Bibliometric Analysis of Research Trends on Quantum-Dot-Sensitized Solar Cells over Two Decades

Ho Kim Dan, Ha Thanh Tung (), Duong Van Khanh and Ho Nguyen
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Ho Kim Dan: Optical Materials Research Group, Science and Technology Advanced Institute, Van Lang University, Ho Chi Minh City 70000, Vietnam
Ha Thanh Tung: Faculty of Basic Sciences, Vinh Long University of Technology Education, Vinh Long City 7310101, Vietnam
Duong Van Khanh: Department of Social Work, Dong Thap University, Cao Lanh City 870000, Vietnam
Ho Nguyen: Department of Land Management, Dong Thap University, Cao Lanh City 870000, Vietnam

Energies, 2023, vol. 16, issue 15, 1-16

Abstract: Many years after the introduction of quantum-dot-sensitized solar cells (QDSSCs), publications related to it have been widely disseminated in scientific archives. In this study, a bibliometric analysis was conducted to examine the bibliographic content of publications indexed in the Science Citation Index Expanded database from 2000 to 2021. Over the past two decades, 1557 articles have been published in the field of QDSSCs, covering studies on the photoanode, cathode, and electrolytes of the system. The most active journal, Electrochimica Acta, has published 6.48% of the total number of publications. The three most productive nations are China, South Korea, and India, accounting for 47.4%, 13%, and 9%, respectively, of publications from the top 20 nations. Through keyword analysis, our findings suggest that scholars have focused on controlling the optical and electrochemical properties of active materials, studying power conversion mechanisms, and investigating other internal kinetic mechanisms of QDSSCs. The authors and institutions are also classified based on their scientific performance over the past two decades to determine the intellectual base. This study assesses the general progression in QDSSC research and may provide baseline information to help scholars identify research trends in the field of QDSSCs.

Keywords: bibliometric analysis; Web of Science; scientific productivity; quantum-dot-sensitized solar cell; renewable energy (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: Q Q0 Q4 Q40 Q41 Q42 Q43 Q47 Q48 Q49 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2023
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