## 3 Bibliometric Analysis
### Most Cited Articles Within the Research Theme
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\begin{tabular}{l l l l l l} \hline \hline _Ranking_ & **Title** & _Source_ & _Year of Publication_ & _Citations_ & _Citations per Year_ \\ \hline  & 100\% Renewable energy & Applied Energy (https: & & & \\  & planning with & //www.sciencedirect.com/ & & & \\  & complementarity and & & journal/applied-energy) & 2019 & 86 & 14.33 \\
1 & flexibility based on a & (accessed on 25 & & & \\  & multi-objective & & October 2024). & & & \\  & assessment [69] & & Applied Energy (https: & & \\  & Optimal operation of & & & & \\  & independent regional power & & //www.sciencedirect.com/ & & \\
2 & grid with multiple & & journal/applied-energy) & 2019 & 78 & 13 \\  & wind–solar-hydro-battery & (accessed on 25 & & & \\  & powers [70] & & October 2024). & & & \\  & The role of wind power and & & Energy (https: & & \\  & solar PV in reducing risks in & & //www.sciencedirect.com/ & & \\  & the Brazilian hydro-thermal & & journal/energy) (accessed & 2016 & 31 & 3.44 \\  & power system [71] & & on 25 October 2024). & & & \\  & & Renewable Energy (https: & & \\  & Optimizing the insertion of & & //www.sciencedirect.com/ & & \\  & renewables in the Colombian & & journal/renewable-energy) & 2019 & 30 & 3.75 \\  & power sector [72] & (accessed on 25 & & & \\  & October 2024). & & & & \\  & & Energy Policy (https: & & \\  & Biomass energy production in & & & \\  & agriculture: A weighted goal & & journal/energy-policy) & 2011 & 45 & 3.21 \\  & programming analysis [73] & (accessed on 25 & & \\  & & October 2024). & & & \\  & & Energy Conversion and & & \\  & Evaluating the impact of & & Management (https: & \\  & adding energy storage on the & & //www.sciencedirect.com/ & \\  & performance of a hybrid & & journal/energy-conversion- & 2011 & 34 & 2.43 \\  & power system [74] & & and-management) (accessed & & \\  & Risk matrix approach of & & & \\  & extreme temperature and & & & \\
7 & precipitation for renewable & & //www.sciencedirect.com/ & \\  & energy systems in & & journal/energy) (accessed & 2022 & 23 & 7.67 \\  & Malaysia [75] & & on 25 October 2024). & & \\  & Multi-objective optimization & & & & \\  & of concentrated solar power & & & \\  & plants from an & & & \\  & energy–water–environment & & & \\
8 & nexus perspective under & & & \\  & distinct climatic & & & \\  & conditions—Part B: & & & \\  & Environ-economic & & & \\  & analysis [76] & & & \\  & Save water and energy: A & & & \\  & techno-economic analysis of a & & & \\
9 & floating solar photovoltaic & & & \\  & system to power a water & & & \\  & integration project in the & & & \\  & Brazilian semiarid [77] & & & \\  & Agricultural systems to & & & \\
10 & optimize land use for electric & & & \\  & energy production [78] & & & \\ \hline \hline \end{tabular}
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Table 5: The 10 th most cited article in the research field. The second most cited study, ref. [70] (78 citations), proposes a medium- and long-term strategy for an Independent Regional Power Grid (IRPG), integrating photovoltaic, wind, and hydroelectric sources to prevent water scarcity impacts on energy generation. Related works analyze renewable energy's role in reducing water consumption and optimizing offshore wind energy [77; 85]. Studies also emphasize grid modernization, addressing vulnerabilities to storms and floods [86; 87; 88; 89]. Some works focus on theoretical models, while others explore practical applications, such as freshwater generation and hybrid system optimization [90; 91]. Implementing multi-source renewable systems, as in [70], stabilizes supply during extreme events, enhances energy storage, and reduces carbon emissions. The RESTORATIVE system [92] ensures autonomous energy supply in extreme conditions through renewable integration. Similarly, ref. [71] (31 citations) simulates 36 years of energy generation, comparing renewable-based models with hydro-dependent systems, showing that wind and solar reduce risks associated with thermal backups.