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Energies
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Energies

1996-1073

Published by: MDPI

https://www.mdpi.com/journal/energies

Ranking & Metrics

Discipline name Position Best Scientists Publications D-Index
Engineering and Technology 16 1308 3350 76
Electronics and Electrical Engineering 32 753 2288 59
Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering 32 334 747 40

Additional Metrics

Number of Best Scientists*: 4315
Documents by Best Scientists*: 8424
Top 100 Ranked Scientists*: 97
SCIMAGO H-index: 175
SCIMAGO SJR: 0.713
Impact Factor: 3.2

Overview

Top Research Topics at Energies?

The aim of the journal is to expand the discussion of research in Renewable energy, Control theory, Power (physics), Voltage and Automotive engineering. While Renewable energy is the focus of Energies, it also provided insights into the studies of Electricity, Electric power system, Electricity generation, Photovoltaic system and Environmental economics. Most of the works presented in it deals with Control theory but it intersects with the subject of Wind power.

Energies focuses on Voltage research as part of the broader topic of Electrical engineering. The Automotive engineering study featured in Energies draws connections with the study of Battery (electricity).

  • Renewable energy (11.52%)
  • Control theory (11.22%)
  • Power (physics) (8.97%)

What are the most cited papers published in the journal?

  • Biofuels production through biomass pyrolysis - a technological review. (654 citations)
  • A Fifteen Year Record of Global Natural Gas Flaring Derived from Satellite Data (602 citations)
  • High Lipid Induction in Microalgae for Biodiesel Production (597 citations)

Research areas of the most cited articles at Energies:

The journal articles investigate areas of study like Renewable energy, Waste management, Photovoltaic system, Control theory and Wind power. In addition to Renewable energy research, the journal papers aim to explore topics under Electricity, Electric power system, Energy storage, Electricity generation and Environmental economics. While work presented in the most cited papers provide substantial information on Control theory, it also covers topics in Power (physics), Battery (electricity) and State of charge.

Papers citation over time

A key indicator for each journal is its effectiveness in reaching other researchers with the papers published at that venue.

The chart below presents the interquartile range (first quartile 25%, median 50% and third quartile 75%) of the number of citations of articles over time.

The top authors publishing in Energies (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Sanjeevikumar Padmanaban (52 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Josep M. Guerrero (46 papers) published 3 papers at the last edition, 2 less than at the previous edition,
  • Frede Blaabjerg (46 papers) published 2 papers at the last edition, 12 less than at the previous edition,
  • Hak-Man Kim (38 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition, 4 less than at the previous edition,
  • Joao P. S. Catalao (36 papers) absent at the last edition.

The overall trend for top authors publishing in this journal is outlined below. The chart shows the number of publications at each edition of the journal for top authors.

Only papers with recognized affiliations are considered

The top affiliations publishing in Energies (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Korea University (62 papers) published 5 papers at the last edition, 11 less than at the previous edition,
  • National Cheng Kung University (61 papers) published 10 papers at the last edition the same number as at the previous edition,
  • Yonsei University (57 papers) published 2 papers at the last edition, 8 less than at the previous edition,
  • Hanyang University (50 papers) published 14 papers at the last edition, 1 more than at the previous edition,
  • Chinese Academy of Sciences (50 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition, 1 less than at the previous edition.

The overall trend for top affiliations publishing in this journal is outlined below. The chart shows the number of publications at each edition of the journal for top affiliations.

Publication chance based on affiliation

The publication chance index shows the ratio of articles published by the best research institutions in the journal edition to all articles published within that journal. The best research institutions were selected based on the largest number of articles published during all editions of the journal.

The chart below presents the percentage ratio of articles from top institutions (based on their ranking of total papers).Top affiliations were grouped by their rank into the following tiers: top 1-10, top 11-20, top 21-50, and top 51+. Only articles with a recognized affiliation are considered.

During the most recent 2021 edition, 95.64% of publications had an unrecognized affiliation. Out of the publications with recognized affiliations, 18.03% were posted by at least one author from the top 10 institutions publishing in the journal. Another 2.38% included authors affiliated with research institutions from the top 11-20 affiliations. Institutions from the 21-50 range included 9.86% of all publications and 69.73% were from other institutions.

Returning Authors Index

A very common phenomenon observed among researchers publishing scientific articles is the intentional selection of journals they have already attended in the past. In particular, it is worth analyzing the case when the authors participate in the same journal from year to year.

The Returning Authors Index presented below illustrates the ratio of authors who participated in both a given as well as the previous edition of the journal in relation to all participants in a given year.

Returning Institution Index

The graph below shows the Returning Institution Index, illustrating the ratio of institutions that participated in both a given and the previous edition of the conference in relation to all affiliations present in a given year.

The experience to innovation index

Our experience to innovation index was created to show a cross-section of the experience level of authors publishing in a journal. The index includes the authors publishing at the last edition of a journal, grouped by total number of publications throughout their academic career (P) and the total number of citations of these publications ever received (C).

The group intervals were selected empirically to best show the diversity of the authors' experiences, their labels were selected as a convenience, not as judgment. The authors were divided into the following groups:

  • Novice - P < 5 or C < 25 (the number of publications less than 5 or the number of citations less than 25),
  • Competent - P < 10 or C < 100 (the number of publications less than 10 or the number of citations less than 100),
  • Experienced - P < 25 or C < 625 (the number of publications less than 25 or the number of citations less than 625),
  • Master - P < 50 or C < 2500 (the number of publications less than 50 or the number of citations less than 2500),
  • Star - P ≥ 50 and C ≥ 2500 (both the number of publications greater than 50 and the number of citations greater than 2500).

The chart below illustrates experience levels of first authors in cases of publications with multiple authors.

Top Publications

  • Ammonia as Effective Hydrogen Storage: A Review on Production, Storage and Utilization

    Muhammad Aziz;Agung Tri Wijayanta;Asep Bayu Dani Nandiyanto

    (2020)
    683 Citations
  • Liquid Hydrogen: A Review on Liquefaction, Storage, Transportation, and Safety

    Muhammad Aziz

    (2021)
    569 Citations
  • A Comprehensive Review on Supercapacitor Applications and Developments

    (2022)
    444 Citations
  • Decarbonization of the Iron and Steel Industry with Direct Reduction of Iron Ore with Green Hydrogen

    Abhinav Bhaskar;Mohsen Assadi;Homam Nikpey Somehsaraei

    (2020)
    362 Citations
  • A Literature Review of the Challenges and Opportunities of the Transition from Industry 4.0 to Society 5.0

    (2022)
    360 Citations
  • Review on Life Cycle Assessment of Solar Photovoltaic Panels

    Vincenzo Muteri;Maurizio Cellura;Domenico Curto;Vincenzo Franzitta

    (2020)
    335 Citations
  • Possibilities and Challenges for the Inclusion of the Electric Vehicle (EV) to Reduce the Carbon Footprint in the Transport Sector: A Review

    Aritra Ghosh

    (2020)
    329 Citations
  • Performance Comparison and Current Challenges of Using Machine Learning Techniques in Cybersecurity

    Kamran Shaukat;Suhuai Luo;Vijay Varadharajan;Ibrahim A. Hameed

    (2020)
    280 Citations
  • Renewable Energy and Energy Storage Systems

    (2023)
    229 Citations

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