Complete but Fragmented: Research on Energy in Central and Eastern Europe
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Case Selection
2.2. Data Selection
2.3. Coding
3. Results
3.1. Journals Containing Articles on CEE Energy
3.2. Authors of Papers on CEE Energy Sector
3.3. Countries Examined in the Literature
3.4. Content of the Dataset
4. Discussion and Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Oravcová, V.; Yakovenko, K.; Mišík, M. Complete but Fragmented: Research on Energy in Central and Eastern Europe. Energies 2022, 15, 6185. https://doi.org/10.3390/en15176185
Oravcová V, Yakovenko K, Mišík M. Complete but Fragmented: Research on Energy in Central and Eastern Europe. Energies. 2022; 15(17):6185. https://doi.org/10.3390/en15176185
Chicago/Turabian StyleOravcová, Veronika, Kateryna Yakovenko, and Matúš Mišík. 2022. "Complete but Fragmented: Research on Energy in Central and Eastern Europe" Energies 15, no. 17: 6185. https://doi.org/10.3390/en15176185