Renewable Energy and Sustainability
Renewable Energy and Sustainability is a research topic within Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment. Science Explorer counts 3.6k research works in it since 1950. 7.1% of them reached the world's top 10% most cited for their field and year.
This cluster of papers focuses on the integration, development, and challenges of renewable energy sources, energy storage, and sustainability in the context of the European Union. It covers topics such as electricity market, climate change mitigation, energy efficiency, and environmental impact.
- Renewable Energy
- Energy Storage
- European Union
- Sustainability
- Electricity Market
- Climate Change Mitigation
- Energy Efficiency
- Power Generation
- Grid Integration
- Environmental Impact
- Research works
- 3.6k fractional, since 1950
- In the world top 10%
- 254 per year above
- Top-10% rate
- 7.1% share of its works in the world top 10%
- Growth, 2013–17 → 2018–22
- -25% the tick is no change
Which countries lead Renewable Energy and Sustainability research?
By volume, Germany and Austria publish the most (296 and 42 works in 2022–2025).
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 Germany 296 works
- 2 Austria 42 works
- 3 United Kingdom 26 works
- 4 United States 19 works
- 5 Poland 18 works
- 6 Switzerland 18 works
- 7 China 11 works
- 8 Sweden 11 works
- 9 Italy 11 works
- 10 Denmark 11 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 Renewable Energy and Sustainability research?
By volume in 2022–2025, RWTH Aachen University publishes the most Renewable Energy and Sustainability research, followed by TU Wien and Technische Universität Berlin.
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 RWTH Aachen University Germany 24 works
- 2 TU Wien Austria 14 works
- 3 Technische Universität Berlin Germany 6 works
- 4 Technische Universität Dresden Germany 6 works
- 5 Bergmann und Partner Rechtsanwälte Germany 6 works
- 6 Zittau/Görlitz University of Applied Sciences Germany 5 works
- 7 Ruhr University Bochum Germany 5 works
- 8 Technical University of Munich Germany 5 works
- 9 University of Augsburg Germany 4 works
- 10 University of Freiburg Germany 4 works
Who are the leading researchers in Renewable Energy and Sustainability?
The most-cited researchers publishing on Renewable Energy and Sustainability include Henrik Lund, Brian Vad Mathiesen and Wolf Fïchtner.
- 1 Henrik Lund 1.5k citations
- 2 Brian Vad Mathiesen 1.3k citations
- 3 Wolf Fïchtner 1.2k citations
Ranked by citations received across their whole record, among researchers with at least three works on this topic.
Where is Renewable Energy and Sustainability research done?
The largest centres of Renewable Energy and Sustainability research in 2022–2025 are Aachen (Germany), Vienna (Austria), Berlin (Germany) and Munich (Germany). Among places with at least 20 works in it, it is an unusually large share of all research in Aachen and Vienna.
Largest cities, 2022–2025
Where it is the local speciality
- AachenDE · 27.9 works61×
- ViennaAT · 25.6 works22×
Location quotient: how much more of its research is in Renewable Energy and Sustainability than the world average.
Where is the best place to study Renewable Energy and Sustainability?
Among universities, judged by research, RWTH Aachen University and TU Wien 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.
| # | University | Score | Top 10% | Specialisation | Works | Growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | RWTH Aachen University Germany | 65.0 | 3.9% | 64.6× | 24 | +100.1% |
| 2 | TU Wien Austria | 10.0 | 0.4% | 83.2× | 14 | +23.9% |
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 Renewable Energy and Sustainability research growing?
Output in 2018–2022 was 25% lower than in 2013–2017, peaking in 2014. The fastest-growing topics are Renewable Energy and Sustainability.
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.