Global Perspectives on and Research Challenges for Electric Vehicles
This paper describes the characteristics of worldwide scientific contributions to the field of electric vehicles (EVs) from 1955 to 2021. For this purpose, a search within the Scopus database was conducted using “Electric Vehicle” as the keyword. As a result, 50,195 documents were obtained through a...
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| author | Nuria Novas Rosa M. Garcia Salvador Francisco Portillo Isabel Robalo Alfredo Alcayde Manuel Fernández-Ros Jose A. Gázquez |
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| description | This paper describes the characteristics of worldwide scientific contributions to the field of electric vehicles (EVs) from 1955 to 2021. For this purpose, a search within the Scopus database was conducted using “Electric Vehicle” as the keyword. As a result, 50,195 documents were obtained through analytical and bibliometric techniques and classified into six communities according to the subject studied and the collaborative relationships between the authors. The most relevant publications within each group, i.e., those related to the most publications, were analyzed. The result shows 104,344 authors researching on EVs in 149 different countries with 225,445 relations among them. Furthermore, the most frequent language in which these publications were written as well as the h-index values of their authors were analyzed. This paper also highlights the wide variety of areas involved in EV development. Finally, the paper raises numerous issues to consider in order to broaden knowledge about EVs, their efficiency, and their applications in the near future for the development of sustainable cities and societies. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-dbe244c9b6324611b7650d1a90d25bdc2023-11-24T18:34:34ZengMDPI AGVehicles2624-89212022-11-01441246127610.3390/vehicles4040066Global Perspectives on and Research Challenges for Electric VehiclesNuria Novas0Rosa M. Garcia Salvador1Francisco Portillo2Isabel Robalo3Alfredo Alcayde4Manuel Fernández-Ros5Jose A. Gázquez6Department of Engineering, University of Almeria, ceiA3, 04120 Almeria, SpainDepartment of Engineering, University of Almeria, ceiA3, 04120 Almeria, SpainDepartment of Engineering, University of Almeria, ceiA3, 04120 Almeria, SpainDepartment of Engineering, University of Almeria, ceiA3, 04120 Almeria, SpainDepartment of Engineering, University of Almeria, ceiA3, 04120 Almeria, SpainDepartment of Engineering, University of Almeria, ceiA3, 04120 Almeria, SpainDepartment of Engineering, University of Almeria, ceiA3, 04120 Almeria, SpainThis paper describes the characteristics of worldwide scientific contributions to the field of electric vehicles (EVs) from 1955 to 2021. For this purpose, a search within the Scopus database was conducted using “Electric Vehicle” as the keyword. As a result, 50,195 documents were obtained through analytical and bibliometric techniques and classified into six communities according to the subject studied and the collaborative relationships between the authors. The most relevant publications within each group, i.e., those related to the most publications, were analyzed. The result shows 104,344 authors researching on EVs in 149 different countries with 225,445 relations among them. Furthermore, the most frequent language in which these publications were written as well as the h-index values of their authors were analyzed. This paper also highlights the wide variety of areas involved in EV development. Finally, the paper raises numerous issues to consider in order to broaden knowledge about EVs, their efficiency, and their applications in the near future for the development of sustainable cities and societies.https://www.mdpi.com/2624-8921/4/4/66Electric VehiclesHybrid Electric VehicleBattery Electric VehicleScopus |
| spellingShingle | Nuria Novas Rosa M. Garcia Salvador Francisco Portillo Isabel Robalo Alfredo Alcayde Manuel Fernández-Ros Jose A. Gázquez Global Perspectives on and Research Challenges for Electric Vehicles Vehicles Electric Vehicles Hybrid Electric Vehicle Battery Electric Vehicle Scopus |
| title | Global Perspectives on and Research Challenges for Electric Vehicles |
| title_full | Global Perspectives on and Research Challenges for Electric Vehicles |
| title_fullStr | Global Perspectives on and Research Challenges for Electric Vehicles |
| title_full_unstemmed | Global Perspectives on and Research Challenges for Electric Vehicles |
| title_short | Global Perspectives on and Research Challenges for Electric Vehicles |
| title_sort | global perspectives on and research challenges for electric vehicles |
| topic | Electric Vehicles Hybrid Electric Vehicle Battery Electric Vehicle Scopus |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2624-8921/4/4/66 |
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