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30 years of Energy for Sustainable Development: A bibliometric overview

Year: 2025

Type: article

Abstract: Energy for Sustainable Development is a leading international journal in the fields of energy research and sustainable development, published on behalf of the International Energy Initiative. The journal was first published in 1994. In celebration of its 30th anniversary in 2024, this paper presents a comprehensive bibliometric overview of the most significant trends in the journal between 1994 and 2023. The objective of this study is to identify the journal's impact, the most productive and influential authors, institutions, countries/territories, leading topics, and to analyse their evolution over time. The work is primarily based on data from the Scopus database. In certain instances, the Web of Science Core Collection database is employed to improve the bibliographic analysis. Furthermore, we present a graphical mapping of the bibliographic material, employing the Visualisation of Similarities (VOS) viewer software to facilitate more in-depth analyses. The graphical visualisation utilises co-citation, bibliographic coupling, and co-occurrence of author keywords. The results highlight the substantial growth and impact of the journal throughout its entire lifetime. It is anticipated that the journal will continue to expand its international diversity and disseminate knowledge in energy research and sustainable development on a global scale.

Source: Energy Sustainable Development/Energy for sustainable development

DOI: 10.1016/j.esd.2025.101741

Authors: Keivan Amirbagheri, José M. Merigó, August Corrons

Institutions: University of Technology Sydney, Universitat Oberta de Catalunya

Language: English

Topic: scientometrics and bibliometrics research

Subfield: Statistics, Probability and Uncertainty

Field: Decision Sciences

Domain: Social Sciences

SDGs: Climate action, Affordable and clean energy

Open Access status: hybrid

Estimated APC paid: $2,750