A Scientometric and Knowledge Management Analysis of Fuel Cell Systems Research for Enhancing Energy Efficiency

This research intends to conduct scientometrics and knowledge management for fuel cell system research for efficiency energy based on data on Scopus from ۲۰۱۱ to ۲۰۲۴. Using statistical methods and analytical software VOSviewer, ۱,۳۹۹ articles published in ۲۴۷ data sources were analyzed, and the results showed that the average growth rate per year was ۱۲.۷۹% and the average number of citations per article was ۳۶.۷۹. China is considered to be the leader in ۲,۶۷۸ articles and ۱۴,۱۸۹ citations, with Iran and the US (۳۵۶ and ۵۰۳ articles) are mainly involved in the technological improvements in Proton Exchange Membrane Fuel Cells (PEMFC) and Solid Oxide Fuel Cells (SOFC), as highlighted in the findings. Leading the field by far are Energy and Applied Energy with ۲۲۵ and ۱۷۷ papers, having both h and g above ۶۰ and ۸۰, respectively. The existence of high-frequency keywords such as “energy efficiency” (۱,۴۵۶ occurrences), “SOFC” (۶۱۴ occurrences), and “PEMFC” (۶۱۲ occurrences) confirms the importance of performance improvement in research field, while some keywords including “carbon dioxide” and “waste heat” show us that more attention are attached to environmental issue. This is interesting because international collaborations, which forms ۲۶.۴۵%, is significant, and perhaps there is a need for improved linkages. Knowledge management, driven by data and interactive dashboards, filled those gaps, including one for green hydrogen infrastructure. According to the study, fostering international collaboration support to a new generation of researchers, fostering sustainable materials and focusing on hybrid systems could pave the road towards fuel cells commercialization.

کلیدواژه ها:

Fuel Cell Systems ، Energy Efficiency ، Scientometric Analysis ، knowledge management ، Sustainable Energy