Analysis of the Scientific Production on the Green Hydrogen Theme Published in Scientific Journals Indexed by EBSCO

Abstract

Purpose: to investigate the behavior and tendency of the formation of social networks of the scientific production on the Green Hydrogen theme published in scientific journals indexed in EBSCO.
 
 Theoretical framework: the theme of green hydrogen has been gaining attention and strength in the current context of global energy transition, as it is a clean alternative for generating energy for electricity, industry, heating, and transport sectors, and, in replacing fuels to carbon base, influencing sustainable development.
 
 Method: bibliometric analysis techniques were used, and predominantly social network analysis (SAR) through one-mode and two-mode network analysis.
 
 Results and conclusion: evolution of the theme in academia; weak ties in co-authorship and institutional networks; relevance of China and its originating institutions in the scientific production of the subject investigated; the most central keywords were: hydrogen, green hydrogen, renewable energy, production and hydrogen production; and the most fruitful themes were: production, sustainability, energy and carbon emissions. It concludes with a macro and contemporary view of the theme of green hydrogen in the international literary academic field.
 
 Research implications: the present study contributed to a better understanding and understanding of the formation of collaboration networks of the actors involved in the process of building international scientific knowledge, and, by verifying that green hydrogen presents opportunities for economic growth and job creation, this research also contributes to creating an entrepreneurial and social research agenda.
 
 Originality/value: to investigate the international scientific production on the theme of green hydrogen, as this is an emerging theme in the global academic literature, and, therefore, to verify that the referred theme gains strength through researchers and their respective studies.