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Energy Informatics
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Energy Informatics

2520-8942

Published by: Springer

https://energyinformatics.springeropen.com/

Ranking & Metrics

Discipline name Position Best Scientists Publications D-Index
Computer Science 436 28 52 14

Additional Metrics

Number of Best Scientists*: 50
Documents by Best Scientists*: 85
Top 100 Ranked Scientists*: 0
SCIMAGO H-index: 26
SCIMAGO SJR: 0.685
Impact Factor: N/A

Overview

Top Research Topics at Energy Informatics?

The journal explores disciplines such as Smart grid, Electricity, Distributed computing, Flexibility (engineering) and Energy (signal processing). Smart grid research featured in Energy Informatics incorporates concerns from various other topics such as Domain (software engineering), Distributed generation, Energy management, Electric power system and Risk analysis (engineering). Studies on Energy management discussed in Energy Informatics link to the field of Energy consumption.

Most of the Electric power system studies addressed also intersect with Systems engineering. While Electricity is the focus of the journal, it also provided insights into the studies of Electric vehicle, Photovoltaic system, Environmental economics and Bidding. The study of Environmental economics encompasses disciplines such as Renewable energy, as well as fields such as Automotive engineering, all of which overlap with one another.

Energy Informatics features works in Distributed computing, more specifically Distributed algorithm, and explores their relation to disciplines like Information and Communications Technology. The Flexibility (engineering) works featured in Energy Informatics incorporate elements from Energy supply, Virtual power plant and Reinforcement learning. The journal explores research in Energy (signal processing) and the adjacent study of Data mining.

  • Smart grid (24.72%)
  • Electricity (15.17%)
  • Distributed computing (14.04%)

What are the most cited papers published in the journal?

  • Big data analytics in smart grids: a review (83 citations)
  • The emerging data–driven Smart City and its innovative applied solutions for sustainability: the cases of London and Barcelona (50 citations)
  • E-Mobility Systems Architecture: a model-based framework for managing complexity and interoperability (23 citations)

Research areas of the most cited articles at Energy Informatics:

The journal articles generally zeroe in on subjects such as Smart grid, Environmental economics, Big data, Strategic planning and Urbanism. Data analysis, Electricity, Energy market and Electric power system are some topics wherein Smart grid research discussed in the most cited publications has an impact. The most cited articles with studies in Strategic planning featured incorporate elements of Knowledge management, Datafication and Sustainable urbanism.

What topics the last edition of the journal is best known for?

  • Artificial intelligence
  • Statistics
  • Electrical engineering

The previous edition focused in particular on these issues:

The main points discussed in Energy Informatics deals with Electricity, Smart grid, Flexibility (engineering), Environmental economics and Efficient energy use. Electricity market studies in the realm of Electricity interact with fields like Energy transition. The concepts on Smart grid presented in it can also apply to other research fields, including Scope (project management), Risk analysis (engineering), AC power, Service-oriented architecture and Business model.

While work presented in it provided substantial information on Flexibility (engineering), it also covered topics in Control engineering, Systems modeling and Reinforcement learning. The presented Environmental economics research focuses mostly on Demand response and, on occasion, topics in Test (assessment) and Price elasticity of demand. The studies in Efficient energy use featured incorporate elements of Energy management, Engineering management, Energy consumption, Industry 4.0 and Production schedule.

The most cited articles from the last journal are:

  • A novel model for data-driven smart sustainable cities of the future: the institutional transformations required for balancing and advancing the three goals of sustainability (10 citations)
  • Business ecosystem architecture development: a case study of Electric Vehicle home charging (2 citations)
  • Asset logging in the energy sector: a scalable blockchain-based data platform (1 citations)

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 Informatics (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Bo Nørregaard Jørgensen (17 papers) published 15 papers at the last edition,
  • Zheng Ma (13 papers) published 10 papers at the last edition,
  • Hermann de Meer (11 papers) published 3 papers at the last edition the same number as at the previous edition,
  • Zita Vale (10 papers) published 4 papers at the last edition,
  • Sebastian Lehnhoff (8 papers) published 1 paper 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 Informatics (based on the number of publications) are:

  • OFFIS (16 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition, 2 less than at the previous edition,
  • University of Southern Denmark (14 papers) published 8 papers at the last edition,
  • Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (13 papers) published 2 papers at the last edition the same number as at the previous edition,
  • University of Passau (12 papers) published 3 papers at the last edition the same number as at the previous edition,
  • Maersk (10 papers) published 10 papers at the last 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, 11.76% of publications had an unrecognized affiliation. Out of the publications with recognized affiliations, 64.44% were posted by at least one author from the top 10 institutions publishing in the journal. Another 4.44% included authors affiliated with research institutions from the top 11-20 affiliations. Institutions from the 21-50 range included 17.78% of all publications and 13.33% 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.

Scholarly impact and relevance of the topics

One aspect that the analysis fails to cover is the overall scholarly impact and relevance of the various topics covered by Energy Informatics. This missing section could delve into the real-world implications of the research that has been published in the journal, as well as how it relates to other important matters in the scientific world. It’s important to understand how the research topics intersect with timely global issues like climate change, green technology adoption, transition to renewable energy resources, and sustainability. For those fascinated with the overarching themes of this journal, you might be considering a career in academia or research related to these fields. Obtaining a strong educational foundation is often key to success. In New Hampshire, for example, there are affordable ways to gain a teaching credential that could position you to educate others on these important topics. You can learn more about your options by referencing this list of best teaching credential programs in New Hampshire. Well-prepared educators can make a significant impact by inspiring the next generation of scientists, researchers, and change makers in the field of energy informatics and its related disciplines. The interdisciplinary nature of this journal's topics could offer scope for collaboration and innovative research methods. Moreover, understanding the real-world implications of the studies published in Energy Informatics could aid researchers in directing their works towards areas that have high potential for significant scientific, societal, and environmental impact.

Top Publications

  • The Emerging Data–Driven Smart City and its Innovative Applied Solutions for Sustainability: The Cases of London and Barcelona

    Simon Elias Bibri;John Krogstie

    (2020)
    251 Citations
  • Environmentally data-driven smart sustainable cities: applied innovative solutions for energy efficiency, pollution reduction, and urban metabolism

    Simon Elias Bibri;John Krogstie

    (2020)
    103 Citations
  • Environmentally sustainable smart cities and their converging AI, IoT, and big data technologies and solutions: an integrated approach to an extensive literature review

    (2023)
    103 Citations
  • Comparison of short-term electrical load forecasting methods for different building types

    Arne Groß;Arne Groß;Antonia Lenders;Antonia Lenders;Friedhelm Schwenker;Daniel A. Braun

    (2021)
    39 Citations
  • powerLang: a probabilistic attack simulation language for the power domain

    Simon Hacks;Sotirios Katsikeas;Engla Ling;Robert Lagerström

    (2020)
    29 Citations
  • Joint Optimal Allocation of Electric Vehicle Charging Stations and Renewable Energy Sources Including CO2 Emissions

    Tayenne Dias de Lima;John F. Franco;Fernando Lezama;João Soares

    (2021)
    27 Citations
  • Challenges in platforming and digitizing decentralized energy services

    (2022)
    24 Citations
  • An overview of digitalization for the building-to-grid ecosystem

    (2021)
    21 Citations
  • Enough hot air: the role of immersion cooling

    (2022)
    19 Citations
  • Flexibility management and provision of balancing services with battery-electric automated guided vehicles in the Hamburg container terminal Altenwerder

    Stefanie Holly;Astrid Nieße;Martin Tröschel;Lasse Hammer

    (2020)
    17 Citations

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