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Co-occurrences and trends in energy transition and corporate power: 2015–2026

article
energy transition
corporate power
bibliometrics
A bibliometric map of research on corporate networks and the energy transition: a technocratic framing dominates and corporate power sits on the periphery. In Spanish.
Published

2026

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Zeus Domínguez-Rubio · methaodos.revista de ciencias sociales, 14(1), m261401a01

What it is about

The article is written in Spanish, with an English abstract.

The article maps the academic conversation at the intersection of corporate networks and the energy transition between 2015 and 2026. Using a cleaned Scopus corpus, it combines bibliometric co-occurrence analysis (titles and keywords), descriptive indicators and temporal trends, plus a terminology-sensitivity check.

The field is organised around a techno-climatic, implementation-oriented core: renewables, decarbonisation, energy policy and investment. Critical political-economy notions such as incumbency, lobbying, interlocking directorates and regulatory capture appear unevenly and, when present, sit on the periphery. The transition is framed mainly as a technological and management problem, while power and institutional influence are less integrated. The article proposes an agenda that combines bibliometrics with co-citation, collaboration networks and elite data (interlocks, ownership, politically exposed persons) to link power structures with decarbonisation pathways.

How to cite

Domínguez Rubio, Z. S. (2026). Co-ocurrencias y tendencias en transición energética y poder corporativo: 2015–2026. methaodos.revista de ciencias sociales, 14(1), m261401a01. https://doi.org/10.17502/mrcs.v14i1.910