Announcements

1. “Grafting of Diazonium Salts on Surfaces: Application to Biosensors”
by Dardan Hetemi et al.
Biosensors 2020, 10(1), 4; https://doi.org/10.3390/bios10010004
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2079-6374/10/1/4
Cited by 55 | Viewed by 4710

2. “Recent Advances in Cellulose-Based Biosensors for Medical Diagnosis”
by Samir Kamel et al.
Biosensors 2020, 10(6), 67; https://doi.org/10.3390/bios10060067
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2079-6374/10/6/67
Cited by 54 | Viewed by 4126

3. “Screen-Printed Electrodes Modified with Metal Nanoparticles for Small Molecule Sensing”
by Daniel Antuña-Jiménez et al.
Biosensors 2020, 10(2), 9; https://doi.org/10.3390/bios10020009
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2079-6374/10/2/9
Cited by 49 | Viewed by 5343

4. “Skin-Integrated Wearable Systems and Implantable Biosensors: A Comprehensive Review”
by Daniela Rodrigues et al.
Biosensors 2020, 10(7), 79; https://doi.org/10.3390/bios10070079
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2079-6374/10/7/79
Cited by 46 | Viewed by 5167

5. “Overview of Recent Advances in the Design of Plasmonic Fiber-Optic Biosensors”
by Yashar Esfahani Monfared
Biosensors 2020, 10(7), 77; https://doi.org/10.3390/bios10070077
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2079-6374/10/7/77
Cited by 41 | Viewed by 3363

6. “Surface Modification Techniques for Endothelial Cell Seeding in PDMS Microfluidic Devices”
by Fahima Akther et al.
Biosensors 2020, 10(11), 182; https://doi.org/10.3390/bios10110182
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2079-6374/10/11/182
Cited by 39 | Viewed by 3956

7. “Electrochemical (Bio)Sensors for Pesticides Detection Using Screen-Printed Electrodes”
by Beatriz Pérez-Fernández et al.
Biosensors 2020, 10(4), 32; https://doi.org/10.3390/bios10040032
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2079-6374/10/4/32
Cited by 38 | Viewed by 4984

8. “Screen-Printed Electrodes: Promising Paper and Wearable Transducers for (Bio)Sensing”
by Paloma Yáñez-Sedeño et al.
Biosensors 2020, 10(7), 76; https://doi.org/10.3390/bios10070076
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2079-6374/10/7/76
Cited by 34 | Viewed by 4040

9. “Food Sensing: Detection of Bacillus cereus Spores in Dairy Products”
by Jasmina Vidic et al.
Biosensors 2020, 10(3), 15; https://doi.org/10.3390/bios10030015
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2079-6374/10/3/15
Cited by 33 | Viewed by 5776

10. “Immobilization Techniques for Aptamers on Gold Electrodes for the Electrochemical Detection of Proteins: A Review”
by Franziska V. Oberhaus et al.
Biosensors 2020, 10(5), 45; https://doi.org/10.3390/bios10050045
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2079-6374/10/5/45
Cited by 33 | Viewed by 4765

The purpose of our Best Paper Awards is to promote and recognize the most impactful contributions published within MDPI journals.

The academic editors of each journal carefully selected reviews and research papers through a rigorous judging process based on criteria such as the scientific merit, overall impact, and the quality of presentation of the papers published in the journal.

We are honored to present the winners in the “Engineering” category, who were selected amongst extensive competition, and congratulate the authors for their outstanding scientific publications.

Actuators:

• “Position Control of Pneumatic Actuators Using Three-Mode Discrete-Valued Model Predictive Control”
  by Haitao Qi, Gary M. Bone and Yile Zhang
  Actuators 2019, 8(3), 56; doi: 10.3390/act8030056
• “Review of Electrothermal Actuators and Applications”
  by Alissa Potekhina and Changhai Wang
  Actuators 2019, 8(4), 69; doi: 10.3390/act8040069

Batteries:

• “Pre-Lithiation Strategies for Rechargeable Energy Storage Technologies: Concepts, Promises and Challenges”
  by Florian Holtstiege, Peer Bärmann, Roman Nölle, Martin Winter and Tobias Placke
  Batteries 2018, 4(1), 4; doi: 10.3390/batteries4010004
• “A Critical Review of Lithium-Ion Battery Recycling Processes from a Circular Economy Perspective”
  by Omar Velázquez-Martínez, Johanna Valio, Annukka Santasalo-Aarnio, Markus Reuter and Rodrigo Serna-Guerrero
  Batteries 2019, 5(4), 68; doi: 10.3390/batteries5040068
• “Critical Review of the Use of Reference Electrodes in Li-Ion Batteries: A Diagnostic Perspective”
  by Rinaldo Raccichini, Marco Amores and Gareth Hinds
  Batteries 2019, 5(1), 12; doi: 10.3390/batteries5010012
• “Life Cycle Analysis of Lithium-Ion Batteries for Automotive Applications”
  by Qiang Dai, Jarod C. Kelly, Linda Gaines and Michael Wang
  Batteries 2019, 5(2), 48; doi 10.3390/batteries5020048
• “Design Strategies for High Power vs. High Energy Lithium Ion Cells”
  by Michael J. Lain, James Brandon and Emma Kendrick
  Batteries 2019, 5(4), 64; doi: 10.3390/batteries5040064

Chemosensors:

• “Influence of Humidity on NO₂-Sensing and Selectivity of Spray-CVD Grown ZnO Thin Film above 400 °C”
  by Roussin Lontio Fomekong and Bilge Saruhan
  Chemosensors 2019, 7(3), 42; doi: 10.3390/chemosensors7030042
• “Low Molecular Weight Fluorescent Probes (LMFPs) to Detect the Group 12 Metal Triad”
  by Ashley D. Johnson, Rose M. Curtis and Karl J. Wallace
  Chemosensors 2019, 7(2), 22; doi: 10.3390/chemosensors7020022

Journal of Marine Science and Engineering:

• “Marine Application of Fiber Reinforced Composites: A Review”
  by Felice Rubino, Antonio Nisticò, Fausto Tucci and Pierpaolo Carlone
  Mar. Sci. Eng. 2020, 8(1), 26; doi: 10.3390/jmse8010026
• “Numerical Simulation of Large Wave Heights from Super Typhoon Nepartak (2016) in the Eastern Waters of Taiwan”
  by Shih-Chun Hsiao, Hongey Chen, Han-Lun Wu, Wei-Bo Chen, Chih-Hsin Chang, Wen-Dar Guo, Yung-Ming Chen and Lee-Yaw Lin
  Mar. Sci. Eng. 2020, 8(3), 217; doi: 10.3390/jmse8030217
• “Development of Deterministic Artificial Intelligence for Unmanned Underwater Vehicles (UUV)”
  by Timothy Sands
  Mar. Sci. Eng. 2020, 8(8), 578; doi: 10.3390/jmse8080578

Lubricants:

• “Solid Lubrication with MoS₂: A Review”
  by Mohammad R. Vazirisereshk, Ashlie Martini, David A. Strubbe and Mehmet Z. Baykara
  Lubricants 2019, 7(7), 57; doi:10.3390/lubricants7070057
• “Investigations of the Friction Losses of Different Engine Concepts. Part 1: A Combined Approach for Applying Subassembly-Resolved Friction Loss Analysis on a Modern Passenger-Car Diesel Engine”
  by Christoph Knauder, Hannes Allmaier, David E. Sander and Theodor Sams
  Lubricants 2019, 7(5), 39; doi: 10.3390/lubricants7050039
• “A Discussion on Present Theories of Rubber Friction, with Particular Reference to Different Possible Choices of Arbitrary Roughness Cutoff Parameters”
  by Andrea Genovese, Flavio Farroni, Antonio Papangelo and Michele Ciavarella
  Lubricants 2019, 7(10), 85; doi: 10.3390/lubricants7100085

Micromachines:

• “4D Printing of Multi-Hydrogels Using Direct Ink Writing in a Supporting Viscous Liquid”
  by Takuya Uchida and Hiroaki Onoe
  Micromachines 2019, 10(7), 433; doi: 10.3390/mi10070433
• “Enhanced Photocatalytic Performance and Mechanism of Au@CaTiO₃ Composites with Au Nanoparticles Assembled on CaTiO₃ Nanocuboids”
  by Yuxiang Yan, Hua Yang, Zao Yi, Ruishan Li and Xiangxian Wang
  Micromachines 2019, 10(4), 254; doi: 10.3390/mi10040254
• “Three-Dimensionally Structured Flexible Fog Harvesting Surfaces Inspired by Namib Desert Beetles”
  by Jun Kyu Park and Seok Kim
  Micromachines 2019, 10(3), 201; doi: 10.3390/mi10030201

Processes:

• “Accelerating Biologics Manufacturing by Modeling or: Is Approval under the QbD and PAT Approaches Demanded by Authorities Acceptable without a Digital-Twin?”
  by Steffen Zobel-Roos, Axel Schmidt, Fabian Mestmäcker, Mourad Mouellef, Maximilian Huter, Lukas Uhlenbrock, Martin Kornecki, Lara Lohmann, Reinhard Ditz and Jochen Strube
  Processes 2019, 7(2), 94; doi: 10.3390/pr7020094
• “Multiscale Agent-Based and Hybrid Modeling of the Tumor Immune Microenvironment”
  by Kerri-Ann Norton, Chang Gong, Samira Jamalian and Aleksander S. Popel
  Processes 2019, 7(1), 37; doi: 10.3390/pr7010037
• “Dynamic Flowsheet Model Development and Sensitivity Analysis of a Continuous Pharmaceutical Tablet Manufacturing Process Using the Wet Granulation Route”
  by Nirupaplava Metta, Michael Ghijs, Elisabeth Schäfer, Ashish Kumar, Philippe Cappuyns, Ivo Van Assche, Ravendra Singh, Rohit Ramachandran, Thomas De Beer, Marianthi Ierapetritou and Ingmar Nopens
  Processes 2019, 7(4), 234; doi: 10.3390/pr7040234

Sensors:

• “A Decentralized Privacy-Preserving Healthcare Blockchain for IoT”
  by Ashutosh Dhar Dwivedi, Gautam Srivastava, Shalini Dhar and Rajani Singh
  Sensors 2019, 19(2), 326; doi: 10.3390/s19020326
• “The Progress of Glucose Monitoring—A Review of Invasive to Minimally and Non-Invasive Techniques, Devices and Sensors”
  by Wilbert Villena Gonzales, Ahmed Toaha Mobashsher and Amin Abbosh
  Sensors 2019, 19(4), 800; doi: 10.3390/s19040800
• “Contact-Based Methods for Measuring Respiratory Rate”
  by Carlo Massaroni, Andrea Nicolò, Daniela Lo Presti, Massimo Sacchetti, Sergio Silvestri and Emiliano Schena
  Sensors 2019, 19(4), 908; doi: 10.3390/s19040908

World Electric Vehicle Journal:

• “Dynamic Wireless Power Transfer Charging Infrastructure for Future EVs: From Experimental Track to Real Circulated Roads Demonstrations”
  by Stéphane Laporte, Gérard Coquery, Virginie Deniau, Alexandre De Bernardinis and Nicolas Hautière
  World Electr. Veh. J. 2019, 10(4), 84; doi: 10.3390/wevj10040084

MDPI’s Young Investigator Awards recognize promising junior researchers, acknowledge their contributions, and enhance communication among scientists. We are proud to present the winners for the year 2021 in the “Engineering” category. The winners were selected by the journals’ editors.

We warmly congratulate the awarded Young Investigators for their outstanding contributions. MDPI will continue to provide support and recognition to the academic community.

Biosensors:

• Amay J. Bandodkar, North Carolina State University, USA.

ChemEngineering:

• Andrew S. Paluch, Miami University, USA.

Chemosensors:

• Mindy Levine, Ariel University, Israel.

Electronics:

• Amir H. Gandomi, University of Technology Sydney, Australia.

Journal of Marine Science and Engineering:

• Tiago Fazeres-Ferradosa, University of Porto, Portugal.

Machines:

• Chen Lv, Nanyang Technological University (NTU), Singapore;
• Ignacio Gonzalez-Prieto, University of Malaga (UMA), Spain;
• Ning Sun, Nankai University, China.

Processes:

• Anton Rassõlkin, Tallinn University of Technology, Estonia.

Sensors:

• Qammer H. Abbasi, Queen Mary University of London, UK;
• Chi Hwan Lee, Purdue University, USA.

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.

1. “Recent Advances in Electrochemical Biosensors: Applications, Challenges, and Future Scope”
by Anoop Singh et al.
Biosensors 2021, 11(9), 336; https://doi.org/10.3390/bios11090336
Cited by 187 | Viewed by 1959
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2079-6374/11/9/336

2. “Recent Advances in Nanotechnology-Based Diagnosis and Treatments of Human Osteosarcoma”
by Mahmood Barani et al.
Biosensors 2021, 11(2), 55; https://doi.org/10.3390/bios11020055
Cited by 28 | Viewed by 2626
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2079-6374/11/2/55

3. “Multi-Functionalized Nanomaterials and Nanoparticles for Diagnosis and Treatment of Retinoblastoma”
by Rabia Arshad et al.
Biosensors 2021, 11(4), 97; https://doi.org/10.3390/bios11040097
Cited by 26 | Viewed by 2260
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2079-6374/11/4/97

4. “Paper-Based Biosensors: Frontiers in Point-of-Care Detection of COVID-19 Disease”
by Riccarda Antiochia
Biosensors 2021, 11(4), 110; https://doi.org/10.3390/bios11040110
Cited by 24 | Viewed by 2676
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2079-6374/11/4/110

5. “Recent Advances on IoT-Assisted Wearable Sensor Systems for Healthcare Monitoring”
by Shwetank Dattatraya Mamdiwar et al.
Biosensors 2021, 11(10), 372; https://doi.org/10.3390/bios11100372
Cited by 23 | Viewed by 2433
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2079-6374/11/10/372

6. “Wearable Biosensors for Non-Invasive Sweat Diagnostics”
by Jing Xu et al.
Biosensors 2021, 11(8), 245; https://doi.org/10.3390/bios11080245
Cited by 21 | Viewed by 3813
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2079-6374/11/8/245

7. “Sources of Inaccuracy in Photoplethysmography for Continuous Cardiovascular Monitoring”
by Jesse Fine et al.
Biosensors 2021, 11(4), 126; https://doi.org/10.3390/bios11040126
Cited by 19 | Viewed by 2628
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2079-6374/11/4/126

8. “Paper-Based Screen-Printed Electrodes: A New Generation of Low-Cost Electroanalytical Platforms”
by Estefanía Costa-Rama et al.
Biosensors 2021, 11(2), 51; https://doi.org/10.3390/bios11020051
Cited by 19 | Viewed by 2103
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2079-6374/11/2/51

9. “Two-Dimensional Material-Based Colorimetric Biosensors: A Review”
by Danzhu Zhu et al.
Biosensors 2021, 11(8), 259; https://doi.org/10.3390/bios11080259
Cited by 19 | Viewed by 2138
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2079-6374/11/8/259

10. “Point-of-Care PCR Assays for COVID-19 Detection”
by Niharika Gupta et al.
Biosensors 2021, 11(5), 141; https://doi.org/10.3390/bios11050141
Cited by 18 | Viewed by 4174
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2079-6374/11/5/141

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 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 are pleased to announce that Dr. Waseem Asghar has been appointed Section Associate Editor of the Section “Biosensors and Healthcare” in Biosensors (ISSN 2079-6374).

Dr. Asghar is an Associate Professor at the Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, at Florida Atlantic University, and since 2014, he has been the Director of the Asghar Lab: Micro and Nanotechnology in Medicine (http://faculty.eng.fau.edu/asghar/). Previously, he held a postdoctoral appointment at Harvard Medical School and the Harvard–MIT Division of Health Sciences and Technology, Harvard University (July 2012–April 2014). Later, he joined the Stanford School of Medicine as a Research Fellow before joining FAU.

His research interests lie in the areas of infectious disease diagnostics, point-of-care medical devices, and imaging technologies for healthcare. He has published over 70 peer-reviewed journal papers, over 50 conference proceedings, 4 book chapters, and 4 patent applications. He has received various international and national awards: the “2022 Distinguished Engineering Educator Award by The Engineers’ Council”, “2022 Senior Faculty Research Award by FAU College of Engineering and Computer Science”, “2020 NSF CAREER Award”, “2020 New Faculty Researcher Award by American Society of Engineering Education (ASEE SE)”, “2020 Researcher of the Year Award by FAU”, “Outstanding STEM Educator Award, by The Engineers’ Council 2018”, “Humanity in Science Award 2016”, and the “Faculty Mentoring Award 2015”. His research work has received excellent media attention and has been recognized by many premier magazines, including Newsweek, Wired UK, Popular Science, Sciencedaily, and Engadget, along with many others. He has been invited to various TV news channels to talk about his research, including West Palm Beach TV (WPTV) and WPLG news. He has also been invited to talk about biosensors on live radio programs: “Doctor’s Radio, NY” and National Public Radio (NPR), Miami. The honors and recognition he has received prove his successful track record in applying forefront technologies to problems in disease diagnostics and focusing on disposable microchips for point-of-care and bedside applications.

We are pleased to announce that Prof. Dr. Jun-Jie Zhu has been appointed Associate Editor in Biosensors (ISSN 2079-6374).

Name: Prof. Dr. Jun-Jie Zhu
Homepage: https://hysz.nju.edu.cn/jjzhu/29594/list.htm
Affiliation: State Key Laboratory of Analytical Chemistry for Life Science, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Nanjing University, Nanjing 210023, China
Interest: electrochemical sensing; bioanalysis; bioimaging; nanoanalysis

Prof. Dr. Jun-Jie Zhu is a Full Professor at Nanjing University. He obtained his B.S. degree in chemistry in 1984 and his Ph.D. degree in 1993 at Nanjing University. He served as a postdoc fellow at Bar Ilan University, Israel (1998–1999). He became an Associate Professor in 1996 and a Full Professor in 2001 at Nanjing University. He was awarded the National Distinguished Young Scholar prize in 2003 and was invited as an FRSC in 2016. His research work focuses on analytical chemistry and nanochemistry, including bioanalytical chemistry, electroanalytical chemistry, nanobioelectrochemistry, optical analysis of nanomaterials, bio-application of nanomaterials, etc. He has published over 500 papers in international journals, which have been cited more than 27,000 times, with an H-index of 101. He was ranked in the Elsevier’s annual list of China’s Most Cited Researchers in chemistry from 2014 to 2021. He was also a highly cited researcher from the Thomson Reuters highly cited researcher index in the Cross-Field category from 2018 to 2021. He serves as an Associate Editor of Current Smart Materials, Frontiers in Sensors, and Analyst.

The following is a short Q&A with Prof. Dr. Zhu, who shared his vision for the journal with us, as well as his views of the research area and open access publishing:

1. What appealed to you about the journal that made you want to take the role as its Associate Editor?
Biosensing is an important topic in many disciplines such as analytical chemistry, biology, the environment, and so on. Therefore, I believe in the mission of the journal Biosensors to disseminate scientific research. The journal has a good reputation and an excellent editorial team in the academic community. It is a great honor to participate in this group and take this responsibility. I want to make an effort to act as a bridge between authors and readers, facilitating the dissemination of works of a high standard. The journal also provides a resource for those just starting their research in the field of biosensors. From my personal experience, it is ecstatic to put biosensors into daily life, and I hope this exciting field is useful to our wide readers.

2. What is your vision for Biosensors?
My vision for the journal is to maintain the standard in paper quality and to increase the attraction through flexible contents and enjoyable forms. For example, some kind of video presentations about experimental directions could be embedded into the traditional text contents. Compared with the text form, the video format is more accessible with mobile phones and spreads more easily in apps. After all, biosensors are connected with our daily lives very closely. I think that people, even without the relevant knowledge background, are probably surprised when seeing the roles of biosensors in the journal.

3. What does the future of this field of research look like?
Biosensors is a useful but complex field. Its development needs joint efforts from chemists, biologists, electrical engineers, and mechanical engineers. It is a good beginning to see more collaborations between scholars and people who need biosensors in their daily work such as doctors, police, and environmental inspectors. On the one hand, scholars develop advanced biosensors to pursue intellectual beauty. On the other hand, more robust biosensors have been commercialized in markets. Nowadays, biosensors are spread over every branch of frontier science ranging from fundamental measurement science to advanced artificial intelligence technology. We anticipate that these different types of biosensors will be applied in our practical daily life just like glucometers, one of the most common applications.

4. What do you think of the development of Open Access in the publishing field?
Open Access is beneficial to our general readers who are interested in the content of papers. Open Access provides a more convenient way to access the scientific edge in academy. Certainly, whether or not Open Access is the right choice, we should consider many intertwined factors such as the cost, convenience, sustainability, and cultural difference. It is right to provide opportunities to authors who cannot afford the cost of publication. It is also right to provide opportunities to readers who cannot afford the cost of access. I think many efforts have been made to push Open Access to become more common despite the obstacles. I support the development of Open Access because it accelerates the spread of knowledge, and the whole system is improving for authors and readers. On the one hand, I understand the difficulties and inevitable failures when we are stepping into the age of Open Access. On the other hand, I envision that it is more reasonable to perform Open Access in some journals.

We warmly welcome Prof. Dr. Jun-Jie Zhu in taking up his role as Associate Editor, and we look forward to him leading Biosensors to many more milestones.