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Open access

Journal of Energy in Southern Africa

University of Cape Town
ISSN: 1021447X, 24133051
SCImago
Q3
WOS
Q4
Impact factor
0.6
SJR
0.253
CiteScore
3.0
Categories
Computer Science (miscellaneous)
Energy (miscellaneous)
Areas
Computer Science
Energy
Years of issue
1993-2007, 2009-2022, 2024
Publications
516
Citations
3 907
h-index
26
Publications
102
Citations
2 805
Top-3 citing journals
Energies
Energies (176 citations)
Sustainability
Sustainability (128 citations)
Top-3 organizations
University of Cape Town
University of Cape Town (196 publications)
Stellenbosch University
Stellenbosch University (38 publications)
University of Pretoria
University of Pretoria (28 publications)
Nelson Mandela University
Nelson Mandela University (8 publications)
University of South Africa
University of South Africa (8 publications)
University of Cape Town
University of Cape Town (7 publications)
Top-3 countries
South Africa (357 publications)
USA (17 publications)
Brazil (16 publications)
South Africa (53 publications)
Brazil (5 publications)
United Kingdom (4 publications)

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Citing journals

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Energies
176 citations, 4.5%
Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews
150 citations, 3.84%
Sustainability
128 citations, 3.28%
Renewable Energy
66 citations, 1.69%
Energy
65 citations, 1.66%
Energy Policy
64 citations, 1.64%
Journal of Cleaner Production
60 citations, 1.54%
Energy Research and Social Science
58 citations, 1.48%
AIP Conference Proceedings
56 citations, 1.43%
Applied Energy
47 citations, 1.2%
Solar Energy
46 citations, 1.18%
Journal of Energy in Southern Africa
39 citations, 1%
Energy for Sustainable Development
38 citations, 0.97%
Environmental Science and Pollution Research
37 citations, 0.95%
Energy Reports
36 citations, 0.92%
Applied Thermal Engineering
32 citations, 0.82%
Heliyon
32 citations, 0.82%
Energy Economics
29 citations, 0.74%
IOP Conference Series: Earth and Environmental Science
27 citations, 0.69%
Sustainable Energy Technologies and Assessments
26 citations, 0.67%
International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
23 citations, 0.59%
Energy Sources, Part A: Recovery, Utilization and Environmental Effects
22 citations, 0.56%
Energy Strategy Reviews
22 citations, 0.56%
IEEE Access
21 citations, 0.54%
SSRN Electronic Journal
21 citations, 0.54%
Sustainable Transition of Meat and Cured Meat Supply Chain
20 citations, 0.51%
Applied Sciences (Switzerland)
18 citations, 0.46%
Journal of Energy Storage
18 citations, 0.46%
Science of the Total Environment
17 citations, 0.44%
IOP Conference Series: Materials Science and Engineering
17 citations, 0.44%
Energy Conversion and Management
17 citations, 0.44%
International Journal of Energy Sector Management
17 citations, 0.44%
Biomass Conversion and Biorefinery
16 citations, 0.41%
Contributions to Management Science
16 citations, 0.41%
Energy Procedia
15 citations, 0.38%
Environment, Development and Sustainability
15 citations, 0.38%
African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development
14 citations, 0.36%
International Journal of Ambient Energy
14 citations, 0.36%
Journal of Physics: Conference Series
13 citations, 0.33%
Biomass and Bioenergy
13 citations, 0.33%
Journal of Renewable and Sustainable Energy
12 citations, 0.31%
Materials Today: Proceedings
12 citations, 0.31%
Energy Efficiency
11 citations, 0.28%
Development Southern Africa
11 citations, 0.28%
International Journal of Hydrogen Energy
11 citations, 0.28%
Environmental Research Letters
11 citations, 0.28%
Utilities Policy
11 citations, 0.28%
Frontiers in Energy Research
11 citations, 0.28%
Scientific African
11 citations, 0.28%
PLoS ONE
11 citations, 0.28%
Heat Transfer
11 citations, 0.28%
Case Studies in Thermal Engineering
10 citations, 0.26%
Thermal Science and Engineering Progress
10 citations, 0.26%
International Journal of Green Energy
10 citations, 0.26%
Renewable Energy Focus
10 citations, 0.26%
International Journal of Sustainability in Higher Education
10 citations, 0.26%
Energy Conversion and Management: X
9 citations, 0.23%
Atmosphere
9 citations, 0.23%
Results in Engineering
9 citations, 0.23%
Energy Sources, Part B: Economics, Planning and Policy
9 citations, 0.23%
Green Energy and Technology
9 citations, 0.23%
International Journal of Energy Research
9 citations, 0.23%
Contributions to Economics
9 citations, 0.23%
South African Journal of Science
8 citations, 0.2%
Heat and Mass Transfer
8 citations, 0.2%
Cogent Social Sciences
8 citations, 0.2%
Resources Policy
8 citations, 0.2%
Energy and Buildings
8 citations, 0.2%
Journal of Environmental Management
8 citations, 0.2%
Atmospheric Environment
8 citations, 0.2%
Advances in Environmental Engineering and Green Technologies
8 citations, 0.2%
Energy and Environment
7 citations, 0.18%
Energy, Sustainability and Society
7 citations, 0.18%
E3S Web of Conferences
7 citations, 0.18%
Scientific Reports
7 citations, 0.18%
Nature Energy
7 citations, 0.18%
Buildings
7 citations, 0.18%
Waste and Biomass Valorization
7 citations, 0.18%
SAE Technical Papers
7 citations, 0.18%
International Journal of Refrigeration
7 citations, 0.18%
World Sustainability Series
7 citations, 0.18%
IET Renewable Power Generation
7 citations, 0.18%
Current Sustainable/Renewable Energy Reports
7 citations, 0.18%
Energy Systems
6 citations, 0.15%
Cogent Engineering
6 citations, 0.15%
MATEC Web of Conferences
6 citations, 0.15%
Climate and Development
6 citations, 0.15%
Lecture Notes in Electrical Engineering
6 citations, 0.15%
Environmental Pollution
6 citations, 0.15%
Journal of Solar Energy Engineering, Transactions of the ASME
6 citations, 0.15%
Processes
6 citations, 0.15%
Climate Policy
6 citations, 0.15%
Wiley Interdisciplinary Reviews: Energy and Environment
6 citations, 0.15%
Journal of Thermal Analysis and Calorimetry
6 citations, 0.15%
OPEC Energy Review
6 citations, 0.15%
Advances in African Economic, Social and Political Development
6 citations, 0.15%
Environmental International
5 citations, 0.13%
Current Opinion in Environmental Sustainability
5 citations, 0.13%
Lecture Notes in Computer Science
5 citations, 0.13%
Biofuels
5 citations, 0.13%
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Elsevier
1329 citations, 34.02%
MDPI
464 citations, 11.88%
Springer Nature
433 citations, 11.08%
Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)
216 citations, 5.53%
Taylor & Francis
213 citations, 5.45%
Wiley
121 citations, 3.1%
IOP Publishing
78 citations, 2%
AIP Publishing
71 citations, 1.82%
Emerald
69 citations, 1.77%
SAGE
40 citations, 1.02%
Frontiers Media S.A.
31 citations, 0.79%
IGI Global
31 citations, 0.79%
University of Cape Town
25 citations, 0.64%
Hindawi Limited
22 citations, 0.56%
Oxford University Press
21 citations, 0.54%
Trans Tech Publications
18 citations, 0.46%
Social Science Electronic Publishing
18 citations, 0.46%
Academy of Science of South Africa
17 citations, 0.44%
AOSIS
15 citations, 0.38%
EDP Sciences
14 citations, 0.36%
Public Library of Science (PLoS)
12 citations, 0.31%
Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET)
11 citations, 0.28%
Cambridge University Press
10 citations, 0.26%
World Scientific
10 citations, 0.26%
ASME International
10 citations, 0.26%
Walter de Gruyter
9 citations, 0.23%
American Chemical Society (ACS)
8 citations, 0.2%
American Institute of Mathematical Sciences (AIMS)
8 citations, 0.2%
Copernicus
8 citations, 0.2%
IntechOpen
8 citations, 0.2%
Pleiades Publishing
7 citations, 0.18%
SAE International
7 citations, 0.18%
South African Assn. For The Advancement Of Science
5 citations, 0.13%
Alexandria University
5 citations, 0.13%
Virtus Interpress
5 citations, 0.13%
Scientific Research Publishing
5 citations, 0.13%
Center for Strategic Studies in Business and Finance SSBFNET
5 citations, 0.13%
Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC)
4 citations, 0.1%
American Meteorological Society
4 citations, 0.1%
Society of Petroleum Engineers
4 citations, 0.1%
EJournal Publishing
4 citations, 0.1%
IWA Publishing
3 citations, 0.08%
3 citations, 0.08%
Unisa Press
3 citations, 0.08%
3 citations, 0.08%
3 citations, 0.08%
Academic Journals
3 citations, 0.08%
American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE)
3 citations, 0.08%
IOS Press
2 citations, 0.05%
Bentham Science Publishers Ltd.
2 citations, 0.05%
Begell House
2 citations, 0.05%
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Bureau for Economic Research
2 citations, 0.05%
2 citations, 0.05%
Taiwan Institute of Chemical Engineers
2 citations, 0.05%
Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory
2 citations, 0.05%
National Library of Serbia
2 citations, 0.05%
Centre for Evaluation in Education and Science (CEON/CEES)
2 citations, 0.05%
Ubiquity Press
2 citations, 0.05%
F1000 Research
2 citations, 0.05%
Tech Science Press
2 citations, 0.05%
Publishing House Helvetica (Publications)
2 citations, 0.05%
University of California Press
1 citation, 0.03%
1 citation, 0.03%
Korean Society of Mechanical Engineers
1 citation, 0.03%
Mary Ann Liebert
1 citation, 0.03%
Berkeley Electronic Press
1 citation, 0.03%
Korean Society of Environmental Engineers
1 citation, 0.03%
ASM International
1 citation, 0.03%
Japan Society of Applied Physics
1 citation, 0.03%
Universidad Nacional de Colombia
1 citation, 0.03%
Crop Science Society of America
1 citation, 0.03%
NACE International
1 citation, 0.03%
Association for Computing Machinery (ACM)
1 citation, 0.03%
Japan Institute of Metals
1 citation, 0.03%
Universitas Pendidikan Indonesia
1 citation, 0.03%
Korean Society of Steel Construction
1 citation, 0.03%
Shanghai Jiaotong University Press
1 citation, 0.03%
Pluto Journals
1 citation, 0.03%
Korean Institute of Electrical Engineers
1 citation, 0.03%
University of Zilina
1 citation, 0.03%
The Association for the Study of Literature and Environment (ASLE)
1 citation, 0.03%
Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, Belgrade University
1 citation, 0.03%
Borsa Istanbul Anonim Sirketi
1 citation, 0.03%
1 citation, 0.03%
Institute of Measurement Science
1 citation, 0.03%
Yildiz Technical University
1 citation, 0.03%
American Vacuum Society
1 citation, 0.03%
Belarusian National Technical University
1 citation, 0.03%
1 citation, 0.03%
LLC CPC Business Perspectives
1 citation, 0.03%
Center of Biomass and Renewable Energy Scientia Academy
1 citation, 0.03%
North-West University
1 citation, 0.03%
Pure Earth
1 citation, 0.03%
University of the Free State
1 citation, 0.03%
Geological Society of South Africa
1 citation, 0.03%
Asian Journal of Chemistry
1 citation, 0.03%
Enviro Research Publishers
1 citation, 0.03%
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University of Cape Town
196 publications, 37.98%
Stellenbosch University
38 publications, 7.36%
University of Pretoria
28 publications, 5.43%
North-West University
21 publications, 4.07%
University of South Africa
18 publications, 3.49%
University of Johannesburg
16 publications, 3.1%
Nelson Mandela University
16 publications, 3.1%
University of KwaZulu-Natal
15 publications, 2.91%
University of Fort Hare
8 publications, 1.55%
University of the Witwatersrand
7 publications, 1.36%
Cape Peninsula University of Technology
7 publications, 1.36%
National Institute of Technology Kurukshetra
6 publications, 1.16%
University of Venda
6 publications, 1.16%
University of the Free State
4 publications, 0.78%
Tshwane University of Technology
4 publications, 0.78%
Thiagarajar College of Engineering
3 publications, 0.58%
Norwegian University of Science and Technology
3 publications, 0.58%
Victoria University of Wellington
3 publications, 0.58%
Rhodes University
3 publications, 0.58%
Central University of Technology Free State
3 publications, 0.58%
University of Rwanda
3 publications, 0.58%
Makerere University
3 publications, 0.58%
University of Sharjah
2 publications, 0.39%
Jadavpur University
2 publications, 0.39%
National Institute of Technology Hamirpur
2 publications, 0.39%
Islamic Azad University, Tehran
2 publications, 0.39%
University of Twente
2 publications, 0.39%
University of Oslo
2 publications, 0.39%
University of Nottingham
2 publications, 0.39%
Council for Scientific and Industrial Research
2 publications, 0.39%
Agricultural Research Council of South Africa
2 publications, 0.39%
University of Limpopo
2 publications, 0.39%
University of Mauritius
2 publications, 0.39%
Botho University
2 publications, 0.39%
Namibia University of Science and Technology
2 publications, 0.39%
Financial University under the Government of the Russian Federation
1 publication, 0.19%
University of Tehran
1 publication, 0.19%
University of Delhi
1 publication, 0.19%
Gazi University
1 publication, 0.19%
Anna University
1 publication, 0.19%
Alagappa University
1 publication, 0.19%
Delhi Technological University
1 publication, 0.19%
Motilal Nehru National Institute of Technology Allahabad
1 publication, 0.19%
Payame Noor University
1 publication, 0.19%
University of Karachi
1 publication, 0.19%
Federal Urdu University of Arts, Science and Technology
1 publication, 0.19%
Karadeniz Technical University
1 publication, 0.19%
Kocaeli University
1 publication, 0.19%
University of Petroleum and Energy Studies
1 publication, 0.19%
University of Electronic Science and Technology of China
1 publication, 0.19%
University of Malaya
1 publication, 0.19%
Uppsala University
1 publication, 0.19%
KTH Royal Institute of Technology
1 publication, 0.19%
Kurukshetra University
1 publication, 0.19%
Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences
1 publication, 0.19%
University College London
1 publication, 0.19%
University of Cambridge
1 publication, 0.19%
University of Liverpool
1 publication, 0.19%
Technical University of Denmark
1 publication, 0.19%
Michigan State University
1 publication, 0.19%
University of Southampton
1 publication, 0.19%
University of Sydney
1 publication, 0.19%
University of Queensland
1 publication, 0.19%
South African Medical Research Council
1 publication, 0.19%
Walter Sisulu University
1 publication, 0.19%
Human Sciences Research Council of South Africa
1 publication, 0.19%
University of Zululand
1 publication, 0.19%
Vaal University of Technology
1 publication, 0.19%
University of Ilorin
1 publication, 0.19%
University of Port Harcourt
1 publication, 0.19%
Federal University Oye Ekiti
1 publication, 0.19%
Michael Okpara University of Agriculture
1 publication, 0.19%
Kyambogo University
1 publication, 0.19%
Sokoine University of Agriculture
1 publication, 0.19%
University of Dar es Salaam
1 publication, 0.19%
University of California, Berkeley
1 publication, 0.19%
Jeju National University
1 publication, 0.19%
Hankuk University of Foreign Studies
1 publication, 0.19%
Kumasi Technical University
1 publication, 0.19%
Calvin University
1 publication, 0.19%
National Renewable Energy Laboratory
1 publication, 0.19%
University of Stuttgart
1 publication, 0.19%
University of Leeds
1 publication, 0.19%
Northumbria University
1 publication, 0.19%
Institute of Geological Sciences of the Polish Academy of Sciences
1 publication, 0.19%
University of Pennsylvania
1 publication, 0.19%
University of Oviedo
1 publication, 0.19%
Egerton University
1 publication, 0.19%
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Publishing organizations in 5 years

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University of South Africa
8 publications, 7.84%
Nelson Mandela University
8 publications, 7.84%
University of Cape Town
7 publications, 6.86%
Stellenbosch University
6 publications, 5.88%
North-West University
5 publications, 4.9%
University of KwaZulu-Natal
4 publications, 3.92%
University of Johannesburg
4 publications, 3.92%
University of Pretoria
3 publications, 2.94%
Central University of Technology Free State
3 publications, 2.94%
University of Rwanda
3 publications, 2.94%
University of the Free State
2 publications, 1.96%
Tshwane University of Technology
2 publications, 1.96%
University of Fort Hare
2 publications, 1.96%
Botho University
2 publications, 1.96%
Financial University under the Government of the Russian Federation
1 publication, 0.98%
University of Sharjah
1 publication, 0.98%
Uppsala University
1 publication, 0.98%
Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences
1 publication, 0.98%
University of Southampton
1 publication, 0.98%
University of Sydney
1 publication, 0.98%
University of the Witwatersrand
1 publication, 0.98%
South African Medical Research Council
1 publication, 0.98%
Council for Scientific and Industrial Research
1 publication, 0.98%
Walter Sisulu University
1 publication, 0.98%
Agricultural Research Council of South Africa
1 publication, 0.98%
Federal University Oye Ekiti
1 publication, 0.98%
Kyambogo University
1 publication, 0.98%
Sokoine University of Agriculture
1 publication, 0.98%
Hankuk University of Foreign Studies
1 publication, 0.98%
Kumasi Technical University
1 publication, 0.98%
University of Leeds
1 publication, 0.98%
University of Pennsylvania
1 publication, 0.98%
Egerton University
1 publication, 0.98%
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South Africa, 357, 69.19%
South Africa
357 publications, 69.19%
USA, 17, 3.29%
USA
17 publications, 3.29%
Brazil, 16, 3.1%
Brazil
16 publications, 3.1%
India, 16, 3.1%
India
16 publications, 3.1%
United Kingdom, 10, 1.94%
United Kingdom
10 publications, 1.94%
Iraq, 10, 1.94%
Iraq
10 publications, 1.94%
Nigeria, 8, 1.55%
Nigeria
8 publications, 1.55%
Zimbabwe, 7, 1.36%
Zimbabwe
7 publications, 1.36%
Italy, 6, 1.16%
Italy
6 publications, 1.16%
Namibia, 6, 1.16%
Namibia
6 publications, 1.16%
Norway, 5, 0.97%
Norway
5 publications, 0.97%
Malawi, 4, 0.78%
Malawi
4 publications, 0.78%
Turkey, 4, 0.78%
Turkey
4 publications, 0.78%
Uganda, 4, 0.78%
Uganda
4 publications, 0.78%
Germany, 3, 0.58%
Germany
3 publications, 0.58%
Botswana, 3, 0.58%
Botswana
3 publications, 0.58%
Zambia, 3, 0.58%
Zambia
3 publications, 0.58%
Iran, 3, 0.58%
Iran
3 publications, 0.58%
Rwanda, 3, 0.58%
Rwanda
3 publications, 0.58%
Tanzania, 3, 0.58%
Tanzania
3 publications, 0.58%
Australia, 2, 0.39%
Australia
2 publications, 0.39%
Greece, 2, 0.39%
Greece
2 publications, 0.39%
Lesotho, 2, 0.39%
Lesotho
2 publications, 0.39%
Mauritius, 2, 0.39%
Mauritius
2 publications, 0.39%
Mozambique, 2, 0.39%
Mozambique
2 publications, 0.39%
Netherlands, 2, 0.39%
Netherlands
2 publications, 0.39%
New Zealand, 2, 0.39%
New Zealand
2 publications, 0.39%
UAE, 2, 0.39%
UAE
2 publications, 0.39%
Republic of Korea, 2, 0.39%
Republic of Korea
2 publications, 0.39%
Sweden, 2, 0.39%
Sweden
2 publications, 0.39%
Russia, 1, 0.19%
Russia
1 publication, 0.19%
France, 1, 0.19%
France
1 publication, 0.19%
China, 1, 0.19%
China
1 publication, 0.19%
Portugal, 1, 0.19%
Portugal
1 publication, 0.19%
Azerbaijan, 1, 0.19%
Azerbaijan
1 publication, 0.19%
Angola, 1, 0.19%
Angola
1 publication, 0.19%
Ghana, 1, 0.19%
Ghana
1 publication, 0.19%
Denmark, 1, 0.19%
Denmark
1 publication, 0.19%
Israel, 1, 0.19%
Israel
1 publication, 0.19%
Spain, 1, 0.19%
Spain
1 publication, 0.19%
Canada, 1, 0.19%
Canada
1 publication, 0.19%
Kenya, 1, 0.19%
Kenya
1 publication, 0.19%
Democratic Republic of the Congo, 1, 0.19%
Democratic Republic of the Congo
1 publication, 0.19%
Malaysia, 1, 0.19%
Malaysia
1 publication, 0.19%
Mexico, 1, 0.19%
Mexico
1 publication, 0.19%
Pakistan, 1, 0.19%
Pakistan
1 publication, 0.19%
Poland, 1, 0.19%
Poland
1 publication, 0.19%
Serbia, 1, 0.19%
Serbia
1 publication, 0.19%
Tunisia, 1, 0.19%
Tunisia
1 publication, 0.19%
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South Africa, 53, 51.96%
South Africa
53 publications, 51.96%
Brazil, 5, 4.9%
Brazil
5 publications, 4.9%
United Kingdom, 4, 3.92%
United Kingdom
4 publications, 3.92%
Namibia, 4, 3.92%
Namibia
4 publications, 3.92%
Zimbabwe, 3, 2.94%
Zimbabwe
3 publications, 2.94%
Rwanda, 3, 2.94%
Rwanda
3 publications, 2.94%
USA, 2, 1.96%
USA
2 publications, 1.96%
Botswana, 2, 1.96%
Botswana
2 publications, 1.96%
Lesotho, 2, 1.96%
Lesotho
2 publications, 1.96%
Russia, 1, 0.98%
Russia
1 publication, 0.98%
Germany, 1, 0.98%
Germany
1 publication, 0.98%
Portugal, 1, 0.98%
Portugal
1 publication, 0.98%
Australia, 1, 0.98%
Australia
1 publication, 0.98%
Angola, 1, 0.98%
Angola
1 publication, 0.98%
Ghana, 1, 0.98%
Ghana
1 publication, 0.98%
Iraq, 1, 0.98%
Iraq
1 publication, 0.98%
Kenya, 1, 0.98%
Kenya
1 publication, 0.98%
Democratic Republic of the Congo, 1, 0.98%
Democratic Republic of the Congo
1 publication, 0.98%
Malawi, 1, 0.98%
Malawi
1 publication, 0.98%
Mozambique, 1, 0.98%
Mozambique
1 publication, 0.98%
Nigeria, 1, 0.98%
Nigeria
1 publication, 0.98%
UAE, 1, 0.98%
UAE
1 publication, 0.98%
Republic of Korea, 1, 0.98%
Republic of Korea
1 publication, 0.98%
Tanzania, 1, 0.98%
Tanzania
1 publication, 0.98%
Uganda, 1, 0.98%
Uganda
1 publication, 0.98%
Sweden, 1, 0.98%
Sweden
1 publication, 0.98%
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