Catalysts 2023, 13(2), 448; https://doi.org/10.3390/catal13020448 - 20 Feb 2023
Best Paper Award
Catalysts Best Paper Award is granted annually to highlight publications of high quality, scientific significance, and extensive influence. The evaluation committee members choose two articles of exceptional quality that were published in the journal the year before last year and announce them online by the end of April 2026.
The Prize:
– One research article and one review will be selected.
– Each winner will receive CHF 400, a certificate, and a free voucher for article processing fees valid for one year.
Catalysts Best Paper Award
Winner announcement: 30 April 2026
Eligibility and Requirements
– All papers published in the Catalysts will be eligible (both regular and Special Issue submissions).
Selection Criteria
– Scientific merit and broad impact;
– Originality of the research objectives and/or the ideas presented;
– Creativity of the study design or uniqueness of the approaches and concepts;
– Clarity of presentation;
– Citations and downloads.
Past Winners
Year:
Winner
CO2 Methanation over Nickel Catalysts: Support Effects Investigated through Specific Activity and Operando IR Spectroscopy Measurements
Photocatalytic Removal of Water Emerging Pollutants in an Optimized Packed Bed Photoreactor Using Solar Light
Catalysts 2023, 13(6), 1023; https://doi.org/10.3390/catal13061023 - 20 Jun 2023
Molecular Catalysts for OER/ORR in Zn–Air Batteries
Catalysts 2023, 13(9), 1289; https://doi.org/10.3390/catal13091289 - 10 Sep 2023
Direct Catalytic Amidations from Carboxylic Acid and Ester Derivatives: A Review
Catalysts 2023, 13(2), 366; https://doi.org/10.3390/catal13020366 - 7 Feb 2023
Award Committee
Dr. Keith Hohn
Chairman
Kansas State University
Dr. Leonarda Francesca Liotta
CNR
Prof. Dr. Zhenfeng Bian
Shanghai Normal University
Prof. Kotohiro Nomura
Tokyo Metropolitan University
Winner
Agro-Industrial Food Waste as a Low-Cost Substrate for Sustainable Production of Industrial Enzymes: A Critical Review
Catalysts 2022, 12(11), 1373; https://doi.org/10.3390/catal12111373 - 5 Nov 2022
g-C3N4-Based Direct Z-Scheme Photocatalysts for Environmental Applications
Catalysts 2022, 12(10), 1137; https://doi.org/10.3390/catal12101137 - 28 Sep 2022
Award Committee
Dr. Keith Hohn
Chairman
Kansas State University
Prof. Guido Busca
Prof. Chia-Hung Kuo
National Kaohsiung University of Science and Technology
Winner
Jakub Zdarta
Institute of Chemical Technology and Engineering, Faculty of Chemical Technology, Poznan University of Technology, Poland
Yung-Jung Hsu
Center for Emergent Functional Matter Science, National Chiao Tung University, Taiwan
Dario R. Dekel
The Wolfson Department of Chemical Engineering, Technion – Israel Institute of Technology, Israel
Vignesh Kumaravel
Institute of Technology Sligo, Ash Lane, Co.Sligo, Ireland.
Winner
Wendi Sapp
University of South Dakota
paper link: https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4344/6/3/34
Catherine Brookes
Cardiff University; Research Complex at Harwell (RCaH)
paper link: https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4344/6/7/92
