Announcements

In 2020, Applied Sciences received 23,516 articles and published 8176 articles with 25,976 authors，and 18,662 researchers who reviewed a manuscript for us. Applied Sciences articles were cited an estimated 34,182 times in 2020. All submitted manuscripts are peer-reviewed and time from submission to publication is approximately 35 days.

Applied Sciences received the 2019 impact factor (2.474) and established six new sections in 2020 on “Membrane Science and Technology", "Robotics and Automation", "Aerospace Science and Engineering", "Marine Engineering", "Applied Microbiology", and "Applied Micromedicine”. 

High Altmetric Papers

• Effect of Fiber-Reinforced Polymer Tubes Filled with Recycled Materials and Concrete on Structural Capacity of Pile Foundations
  Visar Farhangi et al.
  Appl. Sci. 2020, 10(5), 1554; doi: 10.3390/app10051554

• A Novel Transfer-Learning-Based Approach for Pneumonia Detection in Chest X-ray Images
  Vikash Chouhan et al.
  Appl. Sci. 2020, 10(2), 559; doi: 10.3390/app10020559

• Debonding Detection of Reinforced Concrete (RC) Beam with Near-Surface Mounted (NSM) Pre-Stressed Carbon Fiber Reinforced Polymer (CFRP) Plates Using Embedded Piezoceramic Smart Aggregates (SAs)
  Yang Liu et al.
  Appl. Sci. 2020, 10(1), 50; doi: 10.3390/app10010050

• Control and Backbone Identification for the Resilient Recovery of a Supply Network Utilizing Outer Synchronization
  Liang Geng et al.
  Appl. Sci. 2020, 10(1), 313; doi: 10.3390/app10010313

• Effect of Micropiles on Clean Sand Liquefaction Risk Based on CPT and SPT
  Visar Farhangi et al.
  Appl. Sci. 2020, 10(9), 3111; doi: 10.3390/app10093111

Collections/Special Issues

Applied Sciences runs Special Issues to create collections of papers on specific topics. The aim is to build a community of authors and readers to discuss the latest research and develop new ideas and research directions. Special Issues are led by Guest Editors who are experts in the subject, who oversee the editorial process for papers. Papers published in a Special Issue will be collected together on a dedicated page of the journal website. High-quality Collections/Special Issues will be printed as books. The book can be made available on Amazon, eBookMall, Apple books, etc.

Top Downloaded Topics:

• Machine Learning
• Biomechanics
• Structural Engineering
• Image Processing
• Diagnostics

Open Calls:

• New Achievements in Structural Dynamics Analysis
  edited by Marek Krawczuk and Magdalena Palacz
  submission deadline: 30 June 2021

• Optical Design and Engineering
  edited by Pin Han, Chun Hung Lai, Yi Chin Fang and Ye Zhi Ting
  topical collection

• Topological Optimization in Engineering Design
  edited by Boyan Stefanov Lazarov
  submission deadline: 30 October 2021

Read full list of call for papers at https://www.mdpi.com/journal/applsci/special_issues.

On behalf of the editorial team, we would like to express our gratitude to the Editor-in-Chief of Applied Sciences, all Section Editors-in-Chief and Editorial Board Members, as well as to the Guest Editors of Special Issues, Topic Board Members, and Reviewer Board Members, all of whom have ensured the continued success of the journal through their hard work and diligence!

In 2021, Applied Sciences will continue to contribute to academic exchange and sharing of knowledge.