Review Article

Research Hotspots and Evolution of Energy Prosumer: A Literature Review and Bibliometric Analysis

Table 4

Comparative analysis of research topics of the top eight institutions.

OrganizationTop 5 topics that have received the most attention (in order of frequency)

INESCProsumer (14), flexibility (8), aggregators (8), electricity market (8), energy storage (5)
North China Electric Power UniversityDemand response (10), prosumer (10), optimization (9), system (6), microgrid (6)
Aalto UniversityProsumer (12), systems (7), district heating (5), impact (4), demand-side management (3)
Polytechnic University of BucharestProsumer (8), smart grid (7), renewable energy (4), power distribution system (4), microgrid (3)
University of CalabriaProsumer (10), demand response (7), system (6), home automation system (4), management (3)
Aalborg UniversitySystem (6), prosumer (5), microgrid (5), demand response (3), blockchain (2)
Polytechnic University of TurinSmart grid (5), energy management (4), prosumer (4), system (4), demand-side management (2)
Universidade de LisboaSelf-consumption (5), prosumer (5), demand response (4), demand (3), influence (3)