COVID-19 has emerged as a widely researched topic and the academia has taken interest in the effects of COVID-19 in various sectors of human life and society. Most of the bibliometric research addresses scientific contributions in medicine, health, and virology related topics, with very little emphasis on social sciences. Therefore, to address this gap, a bibliometric analysis of research related to COVID-19 in the subject area of social sciences was performed on selected publications from January 2020 to mid-2021. A total of 9289 articles were analysed to identify major emerging themes of Covid-19 and social sciences and how research collaborations between countries have helped in communicating critical issues to academia. The empirical results indicate the dominance of psychology and business economics subjects in the social sciences sphere, with the emerging themes as psychosocial problems among people, economics, the outbreak of SARS, and discussions on the quality of life in terms of surroundings and environment. The study also suggests that more collaborations between social scientists working in different nations is required to explore the less focussed themes addressing the local challenges of poor nations.

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Abstract. A smart solar city ensures smart energy resilient future, low emissions and sustainable development of cities through networked infrastructure. This study aims to determine suitable locations for solar farm development in Kolkata Metropolitan Area (KMA), India, which may help the decision makers to plan resource allocation for smart renewable energy development efficiently. Numerous criteria were considered while simulating the model, including solar irradiation, distance from power substation, distance from major roads, land cover distribution, mainly canals, vacant land, urban green zones, and agricultural land. Built-up residential spaces and protected zones were however, no considered. The analysis suggests that wetlands, canals, and a major portion of open vacant land in the outskirts of the KMA are most suitable for investment in solar photovoltaics infrastructure. The present study covers different aspects of solar city planning to determine the suitable locations, which when accompanied by careful onsite investigation and meticulous planning will help decision makers and planners to design an efficient solar energy plan for the deployment of necessary infrastructure and technologies in cities.