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SCImago
Q2
SJR
1.073
CiteScore
5.8
Years of issue
2024-2025
journal names
Solar Compass
Publications
138
Citations
917
h-index
17
Publications
136
Citations
850
Top-3 citing journals
Solar Compass
Solar Compass (154 citations)
Energies
Energies (52 citations)
Top-3 organizations
Top-3 countries
USA (16 publications)
Ghana (6 publications)
India (6 publications)

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Citing journals

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Solar Compass
154 citations, 16.79%
International Journal of Hydrogen Energy
52 citations, 5.67%
Energies
52 citations, 5.67%
Sustainability
18 citations, 1.96%
Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews
13 citations, 1.42%
Energy
12 citations, 1.31%
Renewable Energy
10 citations, 1.09%
Results in Engineering
8 citations, 0.87%
Applied Energy
8 citations, 0.87%
Materials
8 citations, 0.87%
International Journal of Ambient Energy
7 citations, 0.76%
Scientific Reports
7 citations, 0.76%
Journal of Energy Storage
7 citations, 0.76%
Solar Energy
7 citations, 0.76%
Solar Energy Advances
7 citations, 0.76%
Electronics (Switzerland)
6 citations, 0.65%
Energy Conversion and Management
6 citations, 0.65%
Desalination
6 citations, 0.65%
Energy Reports
6 citations, 0.65%
Case Studies in Thermal Engineering
5 citations, 0.55%
Applied Sciences (Switzerland)
5 citations, 0.55%
IEEE Access
5 citations, 0.55%
Solar RRL
5 citations, 0.55%
Sustainable Energy Research
5 citations, 0.55%
Journal of Marine Science and Engineering
4 citations, 0.44%
Clean Energy
4 citations, 0.44%
Journal of Building Engineering
4 citations, 0.44%
E3S Web of Conferences
4 citations, 0.44%
Frontiers in Energy Research
4 citations, 0.44%
Sustainable Energy Technologies and Assessments
4 citations, 0.44%
Buildings
4 citations, 0.44%
Journal of Physics and Chemistry of Solids
4 citations, 0.44%
Energy for Sustainable Development
4 citations, 0.44%
Renewable and Sustainable Energy Transition
4 citations, 0.44%
Innovative Renewable Energy
4 citations, 0.44%
Journal of Cleaner Production
3 citations, 0.33%
Energy Sources, Part A: Recovery, Utilization and Environmental Effects
3 citations, 0.33%
Energy Conversion and Management: X
3 citations, 0.33%
Building and Environment
3 citations, 0.33%
World Electric Vehicle Journal
3 citations, 0.33%
Electric Power Systems Research
3 citations, 0.33%
Electrical Engineering
3 citations, 0.33%
Utilities Policy
3 citations, 0.33%
Applied Thermal Engineering
3 citations, 0.33%
Journal of Materials Chemistry A
3 citations, 0.33%
Journal of Solar Energy Engineering, Transactions of the ASME
3 citations, 0.33%
Energy and Buildings
3 citations, 0.33%
Energy Exploration and Exploitation
3 citations, 0.33%
Heliyon
3 citations, 0.33%
International Journal of Thermofluids
3 citations, 0.33%
IEEE Electron Devices Magazine
3 citations, 0.33%
Nature Reviews Clean Technology
3 citations, 0.33%
Journal of Environmental Chemical Engineering
2 citations, 0.22%
IEEE Industrial Electronics Magazine
2 citations, 0.22%
Transactions of Tianjin University
2 citations, 0.22%
IOP Conference Series: Earth and Environmental Science
2 citations, 0.22%
Membranes
2 citations, 0.22%
Fuel Processing Technology
2 citations, 0.22%
Environmental Progress and Sustainable Energy
2 citations, 0.22%
Chemical Communications
2 citations, 0.22%
Materials Research Bulletin
2 citations, 0.22%
Nanomaterials
2 citations, 0.22%
Chemistry - An Asian Journal
2 citations, 0.22%
Energy Policy
2 citations, 0.22%
Computation
2 citations, 0.22%
Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research
2 citations, 0.22%
Lecture Notes in Electrical Engineering
2 citations, 0.22%
Applied Intelligence
2 citations, 0.22%
Energy Research and Social Science
2 citations, 0.22%
International Journal of Environmental Science and Technology
2 citations, 0.22%
Applied Soft Computing Journal
2 citations, 0.22%
International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer
2 citations, 0.22%
International Journal of Renewable Energy Development
2 citations, 0.22%
Lecture Notes in Networks and Systems
2 citations, 0.22%
ACS Omega
2 citations, 0.22%
Journal of Environmental Management
2 citations, 0.22%
Processes
2 citations, 0.22%
Process Safety and Environmental Protection
2 citations, 0.22%
Ain Shams Engineering Journal
2 citations, 0.22%
Iranian Journal of Science and Technology - Transactions of Electrical Engineering
2 citations, 0.22%
Remote Sensing
2 citations, 0.22%
Wiley Interdisciplinary Reviews: Energy and Environment
2 citations, 0.22%
Energy Strategy Reviews
2 citations, 0.22%
Applied Water Science
2 citations, 0.22%
Humanities and Social Sciences Communications
2 citations, 0.22%
Cleaner Engineering and Technology
2 citations, 0.22%
Solar
2 citations, 0.22%
Discover Sustainability
2 citations, 0.22%
Discover Energy
2 citations, 0.22%
Hydrogen
2 citations, 0.22%
Energy and Climate Change
2 citations, 0.22%
Springer Proceedings in Physics
2 citations, 0.22%
Advances in Science, Technology & Innovation
2 citations, 0.22%
Clean Energy Production Technologies
2 citations, 0.22%
Measurement Energy
2 citations, 0.22%
Renewable Energies
2 citations, 0.22%
Transmisi Jurnal Ilmiah Teknik Elektro
2 citations, 0.22%
Energy 360
2 citations, 0.22%
Carbon
1 citation, 0.11%
Korean Journal of Chemical Engineering
1 citation, 0.11%
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Elsevier
462 citations, 50.38%
MDPI
132 citations, 14.39%
Springer Nature
93 citations, 10.14%
Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)
49 citations, 5.34%
Wiley
30 citations, 3.27%
Taylor & Francis
20 citations, 2.18%
American Chemical Society (ACS)
13 citations, 1.42%
Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC)
13 citations, 1.42%
SAGE
7 citations, 0.76%
IOP Publishing
7 citations, 0.76%
Oxford University Press
6 citations, 0.65%
Emerald
6 citations, 0.65%
Frontiers Media S.A.
6 citations, 0.65%
EDP Sciences
5 citations, 0.55%
ASME International
4 citations, 0.44%
Center of Biomass and Renewable Energy Scientia Academy
3 citations, 0.33%
Walter de Gruyter
2 citations, 0.22%
American Institute of Mathematical Sciences (AIMS)
2 citations, 0.22%
American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE)
2 citations, 0.22%
Institute of Research and Community Services Diponegoro University (LPPM UNDIP)
2 citations, 0.22%
IGI Global
2 citations, 0.22%
World Scientific
1 citation, 0.11%
Bentham Science Publishers Ltd.
1 citation, 0.11%
Pleiades Publishing
1 citation, 0.11%
Trans Tech Publications
1 citation, 0.11%
Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET)
1 citation, 0.11%
American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)
1 citation, 0.11%
AIP Publishing
1 citation, 0.11%
Public Library of Science (PLoS)
1 citation, 0.11%
Index Copernicus
1 citation, 0.11%
IWA Publishing
1 citation, 0.11%
American Physical Society (APS)
1 citation, 0.11%
National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine (Co. LTD Ukrinformnauka) (Publications)
1 citation, 0.11%
IntechOpen
1 citation, 0.11%
SAE International
1 citation, 0.11%
World Scientific and Engineering Academy and Society (WSEAS)
1 citation, 0.11%
Research Square Platform LLC
1 citation, 0.11%
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University of South Florida
11 publications, 7.97%
Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology
8 publications, 5.8%
University of Colorado Boulder
6 publications, 4.35%
University of Delhi
4 publications, 2.9%
Indian Institute of Technology Jammu
4 publications, 2.9%
University of Exeter
4 publications, 2.9%
King Abdullah University of Science and Technology
3 publications, 2.17%
Delhi Technological University
3 publications, 2.17%
National Institute of Technology Rourkela
3 publications, 2.17%
Michael Okpara University of Agriculture
3 publications, 2.17%
Cape Coast Technical University
3 publications, 2.17%
Takoradi Technical University
3 publications, 2.17%
Université Joseph Ki-Zerbo
3 publications, 2.17%
National University of Sciences & Technology
2 publications, 1.45%
Indian Institute of Technology Bombay
2 publications, 1.45%
Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati
2 publications, 1.45%
Islamic Azad University, Tehran
2 publications, 1.45%
University of New South Wales
2 publications, 1.45%
Stellenbosch University
2 publications, 1.45%
National Renewable Energy Laboratory
2 publications, 1.45%
University of Minnesota
2 publications, 1.45%
Technical University Ingolstadt of Applied Sciences
2 publications, 1.45%
University of Abomey-Calavi
2 publications, 1.45%
Fukuoka University
2 publications, 1.45%
University of Douala
2 publications, 1.45%
Ural Federal University
1 publication, 0.72%
Western Caspian University
1 publication, 0.72%
Alfaisal University
1 publication, 0.72%
Prince Sattam bin Abdulaziz University
1 publication, 0.72%
Al Jouf University
1 publication, 0.72%
Tarbiat Modares University
1 publication, 0.72%
Vellore Institute of Technology University
1 publication, 0.72%
Indian Institute of Technology Madras
1 publication, 0.72%
Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee
1 publication, 0.72%
Indian Institute of Technology Tirupati
1 publication, 0.72%
Anna University
1 publication, 0.72%
National Institute of Technology Tiruchirappalli
1 publication, 0.72%
Malaviya National Institute of Technology Jaipur
1 publication, 0.72%
Maulana Azad National Institute of Technology Bhopal
1 publication, 0.72%
Istanbul Medeniyet University
1 publication, 0.72%
Saveetha Institute of Medical and Technical Sciences
1 publication, 0.72%
Shiv Nadar University
1 publication, 0.72%
Manisa Celal Bayar University
1 publication, 0.72%
Indian Institute of Management Lucknow
1 publication, 0.72%
Al-Furat Al-Awsat Technical University
1 publication, 0.72%
Shoolini University
1 publication, 0.72%
Rajiv Gandhi Institute of Petroleum Technology
1 publication, 0.72%
Tsinghua University
1 publication, 0.72%
Yasar University
1 publication, 0.72%
Technical University of Munich
1 publication, 0.72%
University of Technology, Malaysia
1 publication, 0.72%
German Jordanian University
1 publication, 0.72%
Dayalbagh Educational Institute
1 publication, 0.72%
Norwegian University of Science and Technology
1 publication, 0.72%
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
1 publication, 0.72%
Johns Hopkins University
1 publication, 0.72%
North Dakota State University
1 publication, 0.72%
Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
1 publication, 0.72%
University of Adelaide
1 publication, 0.72%
Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organization
1 publication, 0.72%
Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology
1 publication, 0.72%
University of South Australia
1 publication, 0.72%
Columbia University
1 publication, 0.72%
North-West University
1 publication, 0.72%
Tshwane University of Technology
1 publication, 0.72%
Makerere University
1 publication, 0.72%
North Carolina State University
1 publication, 0.72%
University of California, Merced
1 publication, 0.72%
Federal University of Santa Catarina
1 publication, 0.72%
Oak Ridge National Laboratory
1 publication, 0.72%
University of Ghana
1 publication, 0.72%
University of Cape Coast
1 publication, 0.72%
University of Mines and Technology
1 publication, 0.72%
Centre for Research and Technology Hellas
1 publication, 0.72%
Albanian University
1 publication, 0.72%
Botswana International University of Science and Technology
1 publication, 0.72%
TH Köln - University of Applied Sciences
1 publication, 0.72%
Sunyani Technical University
1 publication, 0.72%
Simon Fraser University
1 publication, 0.72%
Berlin School of Economics and Law
1 publication, 0.72%
Siemens AG
1 publication, 0.72%
German Aerospace Center
1 publication, 0.72%
Purdue University
1 publication, 0.72%
University of Wisconsin–Madison
1 publication, 0.72%
Colorado School of Mines
1 publication, 0.72%
Centro de Investigaciones Energéticas, Medioambientales y Tecnológicas
1 publication, 0.72%
University of Louisville
1 publication, 0.72%
North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University
1 publication, 0.72%
Sandia National Laboratories
1 publication, 0.72%
University of Utah
1 publication, 0.72%
University of Nebraska at Omaha
1 publication, 0.72%
Aswan University
1 publication, 0.72%
Dhaka University of Engineering & Technology
1 publication, 0.72%
International University of Business Agriculture and Technology
1 publication, 0.72%
Ahsanullah University of Science and Technology
1 publication, 0.72%
Hassiba Benbouali University of Chlef
1 publication, 0.72%
Debre Markos University
1 publication, 0.72%
Addis Ababa Science and Technology University
1 publication, 0.72%
University College Cork (National University of Ireland, Cork)
1 publication, 0.72%
Kwame Nkrumah University
1 publication, 0.72%
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USA
16 publications, 11.59%
Ghana, 6, 4.35%
Ghana
6 publications, 4.35%
India, 6, 4.35%
India
6 publications, 4.35%
Saudi Arabia, 4, 2.9%
Saudi Arabia
4 publications, 2.9%
Germany, 3, 2.17%
Germany
3 publications, 2.17%
South Africa, 3, 2.17%
South Africa
3 publications, 2.17%
Portugal, 2, 1.45%
Portugal
2 publications, 1.45%
Japan, 2, 1.45%
Japan
2 publications, 1.45%
China, 1, 0.72%
China
1 publication, 0.72%
Australia, 1, 0.72%
Australia
1 publication, 0.72%
Albania, 1, 0.72%
Albania
1 publication, 0.72%
Algeria, 1, 0.72%
Algeria
1 publication, 0.72%
Brazil, 1, 0.72%
Brazil
1 publication, 0.72%
Burkina Faso, 1, 0.72%
Burkina Faso
1 publication, 0.72%
United Kingdom, 1, 0.72%
United Kingdom
1 publication, 0.72%
Egypt, 1, 0.72%
Egypt
1 publication, 0.72%
Zambia, 1, 0.72%
Zambia
1 publication, 0.72%
Jordan, 1, 0.72%
Jordan
1 publication, 0.72%
Spain, 1, 0.72%
Spain
1 publication, 0.72%
Cameroon, 1, 0.72%
Cameroon
1 publication, 0.72%
Pakistan, 1, 0.72%
Pakistan
1 publication, 0.72%
Palestine, 1, 0.72%
Palestine
1 publication, 0.72%
Tunisia, 1, 0.72%
Tunisia
1 publication, 0.72%
Turkey, 1, 0.72%
Turkey
1 publication, 0.72%
Philippines, 1, 0.72%
Philippines
1 publication, 0.72%
Finland, 1, 0.72%
Finland
1 publication, 0.72%
Switzerland, 1, 0.72%
Switzerland
1 publication, 0.72%
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