Bibliometric Mapping of Renewable Energy Policies: Evaluating Laboratory-Based Research and National Innovation Ecosystems in Indonesia

¹ Graduate School, State University of Surabaya, Surabaya, Indonesia
² Dept of Food Technology and Nutrition Science, Noakhali Science and Technology University, Sonapur, Noakhali, Bangladesh

^* Corresponding author: rivoyudha@unesa.ac.id

Abstract

Transitioning to renewable energy for the purpose of curtailing greenhouse gases and dependence on fossil fuels is critical to delivering global goals, notably affordable clean energy (SDG 7) and climate action (SDG 13). This transition will make cheaper suppliers such as solar and wind the focus of investment, create jobs and lead to sustainable economic development, especially in low-and middle-income countries like Indonesia. But while Indonesia’s progress towards renewables and the policies backing it are not yet fully known. This study provides a snapshot of current renewable energy policy research in relation to Indonesia, lab-based research, and the national innovation system. The data were retrieved with Publish or Perish from Google Scholar and 1,000 publications found from 2010 to 2025 were the subjects of analysis in VOSviewer (network visualization, overlay temporal analysis, and density visualization). After the Paris Accords, 42.8% of the publications appear in top-five journals and a 80.8% increment in average publications outcomes is observed for year 2017. We discovered five primary theme clusters: economics and sustainability, policy design and choice; energy transition; technological innovation; regional dimension. But there are huge geographical discrepancies, with Asian-focused publications comprising only 7.7% and Indonesia accounting for just 0.5%, even though the country has large renewable energy resources. Density analysis showed that there is insufficiency in studies on Indonesia and its renewable innovation ecosystem indicating a large space for research.