Energy Consumption in Higher Education Institutions: A Bibliometric Analysis Focused on Scientific Trends
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Published:2024-01-24
Issue:2
Volume:14
Page:323
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ISSN:2075-5309
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Container-title:Buildings
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language:en
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Short-container-title:Buildings
Author:
Laporte Juan P.1ORCID, Cansino José M.23ORCID
Affiliation:
1. Facultad de Ingeniería, Universidad Autónoma de Chile, Pedro de Valdivia 425, Providencia, Santiago 7500912, Chile 2. Department of Economic Analysis and Political Economy, Facultad de Ciencias Económicas y Empresariales, Universidad de Sevilla, Avda. Ramón y Cajal 1, 41018 Sevilla, Spain 3. Facultad de Negocios, Universidad Autónoma de Chile, Pedro de Valdivia 425, Providencia, Santiago 7500912, Chile
Abstract
While 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.
Subject
Building and Construction,Civil and Structural Engineering,Architecture
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