Progress in Photovoltaics: Research and Applications

Aims & Scope

Progress in Photovoltaics offers a prestigious forum for reporting advances in this rapidly developing technology, aiming to reach all interested professionals, researchers and energy policy-makers.

The key criterion is that all papers submitted should report substantial “progress” in photovoltaics.

Papers are encouraged that report substantial “progress” such as gains in independently certified solar cell efficiency, eligible for a new entry in the journal's widely referenced Solar Cell Efficiency Tables.

Examples of papers that will not be considered for publication are those that report development in materials without relation to data on cell performance, routine analysis, characterisation or modelling of cells or processing sequences, routine reports of system performance, improvements in electronic hardware design, or country programs, although invited papers may occasionally be solicited in these areas to capture accumulated “progress”.

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Metrics & Ranking

Impact Factor

Year	Value
2025	7.6
2024	8.00

SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)

Year	Value
2024	1.968

Quartile

Year	Value
2024	Q1

h-index

Year	Value
2024	154

Journal Rank

Year	Value
2024	1484

Journal Citation Indicator

Year	Value
2024	2581

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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
• Web of Science

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Subjects & Keywords

Journal’s research areas, covering key disciplines and specialized sub-topics in Energy, Engineering, Materials Science and Physics and Astronomy, 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.

• 19·9%‐efficient ZnO/CdS/CuInGaSe² solar cell with 81·2% fill factor

  Citation: 1869

  Authors: Ingrid, Miguel A., Brian, Clay, John, Craig L., Bobby, Rommel

• New world record efficiency for Cu(In,Ga)Se₂ thin‐film solar cells beyond 20%

  Citation: 1863

  Authors: Philip, Dimitrios, Erwin, Stefan, Roland, Richard, Wiltraud, Michael

• Solar cell efficiency tables (Version 45)

  Citation: 1499

  Authors: Martin A., Keith, Yoshihiro, Wilhelm, Ewan D.

• Optical properties of intrinsic silicon at 300 K

  Citation: 1114

  Authors: Martin A., Mark J.

• Thin‐film solar cells: device measurements and analysis

  Citation: 1094

  Authors: Steven S., William N.

• Thin film solar cell with 8.4% power conversion efficiency using an earth‐abundant Cu₂ZnSnS₄ absorber

  Citation: 1075

  Authors: Byungha, Oki, Yu, Nestor A., S. Jay, Supratik

• Photovoltaic Degradation Rates—an Analytical Review

  Citation: 1074

  Authors: D. C., S. R.

• Thin‐film solar cells: an overview

  Citation: 1071

  Authors: K. L., P. D., V.

• Solar cell efficiency tables (version 57)

  Citation: 1059

  Authors: Martin, Ewan, Jochen, Masahiro, Nikos, Xiaojing

• Solar cell efficiency tables (version 39)

  Citation: 1015

  Authors: Martin A., Keith, Yoshihiro, Wilhelm, Ewan D.

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