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30 April 2025
Richard DiMarchi and Rolf Müller Share the 2024 Tu Youyou Award

We are pleased to announce that the 2024 Tu Youyou Award has been conferred upon Richard DiMarchi and Rolf Müller, in recognition of their significant contributions to natural products chemistry and medicinal chemistry.

2024 Tu Youyou Award Laureates

Richard DiMarchi Indiana University, USA	Prof. Richard DiMarchi is a Distinguished Professor of Chemistry and Gill Chair in Biomolecular Sciences at Indiana University, USA. He is a member of the National Academy of Medicine and the National Inventors Hall of Fame. Dr. DiMarchi is a former Group Vice President at Eli Lilly and later at Novo Nordisk. He is recognized for his contributions to the discovery and development of rDNA-derived Humulin^®, Humalog^®, rGlucagon^®, and Forteo^®. His academic research has broadened the understanding of glucagon and incretin physiology and pioneered the discovery of single-molecule multi-mechanism agonists for the treatment of diabetes and obesity. The central element to success has been the chemical vision and technology to install within single molecules simultaneous agonism at related G-protein coupled receptors, coupled to the counter-intuitive discovery that glucagon and GIP agonism could synergize the therapeutic efficacy of GLP-1. These peptides and their conceptual approach have transformed the management of excessive body weight to a condition comparable to how hypertension, adult-onset diabetes, and excess cholesterol are medicinally managed.
“Professor DiMarchi was recognized by the 2024 Tu Youyou Award Committee members as being an exceptional leader in the medicinal chemistry of peptides and proteins of natural origin, and as a pioneer in the field of chemical biotechnology. His very important discoveries have led to breakthroughs in new drugs related to the therapy of diabetes and obesity. He has been named as an inventor on a very large number of patents, and he has had initially a highly successful scientific and administrative career in industry, which was followed by over two decades in academia as a distinguished professor.” —Prof. Dr. A. Douglas Kinghorn, Chair of the Award Committee

Rolf Müller Helmholtz Institute for Pharmaceutical Research Saarland (HIPS), Germany; Helmholtz Centre for Infections Research (HZI), Germany; Saarland University, Germany	Prof. Rolf Müller is the Founding and Managing Director of the Helmholtz Institute for Pharmaceutical Research Saarland (HIPS) and Professor of Pharmaceutical Biotechnology at Saarland University, Germany. Having received his training from the University of Bonn, he held research positions at the University of Washington, USA, and Braunschweig University of Technology, Germany, prior to his appointment as professor to Saarland University. His laboratory has dedicated itself to the exploration of bacterial natural-product biosynthetic pathways for more than 20 years and has extensive experience in working with myxobacteria and other microbial producer strains. Starting from the isolation and characterization of new microorganisms, the scope of work includes microbiology-, biotechnology-, bioinformatics-, and chemistry-based approaches to exploit these isolates as sources of new drugs with a special focus on novel anti-infectives. Müller and his team apply a variety of state-of-the-art analytical methods and biological assays to perform biological and chemical characterizations of the identified compounds. Prof. Müller has received several awards, including the prestigious Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz Prize, the PHOENIX Pharmacy Research Award, the DECHEMA Prize, and the Inhoffen Medal, as well as being an elected member of acatech, Leopoldina, and the German Academy of Sciences and Literature.
“The 2024 Tu Youyou Award Committee members were highly impressed by the truly outstanding past and ongoing contributions of Professor Müller in both microbial natural products isolation chemistry and in biosynthesis, as well as in the development of lead compounds for their potential in treating human diseases, through his global connections with various major funding agencies. He is also a dedicated teacher who has trained numerous graduate students and postdoctoral fellows, and he has lectured on his research in countries all over the world.” —Prof. Dr. A. Douglas Kinghorn, Chair of the Award Committee

The achievements of Richard DiMarchi and Rolf Müller highlight the transformative impact of natural products chemistry and medicinal chemistry. We congratulate them and invite the global academic community and public to join us in celebrating their significant contributions.

2024 Award Committee
Committee Chair:

Prof. Dr. A. Douglas Kinghorn, Ohio State University, USA.

Committee Members (listed in alphabetical order):

Prof. Angelo Fontana, University of Naples “Federico II”, Italy;
Prof. Binghe Wang, Georgia State University, USA;
Dr. Diana Pinto, University of Aveiro, Portugal;
Prof. Hideaki Kakeya, Kyoto University, Japan;
Dr. RuAngelie Edrada-Ebel, University of Strathclyde, UK;
Prof. Thomas Prisinzano, University of Kentucky, USA
Prof. Wei Li, University of Tennessee Health Science Center, USA.

About the Tu Youyou Award:
The 2024 Tu Youyou Award includes a total monetary prize of 100,000 Swiss Francs and a medal for each recipient. Established in 2016 to honor the pioneering spirit of Nobel laureate Tu Youyou, the Tu Youyou Award is an international award honoring exceptional scholars dedicated to the fields of natural products chemistry and medicinal chemistry.

For further information about the award and the winners, please visit the Tu Youyou Award website.

2 July 2025
Welcoming New Early Career Editorial Board Members of Applied Sciences

Applied Sciences (ISSN: 2076-3417) is pleased to add the following researchers to the 2025 Early Career Editorial Board and congratulates them on becoming part of the journal’s community.

	Name: Dr. Vito Ricotta Affiliation: Department of Engineering, University of Palermo, Viale delle Scienze Ed. 8, 90128 Palermo, Italy Homepage: https://www.unipa.it/persone/docenti/r/vito.ricotta Research interests: reverse engineering; additive manufacturing; virtual reality; augmented reality; generative design
	Name: Dr. Fabio Salmeri Affiliation: Department of Engineering, University of Messina, Contrada Di Dio, 98166 Sant'Agata, Messina, Italy Homepage: https://unifind.unime.it/individual?uri=http%3A%2F%2Firises.unime.it%2Fresource%2Fperson%2F100904 Research interests: life cycle assessment (LCA); additive manufacturing; topology optimization; 3D scanning; finite element method (FEM); biomedical applications; forensic applications; augmented reality (AR)
	Name: Dr. Danilo D’Andrea Affiliation: Department of Engineering, University of Messina, Contrada di Dio (S. Agata), 98166 Messina, Italy Homepage: https://scholar.google.com.hk/citations?user=F1AYB4sAAAAJ&hl=en&oi=ao Research interests: fatigue of materials; microstructure characterization; additive manufacturing; mechanical behavior; tribology
	Name: Dr. Ana Lúcia de Pereira Neves Messias Affiliation: Centre for Mechanical Engineering, Materials and Processes (CEMMPRE), Department of Dentistry, Faculty of Medicine, University of Coimbra, 3000-075 Coimbra, Portugal Homepage: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4019-9379 Research interests: implant dentistry; dental prostheses; removable prosthodontics; fixed prosthodontics; restorative dentistry; biomechanics; statistics
	Name: Dr. Valentino Vellone Affiliation: Department of Life Science, Health and Health Professions, Link Campus University, 00165 Rome, Italy Homepage: https://www.valentinovellone.it Research interests: oral and maxillofacial surgery; orthognathic surgery; oral surgery; TMJ disorders; TMJ surgery; craniofacial mal-formations; 3D printing custom-made
	Name: Dr. Haibin Wang Affiliation: Department of Naval Architecture, Ocean and Marine Engineering, University of Strathclyde, Glasgow G4 0LZ, UK Homepage: https://www.strath.ac.uk/staff/wanghaibinmr/ Research interests: marine engineering; maritime environment protection; life cycle analysis; numerical engine modelling and simulation; maritime digitalization; safety and risk analysis
	Name: Dr. Dimitrios A. Dragatogiannis Affiliation: Department of Naval Architecture, School of Engineering, University of Western Attica, Agiou Spiridonos 28, 122 43 Egaleo, Greece Homepage: https://na.uniwa.gr/en/dragatogiannis_e/ Research interests: mechanics of materials—experimental mechanics; structural design, analysis, and optimization of structural reliability/strength through analytical and numerical methods; study of the factors determining the structural reliability of marine structures (mechanical properties of materials, marine environment, corrosion, wear, type of loading); structural analysis and design of composite materials manufactured using the filament winding method; novel technologies of welding between metallic and non-metallic materials; shipbuilding processes, correlation between microstructure and structural reliability
	Name: Dr. Dandan Peng Affiliation: Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong, China Homepage: https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=YVV8O3kAAAAJ&hl=en Research interests: intelligent prognostics and health management (PHM); anomaly detection; remaining useful life (RUL) prediction; sensor-based AI modeling; physics-informed machine learning for complex industrial systems (e.g., EVs, wind turbines, aerospace, energy storage systems)
	Name: Dr. Giuseppe Battiato Affiliation: Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, Polytechnic University of Turin, 10129 Turin, Italy Homepage: https://www.polito.it/personale?p=giuseppe.battiato Research interests: reduced-order modeling; bladed disk dynamics; gear dynamics; friction damping; blade tip-timing measurement of rotating bladed disks
	Name: Dr. Manuel Rodríguez Martín Affiliation: Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Salamanca, Campus Viriato, Avenida Requejo, 49022 Zamora, Spain Homepage: https://produccioncientifica.usal.es/investigadores/57696/detalle Research interests: manufacturing; metrology; non-destructive testing; artificial intelligence
	Name: Dr. Dmitry Portnikov Affiliation: Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Israel Homepage: https://www.bgu.ac.il/en/staff-members-main-lobby/staffmemberslobby/portniko/ Research interests: particle mechanics; powder technology; granular materials; fluid–particle systems; mechanical characterization of particles
	Name: Dr. Jakub Krzysztof Grabski Affiliation: Institute of Applied Mechanics, Poznan University of Technology, Jana Pawla II 24, 60-965 Poznan, Poland Homepage: https://jakub.grabski.pracownik.put.poznan.pl/en Research interests: computational mechanics; corrugated cardboard; fluid mechanics; biomechanics; heat transfer; meshless methods; artificial intelligence; evolutionary algorithms; inverse problems
	Name: Dr. Michael Di Gioacchino Affiliation: Department of Sciences, University Roma Tre, 00146 Rome, Italy Homepage: https://www.uniroma3.it/persone/ZGRkVUd2bmw3YkRWUEZiWjAvbjdrWmlDeHBCUjVmazFOK29tdStacUhhWT0=/ricerca/ Research interests: Raman spectroscopy; antioxidant; carotenoid; thyroid; hydration; neutron diffraction; bioprotectant
	Name: Dr. Giuliana Milluzzo Affiliation: Italian National Institute for Nuclear Physics (INFN), Catania Division, Catania, Italy Homepage: https://www.ct.infn.it/it/rubrica/rubrica-ct-sezione/rubrica-dipendenti.html?lastletter=M Research interests: medical physics; dosimetry; FLASH radiotherapy
	Name: Dr. Raquel Filipa da Costa Viveiros Affiliation: LAQV–REQUIMTE, Chemistry Department, NOVA School of Science & Technology, NOVA University of Lisbon, Campus de Caparica, 2829–516, Caparica, Portugal Homepage: https://laqv.requimte.pt/people/272-raquel_viveiros Research interests: green chemistry; synthetic affinity materials; green technologies; polymer synthesis and processing; molecularly imprinted polymers; molecular recognition; biomaterials
	Name: Dr. Jose Antonio Gonzalez Delgado Affiliation: CIQSO, Center for Research in Sustainable Chemistry and Department of Chemistry, University of Huelva, 21004 Huelva, Spain Homepage: https://produccioncientifica.uhu.es/investigadores/210923/publicaciones?lang=en Research interests: organic synthesis; supramolecular chemistry and/or dyes/photochromic compounds
	Name: Dr. Maria Ponticelli Affiliation: Department of Science, University of Basilicata, Viale dell’Ateneo Lucano 10, 85100 Potenza, Italy Homepage: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2145-0284 Research interests: hydroxychloroquine; structure–activity relationship; antiviral; mechanism of action; biological activity; synergistic effects; toxicological effects; preclinical study; clinical study; Humulus lupulus; local cultivars; HPLC-DAD; antioxidant activity; carotenoids; phytochemical profile
	Name: Dr. Rachele Lamioni Affiliation: Department of Civil and Industrial Engineering, University of Pisa, 56122 Pisa, Italy Homepage: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7769-2493 Research interests: combustion; CFD; ammonia; hydrogen; premixed flame; emissions; turbulent flame
	Name: Dr. Edyta Małachowska Affiliation: Institute of Wood Sciences and Furniture, Warsaw University of Life Sciences—SGGW, 159 Nowoursynowska Str., 02-787 Warsaw, Poland Homepage: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0291-9278 Research interests: papermaking; cellulose technology; paper technology; paper aging
	Name: Dr. Wei Li Affiliation: Institute of Aerospace Propulsion, School of Mechanical Engineering, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200240, China Homepage: https://me.sjtu.edu.cn/en/FullTimeTeacher/liwei1.html Research interests: combustion kinetics; kinetic models; zero- and low-carbon fuels such as ammonia, hydrogen, e-fuels and biofuels; combustion reaction regulations; combustion diagnostics; laminar flame; flame speciation; novel combustion technologies
	Name: Dr. Claudia Naldi Affiliation: Department of Industrial Engineering, Alma Mater Studiorum—University of Bologna, Viale del Risorgimento 2, 40136 Bologna, Italy Homepage: https://www.unibo.it/sitoweb/claudia.naldi2/en Research interests: heat transfer; heat pumps; phase-change materials; building simulations
	Name: Dr. Darina Dupláková Affiliation: Faculty of Manufacturing Technologies with a Seat in Prešov, Technical University of Košice, Bayerova 1, 080 01 Prešov, Slovakia Homepage: https://kavt.fvt.tuke.sk/katedra/zamestnanci/53 Research interests: rationalization of production processes; sustainable manufacturing; industrial, occupational, and environmental ergonomics in manufacturing; ergonomic rationalization
	Name: Dr. Vittorio Solina Affiliation: Department of Mechanical, Energy and Management Engineering, University of Calabria, 87036 Rende, Italy Homepage: https://airoyoung.s3.amazonaws.com/users/cvs/000/000/036/original/CV_-_Vittorio_Solina.pdf?1509480901 Research interests: Logistics 4.0; supply chain management; blockchain; Industry 4.0; inventory management; operations management; lean manufacturing; modeling and simulation for supply chain management
	Name: Dr. Christopher Brown Affiliation: British Geological Survey, Keyworth, Nottingham NG12 5GG, UK Homepage: https://www.bgs.ac.uk/people/christopher-brown/ Research interests: geothermal energy; underground thermal energy storage; borehole heat exchangers; advanced geothermal systems; numerical modelling; analytical modelling; subsurface fluid and heat flow
	Name: Dr. Ester Scotto di Perta Affiliation: Department of Agricultural Sciences, University of Naples Federico II, 80055 Portici, Italy Homepage: https://www.docenti.unina.it/#!/professor/455354455253434f54544f20444920504552544153435453545238374836324638333958/riferimenti Research interests: manure management; ammonia emissions; GHG; anaerobic digestion; dark fermentation; ammonia stripping; manure treatment
	Name: Dr. Aljaž Medič Affiliation: Department of Agronomy, Biotechnical Faculty, University of Ljubljana, Jamnikarjeva 101, SI-1000 Ljubljana, Slovenia Homepage: https://www.bf.uni-lj.si/en/about-the-faculty/employees/131/ Research interests: metabolomics; secondary metabolism; biochemistry; food analysis; plant physiology
	Name: Dr. Lorusso Angelo Affiliation: Department of Industrial Engineering (DIIn), University of Salerno, 84084 Salerno, Italy Homepage: https://rubrica.unisa.it/persone?matricola=032076 Research interests: Internet of Things; BIM HBIM; digital twin; metaverse; predictive maintenance; structural health monitoring; gamification; smart cities
	Name: Dr. Federico Gusella Affiliation: Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Florence, 4-50121, Florence, Italy Homepage: https://cercachi.unifi.it/p-doc2-0-0-A-3f2b3c303a2c29-0.html Research interests: seismic risk; reinforced concrete structures; steel structures; seismic response; retrofitting
	Name: Dr. Ruben Filipe Pereira da Silva Affiliation: Faculty of Engineering, University of Porto, 4200-465 Porto, Portugal Homepage: https://sigarra.up.pt/feup/pt/func_geral.formview?p_codigo=539231 Research interests: railway bridges; masonry structures; FE models; damage identification; structural health monitoring; machine learning
	Name: Prof. Dr. Alberto Cerezo-Narváez Affiliation: Department of Mechanical Engineering & Industrial Design, University of Cádiz, 11519 Puerto Real, Spain Homepage: https://directorio.uca.es/cau/directorio.do?persona=129348 Research interests: project management; construction management; architectural engineering; project engineering; building energy efficiency; energy rehabilitation; industrialized construction; sustainable design
	Name: Dr. Salvatore Verre Affiliation: Department of Theoretical and Applied Sciences (DiSTA) eCampus University, Novedrate (CO), Italy Homepage: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3882-1376 Research interests: FRP (fiber-reinforced polymer); FRCM (fiber-reinforced cementitious matrix); SRP (steel-reinforced polymer); SRG (steel-reinforced grout); strengthening-reinforced concrete (RC) members/masonry columns; bond strength; interfacial crack; FEM-simulation; flexural/shear strengthening
	Name: Dr. Anuj Pokle Affiliation: Department of Physics and Centre for Materials Science and Nanotechnology, University of Oslo, 0313 Oslo, Norway Homepage: https://www.mn.uio.no/fysikk/english/people/aca/anujp/index.html Research interests: energy-related materials; two-dimensional (2D) materials; quantum materials; semiconductors; solid-state batteries; hydrogen storage; energy technologies; sustainable material design; aberration-corrected STEM (scanning transmission electron microscopy); 4D-STEM diffraction; monochromated EELS (electron energy loss spectroscopy); in situ methods; FIB milling (focused ion beam milling); Python-based machine learning
	Name: Dr. Andrea Basso Peressut Affiliation: Department of Chemistry, Materials and Chemical Engineering “G. Natta”, Politecnico di Milano, Piazza Leonardo da Vinci 32, 20133 Milan, Italy Homepage: https://www.cmic.polimi.it/en/persone/assegnisti/ Research interests: graphene oxide; proton exchange membrane; PEM fuel cell; infrared spectroscopy; electrochemical impedance spectroscopy; proton conductor; water treatment; photocatalysis; titanium dioxide; foams; proton conductivity; ion exchange capacity; water uptake
	Name: Dr. Joel de Jesus Affiliation: Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Coimbra, 3030-788 Coimbra, Portugal Homepage: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7133-2331 Research interests: structural integrity; fatigue; fracture; fatigue in corrosion environments; material characterization
	Name: Dr. Ana Filipa Cruz Esteves Affiliation: LEPABE—Laboratory for Process Engineering, Environment, Biotechnology and Energy, University of Porto, 4200-465 Porto, Portugal Homepage: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6192-2760 Research interests: biomass valorisation; environmental engineering; microalgal biotechnology; microalgal cultures; process integration; stress conditions; sustainability
	Name: Dr. Pedro Jesús Cabrera Santana Affiliation: Department of Mechanical Engineering, Universidad de Las Palmas de Gran, Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Spain Homepage: https://accedacris.ulpgc.es/cris/rp/rp00649?locale=en Research interests: energy planning; intelligent systems applied to mechanical engineering; energy–water systems; renewable energy systems
	Name: Dr. Antonio Fabozzi Affiliation: National Research Council, Institute of Sciences and Technologies for Sustainable Energy and Mobility (CNR-STEMS), P. le V. Tecchio 80, 80125 Napoli, Italy Homepage: https://iris.cnr.it/cris/rp/rp14947 Research interests: iron-based materials; materials for CO2 capture and storage; biomass pyrolysis; morphological and microstructural investigations of metal compounds
	Name: Dr. Laura Pompei Affiliation: Department of Astronautic, Electric and Energy Engineering (DIAEE), Faculty of Engineering, Sapienza University of Rome, Via Eudossiana 18, 04100 Rome, Italy Homepage: https://research.uniroma1.it/researcher/9efd0e77c9a5c96767cd1d5a0c1b26ef48f68aebe0b1b6805c29e52a Research interests: smart cities, SCC smart cities and communities solutions; design for sustainability; lighting; building energy demand; RES (renewable energy source) integration; urban modelling
	Name: Dr. Serena Lima Affiliation: Department of Engineering, Università degli Studi di Palermo, 90128 Palermo, Italy Homepage: https://www.unipa.it/persone/docenti/l/serena.lima Research interests: microalgae; biomass valorization; photobioreactor design; downstream processes; wastewater remediation
	Name: Dr. Enrique Rosales Asensio Affiliation: Department of Electrical Engineering, University of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Campus de Tafira S/N, 35017 Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Spain Homepage: https://www2.ulpgc.es/index.php?pagina=crrPDI&ver=pdi&consulta=%22Nzg1MTYxOTg=%22 Research interests: microgrids; energy resilience; energy efficiency; water–energy nexus
	Name: Dr. Josep Gomez-Soriano Affiliation: CMT-Motores Térmicos, Universitat Politècnica de València, Camino de Vera s/n, 46022 Valencia, Spain Homepage: https://www.upv.es/ficha-personal/JOGOSO1 Research interests: combustion; modelling; alternative fuels; hydrogen; CFD; internal combustion engines
	Name: Dr. Javier Rodríguez Martín Affiliation: Energy Engineering Department, ETSII-UPM, Universidad Politécnica de Madrid, c/José Gutiérrez Abascal, 2, 28006 Madrid, Spain Homepage: https://portalcientifico.upm.es/es/ipublic/researcher/309688 Research interests: renewable energies; heating and cooling systems; energy and exergy analysis; thermal energy storage systems, thermodynamics; modeling and simulation energy systems; solar thermal power plants
	Name: Dr. Koji Enoki Affiliation: Department of Mechanical and Intelligent Systems Engineering, The University of Electro-Communications, Tokyo 182-8585, Japan Homepage: https://www.therme.lab.uec.ac.jp/ Research interests: two-phase flow, boiling heat transfer; porous material; heat exchanger; multiphase flow; heat and mass transfer
	Name: Dr. Grazia Leonzio Affiliation: Department of Chemical Engineering, Process Systems Engineering, Imperial College London, London SW7 2AZ, UK Homepage: https://web.unica.it/unica/page/it/grazia_leonzio Research interests: CO2 capture and utilization; CO2 supply chain optimization and modelling; methanol production; ethylene production; LCA; TEA
	Name: Dr. Daniel Sánchez-García Affiliation: Grupo Termotecnia, Department of Mechanical Engineering and Industrial Design, University of Cádiz, Cádiz, Spain Homepage: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3080-0821 Research interests: thermal comfort; energy efficiency in buildings; climate change adaptation; energy poverty
	Name: Dr. Carlo De Benedictis Affiliation: Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, Politecnico di Torino, 10129 Turin, Italy Homepage: https://www.polito.it/en/staff?p=carlo.debenedictis Research interests: biomechanics; automation; robotics, control; mechatronics
	Name: Dr. Francesco Scotto di Luzio Affiliation: Research Unit of Advanced Robotics and Human-Centred Technologies, Department of Engineering, Università Campus Bio-Medico di Roma, Via Álvaro del Portillo, 21, 00128 Roma, Italy Homepage: https://www.unicampus.it/people/francesco-scotto-di-luzio/ Research interests: robot-aided rehabilitation; multimodal interfaces; user state estimation; sensor data processing and fusion; human–robot interaction
	Name: Dr. Antonio Laezza Affiliation: Laboratory of Bioinspired Materials (LABIM), Department of Science, University of Basilicata, 85100 Potenza, Italy Homepage: http://docenti.unibas.it/site/home/docente.html?m=012340 Research interests: polysaccharides; biopolymers; biomaterials; electrospinning; glycosaminoglycans
	Name: Dr. Leonardo Bianchi Affiliation: Department of Mechanical Engineering, Politecnico di Milano, 20156 Milan, Italy Homepage: https://mecc.polimi.it/en/staff/leonardo.bianchi Research interests: optical fiber sensors for biomedical applications; fiber Bragg grating sensors; measurement systems based on photonic technologies; thermal therapies for cancer treatment; thermal and mechanical measurements
	Name: Dr. Andrea Sambri Affiliation: Orthopedic and Traumatology Unit, IRCCS Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria di Bologna, 40138 Bologna, Italy; Homepage: https://www.aosp.bo.it/cv/32644/html Research interests: orthopaedic oncology; bone and joint infections; hip replacement; knee replacement; bone tumours; soft tissue sarcomas
	Name: Dr. Behdad Dasht Bozorg Affiliation: Department of Surgery, Netherlands Cancer Institute, Plesmanlaan 121, 1066 CX Amsterdam, The Netherlands Homepage: https://www.nki.nl/research/find-a-researcher/researchers/behdad-dasht-bozorg/ Research interests: medical image; data analysis; medical technology; AI in image-guided surgery and early diagnostics; early cancer detection; point-of-care detection; smart surgical tools development
	Name: Dr. Aleksandra Bojarczuk Affiliation: Faculty of Physical Culture, Gdansk University of Physical Education and Sport, 80-336 Gdansk, Poland Homepage: https://awf.gda.pl/uczelnia/o-uczelni/zaklady/ Research interests: sports genetics; molecular exercise physiology; gene polymorphisms and physical performance; exercise-induced muscle damage and inflammation; genetic determinants of fat loss; cytokine gene variants and obesity; lactate metabolism in athletes; personalized exercise and nutrition
	Name: Dr. Nuno Miguel Pires Alves Amaro Affiliation: 1 ESECS, Polytechnique of Leiria, 2411-901 Leiria, Portugal 2 Research Center in Sport, Health, and Human Development (CIDESD), 5000-558 Vila Real, Portugal" Homepage: https://www.jornaldeleiria.pt/opiniao/atividade-fisica-em-contexto-laboral Research interests: physical activity; swimming; health; sedentary behaviour
	Name: Dr. Fernanda Vilarinho Affiliation: National Institute of Health Doutor Ricardo Jorge, Avenida Padre Cruz, 1649-016 Lisboa, Portugal Homepage: https://www.cienciavitae.pt/3A12-438E-5978 Research interests: innovative packaging systems; active and intelligent packaging; sustainable packaging solutions; nanomaterials for food; biopolymer-based packaging; plastic packaging technologies; functional coatings; controlled release systems; nano-encapsulation of natural compounds; environmental impact of packaging materials
	Name: Dr. Sotirios Oikonomou Affiliation: School of Applied Sciences, University of the West of England, Coldharbour Ln, Bristol BS16 1QY, UK Homepage: https://people.uwe.ac.uk/Person/SotiriosOikonomou Research interests: food microbiology and safety; non-thermal food processing technologies; antimicrobial delivery systems; 3D-printed functional foods; electrochemical (bio)sensors; sustainable agri-food systems
	Name: Dr. Radu Ciprian Racovita Affiliation: Department of Inorganic Chemistry, Physical Chemistry and Electrochemistry, Faculty of Chemical Engineering and Biotechnology, National University of Science and Technology POLITEHNICA Bucharest, Bucharest, Romania Homepage: https://chimie.upb.ro/en/departamente/chimie-anorganica-chimie-fizica-si-electrochimie/colectiv/racovita-radu-ciprian/ Research interests: food; toxicology; natural products; phytochemistry; bioactive substances; antioxidants; volatile oils; chromatography; mass spectrometry; UV–Vis spectroscopy; infrared spectroscopy; environmental chemistry
	Name: Dr. Natalia Casado Navas Affiliation: Departamento de Tecnología Química y Ambiental, E.S.C.E.T, Universidad Rey Juan Carlos, C/Tulipán s/n, 28933 Móstoles, Spain Homepage: https://servicios.urjc.es/pdi/ver/natalia.casado; https://grupo-de-quimica-analitica-urjc.webnode.es/products/natalia-casado-navas/ Research interests: chromatographic and electrophoretic separation techniques; mass spectrometry; sample preparation; microextraction; chiral separations; food contaminants; bioactive compounds; food safety; food processing; food quality
	Name: Dr. Kazimierz Krzywicki Affiliation: Department of Technology, The Jacob of Paradies University, ul. Fryderyka Chopina 52/7, 66-400 Gorzow Wielkopolski, Poland Homepage: http://cidn.ajp.edu.pl/people/details/kazimierz.krzywicki Research interests: distributed embedded systems; embedded system design; IoT; hardware synthesis; process control
	Name: Dr. Luca Davoli Affiliation: Department of Engineering and Architecture, University of Parma, 43124 Parma, Italy Homepage: https://lucadavoli.github.io Research interests: Internet of Things; smart agriculture; software-defined networking; big stream; security
	Name: Dr. Michele Beccaria Affiliation: Politecnico di Torino, Corso duca degli abruzzi 24, 1024 Turin, Italy Homepage: https://www.polito.it/en/staff?p=034637 Research interests: reflectarray; transmitarray; conformal antennas; smart electromagnetic skins; arrays; orbital angular momentum; 3D printed array; metasurfaces; beam scanning; shaped beam; OAM antenna; lens antenna; RIS; IRS; SES; vortex beam; antenna optimization; beam
	Name: Dr. Wei Han Affiliation: Sustainable Energy and Environment Thrust, Function Hub, The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (Guangzhou), Guangzhou 511400, China Homepage: https://facultyprofiles.hkust-gz.edu.cn/faculty-personal-page/HAN-Wei/weihan Research interests: wireless power transfer; magnetic sensors; power electronics; smart grid
	Name: Dr. Carlos Cruz Affiliation: Department of Electronics, University of Alcala, 28871 Madrid, Spain Homepage: https://www.uah.es/en/estudios/profesor/Carlos-Cruz-de-la-Torre/ Research interests: electronic design; sensors; detectors; demand optimization
	Name: Dr. Marcin Wojnakowski Affiliation: Institute of Control and Computation Engineering, University of Zielona Góra, Prof. Z. Szafrana 2, 65-516 Zielona Góra, Poland Homepage: https://issi.uz.zgora.pl/pracownicy/marcin-wojnakowski Research interests: Petri net-based systems; analysis of Petri nets; hardware implementation; FPGAs; Verilog
	Name: Dr. Tiziano Dalla Mora Affiliation: Department of Architecture and Arts, Università Iuav di Venezia, Santa Croce 191, 30135 Venezia, Italy Homepage: https://iuav.unifind.cineca.it/resource/person/3573 Research interests: sustainable development; building physics; environment; building materials; energy; energy efficiency; energy engineering; energy conservation; energy saving; life-cycle assessment; environmental analysis; building information modelling; building simulation; energy modeling; renewable energy; lighting; daylighting; energy efficiency in buildings; heritage conservation; protection of cultural heritage; indoor microclimate assessment
	Name: Dr. Silvia Morales de la Rosa Affiliation: Sustainable Energy and Chemistry Group, Instituto de Catálisis y Petroleoquímica, CSIC, Marie Curie, 2, Cantoblanco, 28049 Madrid, Spain Homepage: https://icp.csic.es/eqs-group/people/ Research interests: heterogeneous catalysts; catalytic characterization and activity; biomass valorization; advanced biofuels; HDO; HISO; bioproducts; e-fuels; biomass pretreatment; CO2 conversion; bioalcohols; microalgae; lignocellulosic biomass
	Name: Prof. Dr. Domenico Rossi Affiliation: Department of Civil Engineering, University of Salerno, Via Giovanni Paolo II 132, I-84084 Fisciano, Italy Homepage: https://docenti.unisa.it/061800/en/home Research interests: acoustic; modeling; machine learning; applied physics
	Name: Dr. Rubén Maderuelo-Sanz Affiliation: Technological Institute of Ornamental Rocks and Construction Materials (INTROMAC), 10071 Cáceres, Spain Homepage: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3269-0467 Research interests: architectural acoustics; building material; acoustic properties; thermal properties; mechanical properties; impedance tube; acoustic impedance model; sound absorber; floating floors; resilient layers
	Name: Dr. Giovanni Ciatto Affiliation: Department of Computer Science and Engineering, Università di Bologna, 47521 Cesena, Italy Homepage: https://www.unibo.it/sitoweb/giovanni.ciatto/en Research interests: explainable artificial intelligence; logic programming; multi-agent systems; distributed systems; software engineering
	Name: Dr. Ana Lucila Sandoval Orozco Affiliation: Department of Software Engineering and Artificial Intelligence (DISIA), Faculty of Computer Science and Engineering, Office 431, Universidad Complutense de Madrid (UCM), 28040 Madrid, Spain Homepage: https://gass.ucm.es/ana-sandoval-en.php Research interests: 6G; artificial intelligence; computer security; cybersecurity; forensic analysis; multimedia
	Name: Dr. Elmo Benedetto Affiliation: Department of Computer Science, University of Salerno, Via Giovanni Paolo II, 132, 84084 Fisciano, Italy Homepage: https://docenti.unisa.it/039085/home Research interests: relativistic physics; applied mathematics; prime numbers; cryptography
	Name: Dr. Man-Fai Leung Affiliation: School of Computing and Information Science, Faculty of Science and Engineering, Anglia Ruskin University, Cambridge, UK Homepage: https://www.aru.ac.uk/people/man-fai-leung Research interests: intelligent systems; optimization; financial engineering; urban planning
	Name: Dr. Yanan Huang Affiliation: Faculty of Science, University of Technology Sydney, Australia Homepage: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0509-7433 Research interests: porous membrane; separation; energy conversion and storage; biosensor
	Name: Dr. Matteo Magelli Affiliation: Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, Politecnico di Torino, C.so Duca degli Abruzzi 24, 10129 Torino, Italy Homepage: https://www.polito.it/personale?p=matteo.magelli Research interests: railway vehicle dynamics; railways; longitudinal train dynamics; multibody simulation; finite element analysis; wheel–rail contact; wear; tread braking
	Name: Dr. Juan Jesús Ruiz Aguilar Affiliation: Department of Ingeniería Industrial e Ingeniería Civil, University of Cádiz, Spain Homepage: https://produccioncientifica.uca.es/investigadores/113403/detalle Research interests: transportation; logistics; machine learning; simulation; time series; atmospheric pollution
	Name: Dr. Konstantinos Mattas Affiliation: European Commission’s Joint Research Centre, 21027 Ispra (VA), Italy Homepage: https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=5ZEIWygAAAAJ&hl=el Research interests: automated vehicles; traffic flow theory; fuzzy logic; traffic simulation; traffic safety
	Name: Dr. Haoxuan Dong Affiliation: Department of Mechanical Engineering, National University of Singapore, Singapore Homepage: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4713-7461 Research interests: connected and automated vehicles; electric vehicles; vehicle dynamics and control; eco-driving; optimal control; reinforcement learning
	Name: Dr. Paul John Clifford Hughes Affiliation: School of Medicine and Population Health, The University of Sheffield, Sheffield S10 2TN, United Kingdom Homepage: https://www.sheffield.ac.uk/smph/people/clinical-medicine/paul-hughes Research interests: MRI; hyperpolarized gas; lung; image processing
	Name: Dr. Alexandr Ceasovschih Affiliation: Faculty of Medicine, “Grigore T. Popa” University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Iasi, 700115, Romania Homepage: https://www.longdom.org/admin/editor-interviews/17088-dr-alexandr-ceasovschih-interview.pdf Research interests: internal medicine; cardiology; atherosclerosis; MINOCA; inflammation; peripheral arterial disease; diabetes; electrocardiogram
	Name: Dr. Javier Gene-Morales Affiliation: 1. Research Institute on Traffic and Road Safety (INTRAS), University of Valencia, Valencia 46022, Spain. 2.Research Group on Prevention and Health in Exercise and Sport (PHES), Department of Physical Education and Sports, University of Valencia, Valencia 46010, Spain. Homepage: https://producciocientifica.uv.es/investigadores/1009628/detalle Research interests: physical exercise; health; performance; intraocular pressure
	Name: Dr. Diego Lopergolo Affiliation: Department of Medicine, Surgery and Neurosciences, University of Siena, 53100 Siena, Italy Homepage: https://www.orpha.net/it/institutions/professional/629981 Research interests: rare neuromuscular disorders; rare genetic neurologic disease
	Name: Dr. Mafalda Laranjo Affiliation: Institute for Clinical and Biomedical Research (iCBR), Area of Environment Genetics and Oncobiology (CIMAGO), Faculty of Medicine, University of Coimbra, 3000-548 Coimbra, Portugal Homepage: https://www.cienciavitae.pt//en/061F-EF6E-AE2C Research interests: cancer; photodynamic therapy; cell biology; animal models
	Name: Dr. Francesco Falcetelli Affiliation: Department of Industrial Engineering (DIN), Alma Mater Studiorum Università di Bologna, Viale del Risorgimento 2, 40136 Bologna, Italy Homepage: https://www.unibo.it/sitoweb/francesco.falcetelli/en Research interests: structural health monitoring; optical fiber sensors; shape sensing; lamb waves; hydrogen storage; metal hydrides
	Name: Dr. Giovanni Magno Affiliation: Department of Electrical and Information Engineering (DEI), Polytechnic University of Bari, Via Edoardo Orabona, 4, 70125 Bari (BA), Italy Homepage: https://scholar.google.it/citations?user=rBw5A6QAAAAJ&hl=it Research interests: electromagnetic fields; photonics; plasmonics; antennas; nanoantennas; photonic crystals; metasurfaces; optical tweezers; integrated plasmonic devices; graphene
	Name: Dr. Ning Liu Affiliation: School of Aerospace Engineering and Applied Mechanics, Tongji University, Shanghai 200092, China Homepage: https://aero-mech.tongji.edu.cn/3b/4e/c23512a211790/page.htm Research interests: coarse-grained modelling; AI-aided material design; bio-inspired nanocomposites
	Name: Dr. Feng Liu Affiliation: School of Psychology, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200240, China Homepage: https://faculty.sjtu.edu.cn/fengliu/en/index.htm# Research interests: computational psychology; quantitative affective computing; computational affection
	Name: Dr. Usuk Jung Affiliation: Department of Pediatrics, University of Minnesota-Twin Cities, Minneapolis, MN 55455, USA Homepage: https://experts.umn.edu/en/persons/usuk-jung Research interests: adipogenesis; fibrosis; Duchenne muscular dystrophy; facioscapulohumeral muscular dystrophy; liver fibrosis, muscle regeneration; regenerative medicine; skeletal muscle
	Name: Dr. Dario Autovino Affiliation: Department of Agricultural, Food and Forest Sciences, University of Palermo, Viale delle Scienze, 90128 Palermo, Italy Homepage: https://www.unipa.it/persone/docenti/a/dario.autovino/en Research interests: modelling soil water flow and solute transport; soil hydraulic properties; infiltration

2 July 2025
Meet Us at the 2025 International System Dynamics Conference, 3–7 August 2025, Boston, USA

MDPI will be attending the 2025 International System Dynamics Conference in Boston, USA, which will take place from 3 to 7 August 2025. The International System Dynamics Conference (ISDC) unites global minds with a shared passion for System Dynamics and systems thinking. Now celebrating its 43rd year, the ISDC stands as a beacon for interdisciplinary dialogue and collaboration, attracting a diverse audience from business, academia, philanthropy, and more.

The following MDPI journals will be represented:

Systems;
Administrative Sciences;
Applied Sciences;
Dynamics;
Electronics;
Knowledge;
Modelling;
Processes;
Forecasting.

If you are attending the conference, please feel free to visit our booth. Our delegates look forward to meeting you in person and answering any questions that you may have. For more information about the conference, please visit the following link: https://systemdynamics.org/conference.

2 July 2025
MDPI INSIGHTS: The CEO's Letter #24 - 2024 Impact Factor & CiteScore, MDPI Summits France & USA, Tu Youyou Award

In these monthly letters, I will showcase two key aspects of our work at MDPI: our commitment to empowering researchers and our determination to facilitating open scientific exchange.

Opening Thoughts

MDPI’s 2024 Impact Factor Highlights

For those of our readers who are new to academic publishing, you may have heard some news in June around the Impact Factor release. Every year, typically in June, Clarivate releases its annual Journal Citation Reports (JCR), which include Journal Impact Factors (JIF). This metric is widely used in academic publishing to reflect the average number of citations received by recent articles in each journal.

While Impact Factor is just one of many indicators of journal influence, it remains a major milestone for authors, editors, and publishers. It’s used to assess journal visibility, researcher recognition, and scholarly reach. Throughout our international meetings and events, it’s clear that the Impact Factor is something many of our authors and editorial board members care about, as it can influence where they choose to submit an article and the funding they receive for their research.

“These results reflect the trust that the scholarly community places in MDPI”

MDPI’s 2024 Impact Factor Highlights

298 MDPI journals received a Journal Impact Factor.
60 journals earned their first-ever Impact Factor

To put this in perspective: MDPI’s 60 new journal acceptances into the Web of Science was the second highest number of any publisher in 2024, behind Elsevier and ahead of Springer Nature. Our 87% acceptance rate for journals submitted to Web of Science shows the strength of our editorial process and our proven ability to develop journals aligned with Clarivate’s 24 evaluation criteria.
Notably, Textiles, Mathematics, International Journal of Neonatal Screening, Smart Cities, Systems, and Pharmaceutics ranked in the top 10% in their respective categories, highlighting their growing influence and prestige within their academic fields. This shows that high-quality indexing goes beyond visibility; it upholds credibility and trust.

193 MDPI journals are now ranked in the top 50% (Q1/Q2) of their subject categories.

What does this mean, and why is it important? Journals are ranked by quartiles within their field, based on their Impact Factor. Q1 represents the top 25% of journals in their category, Q2 the next 25%, and so on. Being in Q1 or Q2 shows that a journal is performing well relative to other journals in its category. Authors and institutions often look at quartile rankings when choosing where to publish – it’s an important indicator of visibility and recognition, within its respective category.

116 of our previously ranked journals increased their Impact Factor.
14 MDPI journals achieved an Impact Factor of 5.0 or higher, suggesting a high degree of influence and visibility.

These results reflect our staff's hard work: from our editorial and production teams to our indexing, communications, and data teams, and beyond. This also reflects the trust that the scholarly community places in MDPI, reinforcing the message that when researchers publish with MDPI, they publish with impact.

Open Access with Impact

As the leading fully open access publisher, our journals have received a total of 18.4 million citations in the Web of Science by the end of 2024, reflecting the growing reach and engagement of research published with MDPI. We are committed to making scientific research freely accessible to everyone, everywhere. With the support of more than 4.2 million contributing authors, we’re proud to support the global shift toward open access.

Further Reading

If you’d like to better understand how journals get indexed and why Impact Factors matter, please read this recent interview with Dr. Constanze Schelhorn (Head of Indexing). It gives you a behind-the-scenes look at the role our indexing team plays in supporting journal indexing and visibility.

You can also read our official news announcement shared last week: MDPI Journals in the 2024 Journal Citation Reports.

Thank you to everyone, from our authors and reviewers to our editors and internal teams, who contributed to the progress of our journal indexing in 2024. We’re continuing to build journals that are recognized and trusted across disciplines.

Impactful Research

MDPI Journals See Continued Growth in 2024 CiteScore Results

Continuing our indexing updates, I’m pleased to share that MDPI has achieved strong results in the latest CiteScore metrics, released on 5 June by Scopus. These results reflect the collective efforts of our editors, reviewers, authors, and internal teams, with their dedication to quality and visibility in scientific publishing. You can read the full announcement here.

2024 Highlights:

322 MDPI journals received a CiteScore (up from 274 last year).
283 journals (88%) are ranked in Q1 or Q2 of their subject categories.
237 journals (85%) saw an increase in their CiteScore compared to last year.
48 journals received a CiteScore for the first time.
39 journals are now placed in the top 10% of their subject areas.

“This growth highlights our commitment to supporting open, trusted science”

What is CiteScore and how is it measured?

CiteScore metrics are developed by Elsevier as an alternative to the Impact Factor. They measure the citation impact of journals and can be accessed freely on Scopus. The metric represents the yearly average number of citations to recent articles published in a journal. If you’re interested in learning more about citation metrics and how we use them, check out this blog post.

Why is this important?

These results show the growing recognition for, and impact of, MDPI journals across disciplines. CiteScore rankings help researchers, institutions, and funders assess where high-quality work is being published. This growth improves our journals’ positioning in the publishing landscape and highlights our commitment to supporting open, trusted science.

Inside MDPI

Highlights from the MDPI USA Summit in Boston (5–6 June)

With several Summits already behind us, I think this is a good time to reflect on the purpose of these Summits.

Why do we organize MDPI Summits?

These one-and-a-half-day, invite-only gatherings are designed to improve our relationships with Chief Editors who lead our journals and are respected voices in their fields. The Summits aim to:

Share MDPI’s values, achievements, editorial practices, and local market collaborations.
Collect feedback on MDPI operations and journal practices.
Empower Chief Editors to confidently represent MDPI beyond the Summit.

While Chief Editors know their journals well, these events help them better understand MDPI. We want them to be ambassadors for our brand. The aim is for them to walk away informed, engaged, and equipped to share positively about MDPI.

About the Boston Summit

Held on 5–6 June, our first USA Summit gathered over 25 Chief Editors to learn more about MDPI’s activities and collaborations in the USA. The program included presentations, Q&A, and a panel discussion.

Agenda Highlights:

Moderated by Summer Huggard (Operations Manager [Toronto], MDPI), the program featured:

MDPI Overview and USA Collaboration – Stefan Tochev (CEO, MDPI)
AI in Publishing and MDPI's Actions – Feichi Lu (Junior Data Scientist, MDPI)
MDPI Editorial Process and Research Integrity – Dr. Giulia Stefenelli (Scientific Communications Lead, MDPI)
Panel Discussion – Stefan, Feichi, Giulia, Claudia
Society Partnerships – Dr. Clàudia Aunós (Society Partnerships Senior Manager, MDPI)
Voice of the Customer and Closing Remarks – Stefan Tochev (CEO, MDPI)

MDPI & the USA: Facts and Figures

With over 216,000 publications, the USA is MDPI’s second-largest contributor after China.
In 2024, the USA ranked 2nd in total submissions and 2nd in total MDPI publications, with more than 28,200 publications.
As of 2020, the cumulative number of authors from the USA until April 2025 was 352,099.
As at April 2025, there are more than 12,035 active Editorial Board Members (EBMs) from the USA, with 55% having an H-index over 26.
Among them, 96 serve as Editors-in-Chief (EiC) and 218 as section-Editors-in-Chief (SEiC)
MDPI has more than 920 Institutional Open Access Program agreements worldwide, with over 130 from the USA.

A special thanks to our Toronto team, and everyone who worked behind the scenes to make this event run smoothly.

Coming Together for Science

Highlights from the MDPI France Summit in Paris (12–13 June)

We completed our first MDPI France Summit in Paris last week, and it was a special event. Attendees were engaged from beginning to end, remaining after hours to network and collaborate.

Why a France Summit?

We chose to host a France Summit in view of the recent challenges MDPI has faced with the National Centre for Scientific Research (CNRS). What we took away from the event is that our authors and editors very much appreciate and enjoy working with us, but we need to address the concerns raised by CNRS, around Article Processing Charges (APCs) and the funding of gold open access publications.

“Our authors and editors very much enjoy working with us”

Some of the claims made in the June 2023 interview with Alain Schuhl, the Deputy CEO for Science at the CNRS, are simply not factual. For example, they state that MDPI’s “average APC charges per article are now around the same as Springer Nature’s.” Here is the relevant passage, reproduced verbatim:

This is not accurate.

A recent preprint analysing APC data from Elsevier, Springer Nature, Wiley, PLOS, MDPI, and Frontiers (2019–2023) shows that MDPI’s average APCs remain significantly lower than those of Springer Nature and several other major publishers.

The MDPI Summits are part of our outreach and communication efforts to address misconceptions and clarify MDPI’s position as one of the most accessible and affordable major gold open access publishers in the world.

Summit Overview

Held on 12–13 June, the France Summit gathered over 20 Chief Editors to learn more about MDPI’s activities and collaborations in France. Many of these editors are influential in their institutions and professional societies. Several also have connections to CNRS, which makes this an important opportunity to clarify how we operate and build trust through open and transparent communication and hopefully turn our editors into informed advocates of MDPI.

Summit Feedback

The feedback has been very positive, with most attendees completing the post-event survey and all rating the experience as Excellent or Good. A few highlights:

“The whole thing was highly professional and, above all, provided quantified details that will allow us to better answer questions surrounding MDPI.”
“The summit was an opportunity to meet personally various people directly engaged in the organization and policies of MDPI, which made it possible to clarify some important points concerning publishing with MDPI.”
“Very well organized! A great opportunity to see all French MDPI partners and editors.”

Program Highlights:

Moderated by Miruna Adelina Nicolcioiu (Senior Conference Producer), the program featured:

MDPI Overview and France Collaboration – Stefan Tochev (CEO)
MDPI Editorial Process and Peer-Review Quality – Dr. Marta Colomer (Public Affairs Specialist)
Institutional Partnerships and Open Access Funding Models – Becky Castellon (Institutional Partnerships Manager)
AI in Publishing and MDPI's Actions – Daniele Raimondi (Data Scientist)
Publication Ethics: Global Trends – Diana Cristina Apodaritei (Research Integrity Specialist)
Closing Remarks – Stefan Tochev
Panel Discussion – Diana, Becky, Prof. Dr. Patrick Da Cost, and Stefan

MDPI & France: Facts and Figures

With over 51,000 publications, France is MDPI's tenth-largest contributor, and fifth largest among EU countries after Italy, Spain, Germany, and Poland.
As of 2020, the cumulative number of authors from France until April 2025 was 87,592.
As at April 2025, there are more than 2,800 active Editorial Board Members (EBMs) from France, with 59% having an H-index over 26.
Among them, 22 serve as Editors-in-Chief (EiC) and 61 as section-Editors-in-Chief (SEiC)
In 2024, IJMS, JCM, and Molecules were the top three MDPI journals in terms of submissions from French-affiliated authors.

Special thanks to our colleagues from Romanian offices for organizing this successful event.

Closing Thoughts

Richard DiMarchi and Rolf Müller Share the 2024 Tu Youyou Award

As we wrap up this month’s newsletter, I’d like to take a moment to recognize the winners of the 2024 Tu Youyou Award, presented by our journal Molecules. I am pleased to share that the 2024 Tu Youyou Award has been conferred upon Richard DiMarchi and Rolf Müller, in recognition of their significant contributions to natural products chemistry and medicinal chemistry.

I invite you to read the editorial co-authored by the Tu Youyou Award Committee, which highlights the significance of the award and the remarkable impact of the recipients’ research.

A sincere thank-you to the 2024 Award Committee for their dedication and selection process, and congratulations once again to this year’s honourees. Your work exemplifies the kind of research MDPI is proud to support and amplify.

About the Tu Youyou Award
The 2024 Tu Youyou Award includes a total monetary prize of 100,000 Swiss Francs and a medal for each recipient. Established in 2016 to honour the pioneering spirit of Nobel laureate Tu Youyou, the Tu Youyou Award is an international award recognizing exceptional scholars dedicated to the fields of natural products chemistry and medicinal chemistry.

For further information about the award and the winners, please visit the Tu Youyou Award website.

Stefan Tochev
Chief Executive Officer
MDPI AG

27 June 2025
Meet Us at ACS Fall 2025, 17–21 August 2025, Washington, DC, USA

Conference: ACS Fall 2025
Date: 17–21 August 2025
Location: Washington, DC, USA

MDPI will be attending ACS Fall 2025, which will be held from 17 to 21 August 2025 in Washington, DC, USA.

The Fall 2025 conference of the American Chemical Society (ACS) will be held in Washington, D.C., the center of global policy. As the largest international academic event in the field of chemistry, this session focuses on “Chemistry Powering Multidisciplinary Solutions”, addressing global challenges such as climate change, the public health crisis, and the energy transition, and promoting the strategic shift from basic research to industrial application. The core theme forums mainly include the following points:

Breakthroughs in Energy Materials:
Stability regulation of the solid electrolyte interface (SEI);
Optimization of hydrogen production efficiency through photocatalytic water cracking (target > 15%);
Pathways for enhancing the selectivity of carbon dioxide electrocatalytic conversion to C₂+ products.
Life Sciences and Health:
Clinical transformation of targeted protein degradation (PROTAC) technology;
The application of single-cell metabolomics in the early diagnosis of cancer;
AI-driven rational design of antimicrobial peptides.
Sustainable Development Technologies:
Development of plastic chemical recycling catalysts (depolymerization rate ≥ 95%);
Trace pollutant adsorption based on metal–organic frameworks (MOFs);
Alternative evaluation of green solvents in pharmaceutical processes (PMI index optimization).

The following MDPI journals will be represented at the conference:

If you are planning to attend the conference, we encourage you to visit our booth and speak to our representatives. We are eager to meet you in person and assist you with any queries that you may have. For more information about the conference, please visit the official website: https://www.acs.org/events/fall.html.

23 June 2025
International Women in Engineering Day—“Together We Engineer”, 23 June 2025

International Women in Engineering Day (INWED), observed annually on 23 June, is a global initiative that celebrates the outstanding achievements of women in engineering while inspiring more young women to pursue engineering careers. Established in 2014 by the Women’s Engineering Society (WES) in the UK, this observance has become a vital platform for advancing diversity and inclusion in the engineering profession.

Aligned with the 2025 theme, “Together We Engineer” and Goal 5 of the SDG Publishers Compact: Gender Equality, MDPI emphasizes the power of collective action to break down gender barriers and foster a more inclusive engineering culture. In this era of both challenges and opportunities, women engineers are driving technological innovation in unprecedented ways—from sustainable development solutions to AI ethics frameworks, their contributions are fundamentally reshaping our industry.

Join us in celebrating International Women in Engineering Day and supporting initiatives that empower women in STEM. Together, we can build a future where engineering innovation thrives through diversity, and where every aspiring engineer has equal opportunities to shape our world.

Engineering

● Actuators;
● Applied Sciences;
● Automation;
● Biomimetics;
● Buildings;
● Eng;
● Lubricants;
● Machines;
● Micromachines;
● Processes;
● Sensors.

Chemistry & Materials Science

● Applied Nano;
● C;
● Coatings;
● JFB;
● JMMP;
● Materials;
● Metals;
● Nanomaterials.

Computer Science & Mathematics

● Software.

Social Sciences, Arts and Humanities

● Challenges;
● Education Sciences.

Session 1: Breaking Barriers as Rising Stars	Session 2: Legacy Building Through Inclusive Leadership
Date: 23 June 2025, 11:00 a.m. (CEST) Webinar ID: 834 2423 4697 Free to register for this webinar here!	Date: 23 June 2025, 4:00 p.m. (CEST) Webinar ID: 835 3354 6710 Free to register for this webinar here!

We are pleased to announce that the first Young Women in Engineering Award is open for nominations. This award was established to acknowledge the achievements of young women investigators in the field of engineering and to inspire young women to consider research and careers in engineering.

Nomination deadline: 30 November 2025.

Prize:

CHF 1000;
An electronic certificate;
A voucher to waive the article processing charges (APCs) for one submission to a journal within the field of engineering (subject to peer review)—valid for one year.

For more details about the award, please visit here. Please feel free to send the nomination letter to ywe-award@mdpi.com.

We are honored to interview several outstanding female scholars in engineering field to share their research journey and your insight into being a female engineer.

Name: Dr. Teresa Donateo
Affiliation: Department of Engineering for Innovation, University of Salento, Italy

“Female engineers often bring a unique set of strengths to academic research, shaped by their life experiences and the challenges they routinely navigate. One particularly valuable strength is the ability to manage multiple priorities simultaneously, a skill frequently sharpened through balancing professional responsibilities with personal commitments, such as motherhood.”

Please read the full interview here.

Name: Dr. Jelena Svorcan
Affiliation: Department of Aerospace Engineering, Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, University of Belgrade, Serbia

“Females are generally very responsible, well organized, do not do everything at the last minute, and can very successfully deal with particular, tedious tasks. They perform well under pressure and are great as team leaders and teachers since they engage more with the younger colleagues, but can also be strict when necessary.”

Please read the full interview here.

Name: Dr. Yong Wei Tiong
Affiliations: ¹ Institute of Sustainability for Chemicals, Energy and Environment (ISCE2), Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR), Singapore
² Singapore Integrative Biosystems and Engineering Research (SIBER), Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR), Singapore

“Female engineers often bring a collaborative, systems-oriented mindset that’s well-suited for complex interdisciplinary problems. They tend to approach problem-solving holistically and with strong communication skills, qualities essential for cross-functional research.”

Please read the full interview here.

“Artificial Intelligence for Non-Destructive Imaging in Composite Materials”
by Mine Seckin, Pinar Demircioglu, Ahmet Cagdas Seckin, Ismail Bogrekci and Serra Aksoy
Eng 2025, 6(3), 46; https://doi.org/10.3390/eng6030046

“Disassembly Plan Representation by Hypergraph”
by Abboy Verkuilen, Mirjam Zijderveld, Niels de Buck and Jenny Coenen
Automation 2025, 6(1), 10; https://doi.org/10.3390/automation6010010

“Probing Solid-Binding Peptide Self-Assembly Kinetics Using a Frequency Response Cooperativity Model”
by Taylor Bader, Kyle Boone, Chris Johnson, Cindy L. Berrie and Candan Tamerler
Biomimetics 2025, 10(2), 107; https://doi.org/10.3390/biomimetics10020107

“Fast Multi-Distance Time-Domain NIRS and DCS System for Clinical Applications”
by Marco Nabacino, Caterina Amendola, Davide Contini, Rebecca Re, Lorenzo Spinelli and Alessandro Torricelli
Sensors 2024, 24(22), 7375; https://doi.org/10.3390/s24227375

“Understanding the Effect of Carbon Nanotube Core Designs on Controlling Bandgaps and Wave Directionality in Cement”
by Nanziri Esther Kayondo and Shreya Vemuganti
Eng 2024, 5(3), 1811–1822; https://doi.org/10.3390/eng5030096

“On the Importance of Solar Radiation and Shading for the Alkali–Aggregate Reaction Prediction of Concrete Arch Dams”
by Noemi Schclar Leitão
Eng 2024, 5(3), 1673–1695; https://doi.org/10.3390/eng5030088

“Label- and Reagent-Free Optical Sensor for Absorption-Based Detection of Urea Concentration in Water Solutions”
by Carlo Anelli, Vanessa Pellicorio, Valentina Bello and Sabina Merlo
Sensors 2024, 24(9), 2754; https://doi.org/10.3390/s24092754

“Electromechanical Actuator-Based Solution for a Scissor Lift”
by Łukasz Stawiński, Viacheslav Zakharov, Andrzej Kosucki and Tatiana Minav
Actuators 2023, 12(10), 394; https://doi.org/10.3390/act12100394

“A Synthesis-Based Stateful Approach for Guiding Design Thinking in Embedded System Development”
by Hung-Fu Chang and Supannika Koolmanojwong Mobasser
Software 2023, 2(3), 332–349; https://doi.org/10.3390/software2030016

Special Issues:

“New Technologies for Sensors”	“Recent Advances in Compliant Mechanisms”

“Advanced Sensors and Signal Processing for Psychophysiological Monitoring”	“Digital Twins for Sustainable Industrial Processes”

“Micro-/Nanofluidic and Lab-on-a-Chip Devices for Biomedical Applications, 3rd Edition”	“Emerging Trends in Materials Engineering for Clean Energy Applications”

“Effect of Heat Treatment on Polymorphism and Particle Size Distribution of Calcium Carbonate Nanoparticle Synthesized via Mechanochemical Process”
by Md Nuruzzaman, Yanju Liu, Mohammad Mahmudur Rahman, Saifullah Omar Nasif and Ravi Naidu
Appl. Nano 2025, 6(2), 8; https://doi.org/10.3390/applnano6020008

“Skin Sensitization Potential of Sensitizers in the Presence of Metal Oxide Nanoparticles In Vitro”
by Claudia Meindl, Kristin Öhlinger, Verena Zrim, Jennifer Ober, Ramona Jeitler, Eva Roblegg and Eleonore Fröhlich
Nanomaterials 2024, 14(22), 1811; https://doi.org/10.3390/nano14221811

“Two-Dimensional MoS₂ Nanosheets Derived from Cathodic Exfoliation for Lithium Storage Applications”
by Alberto Martínez-Jódar, Silvia Villar-Rodil, José M. Munuera, Alberto Castro-Muñiz, Jonathan N. Coleman, Encarnación Raymundo-Piñero and Juan I. Paredes
Nanomaterials 2024, 14(11), 932; https://doi.org/10.3390/nano14110932

“Gold Nanoparticle-Based Colorimetric and Fluorescent Dual-Mode Lateral Flow Immunoassay for SARS-CoV-2 Detection”
by Ying Gan, Hefan Zhang, Jing Liu, Fuqin He, Fengheng Li, Ao Li, Man Xing, Dongming Zhou, Shan-Yu Fung and Hong Yang
J. Funct. Biomater. 2024, 15(3), 58; https://doi.org/10.3390/jfb15030058

“Examining the Impact of Intermediate Cooling on Mechanical Properties of 22MnB5 in a Tailored Tempering Process”
by Alborz Reihani, Sebastian Heibel, Thomas Schweiker and Marion Merklein
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20 June 2025
Young Women in Engineering Award—Open for Nominations

We are pleased to announce that the Young Women in Engineering Award is open for nominations. This award was established to acknowledge the achievements of young women investigators in the field of engineering and to inspire young women to consider research and careers in engineering. All the nominations will be assessed by an Award Evaluation Committee, and winners will be announced online on 8 March 2026.

Prizes:

CHF 1000;
An electronic certificate;
A voucher to waive the article processing charges (APCs) for one submission to a journal within the field of engineering (subject to peer review)—valid for one year.

Number of winners: 2.

Eligibility and requirements:

This role is designated for female candidates;
Must have received their Ph.D. no more than 10 years prior to 31 December 2025;
Must have produced groundbreaking research and made a significant contribution to the advancement of engineering;
Must be nominated by senior scientists.

List of documents for nomination:

Detailed curriculum vitae, including an updated publication list and a list of the researcher’s own research grants;
Scanned copy of doctorate certificate;
Signed nomination letters from two established senior scientists.

Schedule:

Open for nominations: 23 June 2025;
Nomination deadline: 30 November 2025;
Winner announcement: 8 March 2026.

Nominations and contact:

All nomination materials and award-related communications must be submitted via our official email: ywe-award@mdpi.com.

Please do not hesitate to contact us if you have any questions. We look forward to receiving your nominations.

Young Women in Engineering Award Team

17 June 2025
Applied Sciences Exceptional Reviewers List 2025

We are thrilled to share the updated Exceptional Reviewers List 2025. This program was designed to recognize and honor scholars who have delivered consistently exceptional review reports to our journal. Committed to fostering rigorous research and promoting knowledge exchange, Applied Sciences (ISSN: 2076-3417) recognizes the significant role our reviewers play in maintaining the quality and integrity of the articles we publish. According to surveys conducted in 2024, 92% of our authors rated the peer review as good or excellent, thanks to our pool of excellent reviewers.

We would like to express our sincere appreciation to all the reviewers who have generously volunteered their time and expertise to assist in Applied Sciences’ peer-review process. Their dedication and attention to detail in evaluating manuscripts, offering valuable feedback, and contributing to ensuring the academic rigor of all published articles are truly commendable.

The Exceptional Reviewers List was introduced in May 2024. Each quarter, we will be selecting a group of outstanding reviewers and introduce them here.

Name: Dr. Patryk Ziolkowski Affiliation: Gdansk University of Technology, Poland	Name: Prof. Dr. Paweł Pijarski Affiliation: Lublin University of Technology, Poland
Name: Dr. Adrian Peidro Affiliation: Miguel Hernandez University, Spain	Name: Dr. Andreea Kui Affiliation: “Iuliu Hațieganu” University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Romania
Name: Dr. Roberto Lo Giudice Affiliation: University of Messina, Italy	Name: Dr. Radovan Holubek Affiliation: Slovak University of Technology, Slovakia
Name: Dr. Gessica Umili Affiliation: Torino University, Italy	Name: Dr. Zhao Ding Affiliation: Chongqing University, China
Name: Dr. Stefano Quer Affiliation: Politecnico di Torino, Italy	Name: Prof. Dr. Papageorgas Panagiotis Affiliation: University of West Attica, Greece
Name: Dr. Zheng Cao Affiliation: Xi'an Jiaotong University, China	Name: Dr. Laura Zlibinaite Affiliation: Kauno Kolegija Higher Education Institution, Lithuania
Name: Prof. Dr. Daniela Perduková Affiliation: Technical University of Kosice, Slovakia	Name: Prof. Dr. Maciej Sydor Affiliations: ^1.Poznań University of Life Sciences, Poland ; ^2. Poznań University of Technology, Poland
Name: Prof. Dr. Magdalena Gantner Affiliation: Warsaw University of Life Sciences (WULS), Poland	Name: Dr. Dawid Szatten Affiliation: Kazimierz Wielki University, Poland
Name: Dr. Weike Wang Affiliation: Shandong University of Science and Technology, China	Name: Dr. Konstantinos Papadimitriou Affiliation: University of East London, Greece
Name: Dr. Ramanjaneyulu Rayala Affiliation: University of Illinois Chicago, USA	Name: Prof. Dr. Lianguo Wang Affiliation: China University of Mining and Technology, China
Name: Dr. Juan Luis Cabanillas García Affiliation: Universidad de Extremadura, Spain	Name: Dr. Do-Youn Lee Affiliation: Kookmin University, Republic of Korea
Name: Prof. Dr. Anna Rudawska Affiliation: Lublin University of Technology, Poland	Name: Prof. Dr. Roman Trach Affiliation: Warsaw University of Life Sciences, Poland
Name: Prof. Dr. O. Roger Anderson Affiliation: Columbia University, USA	Name: Prof. Dr. Carlos Roldán-Blay Affiliation: Universitat Politècnica de València, Spain
Name: Prof. Dr. Martin Decký Affiliation: University of Žilina, Slovakia	Name: Dr. Daniele Sofia Affiliation: University of Calabria, Italy
Name: Dr. Rocco Citroni Affiliation: Sapienza University of Rome, Italy	Name: Dr. Sanda Rosca Affiliation: Babeş-Bolyai University, Romania
Name: Prof. Dr. Xueming Du Affiliation: Zhengzhou University, China	Name: Dr. Zhen Liu Affiliation: Pennsylvania State University, USA
Name: Dr. Łukasz Knypiński Affiliation: Poznan University of Technology, Poland	Name: Dr. Ruizhe Yang Affiliation: University of Chicago, USA
Name: Prof. Dr. Anna Lekova Affiliation: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, Bulgaria	Name: Prof. Dr. Robert Ulewicz Affiliation: Czestochowa University of Technology, Poland
Name: Dr. José Carlos Piñar-Fuentes Affiliation: University of Jaen, Spain	Name: Dr. Jorge Calvillo-Arbizu Affiliation: University of Seville, Spain
Name: Dr. Elias Sakellis Affiliation: National Center for Scientific Research (NCSR) Demokritos, Greece	Name: Prof. Dr. Leszek Sobkowiak Affiliation: Adam Mickiewicz University, Poland
Name: Dr. Babak Jamhiri Affiliation: Loughborough University, UK	Name: Prof. Dr. Belmiro P. M. Duarte Affiliation: Instituto Superior de Engenharia de Coimbra, Portugal
Name: Dr. Gabriela Ionescu Affiliation: National University of Science and Technology Politehnica Bucharest, Romania	Name: Prof. Dr. Jang-Eui Hong Affiliation: Chungbuk National University, Republic of Korea
Name: Dr. Ramona Riedel Affiliation: BTU Cottbus-Senftenberg, Germany	Name: Dr. Assunta Pozzuoli Affiliation: University of Padova, Italy
Name: Prof. Dr. Theodoros Theodosiou Affiliation: Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece	Name: Dr. Maria Francesca Ferrario Affiliation: Università degli Studi dell’Insubria, Italy
Name: Dr. Malgorzata Kac Affiliation: Institute of Nuclear Physics Polish Academy of Sciences, Poland	Name: Dr. Wei-jung Shiang Affiliation: Chung Yuan Christian University, Taiwan

See what our reviewers have to say about Applied Sciences’ review process:

“Peer review is a valuable opportunity to contribute to scientific rigor while staying engaged with emerging research in my field.”—Dr. Andreea Kui

“It is a pleasure to contribute to the peer-review process, supporting the advancement of scientific research. The review platform is very user-friendly, and the star rating system works well, providing a clear idea of the article’s qualities. I believe that integrating a plagiarism detection tool would be beneficial to further support reviewers in verifying the originality of submitted manuscripts.”—Dr. Roberto Lo Giudice

“Serving as a reviewer for a critical journal is a significant responsibility underpinning our field's integrity and advancement. It requires a diligent and objective assessment of a manuscript's originality, methodological rigor, clarity, and contribution to existing knowledge. Beyond critical evaluation, a key responsibility is to provide constructive, insightful, and actionable feedback that helps authors improve their work, regardless of the ultimate publication decision, thereby fostering scholarly excellence and upholding the journal's high standards.”—Dr. Stefano Quer

“The MDPI platform has helped me a lot in performing the review. I have the capability of interacting with One important point is how to have easy access to plagiarism detection of articles under review automatically through an online tool for the article under review.”—Prof. Dr. Papageorgas Panagiotis

“When reviewing manuscripts, I always willing to provide recommendations to editors and authors based on my knowledge and insights, thereby improving the quality of the papers and contributing to the journal's development. I take the review of every submission responsibly because each paper not only tells a scientific story that have been done, but also may influence the future that yet to come.”—Dr. Zheng Cao

“Reviewing varied studies has enhanced my critical thinking, time management, and clear communication, enabling me to provide constructive, detailed feedback while respecting diverse research contexts. It also inspired my own study designs and deepened my understanding of the literature. I recommend peer reviewing to fellow researchers because it sharpens analytical and communication skills, expands expertise, and fosters scientific rigor and collaboration.”—Dr. Laura Zlibinaite

“Reviewing for Applied Sciences has been a rewarding way to stay engaged with cutting-edge research, support scientific quality, and give back to the academic community.”—Dr. Ramanjaneyulu Rayala

“Reviewing for Applied Sciences has deepened my perspective on applied innovation, particularly in how AI and technology can enhance learning and research methodologies.”—Dr. Juan Luis Cabanillas García

“I am committed to providing thorough and constructive reviews to promote rigorous, innovative, and sustainable research in engineering and energy systems.”—Prof. Dr. Carlos Roldán-Blay

“Processing peer-reviewed articles gives me significant scope to expand my scientific knowledge on a global level. It is an honor for me to process manuscript reviews, in the areas of engineering structures.”—Prof. Dr. Martin Decký

“I believe that providing thorough, constructive feedback helps authors refine their work, ensuring research quality and advancing scientific knowledge. Engaging in the peer review process allows me to stay updated with the latest developments in fields like energy harvesting, plasmonics, and AI, while also supporting the scientific community.”—Dr. Rocco Citroni

“Peer review is a rewarding way to contribute to the scientific community and help maintain the quality and integrity of published research.”—Dr. Zhen Liu

“Each review is a new challenge for me, as well as an opportunity to learn about the latest research directions in my area of interest. Through a review, we can learn about new approaches and expand our knowledge, which we can later apply in our own research.”—Dr. Łukasz Knypiński

“The MDPI review process is transparent and efficient, with an intuitive interface that covers all aspects of peer review according to best practices. The whole system supports comfortable work for reviewers.”—Prof. Dr. Robert Ulewicz

“As an editor for several journals and a reviewer for many, I strive to provide constructive feedback that helps authors improve the quality of their work, thus contributing to ensuring rigorous and high-quality scientific publications.”—Dr. Assunta Pozzuoli

You can read more testimonials at the following link: https://www.mdpi.com/testimonials?type=all&journal_id=90&page_count=50.

15 June 2025
Applied Sciences Receives an Increased CiteScore of 5.5

We are pleased to share that Applied Sciences (ISSN: 2076-3417) received an increased CiteScore of 5.5 in June 2025, which is an impressive achievement, with the following ranks:

Q1 (72nd out of 344) in the “Engineering, General Engineering” category;
Q1 (37th out of 174, improvement) in the “Physics and Astronomy, Instrumentation” category;
Q1 (22nd out of 97, improvement) in the “Chemical Engineering, Fluid Flow and Transfer Processes” category;
Q2 (293rd out of 947) in the “Computer Science, Computer Science Applications” category;
Q2 (164th out of 460) in the “Materials Science, General Materials Science” category;
Q2 (33rd out of 70, improvement) in the “Chemical Engineering, Process Chemistry and Technology” category.

You can find more statistics on our website, which can be accessed at https://www.mdpi.com/journal/applsci/stats, as well as https://www.scopus.com/sourceid/21100829268.

The current CiteScore measures the average number of citations of a journal over a four-year window (2021–2024). The Scopus database provides a comprehensive suite of metrics that support informed publishing strategies as well as research evaluation and enable the benchmarking of journal performance.

This achievement reflects the collective efforts of our authors, reviewers, editors, and readers. Together we will continue to track the progress of Applied Sciences and its growing impact in applied natural sciences.

Thank you to everyone who has contributed to the journal.

Applied Sciences Editorial Office

5 June 2025
Meet Us Virtually at the 12th International Electronic Conference on Sensors and Applications (ECSA-12), 12–14 November 2025

We are pleased to announce the 12th International Electronic Conference on Sensors and Applications (ECSA-12), which will be chaired by Prof. Dr. Stefano Mariani, Prof. Dr. Stefan Bosse, Prof. Dr. Francisco Falcone and Prof. Dr. Jean-Marc Laheurte. This event will be held virtually from 12 to 14 November 2025, with participation completely free of charge.

This event aims to bring together leading experts in sensor research from around the world, providing a dynamic platform with which to share cutting-edge knowledge and present recent advancements. Building on the success of the past ten editions (2014–2023), this year’s edition will focus on eight thematic areas where sensors are changing science.

Topics of Interest:

S1. Chemo- and Biosensors
Session Chair: Prof. Dr. Stefano Mariani;

S2. Physical Sensors
Session Chair: Prof. Dr. Jean-Marc Laheurte, Université Gustave Eiffel, France;

S3. Sensor Networks, the IoT, Smart Cities, and Health Monitoring
Session Chair: Prof. Dr. Francisco Falcone, Public University of Navarre, Spain; Tecnologico de Monterrey, Mexico;

S4. Sensors and Artificial Intelligence
Session Chair: Prof. Dr. Stefan Bosse, University of Koblenz, Germany;

S5. Smart Agriculture Sensors
Session Chair: Prof. Dr. Stefano Mariani, Politecnico di Milano, Italy;

S6. Electronic Sensors, Devices, and Systems
Session Chair: Prof. Dr. Stefan Bosse, University of Koblenz, Germany;

S7. Wearable Sensors and Healthcare Applications
Session Chair: Prof. Dr. Jean-Marc Laheurte, Université Gustave Eiffel, France;

S8. Robotics, Sensors, and Industry 4.0
Session Chair: Prof. Dr. Francisco Falcone, Public University of Navarre, Spain; Tecnologico de Monterrey, Mexico.

Latest Schedule:
New abstract submission deadline: 25 June 2025;
New abstract acceptance notification: 9 July 2025;
Full file submission deadline: 12 August 2025;
Registration deadline: 7 November 2025.

Instructions for Authors and Publication Opportunities:
To participate in the conference, please first submit your abstract before 25 June 2025 via the following link: https://sciforum.net/user/submission/create/1362. Once your abstract is accepted, you will be requested to submit proceedings papers or posters before 12 August 2025. Authors are also encouraged to submit video presentations (maximum of 3–5 min) after the acceptance of their abstracts and proceedings papers or posters as supplementary materials.

All accepted submissions will be published on Sciforum. Proceedings papers (minimum of 4 pages) are eligible for free publication with DOI in MDPI’s Engineering Proceedings (indexed within Scopus, ISSN: 2673-4591).

In addition, a Special Issue will be launched in the open access journal Sensors (ISSN: 1424-8220, impact factor: 3.4, and CiteScore: 8.2), and participants are encouraged to submit a full manuscript for peer review and potential publication with a 20% discount on the article processing charge (APC).

For detailed submission guidelines, please refer to the Instructions for Authors.
To register for free, please visit https://sciforum.net/event/ECSA-12?section=#registration.

Conference Awards:
Two winners will be selected for the Best Contribution Awards and one winner will be selected for the Student Award. Each winner will receive a certificate and a prize of CHF 500.

We look forward to receiving your abstracts and invite you to register for this conference.

For any inquiries regarding the event, please contact ecsa@mdpi.com.

Conference Chairs:
Prof. Dr. Stefano Mariani
Prof. Dr. Stefan Bosse
Prof. Dr. Francisco Falcone
Prof. Dr. Jean-Marc Laheurte

ECSA-12 Organizing Team

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Richard DiMarchi and Rolf Müller Share the 2024 Tu Youyou Award

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Welcoming New Early Career Editorial Board Members of Applied Sciences

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Meet Us at the 2025 International System Dynamics Conference, 3–7 August 2025, Boston, USA

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MDPI INSIGHTS: The CEO's Letter #24 - 2024 Impact Factor & CiteScore, MDPI Summits France & USA, Tu Youyou Award

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