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We are proud to recognize the winners of MDPI’s 2021 Travel Awards in the “Engineering” category for their outstanding presentations and to present them with the prize.

MDPI journals regularly offer travel awards to encourage talented junior scientists to present their latest research at academic conferences in specific fields, which helps to increase their influence.

The winners mentioned below were carefully selected by the journal editors based on an outline of their research and the work to be presented at an academic conference.

We would like to warmly congratulate the winners of this year’s Travel Awards and wish them the greatest success with their future research endeavors. MDPI will continue to enhance communication among scientists.

Actuators:

• Matthew Wei Ming Tan, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore.

Applied Sciences:

• Márcia de Sousa Oliveira, University of León, Spain;
• Caroline Sarah Taylor, University of Sheffield, UK;
• Raquel Viveiros, NOVA University of Lisbon, Portugal;
• Alfonso González Briones, University of Salamanca, Spain;
• Alen Horvat, University Carlos III Madrid, Spain;
• Marie Švecová, University of Chemistry and Technology, Czech Republic;
• Venanzio Giannella, University of Salerno, Italy;
• Michaël Lobet, University of Namur, Belgium;
• Lam Thi Ngoc Tran, National Research Council, Italy;
• Hanfei Mei, University of South Carolina, USA.

Applied System Innovation:

• Mert Nakip, Polish Academy of Sciences, Poland.

Biosensors:

• Mengdi Bao, Rochester Institute of Technology, USA;

Yichi Su, Stanford University, USA.

Buildings:

• Karthik Panchabikesan, Concordia University, Canada;
• Xiaolei Yuan, Tongji University, China.

Chemosensors:

• Verónica Montes García, Université de Strasbourg & CNRS, France.

Electronics:

• Peng Hang, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore;
• Alfonso González Briones, University of Salamanca, Spain.

Fluids:

• Alberto Zingaro, Politecnico di Milano, Italy;
• Sarah E. Morris, Auburn University, USA.

Infrastructures:

• Angelo Aloisio, University of L’Aquila, Italy;
• André Filipe Castanheira Alves Furtado, University of Porto, Portugal.

Journal of Low Power Electronics and Applications:

• Tommaso Zanotti, University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, Italy.

Journal of Manufacturing and Materials Processing:

• Nagalingam Arun Prasanth, Rolls-Royce@NTU Corporate Lab, Singapore.

Machines:

• Muhammad Jamil, Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics (NUAA), China;
• Mariagrazia Tristano, Sheffield Hallam University, UK.

Processes:

• Michele Schlich, University of Cagliari, Italy;
• Álvaro Santana Mayor, University of La Laguna, Spain.

Sensors:

• Eleonora Macchia, Åbo Akademi University, Finland;
• Alfonso Gonzalez Briones, University of Salamanca, Spain;
• Saúl Vallejos Calzada, University of Burgos, Spain;
• Ana Novo, University of Vigo, Spain;
• Yalin Liu, Macau University of Science and Technology, China;
• Marilena Giglio, Politecnico of Bari, Italy;
• Yuzhi Shi, Nanyang Technological University (NTU), Singapore.

In order to acknowledge our reviewers, who so generously dedicate their time to reviewing papers and demonstrate diligence, professionalism, and timeliness when reviewing manuscripts, MDPI journals regularly offer outstanding reviewer awards to scholars who participate in the peer-review process.

We are proud to recognize the winners for the year 2021 in the “Engineering” category for their outstanding contributions among extensive competition by presenting them with an Outstanding Reviewer Award.

We would like to take this opportunity to congratulate all of the winners on their achievement. MDPI will continue to provide support and recognition to the academic community.

Actuators:

• Ryszard Dindorf, Kielce University of Technology, Poland.

Applied Sciences:

• Khaled Giasin, University of Portsmouth, UK;
• Jakub Krzysztof Grabski, University of Technology, Poland;
• Marcos Tostado-Véliz, University of Jaén, Spain;
• Luigi Pugliese, University of Calabria, Italy;
• Francesco Bennardo, University of Catanzaro, Italy;
• Heriberto Perez-Acebo, University of the Basque Country UPV/EHU, Spain.

Biosensors:

• Amir Hatamie, University of Gothenburg, Sweden.

Buildings:

• Francesco Fiorito, Polytechnic University of Bari, Italy;
• Paul G. O’Brien, York University, Canada.

Chemosensors:

• Verónica Montes García, University of Strasbourg, France.

Machines:

• Piotr Gierlak, Rzeszow University of Technology, Poland;
• Sebastian A. Nugroho, University of Michigan, USA;
• Viorel Paleu, Gheorghe Asachi Technical University of Iasi, Romania.

Processes:

• Marcin Dębowski, University of Warmia and Mazury in Olsztyn, Poland;
• Bartłomiej Zieniuk, Warsaw University of Life Sciences, Poland;
• Zbigniew Nadolny, Poznan University of Technology, Poland;
• Attila Egedy, University of Pannonia, Hungary;
• Seok-Ho Rhi, Chungbuk National University, Korea.

Sensors:

• Hojong Choi, Kumoh National Institute of Technology, Korea;
• Li Fu, Hangzhou Dianzi University, China;
• Leonardo De Mello Honorio, Federal University of Juiz De Fora Juiz De Fora, Brazil;
• Mario Versaci, Mediterranea University, Italy;
• Robertas Damasevicius, Kaunas University of Technology, Lithuania.

We are pleased to inform you that Batteries (ISSN: 2313-0105) has received its first Impact Factor (IF) of 5.938 and now ranks 10/30 (Q2) in the “Electrochemistry” category, 49/119 (Q2) in the “Energy & Fuels” category, and 104/345 (Q2) in the “Materials Science, Multidisciplinary” category.

We would like to extend our sincerest gratitude to our authors, readers, reviewers, and board members. Your efforts are indispensable to the continued success of the journal, which we greatly appreciate and value!

The 2021 citation metrics have been released in the Journal Citation Reports (JCR), and we’re pleased to announce the following results for MDPI journals:

For more information on Impact Factors and what it means to index academic journals, please visit our related blog posts.

* Journals given their first Impact Factor in 2022

Source: 2021 Journal Impact Factors, Journal Citation Reports ^TM (Clarivate, 2022)

The following are the Editor’s Choice Articles published in 2020 in Batteries (ISSN: 2313-0105):

1. “Mathematical Heat Transfer Modeling and Experimental Validation of Lithium-Ion Battery Considering: Tab and Surface Temperature, Separator, Electrolyte Resistance, Anode-Cathode Irreversible and Reversible Heat”
by Anosh Mevawalla et al.
Batteries 2020, 6(4), 61
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2313-0105/6/4/61

2. “Lightweight Polymer-Carbon Composite Current Collector for Lithium-Ion Batteries”
by Marco Fritsch et al.
Batteries 2020, 6(4), 60
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2313-0105/6/4/60

3. “Optimal Siting and Sizing of Battery Energy Storage Systems for Distribution Network of Distribution System Operators”
by Panyawoot Boonluk et al.
Batteries 2020, 6(4), 56
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2313-0105/6/4/56

4. “Comprehensive Hazard Analysis of Failing Automotive Lithium-Ion Batteries in Overtemperature Experiments”
by Christiane Essl et al.
Batteries 2020, 6(2), 30
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2313-0105/6/2/30

5. “SEI Growth Impacts of Lamination, Formation and Cycling in Lithium Ion Batteries”
by Martin Frankenberger et al.
Batteries 2020, 6(2), 21
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2313-0105/6/2/21

6. “Inhomogeneous Temperature Distribution Affecting the Cyclic Aging of Li-Ion Cells. Part II: Analysis and Correlation”
by Daniel Werner et al.
Batteries 2020, 6(1), 12
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2313-0105/6/1/12

7. “Accelerated Aging Characterization of Lithium-ion Cells: Using Sensitivity Analysis to Identify the Stress Factors Relevant to Cyclic Aging”
by Tanja Gewald et al.
Batteries 2020, 6(1), 6
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2313-0105/6/1/6

8. “The Impact of Environmental Factors on the Thermal Characteristic of a Lithium–ion Battery”
by Gerd Liebig et al.
Batteries 2020, 6(1), 3
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2313-0105/6/1/3

9. “A Review on Temperature-Dependent Electrochemical Properties, Aging, and Performance of Lithium-Ion Cells”
by Mohammad Alipour et al.
Batteries 2020, 6(3), 35
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2313-0105/6/3/35

10. “Degradation and Aging Routes of Ni-Rich Cathode Based Li-Ion Batteries”
by Philipp Teichert et al.
Batteries 2020, 6(1), 8
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2313-0105/6/1/8

We are pleased to report that the CiteScore of Batteries (ISSN: 2313-0105) has increased to 7.9 (from 5.7, 37/235 (Q1) in "Energy Engineering and Power Technology", 100/708 (Q1) in "Electrical and Electronic Engineering", 10/45 (Q1) in "Electrochemistry"). For full details of the current CiteScore release, please refer to the journal’s Source profile: (https://www.scopus.com/sourceid/21100905390). 

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The 2021 citation metrics have been officially released in Scopus!

We are pleased to announce that 182 MDPI journals are included, of which:

● 21 journals received their first CiteScore.
● 85% of journals increased their CiteScore from 2020.
● 155 journals (85%) ranked above average, in at least one category.

The following 65 MDPI journals (36%) ranked among the top 25% of journals, in at least one category:

Source: 2021 CiteScores™ (Elsevier)

We warmly welcome Prof. Dr. Dongliang Chao (Fudan University, China), Dr. Chunmei Ban (University of Colorado Boulder, USA), Dr. Xiulin Fan (Zhejiang University, China), Prof. Dr. Bing Li (Harbin Institute of Technology, China), Prof. Dr. Lv Wei (Tsinghua University, China), Prof. Dr. Qiang Zhang (Tsinghua University, China), Prof. Dr. Sylvain Franger (Universite Paris-Saclay, France) and Prof. Dr. Hongwen He (Beijing Institute of Technology, China) to the Editorial Board of Batteries (ISSN: 2313-0105), and we look forward to their contributions to the continued success of the journal.

Name: Prof. Dr. Dongliang Chao
Affiliation: Laboratory of Advanced Materials, Fudan University, China
Interests: charge storage mechanism and application of safe, low-cost, and scalable energy storage devices; high-energy redox couples for aqueous battery; high-power/fast-charging materials and their pseudocapacitive behavior

Name: Dr. Chunmei Ban
Affiliation: Mechanical Engineering, University of Colorado Boulder, USA
Interests: electrochemical materials with control of the hierarchical structure; surface modification and interface science of energy storage materials

Name: Dr. Xiulin Fan
Affiliation: School of Materials Science and Engineering, Zhejiang University, China
Interests: Li-ion batteries; Na/K-ion batteries; electrolytes; solid-state electrolytes; electrochemistry; solid-state chemistry; hydrogen storage

Name: Prof. Dr. Bing Li
Affiliation: School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Harbin Institute of Technology, China
Interests: nanostructured material for electrocatalysis, energy storage and conversion; metal-air batteries; fuel cells; lithium cells; supramolecular assembly and scanning probe microscopy; nano fabrication and electronic devices

Name: Prof. Dr. Lv Wei
Affiliation: Tsinghua Shenzhen International Graduate School, Tsinghua University, China
Interests: lithium sulfur batteries; lithium metal anode; nanocarbon materials; supercapacitors

Name: Prof. Dr. Qiang Zhang
Affiliation: Beijing Key Laboratory of Green Chemical Reaction, Engineering and Technology, Department of Chemical Engineering, Tsinghua University, China
Interests: chemistry of energy materials; lithium metal anode; lithium-sulfur battery; electrocatalysis; energy storage technology and transformation

Name: Prof. Dr. Sylvain Franger
Affiliation: Institut de Chimie Moleculaire et des Materiaux d’Orsay, ICMMO (UMR CNRS 8182), Universite Paris-Saclay, France
Interests: materials chemistry; solid state electrochemistry; impedance spectroscopy; electrochemical modeling; energy storage: Li-based batteries, Na-based batteries, all solid state batteries, microbatteries, supercapacitors; energy conversion: electrocatalysis for hydrogen technologies

Name: Prof. Dr. Hongwen He
Affiliation: National Engineering Laboratory for Electric Vehicles, School of Mechanical Engineering, Beijing Institute of Technology, China
Interests: electric vehicles; energy management; integrated control; modelling and simulation; battery systems

Batteries Editorial Office

To specifically develop different research areas and attract more high-quality papers, we are pleased to announce the addition of the following five Sections to Batteries (ISSN: 2313-0105), which aim to cover all disciplines in the field of batteries:

• “Battery Materials and Interfaces: Anode, Cathode, Separators and Electrolytes or Others”;
• “Battery Mechanisms and Fundamental Electrochemistry Aspects”;
• “Battery Processing and Manufacturing”;
• “Battery Modelling, Simulation, Management and Application”;
• “Battery Performance, Ageing, Reliability and Safety”.

If you would like to express your interest in being a member of the Editorial Board or the Topic Advisory Panel, or serve as a Special Issue Guest Editor for any Section, please feel free to contact the Batteries Editorial Office (batteries@mdpi.com). For a detailed description of each role, please click on the titles below:

The journal is currently recruiting members for the following positions:

• Editorial Board Member;
• Topical Advisory Panel Member;
• Special Issue Guest Editor.

We thank you for your support, and look forward to the continued success of Batteries.

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It is our honor to congratulate the authors of the article below, which has been marked as a Hot Paper according to Web of Science data. We would like to congratulate the authors for producing such a high-quality paper. You are all welcome to read the article and forward this news to your colleagues.

“Comparative Study of Equivalent Circuit Models Performance in Four Common Lithium-Ion Batteries: LFP, NMC, LMO, NCA”
by Manh-Kien Tran, Andre DaCosta, Anosh Mevawalla, Satyam Panchal, and Michael Fowler (University of Waterloo)
Batteries 2021, 7(3), 51; https://doi.org/10.3390/batteries7030051
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2313-0105/7/3/51

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