsWithType.date;
     this.currentPagination$ = this.paginationService.getCurrentPagination(this.paginationConfig.id, this.paginationConfig);
     this.currentSort$ = this.paginationService.getCurrentSort(this.paginationConfig.id, sortConfig);
+    const routeParams$: Observable<Params> = observableCombineLatest([
+      this.route.params,
+      this.route.queryParams,
+    ]).pipe(
+      map(([params, queryParams]: [Params, Params]) => Object.assign({}, params, queryParams)),
+      distinctUntilChanged((prev: Params, curr: Params) => prev.id === curr.id && prev.startsWith === curr.startsWith),
+    );
     this.subs.push(
-      observableCombineLatest(
-        [ this.route.params.pipe(take(1)),
-          this.route.queryParams,
-          this.scope$,
-          this.currentPagination$,
-          this.currentSort$,
-        ]).pipe(
-        map(([routeParams, queryParams, scope, currentPage, currentSort]) => {
-          return [Object.assign({}, routeParams, queryParams), scope, currentPage, currentSort];
-        }),
-      ).subscribe(([params, scope, currentPage, currentSort]: [Params, string, PaginationComponentOptions, SortOptions]) => {
+      observableCombineLatest([
+        routeParams$,
+        this.scope$,
+        this.currentPagination$,
+        this.currentSort$,
+      ]).subscribe(([params, scope, currentPage, currentSort]: [Params, string, PaginationComponentOptions, SortOptions]) => {
         const metadataKeys = params.browseDefinition ? params.browseDefinition.metadataKeys : this.defaultMetadataKeys;
         this.browseId = params.id || this.defaultBrowseId;
         this.startsWith = +params.startsWith || params.startsWith;
diff --git a/src/app/browse-by/browse-by-metadata/browse-by-metadata.component.ts b/src/app/browse-by/browse-by-metadata/browse-by-metadata.component.ts
index d17c2a1a7b4..00a110071f2 100644
--- a/src/app/browse-by/browse-by-metadata/browse-by-metadata.component.ts
+++ b/src/app/browse-by/browse-by-metadata/browse-by-metadata.component.ts
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ import {
   OnChanges,
   OnDestroy,
   OnInit,
+  SimpleChanges,
 } from '@angular/core';
 import {
   ActivatedRoute,
@@ -24,8 +25,8 @@ import {
   Subscription,
 } from 'rxjs';
 import {
+  distinctUntilChanged,
   map,
-  take,
 } from 'rxjs/operators';
 import { ThemedBrowseByComponent } from 'src/app/shared/browse-by/themed-browse-by.component';
 
@@ -48,12 +49,6 @@ import { BrowseEntry } from '../../core/shared/browse-entry.model';
 import { Context } from '../../core/shared/context.model';
 import { Item } from '../../core/shared/item.model';
 import { getFirstSucceededRemoteData } from '../../core/shared/operators';
-import { ThemedComcolPageBrowseByComponent } from '../../shared/comcol/comcol-page-browse-by/themed-comcol-page-browse-by.component';
-import { ThemedComcolPageContentComponent } from '../../shared/comcol/comcol-page-content/themed-comcol-page-content.component';
-import { ThemedComcolPageHandleComponent } from '../../shared/comcol/comcol-page-handle/themed-comcol-page-handle.component';
-import { ComcolPageHeaderComponent } from '../../shared/comcol/comcol-page-header/comcol-page-header.component';
-import { ComcolPageLogoComponent } from '../../shared/comcol/comcol-page-logo/comcol-page-logo.component';
-import { DsoEditMenuComponent } from '../../shared/dso-page/dso-edit-menu/dso-edit-menu.component';
 import {
   hasValue,
   isNotEmpty,
@@ -61,7 +56,6 @@ import {
 import { ThemedLoadingComponent } from '../../shared/loading/themed-loading.component';
 import { PaginationComponentOptions } from '../../shared/pagination/pagination-component-options.model';
 import { StartsWithType } from '../../shared/starts-with/starts-with-type';
-import { VarDirective } from '../../shared/utils/var.directive';
 import { BrowseByDataType } from '../browse-by-switcher/browse-by-data-type';
 
 export const BBM_PAGINATION_ID = 'bbm';
@@ -71,15 +65,8 @@ export const BBM_PAGINATION_ID = 'bbm';
   styleUrls: ['./browse-by-metadata.component.scss'],
   templateUrl: './browse-by-metadata.component.html',
   imports: [
-    VarDirective,
     AsyncPipe,
-    ComcolPageHeaderComponent,
-    ComcolPageLogoComponent,
     NgIf,
-    ThemedComcolPageHandleComponent,
-    ThemedComcolPageContentComponent,
-    DsoEditMenuComponent,
-    ThemedComcolPageBrowseByComponent,
     TranslateModule,
     ThemedLoadingComponent,
     ThemedBrowseByComponent,
@@ -215,21 +202,22 @@ export class BrowseByMetadataComponent implements OnInit, OnChanges, OnDestroy {
   ngOnInit(): void {
 
     const sortConfig = new SortOptions('default', SortDirection.ASC);
-    this.updatePage(getBrowseSearchOptions(this.defaultBrowseId, this.paginationConfig, sortConfig));
     this.currentPagination$ = this.paginationService.getCurrentPagination(this.paginationConfig.id, this.paginationConfig);
     this.currentSort$ = this.paginationService.getCurrentSort(this.paginationConfig.id, sortConfig);
+    const routeParams$: Observable<Params> = observableCombineLatest([
+      this.route.params,
+      this.route.queryParams,
+    ]).pipe(
+      map(([params, queryParams]: [Params, Params]) => Object.assign({}, params, queryParams)),
+      distinctUntilChanged((prev: Params, curr: Params) => prev.id === curr.id && prev.authority === curr.authority && prev.value === curr.value && prev.startsWith === curr.startsWith),
+    );
     this.subs.push(
-      observableCombineLatest(
-        [ this.route.params.pipe(take(1)),
-          this.route.queryParams,
-          this.scope$,
-          this.currentPagination$,
-          this.currentSort$,
-        ]).pipe(
-        map(([routeParams, queryParams, scope, currentPage, currentSort]) => {
-          return [Object.assign({}, routeParams, queryParams), scope, currentPage, currentSort];
-        }),
-      ).subscribe(([params, scope, currentPage, currentSort]: [Params, string, PaginationComponentOptions, SortOptions]) => {
+      observableCombineLatest([
+        routeParams$,
+        this.scope$,
+        this.currentPagination$,
+        this.currentSort$,
+      ]).subscribe(([params, scope, currentPage, currentSort]: [Params, string, PaginationComponentOptions, SortOptions]) => {
         this.browseId = params.id || this.defaultBrowseId;
         this.authority = params.authority;
 
@@ -257,8 +245,10 @@ export class BrowseByMetadataComponent implements OnInit, OnChanges, OnDestroy {
 
   }
 
-  ngOnChanges(): void {
-    this.scope$.next(this.scope);
+  ngOnChanges(changes: SimpleChanges): void {
+    if (hasValue(changes.scope)) {
+      this.scope$.next(this.scope);
+    }
   }
 
   /**
diff --git a/src/app/browse-by/browse-by-title/browse-by-title.component.ts b/src/app/browse-by/browse-by-title/browse-by-title.component.ts
index 296386d9d94..d88988e034d 100644
--- a/src/app/browse-by/browse-by-title/browse-by-title.component.ts
+++ b/src/app/browse-by/browse-by-title/browse-by-title.component.ts
@@ -8,10 +8,13 @@ import {
 } from '@angular/core';
 import { Params } from '@angular/router';
 import { TranslateModule } from '@ngx-translate/core';
-import { combineLatest as observableCombineLatest } from 'rxjs';
 import {
+  combineLatest as observableCombineLatest,
+  Observable,
+} from 'rxjs';
+import {
+  distinctUntilChanged,
   map,
-  take,
 } from 'rxjs/operators';
 
 import {
@@ -19,15 +22,8 @@ import {
   SortOptions,
 } from '../../core/cache/models/sort-options.model';
 import { ThemedBrowseByComponent } from '../../shared/browse-by/themed-browse-by.component';
-import { ThemedComcolPageBrowseByComponent } from '../../shared/comcol/comcol-page-browse-by/themed-comcol-page-browse-by.component';
-import { ThemedComcolPageContentComponent } from '../../shared/comcol/comcol-page-content/themed-comcol-page-content.component';
-import { ThemedComcolPageHandleComponent } from '../../shared/comcol/comcol-page-handle/themed-comcol-page-handle.component';
-import { ComcolPageHeaderComponent } from '../../shared/comcol/comcol-page-header/comcol-page-header.component';
-import { ComcolPageLogoComponent } from '../../shared/comcol/comcol-page-logo/comcol-page-logo.component';
-import { DsoEditMenuComponent } from '../../shared/dso-page/dso-edit-menu/dso-edit-menu.component';
 import { ThemedLoadingComponent } from '../../shared/loading/themed-loading.component';
 import { PaginationComponentOptions } from '../../shared/pagination/pagination-component-options.model';
-import { VarDirective } from '../../shared/utils/var.directive';
 import {
   BrowseByMetadataComponent,
   browseParamsToOptions,
@@ -39,15 +35,8 @@ import {
   templateUrl: '../browse-by-metadata/browse-by-metadata.component.html',
   standalone: true,
   imports: [
-    VarDirective,
     AsyncPipe,
-    ComcolPageHeaderComponent,
-    ComcolPageLogoComponent,
     NgIf,
-    ThemedComcolPageHandleComponent,
-    ThemedComcolPageContentComponent,
-    DsoEditMenuComponent,
-    ThemedComcolPageBrowseByComponent,
     TranslateModule,
     ThemedLoadingComponent,
     ThemedBrowseByComponent,
@@ -62,18 +51,20 @@ export class BrowseByTitleComponent extends BrowseByMetadataComponent implements
     const sortConfig = new SortOptions('dc.title', SortDirection.ASC);
     this.currentPagination$ = this.paginationService.getCurrentPagination(this.paginationConfig.id, this.paginationConfig);
     this.currentSort$ = this.paginationService.getCurrentSort(this.paginationConfig.id, sortConfig);
+    const routeParams$: Observable<Params> = observableCombineLatest([
+      this.route.params,
+      this.route.queryParams,
+    ]).pipe(
+      map(([params, queryParams]: [Params, Params]) => Object.assign({}, params, queryParams)),
+      distinctUntilChanged((prev: Params, curr: Params) => prev.id === curr.id && prev.startsWith === curr.startsWith),
+    );
     this.subs.push(
-      observableCombineLatest(
-        [ this.route.params.pipe(take(1)),
-          this.route.queryParams,
-          this.scope$,
-          this.currentPagination$,
-          this.currentSort$,
-        ]).pipe(
-        map(([routeParams, queryParams, scope, currentPage, currentSort]) => {
-          return [Object.assign({}, routeParams, queryParams), scope, currentPage, currentSort];
-        }),
-      ).subscribe(([params, scope, currentPage, currentSort]: [Params, string, PaginationComponentOptions, SortOptions]) => {
+      observableCombineLatest([
+        routeParams$,
+        this.scope$,
+        this.currentPagination$,
+        this.currentSort$,
+      ]).subscribe(([params, scope, currentPage, currentSort]: [Params, string, PaginationComponentOptions, SortOptions]) => {
         this.startsWith = +params.startsWith || params.startsWith;
         this.browseId = params.id || this.defaultBrowseId;
         this.updatePageWithItems(browseParamsToOptions(params, scope, currentPage, currentSort, this.browseId, this.fetchThumbnails), undefined, undefined);
diff --git a/src/app/core/data/base/base-data.service.ts b/src/app/core/data/base/base-data.service.ts
index df4e9b7a487..da36461240a 100644
--- a/src/app/core/data/base/base-data.service.ts
+++ b/src/app/core/data/base/base-data.service.ts
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ import {
   from as observableFrom,
   Observable,
   of as observableOf,
+  shareReplay,
 } from 'rxjs';
 import {
   map,
@@ -288,6 +289,10 @@ export class BaseDataService<T extends CacheableObject> implements HALDataServic
       isNotEmptyOperator(),
       take(1),
       map((href: string) => this.buildHrefFromFindOptions(href, {}, [], ...linksToFollow)),
+      shareReplay({
+        bufferSize: 1,
+        refCount: true,
+      }),
     );
 
     const startTime: number = new Date().getTime();
@@ -343,6 +348,10 @@ export class BaseDataService<T extends CacheableObject> implements HALDataServic
       isNotEmptyOperator(),
       take(1),
       map((href: string) => this.buildHrefFromFindOptions(href, options, [], ...linksToFollow)),
+      shareReplay({
+        bufferSize: 1,
+        refCount: true,
+      }),
     );
 
     const startTime: number = new Date().getTime();