Exploration of Research Hotspots and Trends in Photovoltaic Landscape Studies Based on Citespace Analysis

Feihu Jiang, Chaohong Wang (), Yu Shi and Xudong Zhang
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Feihu Jiang: School of Architecture and Art Design, Hebei University of Technology, Tianjin 300130, China
Chaohong Wang: School of Architecture and Art Design, Hebei University of Technology, Tianjin 300130, China
Yu Shi: School of Architecture and Art Design, Hebei University of Technology, Tianjin 300130, China
Xudong Zhang: Zhuhai Gree Electric Co., Ltd., New Energy Environment Technology Research Institute, Zhuhai 519000, China

Sustainability, 2024, vol. 16, issue 24, 1-25

Abstract: This study examines the photovoltaic (PV) landscape-related literature indexed in the Web of Science database from 2005 to 2024, employing a combination of bibliometric analysis software and a manual review to analyze, explore, and summarize the development trajectory and future trends in PV landscape research. Over the past two decades, PV landscape research has progressed through three stages: the foundational stage from 2005 to 2008, during which studies primarily focused on the environmental impacts of PV installations; the developmental stage from 2009 to 2020, characterized by interdisciplinary integration, with research shifting its focus to the combination of PV systems with living and production environments, advancements in PV landscape technologies, and innovations in PV materials; and the maturity stage from 2021 to 2024, which has seen heightened requirements for energy conversion efficiency and stability in PV systems, along with the establishment of a systematic research framework for PV landscapes, enabling more diverse explorations of its development. Based on this analysis, this study summarizes key research frontiers in PV landscapes, including the impacts and assessment of PV installations on the ecological environment, the deep integration of PV systems with living environments, and the visual aesthetic impacts and evaluation of PV landscapes. Finally, this study proposes three future prospects for PV landscapes and briefly discusses the limitations of this research.

Keywords: bibliometric analysis; solar landscape; ecological environment; living environment; visual aesthetic impact (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: O13 Q Q0 Q2 Q3 Q5 Q56 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2024
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