Systematic evaluation and review of Germany renewable energy research: A bibliometric study from 2008 to 2023.

Research Purpose: This study aims to outline the fundamental status of the German academic community's research in the field of renewable energy and to foster collaboration between China and Germany in this area.

Research Methods: This study examines documents published by German scholars from 2008 to 2023, which are part of the "Web of Science (WOS) Core Collection" database and related to renewable energy issues, using the bibliometric visualization tool CiteSpace 6.2.