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SCImago
Q2
SJR
1.073
CiteScore
5.8
Years of issue
2024-2025
journal names
Solar Compass
Publications
131
Citations
849
h-index
17
Publications
131
Citations
814
Top-3 citing journals
Solar Compass
Solar Compass (147 citations)
Energies
Energies (51 citations)
Top-3 organizations
Top-3 countries
USA (16 publications)
Ghana (6 publications)
India (6 publications)

Most cited in 5 years

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Citing journals

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Solar Compass
147 citations, 17.31%
Energies
51 citations, 6.01%
International Journal of Hydrogen Energy
50 citations, 5.89%
Sustainability
13 citations, 1.53%
Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews
13 citations, 1.53%
Energy
12 citations, 1.41%
Renewable Energy
9 citations, 1.06%
Results in Engineering
8 citations, 0.94%
Materials
8 citations, 0.94%
International Journal of Ambient Energy
7 citations, 0.82%
Applied Energy
7 citations, 0.82%
Solar Energy
7 citations, 0.82%
Solar Energy Advances
7 citations, 0.82%
Electronics (Switzerland)
6 citations, 0.71%
Journal of Energy Storage
6 citations, 0.71%
Desalination
6 citations, 0.71%
Energy Reports
6 citations, 0.71%
Scientific Reports
5 citations, 0.59%
Applied Sciences (Switzerland)
5 citations, 0.59%
IEEE Access
5 citations, 0.59%
Solar RRL
5 citations, 0.59%
Sustainable Energy Research
5 citations, 0.59%
Journal of Marine Science and Engineering
4 citations, 0.47%
Case Studies in Thermal Engineering
4 citations, 0.47%
Clean Energy
4 citations, 0.47%
Journal of Building Engineering
4 citations, 0.47%
E3S Web of Conferences
4 citations, 0.47%
Frontiers in Energy Research
4 citations, 0.47%
Sustainable Energy Technologies and Assessments
4 citations, 0.47%
Buildings
4 citations, 0.47%
Journal of Physics and Chemistry of Solids
4 citations, 0.47%
Energy for Sustainable Development
4 citations, 0.47%
Renewable and Sustainable Energy Transition
4 citations, 0.47%
Innovative Renewable Energy
4 citations, 0.47%
Journal of Cleaner Production
3 citations, 0.35%
Energy Sources, Part A: Recovery, Utilization and Environmental Effects
3 citations, 0.35%
Energy Conversion and Management: X
3 citations, 0.35%
Building and Environment
3 citations, 0.35%
Energy Conversion and Management
3 citations, 0.35%
Utilities Policy
3 citations, 0.35%
Journal of Solar Energy Engineering, Transactions of the ASME
3 citations, 0.35%
Energy and Buildings
3 citations, 0.35%
Energy Exploration and Exploitation
3 citations, 0.35%
Heliyon
3 citations, 0.35%
International Journal of Thermofluids
3 citations, 0.35%
IEEE Electron Devices Magazine
3 citations, 0.35%
Nature Reviews Clean Technology
3 citations, 0.35%
Journal of Environmental Chemical Engineering
2 citations, 0.24%
IEEE Industrial Electronics Magazine
2 citations, 0.24%
Transactions of Tianjin University
2 citations, 0.24%
IOP Conference Series: Earth and Environmental Science
2 citations, 0.24%
Membranes
2 citations, 0.24%
Fuel Processing Technology
2 citations, 0.24%
Environmental Progress and Sustainable Energy
2 citations, 0.24%
World Electric Vehicle Journal
2 citations, 0.24%
Chemical Communications
2 citations, 0.24%
Electric Power Systems Research
2 citations, 0.24%
Materials Research Bulletin
2 citations, 0.24%
Nanomaterials
2 citations, 0.24%
Chemistry - An Asian Journal
2 citations, 0.24%
Electrical Engineering
2 citations, 0.24%
Energy Policy
2 citations, 0.24%
Computation
2 citations, 0.24%
Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research
2 citations, 0.24%
Lecture Notes in Electrical Engineering
2 citations, 0.24%
Applied Intelligence
2 citations, 0.24%
Energy Research and Social Science
2 citations, 0.24%
Applied Thermal Engineering
2 citations, 0.24%
International Journal of Environmental Science and Technology
2 citations, 0.24%
Journal of Materials Chemistry A
2 citations, 0.24%
Applied Soft Computing Journal
2 citations, 0.24%
International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer
2 citations, 0.24%
International Journal of Renewable Energy Development
2 citations, 0.24%
Lecture Notes in Networks and Systems
2 citations, 0.24%
ACS Omega
2 citations, 0.24%
Journal of Environmental Management
2 citations, 0.24%
Processes
2 citations, 0.24%
Process Safety and Environmental Protection
2 citations, 0.24%
Ain Shams Engineering Journal
2 citations, 0.24%
Iranian Journal of Science and Technology - Transactions of Electrical Engineering
2 citations, 0.24%
Remote Sensing
2 citations, 0.24%
Wiley Interdisciplinary Reviews: Energy and Environment
2 citations, 0.24%
Energy Strategy Reviews
2 citations, 0.24%
Humanities and Social Sciences Communications
2 citations, 0.24%
Cleaner Engineering and Technology
2 citations, 0.24%
Solar
2 citations, 0.24%
Discover Energy
2 citations, 0.24%
Energy and Climate Change
2 citations, 0.24%
Springer Proceedings in Physics
2 citations, 0.24%
Advances in Science, Technology & Innovation
2 citations, 0.24%
Clean Energy Production Technologies
2 citations, 0.24%
Measurement Energy
2 citations, 0.24%
Renewable Energies
2 citations, 0.24%
Transmisi Jurnal Ilmiah Teknik Elektro
2 citations, 0.24%
Carbon
1 citation, 0.12%
Korean Journal of Chemical Engineering
1 citation, 0.12%
Energy Economics
1 citation, 0.12%
Environmental Politics
1 citation, 0.12%
Materials Horizons
1 citation, 0.12%
Micromachines
1 citation, 0.12%
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Elsevier
433 citations, 51%
MDPI
123 citations, 14.49%
Springer Nature
87 citations, 10.25%
Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)
46 citations, 5.42%
Wiley
25 citations, 2.94%
Taylor & Francis
20 citations, 2.36%
American Chemical Society (ACS)
12 citations, 1.41%
Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC)
12 citations, 1.41%
SAGE
7 citations, 0.82%
IOP Publishing
7 citations, 0.82%
Oxford University Press
6 citations, 0.71%
Frontiers Media S.A.
6 citations, 0.71%
Emerald
5 citations, 0.59%
EDP Sciences
5 citations, 0.59%
ASME International
4 citations, 0.47%
Center of Biomass and Renewable Energy Scientia Academy
3 citations, 0.35%
American Institute of Mathematical Sciences (AIMS)
2 citations, 0.24%
American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE)
2 citations, 0.24%
Institute of Research and Community Services Diponegoro University (LPPM UNDIP)
2 citations, 0.24%
IGI Global
2 citations, 0.24%
Walter de Gruyter
1 citation, 0.12%
World Scientific
1 citation, 0.12%
Bentham Science Publishers Ltd.
1 citation, 0.12%
Pleiades Publishing
1 citation, 0.12%
Trans Tech Publications
1 citation, 0.12%
Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET)
1 citation, 0.12%
American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)
1 citation, 0.12%
AIP Publishing
1 citation, 0.12%
Public Library of Science (PLoS)
1 citation, 0.12%
Index Copernicus
1 citation, 0.12%
IWA Publishing
1 citation, 0.12%
American Physical Society (APS)
1 citation, 0.12%
National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine (Co. LTD Ukrinformnauka) (Publications)
1 citation, 0.12%
IntechOpen
1 citation, 0.12%
SAE International
1 citation, 0.12%
World Scientific and Engineering Academy and Society (WSEAS)
1 citation, 0.12%
Research Square Platform LLC
1 citation, 0.12%
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University of South Florida
10 publications, 7.63%
Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology
8 publications, 6.11%
University of Colorado Boulder
6 publications, 4.58%
University of Delhi
4 publications, 3.05%
University of Exeter
4 publications, 3.05%
King Abdullah University of Science and Technology
3 publications, 2.29%
Indian Institute of Technology Jammu
3 publications, 2.29%
Delhi Technological University
3 publications, 2.29%
National Institute of Technology Rourkela
3 publications, 2.29%
Michael Okpara University of Agriculture
3 publications, 2.29%
Cape Coast Technical University
3 publications, 2.29%
Takoradi Technical University
3 publications, 2.29%
Université Joseph Ki-Zerbo
3 publications, 2.29%
National University of Sciences & Technology
2 publications, 1.53%
Indian Institute of Technology Bombay
2 publications, 1.53%
Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati
2 publications, 1.53%
Islamic Azad University, Tehran
2 publications, 1.53%
University of New South Wales
2 publications, 1.53%
Stellenbosch University
2 publications, 1.53%
National Renewable Energy Laboratory
2 publications, 1.53%
University of Minnesota
2 publications, 1.53%
Technical University Ingolstadt of Applied Sciences
2 publications, 1.53%
University of Abomey-Calavi
2 publications, 1.53%
Fukuoka University
2 publications, 1.53%
University of Douala
2 publications, 1.53%
Ural Federal University
1 publication, 0.76%
Western Caspian University
1 publication, 0.76%
Alfaisal University
1 publication, 0.76%
Prince Sattam bin Abdulaziz University
1 publication, 0.76%
Al Jouf University
1 publication, 0.76%
Tarbiat Modares University
1 publication, 0.76%
Vellore Institute of Technology University
1 publication, 0.76%
Indian Institute of Technology Madras
1 publication, 0.76%
Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee
1 publication, 0.76%
Indian Institute of Technology Tirupati
1 publication, 0.76%
Anna University
1 publication, 0.76%
National Institute of Technology Tiruchirappalli
1 publication, 0.76%
Malaviya National Institute of Technology Jaipur
1 publication, 0.76%
Maulana Azad National Institute of Technology Bhopal
1 publication, 0.76%
Istanbul Medeniyet University
1 publication, 0.76%
Saveetha Institute of Medical and Technical Sciences
1 publication, 0.76%
Shiv Nadar University
1 publication, 0.76%
Manisa Celal Bayar University
1 publication, 0.76%
Indian Institute of Management Lucknow
1 publication, 0.76%
Al-Furat Al-Awsat Technical University
1 publication, 0.76%
Shoolini University
1 publication, 0.76%
Rajiv Gandhi Institute of Petroleum Technology
1 publication, 0.76%
Tsinghua University
1 publication, 0.76%
Yasar University
1 publication, 0.76%
Technical University of Munich
1 publication, 0.76%
University of Technology, Malaysia
1 publication, 0.76%
German Jordanian University
1 publication, 0.76%
Dayalbagh Educational Institute
1 publication, 0.76%
Norwegian University of Science and Technology
1 publication, 0.76%
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
1 publication, 0.76%
Johns Hopkins University
1 publication, 0.76%
North Dakota State University
1 publication, 0.76%
Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
1 publication, 0.76%
University of Adelaide
1 publication, 0.76%
Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organization
1 publication, 0.76%
Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology
1 publication, 0.76%
University of South Australia
1 publication, 0.76%
Columbia University
1 publication, 0.76%
North-West University
1 publication, 0.76%
Tshwane University of Technology
1 publication, 0.76%
Makerere University
1 publication, 0.76%
North Carolina State University
1 publication, 0.76%
University of California, Merced
1 publication, 0.76%
Federal University of Santa Catarina
1 publication, 0.76%
Oak Ridge National Laboratory
1 publication, 0.76%
University of Ghana
1 publication, 0.76%
University of Cape Coast
1 publication, 0.76%
University of Mines and Technology
1 publication, 0.76%
Centre for Research and Technology Hellas
1 publication, 0.76%
Albanian University
1 publication, 0.76%
Botswana International University of Science and Technology
1 publication, 0.76%
TH Köln - University of Applied Sciences
1 publication, 0.76%
Sunyani Technical University
1 publication, 0.76%
Simon Fraser University
1 publication, 0.76%
Berlin School of Economics and Law
1 publication, 0.76%
Siemens AG
1 publication, 0.76%
German Aerospace Center
1 publication, 0.76%
Purdue University
1 publication, 0.76%
University of Wisconsin–Madison
1 publication, 0.76%
Colorado School of Mines
1 publication, 0.76%
Centro de Investigaciones Energéticas, Medioambientales y Tecnológicas
1 publication, 0.76%
University of Louisville
1 publication, 0.76%
North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University
1 publication, 0.76%
Sandia National Laboratories
1 publication, 0.76%
University of Utah
1 publication, 0.76%
University of Nebraska at Omaha
1 publication, 0.76%
Aswan University
1 publication, 0.76%
Dhaka University of Engineering & Technology
1 publication, 0.76%
International University of Business Agriculture and Technology
1 publication, 0.76%
Ahsanullah University of Science and Technology
1 publication, 0.76%
Hassiba Benbouali University of Chlef
1 publication, 0.76%
Debre Markos University
1 publication, 0.76%
Addis Ababa Science and Technology University
1 publication, 0.76%
University College Cork (National University of Ireland, Cork)
1 publication, 0.76%
Kwame Nkrumah University
1 publication, 0.76%
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USA, 16, 12.21%
USA
16 publications, 12.21%
Ghana, 6, 4.58%
Ghana
6 publications, 4.58%
India, 6, 4.58%
India
6 publications, 4.58%
Saudi Arabia, 4, 3.05%
Saudi Arabia
4 publications, 3.05%
Germany, 3, 2.29%
Germany
3 publications, 2.29%
South Africa, 3, 2.29%
South Africa
3 publications, 2.29%
Portugal, 2, 1.53%
Portugal
2 publications, 1.53%
Japan, 2, 1.53%
Japan
2 publications, 1.53%
China, 1, 0.76%
China
1 publication, 0.76%
Australia, 1, 0.76%
Australia
1 publication, 0.76%
Albania, 1, 0.76%
Albania
1 publication, 0.76%
Algeria, 1, 0.76%
Algeria
1 publication, 0.76%
Brazil, 1, 0.76%
Brazil
1 publication, 0.76%
Burkina Faso, 1, 0.76%
Burkina Faso
1 publication, 0.76%
United Kingdom, 1, 0.76%
United Kingdom
1 publication, 0.76%
Egypt, 1, 0.76%
Egypt
1 publication, 0.76%
Zambia, 1, 0.76%
Zambia
1 publication, 0.76%
Jordan, 1, 0.76%
Jordan
1 publication, 0.76%
Spain, 1, 0.76%
Spain
1 publication, 0.76%
Cameroon, 1, 0.76%
Cameroon
1 publication, 0.76%
Pakistan, 1, 0.76%
Pakistan
1 publication, 0.76%
Palestine, 1, 0.76%
Palestine
1 publication, 0.76%
Tunisia, 1, 0.76%
Tunisia
1 publication, 0.76%
Turkey, 1, 0.76%
Turkey
1 publication, 0.76%
Philippines, 1, 0.76%
Philippines
1 publication, 0.76%
Finland, 1, 0.76%
Finland
1 publication, 0.76%
Switzerland, 1, 0.76%
Switzerland
1 publication, 0.76%
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