Biomolecules

14 December 2022
"Thanks a Million!" – One Million Articles Published in MDPI Journals

MDPI has just become the first open access (OA) publisher to reach the milestone of one million articles published. That is one million articles freely available to all, to circulate and build upon! We are proud to share this special moment with the global scientific community.

This landmark has been reached thanks to the immeasurable support of more than 600,000 expert reviewers, 66,000 editorial board members and 6700 hard-working colleagues across MDPI’s global offices.

Within more than 25 years of publishing, our journals received 2.1 million manuscripts and generated 4.6 million peer review reports to get to one million papers published.

1 Million Infographic

Reaching the milestone of one million articles published reinforces our mission to remove any existing barriers and to make scientific research accessible to all. Since its inception, MDPI’s goal has been to create reliable processes to make science open. This is a path towards facilitating the dissemination of novel insights in scientific communities.

Regular feedback from authors and reviewers shows that our service is greatly appreciated and needed. At the same time, the feedback helps us identify areas for further improvement.

As it stands, a significant share of published research findings remain closed access. More than half of the content published with the most well-known legacy publishers stays behind a paywall, and that is not including articles published in hybrid OA journals, or made available months or years after publication.

A new policy announced by the US administration in August 2022 requires that, as of January 2026, all US federally funded research be made freely and immediately available after publication. While the new policy does not mandate articles be published under an open access license, it is aligned with the open access movement in removing all barriers to research. Similarly, some of the most advanced research institutions in the world intend to have all funded research articles published in open access by 2025.

MDPI is proud to be the leading agent of the transition to open access.

"Thanks a Million" to all the contributors!

8 December 2022
MDPI Sustainability Foundation: New Look and Nominations for the 2023 Sustainability Awards Now Open

We are pleased to announce that the website of the MDPI Sustainability Foundation has been revamped! For the past couple of months, our UX UI team and front-end developers have been working hard to launch the website in time for the opening of the Sustainability Awards nominations.

The website is not the only thing that has had a remodeling. Indeed, the format of the Emerging Sustainability Leader Award (ESLA) has been updated. ESLA is now a competition open to individual researchers or start-ups founded by researchers under the age of 35. Nominee applications will go through 2 rounds of selection until the final 3 are decided. The finalists will then be invited to give pitch presentations during the Award Ceremony to win either first place (10,000 USD) or runner-up (2 x 5000 USD).

The World Sustainability Award, on the other hand, remains the same: a total prize money of 100,000 USD is up for grabs by senior individual researchers or groups of researchers from the international research community.

Nominations for both the World Sustainability Award and the Emerging Sustainability Leader award are now open! Check out our new website for more information on how to nominate.

18 November 2022
Editorial Board Members from Biomolecules Featured in Stanford’s List of the World's Top 2% Scientists

Stanford University has recently published an update of the list of the top 2% most widely cited scientists—The World’s Top 2% Scientists.

The time node of the statistical data of this list is from 1960 to 2022, and it is divided into two lists: "Lifetime Scientific Influence Ranking" and "2022 Annual Scientific Influence Ranking". The "Lifetime Scientific Influence Ranking" counts the comprehensive influence performance of scientists during their careers, and the "2022 Annual Influence Ranking" focuses on highlighting the academic influence of scientists in the previous year. This ranking, considered the most prestigious worldwide, is based on the bibliometric information contained in the Scopus database and includes more than 200,000 researchers from the more than 10 million scientists considered to be active worldwide, with 22 scientific fields and 176 subfields taken into account.

We are pleased to share that 172 Editorial Board Members from MDPI’s Biomolecules (ISSN: 2218-273X) were featured in Stanford University’s list of the World’s Top 2% Scientists in 2022.

Name	Affiliation
Prof. Dr. A. Joshua Wand	Texas A&M University, USA
Prof. Dr. Akira Nakagawara	Heavy Ion Beam Cancer Therapy Center, Japan
Dr. Albert J. Sinusas	Yale University School of Medicine, USA
Prof. Dr. Alessandra Bitto	University of Messina, Italy
Prof. Dr. Alex Zelikovsky	Georgia State University, USA
Prof. Dr. Alois Jungbauer	University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences, Austria
Prof. Dr. Anna Orlova	Uppsala University, Sweden
Dr. Annamaria Colao	Federico II University Medical School of Naples, Italy
Prof. Dr. Antonio Evidente	Università di Napoli Federico II, Italy
Dr. Armen Y. Mulkidjanian	Osnabrueck University, Germany
Prof. Dr. Attila Fehér	University of Szeged, Hungary
Dr. Avraham Raz	Wayne State University, USA
Prof. Dr. Ayyalusamy Ramamoorthy	University of Michigan, USA
Dr. Bahman Anvari	University of California Riverside, USA
Dr. Barbara Borroni	University of Brescia, Italy
Prof. Dr. Bart A. Ellenbroek	Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand
Prof. Dr. Ben A. Bahr	University of North Carolina-Pembroke, USA
Dr. Bridget Carragher	Columbia University, USA
Dr. Carla Cicala	University of Naples Federico II, Italy
Dr. Carlo Perricone	University of Perugia, Italy
Prof. Dr. Carmen Formisano	University of Naples Federico II, Italy
Prof. Dr. Carmen Socaciu	University of Agricultural Sciences and Veterinary Medicine Cluj-Napoca, Romania
Prof. Dr. Carola Yvette Förster	Julius-Maximilians-Universitat Wurzburg, Germany
Dr. Cédric Rébé	University of Bourgogne Franche-Comté, France
Dr. Chrisostomos Prodromou	University of Sussex, UK
Prof. Dr. Christian Schulz	Ludwig Maximilian University
Dr. Christophe Hano	Université ď Orléans, France
Prof. Dr. Chryssostomos Chatgilialoglu	Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche, Italy
Prof. Dr. Claes Wahlestedt	University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, USA
Prof. Dr. Corrado Angelini	University of Padova, Italy
Dr. Cristina Martínez-Villaluenga	Institute of Food Science, Spain
Prof. Dr. Daniela Grimm	Otto-von-Guericke-University Magdeburg, Germany
Prof. Dr. David Hui	University of New Orleans, USA
Dr. David Montani	Hopital de Bicetre, France
Prof. Dr. Dirk Grimm	University of Heidelberg, Germany
Prof. Dr. Dongqing Wei	Shanghai Jiao Tong University, China
Prof. Dr. Eben Alsberg	University of Illinois at Chicago, USA
Prof. Dr. Emanuela Masini	University of Florence, Italy
Dr. Fabio Di Domenico	Sapienza University of Rome, Italy
Dr. Ferdinando Nicoletti	Sapienza University of Rome, Italy
Prof. Dr. Francesco Giorgino	University of Bari Aldo Moro, Italy
Dr. Francesco Lotti	University of Florence, Italy
Prof. Dr. Francesco Scaglione	Università degli Studi di Milano, Italy
Prof. Dr. Francisco Domínguez-Adame	Universidad Complutense de Madrid, Spain
Prof. Dr. Francisco J. Blanco	Centro de Investigaciones Biologicas, Spain
Prof. Dr. Frank Grosveld	Erasmus University Rotterdam, the Netherlands
Dr. Gaetano T. Montelione	Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, USA
Dr. Gal Bitan	David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, USA
Dr. Gang Hu	Nankai University, China
Prof. Dr. George Kokotos	National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Greece
Dr. Gernot Riedel	University of Aberdeen, UK
Prof. Dr. Gert Lubec	Paracelsus Private Medical University, Austria
Dr. Gian Gaetano Tartaglia	Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia, Italy
Dr. Gilda Varricchi	University of Naples Federico II, Italy
Prof. Dr. Giuseppe Legname	Scuola Internazionale Superiore di Studi Avanzati, Italy
Dr. Giuseppe Limongelli	University of Campania Luigi Vanvitelli, Italy
Prof. Dr. Gordon G. Carmichael	University of Connecticut Health Center, USA
Prof. Dr. Gunnar Jeschke	Laboratory of Physical Chemistry, Switzerland
Dr. Guohua Zhao	Southwest University, China
Prof. Dr. Gurmit Singh	McMaster University, Canada
Prof. Dr. Gyeong Hoon Kang	Seoul National University College of Medicine, South Korea
Prof. Dr. Håvard Jenssen	Roskilde Universitetscenter, Denmark
Prof. Dr. Hiroshi Nakagawa	Chubu University, Japan
Prof. Dr. Hiroyuki Shimada	Stanford University Medical School, USA
Dr. Hong Lu	University of Kentucky, USA
Prof. Dr. Hongbin Li	The University of British Columbia, Canada
Prof. Dr. Israel Silman	Weizmann Institute of Science, Israel
Prof. Dr. Jesús Balsinde	Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (CSIC), Spain
Dr. Jesús Pérez-Gil	Complutense University Madrid, Spain
Prof. Dr. Jiangning Song	Monash University, Australia
Prof. Dr. Jianlin Cheng	University of Missouri, USA
Prof. Dr. Jijie Chai	Tsinghua University, China
Prof. Dr. Joachim Frank	Columbia University, USA
Prof. Dr. João Ramalho-Santos	University of Coimbra, Portugal
Prof. Dr. John A. Carver	The Australian National University, Australia
Prof. Dr. John McDermott	York University, Canada
Prof. Dr. John Mitrofanis	University of Sydney, Australia
Dr. Jonathan Kerr	Norfolk & Norwich University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, UK
Dr. Jordana T. Bell	King's College London, UK
Dr. Jordi Camps	Institut d’Investigació Sanitària Pere Virgili, Spain
Prof. Dr. Jorge Joven	Institut d’Investigació Sanitària Pere Virgili, Spain
Prof. Dr. José de la Fuente	Instituto de Investigación en Recursos Cinegéticos, Spain
Prof. Dr. José L. Medina-Franco	National Autonomous University of Mexico, Mexico
Dr. José Menéndez	Universidad Complutense of Madrid, Spain
Dr. Jun Hee Lee	University of Michigan, USA
Prof. Dr. Jun Lu	Auckland University of Technology, Auckland
Prof. Dr. Jürgen Brockmöller	University Medicine Göttingen, Germany
Prof. Dr. Karoly Mirnics	Munroe-Meyer Institute for Genetics and Rehabilitation, USA
Prof. Dr. Karsten Melcher	Van Andel Research Institute, USA
Prof. Dr. Kyoungwhan Back	Chonnam National University, South Korea
Prof. Dr. Lucilla Parnetti	University of Perugia, Italy
Prof. Dr. Lukasz Kurgan	Virginia Commonwealth University
Dr. Mark Harrison	Queensland University of Technology, Australia
Prof. Dr. Mark Johnson	Åbo Akademi University, Finland
Prof. Dr. Marta Ruiz-Ortega	Universidad Autónoma de Madrid (UAM), Spain
Dr. Masaru Yamaguchi	Ginza Orthodontic Clini, Japan
Dr. Mathias Ziegler	University of Bergen, Norway
Dr. Matteo Cameli	University of Siena, Italy
Dr. Mauro Mandrioli	University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, Italy
Prof. Dr. Michael Ibba	Ohio State University, USA
Prof. Dr. Michael R. Brent	Washington University, USA
Prof. Dr. Michele Fornaro	Midwestern University, USA
Prof. Dr. Mikhail A. Anisimov	University of Maryland, USA
Prof. Dr. Miroslaw Janowski	University of Maryland, USA
Prof. Dr. Neven Zarkovic	Institute Ruder Boskovic, Croatia
Prof. Dr. Nicolas Foray	INSERM U1296, France
Prof. Dr. Nuno M. Neves	University of Minho, Portugal
Dr. Nuno Vale	University of Porto, Portugal
Dr. Nurhayat Tabanca	Subtropical Horticulture Research Station, USA
Dr. Olga Corti	Paris Brain Institute (ICM), France
Prof. Dr. Omar Cauli	University of Valencia, Spain
Dr. Pablo Argüeso	Tufts University School of Medicine, USA
Prof. Dr. Paolo Ascenzi	Roma Tre University, Italy
Prof. Dr. Paolo Pinton	University of Ferrara, Italy
Prof. Dr. Paolo Sassone-Corsi	University of California, USA
Dr. Patrick Tso	University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, USA
Dr. Pedro J. Ballester	INSERM U1068, France
Dr. Peter Boag	Monash University, Australia
Dr. Peter Celec	Comenius University, Slovakia
Prof. Dr. Peter E. Nielsen	University of Copenhagen, Denmark
Prof. Dr. Peter Kaiser	University of California, USA
Dr. Petr Novák	Institute of Microbiology, Czech Republic
Dr. Piergiorgio Gentile	Newcastle University, UK
Prof. Dr. Piergiorgio Messa	Università degli Studi di Milano, Italy
Dr. Pierre Germain	Université de Montpellier, France
Dr. Ralf J. Ludwig	University of Lübeck, Germany
Prof. Dr. Reinhard Schweitzer-Stenner	Drexel University, USA
Dr. Robert E. London	National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, USA
Dr. Robert J. Kreitman	National Institutes of Health, USA
Prof. Dr. Robert W. Sobol	University of South Alabama, USA
Dr. Ronny Drapkin	University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine, USA
Prof. Dr. Roosmarijn E. Vandenbroucke	Ghent University, Belgium
Dr. Rosanna Squitti	AFaR Fatebenefratelli Hosp San Giovanni Calibita, Italy
Prof. Dr. Ruhong Zhou	Zhejiang University, China
Prof. Dr. Ruth Nussinov	National Cancer Institute, USA
Prof. Dr. Salvador Ventura	Autonomous University of Barcelona, Spain
Prof. Dr. Seth Blackshaw	Johns Hopkins University, USA
Prof. Dr. Shigeo Murata	The University of Tokyo, Japan
Prof. Dr. Shinji Sakai	Osaka University, Japan
Prof. Dr. Shiroh Futaki	Kyoto University, Japan
Dr. Sonia Longhi	Aix-Marseille University, France
Prof. Dr. Sudhir Kumar	Temple University, USA
Prof. Dr. Suk Woo Nam	The Catholic University of Korea, South Korea
Prof. Dr. Sunil S. Badve	Indiana University School of Medicine, USA
Dr. Tao Liu	Children's Cancer Institute Australia for Medical Research, Australia
Dr. Tao Lu	Indiana University School of Medicine, USA
Prof. Dr. Ted Hupp	University of Gdansk, UK
Dr. Theodoros Eleftheriadis	University of Thessaly, Greece
Prof. Dr. Thomas Helleday	Karolinska Institutet, Sweden
Prof. Dr. Thomas Müller	St. Joseph Hospital Berlin-Weissensee, Germany
Dr. Trond Aasen	Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Spain
Prof. Dr. Undurti N. Das	UND Life Sciences, USA
Dr. Vaibhav Tiwari	Midwestern University, USA
Dr. Vicente Rubio	Institute of Biomedicine of Valencia of the Spanish Research Council (IBV-CSIC), Spain
Prof. Dr. Viswanathan Natarajan	University of Illinois, USA
Dr. Vito Verardo	University of Granada, Spain
Dr. Vsevolod Katritch	University of Southern California, USA
Prof. Dr. Walid A. Houry	University of Toronto, Canada
Dr. Wei Seong Toh	National University of Singapore, Singapore
Dr. Wei Zhong	University of North Carolina at Greensboro, USA
Prof. Dr. Wim Van den Ende	KU Leuven, Belgium
Prof. Dr. Xiaobo Zhou	The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (UTHealth), USA
Dr. Xuri Li	Sun Yat-sen University, China
Dr. Yan Li	Florida State University, USA
Prof. Dr. Yang Zhang	University of Michigan, USA
Dr. Yasuhiro Maejima	Tokyo Medical and Dental University, Japan
Prof. Dr. Yong Sang Song	Seoul National University College of Medicine, South Korea
Prof. Dr. Yong Yeon Cho	The Catholic University of Korea, South Korea
Prof. Dr. Yosef Shaul	Weizmann Institute of Science, Israel
Prof. Dr. Yunjun Yan	Huazhong University of Science and Technology, China
Prof. Dr. Yusuf A. Hannun	Stony Brook University, USA
Dr. Zhengxin Wang	Clark Atlanta University, USA

The latest Stanford rankings reflect the significant influence and research excellence of the scientists, who are committed to furthering their knowledge for the benefit of the world.

We would like to congratulate our Editorial Board Members on their excellent achievement and thank them for their immense contribution to the scientific progression and development of Biomolecules.

29 September 2022
Meet Us at the 2022 BMES Annual Meeting, 12–15 October 2022, San Antonio, Texas, USA

Conference: 2022 BMES Annual Meeting
Date: 12–15 October 2022
Place: San Antonio, Texas, USA
Booth: #346

MDPI will be attending the 2022 BMES Annual Meeting as an exhibitor from 12 to 15 October 2022 in San Antonio, Texas, USA.

BMES holds an annual meeting where they have hosted up to 5,500 biomedical engineers who attend more than 2,500 scientific presentations on cancer treatment, heart disease, women’s health, global health disparities, and more. The meeting allows members to advocate for their innovative solutions, demonstrating their commitment to the society’s core value of health equity for all individuals. In addition, BMES shares scientific information to inspire the up-and-coming generation through four scientific journals, three special interest groups, and collaborations with other scientific societies to elevate the visibility and significant impact that the biomedical engineering community has worldwide as the thought leaders behind the future of human health.

From 12 to 15 October 2022, in the vibrant multicultural city of San Antonio, we will celebrate the tremendous contributions made by BMES members in research, teaching, education, and the workforce that directly impact many sectors of our society. We also aim to highlight equity issues in healthcare and education, stemming from racial and socioeconomic diversity, gender and sexual orientation, and disabilities.

The following MDPI journals will be represented:

Please do not hesitate to reach out if you plan on attending this conference. Our delegates look forward to meeting you in person and answering any questions that you might have.

For more information about the conference, please visit the following website: https://www.bmes.org/annualmeeting.

28 September 2022
Peer Review Week 2022 – Research Integrity: Creating and Supporting Trust in Research

Peer Review Week began 19 September 2022 under the theme of “Research Integrity: Creating and Supporting Trust in Research”. Through various blog articles, podcast, and webinar, we discussed this crucial subject throughout the week, celebrating the essential role peer review plays in maintaining research quality.

To begin, we held a Webinar on the topic. Professor Peter W. Choate and Dr. Emmanuel Obeng-Gyasi joined Dr. Ioana Craciun, one of MDPI’s scientific officers, for an in-depth discussion.

We invite you to view the event recording:

During the week, the MDPI Blog in a series articles highlighted how good Peer Review safeguards research integrity. The following topics were covered:

In a new edition of Insight Faster, an MDPI podcast, we were delighted to talk to the co-chairs of the Peer Review Week committee, Jayashree Rajagopalan (Senior Manager of Global Community Engagement for CACTUS) and Danielle Padula (Head of Marketing and Community Development at Scholastica) to get their take on this year’s event and its related topics.

You can find the Podcast here.

We hope you enjoy the contents!

7 September 2022
Meet Us at the ASHG Annual Meeting 2022 (ASHG 2022), 25–29 October 2022, Los Angeles, USA

MDPI will be attending ASHG 2022, held in Los Angeles, USA, from 25 to 29 October 2022.

The following MDPI journals will be represented:

If you plan on attending this conference, feel free to stop by our booth: #1844. Our delegates look forward to meeting you in person to answer any questions you may have.

For more information about the conference, please see the following link:

https://www.ashg.org/meetings/2022-annual-meeting/.

26 July 2022
Meet Us at the 44th Congress of the Spanish Society of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology (SEBBM 2022), 6–9 September 2022, Malaga, Spain

MDPI will be attending SEBBM 2022, held in Malaga, Spain, from 6 to 9 September 2022.

The following MDPI journals will be represented:

Genes (leading journal);
Biomolecules (co-leading);
Cells (co-leading);
Marine Drugs;
JFB;
Biochem;
CIMB;
Metabolites;
Proteomes;
IJMS.

If you plan on attending this conference, feel free to stop by our booth #25. Our delegates look forward to meeting you in person to answer any questions you may have.

For more information about the conference, please see the following link: https://congresos.sebbm.es/malaga2022/.

28 June 2022
2021 Impact Factors - Released

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:

Journal	Impact Factor	Rank	Category
*Antioxidants*	7.675	Q1	Food Science & Technology
			Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
			Chemistry, Medicinal
*Cells*	7.666	Q2	Cell Biology
*Nutrients*	6.706	Q1	Nutrition & Dietetics
*Cancers*	6.575	Q1	Oncology
*Pharmaceutics*	6.525	Q1	Pharmacology & Pharmacy
*International Journal of Molecular Sciences*	6.208	Q1	Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
*International Journal of Molecular Sciences*	6.208	Q2	Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
*Marine Drugs*	6.085	Q1	Chemistry, Medicinal
*Marine Drugs*	6.085	Q1	Pharmacology & Pharmacy
*Biomolecules*	6.064	Q2	Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Batteries *	5.938	Q2	Electrochemistry
			Energy & Fuels
			Materials Science, Multidisciplinary
*Viruses*	5.818	Q2	Virology
*Biosensors*	5.743	Q1	Chemistry, Analytical
		Q1	Instruments & Instrumentation
		Q2	Nanoscience & Nanotechnology
*Journal of Fungi*	5.724	Q1	Mycology
*Journal of Fungi*	5.724	Q2	Microbiology
*Nanomaterials*	5.719	Q1	Physics, Applied
		Q2	Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
			Materials Science, Multidisciplinary
			Nanoscience & Nanotechnology
*Metabolites*	5.581	Q2	Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
*Foods*	5.561	Q1	Food Science & Technology
*Drones* *	5.532	Q2	Remote Sensing
*Remote Sensing*	5.349	Q1	Geosciences, Multidisciplinary
		Q1	Imaging Science & Photographic Technology
		Q2	Remote Sensing
		Q2	Environmental Sciences
Journal of Theoretical and Applied Electronic Commerce Research	5.318	Q2	Business
*Antibiotics*	5.222	Q1	Pharmacology & Pharmacy
*Antibiotics*	5.222	Q2	Infectious Diseases
*Pharmaceuticals*	5.215	Q1	Pharmacology & Pharmacy
*Pharmaceuticals*	5.215	Q2	Chemistry, Medicinal
*Biology*	5.168	Q1	Biology
*Fermentation*	5.123	Q2	Biotechnology & Applied Microbiology
*Toxins*	5.075	Q1	Toxicology
*Toxins*	5.075	Q2	Food Science & Technology
*Bioengineering* *	5.046	Q2	Engineering, Biomedical
*Polymers*	4.967	Q1	Polymer Science
*Journal of Clinical Medicine*	4.964	Q2	Medicine, General & Internal
*Vaccines*	4.961	Q2	Immunology
*Vaccines*	4.961	Q2	Medicine, Research & Experimental
*Molecules*	4.927	Q2	Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
*Molecules*	4.927	Q2	Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
*Microorganisms*	4.926	Q2	Microbiology
*Journal of Functional Biomaterials* *	4.901	Q2	Engineering, Biomedical
*Journal of Functional Biomaterials* *	4.901	Q2	Materials Science, Biomaterials
*Biomedicines*	4.757	Q2	Medicine, Research & Experimental
			Pharmacology & Pharmacy
			Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
*Plants*	4.658	Q1	Plant Sciences
*International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health*	4.614	Q1	Public, Environmental & Occupational Health (SSCI)
		Q2	Public, Environmental & Occupational Health (SCIE)
		Q2	Environmental Sciences (SCIE)
*Membranes*	4.562	Q1	Polymer Science
		Q2	Engineering, Chemical
			Materials Science, Multidisciplinary
			Chemistry, Physical
*Pathogens*	4.531	Q2	Microbiology
*Catalysts*	4.501	Q2	Chemistry, Physical
*Toxics*	4.472	Q2	Toxicology
*Toxics*	4.472	Q2	Environmental Sciences
Gels	4.432	Q1	Polymer Science
*Journal* *of Cardiovascular Development and Disease*	4.415	Q2	Cardiac & Cardiovascular Systems
*Chemosensors*	4.229	Q1	Instruments & Instrumentation
		Q2	Chemistry, Analytical
		Q3	Electrochemistry
*Genes*	4.141	Q2	Genetics & Heredity
*Diagnostics*	3.992	Q2	Medicine, General & Internal
*Agronomy*	3.949	Q1	Agronomy
*Agronomy*	3.949	Q1	Plant Sciences
*Land*	3.905	Q2	Environmental Studies
*Sustainability*	3.889	Q2	Environmental Sciences (SCIE)
		Q2	Environmental Studies (SSCI)
		Q3	Green & Sustainable Science & Technology (SCIE)
		Q4	Green & Sustainable Science & Technology (SSCI)
*Sensors*	3.847	Q2	Instruments & Instrumentation
			Chemistry, Analytical
			Engineering, Electrical & Electronic
*Materials*	3.748	Q1	Metallurgy & Metallurgical Engineering
		Q2	Physics, Applied
		Q2	Physics, Condensed Matter
		Q3	Materials Science, Multidisciplinary
		Q3	Chemistry, Physical
*Biomimetics* *	3.743	Q2	Engineering, Multidisciplinary
*Biomimetics* *	3.743	Q3	Materials Science, Biomaterials
*Tropical Medicine and Infectious Disease* *	3.711	Q1	Tropical Medicine
		Q2	Parasitology
		Q3	Infectious Diseases
*Lubricants* *	3.584	Q2	Engineering, Mechanical
Fractal and Fractional	3.577	Q1	Mathematics, Interdisciplinary Applications
*Water*	3.530	Q2	Water Resources
*Water*	3.530	Q3	Environmental Sciences
*Micromachines*	3.523	Q2	Instruments & Instrumentation
			Physics, Applied
			Chemistry, Analytical
		Q3	Nanoscience & Nanotechnology
*Journal of Personalized Medicine*	3.508	Q2	Medicine, General & Internal
*Journal of Personalized Medicine*	3.508	Q2	Health Care Sciences & Services
*Agriculture*	3.408	Q1	Agronomy
*Processes*	3.352	Q2	Engineering, Chemical
*Separations*	3.344	Q2	Chemistry, Analytical
*Magnetochemistry*	3.336	Q2	Chemistry, Inorganic & Nuclear
		Q3	Chemistry, Physical
		Q3	Materials Science, Multidisciplinary
*Brain Sciences*	3.333	Q3	Neurosciences
*Buildings*	3.324	Q2	Construction & Building Technology
*Buildings*	3.324	Q2	Engineering, Civil
*Forests*	3.282	Q1	Forestry
*Energies*	3.252	Q3	Energy & Fuels
*Life*	3.251	Q2	Biology
*Coatings*	3.236	Q2	Materials Science, Coatings & Films
		Q2	Physics, Applied
		Q3	Materials Science, Multidisciplinary
*Animals*	3.231	Q1	Agriculture, Dairy & Animal Science
*Animals*	3.231	Q1	Veterinary Sciences
*Journal of Intelligence* *	3.176	Q2	Psychology, Multidisciplinary
*Fishes*	3.170	Q1	Marine & Freshwater Biology
*Fishes*	3.170	Q2	Fisheries
*Healthcare*	3.160	Q2	Health Policy & Services (SSCI)
*Healthcare*	3.160	Q2	Health Care Sciences & Services (SCIE)
*Inorganics* *	3.149	Q2	Chemistry, Inorganic & Nuclear
*Insects*	3.139	Q1	Entomology
*Atmosphere*	3.110	Q3	Meteorology & Atmospheric Sciences
*Atmosphere*	3.110	Q3	Environmental Sciences
Current Oncology	3.109	Q3	Oncology
*ISPRS International Journal of Geo-Information*	3.099	Q2	Geography, Physical
		Q3	Computer Science, Information Systems
		Q3	Remote Sensing
*Diversity*	3.029	Q2	Biodiversity Conservation
*Diversity*	3.029	Q2	Ecology
Tomography	3.000	Q3	Radiology, Nuclear Medicine & Medical Imaging
Current Issues in Molecular Biology	2.976	Q3	Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
*Medicina*	2.948	Q3	Medicine, General & Internal
*Symmetry*	2.940	Q2	Multidisciplinary Sciences
*Horticulturae*	2.923	Q1	Horticulture
Machines	2.899	Q2	Engineering, Mechanical
Machines	2.899	Q2	Engineering, Electrical & Electronic
*Systems* *	2.895	Q2	Social Sciences, Interdisciplinary
*Applied Sciences*	2.838	Q2	Engineering, Multidisciplinary
		Q2	Physics, Applied
		Q3	Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
		Q3	Materials Science, Multidisciplinary
*Children*	2.835	Q2	Pediatrics
*Minerals*	2.818	Q2	Mining & Mineral Processing
			Mineralogy
			Geochemistry & Geophysics
*Universe*	2.813	Q2	Astronomy & Astrophysics
*Universe*	2.813	Q3	Physics, Particles & Fields
*Journal of Marine Science and Engineering*	2.744	Q1	Engineering, Marine
		Q2	Oceanography
		Q2	Engineering, Ocean
*Entropy*	2.738	Q2	Physics, Multidisciplinary
*Fire* *	2.726	Q2	Forestry
*Fire* *	2.726	Q3	Ecology
*Metals*	2.695	Q2	Metallurgy & Metallurgical Engineering
*Metals*	2.695	Q3	Materials Science, Multidisciplinary
*Electronics*	2.690	Q3	Engineering, Electrical & Electronic
			Computer Science, Information Systems
			Physics, Applied
*Crystals*	2.670	Q2	Crystallography
*Crystals*	2.670	Q3	Materials Science, Multidisciplinary
*Aerospace*	2.660	Q1	Engineering, Aerospace
*Mathematics*	2.592	Q1	Mathematics
*Photonics*	2.536	Q3	Optics
*Actuators*	2.523	Q2	Instruments & Instrumentation
*Actuators*	2.523	Q3	Engineering, Mechanical
*Veterinary Sciences*	2.518	Q2	Veterinary Sciences
*Behavioral Sciences* *	2.286	Q3	Psychology, Multidisciplinary
*Axioms* *	1.824	Q2	Mathematics, Applied

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)

9 June 2022
2021 CiteScores - Released

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:

Journal	CiteScore	Quartile	Category
*Non-coding RNA*	10.1	Q1	Genetics
*Journal of Functional Biomaterials*	10.0	Q1	Biomedical Engineering
*Marine Drugs*	8.1	Q1	Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics (miscellaneous)
*Batteries*	7.9	Q1	Electrical and Electronic Engineering
*Nutrients*	7.9	Q1	Nutrition and Dietetics
*Remote Sensing*	7.4	Q1	General Earth and Planetary Sciences
*Drones*	7.2	Q1	Computer Science Applications
*International Journal of Molecular Sciences*	6.9	Q1	Inorganic Chemistry
*Journal of Sensor and Actuator Networks*	6.9	Q1	Computer Networks and Communications
*Cells*	6.7	Q1	General Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology
*Nanomaterials*	6.6	Q1	General Chemical Engineering
*Toxins*	6.6	Q1	Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis
*Viruses*	6.6	Q1	Infectious Diseases
*Antioxidants*	6.5	Q1	Food Science
*Fibers*	6.5	Q1	Civil and Structural Engineering
*Resources*	6.4	Q1	Nature and Landscape Conservation
*Sensors*	6.4	Q1	Instrumentation
*Big Data and Cognitive Computing*	6.1	Q1	Management Information Systems
*Molecules*	5.9	Q1	Chemistry (miscellaneous)
*Polymers*	5.7	Q1	Polymers and Plastics
*Biosensors*	5.6	Q1	Engineering (miscellaneous)
*Catalysts*	5.5	Q1	General Environmental Science
*Smart Cities*	5.5	Q1	Urban Studies
*Future Internet*	5.4	Q2	Computer Networks and Communications
*Beverages*	5.3	Q1	Food Science
*Fermentation*	5.3	Q1	Plant Science
*Environments*	5.2	Q1	Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics
*Inventions*	5.2	Q1	General Engineering
*Journal of Open Innovation: Technology, Market, and Complexity*	5.1	Q1	Development
*Colloids and Interfaces*	5.0	Q1	Chemistry (miscellaneous)
*Energies*	5.0	Q1	Control and Optimization
*ISPRS International Journal of Geo-Information*	5.0	Q1	Geography, Planning and Development
*Sustainability*	5.0	Q1	Geography, Planning and Development
*Fire*	4.9	Q1	Forestry
*Robotics*	4.9	Q1	Control and Optimization
*Soil Systems*	4.9	Q1	Soil Science
*Geosciences*	4.8	Q1	General Earth and Planetary Sciences
*Journal of Manufacturing and Materials Processing*	4.8	Q1	Mechanical Engineering
*Tropical Medicine and Infectious Disease*	4.8	Q1	Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health
*Wate*r	4.8	Q1	Geography, Planning and Development
*International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health*	4.5	Q1	Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health
*Sports*	4.5	Q1	Physical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation
*Entropy*	4.4	Q1	Mathematical Physics
*Journal of Clinical Medicine*	4.4	Q1	General Medicine
*Symmetry*	4.3	Q1	General Mathematics
*Cosmetics*	4.2	Q1	Surgery
*Foods*	4.1	Q1	Health Professions (miscellaneous)
*Journal of Fungi*	4.1	Q1	Plant Science
*ChemEngineering*	4.0	Q1	General Engineering
*Forests*	4.0	Q1	Forestry
*Journal of Intelligence*	4.0	Q1	Education
*Antibiotics*	3.9	Q1	General Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics
*Cryptography*	3.9	Q1	Applied Mathematics
*Behavioral Sciences*	3.8	Q1	Development
*Buildings*	3.8	Q1	Architecture
*Metals*	3.8	Q1	Metals and Alloys
*Publications*	3.5	Q1	Communication
*Social Sciences*	3.4	Q1	General Social Sciences
*Mathematics*	2.9	Q1	General Mathematics
*Fractal and Fractional*	2.8	Q1	Analysis
*Animals*	2.7	Q1	General Veterinary
*Axioms*	2.6	Q1	Algebra and Number Theory
*Heritage*	1.8	Q1	Conservation
*Religions*	1.0	Q1	Religious Studies
*Philosophies*	0.9	Q1	Philosophy

Source: 2021 CiteScores™ (Elsevier)

2 June 2022
MDPI’s 2021 Outstanding Reviewer Awards in “Biology & Life Sciences”—Winners Announced

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 winners for the year 2021 in the “Biology & Life Sciences” 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 the winners on their achievement.

MDPI will continue to provide support and recognition to the academic community.

Biology:

Enrico Vito Perrino, CIHEAM, Mediterranean Agronomic Institute of Bari, Italy
Dhirendra Kumar, National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, Research Triangle Park, USA
Carlos A. Viegas, Univesity of Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro, Portugal
Yuri Shavrukov, Flinders University, Australia
Bipin Gaihre, Mayo Clinic, USA

Brain Sciences:

Craig D. Workman, University of Iowa, USA
Vivian Ciaramitaro, University of Massachusetts Boston, USA
Yang Zhang, University of Minnesota, USA

Cells:

Bonam Srinivasa Reddy, Université de Paris, France
Homma Takujiro, Yamagata University, Japan
Hwang, In Koo, Seoul National University, South Korea
Kobeissy Firas, University of Florida, USA
Rebelo, Sandra, University of Aveiro, Portugal

Diversity:

Günter Gollmann, University of Vienna, Austria
Stephan Koblmüller, University of Graz, Austria
Emiliano Mori, Istituto di Ricerca sugli Ecosistemi Terrestri, Italy

Horticulturae:

Joshua D. Klein, Agricultural Research Organization—The Volcani Center, Israel
Ana Cristina S Figueiredo, Faculdade de Ciências da Universidade de Lisboa, Portugal

Insects:

Carmelo Peter Bonsignore, Università Mediterranea di Reggio Calabria, Italy
Klaus H. Hoffmann, University of Bayreuth, Germany
Ivan Milosavljević, University of California, USA

Metabolites:

Remigiusz Bachor, University of Wrocław, Poland
Nguyen Phuoc Long, Inje University College of Medicine, South Korea
Chi Chen, University of Minnesota, USA

Nutrients:

Jadwiga Hamułka, Warsaw University of Life Sciences, Poland
Grace Campbell, University of Sydney, Australia
Nicholas Norwitz, Harvard Medical School, USA
Stefan Kabisch, Charité University Hospital Berlin, Germany
Luis Rodrigo, University of Oviedo, Spain

Veterinary Sciences:

Carlos Viegas, Univesity of Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro, Portugal
Arvind Sharma, The University of Queensland, Australia

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