  The journal Energy Economics, a leading international peer-reviewed outlet
for economic theory in the energy sector, celebrates its 45th anniversary in
2024. This article uses a bibliometric approach to present a retrospective of
the journal's contributions. The study includes all publications from the
journal based on data from the Web of Science and Scopus databases. The
resulting sample comprises 6,563 documents covering the period from 1979 to
April 2024. The annual publication rate increased by 1.02 percent, with an
average of 40.07 citations per document. Institutions from the United States of
America and China lead in the number of articles published in the journal. A
co-occurrence analysis of keywords was conducted, complemented by a sub-sample
analysis, to provide a detailed view of thematic development and evolution over
time. Finally, the article highlights future thematic trends of the journal,
offering insights for editorial guidelines and interested authors.
