Energy Science and Engineering

Top Research Topics at Energy Science & Engineering?

The primary areas of discussion in Energy Science & Engineering are Mechanics, Mining engineering, Petroleum engineering, Coal and Chemical engineering. Computer simulation is a focus of the presented Mechanics works and it dives deep in Computer simulation. The study on Mining engineering presented in the journal intersects with the topics under Coal mining.

• Mechanics (9.05%)
• Mining engineering (7.81%)
• Petroleum engineering (7.69%)

What are the most cited papers published in the journal?

• Li‐ion batteries: basics, progress, and challenges (363 citations)
• Conducting polymer-based flexible supercapacitor (315 citations)
• A bridge to nowhere: methane emissions and the greenhouse gas footprint of natural gas (180 citations)

Research areas of the most cited articles at Energy Science & Engineering:

The most cited publications facilitate discussions on Waste management, Photovoltaic system, Petroleum engineering, Coal and Natural gas. The Waste management research presented in the most cited publications focuses mostly on Environmental engineering and, on occasion, topics in Fossil fuel. The journal papers explore issues in Photovoltaic system which can be linked to other research areas like Electricity generation, Electronic engineering and Engineering physics.

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

• Mechanical engineering
• Thermodynamics
• Carbon dioxide

The previous edition focused in particular on these issues:

The journal facilitates discussions on Mechanics, Automotive engineering, Petroleum engineering, Process engineering and Coal. Energy Science & Engineering is focused mainly on Mechanics, particularly Computer simulation. It focused on Automotive engineering research but expanded to cover Energy management.

The journal centers on topics in Petroleum engineering, with a focus on Hydraulic fracturing. Exergy is a focus of the Process engineering works in it. The journal focuses on Coal as well as the interrelated topic of Mining engineering.

The most cited articles from the last journal are:

• Analysis and optimization of concentrated solar power plant for application in arid climate (9 citations)
• Accurate characterization of full pore size distribution of tight sandstones by low‐temperature nitrogen gas adsorption and high‐pressure mercury intrusion combination method (5 citations)
• Back contacts materials used in thin film CdTe solar cells—A review (4 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.

Top authors and change over time

The top authors publishing in Energy Science & Engineering (based on the number of publications) are:

• Mohammad Hossein Ahmadi (20 papers) published 2 papers at the last edition, 4 less than at the previous edition,
• Xuelong Li (9 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition, 1 less than at the previous edition,
• Mario Pagliaro (9 papers) absent at the last edition,
• Tingzhen Ming (8 papers) absent at the last edition,
• Zhaozhong Yang (7 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.

Top affiliations and change over time

Only papers with recognized affiliations are considered

The top affiliations publishing in Energy Science & Engineering (based on the number of publications) are:

• China University of Mining and Technology (73 papers) published 11 papers at the last edition, 27 less than at the previous edition,
• Chongqing University (56 papers) published 5 papers at the last edition, 21 less than at the previous edition,
• Southwest Petroleum University (56 papers) published 5 papers at the last edition, 25 less than at the previous edition,
• China University of Petroleum (55 papers) published 9 papers at the last edition, 17 less than at the previous edition,
• Shandong University of Science and Technology (40 papers) published 4 papers at the last edition, 21 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, 2.47% of publications had an unrecognized affiliation. Out of the publications with recognized affiliations, 34.81% were posted by at least one author from the top 10 institutions publishing in the journal. Another 7.59% included authors affiliated with research institutions from the top 11-20 affiliations. Institutions from the 21-50 range included 23.42% of all publications and 34.18% 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.