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Energy and Environmental Sciences
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Energy and Environmental Sciences

Ranking & Metrics

Discipline name Position Best Scientists Publications D-Index
Engineering and Technology 4 350 557 116

Additional Metrics

Number of Best Scientists*: 2294
Documents by Best Scientists*: 2071
Top 100 Ranked Scientists*: 89
SCIMAGO H-index: 466
SCIMAGO SJR: 10.529
Impact Factor: 30.8

Overview

Top Research Topics at Energy and Environmental Science?

The aim of Energy and Environmental Science is to expand the discussion of research in Nanotechnology, Chemical engineering, Catalysis, Inorganic chemistry and Optoelectronics. Energy and Environmental Science focuses on Nanotechnology but the discussions also offer insight into other areas such as Supercapacitor, Electrode, Lithium and Energy storage. Oxide, Electrolyte, Anode, Carbon and Electrochemistry are some topics wherein Chemical engineering research discussed in Energy and Environmental Science have an impact.

The journal features Electrolyte research that overlaps with concepts in Battery (electricity). The journal focused on Anode research but expanded to cover Cathode. In Energy and Environmental Science, Electrocatalyst, Oxygen evolution, Overpotential and Hydrogen are investigated in conjunction with one another to address concerns in Catalysis research.

The journal emphasizes research on Inorganic chemistry, which includes concerns such as Redox. It addresses concerns in Optoelectronics which are intertwined with other disciplines, such as Perovskite (structure) and Photovoltaic system.

  • Nanotechnology (26.41%)
  • Chemical engineering (22.67%)
  • Catalysis (14.40%)

What are the most cited papers published in the journal?

  • Challenges in the development of advanced Li-ion batteries: a review (4277 citations)
  • Cesium-containing triple cation perovskite solar cells: improved stability, reproducibility and high efficiency (3310 citations)
  • Pseudocapacitive oxide materials for high-rate electrochemical energy storage (2657 citations)

Research areas of the most cited articles at Energy and Environmental Science:

The most cited papers are mainly concerned with subjects like Nanotechnology, Chemical engineering, Inorganic chemistry, Catalysis and Electrochemistry. The most cited papers focus on Nanotechnology but sometimes tackle the closely related topic of Anode which is concerned with Cathode and Lithium. The featured Chemical engineering studies in the journal publications mainly concentrate on Electrolyte but also cover areas of interest in Battery (electricity) and Aqueous solution.

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 Energy and Environmental Science (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Michael Grätzel (61 papers) published 3 papers at the last edition,
  • Nathan S. Lewis (59 papers) published 3 papers at the last edition the same number as at the previous edition,
  • Henry J. Snaith (33 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Zhong Lin Wang (33 papers) published 3 papers at the last edition, 3 less than at the previous edition,
  • Yang Shao-Horn (32 papers) published 2 papers at the last edition, 1 less than at the previous 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 Energy and Environmental Science (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Chinese Academy of Sciences (370 papers) published 50 papers at the last edition, 5 more than at the previous edition,
  • Massachusetts Institute of Technology (165 papers) published 13 papers at the last edition, 2 more than at the previous edition,
  • École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (132 papers) published 10 papers at the last edition, 3 more than at the previous edition,
  • Nanyang Technological University (115 papers) published 5 papers at the last edition, 1 less than at the previous edition,
  • Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (115 papers) published 11 papers 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, 4.09% of publications had an unrecognized affiliation. Out of the publications with recognized affiliations, 32.39% were posted by at least one author from the top 10 institutions publishing in the journal. Another 8.81% included authors affiliated with research institutions from the top 11-20 affiliations. Institutions from the 21-50 range included 21.02% of all publications and 37.78% 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

  • Manipulating the ion-transfer kinetics and interface stability for high-performance zinc metal anodes

    Xuesong Xie;Shuquan Liang;Jiawei Gao;Shan Guo

    (2020)
    1195 Citations
  • Exceptional performance of hierarchical Ni–Fe oxyhydroxide@NiFe alloy nanowire array electrocatalysts for large current density water splitting

    Caiwu Liang;Peichao Zou;Adeela Nairan;Yongqi Zhang

    (2020)
    993 Citations
  • Ultrafast room-temperature synthesis of porous S-doped Ni/Fe (oxy)hydroxide electrodes for oxygen evolution catalysis in seawater splitting

    Luo Yu;Luo Yu;Libo Wu;Brian McElhenny;Shaowei Song

    (2020)
    807 Citations
  • Guidelines for performing lignin-first biorefining

    Mahdi M. Abu-Omar;Katalin Barta;Gregg T. Beckham;Gregg T. Beckham;Jeremy S. Luterbacher

    (2021)
    780 Citations
  • Deeply understanding the Zn anode behaviour and corresponding improvement strategies in different aqueous Zn-based batteries

    Junnan Hao;Xiaolong Li;Xiaolong Li;Xiaohui Zeng;Dan Li

    (2020)
    746 Citations
  • An aqueous hybrid electrolyte for low-temperature zinc-based energy storage devices

    Nana Chang;Nana Chang;Tianyu Li;Rui Li;Rui Li;Shengnan Wang;Shengnan Wang

    (2020)
    739 Citations
  • Over 17% efficiency ternary organic solar cells enabled by two non-fullerene acceptors working in an alloy-like model

    Lingling Zhan;Shuixing Li;Tsz-Ki Lau;Yong Cui

    (2020)
    719 Citations
  • Potassium-ion batteries: outlook on present and future technologies

    Xin Min;Xin Min;Jun Xiao;Minghao Fang;Wei (Alex) Wang

    (2021)
    690 Citations

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