In the last decade, a new strand of energy and climate research emerged that links quantitative models and socio-technical transitions theories or frameworks. Linking the two enables capturing the co-evolution of society, technology, the economy and the environment. We systematically review this literature (N = 44) and describe the papers’ trends, scope, temporal and spatial foci, and methodological strategies. The reviewed literature aspires to find solutions to the energy and climate challenges, to increase realism in models and theories, and to enable interdisciplinary learning between the two scholarly communities. The outcomes in this literature show benefits of interdisciplinary learning between modellers and transitions theorists. However, the literature rarely identified practical insights for energy and climate solutions or for improving realism in models and theories. We conclude by suggesting that integrative research should be continued, but redirected to provide more practical outcomes to meet energy and climate targets.

在过去的十年中，出现了新的能源和气候研究领域，将量化模型与社会技术转型理论或框架联系起来。将两者联系起来，就可以捕捉社会，技术，经济和环境的共同发展。我们系统地回顾了该文献（N = 44），并描述了论文的趋势，范围，时间和空间焦点以及方法策略。经过审查的文献渴望找到解决能源和气候挑战的方法，以增加模型和理论的现实性，并实现两个学术界之间的跨学科学习。该文献的成果表明，建模者和转型理论家之间可以进行跨学科学习。然而，文献很少能找到有关能源和气候解决方案或用于提高模型和理论的现实性的实用见解。最后，我们建议应继续进行综合研究，但应将其重定向以提供更多实际成果，以满足能源和气候目标。