Solar Energy

Aims & Scope

Solar Energy, the official journal of the International Solar Energy Society®, is devoted exclusively to the science and technology of solar energy applications.

The Society was founded in 1954 and is now incorporated as a non-profit educational and scientific institution.

With participation encompassing 100 countries, ISES® serves as a centre for information on research and development in solar energy utilisation.

Through its publications and its sponsorship of technical conferences, the Society provides a world forum for the active consideration of solar energy.

Solar Energy welcomes manuscripts presenting information not previously published in journals on any aspect of solar energy research, development, application, measurement or policy.

The term "solar energy" in this context includes the indirect uses such as wind energy and biomass.

Because of the international character of Solar Energy, articles that deal solely with the solar radiation or wind data base of a specific country are not normally considered suitable for Solar Energy.

Submitted manuscripts may take the form of reports of original studies or reviews of significant prior work in a given area.

All manuscripts are subject to reviews to assure accuracy, clarity, and long-term value.

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Metrics & Ranking

Impact Factor

Year	Value
2025	6.6

SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)

Year	Value
2024	1.314

Quartile

Year	Value
2024	Q1

h-index

Year	Value
2024	238

Journal Rank

Year	Value
2024	3031

Journal Citation Indicator

Year	Value
2024	18439

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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 and Materials Science, 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.

• On the temperature dependence of photovoltaic module electrical performance: A review of efficiency/power correlations

  Citation: 1994

  Authors: E., J.A.

• The interrelationship and characteristic distribution of direct, diffuse and total solar radiation

  Citation: 1952

  Authors: Benjamin Y.H., Richard C.

• Improvement and validation of a model for photovoltaic array performance

  Citation: 1634

  Authors: W., S.A., W.A.

• Tabulated values of the Shockley–Queisser limit for single junction solar cells

  Citation: 1598

  Authors: Sven

• Modeling daylight availability and irradiance components from direct and global irradiance

  Citation: 1439

  Authors: Richard, Pierre, Robert, Joseph, Ronald

• Cooling the cities – A review of reflective and green roof mitigation technologies to fight heat island and improve comfort in urban environments

  Citation: 1425

  Authors: M.

• Low temperature latent heat thermal energy storage: Heat storage materials

  Citation: 1393

  Authors: A.

• Cool surfaces and shade trees to reduce energy use and improve air quality in urban areas

  Citation: 1379

  Authors: H, M, H

• Estimation of the diffuse radiation fraction for hourly, daily and monthly-average global radiation

  Citation: 1144

  Authors: D.G., S.A., J.A.

• Solar thermochemical production of hydrogen––a review

  Citation: 1093

  Authors: Aldo

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