Best Paper Award

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The 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 in 2024 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 date: 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

Winner

Feature Paper
Article
43 Citations
8,765 Views
25 Pages
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CO₂ Methanation over Nickel Catalysts: Support Effects Investigated through Specific Activity and Operando IR Spectroscopy Measurements
Vigni V. González-Rangulan,
Inés Reyero,
Fernando Bimbela,
Francisca Romero-Sarria,
Marco Daturi and
Luis M. Gandía
Catalysts2023, 13(2), 448;https://doi.org/10.3390/catal13020448
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20 February 2023
Renewed interest in CO₂ methanation is due to its role within the framework of the Power-to-Methane processes. While the use of nickel-based catalysts for CO₂ methanation is well stablished, the support is being subjected to thorough research due to...
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Feature Paper
Article
26 Citations
5,434 Views
13 Pages
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Photocatalytic Removal of Water Emerging Pollutants in an Optimized Packed Bed Photoreactor Using Solar Light
M. E. Borges,
H. de Paz Carmona,
M. Gutiérrez and
P. Esparza
Catalysts2023, 13(6), 1023;https://doi.org/10.3390/catal13061023
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20 June 2023
Photocatalysis is an advanced oxidation process that is an environmentally friendly option and one of the most critical technologies in green chemistry today. This work studied the upscaling of photocatalysis as a suitable process for wastewater trea...
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Feature Paper
Review
42 Citations
8,269 Views
25 Pages
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Molecular Catalysts for OER/ORR in Zn–Air Batteries
Evgeny V. Rebrov and
Peng-Zhao Gao
Catalysts2023, 13(9), 1289;https://doi.org/10.3390/catal13091289
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10 September 2023
Zn–air batteries are becoming the promising power source for small electronic devices and electric vehicles. They provide a relatively high specific energy density at relatively low cost. This review presents exciting advances and challenges re...
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Feature Paper
Review
51 Citations
26,408 Views
30 Pages
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Direct Catalytic Amidations from Carboxylic Acid and Ester Derivatives: A Review
Armand Taussat,
Renata Marcia de Figueiredo and
Jean-Marc Campagne
Catalysts2023, 13(2), 366;https://doi.org/10.3390/catal13020366
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7 February 2023
The prevalence of amides in biological systems and chemical fields such as polymers, materials and natural products drives continuous research on novel procedures to obtain these ubiquitous functional groups. Currently, efforts to this purpose are ma...
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