Journal History

2011 The inaugural issue was released. Applied Sciences was published as a quarterly journal.
2015 Applied Sciences was indexed in Science Citation Index Expanded (SCIE) - Web of Science (Clarivate Analytics) and Scopus (Elsevier).
Applied Sciences received its first Impact Factor (1.484).
Applied Sciences established the following sections:
  • Optics and Lasers;
  • Nanotechnology and Applied Nanosciences.
2016 Applied Sciences received an Impact Factor of 1.726 for the year 2015.
Applied Sciences adopted a monthly publication schedule.
Applied Sciences established the following sections:
  • Materials Science and Engineering;
  • Energy Science and Technology;
  • Acoustics and Vibrations.
2017 Applied Sciences received an Impact Factor of 1.679 for the year 2016.
Applied Sciences established the following sections:
  • Computer Science and Electrical Engineering;
  • Mechanical Engineering;
  • Chemical and Molecular Sciences.
2018 Applied Sciences received an Impact Factor of 1.689 for the year 2017.
Applied Sciences established the following sections:
  • Environmental Sciences;
  • Applied Biosciences and Bioengineering.
Computer Science and Electrical Engineering was divided into two sections: Computing and Artificial Intelligence and Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering.
2019 Applied Sciences received an Impact Factor of 2.217 for the year 2018.
Applied Sciences established the following sections:
  • Earth Sciences and Geography;
  • Civil Engineering;
  • Applied Industrial Technologies;
  • Food Science and Technology;
  • Applied Physics;
  • Quantum Science and Technology;
  • Applied Dentistry and Oral Sciences.
Applied Sciences published its 10,000th paper in December.
2020 Applied Sciences received an Impact Factor of 2.474 for the year 2019.
Applied Sciences established the following sections:
  • Robotics and Automation;
  • Aerospace Science and Engineering;
  • Marine Science and Engineering;
  • Applied Microbiology.
Applied Sciences organized the 1st International Electronic Conference on Applied Sciences (ASEC 2020).
2021 Applied Sciences received an Impact Factor of 2.679 for the year 2020.
Applied Sciences organized the 2nd International Electronic Conference on Applied Sciences (ASEC 2021).
Applied Sciences established the following sections:
  • Applied Thermal Engineering;
  • Agricultural Science and Technology;
  • Additive Manufacturing Technologies;
  • Fluid Science and Technology;
  • Biomedical Engineering;
  • Surface Sciences and Technology;
  • Applied Neuroscience and Neural Engineering;
  • Green Sustainable Science and Technology;
  • Transportation and Future Mobility;
  • Ecology Science and Engineering.
2022 Applied Sciences received an Impact Factor of 2.838 for the year 2021.

Editor-in-Chief

2011–present Editor-in-Chief: Prof. Dr. Takayoshi Kobayashi

Section Editor-in-Chief

2015–2020 Section Editor-in-Chief: Prof. Dr. Totaro Imasaka for the Section on Optics and Lasers
2015–present Section Editor-in-Chief: Prof. Dr. Philippe Lambin for the Section on Nanotechnology and Applied Nanosciences
2016–present Section Editor-in-Chief: Prof. Dr. Peter Van Puyvelde for the Section on Materials Science and Engineering
Section Editor-in-Chief: Prof. Dr. Dimitrios Aggelis for the Section on Acoustics and Vibrations
2017–present Section Editor-in-Chief: Prof. Dr. Frede Blaabjerg for the Section on Energy Science and Technology
Section Editor-in-Chief: Prof. Dr. Andrea Prati for the Section on Computer Science and Electrical Engineering
Section Editor-in-Chief: Prof. Dr. Samuel B. Adeloju for the Section on Chemical and Molecular Sciences
2018–present Section Editor-in-Chief: Prof. Dr. Filippo Berto for the Section on Mechanical Engineering
Section Editor-in-Chief: Prof. Dr. Dibyendu Sarkar for the Section on Environmental Sciences
2019–present Section Editor-in-Chief: Prof. Dr. Eugene J. OBrien for the Section on Civil Engineering
Section Editor-in-Chief: Prof. Dr. Prof. Mohamed Benbouzid for the Section on Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering
Section Editor-in-Chief: Prof. Dr. Roger Narayan for the Section on Applied Biosciences and Bioengineering
Section Editor-in-Chief: Prof. Dr. Nicholas Vassiliou Sarlis for the Section on Applied Physics
Section Editor-in-Chief: Dr. Alexandre Carvalho for the Section on Applied Industrial Technologies
Section Editor-in-Chief: Prof. Dr. Gianrico Spagnuolo for the Section on Applied Dentistry and Oral Sciences
2020–present Section Editor-in-Chief: Prof. Dr. Saulius Juodkazis for the Section on Optics and Lasers
2021–present Section Editor-in-Chief: Prof. Dr. José Manuel Moreno-Rojas for the Section on Food Science and Technology
Section Editor-in-Chief: Dr. Andrea L. Rizzo for the Section on Earth Sciences and Geography
2022–present Section Editor-in-Chief: Prof. Dr. Yuyang Li for the Section on Applied Thermal Engineering
Section Editor-in-Chief:
Dr. Jean Claude André for the Section on Additive Manufacturing Technologies
Section Editor-in-Chief:
Prof. Dr. Dongsheng Wen for the Section on Aerospace Science and Engineering
 
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