Global Research Trends in Wood Pellets, a Renewable Energy Source: A Bibliometric Analysis

dc.contributor.authorAkyuz, Ilker
dc.contributor.authorErsen, Nadir
dc.contributor.authorBardak, Selahattin
dc.contributor.authorPolat, Kinyas
dc.contributor.authorAcar, Mustafa
dc.date.accessioned2026-04-25T14:20:34Z
dc.date.available2026-04-25T14:20:34Z
dc.date.issued2026
dc.departmentSinop Üniversitesi
dc.description.abstractDue to global warming and climate change, more importance has started to be attached to renewable energy sources as alternatives to fossil fuels. Wood pellets are among the renewable energy sources, and have been the subject of a growing number of studies. Therefore, developments and trends in research on wood pellets can be determined through bibliometric analysis of publications. This study explores the current status and hot topics of research on wood pellets using performance analysis and scientific mapping based on publications from 1980-2023. For this purpose, we carried out a bibliometric analysis of 758 publications in the Web of Science database scanned with the keywords wood and pellets. The numbers of publications and citations on wood pellets have grown steadily over the years, with 67% of publications and 89% of citations coming in the last decade. A total of 2,294 authors from 884 organizations and six continents have contributed publications in the field of wood pellets. The University of British Columbia (Canada) and the United States Department of Energy (USA) were the institutions with the most numerous and the most cited publications. Sokhansanj Shahab from the University of British Columbia was the most active and most cited author. The published literature has focused on three topics: biomass, bioenergy, and combustion. As a result, this study will provide a general perspective for future research relating to wood pellets.
dc.identifier.doi10.53502/wood-206928
dc.identifier.issn1644-3985
dc.identifier.issn2956-9141
dc.identifier.issue217
dc.identifier.orcid0000-0003-4574-1286
dc.identifier.orcid0000-0002-3382-9232
dc.identifier.orcid0000-0001-9724-4762
dc.identifier.scopus2-s2.0-105033285725
dc.identifier.scopusqualityQ3
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.53502/wood-206928
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/11486/8630
dc.identifier.volume69
dc.identifier.wosWOS:001635840000001
dc.identifier.wosqualityQ3
dc.indekslendigikaynakWeb of Science
dc.indekslendigikaynakScopus
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherLukasiewicz Research Network, Poznan Inst Technology
dc.relation.ispartofDrewno
dc.relation.publicationcategoryMakale - Uluslararası Hakemli Dergi - Kurum Öğretim Elemanı
dc.rightsinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess
dc.snmzKA_WOS_20260420
dc.subjectwood pellet
dc.subjectenergy
dc.subjectbibliometric
dc.subjectVOSviewer
dc.titleGlobal Research Trends in Wood Pellets, a Renewable Energy Source: A Bibliometric Analysis
dc.typeArticle

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