Academic Journal
Q2Solar
About Solar
Solar is a scholarly journal published by Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (MDPI). SCImago 2025 lists it in Q2, with an SJR of 0.719 and H-index of 18.
Coverage: 2021-2025. Research categories: Energy (miscellaneous) (Q2); Environmental Science (miscellaneous) (Q2); Materials Science (miscellaneous) (Q2).
Verified field sources
- Journal Impact Factor: 5.1 — Official source; checked 2026-10-03. Journal Impact Factor and reporting year from the publisher imprint.
- Impact Factor year: 2025 — Official source; checked 2026-10-03. Journal Impact Factor and reporting year from the publisher imprint.
- Editor(s): Prof. Dr. Jürgen Heinz Werner (Editor-in-Chief) — Official source; checked 2026-10-03. Editor-in-Chief listed on the journal homepage.
- Contact email: solar@mdpi.com — Official source; checked 2026-10-03. Journal editorial office email published by MDPI; manuscript files use the submission system.
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Topics in published research
Photovoltaic System Optimization Techniques; Solar Thermal and Photovoltaic Systems; Solar Radiation and Photovoltaics; Photovoltaic Systems and Sustainability; solar cell performance optimization; Hybrid Renewable Energy Systems.
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