Bibliometrical Analysis of the Smart Grid Research

Abstract

Based on the information of 1924 articles collected from China Academic Journal Network Publishing Database (CAJD), bibliometrical analysis methods are used to analyze the grid research. The results showed that: 1) the grid has got the attention of many researchers, authors have been initially presented; 2) The main research institutes of field are the professional institute in electric power field and universities with electricity professional; 3) Automation of Electric Systems, East China Electric and Electrotechnical Application are the main publishing the articles about the grid; 4) Demand response, Power and Internet of things are the keywords frequently appeared, which are the research focuses in the field of grid. Introduction The grid has got the attention of many researchers and periodicals. They have discussed both the meaning and basic concept of the grid[1, 2], and analyzed the relevant standard system [3]. For deep understanding of the grid research status and providing a reference for future research in field, article uses the bibliometrical method to analyze the related literature in China Academic Journal Network Publishing Database, which include the distribution of publishing year, authors, research institutions, the high frequency keywords, etc. Data Sources and Processing This paper is based on the platform of China Academic Journal Network Publishing Database (CAJD). When seeking the effective information, sources are core journals and CSSCI journals, search word is smart grid, field is subject, the match method is precise, time span is until 2015. Based on the retrieval on March 10, 2016, a total of 2638 records are found. Excluding the articles without author and signed by editorial board, this Journal Dispatch, finally 1924 effective records are collected. Figure 1 Smart Grid Research Paper Growth Line The grid research publications in each year are shown in table 1. Table 1 indicates that the research paper quantity of the grid in the first 11 years is very small, only 0 ~ 1 article for every year. In 2009, the publication number soared to 91. From 2010 to 2015, it was stable at 2nd International Conference on Economy, Management and Education Technology (ICEMET 2016) © 2016. The authors Published by Atlantis Press 1761 around 300 articles each year. This indicates that field has got more and more attention of the researchers, and it has gained steady development. The line chart of publications in each year is shown in figure 1. Table 1 Quantity Statistics of the Smart Grid Research Publications in Each Year Year Paper number Year Paper number 1996 1 2006