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Editor-in-chief: Carlo L. Bottasso
Chief editors: Sandrine Aubrun, Nicolaos A. Cutululis, Paul Fleming, Julia Gottschall, Athanasios Kolios, Jakob Mann & Paul Veers
eISSN: WES 2366-7451, WESD 2366-7621

Wind Energy Science is an international scientific journal dedicated to the publication and public discussion of studies that take an interdisciplinary perspective of fundamental or pioneering research in wind energy.

JIF
JIF3.6
JIF 5-year
JIF 5-year3.7
CiteScore
CiteScore6.9
Google h5-index
Google h5-index37
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Follow the discussions on newly posted manuscripts and take part by commenting on WES preprints! Wind Energy Science has an innovative two-stage publication process involving the scientific discussion forum Wind Energy Science Discussions (WESD), which has been designed to maximize the effectiveness and transparency of scientific quality assurance and foster scientific discourse.

Recent papers

17 Oct 2024
Force-partitioning analysis of vortex-induced vibrations of wind turbine tower sections
Shyam VimalKumar, Delphine De Tavernier, Dominic von Terzi, Marco Belloli, and Axelle Viré
Wind Energ. Sci., 9, 1967–1983, https://doi.org/10.5194/wes-9-1967-2024,https://doi.org/10.5194/wes-9-1967-2024, 2024
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17 Oct 2024
Near wake behavior of an asymmetric wind turbine rotor
Pin Chun Yen, Wei Yu, and Fulvio Scarano
Wind Energ. Sci. Discuss., https://doi.org/10.5194/wes-2024-122,https://doi.org/10.5194/wes-2024-122, 2024
Preprint under review for WES (discussion: open, 0 comments)
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17 Oct 2024
Wind farm layout optimization with alignment constraints
Paul Malisani, Tristan Bartement, and Pauline Bozonnet
Wind Energ. Sci. Discuss., https://doi.org/10.5194/wes-2024-118,https://doi.org/10.5194/wes-2024-118, 2024
Preprint under review for WES (discussion: open, 0 comments)
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16 Oct 2024
Low-uncertainty wave tank testing and validation of numerical methods for floating offshore wind turbines
Christian W. Schulz, Stefan Netzband, Philip D. Knipper, and Moustafa Abdel-Maksoud
Wind Energ. Sci., 9, 1941–1965, https://doi.org/10.5194/wes-9-1941-2024,https://doi.org/10.5194/wes-9-1941-2024, 2024
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15 Oct 2024
Spatial development of planar and axisymmetric wakes of porous objects under a pressure gradient: a wind tunnel study
Wessel van der Deijl, Martin Obligado, Stéphane Barre, and Christophe Sicot
Wind Energ. Sci. Discuss., https://doi.org/10.5194/wes-2024-116,https://doi.org/10.5194/wes-2024-116, 2024
Preprint under review for WES (discussion: open, 0 comments)
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News

12 Sep 2024 WES now at ResearchGate

Copernicus is pleased to announce a new collaboration with ResearchGate in the framework of ResearchGate's Journal Home programme. Please read Copernicus' official announcement and have a look at WES' profile page for more details.

12 Sep 2024 WES now at ResearchGate

Copernicus is pleased to announce a new collaboration with ResearchGate in the framework of ResearchGate's Journal Home programme. Please read Copernicus' official announcement and have a look at WES' profile page for more details.

20 Jun 2024 Release of journal metrics 2023

The journal metrics 2023 were released. Please find further information on the journal metrics page.

20 Jun 2024 Release of journal metrics 2023

The journal metrics 2023 were released. Please find further information on the journal metrics page.

22 Apr 2024 Launch of WES outstanding reviewer award

The success of WES relies heavily on the many volunteers who dedicate their time and expertise to ensure the high scientific standards of which our journal is proud and for which it is recognized worldwide. To honor the work of our referees, we have established the "WES outstanding reviewer award". Read more.

22 Apr 2024 Launch of WES outstanding reviewer award

The success of WES relies heavily on the many volunteers who dedicate their time and expertise to ensure the high scientific standards of which our journal is proud and for which it is recognized worldwide. To honor the work of our referees, we have established the "WES outstanding reviewer award". Read more.

Notice on the current situation in Ukraine

To show our support for Ukraine, all fees for papers from authors (first or corresponding authors) affiliated to Ukrainian institutions are automatically waived, regardless if these papers are co-authored by scientists affiliated to Russian and/or Belarusian institutions. The only exception will be if the corresponding author or first contact (contractual partner of Copernicus) are from a Russian and/or Belarusian institution, in that case the APCs are not waived.

In accordance with current European restrictions, Copernicus Publications does not step into business relations with and issue APC-invoices (articles processing charges) to Russian and Belarusian institutions. The peer-review process and scientific exchange of our journals including preprint posting is not affected. However, these restrictions require that the first contact (contractual partner of Copernicus) has an affiliation and invoice address outside Russia or Belarus.