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Journal of Photonics for Energy
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Journal of Photonics for Energy

Ranking & Metrics

Discipline name Position Best Scientists Publications D-Index
Materials Science 672 23 28 6

Additional Metrics

Number of Best Scientists*: 45
Documents by Best Scientists*: 50
Top 100 Ranked Scientists*: 3
SCIMAGO H-index: 36
SCIMAGO SJR: 0.346
Impact Factor: 2.1

Overview

Top Research Topics at Journal of Photonics for Energy?

Journal of Photonics for Energy explores disciplines such as Optoelectronics, Optics, Solar energy, Photovoltaics and Solar cell. The journal addresses concerns in Optoelectronics which are intertwined with other disciplines, such as OLED and Absorption (electromagnetic radiation). Topics in OLED explored in it were investigated in conjunction with research in Solid-state lighting, Electroluminescence, Phosphorescence and Doping.

The journal concentrated on Optics research, specifically Laser, Refractive index, Concentrator, Lens (optics) and Nonimaging optics. While Solar energy is the focus of Journal of Photonics for Energy, it also provided insights into the studies of Engineering physics, Renewable energy and Energy conversion efficiency. Some problems in Photovoltaics that were presented in the journal overlapped with concepts under Thin film, Nanotechnology and Perovskite (structure).

The presented Nanotechnology research focuses mostly on Organic solar cell and, on occasion, topics in Heterojunction and Organic semiconductor. Polymer solar cell is a major topic of Solar cell research. The work on Quantum efficiency tackled in it brings together disciplines like Luminescence and Photochemistry.

  • Optoelectronics (50.98%)
  • Optics (19.32%)
  • Solar energy (18.60%)

What are the most cited papers published in the journal?

  • Transparent electrodes for organic optoelectronic devices: a review (178 citations)
  • Pathways toward high-performance perovskite solar cells: review of recent advances in organo-metal halide perovskites for photovoltaic applications (158 citations)
  • Recent advances in light outcoupling from white organic light-emitting diodes (142 citations)

Research areas of the most cited articles at Journal of Photonics for Energy:

The most cited articles investigate areas of study like Optoelectronics, Nanotechnology, Solar energy, OLED and Photovoltaics. Aside from discussions in Optoelectronics, the published articles also deal with the subject of Optics which intersects with Solar cell disciplines. Issues in Solar energy were discussed in the most cited papers, taking into consideration concepts from other disciplines like Engineering physics, Energy conversion efficiency, Thermophotovoltaic, Common emitter and Perovskite (structure).

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

  • Optics
  • Semiconductor
  • Organic chemistry

The previous edition focused in particular on these issues:

The journal aims to foster the development of research in Solar energy, Absorption (electromagnetic radiation), Optoelectronics, Radiative cooling and Energy conversion efficiency. In addition to Solar energy research, Journal of Photonics for Energy aims to explore topics under Photonics, Solar irradiance, Particle size, Solar cell and Renewable energy. While Solar cell is the key highlight in Journal of Photonics for Energy, it also covered some subjects on Thin film and Coupling.

The studies in Absorption (electromagnetic radiation) featured incorporate elements of Photocatalysis, Nanowire, Silicon, Heterojunction and Perovskite (structure). While work presented in Journal of Photonics for Energy provided substantial information on Optoelectronics, it also covered topics in Surface modification, Transparent conducting film, Amorphous silicon, Photon and Coating. Concepts in Refractive index, as well as related topics in Diffraction, Diffraction grating and Crystalline silicon, are covered in the Energy conversion efficiency research presented in it.

The most cited articles from the last journal are:

  • Ce:Nd:YAG side-pumped solar laser (2 citations)
  • Numerical investigation on the optical properties of TiO 2 photocatalyst suspension by light scattering model of particulate aggregates (1 citations)
  • Spectral filtering of sub-bandgap radiation using all-dielectric gratings for thermophotovoltaic applications (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 Journal of Photonics for Energy (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Zakya H. Kafafi (10 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Yoshitaka Okada (8 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Franky So (8 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Raymond K. Kostuk (8 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition,
  • Minlin Jiang (7 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 Journal of Photonics for Energy (based on the number of publications) are:

  • United States Naval Research Laboratory (14 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • University of Tokyo (12 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Xi'an Jiaotong University (12 papers) published 3 papers at the last edition, 1 less than at the previous edition,
  • University of Arizona (11 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition,
  • University of Utah (11 papers) absent 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, 3.23% of publications had an unrecognized affiliation. Out of the publications with recognized affiliations, 13.33% were posted by at least one author from the top 10 institutions publishing in the journal. Another 10.00% included authors affiliated with research institutions from the top 11-20 affiliations. Institutions from the 21-50 range included 13.33% of all publications and 63.33% 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.

Top Publications

  • Colorful surfaces for radiative cooling

    Lyu Zhou;Jacob Rada;Haomin Song;Boon S. Ooi

    (2021)
    27 Citations
  • P3HT:PCBM polymer solar cells from a didactic perspective

    (2022)
    13 Citations
  • Status report on emerging photovoltaics

    (2023)
    9 Citations
  • Effects of defect density, minority carrier lifetime, doping density, and absorber-layer thickness in CIGS and CZTSSe thin-film solar cells

    (2023)
    7 Citations
  • Lateral spectrum splitting system with perovskite photovoltaic cells

    (2022)
    7 Citations
  • Impact of the refractive index on coupling structures for silicon solar cells

    Laura Stevens;Oliver Höhn;Mario Hanser;Nico Tucher

    (2021)
    6 Citations
  • Detrimental effects of ion migration in the perovskite and hole transport layers on the efficiency of inverted perovskite solar cells

    Yong Huang;Yong Huang;Pilar Lopez-Varo;Bernard Geffroy;Bernard Geffroy;Heejae Lee

    (2020)
    6 Citations
  • Numerically enhancing daytime radiative cooling performance of random dielectric microsphere coatings by hollow structures

    Meijie Chen;Shuang Li;Dan Pang;Yanwei Zhao

    (2021)
    6 Citations
  • Surface roughness effect on characteristics of Si nanowire solar cell

    Amr Hisham K. Mahmoud;Fatma M. H. Korany;Christen A. Tharwat;Mohamed Hussein

    (2020)
    6 Citations

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