Development of Biofuels Research in South Africa

Donaji Jim nez-Islas, Miriam Edith P rez-Romero, Ignacio Ventura Cruz and Martha Beatriz Flores-Romero
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Donaji Jim nez-Islas: Higher Technological Institute of Huichapan, Renewable Energy Division, Biofuels, El Saucillo, Huichapan, Mexico,
Miriam Edith P rez-Romero: Michoacan University of San Nicolas of Hidalgo, Faculty of Economic and Administrative Sciences, Ciudad Universitaria, Morelia, Mexico,
Ignacio Ventura Cruz: Higher Technological Institute of Huichapan, Mechatronic Division, El Saucillo, Huichapan, Mexico
Martha Beatriz Flores-Romero: Michoacan University of San Nicolas of Hidalgo, Faculty of Economic and Administrative Sciences, Ciudad Universitaria, Morelia, Mexico,

International Journal of Energy Economics and Policy, 2021, vol. 11, issue 5, 99-105

Abstract: The global biofuels have attracted a lot of attention because of their potential as a clean and renewable source of energy. The bibliometric method has been used for providing quantitative assessment of the field of biofuels research in South Africa. Data used in this study were obtained from Scopus database. The research covers such topics as the publications and citations, the document type, journals, leading authors, institutions, subjects, areas and keywords. The publications and citations data fitted the Gompertz model to find out the growth rate. Two stages in the evolution of publications and citations were found and coincide with the exponential behaviour. Biofuels research was identified to have an exponential growth from 2011 with a growth rate of 0.2628 years-1 (R2=0.93). This study demonstrates that the most documents were published in high-impact journals. Researchers would benefit from the findings because they would be able to see a trend in biofuels research in South Africa

Keywords: Bioethanol; biogas; biofuel; biodiesel (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: Q16 Q20 Q42 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2021
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