October 2026 52,299 journals indexed.

Energy

Energy is Scopus-indexed (Q1, CiteScore 17.1), WoS SCIE. It is covered by India's One Nation One Subscription scheme for reading access. Published by Elsevier Ltd.

Checked against the index lists dated 4 October 2026.

ISSN 0360-5442Verify ISSN ↗1873-6785Verify ISSN ↗

Publisher: Elsevier Ltd

Scopus · Q1WoS · SCIEONOS

17.1

CiteScore 2025

Scopus

Best quartile

rank 4 of 397 · 99th pctile

Indexed in

major indexes

Cost to publish: About US$4,260 to publish open access (publisher list price, via OpenAlex) — subscription publishing may be free

ScopusElsevier Scopus

Status

Active

Coverage

1976–present

Source type

Journal

Open access

CiteScore

17.1

SJR · SCImago

2.060

Q1 SJR quartile

H-index

293

Best quartile

Q1 · 99th pctile

Subject area	Rank	Pctile	Q
Modeling and Simulation	4 / 397	99th	Q1
Civil and Structural Engineering	7 / 434	98th	Q1
Mechanical Engineering	19 / 740	97th	Q1
Building and Construction	7 / 258	97th	Q1
Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law	13 / 432	97th	Q1
Electrical and Electronic Engineering	37 / 1030	96th	Q1
Energy Engineering and Power Technology	17 / 347	95th	Q1
Pollution	10 / 180	94th	Q1
Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering	24 / 425	94th	Q1
Fuel Technology	11 / 138	92nd	Q1
Energy (all)	7 / 79	91st	Q1
Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment	34 / 345	90th	Q1

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Collections

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Quick answers

Is Energy indexed in Scopus?

Yes — actively indexed in Scopus, coverage 1976–present, best quartile Q1, CiteScore 17.1.

What quartile is Energy in Scopus?

Energy is Q1 in Modeling and Simulation (rank 4 of 397), Q1 in Civil and Structural Engineering (rank 7 of 434) and Q1 in Mechanical Engineering (rank 19 of 740), by CiteScore 2025. It is ranked in 12 subject areas in all.

What is the impact factor of Energy?

Energy is indexed in the Science Citation Index Expanded, so it may have a Journal Impact Factor in Clarivate's Journal Citation Reports. JCR is paid, so check it for the current value. The closest free measure is its Scopus CiteScore 17.1, which places it in quartile Q1 at the 99th percentile of its subject. Its SCImago Journal Rank (SJR, a free Scopus-based metric) is 2.060, quartile Q1, with an H-index of 293.

How much does it cost to publish in Energy?

The publisher lists an article processing charge of about US$4,260 for open access (source: OpenAlex). Many journals also publish by the subscription route at no cost to the author, so confirm on the journal's own website.

Who publishes Energy and what is its ISSN?

Energy is published by Elsevier Ltd. Its print ISSN is 0360-5442 and its online ISSN is 1873-6785.

Is Energy covered under ONOS in India?

Yes. It is part of the One Nation One Subscription (ONOS) national subscription, so readers at participating Indian institutions get its full text. ONOS does not cover its article processing charge.

Is Energy in Web of Science?

Yes — indexed in the Science Citation Index Expanded.

Is Energy open access?

No — it is not registered as an open-access journal in DOAJ or Scopus.

How well cited is Energy? — open metrics via OpenAlex

Energy has an h-index of 325 and a 2-year mean of 10.96 citations per paper (OpenAlex). Its Scopus CiteScore is 17.1, quartile Q1. On 2-year citations it ranks #2 of 323 Scopus journals in Modeling and Simulation.

325

h-index

10.96

2-yr mean citations

31,977

i10-index

44,866

works indexed

1,886,542

total citations

Publication fee · open access list price, US$

US$4,260

2-yr mean citations, among Scopus journals in the same subject

#2 of 323 Top 1% Modeling and Simulation

#6 of 385 Top 2% Civil and Structural Engineering

#19 of 641 Top 3% Mechanical Engineering

Papers published per year

Energy published 5,499 papers in 2025. 2026* is the year so far.

Main topics

Thermodynamic and Exergetic Analyses of Power and Cooling SystemsIntegrated Energy Systems OptimizationBuilding Energy and Comfort OptimizationThermochemical Biomass Conversion Processes

h-index, i10-index and 2-year mean citedness are open, licence-clear metrics from OpenAlex — not a proprietary impact factor. The subject rank counts only journals that OpenAlex has a figure for; it is not a Scopus or Clarivate ranking. Updated 2026-10-14.

Who publishes in Energy? — latest 79 articles, 2026

In its latest 79 research articles (2026), authors are most often from China (73.2%), Hong Kong SAR China (2.5%) and United States (2.3%). More than half of recent authorship comes from one country.

Countries are counted fractionally, so a paper by authors from two countries counts half to each.

Are there integrity warnings for Energy? — indicators, not proof of misconduct

Scopus status: Active. 69 retracted papers are recorded (1.5 per 1,000 papers). The Problematic Paper Screener flags 6 of its papers. These are indicators to check, not findings against the journal.

Scopus statusActive
Retracted papers 69 · 1.5 per 1,000 papers
Problematic Paper Screener flags 6 · 0.1 per 1,000 papers — mostly tortured phrases and suspect text
Author concentration73.2% of recent authorship from China

Retractions from OpenAlex; flags from the Problematic Paper Screener (Cabanac, Labbé & Magazinov, CC BY), 2026-09-21 export. A flag marks a paper for a closer look; it is not a finding against the journal.

Official sources & links

Journal website ↗ Scopus source ↗ Web of Science ↗ ISSN Portal · 0360-5442 ↗ISSN Portal · 1873-6785 ↗

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