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).

Award FAQ

 
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

40 pages, 24325 KB  
Review
Overview of Surface Modification Techniques for Titanium Alloys in Modern Material Science: A Comprehensive Analysis
by Kang Gao, Yun Zhang, Junhao Yi, Fang Dong and Pinghu Chen
Coatings 2024, 14(1), 148; https://doi.org/10.3390/coatings14010148 - 21 Jan 2024
43 pages, 7178 KB  
Review
Coatings and Surface Modification of Alloys for Tribo-Corrosion Applications
by Robert J. K. Wood and Ping Lu
Coatings 2024, 14(1), 99; https://doi.org/10.3390/coatings14010099 - 11 Jan 2024
42 pages, 6655 KB  
Review
Emerging Trends in Smart Self-Healing Coatings: A Focus on Micro/Nanocontainer Technologies for Enhanced Corrosion Protection
by Simpy Sanyal, SeonJu Park, Ramachandran Chelliah, Su-Jung Yeon, Kaliyan Barathikannan, Selvakumar Vijayalakshmi, Ye-Jin Jeong, Momna Rubab and Deog Hawn Oh
Coatings 2024, 14(3), 324; https://doi.org/10.3390/coatings14030324 - 8 Mar 2024
18 pages, 3327 KB  
Article
Electrochemical, Structural and Thermodynamic Investigations of Methanolic Parsley Extract as a Green Corrosion Inhibitor for C37 Steel in HCl
by Aomar Boutoumit, Maha Elhawary, Abdelkbir Bellaouchou, Maria Boudalia, Othmane Hammani, Anton José Garcia and Hatem M. A. Amin
Coatings 2024, 14(7), 783; https://doi.org/10.3390/coatings14070783 - 22 Jun 2024
17 pages, 18245 KB  
Article
Corrosion Behavior of Aluminum Alloys in Different Alkaline Environments: Effect of Alloying Elements and Anodization Treatments
by Riccardo Fabris, Giulia Masi and Maria Chiara Bignozzi
Coatings 2024, 14(2), 240; https://doi.org/10.3390/coatings14020240 - 19 Feb 2024
12 pages, 1351 KB  
Article
Preservative Effects of Flaxseed Gum-Sodium Alginate Active Coatings Containing Carvacrol on Quality of Turbot (Scophthalmus maximus) during Cold Storage
by Xinrui Yang, Shiyuan Fang, Yao Xie, Jun Mei and Jing Xie
Coatings 2024, 14(3), 338; https://doi.org/10.3390/coatings14030338 - 12 Mar 2024

Award Committee

Prof. Dr. Wei Pan Chairperson
Tsinghua University
Prof. Dr. Emerson Coy
NanoBiomedical Centre
Dr. James Kit Hon Tsoi
The University of Hong Kong
Prof. Georgios Skordaris

Winner

21 pages, 8072 KB  
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 KB  
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 KB  
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 KB  
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 Chairperson
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 KB  
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 KB  
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 KB  
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 KB  
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 Chairperson
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 KB  
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 KB  
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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