4 March 2026
Paper Collection—Award Winning Papers in Physical Sciences

We are pleased to announce that 16 papers in the field of Physical Sciences have been selected as the 2025 Best Paper Award winners.

Entropy:
System Integrated Information
Marshall, W.; Grasso, M.; Mayner, W.G.P.; Zaeemzadeh, A.; Barbosa, L.S.; Chastain, E.; Findlay, G.; Sasai, S.; Albantakis, L.; Tononi, G.
Entropy 2023, 25, 334. https://doi.org/10.3390/e25020334

NaRnEA: An Information Theoretic Framework for Gene Set Analysis
Griffin, A.T.; Vlahos, L.J.; Chiuzan, C.; Califano, A.
Entropy 2023, 25, 542. https://doi.org/10.3390/e25030542

Multivariate Time Series Information Bottleneck
Ullmann, D.; Taran, O.; Voloshynovskiy, S.
Entropy 2023, 25, 831. https://doi.org/10.3390/e25050831

Self-Organization and Genomic Causality in Models of Morphogenesis
Deichmann, U.
Entropy 2023, 25, 873. https://doi.org/10.3390/e25060873

Complexity Synchronization of Organ Networks
West, B.J.; Grigolini, P.; Kerick, S.E.; Franaszczuk, P.J.; Mahmoodi, K.
Entropy 2023, 25, 1393. https://doi.org/10.3390/e25101393

Fluids:
Computational Fluid Dynamics Modelling of Two-Phase Bubble Columns: A Comprehensive Review
Besagni, G.; Varallo, N.; Mereu, R.
Fluids 2023, 8, 91. https://doi.org/10.3390/fluids8030091

Laboratory Models of Planetary Core-Style Convective Turbulence
Hawkins, E.K.; Cheng, J.S.; Abbate, J.A.; Pilegard, T.; Stellmach, S.; Julien, K.; Aurnou, J.M.
Fluids 2023, 8, 106. https://doi.org/10.3390/fluids8040106

CFD Thermo-Hydraulic Evaluation of a Liquid Hydrogen Storage Tank with Different Insulation Thickness in a Small-Scale Hydrogen Liquefier
Jeong, S.-J.; Lee, S.-J.; Moon, S.-J.
Fluids 2023, 8, 239. https://doi.org/10.3390/fluids8090239

Fractal and Fractional:
Solitary Wave Solutions to a Fractional Model Using the Improved Modified Extended Tanh-Function Method
Almatrafi, M.B.
Fractal Fract. 2023, 7, 252. https://doi.org/10.3390/fractalfract7030252

Comparing Market Efficiency in Developed, Emerging, and Frontier Equity Markets: A Multifractal Detrended Fluctuation Analysis
Lee, M.-J.; Choi, S.-Y.
Fractal Fract. 2023, 7, 478. https://doi.org/10.3390/fractalfract7060478 

Synchronization of Fractional-Order Delayed Neural Networks Using Dynamic-Free Adaptive Sliding Mode Control
Roohi, M.; Zhang, C.; Taheri, M.; Basse-O’Connor, A.
Fractal Fract. 2023, 7, 682. https://doi.org/10.3390/fractalfract7090682

Galaxies:
Key Science Goals for the Next-Generation Event Horizon Telescope
Johnson, M.D.; Akiyama, K.; Blackburn, L.; Bouman, K.L.; Broderick, A.E.; Cardoso, V.; Fender, R.P.; Fromm, C.M.; Galison, P.; Gómez, J.L.; et al.
Galaxies 2023, 11, 61. https://doi.org/10.3390/galaxies11030061

Photonics:
Quantum Dot Lasers Directly Grown on 300 mm Si Wafers: Planar and In-Pocket
Feng, K.; Shang, C.; Hughes, E.; Clark, A.; Koscica, R.; Ludewig, P.; Harame, D.; Bowers, J.
Photonics 2023, 10, 534. https://doi.org/10.3390/photonics10050534

Generation of Photon Orbital Angular Momentum and Its Application in Space Division Multiplexing
Olaleye, T.M.; Ribeiro, P.A.; Raposo, M.
Photonics 2023, 10, 664. https://doi.org/10.3390/photonics10060664

Universe:
Quiescent and Active Galactic Nuclei as Factories of Merging Compact Objects in the Era of Gravitational Wave Astronomy
Arca Sedda, M.; Naoz, S.; Kocsis, B.
Universe 2023, 9, 138. https://doi.org/10.3390/universe9030138 

Running Vacuum in the Universe: Phenomenological Status in Light of the Latest Observations, and Its Impact on the σ8 and H0 Tensions
Solà Peracaula, J.; Gómez-Valent, A.; de Cruz Pérez, J.; Moreno-Pulido, C.
Universe 2023, 9, 262. https://doi.org/10.3390/universe9060262

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