Daniel Balsalobre- Lorente (Daniel.Balsalobre@uclm.es) is PhD in Economics and Full Professor (Tenure) in the Department of Applied Economics I, at the University of Castilla-La Mancha, Spain. At the academic and research level, Daniel Balsalobre is an expert in public finance, energy economics, economic growth and environment, tourism, and innovation and globalization. In recent years I have published more than 150 studies in journals and book chapters of reputed prestige and international cientific impact, including Energy Economics, Energy Policy, Resources Policy,

Technological Forecasting and Social Change, Journal of Cleaner Production, Sustainability, Environmental Science and ollution Research, Energies, and Journal of Public Affairs, among others. Prof Balsalobre currently serves s editor-in-chief of Evaluation Review (SAGE) and associate editor at Heliyon (Elsevier), Environment, Development and Sustainability (Springer), Gondwanda Research (Elsevier), and other WOS journals. I am also a guest editor for Renewable Energy (Elsevier), Utilities Policy (Elsevier), Energy Sources Part B Taylor), Sustainability (MDPI), Energies (MDPI), among others; also being an expert reviewer of more than 500 articles for highly indexed journals and handbooks.

As a result of his academic career, he currently accumulates around 15000 citations in google scholar and h-index 62 and has entered the International Ranking elaborated by Stanford University for those top2% Researchers and 2022, 2023, 2024; Clarivate Highly Researcher 2022 and 2023. Ive received some Awards as Regional Best Researcher in Social Sciences in Castilla La Mancha.