Demand response in smart grid – A systematic mapping study

Growing demand for electricity and the innovations in smart grid technologies is providing new opportunities for intelligent electrical demand control in the form of Demand Response (DR). In this paper, we present a comprehensive review of demand response by conducting a systematic mapping of the field to evaluate the current research trends, knowledge gaps, and the scope of future research of DR in the smart grid context. Bibliometric analysis has been done to map the intermittent research themes under the demand response domain by exploiting the co-relationships in the metadata originated from the SCOPUS database. Thorough content analysis has also been performed and six emerging research themes have been identified along with key research questions commonly addressed to devise future research directions.