21 January 2026
Water | Issue Cover Articles in 2025

The following have been selected by the Editorial Board of Water (ISSN: 2073-4441) as cover articles for 2025. They focus on a variety of areas within the journal’s scope, and we hope that they can provide insights and a point of reference for scholars in related fields.

1. “A Network-Based Clustering Method to Ensure Homogeneity in Regional Frequency Analysis of Extreme Rainfall”
by Marios Billios and Lampros Vasiliades
Water 2025, 17(1), 38; https://doi.org/10.3390/w17010038
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4441/17/1/38

2. “The Optimization of River Network Water Pollution Control Based on Hydrological Connectivity Measures”
by Jiuhe Bu, Chunhui Li, Tian Xu, Tao Wang, Jinrong Da, Xiaoyun Li, Hao Chen, Weixin Song and Mengjia Sun
Water 2025, 17(2), 197; https://doi.org/10.3390/w17020197
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4441/17/2/197

3. “The Decreased Incidence of Raphidiopsis raciborskii Bloom in a Temperate Floodplain Lake in the Middle Danube Affected by Extreme Hydrological Events”
by Filip Stević, Melita Mihaljević, Dubravka Špoljarić Maronić, Tanja Žuna Pfeiffer and Vanda Zahirović
Water 2025, 17(3), 309; https://doi.org/10.3390/w17030309
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4441/17/3/309

4. “The Effect of pH on Aniline Removal from Water Using Hydrophobic and Ion-Exchange Membranes”
by Karla Filian, Jonathan I. Mendez-Ruiz, Daniel Garces, Kateryna Reveychuk, Lingshan Ma, Jesus R. Melendez, Claudia Díaz-Mendoza, Emile Cornelissen, Priscila E. Valverde-Armas and Leo Gutierrez
Water 2025, 17(4), 547; https://doi.org/10.3390/w17040547
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4441/17/4/547

5. “Hydrological 0D and 2D Modelling of the Navio-Quebrado Coastal Lagoon (La Guajira, Colombia): A Challenging Exercise”
by Andrea Gianni Cristoforo Nardini, Franklin Torres-Bejarano, Jairo R. Escobar Villanueva, Rosa-Angélica Rodríguez Fernández, Jose Miguel Fragozo Arevalo and Jhonny I. Pérez-Montiel
Water 2025, 17(5), 636; https://doi.org/10.3390/w17050636
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4441/17/5/636

6. “Oxygen and Sulfur Isotope Systematics of Dissolved Sulfate in a Nonvolcanic Geothermal System: Sulfate Source, Evolution and Impact on Geothermometers”
by Yinlei Hao, Zhonghe Pang, Qinghua Gong, Nianqing Li, Dawei Liao and Zhengyu Luo
Water 2025, 17(6), 788; https://doi.org/10.3390/w17060788
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4441/17/6/788

7. “Microplastics in Inland Saline Lakes of the Central Ebro Basin, NE Spain”
by Katia Hueso-Kortekaas, Noemí Delgado-Mellado, Javier Calzada-Funes, Carlos Sanchez-Mata, Carmen Castañeda and María del Mar Cledera-Castro
Water 2025, 17(7), 989; https://doi.org/10.3390/w17070989
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4441/17/7/989

8. “Illuminating the Impact of a Floating Photovoltaic System on a Shallow Drinking Water Reservoir: The Emergence of Benthic Cyanobacteria”
by Giovanni Sandrini, Arco Wagenvoort, Roland van Asperen, Bas Hofs, Dirk Mathijssen and Albert van der Wal
Water 2025, 17(8), 1178; https://doi.org/10.3390/w17081178
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4441/17/8/1178

9. “Achieving Water and Energy Independence, Economic Sustainability, and CO2 Reduction Through Hybrid Renewable Systems: A Case Study of Skyros Island”
by Athanasios-Foivos Papathanasiou and Evangelos Baltas
Water 2025, 17(9), 1267; https://doi.org/10.3390/w17091267
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4441/17/9/1267

10. “Exceptional Backwater Effects on Wedge Storages and Flood Stages in a Large River-Type Reservoir: HEC-RAS Modeling of Feilaixia Gorge in the North River, South China”
by Zhiwei Zhong, Xianwei Wang, Yong He, Silong Cai and Hongfu Tong
Water 2025, 17(10), 1447; https://doi.org/10.3390/w17101447
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4441/17/10/1447

11. “Salinity Barriers to Manage Saltwater Intrusion in Coastal Zone Aquifers During Global Climate Change: A Review and New Perspective”
by Thomas M. Missimer and Robert G. Maliva
Water 2025, 17(11), 1651; https://doi.org/10.3390/w17111651
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4441/17/11/1651

12. “Recent Advances in Antibiotic Degradation by Ionizing Radiation Technology: From Laboratory Study to Practical Application”
by Yuening Song, Yulin Wang and Jianlong Wang
Water 202517(12), 1719; https://doi.org/10.3390/w17121719
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4441/17/12/1719

13. “Ice Ice Maybe: Stream Hydrology and Hydraulic Processes During a Mild Winter in a Semi-Alluvial Channel”
by Christopher Giovino, Jaclyn M. H. Cockburn and Paul V. Villard
Water 2025, 17(13), 1878; https://doi.org/10.3390/w17131878
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4441/17/13/1878

14. “Spatiotemporal Variations in Observed Rain-on-Snow Events and Their Intensities in China from 1978 to 2020”
by Zhiwei Yang, Rensheng Chen, Xiongshi Wang, Zhangwen Liu, Xiangqian Li and Guohua Liu
Water 2025, 17(14), 2114; https://doi.org/10.3390/w17142114
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4441/17/14/2114

15. “Recent Progress in Selenium Remediation from Aqueous Systems: State-of-the-Art Technologies, Challenges, and Prospects”
by Muhammad Ali Inam, Muhammad Usman, Rashid Iftikhar, Svetlozar Velizarov and Mathias Ernst
Water 2025, 17(15), 2241; https://doi.org/10.3390/w17152241
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4441/17/15/2241

16. “Tracing Heavy Metal Pollution in the Romanian Black Sea: A Multi-Matrix Study of Contaminant Profiles and Ecological Risk Across the Continental Shelf and Beyond”
by Andra Oros, Dragos Marin, Gulten Reiz and Robert Daniel Nenita
Water 2025, 17(16), 2406; https://doi.org/10.3390/w17162406
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4441/17/16/2406

17. “Pool Safety Regulations in Europe: Challenges Towards a Framework for Sustainable Seawater Utilization in Public Swimming Pools”
by Tatsiana Pobat, Georgia D. Mandilara, Federica Nigro Di Gregorio, Federica Valeriani, Enrico Veschetti, Emanuele Ferretti, Athena Mavridou and Vincenzo Romano Spica
Water 202517(17), 2544; https://doi.org/10.3390/w17172544
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4441/17/17/2544

18. “Morphodynamic Controls on Thermal Plume Dispersion at River Mouths: Insights from Field Data and Numerical Modeling”
by Naghmeh Heidari, Murat Aksel, Oral Yagci, Mehmet Yusuf Erbisim, Sevket Cokgor and Manousos Valyrakis
Water 2025, 17(18), 2721 ; https://doi.org/10.3390/w17182721
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4441/17/18/2721

19. “Status and Progress of Determining the Variability and Controls on Chemical Denudation Rates in Glacierized Basins Around the World”
by Maya P. Bhatt, Ganesh B. Malla and Jacob C. Yde
Water 2025, 17(19), 2811; https://doi.org/10.3390/w17192811
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4441/17/19/2811

20. “Flood Risk Prediction and Management by Integrating GIS and HEC-RAS 2D Hydraulic Modelling: A Case Study of Ungheni, Iasi County, Romania”
by Loredana Mariana Crenganis, Claudiu Ionut,
Pricop, Maximilian Diac, Ana-Maria Olteanu-Raimond and Ana-Maria Loghin
Water 2025, 17(20), 2959;https://doi.org/10.3390/w17202959
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4441/17/20/2959

21. “A Review on Climate Change Impacts on Freshwater Systems and Ecosystem Resilience”
by Dewasis Dahal, Nishan Bhattarai, Abinash Silwal, Sujan Shrestha, Binisha Shrestha, Bishal Poudel and Ajay Kalra
Water 2025, 17(21), 3052; https://doi.org/10.3390/w17213052
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4441/17/21/3052

22. “Post-Little Ice Age Shrinkage of the Tsaneri–Nageba Glacier System and Recent Proglacial Lake Evolution in the Georgian Caucasus”
by Levan G. Tielidze, Akaki Nadaraia, Roman M. Kumladze, Simon J. Cook, Mikheil Lobjanidze, Qiao Liu, Irakli Megrelidze, Andrew N. Mackintosh and Guram Imnadze
Water 2025, 17(22), 3209; https://doi.org/10.3390/w17223209
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4441/17/22/3209

23. “Site-Specific Net Suspended Sediment Flux and Turbidity–TSM Coupling in a UNESCO Tidal Flat on the Western Coast of Korea: High-Resolution Vertical Observations”
by Jun-Ho Lee, Hoi Soo Jung, Keunyong Kim, Yeongjae Jang, Donguk Lee and Joo-Hyung Ryu
Water 2025, 17(23), 3361; https://doi.org/10.3390/w17233361
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4441/17/23/3361

24. “Water and Soil Salinization Mechanism in the Arid Barkol Inland Basin in NW China”
by Ziyue Wang, Chaoyao Zan, Yajing Zhao, Bo Xu, Rui Long, Xiaoyong Wang, Jun Zhang and Tianming Huang
Water 202517(24), 3462; https://doi.org/10.3390/w17243462
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4441/17/24/3462

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