Global Energy and Sustainability Research
Global Energy and Sustainability Research is a research topic within Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment. Science Explorer counts 33k research works in it since 1950. 15.8% of them reached the world's top 10% most cited for their field and year.
This cluster of papers explores the global energy transition, fossil fuel depletion, and the implications for society. It covers topics such as EROI, peak oil, renewable energy potential, and the role of energy in economic growth. The papers also discuss the challenges and opportunities associated with transitioning to sustainable energy sources amidst concerns about climate change and resource constraints.
- EROI
- Fossil Fuels
- Renewable Energy
- Peak Oil
- Sustainability
- Energy Return on Investment
- Global Energy
- Oil Production
- Climate Change
- Energy Transition
- Research works
- 33k fractional, since 1950
- In the world top 10%
- 5.2k per year above
- Top-10% rate
- 15.8% share of its works in the world top 10%
- Growth, 2013–17 → 2018–22
- +24% the tick is no change
Which countries lead Global Energy and Sustainability Research research?
By volume, the United States and China publish the most (1.2k and 584 works in 2022–2025).
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 United States 1.2k works
- 2 China 584 works
- 3 United Kingdom 483 works
- 4 India 363 works
- 5 France 338 works
- 6 Russia 315 works
- 7 Australia 284 works
- 8 Germany 277 works
- 9 Canada 209 works
- 10 Indonesia 172 works
How concentrated that is
The same countries as shares of everything the list above accounts for. A node where two countries do two thirds of the work and one spread evenly across twelve read alike as a ranking and not at all alike here.
Shares of the rows listed above, not of the whole node.
Which institutions lead Global Energy and Sustainability Research research?
By volume in 2022–2025, University of Oxford publishes the most Global Energy and Sustainability Research research, followed by Technical University of Denmark and Imperial College London.
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 University of Oxford United Kingdom 32 works
- 2 Technical University of Denmark Denmark 21 works
- 3 Imperial College London United Kingdom 20 works
- 4 University of Cambridge United Kingdom 20 works
- 5 University of Port Harcourt Nigeria 20 works
- 6 Bandung Institute of Technology Indonesia 19 works
- 7 Norwegian University of Science and Technology Norway 18 works
- 8 Australian National University Australia 18 works
- 9 UNSW Sydney Australia 18 works
- 10 Stanford University United States 17 works
Who are the leading researchers in Global Energy and Sustainability Research?
The most-cited researchers publishing on Global Energy and Sustainability Research include İbrahim Dinçer and Philippe Ciais.
- 1 İbrahim Dinçer 5.9k citations
- 2 Philippe Ciais 4k citations
Ranked by citations received across their whole record, among researchers with at least three works on this topic.
Where is Global Energy and Sustainability Research research done?
The largest centres of Global Energy and Sustainability Research research in 2022–2025 are Beijing (China), Moscow (Russia), London (United Kingdom) and Paris (France). Among places with at least 20 works in it, it is an unusually large share of all research in Port Harcourt.
Largest cities, 2022–2025
Where it is the local speciality
- Port HarcourtNG · 31.7 works12×
Location quotient: how much more of its research is in Global Energy and Sustainability Research than the world average.
Where is the best place to study Global Energy and Sustainability Research?
Among universities, judged by research, Lappeenranta-Lahti University of Technology, Hamad bin Khalifa University and University of Sussex score highest, combining excellence, specialisation, size, growth and international reach. Research strength is one signal when choosing where to study; it does not measure teaching.
One dot per university in the table below. The upper left is the interesting corner: small places doing unusually strong work.
| # | University | Score | Top 10% | Specialisation | Works | Growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lappeenranta-Lahti University of Technology Finland | 83.4 | 48.7% | 16.6× | 12 | +392.3% |
| 2 | Hamad bin Khalifa University Qatar | 66.5 | 42.7% | 9.9× | 8 | — |
| 3 | University of Sussex United Kingdom | 62.2 | 34.9% | 8.6× | 12 | +74.3% |
| 4 | Azerbaijan State University of Economics Azerbaijan | 62.2 | 32.1% | 26.6× | 10 | — |
| 5 | Durban University of Technology South Africa | 57.6 | 25.7% | 12.6× | 13 | — |
| 6 | Bucharest University of Economic Studies Romania | 57.6 | 24.2% | 9.1× | 11 | +533.0% |
| 7 | London School of Economics and Political Science United Kingdom | 56.8 | 34.3% | 6.7× | 11 | +86.2% |
| 8 | ETH Zurich Switzerland | 55.4 | 39.6% | 3.0× | 14 | +59.5% |
| 9 | University of Port Harcourt Nigeria | 54.7 | 6.8% | 16.8× | 20 | +134.0% |
| 10 | Rivers State University Nigeria | 51.1 | 8.9% | 9.9× | 12 | +368.9% |
Universities only. Score blends excellence (30%), specialisation (25%), size (20%), growth (15%) and international reach (10%), 2015–2022; growth compares 2010–14 with 2015–19.
Is Global Energy and Sustainability Research research growing?
Output in 2018–2022 was 24% higher than in 2013–2017, peaking in 2024. The fastest-growing topics are Global Energy and Sustainability Research.
The same series as a ribbon — one cell per year, darker for more. The line above answers how much; this answers when.
Which topics inside it are moving
Growth and decline on one axis around a shared zero. Two lists side by side hide the thing that matters: whether the growth dwarfs the decline, or the other way round.