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Manuscript Auditing →01Impact factor
Impact factor of Solar Energy (2026)
The impact factor shown here is the 2-year mean citedness: citations received in a year by the papers Solar Energy published in the two previous years, divided by the number of those papers. That is the same formula as the Journal Impact Factor, applied to the open citation data of OpenAlex. The journal is listed in JCR 2024, so it also has an official Journal Impact Factor published by Clarivate, which can differ because it counts citations from Web of Science journals only.
Rank in its subject categories
- Q1Energy & Fuelsrank 39 of 191 journals
Quartiles here rank journals of the same Web of Science category by 2-year citedness; they are not the official JCR quartiles.
Citations and papers per year
Article processing charge listed at about US$3,900.
02Indexing
Indexing of Solar Energy
- ISSN
- 0038-092X
- eISSN
- 1471-1257
- Publisher
- Elsevier Ltd
- Country
- United States
- Language
- English
- Scopus source type
- Journal
- Web of Science categories
- Energy & Fuels
From the indexing lists used on ScholarsColab, updated 1 March 2026. Indexing can change: confirm on the Web of Science Master Journal List or the Scopus source list before submitting. Official Journal Impact Factors and JCR quartiles are published by Clarivate; the impact factor and quartile on this page are calculated from OpenAlex open data (see how the impact factor works).
03What it publishes
What Solar Energy publishes: real papers
Words that appear most often in the titles of papers our mentors published here:
04Papers by our mentors
Papers by ScholarsColab mentors in Solar Energy
- A Novel investigation of building integrated photovoltaic thermal (BiPVT) system: A comparative study201679 citations
Subhash Chandra - Performance Analysis of Scheffler Dish Type Solar Thermal Cooking System Cooking 6000 Meals per Day.202156 citations
Dr. Subhra das - Efficiency enhancement of WSe2 heterojunction solar cell with CuSCN as a hole transport layer: A numerical simulation approach202152 citations
Md Dulal Haque - A power prediction model and its validation for a roof top photovoltaic power plant considering module degradation202151 citations
Prashant Malik - Review of active power control techniques considering the impact of MPPT and FPPT during high PV penetration202337 citations
Subhendu Bikash Santra - Progress and limitation of lead-free inorganic perovskites for solar cell application202234 citations
Moses EMETERE - Integrated solar PV and piezoelectric based torched fly ash tiles for smart building applications with machine learning forecasting202325 citations
Dr. Narayanamoorthi R - Optimal cleaning schedule in solar PV using the biography-based helianthus optimization enabled coupled deep network202317 citationsSubhash Chandra
- A critical review on decade progress and future prospects of P3HT: PCBM bulk heterojunction solar cells202512 citations
Mohan - Insights into the potential of Sb alloyed Cu2AgBiI6-based solar cells: for efficient indoor energy-harvesting20256 citations
Praveen Dwivedi - A reliable low cost power electronics interface for photovoltaic energy systems20144 citations
preetham goli - Improvement of power quality at PCC through grid interfacing photovoltaic system20133 citations
Dr Gitanjali Mehta
05Reviewer comments
Reviewer comments and rejection reasons for Solar Energy
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06Similar journals
Journals similar to Solar Energy
Journals where our mentors published the closest work to the papers above:
- International Journal of Energy ResearchSCIEScopusJCR 20249 mentor papers
- SustainabilitySCIESSCIScopusJCR 202467 mentor papers
- Microsystem TechnologiesScopus44 mentor papers
- Journal of Electrical Engineering and TechnologySCIEScopusJCR 202414 mentor papers
- Case Studies in Thermal EngineeringSCIEScopusJCR 20249 mentor papers
- International Journal of Electrical Engineering and TechnologyScopus11 mentor papers
07Journal Finder
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How it works: no AI or language model is used. Your words are matched against the titles of real published papers by our mentors; journals are ranked by how many closely matching papers they published. Indexing comes from the SCIE, SSCI, AHCI, ESCI, Scopus and JCR 2024 lists, matched by journal name; “not found in our indexing lists” does not prove a journal is unindexed. Always check a journal’s scope and current indexing before submitting.
08Questions
Frequently asked questions
What is the impact factor of Solar Energy?
Based on OpenAlex citation data (October 2026), the 2-year impact factor of Solar Energy is 8.29: papers it published in the two previous years were cited 8.29 times on average in a year. The journal is listed in JCR 2024, so Clarivate also publishes an official Journal Impact Factor, which can differ.
What is the h-index of Solar Energy?
The h-index of Solar Energy is 289 (OpenAlex, October 2026): 289 of its papers have each been cited at least 289 times. Its i10-index is 13,286.
What is the APC of Solar Energy?
OpenAlex lists an article processing charge (APC) of about US$3,900 for Solar Energy (data from October 2026). APCs change and can differ by article type, country or discounts, so confirm the current charge on the journal’s website before submitting.
Is Solar Energy a Q1 journal?
By 2-year citedness, Solar Energy ranks 39 of 191 journals in Energy & Fuels, which places it in Q1 of that Web of Science category. This ranking is calculated by ScholarsColab from OpenAlex data; the official JCR quartile can differ.
Is Solar Energy indexed in Scopus?
Yes. Solar Energy appears in the Scopus list, according to the indexing lists used on ScholarsColab (updated 1 March 2026). Always confirm the current status on the official list before submitting.
Is Solar Energy an SCIE journal?
Yes. Solar Energy is listed in the Science Citation Index Expanded (SCIE), according to the indexing lists used on ScholarsColab (updated 1 March 2026). Always confirm the current status on the official list before submitting.
Is Solar Energy in Journal Citation Reports (JCR)?
Yes. Solar Energy is listed in JCR 2024, so it has a Journal Impact Factor. For the current impact factor and quartile, check Journal Citation Reports.
What topics does Solar Energy publish?
Papers by ScholarsColab mentors in Solar Energy most often mention solar, photovoltaic, system, cell, power, building. Check the journal’s aims and scope for its full coverage.
Have ScholarsColab mentors published in Solar Energy?
Yes. 12 papers by 11 mentors were published in Solar Energy between 2013 and 2025, with 376 citations in total.
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