Identification of topical issues of the energy transition in publications of the scientific content aggregator Scilit. Part 1. Keyword clustering

Abstract

Background. Access of Russian researchers to Scopus and Web of Science is limited, so the use of open abstract databases becomes relevant. Objective. To reveal the topical issues of energy transition in publications presented in the free access scientific content aggregator Scilit. Materials and methods. The topics of publications were identified by clustering keywords using VOSviewer software. 9,988 bibliometric records of articles from 2019–2023 were used. Results. Current energy transition issues that merit further study are identified, including: the benefits of energy transition for energy systems, the importance of information and communication technologies, exploring the human and social dimensions, key challenges to a just transition, current issues in the hydrogen economy, the benefits of the digital economy and key challenges to the energy transition. Conclusions. Most publications are devoted to the Sustainable Development Goals “Affordable and Clean Energy” and “Climate Action”. Publications by the authors from European institutions and Chinese universities are the most widely presented. The journals that publish the main articles on energy transition presented in Scilit were identified. The proposed approach to identifying the topics of publications revealed the tasks for further, more detailed research.