OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The median citation count of Journal of Energy in Southern Africa is 2. The table below lists those papers that are above that threshold based on CrossRef citation counts [max. 250 papers]. The publications cover those that have been published in the past four years, i.e., from 2021-11-01 to 2025-11-01.)

Article	Citations
International procurement policies influencing renewable energy siting – implications for South Africa	18
Determination of country-specific greenhouse gas emission factors for South African liquid and gaseous fuels	15
Integration of waste heat in thermal desalination technologies: A review	12
Determining the causes of electricity losses and the role of management in curbing them: A case study of City of Tshwane Metropolitan Municipality, South Africa	9
Cost-benefit analysis of wind power integra-tion in distribution networks	7
The feasibility of using biogas generated from livestock manure as an alternative energy source: A South African perspective	6
Socio-economic factors affecting smallholder farmers’ willingness to adopt biodigester technology in South Africa	6
Outlook for the biomass energy sector in Mozambique: Policies and their challenges	6
An overview of the socio-economic impacts of the green hydrogen value chain in Southern Africa	5
Improving reliability of the power distribution system in Goma (DRC) using solar distributed generation	5
Absorbed power density approach for optimal design of heaving point absorber wave energy converter: A case study of Durban sea characteristics	4
Modelling emissions from Eskom's coal fired power stations using Generalised Linear Models	4
Evaluating factors influencing firewood consumption in households at the Thulamela Local Municipality, South Africa	4
An evaluation of variable selection methods using Southern Africa solar irradiation data	4
An empirical analysis of the co-benefits of integrating climate change adaptation and mitigation in the Namibian energy sector	3
Analysis and mitigation of greenhouse gases by replacing traditional energy with a hybrid energy system using battery optimization	3
The nexus between energy poverty, social capital and well-being in Gauteng, South Africa	3
Determinants of household energy fuel choice in Lesotho	2
Electric energy planning in Namibe, Angola: Inserting renewable energies in search of a sustainable energy mix	2
A review of the adoption of renewable energy technologies by hotels in Malawi	2
A review of smart inverter capabilities for managing high levels of distributed energy resource integration in South Africa’s power grid	2
Socioeconomic determinants of household hybrid electricity adoption on Bugala Island in Uganda	2
Outlier detection in ground-measured solar resource data using statistical classification models	2
Effective selection of countries in sub-Saharan Africa for new market entry by independent wind power producers	2