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DOI	10.1016/j.enpol.2022.113380
	Bridging the divide in energy policy research: Empirical evidence from global collaborative networks
	Ali, Muez; Couto, Lilia Caiado; Unsworth, Samuel; Debnath, Ramit
发表日期	2023
ISSN	0301-4215
EISSN	1873-6777
卷号	173 页码:17
英文摘要	Energy research seeking to influence policy in low-and middle-income countries (LMICs) is often funded by - and conceptualised by authors in - institutions from higher income countries (HICs). Research agendas and policy recommendations determined in HICs potentially yield the most influence on policymaking in LMICs. This risks leaving a multidimensional gap in how LMICs frame, evidence and enact policies. This paper is the first to provide quantitative evidence to geographical imbalances in energy policy research, and to shed light into the fact that research proposing energy policy coupled with development objectives to LMICs is dominated by HICs researchers. We find that the latter not only publish more articles proposing energy policy to LMICs, but also are more cited when doing so. We reach these findings by analysing the spatial dynamics of energy research on LMICs through a multi-method approach using bibliometric, network science and regression-based techniques. We established a framework using a sample of 6,636 papers from the Web of Science database, journal impact data from Scimago Journal Ranking and country economic data from the World Bank. Results show the existence of a cycle of imbalances across research practices. Most scientific articles recommending energy policy for LMICs have a primary author based in a HIC, funded by a HIC institution. The number of citations articles receive increases with the GDP of the country of primary author. Funders support authors based in countries of the same income band or higher. We recommend revising research practices and funding policies to place local actors and knowledge at the heart of energy policy research, enabling high-impact policymaking in LMICs.
英文关键词	Energy policy; Energy research; Developing countries; Science collaboration; Funding
学科领域	Economics; Energy & Fuels; Environmental Sciences; Environmental Studies
语种	英语
WOS研究方向	Business & Economics ; Energy & Fuels ; Environmental Sciences & Ecology
WOS记录号	WOS:000906899500002
来源期刊	ENERGY POLICY
文献类型	期刊论文
条目标识符	http://gcip.llas.ac.cn/handle/2XKMVOVA/272161
作者单位	University of London; University College London; Chalmers University of Technology; University of Cambridge; California Institute of Technology
推荐引用方式 GB/T 7714	Ali, Muez,Couto, Lilia Caiado,Unsworth, Samuel,et al. Bridging the divide in energy policy research: Empirical evidence from global collaborative networks[J],2023,173:17.
APA	Ali, Muez,Couto, Lilia Caiado,Unsworth, Samuel,&Debnath, Ramit.(2023).Bridging the divide in energy policy research: Empirical evidence from global collaborative networks.ENERGY POLICY,173,17.
MLA	Ali, Muez,et al."Bridging the divide in energy policy research: Empirical evidence from global collaborative networks".ENERGY POLICY 173(2023):17.