World scientific production on renewable energy, sustainability and the environment

Energy for Sustainable Development

Volumn 16, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 500-508

  Romo Fernández, Luz M ^a   Guerrero Bote, Vicente P ^a   Moya Anegón, Félix ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EXTREMADURA   (Spain)

^b CSIC   (Spain)

Author keywords

Bibliometrics; Renewable energy; Research institutions; Scientific production; Sustainability and the environment

Indexed keywords

SOCIETIES AND INSTITUTIONS;

BIBLIOMETRIC INDICATORS; BIBLIOMETRICS; ELSEVIER; HIGH IMPACT; RENEWABLE ENERGIES; RESEARCH INSTITUTIONS; SCIENTIFIC JOURNALS; SCIENTIFIC LITERATURE;

SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT;

ENERGY RESOURCE; RENEWABLE RESOURCE; RESEARCH INSTITUTION; SUSTAINABILITY;

SCOPUS;

EID: 84869138753     PISSN: 09730826     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.esd.2012.06.005     Document Type: Article

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