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CiteScore
4.3
Years of issue
2024-2025
journal names
Solar
Publications
162
Citations
936
h-index
18
Publications
162
Citations
898
Top-3 citing journals
Energies
Energies (53 citations)
Solar
Solar (38 citations)
Solar Energy
Solar Energy (23 citations)
Top-3 countries
United Kingdom (20 publications)
Italy (19 publications)
Germany (16 publications)

Most cited in 5 years

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Citing journals

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Energies
53 citations, 5.66%
Solar
38 citations, 4.06%
Solar Energy
23 citations, 2.46%
Scientific Reports
16 citations, 1.71%
Applied Sciences (Switzerland)
16 citations, 1.71%
Results in Engineering
15 citations, 1.6%
Sustainability
15 citations, 1.6%
Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells
12 citations, 1.28%
Renewable Energy
11 citations, 1.18%
Energy and Buildings
11 citations, 1.18%
Energy
10 citations, 1.07%
IEEE Access
9 citations, 0.96%
Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews
8 citations, 0.85%
Journal of Physics and Chemistry of Solids
8 citations, 0.85%
Solar RRL
8 citations, 0.85%
Physica Scripta
7 citations, 0.75%
Processes
7 citations, 0.75%
Energy Conversion and Management: X
6 citations, 0.64%
Electronics (Switzerland)
6 citations, 0.64%
Applied Energy
6 citations, 0.64%
Optical and Quantum Electronics
6 citations, 0.64%
Journal of Electronic Materials
6 citations, 0.64%
Heliyon
6 citations, 0.64%
Nanomaterials
5 citations, 0.53%
Progress in Photovoltaics: Research and Applications
5 citations, 0.53%
Technologies
5 citations, 0.53%
Solar Energy Advances
5 citations, 0.53%
Silicon
4 citations, 0.43%
International Journal of Green Energy
4 citations, 0.43%
Optical Materials
4 citations, 0.43%
Energy Conversion and Management
4 citations, 0.43%
Lecture Notes in Networks and Systems
4 citations, 0.43%
Sensors
4 citations, 0.43%
Energy Reports
4 citations, 0.43%
AgriEngineering
4 citations, 0.43%
Japanese Journal of Applied Physics, Part 1: Regular Papers & Short Notes
3 citations, 0.32%
Journal of Inorganic and Organometallic Polymers and Materials
3 citations, 0.32%
Physica Status Solidi (A) Applications and Materials Science
3 citations, 0.32%
Clean Energy
3 citations, 0.32%
Materials Science and Engineering B: Solid-State Materials for Advanced Technology
3 citations, 0.32%
Lecture Notes in Electrical Engineering
3 citations, 0.32%
Frontiers in Energy Research
3 citations, 0.32%
Sustainable Energy and Fuels
3 citations, 0.32%
Journal of Materials Chemistry A
3 citations, 0.32%
Ceramics International
3 citations, 0.32%
Optik
3 citations, 0.32%
Buildings
3 citations, 0.32%
Horticulturae
3 citations, 0.32%
Energy for Sustainable Development
3 citations, 0.32%
Journal of Computational Electronics
3 citations, 0.32%
IEEE Journal of Photovoltaics
3 citations, 0.32%
ACS Applied Electronic Materials
3 citations, 0.32%
Micro and Nanostructures
3 citations, 0.32%
Eng—Advances in Engineering
3 citations, 0.32%
Hydrogen
3 citations, 0.32%
Electricity
3 citations, 0.32%
Engineering Research Express
3 citations, 0.32%
Analytical Imaging Techniques for Soft Matter Characterization
3 citations, 0.32%
Discover Applied Sciences
3 citations, 0.32%
Next Research
3 citations, 0.32%
Energy Systems
2 citations, 0.21%
Journal of Marine Science and Engineering
2 citations, 0.21%
Measurement: Journal of the International Measurement Confederation
2 citations, 0.21%
Lecture Notes in Computer Science
2 citations, 0.21%
ACS applied materials & interfaces
2 citations, 0.21%
Photonics and Nanostructures - Fundamentals and Applications
2 citations, 0.21%
Energy Sources, Part A: Recovery, Utilization and Environmental Effects
2 citations, 0.21%
Nature Communications
2 citations, 0.21%
Journal of Physics: Conference Series
2 citations, 0.21%
Journal of Materials Chemistry C
2 citations, 0.21%
Journal of Alloys and Compounds
2 citations, 0.21%
Lecture Notes in Civil Engineering
2 citations, 0.21%
Water Science and Technology
2 citations, 0.21%
Advanced Functional Materials
2 citations, 0.21%
Applied Materials Today
2 citations, 0.21%
International Journal of Ambient Energy
2 citations, 0.21%
Agronomy
2 citations, 0.21%
Materials Science in Semiconductor Processing
2 citations, 0.21%
Mathematics
2 citations, 0.21%
Journal of Building Engineering
2 citations, 0.21%
Materials Today Sustainability
2 citations, 0.21%
Electrical Engineering
2 citations, 0.21%
Polymers
2 citations, 0.21%
E3S Web of Conferences
2 citations, 0.21%
Energy Research and Social Science
2 citations, 0.21%
Energy Science and Engineering
2 citations, 0.21%
EPJ Photovoltaics
2 citations, 0.21%
Applied Thermal Engineering
2 citations, 0.21%
Applied Physics A: Materials Science and Processing
2 citations, 0.21%
Sustainable Energy Technologies and Assessments
2 citations, 0.21%
Crystals
2 citations, 0.21%
Chemical Engineering Journal
2 citations, 0.21%
Journal of Ocean Engineering and Marine Energy
2 citations, 0.21%
Green Energy and Technology
2 citations, 0.21%
Journal of Solar Energy Engineering, Transactions of the ASME
2 citations, 0.21%
Diagnostics
2 citations, 0.21%
Journal of Energy Storage
2 citations, 0.21%
Journal of Optics (India)
2 citations, 0.21%
Journal of Renewable and Sustainable Energy
2 citations, 0.21%
Computers and Electrical Engineering
2 citations, 0.21%
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Citing publishers

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Elsevier
265 citations, 28.31%
MDPI
222 citations, 23.72%
Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)
129 citations, 13.78%
Springer Nature
118 citations, 12.61%
Wiley
48 citations, 5.13%
IOP Publishing
22 citations, 2.35%
Taylor & Francis
18 citations, 1.92%
Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC)
12 citations, 1.28%
American Chemical Society (ACS)
11 citations, 1.18%
Frontiers Media S.A.
7 citations, 0.75%
AIP Publishing
7 citations, 0.75%
EDP Sciences
5 citations, 0.53%
Oxford University Press
4 citations, 0.43%
IGI Global
4 citations, 0.43%
SAGE
3 citations, 0.32%
Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET)
3 citations, 0.32%
ASME International
3 citations, 0.32%
Walter de Gruyter
2 citations, 0.21%
Pleiades Publishing
2 citations, 0.21%
Public Library of Science (PLoS)
2 citations, 0.21%
IWA Publishing
2 citations, 0.21%
SPIE-Intl Soc Optical Eng
2 citations, 0.21%
IntechOpen
2 citations, 0.21%
World Scientific
1 citation, 0.11%
Trans Tech Publications
1 citation, 0.11%
Optica Publishing Group
1 citation, 0.11%
Institute for Operations Research and the Management Sciences (INFORMS)
1 citation, 0.11%
Japan Society of Applied Physics
1 citation, 0.11%
PeerJ
1 citation, 0.11%
Association for Computing Machinery (ACM)
1 citation, 0.11%
American Geophysical Union
1 citation, 0.11%
Optical Society of India
1 citation, 0.11%
Hindawi Limited
1 citation, 0.11%
Scientific Research Publishing
1 citation, 0.11%
The Korean Society of Remote Sensing
1 citation, 0.11%
Institute of Electronics, Information and Communications Engineers (IEICE)
1 citation, 0.11%
World Scientific and Engineering Academy and Society (WSEAS)
1 citation, 0.11%
SFSCA RAS
1 citation, 0.11%
Research Square Platform LLC
1 citation, 0.11%
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University of York
6 publications, 3.7%
Centro de Investigaciones Energéticas, Medioambientales y Tecnológicas
5 publications, 3.09%
Brunel University London
3 publications, 1.85%
National Agency for New Technologies, Energy and Sustainable Economic Development
3 publications, 1.85%
Stellenbosch University
3 publications, 1.85%
Arizona State University
3 publications, 1.85%
University of Patras
3 publications, 1.85%
University of Stuttgart
3 publications, 1.85%
Al-Balqa Applied University
2 publications, 1.23%
University of Naples Federico II
2 publications, 1.23%
Polytechnic University of Turin
2 publications, 1.23%
University of Palermo
2 publications, 1.23%
Technical University of Denmark
2 publications, 1.23%
National University of Singapore
2 publications, 1.23%
Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro
2 publications, 1.23%
University of Parma
2 publications, 1.23%
University of Glasgow
2 publications, 1.23%
University of South Africa
2 publications, 1.23%
George Washington University
2 publications, 1.23%
National Technical University of Athens
2 publications, 1.23%
University of Cape Coast
2 publications, 1.23%
Paderborn University
2 publications, 1.23%
University of Almería
2 publications, 1.23%
Brandenburg University of Technology Cottbus–Senftenberg
2 publications, 1.23%
Universidad Politécnica de Madrid
2 publications, 1.23%
Strathmore University
2 publications, 1.23%
Catalonia Institute for Energy Research
2 publications, 1.23%
Sandia National Laboratories
2 publications, 1.23%
University of Huddersfield
2 publications, 1.23%
Escuela Superior Politecnica del Litoral
2 publications, 1.23%
Czech Technical University in Prague
2 publications, 1.23%
Universidad de Antofagasta
2 publications, 1.23%
University of Picardy Jules Verne
2 publications, 1.23%
University of Trás-os-Montes and Alto Douro
2 publications, 1.23%
National Laboratory of Energy and Geology
2 publications, 1.23%
University of Perpignan Via Domitia
2 publications, 1.23%
Concordia University
2 publications, 1.23%
University of Alaska Fairbanks
2 publications, 1.23%
Bauman Moscow State Technical University
1 publication, 0.62%
Northern (Arctic) Federal University
1 publication, 0.62%
King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals
1 publication, 0.62%
University of Bisha
1 publication, 0.62%
Higher Colleges of Technology
1 publication, 0.62%
Central Salt and Marine Chemicals Research Institute
1 publication, 0.62%
Shanghai Jiao Tong University
1 publication, 0.62%
University of Cyprus
1 publication, 0.62%
Sichuan University
1 publication, 0.62%
Holon Institute of Technology
1 publication, 0.62%
Kuwait Institute for Scientific Research
1 publication, 0.62%
University of Malaya
1 publication, 0.62%
University of Lisbon
1 publication, 0.62%
University of Lorraine
1 publication, 0.62%
University of Strasbourg
1 publication, 0.62%
University of Nantes
1 publication, 0.62%
University of Gävle
1 publication, 0.62%
Technische Universität Dresden
1 publication, 0.62%
Australian National University
1 publication, 0.62%
Madan Mohan Malaviya University Of Technology
1 publication, 0.62%
Polytechnic University of Milan
1 publication, 0.62%
University of Bologna
1 publication, 0.62%
Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore
1 publication, 0.62%
Imperial College London
1 publication, 0.62%
Aston University
1 publication, 0.62%
University of Oslo
1 publication, 0.62%
King's College London
1 publication, 0.62%
Yuan Ze University
1 publication, 0.62%
Institute for Energy Technology
1 publication, 0.62%
University of Florence
1 publication, 0.62%
University of Pisa
1 publication, 0.62%
University of Rome Tor Vergata
1 publication, 0.62%
University of Messina
1 publication, 0.62%
University of Brescia
1 publication, 0.62%
Institute for Microelectronics and Microsystems
1 publication, 0.62%
Institute for Chemical and Physical Processes
1 publication, 0.62%
Iowa State University
1 publication, 0.62%
Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organization
1 publication, 0.62%
Edith Cowan University
1 publication, 0.62%
Central Queensland University
1 publication, 0.62%
University of the Witwatersrand
1 publication, 0.62%
University of the Western Cape
1 publication, 0.62%
National Research Foundation
1 publication, 0.62%
Tshwane University of Technology
1 publication, 0.62%
Council for Scientific and Industrial Research
1 publication, 0.62%
Cape Peninsula University of Technology
1 publication, 0.62%
Ladoke Akintola University of Technology
1 publication, 0.62%
University of Toliara
1 publication, 0.62%
University of Iceland
1 publication, 0.62%
Reykjavik University
1 publication, 0.62%
Sungkyunkwan University
1 publication, 0.62%
Makerere University
1 publication, 0.62%
Obafemi Awolowo University
1 publication, 0.62%
First Technical University
1 publication, 0.62%
Busitema University
1 publication, 0.62%
Colorado State University
1 publication, 0.62%
Chonbuk National University
1 publication, 0.62%
Nagoya University
1 publication, 0.62%
Department of Science and Technology Philippines
1 publication, 0.62%
De La Salle University
1 publication, 0.62%
University of Central Florida
1 publication, 0.62%
University for Development Studies
1 publication, 0.62%
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United Kingdom, 20, 12.35%
United Kingdom
20 publications, 12.35%
Italy, 19, 11.73%
Italy
19 publications, 11.73%
Germany, 16, 9.88%
Germany
16 publications, 9.88%
USA, 16, 9.88%
USA
16 publications, 9.88%
Spain, 12, 7.41%
Spain
12 publications, 7.41%
France, 9, 5.56%
France
9 publications, 5.56%
Portugal, 7, 4.32%
Portugal
7 publications, 4.32%
South Africa, 7, 4.32%
South Africa
7 publications, 4.32%
Greece, 5, 3.09%
Greece
5 publications, 3.09%
China, 4, 2.47%
China
4 publications, 2.47%
Canada, 4, 2.47%
Canada
4 publications, 2.47%
Kenya, 3, 1.85%
Kenya
3 publications, 1.85%
Morocco, 3, 1.85%
Morocco
3 publications, 1.85%
Netherlands, 3, 1.85%
Netherlands
3 publications, 1.85%
Uruguay, 3, 1.85%
Uruguay
3 publications, 1.85%
Czech Republic, 3, 1.85%
Czech Republic
3 publications, 1.85%
Japan, 3, 1.85%
Japan
3 publications, 1.85%
Australia, 2, 1.23%
Australia
2 publications, 1.23%
Austria, 2, 1.23%
Austria
2 publications, 1.23%
Argentina, 2, 1.23%
Argentina
2 publications, 1.23%
Brazil, 2, 1.23%
Brazil
2 publications, 1.23%
Ghana, 2, 1.23%
Ghana
2 publications, 1.23%
India, 2, 1.23%
India
2 publications, 1.23%
Jordan, 2, 1.23%
Jordan
2 publications, 1.23%
Nigeria, 2, 1.23%
Nigeria
2 publications, 1.23%
Norway, 2, 1.23%
Norway
2 publications, 1.23%
Poland, 2, 1.23%
Poland
2 publications, 1.23%
Republic of Korea, 2, 1.23%
Republic of Korea
2 publications, 1.23%
Singapore, 2, 1.23%
Singapore
2 publications, 1.23%
Uganda, 2, 1.23%
Uganda
2 publications, 1.23%
Chile, 2, 1.23%
Chile
2 publications, 1.23%
Ecuador, 2, 1.23%
Ecuador
2 publications, 1.23%
Russia, 1, 0.62%
Russia
1 publication, 0.62%
Ukraine, 1, 0.62%
Ukraine
1 publication, 0.62%
Estonia, 1, 0.62%
Estonia
1 publication, 0.62%
Bangladesh, 1, 0.62%
Bangladesh
1 publication, 0.62%
Belgium, 1, 0.62%
Belgium
1 publication, 0.62%
Denmark, 1, 0.62%
Denmark
1 publication, 0.62%
Israel, 1, 0.62%
Israel
1 publication, 0.62%
Ireland, 1, 0.62%
Ireland
1 publication, 0.62%
Iceland, 1, 0.62%
Iceland
1 publication, 0.62%
Cyprus, 1, 0.62%
Cyprus
1 publication, 0.62%
Kuwait, 1, 0.62%
Kuwait
1 publication, 0.62%
Latvia, 1, 0.62%
Latvia
1 publication, 0.62%
Malaysia, 1, 0.62%
Malaysia
1 publication, 0.62%
Mexico, 1, 0.62%
Mexico
1 publication, 0.62%
Mozambique, 1, 0.62%
Mozambique
1 publication, 0.62%
Mongolia, 1, 0.62%
Mongolia
1 publication, 0.62%
UAE, 1, 0.62%
UAE
1 publication, 0.62%
Oman, 1, 0.62%
Oman
1 publication, 0.62%
Romania, 1, 0.62%
Romania
1 publication, 0.62%
Saudi Arabia, 1, 0.62%
Saudi Arabia
1 publication, 0.62%
Tanzania, 1, 0.62%
Tanzania
1 publication, 0.62%
Togo, 1, 0.62%
Togo
1 publication, 0.62%
Fiji, 1, 0.62%
Fiji
1 publication, 0.62%
Philippines, 1, 0.62%
Philippines
1 publication, 0.62%
Switzerland, 1, 0.62%
Switzerland
1 publication, 0.62%
Sweden, 1, 0.62%
Sweden
1 publication, 0.62%
Sri Lanka, 1, 0.62%
Sri Lanka
1 publication, 0.62%
Ethiopia, 1, 0.62%
Ethiopia
1 publication, 0.62%
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