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Energy Systems
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Energy Systems

1868-3967

Published by: Springer

https://www.springer.com/journal/12667

Ranking & Metrics

Discipline name Position Best Scientists Publications D-Index
Engineering and Technology 919 29 26 8

Additional Metrics

Number of Best Scientists*: 62
Documents by Best Scientists*: 53
Top 100 Ranked Scientists*: 2
SCIMAGO H-index: 40
SCIMAGO SJR: 0.509
Impact Factor: 1.9

Overview

Top Research Topics at Energy Systems?

Energy Systems is organized to address concerns in the fields of Mathematical optimization, Electric power system, Electricity, Control theory and Renewable energy. While Mathematical optimization is the focus of the journal, it also provided insights into the studies of Distributed generation and Power system simulation. The journal focuses on Electricity but the discussions also offer insight into other areas such as Electricity generation, Microeconomics, Environmental economics and Econometrics.

While work presented in the journal provided substantial information on Control theory, it also covered topics in Power (physics), AC power and Turbine. It investigates Power (physics) research which frequently intersects with Reliability engineering. Topics in Renewable energy were tackled in line with various other fields like Wind power and Energy storage.

  • Mathematical optimization (25.21%)
  • Electric power system (16.88%)
  • Electricity (14.58%)

What are the most cited papers published in the journal?

  • Optimal power flow: a bibliographic survey I (328 citations)
  • Optimal power flow: A bibliographic survey II non-deterministic and hybrid methods (149 citations)
  • A stochastic dynamic programming model for co-optimization of distributed energy storage (108 citations)

Research areas of the most cited articles at Energy Systems:

The published articles focus largely on the fields of Mathematical optimization, Electric power system, Power system simulation, Power (physics) and Renewable energy. While work presented in the most cited publications provide substantial information on Mathematical optimization, it also covers topics in Microgrid and Reliability (computer networking). In addition to Electric power system research, the most cited papers aim to explore topics under Electricity generation, Feasible region, Electricity and Control theory.

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

  • Statistics
  • Electrical engineering
  • Artificial intelligence

The previous edition focused in particular on these issues:

Energy Systems investigates studies in Mathematical optimization, Control theory, Renewable energy, Power (physics) and Electric power system. The studies on Mathematical optimization discussed can also contribute to research in the domains of Wind power, Distributed generation and Energy (signal processing), Energy management. Distributed generation research presented in the journal encompasses a variety of subjects, including Electricity, Reliability engineering, Environmental economics and Nonlinear programming.

While Control theory is the key highlight in it, it also covered some subjects on Microgrid and Energy storage and AC power. It explores issues in Power (physics) which can be linked to other research areas like Electromagnetic interference, Electric power transmission and Topology (electrical circuits). The concepts on Electric power system presented in Energy Systems can also apply to other research fields, including Sensitivity (control systems), Natural resource economics and Transmission system.

The most cited articles from the last journal are:

  • Wavelet operated single index based fault detection scheme for transmission line protection with swarm intelligent support (10 citations)
  • A novel grey forecasting model and its application in forecasting the energy consumption in Shanghai (8 citations)
  • Computational intelligence based optimization of hierarchical virtual power plants (5 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 Systems (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Panos M. Pardalos (10 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition,
  • Stein-Erik Fleten (8 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Jay Apt (7 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Sarah M. Ryan (7 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Georgios K. D. Saharidis (6 papers) published 2 papers at the last edition, 1 more 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 Systems (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Norwegian University of Science and Technology (19 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition, 5 less than at the previous edition,
  • Iowa State University (13 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition the same number as at the previous edition,
  • University of Florida (13 papers) published 2 papers at the last edition,
  • Carnegie Mellon University (12 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition the same number as at the previous edition,
  • University of Thessaly (11 papers) published 5 papers at the last edition, 3 more 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, 5.83% of publications had an unrecognized affiliation. Out of the publications with recognized affiliations, 18.56% were posted by at least one author from the top 10 institutions publishing in the journal. Another 8.25% included authors affiliated with research institutions from the top 11-20 affiliations. Institutions from the 21-50 range included 6.19% of all publications and 67.01% 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

  • Do unit commitment constraints affect generation expansion planning? A scalable stochastic model

    Anna Schwele;Jalal Kazempour;Pierre Pinson

    (2020)
    49 Citations
  • Whale optimization algorithm applied to load frequency control of a mixed power system considering nonlinearities and PLL dynamics

    Dipayan Guha;Provas Kumar Roy;Subrata Banerjee

    (2020)
    48 Citations
  • A smart algorithm to optimally manage the charging strategy of the Home to Vehicle (H2V) and Vehicle to Home (V2H) technologies in an off-grid home powered by renewable sources

    (2022)
    17 Citations
  • A novel bidding method for combined heat and power units in district heating systems

    Ignacio Blanco;Anders N. Andersen;Daniela Guericke;Henrik Madsen

    (2020)
    17 Citations
  • A framework for preemptive multi-skilled project scheduling problem with time-of-use energy tariffs

    Hamidreza Maghsoudlou;Behrouz Afshar-Nadjafi;Seyed Taghi Akhavan Niaki

    (2021)
    14 Citations
  • Flexible line ratings in stochastic unit commitment for power systems with large-scale renewable generation

    Jiaying Shi;Shmuel S. Oren

    (2020)
    12 Citations
  • Co-optimization of demand response and interruptible load reserve offers for a price-making major consumer

    Mahbubeh Habibian;Golbon Zakeri;Anthony Downward;Miguel F. Anjos

    (2020)
    10 Citations
  • Techno-economic analysis and optimization of a multiple green energy generation system using hybrid wind, solar, ocean and thermoelectric energy

    (2024)
    10 Citations
  • Thermodynamic and economic evaluation of a novel configuration for sustainable production of power and freshwater based on biomass gasification

    M. J. Rahimi;M. H. Hamedi;M. Amidpour

    (2021)
    10 Citations
  • Long-term equilibrium in electricity markets with renewables and energy storage only

    (2024)
    6 Citations

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