Energy Consumption in Higher Education Institutions: A Bibliometric Analysis Focused on Scientific Trends

dc.creatorLaporte, Juan P.
dc.creatorCansino, José M.
dc.date2024-04-09T23:11:25Z
dc.date2024-04-09T23:11:25Z
dc.date2024
dc.date.accessioned2024-07-17T21:09:47Z
dc.date.available2024-07-17T21:09:47Z
dc.identifier10.3390/buildings14020323
dc.identifier20755309
dc.identifierhttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12728/10356
dc.identifier.urihttps://repositorioslatinoamericanos.uchile.cl/handle/2250/9508694
dc.descriptionWhile universities are expected to exemplify sustainable practices, they often encounter high energy demands. This dichotomy highlights the necessity for research into their energy consumption. Through a Systematic Literature Review, we examined international research trends in this field and explored factors influencing energy consumption. The importance of this article stems from its novel approach to energy consumption in universities, addressed from a global and comprehensive perspective, offering generalizable insights. Additionally, it pioneers in the use of a market concentration indicator (Herfindahl–Hirschman index) to measure the level of diversity in various bibliometric aspects. The extended perspective of our approach helps to close knowledge gaps about scientific trends and common energy consumption factors. Our results show that this topic has been investigated with limited involvement of social sciences. Building function, research intensity, and disciplinary orientation are distinctive factors in energy consumption in this field. Most influential authors, countries, and journals in this area were identified. This analysis contributes academically, by mapping research trends and providing guidance for future studies; practically, by offering insights for educational administrators on common factors affecting energy consumption; and in terms of policy, by advocating for the promotion of social sciences-based investigations on the topic. © 2024 by the authors.
dc.descriptionAndalusian Regional Government, (SEJ-132); Cátedra de Economía de la Energía y del Medio Ambiente; Departamento de Análisis Económico y Economía Política; Red Eléctrica de España at the University of Seville; Universidad de Sevilla
dc.formatapplication/pdf
dc.languageen
dc.publisherMultidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (MDPI)
dc.subjectacademic trends
dc.subjectenergy consumption
dc.subjecthigher education institutions
dc.subjectscholarly output
dc.subjectSystematic Literature Review
dc.subjectuniversity buildings
dc.titleEnergy Consumption in Higher Education Institutions: A Bibliometric Analysis Focused on Scientific Trends
dc.typeArticle


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