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Journal of Petroleum Exploration and Production Technology

Springer Nature · Switzerland · ISSN 2190-0558, 2190-0566

ITS Journal Score77.6
Global rank#3,061
Rank in Engineering#520 of 4,282
h-index69
Open access 2021–2025100%

Overview

Journal of Petroleum Exploration and Production Technology, published by Springer Nature (Switzerland), published 1,020 papers in 2021–2025, and these papers have received 12,000 citations so far. Its h-index is 69 and its two-year mean citedness is 4.80. On the ITS Journal Score it ranks #3,061 of 62,158 ranked journals and #520 of 4,282 in Engineering.

Key figures

Papers 2021–20251,020
Citations 2021–202512,000
Citations per paper11.8
h-index69
i10-index1,044
2-year mean citedness4.80
Open-access share100%
Change in papers (2024-25 vs 2021-22)-34.9%
Citation impact trend-16.7%
Article fee (APC)2,090 EUR

Citations are those received so far by the papers published in these years, so the most recent years have had less time to collect them. Two-year mean citedness is OpenAlex's measure of how often recent papers are cited; it is similar in idea to, but not the same as, an impact factor. Citation impact trend compares how often a journal's 2024-25 papers are cited with how often its 2021-22 papers were cited, each measured against all ranked journals' papers of the same years, so newer papers are not at a disadvantage. "Not enough papers" or "Not enough data" means fewer than 50 papers in one of the two-year periods (or fewer than 50 citations to the earlier papers). Values above +300% or below -90% are shown as "+300% or more" or "-90% or less": such extreme values come from very low citation counts for the earlier papers.

Papers and citations by year

YearPapersCitations so far to that year's papersOpen-access papers
20202294,870229
20213715,493371
20221672,723167
20231321,669132
20241441,145144
2025206970206

What it publishes

The leading research topics of its papers (OpenAlex topic classification). Select a topic to find other journals that publish on it.

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JournalFieldScorePapers 2021–2025Open access
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Petroleum ResearchEngineering67.3318100%
SPE Eastern Regional Meeting—53.7771%
Petroleum ScienceEngineering78.61,468100%
SPE Western Regional MeetingEngineering63.93502%
Energy GeoscienceEngineering72.4374100%
Natural Gas Industry BEngineering73.2314100%

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Identity and sources

  • ISSN-L: 2190-0558
  • Print ISSN: 2190-0558
  • Electronic ISSN: 2190-0566
  • Publisher: Springer Nature
  • Listed in DOAJ: Yes (checked against DOAJ)
  • Crossref: ISSN found in Crossref
  • OpenAlex: S2764546325
  • Journal website: www.springer.com

Figures come from OpenAlex (papers, citations, h-index, topics), Crossref (ISSN check) and DOAJ (open-access listing and fees). They change as records are corrected, so treat them as a dated snapshot. This page does not state whether the journal is indexed in Scopus, Web of Science or PubMed.

Questions

What is the ITS Journal Score of Journal of Petroleum Exploration and Production Technology?

It is 77.6 out of 100, which places it #3,061 among ranked journals. The score combines citation impact (45%), h-index (35%) and size (20%) from open OpenAlex data.

What is the impact factor of Journal of Petroleum Exploration and Production Technology?

This site does not publish Journal Impact Factors, which belong to Clarivate. As an open alternative, its two-year mean citedness in OpenAlex is 4.80.

Is Journal of Petroleum Exploration and Production Technology open access?

100% of its papers from 2021–2025 are recorded as open access, and it is listed in DOAJ.

Does Journal of Petroleum Exploration and Production Technology charge a publication fee?

DOAJ records an article processing charge of 2,090 EUR. Check the journal's website for the current fee and any waivers.

Transparent methodology

How the ITS Journal Score works

One formula applies to every ranked journal, using open data from OpenAlex: 45% citation impact, 35% h-index and 20% size (papers published 2021–2025). Citation impact is the smaller of the journal's two-year mean citedness and its five-year citations per paper, so a journal whose output collapsed cannot jump to the top on old citations. Each part is half a percentile and half a log-scaled value, so the very top is still separated. Growth and open-access share are shown separately and are not part of the score.

A journal is ranked only if it published at least 50 papers in 2021–2025 and was active in at least five of the last six years. Field rankings compare a journal only with journals in the same field; the field is the OpenAlex field with most of the journal's recent papers, or "Multidisciplinary" when no field has 30% of them.

What this is not: the ITS Journal Score is not a Journal Impact Factor, CiteScore or SJR, and this site does not say whether a journal is indexed in Scopus, Web of Science or PubMed. Always confirm aims and scope, indexing, peer review and fees on the journal's own website before you submit.