TITLE:
Research Status and Development Trends of Energy Investment Cooperation under the “Dual Carbon” Goals: A Knowledge Map Analysis Based on CiteSpace
AUTHORS:
Jieyu Liu
KEYWORDS:
“Dual Carbon” Goal, Energy Investment Cooperation, CiteSpace, Knowledge Graph, Visualization Analysis
JOURNAL NAME:
American Journal of Industrial and Business Management,
Vol.15 No.11,
November
10,
2025
ABSTRACT: Currently, against the backdrop of the dual carbon goals, energy investment cooperation has gradually become a key pathway and important lever for driving green and low-carbon transformation across nations. To clarify the research progress and evolving trends in energy investment cooperation, this article utilizes the Web of Science database and employs methods such as bibliometrics, knowledge mapping, and inductive summarization to review 286 relevant publications from 2000 to 2024. The CiteSpace knowledge mapping analysis tool is applied to visualize research literature in the field of domestic and international energy investment cooperation. The analysis examined the temporal distribution of core papers, collaborative networks among researchers, keyword co-occurrence clustering, and sudden outbreak detection of hot topics. Results indicate: 1) Publication volume exhibits exponential growth, progressing through three developmental stages: nascent, developmental, and flourishing. 2) Key research keywords include renewable energy, economic growth, policy impact, innovation, climate change, and China. 3) Research hotspots shifted from early themes like sustainability, concentrated solar power, energy, policy, and cooperation mechanisms to later focus on power generation, systems, and energy security. 4) The research hotspot of energy security remains prominent to this day.