Best Paper Award

The Coatings Best Paper Award is granted annually to highlight publications of high quality, scientific significance, and extensive influence. Evaluation committee members will choose two articles and two reviews of exceptional quality published in the journal the year before last and announce the winners online by the end of June.

The Prize:
– Two research articles and two reviews will be selected.
– The first prize (two winners): CHF 600 and a voucher to cover applicable article processing charges (valid for one year).
– The second prize (two winners): CHF 300 and a voucher to cover applicable article processing charges (valid for one year).

 
Coatings Best Paper Award
 

Eligibility and Requirements

– All papers published in Coatings are 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

21 pages, 8072 KiB  
Article
On the Limits of the EIS Low-Frequency Impedance Modulus as a Tool to Describe the Protection Properties of Organic Coatings Exposed to Accelerated Aging Tests
by Andrea Cristoforetti, Stefano Rossi, Flavio Deflorian and Michele Fedel
Coatings 2023, 13(3), 598; https://doi.org/10.3390/coatings13030598 - 11 Mar 2023
18 pages, 3309 KiB  
Article
Titanium Implant Alloy Modified by Electrochemically Deposited Functional Bioactive Calcium Phosphate Coatings
by Jozefina Katić, Sara Krivačić, Željka Petrović, Dajana Mikić and Marijan Marciuš
Coatings 2023, 13(3), 640; https://doi.org/10.3390/coatings13030640 - 17 Mar 2023
26 pages, 8662 KiB  
Review
An Overview of Technological Parameter Optimization in the Case of Laser Cladding
by Kaiming Wang, Wei Liu, Yuxiang Hong, H. M. Shakhawat Sohan, Yonggang Tong, Yongle Hu, Mingjun Zhang, Jian Zhang, Dingding Xiang, Hanguang Fu and Jiang Ju
Coatings 2023, 13(3), 496; https://doi.org/10.3390/coatings13030496 - 23 Feb 2023
44 pages, 10027 KiB  
Review
A Review of Advances in Cold Spray Additive Manufacturing
by Rodolpho Fernando Vaz, Andrea Garfias, Vicente Albaladejo, Javier Sanchez and Irene Garcia Cano
Coatings 2023, 13(2), 267; https://doi.org/10.3390/coatings13020267 - 23 Jan 2023

Award Committee

Prof. Dr. Wei Pan Chairman
Tsinghua University
Prof. Eduardo Guzmán Solís
Departamento de Química Física, Facultad de Ciencias Químicas, Universidad Complutense de Madrid
Dr. Torsten Brezesinski
Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT)
Prof. Dr. Anton FICAI
National University of Science and technology POLITEHNICA Bucharest
Dr. James Kit Hon Tsoi
The University of Hong Kong

Winner

24 pages, 5725 KiB  
Review
Electrodeposition of Calcium Phosphate Coatings on Metallic Substrates for Bone Implant Applications: A Review
by Richard Drevet and Hicham Benhayoune
Coatings 2022, 12(4), 539; https://doi.org/10.3390/coatings12040539 - 17 Apr 2022
23 pages, 12096 KiB  
Article
Comparative Study of Tribological Behavior of TiN Hard Coatings Deposited by Various PVD Deposition Techniques
by Peter Panjan, Aljaž Drnovšek, Pal Terek, Aleksandar Miletić, Miha Čekada and Matjaž Panjan
Coatings 2022, 12(3), 294; https://doi.org/10.3390/coatings12030294 - 22 Feb 2022
21 pages, 5623 KiB  
Article
Durability of Acrylic Cataphoretic Coatings Additivated with Colloidal Silver
by Massimo Calovi and Stefano Rossi
Coatings 2022, 12(4), 486; https://doi.org/10.3390/coatings12040486 - 4 Apr 2022
25 pages, 11119 KiB  
Review
Recent Advances in Metal-Oxide Thin-Film Transistors: Flexible/Stretchable Devices, Integrated Circuits, Biosensors, and Neuromorphic Applications
by Yunchae Jeon, Donghyun Lee and Hocheon Yoo
Coatings 2022, 12(2), 204; https://doi.org/10.3390/coatings12020204 - 4 Feb 2022

Award Committee

Prof. Dr. Wei Pan Chairman
Tsinghua University
Dr. Torsten Brezesinski
Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT)
Dr. MICHELE FERRARI
Prof. Dr. Anton FICAI
University POLITEHNICA of Bucharest
Dr. James Kit Hon Tsoi
The University of Hong Kong
Prof. Dr. Emerson Coy
NanoBiomedical Centre

Winner

22 pages, 996 KiB  
Review
Structure and Applications of Pectin in Food, Biomedical, and Pharmaceutical Industry: A Review
by Cariny Maria Polesca Freitas, Jane Sélia Reis Coimbra, Victor Gomes Lauriano Souza and Rita Cássia Superbi Sousa
Coatings 2021, 11(8), 922; https://doi.org/10.3390/coatings11080922 - 1 Aug 2021
16 pages, 6577 KiB  
Article
Fabrication of Thermal Plasma Sprayed NiTi Coatings Possessing Functional Properties
by Sneha Samal, Ondřej Tyc, Jan Cizek, Jakub Klecka, František Lukáč, Orsolya Molnárová, Esther de Prado, Zdeněk Weiss, Jaromír Kopeček, Luděk Heller, Petr Šittner and Tomáš Chráska
Coatings 2021, 11(5), 610; https://doi.org/10.3390/coatings11050610 - 20 May 2021
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