Journal rankings · indicator year 2024
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Subfield ranking · 2024
Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment journal rankings 2024
52 ranked journals · Subfield in Energy
Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment has 52 ranked journals in 2024. The median OJR rose 0.06 on 2023 to 0.90, below the world average of 1.00; Q1 starts at OJR 1.35. The top three are Nature Catalysis, Applied Catalysis B: Environmental, and CHINESE JOURNAL OF CATALYSIS (CHINESE VERSION).
Ranks and citation indicators: 2024. Journal access status and listed APC: source snapshot September 23, 2026.
Journals whose main subfield sits in this category and that published at least 30 citable documents (articles, reviews and conference papers) in 2021–2023, the window the 2024 score is computed on.
The OpenJournalRank Indicator (OJR) is a free, publicly available metric of a journal’s field-normalized citation impact, computed from open OpenAlex citation data. It compares citations to a journal’s papers from the previous three years with the world average for papers of the same subfield, year and type, so 1.00 is the world average and values can be compared across fields. It is computed with the NCI3 method.
The middle OJR among ranked journals in this category: half score higher, half lower. 1.00 is the world average for papers of the same subfield, year and type.
The dot is this category, the solid tick is the median of all ranked journals and the dashed line is the world average.
Share of ranked journals in this category that are fully open access, so every paper is free to read. Hybrid journals, which sell subscriptions and open single papers for a fee, are not counted.
Median list price of the article processing charge, in US dollars, among ranked journals in this category that list a price above zero. Journals with a listed APC of $0 and journals with no known price are left out of this median. The At a glance table below gives a second median that includes the $0 prices.
Subfields of Energy (5)
52 ranked journals
Filters
Rank is the position by OJR within the list on screen; 1 is the highest. | OJR is field-normalized 3-year citation impact: 1.00 is the world average for papers of the same subfield, year and type, so values compare across fields. The badge is the journal’s quartile in this list. | Citations per paper over a two-year window, counted from OpenAlex. It is not field-normalized, so compare it only between journals of the same field. ▲ or ▼ is the change from 2023. This is OpenJournalRank’s own count, not Clarivate’s Journal Impact Factor. | Citable documents (articles, reviews and conference papers) published in 2021–2023, the window the 2024 OJR is computed on. A journal needs at least 30 to be ranked. | Share of the journal’s 2021–2023 papers that are free to read in any open-access form. The green OA tag next to a title marks a fully open-access journal. | List price of the article processing charge in US dollars. “$0 listed” means the listed price is zero; a dash means no price is listed. | The line is the journal’s OJR from 2015 to 2024. | Compare |
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1Nature CatalysisNature Portfolio · United Kingdom | 6.31Q1 | 30.61 0.72 up from 2023 | 487 | 35% | $12,690 | ||
2Applied Catalysis B: EnvironmentalElsevier BV · Netherlands | 3.17Q1 | 21.35 1.26 up from 2023 | 3,270 | 17% | $5,950 | ||
3CHINESE JOURNAL OF CATALYSIS (CHINESE VERSION)Elsevier BV · China | 2.31Q1 | 17.57 2.80 up from 2023 | 634 | 7% | $3,000 | ||
4Renewable EnergyElsevier BV · United Kingdom | 2.24Q1 | 10.23 0.29 down from 2023 | 5,098 | 25% | $4,460 | ||
5Green Energy & EnvironmentOAKeAi · China | 2.19Q1 | 14.19 6.07 up from 2023 | 314 | 100% | $0 listed | ||
6Journal of Colloid and Interface ScienceElsevier BV · United States | 1.71Q1 | 9.79 0.36 up from 2023 | 6,572 | 20% | $4,470 | ||
7Materials Reports EnergyOAElsevier BV · China | 1.62Q1 | 9.56 0.31 up from 2023 | 94 | 100% | $0 listed | ||
8Materials Today SustainabilityOAElsevier BV · United Kingdom | 1.55Q1 | 7.94 0.43 up from 2023 | 595 | 27% | $2,530 | ||
9Advanced Sensor and Energy MaterialsOAElsevier BV · China | 1.54Q1 | 9.16 5.20 up from 2023 | 49 | 100% | $1,600 | ||
10Chinese Journal of Structural ChemistryElsevier BV · China | 1.50Q1 | 8.34 4.89 up from 2023 | 128 | 6% | $2,500 | ||
11Transactions of Tianjin UniversitySpringer Science+Business Media · China | 1.46Q1 | 8.58 1.36 up from 2023 | 98 | 43% | $3,190 | ||
12Global ChallengesOAWiley · Germany | 1.44Q1 | 6.15 2.04 up from 2023 | 248 | 100% | $3,810 | ||
13Solar EnergyElsevier BV · United States | 1.35Q1 | 7.64 0.61 up from 2023 | 2,489 | 28% | $3,900 | ||
14International Journal of Hydrogen EnergyElsevier BV · United Kingdom | 1.34Q2 | 9.27 1.05 up from 2023 | 10,545 | 23% | $3,730 | ||
15Chem CatalysisElsevier BV · United States | 1.34Q2 | 6.65 0.24 down from 2023 | 771 | 96% | $9,170 | ||
16Acta Physico-Chimica SinicaPeking University Press · China | 1.25Q2 | 7.07 0.36 down from 2023 | 263 | 40% | $4,500 | ||
17EES CatalysisOARoyal Society of Chemistry | 1.15Q2 | 7.59 1.09 up from 2023 | 99 | 100% | — | ||
18ChemSusChemWiley · Germany | 1.15Q2 | 5.84 0.57 down from 2023 | 1,667 | 57% | $4,550 | ||
19Solar CompassOAElsevier BV · United Kingdom | 1.14Q2 | 6.79 3.23 up from 2023 | 48 | 100% | $500 | ||
20Environmental Functional MaterialsOAElsevier BV | 1.11Q2 | 6.14 2.69 down from 2023 | 51 | 100% | $1,000 | ||
21Journal of the Taiwan Institute of Chemical EngineersElsevier BV · Taiwan | 1.08Q2 | 6.73 0.67 up from 2023 | 1,392 | 9% | $2,650 | ||
22Advanced Sustainable SystemsWiley · Germany | 1.00Q2 | 5.29 0.43 down from 2023 | 576 | 60% | $4,430 | ||
23Algal ResearchElsevier BV · Netherlands | 0.99Q2 | 5.32 0.36 down from 2023 | 1,186 | 37% | $4,190 | ||
24Journal of Photochemistry and Photobiology A ChemistryElsevier BV · Switzerland | 0.94Q2 | 5.08 0.62 up from 2023 | 1,939 | 17% | $3,470 | ||
25PhycologyOASwitzerland | 0.93Q2 | 3.72 1.74 down from 2023 | 70 | 100% | $1,207 | ||
26Energy EfficiencySpringer Science+Business Media · Netherlands | 0.93Q2 | 4.89 0.86 up from 2023 | 251 | 48% | $2,390 | ||
27Solar Energy AdvancesOAElsevier BV · United Kingdom | 0.87Q3 | 4.91 0.40 up from 2023 | 47 | 100% | $2,750 | ||
28GeothermicsElsevier BV · United Kingdom | 0.86Q3 | 4.47 0.70 up from 2023 | 635 | 41% | $3,220 | ||
29Frontiers of Chemical Science and EngineeringHigher Education Press · China | 0.84Q3 | 4.41 0.16 up from 2023 | 380 | 8% | $2,490 | ||
30Catalysis CommunicationsOAElsevier BV · Netherlands | 0.84Q3 | 4.81 1.31 up from 2023 | 544 | 100% | $2,000 | ||
31Sustainable Energy & FuelsRoyal Society of Chemistry · United Kingdom | 0.83Q3 | 4.31 0.69 down from 2023 | 1,380 | 42% | — | ||
32CatalystsOAMultidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute · Switzerland | 0.78Q3 | 4.37 0.31 up from 2023 | 4,705 | 100% | $2,654 | ||
33International Journal of PhotoenergyOAHindawi Publishing Corporation · United Kingdom | 0.77Q3 | 4.52 0.86 up from 2023 | 308 | 100% | $2,160 | ||
34Geothermal EnergyOASpringer Science+Business Media · Germany | 0.77Q3 | 3.41 0.23 up from 2023 | 96 | 100% | $2,090 | ||
35Catalysis Science & TechnologyRoyal Society of Chemistry · United Kingdom | 0.77Q3 | 4.21 0.03 down from 2023 | 1,973 | 43% | — | ||
36Applied PhycologyOATaylor & Francis · United Kingdom | 0.76Q3 | 3.47 1.41 up from 2023 | 41 | 100% | $564 | ||
37Journal of Applied PhycologySpringer Science+Business Media · Netherlands | 0.73Q3 | 3.45 0.12 up from 2023 | 806 | 34% | $3,890 | ||
38Electrochemical Science AdvancesOAWiley · Germany | 0.67Q3 | 3.46 0.53 up from 2023 | 252 | 100% | $2,420 | ||
39ChemCatChemWiley · Germany | 0.66Q3 | 3.60 0.03 up from 2023 | 1,684 | 63% | $4,500 | ||
40PhotochemOASwitzerland | 0.62Q4 | 2.82 0.02 up from 2023 | 123 | 100% | $1,207 | ||
41International journal of energy and environmental engineeringSpringer Nature · Iran | 0.61Q4 | 3.02 0.27 up from 2023 | 194 | — | $3,590 | ||
42SolarPACES Conference ProceedingsOAPublisher not listed | 0.58Q4 | 0.48no 2023 value | 31 | 100% | — | — | |
43Journal of Sustainable Development of Energy Water and Environment SystemsOASDEWES Centre · Croatia | 0.57Q4 | 2.18 0.97 down from 2023 | 95 | 100% | $521 | ||
44Biophysical Economics and SustainabilitySpringer Science+Business Media · Switzerland | 0.55Q4 | 2.65 0.21 up from 2023 | 33 | 60% | $3,990 | ||
45ElectrocatalysisSpringer Science+Business Media · United States | 0.54Q4 | 3.09 0.35 up from 2023 | 223 | 18% | $4,090 | ||
46ColorantsOASwitzerland | 0.45Q4 | 2.17 0.67 up from 2023 | 63 | 100% | $1,207 | ||
47Current Opinion in ElectrochemistryElsevier BV · Netherlands | 0.38Q4 | 6.68 1.38 down from 2023 | 593 | 55% | $3,630 | ||
48Journal of Solar Energy EngineeringASM International · United States | 0.32Q4 | 2.11 0.20 down from 2023 | 230 | 14% | — | ||
49BULLETIN OF CHEMICAL REACTION ENGINEERING AND CATALYSISOADiponegoro University · Indonesia | 0.31Q4 | 1.75 0.17 down from 2023 | 218 | 100% | $150 | ||
50Catalysis ResearchPublisher not listed | 0.19Q4 | 0.99 0.01 up from 2023 | 80 | 89% | — |
Subfields of Energy, with Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment highlighted.
- Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment52
- Energy Engineering and Power Technology1
- General Energy1
- Fuel Technology0
- Nuclear Energy and Engineering0
Journals
Citations made in 2024. Corpus-wide, 87.1% of core-journal articles and reviews published that year have at least one matched reference; the share varies by journal and field.
15 additional Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment journals with metrics are unranked under this release’s eligibility rules: a journal needs at least 30 citable documents in 2021–2023, at least 80% of them with a subfield, and a positive world-average expectation. Ranks are within the whole category; filters hide rows without re-ranking. OJR excludes self-citations.
At a glance
Indicator year: 2024. Publication window: 2021–2023. How these summaries are calculated
- Ranked journals
- 52
- Window papers (baseline)
- 128,694 +21.2% from indicator year 2021
- Median OJR
- 0.90 -7.4% from indicator year 2021
- Rising journals (2025)
- 6
Window papers are the baseline paper population: citable papers (articles, reviews and conference papers) from 2021–2023 in all journals of the world-average baseline, including non-core journals, counted by each paper’s own subfield. They are not the papers of the ranked journals alone.
| Measure | Year series | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
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| Ranked journals | 15 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 22 | 24 | 24 | 27 | 30 | 34 | 34 | 39 | 39 | 43 | 44 | 42 | 39 | 43 | 47 | 52 | 55 | |
| Window papers (baseline) | 13,214 | 14,885 | 15,945 | 17,309 | 18,760 | 20,846 | 22,853 | 25,183 | 28,037 | 31,504 | 35,512 | 39,860 | 46,123 | 52,965 | 60,706 | 68,244 | 74,309 | 79,340 | 83,485 | 89,620 | 97,447 | 106,182 | 114,294 | 121,630 | 128,694 | 137,314 | |
| Median OJR | 0.82 | 0.747 | 0.85 | 1.04 | 0.93 | 0.98 | 0.754 | 0.829 | 0.65 | 0.88 | 1.062 | 1.25 | 1.065 | 1.0815 | 1.0810 | 0.96 | 0.79 | 0.865 | 0.753 | 0.861 | 0.89 | 0.97 | 0.937 | 0.834 | 0.90 | 0.942 |
How to read these rankings
- OJR, the OpenJournalRank Indicator
- A field-normalized 3-year citation impact, computed from OpenAlex with the NCI3 method. It divides the citations a journal’s papers received by the world average for papers of the same subfield, year and type, so 1.00 is the world average and 2.00 means twice as many citations as expected. Because it is normalized, it can be compared across fields. Read the methodology
- Quartiles
- Q1 to Q4 split the ranked journals of the list you are viewing into four equal groups by OJR. A journal’s quartile depends on the list: the same journal can be Q1 in its subfield and Q2 among all journals.
- Impact factor (2-year)
- Citations per paper over a two-year window, counted from OpenAlex. It is easy to compare with familiar impact factors but is not field-normalized, so compare it only within a field. It is not Clarivate’s Journal Impact Factor. Why it differs from the Journal Impact Factor
- Rank ranges
- Each rank in the latest year carries a likely range from 1,000 resamples of the journal’s papers. Where two journals’ ranges overlap, the data cannot tell them apart, so treat neighbouring ranks as ties.