Benjamin Kenneth Sovacool
Boston University
Affiliation Boston University Top Publications An agenda for sustainability transitions research: State of the art and future directions (2019) – 2,819 citations Energy justice: Conceptual insights and practical applications (2015) – 1,422 citations What are we doing here? Analyzing fifteen years of energy scholarship and proposing a social science research agenda (2014) – 1,300 citations ... <a title="Benjamin Kenneth Sovacool" class="read-more" href="https://journalsworld.com/researchers/benjamin-kenneth-sovacool/" aria-label="Read more about Benjamin Kenneth Sovacool">Read more</a>
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Affiliation
Boston University
Top Publications
- An agenda for sustainability transitions research: State of the art and future directions (2019) - 2,819 citations
- Energy justice: Conceptual insights and practical applications (2015) - 1,422 citations
- What are we doing here? Analyzing fifteen years of energy scholarship and proposing a social science research agenda (2014) - 1,300 citations
- Electricity market design for the prosumer era (2016) - 1,267 citations
- Promoting novelty, rigor, and style in energy social science: Towards codes of practice for appropriate methods and research design (2018) - 1,195 citations
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- Full name
- Benjamin Kenneth Sovacool
- ORCID
- 0000-0002-4794-9403
- OpenAlex ID
- https://openalex.org/A5088822272
Research interests
- Sustainability and Climate Change Governance, Global Energy Security and Policy, Climate Change Policy and Economics, Renewable energy and sustainable power systems, Global Energy and Sustainability Research
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- An agenda for sustainability transitions research: State of the art and future directions ↗2019 · Environmental Innovation and Societal Transitions2,819OpenAlex citations
- Energy justice: Conceptual insights and practical applications ↗2015 · Applied Energy1,422OpenAlex citations
- What are we doing here? Analyzing fifteen years of energy scholarship and proposing a social science research agenda ↗2014 · Energy Research & Social Science1,300OpenAlex citations
- Electricity market design for the prosumer era ↗2016 · Nature Energy1,267OpenAlex citations
- Promoting novelty, rigor, and style in energy social science: Towards codes of practice for appropriate methods and research design ↗2018 · Energy Research & Social Science1,195OpenAlex citations
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- An agenda for sustainability transitions research: State of the art and future directions ↗2019 · Environmental Innovation and Societal Transitions
- Energy justice: Conceptual insights and practical applications ↗2015 · Applied Energy
- What are we doing here? Analyzing fifteen years of energy scholarship and proposing a social science research agenda ↗2014 · Energy Research & Social Science
- Electricity market design for the prosumer era ↗2016 · Nature Energy
- Promoting novelty, rigor, and style in energy social science: Towards codes of practice for appropriate methods and research design ↗2018 · Energy Research & Social Science
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