To clarify the evolution of energy investment risk management research, we used the Web of Science database, bibliometric, knowledge mapping, and inductive methods to comb through a total of 2150 relevant literature from 2010 to 2021. Firstly, we analyze the time series distribution, core author groups, important journals and source distribution of relevant papers in the field of energy investment risk, and describe the current research status and hot spots of energy investment risk. Secondly, CiteSpace and VOSviewer software are used to cluster the keywords in the field of energy investment risk. The study found four shortcomings in energy investment risk research: firstly, the construction of indicators lacks basis ; secondly, the evaluation results lack persuasive power ; thirdly, the indicator system lacks pertinence, and fourthly, the evaluation methods and models are not perfect. The directions for future in-depth research include the construction of multivariate evaluation index systems, evaluation methods and models for different industries in a targeted manner.
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