Energy Research & Social Science

pISSN: 2214-6296eISSN: 2214-6326• JCR: ENERGY RES SOC SCIElsevier BVNetherlands
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2026 Impact Factor

7.2

Released June 2026 · Based on 2025 citation data

↓ 0.2 (-2.7%) vs last year

Impact Factor History

  1. Metric year 2025

    Released

    7.2
  2. Metric year 2024

    7.4

JCR Category Rankings

Journal Citation Reports category rankings
CategoryIndexesQuartile
ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIESSSCIQ1
GREEN & SUSTAINABLE SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGYSSCIQ2
Q1
JCR Quartile
B2
CAS Block

Energy Research & Social Science current release and JCR quartile

Energy Research & Social Science's newest impact factor is 7.2, released June 17, 2026 and based on 2025 citation data. The journal is listed as JCR Q1 in this Journal Metrics record.

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Ranking position in Environmental Science

Ranked #189 in Environmental Science by impact factor and #188 among Q1 Environmental Science journals. This context helps compare Energy Research & Social Science against journals publishing in the same field.

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Energy Research & Social Science publication trend

Published 2,020 papers across the last 5 recorded years with a current impact factor of 7.2.

2026 vs 2025: -453
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Journal Details

Total Articles
4,362
H-Index
166
Open Access
Hybrid
APC
$3,300 USD
Subject Areas
Sociology and Political SciencePollutionGlobal and Planetary ChangeManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law

Article Volume

2022
367
2023
404
2024
502
2025
600
2026
147
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