Social Acceptance of Renewable Energy
Social Acceptance of Renewable Energy is a research topic within Sociology and Political Science. Science Explorer counts 11k research works in it since 1957. 42.2% of them reached the world's top 10% most cited for their field and year.
This cluster of papers explores the social acceptance of renewable energy innovation, focusing on public perceptions, community attitudes, and the role of place attachment in the context of wind power and other sustainable energy technologies. It discusses factors influencing acceptance, such as NIMBYism, equity, fairness, and the impact on local communities. The research also delves into the societal and economic implications of renewable energy deployment.
- Renewable Energy
- Social Acceptance
- Public Perception
- Wind Power
- Community Attitudes
- Energy Technology
- Place Attachment
- NIMBYism
- Public Opinion
- Sustainable Energy
- Research works
- 11k fractional, since 1957
- In the world top 10%
- 4.5k per year above
- Top-10% rate
- 42.2% share of its works in the world top 10%
- Growth, 2013–17 → 2018–22
- +45% the tick is no change
Which countries lead Social Acceptance of Renewable Energy research?
By volume, the United States and China publish the most (426 and 296 works in 2022–2025).
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 United States 426 works
- 2 China 296 works
- 3 Germany 244 works
- 4 United Kingdom 226 works
- 5 Spain 127 works
- 6 Italy 118 works
- 7 Netherlands 108 works
- 8 Australia 103 works
- 9 France 92 works
- 10 Poland 90 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 Social Acceptance of Renewable Energy research?
By volume in 2022–2025, Delft University of Technology publishes the most Social Acceptance of Renewable Energy research, followed by University of Groningen and University of Sussex.
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 Delft University of TechnologyNetherlands 18 works
- 2 University of GroningenNetherlands 17 works
- 3 University of SussexUnited Kingdom 17 works
- 4 Technical University of DenmarkDenmark 15 works
- 5 Aalborg UniversityDenmark 15 works
- 6 RWTH Aachen UniversityGermany 15 works
- 7 University College CorkIreland 14 works
- 8 Norwegian University of Science and TechnologyNorway 13 works
- 9 Aarhus UniversityDenmark 12 works
- 10 Utrecht UniversityNetherlands 12 works
Who are the leading researchers in Social Acceptance of Renewable Energy?
The most-cited researchers publishing on Social Acceptance of Renewable Energy include Benjamin K. Sovacool and Linda Steg.
- 1 Benjamin K. Sovacool Denmark 2.9k citations
- 2 Linda Steg Netherlands 2.4k citations
Ranked by citations received across their whole record, among researchers with at least three works on this topic.
Where is Social Acceptance of Renewable Energy research done?
The largest centres of Social Acceptance of Renewable Energy research in 2022–2025 are Beijing (China), London (United Kingdom), Berlin (Germany) and Paris (France). Among places with at least 20 works in it, it is an unusually large share of all research in Trondheim, Groningen and Delft.
Largest cities, 2022–2025
Where it is the local speciality
- TrondheimNO · 23.1 works9.3×
- GroningenNL · 20.3 works8.7×
- DelftNL · 20.7 works8.6×
Location quotient: how much more of its research is in Social Acceptance of Renewable Energy than the world average.
Where is the best place to study Social Acceptance of Renewable Energy?
Among universities, judged by research, University of Groningen, Technical University of Denmark and University College Cork 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 | University of GroningenNetherlands | 92.8 | 65.6% | 11.6× | 17 | +243.7% |
| 2 | Technical University of DenmarkDenmark | 77.3 | 53.3% | 9.7× | 15 | +133.4% |
| 3 | University College CorkIreland | 73.2 | 52.0% | 18.9× | 14 | +122.9% |
| 4 | Delft University of TechnologyNetherlands | 70.3 | 45.7% | 8.7× | 18 | +93.0% |
| 5 | University of SussexUnited Kingdom | 70.2 | 39.3% | 28.0× | 17 | +122.7% |
| 6 | Wageningen University & ResearchNetherlands | 69.8 | 74.4% | 9.1× | 10 | +5.5% |
| 7 | RWTH Aachen UniversityGermany | 61.3 | 47.9% | 6.7× | 14 | +477.2% |
| 8 | Norwegian University of Science and TechnologyNorway | 58.9 | 51.1% | 8.1× | 14 | +3.6% |
| 9 | Aalborg UniversityDenmark | 57.0 | 33.9% | 9.4× | 15 | +29.2% |
| 10 | Utrecht UniversityNetherlands | 56.4 | 42.2% | 7.2× | 12 | +163.7% |
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 Social Acceptance of Renewable Energy research growing?
Output in 2018–2022 was 45% higher than in 2013–2017, peaking in 2025. The fastest-growing topics are Social Acceptance of Renewable Energy.
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.