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Advanced Materials for Photoelectrochemical Energy Conversion

edited by

Luis Alberto Estudillo-Wong

and Jorge Gabriel Vazquez Arenas

submission deadline 20 Jan 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 8610 | Submission Open

Keywords: non-precious materials; nanomaterials; photoanode; synthesis route; HER; water splitting; strong interfacial interaction

(This special issue belongs to the Section Materials Science and Engineering)

Advances and Techniques in Rock Fracture Mechanics

edited by

Junwei Chen

, Zhi Zhao and Jian-Zhi Zhang

submission deadline 20 Jan 2026 | 6 articles | Viewed by 8520 | Submission Open

Keywords: rock fracture mechanics; rock engineering; rock slope and tunnel; numerical method; experimental study

(This special issue belongs to the Section Civil Engineering)

Green Transportation and Pollution Control

edited by

Luka Vukić

and

Alen Jugović

submission deadline 20 Jan 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 6680 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable transport; green solutions; environmental protection; decarbonization; climate change; technological improvement; social well-being

(This special issue belongs to the Section Transportation and Future Mobility)

Emerging Trends in Heavy Metal Contamination, Absorption and Accumulation

edited by

Carmen Rubio-Armendariz

and

Flavio Rodrigues

submission deadline 20 Jan 2026 | 5 articles | Viewed by 6475 | Submission Open

Keywords: heavy metals; heavy metal contamination; heavy metal sources; heavy metal transfer; metal accumulation; heavy metal concentration; heavy metal toxicity; trace heavy metals; bioaccumulation; heavy metals in air; soil; water; and wild animals; heavy metals and the environment; heavy metals and human health; detoxification; removing heavy metals; heavy metal remediation; bioconcentration; phytoremediation; toxicological evaluation; exposure assessment; ecological impact; cadmium; arsenic; mercury; lead; copper; zinc

(This special issue belongs to the Section Environmental Sciences)

Advanced Technology and Applications of Artificial Intelligence in Wastewater Treatment

edited by

Laurentiu Luca

and Sergiu Caraman

submission deadline 20 Jan 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 6312 | Submission Open

Keywords: advanced control strategy; process optimization; optimal setpoint-based control; predictive maintenance; artificial intelligence application

(This special issue belongs to the Section Environmental Sciences)

Soil Ecotoxicology and Agroecosystems: Concerns, Innovations and Advances

edited by

Antonio Calisi

Francesco Dondero

and

Teodoro Semeraro

submission deadline 20 Jan 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 5980 | Submission Open

Keywords: soil ecotoxicology; agriculture; agroecosystems; emerging pollutants; pest management; invasive species; water reuse; climate change; reclamation

(This special issue belongs to the Section Environmental Sciences)

Syntheses and Applications in Medicinal Chemistry

edited by Qiuji Ye,

Fabrizio Carta

and

Stoyanka Nikolova

submission deadline 20 Jan 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 5954 | Submission Open

Keywords: medicinal chemistry; drug discovery; drug metabolism; synthesis; organic chemistry; chemical biology; disorders and diseases

(This special issue belongs to the Section Biomedical Engineering)

Advances and Applications of CFD (Computational Fluid Dynamics), 2nd Edition

edited by

Joon Ahn

submission deadline 20 Jan 2026 | 7 articles | Viewed by 5893 | Submission Open

Keywords: turbulence simulation; multi-phase flow; combustion and reacting flow; aero-acoustics; fluid– structure interactions; optimization; data science and AI; industrial applications

(This special issue belongs to the Section Fluid Science and Technology)

EEG Horizons: Exploring Neural Dynamics and Neurocognitive Processes

edited by

Giacinto Barresi

and

Yelena Tonoyan

submission deadline 20 Jan 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 5826 | Submission Open

Keywords: electroencephalography (EEG); brain– computer interface (BCI); brain activity; brain diseases; neural dynamics; neurocognitive; computational neuroscience; neurotechnology; neuro-engineering; neuroergonomics; neuroadaptive systems; connectomics; neuromodulation

(This special issue belongs to the Section Applied Neuroscience and Neural Engineering)

Control of Power Systems, 2nd Edition

edited by

Jožef Ritonja

submission deadline 20 Jan 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 5567 | Submission Open

(This special issue belongs to the Section Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering)

Research on Wood and Lignocellulosic-Based Materials for Cultural Heritage

edited by

Federica Antonelli

submission deadline 20 Jan 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 5488 | Submission Open

Keywords: wooden cultural heritage; wood degradation; conservation and preservation of wooden artefacts; technological innovation in wood study; new products for wood preservation

(This special issue belongs to the Section Materials Science and Engineering)

Digital Health, Mobile Technologies and Future of Human Healthcare

edited by

Saeed Sharif

submission deadline 20 Jan 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 5344 | Submission Open

Keywords: artificial intelligence and deep learning; deep learning for healthcare; real-time intelligent biosignal and medical image acquisition; healthcare and big data analytics; intelligent control and IoT; optimizations for efficient intelligent control based on deep learning; biosignal processing for healthcare; intelligent control; biosignal and medical image analysis; AI-aided smart cyber-physical systems for healthcare; human interaction and healthcare; other emerging subjects in healthcare and medical technology

(This special issue belongs to the Section Biomedical Engineering)

Precision Manufacturing Technology

edited by

Zixuan Wang

and Cheng Fan

submission deadline 20 Jan 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 5195 | Submission Open

Keywords: atomic scale manufacturing; ultra-precision machining; additive manufacturing; micro/nanomachining modeling; process optimization; surface and subsurface

(This special issue belongs to the Section Mechanical Engineering)

Sports, Exercise and Healthcare

edited by

Seung-Taek Lim

submission deadline 20 Jan 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 4981 | Submission Open

Keywords: health; physical activity; exercise; well-being; quality of life; elderly; adolescent; sports

(This special issue belongs to the Section Applied Biosciences and Bioengineering)

Recent Developments and Emerging Trends in Dental Diseases and Dental Materials

edited by

Felice Femiano

submission deadline 20 Jan 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 4847 | Submission Open

Keywords: dental materials; dental diseases; oral health; biocompatibility; dentistry; restorative materials

(This special issue belongs to the Section Applied Biosciences and Bioengineering)

Advances in Computer Graphics and 3D Technologies

edited by

Lihua You

and

Zhidong Xiao

submission deadline 20 Jan 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 4837 | Submission Open

Keywords: geometric computing; computer graphics; computational geometry; physically based modelling; computational photography; 3D reconstruction; shape matching; shape and surface modelling

(This special issue belongs to the Section Computing and Artificial Intelligence)

Additive Manufacturing and Machining Technologies for Engineering Materials

edited by

Pierpaolo Iovane

submission deadline 20 Jan 2026 | 5 articles | Viewed by 4755 | Submission Open

Keywords: additive manufacturing; engineering materials; 3D printing; process optimization

(This special issue belongs to the Section Materials Science and Engineering)

Recent Advances in Electrical Engineering: Emerging Research and Perspectives

edited by

Jingang Wang

and Pengcheng Zhao

submission deadline 20 Jan 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 4722 | Submission Open

Keywords: electrical engineering; renewable energy; signal processing; telecommunications; control systems; networked systems; electromagnetics; bioengineering; emerging technologies; advanced materials; experimental validation; theoretical contributions; artificial intelligence (AI); applied engineering solutions; engineering applications

(This special issue belongs to the Section Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering)

Novel Approaches for High Speed Optical Communication

edited by

Roger Dorsinville

and

Amin Malek

submission deadline 20 Jan 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 4700 | Submission Open

Keywords: optical fiber communications; free-space optical; artificial intelligence; optical wireless communication and energy-efficient

(This special issue belongs to the Section Optics and Lasers)

Advanced Photonic Metamaterials and Its Applications

edited by

Edik U. Rafailov

and

Tatjana Gric

submission deadline 20 Jan 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 4553 | Submission Open

Keywords: metamaterial; metasurface; graphene; effective medium; anisotropy

(This special issue belongs to the Section Optics and Lasers)

Advances and Applications of Antioxidant Activity of Natural Compounds from Plants

edited by

Fernanda Barbisan

and Marina Prigol

submission deadline 20 Jan 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 4491 | Submission Open

Keywords: natural antioxidants; advances in antioxidant research; bioactive compounds; oxidative stress

(This special issue belongs to the Section Applied Biosciences and Bioengineering)

Physiology and Biomechanical Monitoring in Sport

edited by Andrea Ceciliani,

Gabriele Russo

and Federico Nigro

submission deadline 20 Jan 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 4284 | Submission Open

Keywords: performance; biomechanics; recovery; fatigue; athletes; hormones; biochemical; training methodology; microbiome; muscle architecture; body composition; cognitive function; sleep

(This special issue belongs to the Section Applied Biosciences and Bioengineering)

Intelligent Optical Signal Processing in Optical Fiber Communication

edited by Junhe Zhou

submission deadline 20 Jan 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 4213 | Submission Open

Keywords: optical signal processing; optical fiber communication; optical communication

(This special issue belongs to the Section Optics and Lasers)

Building Materials: Assessment of the Radon Exhalation and the Radiological Risk Due to Natural Radioactivity Content

edited by

Francesco Caridi

, Stefania Da Pelo,

Giuliana Faggio

Michele Guida

and

Silvestro Antonio Ruffolo

submission deadline 20 Jan 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 4136 | Submission Open

Keywords: building materials; radon exhalation; environmental radioactivity; radiation protection from healthcare to environment and scientific research

(This special issue belongs to the Section Environmental Sciences)

Advancements in HVAC Technologies and Zero-Emission Buildings

edited by

Abdo Abdullah Ahmed Gassar

and

Erwin Franquet

submission deadline 20 Jan 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 4059 | Submission Open

Keywords: zero emission performance; indoor air quality; heat pump technology; renewable energy integration; smart control systems; thermal comfort optimization; energy management; smart zero-emission design; zero-emission building lifecycle; AI and IOT applications

(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Science and Technology)

Secure Cloud Computing Infrastructures

edited by

Andrey Brito

submission deadline 20 Jan 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3894 | Submission Open

Keywords: trusted platforms and trustworthy infrastructures; confidential computing and its limitations; trusted execution environments; attestation and interoperability; formal verification; validation and performance evaluation of trusted hardware; supply chain security; threat analysis; abstractions and runtimes

(This special issue belongs to the Section Computing and Artificial Intelligence)

Applications of Big Data and Artificial Intelligence in Geoscience

edited by

Yuzhu Wang

, Xiaoping Mao, Junqiang Zhang and

Zhangbing Zhou

submission deadline 20 Jan 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 3860 | Submission Open

Keywords: geosciences; geoinformatics; machine learning; deep learning; artificial intelligence; knowledge discovery; knowledge graph; large language model; remote sensing; spatial analysis; environmental modeling; geological data mining; big data analysis; big data processing

(This special issue belongs to the Section Computing and Artificial Intelligence)

New Technologies and Theories Applied in Oil and Gas Development Under Complex Conditions

edited by

Bo Zhang

and

Tengfei Sun

submission deadline 20 Jan 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 3735 | Submission Open

Keywords: well structure optimization design; well control in complex formation; well integrity evaluation; detection and mitigation; drilling technologies and equipment to increase ROP; methods for the further enhancement of oil and gas recovery; AI and big data applied in oil and gas development; wellbore cleaning in long horizontal well and large-size wellbore; new materials applied in drilling; fracturing; production and cement; the optimization of well construction for underground energy or CO2 storage

(This special issue belongs to the Section Earth Sciences)

Application of Artificial Intelligence in the Internet of Things

edited by

César A. Collazos

Juan Calleros

and

Huizilopoztli Luna García

submission deadline 20 Jan 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 3680 | Submission Open

Keywords: Artificial Intelligence of Things; edge computing; machine learning in IoT; predictive analytics; IoT data security

(This special issue belongs to the Section Computing and Artificial Intelligence)

Eye-Tracking Techniques and Its Applications

edited by Lucia Madleňáková and

Radovan Madleňák

submission deadline 20 Jan 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 3657 | Submission Open

Keywords: eye-tracking technology; hardware and software; calibration and validation techniques; data collection and analysis; cognitive psychology and neuroscience; human– computer interaction; marketing and consumer research

(This special issue belongs to the Section Computing and Artificial Intelligence)

Advances in Deep Learning and Intelligent Computing

edited by Jinyang Guo and

Giacomo Fiumara

submission deadline 20 Jan 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3539 | Submission Open

Keywords: artificial intelligence; deep learning; intelligent computing; efficient methods; generative large model

(This special issue belongs to the Section Computing and Artificial Intelligence)

Sports Medicine and Physiology: Bones, Arthrosis and Muscles

edited by

Julio Martin Ruiz

and

Antonio Ammendolia

submission deadline 20 Jan 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 3424 | Submission Open

Keywords: bone; osteoarthritis; muscle; fitness; conditioning; strength; agility; mobility; stiffness

(This special issue belongs to the Section Applied Biosciences and Bioengineering)

Power Electronics and Motor Control

edited by

Yong Chen

and Bin Guo

submission deadline 20 Jan 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 3298 | Submission Open

Keywords: power devices; power electronic topologies; power electronic control; electromagnetic compatibility; motor; advanced motor controller chips; electric driver; advanced control algorithms

(This special issue belongs to the Section Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering)

Integrating Multi-Omics Microbiome Research into the One Health Approach: Probiotics, Functional Foods, and Farm-to-Fork Concept

edited by

Anna Kostka

and

Ana López Moreno

submission deadline 20 Jan 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3285 | Submission Open

Keywords: One Health; farm-to-fork; probiotics; prebiotics; synbiotic; functional food; gut microbiota; gut microbiome

(This special issue belongs to the Section Applied Biosciences and Bioengineering)

Impact Behaviour of Composite Materials

edited by Raúl Muñoz and

Chongdu Cho

submission deadline 20 Jan 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 3154 | Submission Open

Keywords: composite materials; impact loading; finite element; buckling; damage tolerance

(This special issue belongs to the Section Materials Science and Engineering)

Compressive Strength, Impact Damage and Crushing Behavior of Materials

edited by

Maria Pia Falaschetti

and

Enrico Troiani

submission deadline 20 Jan 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 3047 | Submission Open

Keywords: crashworthiness; impact damage; compressive strength; experimental tests; numerical simulations

(This special issue belongs to the Section Materials Science and Engineering)

Advancements in Fire Safety Science and Engineering: From Fundamental Understanding to Practical Applications

edited by

Chuanbo Cui

and

Hao Shao

submission deadline 20 Jan 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2947 | Submission Open

Keywords: ventilation technology; gas prevention and control; fire prevention; dust prevention; mining safety; innovative safety management concepts

(This special issue belongs to the Section Civil Engineering)

Advances in Wood Processing Technology: 2nd Edition

edited by

Martin Kučerka

Alena Očkajová

and

Richard Kminiak

submission deadline 20 Jan 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 2859 | Submission Open

Keywords: wood processing technology; processing of ecological wood composites; first stage wood processing; second stage wood processing; advanced properties; natural fibres processing

(This special issue belongs to the Section Materials Science and Engineering)

Applied Research on Energy Harvesting and Storage

edited by

Kai Yang

submission deadline 20 Jan 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2660 | Submission Open

Keywords: intelligent design; energy harvesting; energy storage; aerospace; marine; industry application; mathematics

(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Science and Technology)

Novel Research on Radiotherapy and Oncology

edited by

Catalin Andrei Bulai

and

Dragos Georgescu

submission deadline 20 Jan 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2602 | Submission Open

Keywords: radiotherapy; oncology; cancer treatment; drug development; personalized medicine; artificial intelligence; translational research

(This special issue belongs to the Section Biomedical Engineering)

Innovations in Rock Mechanics and Mining Engineering

edited by

Yuantian Sun

submission deadline 20 Jan 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 2543 | Submission Open

Keywords: numerical modeling; intelligent monitoring; risk assessment; grouting; rock reinforcement; sustainable mining; artificial intelligence; mine safety; underground mine utilization; automated mining; geothermal energy extraction

(This special issue belongs to the Section Civil Engineering)

Application of AI in Energy and Mining Research

edited by

Xiaoping Ma

and

Difei Zhao

submission deadline 20 Jan 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2505 | Submission Open

Keywords: AI; energy and resources; AI-based geology; intelligent mining; AI+ applied sciences; intelligent building

(This special issue belongs to the Section Computing and Artificial Intelligence)

Wearable Sensor Technology in Gait Analysis and Medical Applications

edited by

Lorenzo Brognara

René Schwesig

and

Arkady Voloshin

submission deadline 20 Jan 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2500 | Submission Open

Keywords: gait; wearable sensor; accelerometry; inertial sensor; wearable device; fall risk

(This special issue belongs to the Section Biomedical Engineering)

Research Progress in Paleontology and Paleogeography of Tethys and Its Neighboring Areas

edited by

Guobiao Li

, Qinghai Zhang and Shijun Jiang

submission deadline 20 Jan 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2475 | Submission Open

Keywords: paleontology; paleogeography; Tethys and its neighboring areas

(This special issue belongs to the Section Earth Sciences)

Applications of Artificial Intelligence and Big Data Analytics in Petroleum Engineering

edited by Karin Becker

submission deadline 20 Jan 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2367 | Submission Open

Keywords: petroleum engineering; big data analytics; predictive maintenance; digital twins; intelligent reservoir management; drilling optimization; anomaly detection; production optimization; intelligent event management; intelligent KPI monitoring; data-driven decision-making; IA for energy sustainability; intelligent exploration technologies; frameworks for data intelligence; predictive analytics; operational efficiency; environmental impact analytics

(This special issue belongs to the Section Computing and Artificial Intelligence)

Advanced Thin Film Technologies: Surface and Interface Engineering with Nanomaterials

edited by Wenluan Zhang, Yumin Huang and Pan Liu

submission deadline 20 Jan 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2367 | Submission Open

Keywords: thin film technology; surface treatment; interface engineering; nanomaterials; coating processes; surface modification; nanoscale interfaces

(This special issue belongs to the Section Nanotechnology and Applied Nanosciences)

Advances in Slope Stability and Rock Fracture Mechanisms

edited by Penghai Zhang

submission deadline 20 Jan 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 2303 | Submission Open

Keywords: rock slopes; cross-scale failure; hydromechanical fracturing; multi-physics coupling; landslide early warning systems; instability criteria

(This special issue belongs to the Section Civil Engineering)

Applications of Deep Learning and Machine Learning in Medicine and Biology

edited by

Byung-Gyu Kim

and Ediz Polat

submission deadline 20 Jan 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2165 | Submission Open

Keywords: artificial intelligence; machine learning; deep learning; medical imaging; medical AI applications; healthcare AI; biomedical informatics

(This special issue belongs to the Section Computing and Artificial Intelligence)

Biomechanical Analysis in Bioengineering: New Trends and Perspectives

edited by

Cristina Curreli

, Pierpaolo Palumbo and

Antonino Amedeo La Mattina

submission deadline 20 Jan 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2110 | Submission Open

Keywords: bioengineering; data analysis; computational biomechanics; experimental biomechanics; personalised medicine

(This special issue belongs to the Section Applied Biosciences and Bioengineering)

Investigation of the Flavour Profiles of Plant-Based Foods

edited by

Irene Chetschik

and

Natalia Kurhaluk

submission deadline 20 Jan 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2053 | Submission Open

Keywords: flavour research; flavour; aroma; taste; plant-based food; off-flavours; sensomics; molecular flavour composition; key odorants; taste-active compounds; gas chromatography– olfactometry; gas chromatography– mass spectrometry; high-performance liquid chromatography– mass spectrometry; sensory evaluation

(This special issue belongs to the Section Food Science and Technology)

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