International Journal of Oil, Gas and Coal Technology

Aims & Scope

IJOGCT is a multidisciplinary refereed journal that is concerned with exploration, production, processing and refining, storage and transportation, economical, managerial, business, environmental, safety and security issues related to oil, natural gas, coal and petrochemicals as well as manufacturing and refining of biofuels.

Topics covered include Exploration, geological studies, reserves estimation Production/recovery methods, drilling technology, subsea engineering Production rates, forecasting future demand Heavy oil, oil sand/shale recovery/processing, oil/gas field processing Petroleum refining, coal liquid/hydrogen production, petrochemical industry Ultra low sulphur fuels, LNG, CNG and LPG, natural gas processing Gasoline from natural gas/coal liquid, biorefining, biofuels Nano/biotechnology, computerisation/automation, modelling/simulation Refinery process optimisation, management of refining industry, major oil companies Fuel quality/specifications, storage, transportation Environmental issues, carbon management, sequestration, storage Oil spill occurrence, monitoring, clean up methods, contingency plans Fuel prices, future market fluctuations, forecasting, safety/security Business/international trade regulations, political/governmental/economic issues Biofuels vs fossil fuels; future technology, business.

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Metrics & Ranking

Journal Rank

Year	Value
2024	21135

Journal Citation Indicator

Year	Value
2024	157

SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)

Year	Value
2024	0.201

Quartile

Year	Value
2024	Q4

h-index

Year	Value
2024	23

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Abstracting & Indexing

Journal is indexed in leading academic databases, ensuring global visibility and accessibility of our peer-reviewed research.

• Scopus
• Google Scholar

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Subjects & Keywords

Journal’s research areas, covering key disciplines and specialized sub-topics in Energy, designed to support cutting-edge academic discovery.

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Most Cited Articles

The Most Cited Articles section features the journal's most impactful research, based on citation counts. These articles have been referenced frequently by other researchers, indicating their significant contribution to their respective fields.

• Chemical flood enhanced oil recovery: a review

  Citation: 166

  Authors: Ajay

• Review of coal as a promising source of lithium

  Citation: 77

  Authors: Shenjun, Cunliang, Yanheng, Yong

• Three-dimensional pore networks and transport properties of a shale gas formation determined from focused ion beam serial imaging

  Citation: 74

  Authors: Thomas A., Jason, Russ, Luca

• Biomass gasification with pure steam in fluidised bed: 12 variables that affect the effectiveness of the biomass gasifier

  Citation: 69

  Authors: Jose, Jose Manuel, Gregorio

• A unified perspective on the phase behaviour of petroleum fluids

  Citation: 63

  Authors: G. Ali

• A nonlinear programming model for refinery planning and optimisation with rigorous process models and product quality specifications

  Citation: 50

  Authors: I., A., T., P.L.

• Pore structure and its impact on CH<SUB align="right">4 adsorption capability and diffusion characteristics of normal and deformed coals from Qinshui Basin

  Citation: 49

  Authors: Shou qing, Yuan ping, Wei, Liang

• Historical pipeline construction cost analysis

  Citation: 42

  Authors: Zhenhua, Paul A., Doug B., Gang, Xiyu

• Development of Surrogate Reservoir Model (SRM) for fast track analysis of a complex reservoir

  Citation: 38

  Authors: Shahab D., Abi, N.A., Masoud, Srikant

• Mobility control and enhanced oil recovery using partially hydrolysed polyacrylamide (PHPA)

  Citation: 36

  Authors: Abhijit, Keka, Ashis, Ajay

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