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6 December 2023
Interview with Dr. Kai Da Xu—Winner of the Electronics 2023 Young Investigator Award

Dr. Kai Da Xu obtained a Ph.D. degree at the University of Science and Technology of China (USTC), and he worked at several well-known universities overseas for nearly six years, including Duke University, the City University of Hong Kong, the University of Wisconsin-Madison, Tohoku University, and Yokohama National University. He received two fellowships from the Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS), and in 2020, he joined Xi’an Jiaotong University, China.

The following is a short interview with Dr. Kai Da Xu:

  1. Can you briefly introduce yourself to our readers and tell us a little bit about your fields of interest?
    I have published 180 articles in peer-reviewed journals and over 50 papers in Conference Proceedings, where 13 papers were selected as ESI highly cited papers and 2 papers were selected as ESI hot papers. I was also included in the 2022 list of the most cited Chinese researchers announced by Elsevier. I was also included for 3 years in the list of the top 2% of the most cited scientists in the field of information, communication, and technology released by scientists from Stanford University. I am now serving as an Editorial Board Member for the journal Electronics (MDPI), and I have also been serving as an Associate Editor for IEEE Access, IET Microwaves, Antennas & Propagation, and Electronics Letters. I have organized several Special Issues in some international journals as a Guest Editor. My current research is focused on millimeter-wave and terahertz devices, such as filters and antennas.
  2. Which research topics do you think are of particular interest to the research community in the coming years?
    In the upcoming years, I plan to persist in my research with a specific focus on millimeter-wave and terahertz transmission lines and their applications in the design of components like filters and amplifiers for next-generation communication systems.
  3. Have you had difficulties to overcome in your work? How did you approach those situations?
    I encountered some financial difficulties during my career, especially in the period between 2015 and 2019. After defending my Ph.D., it was difficult for me to get promoted, so I had to change several universities. The award and financial support received from the Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS) were really helpful for me in my professional development. Additionally, in 2019, the birth of my daughter prompted me to maintain a balance between my professional and personal life.

  4. What’s the secret to a happy scientific life?
    In my opinion, the key to a happy scientific life lies in a genuine passion for the research domain. Scientists should maintain their enthusiasm, even in the face of multiple unsuccessful funding applications over several years, recognizing that funding may be insufficient for that particular research field.

  5. What qualities do you think young scientists need?
    A young researcher should exhibit motivation and a genuine interest in the project for which they are applying.

  6. What is your opinion of the open access model of publishing?
    I have experience contributing to both open access and subscription journals. The open access model facilitates the widespread dissemination of knowledge by eliminating financial barriers, ensuring research outcomes are accessible to the public. Papers published in open access journals tend to garner greater readership and citations compared to the traditional subscription model. However, covering article processing fees can pose a challenge for authors with insufficient funding. When selecting a journal for publication, it is also important to consider the Impact Factor of the journal.

  7. As the winner of this award, is there something you would like to express to our readers?
    I am very honored to be the winner of the Young Investigator Award, as it was my first application for such recognition. This award has important significance in bolstering my prospects for pursuing upcoming projects. Be more confident; perhaps the winner of this award will be you next year.

We wish Dr. Kai Da Xu every success in his current work, and we look forward to his future contributions to the journal.

5 December 2023
Editorial Board Members from Electronics Featured in the 2023 Highly Cited Researchers List Published by Clarivate

Recently, ClarivateTM revealed its 2023 list of Highly Cited ResearchersTM—individuals at universities, research institutes, and commercial organizations.

The scientists who were selected for this year’s list of Highly Cited Researchers published highly cited papers in the 11-year period from January 2012 to December 2022, with citation frequency in the top 1% of academic subjects and the same year of publication in the Web of ScienceTM database. This year, 7,125 Highly Cited Researcher 2023 designations were issued to 6,849 individuals, representing just 1 in 1,000 researchers worldwide. This means that these researchers have demonstrated an incredible level of significant and broad influence in their chosen field or fields over the last decade. The list is truly global, spanning 67 countries or regions and spread across a diverse range of research sciences and social sciences.

According to our statistics, 8 members of the Editorial Board of Electronics (ISSN: 2079-9292) were selected for the list of Highly Cited Researchers by ClarivateTM in 2023. They are being recognized for their high-quality scientific research achievements and outstanding contributions to their professional fields. The Electronics Editorial Office sincerely congratulates all elected editorial members and hopes that they continue to have an academically productive relationship with the journal.

Researcher

Category

Affiliation

Zhang, Xian-Ming

Computer Science

Swinburne University of Technology, Australia

Guan, Cao

Cross-Field

Northwestern Polytechnical University, China

He, Jr-Hau

Cross-Field

City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong

Yu, Jun

Cross-Field

Hangzhou Dianzi University, China

Xu, Li Da

Engineering

Old Dominion University, United States

Yin, Shen

Engineering

Norwegian University of Science & Technology (NTNU), Norway

Zhang, Xian-Ming

Engineering

Swinburne University of Technology, Australia

Cheng, Qiang

Physics

Southeast University - China, China

30 November 2023
MDPI Insights: The CEO's Letter #6 - MDPI Spain Summit and ResearchGate

Welcome to the MDPI Insights: The CEO's Letter.

In these monthly letters, I will showcase two key aspects of our work at MDPI: our commitment to empowering researchers and our determination to facilitating open scientific exchange.


Opening Thoughts

MDPI Spain Summit


Stefan Tochev (CEO, MDPI) gives the opening speech at the MDPI Spain Summit.

On Friday 10 November 2023 I was in Barcelona, Spain, to deliver the opening presentation and participate in a panel at MDPI’s Spain Summit, a two-day event, inspired by our salon events in China.

With 16 Editors-in-Chief (EiCs) and 20 Editorial Board Members (EBMs) in attendance, the event, organized by our conference team and Barcelona office, featured presentations on open access (OA), MDPI, and publishing market trends in Spain.

The event provided a great opportunity to engage with stakeholders from various MDPI journals, including Nutrients, Vaccines, Buildings, IJMS, and others. We were able to gather feedback and have open conversations around manuscript quality, the peer-review process, and journal development, as well as accreditation agencies.

The main objective of this Summit was to bring together Editors representing MDPI journals across various disciplines within Spanish universities and research centers, primarily from the Barcelona area. The aim was to facilitate an open and fruitful discussion regarding the development of their journals, the future of OA in Spain, and to provide meaningful interactions and networking opportunities.

Connecting with Editorial Board Members


Stefan Tochev in conversation with Summit participants: "Our EBMs are passionate about the journals they serve."

Interacting with our EBMs in person provides a valuable opportunity to show how important it is to us to connect with them, hear their perspectives on their journals and learn more about their own experience collaborating with MDPI.

From my conversations, it was clear that our EBMs are passionate about the journals they serve. I know the advice they provide may sometimes involve just small tweaks, but these can lead to important improvements. As the saying goes, small hinges swing open big doors.

As at November 2023, MDPI has over 6,300 EBMs affiliated with Spanish institutions, with more than 30 of them serving as EiCs or section EiCs. Furthermore, over 68,000 Spanish scholars have contributed as reviewers in MDPI journals.

Open Access in Spain

In 2023, Spain implemented legislation mandating immediate OA for all publicly funded research, aligning with the EU’s Plan S initiative to expedite the transition to OA. The Spanish government also approved a four-year, €23.8 million annual budget for the first national OA strategy, aiming to make publicly funded research freely accessible upon publication. This strategy aims to strengthen the quality and transparency of research in Spain, and to help promote movement towards a digital, low-carbon economy.

For further details of Spain's OA policy and the history of government mandates, click here.

Spain has already seen a notable decline in subscription-only articles, decreasing by 62% over a 10-year period, while gold OA increased by 42%. Green OA slightly decreased, suggesting a shift towards publishing in gold OA journals rather than traditional subscription-based ones. Here are some statistics from Scopus. 

A big thank-you to the various MDPI teams, including our conference team and the Barcelona office, for organizing this very successful event!


MDPI colleagues from various offices gathered to host and support the first MDPI Spain Summit, in Barcelona, Spain.

I think this type of gathering has the potential to become an annual event in various locations. For example, Manchester could be an option, as we have over 30 EiCs and over 3,000 EBMs in the UK, a top market for MDPI that publishes high-quality research.

Impactful Research

769 Editorial Board Members of MDPI Journals Recognized as Highly Cited Researchers in 2023

Congratulations to our 769 Editorial Board Members from 40 countries/territories who have been awarded Highly Cited Researcher status for 2023 by Clarivate. This recognition is based on their outstanding scientific research contributions and significant influence in various fields, as evidenced by Web of Science data.

Click here to view the full list of 769 Editorial Board Members.

Clarivate's Highly Cited ResearchersTM list identifies individuals with exceptional impact in scientific and social science domains over the past decade. Their papers rank in the top 1% of citations in 21 fields analysed in ‘Essential Science Indicators,’ showcasing their substantial influence.

This year, 7,125 Highly Cited Researcher 2023 designations were issued to 6,849 individuals from 67 countries, representing just 1 in 1,000 researchers worldwide.

These researchers demonstrate exceptional influence, representing a small fraction of contributors pushing the boundaries of knowledge, contributing to global well-being, sustainability, and security.

Congratulations to these scholars for their remarkable achievement: we are honoured to have them on board with our journals!

Inside MDPI

Corporate Marketing and Communications Strategy Session


Members of MDPI’s Corporate Marketing & Communications team.

For the past few years, I have led the Corporate Marketing & Communications department in our annual strategy session.

This typically involves 2–3 days of focused sessions covering key topics including budgeting, hiring targets, campaign reviews, and planning for the upcoming year, department strategy, and structure.

We are constantly exploring ways to optimize the Corporate Marketing & Communications department to support MDPI’s primary objectives and better convey the MDPI story while serving the scholarly community.

The strategy session also serves as a team-building activity, during which the team voted on bowling!

Strategy Session

In this strategy session, we looked at how to align our teams in order to better streamline our content with our campaigns, build a dedicated marketing team to strategically support our core MDPI products, expand our communications teams and functionalities to focus on company-critical campaigns and press releases, align our new brand design system with our marketing initiatives, set up a community and engagement team to support various teams with their outreach and communication efforts, and increase our use of data in the evaluation of campaign performance.

To grow in these areas, we will be hiring for various positions, including those of Public Relations Manager, Communications Manager, Internal Communications Manager, Campaign Manager, Marketing Associate, and Editorial Engagement Manager.

I am grateful for the way our Corporate Marketing & Communications department has grown and gelled over the years, and I look forward to supporting the department teams and their ideas for the future.

Coming Together for Science

ResearchGate and MDPI Partner to Boost the Visibility of Open Access Content through Journal Home


Stefan Tochev (CEO, MDPI) and Sören Hofmayer (Co-Founder and Chief Strategy Officer, ResearchGate) meet in Berlin, Germany to take their ongoing discussion further.

When I assumed the role of CEO at MDPI, my primary focus was to initiate the building of essential partnerships and collaborations within our industry. After all, I am a firm believer in achieving our goals by helping others achieve theirs and focusing on co-opetition wherever there is an opportunity. I first touched on the notion of co-opetition in MDPI Insights: The CEO's Letter #3, particularly when discussing collaborations with Elsevier.

In light of this, Sören Hofmayer (Co-Founder and Chief Strategy Officer at ResearchGate) and I connected recently to continue a discussion that had been ongoing for months. I was quickly brought up to speed and felt there was an opportunity for MDPI journals to pilot the Journal Home service that ResearchGate had launched. This would provide a new way for MDPI to engage with authors and readers and amplify the visibility of our journals.

While I receive many offers and opportunities for discussions with vendors, I am a firm believer that timing is everything, and in this case, the time for us is now. Sören and I met in person during my recent visit to Berlin and decided to proceed with piloting ten MDPI journals with the Journal Home service.

The press release below provides further details.

Press Release: Berlin (Germany) and Basel (Switzerland), 15 November 2023

ResearchGate, the professional network for researchers, and MDPI, the largest open access publisher in the world and a pioneer in open access publishing, today announced a partnership that will see ten of MDPI’s open access journals benefit from an enhanced presence on ResearchGate through its innovative Journal Home offering.  

This new partnership will expand the reach and visibility of MDPI’s participating flagship journals with ResearchGate’s highly relevant community of more than 25 million researchers globally.

Around 210,000 version-of-record articles from these 10 titles will be readily available on ResearchGate, including the full archive material and all new articles as they are published. These journals also benefit from enhanced brand visibility, with dedicated journal profiles, prominent representation on all associated article pages and all relevant touchpoints across the ResearchGate network – keeping the journals top-of-mind with their reader and author audiences. All articles covered by the new partnership will automatically be added to the authors’ publication records in ResearchGate. This not only reduces MDPI authors’ needs for direct management but also offers them valuable insights into the impact of their work, including data about readership and citations.

Closing Thoughts

November is Men’s Health Awareness Month


Stefan Tochev (CEO, MDPI) listening to music as he writes at a coffee shop in Basel, Switzerland.

November is dedicated to raising awareness of various men’s health issues. I have been fortunate to have positive male role models in my life, and I strive to share my experiences with others.

I used to take part in Movember, growing my moustache throughout November to raise awareness and funds and to help “change the face of men’s health.” With male family and friends impacted by physical and mental health issues, I have recently become more interested in men’s overall well-being.

Men often face stigma involving the perceived need always to be strong and have things figured out. Recently, I’ve had meaningful conversations with male friends and colleagues about issues we rarely discuss, and it was a positive experience.

Various factors impact men’s health and well-being, all too easily leading to risky health behaviours including a lack of health awareness, poor health education, and negative, culturally induced, behaviour patterns in our work and personal lives. I hope we can break down these barriers in our work environment.

Healthy men help build healthy families and a healthy society

Men are less likely than women to seek help with their physical and mental health struggles. This is a reminder to prioritize your overall well-being. I hope that as men, we will continue to open up to one another, becoming vulnerable in order to share what we are going through. By sharing and by supporting each other, we can learn and grow together. You are not alone, and when you fall, you can still get up and stand tall.

From one broski to another, you are loved and appreciated. I hope this mindset carries into December and beyond.

Mindfulness

Our content team recently released a handful of articles on mindfulness, a practice that I believe provides a good opportunity for stress release and self-reflection:

Stefan Tochev
Chief Executive Officer
MDPI AG

29 November 2023
Electronics 2023 Young Investigator Award—Winner Announced


We are pleased to announce that the winner of the Electronics 2022 Young Investigator Award is Prof. Dr. Kai-Da Xu from Xi’an Jiaotong University, China.

Dr. Kai-Da Xu received his Ph.D. degree in electromagnetic field and microwave technology from the University of Electronic Science and Technology of China (UESTC), Chengdu, China, in 2015. From 2015 to 2018, he was an assistant professor at Xiamen University, Xiamen, China. From 2016 to 2017, he was a Postdoctoral Fellow at the City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong. From 2018 to 2019, he was an Honorary Fellow at the University of Wisconsin–Madison, Madison, WI, USA. From 2019 to 2021, he was a Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS) Fellow at Tohoku University, Sendai, Japan. In 2020, he joined Xi’an Jiaotong University. From August to September 2023, he was a visiting professor at the Yokohama National University with financial support from the JSPS. He has authored and coauthored over 180 papers in peer-reviewed journals, and over 50 papers in conference proceedings. He was in the list of “2022 Most Cited Chinese Researchers” announced by Elsevier in March 2023. His current research interests include microwave/millimeter wave/THz devices and antenna arrays. This is an outstanding achievement in today’s competitive environment. Please join us in congratulating Dr. Kai-Da Xu for his outstanding achievements.

As the awardee, Dr. Kai-Da Xu will receive an honorarium of CHF 2000, an offer to publish a paper free of charge before 31 December 2024 in Electronics (ISSN: 2079-9292) after peer review, and an electronic certificate.

On behalf of the Assessment Committee Members—Dr. Giambattista Gruosso, Dr. Xiongfeng Ma and Prof. Dr. George A. Tsihrintzis—we congratulate the winner on his accomplishments. We would also like to thank all of the nominators from various fields of study for their participation as well as all of the Award Committee Members for their evaluation of the abundant excellent nominations.

Prof. Dr. Flavio Canavero
Editor-in-Chief of Electronics

24 November 2023
Electronics | Highly Cited Papers in 2021–2022 in the Section “Quantum Electronics”


The Electronics (ISSN: 2079-9292) “Quantum Electronics” Section publishes original and significant contributions to the theoretical and experimental implementations of quantum electronics. More specifically, the articles will consider superconducting circuits, semiconductor qubits, NV centers, and electron qubits in general. Connections to atomic, molecular, and optical physics, as well as to mechatronic systems (i.e., robots and drones) when combined with quantum science are also welcome. We will consider the relationship between quantum artificial intelligence, quantum machine learning, and electronic quantum systems. Reviews as well as Special Issues will also be published.

You have free and unlimited access to the full texts of all the open access articles published in our journal. We welcome you to read our most highly cited papers published in 2021 and 2022 below:

1. “Automated Quantum Hardware Selection for Quantum Workflows”
by Benjamin Weder, Johanna Barzen, Frank Leymann and Marie Salm
Electronics 2021, 10(8), 984; https://doi.org/10.3390/electronics10080984
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2079-9292/10/8/984

2. “Recent Advances in the Characterized Identification of Mono-to-Multi-Layer Graphene and Its Biomedical Applications: A Review”
by Nargish Parvin, Vineet Kumar, Sang Woo Joo, Sang-Shin Park and Tapas Kumar Mandal
Electronics 2022, 11(20), 3345; https://doi.org/10.3390/electronics11203345
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2079-9292/11/20/3345

3. “Coreset Clustering on Small Quantum Computers”
by Teague Tomesh, Pranav Gokhale, Eric R. Anschuetz and Frederic T. Chong
Electronics 2021, 10(14), 1690; https://doi.org/10.3390/electronics10141690
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2079-9292/10/14/1690

4. “Design of a 20 T Class REBCO Insert in a 15 T Low Temperature Superconducting Magnet”
by Liangjun Shao, Xintao Zhang, Yufan Yan, Haoyuan Wang, Huajun Liu and Timing Qu
Electronics 2021, 10(14), 1741; https://doi.org/10.3390/electronics10141741
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2079-9292/10/14/1741

5. “Quantum Mechatronics”
by Lucas Lamata, Marco B. Quadrelli, Clarence W. de Silva, Prem Kumar, Gregory S. Kanter, Maziar Ghazinejad and Farbod Khoshnoud
Electronics 2021, 10(20), 2483; https://doi.org/10.3390/electronics10202483
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2079-9292/10/20/2483

23 November 2023
Interview with Mr. Jiahao Syu—Winner of the Electronics 2023 Travel Award

We wish to congratulate Mr. Jiahao Syu on winning the Electronics 2023 Travel Award Mr. Syu is a Ph.D. student at the National Taiwan University, Taiwan. His research is focused on artificial intelligence, including machine learning and data mining in the fields of energy, healthcare, and finance.

The following is an interview with Mr. Jiahao Syu:

 

1. Can you briefly introduce yourself to our readers and tell us a little bit about your fields of interest?
I am currently involved in a project focused on the energy grid of a small factory. The basic concept is related to the power consumption of robots and the conversion of energy to assist with the power charging arrangement or the task arrangement and scheduling. I will consider submitting a new article to an MDPI journal with the latest findings from my Ph.D. research.

2. Which research topics do you think will be of particular interest to the research community in the coming years?
I consider that AI technologies are developing rapidly, and researchers should pay more attention to privacy and security issues. Relative technology like federated learning or school learning has potential for future research in the field of artificial intelligence.

3. Have you had difficulties to overcome in your work? How did you approach those situations?
I consider that the most difficult part of my work is related to data availability and data collection. The limitation in my research work results from concerns related to data privacy and data security at the factory level. Also, the data from websites are not always enough for complex research. Receiving funding is also a problem for my research work, especially because I am a Ph.D. student. Thus, I need to apply for many projects at the same time to support my studies.

4. What qualities do you think young scientists need?
I think that one of the main qualities that a young researcher should have is self-motivation. Junior scientists need to figure out their path and direction at the beginning of their journey. Sometimes they do not receive external guidance for future actions. It is also really important to keep a balance between one’s personal life and work. This is why I applied last year for a student exchange program in Norway. I enjoyed this experience because I could learn from the scientists there and travel at the same time.

5. What’s the secret to a happy scientific life?
In my opinion, the key to a happy scientific life is to have a positive mindset. It is really important to be open-minded to deal with different challenges during one’s research career, even when you have conflicts with other colleagues from the same project. Patience and passion are also important.

6. What is your opinion of the open access model of publishing?
I think that open access is a good opportunity to spread information using online resources when institutions are not willing to pay for subscriptions to access different scientific papers. It can offer more visibility for researchers, as their work is accessible to a wider audience.

7. As the winner of this award, is there anything you would like to express?
I was excited to receive this travel award and used the grant to travel to a conference in the USA. I appreciate MDPI for supporting young researchers in their endeavor to attend international conferences and I encourage other scientists to apply for future awards.

We wish Mr. Jiahao Syu every success in his current work, and we look forward to his future contributions to the journal.

21 November 2023
769 Editorial Board Members of MDPI Journals Achieve Highly Cited Researcher Recognition in 2023


We extend our sincere congratulations to the 769 Editorial Board Members of our journals – from 40 different countries/territories – who have been recognized as Highly Cited Researchers for the year 2023 by Clarivate. They are being recognized for their high-quality scientific research achievements and outstanding contributions to their professional fields, as indicated by Web of Science data.

Clarivate's annual list of Highly Cited ResearchersTM identifies the most highly cited scientists for the past decade who stand out for their significant and broad influence in various scientific and social science domains. Their impactful papers are among the top 1 per cent in the citation distribution of one or more of 21 fields analyzed in the "Essential Science Indicators", distinguishing them as hugely influential among their peers.

This year, 7,125 Highly Cited Researcher 2023 designations were issued to 6,849 individuals from 67 countries, representing just 1 in 1,000 researchers worldwide.

This means that these researchers have demonstrated an incredible level of significant and broad influence in their chosen field or fields over the last decade. They represent a small fraction of the researcher population whose contributions disproportionately push the boundaries of knowledge, enhancing global well-being, sustainability, and security.

Congratulations to the scholars for their noteworthy achievement – we are honored to have them on board with our journals!


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Aguilera, Ruth V.
Ahmed, Warish
Ahn, Myung-Ju
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Anasori, Babak
Andersson, Dan I.
Angeletti, Silvia
Annabi, Nasim
Antinori, Spinello
Ariga, Katsuhiko
Asa, Sylvia L.
Astruc, Didier
Atala, Anthony
Atanasov, Atanas G.
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Bandodkar, Amay J.
Banks, William A.
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Carvalho, Andre F.
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Davies, Michael J.
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Dawson, Ted M.
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Delord, Jean-Pierre
Demaria, Marco
Deng, Xiangzheng
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Dikic, Ivan
Dimopoulos, Meletios-Athanasios
Ding, Aijun
Ding, Jianxun
Dokmeci, Mehmet Remzi
Dolgui, Alexandre
Dong, Chung-Li
Dou, Shi Xue
Dragicevic, Tomislav
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Du, Qian
Du, Yonghua
Duan, Xidong
Dufresne, Alain
Dummer, Reinhard
Edwards, David
Elaissari, Abdelhamid
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Enjuanes, Luis
Fabbro, Doriano
Facchetti, Antonio
Fan, Junliang
Fan, Kelong
Fan, Xiulin
Fan, Zhanxi
Fang, Baizeng
Fang, Chuanglin
Fang, Yongjin
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Feng, Liangzhu
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Flavian, Carlos
Fortino, Giancarlo
Fowler, Michael
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Garg, Abhishek D.
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Gautier, Emmanuel L.
Genevet, Patrice
Geng, Yong
Gerdts, Gunnar
Geschwind, Daniel H.
Ghaffari, Roozbeh
Ghamisi, Pedram
Giacobbe, Daniele Roberto
Giampieri, Francesca
Gillies, Robert J.
Godos, Justyna
Gogotsi, Yury
Golding, Nick
Gong, Jinlong
Gong, Peng
Gong, Yongji
Govindan, Kannan
Gozal, David
Grancini, Giulia
Grant, William B.
Graus, Francesc
Green, Douglas R.
Grosso, Giuseppe
Gu, Meng
Gu, Zhanjun
Guan, Cao
Gueimonde, Miguel
Gui, Guan
Guigo, Roderic
Guo, Hengyu
Guo, Jianping
Guo, Lin
Guo, Song
Guo, Yan
Guo, Zaiping
Gupta, Rangan
Gutzmer, Ralf
Haase, Dagmar
Hagger, Martin S.
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Holick, Michael F.
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Hsueh, Po-Ren
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Hubacek, Klaus
Hussain, Saddam
Italiano, Antoine
Iwata, Hiroji
Jaeschke, Hartmut
Jain, Atul

Jaiswal, Amit K.
Jankovic, Joseph
Janssens, Ivan A.
Jelezko, Fedor
Jeon, Byong-Hun
Ji, Guangbin
Ji, Qiang
Ji, Wei
Ji, Xiaobo
Ji, Xiaoyuan
Jiang, Bin
Jiang, Hong
Jiang, Junjun
Jiang, Lianzhou
Jiang, Qing
Jiang, Shibo
Jiang, Yuyan
Jiang, Zhongyi
Jiao, Licheng
Jin, Shi
Jin, Zhong
Kalantar-zadeh, Kourosh
Kamal, Mohammad Amjad
Kaner, Richard B.
Kaneti, Yusuf Valentino
Kang, Zhenhui
Karagiannidis, George K.
Karniadakis, George Em
Karp, Peter D.
Kataoka, Kazunori
Katritch, Vsevolod
Kawi, Sibudjing
Kepp, Oliver
Khademhosseini, Ali
Khan, Nafees A.
Kiessling, Fabian
Kildishev, Alexander V.
Kim, Haegyeom
Kim, Jeonghun
Kim, Jin-Hoi
Kim, Jong Seung
Kim, Ki-Hyun
Kirkwood, John M.
Kivshar, Yuri
Klenk, Hans-Peter
Ko, Wen-Chien
Kong, Baohua
Kontoyiannis, Dimitrios P.
Koonin, Eugene V.
Kroemer, Guido
Kuang, Dai-Bin
Kudo, Masatoshi
Kuhn, Jens H.
Kumar, Prashant
Kumar, Sudhir
Kurths, Juergen
Kurzrock, Razelle
Kuzyakov, Yakov
Kyrpides, Nikos C.
La Vecchia, Carlo
Lai, Yuekun
Lan, Ke
Lancellotti, Patrizio
Landi, Francesco
Lavie, Carl J.
Laxminarayan, Ramanan
Lee, Chengkuo
Lee, Jechan
Lee, Jin-Wook
Lee, Pooi See
Lee, Sang Soo
Lehmann, Johannes
Lei, Yaguo
Li, Bin
Li, Chunzhong
Li, Dongsheng
Li, Feng
Li, Hai
Li, Heng
Li, Hongyi
Li, Hui
Li, Jinghong
Li, Jun
Li, Li
Li, Linlin
Li, Neng
Li, Ning
Li, Shuai
Li, Shutao
Li, Wei
Li, Wentao
Li, Xiang
Li, Xuecao
Li, Xuelong
Li, Yat
Li, Yurui
Li, Zhijun
Liang, Chao
Liang, Shuquan
Liaw, Peter K.
Lin, Jun
Lin, Yuehe
Lippi, Giuseppe
Lister, Ryan
Liu, Chengmei
Liu, Gang
Liu, Hong
Liu, Hui
Liu, Jian
Liu, Jinyan
Liu, Jun
Liu, Meilin
Liu, Pan
Liu, Wei
Liu, Xianhu
Liu, Xiaoping
Liu, Xuejun
Liu, Yang
Liu, Yu
Liu, Yuan
Lonardo, Amedeo
Long, Hualou
Long, Ying
Lu, Bingan
Lu, Junling
Lu, Lu
Lu, Nanshu
Lu, Rongxing
Lucey, Brian
Lucieer, Arko
Lugato, Emanuele
Lund, Henrik
Luo, Yangchao
Luo, Yi
Luo, Zisheng
Lv, Wei
Lyons, Timothy W.
Ma, Haile
Ma, Jianmin
Ma, Jun
Ma, Tianyi
Ma, Wei
Ma, Yanming
Madabhushi, Anant
Mahmoudi, Morteza
Mai, Liqiang
Mai, Wenjie
Makridakis, Spyros
Mandala, Mario
Mantovani, Alberto
Mao, Jianfeng
Mao, Like
Mardani, Abbas
Mathivanan, Suresh
Matyjaszewski, Krzysztof
McCabe, Matthew F.
McCauley, Darren
McClements, David Julian
Mei, Lin
Melenhorst, Jan Joseph
Melero, Ignacio
Meyerholz, David K.
Mierlo, Joeri Van
Miroshnichenko, Andrey E.
Mittler, Ron
Mu, Shichun
Mubarak, Mohammad S.
Mueller, Lukas A.
Muhammad, Khan
Mumtaz, Shahid
Munekata, Paulo Eduardo Sichetti
Nakagawa, Shinichi
Nauen, Ralf
Newman, David J.
Niaura, Raymond S.
Nidheesh, P. V.
Niu, Ben
Nussinov, Ruth
O'Connor, David
Odintsov, Sergei D.
Omri, Anis
Orsini, Nicola
Ostrikov, Kostya (Ken)
Oswald, Isabelle P.
Oudard, Stephane
Ouyang, Minggao
Ozcan, Aydogan
Pan, Anlian
Pan, Anqiang
Pan, Caofeng
Pan, Genxing
Pan, Likun
Pan, Quan-Ke
Pan, Xiaoqing
Pandolfi, Pier Paolo
Parati, Gianfranco
Pateiro, Mirian
Peng, Qiang
Peng, Qing
Peng, Shushi
Perc, Matjaz
Perlin, David S.
Perlman, Stanley
Petruzzelli, Antonio Messeni
Pitt, Bertram
Pöhlmann, Stefan
Polasky, Stephen
Pommier, Yves
Poor, H. Vincent
Potenza, Marc N.
Preat, Veronique
Prinsep, Michele R.
Pu, Kanyi
Putnik, Predrag
Qin, Yuanwei
Qiu, Jieshan
Qu, Xiaogang
Ragauskas, Arthur J.
Ramakrishna, Seeram
Ramkissoon, Haywantee
Ran, Jingrun
Rao, Zhonghao
Recio, Isidra
Ren, Jinsong
Rengel, Zed
Rho, Junsuk
Riahi, Keywan
Ribeiro-Soriano, Domingo
Richardson, Paul G.
Robert, Caroline
Rocca, Maria A.
Rodriguez-Manas, Leocadio
Rojas, Orlando J.
Rojo, Teofilo
Roubaud, David
Saad, Fred
Saad, Walid
Sadorsky, Perry
Saliba, Michael
Sander, Chris
Sangaiah, Arun Kumar
Santamouris, Mattheos
Santoro, Gabriele
Scaldaferri, Franco
Schatzberg, Alan F.
Schwab, Matthias
Schweizer, Frank
Scolyer, Richard A.
Scott, Daniel
Serruys, Patrick W.
Setzer, William N.
Shahzad, Babar
Shao, Shuai
Shao, Zongping
Shen, Guozhen
Shen, Liyin

Shen, Zexiang
Shi, Peng
Shi, Yi
Siano, Pierluigi
Simões, Manuel
Sing, Swee Leong
Singh, Vijay P.
Smagghe, Guy
Smith, Lee
Soffietti, Riccardo
Song, Houbing
Song, Jibin
Song, Yu
Sood, Anil K.
Souto, Eliana B.
Stadler, Marc
Stanley, H. Eugene
Stephanopoulos, Gregory
Sternberg, Cora N.
Stoumpos, Constantinos C.
Stunnenberg, Hendrik G.
Su, Shiliang
Sun, Baoguo
Sun, Cuixia
Sun, Fengchun
Sun, Hongqi
Sun, Jie
Sun, Lijun
Sun, Litao
Sun, Runcang
Sun, Yanjuan
Sun, Zaicheng
Sun, Zhipei
Sureda, Antoni
Svenning, Jens-Christian
Tan, Chaoliang
Tan, Weihong
Tang, Chuan-He
Tang, Chuyang
Tang, Dianping
Tang, Yongbing
Tanzi, Rudolph E.
Terpos, Evangelos
Teschendorff, Andrew E.
Tian, He
Timsit, Jean-Francois
Tiwari, Aviral Kumar
Tohge, Takayuki
Tousoulis, Dimitris
Tran, Lam-Son Phan
Tress, Wolfgang
Trivedi, Pankaj
Tsao, Rong
Tully, Mark A.
Tung, Chen-Ho
Van der Bruggen, Bart
Vandenbroucke, Roosmarijn E.
Vangronsveld, Jaco
Varsani, Arvind
Vatanen, Tommi
Verbeke, Kristin
Vermote, Eric
Verpoorte, Robert
Vieta, Eduard
Vincent, Jean-Louis
Vita, Antonio
Wan, Jiafu
Wan, Shaohua
Wanek, Wolfgang
Wang, Bin
Wang, Bo
Wang, Chao
Wang, Chuanyi
Wang, Chunsheng
Wang, Dan
Wang, Feng
Wang, Gongming
Wang, Guoxiu
Wang, Haihui
Wang, Hao
Wang, Huanqing
Wang, Huanting
Wang, Hui
Wang, Jian
Wang, Jie
Wang, Jing
Wang, John
Wang, Joseph
Wang, Lianzhou
Wang, Lihui
Wang, Meng
Wang, Peng
Wang, Pengfei
Wang, Qi
Wang, Qi
Wang, Qiang
Wang, Qilin
Wang, Qin
Wang, Qing
Wang, Shaojian
Wang, Sibo
Wang, Tao
Wang, Ying
Wang, Yong
Wang, Zhen
Wang, Zhong Lin
Wang, Zhongrui
Wang, Zifa
Wang, Zuankai
Wei, Haotong
Wei, Leyi
Wei, Zhixiang
Wei, Zhongbao
Weissleder, Ralph
Weitschies, Werner
Wen, Guanghui
Wesemael, Bas van
Willerslev, Eske
Witlox, Frank
Wu, Haijun
Wu, Hao Bin
Wu, Hui
Wu, Jun
Wu, Qinglin
Wu, Shuilin
Wu, Xiaojun
Wu, Yongzhen
Wu, Yuping
Wu, Zheng-Guang
Wu, Zhong-Shuai
Xia, Jianguo (Jeff)
Xia, Meimei
Xia, Xinhui
Xia, Yongyao
Xia, Zhiguo
Xiang, Quanjun
Xiao, Fuyuan
Xiao, Jie
Xin, Sen
Xing, Baoshan
Xing, Wei
Xiong, Rui
Xu, Hui
Xu, Li Da
Xu, Ping
Xu, Yi-Jun
Xu, Zhenjiang Zech
Yan, Chong
Yan, He
Yan, Huaicheng
Yan, Kai
Yan, Ruqiang
Yang, Bing
Yang, Chenguang
Yang, Hongshun
Yang, Hui
Yang, Jian
Yang, Jianping
Yang, Jie
Yang, Jun
Yang, Kai
Yang, Shihe
Yang, Xiaofeng
Yang, Xinsong
Yang, Yun-Gui
Yao, Yonggang
Yigitcanlar, Tan
Yin, Shen
Yin, Shou-Wei
Yin, Yulong
Yin, Zongyou
Yokoya, Naoto
Young, Allan H.
Yu, Guihua
Yu, Jun
Yu, Le
Yu, Minghao
Yu, Shu-Hong
Yu, Wei
Yu, Wenwu
Yuan, Qiangqiang
Yuan, Yifei
Yuan, Yuan
Yuen, Chau
Zeadally, Sherali
Zhai, Tianyou
Zhang, Bing
Zhang, Dengsong
Zhang, Fan
Zhang, Fusuo
Zhang, Guangyu
Zhang, Guowen
Zhang, Hengjie
Zhang, Hongjie
Zhang, Hui
Zhang, Lai-Chang
Zhang, Lefei
Zhang, Lei
Zhang, Liangpei
Zhang, Lijun
Zhang, Min
Zhang, Peng
Zhang, Qiang
Zhang, Qiaobao
Zhang, Qichun
Zhang, Shicheng
Zhang, Shujun
Zhang, Tierui
Zhang, Wei
Zhang, Weili
Zhang, Xian-Ming
Zhang, Xiaodong
Zhang, Xiaogang
Zhang, Xiaoling
Zhang, Yang
Zhang, Yaobin
Zhang, Yi
Zhang, Yi-Zhou
Zhang, Yong
Zhang, Yu Shrike
Zhang, Yue-Jun
Zhang, Yuelin
Zhang, Zheng
Zhang, Zhicheng
Zhang, Zhien
Zhao, Guochun
Zhao, Jie
Zhao, Li-Dong
Zhao, Qing
Zhao, Yi
Zheng, Hao
Zheng, Weitao
Zheng, Yufeng
Zhong, Cheng
Zhou, Jie
Zhou, Jizhong
Zhou, Kun
Zhou, Liang
Zhou, Peng
Zhou, Qi
Zhou, Wei
Zhou, Weiqi
Zhu, Chengzhou
Zhu, Hongwei
Zhu, Junfa
Zhu, Jun-Jie
Zhu, Lei
Zhu, Mingshan
Zhu, Quanxin
Zhu, Yi
Zhu, Yongfa
Zhu, Zhe
Zhuang, Xiaodong
Zou, Quan
Zou, Ruqiang
Zuo, Chao

17 November 2023
Electronics | Highly Cited Papers in 2021–2022 in the Section “Electronic Materials”


The Section “Electronic Materials” of Electronics (ISSN: 2079-9292) reports on the science, technology, and applications of electronic materials that are used in electrical industries, electronics and microelectronics, and the substances used in the construction of integrated circuits, circuit boards, packaging materials, communication cables, optical fibers, displays, and various controlling and monitoring devices.

You have free and unlimited access to the full texts of all the open access articles published in our journal. We welcome you to read our most highly cited papers published in 2021 and 2022 below:

1. “Strategies for Applications of Oxide-Based Thin Film Transistors”
by Lirong Zhang, Huaming Yu, Wenping Xiao, Chun Liu, Junrong Chen, Manlan Guo, Huayu Gao, Baiquan Liu and Weijing Wu
Electronics 2022, 11(6), 960; https://doi.org/10.3390/electronics11060960
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2079-9292/11/6/960

2. “Calculation Methodologies of Complex Permeability for Various Magnetic Materials”
by Eun S. Lee and Byeong Guk Choi
Electronics 2021, 10(17), 2167; https://doi.org/10.3390/electronics10172167
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2079-9292/10/17/2167

3. “Study of Thermal Stress Fluctuations at the Die-Attach Solder Interface Using the Finite Element Method”
by Luchun Yan, Jiawen Yao, Yu Dai, Shanshan Zhang, Wangmin Bai, Kewei Gao, Huisheng Yang and Yanbin Wang
Electronics 2022, 11(1), 62; https://doi.org/10.3390/electronics11010062
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2079-9292/11/1/62

4. “Microstructural and Energy-Dispersive X-ray Analyses on Argon Ion Implantations in Tantalum Thin Films for Microelectronic Substrates”
by Amir Hoshang Ramezani, Siamak Hoseinzadeh, Zhaleh Ebrahiminejad, Milad Sangashekan and Saim Memon
Electronics 2021, 10(23), 2941; https://doi.org/10.3390/electronics10232941
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2079-9292/10/23/2941

5. “Broadband-Transmissive, Frequency-Selective Rasorber Design Using Characteristic Mode Analysis”
by Jie Xiong, Baoping Yang, Yanjie Wu, Xiongwei Zeng, Qiuyu Li, Rongxin Tang and Hai Lin
Electronics 2022, 11(9), 1418; https://doi.org/10.3390/electronics11091418
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2079-9292/11/9/1418

6. “Complex Permittivity Measurement of Low-Loss Anisotropic Dielectric Materials at Hundreds of Megahertz”
by Chuanlan Li, Changying Wu and Lifei Shen
Electronics 2022, 11(11), 1769; https://doi.org/10.3390/electronics11111769
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2079-9292/11/11/1769

15 November 2023
Join Us at the MDPI Author Training Workshop at Manchester Metropolitan University, 17 November 2023, Manchester, United Kingdom


MDPI Manchester, in collaboration with the Manchester Metropolitan University, is organizing an author training session aiming to elucidate the scientific aspects of writing and publishing scholarly articles. The workshops will facilitate scholars in enhancing their comprehension of academic publications through exploration and cultivation. The training will be conducted by proficient academic editors from MDPI and will include the incorporation of use-case scenarios. The event will additionally demonstrate MDPI’s regional vision, featuring a round-table discussion with field-leading academics and editors, and a quiz with an opportunity to win prizes. 

Date: 17 November 2023
Time: 2:00 p.m.–5:00 p.m.
Venue: BS 6 35, Business School, Manchester Metropolitan University, United Kingdom 

Schedule:

Time Program and Content Speakers
14:00-14:05 Introducing Author Training Prof. Ali Kashif Bashir
14:05-14:15 MDPI’s Regional Vision Mr. Rhys Pumphrey
14:15-14:45 How to Write Scientific Papers Ms. Jaime Anderson
14:45-15:20 Editorial Insights: Reasons for Rejections and Responding to Peer-Reviewers Ms. Isabel Nelson
15:20-15:30 Break
15:30-16:00 A Round-Table Discussion with Academics and Editors
16:00-16:10 Job Opportunities and Benefits at MDPI Ms. Jaime Anderson
16:10-16:30 Quiz (with prizes!)
16:30-17:00 Networking

 MDPI speakers:

Speaker Biography

Mr. Rhys Pumphrey

Mr. Rhys Pumphrey obtained his M.Eng. in materials science and engineering from the University of Manchester, UK in 2021. He joined MDPI as an Assistant Editor for the journal Materials the same year. In September 2022, he became a Section Managing Editor, and he is currently the Journal Relations Specialist for Materials.

Ms. Jaime Anderson

Ms. Jaime Anderson holds a bachelor’s degree in psychology from the University of Manchester, UK (2018) and a Master’s degree in comparative and evolutionary psychology from the University of St Andrews, UK (2019). She joined MDPI in June 2020 as Assistant Editor and Section Managing Editor for the journal IJMS. In 2022, she joined the journal Animals, and was appointed Office Manager of the Manchester Office.

Ms. Isabel Nelson

Ms. Isabel Nelson obtained her M.Sc. in environmental monitoring, modelling and reconstruction from the University of Manchester, UK in 2020. With an interest in environmental and public health, she joined MDPI as an Assistant Editor for the journal Healthcare in 2021. Since October 2022, she has worked towards becoming a Section Managing Editor, whilst acting as the Journal Relations Specialist for Healthcare.

7 November 2023
Meet Us at the Optics & Photonics Taiwan International Conference 2023 (OPTIC 2023), 1–3 December 2023, Tainan, Taiwan


The Optics & Photonics Taiwan International Conference (OPTIC) serves as the largest annual meeting on optics and photonics in Taiwan. It aims to bring together great minds from around the globe to share the latest advancements in optical materials, optical technology, and metaverse photonics. OPTIC 2023 will be held from 1 to 3 December 2023, at the National Cheng Kung University (NCKU), Tainan, Taiwan.

This year OPTIC 2023 comprises 10 parallel sessions covering a broad spectrum of optics and photonics:

  • Nanophotonic Materials and Devices;
  • Optical Waveguides and Communications;
  • Quantum Electronics and Laser Technology;
  • Optical Information Processing and Holography;
  • Optical Design, Testing, and Engineering;
  • Biophotonics and Biomedical Imaging;
  • Display and Solid-State Lighting;
  • Thin-Film and Photovoltaic Technology;
  • Optical Sensing;
  • Metaverse Photonics.

You can find more information about the conference at the following website: https://optic2023.conf.tw.

7 November 2023
Meet the Editors | Interview with Prof. Dr. Enzo Pasquale Scilingo—Section Editor-in-Chief of Section “Bioelectronics” in Electronics

Prof. Dr. Enzo Pasquale Scilingo is a full professor of Electronic and Information Bioengineering at the University of Pisa, Italy. His main research interests are in wearable monitoring systems, human–computer interfaces, biomedical and biomechanical signal processing, modeling, control and instrumentation. He is the author of more than 150 papers in peer-reviewed journals, contributions to international conferences and chapters in international books.

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

1. How has your experience been as a Section Editor-in-Chief so far?
As Section Editor-in-Chief of the “Bioelectronics” Section, I've had the privilege of overseeing the publication of cutting-edge research in the field of bioelectronics. It's been a dynamic role that has allowed me to work closely with authors, reviewers, and our editorial team to ensure the quality and relevance of the articles we publish.

2. What made you choose to work with us knowing that we are an open access digital publisher?
Working with an open access digital publisher aligns with my commitment to advancing science and making research accessible to all. I appreciate the emphasis on transparency, accessibility, and the potential for broader impact.

3. We know that you are also working as the leading Guest Editor of many Special Issues. How do you feel about your experience as a Special Issue Editor?
It allows me to focus on specific themes or emerging areas within the field. What's particularly fulfilling is the opportunity to collaborate with experts in those areas, as well as with authors who are passionate about their research. It's a great platform for knowledge exchange and for driving innovation in specialized topics. I find it rewarding to bring together high-quality articles on a particular subject and contribute to the academic community's understanding of emerging trends and developments.

7 November 2023
Meet the Editors | Interview with Prof. Dr. Elias Stathatos—Section Editor-in-Chief of Section “Optoelectronics” in Electronics

Prof. Dr. Elias Stathatos is a professor in the Electrical and Computer Engineering Deptartment at the University of Peloponnese, Greece and Head of Nanotechnology and Advanced Materials Laboratory (N&AML). His research interests are focused on third-generation solar cells and their characterization. In particular, Prof. Dr. Stathatos is interested in the conversion of solar energy to electricity using dye-sensitized, quantum dot and perovskite solar cells employing nanostructured materials.

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

1. How has your experience been as the Section Editor-in-Chief of “Optoelectronics” so far?
My experience as the Section Editor-in-Chief of “Optoelectronics” has been truly rewarding. I've had the opportunity to work with an exceptional team of experts in the field, and it's been a pleasure to help shape the content and direction of the journal.

2. We know that you are also working as the leading Guest Editor of a Special Issue. How do you feel about your experience as a Special Issue Editor?
Serving as a Special Issue Editor has been a unique experience. It allows me to focus on a specific area within optoelectronics and collaborate closely with authors who are experts in that domain. It's a fantastic way to bring together cutting-edge research and share it with our readers.

3. What made you choose to work with us knowing that we are an open access digital publisher?
Open access aligns with my belief in making research more accessible to a broader audience. It ensures that knowledge is not confined behind paywalls and can benefit researchers, students, and professionals worldwide. Joining an open-access publisher like “Optoelectronics” was a natural choice for me.

4. Do you have any new topics or new directions to which we should pay more attention?
Absolutely, I believe we should pay more attention to emerging areas such as quantum optoelectronics, integrated photonics, and sustainable materials and technologies in optoelectronics. These areas hold immense potential and can significantly impact various industries and applications.

7 November 2023
Meet the Editors | Interview with Dr. Sergio Busquets-Monge—Section Editor-in-Chief of Section “Electrical and Autonomous Vehicles” in Electronics

Dr. Sergio Busquets-Monge is an academic researcher from the Polytechnic University of Catalonia, Spain. This author has contributed to research in the following topics: pulse-width modulation and converters.

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

1. How has your experience been as a Section Editor-in-Chief so far?
It's been an incredibly rewarding experience. I've had the opportunity to engage with some of the brightest minds in the field of electrical and autonomous vehicles. The role has allowed me to witness the rapid advancements and innovation in this sector up close, which has been truly inspiring.

2. What made you choose to work with us, knowing that we are an open access digital publisher?
Well, open access digital publishing aligns with the modern academic landscape. It enables broader access to research, accelerating the dissemination of knowledge. I believe in the democratization of information, and working with an open access publisher allows me to contribute to this mission. Additionally, it offers a platform to reach a global audience, ensuring our research reaches the widest possible readership.

3. We know that you are also working as the leading Guest Editor of many Special Issues. How do you feel about your experience as a Special Issue Editor?
Serving as a Guest Editor for Special Issues has been a highly enriching experience. It provides the opportunity to curate collections of articles that delve deep into specific topics of interest within our field. It's a chance to shape the direction of research and encourage collaboration among experts. I find the role both intellectually stimulating and a way to contribute to the field's growth.

4. Do you have any new topics or new directions to which we should pay more attention?
Given the dynamic nature of the field, it's important to stay attuned to emerging trends. Topics like electric and autonomous transportation in smart cities, sustainable energy solutions, and AI applications in autonomous vehicles are areas that warrant attention. Additionally, as technology advances, ethical and regulatory considerations in the field will become increasingly important to address.

3 November 2023
Meet Us at Asia Communications and Photonics Conference/International Photonics and OptoElectronics Meetings (ACP/POEM 2023), 4–7 November 2023, Wuhan, China


MDPI will be attending the Asia Communications and Photonics Conference/International Photonics and OptoElectronics Meetings (ACP/POEM 2023) in Wuhan, China, from 4 to 7 November 2023.

Asia Communications and Photonics Conference (ACP), which began in 2001, is one of the largest conferences in the Asia–Pacific region on optical communication, photonics and relevant technologies. The International Photonics and OptoElectronics Meetings (POEM) is an annual international conference hosted by the Wuhan National Laboratory for Optoelectronics (WNLO) of Huazhong University of Science and Technology (HUST), together with the Optics Valley Laboratory (OVL) in Hubei Province. ACP/POEM 2023 will be hosted by Huazhong University of Science and Technology. During this conference, MDPI will welcome researchers from different fields to visit and share their latest research.

The following MDPI journals will be represented:

If you are attending this conference, please stop by our booth #3. Our delegates look forward to meeting you in person and answering any questions that you may have. For more information about the conference, please visit the following link: http://www.acpconf.com/.

1 November 2023
MDPI Insights: The CEO's Letter #5 - OA Week, UK, and Strategy

Welcome to the MDPI Insights: The CEO's Letter.

In these monthly letters, I will showcase two key aspects of our work at MDPI: our commitment to empowering researchers and our determination to facilitating open scientific exchange.


Opening Thoughts

Open Access Week 2023 – the Global Drive to Open Continues

As the world's largest open-access (OA) publisher, we believe that unrestricted access to research findings is the cornerstone of transparency, efficiency, and quality control across scientific disciplines. At MDPI, we provide free, immediate access to scientific papers, empowering scientists to examine, validate, replicate, and build upon existing results. This minimizes redundancy, optimizes resources, and fosters innovative approaches.

International OA Week, held from 23 to 29 October 2023, provided a unique opportunity to link the global movement toward open sharing and open science with the progress of policy changes at the local level. Our mission, during OA Week and all the year round, is to offer educational resources highlighting the benefits of open-access publishing. The MDPI Blog is a valuable resource for information on open access and open science.

Core principles of OA publishing

Accessibility, transparency, and collaboration are core principles of OA publishing. OA aims to break down barriers that have traditionally restricted research access, ensuring that knowledge is available to all, regardless of financial situation or institutional affiliations. Our commitment to diverse pathways for OA publishing worldwide includes discounts for researchers. You can learn more about how MDPI supports scientific communities here.

One of the key strengths of OA publishing is its ability to facilitate interdisciplinary research. By removing paywalls and promoting knowledge-sharing across disciplines, OA encourages collaboration and innovation. Researchers from various fields can access and build upon each others’ work, fostering a holistic approach to addressing complex global challenges.

OA holds the potential to democratize knowledge, advance science, and drive positive societal change.

Policy driving change

Governments, institutions, and funding agencies have recognized the transformative potential of OA and have implemented policies to promote it. These policies often require publicly funded research to be made openly accessible, accelerating the growth of OA repositories and journals. Check out our spotlights on OA policies in the USEU and China

OA publishing is continuously evolving, with community-driven models and technologies shaping its future. Initiatives such as “Plan S” and “cOAlition S” promote OA publishing from the perspective of national funders, requiring grantees to publish their research openly. A new policy announced by the US administration last year mandates that, with effect from January 2026, all US federally funded research should be freely and immediately available after publication.

Additionally, preprint servers such as MDPI's Preprints.org, which allow researchers to share their findings before formal peer review, have gained popularity, enhancing the speed at which new knowledge is disseminated. The rise of blockchain technology is also being explored to ensure transparency and authenticity in scholarly publishing.

For more than two decades, OA publishing has been revolutionizing academic publishing by promoting accessibility, transparency, and collaboration. Its support for interdisciplinary research, evolving policies, and innovative practices all contribute to its growing influence in the global research community. As OA continues to expand, it holds the potential to democratize knowledge, advance science, and drive positive societal change.

MDPI is proud to lead the transition to open access.

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Impactful Research

Spotlight on Smart Cities

Smart cities will serve as a cornerstone for future human development. Their implementation will help us tackle many of the significant challenges we are facing – climate change, ageing populations, waste management, public safety, travel, and so on. Recognising the importance of this multifaceted field, MDPI launched the inaugural issue of Smart Cities in 2018 to provide an advanced forum for research into smart technology and society. Here we take a look at how this journal has developed, and its impact in this exciting field.

As at 30 October, 2023, Smart Cities has published 421 papers and has an Impact Factor of 6.4. It also has a CiteScore of 8.5, and more than one quarter of its published papers – 124 – have been cited 10 times or more.

Highly cited papers in Smart Cities

Below are several highly cited papers recently published in Smart Cities. Citation metrics are current as at 31 October 2023.

1. “Introducing the “15-Minute City”: Sustainability, Resilience and Place Identity in Future Post-Pandemic Cities
Authors: Carlos Moreno, Zaheer Allam, Didier Chabaud, Catherine Gall and Florent Pratlong
Smart Cities 2021, 4(1), 93-111; https://doi.org/10.3390/smartcities4010006
Citations: Crossref (338), Scopus (366), Web of Science (270), Google Scholar (710)
The paper discusses the socio-economic impacts of the COVID-19 on cities, including increasing inequalities and rising unemployment. It introduces the concept of the "15-Minute City," a form of "chrono-urbanism," as a response to the challenges posed by the pandemic.

2. “A Review on Electric Vehicles: Technologies and Challenges
Authors: Julio A. Sanguesa, Vicente Torres-Sanz, Piedad Garrido, Francisco J. Martinez and Johann M. Marquez-Barja
Smart Cities 2021, 4(1), 372-404; https://doi.org/10.3390/smartcities4010022
Citations: Crossref (359), Scopus (363), Web of Science (268), Google Scholar (558)
This paper provides an overview of the progress in Electric Vehicles (EVs), focusing on battery technology, charging methods, and emerging research challenges. It also analyzes the global EV market and its future outlook.

3. “IoT in Smart Cities: A Survey of Technologies, Practices and Challenges
Authors: Abbas Shah Syed, Daniel Sierra-Sosa, Anup Kumar and Adel Elmaghraby
Smart Cities 2021, 4(2), 429-475; https://doi.org/10.3390/smartcities4020024
Citations: Crossref (121), Scopus (151), Web of Science (91), Google Scholar (215)
This paper gives an overview of the Internet of Things (IoT) in the context of Smart Cities, discussing the fundamental components, technologies, architectures, networking technologies, and artificial algorithms that underpin IoT-based Smart City systems.

4. “Artificial Intelligence Techniques in Smart Grid: A Survey
Authors: Olufemi A. Omitaomu and Haoran Niu
Smart Cities 2021, 4(2), 548-568; https://doi.org/10.3390/smartcities4020029
Citations: Crossref (76), Scopus (94), Web of Science (57), Google Scholar (120)
This survey paper reviews the utilization of artificial intelligence (AI) techniques in the context of the smart grid. It covers various applications of AI in load forecasting, power grid stability assessment, fault detection, and security issues in the smart grid and power systems.

5. “The Metaverse as a Virtual Form of Smart Cities: Opportunities and Challenges for Environmental, Economic, and Social Sustainability in Urban Futures
Authors: Zaheer Allam, Ayyoob Sharifi, Simon Elias Bibri, David Sydney Jones and John Krogstie
Smart Cities 2022, 5(3), 771-801; https://doi.org/10.3390/smartcities5030040
Citations: Crossref (72), Scopus (75), Web of Science (43), Google Scholar (176)
This paper discusses the concept of the Metaverse, a virtual world introduced by Meta (formerly Facebook), and its potential impact on urban life. It explores how emerging technologies such as AI, Big Data, IoT, and Digital Twins could reshape urban design and services in the context of the Metaverse.

Testimonial

“It was indeed a great and pleasant experience with MDPI regarding our recent publication. The submission process was very straightforward and less time-consuming than the norm. The review process was very fast compared to many other open access journals, which is praiseworthy. The support from the Editorial Office during the revision process was highly useful as well. We look forward to publishing with MDPI in the future, and I will most definitely recommend MDPI to my colleagues and collaborators. – Dr. Luís Rosa, University of Minho

Article in Smart Cities: Mobile Networks and Internet of Things Infrastructures to Characterize Smart Human Mobility

Inside MDPI

MDPI Manchester office, UK Visit


Allie Shi (Editorial Director, MDPI), Stefan Tochev (CEO, MDPI), Jamie Anderson (Manchester Office Manager, MDPI), Michael O’Sullivan (Senior Scientific Officer, MDPI), Hushneara Akhtar, and Becky Castellon (IOAP Team Lead, MDPI), dining out in Manchester, UK.

In October, I visited MDPI’s new office in Manchester. During the visit, I connected with our English Editing (EE) managers, Scientific Officer, members of the Editorial team, the Marketing team, and IOAP Team Lead.

Our Manchester office focuses primarily on EE services and provides local support for the UK market. Additionally, we regularly visit Editorial Board members and participate in local conferences.

I would like to thank Jamie Anderson, Manchester Office Manager, and her team, for their deep commitment to our Manchester staff and to MDPI’s impact on the UK market.

The UK by numbers

The UK is a hub for the world’s top universities, making it a key market for MDPI and the publishing world in general. It is home to two of the top-five-ranked universities globally, 11 in the top 100, and 15 in the top 200.

As a result, the UK plays a key role in MDPI’s global market. As at October 2023, it ranks as the seventh-largest contributor to the total number of papers published by MDPI. We have 3,500 Editorial Board members affiliated with UK institutions, including 34 serving as Editors-in-Chief (EiCs). Our commitment to collaboration with institutions is evident in the UK, where we have successfully established some 60 Institutional Open Access Program (IOAP) agreements with esteemed institutions, such as the University of Oxford, the University of Cambridge, Imperial College London, the University of Edinburgh, and more.

According to InCites Dataset + ESCI for the period 2018–2022, as at October 2023, nearly 65% of UK papers are now published as OA. Just over 10% of total OA publications are by UK authors. UK papers are known for their high quality, with an average of 11 citations per paper. Furthermore, 2.16% of UK papers are in the top 1% of cited papers, and 14.61% are in the top 10% of cited papers, showcasing their impact.

We are currently hiring EEs in various locations worldwide.

English Editing at MDPI

Our English Editing (EE) department consists of two main branches, Quality Control and Learning and Development, reflecting our priorities. We are continuously enhancing the quality of our English Editing services and have raised the relevant standards, which now extend to company-wide communications. English editors participate in international interviews, conduct English assessments, and provide colleagues with presentations on ways to improve their use of written and spoken English.

While expanding, the EE department has proactively refocused its efforts on the quality of our work and how the English Editing department can benefit the company more broadly. We currently have approximately 140 full-time English Editors based across five offices worldwide, supplemented by over 700 freelance English editors.

Our Manchester office serves as the hub for the EE Department, with EE Managers situated there, except for Kurtis Jackson, who serves as the Head of EE and is located in our Basel office. Manchester EEs play a critical role in establishing and developing EE teams in our other offices, overseeing management and recruitment. The EE department plays a vital role in MDPI’s operations, as it is the department that touches every published paper. If this work interests you, I encourage you to explore our available EE positions, whether you are seeking full-time or freelance opportunities.

Testimonials

“MDPI provides an excellent service compared to any other previously used services. It delivers fast and high-quality results but at an affordable price.” – Ardha Apriyanto, University of Potsdam

“In my role as a professor, I consider that MDPI Author Services offer an excellent quality in the editing of Western academic writing while maintaining the required standards of clarity, precision and rigor. Additionally, delivery times are fast compared to other available services.” – Jesus Insuasti, University of Nariño

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Coming Together for Science

STM and Frankfurt Book Fair

Attending STM

MDPI has been a proud sponsor of the STM Conference for several years. The STM Conference is a dynamic event featuring interactive sessions, expert panellists, idea-sharing, and ample networking opportunities. On 16 October, the event kicked off with arrival drinks, sponsored by MDPI, followed by a welcoming dinner, providing a great chance to connect and network with industry professionals. The following day was filled with speakers, sessions, and further opportunities to connect. STM exemplifies the collaborative spirit of the scientific community, with session topics including achieving open, visible, and impactful research at scale; maintaining research integrity in a rapidly changing world; and exploring the impact of ever-evolving technology in the scholarly community.

Meeting with Web of Science

On a personal note, one of the highlights of STM was a candid and productive conversation with Nandita Quaderi, Editor-in-Chief and SVP at Web of Science. During our discussion, we talked about MDPI, Web of Science, the IJERPH delisting, and ways of moving forward. This open conversation aimed at fostering better collaboration for the future.

“We discussed ways to improve our communication and collaboration.”

I appreciated our frank discussion and felt that Nandita wholeheartedly supports open access. She also expressed her appreciation for the monthly CEO Letter, which she sees as a way to add personality to the MDPI brand and provide insight into the great work we do at MDPI. While we highlighted the positives, we also discussed ways to improve our communication and collaboration moving forward. This meeting alone made the trip worthwhile, and I hope Nandita doesn’t mind my sharing that she found our chat to be “the most honest and constructive discussion” she’s had with someone from MDPI in recent years.

75th Frankfurt Book Fair


Jelena Milojevic (Book Editor, MDPI), Jovana Dubajic (Book Editor, MDPI), Evan Escamilla (Project Manager, MDPI), Laura Wagner (Head of Books, MDPI), and Jenny Knowles (Commissioning Editor, MDPI), at the Frankfurt Book Fair in Frankfurt am Main, Germany.

For the 75th time, the Frankfurter Buchmesse opened its doors in October to celebrate exciting stories and their authors. If you haven’t yet had the chance to visit the Frankfurt Book Fair, I highly recommend it. It’s the largest book fair in the world, attracting thousands of visitors from around the globe. This is the place to gain valuable industry insights from top-class publishing professionals, connect with publishers directly, and learn about the latest trends in publishing.

MDPI Books

Our Books team was also present at the Frankfurt Book Fair, networking and learning from various panels. Did you know that our MDPI Books department publishes OA Books?

The book publishing program includes monographs, book series, edited books and reprints of special issues and topical collections, among other book types.

If you have a book proposal you would like to discuss, please feel free to contact our Books team to understand the benefits and methods of publishing your next book with the OA model.

Closing Thoughts

MDPI Strategy Meeting

As the newly appointed CEO, this is my first year leading the MDPI Senior Management Strategy session. I saw it as an opportunity to explore what MDPI has the potential to become in the next five years. Guided by the vision of its founder and President, Dr. Shu-kun Lin, the company has accomplished remarkable feats over the past 27 years and currently holds the position as the world’s third-largest academic publisher, following Springer Nature and Elsevier.

Our primary objective is to build upon the milestones of the past decades and consolidate MDPI’s position as well-established publishing brand. The two-day meeting emphasized the importance of communicating MDPI’s values more actively via its brand and adopting a straightforward yet impactful approach to managing MDPI as a mature academic publisher.

“Our primary objective is to consolidate MDPI’s position as well-established publishing brand”

As the world’s number one open-access publisher, MDPI has long been a game-changer in the scholarly community, serving millions of authors. The challenge in being a trailblazer is the need to continuously improve and at the same time explore the next blue-ocean strategy, while also maintaining the smooth operation of the business. Our collection model, featuring guest-curated thematic topics in the form of Special Issues, has disrupted the industry. Other publishers closely study us and attempt to replicate our models. The future of this collection model is something we are actively addressing – while, of course, looking ahead to what comes next!

Stefan Tochev
Chief Executive Officer
MDPI AG

31 October 2023
Interview with Dr. Jianlong Zhou—Winner of the Electronics 2023 Best Paper Award

The Electronics 2023 Best Paper Award has been granted to the following paper:

Evaluating the Quality of Machine Learning Explanations: A Survey on Methods and Metrics
by Jianlong Zhou, Amir H. Gandomi, Fang Chen and Andreas Holzinger
Electronics 2021, 10(5), 593; https://doi.org/10.3390/electronics10050593

The winners will receive CHF 500 and a chance to publish a paper free of charge after peer review in Electronics (ISSN: 2079-9292) in 2023.

 Dr. Jianlong Zhou is an Associate Professor at the School of Computer Science, Faculty of Engineering and IT, University of Technology Sydney, Australia, leading the UTS Human-Centred AI research lab. His current work focuses on AI for social good, AI fairness, AI explainability, smart agriculture, visual analytics, behaviour analytics, human-computer interaction, and related applications.

 

The following is a short Q&A with Dr. Jianlong Zhou:

1. Could you please briefly introduce the main content of the winning paper?
The content of this paper is a literature review on the evaluation of the explanation quality in machine learning, and we carried out a deep literature review on different approaches to evaluate the quality of explanations, which include qualitative and quantitative research.

2. Could you describe the difficulties and breakthrough innovations in this research field?
The most difficult part of this article, in my opinion, is the design. In the beginning, there are many different approaches, and it's a mess. Somebody has treated this topic in this way. Somebody has treated this issue in a different way. And there are other people in different areas. For example, a social scientist, even a psychologist, will also have some discussions about this.

3. How was your experience submitting to Electronics?
My experience with Electronics is that it is very impressive, very good, and I can get feedback very quickly, which I like very much, and I plan to submit my work in the future.

4. What were some of the biggest challenges you faced?
We had to think about a very good idea for a framework to frame this literal view. How do we categorize this work or existing work, and how do we find interesting ideas or challenges in such a review. So, we finally divided the work into a qualitative and quantitative approach, and qualitative is also further divided into different areas to those in the quantitative approach. In each country, there are many explanations for machine learning itself. There are also many different categories, for example, local explanation and global explanation, for each explanation. Categories are also different methods. However, we don't know whether their explanation is a real explanation or not. This kind of work is very challenging, very difficult. And why? Because most of the time we don't have a ground truth, we don't have a ground truth for the explanation. So, it's very difficult work. They only state that they have developed a new explanatory method, but they do not evaluate the quality. They have evaluated some papers. They use some simulated data. They use very simple cases. For example, they just say that they know the ground truth of the explanation and just want to measure the weather. The explanations they generate are closer to the baseline data. For our literature review, we categorized these papers and divided them into qualitative and quantitative. We also found that the evaluation of explanations is more human-focused. We also reviewed a lot of work on human-centered assessment. The evaluation of the quality of machine-learning explanations belonged to two areas: the human-computer interaction domain and the machine-learning domain.

5. How do you think open access impacts authors?
I think that open access is challenging and helps to improve the impact of publications. Our work has to do with electronics, which fits within the scope of your journal, and when readers search for similar topics, they can easily download the full PDF of the article. This way, our work could be easily cited or read, increasing the impact of the work on the research community.

We want to congratulate Dr. Jianlong Zhou for winning the Electronics 2023 Best Paper Award.

25 October 2023
Meet Us at the 7th Micro-Nano Optical Technology and Application Symposium, 17–19 November 2023, Hangzhou, China


MDPI will be attending the 7th Micro-Nano Optical Technology and Application Symposium in Hangzhou, China, which will take place from 17 to 19 November 2023. Micro-nano optics is one of the most active frontiers in the development of optical disciplines. It combines the cutting-edge results of photonics as well as nanotechnology and is an indispensable key science and technology in the 21st century. This conference aims to build a communication platform for scientific researchers and industrial application teams engaged in related research, as well as to promote the development of micro-nano optics and its application fields.

The following MDPI journals will be represented:

  • Electronics;
  • Photonics;
  • Coatings;
  • Crystals;
  • J. Imaging;
  • Micro;
  • Sensors.

If you are attending the conference, please visit our booth. Our delegates look forward to meeting you in person and answering any questions that you may have. For more information about the conference, please visit the following link: https://b2b.csoe.org.cn/meeting/MOTA2023.html.

19 October 2023
Open Access Week 2023 – the Global Drive to Open Continues


MDPI has been a strong proponent of the open access publishing model right from the beginning. As one of the pioneering fully open access publishers, we firmly believe that unrestricted access to research findings forms the foundation for better transparency, efficiency, and quality control across all scientific disciplines.

In December 2022, we reached a significant milestone by surpassing one million articles published. That is one million articles freely available to all, to circulate and build upon!

Offering free and immediate access to scientific papers empowers scientists to examine, validate, replicate, and expand upon existing results. This not only helps prevent redundancy and optimizes how resources are used but also paves the way for innovative new approaches.

The International Open Access Week takes place from 23 to 29 October 2023, providing a unique opportunity to connect the global movement towards open sharing and open science with the progress of policy transformations at the local level.

Our goal, during Open Access Week as well as throughout the year, is to offer resources for educating people about the benefits of open access publishing. The MDPI Blog offers a wealth of information around open access and open science.

Promoting the values of accessibility, transparency, and collaboration

Open access publishing embodies the fundamental values of democratizing knowledge and fostering global accessibility. It aims to break down barriers that have traditionally limited access to scholarly work, ensuring that knowledge is available to all, regardless of their financial or institutional affiliations. 

Discounts are part of our commitment to ensuring there are diverse pathways to Open Access publishing for researchers worldwide. MDPI supports scientific communities in several different ways. 

One of the key strengths of open access publishing lies in its ability to facilitate interdisciplinary research. By removing paywalls and promoting the sharing of knowledge across disciplines, OA encourages collaboration and innovation. Researchers from diverse fields can access and build upon each other's work, fostering a holistic approach to addressing complex global challenges. 

Funders' policies are getting aligned with open science

Governments, institutions, and funding agencies have recognized the transformative potential of open access and have implemented policies to promote it. These policies often mandate that publicly funded research should be made openly accessible. Such initiatives have accelerated the growth of open access repositories and journals, reinforcing the commitment to open access principles. Check our spotlights on OA policies in the USEU and China

Open access publishing is continually evolving, with innovative and community-driven models and technologies shaping its future. Initiatives like "Plan S" and "cOAlition S" promote the adoption of OA publishing from the national funders’ perspective by requiring grantees to publish their research openly. A new policy announced by the US administration last year requires that, as of January 2026, all US federally funded research be made freely and immediately available after publication. 

Additionally, preprint servers such as MDPI's Preprints.org, which allow researchers to share their findings before formal peer review, have gained popularity, enhancing the speed at which new knowledge is disseminated. The rise of blockchain technology is also being explored to ensure transparency and authenticity in scholarly publishing. 

For more than twenty years, open access scholarly publishing has been revolutionizing academia by promoting the values of accessibility, transparency, and collaboration. Its support for interdisciplinary research, evolving policies, and innovative practices all contribute to its growing influence in the global research community. As open access continues to expand, it holds the potential to democratize knowledge, advance science, and drive positive societal change. 

MDPI is proud to be a leader in the transition to open access.

19 October 2023
Meet Us at the 26th International Conference on Electrical Machines and Systems (ICEMS 2023), 5–8 November 2023, Zhuhai, China


Conference: The 26th International Conference on Electrical Machines and Systems (ICEMS 2023)
Organization: China Electrotechnical Society (CES)
Date: 5–8 November 2023
Place: Zhuhai International Convention & Exhibition Center, 1663 Yinwan Road, Xiangzhou District, Zhuhai, China
Booth: #A8

MDPI journals will be attending ICEMS 2023 as an exhibitor. This meeting will be held in Zhuhai, China, from 5 to 8 November 2023.

ICEMS is an annual international conference on electrical machines and systems held since 1987, and it is jointly organized by the CES (China Electrotechnical Society), KIEE EMECS (KIEE Electrical Machinery and Energy Conversion Systems Society) and IEEJ IAS (IEEJ Industry Applications Society). It provides an extensive and exciting platform to gather the world's leading scientists, researchers and engineers in the field of electrical machines and systems together to showcase state-of-the-art ideas, methods and prototypes. We believe that this conference will benefit us by broadening our horizons, stimulating ideas and enhancing contacts with international colleagues.

The following MDPI journals will be represented:

  • Machines;
  • Energies;
  • World Electric Vehicle Journal;
  • Electronics;
  • The Journal of Low Power Electronics and Applications;
  • Vehicles;
  • Batteries;
  • Technologies.

If you are attending this conference, please feel free to start a conversation with us. Our delegates look forward to meeting you in person and answering any questions you may have. For more information about the conference, please visit the following website: https://www.icems2023.com/overview.html.

16 October 2023
Electronics | Highly Cited Papers in 2021–2022 in the Section “Artificial Intelligence Circuits and Systems (AICAS)”

The “Artificial Intelligence Circuits and Systems (AICAS)” Section of Electronics (ISSN: 2079-9292) covers topics of interest within hardware-based deep learning AI and algorithmic deep learning AI using machine learning. It is dedicated to the publication of articles not only from the listed areas but also from similar or related areas. We encourage the submission of original contributions derived from theoretical and/or application-oriented research studies.

As they are of open access format, you have free and unlimited access to the full text of all the articles published in our journal. We welcome you to read our most highly cited papers published in 2021 and 2022 below:

1. “FPGA Implementation for CNN-Based Optical Remote Sensing Object Detection”
by Ning Zhang, Xin Wei, He Chen and Wenchao Liu
Electronics 2021, 10(3), 282; https://doi.org/10.3390/electronics10030282
Full text available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2079-9292/10/3/282

2. “Accelerating Neural Network Inference on FPGA-Based Platforms—A Survey”
by Ran Wu, Xinmin Guo, Jian Du and Junbao Li
Electronics 2021, 10(9), 1025; https://doi.org/10.3390/electronics10091025
Full text available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2079-9292/10/9/1025

3. “Recurrent Neural Network for Human Activity Recognition in Embedded Systems Using PPG and Accelerometer Data”
by Michele Alessandrini, Giorgio Biagetti, Paolo Crippa, Laura Falaschetti and Claudio Turchetti
Electronics 2021, 10(14), 1715; https://doi.org/10.3390/electronics10141715
Full text available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2079-9292/10/14/1715

4. “Underwater Target Recognition Based on Improved YOLOv4 Neural Network”
by Lingyu Chen, Meicheng Zheng, Shunqiang Duan, Weilin Luo and Ligang Yao
Electronics 2021, 10(14), 1634; https://doi.org/10.3390/electronics10141634
Full text available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2079-9292/10/14/1634

5. “Design and Implementation of Deep Learning Based Contactless Authentication System Using Hand Gestures”
by Aveen Dayal, Naveen Paluru, Linga Reddy Cenkeramaddi, Soumya J. and Phaneendra K. Yalavarthy
Electronics 2021, 10(2), 182; https://doi.org/10.3390/electronics10020182
Full text available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2079-9292/10/2/182

6. “Bringing Emotion Recognition Out of the Lab into Real Life: Recent Advances in Sensors and Machine Learning”
by Stanisław Saganowski
Electronics 2022, 11(3), 496; https://doi.org/10.3390/electronics11030496
Full text available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2079-9292/11/3/496

7. “An Efficient FPGA-Based Convolutional Neural Network for Classification: Ad-MobileNet”
by Safa Bouguezzi, Hana Ben Fredj, Tarek Belabed, Carlos Valderrama, Hassene Faiedh and Chokri Souani
Electronics 2021, 10(18), 2272; https://doi.org/10.3390/electronics10182272
Full text available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2079-9292/10/18/2272

8. “FPGA Accelerator for Gradient Boosting Decision Trees”
by Adrián Alcolea and Javier Resano
Electronics 2021, 10(3), 314; https://doi.org/10.3390/electronics10030314
Full text available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2079-9292/10/3/314

9. “Relations between Electronics, Artificial Intelligence and Information Society through Information Society Rules”
by Matjaž Gams and Tine Kolenik
Electronics 2021, 10(4), 514; https://doi.org/10.3390/electronics10040514
Full text available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2079-9292/10/4/514

10. “Ultra-Short Window Length and Feature Importance Analysis for Cognitive Load Detection from Wearable Sensors”
by Jaakko Tervonen, Kati Pettersson and Jani Mäntyjärvi
Electronics 2021, 10(5), 613; https://doi.org/10.3390/electronics10050613
Full text available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2079-9292/10/5/613

16 October 2023
Electronics | Recruiting Editorial Board Members for Section “Semiconductor Devices”

The “Semiconductor Devices” Section in Electronics (ISSN: 2079-9292) publishes original and significant contributions to the theory and performance of semiconductor devices and related materials, including devices, fabrication processes, simulation, quantum devices, hybrid devices, flexible electronic devices, novel semiconductors, semiconductor material, and device physics. Reviews on these subjects are published, and Special Issues dealing with specific topics are also published.

Topics of interest include but are not limited to the following:

  • Semiconductor device applications;
  • Fabrication processing;
  • Simulation (theory);
  • Quantum devices;
  • Hybrid electronic and semiconductor devices;
  • Semiconductor devices for energy;
  • Flexible devices;
  • Semiconductor material and device physics;
  • Novel semiconductor;
  • 2D materials for devices;
  • New technology for semiconductor devices;
  • Semiconductor optoelectronic and photonic devices and processing.

If you are an active researcher in the field and are passionate about participating in cutting-edge research publications, please do not hesitate to contact us about joining the board and contributing to this Section.

For more information, please visit: https://www.mdpi.com/journal/electronics/sections/Semiconductors.

If you have any questions, please contact Section Managing Editor Ms. Hebbe Tian ([email protected]).

12 October 2023
Meet Us at the 3rd International Forum & Exhibition on Precision Manufacturing (PreciMan 2023), 9–11 November 2023, Kunshan, China


MDPI will be attending the 3rd International Forum & Exhibition on Precision Manufacturing (PreciMan 2023), which will be held from 9 to 11 November 2023 in Kunshan, China.

It is our great pleasure to invite you to participate in the 3rd International Forum & Exhibition on Precision Manufacturing (PreciMan2023), which will be held in the Kunshan Huaqiao International Expo Center from 9 to 11 November 2023. Kunshan is located right at the heart of the Yangzi River Delta Region (which includes the Shanghai Metropolitan Area, Jiangsu, and Zhejiang Provinces), which is the powerhouse for the modern Chinese economy. Kunshan has been ranked number one in the Chinese top 100 counties league over the last eighteen years in economy development, where there are thousands of engineering companies increasingly embracing precision engineering manufacturing and business.

The forum and exhibition will be a unique annual event aiming to bring engineering practitioners, researchers, industrialists, and academics together to discuss and interact with each other in the context of precision engineering manufacture and business.

The following MDPI journals will be represented:

  • Machines;
  • JMMP;
  • System;
  • Electronics.

If you plan to attend this conference, please feel free to start a conversation with us. Our delegates look forward to meeting you in person and answering any questions that you may have. For more information about the conference and our booth, please visit the following link: http://www.preciman.com/.

8 October 2023
Electronics | Highly Cited Papers in 2021–2022 in the Section “Optoelectronics”


The Section “Optoelectronics” of Electronics (ISSN: 2079-9292) addresses the following topics and considers mostly experimental work or theoretical/simulation work, either directly linked to or supporting the following fields:

  • Nanoelectronic and photonic devices and their fabrication;
  • Microsystems, microdevices (e.g., sensors and nanoenergy devices) and their fabrication.

You have free and unlimited access to the full texts of all the open access articles published in our journal. We welcome you to read our most highly cited papers published in 2021 and 2022 below:

1. “A Review on Solution-Processed Organic Phototransistors and Their Recent Developments”
by Aybuke Tavasli, Betul Gurunlu, Dilara Gunturkun, Recep Isci and Sheida Faraji
Electronics 2022, 11(3), 316; https://doi.org/10.3390/electronics11030316
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2079-9292/11/3/316

2. “Effects of Varying the Fin Width, Fin Height, Gate Dielectric Material, and Gate Length on the DC and RF Performance of a 14-nm SOI FinFET Structure”
by Nour El I. Boukortt, Trupti Ranjan Lenka, Salvatore Patanè and Giovanni Crupi
Electronics 2022, 11(1), 91; https://doi.org/10.3390/electronics11010091
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2079-9292/11/1/91

3. “Human Detection in Aerial Thermal Images Using Faster R-CNN and SSD Algorithms”
by K. R. Akshatha, A. Kotegar Karunakar, Satish B. Shenoy, Abhilash K. Pai, Nikhil Hunjanal Nagaraj and Sambhav Singh Rohatgi
Electronics 2022, 11(7), 1151; https://doi.org/10.3390/electronics11071151
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2079-9292/11/7/1151

4. “Toward a Scalable Fabrication of Perovskite Solar Cells under Fully Ambient Air Atmosphere: From Spin-Coating to Inkjet-Printing of Perovskite Absorbent Layer”
by Aggeliki Karavioti, Dimitris A. Chalkias, Giannis Katsagounos, Argyroula Mourtzikou, Alexandros N. Kalarakis and Elias Stathatos
Electronics 2021, 10(16), 1904; https://doi.org/10.3390/electronics10161904
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2079-9292/10/16/1904

5. “Fabrication of Large-Area Short-Wave Infrared Array Photodetectors under High Operating Temperature by High Quality PtS2 Continuous Films”
by Yichen Zhang, Qingliang Feng, Rui Hao and Mingjin Zhang
Electronics 2022, 11(6), 838; https://doi.org/10.3390/electronics11060838
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2079-9292/11/6/838

6. “Perylene Based Solution Processed Single Layer WOLED with Adjustable CCT and CRI”
by Volkan Bozkus, Erkan Aksoy and Canan Varlikli
Electronics 2021, 10(6), 725; https://doi.org/10.3390/electronics10060725
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2079-9292/10/6/725

7. “Solar Energy Conversion and Storage Using a Photocatalytic Fuel Cell Combined with a Supercapacitor”
by Tatiana Santos Andrade, Vassilios Dracopoulos and Panagiotis Lianos
Electronics 2021, 10(3), 273; https://doi.org/10.3390/electronics10030273
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2079-9292/10/3/273

8. “Defect Detection for Metal Base of TO-Can Packaged Laser Diode Based on Improved YOLO Algorithm”
by Jiayi Liu, Xingfei Zhu, Xingyu Zhou, Shanhua Qian and Jinghu Yu
Electronics 2022, 11(10), 1561; https://doi.org/10.3390/electronics11101561
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2079-9292/11/10/1561

9. “Spiking VGG7: Deep Convolutional Spiking Neural Network with Direct Training for Object Recognition”
by Shuiying Xiang, Shuqing Jiang, Xiaosong Liu, Tao Zhang and Licun Yu
Electronics 2022, 11(13), 2097; https://doi.org/10.3390/electronics11132097
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2079-9292/11/13/2097

10. “Integrated Fiber-FSO WDM Access System with Fiber Fault Protection”
by Chien-Hung Yeh, Wen-Piao Lin, Syu-Yang Jiang, Shang-En Hsieh, Ching-Hsuan Hsu and Chi-Wai Chow
Electronics 2022, 11(13), 2101; https://doi.org/10.3390/electronics11132101
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2079-9292/11/13/2101

11. “Global Maximum Power Point Tracking of Photovoltaic Module Arrays Based on Improved Cuckoo Search Algorithm”
by Kuei-Hsiang Chao, Long-Yi Chang and Kuan-Wen Wang
Electronics 2022, 11(8), 1247; https://doi.org/10.3390/electronics11081247
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2079-9292/11/8/1247

12. “Routing and Spectrum Allocation in Spectrum-Sliced Elastic Optical Path Networks: A Primal-Dual Framework”
by Yang Wang, Chaoyang Li, Qian Hu, Jabree Flor and Maryam Jalalitabar
Electronics 2021, 10(22), 2809; https://doi.org/10.3390/electronics10222809
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2079-9292/10/22/2809

13. “Hole Injection Role of p-Type Conjugated Polymer Nanolayers in Phosphorescent Organic Light-Emitting Devices”
by Sooyong Lee, Hwajeong Kim and Youngkyoo Kim
Electronics 2021, 10(18), 2283; https://doi.org/10.3390/electronics10182283
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2079-9292/10/18/2283

2 October 2023
MDPI Insights: The CEO's Letter #4 - MDPI Presence in China

Welcome to the MDPI Insights: The CEO's Letter.

In these monthly letters, I will showcase two key aspects of our work at MDPI: our commitment to empowering researchers and our determination to facilitating open scientific exchange.


Opening Thoughts

Open Access in China

It is Saturday, 23 September, and I have just returned from an unforgettable 12-day trip to China, visiting our main offices in Beijing and Wuhan. In the wake of a packed and very enjoyable agenda of internal and external meetings, I would like to use this edition of the CEO Letter to showcase how MDPI supports the scholarly community in China.

Coincidentally, Jack McKenna, Communications Associate from MDPI’s corporate content team, has just released a blog article discussing China’s open access (OA) policy. It is a timely read, providing a concise overview of the development of the OA movement in China and reflecting on its future. I shall draw some content from Jack’s piece and use this edition of the CEO Letter to highlight the various ways in which MDPI is involved in this market. And it would be remiss of me not to include some pictures and highlights from my travels!

Open Access Policy in China

As per Jack’s post, in 2020, China became the world’s leading producer of research articles. Today, China is experiencing a “substantial growth rate in OA [Open Access] publication”. This growth is supported by the State’s commitment to research & development and its policy “requiring the promotion of open science”.

Over the past two decades, there have been gradual developments in China’s OA framework, with repositories and platforms being developed in a consistent manner. Currently, key institutions across China – including the National Science Library, the National Science and Technology Library, and the Natural Science Foundation of China – support OA. The State aims to establish consistent policies across government agencies – a framework for a more encompassing embrace of OA across institutions.

In China, the number of subscription-only articles decreased by nearly 30% over the 10-year period of 2011–2021, while gold OA increased by 22%. Between 2017 and 2020 alone, China published 800,921 academic papers in an OA format.

In 2023, as the leading publisher of academic research, China is pursuing “self-reliance”. Therefore, the State will be establishing consistent policies across government agencies, including those related to OA. Additionally, it will want to ensure that Chinese people can access the research that is supported by Chinese funding and produced by Chinese academics. For this reason, “Open Access is a matter of priority in China”.

MDPI Offices in China

 While the history of MDPI begins in Basel, Switzerland, the story of MDPI’s founder is very much rooted in China. Dr. Shu-kun Lin, Founder and President of MDPI, graduated with a BSc from Wuhan University in 1982. He also studied physical chemistry at the Lanzhou Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences (1982–1986; MSc in 1985), and at the University of Louisville, USA (1987–1989). Dr. Lin completed his doctorate in organic chemistry at the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology (ETH-Zürich) in 1992.


Stefan Tochev (CEO, MDPI) at MDPI’s Wuhan office.

In 2002, MDPI’s Basel headquarters moved to Matthäusstrasse 11, 4052 Basel, and Dr. Lin opened an editorial office in Qingdao, China, which launched the journal Marine Drugs in the following year. Below is a list of MDPI’s current offices in China and their respective dates of inauguration:

  • 2008: Beijing (Tongzhou, Haidian)
  • 2013: Wuhan (Hankou, Guanggu)
  • 2019: Tianjin
  • 2021: Dalian
  • 2021: Nanjing

Our Strength is in Our People

With over 6,000 MDPI staff, across 20 offices in 11 countries, MDPI is able to offer authors responsive and efficient round-the-clock support, enabling a rapid publication process.

In my experience, stakeholders are genuinely surprised when they realize the extent of our global operations. My response is to reiterate that our people are our strength. This is why we have fast and efficient processes and top-notch responsiveness. Our global presence ensures that your manuscript is constantly attended to, rather than sitting on someone’s desk. We prioritize our authors’ needs and act quickly to move things through the various stages of publication. MDPI is built on speed, convenience, and competence, which I believe are core pillars for success in any industry. We continually strive to improve our systems and processes on the basis of these core strengths. We literally have over 6,000 staff worldwide dedicated to serving your needs. It’s not magic: it’s people; it’s real.

Impactful Research

MDPI Awards

To support the academic community, and especially young researchers, and also to enhance communication among scientists, MDPI journals offer various awards in specific fields. We serve the scientific community by funding research to facilitate the development of sustainable global solutions through our annual World Sustainability Award and Emerging Sustainability Leader Award.

In 2022, MDPI made awards totalling over US$1 million in recognition and support of researchers worldwide.

Across our journal catalogue, we have granted over 2,000 awards to recognize and support researchers from all disciplines. Since 2016, these awards have served as a source of recognition, acknowledging the impact of research by heightening the influence of talented individuals. The award types mainly include the Young Investigator Award, the Best PhD Thesis Award, the Best Paper Award, and the Outstanding Reviewer Award.

To learn more about MDPI Awards and to find out which are currently available, please click here.

MDPI Awards to Scholars from China

Since 2021, there have been 23 Best Paper Awards granted to authors affiliated with Chinese institutions, identifying their papers as having high-quality scientific impact. A total of 45 Chinese scholars have received awards such as the Young Investigator Award, the Best PhD Thesis Award, the Outstanding Reviewer Award, and the Tu Youyou Award, among others. Prizes for these awards include MDPI grants for paid publications, totalling over CHF 70,000 for scholars affiliated with Chinese institutions.

MDPI’s Tu Youyou Award


Prof. Tu Youyou (left), Dr. Shu-Kun Lin (President, MDPI).

In 2015, Professor Tu Youyou was awarded the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine “for her discoveries concerning a novel therapy against Malaria.” In order to commemorate Professor Tu’s contributions to human health and to promote the passion and spirit conveyed by her experiences, MDPI in 2016 established the ‘Tu Youyou Award’, which runs biennially to recognize outstanding scholars dedicated to the research of natural products and medicinal chemistry.

The 2022 Tu Youyou Award was granted to Prof. Dr. Xiaoguang Lei of Peking University. Click here to access the interview with the winner.

2015 Nobel Prize for Medicine Awarded to Professor Youyou Tu

Professor Tu’s work was celebrated in a Special Issue from Molecules on the occasion of her 80th birthday. The Special Issue: 'Artemisinin (Qinghaosu): Commemorative Issue in Honor of Professor Youyou Tu on the Occasion of her 80th Anniversary” was created five years before she won the Nobel Prize, highlighting the visibility MDPI provides researchers and their work.

Highly Cited Articles by Chinese Scholars Published in MDPI

Click here to access the most cited MDPI papers published by scholars affiliated with Chinese institutions. This list presents the most influential research from the more than 287,000 MDPI papers published by Chinese scholars. With over 9 million total citations, I encourage you to maximize your visibility and impact by publishing with MDPI, the number one most cited open access publisher.

Read more:

Inside MDPI

Stefan Tochev (CEO, MDPI) with the Beijing Marketing team.

Marketing Department in China

During my visit to our offices in Beijing and Wuhan, I had the opportunity to meet with, and to present to, our local marketing teams. These teams are responsible for various journal-related and corporate promotional activities, including newsletters, conferences, seminars, author training, journal awards, content creation, digital marketing, and social media.

I was pleased by the ambition and curiosity of our marketing colleagues. They showed a strong desire to collaborate and acquire knowledge and tactics to effectively market and promote MDPI-journal-related activities. I presented some of the principles and objectives that we apply in the Corporate Marketing and Communications department, and used the opportunity to strengthen our collaborative communications across offices.

Stefan Tochev (CEO, MDPI) with the Wuhan Marketing team.

Coming Together for Science

Collaborations, Scholarships and Meetings

MDPI maintains partnerships with nearly 190 learned societies and over 800 institutions and consortia, helping to facilitate the transition to OA publishing. Our commitment to working with institutions is evident in China, where we have successfully established over 35 Institutional Open Access Programs (IOAP) with esteemed institutions such as the Tsinghua University, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, and Shanghai Jiao Tong University.

Our institutional partnerships, waiver programs, and article processing cost discounts create diverse pathways to OA publishing for researchers worldwide.

Scholarships in China

Since 2021, several MDPI journals (Sensors, Photonics, Coatings, Materials, Energies, and Journal of Fungi) have funded full scholarships for four Master’s and five Ph.D. projects in China. These scholarships align with Tianjin University, Wuhan University of Technology, Central South University, the Chinese Academy of Sciences, and the China University of Petroleum (Beijing).

Meeting with the Society of Chinese University Journals (CUJS)


Prof. Tieming Zhang (President of CUJS, centre) and MDPI colleagues at CUJS office.

I am pleased to have participated in some highly productive meetings during my visit to China, including one with the Society of Chinese University Journals (CUJS). The meeting involved Prof. Tieming Zhang (President of CUJS), Assoc. Prof. Xin Zhang (Vice President and Secretary General), and Dr. Fei Gao (Executive Member of CUJS). Alongside my colleagues Dr. Guoshi Liu, Dr. Giulia Stefenelli, and Anita Sun, I represented MDPI and held an open discussion to address any questions regarding OA and MDPI.

We discussed several methods for collaboration, including a workshop on the future of peer review, MDPI sponsoring a funding grant for early-career researchers, and transitioning journals from diamond to gold OA. I am thankful for the opportunity to have met our colleagues at CUJS in person and feel very confident about our future collaborations in support of OA publishing in China.

MDPI hosts free academic seminars, author training sessions, and academic conferences as part of its commitment to enrich and support the scholarly community. CUJS often stages academic events (e.g., conferences, editor training, and editor competitions), and I believe there are great opportunities for CUJS and MDPI to collaborate accordingly.

Meeting with National Science Library, Chinese Academy of Sciences (NSLC)


Stefan Tochev (CEO, MDPI), Dr. Giulia Stefenelli (Chair of Scientific Officers, MDPI), Anita Sun (PR Manager, MDPI) and Dr. Guoshi Liu (Managing Director, MDPI) at the National Science Library, Chinese Academy of Sciences.

We also visited the NSLC Director, Xiwen Liu, and colleagues Ying Jin, Zhesi Shen, and Sichao Tong. Following our introductions, we gave a presentation on the history and editorial process at MDPI, discussing specific details related to MDPI’s business and data. We highlighted the status of our  IOAP collaborations in China and the makeup of our author base, specifically in China, and drew attention to the fact that MDPI has published research by authors from every country in the world. We then discussed the design indicators, calculation methods and implementation purposes of the ‘Early Warning Journal List’ and how we can have open communication to provide any data regarding MDPI journals. I am pleased to report that we reached a consensus on future communications, and am grateful to NSLC for hosting us in their offices.

In-person meetings with stakeholders provide an invaluable opportunity to communicate what MDPI is about and the various ways in which we serve the scholarly community. While digital marketing and online communication are essential, they are no replacement for the understanding and trust that come about through in-person interactions.

The Numbers

As at September 2023, China holds the largest position in MDPI’s global market, ranking as the largest contributor to the total number of papers published by MDPI.

At this point in time, there were more than 847,000 China mainland scholars who have published with MDPI, 51 of whom are Section-Editors-in-Chief (SEiC) of MDPI journals, with seven serving as Editors-in-Chief (EiCs) for journals such as Air, Big Data and Cognitive Computing, Blockchains, Future, Nanoenergy Advances, and Targets.

Our growth and presence in China are a true testament to the service we provide to the scholarly community, and to the relationships we foster through collaborative activities. We look forward to continuing to support the growth of the scholarly community in China, providing a valuable and trusted experience with MDPI.

Closing Thoughts

Final Reflections on our MDPI Offices in Beijing and Wuhan


Stefan Tochev (CEO, MDPI), Dr. Constanze Schelhorn (Indexing Manager, MDPI), Jiale Shang (Admin, Tongzhou, MDPI) at Beijing Capital International Airport, Beijing.

I spent approximately two weeks visiting some of our offices in China, and the first word that comes to mind when describing my experience is ‘hospitality.’ My colleagues and I were met with enthusiasm and delight at the airport by the Tongzhou Admin team (thank you, Jiale Shang, and thank you, Eric Wang, for keeping us organized on this trip!) and were taken care of with great attention. From hotels to transportation, dinners, and meetings, our stay was catered for perfectly.

Perhaps this is where MDPI’s focus on customers and service originates. At our core, we are a service company that provides a publishing platform for its authors. It’s therefore no surprise that authors consistently rate their experience with MDPI very highly.

95% of submitting authors rate their overall experience with the MDPI publication process as Excellent or Good (Springer Nature report 90%).

91% of submitting authors rate their overall experience with the MDPI peer review process as Excellent or Good.

Speed/Efficiency and Editorial Relationship are two key reasons underlying this high satisfaction score. ‘Editorial Relationship’ can be further explored, but in the past month, the most commonly noted aspects were the professionalism, kindness, availability, communicativeness, and personalized assistance provided by our editorial staff throughout the process. These attributes are at the core of our work across all our offices and continents.

Hospitality and Service

Just as our Chinese colleagues strove to keep us engaged by showing us the city sights (thank you, Thea Pan, and Jason Wu from the Wuhan Marketing team!) and sharing a variety of wonderful meals, our editorial staff are committed to serving our authors throughout their publishing journey. Our aim is to place the author at the centre of everything we do, eager to welcome our ‘guests’ and provide them with a pleasant publishing experience.

I asked my colleague Francis Wu (Senior Publisher, Wuhan office) where this hospitality originates. He responded that it is part of Chinese culture. I reflected long and deep on this answer. China is a vast country, and when visitors arrive, hosts want to ensure they feel welcomed and taken care of in order to maximize their time and visit. I can’t think of a better analogy for how I would want our authors to feel when they visit MDPI for their publishing needs. A company culture that prioritizes service, something that goes beyond products and productivity, and focuses on the overall experience. Over 6,000 people, across all MDPI offices, are ready, willing and able to go the extra mile for their colleagues and their customers. This is something I am truly proud of.

Stefan Tochev
Chief Executive Officer
MDPI AG

26 September 2023
Meet Us at the 7th International Conference on Advanced Electromaterials (ICAE 2023), 31 October–3 November 2023, Jeju, South Korea


MDPI will be attending the 7th International Conference on Advanced Electromaterials (ICAE 2023) in Jeju, South Korea, which will take place from 31 October to 3 November 2023. ICAE 2023 will explore the latest progress in research on electromaterials serving as the basis for research and development in this discipline for many decades to come, such as ferroelectric and piezoelectric materials, green energy materials used for solar cells and fuel cells, functional materials for thin films devices, energy storage materials, or any new materials for display applications. The program will be a rewarding international platform for all participants and will contribute to the evolution of global science and technology.

The following MDPI journals will be represented:

  • Electronics;
  • Energies;
  • Materials;
  • Electronic Materials;
  • Micromachines.

If you are attending the conference, please visit our booth. Our delegates look forward to meeting you in person and answering any questions that you may have. For more information about the conference, please visit the following link: https://www.icae.kr/.

22 September 2023
Electronics | Selected Special Issue Reprints in 2021–2022

We cordially invite you to explore the annual selection of Special Issue Reprints from Electronics (ISSN: 2079-9292). These reprints feature a compilation of impactful and influential articles published in our special issues throughout the year.

1. “Antenna Designs for 5G/IoT and Space Applications”

Guest Editors: Faisel Tubbal, Ladislau Matekovits and Raad Raad

Published: October 2022; Pages: 268

ISBN 978-3-0365-5151-7 (hardback); ISBN 978-3-0365-5152-4 (PDF)

Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/books/book/6208-antenna-designs-for-5g-iot-and-space-applications

2. “Physical Diagnosis and Rehabilitation Technologies”

Guest Editors: Tao Liu and João Ferreira

Published: October 2022; Pages: 154

ISBN 978-3-0365-5672-7 (hardback); ISBN 978-3-0365-5671-0 (PDF)

Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/books/book/6265-physical-diagnosis-and-rehabilitation-technologies

3. “High-Frequency Vacuum Electron Devices”

Guest Editors: Jinjun Feng, Yubin Gong, Chaohai Du et al.

Published: October 2022; Pages: 176

ISBN 978-3-0365-5448-8 (hardback); ISBN 978-3-0365-5447-1 (PDF)

Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/books/book/6257-high-frequency-vacuum-electron-devices

4. “Feasible, Robust and Reliable Automation and Control for Autonomous Systems”

Guest Editors: Umar Zakir Abdul Hamid, Argyrios Zolotas and Chuan Hu

Published: September 2022; Pages: 232

ISBN 978-3-0365-5075-6 (hardback); ISBN 978-3-0365-5076-3 (PDF)

Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/books/book/6068-feasible-robust-and-reliable-automation-and-control-for-autonomous-systems

5. “Recent Advances in Embedded Computing, Intelligence and Applications”

Guest Editors: Jorge Portilla, Andres Otero and Gabriel Mujica

Published: May 2022; Pages: 188

ISBN 978-3-0365-4246-1 (hardback); ISBN 978-3-0365-4245-4 (PDF)

Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/books/book/5488-recent-advances-in-embedded-computing-intelligence-and-applications

6. “Semiconductor Memory Devices for Hardware-Driven Neuromorphic Systems”

Guest Editor: Seongjae Cho

Published: September 2021; Pages: 96

ISBN 978-3-0365-1734-6 (hardback); ISBN 978-3-0365-1733-9 (PDF)

Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/books/book/4351-semiconductor-memory-devices-for-hardware-driven-neuromorphic-systems

7. “Terahertz Technology and Its Applications”

Guest Editor: Victor Pacheco Peña

Published: August 2021; Pages: 162

ISBN 978-3-0365-0996-9 (hardback); ISBN 978-3-0365-0997-6 (PDF)

Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/books/book/4100-terahertz-technology-and-its-applications

8. “Grid-Connected Renewable Energy Sources”

Guest Editor: J. C. Hernandez

Published: June 2021; Pages: 234

ISBN 978-3-0365-0998-3 (hardback); ISBN 978-3-0365-0999-0 (PDF)

Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/books/book/3877-grid-connected-renewable-energy-sources

9. “Challenges and New Trends in Power Electronic Devices Reliability”

Guest Editors: Elio Chiodo, Pasquale De Falco and Luigi Pio Di Noia

Published: May 2021; Pages: 228

ISBN 978-3-0365-1177-1 (hardback); ISBN 978-3-0365-1176-4 (PDF)

Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/books/book/3724-challenges-and-new-trends-in-power-electronic-devices-reliability

10. “AI-Based Transportation Planning and Operation”

Guest Editor: Keemin Sohn

Published: March 2021; Pages: 124

ISBN 978-3-0365-0364-6 (hardback); ISBN 978-3-0365-0365-3 (PDF)

Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/books/book/3543-ai-based-transportation-planning-and-operation

20 September 2023
Electronics | 2021–2022 Selected Hot Review Papers

We welcome you to read the Electronics (ISSN: 2079-9292) annual selection of hot review papers. We have curated a collection of popular review articles published in 2021 and 2022. These articles have been carefully selected to provide an overview of the cutting-edge developments and trends in various subfields of electronics. Each review article offers a comprehensive analysis of the subject matter, highlighting significant breakthroughs, challenges, and future prospects. We invite you to delve into this collection of popular review articles and discover the exciting developments that have shaped the electronics landscape in recent years.

1. “CNN Variants for Computer Vision: History, Architecture, Application, Challenges and Future Scope”
by Dulari Bhatt, Chirag Patel, Hardik Talsania, Jigar Patel, Rasmika Vaghela, Sharnil Pandya, Kirit Modi and Hemant Ghayvat
Electronics 2021, 10(20), 2470; https://doi.org/10.3390/electronics10202470
Cited by 131 | Viewed by 11190

2. “Evaluating the Quality of Machine Learning Explanations: A Survey on Methods and Metrics”
by Jianlong Zhou, Amir H. Gandomi, Fang Chen and Andreas Holzinger
Electronics 2021, 10(5), 593; https://doi.org/10.3390/electronics10050593
Cited by 127 | Viewed by 16121

3. “Artificial Neural Networks Based Optimization Techniques: A Review”
by Maher G. M. Abdolrasol, S. M. Suhail Hussain, Taha Selim Ustun, Mahidur R. Sarker, Mahammad A. Hannan, Ramizi Mohamed, Jamal Abd Ali, Saad Mekhilef and Abdalrhman Milad
Electronics 2021, 10(21), 2689; https://doi.org/10.3390/electronics10212689
Cited by 92 | Viewed by 10998

4. “Artificial Intelligence-Based Decision-Making Algorithms, Internet of Things Sensing Networks, and Deep Learning-Assisted Smart Process Management in Cyber-Physical Production Systems”
by Mihai Andronie, George Lăzăroiu, Mariana Iatagan, Cristian Uță, Roxana Ștefănescu and Mădălina Cocoșatu
Electronics 2021, 10(20), 2497; https://doi.org/10.3390/electronics10202497
Cited by 85 | Viewed by 6176

5. “A Survey of Recommendation Systems: Recommendation Models, Techniques, and Application Fields”
by Hyeyoung Ko, Suyeon Lee, Yoonseo Park and Anna Choi
Electronics 2022, 11(1), 141; https://doi.org/10.3390/electronics11010141
Cited by 78 | Viewed by 17562

6. “Machine Learning in Wireless Sensor Networks for Smart Cities: A Survey”
by Himanshu Sharma, Ahteshamul Haque and Frede Blaabjerg
Electronics 2021, 10(9), 1012; https://doi.org/10.3390/electronics10091012
Cited by 62 | Viewed by 9941

7. “Sentiment Analysis for Fake News Detection”
by Miguel A. Alonso, David Vilares, Carlos Gómez-Rodríguez and Jesús Vilares
Electronics 2021, 10(11), 1348; https://doi.org/10.3390/electronics10111348
Cited by 47 | Viewed by 12253

8. “Blockchain for IoT Applications: Taxonomy, Platforms, Recent Advances, Challenges and Future Research Directions”
by Abdelzahir Abdelmaboud, Abdelmuttlib Ibrahim Abdalla Ahmed, Mohammed Abaker, Taiseer Abdalla Elfadil Eisa, Hashim Albasheer, Sara Abdelwahab Ghorashi and Faten Khalid Karim
Electronics 2022, 11(4), 630; https://doi.org/10.3390/electronics11040630
Cited by 43 | Viewed by 10826

9. “Detecting Cybersecurity Attacks in Internet of Things Using Artificial Intelligence Methods: A Systematic Literature Review”
by Mujaheed Abdullahi, Yahia Baashar, Hitham Alhussian, Ayed Alwadain, Norshakirah Aziz, Luiz Fernando Capretz and Said Jadid Abdulkadir
Electronics 2022, 11(2), 198; https://doi.org/10.3390/electronics11020198
Cited by 41 | Viewed by 14981

10. “Voltage Stability of Power Systems with Renewable-Energy Inverter-Based Generators: A Review”
by Nasser Hosseinzadeh, Asma Aziz, Apel Mahmud, Ameen Gargoom and Mahbub Rabbani
Electronics 2021, 10(2), 115; https://doi.org/10.3390/electronics10020115
Cited by 39 | Viewed by 7833

11. “Recent Progress on 3D NAND Flash Technologies”
by Akira Goda
Electronics 2021, 10(24), 3156; https://doi.org/10.3390/electronics10243156
Cited by 33 | Viewed by 12349

12. “Stock Market Prediction Using Machine Learning Techniques: A Decade Survey on Methodologies, Recent Developments, and Future Directions”
by Nusrat Rouf, Majid Bashir Malik, Tasleem Arif, Sparsh Sharma, Saurabh Singh, Satyabrata Aich and Hee-Cheol Kim
Electronics 2021, 10(21), 2717; https://doi.org/10.3390/electronics10212717
Cited by 31 | Viewed by 18322

13. “Android Mobile Malware Detection Using Machine Learning: A Systematic Review”
by Janaka Senanayake, Harsha Kalutarage and Mhd Omar Al-Kadri
Electronics 2021, 10(13), 1606; https://doi.org/10.3390/electronics10131606
Cited by 28 | Viewed by 10822

14. “A Review on 5G Sub-6 GHz Base Station Antenna Design Challenges”
by Madiha Farasat, Dushmantha N. Thalakotuna, Zhonghao Hu and Yang Yang
Electronics 2021, 10(16), 2000; https://doi.org/10.3390/electronics10162000
Cited by 22 | Viewed by 9261

15. “Human-Computer Interaction in Customer Service: The Experience with AI Chatbots—A Systematic Literature Review”
by Luminița Nicolescu and Monica Teodora Tudorache
Electronics 2022, 11(10), 1579; https://doi.org/10.3390/electronics11101579
Cited by 21 | Viewed by 12064

19 September 2023
Meet the Editors | Interview with Dr. Piero Cosseddu—Section Editor-in-Chief of Section “Flexible Electronics” in Electronics

In this captivating series, we had the privilege of interviewing the eminent Dr. Piero Cosseddu, Section Editor-in-Chief of the “Flexible Electronics” Section of Electronics (ISSN: 2079-9292). Renowned for his groundbreaking contributions in the design, fabrication and characterization of organic semiconductor-based devices on flexible plastic substrates—such as organic field effect transistors, organic electrochemical transistors, nonvolatile memory elements and the development of innovative applications, from wearable electronics and artificial skin to sensing applications—Dr. Piero Cosseddu shares his invaluable insights and takes us on an exclusive journey into the inner workings of the journal. Through these interviews, our aim is to offer a unique perspective on the publishing process from the Editors themselves.

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

1. Can you share with us some information about your academic background?
I am an Associate Professor at the Department of Electrical and Electronics Engineering of the University of Cagliari, Italy, where I currently teach analog electronics and wearable and flexible electronics. I hold a Ph.D. in electronic and computer science engineering, obtained in 2007, before continuing as a Postdoctoral Fellow at the DIEE from May 2007 to March 2010. I am also the author of more than 100 papers and book chapters of peer-reviewed international journals and conference proceedings.

2. What are your current interests?
My work primarily revolves around the field of organic electronics with particular attention toward the design, fabrication and characterization of organic semiconductor-based devices on flexible plastic substrates as organic field effect transistors (OFETs), organic electrochemical transistors (OECTs) and nonvolatile memory elements. I have been particularly involved in the development of innovative sensing systems for different applications, including biochemical sensors, wearable electronics and artificial skin.

3. What made you choose to work with us knowing that we are an open access digital publisher?
In my view, I strongly believe that open access publishing has become increasingly popular in recent years as it allows for a wider distribution of academic research and promotes collaboration and innovation within the scientific community. Additionally, open access publishing aligns with the principles of accessibility and transparency, which are highly valued by many individuals and organizations.

4. Which research topics do you think will be of particular interest to the research community in the coming years?
I believe that in the coming years, the emergence of Industry 5.0 may affect the development and application of flexible electronics. Also, the creation of databases based on responses and opinions from customers and users could become a hot topic in artificial intelligence, which will involve flexible electronics. On the other hand, flexible electronics could play a bigger role in improving the quantity and quality of agricultural products through the monitoring of conditions where the products are produced. The field of flexible electronics is rapidly changing, so other possible hot topics could emerge in the future. The key is to identify targets and release more specific Special Issues, as well as to try to reach people with those interests and encourage them to submit to the journal through different means, such as advertising or asking them to become Editorial Board Members or Topic Advisors.

We wish Dr. Piero Cosseddu every success in his current position as Section Editor-in-Chief, and we look forward to his future contributions to the journal.

 

12 September 2023
Electronics | Issue Cover Articles in 2021

Welcome to the 2021 annual selection of articles, where we showcase some of the most notable and impactful research published in Electronics (ISSN: 2079-9292) over the past year. This collection represents a diverse range of topics and disciplines, highlighting the breadth and depth of scholarship within our academic community.

“A Dynamic Conflict Analysis Method for EW Effectiveness Evaluation Based on Conditional State Space”
by Jianhua Lu, Yanli Tang and Bin Tang
Electronics 2021, 10(1), 24; https://doi.org/10.3390/electronics10010024
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2079-9292/10/1/24

“A Horn Antenna Covered with a 3D-Printed Metasurface for Gain Enhancement”
by Sujan Shrestha, Affan A. Baba, Syed Muzahir Abbas, Mohsen Asadnia and Raheel M. Hashmi
Electronics 2021, 10(2), 119; https://doi.org/10.3390/electronics10020119
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2079-9292/10/2/119

“Solar Energy Conversion and Storage Using a Photocatalytic Fuel Cell Combined with a Supercapacitor”
by Tatiana Santos Andrade, Vassilios Dracopoulos and Panagiotis Lianos
Electronics 2021, 10(3), 273; https://doi.org/10.3390/electronics10030273
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2079-9292/10/3/273

“An Automated Method for Biometric Handwritten Signature Authentication Employing Neural Networks
by Mariusz Kurowski, Andrzej Sroczyński, Georgis Bogdanis and Andrzej Czyżewski
Electronics 2021, 10(4), 456; https://doi.org/10.3390/electronics10040456
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2079-9292/10/4/456

“Assessments of Real-Time Communications over TSN Automotive Networks
by Lucia Lo Bello, Gaetano Patti and Giancarlo Vasta
Electronics 2021, 10(5), 556; https://doi.org/10.3390/electronics10050556
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2079-9292/10/5/556

“Simultaneous Voltage and Current Measurement Instrumentation Amplifier for ECG and PPG Monitoring”
by Jongpal Kim
Electronics 2021, 10(6), 679; https://doi.org/10.3390/electronics10060679
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2079-9292/10/6/679

“A Review of Data-Driven Decision-Making Methods for Industry 4.0 Maintenance Applications”
by Alexandros Bousdekis, Katerina Lepenioti, Dimitris Apostolou and Gregoris Mentzas
Electronics 2021, 10(7), 828; https://doi.org/10.3390/electronics10070828
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2079-9292/10/7/828

“Open Source Languages and Methods for Cyber-Physical System Development: Overview and Case Studies”
by Lena Buffoni, Lennart Ochel, Adrian Pop, Peter Fritzson, Niklas Fors, Görel Hedin, Walid Taha and Martin Sjölund
Electronics 2021, 10(8), 902; https://doi.org/10.3390/electronics10080902
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2079-9292/10/8/902

“Agent-Based Coordinated Control of Power Electronic Converters in a Microgrid”
by Maryam Nasri, Herbert L. Ginn III and Mehrdad Moallem
Electronics 2021, 10(9), 1031; https://doi.org/10.3390/electronics10091031
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2079-9292/10/9/1031

“User State Classification Based on Functional Brain Connectivity Using a Convolutional Neural Network”
by Seung-Min Park, Hong-Gi Yeom and Kwee-Bo Sim
Electronics 2021, 10(10), 1158; https://doi.org/10.3390/electronics10101158
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2079-9292/10/10/1158

“A Real Application of an Autonomous Industrial Mobile Manipulator within Industrial Context”
by Jose Luis Outón, Ibon Merino, Iván Villaverde, Aitor Ibarguren, Héctor Herrero, Paul Daelman and Basilio Sierra
Electronics 2021, 10(11), 1276; https://doi.org/10.3390/electronics10111276
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2079-9292/10/11/1276

“Dual-Polarized Dual-Loop Double-Slot Antipodal Tapered Slot Antenna for Ultra-Wideband Radar Applications”
by Guangyao Yang, Shengbo Ye, Feng Zhang, Yicai Ji, Xiaojuan Zhang and Guangyou Fang
Electronics 2021, 10(12), 1377; https://doi.org/10.3390/electronics10121377
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2079-9292/10/12/1377

“Machine-Learning-Enabled Intrusion Detection System for Cellular Connected UAV Networks”
by Rakesh Shrestha, Atefeh Omidkar, Sajjad Ahmadi Roudi, Robert Abbas and Shiho Kim
Electronics 2021, 10(13), 1549; https://doi.org/10.3390/electronics10131549
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2079-9292/10/13/1549

“Analyzing Visual Attention of People with Intellectual Disabilities during Virtual Reality-Based Job Training”
by Sungjin Hong, Heesook Shin, Younhee Gil and Junghee Jo
Electronics 2021, 10(14), 1652; https://doi.org/10.3390/electronics10141652
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2079-9292/10/14/1652

“Project ARES: Driverless Transportation System. Challenges and Approaches in an Unstructured Road”
by Pablo Marin-Plaza, David Yagüe, Francisco Royo, Miguel Ángel de Miguel, Francisco Miguel Moreno, Alejandro Ruiz-de-la-Cuadra, Fernando Viadero-Monasterio, Javier Garcia, José Luis San Roman and José María Armingol
Electronics 2021, 10(15), 1753; https://doi.org/10.3390/electronics10151753
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2079-9292/10/15/1753

“FedResilience: A Federated Learning Application to Improve Resilience of Resource-Constrained Critical Infrastructures”
by Ahmed Imteaj, Irfan Khan, Javad Khazaei and Mohammad Hadi Amini
Electronics 2021, 10(16), 1917; https://doi.org/10.3390/electronics10161917
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2079-9292/10/16/1917

“Development of a Real-Time Magnetic Field Measurement System for Synchrotron Control”
by Joseph Vella Wallbank, Maria Amodeo, Anthony Beaumont, Marco Buzio, Vincenzo Di Capua, Christian Grech, Nicholas Sammut and David Giloteaux
Electronics 2021, 10(17), 2140; https://doi.org/10.3390/electronics10172140
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2079-9292/10/17/2140

“A 0.2-Terahertz Ceramic Relic Detection System Based on Iterative Threshold Filtering Imaging and Neural Network”
by Yiqing Mao, Tianxiang Wu, Yong Chen and Shunli Ma
Electronics 2021, 10(18), 2213; https://doi.org/10.3390/electronics10182213
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2079-9292/10/18/2213

“Empowering Commercial Vehicles through Data-Driven Methodologies”
by Paolo Bethaz, Sara Cavaglion, Sofia Cricelli, Elena Liore, Emanuele Manfredi, Stefano Salio, Andrea Regalia, Fabrizio Conicella, Salvatore Greco and Tania Cerquitelli
Electronics 2021, 10(19), 2381; https://doi.org/10.3390/electronics10192381
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2079-9292/10/19/2381

“Next-Generation Blockchain-Enabled Virtualized Cloud Security Solutions: Review and Open Challenges”
by Mueen Uddin, Anjum Khalique, Awais Khan Jumani, Syed Sajid Ullah and Saddam Hussain
Electronics 2021, 10(20), 2493; https://doi.org/10.3390/electronics10202493
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2079-9292/10/20/2493

“The Role of Front-End AC/DC Converters in Hybrid AC/DC Smart Homes: Analysis and Experimental Validation”
by Vitor Monteiro, Luis F. C. Monteiro, Francesco Lo Franco, Riccardo Mandrioli, Mattia Ricco, Gabriele Grandi and João L. Afonso
Electronics 2021, 10(21), 2601; https://doi.org/10.3390/electronics10212601
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2079-9292/10/21/2601

“An Improved Deep Convolutional Neural Network-Based Autonomous Road Inspection Scheme Using Unmanned Aerial Vehicles”
by Syed-Ali Hassan, Tariq Rahim and Soo-Young Shin
Electronics 2021, 10(22), 2764; https://doi.org/10.3390/electronics10222764
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2079-9292/10/22/2764

“Prospects of Wireless Energy-Aware Sensors for Smart Factories in the Industry 4.0 Era”
by Olfa Kanoun, Sabrine Khriji, Slim Naifar, Sonia Bradai, Ghada Bouattour, Ayda Bouhamed, Dhouha El Houssaini and Christian Viehweger
Electronics 2021, 10(23), 2929; https://doi.org/10.3390/electronics10232929
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2079-9292/10/23/2929

“A Traffic-Aware Federated Imitation Learning Framework for Motion Control at Unsignalized Intersections with Internet of Vehicles”
by Tianhao Wu, Mingzhi Jiang, Yinhui Han, Zheng Yuan, Xinhang Li and Lin Zhang
Electronics 2021, 10(24), 3050; https://doi.org/10.3390/electronics10243050
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2079-9292/10/24/3050

12 September 2023
Electronics | Highly Cited Papers in 2021 in the Section “Semiconductor Devices”


The Section “Semiconductor Devices” of Electronics (ISSN: 2079-9292) publishes original and significant contributions to the theory and performance of semiconductor devices and related materials, including devices, fabrication process, simulation, quantum devices, hybrid devices, flexible electronic devices, novel semiconductors, semiconductor material, and device physics. Reviews on these subjects are published and Special Issues dealing with specific topics are also published.

As they are of open access format, you have free and unlimited access to the full text of all the articles published in our journal. We welcome you to read our most highly cited papers published in 2021 below:

1. “Recent Progress on 3D NAND Flash Technologies”
by Akira Goda
Electronics 2021, 10(24), 3156; https://doi.org/10.3390/electronics10243156
Full text available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2079-9292/10/24/3156

2. “Study of Quantized Hardware Deep Neural Networks Based on Resistive Switching Devices, Conventional versus Convolutional Approaches”
by Rocío Romero-Zaliz, Eduardo Pérez, Francisco Jiménez-Molinos, Christian Wenger and Juan B. Roldán
Electronics 2021, 10(3), 346; https://doi.org/10.3390/electronics10030346
Full text available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2079-9292/10/3/346

3. “In-Memory Computing with Resistive Memory Circuits: Status and Outlook”
by Giacomo Pedretti and Daniele Ielmini
Electronics 2021, 10(9), 1063; https://doi.org/10.3390/electronics10091063
Full text available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2079-9292/10/9/1063

4.“Measurements and Computations of Internal Temperatures of the IGBT and the Diode Situated in the Common Case”
by Paweł Górecki and Krzysztof Górecki
Electronics 2021, 10(2), 210; https://doi.org/10.3390/electronics10020210
Full text available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2079-9292/10/2/210

5.“Analysis of Electrothermal Effects in Devices and Arrays in InGaP/GaAs HBT Technology”
by Vincenzo d’Alessandro, Antonio Pio Catalano, Ciro Scognamillo, Lorenzo Codecasa and Peter J. Zampardi
Electronics 2021, 10(6), 757; https://doi.org/10.3390/electronics10060757
Full text available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2079-9292/10/6/757

7 September 2023
Interview with Dr. Gabriele Patrizi—Winner of Electronics 2022 Best Ph.D. Thesis Award

We are pleased to announce the winner of the Electronics 2022 Best Ph.D. Thesis Award. This award is for a Ph.D. student or recently qualified researcher who has produced a highly anticipated thesis with impressive academic potential.

The award has been granted to “An Innovative Data-Driven Reliability Life Cycle for Complex Systems” by Dr. Gabriele Patrizi, Department of Information Engineering, University of Florence, Florence, Italy.

The winner will receive CHF 800, a certificate, and a chance to publish a paper free of charge after peer review in Electronics (ISSN: 2079-9292) in 2023.

We congratulate Dr. Gabriele Patrizi on his accomplishments. We would like to take this opportunity to thank all the applicants for submitting their exceptional theses and the Award Committee for voting for and supporting this award.

Dr. Gabriele Patrizi is currently a Post-Doctoral Research Fellow of instrumentation and measurement and an Adjunct Lecturer of electric measurements at the University of Florence. His research interests include life cycle reliability, condition monitoring for the fault diagnosis of electronics, data-driven prognostic and health management, and instrumentation and measurement for reliability analyses.

The following is a short interview with Dr. Gabriele Patrizi:

Could you please give us a brief overview of your research topic and the main objectives of your Ph.D. thesis?
I graduated from a master’s course in electronics engineering, and then I started my Ph.D. in electronics and industrial engineering. The actual name of the course is industrial and reliability engineering. But, of course, I tried to bring my background in electrical and electronics engineering with me. My research topics may mainly relate to electric and electronic measurements and reliability engineering, and my thesis tried to merge these two aspects, trying to include data analysis and a measurement technique to improve the reliability analysis of different kinds of systems for hardware electronics tools. At this time, I tried to first study and search for different alternatives to improve the standard reliability analysis method. After some proposed optimization, I tried to implement this technique in different application areas.

What motivated you to pursue this research topic, and how did you come up with your research questions?
I think the first motivation came from the acknowledgements gathered during my master’s thesis. I went to Spain for a four-month research project on reliability and maintenance, and during that period, I worked on a wind turbine with a professor at Luleå University of Technology in Sweden, and it was also at that time that the knowledge of a researcher at the Spanish Research Institute together with my professor's knowledge in Florence really directed my attention to the topic of reliability and maintainability of complex systems because, most of the time, we do not think about how important they are for lots of devices to be as reliable as possible. So, I think that, during that time, the general topic really caught my attention and basically just after my master’s graduation, my supervisors in Florence said that there could be the possibility of having a Ph.D. fellowship here in Florence. So, I submitted the application, and it went well. When I came to this laboratory, which is a two-topic laboratory on reliability and measurements, we decided: OK, let's try to come up with something that could merge these two aspects so that electric and electronic measurements could actually improve the reliability of all systems.

How did you manage your time and prioritize your tasks during your Ph.D. program, and what strategies did you use to stay focused and motivated?
I was still young, and it was obviously difficult to try and study all these aspects, go to work, and at the same time, try to move on with my personal life, and I think that the most important thing that allowed me to reach these results, and at the same time, to live let's say, a happy life was that I actually enjoyed what I was studying, I liked my research topic, and I liked what I was doing. So, I think this is the secret to achieving it, to manage your time properly during a Ph.D., even if sometimes the task seems enormous with respect to your resources. But if you enjoy it and you like what you are doing, you can find the motivation.

What were some of the biggest challenges you faced during your Ph.D. journey, and how did you overcome them?
I have to say that one big challenge was COVID-19 because I started my Ph.D. in November 2018, so I basically had one full year, one full year and a half in a normal situation, and then COVID-19 caused the university to close in Florence for at least four months completely. I mean, there was a possibility to go to the lab, but only for a very specific reason. This was motivated by supervisors, and not only supervisors, but also by the department. So, it was not easy to come to the lab and do the actual practical research. I have to say that I was also a bit lucky because some parts of my work were modeling and simulation, so I found a way to do them, at least partially, at home. But yes, that was one of the biggest challenges, and it was also one of the biggest regrets because it was not possible to go to conferences and workshops and meetings that usually, during a Ph.D., could bring you news, new ideas and new connections to improve your research and activities. So, I think the biggest challenge was probably that.

When and how did you access Electronics? What prompted you to apply for this award, and would you like to share your experience with the journal Electronics?
I discovered the MDPI award basically at the beginning of my Ph.D., trying to do some research on something others have done in my field, and then after, let's say one year, one year and a half, my supervisor received an invitation for a special session on Electronics about “Reliability and Maintainability of Industrial System and Electronic System”. We decided to reply to this invitation, and we sent a little bit of our work. It wasn't basically what was in my Ph.D. dissertation, it was like a little bit of extra work and work from others and from another Ph.D. student at the time. We had a good experience. We published the paper after a couple of review rounds, but everything was very fast and of a good quality, I believe, including the quality of the reviewers, and so on. When I was looking for the publication of the article, I looked a little bit more at the journal’s website because I have to say that I knew the MDPI website, and I knew that there are a lot of journals. I even already cited some papers published on electronics, but before publishing this paper, I had never actually looked into this. So, after the publication of the article, I looked into the website, and I saw that there was this annual reward for a Ph.D. dissertation, and I said: OK, let's make a note about this prize. Who knows? And then after one year, one year and a half when the thesis was finished, I looked into that and said: OK, let's try it. The research went well, so let's also try for the award. I think it was a good decision.

Finally, how do you plan to continue building on your research in the future, and what are your long-term career aspirations?
That's a very difficult question. After my Ph.D., I started a Post Doc-Fellowship here at the University of Florence, and so, basically, it's now one and a half years later that I'm doing the Post-Doc here and I like it. I also have done some teaching here at the Department of Information Engineering of the University of Florence on electrical measurements and electronic measurements, and the aspiration, I think, is to hopefully remain here doing research and teaching activities in Florence and try to explore a little bit more about the integration between these two worlds. I am starting something right now about integrating artificial intelligence to merge these two aspects of reliability and data analysis and electronic measurements. So, probably, I think in the future, I need to integrate artificial intelligence with my research to find a better way for reliability analysis in different fields.

6 September 2023
Recap of Awards Granted to Scholars in 2022


MDPI is committed to supporting the academic community, nurturing talent and advancing science. Awards are an important part of the research landscape and play a vital role in helping academics gain recognition, especially young researchers as they embark on new research avenues.

In 2022, our journals presented a total number of 394 Awards, including Travel Awards, Young Investigator Awards, Best PhD Thesis Awards, Best Paper Awards, and Outstanding Reviewer Awards, with several winners announced for some of the awards. The total prize sum amounted to just under 580,000 Swiss francs (CHF), or approximately 650,000 US dollars. Overall, more than 720 scholars were awarded.

The majority of the awards were dedicated to young researchers in relatively early stages of their careers. This encompassed 66 of the afore-mentioned Travel Awards, 60 Young Investigator Awards, supporting research projects and conference attendance, as well as 51 Best PhD Thesis Awards. Additionally, 113 Best Paper Awards were given by our journals. The selection committees were entrusted with identifying the most impactful and novel research and review articles published in their journal within a given year.

MDPI will continue its support and recognition for the academic community moving forward, sponsoring new awards across disciplines. To learn more about all the awardees and their research projects in your field of study, please visit the following pages:

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5 September 2023
Electronics | Highly Cited Papers in 2022 in the Section “Bioelectronics”


The “Bioelectronics” Section of Electronics (ISSN: 2079-9292) is dedicated to publishing high-quality articles that describe the most significant and cutting-edge research in all areas of bioelectronics sciences.

You have free and unlimited access to the full texts of all the open access articles published in our journal. We welcome you to read our most highly cited papers published in 2022 below:

1. “Depth Estimation Method for Monocular Camera Defocus Images in Microscopic Scenes”
by Yuxi Ban, Mingzhe Liu, Peng Wu, Bo Yang, Shan Liu, Lirong Yin and Wenfeng Zheng
Electronics 2022, 11(13), 2012; https://doi.org/10.3390/electronics11132012
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2079-9292/11/13/2012

2. “Improved Image Fusion Method Based on Sparse Decomposition”
by Xiaomei Qin, Yuxi Ban, Peng Wu, Bo Yang, Shan Liu, Lirong Yin, Mingzhe Liu and Wenfeng Zheng
Electronics 2022, 11(15), 2321; https://doi.org/10.3390/electronics11152321
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2079-9292/11/15/2321

3. “Wearable Circular Polarized Antennas for Health Care, 5G, Energy Harvesting, and IoT Systems”
by Albert Sabban
Electronics 2022, 11(3), 427; https://doi.org/10.3390/electronics11030427
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2079-9292/11/3/427

4. “A Flexible Lightweight Triboelectric Nanogenerator for Protector and Scoring System in Taekwondo Competition Monitoring”
by Fengxin Sun, Yongsheng Zhu, Changjun Jia, Bowen Ouyang, Tianming Zhao, Caixia Li, Ning Ba, Xinxing Li, Song Chen, Tongtong Che and Yupeng Mao
Electronics 2022, 11(9), 1306; https://doi.org/10.3390/electronics11091306
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2079-9292/11/9/1306

5. “A Review of Deep Learning Methods for Compressed Sensing Image Reconstruction and Its Medical Applications”
by Yutong Xie and Quanzheng Li
Electronics 2022, 11(4), 586; https://doi.org/10.3390/electronics11040586
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2079-9292/11/4/586

6. “Methods for Continuous Blood Pressure Estimation Using Temporal Convolutional Neural Networks and Ensemble Empirical Mode Decomposition”
by Kai Zhou, Zhixiang Yin ,Yu Peng and Zhiliang Zeng
Electronics 2022, 11(9), 1378; https://doi.org/10.3390/electronics11091378
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2079-9292/11/9/1378

7. “Improving Cuff-Less Continuous Blood Pressure Estimation with Linear Regression Analysis”
by Valeria Figini, Sofia Galici, Daniele Russo, Ilenia Centonze, Monica Visintin and Guido Pagana
Electronics 2022, 11(9), 1442; https://doi.org/10.3390/electronics11091442
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2079-9292/11/9/1442

8. “How to Assess the Measurement Performance of Mobile/Wearable Point-of-Care Testing Devices? A Systematic Review Addressing Sweat Analysis”
by Sarah Tonello, Giulia Abate, Michela Borghetti, Nicola Francesco Lopomo, Mauro Serpelloni and Emilio Sardini
Electronics 2022, 11(5), 761; https://doi.org/10.3390/electronics11050761
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2079-9292/11/5/761

9. “A 1.8 V Low-Power Low-Noise High Tunable Gain TIA for CMOS Integrated Optoelectronic Biomedical Applications”
by Guido Di Patrizio Stanchieri, Andrea De Marcellis, Graziano Battisti, Marco Faccio, Elia Palange and Ulkuhan Guler
Electronics 2022, 11(8), 1271; https://doi.org/10.3390/electronics11081271
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2079-9292/11/8/1271

10. “Active Mask-Box Scoring R-CNN for Sonar Image Instance Segmentation”
by Fangjin Xu, Jianxing Huang, Jie Wu and Longyu Jiang
Electronics 2022, 11(13), 2048; https://doi.org/10.3390/electronics11132048
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2079-9292/11/13/2048

5 September 2023
Meet the Editors | Interview with Prof. Dr. Alessandro Gabrielli—Section Editor-in-Chief of the Section “Microelectronics” in Electronics

In this captivating series, we had the privilege of interviewing the eminent Prof. Dr. Alessandro Gabrielli, Section Editor-in-Chief of the “Microelectronics” Section of Electronics (ISSN: 2079-9292). Renowned for his groundbreaking contributions in applied electronics for high-energy physics experiments, microelectronics, single-event effects (SEE), digital electronics, firmware design and general physics, Prof. Dr. Gabrielli shares his invaluable insights into the inner workings of the journal. The aim of these interviews is to offer a unique perspective on the publishing process, straight from the Section Editor-in-Chief himself.

 

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

1. Can you share some information about your academic background?
I am an Associate Professor in the Department of Physics and Astronomy at the University of Bologna, Italy. I hold a Ph.D. in physics, obtained in 2000, which I continued in the same year by becoming an Associated Member of CERN in Geneva for the ALICE and ATLAS experiments. I am the author of more than 900 peer-reviewed publications and over 50 presentations at international conferences. I was also the coordinator for the Bologna Section of the INFN since 2012 for the realization and commissioning of the ROD (ReadOut Driver) card electronics, as part of the Phase-0 upgrade of all the ATLAS Pixel Detector at CERN in Geneva. 

2. What are your current interests?
My work primarily revolves around the field of physics, with applications in the design of digital systems with programmable electronic frontier devices (Xilinx UltraScale+ FPGA) for trigger architectures and data acquisition for the ATLAS experiment at CERN in Geneva. I’m also interested in track recognition techniques involving the Hough transform.

3. What made you choose to work with us, knowing that we are an open access digital publisher?
I was initially a reviewer before being asked to join the editorial team. I gladly accepted the invitation because it was a niche area in which I had expertise. I still enjoy reviewing papers and I am generally good at accepting or orienting authors towards publishing. I am happy to have the opportunity to read papers and update myself in various research fields. I believe MDPI can help young researchers gain the necessary experience to publish quality papers. Another thing that I like is that MDPI provides feedback on papers submitted to them, which is helpful for inexperienced researchers. MDPI also has programs like young research awards and travel awards to support the young researcher community.

4. What is the main challenge you face when ensuring the integrity and quality of academic publications?
I will give you a short example: Engineers are closer to the applications of the journal, and they appreciate the speed of publications, the exclusivity of having only a few authors, and the quality of the impact factor. On the other hand, physicists have a more complex system with a publishing committee and policies that prefer publishing in different journals. The main challenge is to meet the intermediate space between science, engineering, and other topics, which the journal Electronics is already doing.

5. Which research topics do you think will be of particular interest to the research community in the coming years?
I suggest focusing on specific topics like artificial intelligence for security, cyber security, or databases for artificial intelligence. The concept of cyber diplomacy is another potential hot topic. We need to be aware of the changes that are happening around us. For example, I changed the name of my electronics course to "electronics for physics of things" to reflect the current trend of changing course names in universities and add new topics such as "electronics for Internet of Things" or "Electronics for Industry 4.0."

We wish Prof. Dr. Alessandro Gabrielli every success in his current position as Section Editor-in-Chief, and we look forward to his future contributions to the journal.

1 September 2023
Electronics | Special Issue Mentor Program

We are pleased to announce the launch of a new initiative—the Electronics Special Issue Mentor Program.

This program is intended to provide an opportunity for early career scientists to enhance their editing, networking, and organizational skills and work closely with our journal to gain more editorial experience. Early career scientists who have novel ideas for new Special Issues will act as Guest Editors under the mentorship of an experienced scientist; this mentor could be a member of the Electronics Editorial Board or may be from other well-established research institutes or laboratories, etc.

If you are interested in this opportunity, please send your Special Issue proposal to the Electronics Editorial Office ([email protected]), and we will discuss the process (i.e., mentor collaboration, Special Issue topic feasibility analysis, etc.) in further detail. When the Special Issue is closed, our office will provide certificates to all of the mentors and to those who complete the program. Younger scholars will be prioritized as candidates for our journal award.

In addition to the new Special Issue Mentor Program, Electronics (ISSN: 2079-9292) will continue to welcome all Special Issue proposals based on hot research topics in the field.

31 August 2023
Meet Us at the Building Simulation 2023 (BS2023), 4–6 September 2023, Shanghai, China


A range of MDPI journals will be attending the Building Simulation 2023 (BS2023). This meeting will be held in Shanghai, China, from 4 to 6 September 2023.

At BS2023, the main themes incorporate macroscope topics concerned with building simulation regarding policy on carbon emission and control, power systems at the metropolis level, energy flow among regional cities, or even mining petascale data.

The conference/technical program will continue to bring together the interests of academics and practitioners, and on top of that, they would like to invite policymakers, in an attempt to reshape the path forward. As a tradition, the themes keep expanding the frontier of building simulation techniques, such as the simulation module from the system to the city, a better understanding of human factors, AI-assisted decision making, and seamless interoperability in modeling and design.

The following MDPI journals will be represented:

  • Buildings (leading);
  • Architecture;
  • Sustainability;
  • Electronics;
  • Energies;
  • Smart Cities.

If you are attending this conference, please feel free to start a conversation with us at our booth (#10-11). Our delegates look forward to meeting you in person and answering any questions that you may have. For more information about the conference, please visit https://bs2023.org/ or contact the Buildings Editorial Office at [email protected].

30 August 2023
MDPI Insights: The CEO's Letter #3 - Sustainability and Co-opetition

Welcome to the MDPI Insights: The CEO's Letter.

In these monthly letters, I will showcase two key aspects of our work at MDPI: our commitment to empowering researchers and our determination to facilitating open scientific exchange.


Opening Thoughts

Our Commitment to Sustainability

As a pioneer in academic open access publishing since 1996, MDPI has always been dedicated to facilitating scientific exchange across all disciplines. Our approach to open science is guided by principles such as Open Access (OA), Timeliness and Efficiency, Simplicity, High-Quality Service, Flexibility, and a commitment to Sustainability. This commitment involves preserving published papers for the long term and supporting the future of science through partnerships, sponsorships, and awards.

In this edition of the CEO Letter, I will delve into MDPI’s various sustainability initiatives. As a leader in OA publishing, we are able to provide the public with a significant amount of environment-related content at no cost.

MDPI and the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

In 2020, the SDG Publishers Compact was launched to accelerate implementation of the SDGs by promoting content that informs, develops, and inspires action. MDPI joined this initiative in 2021 and subsequently launched the MDPI SDG Hub in 2022, offering free access to recent research within the scope of each of the 17 SDGs. We also support authors from underrepresented communities by waiving publication charges for selected SDG-related papers. Detailed sustainability practices and supported publications are available in the report under each Goal page.

“More than 80% of MDPI articles and reviews published in 2022 relate to the Sustainable Development Goals.” [source: InCites, Accessed on 21.08.2023]

As at August 2023, MDPI boasts 14 journals dedicated to sustainability-related topics. Our first journal in this area, Sustainability, has published over 29,000 articles on the SDGs, accumulating over 240,000 citations (source: InCites, as at 1 January 2023). These journals serve as vital platforms for researchers to share insights and address environmental challenges. In addition:

MDPI journals specializing in sustainability-related topics:

  • 2009: Sustainability
  • 2012: Resources
  • 2013: Climate
  • 2014: Environments
  • 2016: Recycling
  • 2019: Clean Technologies
  • 2020: Sustainable Chemistry
  • 2021: Wind, Biomass, Conservation, Pollutants, Solar
  • 2022: Waste, Microplastics

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Impactful Research

Highly Cited Articles in Sustainability

In 2022, content published in Sustainability and indexed in Journal Citation Reports (JCR) received nearly 190,000 citations. This highlights the fact that Sustainability publishes highly cited research articles related to environmental sciences and SDG-related topics such as climate action.

We are pleased to share that Sustainability received a 2022 CiteScore of 5.8, marking a 16% increase from the 2021 metric. Specifically, the CiteScore positions Sustainability as follows: Q1 (27 out of 163) in the “Environmental Science (miscellaneous)” category, and Q1 (101 out of 779) in the “Geography Planning and Development” category. For additional journal statistics, please visit here.

“Sustainability received a 2022 CiteScore of 5.8”

While MDPI journals such as Climate and Atmosphere have a distinct focus on atmosphere pollution and its impact on climate processes, journals like Sustainability, Environments, Water, Remote Sensing, and IJERPH publish content related to climate change. These journals have published over 32,300 articles related to SDG 13: Climate Action.

Highly Cited Papers in Sustainability

Below are several highly cited papers published in Sustainability over the past three years. Citation metrics are current as at 15 August 2023.

1. “A Global Assessment: Can Renewable Energy Replace Fossil Fuels by 2050?
Authors: Jerry L. Holechek, Hatim M. E. Geli, Mohammed N. Sawalhah, and Raul Valdez
Sustainability 2022, 14(8), 4792; https://doi.org/10.3390/su14084792
Citations: Crossref (97), Scopus (91), Web of Science (82), Google Scholar (125)

This paper addresses one of the most significant challenges of climate change – achieving Net Zero Carbon by 2050. The meta-analysis suggests that while difficult, this transition is possible through the concerted application of pathways, lifestyle changes, and global cooperation.

2. “Anxiety and the Ecological Crisis: An Analysis of Eco-Anxiety and Climate Anxiety
Author: Panu Pihkala
Sustainability 2020, 12(19), 7836; https://doi.org/10.3390/su12197836
Citations: Crossref (144), Scopus (121), Web of Science (159), Google Scholar (382)

This paper has received substantial media attention, including coverage by The Guardian, BBC, Vice, and CNBC. An interview with Dr. Panu Pihkala, a leading interdisciplinary researcher on the topic, can be found on MDPI’s podcast: Insight Faster, Episode 1.

3. “Impact of Climate Change on Agriculture and Its Mitigation Strategies: A Review
Authors: Gurdeep Singh Malhi, Manpreet Kaur, and Prashant Kaushik
Sustainability 2021, 13(3), 1318; https://doi.org/10.3390/su13031318
Citations: Crossref (207), Scopus (221), Web of Science (186), Google Scholar (355)

This paper reviews literature on climate change, addressing its causes, future projections, impact on agriculture, including plant physiology, growth, productivity, pest infestation, and the economic implications of mitigation strategies.

4. Impacts of Plastic Pollution on Ecosystem Services, Sustainable Development Goals, and Need to Focus on Circular Economy and Policy Interventions
Authors: Rakesh Kumar, Anurag Verma, Arkajyoti Shome, Rama Sinha, Srishti Sinha, Prakash Kumar Jha, Ritesh Kumar, Pawan Kumar, Shubham, Shreyas Das, Prabhakar Sharma, and P. V. Vara Prasad
Sustainability 2021, 13(17), 9963; https://doi.org/10.3390/su13179963
Citations: Crossref (134), Scopus (136), Web of Science (113), Google Scholar (184)

This review aims to assess the adverse effects of plastic pollution on ecosystems, link the management of plastic with the SDGs, and propose policy measures using transdisciplinary approaches. Empowering communities to reduce plastic use is crucial. Addressing global plastic pollution is a priority.

Sustainability is an international, cross-disciplinary, open access journal that explores environmental, cultural, economic, and social sustainability of human beings. It provides a forward-looking platform for research on sustainability and sustainable development, and is published semi-monthly online by MDPI. Sustainability is affiliated with The Canadian Urban Transit Research & Innovation Consortium (CUTRIC) and The International Council for Research and Innovation in Building and Construction (CIB).

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Inside MDPI

President of Ireland Authors Editorial in MDPI Journal Sustainability

It’s a very special occasion when the president of a country takes the initiative to write an editorial for a journal. Michael D. Higgins, President of the Republic of Ireland, has contributed his insights to a forthcoming Special Issue in Sustainability:

This Special Issue, focusing on “making sustainable development happen” at grassroots levels, allows for perspectives from, and on, the major world faiths, exploring how challenges have been conceptualised and addressed, in addition to case studies of faith-based sustainability initiatives in practice.

The experience of faith institutions and communities in translating theological and moral commitments to sustainable development into action is now a topic we must examine with urgency; one on which I am so glad this Special Issue focuses.

As President of Ireland, I very much support this Special Issue of Sustainability. It is my great hope that the contents of the papers contained herein will assist in making sustainable development happen at grassroots levels across the world so that we can cooperate together, people of faith and of none, to ensure a just, inclusive and sustainable future for all on our fragile planet.

Read the completed editorial here:

Special Issue “Faith and Sustainable Development: Exploring Practice, Progress and Challenges among Faith Communities and Institutions”: Foreword by the President of Ireland
Author: Michael D. Higgins
Sustainability 2023, 15(12), 9683; https://doi.org/10.3390/su15129683

Coming Together for Science

The World Sustainability Forum 2023

The World Sustainability Forum (WSF) is a biennial MDPI event focused on sustainability. WSF 2023 marks the tenth anniversary of the conference series, taking place on 14 September. For the first time, the event will be hosted as a 24-hour conference across three locations – Singapore, Basel in Switzerland, and Toronto in Canada – alongside virtual streaming.

This unique format allows us to span three time zones, providing live coverage of critical sustainability-related topics throughout the day:

  • The Singapore Hub, chaired by Professor Horn Mun Cheah and Associate Professor Renee Tan, will explore “Sustainability for Social and Community Impact”.
  • The Basel Hub, chaired by Prof. Dr. Anet Režek Jambrak and Dr. Lela Mélon, will delve into “Sustainability in the industry, and at university and corporate settings”.
  • The Toronto Hub, led by Dr. Umberto Berardi, will discuss “The Sustainable Built Environment”.

MDPI Sustainability Foundation: Recognizing Excellence in Sustainability Research

The MDPI Sustainability Foundation supports researchers through two sustainability-focused awards:

  1. The World Sustainability Award, amounting to USD 100,000, is given to senior researchers.
  2. The Emerging Sustainability Leader Award, valued at USD 20,000, sponsored by the journal Sustainability, is presented to early-career researchers.

The winners of the Sustainability Foundation will be formally awarded during the WSF2023 on 14 September. Interviews with the award winners and finalists are available below.

2023 World Sustainability Award Winners

  1. Professor Michael R. Templeton
  2. Professor Tom Lyon
  3. Dr Krithi K. Karanth

Interviews with 2023 Emerging Sustainability Leader Award Finalists

  • Dr. Bahareh Kamranzad
  • Dr. Youjin Kim
  • Dr. Julia Lohmann

As a hybrid event, WSF23 provides scholars with the option to attend in person at one of the conference sites or, for a more sustainable approach, virtually. All sessions will be recorded and archived for future access. Registration is open until 3 September 2023, with in-person and virtual tickets available here.

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Closing Thoughts

“Co-opetition”: Collaboration Plus Healthy Competition – A Visit to Elsevier

I firmly believe in fostering collaboration and at the same time promoting healthy competition within the academic publishing industry. The market offers ample room for publishers and related companies to provide valuable services and products that enrich the academic community. While MDPI is recognized for its efficient and streamlined processes –thanks to our over 6,000 colleagues, in-house tools, and initiatives that support the author journey – our ethos has always involved learning from and collaborating with other organizations.

MDPI’s Interaction with Elsevier

In January 2023, I had a brief conversation with Judy Verses, President of Global Academic and Government Markets at Elsevier, following her participation in a panel discussion at the Academic Publishers Europe event in Berlin. One of the highlights for me was Judy’s insight into the impact of research, particularly her emphasis on the role of collaboration, including policy and showing the impact of research to influence on funding decisions.

“Such collaborations drive forward-looking strategies to elevate our support for the scholarly community”

Judy and I resumed our discussion in August, when I visited Elsevier's office to review current projects, such as our recent agreement with Science Direct and the continued indexing of MDPI journals in Scopus (indexing database owned by Elsevier). We also explored possible opportunities for the future, including a potential collaboration to expand MDPI’s Scilit data infrastructure. This endeavour aims to aggregate and provide access to scholarly metadata encompassing journal articles, conference papers, books, preprints, and more. While these discussions are ongoing, the underlying principle remains that such collaborations drive forward-looking strategies to elevate our services and support for the scholarly community.

It was great that Judy and I acknowledged the merits of 'co-opetition,' a concept based of the belief that fostering cooperation alongside healthy competition can lead to shared advancements for both individual companies and the industry at large.

‘Fully OA’ Organizations Dedicated to Open Access

MDPI proudly aligns with the ‘Fully OA’ group, a collaborative initiative comprising nine organizations dedicated to Open Access. Our monthly meetings, including an OASPA representative, serve as platforms to share non-confidential information, resources, and projects. These gatherings also facilitate discussions on topics relevant to fully OA organizations. Occasionally, joint actions spring from these interactions, such as collaborative blog posts on pertinent subjects and joint statements, such as a recent response to the House Appropriations Committee.

This display of cooperation among competing entities forms a strategic alliance focused on nurturing the best interests of the OA publishing model.

As I wrap up this third edition of the CEO Letter, I encourage you to seize opportunities for collaboration and contribute to advancing our shared academic culture. As the African proverb has it, “If you want to go fast, go alone; if you want to go far, go together.”

Stefan Tochev
Chief Executive Officer
MDPI AG

29 August 2023
Electronics | Highly Cited Papers in 20212022 in the Section “Flexible Electronics”


Flexible electronics have been gaining considerable attention in recent decades, not only at the academic level but also at the industrial level. The development of electronic components/systems on highly flexible and possibly conformable substrates could allow the integration of smart functionalities, such as sensing capabilities, communication units, etc., onto any type of surface (paper, fabrics, etc.), opening up a wide range of possible applications.

The aim of this Section is to provide researchers with a highly multidisciplinary platform where they can report and read about: (i) the synthesis and processing of novel materials for flexible electronics; (ii) the chemical and physical properties of materials, from small molecules to solution processable polymers; (iii) the design and fabrication of novel devices based on organic materials such as organic field effect transistors, organic solar cells, or light emitting diodes, but also memory elements, thermoelectric generators, and others; (iv) novel fabrication procedures, with particular attention towards high-throughput and cost-efficient approaches; (v) novel applications, from flexible circuits and displays to smart tags, flexible lab on chip, artificial skin, etc.

You have free and unlimited access to the full texts of all the open access articles published in our journal. We welcome you to read our most highly cited papers published in 2021 and 2022 below:

1. “Textile Triboelectric Nanogenerators with Diverse 3D-Spacer Fabrics for Improved Output Voltage”
by Dae-Hyeon Kwon, Jin-Hyuk Kwon, Jaebum Jeong, Youngju Lee, Swarup Biswas, Dong-Wook Lee, Sohee Lee, Jin-Hyuk Bae and Hyeok Kim
Electronics 2021, 10(8), 937; https://doi.org/10.3390/electronics10080937
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2079-9292/10/8/937

2. “Development of Miniaturized Wearable Wristband Type Surface EMG Measurement System for Biometric Authentication”
by Siho Shin, Mingu Kang, Jaehyo Jung and Youn Tae Kim
Electronics 2021, 10(8), 923; https://doi.org/10.3390/electronics10080923
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2079-9292/10/8/923

3. “Wash Analyses of Flexible and Wearable Printed Circuits for E-Textiles and Their Prediction of Damages”
by Shahood uz Zaman, Xuyuan Tao, Cédric Cochrane and Vladan Koncar
Electronics 2021, 10(11), 1362; https://doi.org/10.3390/electronics10111362
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2079-9292/10/11/1362

4. “Temperature Measurement at Curved Surfaces Using 3D Printed Planar Resistance Temperature Detectors”
by Adam Steckiewicz, Kornelia Konopka, Agnieszka Choroszucho and Jacek Maciej Stankiewicz
Electronics 2021, 10(9), 1100; https://doi.org/10.3390/electronics10091100
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2079-9292/10/9/1100

5. “Flexible Fluidic-Type Strain Sensors for Wearable and Robotic Applications Fabricated with Novel Conductive Liquids: A Review”
by Afaque Manzoor Soomro, Bushra Jawed, Jahangeer Badar Soomro, Jamshed Ahmed Ansari, Faheem Ahmed, Muhammad Waqas, Hina Ashraf and Suhail Almani
Electronics 2022, 11(18), 2903; https://doi.org/10.3390/electronics11182903
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2079-9292/11/18/2903

25 August 2023
Electronics | Top Cited Review Papers of the Editorial Team in 2021


1. “A Review of Data-Driven Decision-Making Methods for Industry 4.0 Maintenance Applications”
by Alexandros Bousdekis, Katerina Lepenioti, Dimitris Apostolou and Gregoris Mentzas
Electronics 2021, 10(7), 828; https://doi.org/10.3390/electronics10070828  
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2079-9292/10/7/828
Cited by 58 | Viewed by 9054

2. “Machine Learning-Based Data-Driven Fault Detection/Diagnosis of Lithium-Ion Battery: A Critical Review”
by Akash Samanta, Sumana Chowdhuri and Sheldon S. Williamson
Electronics 2021, 10(11), 1309; https://doi.org/10.3390/electronics10111309
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2079-9292/10/11/1309
Cited by 48 | Viewed by 6545

3. “Voltage Stability of Power Systems with Renewable-Energy Inverter-Based Generators: A Review”
by Nasser Hosseinzadeh, Asma Aziz, Apel Mahmud, Ameen Gargoom and Mahbub Rabbani
Electronics 2021, 10(2), 115; https://doi.org/10.3390/electronics10020115
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2079-9292/10/2/115
Cited by 37 | Viewed by 7344

4. “Embedded Intelligence on FPGA: Survey, Applications and Challenges”
by Kah Phooi Seng, Paik Jen Lee and Li Minn Ang
Electronics 2021, 10(8), 895; https://doi.org/10.3390/electronics10080895
https://www.mdpi.com/2079-9292/10/8/895
Cited by 35 | Viewed by 5993

5. “Estimation of Lithium-Ion Batteries State-Condition in Electric Vehicle Applications: Issues and State of the Art”
by Khaled Laadjal and Antonio J. Marques Cardoso
Electronics 2021, 10(13), 1588; https://doi.org/10.3390/electronics10131588
https://www.mdpi.com/2079-9292/10/13/1588
Cited by 33 | Viewed by 5946

6. “Machine Learning in B5G/6G Networks - State-of-the-art and Future Trends”
by Vasileios Rekkas, Sotirios Sotiroudis, Panagiotis Sarigiannidis, Shaohua Wan, George K. Karagiannidis and Sotirios K. Goudos
Electronics 2021, 10(22), 2786; https://doi.org/10.3390/electronics10222786
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2079-9292/10/22/2786
Cited by 30 | Viewed by 5135

7. “Review on Energy Storage Systems in Microgrids”
by Ramy Georgious, Rovan Refaat, Jorge Garcia and Ahmed A. Daoud
Electronics 2021, 10(17), 2134; https://doi.org/10.3390/electronics10172134
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2079-9292/10/17/2134
Cited by 26 | Viewed by 3740

8. “Machine Learning Methods for Histopathological Image Analysis: A Review”
by Jonathan de Matos, Steve Tsham Mpinda Ataky, Alceu de Souza Britto, Luiz Eduardo Soares de Oliveira and Alessandro Lameiras Koerich
Electronics 2021, 10(5), 562; https://doi.org/10.3390/electronics10050562
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2079-9292/10/5/562
Cited by 24 | Viewed by 3009

9. “Massive MIMO Techniques for 5G and Beyond - Opportunities and Challenges”
by David Borges, Paulo Montezuma, Rui Dinis and Marko Beko
Electronics 2021, 10(14), 1667; https://doi.org/10.3390/electronics10141667
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2079-9292/10/14/1667
Cited by 22 | Viewed by 6814

10. “An Overview of Wearable Piezoresistive and Inertial Sensors for Respiration Rate Monitoring”
by Roberto De Fazio, Marco Stabile, Massimo De Vittorio, Ramiro Velázquez and Paolo Visconti
Electronics 2021, 10(17), 2178; https://doi.org/10.3390/electronics10172178
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2079-9292/10/17/2178
Cited by 22 | Viewed by 5065

 

22 August 2023
Meet Us at the 13th International Conference on Indoor Positioning and Indoor Navigation (IPIN 2023), 25–28 September 2023, Nuremberg, Germany


MDPI will be attending the 13th International Conference on Indoor Positioning and Indoor Navigation (IPIN 2023), held in Nuremberg, Germany, from 25 to 28 September 2023.

IPIN 2023 is organized by the Fraunhofer Institute for Integrated Circuits IIS with the support of researchers from the German Aerospace Center (DLR) and the Stuttgart University of Applied Sciences. The conference will be held on-site at Fraunhofer IIS in Nuremberg. Join the 300 expected industrial and academic experts in computer science, electronics and surveying to address this challenge. Discuss, in person, scientific and industrial matters and witness state-of-the-art systems and methods, including the uniquely challenging IPIN competition. During this conference, MDPI will welcome researchers from different backgrounds to visit and share their latest views as well as research with us.

The following MDPI journals will be represented:

If you are attending this conference, please stop by our booth. Our delegates look forward to meeting you in person to answer any questions that you may have. For more information about the conference, please visit the following link: http://www.ipin-conference.org/2023/index.html.

18 August 2023
Meet Us at the China National Computer Congress 2023 (CNCC 2023), 26–28 October 2023, Shenyang, China


MDPI will be attending the China National Computer Congress 2023 (CNCC 2023) in Shenyang, China, which will take place from 26 to 28 October 2023. CNCC 2023 will explore the latest progress in computer science, artificial intelligence, big data drive, cloud database, quantum computer, and other related research topics. The three-day conference brought together Turing Award winners, academicians of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, top international scholars, and well-known entrepreneurs to discuss cutting-edge trends and share innovations.

The following MDPI journals will be represented:

  • Electronics;
  • MTI;
  • Algorithms;
  • Computation;
  • Cryptography;
  • Future Internet;
  • Information;
  • Sensors.

If you are attending the conference, please visit our booth. Our delegates look forward to meeting you in person and answering any questions that you may have. For more information about the conference, please visit the following link: https://ccf.org.cn/cncc2023.

16 August 2023
MDPI’s 2022 Young Investigator Awards in Engineering—Winners Announced


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 2022 in the engineering category. The winners were selected by the journals’ Award Evaluation Committee.

We warmly congratulate the following young investigators for their outstanding contributions. MDPI will continue to provide support and recognition to the academic community.

Actuators:

  • Yi Zhang, University of Electronic Science and Technology, China

Batteries:

  • Lin Ma, University of North Carolina at Charlotte, USA

Biosensors:

  • Stefano Cinti, University of Naples Federico II, Italy

Buildings:

  • Umberto Berardi, Toronto Metropolitan University, Canada
  • Benedetto Nastasi, Sapienza University of Rome, Italy

JMSE:

  • Do Kyun Kim, Seoul National University, Republic of Korea

Machines:

  • Fernando Bento, University of Beira Interior, Portugal
  • Goshtasp Cheraghian, Humboldt University of Berlin, Germany
  • Roman Mykhailyshyn, The University of Texas at Austin, USA

Micromachines:

  • Pingan Zhu, City University of Hong Kong, China

Processes:

  • Viknesh Andiappan, the Swinburne University of Technology Sarawak Campus, Malaysia

Sensors:

  • Wenzhuo Wu, Purdue University, USA

About MDPI Awards:

In order to reward the academic community, especially young researchers and enhance communication among scientists, MDPI journals regularly offer various awards to researchers in specific fields. These awards, serving as a source of inspiration and recognition, help raise the influence of talented individuals who have been credited with outstanding achievements and are making a significant contribution to the advancement of their fields.

To explore more MDPI awards, please click here.

16 August 2023
MDPI’s 2022 Travel Awards in Engineering—Winners Announced


We are proud to recognize the winners of MDPI’s 2022 Travel Awards in the engineering category for their outstanding presentations.

MDPI journals regularly offer travel awards to encourage 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 the 2022 Travel Awards and wish them the greatest success with their future research endeavors. MDPI will continue to enhance communication among scientists.

Biosensors:

  • Dmitry Kireev, University of Texas at Austin, USA

Buildings:

  • Danilo D’Angela, University of Naples Federico II, Italy

JMMP:

  • Jungsub Kim, Texas A&M University, USA

About MDPI Awards:

In order to reward the academic community, especially young researchers and enhance communication among scientists, MDPI journals regularly offer various awards to researchers in specific fields. These awards, serving as a source of inspiration and recognition, help raise the influence of talented individuals who have been credited with outstanding achievements and are making a significant contribution to the advancement of their fields.

To explore more MDPI awards, please click here.

16 August 2023
MDPI’s 2022 Outstanding Reviewer Awards in Engineering—Winners Announced


In order to acknowledge our reviewers, who demonstrate diligence, professionalism, and timeliness when generously dedicating their time to reviewing papers, 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 2022 in the engineering category for their outstanding contributions by presenting them with an Outstanding Reviewer Award.

We would like to take this opportunity to congratulate all of the winners on their achievements. MDPI will continue to provide support and recognition to the academic community.

Actuators:

  • Chongjing Cao, Shenzhen Institute of Advanced Technology (SIAT), China

Applied Sciences:

  • Roman Mykhailyshyn, University of Texas at Austin, USA
  • Chiranjibi Sitaula, Monash University, Australia
  • Davide Forcellini, 1University of Auckland, New Zealand; 2University of San Marino, San Marino
  • Giuseppe Ciaburro, Università degli Studi della Campania Luigi Vanvitelli, Italy
  • Yang Song, Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Norway
  • Xiaoming Liu, Beijing Institute of Technology, China

Biosensors:

  • Carlos Torres-Torres, Instituto Politécnico Nacional, Mexico

Buildings:

  • Paolo Blecich, University of Rijeka, Croatia
  • Łukasz Ścislo, Cracow University of Technology, Poland

Fluids:

  • Giorgio Sonnino, Université Libre de Bruxelles (ULB), Belgium
  • Luiz Antonio Alcântara Pereira, Federal University of Itajubá (UNIFEI), Brazil

JMSE:

  • Cagatay Iris, University of Liverpool, United Kingdom
  • Chiemela Victor Amaechi, Lancaster University, United Kingdom
  • Denis Istrati, University of Nevada, USA
  • Mai The Vu, Sejong University, Korea
  • Mina Tadros, University of Lisbon, Portugal

Machines:

  • Chao Fu, Northwestern Polytechnical University, China
  • Eduardo Suárez, Universidade de Vigo, Spain
  • Jordi-Roger Riba, Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, Spain

Processes:

  • Catalin Ianasi, Institute of Chemistry “Coriolan Dragulescu”, Romania
  • Daniel Ferrández, Polytechnic University of Madrid, Spain
  • Kamil Krzysztof Roman, Institute of Technology and Life Sciences in Warsaw, Poland
  • Marcin Dębowski, University of Warmia and Mazury in Olsztyn, Poland
  • Mariusz Szymanek, University of Life Sciences in Lublin, Poland

Sensors:

  • Agustin L. Herrera-May, Universidad Veracruzana, Mexico
  • Chiachung Chen, National Chung Hsing University, Taiwan
  • Jae-Myung Ryu, Kumoh National Institute of Technology, Republic of Korea
  • Sebastian Głowiński, Koszalin Technical University, Poland
  • Wei Zhou, University of Waterloo, Canada

About MDPI Awards:

In order to reward the academic community, especially young researchers and enhance communication among scientists, MDPI journals regularly offer various awards to researchers in specific fields. These awards, serving as a source of inspiration and recognition, help raise the influence of talented individuals who have been credited with outstanding achievements and are making a significant contribution to the advancement of their fields.

To explore more MDPI awards, please click here.

16 August 2023
MDPI’s 2022 Best PhD Thesis Awards in Engineering—Winners Announced


MDPI’s Best PhD Thesis Awards are presented to recognize the young scholars who are judged to have completed the most outstanding PhD thesis in their field of research and to encourage them to continue their excellent work and further contributions to their field.

We would like to warmly congratulate the winners of the 2022 Best PhD Thesis Awards and wish them success with their future research endeavors. MDPI will continue to enhance communication among scientists.

JMSE:

  • “Mathematical Modelling of Wave-Induced Motions and Loads on Moored Offshore Structures”
    by Changqing Jiang, University of Duisburg-Essen, Germany

Machines:

  • “Experimental Characterization of Frictional Hysteresis for Nonlinear Dynamic Analysis of Jointed Structures”
    by Alfredo Fantetti, Imperial College London, UK

Processes:

  • “Sustainable Cultivation of Microalgae Biomass for Bioenergy Production”
    by Angela Paul Peter, Xiamen University Malaysia, Malaysia

Sensors:

  • “Studying Protein Function with Fluorescent Nanoantennas”
    by Scott G. Harroun, Université de Montréal, Canada

About MDPI Awards:

In order to reward the academic community, especially young researchers and enhance communication among scientists, MDPI journals regularly offer various awards to researchers in specific fields. These awards, serving as a source of inspiration and recognition, help raise the influence of talented individuals who have been credited with outstanding achievements and are making a significant contribution to the advancement of their fields.

To explore more MDPI awards, please click here.

16 August 2023
MDPI’s Best Paper Awards in Engineering—Winners in 2022 Announced


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

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

We are honored to present the winners announced for the year 2022 in the engineering category, who were selected from extensive competition, and congratulate the authors for their outstanding scientific publications. MDPI will continue to provide support and recognition to the academic community.

Actuators:

Applied Sciences:

Buildings:

Fluids:

JMSE:

Lubricants:

Micromachines:

Processes:

Sensors:

WEVJ:

About MDPI Awards:

In order to reward the academic community, especially young researchers and enhance communication among scientists, MDPI journals regularly offer various awards to researchers in specific fields. These awards, serving as a source of inspiration and recognition, help raise the influence of talented individuals who have been credited with outstanding achievements and are making a significant contribution to the advancement of their fields.

To explore more MDPI awards, please click here

15 August 2023
Electronics | Highly Cited Papers in 2021 in the Section “Bioelectronics”


The primary focus of the “Bioelectronics” Section are the topics that seek to exploit electronics knowledge and execution in the field of biology and medicine for health wellness with research efforts that cross disciplines such as chemistry, life science, physics, electrical engineering, and materials science. Bioelectronic research works in a wide context, encompassing, for example, biosensors, bionics and biomaterials, DNA chips, lab-on-a-chip, innovative devices, or advanced signal processes for the prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of physical and mental diseases, robotic devices for patient rehabilitation, bioelectromagnetics, artificial intelligence for improving health, conductive polymers, organic semiconductors, carbon nanotubes, graphene, wearable electronics, and implantable electronics, just to cite a few.

As they are of an open access format, you have free and unlimited access to the full text of all the articles published in our journal. We welcome you to read our most highly cited papers published in 2021 below:

1. “CNN Variants for Computer Vision: History, Architecture, Application, Challenges and Future Scope”
by Dulari Bhatt, Chirag Patel, Hardik Talsania, Jigar Patel, Rasmika Vaghela, Sharnil Pandya, Kirit Modi and Hemant Ghayvat
Electronics 2021, 10(20), 2470; https://doi.org/10.3390/electronics10202470
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2079-9292/10/20/2470

2. “Automated Workers’ Ergonomic Risk Assessment in Manual Material Handling Using sEMG Wearable Sensors and Machine Learning”
by Srimantha E. Mudiyanselage, Phuong Hoang Dat Nguyen, Mohammad Sadra Rajabi and Reza Akhavian
Electronics 2021, 10(20), 2558; https://doi.org/10.3390/electronics10202558
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2079-9292/10/20/2558

3. “GaborPDNet: Gabor Transformation and Deep Neural Network for Parkinson’s Disease Detection Using EEG Signals”
by Hui Wen Loh, Chui Ping Ooi, Elizabeth Palmer, Prabal Datta Barua, Sengul Dogan, Turker Tuncer, Mehmet Baygin and U. Rajendra Acharya
Electronics 2021, 10(14), 1740; https://doi.org/10.3390/electronics10141740
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2079-9292/10/14/1740

4. “Integration and Applications of Fog Computing and Cloud Computing Based on the Internet of Things for Provision of Healthcare Services at Home”
by Muhammad Ijaz, Gang Li, Ling Lin, Omar Cheikhrouhou, Habib Hamam and Alam Noor
Electronics 2021, 10(9), 1077; https://doi.org/10.3390/electronics10091077
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2079-9292/10/9/1077

5. “State-of-the-Art Optical Devices for Biomedical Sensing Applications—A Review”
by N. L. Kazanskiy, S. N. Khonina, M. A. Butt, A. Kaźmierczak and R. Piramidowicz
Electronics 2021, 10(8), 973; https://doi.org/10.3390/electronics10080973
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2079-9292/10/8/973

6. “An Overview of Wearable Piezoresistive and Inertial Sensors for Respiration Rate Monitoring”
by Roberto De Fazio, Marco Stabile, Massimo De Vittorio, Ramiro Velázquez and Paolo Visconti
Electronics 2021, 10(17), 2178; https://doi.org/10.3390/electronics10172178
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2079-9292/10/17/2178

7. “Multiclass ECG Signal Analysis Using Global Average-Based 2-D Convolutional Neural Network Modeling”
by Muhammad Wasimuddin, Khaled Elleithy, Abdelshakour Abuzneid, Miad Faezipour and Omar Abuzaghleh
Electronics 2021, 10(2), 170; https://doi.org/10.3390/electronics10020170
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2079-9292/10/2/170

8. “Smart E-Textile Systems: A Review for Healthcare Applications”
by Shahood uz Zaman, Xuyuan Tao, Cedric Cochrane and Vladan Koncar
Electronics 2022, 11(1), 99; https://doi.org/10.3390/electronics11010099
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2079-9292/11/1/99

9. “Innovative IoT Solutions and Wearable Sensing Systems for Monitoring Human Biophysical Parameters: A Review”
by Esteban Piacentino, Massimo De Vittorio and Paolo Visconti
Electronics 2021, 10(4), 389; https://doi.org/10.3390/electronics10040389
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2079-9292/10/4/389

10. “Deep Learning Methods for Classification of Certain Abnormalities in Echocardiography”
by Imayanmosha Wahlang, Arnab Kumar Maji, Goutam Saha, Prasun Chakrabarti, Michal Jasinski, Zbigniew Leonowicz and Elzbieta Jasinska
Electronics 2021, 10(4), 495; https://doi.org/10.3390/electronics10040495
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2079-9292/10/4/495

14 August 2023
Electronics | Call for Special Issue Proposals and Recruiting Guest Editors

Electronics (ISSN: 2079-9292) is an international, peer-reviewed, and open access journal on the science of electronics and its applications. The journal is indexed within Scopus, SCIE (Web of Science), CAPlus/SciFinder, Inspec, and other databases (https://www.mdpi.com/journal/electronics/indexing).

The Electronics Editorial Office is pleased to announce an open call for Special Issue proposals. Special Issues are a space where authors can present their research results with other relevant and exciting work, where readers can find a series of peer-reviewed research papers of interest, and where scholars can gain new knowledge in a research area or even find new collaborators.

Please feel free to write to the Electronics Editorial Office ([email protected]) with Special Issue topics that you wish to see in the journal and/or a proposal for a Special Issue if you are interested in becoming a Guest Editor of Electronics. The Editorial Office will respond to you as soon as possible.

The duties of Guest Editors are as follows:

  • Defining the scope of the Special Issue;
  • Inviting scholars to submit papers to the Special Issue;
  • Promoting the Special Issue from your side;
  • Making decisions for articles submitted to the Special Issue.

The benefits of being a Guest Editor include the following:

  • A certificate of recognition as a Guest Editor of Electronics;
  • A waiver for publication in Electronics;
  • A printed book of the Special Issue if a sufficient number of papers is collected;
  • An ideal venue for networking and communicating with scholars in the research field. The relationships that you develop will last beyond the publication of your Special Issue, establishing a network for future collaboration.

The Electronics Editorial Office will be responsible for establishing the Special Issue’s website, organizing peer review and author revisions, copy editing and English editing, Special Issue promotion, etc.

Please do not hesitate to contact us ([email protected]) for further details and clarification. We look forward to receiving your proposals.

Electronics Editorial Office

11 August 2023
Electronics | Issue Cover Articles in 2022

Welcome to the 2022 annual selection of articles, where we showcase some of the most notable and impactful research published in Electronics (ISSN: 2079-9292) over the past year. This collection represents a diverse range of topics and disciplines, highlighting the breadth and depth of scholarship within our academic community.

 

“Reconfigurable Computing for Reactive Robotics Using Open-Source FPGAs”
by José M. Cañas, Jesús Fernández-Conde, Julio Vega and Juan Ordóñez
Electronics 2022, 11(1), 8; https://doi.org/10.3390/electronics11010008
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2079-9292/11/1/8

 

“Estimation of the Energy Consumption of an All-Terrain Mobile Manipulator for Operations in Steep Vineyards”
by Ivan Hrabar, Goran Vasiljević and Zdenko Kovačić
Electronics 2022, 11(2), 217; https://doi.org/10.3390/electronics11020217
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2079-9292/11/2/217

 

“A Vacuum Transistor Based on Field-Assisted Thermionic Emission from a Multiwalled Carbon Nanotube”
by Yidan He, Zhiwei Li, Shuyu Mao, Fangyuan Zhan and Xianlong Wei
Electronics 2022, 11(3), 399; https://doi.org/10.3390/electronics11030399
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2079-9292/11/3/399

 

“Solpen: An Accurate 6-DOF Positioning Tool for Vision-Guided Robotics”
by Trung-Son Le, Quoc-Viet Tran, Xuan-Loc Nguyen and Chyi-Yeu Lin
Electronics 2022, 11(4), 618; https://doi.org/10.3390/electronics11040618
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2079-9292/11/4/618

 

“A Novel Strategy for Monitoring a PV Junction Box Based on LoRa in a 3 kW Residential PV System”
by Min-Soo Kim, Do-Hyun Kim, Hee-Je Kim and Kandasamy Prabakar
Electronics 2022, 11(5), 709; https://doi.org/10.3390/electronics11050709
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2079-9292/11/5/709

 

“Connected Heterogenous Multi-Processing Architecture for Digitalization of Freight Railway Transport Applications”
by Markos Losada, Iñigo Adin, Alejandro Perez, Roberto Carlos Ramírez and Jaizki Mendizabal
Electronics 2022, 11(6), 943; https://doi.org/10.3390/electronics11060943
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2079-9292/11/6/943

 

“Thin Circularly Polarized Slot Array Antenna for High-Band UWB Applications”
by Ryo Takigawa, Shunsuke Kai and Haruichi Kanaya
Electronics 2022, 11(7), 1070; https://doi.org/10.3390/electronics11071070
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2079-9292/11/7/1070

 

“Priority-Aware Conflict Resolution for U-Space”
by Jesús Jover, Aurelio Bermúdez and Rafael Casado
Electronics 2022, 11(8), 1225; https://doi.org/10.3390/electronics11081225
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2079-9292/11/8/1225

 

“Design and Demonstration of a 540 V/28 V SiC-Based Resonant DC–DC Converter for Auxiliary Power Supply in More Electric Aircraft”
by Sumantra Bhattacharya, Caroline Willich and Josef Kallo
Electronics 2022, 11(9), 1382; https://doi.org/10.3390/electronics11091382
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2079-9292/11/9/1382

 

“Quantum Brain Networks: A Perspective”
by Eduardo R. Miranda, José D. Martín-Guerrero, Satvik Venkatesh, Carlos Hernani-Morales, Lucas Lamata and Enrique Solano
Electronics 2022, 11(10), 1528; https://doi.org/10.3390/electronics11101528
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2079-9292/11/10/1528

 

“Virtual Reality for Safe Testing and Development in Collaborative Robotics: Challenges and Perspectives”
by Sergi Bermúdez i Badia, Paula Alexandra Silva, Diogo Branco, Ana Pinto, Carla Carvalho, Paulo Menezes, Jorge Almeida and Artur Pilacinski
Electronics 2022, 11(11), 1726; https://doi.org/10.3390/electronics11111726
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2079-9292/11/11/1726

 

“Antimonotonicity, Hysteresis and Coexisting Attractors in a Shinriki Circuit with a Physical Memristor as a Nonlinear Resistor”
by Lazaros Laskaridis, Christos Volos and Ioannis Stouboulos
Electronics 2022, 11(12), 1920; https://doi.org/10.3390/electronics11121920
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2079-9292/11/12/1920

 

“Numerical Investigation of Signal Launch Imperfections for Edge Mount RF Connectors”
by Christian Riener, Thomas Bauernfeind, Samuel Kvasnicka, Klaus Roppert, Herbert Hackl and Manfred Kaltenbacher
Electronics 2022, 11(13), 1990; https://doi.org/10.3390/electronics11131990
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2079-9292/11/13/1990

 

“A Fault Clearance and Restoration Approach for MMC-Based MTDC Grid”
by Mohammed Alharbi, Semih Isik, Faris E. Alfaris, Abdulaziz Alkuhayli and Subhashish Bhattacharya
Electronics 2022, 11(14), 2127; https://doi.org/10.3390/electronics11142127
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2079-9292/11/14/2127

 

“Enhanced Machine Learning Approach for Accurate and Fast Resolution of Inverse Scattering Problem in Breast Cancer Detection”
by Sandra Costanzo and Alexandra Flores
Electronics 2022, 11(15), 2308; https://doi.org/10.3390/electronics11152308
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2079-9292/11/15/2308

 

“Assessment of the Impact of Emitted Radiated Interference Generated by a Selected Rail Traction Unit on the Operating Process of Trackside Video Monitoring Systems”
by Jacek Paś, Adam Rosiński, Patryk Wetoszka, Kamil Białek, Tomasz Klimczak and Mirosław Siergiejczyk
Electronics 2022, 11(16), 2554; https://doi.org/10.3390/electronics11162554
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2079-9292/11/16/2554

 

“Design and Field Test of a Mobile Augmented Reality Human–Machine Interface for Virtual Stops in Shared Automated Mobility On-Demand”
by Fabian Hub and Michael Oehl
Electronics 2022, 11(17), 2687; https://doi.org/10.3390/electronics11172687
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2079-9292/11/17/2687

 

“Versatile Electronics for Microwave Holographic RADAR Based on Software Defined Radio Technology”
by Luca Bossi, Pierluigi Falorni and Lorenzo Capineri
Electronics 2022, 11(18), 2883; https://doi.org/10.3390/electronics11182883
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2079-9292/11/18/2883

 

“PUF-PSS: A Physically Secure Privacy-Preserving Scheme Using PUF for IoMT-Enabled TMIS”
by Sungjin Yu and Kisung Park
Electronics 2022, 11(19), 3081; https://doi.org/10.3390/electronics11193081
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2079-9292/11/19/3081

 

“Recent Advances in the Characterized Identification of Mono-to-Multi-Layer Graphene and Its Biomedical Applications: A Review”
by Nargish Parvin, Vineet Kumar, Sang Woo Joo, Sang-Shin Park and Tapas Kumar Mandal
Electronics 2022, 11(20), 3345; https://doi.org/10.3390/electronics11203345
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2079-9292/11/20/3345

 

“Resistive High-Voltage Probe with Frequency Compensation by Planar Compensation Electrode Integrated in Printed Circuit Board Design”
by Jonas Winkelholz, Moritz Hitzemann, Alexander Nitschke, Anne Zygmanowski and Stefan Zimmermann
Electronics 2022, 11(21), 3446; https://doi.org/10.3390/electronics11213446
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2079-9292/11/21/3446

 

“3D-Printed Electronic Circuits from Fusible Alloys”
by Bartłomiej Podsiadły, Liubomir Bezgan and Marcin Słoma
Electronics 2022, 11(22), 3829; https://doi.org/10.3390/electronics11223829
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2079-9292/11/22/3829

 

“Energy Scheduling and Performance Evaluation of an e-Vehicle Charging Station”
by Ana Cabrera-Tobar, Nicola Blasuttigh, Alessandro Massi Pavan, Vanni Lughi, Giovanni Petrone and Giovanni Spagnuolo
Electronics 2022, 11(23), 3948; https://doi.org/10.3390/electronics11233948
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2079-9292/11/23/3948

 

“PG-Based Vehicle-In-the-Loop Simulation for System Development and Consistency Validation”
by Weonil Son, Yunchul Ha, Taeyoung Oh, Seunghoon Woo, Sungwoo Cho and Jinwoo Yoo
Electronics 2022, 11(24), 4073; https://doi.org/10.3390/electronics11244073
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2079-9292/11/24/4073

11 August 2023
Meet Us at the 6th International Conference on Perovskite Solar Cell and Optoelectronics (PSCO 2023), 18–20 September 2023, Oxford, UK


MDPI will be attending the 6th International Conference on Perovskite Solar Cell and Optoelectronics (PSCO 2023) in Oxford, UK, which will take place from 18 to 20 September 2023. The program will include a combination of invited talks, contributing talks and poster presentations in a meeting that will bring a broad spectrum of the community together to discuss and share knowledge on the latest advances in perovskite materials, devices and photophysical and optoelectronic properties and phenomena.

The following MDPI journals will be represented:

If you are attending the conference, please visit our booth. Our delegates look forward to meeting you in person and answering any questions that you may have. For more information about the conference, please visit the following link: https://www.psco-conference.org/.

27 July 2023
MDPI Insights: The CEO's Letter #2 - Open Peer-Review and IJERPH

Welcome to the MDPI Insights: The CEO's Letter.

In these monthly letters, I will showcase two key aspects of our work at MDPI: our commitment to empowering researchers and our determination to facilitating open scientific exchange.


Opening Thoughts

Open Peer Review Reports

Continuing the topic of openness from my inaugural monthly CEO letter, in these Opening Thoughts, I highlight the growth and importance of open peer-review reports at MDPI. Open peer reports align with the principles of open science, making the publishing process more transparent and facilitating rigorous peer review.

MDPI journals operate an open peer-review option by default, allowing authors to publish review reports and author responses (often referred to as open reports) together with the published paper. Publishing the reviewer reports and author responses together with the article provides greater transparency and trust for readers, as this allows them to track the editorial decision-making process. Open peer-review also encourages reviewers and editors to provide high-quality comments, as these will be made public if the article is accepted for publication.

Start and Growth of Open Peer Review at MDPI

The MDPI journal Life was a pioneer in offering this opportunity to its authors in 2014. The first MDPI article with peer-review reports openly published was a review by the Nobel Laureate Werner Arber, in which the review reports were published as supplementary material. By 2018, open peer-review was available across all MDPI journals. As such, MDPI authors have embraced the open peer-review model, providing a steady increase in the number of MDPI articles. As of 2023, approximately one-third (34.0%) of MDPI articles were published with open review reports.

As at July 2023, the percentage of MDPI articles published with open peer review has increased to 36.2% of the total papers published in 2023 so far, indicating ongoing growth in adoption.

Open peer review continues to play a critical role in the assessment of the peer-review process in Life. For further insights, please see the recent editorial by Dr. Pabulo Henrique Rampelotto, the former Editor-in-Chief of Life, who spearheaded the implementation of the open peer-review process.

Benefits of Open Peer Review

The benefits of open peer review include increased transparency, trust and constructive feedback. To promote open communication further and increase the robustness of the peer-review process, we encourage reviewers to sign their reports so that their name appears on the review report (this process is referred to as open identity). The default option is for reviewers to remain anonymous; however, by signing the reports, reviewers receive direct credit for their contribution to the peer-review process and show their commitment towards open science.

As the leading open access publisher, MDPI remains committed to promoting open peer-review and encourages authors to choose this approach. Our goal is to provide a rigorous and transparent peer-review process that benefits the scientific community, and we believe that open peer-review is a vital step in fostering openness and collaboration in scientific communication.

Impactful Research

MDPI Papers Cited in the News – IJERPH edition

Every month, our corporate marketing team compiles data from Altmetrics to create a list of MDPI papers that have been cited in the news. This list continues to grow as renowned news outlets regularly reference research published by MDPI in their articles.

During 2022, a total of 111,965 MDPI research papers were mentioned in prominent news outlets such as National Geographic, The Washington Post, Forbes, The Guardian, the BBC, CNN, Time, and Harvard Business Review.

Highly Cited Journal Publications

IJERPH, known for publishing impactful research, received the most news mentions among all MDPI journals in 2022, based on Altmetrics data:

  • International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health: 3509 mentions
  • Nutrients: 2698 mentions
  • International Journal of Molecular Sciences: 1701 mentions
  • Journal of Clinical Medicine: 1131 mentions
  • Viruses: 1111 mentions

These numbers show the recognition and impact of the articles published in IJERPH. For a more detailed view of the journal’s most cited and viewed papers, you can visit here. In total, IJERPH has garnered over 28,000 mentions in prominent news outlets, and as at July 2023, an impressive count of over 17,000 papers cited 10 times or more. These figures highlight the impactful contribution of IJERPH publications to the scientific community.

Example of Recent Mentions

During May and June 2023, a noteworthy selection of articles from IJERPH was cited in news articles, including:

The Washington Post: “Bringing nature inside can improve your health. Here’s how to do it.”
IJERPH paper:Physiological Benefits of Viewing Nature: A Systematic Review of Indoor Experiments

Harvard Business Review: “How to Take Better Breaks at Work, According to Research
IJERPH paper:Canine-Assisted Therapy Improves Well-Being in Nurses

National Geographic: “Lyme disease is spreading fast—but a vaccine may be on the way
IJERPH paper:Range Expansion of Tick Disease Vectors in North America: Implications for Spread of Tick-Borne Disease

Inside MDPI

MDPI Develops an Artificial Intelligence Tool to Enhance the Peer-Review Process

At MDPI, we believe that rigorous peer-review is the corner-stone of high-quality academic publishing. We are grateful to the scholars who generously dedicate their time to peer-review articles submitted to MDPI journals. Their contributions are invaluable to the advancement of science.

Peer-review is a critical part of the publication process, ensuring that MDPI upholds the highest quality standards for the papers we publish. Every manuscript submitted to our journals undergoes a comprehensive peer-review process conducted by subject-matter experts.

To further enhance our peer-review process, our Data Analytics team has developed an Artificial Intelligence (AI) tool designed to support the selection of reviewers. This proprietary tool utilizes Natural Language Processing (NLP), a specially designed AI language model, to extract information from the title and abstract of submitted papers. It then searches our database for similar manuscripts and suggests potential reviewers based on this analysis. Integrated with MDPI's submission system (SuSy), the AI tool cross-references the suggested candidates with our reviewer database to verify their invitation status and availability.

The goal of this tool is to provide better targeted peer-review invitations, reducing the number of emails sent for each paper and increasing the efficiency of our editorial staff.

In the near future, our Data Analytics team plans to deploy similar AI projects to improve other critical aspects of our services, offering an enhanced experience to our authors and readers.

Click here to learn about MDPI’s review process, including procedures, responsibilities, and benefits.

Read more:

Coming Together for Science

The Future of IJERPH

On 5 July 2023, Prof. Dr. Paul B. Tchounwou, the founding Editor-in-Chief of IJERPH, along with five Section Editors in Chief (Prof. Dr. Germán Vicente-Rodríguez, Prof. Dr. Karl Goodkin, Prof. Dr. William A. Toscano, Prof. Dr. Jimmy T. Efird, and Prof. Dr. William Douglas Evans), gathered in Basel to discuss the future of the journal. The meeting provided an opportunity to address the recent decision by The Web of Science to delist IJERPH due to the journal failing the Content Relevance criterion, and propose best strategies that will ensure high scientific rigor as well as a clear scope and aim of IJERPH, going forward.

While the delisting is disappointing for IJERPH, as well as for our authors, academic editors, and the entire scientific community supporting our journal, we see it as an opportunity to reflect and prepare for the future direction of the journal.

Since its launch in 2004, IJERPH’s vision and mission have evolved to be more complete and comprehensive in engaging scientific communities. In light of this, we will refresh the journal’s aims and scope, ensuring they align with the organic expansion of IJERPH. Additionally, we will restructure the journal sections into broader categories, encouraging collaborative research and transdisciplinary approaches for authors. This is designed to foster collaboration and knowledge exchange among diverse fields, contributing to a holistic understanding of health promotion and disease prevention. We are confident that these next steps will enhance the scientific strength and societal impact of our journal.

Journal Achievements

In addition to the productive discussions, we took the time to celebrate some of the remarkable achievements of IJERPH, which I highlight below:

  • Founded by Prof. Dr. Paul B. Tchounwou in 2004
  • Indexed in PubMed in 2008
  • Received its first Impact Factor in 2012
  • Published its 5000th paper in 2017
  • Over 60,000 papers published as at June 30, 2023
  • 131,628,173 paper views in 2018–2022
  • Over 28,000 mentions in prominent news outlets
  • 17,000 papers cited 10 times or more as at June 30, 2023
  • No.1 journal in the 2022 Google Scholar Metrics in the category of Public Health
  • Awarded several editions of Young Investigator Awards, Travel Awards, and Outstanding Reviewer Awards since 2018.

These achievements showcase the journal’s significant contributions to the field and its impact on global health. We are proud of the exceptional work accomplished by the IJERPH team and look forward to building upon this success in the years to come.

Closing Thoughts

MDPI’s Impact in Spain

During the past month, I had the opportunity to visit our new office building in Barcelona, where I met with our local colleagues to discuss the ways we serve the scholarly community, particularly in Spain. The multi-functional office plays a vital role in supporting various business needs, including editorial, design, conference management, data analytics, journal relationship management, publishing partnerships, and collaborations with societies.

Spain holds a significant position in MDPI’s global market, ranking as the fourth-largest contributor to the total number of papers published by MDPI as at July 2023, ranking next to Italy, the USA, and China, with Germany completing the top five.

The Numbers

Out of the 1,680,000 total MDPI articles published as at 25 July, almost 80,000 articles are contributed by Spanish authors, representing nearly 40,000 unique authors affiliated with Spanish institutions. Remarkably, over 6,300 of these authors hold editorial board member (EBM) positions within MDPI journals, with 30 of them serving as Editors-in-Chief (EiCs).

Our commitment to working with institutions is very evident in Spain, where we have successfully established over 40 Institutional Open Access Programs (IOAP) with esteemed institutions such as the University of Barcelona, the Autonomous University of Barcelona, Pompeu Fabra University, the University of Navarre, and Complutense University of Madrid.

Over the past five years, we have successfully organized eight in-person conferences in Barcelona, attracting over 1,150 registrations, with two forthcoming events scheduled for 2024. Barcelona's excellent connectivity to international airports makes it easily accessible to participants from around the world. Its welcoming atmosphere provides us with the perfect environment for knowledge-sharing, networking, and contributing to the local economy.

Our growth and presence in Spain are a true testament to the incredible service we provide to the scholarly community and the relationships we foster through responsive and collaborative communication. We look forward to continuing to support Spanish scholars, providing them a valuable and trusted experience with MDPI, the leader in open access publishing.

Testimonials

I close this letter as I did in the first edition, by sharing testimonials from our stakeholders. Here are a few IJERPH testimonials from a Spanish guest editor and an author:

Guest Editor
“I want to thank the kindness, attention and professionalism of the MDPI team throughout the editorial process of the Special Issue. I believe that it is a very professional and quality editorial process.”
- Professor Víctor Arufe-Giráldez, University of A Coruña
Special Issue in International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health: Physical Activity in Childhood and Adolescence
Special Issue in International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health: Physical Education: Present and Future
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Author
“I want to thank the rigor of the revisions made to the manuscripts to improve their quality, the support to the authors for the editor assignment system they have and the follow-up they carry out, for the speed in answering and in carrying out the entire process of the revision, and for doing all this at an affordable price.”
- Dr. María Paz García-Caro, University of Granada
Article in International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health: Factors Associated with Suicide Attempts and Suicides in the General Population of Andalusia (Spain)

Stefan Tochev
Chief Executive Officer
MDPI AG

25 July 2023
Electronics | Highly Cited Papers in 2022 in the Section “Microelectronics”


The “Microelectronics” Section is dedicated to publishing original research articles and cutting-edge reviews on the applications of microelectronics in emerging and challenging technologies. Electronics operating in extreme environments, such as a vacuum, space, harsh radiation, extreme cold and other niche applications, advances microelectronic designs.

You have free and unlimited access to the full texts of all of the open access articles published in our journal. We welcome you to read our most highly cited papers published in 2022 below:

1. “Actively MEMS-Based Tunable Metamaterials for Advanced and Emerging Applications”
by Ruijia Xu and Yu-Sheng Lin
Electronics 2022, 11(2), 243; https://doi.org/10.3390/electronics11020243
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2079-9292/11/2/243

2. “Reliability of Commercial UVC LEDs: 2022 State-of-the-Art”
by Nicola Trivellin, Davide Fiorimonte, Francesco Piva, Matteo Buffolo, Carlo De Santi, Gaudenzio Meneghesso, Enrico Zanoni and Matteo Meneghini
Electronics 2022, 11(5), 728; https://doi.org/10.3390/electronics11050728
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2079-9292/11/5/728

3. “Survey on Fatigue Life Prediction of BGA Solder Joints”
by Baojun Qiu, Jingang Xiong, Han Wang, Shuai Zhou, Xiuding Yang, Zhengpei Lin, Maolin Liu and Nian Cai
Electronics 2022, 11(4), 542; https://doi.org/10.3390/electronics11040542
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2079-9292/11/4/542

4. “Compact CMOS Wideband Instrumentation Amplifiers for Multi-Frequency Bioimpedance Measurement: A Design Procedure”
by Israel Corbacho, Juan M. Carrillo, José L. Ausín, Miguel Á. Domínguez, Raquel Pérez-Aloe and Juan Francisco Duque-Carrillo
Electronics 2022, 11(11), 1668; https://doi.org/10.3390/electronics11111668
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2079-9292/11/11/1668

5. “Comparison of Total Ionizing Dose Effects in 22-nm and 28-nm FD SOI Technologies”
by Zongru Li, Christopher Jarrett Elash, Chen Jin, Li Chen, Jiesi Xing, Zhiwu Yang and Shuting Shi
Electronics 2022, 11(11), 1757; https://doi.org/10.3390/electronics11111757
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2079-9292/11/11/1757

6. “Small-Signal Analysis of All-Si Microring Resonator Photodiode”
by Yiwei Peng, Wayne V. Sorin, Stanley Cheung, Yuan Yuan, Zhihong Huang, Marco Fiorentino and Raymond G. Beausoleil
Electronics 2022, 11(2), 183; https://doi.org/10.3390/electronics11020183
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2079-9292/11/2/183

7. “Sensitivity Characterization of Multi-Band THz Metamaterial Sensor for Possible Virus Detection”
by Anja Kovačević, Milka Potrebić and Dejan Tošić
Electronics 2022, 11(5), 699; https://doi.org/10.3390/electronics11050699
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2079-9292/11/5/699

8. “Simulated Hough Transform Model Optimized for Straight-Line Recognition Using Frontier FPGA Devices”
by Alessandro Gabrielli, Fabrizio Alfonsi and Francesca Del Corso
Electronics 2022, 11(4), 517; https://doi.org/10.3390/electronics11040517
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2079-9292/11/4/517

9. “Study of Breakdown Voltage Stability of Gas-Filled Surge Arresters in the Presence of Gamma Radiation”
by Emilija Živanović, Marija Živković and Sandra Veljković
Electronics 2022, 11(15), 2447; https://doi.org/10.3390/electronics11152447
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2079-9292/11/15/2447

10. “Investigation on High-Efficiency Beam-Wave Interaction for Coaxial Multi-Beam Relativistic Klystron Amplifier”
by Limin Sun, Hua Huang, Shifeng Li, Zhengbang Liu, Hu He, Qifan Xiang, Ke He and Xianghe Fang
Electronics 2022, 11(2), 281; https://doi.org/10.3390/electronics11020281
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2079-9292/11/2/281

25 July 2023
Electronics | Highly Cited Papers in 2022 in the Section “Industrial Electronics”


Industrial electronics can be used to improve the efficiency and productivity of industries like energy, transportation, petroleum, chemical, semiconductor, mining, agriculture, and others. As a branch of electronics dealing with power electronic switches, sensors, actuators, meters, intelligent electronic devices (IEDs), automation equipment, semiconductors, nanotechnology, etc., the current emphasis is placed on power conditioning using power semiconductor devices in modernizing industry technology. This Section is devoted to presenting emerging technologies and trends in the industrial electronics sector, publishing original research and state-of-the-art review articles.

You have free and unlimited access to the full text of all the open access articles published in Electronics (ISSN: 2079-9292). We welcome you to read our most highly cited papers published in 2022 below:

1. “Performance of 5G Trials for Industrial Automation”
by Junaid Ansari, Christian Andersson, Peter de Bruin, János Farkas, Leefke Grosjean, Joachim Sachs, Johan Torsner, Balázs Varga, Davit Harutyunyan, Niels König et al.
Electronics 202211(3), 412; https://doi.org/10.3390/electronics11030412
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2079-9292/11/3/412

2. “A Systematic Guide for Predicting Remaining Useful Life with Machine Learning”
by Tarek Berghout and Mohamed Benbouzid
Electronics 2022, 11(7), 1125; https://doi.org/10.3390/electronics11071125
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2079-9292/11/7/1125

3. “A Risk Curtailment Strategy for Solar PV-Battery Integrated Competitive Power System”
by Arup Das, Subhojit Dawn, Sadhan Gope and Taha Selim Ustun
Electronics 2022, 11(8), 1251; https://doi.org/10.3390/electronics11081251
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2079-9292/11/8/1251

4. “An Automated Image Segmentation and Useful Feature Extraction Algorithm for Retinal Blood Vessels in Fundus Images”
by Aws A. Abdulsahib, Moamin A. Mahmoud, Hazleen Aris, Saraswathy Shamini Gunasekaran and Mazin Abed Mohammed
Electronics 2022, 11(9), 1295; https://doi.org/10.3390/electronics11091295
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2079-9292/11/9/1295

5. “Evaluation of Production of Digital Twins Based on Blockchain Technology”
by Nada A. Nabeeh, Mohamed Abdel-Basset, Abduallah Gamal and Victor Chang
Electronics 2022, 11(8), 1268; https://doi.org/10.3390/electronics11081268
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2079-9292/11/8/1268

6. “Use of Optical Emission Spectroscopy Data for Fault Detection of Mass Flow Controller in Plasma Etch Equipment”
by Hyukjoon Kwon and Sang Jeen Hong
Electronics 2022, 11(2), 253; https://doi.org/10.3390/electronics11020253
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2079-9292/11/2/253

7. “Emotion Recognition from EEG Signals Using Recurrent Neural Networks”
by M. Kalpana Chowdary, J. Anitha and D. Jude Hemanth
Electronics 2022, 11(15), 2387; https://doi.org/10.3390/electronics11152387
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2079-9292/11/15/2387

8. “Feasible Evaluation and Implementation of Shunt Active Filter for Harmonic Mitigation in Induction Heating System”
by Rahul Raman, Pradip Kumar Sadhu, Ritesh Kumar, Shriram Srinivasarangan Rangarajan, Umashankar Subramaniam, Edward Randolph Collins and Tomonobu Senjyu
Electronics 2022, 11(21), 3464; https://doi.org/10.3390/electronics11213464
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2079-9292/11/21/3464

9. “Microgrid Emergence, Integration, and Influence on the Future Energy Generation Equilibrium—A Review”
by Sabrina Lee Chartier, Vinod Kumar Venkiteswaran, Shriram S. Rangarajan, Edward Randolph Collins and Tomonobu Senjyu
Electronics 202211(5), 791; https://doi.org/10.3390/electronics11050791
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2079-9292/11/5/791

10. “Prototype of 5G Integrated with TSN for Edge-Controlled Mobile Robotics”
by Pierre Kehl, Junaid Ansari, Mohammad Hossein Jafari, Paul Becker, Joachim Sachs, Niels König, Amon Göppert and Robert H. Schmitt
Electronics 202211(11), 1666; https://doi.org/10.3390/electronics11111666
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2079-9292/11/11/1666

21 July 2023
Meet the Editors | Prof. Dr. Giovanni Crupi Appointed Section Editor-in-Chief of Section “Microwave and Wireless Communications” in Electronics

 In this captivating series, we had the privilege of interviewing the eminent Prof. Dr. Giovanni Crupi who was appointed Section Editor-in-Chief earlier this year for the Section “Microwave and Wireless Communications” of Electronics (IF 2.9, CiteScore 3.7, ISSN: 2079-9292). Bringing unparalleled expertise to drive innovation and advancements in the field and renowned for his groundbreaking contributions in microwave electronics engineering, focusing on the characterization and modeling of microwave transistors for circuit design and wireless applications, as well as that of microwave sensors for bioengineering applications, Dr. Crupi shares his invaluable insights and takes us on an exclusive journey into the inner workings of the journal. Through these interviews, our aim is to offer a unique perspective on the publishing process, straight from the Section Editor-in-Chief himself.

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

1. Can you share with us some information about your academic background?
I received my Ph.D. degree in 2006 from the University of Messina, Italy. Since 2005, I have had the privilege of being a repeat Visiting Scientist at KU Leuven and IMEC, both located in Leuven, Belgium. These experiences have enriched my academic journey significantly. At present, I hold the position of Associate Professor at the University of Messina, Italy. It is a role that I find fulfilling as I engage in various scholarly activities and contribute to the academic community. Throughout my career, I have had the opportunity to author or coauthor over 250 publications in esteemed international journals and conferences, enabling me to share my research findings and insights with a wider audience. I am also the Editor-in-Chief of the Wiley International Journal of Numerical Modelling: Electronic Networks, Devices and Fields, Section Editor-in-Chief of the MDPI Electronics, and Associate Editor of the IEEE Transactions on Electron Devices, IEEE Microwave and Wireless Technology Letters, and IEEE Access.

2. What are your current research interests?
In terms of my current research focus, I am actively engaged in various areas of electronic engineering, particularly in microwave and wireless communications. My endeavors involve exploring theoretical concepts, developing practical applications, and contributing to the advancement of the field. It is an exciting journey, and I am fortunate to be involved in such meaningful and impactful research endeavors.

3. What made you choose to work with us knowing that we are an open access digital publisher?
I gladly accepted the invitation to lead the “Microwave and Wireless Communications” Section, since this is a vibrant and fascinating segment of the electronics, in which I have been working since my master’s thesis. I believe that all of us have the responsibility to contribute to the betterment of the publishing process by ensuring fairness, inclusiveness, multidisciplinarity, dissemination, and sustainability. Involvement at different editorial levels is an essential part of our commitment to support the global transition toward open access publishing in a healthy way, without leaving developing countries and emerging economies behind.
I really believe that open access is the way forward, as it presents a tremendous opportunity to provide free access to information for emerging nations. It is truly the future of academic publishing. In recent years, I have observed a positive trend where many universities have started funding researchers to publish their papers in open access formats. This shift towards open access not only promotes the dissemination of knowledge but also ensures that valuable research findings are accessible to a wider audience, including those in less privileged regions. By removing financial barriers and enabling free access to information, we can contribute to the growth and development of academic communities worldwide.

4. Electronics is an open access publication. How do you think open access impacts authors?
I am particularly enthusiastic about the impact this movement can have on emerging nations and authors, as it empowers researchers and students in those regions to benefit from the wealth of knowledge available. The ability to freely access information without financial constraints can foster innovation, collaboration, and ultimately contribute to bridging the knowledge gap between countries. Embracing open access as the future of publishing aligns with my vision of promoting equitable access to information and supporting the advancement of academic communities globally. Right now, we are entering a new era of scientific publications, mostly owing to global transition toward open access to make research openly and freely available. By opening new frontiers, open access publishing is rapidly and profoundly changing the traditional concept of research publication. The open access process is aimed primarily at facilitating the widest possible dissemination, at empowering the development of multidisciplinary research, and at maximizing the impact of research for future generations, but at the same time this might bring adverse side effects, just as any medication can.
To meet the new challenges and great opportunities brought by this extraordinary revolution, we all needed to keep an open mind, to not miss out on this amazing opportunity, while keeping eyes wide open, to minimize any potential side effect and to make sure that this transition provides access to a better future for us all, without leaving anyone behind.

5. What is your vision for the “Microwave and Wireless Communications” Section?
Throughout the years, microwave wireless communication technologies have greatly evolved and nowadays are experiencing a tremendous growth, driven by an explosive broadening of their applications. My belief is that competence, curiosity, passion, enthusiasm, experience, synergistic teamwork, and communication across disciplinary boundaries are essential for effectively strengthening the connectivity between the extraordinary progress of these amazing technologies and the market expansion of their fast-evolving applications. This would enable us to build together a better future for the benefit of humankind. In this dynamic and exciting scenario, I am of the opinion that “Microwave and Wireless Communications” Section can play a key role in the advancement of the journal Electronics.

6. Which research topics do you think will be of particular interest to the research community in the coming years?
From my perspective, I believe that three research topics will capture significant interest from the research community in the coming years. Firstly, microwave transistors are expected to be a focal point as scientists strive to enhance miniaturization and efficiency of electronic devices to support the ubiquitous development of green wireless communication systems. Secondly, microwave sensors for engineering applications are gaining momentum due to their wide range of practical uses, going from wearable smart sensors for IoT enabled personalized healthcare to remote sensing for structural health monitoring. Thirdly, quantum computing has emerged as a cutting-edge field with immense potential for solving complex problems, and I anticipate it will continue to draw substantial attention from researchers.
These are three important strategic topics, but my belief is that defining and developing each strategic research topic strictly requires a multidisciplinary approach to promote our unwavering commitment to the environment, society and the economy, which constitute the three intertwined pillars to ensure a responsible and sustainable progress for making the world a better place to live for our future generations to come.

We wish Dr. Giovanni Crupi every success in his new current position as Section Editor-in-Chief, and we look forward to his contributions to the journal.

19 July 2023
Electronics | Highly Cited Papers in 2021 in the Section “Industrial Electronics”


Industrial electronics plays a vital role in improving the efficiency and productivity of industries like energy, transportation, petroleum, chemical, semiconductor, mining, agriculture, and others. As a branch of electronics dealing with power electronic switches, sensors, actuators, meters, intelligent electronic devices (IEDs), automation equipment, semiconductors, nanotechnology, etc., current emphasis is placed on power conditioning using power semiconductor devices in modernizing industry technology. This Section of the journal Electronics (ISSN: 2079-9292) is devoted to presenting the emerging technologies and trends in the industrial electronics sector, publishing original research and state-of-the-art review articles.

As they are of open access format, you have free and unlimited access to the full text of all the articles published in our journal. We welcome you to read our most highly cited papers published in 2021 below:

1. “Artificial Intelligence-Based Decision-Making Algorithms, Internet of Things Sensing Networks, and Deep Learning-Assisted Smart Process Management in Cyber-Physical Production Systems”
by Mihai Andronie, George Lăzăroiu, Mariana Iatagan, Cristian Uță, Roxana Ștefănescu and Mădălina Cocoșatu
Electronics 2021, 10(20), 2497; https://doi.org/10.3390/electronics10202497
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2079-9292/10/20/2497

2. “Smart Manufacturing and Tactile Internet Based on 5G in Industry 4.0: Challenges, Applications and New Trends”
by Dimitris Mourtzis, John Angelopoulos and Nikos Panopoulos
Electronics 2021, 10(24), 3175; https://doi.org/10.3390/electronics10243175
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2079-9292/10/24/3175

3. “Solid-State DC Circuit Breakers and Their Comparison in Modular Multilevel Converter Based-HVDC Transmission System”
by Gul Ahmad Ludin, Mohammad Amin Amin, Hidehito Matayoshi, Shriram S. Rangarajan, Ashraf M. Hemeida, Hiroshi Takahashi and Tomonobu Senjyu
Electronics 2021, 10(10), 1204; https://doi.org/10.3390/electronics10101204
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2079-9292/10/10/1204

4. “Review on Energy Storage Systems in Microgrids”
by Ramy Georgious, Rovan Refaat, Jorge Garcia and Ahmed A. Daoud
Electronics 2021, 10(17), 2134; https://doi.org/10.3390/electronics10172134
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2079-9292/10/17/2134

5. “DC Nanogrids for Integration of Demand Response and Electric Vehicle Charging Infrastructures: Appraisal, Optimal Scheduling and Analysis”
by Salwan Ali Habeeb, Marcos Tostado-Véliz, Hany M. Hasanien, Rania A. Turky, Wisam Kaream Meteab and Francisco Jurado
Electronics 2021, 10(20), 2484; https://doi.org/10.3390/electronics10202484
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2079-9292/10/20/2484

6. “Discrete Human Activity Recognition and Fall Detection by Combining FMCW RADAR Data of Heterogeneous Environments for Independent Assistive Living”
by Umer Saeed, Syed Yaseen Shah, Syed Aziz Shah, Jawad Ahmad, Abdullah Alhumaidi Alotaibi, Turke Althobaiti, Naeem Ramzan, Akram Alomainy and Qammer H. Abbasi
Electronics 2021, 10(18), 2237; https://doi.org/10.3390/electronics10182237
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2079-9292/10/18/2237

7. “Hybrid Workload Enabled and Secure Healthcare Monitoring Sensing Framework in Distributed Fog-Cloud Network”
by Abdullah Lakhan, Qurat-ul-ain Mastoi, Mazhar Ali Dootio, Fehaid Alqahtani, Ibrahim R. Alzahrani, Fatmah Baothman, Syed Yaseen Shah, Syed Aziz Shah, Nadeem Anjum, Qammer Hussain Abbasi et al.
Electronics 2021, 10(16), 1974; https://doi.org/10.3390/electronics10161974
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2079-9292/10/16/1974

8. “IoT Security Challenges: Cloud and Blockchain, Postquantum Cryptography, and Evolutionary Techniques”
by Ondrej Gallo, Roderik Ploszek, Peter Špaček and Pavol Zajac
Electronics 2021, 10(21), 2647; https://doi.org/10.3390/electronics10212647
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2079-9292/10/21/2647

9. “Design and Implementation of LoRa Based IoT Scheme for Indonesian Rural Area”
by Setya Widyawan Prakosa, Muhamad Faisal, Yudhi Adhitya, Jenq-Shiou Leu, Mario Köppen and Cries Avian
Electronics 2021, 10(1), 77; https://doi.org/10.3390/electronics10010077
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2079-9292/10/1/77

10. “Wind Turbine Operation Curves Modelling Techniques”
by Davide Astolfi
Electronics 2021, 10(3), 269; https://doi.org/10.3390/electronics10030269
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2079-9292/10/3/269

19 July 2023
Electronics | Highly Cited Papers in 2021 in the Section “Microelectronics”


The Section “Microelectronics” of Electronics (ISSN: 2079-9292) is dedicated to publishing original research articles and cutting-edge reviews for the applications of microelectronics in emerging, frontier and challenging technologies. The operation of electronics in extreme environments, such as a vacuum, space, harsh radiation, extreme cold and other niche applications, is pushing microelectronic design beyond the frontier of standard electronics.

As they are of open access format, you have free and unlimited access to the full text of all the articles published in our journal. We welcome you to read our most highly cited papers published in 2021 below:

1. “Sheet Resistance Measurements of Conductive Thin Films: A Comparison of Techniques”
by Mira Naftaly, Satyajit Das, John Gallop, Kewen Pan, Feras Alkhalil, Darshana Kariyapperuma, Sophie Constant, Catherine Ramsdale and Ling Hao
Electronics 2021, 10(8), 960; https://doi.org/10.3390/electronics10080960
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2079-9292/10/8/960

2. “AlGaN Channel High Electron Mobility Transistors with Regrown Ohmic Contacts”
by Idriss Abid, Jash Mehta, Yvon Cordier, Joff Derluyn, Stefan Degroote, Hideto Miyake and Farid Medjdoub
Electronics 2021, 10(6), 635; https://doi.org/10.3390/electronics10060635
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2079-9292/10/6/635

3. “A Unified and Open LTSPICE Memristor Model Library”
by Valeri Mladenov
Electronics 2021, 10(13), 1594; https://doi.org/10.3390/electronics10131594
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2079-9292/10/13/1594

4. “UV-Based Technologies for SARS-CoV2 Inactivation: Status and Perspectives”
by Nicola Trivellin, Francesco Piva, Davide Fiorimonte, Matteo Buffolo, Carlo De Santi, Viviana Teresa Orlandi, Fabrizio Dughiero, Gaudenzio Meneghesso, Enrico Zanoni and Matteo Meneghini
Electronics 2021, 10(14), 1703; https://doi.org/10.3390/electronics10141703
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2079-9292/10/14/1703

5. “A New Cost-Efficient Design of a Reversible Gate Based on a Nano-Scale Quantum-Dot Cellular Automata Technology”
by Saeid Seyedi, Akira Otsuki and Nima Jafari Navimipour
Electronics 2021, 10(15), 1806; https://doi.org/10.3390/electronics10151806
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2079-9292/10/15/1806

6. “A Novel OTA Architecture Exploiting Current Gain Stages to Boost Bandwidth and Slew-Rate”
by Francesco Centurelli, Riccardo Della Sala, Pietro Monsurrò, Giuseppe Scotti and Alessandro Trifiletti
Electronics 2021, 10(14), 1638; https://doi.org/10.3390/electronics10141638
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2079-9292/10/14/1638

7. “Effects of Active Layer Thickness on the Electrical Characteristics and Stability of High-Mobility Amorphous Indium–Gallium–Tin Oxide Thin-Film Transistors”
by Hyun-Seok Cha, Hwan-Seok Jeong, Seong-Hyun Hwang and Hyuck-In Kwon
Electronics 2021, 10(11), 1295; https://doi.org/10.3390/electronics10111295
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2079-9292/10/11/1295

8. “All-Dielectric Metasurface for Sensing Microcystin-LR”
by Binze Ma, Ao Ouyang, Juechen Zhong, Pavel A. Belov, Ravindra Kumar Sinha, Weiping Qian, Pintu Ghosh and Qiang Li
Electronics 2021, 10(11), 1363; https://doi.org/10.3390/electronics10111363
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2079-9292/10/11/1363

9. “Low-Toxicity Perovskite Applications in Carbon Electrode Perovskite Solar Cells—A Review”
by Maria Bidikoudi, Carmen Simal and Elias Stathatos
Electronics 2021, 10(10), 1145; https://doi.org/10.3390/electronics10101145
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2079-9292/10/10/1145

10. “Inner Spacer Engineering to Improve Mechanical Stability in Channel-Release Process of Nanosheet FETs”
by Khwang-Sun Lee and Jun-Young Park
Electronics 2021, 10(12), 1395; https://doi.org/10.3390/electronics10121395
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2079-9292/10/12/1395

12 July 2023
Meet the Editors | Interview with Prof. Dr. Flavio Canavero—Editor-in-Chief of Electronics

In this captivating series, we had the privilege of interviewing the eminent Prof. Dr. Flavio Canavero, Editor-in-Chief of the prestigious Electronics journal (ISSN: 2079-9292). Renowned for his groundbreaking contributions in signal integrity and EMC design issues, interconnect modeling, the black-box characterization of digital integrated circuits, statistics, and uncertainty quantification in EMC, Prof. Dr. Canavero shares his invaluable insights and takes us on an exclusive journey into the inner workings of the journal. Through these interviews, our aim is to offer a unique perspective on the publishing process, straight from the Editors themselves.

 

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

1. Can you share with us some information about your academic background?
I received my Ph.D. in 1986 from the Georgia Institute of Technology, USA. Throughout my career, I have had the privilege of authoring or co-authoring over 300 papers that have been published in esteemed international journals and conference proceedings. In addition to my research endeavors, I have actively engaged in various service activities both within my current institution and on an international scale. At Politecnico di Torino, I have held several prominent roles, including serving as the Director of the Electronics Department from 1993 to 1999, Vice Rector for Organization from 2001 to 2005, and Head of the Doctoral School from 2012 to 2018. Beyond my institution, I have contributed to the advancement of doctoral education as a member of the Steering Committee of the Council for Doctoral Education (CDE) of the European University Association (EUA).

2. What are your current research interests?
In my work, I am immersed in the fascinating realm of circuits and systems theory, with a strong focus on signal integrity and EMC design issues.

3. How has your experience been as an Editor-in-Chief so far and what made you choose to work with us, knowing that we are an open access digital publisher?
As the Editor-in-Chief, my experience with the journal has been quite positive so far. Being retired, I now have more time to devote to the development and management of the journal, which has been very rewarding in recent years.
Regarding my decision to work with an open access digital publisher, in the past, I was involved with other journals where I had to handle all the editorial work and I couldn’t give more time to promoting and developing the journal. Instead, in my current role as the Section Editor-in-Chief of the journal Electronics, I do not have to worry about many details of the editorial process, as they are effectively handled by the well-trained and capable staff of the journal. This is actually a positive aspect as it ensures a more transparent and inclusive decision-making process, leaving me with more time to handle more important issues within the journal. I am very satisfied with my current position and the expertise that I bring to the journal.

4. Which research topics do you think will be of particular interest to the research community in the coming years?
I think we should place more emphasis on integrated devices utilized in various domains. These devices play a crucial role in enabling advanced technologies and applications across different industries. By highlighting their importance, we can provide valuable insights and promote advancements in this area. Another captivating topic that warrants attention is the utilization of artificial intelligence (AI) for storing and efficiently taking advantage of electric power. With the growing need for sustainable energy solutions, AI can significantly contribute to optimizing power storage and consumption. Exploring this intersection of AI and electric power management can lead to innovative approaches and solutions in the field.
Furthermore, it is essential to closely monitor the interface between humans and machines. As technology continues to evolve, the control and interaction between humans and AI-driven devices become increasingly significant. By focusing on the development of control devices for AI, we can enhance the user experience, ensure safety, and drive progress in this critical aspect of human–machine interaction. Overall, by concentrating on hardware equipment, integrated devices, AI-powered power management, and the interface between humans and machines, the journal Electronics can stay at the forefront of advancements in the field and provide valuable insights for researchers and practitioners alike.

5. What are your expectations for Electronics?
I think that citations play a crucial role in assessing the influence and significance of published research. I expect that authors who have previously published with us and achieved good citation metrics will continue to contribute impactful papers. This creates a positive cycle, as their future publications are likely to generate further citations and contribute to the journal's success. I also expect authors to ensure that they provide a robust and well-explained methodology to support their findings. By emphasizing the need for good reports, focusing on completeness and structure in article writing, and emphasizing the importance of a clear methodology, we can enhance the quality of submissions and help authors to improve their chances of publication.

We wish Prof. Dr. Flavio Canavero every success in his current position as Editor-in-Chief, and we look forward to his contributions to the journal.

11 July 2023
MDPI’s Newly Launched Journals in June 2023

With the first issue released in June 2023, five new MDPI journals disseminating multi-disciplinary science are due to launch, which will cover the subjects of medicine & pharmacology, biology and physical sciences.

The newly launched journals will be overseen by professional Editorial Board Members and Editors to ensure an accurate and rapid publication, rigorous peer review and broad visibility.

Please feel free to browse and discover more about the new journals below.

Journal Founding Editor-in-Chief Journal topics (selected)
Prof. Dr. Jun Ma, Peking University, China| Editorial | view inaugural issue growth and development;
diet and nutrients; school health promotion policies and practices; child health and care; adolescent health and wellbeing | view journal scope | submit an article
Prof. Dr. Bernd Rehm, Griffith University, Australia | Editorial | view inaugural issue DNA and gene synthesis; synthetic transcription factors; protein engineering; viral engineering; metabolic engineering | view journal scope | submit an article
Prof. Dr. Varsha Gandhi, University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, USA | Editorial | view inaugural issue lymphatics; cancers associated with lymphocytes and lymphoblasts; lymphatic tissues; lymphoma; lymphoid leukemia | view journal scope | submit an article
Dr. Bradley Turner, University of Melbourne, Australia | Editorial | view inaugural issue multiple sclerosis; amyotrophic lateral sclerosis; primary lateral sclerosis; atherosclerosis; systemic sclerosis | view journal scope | submit an article
Prof. Dr. Clemens Burda, Case Western Reserve University, USA | Editorial | view inaugural issue Gamma ray, X-ray, and UV–Vis spectroscopies; NIR/mid-infrared/Raman spectroscopy; microwave and THz spectroscopy; high-resolution gas-phase atomic, molecular, and cluster spectroscopy; MS, NMR, and EPR spectroscopy | view journal scope | submit an article

We wish to thank everyone who has supported the development of open access publishing. You are welcome to submit an application to the New Journal Committee ([email protected]) if you would like to create more new journals.

3 July 2023
MDPI Insights: The CEO's Letter #1 - Open Access and Impactful Research

Welcome to the MDPI Insights: The CEO's Letter.

In these monthly letters, I will showcase two key aspects of our work at MDPI: our commitment to empowering researchers and our determination to facilitating open scientific exchange.


Opening Thoughts

The Future is Open, and MDPI is Leading the Way

I strongly believe in a future that embraces openness, where open source, open information, and open access (OA) take center stage. This belief that led me to join MDPI in 2020, and I am honored to have recently been appointed as Chief Executive Officer (CEO). In this capacity, and operating in close liaison with Dr. Lin and MDPI’s senior management, I shall work to build on Dr. Lin’s achievements of the past quarter-century. In this role, I will focus on communication initiatives to promote MDPI's remarkable work and continue to build our company as a trusted leader in OA publishing. For over two decades, MDPI has been at the forefront of reshaping the academic publishing landscape, with OA surpassing subscription-based publishing in 2020. This trajectory is deeply rooted in our history and reflects our unwavering commitment and vision for an open future.

1 Million Published Articles

2023 began with a remarkable achievement for MDPI, as we became the first OA publisher to reach the milestone of 1 million published articles. This represents 2.7 million unique authors who have trusted us with their work, or about a third of all researchers worldwide. As the world's most cited OA publisher, we are proud in sharing these significant milestones.

Our mission remains unchanged: to make science open and accessible to all. We understand the importance of knowledge access, empowering researchers to stay at the forefront of a rapidly changing world. Our diverse range of journals covers a wide spectrum of disciplines, offering cutting-edge insights, trusted tools, and crucial knowledge to address global challenges.

Liberating Science

As the world’s leading OA publisher, MDPI is actively liberating science. We are committed to eliminating the frustrations researchers and the general public face when accessing information, ensuring it is not locked behind paywalls. We firmly believe that everyone has a right to information, and our commitment to open access publishing drives our work.

In this inaugural edition of Insights: The CEO's Letter, I draw inspiration from the upcoming 20th anniversary of the Berlin Declaration on Open Access. Its stated mission reminds us that true impact is achieved when knowledge is widely and readily available to society:

"Our mission of disseminating knowledge is only half complete if the information is not made widely and readily available to society”

Impactful Research

MDPI Publishes Impactful Research: Recognized by Leading Indexing Databases

MDPI journals are indexed in every single top database in the world.

As of June 2023, we have 214 journals indexed within Web of Science, 223 indexed within Scopus, 87 indexed within PubMed and PMC, and 17 indexed within MEDLINE, and these numbers increase every month. We constantly strive to expand the coverage of our journals within leading multi-disciplinary and scope-specific databases, resulting in an incredibly broad range of journals that are indexed within a variety of databases. MDPI has active relationships with approximately 65 well-known databases around the world, and we continue to expand our portfolio every year so that your work can be found, cited, and referenced with ease.

Continued Growth of MDPI Journals

The 2022 Scopus and Web of Science journal citation metrics were officially released in June, and I am pleased to report that 31 MDPI journals received their first CiteScore, taking the total number of journals with a CiteScore to 216. The number of MDPI journals receiving an Impact Factor (IF) also continues to grow with 111 receiving their first, by being covered in the ESCI, bringing our total number of journals with an IF to 208 of which 41 journals received an IF above 4.0. Looking at 2022 CiteScores in the Scopus database, 80% of MDPI journals have a score that ranks them in Q1 or Q2 in at least one subject category.

Publishing impactful science would not be possible without all of our authors, editors and reviewers. Thank you for your contribution and continued support! Together we share the latest scientific insights faster and ensure that your work is accessible to all.

Read more

Interview with Indexing Manager—Constanze Shelhorn

Inside MDPI

Preprints.org: Clarivate adds the Preprint Citation Index to the Web of Science

At MDPI, we are dedicated to driving the advancement of science. Through our initiative, Preprints.org, researchers can publish their work and gain valuable feedback from the broader research community, ensuring rapid progress in their respective fields. This is particularly crucial during times of health and climate challenges, where timely dissemination of findings is essential.

Increased Visibility for Preprints

I am pleased to share that Clarivate recognizes the significance of preprints and has taken a crucial step to enhance their visibility. Clarivate has added the Preprint Citation Index to the Web of Science, encompassing preprints published not only on Preprints.org but also on other reputable repositories.

Looking ahead, the future of preprints appears promising, bolstered by the recent indexing announcement from the Web of Science. As a result, preprints will receive increased visibility, serving as a valuable resource for staying informed about the latest research developments.

Read more

What are Preprints?
The Pros and Cons of Preprints
Preprints and COVID-19
Preprints—The Future of Open Access Publishing?

Coming Together for Science

The First International Conference on Antioxidants: Sources, Methods, Health Benefits and Industrial Applications

In this edition of ‘Coming Together for Science,’ I am pleased to highlight the First International Conference on Antioxidants organized by our conference team in the beautiful city of Barcelona, Spain. The conference attracted over 130 attendees, who engaged in 42 talks, and 89 poster presentations spread across several sessions.

Working Together

Under the leadership of Prof. Dr. Alessandra Napolitano (Department of Chemical Sciences, University of Naples ‘Federico II’, Naples, Italy) and Prof. Dr. Rosa M. Lamuela Raventos (Department of Nutrition, Food Sciences and Gastronomy, University of Barcelona, Spain) as chairs, and supported by the committee members, 10 invited keynote speakers, poster presenters, and all the attendees, this dedicated group of academics came together to discuss the natural sources, methodologies, health benefits, and industrial applications of antioxidants.

Especially noteworthy is the positive feedback received from attendees, with 94% rating the overall organization of the conference as good or excellent. I particularly love the picture above, capturing the gathering of some of the participants. You can browse through more photos in the event gallery located here.

Managing Events With Sciforum

If you are considering hosting your own academic event, I highly recommend checking out Sciforum, MDPI's event management platform. Sciforum simplifies the entire process, making it easy to host your own event by allowing you to focus on what really matters: Science!

Read more

Sciforum: forthcoming events
Spotlight on Antioxidants

Closing Thoughts

Stefan Tochev, Dr. Shu-Kun Lin, Dr. Eric O. Freed, Peter Roth, Wynne Wang, Allison Yang

Viruses and Editorial Quality: Acknowledging the Dedication of our Viruses Journal Team

During a June meeting with Dr. Eric O. Freed, the founding and current Editor-in-Chief of our journal Viruses, I was reminded of the exceptional dedication of our editorial board. Meeting with Eric is a pleasure, as he has a strong commitment and clear vision for the journal. Over the course of two days, we gained a deep understanding of the journal’s expectations and focus on strategic growth, editorial board representation, and engagement.

I am pleased to share that Viruses holds a CiteScore of 7.1 (an increase of 7.57% versus the 2021 metric) and an Impact Factor of 4.7. You can view the journal statistics here. Viruses publishes highly cited papers, and is indexed in renowned databases such as Scopus, SCIE (Web of Science), PubMed, and others, and maintains affiliations with prestigious societies. Moreover, the Viruses team has recently announced an exciting upcoming event titled ‘Viruses 2024 – A World of Viruses,’ scheduled to take place in Barcelona, Spain, from 14–16 February 2024.

Testimonials

If you notice my enthusiasm regarding our editorial service, it’s because the surveys and testimonials we receive speak volumes about the experiences of our authors, reviewers, and guest editors who collaborate with MDPI. The purpose of these letters is to highlight the exceptional work that we do and the experiences we create for the scholars – thus, let me end with this testimonial from an author:

“It was a great pleasure to publish in Viruses Special Issue [Emerging Viruses in Aquaculture]. The submission process was easy. Guest editors were very helpful and provided all the guidance and support as needed. The handling of the manuscript by the Editorial Team was very fast, efficient, and professional. The reviewer’s comments were insightful, and the publication processes were remarkably rapid.”
Ms. Magdalena Stachnik, Państwowy Instytut Weterynaryjny | PIWet

Article in Viruses: Emerging Viral Pathogens in Sturgeon Aquaculture in Poland: Focus on Herpesviruses and Mimivirus Detection

Stefan Tochev
Chief Executive Officer
MDPI AG

30 June 2023
Electronics Receives an Increased Impact Factor of 2.9


We are pleased to inform you that Electronics (ISSN: 2079-9292) received an updated Impact Factor of 2.9 in the June 2022 release of the Journal Citation Reports®.

Electronics now ranks as follows:

  • 131/275 (Q2) in the "Electronical & Electronic Engineering" category;
  • 71/159 (Q2) in the "Applied Physics" category;
  • 99/158 (Q3) in the "Information Systems, Computer Science" category.

For more journal statistics, please visit: https://www.mdpi.com/journal/electronics/stats.

We would like to extend our sincerest gratitude to all the authors, editors, and reviewers for their valuable contributions, which have enabled us to make great achievements!

28 June 2023
2022 Impact Factors for MDPI Journals

The 2022 citation metrics have been released in the Journal Citation Reports (JCR), and we’re pleased to announce the following results for MDPI journals:

We are thrilled to announce that 90% of our ranked MDPI journals, specifically 86 out of 96 (captured in the table below), are performing above average in Q1 or Q2. This year, Clarivate has expanded its Impact Factor (IF) awards to include journals in the Emerging Sources Citation Index (ESCI) and the Arts and Humanities Citation Index (AHCI), providing greater transparency for the full set of journals indexed in the Web of Science Core Collection. As a result, 111 of MDPI journals have received their first IF in 2023, with 37 journals surpassing an IF of 3.0. In total, 208 MDPI journals have been honored with an IF.

Clarivate explains that by "expanding the coverage but holding to highly selective standards, the [Impact Factor] is now a reliable indicator of trustworthiness, as well as a measure of scholarly impact, at the journal level."

Please visit our blog post where we discuss the release of the latest citation metrics with our Indexing Manager, Dr. Constanze Schelhorn, to find out what's different this time around and how to make use of different metrics available.

Journal Impact Factor Rank Quartile Category
Vaccines 7.8 Q1 Immunology
Medicine, Research & Experimental
Antioxidants 7.0 Q1 Food Science & Technology
Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Chemistry, Medicinal
Cells 6.0 Q2 Cell Biology
Nutrients 5.9 Q1 Nutrition & Dietetics
International Journal of Molecular Sciences 5.6 Q1 Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Q2 Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Journal of Theoretical and Applied Electronic Commerce Research 5.6 Q2 Business
Biomolecules 5.5 Q1 Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Biosensors 5.4 Q1 Chemistry, Analytical
Instruments & Instrumentation
Q2 Nanoscience & Nanotechnology
Fractal and Fractional 5.4 Q1 Mathematics, Interdisciplinary Applications
Marine Drugs 5.4 Q1 Chemistry, Medicinal
Pharmacology & Pharmacy
Pharmaceutics 5.4 Q1 Pharmacology & Pharmacy
Nanomaterials 5.3 Q1 Physics, Applied
Q2 Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Materials Science, Multidisciplinary
Nanoscience & Nanotechnology
Cancers 5.2 Q2 Oncology
Foods 5.2 Q1 Food Science & Technology
Polymers 5.0 Q1 Polymer Science
Remote Sensing 5.0 Q1 Geosciences, Multidisciplinary
Q2 Remote Sensing
Imaging Science & Photographic Technology
Environmental Sciences
Antibiotics 4.8 Q1 Pharmacology & Pharmacy
Q2 Infectious Diseases
Drones 4.8 Q2 Remote Sensing
Journal of Functional Biomaterials 4.8 Q2 Engineering, Biomedical
Materials Science, Biomaterials
Biomedicines 4.7 Q1 Pharmacology & Pharmacy
Q2 Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Medicine, Research & Experimental
Journal of Fungi 4.7 Q2 Mycology
Microbiology
Viruses 4.7 Q2 Virology
Bioengineering 4.6 Q2 Engineering, Biomedical
Gels 4.6 Q1 Polymer Science
Molecules 4.6 Q2 Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Pharmaceuticals 4.6 Q2 Pharmacology & Pharmacy
Chemistry, Medicinal
Toxics 4.6 Q1 Toxicology
Q2 Environmental Sciences
Biomimetics 4.5 Q1 Engineering, Multidisciplinary
Q2 Materials Science, Biomaterials
Microorganisms 4.5 Q2 Microbiology
Plants 4.5 Q1 Plant Sciences
Biology 4.2 Q2 Biology
Chemosensors 4.2 Q2 Instruments & Instrumentation
Chemistry, Analytical
Electrochemistry
Membranes 4.2 Q2 Engineering, Chemical
Materials Science, Multidisciplinary
Chemistry, Physical
Polymer Science
Toxins 4.2 Q1 Toxicology
Q2 Food Science & Technology
Metabolites 4.2 Q2 Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Batteries 4.0 Q2 Electrochemistry
Materials Science, Multidisciplinary
Q3 Energy & Fuels
Catalysts 3.9 Q2 Chemistry, Physical
Journal of Clinical Medicine 3.9 Q2 Medicine, General & Internal
Land 3.9 Q2 Environmental Studies
Sensors 3.9 Q2 Instruments & Instrumentation
Chemistry, Analytical
Engineering, Electrical & Electronic
Sustainability 3.9 Q2 Environmental Sciences (SCIE)
Environmental Studies (SSCI)
Q3 Green & Sustainable Science & Technology (SCIE)
Green & Sustainable Science & Technology (SSCI)
Buildings 3.8 Q2 Construction & Building Technology
Engineering, Civil
Agronomy 3.7 Q1 Agronomy
Q2 Plant Sciences
Fermentation 3.7 Q2 Biotechnology & Applied Microbiology
Pathogens 3.7 Q2 Microbiology
Agriculture 3.6 Q1 Agronomy
Diagnostics 3.6 Q2 Medicine, General & Internal
Genes 3.5 Q2 Genetics & Heredity
Journal of Intelligence 3.5 Q2 Psychology, Multidisciplinary
Lubricants 3.5 Q2 Engineering, Mechanical
Processes 3.5 Q2 Engineering, Chemical
Coatings 3.4 Q2 Materials Science, Coatings & Films
Physics, Applied
Q3 Materials Science, Multidisciplinary
ISPRS International Journal of Geo-Information 3.4 Q2 Geography, Physical
Q3 Computer Science, Information Systems
Remote Sensing
Materials 3.4 Q2 Metallurgy & Metallurgical Engineering
Physics, Applied
Physics, Condensed Matter
Q3 Materials Science, Multidisciplinary
Chemistry, Physical
Micromachines 3.4 Q2 Instruments & Instrumentation
Physics, Applied
Chemistry, Analytical
Q3 Nanoscience & Nanotechnology
Water 3.4 Q2 Water Resources
Environmental Sciences
Brain Sciences 3.3 Q3 Neurosciences
Energies 3.2 Q3 Energy & Fuels
Fire 3.2 Q1 Forestry
Q2 Ecology
Life 3.2 Q2 Biology
Current Issues in Molecular Biology 3.1 Q3 Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Horticulturae 3.1 Q1 Horticulture
Animals 3.0 Q1 Agriculture, Dairy & Animal Science
Veterinary Sciences
Insects 3.0 Q1 Entomology
Atmosphere 2.9 Q3 Meteorology & Atmospheric Sciences
Environmental Sciences
Electronics 2.9 Q2 Engineering, Electrical & Electronic
Physics, Applied
Q3 Computer Science, Information Systems
Forests 2.9 Q1 Forestry
Inorganics 2.9 Q2 Chemistry, Inorganic & Nuclear
Journal of Marine Science and Engineering 2.9 Q1 Engineering, Marine
Q2 Oceanography
Engineering, Ocean
Metals 2.9 Q2 Metallurgy & Metallurgical Engineering
Q3 Materials Science, Multidisciplinary
Tropical Medicine and Infectious Disease 2.9 Q2 Tropical Medicine
Parasitology
Q3 Infectious Diseases
Universe 2.9 Q2 Astronomy & Astrophysics
Physics, Particles & Fields
Healthcare 2.8 Q2 Health Policy & Services (SSCI)
Q3 Health Care Sciences & Services (SCIE)
Applied Sciences 2.7 Q2 Engineering, Multidisciplinary
Physics, Applied
Q3 Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Materials Science, Multidisciplinary
Crystals 2.7 Q2 Crystallography
Q3 Materials Science, Multidisciplinary
Entropy 2.7 Q2 Physics, Multidisciplinary
Magnetochemistry 2.7 Q2 Chemistry, Inorganic & Nuclear
Q3 Chemistry, Physical
Materials Science, Multidisciplinary
Symmetry 2.7 Q2 Multidisciplinary Sciences
Actuators 2.6 Q2 Instruments & Instrumentation
Engineering, Mechanical
Aerospace 2.6 Q1 Engineering, Aerospace
Behavioral Sciences 2.6 Q2 Psychology, Multidisciplinary
Current Oncology 2.6 Q3 Oncology
Machines 2.6 Q2 Engineering, Mechanical
Q3 Engineering, Electrical & Electronic
Medicina 2.6 Q3 Medicine, General & Internal
Separations 2.6 Q3 Chemistry, Analytical
Minerals 2.5 Q2 Mining & Mineral Processing
Mineralogy
Geochemistry & Geophysics
Children 2.4 Q2 Pediatrics
Diversity 2.4 Q2 Biodiversity Conservation
Q3 Ecology
Journal of Cardiovascular Development and Disease 2.4 Q3 Cardiac & Cardiovascular Systems
Mathematics 2.4 Q1 Mathematics
Photonics 2.4 Q3 Optics
Veterinary Sciences 2.4 Q1 Veterinary Sciences
Fishes 2.3 Q2 Marine & Freshwater Biology
Fisheries
Axioms 2.0 Q2 Mathematics, Applied
Systems 1.9 Q2 Social Sciences, Interdisciplinary
Tomography 1.9 Q3 Radiology, Nuclear Medicine & Medical Imaging


Note: The Journal of Personalized Medicine's Impact Factor was omitted in the original release and will be assigned separately. Please find the data on the journal webpage in due course.

Source: 2022 Journal Impact Factors, Journal Citation Reports TM (Clarivate, 2023)

 

21 June 2023
Meet the Editors | Interview with Dr. Yoichi Hayashi—Section Editor-in-Chief of Section “Artificial Intelligence” in Electronics

In this captivating series, we had the privilege of interviewing the eminent Dr. Yoichi Hayashi, Section Editor-in-Chief of the “Artificial Intelligence” Section of the prestigious Electronics journal (ISSN: 2079-9292). Renowned for his groundbreaking contributions in artificial intelligence, deep neural networks, fuzzy logic, rule extraction, ensemble systems, computational intelligence, data science, and medical informatics, Dr. Hayashi shares his invaluable insights and takes us on an exclusive journey into the inner workings of the journal. Through these interviews, we aim to offer a unique perspective on the publishing process, straight from the Section Editors-in-Chief.

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

1. Can you share with us some information about your academic background?
I received my Dr. Eng. degree in systems engineering from the Tokyo University of Science in 1984. Following that, in 1986, I joined the Computer Science Department of Ibaraki University in Japan as an Assistant Professor. Since 1996, I have been a Full Professor at the Computer Science Department of Meiji University in Tokyo. Throughout my career, I have had the privilege of serving as a Visiting Professor at the University of Alabama in Birmingham, USA, and the University of Canterbury in New Zealand. I have authored over 230 published computer science papers.

2. What are your current research interests?
My research interests primarily revolve around deep learning, particularly focusing on the black-box nature of deep neural networks and shallow neural networks. I am dedicated to exploring the transparency, interpretability, and explainability of deep neural networks, as well as developing methodologies for rule extraction. Additionally, I am involved in the development of high-performance classifiers, advanced data mining techniques, big data analytics, and their applications in the field of medical informatics.

3. What advice would you offer to a beginning editor of a journal?
I believe a beginning editor should pay attention to the referee’s reports. Also, I think it's important to provide timely and constructive feedback and try not to rush the reviewer’s process.

4. What is the main challenge for ensuring the integrity and quality of academic publications?
I think a key factor is providing comprehensive and prompt feedback to authors. Professors and scholars greatly value feedback on their research and ensuring that this feedback is thorough and timely can make a significant difference. By offering valuable input to authors, the journal establishes a reputation as a platform that values and supports scholarly research. This, in turn, encourages more submissions and contributes to the growth and recognition of the journal.

5. Which research topics do you think will be of particular interest to the research community in the coming years?
In recent years, several emerging areas have gained significant prominence and offer exciting avenues for exploration. One such area is Core AI, which encompasses the fundamental principles and concepts underlying artificial intelligence. Understanding and advancing the core aspects of AI can lead to breakthroughs in various applications and domains. Machine learning algorithms and deep learning techniques are also areas deserving of attention. These approaches have revolutionized the field by enabling systems to learn from data and make intelligent decisions. Further advancements in these techniques hold tremendous potential for enhancing the capabilities of AI systems.

The field of AI offers a plethora of fascinating topics and directions to explore. Core AI, machine learning algorithms, deep learning, NLP, computer vision, robotics, deep neural networks, cognitive computing, knowledge representation, reasoning, and reinforcement learning are all areas that deserve increased attention as they hold immense potential for shaping the future of AI and driving innovation across various domains.

We wish Dr. Yoichi Hayashi every success in his current position as Section Editor-in-Chief, and we look forward to his contributions to the journal.

16 June 2023
Meet Us at the 22nd International Conference on Solid-State Sensors, Actuators and Microsystems (Transducers 2023), 25–29 June 2023, Kyoto, Japan


MDPI is attending the 22nd International Conference on Solid-State Sensors, Actuators and Microsystems (Transducers 2023). The event will be held at the Kyoto International Conference Center in Kyoto, Japan, from 25 to 29 June 2023. The conference aims to enhance the collective knowledge of the global transducers technical community by providing an inclusive forum for communication, education, and collaboration.

Representatives of the following MDPI journals will be attending:

If you are also attending this conference, please feel free to stop by our booth (#B-14). Our delegates look forward to meeting you in person to answer any questions you may have. For more information about the conference, please visit: https://transducers2023.org/.

15 June 2023
Meet Us at the 6th International Conference on Nanoenergy and Nanosystems (NENS 2023), 17­­–19 June 2023, Beijing, China


MDPI will be attending the 6th International Conference on Nanoenergy and Nanosystems (NENS 2023), held in Beijing, China, from 17 to 19 June 2023. Starting in 2014, NENS has been organized once every two years by the Beijing Institute of Nanoenergy and Nanosystems, Chinese Academy of Sciences (BINN, CAS). The conference has attracted high-profile scholars from around the world to deliver plenary and invited talks. This conference will provide a platform for scientists to exchange scientific information, build relationships, and possibly establish collaborations. During this conference, MDPI will welcome researchers from different backgrounds to visit and share their latest views as well as research with us.

The following MDPI journals will be represented:

If you are attending this conference, please stop by our booth. Our delegates look forward to meeting you in person to answer any questions that you may have. For more information about the conference, please visit the following link: http://www.nens.cn/.

14 June 2023
Electronics Webinar | New Insights in Power Electronics and Industrial Electronics, Held on 25 June 2023


On 25 June 2023, MDPI and the journal Electronics (ISSN: 2079-9292) organized a webinar New Insights in Power Electronics and Industrial Electronics. Power electronics and industrial electronics are critical to the efficient operation of modern power systems, manufacturing processes, and transportation systems. The webinar explores the latest trends and their significance for the development of the world in the future.

Prof. Dr. S. M. Muyeen first thanked everyone who participated in the webinar. Prof. Mohamed Benbouzid and Prof. Jen-Hao Teng delivered captivating presentations that shed light on the latest advancements in the field. Their expertise and knowledge enriched our understanding and sparked thought-provoking discussions. We express our gratitude to both speakers for their valuable contributions. The success of the event would not have been possible without the active engagement of the participants and the efforts of the organizing committee. We look forward to exploring more exciting topics in power electronics and industrial electronics together in the future.

Please note that this webinar is associated with a Special Issue in Electronics entitled “Section Collection Series: New Horizons and Recent Advances in Power Electronics”. The deadline for submissions is 31 December 2023.

You can watch the recorded webinar at the following link: https://youtu.be/huhDMAXzuIc.

Webinar Chair and Keynote Speakers:

  • Prof. Dr. S. M. Muyeen, Department of Electrical Engineering, Qatar University, Doha, Qatar;
  • Prof. Dr. Mohamed Benbouzid, Institut de Recherche Dupuy de Lôme (UMR CNRS 6027 IRDL), University of Brest, Brest, France;
  • Prof. Dr. Jen-Hao Teng, Department of Electrical Engineering, National Sun Yat-sen University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan.

14 June 2023
Meet Us at the 5th International Symposium on Multimodal Transportation (ISMT 2023), 19–21 July 2023, Dalian, China


MDPI will be attending the 5th International Symposium on Multimodal Transportation (ISMT 2023) in Dalian, China, which will take place from 19 to 21 July 2023. The International Symposium on Multimodal Transportation aims to promote frontier studies and technologies in transportation system modeling, optimization, and management. It provides an opportunity to share knowledge and exchange ideas on state-of-the-art topics, covering all modes of multimodal transportation systems (e.g., road, rail, air, maritime, and the integration of them).

The following MDPI journals will be represented:

  • Electronics;
  • Systems;
  • Inventions;
  • Future Transportation.

If you are attending the conference, please visit our booth. Our delegates look forward to meeting you in person and answering any questions that you may have. For more information about the conference, please visit the following link: http://www.csmmt.org.cn/ISMT/.

14 June 2023
The 8th Asia Pacific Conference on Optics Manufacture and 3rd International Forum of Young Scientists on Advanced Optical Manufacturing, 4–6 Aug 2023, Shenzhen, China


As exhibitors, a range of MDPI journals will be attending the 8th Asia Pacific Conference on Optics Manufacture and 2021 International Forum of Young Scientists on Advanced Optical Manufacturing. This meeting will be held in Shenzhen, China, from 4 to 6 August 2023. 

Aerospace, space observation, nano-lithography, synchrotron radiation, high-end optical measuring instruments, and many other fields currently demand advanced optical manufacturing technology. Advanced optical manufacturing technology is developing towards optical intelligent manufacturing and has thus far demonstrated multidisciplinary collaborative development such as ultra-precision manufacturing, precision measurement, intelligent sensing and control, and materials science.

The 8th Asia Pacific Conference on Optics Manufacture (APCOM202) and 3rd International Forum of Young Scientists on Advanced Optical Manufacturing (YSAOM2023) will be held in Shenzhen, China, from 4 to 6 August 2023 by the Chinese Society for Optical Engineering (CSOE). The aim of this event is to build an industry–university–research platform for both application and technology. The conference focuses on the latest development of advanced optical manufacturing technologies and equipment, invites experts of all levels of experience in related fields to make speeches, and provides a platform for cooperation and exchange for related practitioners and graduate students. 

The following MDPI journals will be represented:

If you are attending this conference, please feel free to start a conversation with us at our booth. Our delegates look forward to meeting you in person and answering any questions that you may have. 

For more information about the conference, please visit: https://b2b.csoe.org.cn/meeting/YSAOM2023.html#233_242.

 

13 June 2023
Electronics Receives an Increased CiteScore of 4.7


We are pleased to announce that Electronics (ISSN: 2079-9292) has received an increased CiteScore of 4.7 for 2022, which is a 27% increase from last year, and it has been growing steadily. Electronics ranks Q2 (248/738) in the "Electrical & Electronic Engineering" category and Q2 (129/379) in the "Computer Networks and Communications" category. More details can be found here.

We would like to extend our sincerest gratitude to all the authors, reviewers and editors who have supported us and contributed their time to the journal.

For more information or to submit to our journal, please visit the following link: https://www.mdpi.com/journal/electronics.

9 June 2023
Meet the Editors | Interview with Dr. Juan M. Corchado—Section Editor-in-Chief of the Section “Computer Science & Engineering” in Electronics

In this captivating series, we had the privilege of interviewing the eminent Dr. Juan M. Corchado, Section Editor-in-Chief of the “Computer Science & Engineering” Section of Electronics (ISSN: 2079-9292). Renowned for his groundbreaking contributions in artificial intelligence, machine learning, blockchain, IoT, fog computing, edge computing, smart cities, smart grids, sentiment analysis, and bioinformatics, Dr. Corchado shares his invaluable insights and takes us on an exclusive journey into the inner workings of the journal. Through these interviews, our aim is to offer a unique perspective on the publishing process, straight from the Section Editor-in-Chief himself.

The following is a short Q&A with Dr. Juan M. Corchado, who shared his vision for the journal with us, as well as his views on the research area and open access publishing.

1. Can you share with us some information about your academic background?
I hold a Ph.D. in computer science from the esteemed University of Salamanca, Spain, as well as another in artificial intelligence from the University of the West of Scotland. Throughout my academic journey, I have been fortunate enough to serve as the Dean of the Faculty of Science not once, but twice. Additionally, I had the privilege of holding the esteemed position of Vice-Rector for Research and Transfer from 2013 to 2017, along with the role of Director of the Science Park at the University of Salamanca. Currently, I am deeply involved in various cutting-edge initiatives. I proudly serve as the director of the IOT Digital Innovation Hub and hold the esteemed position of president at the AIR Institute.

2. What are your current interests?
My work primarily revolves around groundbreaking projects centered on artificial intelligence, machine learning, blockchain, IoT, fog computing, edge computing, smart cities, smart grids, sentiment analysis, and bioinformatics. Leveraging my extensive experience, I was recently appointed as a trustee of the prestigious AstraZeneca Foundation, a position I hold with great honor and responsibility.

3. What made you choose to work with us knowing that we are an open access digital publisher?
In my view, I strongly believe that open access represents the future of publishing. I hold a positive stance towards the concept of providing free access to information. It is worth noting that one of the requirements for European projects is to publish research in an open access format. This presents a remarkable opportunity to contribute to the development of countries that may not have the same level of access to resources.

4. Electronics is an open access publication. How do you think open access impacts authors?
From the Section Editor-in-Chief perspective, I see open access as the way forward for the future of publishing. The idea of enabling unrestricted access to valuable information resonates with me and aligns with my vision for fostering knowledge dissemination. I believe that authors are the key foundation for open access. I am genuinely content with the work and contributions that our authors make to the scientific community. Their dedication and commitment to advancing knowledge are commendable. It is through their collective efforts that we can foster a vibrant and impactful scholarly environment.

5. What is the main challenge in ensuring the integrity and quality of academic publications?
In my role as the Section Editor-in-Chief, I strongly encourage authors to upload their code and other supplementary materials on platforms like GitHub. Doing so not only facilitates easy reference for readers, but also enhances the credibility of their work. By making these resources readily accessible, authors contribute to the transparency and reproducibility of their research, which is highly valued in the scientific community.

6. Which research topics do you think will be of particular interest to the research community in the coming years?
I’m aware that there are numerous automated tools, including options like ChatGPT, that facilitate the creation of PowerPoint presentations. However, it's important to acknowledge that the advancements in AI extend far beyond just these tools. Exciting developments are occurring in various other AI-related areas. Some notable examples include the emergence of data lakes, the implementation of federated learning, the integration of AI in blockchain technology, and the continuous development of new models.

We wish Dr. Juan M. Corchado every success in his current position as Section Editor-in-Chief, and we look forward to his future contributions to the journal.

7 June 2023
Electronics | Highly Cited Papers in 2022 in the Section “Artificial Intelligence”


The Section “Artificial Intelligence” mainly covers topics of interest within unique hardware-based deep learning AI and algorithmic deep learning AI using machine learning. The purpose of this Section is to bring together researchers and engineers from both academia and the industry to present novel ideas and solid research on the hardware and algorithmic aspects of advanced applications of deep learning-based AI.

As they are of open access format, you have free and unlimited access to the full text of all the articles published in our journal. We welcome you to read our most highly cited papers published in 2022 below:

1. “A Survey of Recommendation Systems: Recommendation Models, Techniques, and Application Fields”
by Hyeyoung Ko, Suyeon Lee, Yoonseo Park and Anna Choi
Electronics 2022, 11(1), 141; https://doi.org/10.3390/electronics11010141
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2079-9292/11/1/141

2. “User OCEAN Personality Model Construction Method Using a BP Neural Network”
by Xiaomei Qin, Zhixin Liu, Yuwei Liu, Shan Liu, Bo Yang, Lirong Yin, Mingzhe Liu and Wenfeng Zheng
Electronics 2022, 11(19), 3022; https://doi.org/10.3390/electronics11193022
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2079-9292/11/19/3022

3. “Hybridizing of Whale and Moth-Flame Optimization Algorithms to Solve Diverse Scales of Optimal Power Flow Problem”
by Mohammad H. Nadimi-Shahraki, Ali Fatahi, Hoda Zamani, Seyedali Mirjalili and Diego Oliva
Electronics 2022, 11(5), 831; https://doi.org/10.3390/electronics11050831
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2079-9292/11/5/831

4. “Recent Advances in Harris Hawks Optimization: A Comparative Study and Applications”
by Abdelazim G. Hussien, Laith Abualigah, Raed Abu Zitar, Fatma A. Hashim, Mohamed Amin, Abeer Saber, Khaled H. Almotairi and Amir H. Gandomi
Electronics 2022, 11(12), 1919; https://doi.org/10.3390/electronics11121919
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2079-9292/11/12/1919

5. “Applying Data Mining and Artificial Intelligence Techniques for High Precision Measuring of the Two-Phase Flow’s Characteristics Independent of the Pipe’s Scale Layer”
by Abdulilah Mohammad Mayet, Ahmed S. Salama, Seyed Mehdi Alizadeh, Slavko Nesic, John William Grimaldo Guerrero, Ehsan Eftekhari-Zadeh, Ehsan Nazemi and Abdullah M. Iliyasu
Electronics 2022, 11(3), 459; https://doi.org/10.3390/electronics11030459
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2079-9292/11/3/459

6. “Enhanced Credit Card Fraud Detection Model Using Machine Learning”
by Noor Saleh Alfaiz and Suliman Mohamed Fati
Electronics 2022, 11(4), 662; https://doi.org/10.3390/electronics11040662
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2079-9292/11/4/662

7. “A Survey of Trajectory Planning Techniques for Autonomous Systems”
by Imran Mir, Faiza Gul, Suleman Mir, Mansoor Ahmed Khan, Nasir Saeed, Laith Abualigah, Belal Abuhaija and Amir H. Gandomi
Electronics 2022, 11(18), 2801; https://doi.org/10.3390/electronics11182801
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2079-9292/11/18/2801

8. “Effect of Feature Selection on the Accuracy of Music Popularity Classification Using Machine Learning Algorithms”
by Faheem Khan, Ilhan Tarimer, Hathal Salamah Alwageed, Buse Cennet Karadağ, Muhammad Fayaz, Akmalbek Bobomirzaevich Abdusalomov and Young-Im Cho
Electronics 2022, 11(21), 3518; https://doi.org/10.3390/electronics11213518
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2079-9292/11/21/3518

9. “Hybrid CNN and XGBoost Model Tuned by Modified Arithmetic Optimization Algorithm for COVID-19 Early Diagnostics from X-ray Images”
by Miodrag Zivkovic, Nebojsa Bacanin, Milos Antonijevic, Bosko Nikolic, Goran Kvascev, Marina Marjanovic and Nikola Savanovic
Electronics 2022, 11(22), 3798; https://doi.org/10.3390/electronics11223798
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2079-9292/11/22/3798

10. “A Review of Machine Learning Techniques in Analog Integrated Circuit Design Automation”
by Rayan Mina, Chadi Jabbour and George E. Sakr
Electronics 2022, 11(3), 435; https://doi.org/10.3390/electronics11030435
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2079-9292/11/3/435

6 June 2023
Topics Webinar | Smart Manufacturing and Industry 5.0, 15 June 2023


Welcome message by Dr. Dimitris Mourtzis, the webinar chair:

We welcome you to our webinar Smart Manufacturing and Industry 5.0. We will explore how the integration of advanced technologies is reshaping the manufacturing sector. Industry 5.0 represents a paradigm shift, where humans and intelligent machines collaborate in a seamless ecosystem. Our expert speakers will discuss the principles, trends, and transformative potential of smart manufacturing. We will delve into automation, AI, big data, and IoT, optimizing production and enabling real-time decision making. We will also highlight the importance of human workers in Industry 5.0, where collaborative robots, augmented reality, and cognitive computing unlock new possibilities. Therefore, we invite you to join us on this interesting webinar to uncover the potential of smart manufacturing and Industry 5.0, gain valuable insights, participate in stimulating discussions, and envision the future of manufacturing.

Date: 15 June 2023 at 9:00 a.m. CEST | 15:00 p.m. CST Asia

Register now for free!

 

Program:

Speaker/Presentation

Time in CEST

Time in EDT

Dr. Dimitris Mourtzis

Chair Introduction

09:00–09:10 a.m.

15:00–15:10 p.m.

Dr. Pai Zheng

Towards Mutual Cognitive Human–Robot

Collaboration in Manufacturing

9:10–9:30 a.m.

15:10–15:30 p.m.

Dr. Ang Liu

AI-driven Engineering Design

9:30–9:50 a.m.

15:30–15:50 p.m.

Dr. Dimitris Mourtzis

Industrial Metaverse: Challenges & Opportunities

9:50–10:10 a.m.

15:50–16:10 p.m.

Dr. Dimitris Mourtzis

Closing of Webinar

10:25–10:30 a.m.

16:25–16:30 p.m.

After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information on how to join the webinar. Registrations with academic institutional email addresses will be prioritized.

Unable to attend? Register anyway and we’ll let you know when the recording is available to watch.

Webinar Chair and Keynote Speakers:

  • Dimitris Mourtzis, Department of Mechanical Engineering and Aeronautics, University of Patras, Patras, Greece;
  • Pai Zheng, Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of China;
  • Ang Liu, The University of New South Wales, Kensington, Australia.

Relevant Topic:

Smart Manufacturing and Industry 5.0

Abstract submission deadline: 30 September 2023

Manuscript submission deadline: 30 November 2023

1 June 2023
Electronics | Highly Cited Papers in 2022 in the Section “Electrical and Autonomous Vehicles”


This Section of Electronics (ISSN: 2079-9292), entitled “Electrical and Autonomous Vehicles”, addresses the various different perspectives on the design, development, and usage of electric and autonomous vehicles, as well as their impact on people’s lives, on cities, and on power and energy systems. We welcome papers on innovative scientific and technical developments, sound case studies, and reviews that are relevant and/or related to the Section.

As they are of open access format, you have free and unlimited access to the full text of all of the articles published in our journal. We welcome you to read our most highly cited papers published in 2022 below.

1. “A Path Planning Method for Underground Intelligent Vehicles Based on an Improved RRT* Algorithm”
by Hao Wang, Guoqing Li, Jie Hou, Lianyun Chen and Nailian Hu
Electronics 2022, 11(3), 294; https://doi.org/10.3390/electronics11030294
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2079-9292/11/3/294

2. “Autonomous Traffic System for Emergency Vehicles”
by Mamoona Humayun, Maram Fahhad Almufareh and Noor Zaman Jhanjhi
Electronics 2022, 11(4), 510; https://doi.org/10.3390/electronics11040510
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2079-9292/11/4/510

3. “Adaptive Fuzzy PID Control Strategy for Vehicle Active Suspension Based on Road Evaluation”
by Shi-Yuan Han, Jia-Feng Dong, Jin Zhou and Yue-Hui Chen
Electronics 2022, 11(6), 921; https://doi.org/10.3390/electronics11060921
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2079-9292/11/6/921

4. “Autonomous Maneuver Decision Making of Dual-UAV Cooperative Air Combat Based on Deep Reinforcement Learning”
by Jinwen Hu, Luhe Wang, Tianmi Hu, Chubing Guo and Yanxiong Wang
Electronics 2022, 11(3), 467; https://doi.org/10.3390/electronics11030467
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2079-9292/11/3/467

5. “Intelligent Speed Control and Performance Investigation of a Vector Controlled Electric Vehicle Considering Driving Cycles”
by Adel Oubelaid, Nabil Taib, Srete Nikolovski, Turki E. A. Alharbi, Toufik Rekioua, Aymen Flah and Sherif S. M. Ghoneim
Electronics 2022, 11(13), 1925; https://doi.org/10.3390/electronics11131925
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2079-9292/11/13/1925

6. “Novel Multi-Vehicle Motion-Based Model of Trolleybus Grids towards Smarter Urban Mobility”
by Riccardo Barbone, Riccardo Mandrioli, Mattia Ricco, Rudolf Francesco Paternost, Vincenzo Cirimele and Gabriele Grandi
Electronics 2022, 11(6), 915; https://doi.org/10.3390/electronics11060915
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2079-9292/11/6/915

7. “Power Electronics Converter Technology Integrated Energy Storage Management in Electric Vehicles: Emerging Trends, Analytical Assessment and Future Research Opportunities”
by Molla Shahadat Hossain Lipu, Md. Sazal Miah, Shaheer Ansari, Sheikh Tanzim Meraj, Kamrul Hasan, Rajvikram Madurai Elavarasan, Abdullah Al Mamun, Muhammad Ammirrul A. M. Zainuri and Aini Hussain
Electronics 2022, 11(4), 562; https://doi.org/10.3390/electronics11040562
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2079-9292/11/4/562

8. “A Novel Airspace Planning Algorithm for Cooperative Target Localization”
by Yi Mao, Yongwen Zhu, Zhili Tang and Zhijie Chen
Electronics 2022, 11(18), 2950; https://doi.org/10.3390/electronics11182950
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2079-9292/11/18/2950

9. “Performance Evaluation of VANET Routing Protocols in Madinah City”
by Mohammad A. R. Abdeen, Abdurrahman Beg, Saud Mohammad Mostafa, AbdulAziz AbdulGhaffar, Tarek R. Sheltami and Ansar Yasar
Electronics 2022, 11(5), 777; https://doi.org/10.3390/electronics11050777
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2079-9292/11/5/777

10. “Expressway Speed Prediction Based on Electronic Toll Collection Data”
by Fumin Zou, Qiang Ren, Junshan Tian, Feng Guo, Shibin Huang, Lyuchao Liao and Jinshan Wu
Electronics 2022, 11(10), 1613; https://doi.org/10.3390/electronics11050777
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2079-9292/11/10/1613

 

 

25 May 2023
Meet Us at the 7th Scientific Meeting of Ph.D. Students (JPhD2023), 7–9 June 2023, Barcelona, Spain
 


MDPI will be presenting at the 7th Scientific Meeting of Ph.D. Students at the UAB campus (JPhD2023). The event will be held at the Sala d'Actes Institut de Ciència de Materials de Barcelona in Barcelona, Spain, from 7 to 9 June 2023.

JPhD2023 aims to facilitate the exchange of knowledge about scientific research from different fields, sharing of research works and communication among the Ph.D. students of the BNC-b in an academic and scientific environment.

MDPI Speaker

Dr. Gabriel Martínez Edo

Dr. Gabriel Martínez Edo
Presentation theme: MDPI Open Access & Peer Review Process 

Dr. Gabriel Martínez Edo holds a bachelor’s degree in chemistry (2013) and a master’s degree in pharmaceutical chemistry (2015) from the IQS school of Engineering, Universitat Ramon Llull (Barcelona, Spain). He completed his Ph.D. (2020) in chemistry and chemical engineering at the same institution focusing on the use of nanomaterials as drug delivery systems.

He joined MDPI in June 2020 as Assistant Editor and Section Managing Editor for the journal Nanomaterials. In 2021, he was appointed Managing Editor of the journal Nanomanufacturing, a position he held until his recent appointment as Journal Relations Specialist.  

If you are also attending this conference, please feel free to stop by our booth. Our delegates look forward to meeting you in person to answer any questions you may have. For more information about the conference, please visit: https://jphd.icmab.es/.

Relevant Journals:

 

17 May 2023
Electronics | Highly Cited Papers in 2021 in the Section “Electrical and Autonomous Vehicles”


This Section “Electrical and Autonomous Vehicles” addresses the different perspectives of design, development, and usage of electric and autonomous vehicles, as well as their impact on people’s lives, on cities, and on power and energy systems. We welcome papers on innovative scientific and technical developments, sound case studies, and reviews that are relevant and/or related to the Section “Electrical and Autonomous Vehicles”.

As they are of open access format, you have free and unlimited access to the full text of all of the articles published in our journal. We welcome you to read our most highly cited papers published in 2021 below.

1. “Review of Electric Vehicle Technologies, Charging Methods, Standards and Optimization Techniques”
by Syed Muhammad Arif, Tek Tjing Lie, Boon Chong Seet, Soumia Ayyadi and Kristian Jensen
Electronics 2021, 10(16), 1910; https://doi.org/10.3390/electronics10161910
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2079-9292/10/16/1910

2. “A Simulated Annealing Algorithm and Grid Map-Based UAV Coverage Path Planning Method for 3D Reconstruction”
by Sichen Xiao Azar, Xiaojun Tan and Jinping Wang
Electronics 2021, 10(7), 853; https://doi.org/10.3390/electronics10070853
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2079-9292/10/7/853

3. “A Survey of Trust Management in the Internet of Vehicles”
by Sarah Ali Siddiqui, Adnan Mahmood, Quan Z. Sheng, Hajime Suzuki and Wei Ni
Electronics 2021, 10(18), 2223; https://doi.org/10.3390/electronics10182223
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2079-9292/10/18/2223

4. “Machine-Learning-Enabled Intrusion Detection System for Cellular Connected UAV Networks”
by Rakesh Shrestha, Atefeh Omidkar, Sajjad Ahmadi Roudi, Robert Abbas and Shiho Kim
Electronics 2021, 10(13), 1549; https://doi.org/10.3390/electronics10131549
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2079-9292/10/13/1549

5. “Is There a Predisposition towards the Use of New Technologies within the Traffic Field of Emerging Countries? The Case of the Dominican Republic”
by Francisco Alonso, Mireia Faus, Cristina Esteban and Sergio A. Useche
Electronics 2021, 10(10), 1208; https://doi.org/10.3390/electronics10101208
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2079-9292/10/10/1208

6. “An Enhanced Multicell-to-Multicell Battery Equalizer Based on Bipolar-Resonant LC Converter”
by Xuan Luo, Longyun Kang, Chusheng Lu, Jinqing Linghu, Hongye Lin and Bihua Hu
Electronics 2021, 10(3), 293; https://doi.org/10.3390/electronics10030293
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2079-9292/10/3/293

7. “A Survey on Deep Learning Based Approaches for Scene Understanding in Autonomous Driving”
by Zhiyang Guo, Yingping Huang, Xing Hu, Hongjian Wei and Baigan Zhao
Electronics 2021, 10(4), 471; https://doi.org/10.3390/electronics10040471
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2079-9292/10/4/471

8. “UAV-Assisted Data Collection in Wireless Sensor Networks: A Comprehensive Survey”
by Minh T. Nguyen, Cuong V. Nguyen, Hai T. Do, Hoang T. Hua, Thang A. Tran, An D. Nguyen, Guido Ala and Fabio Viola
Electronics 2021, 10(21), 2603; https://doi.org/10.3390/electronics10212603  
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2079-9292/10/21/2603

9. “Machine Learning-Based Vehicle Trajectory Prediction Using V2V Communications and On-Board Sensors”
by Dongho Choi, Janghyuk Yim, Minjin Baek and Sangsun Lee
Electronics 2021, 10(4), 420; https://doi.org/10.3390/electronics10040420
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2079-9292/10/4/420

10. “Reliable Vehicle Data Storage Using Blockchain and IPFS”
by Hyoeun Ye and Sejin Park
Electronics 2021, 10(10), 1130; https://doi.org/10.3390/electronics10101130
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2079-9292/10/10/1130

17 May 2023
Electronics | Highly Cited Papers in 2021 in the Section “Artificial Intelligence”


The Section “Artificial Intelligence” mainly covers topics of interest within unique hardware-based deep learning AI and algorithmic deep learning AI using machine learning. The purpose of this Section is to bring together researchers and engineers, from both academia and industry, to present novel ideas and solid research on the hardware and algorithmic aspects of advanced applications of deep-learning-based AI.

As they are of open access format, you have free and unlimited access to the full text of all the articles published in our journal. We welcome you to read our most highly cited papers published in 2021 below:

1. “Biometric User Identification Based on Human Activity Recognition Using Wearable Sensors: An Experiment Using Deep Learning Models”
by Sakorn Mekruksavanich and Anuchit Jitpattanakul
Electronics 2021, 10(3), 308; https://doi.org/10.3390/electronics10030308
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2079-9292/10/3/308

2. “Artificial Neural Networks Based Optimization Techniques: A Review”
by Maher G. M. Abdolrasol, S. M. Suhail Hussain, Taha Selim Ustun, Mahidur R. Sarker, Mahammad A. Hannan, Ramizi Mohamed, Jamal Abd Ali, Saad Mekhilef and Abdalrhman Milad
Electronics 2021, 10(21), 2689; https://doi.org/10.3390/electronics10212689
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2079-9292/10/21/2689

3. “An Advanced CNN-LSTM Model for Cryptocurrency Forecasting”
by Ioannis E. Livieris, Niki Kiriakidou, Stavros Stavroyiannis and Panagiotis Pintelas
Electronics 2021, 10(3), 287; https://doi.org/10.3390/electronics10030287
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2079-9292/10/3/287

4. “Deep Convolutional Neural Network with RNNs for Complex Activity Recognition Using Wrist-Worn Wearable Sensor Data”
by Sakorn Mekruksavanich and Anuchit Jitpattanakul
Electronics 2021, 10(14), 1685; https://doi.org/10.3390/electronics10141685
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2079-9292/10/14/1685

5. “Novel Control Strategy for Enhancing Microgrid Operation Connected to Photovoltaic Generation and Energy Storage Systems”
by Dina Emara, Mohamed Ezzat, Almoataz Y. Abdelaziz, Karar Mahmoud, Matti Lehtonen and Mohamed M. F. Darwish
Electronics 2021, 10(11), 1261; https://doi.org/10.3390/electronics10111261
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2079-9292/10/11/1261

6. “Improved YOLOv3 Network for Insulator Detection in Aerial Images with Diverse Background Interference”
by Chuanyang Liu Yiquan Wu, Jingjing Liu and Zuo Sun
Electronics 2021, 10(7), 771; https://doi.org/10.3390/electronics10070771
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2079-9292/10/7/771

7. “EWOA-OPF: Effective Whale Optimization Algorithm to Solve Optimal Power Flow Problem”
by Mohammad H. Nadimi-Shahraki, Shokooh Taghian, Seyedali Mirjalili, Laith Abualigah, Mohamed Abd Elaziz and Diego Oliva
Electronics 2021, 10(23), 2975; https://doi.org/10.3390/electronics10232975
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2079-9292/10/23/2975

8. “Concrete Cracks Detection and Monitoring Using Deep Learning-Based Multiresolution Analysis”
by Ahcene Arbaoui Abdeldjalil Ouahabi, Sébastien Jacques and Madina Hamiane
Electronics 2021, 10(15), 1772; https://doi.org/10.3390/electronics10151772
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2079-9292/10/15/1772

9. “A Survey on Machine Learning-Based Performance Improvement of Wireless Networks: PHY, MAC and Network Layer”
by Merima Kulin, Tarik Kazaz, Eli De Poorter and Ingrid Moerman
Electronics 2021, 10(3), 318; https://doi.org/10.3390/electronics10030318
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2079-9292/10/3/318

10. “Review on Generative Adversarial Networks: Focusing on Computer Vision and Its Applications”
by Sung-Wook Park, Jae-Sub Ko, Jun-Ho Huh and Jong-Chan Kim
Electronics 2021, 10(10), 1216; https://doi.org/10.3390/electronics10101216
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2079-9292/10/10/1216

 

14 May 2023
2023 World Telecommunication and Information Society Day

The purpose of the World Telecommunication and Information Society Day is to help raise awareness of the possibilities that the use of the Internet and other information and communication technologies (ICTs) can bring to societies and economies, as well as of ways to bridge the digital divide. 17 May marks the anniversary of the signing of the first International Telegraph Convention and the creation of the International Telecommunication Union (ITU).

This year, World Telecommunication and Information Society Day focuses on “Empowering the least developed countries (LDCs) through information and communication technologies.” As the world becomes increasingly adept at leveraging the Internet for value creation, LDCs risk falling further behind. To further explore the information about digital transformation in these LDCs and communication technologies in the rest of the world on the 2023 World Telecommunication and Information Society Day, we have gathered academic research from several journals on the topic of digital communication, all of which are open access, enabling practitioners, policymakers and people around the world to access and share up-to-date scientific knowledge.

Let us celebrate the World Telecommunication and Information Society Day together.

ParlTech: Transformation Framework for the Digital Parliament
by Dimitris Koryzis, Apostolos Dalas, Dimitris Spiliotopoulos and Fotios Fitsilis
Big Data Cogn. Comput. 2021, 5(1), 15; https://doi.org/10.3390/bdcc5010015

Impactful Digital Twin in the Healthcare Revolution
by Hossein Hassani, Xu Huang and Steve MacFeely
Big Data Cogn. Comput. 2022, 6(3), 83; https://doi.org/10.3390/bdcc6030083

Managerial Practices for the Digital Transformation of Manufacturers
by Lukas Budde, Christoph Benninghaus, Roman Hänggi and Thomas Friedli
Digital 2022, 2(4), 463-483; https://doi.org/10.3390/digital2040025

Blockchain-Enabled IoT for Rural Healthcare: Hybrid-Channel Communication with Digital Twinning
by Steve Kerrison, Jusak Jusak and Tao Huang
Electronics 2023, 12(9), 2128; https://doi.org/10.3390/electronics12092128

Applied Data Science for Social Good
Editors: Dr. Vishnu S. Pendyala and Dr. Celestine Iwendi

The Digital Transformation of Healthcare
Editors: Prof. Dimitrios-Dionissios Koutsouris and Dr. Athina Lazakidou

Q-Meter: Quality Monitoring System for Telecommunication Services Based on Sentiment Analysis Using Deep Learning
by Samuel Terra Vieira, Renata Lopes Rosa, Demóstenes Zegarra Rodríguez, Miguel Arjona Ramírez, Muhammad Saadi and Lunchakorn Wuttisittikulkij
Sensors 2021, 21(5), 1880; https://doi.org/10.3390/s21051880

Digital Transformation Strategies Enabled by Internet of Things and Big Data Analytics: The Use-Case of Telecommunication Companies in Greece
by Ilias Moumtzidis, Maria Kamariotou and Fotis Kitsios
Information 2022, 13(4), 196; https://doi.org/10.3390/info13040196

Analysis and Estimation of Economic Influence of IoT and Telecommunication in Regional Media Based on Evolution and Electronic Markets in Romania
by Andreea Nistor and Eduard Zadobrischi
Telecom 2022, 3(1), 195-217; https://doi.org/10.3390/telecom3010013

Topology-Based Routing Protocols and Mobility Models for Flying Ad Hoc Networks: A Contemporary Review and Future Research Directions
by Ali H. Wheeb, Rosdiadee Nordin, Asma’ Abu Samah, Mohammed H. Alsharif and Muhammad Asghar Khan
Drones 2022, 6(1), 9; https://doi.org/10.3390/drones6010009  

A Survey on MIMO-OFDM Systems: Review of Recent Trends
by Houda Harkat, Paulo Monteiro, Atilio Gameiro, Fernando Guiomar and Hasmath Farhana Thariq Ahmed
Signals 2022, 3(2), 359-395; https://doi.org/10.3390/signals3020023

New Information Communication Technologies in the Digital Era
Editors: Dr. Martin Wynn and Dr. Jose Irizar

Energy-Efficient Communication Networks and Systems
Editor: Dr. Josip Lorincz

An Efficient Management Platform for Developing Smart Cities: Solution for Real-Time and Future Crowd Detection
by David Garcia-Retuerta, Pablo Chamoso, Guillermo Hernández, Agustín San Román Guzmán, Tan Yigitcanlar and Juan M. Corchado
Electronics 2021, 10(7), 765; https://doi.org/10.3390/electronics10070765

Optimum Sizing of Photovoltaic-Battery Power Supply for Drone-Based Cellular Networks
by Mahshid Javidsharifi, Hamoun Pourroshanfekr Arabani, Tamas Kerekes, Dezso Sera, Sergiu Viorel Spataru and Josep M. Guerrero
Drones 2021, 5(4), 138; https://doi.org/10.3390/drones5040138

A Novel Energy-Efficient Clustering Algorithm for More Sustainable Wireless Sensor Networks Enabled Smart Cities Applications
by Zahid Yousif, Intesab Hussain, Soufiene Djahel and Yassine Hadjadj-Aoul
J. Sens. Actuator Netw. 2021, 10(3), 50; https://doi.org/10.3390/jsan10030050

Lightweight AI Framework for Industry 4.0 Case Study: Water Meter Recognition
by Jalel Ktari, Tarek Frikha, Monia Hamdi, Hela Elmannai and Habib Hmam
Big Data Cogn. Comput. 2022, 6(3), 72; https://doi.org/10.3390/bdcc6030072

A Survey of Adaptive Multi-Agent Networks and Their Applications in Smart Cities
by Nasim Nezamoddini and Amirhosein Gholami
Smart Cities 2022, 5(1), 318-347; https://doi.org/10.3390/smartcities5010019

The Convergence of 5G and IoT in a Smart City Context
Editors: Dr. Javier Prieto and Dr. Roberto Casado Vara

Big Data and Internet of Things in Smart Cities
Editors: Dr. Omar Darwish and Dr. Yahya Tashtoush

23 April 2023
Electronics 2022 Best Ph.D. Thesis Award—Winner Announced


As the Editor-in-Chief of Electronics (ISSN: 2079-9292), it is my great pleasure to announce the winner of the Electronics 2022 Best Ph.D. Thesis Award—Dr. Gabriele Patrizi, from the Department of Information Engineering, University of Florence, Florence, Italy. This award is for a Ph.D. student or recently qualified Ph.D. who has produced a highly anticipated thesis with great academic potential.

The award has been granted for the following thesis:
“An Innovative Data-Driven Reliability Life Cycle for Complex Systems”

Dr. Gabriele Patrizi will receive CHF 800, a certificate, and a chance to publish a paper free of charge after peer review in Electronics in 2023.

On behalf of the evaluation committee—Prof. Dr. Ke Guan, Prof. Dr. Joao Soares, Prof. Dr. Valeri Mladenov, Prof. Dr. Stefanos Kollias, Prof. Dr. Amir H Gandomi, Prof. Dr. George A Tsihrintzis, and Prof. Dr. Martin Reisslein—I would like to take this opportunity to congratulate the winner on his accomplishment. We would also like to thank all the applicants for submitting their exceptional theses and the Award Committee for voting and helping with this award.

Prof. Dr. Flavio Canavero
Editor-in-Chief, Electronics

21 April 2023
Electronics | Highly Cited Papers in 2022 from the Section “Systems & Control Engineering”

The Section “Systems & Control Engineering” is devoted to publishing focused articles related to control aspects of electronics and engineering systems, more specifically including theoretical developments and applications of control engineering as embedded control systems, mechatronics, smart systems, power systems, electrical circuits, and computer science, for the enhancement of electronics systems and processes. We hope to present state-of-the-art technologies in this Section.

The Section “Systems & Control Engineering” follows the same Open Access format as the rest of Electronics, meaning that you have free and unlimited access to the full text of all of the articles published in our journal. We welcome you to read our most highly cited papers published in 2022 below:

1. “Analysing Factory Workers’ Acceptance of Collaborative Robots: A Web-Based Tool for Company Representatives”
by Marco Baumgartner, Tobias Kopp and Steffen Kinkel
Electronics 2022, 11(1), 145; https://doi.org/10.3390/electronics11010145
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2079-9292/11/1/145

2. “Multiparameter Identification of Permanent Magnet Synchronous Motor Based on Model Reference Adaptive System—Simulated Annealing Particle Swarm Optimization Algorithm”
by Guoyong Su, Pengyu Wang, Yongcun Guo, Gang Cheng, Shuang Wang and Dongyang Zhao
Electronics 2022, 11(1), 159; https://doi.org/10.3390/electronics11010159
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2079-9292/11/1/159

3. “A Systematic Simulation-Based Multi-Criteria Decision-Making Approach for the Evaluation of Semi–Fully Flexible Machine System Process Parameters”
by Thirupathi Samala, Vijaya Kumar Manupati, Jose Machado, Shubham Khandelwal and Katarzyna Antosz
Electronics 2022, 11(2), 233; https://doi.org/10.3390/electronics11020233
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2079-9292/11/2/233

4. “An Extreme Learning Machine Based Adaptive VISMA for Stability Enhancement of Renewable Rich Power Systems”
by Herlambang Setiadi, Rakibuzzaman Shah, Md Rabiul Islam, Dimas Anton Asfani, Tigor Hamonangan Nasution, Muhammad Abdillah, Prisma Megantoro and Awan Uji Krismanto
Electronics 2022, 11(2), 247; https://doi.org/10.3390/electronics11020247
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2079-9292/11/2/247

5. “Power Quality Monitoring Strategy Based on an Optimized Multi-Domain Feature Selection for the Detection and Classification of Disturbances in Wind Generators”
by David A. Elvira-Ortiz, Juan J. Saucedo-Dorantes, Roque A. Osornio-Rios, Daniel Morinigo-Sotelo and Jose A. Antonino-Daviu
Electronics 2022, 11(2), 287; https://doi.org/10.3390/electronics11020287
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2079-9292/11/2/287

6. “Neighboring-Pixel-Based Maximum Power Point Tracking Algorithm for Partially Shaded Photovoltaic (PV) Systems”
by Huma Rehman, Ali Faisal Murtaza, Hadeed Ahmed Sher, Abdullah M. Noman, Abdullrahman A. Al-Shamma’a, Abdulaziz Alkuhayli and Filippo Spertino
Electronics 2022, 11(3), 359; https://doi.org/10.3390/electronics11030359
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2079-9292/11/3/359

7. “Assessment of Thermophysical Performance of Ester-Based Nanofluids for Enhanced Insulation Cooling in Transformers"
by Suhaib Ahmad Khan, Mohd Tariq, Asfar Ali Khan, Basem Alamri and Lucian Mihet-Popa
Electronics 2022, 11(3), 376; https://doi.org/10.3390/electronics11030376
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2079-9292/11/3/376

8. “Bin-Picking Solution for Randomly Placed Automotive Connectors Based on Machine Learning Techniques”
by Pedro Torres, Janis Arents, Hugo Marques and Paulo Marques
Electronics 2022, 11(3), 476; https://doi.org/10.3390/electronics11030476
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2079-9292/11/3/476

9. “A Novel Deep Learning Model for Detection of Severity Level of the Disease in Citrus Fruits”
by Poonam Dhiman, Vinay Kukreja, Poongodi Manoharan, Amandeep Kaur, M. M. Kamruzzaman, Imed Ben Dhaou and Celestine Iwendi
Electronics 2022, 11(3), 495; https://doi.org/10.3390/electronics11030495
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2079-9292/11/3/495

10. “A Novel Fixed-Time Trajectory Tracking Strategy of Unmanned Surface Vessel Based on the Fractional Sliding Mode Control Method”
by Dong Chen, Jundong Zhang and Zhongkun Li
Electronics 2022, 11(5), 726; https://doi.org/10.3390/electronics11050726
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2079-9292/11/5/726

11. “Sensorless Control of Seven-Phase PMSM Drives Using NSV-SVPWM with Minimum Current Distortion”
by Kamel Saleh and Mark Sumner
Electronics 2022, 11(5), 792; https://doi.org/10.3390/electronics11050792
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2079-9292/11/5/792

12. “Model Reference Adaptive Control of Marine Permanent Magnet Propulsion Motor Based on Parameter Identification”
by Yubo Huang, Jundong Zhang, Dong Chen and Jiahao Qi
Electronics 2022, 11(7), 1012; https://doi.org/10.3390/electronics11071012
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2079-9292/11/7/1012

13. “Vertiport Operations Modeling, Agent-Based Simulation and Parameter Value Specification”
by Lukas Preis and Mirko Hornung
Electronics 2022, 11(7), 1071; https://doi.org/10.3390/electronics11071071
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2079-9292/11/7/1071

14. “Modeling and Extended State Observer-Based Backstepping Control of Underwater Electro Hydrostatic Actuator with Pressure Compensator and External Load”
by Yong Nie, Jiajia Liu, Zhenhua Lao and Zheng Chen
Electronics 2022, 11(8), 1286; https://doi.org/10.3390/electronics11081286
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2079-9292/11/8/1286

15. “Improved Rapidly Exploring Random Tree with Bacterial Mutation and Node Deletion for Offline Path Planning of Mobile Robot”
by Aphilak Lonklang and János Botzheim
Electronics 2022, 11(9), 1459; https://doi.org/10.3390/electronics11091459
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2079-9292/11/9/1459

16. “Numerical Solutions of a Differential System Considering a Pure Hybrid Fuzzy Neutral Delay Theory”
by Prasantha Bharathi Dhandapani, Jayakumar Thippan, Carlos Martin-Barreiro, Víctor Leiva and Christophe Chesneau
Electronics 2022, 11(9), 1478; https://doi.org/10.3390/electronics11091478
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2079-9292/11/9/1478

17. “Energy Management Strategies for Hybrid Energy Storage Systems Based on Filter Control: Analysis and Comparison”
by Germán Andrés Ramos and Ramon Costa-Castelló
Electronics 2022, 11(10), 1631; https://doi.org/10.3390/electronics11101631
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2079-9292/11/10/1631

18. “Automatic Weight Prediction System for Korean Cattle Using Bayesian Ridge Algorithm on RGB-D Image”
by Myung Hwan Na, Wan Hyun Cho, Sang Kyoon Kim and In Seop Na
Electronics 2022, 11(10), 1663; https://doi.org/10.3390/electronics11101663
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2079-9292/11/10/1663

19. “Analysis of a User Interface Based on Multimodal Interaction to Control a Robotic Arm for EOD Applications”
by Denilson V. Goyzueta, Joseph Guevara M., Andrés Montoya A., Erasmo Sulla E., Yuri Lester S., Pari L. and Elvis Supo C.
Electronics 2022, 11(11), 1690; https://doi.org/10.3390/electronics11111690
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2079-9292/11/11/1690

20. “A Combined Model Incorporating Improved SSA and LSTM Algorithms for Short-Term Load Forecasting”
by Mingchong Han, Jianwei Zhong, Pu Sang, Honghua Liao and Aiguo Tan
Electronics 2022, 11(12), 1835; https://doi.org/10.3390/electronics11121835
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2079-9292/11/12/1835

21. “Path Planning Algorithm and Application Research of an Indoor Substation Wheeled Robot Navigation System”
by Jianxin Ren, Tao Wu, Xiaohua Zhou, Congcong Yang, Jiahui Sun, Mingshuo Li, Huayang Jiang and Anfeng Zhang
Electronics 2022, 11(12), 1838; https://doi.org/10.3390/electronics11121838
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2079-9292/11/12/1838

22. “Deep Reinforcement Learning for Intelligent Dual-UAV Reconnaissance Mission Planning”
by Xiaoru Zhao, Rennong Yang, Ying Zhang, Mengda Yan and Longfei Yue
Electronics 2022, 11(13), 2031; https://doi.org/10.3390/electronics11132031
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2079-9292/11/13/2031

23. “Assessing Artificial Intelligence Technology Acceptance in Managerial Accounting”
by Anca Antoaneta Vărzaru
Electronics 2022, 11(14), 2256; https://doi.org/10.3390/electronics11142256
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2079-9292/11/14/2256

24. “A Modified Active-Disturbance-Rejection Control with Sliding Modes for an Uncertain System by Using a Novel Reaching Law”
by Dong Zhang, Tao Wu, Shangyao Shi and Zhen Dong
Electronics 2022, 11(15), 2392; https://doi.org/10.3390/electronics11152392
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2079-9292/11/15/2392

25. “A New Decentralized PQ Control for Parallel Inverters in Grid-Tied Microgrids Propelled by SMC-Based Buck–Boost Converters”
by Ali M. Jasim, Basil H. Jasim and Bogdan-Constantin Neagu
Electronics 2022, 11(23), 3917; https://doi.org/10.3390/electronics11233917
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2079-9292/11/23/3917

20 April 2023
Electronics | Highly Cited Papers in 2022 in the Section “Networks”


The Section “Networks” provides full coverage of all topics of interest involved in the networking area. The purpose of this Section is to bring together researchers, engineers, and students from academia and industry to present novel ideas and solid research about the theoretical and practical aspects in the application domains of computer communications and networks.

As all of the articles published in our journal are of an open access format, you have free and unlimited access to the full text. We welcome you to read our most highly cited papers published in 2022 listed below:

1. “Threat Analysis and Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) Attack Recognition in the Internet of Things (IoT)”
by Mohammed Hasan Ali, Mustafa Musa Jaber, Sura Khalil Abd, Amjad Rehman, Mazhar Javed Awan, Robertas Damaševičius and Saeed Ali Bahaj
Electronics 2022, 11(3), 494; https://doi.org/10.3390/electronics11030494
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2079-9292/11/3/494

2. “IMIDS: An Intelligent Intrusion Detection System against Cyber Threats in IoT”
by Kim-Hung Le, Minh-Huy Nguyen, Trong-Dat Tran and Ngoc-Duan Tran
Electronics 2022, 11(4), 524; https://doi.org/10.3390/electronics11040524
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2079-9292/11/4/524

3. “Deep Learning-Based Object Detection and Scene Perception under Bad Weather Conditions”
by Teena Sharma, Benoit Debaque, Nicolas Duclos, Abdellah Chehri, Bruno Kinder and Paul Fortier
Electronics 2022, 11(4), 563; https://doi.org/10.3390/electronics11040563  
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2079-9292/11/4/563

4. “Securing Drug Distribution Systems from Tampering Using Blockchain”
by Mamoona Humayun, Noor Zaman Jhanjhi, Mahmood Niazi, Fathi Amsaad and Isma Masood
Electronics 2022, 11(8), 1195; https://doi.org/10.3390/electronics11081195
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2079-9292/11/8/1195

5. “Cooperative SWIPT THz-NOMA/6G Performance Analysis”
by Haider W. Oleiwi and Hamed Al-Raweshidy
Electronics 2022, 11(6), 873; https://doi.org/10.3390/electronics11060873
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2079-9292/11/6/873

6. “CMT-SCTP and MPTCP Multipath Transport Protocols: A Comprehensive Review”
by Parul Tomar, Gyanendra Kumar, Lal Pratap Verma, Varun Kumar Sharma, Dimitris Kanellopoulos, Sur Singh Rawat and Youseef Alotaibi
Electronics 2022, 11(15), 2384; https://doi.org/10.3390/electronics11152384
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2079-9292/11/15/2384

7. “Lightweight Challenge-Response Authentication in SDN-Based UAVs Using Elliptic Curve Cryptography”
by Muhammad Usman, Rashid Amin, Hamza Aldabbas and Bader Alouffi
Electronics 2022, 11(7), 1026; https://doi.org/10.3390/electronics11071026
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2079-9292/11/7/1026

8. “Blockchain-Enabled: Multi-Layered Security Federated Learning Platform for Preserving Data Privacy”
by Zeba Mahmood and Vacius Jusas
Electronics 2022, 11(10), 1624; https://doi.org/10.3390/electronics11101624
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2079-9292/11/10/1624

9. “An Intelligent System to Detect Advanced Persistent Threats in Industrial Internet of Things (I-IoT)”
by Safdar Hussain Javed, Maaz Bin Ahmad, Muhammad Asif, Sultan H. Almotiri, Khalid Masood and Mohammad A. Al Ghamdi
Electronics 2022, 11(5), 742; https://doi.org/10.3390/electronics11050742  
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2079-9292/11/5/742

10. “Machine Learning for Radio Resource Management in Multibeam GEO Satellite Systems”
by Flor G. Ortiz-Gomez, Lei Lei, Eva Lagunas, Ramon Martinez, Daniele Tarchi, Jorge Querol, Miguel A. Salas-Natera and Symeon Chatzinotas
Electronics 2022, 11(7), 992; https://doi.org/10.3390/electronics11070992  
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2079-9292/11/7/992

11. “A Visual Cryptography-Based Watermarking Approach for the Detection and Localization of Image Forgery”
by Moataz Z. Salim, Ali J. Abboud and Remzi Yildirim
Electronics 2022, 11(1), 136; https://doi.org/10.3390/electronics11010136
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2079-9292/11/1/136

12. “BiGRU-CNN Neural Network Applied to Electric Energy Theft Detection”
by Lucas Duarte Soares, Altamira de Souza Queiroz, Gloria P. López, Edgar M. Carreño-Franco, Jesús M. López-Lezama and Nicolás Muñoz-Galeano
Electronics 2022, 11(5), 693; https://doi.org/10.3390/electronics11050693
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2079-9292/11/5/693

13. “A Comprehensive Review of Channel Modeling for Land Mobile Satellite Communications”
by Mauro Tropea and Floriano De Rango
Electronics 2022, 11(5), 820; https://doi.org/10.3390/electronics11050820
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2079-9292/11/5/820

14. “Effectiveness Evaluation of Different IDSs Using Integrated Fuzzy MCDM Model”
by Hashem Alyami, Md Tarique Jamal Ansari, Abdullah Alharbi, Wael Alosaimi, Majid Alshammari, Dhirendra Pandey, Alka Agrawal, Rajeev Kumar and Raees Ahmad Khan
Electronics 2022, 11(6), 859; https://doi.org/10.3390/electronics11060859  
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2079-9292/11/6/859

15. “Beyond Perceptual Thresholds and Personal Preference: Towards Novel Research Questions and Methodologies of Quality of Experience Studies on Light Field Visualization”
by Peter A. Kara, Roopak R. Tamboli, Edris Shafiee, Maria G. Martini, Aniko Simon and Mary Guindy
Electronics 2022, 11(6), 953; https://doi.org/10.3390/electronics11060953
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2079-9292/11/6/953

16. “SAGMAD—A Signature Agnostic Malware Detection System Based on Binary Visualisation and Fuzzy Sets”
by Betty Saridou, Joseph Ryan Rose, Stavros Shiaeles and Basil Papadopoulos
Electronics 2022, 11(7), 1044; https://doi.org/10.3390/electronics11071044
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2079-9292/11/7/1044

17. “Statistical Channel Model and Systematic Random Linear Network Coding Based QoS Oriented and Energy Efficient UWSN Routing Protocol”
by Pramod Halebeedu Basavaraju, Gururaj Harinahalli Lokesh, Gowtham Mohan, Noor Zaman Jhanjhi and Francesco Flammini
Electronics 2022, 11(16), 2590; https://doi.org/10.3390/electronics11162590
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2079-9292/11/16/2590

18. “An Approach to Combine the Power of Deep Reinforcement Learning with a Graph Neural Network for Routing Optimization”
by Bo Chen, Di Zhu, Yuwei Wang and Peng Zhang
Electronics 2022, 11(3), 368; https://doi.org/10.3390/electronics11030368
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2079-9292/11/3/368

19. “A Novel Android Botnet Detection System Using Image-Based and Manifest File Features”
by Suleiman Y. Yerima and Abul Bashar
Electronics 2022, 11(3), 486; https://doi.org/10.3390/electronics11030486
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2079-9292/11/3/486

20. “Overview of Prospects for Service-Aware Radio Access towards 6G Networks”
by Zixiao Zhao, Qinghe Du, Dawei Wang, Xiao Tang and Houbing Song
Electronics 2022, 11(8), 1262; https://doi.org/10.3390/electronics11081262
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2079-9292/11/8/1262

 

13 April 2023
Electronics | Highly Cited Papers in 2021 in the Section “Systems & Control Engineering”


The “Systems & Control Engineering” Section provides the field of electrical and computer engineering with a unified paradigm for designing controllers in a variety of application domains. Initially developed in the context of electrical engineering, this dynamic field has come to represent an essential enabling and supporting technology for a wide range of sectors (energy, transport, manufacturing, biology, defense, robotics, etc.).

As they are of an Open Access format, you have free and unlimited access to the full text of all of the articles published in our journal. We welcome you to read our most highly cited papers published in 2021 listed below:

1. “A Genetic Algorithm Optimized RNN-LSTM Model for Remaining Useful Life Prediction of Turbofan Engine”
by Kwok Tai Chui, Brij B. Gupta and Pandian Vasant
Electronics 2021, 10(3), 285; https://doi.org/10.3390/electronics10030285
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2079-9292/10/3/285

2. “Multi-Objective Energy Management of a Micro-Grid Considering Stochastic Nature of Load and Renewable Energy Resources”
by Deyaa Ahmed, Mohamed Ebeed, Abdelfatah Ali, Ali S. Alghamdi and Salah Kamel
Electronics 2021, 10(4), 403; https://doi.org/10.3390/electronics10040403
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2079-9292/10/4/403

3. “Machine Learning-Based Data-Driven Fault Detection/Diagnosis of Lithium-Ion Battery: A Critical Review”
by Akash Samanta, Sumana Chowdhuri and Sheldon S. Williamson
Electronics 2021, 10(11), 1309; https://doi.org/10.3390/electronics10111309
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2079-9292/10/11/1309

4. “Bearing Fault Classification Using Ensemble Empirical Mode Decomposition and Convolutional Neural Network”
by Rafia Nishat Toma, Cheol-Hong Kim and Jong-Myon Kim
Electronics 2021, 10(11), 1248; https://doi.org/10.3390/electronics10111248
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2079-9292/10/11/1248

5. “Security of Things Intrusion Detection System for Smart Healthcare”
by Celestine Iwendi, Joseph Henry Anajemba, Cresantus Biamba and Desire Ngabo
Electronics 2021, 10(12), 1375; https://doi.org/10.3390/electronics10121375
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2079-9292/10/12/1375

6. “A Cost-Efficient MFCC-Based Fault Detection and Isolation Technology for Electromagnetic Pumps”
by Ugochukwu Ejike Akpudo and Jang-Wook Hur
Electronics 2021, 10(4), 439; https://doi.org/10.3390/electronics10040439
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2079-9292/10/4/439

7. “On-line Detection and Classification of PMSM Stator Winding Faults Based on Stator Current Symmetrical Components Analysis and the KNN Algorithm”
by Przemyslaw Pietrzak and Marcin Wolkiewicz
Electronics 2021, 10(15), 1786; https://doi.org/10.3390/electronics10151786
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2079-9292/10/15/1786

8. “An Autonomous Grape-Harvester Robot: Integrated System Architecture”
by Eleni Vrochidou, Konstantinos Tziridis, Alexandros Nikolaou, Theofanis Kalampokas, George A. Papakostas, Theodore P. Pachidis, Spyridon Mamalis, Stefanos Koundouras and Vassilis G. Kaburlasos
Electronics 2021, 10(9), 1056; https://doi.org/10.3390/electronics10091056
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2079-9292/10/9/1056

9. “OATCR: Outdoor Autonomous Trash-Collecting Robot Design Using YOLOv4-Tiny”
by Medhasvi Kulshreshtha, Sushma S. Chandra, Princy Randhawa, Georgios Tsaramirsis, Adil Khadidos and Alaa O. Khadidos
Electronics 2021, 10(18), 2292; https://doi.org/10.3390/electronics10182292
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2079-9292/10/18/2292

10. “State of the Art of Urban Smart Vertical Farming Automation System: Advanced Topologies, Issues and Recommendations”
by Mohamad Hanif Md Saad, Nurul Maisarah Hamdan and Mahidur R. Sarker
Electronics 2021, 10(12), 1422; https://doi.org/10.3390/electronics10121422
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2079-9292/10/12/1422

11. “Design of Integrated Autonomous Driving Control System That Incorporates Chassis Controllers for Improving Path Tracking Performance and Vehicle Stability”
by Taewon Ahn, Yongki Lee and Kihong Park
Electronics 2021, 10(2), 144; https://doi.org/10.3390/electronics10020144
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2079-9292/10/2/144

12. “Multi-Objective Sizing Optimization of Hybrid Renewable Energy Microgrid in a Stand-Alone Marine Context”
by Wenqiang Zhu, Jiang Guo and Guo Zhao
Electronics 2021, 10(2), 174; https://doi.org/10.3390/electronics10020174
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2079-9292/10/2/174

13. “Chaos-Based Secure Communications in Biomedical Information Application”
by Teh-Lu Liao, Hsin-Chieh Chen, Chiau-Yuan Peng and Yi-You Hou
Electronics 2021, 10(3), 359; https://doi.org/10.3390/electronics10030359
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2079-9292/10/3/359

14. “DWT-LSTM-Based Fault Diagnosis of Rolling Bearings with Multi-Sensors”
by Kai Gu, Yu Zhang, Xiaobo Liu, Heng Li and Mifeng Ren
Electronics 2021, 10(17), 2076; https://doi.org/10.3390/electronics10172076
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2079-9292/10/17/2076

15. “Synthesis of a Path-Planning Algorithm for Autonomous Robots Moving in a Game Environment during Collision Avoidance”
by Józef Lisowski
Electronics 2021, 10(6), 675; https://doi.org/10.3390/electronics10060675
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2079-9292/10/6/675

16. “Optimization of a 3D-Printed Permanent Magnet Coupling Using Genetic Algorithm and Taguchi Method”
by Ekaterina Andriushchenko, Ants Kallaste, Anouar Belahcen, Toomas Vaimann, Anton Rassõlkin, Hamidreza Heidari and Hans Tiismus
Electronics 2021, 10(4), 494; https://doi.org/10.3390/electronics10040494
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2079-9292/10/4/494

17. “Open Source Control Device for Industry 4.0 Based on RAMI 4.0”
by Pablo F. S. Melo, Eduardo P. Godoy, Paolo Ferrari and Emiliano Sisinni
Electronics 2021, 10(7), 869; https://doi.org/10.3390/electronics10070869
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2079-9292/10/7/869

18. “Analysis of Obstacle Avoidance Strategy for Dual-Arm Robot Based on Speed Field with Improved Artificial Potential Field Algorithm”
by Hui Zhang, Yongfei Zhu, Xuefei Liu and Xiangrong Xu
Electronics 2021, 10(15), 1850; https://doi.org/10.3390/electronics10151850
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2079-9292/10/15/1850

19. “A Novel S-Box Dynamic Design Based on Nonlinear-Transform of 1D Chaotic Maps”
by Wenhao Yan and Qun Ding
Electronics 2021, 10(11), 1313; https://doi.org/10.3390/electronics10111313
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2079-9292/10/11/1313

20. “Research on the Coordinated Control of Regenerative Braking System and ABS in Hybrid Electric Vehicle Based on Composite Structure Motor”
by Qiwei Xu, Chuan Zhou, Hong Huang and Xuefeng Zhang
Electronics 2021, 10(3), 223; https://doi.org/10.3390/electronics10030223
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2079-9292/10/3/223

13 April 2023
Electronics | Highly Cited Papers in 2021 in the Section “Networks”


The “Networks” Section provides full coverage of all topics of interest involved in the networking area. The purpose of this Section is to bring together researchers, engineers, and students from academia and industry to present novel ideas and solid research about the theoretical and practical aspects in the application domains of computer communications and networks.

As they are of an Open Access format, you have free and unlimited access to the full text of all of the articles published in our journal. We welcome you to read our most highly cited papers published in 2021 listed below:

1. “Deep Learning-Based Intrusion Detection for Distributed Denial of Service Attack in Agriculture 4.0”
by Mohamed Amine Ferrag, Lei Shu, Hamouda Djallel and Kim-Kwang Raymond Choo
Electronics 2021, 10(11), 1257; https://doi.org/10.3390/electronics10111257
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2079-9292/10/11/1257

2. “Machine Learning in Wireless Sensor Networks for Smart Cities: A Survey”
by Himanshu Sharma Ahteshamul Haque and Frede Blaabjerg
Electronics 2021, 10(9), 1012; https://doi.org/10.3390/electronics10091012
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2079-9292/10/9/1012

3. “Internet of Things (IoT) Based Indoor Air Quality Sensing and Predictive Analytic—A COVID-19 Perspective”
by Rafia Mumtaz, Syed Mohammad Hassan Zaidi, Muhammad Zeeshan Shakir, Uferah Shafi, Muhammad Moeez Malik, Ayesha Haque, Sadaf Mumtaz and Syed Ali Raza Zaidi
Electronics 2021, 10(2), 184; https://doi.org/10.3390/electronics10020184
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2079-9292/10/2/184

4. “Wireless Sensor Networks for Smart Cities: Network Design, Implementation and Performance Evaluation”
by Ala’ Khalifeh, Khalid A. Darabkh, Ahmad M. Khasawneh, Issa Alqaisieh, Mohammad Salameh, Ahmed AlAbdala, Shams Alrubaye, Anwar Alassaf, Samer Al-HajAli, Radi Al-Wardat et al.
Electronics 2021, 10(2), 218; https://doi.org/10.3390/electronics10020218
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2079-9292/10/2/218

5. “Ensemble-Based Classification Using Neural Networks and Machine Learning Models for Windows PE Malware Detection”
by Robertas Damaševičius, Algimantas Venčkauskas, Jevgenijus Toldinas and Šarūnas Grigaliūnas
Electronics 2021, 10(4), 485; https://doi.org/10.3390/electronics10040485
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2079-9292/10/4/485

6. “A Recommendation Engine for Predicting Movie Ratings Using a Big Data Approach”
by Mazhar Javed Awan, Rafia Asad Khan, Haitham Nobanee, Awais Yasin, Syed Muhammad Anwar, Usman Naseem and Vishwa Pratap Singh
Electronics 2021, 10(10), 1215; https://doi.org/10.3390/electronics10101215
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2079-9292/10/10/1215

7. “A Novel Adaptive Battery-Aware Algorithm for Data Transmission in IoT-Based Healthcare Applications”
by Hina Magsi, Ali Hassan Sodhro, Mabrook S. Al-Rakhami, Noman Zahid, Sandeep Pirbhulal and Lei Wang
Electronics 2021, 10(4), 367; https://doi.org/10.3390/electronics10040367
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2079-9292/10/4/367

8. “A Low Area High Speed FPGA Implementation of AES Architecture for Cryptography Application”
by Thanikodi Manoj Kumar, Kasarla Satish Reddy, Stefano Rinaldi, Bidare Divakarachari Parameshachari and Kavitha Arunachalam
Electronics 2021, 10(16), 2023; https://doi.org/10.3390/electronics10162023
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2079-9292/10/16/2023

9. “Machine Learning Approach Equipped with Neighbourhood Component Analysis for DDoS Attack Detection in Software-Defined Networking”
by Özgür Tonkal, Hüseyin Polat, Erdal Başaran, Zafer Cömert and Ramazan Kocaoğlu
Electronics 2021, 10(11), 1227; https://doi.org/10.3390/electronics10111227
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2079-9292/10/11/1227

10. “Blockchain Technology for Secured Healthcare Data Communication among the Non-Terminal Nodes in IoT Architecture in 5G Network”
by Parvathaneni Naga Srinivasu, Akash Kumar Bhoi, Soumya Ranjan Nayak, Muhammad Raheel Bhutta and Marcin Woźniak
Electronics 2021, 10(12), 1437; https://doi.org/10.3390/electronics10121437
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2079-9292/10/12/1437

11. “Android Mobile Malware Detection Using Machine Learning: A Systematic Review”
by Janaka Senanayake, Harsha Kalutarage and Mhd Omar Al-Kadri
Electronics 2021, 10(13), 1606; https://doi.org/10.3390/electronics10131606
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2079-9292/10/13/1606

12. “Towards a Blockchain Assisted Patient Owned System for Electronic Health Records”
by Tomilayo Fatokun, Avishek Nag and Sachin Sharma
Electronics 2021, 10(5), 580; https://doi.org/10.3390/electronics10050580
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2079-9292/10/5/580

13. “Masked Face Recognition Using Deep Learning: A Review”
by Ahmad Alzu’bi, Firas Albalas, Tawfik AL-Hadhrami, Lojin Bani Younis and Amjad Bashayreh
Electronics 2021, 10(21), 2666; https://doi.org/10.3390/electronics10212666
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2079-9292/10/21/2666

14. “A Survey on Applications of Reinforcement Learning in Flying Ad-Hoc Networks”
by Sifat Rezwan and Wooyeol Choi
Electronics 2021, 10(4), 449; https://doi.org/10.3390/electronics10040449
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2079-9292/10/4/449

15. “Blockchain-Based Security Mechanism for the Medical Data at Fog Computing Architecture of Internet of Things”
by Desire Ngabo, Dong Wang, Celestine Iwendi, Joseph Henry Anajemba, Lukman Adewale Ajao and Cresantus Biamba
Electronics 2021, 10(17), 2110; https://doi.org/10.3390/electronics10172110
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2079-9292/10/17/2110

16. “Multi-Layer Latency Aware Workload Assignment of E-Transport IoT Applications in Mobile Sensors Cloudlet Cloud Networks”
by Abdullah Lakhan, Mazhar Ali Dootio, Tor Morten Groenli, Ali Hassan Sodhro and Muhammad Saddam Khokhar
Electronics 2021, 10(14), 1719; https://doi.org/10.3390/electronics10141719
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2079-9292/10/14/1719

17. “Fake News Data Exploration and Analytics”
by Mazhar Javed Awan, Awais Yasin, Haitham Nobanee, Ahmed Abid Ali, Zain Shahzad, Muhammad Nabeel, Azlan Mohd Zain and Hafiz Muhammad Faisal Shahzad
Electronics 2021, 10(19), 2326; https://doi.org/10.3390/electronics10192326
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2079-9292/10/19/2326

18. “Secured Big Data Analytics for Decision-Oriented Medical System Using Internet of Things”
by Amjad Rehman, Khalid Haseeb, Tanzila Saba, Jaime Lloret and Usman Tariq
Electronics 2021, 10(11), 1273; https://doi.org/10.3390/electronics10111273
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2079-9292/10/11/1273

19. “Secure Watermarking Schemes and Their Approaches in the IoT Technology: An Overview”
by Raniyah Wazirali, Rami Ahmad, Ahmed Al-Amayreh, Mohammad Al-Madi and Ala’ Khalifeh
Electronics 2021, 10(14), 1744; https://doi.org/10.3390/electronics10141744
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2079-9292/10/14/1744

20. “INTIME: A Machine Learning-Based Framework for Gathering and Leveraging Web Data to Cyber-Threat Intelligence”
by Paris Koloveas, Thanasis Chantzios, Sofia Alevizopoulou, Spiros Skiadopoulos and Christos Tryfonopoulos
Electronics 2021, 10(7), 818; https://doi.org/10.3390/electronics10070818
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2079-9292/10/7/818

12 April 2023
2023 International Day of Human Space Flight

The International Day of Human Space Flight commemorates the first manned space flight by the Soviet citizen Yuri Gagarin on 12 April 1961. This day was declared the International Day of Human Space Flight in 2011 by the United Nations General Assembly resolution, to celebrate the beginning of the human space age. It reaffirms the important contribution of space science and technology in achieving sustainable development goals and increasing the well-being of countries and people, as well as ensuring the realization of their aspiration to preserve outer space for peaceful purposes. 

In the course of human exploration of space, we have established many remarkable achievements and breakthrough milestones:

  • In 1957, the first human-made Earth satellite, Sputnik I, was launched into outer space;
  • In 1961, Yuri Gagarin became the first person to orbit the Earth;
  • In 1969, Neil Armstrong became the first human to set foot upon the surface of the Moon;
  • In 1996, the first spacecraft in human history successfully landed on Mars;
  • In 1998, the International Space Station, a 16-nation international space program, launched for the first time;
  • In 2009, the Kepler space telescope was launched, which has helped humans find thousands of exoplanets;
  • In 2015, SpaceX successfully launched its Falcon 9 rocket and recovered the first stage. 

To further explore the information about space on the 2023 International Day of Human Space Flight, we have gathered academic research from several journals on the topic of space flight, all of which are open access, enabling practitioners, policymakers and people around the world to access and share up-to-date scientific knowledge. 

Let us celebrate the International Day of Human Space Flight together.

The ORIGIN Space Instrument for Detecting Biosignatures and Habitability Indicators on a Venus Life Finder Mission
Aerospace 2022, 9(6), 312; https://doi.org/10.3390/aerospace9060312
Venus Life Finder Missions Motivation and Summary
Aerospace 2022, 9(7), 385; https://doi.org/10.3390/aerospace9070385
Theoretical and Observational Constraints on Lunar Orbital Evolution in the Three-Body Earth-Moon-Sun System
Astronomy 2022, 1(2), 58-83; https://doi.org/10.3390/astronomy1020007
Energetic Neutral Atom (ENA) Imaging Simulation of the Distant Planetary Magnetosphere and ENA Emission Discussion of the Solar Wind
Astronomy 2022, 1(3), 235-245; https://doi.org/10.3390/astronomy1030013
Revisiting Fractional Cosmology
Fractal Fract. 2023, 7(2), 149; https://doi.org/10.3390/fractalfract7020149

 

Special Issue: Orbit Determination Methods for Space Missions and Applications to the Exploration of the Solar System Special Issue: Feature Papers in the Astronomical Sciences
 
    
Whirl Tower Demonstration of an SMA Blade Twist System
Actuators 2022, 11(6), 141; https://doi.org/10.3390/act11060141
A Tutorial and Review on Flight Control Co-Simulation Using Matlab/Simulink and Flight Simulators
Automation 2022, 3(3), 486-510; https://doi.org/10.3390/automation3030025
Reconfigurable Fault-Tolerant Control for Spacecraft Formation Flying Based on Iterative Learning Algorithms
Appl. Sci. 2022, 12(5), 2485; https://doi.org/10.3390/app12052485
Wilderness Search for Lost Persons Using a Multimodal Aerial-Terrestrial Robot Team
Robotics 2022, 11(3), 64; https://doi.org/10.3390/robotics11030064

 

Special Issue: Advances in CubeSat Sails and Tethers Special Issue: Aerospace Mechanisms and Actuation
Special Issue: Advanced Fault Diagnosis and Fault-Tolerant Control Technology of Spacecraft Special Issue: Smart Sensors and Devices: Recent Advances and Applications

Investigation of UAV Detection by Different Solid-State Marine Radars
Electronics 2022, 11(16), 2502; https://doi.org/10.3390/electronics11162502
Edge Machine Learning for the Automated Decision and Visual Computing of the Robots, IoT Embedded Devices or UAV-Drones
Electronics 2022, 11(21), 3507; https://doi.org/10.3390/electronics11213507
Autonomous Tracking of ShenZhou Reentry Capsules Based on Heterogeneous UAV Swarms
Drones 2023, 7(1), 20; https://doi.org/10.3390/drones7010020
A Human-Detection Method Based on YOLOv5 and Transfer Learning Using Thermal Image Data from UAV Perspective for Surveillance System
Drones 2022, 6(10), 290; https://doi.org/10.3390/drones6100290
Multi-UAV Conflict Resolution with Graph Convolutional Reinforcement Learning
Appl. Sci. 2022, 12(2), 610; https://doi.org/10.3390/app12020610

 

Special Issue: Control and Applications of Intelligent Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Special Issue: Navigation, Control and Mission Planning Advances for Safe, Efficient and Autonomous Drones

31 March 2023
Electronics 2023 Best Paper Award—Winners Announced

We are pleased to announce the winners of the Electronics 2023 Best Paper Award. All papers published in Electronics (ISSN: 2079-9292) from 1 January 2021 to 31 December 2021 were considered for the award. After a thorough evaluation of the originality and significance of the papers, citations, and downloads, three winners were selected.

One Review:
Evaluating the Quality of Machine Learning Explanations: A Survey on Methods and Metrics
by Jianlong Zhou, Amir H. Gandomi, Fang Chen and Andreas Holzinger
Electronics 2021, 10(5), 593; doi:10.3390/electronics10050593

Two Articles:
A Real-Time Detection Algorithm for Kiwifruit Defects Based on YOLOv5
by Jia Yao, Jiaming Qi, Jie Zhang, Hongmin Shao, Jia Yang and Xin Li
Electronics 2021, 10(14), 1711; doi:10.3390/electronics10141711

Automated Workers’ Ergonomic Risk Assessment in Manual Material Handling Using sEMG Wearable Sensors and Machine Learning
by Srimantha E. Mudiyanselage, Phuong Hoang Dat Nguyen, Mohammad Sadra Rajabi and Reza Akhavian
Electronics 2021, 10(20), 2558; doi:10.3390/electronics10202558

Each winner will receive CHF 500 and a chance to publish a paper free of charge after peer review in Electronics before the end of 2023.

Please join us in congratulating the winners of the Electronics 2023 Best Paper Award. We would also like to take this opportunity to thank all our authors for their continued support of Electronics.

This announcement is delivered on behalf of the Assessment Committee—Prof. Dr. Flavio Canavero, Prof. Dr. Nurul I. Sarkar, Dr. Giambattista Gruosso and Prof. Dr. Lei Zhang.

Electronics Editorial Office

31 March 2023
Electronics | Highly Cited Papers in 2022 in the Section “Power Electronics”

Power electronics has emerged as a key technology in the conversion and control of electrical power in multiple applications: electric drives and generators, renewable energy systems, energy storage systems, smart cities, smart grids, power systems, transport (vehicles, aircraft, ships, and others), industrial, medical, military, telecommunications, and consumable and home apparatus.

The Section “Power Electronics” is devoted to publishing original research and state-of-the-art review papers on emerging technologies and trends in power electronics, including components, circuits, design, modeling, simulation, control, implementation, testing, and analysis of power electronics and their applications.

As Electronics (ISSN: 2079-9292) is in an Open Access format, you have free and unlimited access to the full text of all of the articles published in our journal. We welcome you to read our most highly cited papers published in 2022 listed below:

  1. “Learning-Based Methods for Cyber Attacks Detection in IoT Systems: A Survey on Methods, Analysis, and Future Prospects”
    by Usman Inayat, Muhammad Fahad Zia, Sajid Mahmood, Haris M. Khalid and Mohamed Benbouzid
    Electronics 2022, 11(9), 1502; https://doi.org/10.3390/electronics11091502
    Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2079-9292/11/9/1502
  1. Parameter Extraction of Solar Module Using the Sooty Tern Optimization Algorithm”
    by Abha Singh, Abhishek Sharma, Shailendra Rajput, Amit Kumar Mondal, Amarnath Bose and Mangey Ram
    Electronics 2022, 11(4), 564; https://doi.org/10.3390/electronics11040564
    Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2079-9292/11/4/564
  1. “Accurate Photovoltaic Models Based on an Adaptive Opposition Artificial Hummingbird Algorithm”
    by Abdelhady Ramadan, Salah Kamel, Mohamed H. Hassan, Emad M. Ahmed and Hany M. Hasanien
    Electronics 2022, 11(3), 318; https://doi.org/10.3390/electronics11030318
    Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2079-9292/11/3/318
  1. “A Survey on Capacitor Voltage Control in Neutral-Point-Clamped Multilevel Converters”
    by Salvador Alepuz, Sergio Busquets-Monge, Joan Nicolás-Apruzzese, Àlber Filbà-Martínez, Josep Bordonau, Xibo Yuan and Samir Kouro
    Electronics 2022, 11(4), 527; https://doi.org/10.3390/electronics11040527
    Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2079-9292/11/4/527
  1. “New High-Gain Transformerless DC/DC Boost Converter System”
    by Hassan Yousif Ahmed, Omar Abdel-Rahim and Ziad M. Ali
    Electronics 2022, 11(5), 734; https://doi.org/10.3390/electronics11050734
    Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2079-9292/11/5/734
  1. “A Review of Wireless Power Transfer Systems for Electric Vehicle Battery Charging with a Focus on Inductive Coupling”
    by Iman Okasili, Ahmad Elkhateb and Timothy Littler
    Electronics 2022, 11(9), 1355; https://doi.org/10.3390/electronics11091355
    Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2079-9292/11/9/1355
  1. “Coordinated Control of Voltage Balancers for the Regulation of Unbalanced Voltage in a Multi-Node Bipolar DC Distribution Network”
    by Chunsheng Guo, Yuhong Wang and Jianquan Liao
    Electronics 2022, 11(1), 166; https://doi.org/10.3390/electronics11010166
    Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2079-9292/11/1/166
  1. “Diagnosis and Fault Detection of Rotor Bars in Squirrel Cage Induction Motors Using Combined Park’s Vector and Extended Park’s Vector Approaches”
    by Mustapha Messaoudi, Aymen Flah, Abdullah Alhumaidi Alotaibi, Ahmed Althobaiti, Lassaad Sbita and Claude Ziad El-Bayeh
    Electronics 2022, 11(3), 380; https://doi.org/10.3390/electronics11030380
    Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2079-9292/11/3/380
  1. “Direct Sliding Mode Control for Dynamic Instabilities in DC-Link Voltage of Standalone Photovoltaic Systems with a Small Capacitor”
    by Ibrahim Al-Wesabi, Zhijian Fang, Zhiguo Wei and Hanlin Dong
    Electronics 2022, 11(1), 133; https://doi.org/10.3390/electronics11010133
    Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2079-9292/11/1/133
  1. “Digital Technology Implementation in Battery-Management Systems for Sustainable Energy Storage: Review, Challenges, and Recommendations”
    by Gopal Krishna, Rajesh Singh, Anita Gehlot, Shaik Vaseem Akram, Neeraj Priyadarshi and Bhekisipho Twala
    Electronics 2022, 11(17), 2695; https://doi.org/10.3390/electronics11172695
    Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2079-9292/11/17/2695
  1. “Threat Modeling of a Smart Grid Secondary Substation”
    by Filip Holik, Lars Halvdan Flå, Martin Gilje Jaatun, Sule Yildirim Yayilgan and Jørn Foros
    Electronics 2022, 11(6), 850; https://doi.org/10.3390/electronics11060850
    Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2079-9292/11/6/850
  1. “An Investigation on Hybrid Particle Swarm Optimization Algorithms for Parameter Optimization of PV Cells”
    by Abha Singh, Abhishek Sharma, Shailendra Rajput, Amarnath Bose and Xinghao Hu
    Electronics 2022, 11(6), 909; https://doi.org/10.3390/electronics11060909
    Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2079-9292/11/6/909
  1. “Performance Evaluation of Solar-PV-Based Non-Isolated Switched-Inductor and Switched-Capacitor High-Step-Up Cuk Converter”
    by Neeraj Priyadarshi, Mahajan Sagar Bhaskar, Farooque Azam, Mayank Singh, Dheeraj Kumar Dhaked, Ibrahim B. M. Taha and Mohamed G. Hussien
    Electronics 2022, 11(9), 1381; https://doi.org/10.3390/electronics11091381
    Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2079-9292/11/9/1381
  1. “Renewable Energy Micro-Grid Interfacing: Economic and Environmental Issues”
    by Adel A. Abou El-Ela, Ragab A. El-Sehiemy, Sohir M. Allam, Abdullah M. Shaheen, Nadia A. Nagem and Adel M. Sharaf
    Electronics 2022, 11(5), 815; https://doi.org/10.3390/electronics11050815
    Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2079-9292/11/5/815
  1. “Hardware-in-the-Loop Simulations: A Historical Overview of Engineering Challenges”
    by Franc Mihalič, Mitja Truntič and Alenka Hren
    Electronics 2022, 11(15), 2462; https://doi.org/10.3390/electronics11152462
    Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2079-9292/11/15/2462
  1. “Design of Open-Ended Structure Wideband PCB Rogowski Coil Based on New Winding Method”
    by Qinghua Tan, Wenbin Zhang, Xiangyu Tan, Le Yang, Yanan Ren and Yang Hu
    Electronics 2022, 11(3), 381; https://doi.org/10.3390/electronics11030381
    Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2079-9292/11/3/381
  1. “New Modulation Technique in Smart Grid Interfaced Multilevel UPQC-PV Controlled via Fuzzy Logic Controller”
    by Hassan Kenjrawy, Carlo Makdisie, Issam Houssamo and Nabil Mohammed
    Electronics 2022, 11(6), 919; https://doi.org/10.3390/electronics11060919
    Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2079-9292/11/6/919
  1. “Requirements for Energy-Harvesting-Driven Edge Devices Using Task-Offloading Approaches”
    by Meriam Ben Ammar, Imed Ben Dhaou, Dhouha El Houssaini, Salwa Sahnoun, Ahmed Fakhfakh and Olfa Kanoun
    Electronics 2022, 11(3), 383; https://doi.org/10.3390/electronics11030383
    Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2079-9292/11/3/383
  1. “High-Voltage Drivers Based on Forming Lines with Extended Quasi-Rectangular Pulses for High-Power Microwave Oscillators”
    by Vladislav V. Rostov, Alexei S. Stepchenko, Pavel V. Vykhodtsev and Ruslan V. Tsygankov
    Electronics 2022, 11(3), 406; https://doi.org/10.3390/electronics11030406
    Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2079-9292/11/3/406
  1. “Multiple-Output DC–DC Converters: Applications and Solutions”
    by Salvador P. Litrán, Eladio Durán, Jorge Semião and Cristian Díaz-Martín
    Electronics 2022, 11(8), 1258; https://doi.org/10.3390/electronics11081258
    Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2079-9292/11/8/1258

27 March 2023
Meet Us at the 2023 IEEE 6th International Conference on Electronics Technology (ICET 2023), 12–15 May 2023, Chengdu, China


MDPI will be attending the 2023 IEEE 6th International Conference on Electronics Technology (ICET 2023) in Chengdu, China, which will take place from 12 to 15 May 2023. The primary aim of ICET 2023 is to offer an academic platform for senior and young scientists from all over the world to exchange research ideas and share knowledge, development, and experiences on topics related to their experimental and theoretical work in the very widespread field of electronics and micro/nanoelectronics technology and electronic packaging in a convenient and multicultural atmosphere.

The following MDPI journals will be represented:

  • Electronics;
  • Energies;
  • Sensors;
  • Actuators;
  • Aerospace;
  • Machines;
  • Photonics;
  • Smart Cities;
  • Symmetry.

If you are attending this conference, please visit our booth. Our delegates look forward to meeting you in person and answering any questions that you may have. For more information about the conference, please visit the following link: http://icet.net//.

22 March 2023
Electronics | Highly Cited Papers in 2022 in the Section “Microwave and Wireless Communications”


The Section “Microwave and Wireless Communications” invites advanced theories and technologies across a wide spectrum. These can be related to microwave and millimeter wave communication, including radar sensor, etc., which may be a fundament or application, element or system, hardware or software, methodology theory or measurement. We hope to present state-of-the-art technologies in this Section.

As Electronics is an Open Access format, you have free and unlimited access to the full text of all the articles published in our journal. We welcome you to read our most highly cited papers published in 2022 below:

1. “A Road towards 6G Communication—A Review of 5G Antennas, Arrays, and Wearable Devices”
by Muhammad Ikram, Kamel Sultan, Muhammad Faisal Lateef and Abdulrahman S. M. Alqadami
Electronics 2022, 11(1), 169; https://doi.org/10.3390/electronics11010169
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2079-9292/11/1/169

2. “A Survey on LoRaWAN Technology: Recent Trends, Opportunities, Simulation Tools and Future Directions”
by Mukarram A. M. Almuhaya, Waheb A. Jabbar, Noorazliza Sulaiman and Suliman Abdulmalek
Electronics 2022, 11(1), 164; https://doi.org/10.3390/electronics11010164
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2079-9292/11/1/164

3. “A Novel Meander Bowtie-Shaped Antenna with Multi-Resonant and Rejection Bands for Modern 5G Communications”
by Yanal S. Faouri, Sarosh Ahmad, Naser Ojaroudi Parchin, Chan Hwang See and Raed Abd-Alhameed
Electronics 2022, 11(5), 821; https://doi.org/10.3390/electronics11050821
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2079-9292/11/5/821

4. “AlexNet Convolutional Neural Network for Disease Detection and Classification of Tomato Leaf”
by Hsing-Chung Chen, Agung Mulyo Widodo, Andika Wisnujati, Mosiur Rahaman, Jerry Chun-Wei Lin, Liukui Chen and Chien-Erh Weng
Electronics 2022, 11(6), 951; https://doi.org/10.3390/electronics11060951
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2079-9292/11/6/951

5. “A Multi-Slot Two-Antenna MIMO with High Isolation for Sub-6 GHz 5G/IEEE802.11ac/ax/C-Band/X-Band Wireless and Satellite Applications”
by Abdullah G. Alharbi, Jayshri Kulkarni, Arpan Desai, Chow-Yen-Desmond Sim and Ajay Poddar
Electronics 2022, 11(3), 473; https://doi.org/10.3390/electronics11030473
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2079-9292/11/3/473

6. “High-Isolation MIMO Antenna for 5G Millimeter-Wave Communication Systems”
by Muhammad Bilal, Syeda Iffat Naqvi, Niamat Hussain, Yasar Amin and Nam Kim
Electronics 2022, 11(6), 962; https://doi.org/10.3390/electronics11060962
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2079-9292/11/6/962

7. “Recent Studies Utilizing Artificial Intelligence Techniques for Solving Data Collection, Aggregation and Dissemination Challenges in Wireless Sensor Networks: A Review”
by Walid Osamy, Ahmed M. Khedr, Ahmed Salim, Amal Ibrahim AlAli and Ahmed A. El-Sawy
Electronics 2022, 11(3), 313; https://doi.org/10.3390/electronics11030313
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2079-9292/11/3/313

8. “Design and Characterization of Compact Broadband Antenna and Its MIMO Configuration for 28 GHz 5G Applications”
by Musa Hussain, Esraa Mousa Ali, Syed Muhammad Rizvi Jarchavi, Abir Zaidi, Ali Imran Najam, Abdullah Alhumaidi Alotaibi, Ahmed Althobaiti and Sherif S. M. Ghoneim
Electronics 2022, 11(4), 523; https://doi.org/10.3390/electronics11040523
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2079-9292/11/4/523

9. “Recent Developments and Challenges on Beam Steering Characteristics of Reconfigurable Transmitarray Antennas”
by Qasim Ali, Waseem Shahzad, Iftikhar Ahmad, Shozab Safiq, Xi Bin, Syed Muzahir Abbas and Houjun Sun
Electronics 2022, 11(4), 587; https://doi.org/10.3390/electronics11040587
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2079-9292/11/4/587

10. “Mobility Management Issues and Solutions in 5G-and-Beyond Networks: A Comprehensive Review”
by Maraj Uddin Ahmed Siddiqui, Faizan Qamar, Muhammad Tayyab, MHD Nour Hindia, Quang Ngoc Nguyen and Rosilah Hassan
Electronics 2022, 11(9), 1366; https://doi.org/10.3390/electronics11091366
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2079-9292/11/9/1366

11. “A Survey on CubeSat Missions and Their Antenna Designs”
by Sining Liu, Panagiotis Ioannis Theoharis, Raad Raad, Faisel Tubbal, Angelos Theoharis, Saeid Iranmanesh, Suhila Abulgasem, Muhammad Usman Ali Khan and Ladislau Matekovits
Electronics 2022, 11(13), 2021; https://doi.org/10.3390/electronics11132021
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2079-9292/11/13/2021

12. “Counteracting Selfish Nodes Using Reputation Based System in Mobile Ad Hoc Networks”
by Muhammad Fayaz, Gulzar Mehmood, Ajab Khan, Sohail Abbas, Muhammad Fayaz and Jeonghwan Gwak
Electronics 2022, 11(2), 185; https://doi.org/10.3390/electronics11020185
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2079-9292/11/2/185

13. “Indoor Positioning System Based on Bluetooth Low Energy Technology and a Nature-Inspired Optimization Algorithm”
by Primož Bencak, Darko Hercog and Tone Lerher
Electronics 2022, 11(3), 308; https://doi.org/10.3390/electronics11030308
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2079-9292/11/3/308

14. “Performance Analysis of Multi-User MIMO Schemes under Realistic 3GPP 3-D Channel Model for 5G mmWave Cellular Networks”
by Daniel Gaetano Riviello, Francesco Di Stasio and Riccardo Tuninato
Electronics 2022, 11(3), 330; https://doi.org/10.3390/electronics11030330
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2079-9292/11/3/330

15. “A Compact Sub-GHz Wide Tunable Antenna Design for IoT Applications”
by Rifaqat Hussain, Saad I. Alhuwaimel, Abdullah M. Algarni, Khaled Aljaloud and Niamat Hussain
Electronics 2022, 11(7), 1074; https://doi.org/10.3390/electronics11071074
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2079-9292/11/7/1074

16. “A Review on SIW and Its Applications to Microwave Components”
by Augustine O. Nwajana and Emenike Raymond Obi
Electronics 2022, 11(7), 1160; https://doi.org/10.3390/electronics11071160
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2079-9292/11/7/1160

17. “A New mm-Wave Antenna Array with Wideband Characteristics for Next Generation Communication Systems”
by Mehr E Munir, Abdullah G. Al Harbi, Saad Hassan Kiani, Mohamed Marey, Naser Ojaroudi Parchin, Jehanzeb Khan, Hala Mostafa, Javed Iqbal, Muhammad Abbas Khan and Chan Hwang See et al.
Electronics 2022, 11(10), 1560; https://doi.org/10.3390/electronics11101560
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2079-9292/11/10/1560

18. “Energy-Efficient Routing Protocols for Wireless Sensor Networks: Architectures, Strategies, and Performance”
by Trupti Mayee Behera, Umesh Chandra Samal, Sushanta Kumar Mohapatra, Mohammad S. Khan, Bhargav Appasani, Nicu Bizon and Phatiphat Thounthong
Electronics 2022, 11(15), 2282; https://doi.org/10.3390/electronics11152282
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2079-9292/11/15/2282

19. “Interference Challenges and Management in B5G Network Design: A Comprehensive Review”
by Osamah Thamer Hassan Alzubaidi, MHD Nour Hindia, Kaharudin Dimyati, Kamarul Ariffin Noordin, Amelia Natasya Abdul Wahab, Faizan Qamar and Rosilah Hassan
Electronics 2022, 11(18), 2842; https://doi.org/10.3390/electronics11182842
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2079-9292/11/18/2842

20. “Enhanced Millimeter-Wave 3-D Imaging via Complex-Valued Fully Convolutional Neural Network”
by Handan Jing, Shiyong Li, Ke Miao, Shuoguang Wang, Xiaoxi Cui, Guoqiang Zhao and Houjun Sun
Electronics 2022, 11(1), 147; https://doi.org/10.3390/electronics11010147
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2079-9292/11/1/147

22 March 2023
Recruiting Editorial Board Members for Section “Artificial Intelligence Circuits and Systems (AICAS)” in Electronics


The “Artificial Intelligence Circuits and Systems (AICAS)” Section in Electronics (ISSN: 2079-9292) is focused on publications that are related to circuits and systems for artificial intelligence. The Section covers topics of interest within hardware-based deep learning AI and algorithmic deep learning AI using machine learning. It is dedicated to the publication of articles not only from the listed areas but also from similar or related areas. We encourage the submission of original contributions derived from theoretical and/or application-oriented research studies.

The subject areas of interest include, but are not limited to, the following:

  • Circuits and systems for artificial intelligence;
  • Tools/platforms for artificial intelligence;
  • Artificial intelligence computing;
  • Advanced neural network design;
  • Neuromorphic processors;
  • Deep learning algorithms;
  • Machine learning algorithms;
  • Cloud artificial intelligence computing platforms;
  • Hardware accelerators;
  • Hardware design for artificial intelligence systems;
  • Design automation for artificial intelligence systems;
  • Emerging applications of artificial intelligence;
  • Medical applications of artificial intelligence;
  • Autonomous vehicle applications of artificial intelligence;
  • Smart cities and environmental applications of artificial intelligence.

If you are an active researcher in the field and are passionate about participating in cutting-edge research publications, please do not hesitate to contact us about joining the board and contributing to this section.

For more information, please visit https://www.mdpi.com/journal/electronics/sections/AICAS.

If you have any questions, please contact the Managing Editor Ms. Queena Cui ([email protected]).

17 March 2023
Electronics | Highly Cited Papers in 2021 in The Section “Microwave and Wireless Communications”


In the Section “Microwave and Wireless Communication”, we would like to invite advanced theories and technologies across a wide spectrum. These can be related to microwave and millimeter wave communication, including radar sensor, etc., which may be a fundament or application, element or system, hardware or software, methodology theory or measurement. We hope to present the state-of-the-art technologies in this Section.

As they are in an Open Access format, you have free and unlimited access to the full text of all the articles published in our journal. We welcome you to read our most highly cited papers published in 2021 below:

1. “Ubiquitous Vehicular Ad-Hoc Network Computing Using Deep Neural Network with IoT-Based Bat Agents for Traffic Management”
by Srihari Kannan, Gaurav Dhiman, Yuvaraj Natarajan, Ashutosh Sharma, Sachi Nandan Mohanty, Mukesh Soni, Udayakumar Easwaran, Hamidreza Ghorbani, Alia Asheralieva and Mehdi Gheisari
Electronics 2021, 10(7), 785; https://doi.org/10.3390/electronics10070785
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2079-9292/10/7/785

2.A Quad-Port Dual-Band MIMO Antenna Array for 5G Smartphone Applications”
by Jianlin Huang, Guiting Dong, Jing Cai, Han Li and Gui Liu
Electronics 2021, 10(5), 542; https://doi.org/10.3390/electronics10050542
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2079-9292/10/5/542

3. “Infinity Shell Shaped MIMO Antenna Array for mm-Wave 5G Applications”
by Mian Muhammad Kamal, Shouyi Yang, Xin-cheng Ren, Ahsan Altaf, Saad Hassan Kiani, Muhammad Rizwan Anjum, Amjad Iqbal, Muhammad Asif and Sohail Imran Saeed
Electronics 2021, 10(2), 165; https://doi.org/10.3390/electronics10020165
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2079-9292/10/2/165

4. “A 28 GHz Broadband Helical Inspired End-Fire Antenna and Its MIMO Configuration for 5G Pattern Diversity Applications”
by Hijab Zahra, Wahaj Abbas Awan, Wael Abd Ellatif Ali, Niamat Hussain, Syed Muzahir Abbas and Subhas Mukhopadhyay
Electronics 2021, 10(4), 405; https://doi.org/10.3390/electronics10040405
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2079-9292/10/4/405

5. “Dynamic Route Discovery Using Modified Grasshopper Optimization Algorithm in Wireless Ad-Hoc Visible Light Communication Network”
by Sharmila Vadivel, Srinivas Konda, Kavitha Rani Balmuri, Andrzej Stateczny and B. D. Parameshachari
Electronics 2021, 10(10), 1176; https://doi.org/10.3390/electronics10101176
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2079-9292/10/10/1176

6. “A Flexible and Pattern Reconfigurable Antenna with Small Dimensions and Simple Layout for Wireless Communication Systems Operating over 1.65–2.51 GHz”
by Adnan Ghaffar, Xue Jun Li, Wahaj Abbas Awan, Aqeel Hussain Naqvi, Niamat Hussain, Mohammad Alibakhshikenari and Ernesto Limiti
Electronics 2021, 10(5), 601; https://doi.org/10.3390/electronics10050601
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2079-9292/10/5/601

7. “Design and Synthesis of Multi-Mode Bandpass Filter for Wireless Applications”
by Satheeshkumar Palanisamy, Balakumaran Thangaraju, Osamah Ibrahim Khalaf, Youseef Alotaibi and Saleh Alghamdi
Electronics 2021, 10(22), 2853; https://doi.org/10.3390/electronics10222853
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2079-9292/10/22/2853

8. “Design and Realization of a Frequency Reconfigurable Antenna with Wide, Dual, and Single-Band Operations for Compact Sized Wireless Applications”
by Wahaj Abbas Awan, Syeda Iffat Naqvi, Wael Abd Ellatif Ali, Niamat Hussain, Amjad Iqbal, Huy Hung Tran, Mohammad Alibakhshikenari and Ernesto Limiti
Electronics 2021, 10(11), 1321; https://doi.org/10.3390/electronics10111321
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2079-9292/10/11/1321

9. “Design of a MIMO Antenna with High Gain and Enhanced Isolation for WLAN Applications”
by He Peng, Ruixing Zhi, Qichao Yang, Jing Cai, Yi Wan and Gui Liu
Electronics 2021, 10(14), 1659; https://doi.org/10.3390/electronics10141659
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2079-9292/10/14/1659

10. “8-Port Semi-Circular Arc MIMO Antenna with an Inverted L-Strip Loaded Connected Ground for UWB Applications”
by Tathababu Addepalli, Arpan Desai, Issa Elfergani, N. Anveshkumar, Jayshri Kulkarni, Chemseddine Zebiri, Jonathan Rodriguez and Raed Abd-Alhameed
Electronics 2021, 10(12), 1476; https://doi.org/10.3390/electronics10121476
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2079-9292/10/12/1476

11. “Compact Quad-Element High-Isolation Wideband MIMO Antenna for mm-Wave Applications”
by Daniyal Ali Sehrai, Muhammad Asif, Nosherwan Shoaib, Muhammad Ibrar, Saeedullah Jan, Mohammad Alibakhshikenari, Ali Lalbakhsh and Ernesto Limiti
Electronics 2021, 10(11), 1300; https://doi.org/10.3390/electronics10111300
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2079-9292/10/11/1300

12. “Leveraging Machine-Learning for D2D Communications in 5G/Beyond 5G Networks”
by Sherief Hashima, Basem M. ElHalawany, Kohei Hatano, Kaishun Wu and Ehab Mahmoud Mohamed
Electronics 2021, 10(2), 169; https://doi.org/10.3390/electronics10020169
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2079-9292/10/2/169

13. “E-Shaped H-Slotted Dual Band mmWave Antenna for 5G Technology”
by Kiran Raheel, Ahsan Altaf, Arbab Waheed, Saad Hassan Kiani, Daniyal Ali Sehrai, Faisel Tubbal and Raad Raad
Electronics 2021, 10(9), 1019; https://doi.org/10.3390/electronics10091019
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2079-9292/10/9/1019

14. “Donut-Shaped mmWave Printed Antenna Array for 5G Technology”
by Mian Muhammad Kamal, Shouyi Yang, Saad Hassan Kiani, Muhammad Rizwan Anjum, Mohammad Alibakhshikenari, Zulfiqar Ali Arain, Abdul Aleem Jamali, Ali Lalbakhsh and Ernesto Limiti
Electronics 2021, 10(12), 1415; https://doi.org/10.3390/electronics10121415
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2079-9292/10/12/1415

15. “A Textile EBG-Based Antenna for Future 5G-IoT Millimeter-Wave Applications”
by EL May Wissem, Imen Sfar, Lotfi Osman and Jean-Marc Ribero
Electronics 2021, 10(2), 154; https://doi.org/10.3390/electronics10020154
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2079-9292/10/2/154

16. “Survey of Millimeter-Wave Propagation Measurements and Models in Indoor Environments”
by Ahmed Al-Saman, Michael Cheffena, Olakunle Elijah, Yousef A. Al-Gumaei, Sharul Kamal Abdul Rahim and Tawfik Al-Hadhrami
Electronics 2021, 10(14), 1653; https://doi.org/10.3390/electronics10141653
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2079-9292/10/14/1653

17. “A Novel Hook-Shaped Antenna Operating at 28 GHz for Future 5G mmwave Applications”
by Mian Muhammad Kamal, Shouyi Yang, Saad Hassan Kiani, Daniyal Ali Sehrai, Mohammad Alibakhshikenari, Mujeeb Abdullah, Francisco Falcone, Ernesto Limiti and Mehre Munir
Electronics 2021, 10(6), 673; https://doi.org/10.3390/electronics10060673
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2079-9292/10/6/673

18. “Research Challenges and Opportunities in Drone Forensics Models”
by Arafat Al-Dhaqm, Richard A. Ikuesan, Victor R. Kebande, Shukor Razak and Fahad M. Ghabban
Electronics 2021, 10(13), 1519; https://doi.org/10.3390/electronics10131519
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2079-9292/10/13/1519

19. “Massive MIMO Techniques for 5G and Beyond—Opportunities and Challenges”
by David Borges, Paulo Montezuma, Rui Dinis and Marko Beko
Electronics 2021, 10(14), 1667; https://doi.org/10.3390/electronics10141667
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2079-9292/10/14/1667

20. “Design and Analysis of Wideband Flexible Self-Isolating MIMO Antennas for Sub-6 GHz 5G and WLAN Smartphone Terminals”
by Jayshri Kulkarni, Abdullah G. Alharbi, Arpan Desai, Chow-Yen-Desmond Sim and Ajay Poddar
Electronics 2021, 10(23), 3031; https://doi.org/10.3390/electronics10233031
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2079-9292/10/23/3031

17 March 2023
Electronics | Highly Cited Papers in 2021 in the Section “Power Electronics”


The Section “Power Electronics” is devoted to publishing original research and state-of-the-art review papers on emerging technologies and trends in power electronics, including components, circuits, design, modeling, simulation, control, implementation, testing, and analysis of power electronics and its applications.

As Electronics is of Open Access format, you have free and unlimited access to the full text of all articles published in our journal. We welcome you to read our most highly cited papers published in 2021 below:

1. “Role of Wide Bandgap Materials in Power Electronics for Smart Grids Applications”
by Javier Ballestín-Fuertes, Jesús Muñoz-Cruzado-Alba, José F. Sanz-Osorio and Erika Laporta-Puyal
Electronics 2021, 10(6), 677; https://doi.org/10.3390/electronics10060677
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2079-9292/10/6/677

2. “Review of Electric Vehicle Converter Configurations, Control Schemes and Optimizations: Challenges and Suggestions”
by Molla S. Hossain Lipu, Mohammad Faisal, Shaheer Ansari, Mahammad A. Hannan, Tahia F. Karim, Afida Ayob, Aini Hussain, Md. Sazal Miah and Mohamad Hanif Md Saad
Electronics 2021, 10(4), 477; https://doi.org/10.3390/electronics10040477
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2079-9292/10/4/477

3. “Fuzzy Logic-Based Direct Power Control Method for PV Inverter of Grid-Tied AC Microgrid without Phase-Locked Loop”
by Shameem Ahmad, Saad Mekhilef, Hazlie Mokhlis, Mazaher Karimi, Alireza Pourdaryaei, Tofael Ahmed, Umme Kulsum Jhuma and Suhail Afzal
Electronics 2021, 10(24), 3095; https://doi.org/10.3390/electronics10243095
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2079-9292/10/24/3095

4. “Voltage Stability of Power Systems with Renewable-Energy Inverter-Based Generators: A Review”
by Nasser Hosseinzadeh, Asma Aziz, Apel Mahmud, Ameen Gargoom and Mahbub Rabbani
Electronics 2021, 10(2), 115; https://doi.org/10.3390/electronics10020115
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2079-9292/10/2/115

5. “An Effective Method for Parameter Estimation of a Solar Cell”
by Abhishek Sharma, Abhinav Sharma, Moshe Averbukh, Vibhu Jately and Brian Azzopardi
Electronics 2021, 10(3), 312; https://doi.org/10.3390/electronics10030312
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2079-9292/10/3/312

6. “A Novel Solution Methodology Based on a Modified Gradient-Based Optimizer for Parameter Estimation of Photovoltaic Models”
by Mohamed H. Hassan, Salah Kamel, M. A. El-Dabah and Hegazy Rezk
Electronics 2021, 10(4), 472; https://doi.org/10.3390/electronics10040472
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2079-9292/10/4/472

7. “Electric Vehicles Charging Stations’ Architectures, Criteria, Power Converters, and Control Strategies in Microgrids”
by Dominic Savio Abraham, Rajesh Verma, Lakshmikhandan Kanagaraj, Sundar Rajan Giri Thulasi Raman, Narayanamoorthi Rajamanickam, Bharatiraja Chokkalingam, Kamalesh Marimuthu Sekar and Lucian Mihet-Popa
Electronics 2021, 10(16), 1895; https://doi.org/10.3390/electronics10161895
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2079-9292/10/16/1895

8. “Optimal Placement and Sizing of D-STATCOM in Radial and Meshed Distribution Networks Using a Discrete-Continuous Version of the Genetic Algorithm”
by Cristian Mateo Castiblanco-Pérez, David Esteban Toro-Rodríguez, Oscar Danilo Montoya and Diego Armando Giral-Ramírez
Electronics 2021, 10(12), 1452; https://doi.org/10.3390/electronics10121452
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2079-9292/10/12/1452

9. “Estimation of Lithium-Ion Batteries State-Condition in Electric Vehicle Applications: Issues and State of the Art”
by Khaled Laadjal and Antonio J. Marques Cardoso
Electronics 2021, 10(13), 1588; https://doi.org/10.3390/electronics10131588
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2079-9292/10/13/1588

10. “Trends and Challenges in Multi-Level Inverter with Reduced Switches”
by Ganesh Kumar Srinivasan, Marco Rivera, Vijayaraja Loganathan, Dhanasekar Ravikumar and Balaji Mohan
Electronics 2021, 10(4), 368; https://doi.org/10.3390/electronics10040368
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2079-9292/10/4/368

11. “Parameter Extraction of Photovoltaic Module Using Tunicate Swarm Algorithm”
by Abhishek Sharma, Ankit Dasgotra, Sunil Kumar Tiwari, Abhinav Sharma, Vibhu Jately and Brian Azzopardi
Electronics 2021, 10(8), 878; https://doi.org/10.3390/electronics10080878
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2079-9292/10/8/878

12. “Reduction of Losses and Operating Costs in Distribution Networks Using a Genetic Algorithm and Mathematical Optimization”
by Fabio Edison Riaño, Jonathan Felipe Cruz, Oscar Danilo Montoya, Harold R. Chamorro and Lazaro Alvarado-Barrios
Electronics 2021, 10(4), 419; https://doi.org/10.3390/electronics10040419
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2079-9292/10/4/419

13. “Review of Power Converter Impact of Electromagnetic Energy Harvesting Circuits and Devices for Autonomous Sensor Applications”

by Mahidur R. Sarker, Mohamad Hanif Md Saad, José Luis Olazagoitia and Jordi Vinolas
Electronics 2021, 10(9), 1108; https://doi.org/10.3390/electronics10091108
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2079-9292/10/9/1108

14. “A New Approach for Power Losses Evaluation of IGBT/Diode Module”
by Hossein Hafezi and Roberto Faranda
Electronics 2021, 10(3), 280; https://doi.org/10.3390/electronics10030280
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2079-9292/10/3/280

15. “A Sustainable Energy Distribution Configuration for Microgrids Integrated to the National Grid Using Back-to-Back Converters in a Renewable Power System”
by Reza Alayi, Farhad Zishan, Mahdi Mohkam, Siamak Hoseinzadeh, Saim Memon and Davide Astiaso Garcia
Electronics 2021, 10(15), 1826; https://doi.org/10.3390/electronics10151826
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2079-9292/10/15/1826

16. “SPSO Based Optimal Integration of DGs in Local Distribution Systems under Extreme Load Growth for Smart Cities”
by Mian Rizwan, Muhammad Waseem, Rehan Liaqat, Intisar Ali Sajjad, Udaya Dampage, Saleh H. Salmen, Sami Al Obaid, Mohamed A. Mohamed and Andres Annuk
Electronics 2021, 10(20), 2542; https://doi.org/10.3390/electronics10202542
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2079-9292/10/20/2542

17. “A Comprehensive Survey on Cyber-Physical Smart Grid Testbed Architectures: Requirements and Challenges”
by Abdallah A. Smadi, Babatunde Tobi Ajao, Brian K. Johnson, Hangtian Lei, Yacine Chakhchoukh and Qasem Abu Al-Haija
Electronics 2021, 10(9), 1043; https://doi.org/10.3390/electronics10091043
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2079-9292/10/9/1043

18. “Energy-Efficient Fuzzy Management System for Internet of Things Connected Vehicular Ad Hoc Networks”
by Imran Memon, Mohammad Kamrul Hasan, Riaz Ahmed Shaikh, Jamel Nebhen, Khairul Azmi Abu Bakar, Eklas Hossain and Muhammad Hanif Tunio
Electronics 2021, 10(9), 1068; https://doi.org/10.3390/electronics10091068
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2079-9292/10/9/1068

19. “Two Decades of Condition Monitoring Methods for Power Devices”
by Giovanni Susinni, Santi Agatino Rizzo and Francesco Iannuzzo
Electronics 2021, 10(6), 683; https://doi.org/10.3390/electronics10060683
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2079-9292/10/6/683

20. “Comparison of Different Design Alternatives for Hardware-in-the-Loop of Power Converters”
by Elyas Zamiri, Alberto Sanchez, Marina Yushkova, Maria Sofia Martínez-García and Angel de Castro
Electronics 2021, 10(8), 926; https://doi.org/10.3390/electronics10080926
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2079-9292/10/8/926

13 March 2023
MDPI’s Newly Launched Journals in December 2022

As a leading open access publisher, MDPI provides scholars with a high-quality and rich academic exchange platform by continuously expanding into new and exciting research areas.

In December 2022, MDPI launched five new journals, covering multiple subjects such as life sciences, biology, medicine and pharmacology, social sciences and humanities. These new journals are being edited by established scholars across the world.

Journal

Founding Editor-in-Chief

Journal Topics (Selected)

Prof. Dr. Fabio Gresta, University of Messina, Italy| Editorial | view inaugural issue

grass/forage/turf production; grassland management; pasture monitoring; grazing and livestock; grass agro-ecosystems| view journal scope | submit an article

Prof. Dr. Christos G. Athanassiou, University of Thessaly, Greece| Editorial | view inaugural issue

pesticides; fungicides; herbicides; fertilizers; soil conditioners| view journal scope | submit an article

Prof. Dr. Stephen H. Safe, Texas A&M University, USA| Editorial | view inaugural issue

receptor structure; receptor function; receptor signaling; receptor expression and regulation; receptor interactions with drugs| view journal scope | submit an article

Dr. Jean Jacques Vanden Eynde, University of Mons-UMONS, Belgium| Editorial | view inaugural issue

drug discovery; medicinal chemistry; preclinical and clinical research; marketed drugs; intellectual property and regulatory affairs| view journal scope | submit an article

Prof. Dr. Heather Kanuka, University of Alberta, Canada| Editorial | view inaugural issue

higher education; tertiary education; policy and practice in higher education; educational leadership in higher education; educational administration and management in higher education| view journal scope | submit an article

If you are interested in creating more open access journals with us to publish cutting-edge research, please send your journal proposal application to [email protected].

7 March 2023
Displaying Co-Authors’ Email Addresses on the Webpage of Published Papers

MDPI is pleased to announce that we now display the co-authors’ email addresses in addition to the corresponding author’s email address on the webpage of published papers, protected by Captcha. For more information about this change, please visit the journal’s instructions for authors page. 

We believe this change will facilitate academic discussions and advance our cause of open science and research. The corresponding authors are responsible for communicating with their co-authors and indicating in our system (https://susy.mdpi.com/) if co-authors would prefer for their email addresses not to be displayed.

7 March 2023
Electronics | Highly Cited Papers in 2022 from the “Circuit and Signal Processing” Section

The aim of the “Circuit and Signal Processing” Section is to host significant and original contributions and state-of-the-art review articles in this field of research. The scope of this Section is broad, ranging from mathematical foundations to practical engineering applications, measurement techniques, compliance verification, and reliability studies.

As they are published in an Open Access format, you have free and unlimited access to the full text of all of the articles in our journal. We welcome you to read our most highly cited papers published in 2022:

1. “A New Memristive Neuron Map Model and Its Network’s Dynamics under Electrochemical Coupling”
by Balamurali Ramakrishnan, Mahtab Mehrabbeik, Fatemeh Parastesh, Karthikeyan Rajagopal and Sajad Jafari
Electronics 2022, 11(1), 153; https://doi.org/10.3390/electronics11010153
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2079-9292/11/1/153

2. “Ultra-Wideband Graphene-Based Micro-Sized Circular Patch-Shaped Yagi-like MIMO Antenna for Terahertz Wireless Communication”
by Mohammad Arif Sobhan Bhuiyan and Vishal Sorathiya
Electronics 2022, 11(9), 1305; https://doi.org/10.3390/electronics11091305
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2079-9292/11/9/1305

3. “CMOS Low-Dropout Voltage Regulator Design Trends: An Overview”
by Mohammad Arif Sobhan Bhuiyan, Md. Rownak Hossain, Khairun Nisa’ Minhad, Fahmida Haque, Mohammad Shahriar Khan Hemel, Omar Md Dawi, Mamun Bin Ibne Reaz and Kelvin J. A. Ooi
Electronics 2022, 11(2), 193; https://doi.org/10.3390/electronics11020193
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2079-9292/11/2/193

4. “New Resistor-Less Electronically Controllable ±C Simulator Employing VCII, DVCC, and a Grounded Capacitor”
by Giuseppe Ferri, Leila Safari, Gianluca Barile, Massimo Scarsella and Vincenzo Stornelli
Electronics 2022, 11(2), 286; https://doi.org/10.3390/electronics11020286
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2079-9292/11/2/286

5. “A New Realization of Electronically Tunable Multiple-Input Single-Voltage Output Second-Order LP/BP Filter Using VCII”

by Leila Safari, Gianluca Barile, Giuseppe Ferri, Mattia Ragnoli and Vincenzo Stornelli
Electronics 2022, 11(4), 646; https://doi.org/10.3390/electronics11040646
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2079-9292/11/4/646

6. “Volatile Memristor in Leaky Integrate-and-Fire Neurons: Circuit Simulation and Experimental Study”
by Natasa M. Samardzic, Jovan S. Bajic, Dalibor L. Sekulic and Stanisa Dautovic
Electronics 2022, 11(6), 894; https://doi.org/10.3390/electronics11060894
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2079-9292/11/6/894

7. “Harvesting Systems for RF Energy: Trends, Challenges, Techniques, and Tradeoffs”
by Surajo Muhammad, Jun Jiat Tiang, Sew Kin Wong, Ali H. Rambe, Ismahayati Adam, Amor Smida, Mohamed Ibrahim Waly, Amjad Iqbal, Adamu Saidu Abubakar and Mohd Najib Mohd Yasin
Electronics 2022, 11(6), 959; https://doi.org/10.3390/electronics11060959
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2079-9292/11/6/959

8. “A Different Approach for Maximum Power Point Tracking (MPPT) Using Impedance Matching through Non-Isolated DC-DC Converters in Solar Photovoltaic Systems”
by Deepak Verma, Savita Nema, Rakeshwri Agrawal, Yashwant Sawle and Alok Kumar
Electronics 2022, 11(7), 1053; https://doi.org/10.3390/electronics11071053
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2079-9292/11/7/1053

9. “Signals Recognition by CNN Based on Attention Mechanism”
by Feng Tian, Li Wang and Meng Xia
Electronics 2022, 11(13), 2100; https://doi.org/10.3390/electronics11132100
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2079-9292/11/13/2100

10. “Holistic Research on Blockchain’s Consensus Protocol Mechanisms with Security and Concurrency Analysis Aspects of CPS”
by Aniruddha Bhattacharjya, Remigiusz Wisniewski and Venkatram Nidumolu
Electronics 2022, 11(17), 2760; https://doi.org/10.3390/electronics11172760
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2079-9292/11/17/2760

11. “Electronically Adjustable Grounded Memcapacitor Emulator Based on Single Active Component with Variable Switching Mechanism”
by Predrag B. Petrović
Electronics 2022, 11(1), 161; https://doi.org/10.3390/electronics11010161
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2079-9292/11/1/161

12. “Realization of an Electronically Tunable Resistor-Less Floating Inductance Simulator Using VCII”
by Leila Safari, Gianluca Barile, Davide Colaiuda, Vincenzo Stornelli and Giuseppe Ferri
Electronics 2022, 11(3), 312; https://doi.org/10.3390/electronics11030312
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2079-9292/11/3/312

13. “Learnable Wavelet Scattering Networks: Applications to Fault Diagnosis of Analog Circuits and Rotating Machinery”
by Varun Khemani, Michael H. Azarian and Michael G. Pecht
Electronics 2022, 11(3), 451; https://doi.org/10.3390/electronics11030451
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2079-9292/11/3/451

14. “Energy-Efficient Respiratory Anomaly Detection in Premature Newborn Infants”
by Ankita Paul, Md. Abu Saleh Tajin, Anup Das, William M. Mongan and Kapil R. Dandekar
Electronics 2022, 11(5), 682; https://doi.org/10.3390/electronics11050682
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2079-9292/11/5/682

15. “Fast Design Space Exploration and Multi-Objective Optimization of Wide-Band Noise-Canceling LNAs”
by Karim Elmeligy and Hesham Omran
Electronics 2022, 11(5), 816; https://doi.org/10.3390/electronics11050816
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2079-9292/11/5/816

16. “Inverse Analog Filters: History, Progress, and Unresolved Issues”
by Raj Senani, Data Ram Bhaskar and Ajishek Raj
Electronics 2022, 11(6), 841; https://doi.org/10.3390/electronics11060841
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2079-9292/11/6/841

17. “The Design Considerations and Challenges in MOS-Based Temperature Sensors: A Review”
by Shuang Xie
Electronics 2022, 11(7), 1019; https://doi.org/10.3390/electronics11071019
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2079-9292/11/7/1019

18. “An Overview of Direction-of-Arrival Estimation Methods Using Adaptive Directional Time-Frequency Distributions”
by Pranav Kumar Eranti and Buket D. Barkana
Electronics 2022, 11(9), 1321; https://doi.org/10.3390/electronics11091321
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2079-9292/11/9/1321

19. “The Enhanced Energy Density of rGO/TiO2 Based Nanocomposite as Electrode Material for Supercapacitor”
by Palani Anandhi, Santhanam Harikrishnan, Veerabadran Jawahar Senthil Kumar, Wen-Cheng Lai and Alaa El Din Mahmoud
Electronics 2022, 11(11), 1792; https://doi.org/10.3390/electronics11111792
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2079-9292/11/11/1792

20. “GAINESIS: Generative Artificial Intelligence NEtlists SynthesIS”
by Konstantinos G. Liakos, Georgios K. Georgakilas, Fotis C. Plessas and Paris Kitsos
Electronics 2022, 11(2), 245; https://doi.org/10.3390/electronics11020245
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2079-9292/11/2/245

2 March 2023
Electronics | Highly Cited Papers in 2022 in the Section “Computer Science & Engineering”


For publication in the “Computer Science & Engineering” Section, we would like to invite submissions on advanced theories and technologies across a wide spectrum of research. These can be related to computer science and engineering, including deep tech, edge computing, fog computing, artificial intelligence, machine learning, deep learning, emotional systems, Fintech, blockchain, IoT, Industry 4.0, smart cities, smart grids, intelligent textiles, distributed computing, as well as other chief technologies in this field. We hope to present state-of-the-art technologies in this Section.

As they are published in an Open Access format, you have free and unlimited access to the full text of all the articles published in our journal. We encourage you to read our most highly cited papers published in 2022 listed below.

1. “A Systematic Review of the Applications of Multi-Criteria Decision Aid Methods (1977–2022)”
by Marcio Pereira Basílio, Valdecy Pereira, Helder Gomes Costa, Marcos Santos and Amartya Ghosh
Electronics 2022, 11(11), 1720; https://doi.org/10.3390/electronics11111720
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2079-9292/11/11/1720

2. “A Hybrid Deep Learning-Based Approach for Brain Tumor Classification”
by Asaf Raza, Huma Ayub, Javed Ali Khan, Ijaz Ahmad, Ahmed S. Salama, Yousef Ibrahim Daradkeh, Danish Javeed, Ateeq Ur Rehman and Habib Hamam
Electronics 2022, 11(7), 1146; https://doi.org/10.3390/electronics11071146
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2079-9292/11/7/1146

3. “VoRtex Metaverse Platform for Gamified Collaborative Learning”
by Aleksandar Jovanović and Aleksandar Milosavljević
Electronics 2022, 11(3), 317; https://doi.org/10.3390/electronics11030317
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2079-9292/11/3/317

4. “Blockchain for IoT Applications: Taxonomy, Platforms, Recent Advances, Challenges and Future Research Directions”
by Abdelzahir Abdelmaboud, Abdelmuttlib Ibrahim Abdalla Ahmed, Mohammed Abaker, Taiseer Abdalla Elfadil Eisa, Hashim Albasheer, Sara Abdelwahab Ghorashi and Faten Khalid Karim
Electronics 2022, 11(4), 630; https://doi.org/10.3390/electronics11040630
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2079-9292/11/4/630

5. “A Deep Learning Model for Network Intrusion Detection with Imbalanced Data”
by Yanfang Fu, Yishuai Du, Zijian Cao, Qiang Li and Wei Xiang
Electronics 2022, 11(6), 898; https://doi.org/10.3390/electronics11060898
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2079-9292/11/6/898

6. “Detecting Cybersecurity Attacks in Internet of Things Using Artificial Intelligence Methods: A Systematic Literature Review”
by Mujaheed Abdullahi, Yahia Baashar, Hitham Alhussian, Ayed Alwadain, Norshakirah Aziz, Luiz Fernando Capretz and Said Jadid Abdulkadir
Electronics 2022, 11(2), 198; https://doi.org/10.3390/electronics11020198
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2079-9292/11/2/198

7. “Machine-Learning-Based Darknet Traffic Detection System for IoT Applications”
by Qasem Abu Al-Haija, Moez Krichen and Wejdan Abu Elhaija
Electronics 2022, 11(4), 556; https://doi.org/10.3390/electronics11040556
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2079-9292/11/4/556

8. “Forensic Analysis on Internet of Things (IoT) Device Using Machine-to-Machine (M2M) Framework”
by Muhammad Shoaib Mazhar, Yasir Saleem, Ahmad Almogre, Jehangir Arshad, Mujtaba Hussain Jaffery, Ateeq Ur Rehman, Muhammad Shafiq and Habib Hamam
Electronics 2022, 11(7), 1126; https://doi.org/10.3390/electronics11071126
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2079-9292/11/7/1126

9. “A Lightweight and Practical Anonymous Authentication Protocol Based on Bit-Self-Test PUF”
by Yang An, Yuejiao Zhang, Wenjun Cao, Zhiyan Tong and Zhangqing He
Electronics 2022, 11(5), 772; https://doi.org/10.3390/electronics11050772
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2079-9292/11/5/772

10. “A Survey on Efficient Convolutional Neural Networks and Hardware Acceleration”
by Deepak Ghimire, Dayoung Kil and Seong-heum Kim
Electronics 2022, 11(6), 945; https://doi.org/10.3390/electronics11060945
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2079-9292/11/6/945

11. “Classification and Analysis of Pistachio Species with Pre-Trained Deep Learning Models”
by Dilbag Singh, Yavuz Selim Taspinar, Ramazan Kursun, Ilkay Cinar, Murat Koklu, Ilker Ali Ozkan and Heung-No Lee
Electronics 2022, 11(7), 981; https://doi.org/10.3390/electronics11070981
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2079-9292/11/7/981

12. “Automatic Face Mask Detection System in Public Transportation in Smart Cities Using IoT and Deep Learning”
by Tamilarasan Ananth Kumar, Rajendrane Rajmohan, Muthu Pavithra, Sunday Adeola Ajagbe, Rania Hodhod and Tarek Gaber
Electronics 2022, 11(6), 904; https://doi.org/10.3390/electronics11060904
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2079-9292/11/6/904

13. “The Role of Quality Measurements in Enhancing the Usability of Mobile Learning Applications during COVID-19”
by Mohammed Amin Almaiah, Fahima Hajjej, Rima Shishakly, Abdalwali Lutfi, Ali Amin and Ali Bani Awad
Electronics 2022, 11(13), 1951; https://doi.org/10.3390/electronics11131951
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2079-9292/11/13/1951

14. Determinants Influencing the Continuous Intention to Use Digital Technologies in Higher Education
by Mohammed Amin Almaiah, Raghad Alfaisal, Said A. Salloum, Shaha Al-Otaibi, Omar Said Al Sawafi, Rana Saeed Al-Maroof, Abdalwali Lutfi, Mahmaod Alrawad, Ahmed Al Mulhem and Ali Bani Awad
Electronics 2022, 11(18), 2827; https://doi.org/10.3390/electronics11182827
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2079-9292/11/18/2827

15. “Optimized Deep Learning Algorithms for Tomato Leaf Disease Detection with Hardware Deployment”
by Hesham Tarek, Hesham Aly, Saleh Eisa and Mohamed Abul-Soud
Electronics 2022, 11(1), 140; https://doi.org/10.3390/electronics11010140
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2079-9292/11/1/140

16. “A Machine Learning Method for Detection of Surface Defects on Ceramic Tiles Using Convolutional Neural Networks”
by Okeke Stephen, Uchenna Joseph Maduh and Mangal Sain
Electronics 2022, 11(1), 55; https://doi.org/10.3390/electronics11010055
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2079-9292/11/1/55

17. “Recent Advances in Pulse-Coupled Neural Networks with Applications in Image Processing”
by Haoran Liu, Mingzhe Liu, Dongfen Li, Wenfeng Zheng, Lirong Yin and Ruili Wang
Electronics 2022, 11(20), 3264; https://doi.org/10.3390/electronics11203264
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2079-9292/11/20/3264

18. “Factors Influencing Students’ Continuous Intentions for Using Micro-Lectures in the Post-COVID-19 Period: A Modification of the UTAUT-2 Approach”
by Tommy Tanu Wijaya and Robert Weinhandl
Electronics 2022, 11(13), 1924; https://doi.org/10.3390/electronics11131924
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2079-9292/11/13/1924

19. “IoMT-Based Platform for E-Health Monitoring Based on the Blockchain”
by Jalel Ktari, Tarek Frikha, Nader Ben Amor, Leila Louraidh, Hela Elmannai and Monia Hamdi
Electronics 2022, 11(15), 2314; https://doi.org/10.3390/electronics11152314
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2079-9292/11/15/2314

20. “BAIV: An Efficient Blockchain-Based Anonymous Authentication and Integrity Preservation Scheme for Secure Communication in VANETs”
by Azees Maria, Arun Sekar Rajasekaran, Fadi Al-Turjman, Chadi Altrjman and Leonardo Mostarda
Electronics 2022, 11(3), 488; https://doi.org/10.3390/electronics11030488
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2079-9292/11/3/488

27 February 2023
Recruiting Editorial Board Members for Section “Semiconductor Devices” in Electronics

The “Semiconductor Devices” Section in Electronics (ISSN: 2079-9292) publishes original and significant contributions to the theory and performance of semiconductor devices and related materials, including devices, fabrication processes, simulation, quantum devices, hybrid devices, flexible electronic devices, novel semiconductors, semiconductor material, and device physics. Reviews on these subjects are published, and Special Issues dealing with specific topics are also published. 

Topics of interest include but are not limited to the following:

  • Semiconductor device applications;
  • Fabrication processing;
  • Simulation (theory);
  • Quantum devices;
  • Hybrid electronic and semiconductor devices;
  • Semiconductor devices for energy;
  • Flexible devices;
  • Semiconductor material and device physics;
  • Novel semiconductor;
  • 2D materials for devices;
  • New technology for semiconductor devices;
  • Semiconductor optoelectronic and photonic devices and processing. 

If you are an active researcher in the field and are passionate about participating in cutting-edge research publications, please do not hesitate to contact us about joining the board and contributing to this Section. 

For more information, please visit: https://www.mdpi.com/journal/electronics/sections/Semiconductors

If you have any questions, please contact Section Managing Editor Ms. Hebbe Tian ([email protected]).

17 February 2023
Electronics | Highly Cited Papers in 2021 in the Section “Circuit and Signal Processing”

The aim of the “Circuit and Signal Processing” Section is to host significant and original contributions and state-of-the-art review articles in this field of research. The scope of this Section is broad, ranging from mathematical foundations to practical engineering applications, measurement techniques, compliance verification, and reliability studies.

As they are published in an open access format, you have free and unlimited access to the full text of all of the articles in our journal. We welcome you to read our most highly cited papers published in 2021:

1. “A New RBF Neural Network-Based Fault-Tolerant Active Control for Fractional Time-Delayed Systems”
by Bo Wang et al.
Electronics 2021, 10(12), 1501; https://doi.org/10.3390/electronics10121501
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2079-9292/10/12/1501

2. “Efficient Chaos-Based Substitution-Box and Its Application to Image Encryption”
by Ahmed A. Abd El-Latif et al.
Electronics 2021, 10(12), 1392; https://doi.org/10.3390/electronics10121392
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2079-9292/10/12/1392

3. “Dynamic Analysis of the Switched-Inductor Buck-Boost Converter Based on the Memristor”
by Yan Yang et al.
Electronics 202110(4), 452; https://doi.org/10.3390/electronics10040452
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2079-9292/10/4/452

4. “Self-Biased and Supply-Voltage Scalable Inverter-Based Operational Transconductance Amplifier with Improved Composite Transistors”
by Luis Henrique Rodovalho et al.
Electronics 2021, 10(8), 935; https://doi.org/10.3390/electronics10080935
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2079-9292/10/8/935

5. “The Contribution of Machine Learning and Eye-Tracking Technology in Autism Spectrum Disorder Research: A Systematic Review”
by Konstantinos-Filippos Kollias et al.
Electronics 2021, 10(23), 2982; https://doi.org/10.3390/electronics10232982
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2079-9292/10/23/2982

6. “Structural Decomposition in FSM Design: Roots, Evolution, Current State—A Review”
by Alexander Barkalov et al.
Electronics 2021, 10(10), 1174; https://doi.org/10.3390/electronics10101174
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2079-9292/10/10/1174

7. “Inductance Simulators and Their Application to the 4th Order Elliptic Lowpass Ladder Filter Using CMOS VD-DIBAs”
by Winai Jaikla et al.
Electronics 2021, 10(6), 684; https://doi.org/10.3390/electronics10060684
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2079-9292/10/6/684

8. “A Neural Network Classifier with Multi-Valued Neurons for Analog Circuit Fault Diagnosis”
by Igor Aizenberg et al.
Electronics 2021, 10(3), 349; https://doi.org/10.3390/electronics10030349
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2079-9292/10/3/349

9. “A Comparison of Deep Learning Methods for Timbre Analysis in Polyphonic Automatic Music Transcription”
by Carlos Hernandez-Olivan et al.
Electronics 2022, 10(7), 810; https://doi.org/10.3390/electronics10070810
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2079-9292/10/7/810

10. “Noise Efficient Integrated Amplifier Designs for Biomedical Applications”
by Sebastian Simmich et al.
Electronics 2021, 10(13), 1522; https://doi.org/10.3390/electronics10131522
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2079-9292/10/13/1522

11. “Ultralow Voltage FinFET- Versus TFET-Based STT-MRAM Cells for IoT Applications”
by Esteban Garzón et al.
Electronics 2021, 10(15), 1756; https://doi.org/10.3390/electronics10151756
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2079-9292/10/15/1756

12. “Acoustic Anomaly Detection of Mechanical Failures in Noisy Real-Life Factory Environments”
by Yuki Tagawa et al.
Electronics 2021, 10(19), 2329; https://doi.org/10.3390/electronics10192329
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2079-9292/10/19/2329

13. “Skyrmion Logic-In-Memory Architecture for Maximum/Minimum Search”
by Luca Gnoli et al.
Electronics 2021, 10(2), 155; https://doi.org/10.3390/electronics10020155
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2079-9292/10/2/155

14. “Reconfigurable Binary Neural Network Accelerator with Adaptive Parallelism Scheme”
by Jaechan Cho et al.
Electronics 2022, 10(3), 230; https://doi.org/10.3390/electronics10030230
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2079-9292/10/3/230

15. “Speech Processing for Language Learning: A Practical Approach to Computer-Assisted Pronunciation Teaching”
by Natalia Bogach et al.
Electronics 2021, 10(3), 235; https://doi.org/10.3390/electronics10030235
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2079-9292/10/3/235

16. “The Impact of State-of-the-Art Techniques for Lossless Still Image Compression”
by Md. Atiqur Rahman et al.
Electronics 2021, 10(3), 360; https://doi.org/10.3390/electronics10030360
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2079-9292/10/3/360

17. “Low-Complexity High-Throughput QC-LDPC Decoder for 5G New Radio Wireless Communication”
by Tram Thi Bao Nguyen et al.
Electronics 2021, 10(4), 516; https://doi.org/10.3390/electronics10040516
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2079-9292/10/4/516

18. “The Frequency and Real-Time Properties of the Microcontroller Implementation of Fractional-Order PID Controller”
by Krzysztof Oprzędkiewicz et al.
Electronics 2021, 10(5), 524; https://doi.org/10.3390/electronics10050524
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2079-9292/10/5/524

19. “An Interpretable Deep Learning Model for Automatic Sound Classification”
by Pablo Zinemanas et al.
Electronics 2021, 10(7), 850; https://doi.org/10.3390/electronics10070850
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2079-9292/10/7/850

20. “Flexible 5G New Radio LDPC Encoder Optimized for High Hardware Usage Efficiency”
by Vladimir L. Petrović et al.
Electronics 2021, 10(9), 1106; https://doi.org/10.3390/electronics10091106
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2079-9292/10/9/1106

17 February 2023
Electronics | Highly Cited Papers in 2021 in the Section “Computer Science & Engineering”

The primary focus of the “Computer Science & Engineering” Section is the field of advanced computer science and engineering. It presents high-quality papers that address state-of-the-art technology, including deep tech, edge computing, fog computing, artificial intelligence, machine learning, deep learning, emotional systems, fintech, blockchain, the IoT, Industry 4.0, smart cities, smart grids, intelligent textiles, and distributed computing, as well as other chief technologies in this field.

As they are published in an open access format, you have free and unlimited access to the full text of all the articles published in our journal. We welcome you to read our most highly cited papers published in 2021:

1. “A Comparative Analysis of Object Detection Metrics with a Companion Open-Source Toolkit”
by Rafael Padilla et al.
Electronics 2021, 10(3), 279; https://doi.org/10.3390/electronics10030279
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2079-9292/10/3/279

2. “Identification of Plant-Leaf Diseases Using CNN and Transfer-Learning Approach”
by Sk Mahmudul Hassan et al.
Electronics 2021, 10(12), 1388; https://doi.org/10.3390/electronics10121388
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2079-9292/10/12/1388

3. “Evaluating the Quality of Machine Learning Explanations: A Survey on Methods and Metrics”
by Jianlong Zhou et al.
Electronics 2021, 10(5), 593; https://doi.org/10.3390/electronics10050593
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2079-9292/10/5/593

4. “Drone Deep Reinforcement Learning: A Review”
by Ahmad Taher Azar et al.
Electronics 2021, 10(9), 999; https://doi.org/10.3390/electronics10090999
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2079-9292/10/9/999

5. “A Review of Data-Driven Decision-Making Methods for Industry 4.0 Maintenance Applications”
by Alexandros Bousdekis et al.
Electronics 2021, 10(7), 828; https://doi.org/10.3390/electronics10070828
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2079-9292/10/7/828

6. “A Real-Time Detection Algorithm for Kiwifruit Defects Based on YOLOv5”
by Jia Yao et al.
Electronics 2021, 10(14), 1711; https://doi.org/10.3390/electronics10141711
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2079-9292/10/14/1711

7. “Hyperledger Healthchain: Patient-Centric IPFS-Based Storage of Health Records”
by Vinodhini Mani et al.
Electronics 2021, 10(23), 3003; https://doi.org/10.3390/electronics10233003
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2079-9292/10/23/3003

8. “Image-Based Malware Classification Using VGG19 Network and Spatial Convolutional Attention”
by Mazhar Javed Awan et al.
Electronics 2021, 10(19), 2444; https://doi.org/10.3390/electronics10192444
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2079-9292/10/19/2444

9. “A Consolidated Review of Path Planning and Optimization Techniques: Technical Perspectives and Future Directions”
by Faiza Gul et al.
Electronics 2021, 10(18), 2250; https://doi.org/10.3390/electronics10182250
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2079-9292/10/18/2250

10. “Advances in Meta-Heuristic Optimization Algorithms in Big Data Text Clustering”
by Laith Abualigah et al.
Electronics 2021, 10(2), 101; https://doi.org/10.3390/electronics10020101
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2079-9292/10/2/101

11. “Facial Emotion Recognition Using Transfer Learning in the Deep CNN”
by M. A. H. Akhand et al.
Electronics 2021, 10(9), 1036; https://doi.org/10.3390/electronics10091036
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2079-9292/10/9/1036

12. “Botnet Attack Detection Using Local Global Best Bat Algorithm for Industrial Internet of Things”
by Abdullah Alharbi et al.
Electronics 2021, 10(11), 1341; https://doi.org/10.3390/electronics10111341
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2079-9292/10/11/1341

13. “SDN-Enabled Hybrid DL-Driven Framework for the Detection of Emerging Cyber Threats in IoT”
by Danish Javeed et al.
Electronics 2021, 10(8), 918; https://doi.org/10.3390/electronics10080918
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2079-9292/10/8/918

14. “A Machine Learning Approach for Anomaly Detection in Industrial Control Systems Based on Measurement Data”
by Sohrab Mokhtari et al.
Electronics 2021, 10(4), 407; https://doi.org/10.3390/electronics10040407
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2079-9292/10/4/407

15. “Real-Time Face Mask Detection Method Based on YOLOv3”
by Xinbei Jiang et al.
Electronics 2021, 10(7), 837; https://doi.org/10.3390/electronics10070837
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2079-9292/10/7/837

16. “Smart Home Battery for the Multi-Objective Power Scheduling Problem in a Smart Home Using Grey Wolf Optimizer”
by Sharif Naser Makhadmeh et al.
Electronics 2021, 10(4), 447; https://doi.org/10.3390/electronics10040447
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2079-9292/10/4/447

17. “A Review on Speech Emotion Recognition Using Deep Learning and Attention Mechanism”
by Eva Lieskovská et al.
Electronics 2021, 10(10), 1163; https://doi.org/10.3390/electronics10101163
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2079-9292/10/10/1163

18. “Towards Secure Fog Computing: A Survey on Trust Management, Privacy, Authentication, Threats and Access Control”
by Abdullah Al-Noman Patwary et al.
Electronics 2021, 10(10), 1171; https://doi.org/10.3390/electronics10101171
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2079-9292/10/10/1171

19. “A Novel Approach for Network Intrusion Detection Using Multistage Deep Learning Image Recognition”
by Jevgenijus Toldinas et al.
Electronics 2021, 10(15), 1854; https://doi.org/10.3390/electronics10151854
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2079-9292/10/15/1854

20. “A Review of Plant Phenotypic Image Recognition Technology Based on Deep Learning”
by Jianbin Xiong et al.
Electronics 2021, 10(1), 81; https://doi.org/10.3390/electronics10010081
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2079-9292/10/1/81

16 February 2023
Increasing Visibility for Preprints.org – Clarivate adds the Preprint Citation Index to the Web of Science

On 9 February 2023, Clarivate, a global leader in providing trusted insights and analytics, added the Preprint Citation Index to the Web of Science platform, streamlining the research process by allowing researchers to locate and link to preprints alongside other trusted content in the database.

The Preprint Citation Index will act as a bridge to connect cutting-edge preprints with peer-reviewed journal articles published within the Web of Science Core Collection. Alerts can be easily set to monitor new research across several repositories and authors will also be able to include preprints on their Web of Science Research Profile to more accurately display their various research outputs.

As of its launch, the Preprint Citation Index will provide nearly two million preprints from various repositories, including MDPI’s own Preprints.org.

MDPI's Preprints Platform – Preprints.org

To advance Open Science and the fast dissemination of research, MDPI offers researchers a free multidisciplinary preprint platform. Preprints.org accepts submissions from all research areas and offers authors high visibility, permanent archiving, article-level Metrics and immediately citable content by assigning a Digital Object Identifier (DOI) to all preprints.

During submission to any MDPI journal, authors have the option to share their research as a preprint. After an initial screening, the manuscript is available online in 48 hours or less. Once online, preprints can be downloaded, shared, commented on, and cited, providing authors maximum visibility.

We invite you to join the ranks of the over 100k researchers using Preprints.org and share your research.

For more information, please visit Preprints.org.

9 February 2023
Meet Us at the 7th Asian Conference on Artificial Intelligence Technology (ACAIT 2023), 3–5 November 2023, Jiaxing, China


Conference title:
The 7th Asian Conference on Artificial Intelligence Technology (ACAIT 2023) 
Date: 3–5 November 2023
Location: Jiaxing, China
Website: https://www.acaitconf.com/

Dr. Fernando Rubiera González

We are honored to host the 7th Asian Conference on Artificial Intelligence Technology in Jiaxing, China (ACAIT 2023). The city lies in the northeast of Zhejiang Province, where national high-end manufacturing industries including new energy vehicles and auto core parts, smart grid and new material industries have developed.

Under the theme of “Intelligence Creation, Welcome Future”, we are preparing plenary & keynote presentations and special sessions for scientists and engineers to present their latest research findings in this rapidly-changing field. We would like you to enjoy not only the research side of the conference, but also the hospitality of Jiaxing and its citizens. We are looking forward to seeing you at ACAIT 2023.

Scope:

The program committee of ACAIT 2023 invites the submission of papers for the technical program of the conference. High-quality original submissions are welcome from research results and applications of all areas of AI including but not limited to the following areas:

  • Image Analysis;
  • Video Analysis;
  • Medical Image Processing;
  • Intelligent Vehicles;
  • Machine Learning;
  • Data Mining;
  • Knowledge Representation and Reasoning;
  • Multimodality Information Fusion;
  • Natural Language Processing;
  • Swarm Intelligence;
  • Intelligent Robot and Systems;
  • Intelligent Control;
  • Smart Medical Systems;
  • Autonomous Systems;
  • Other AI-enabled Applications.

Contact:
Tel: 023-62561406
Email: [email protected]

9 February 2023
Meet Us at the Fourth International Conference on Energy Storage Materials, 13–16 April 2023, Shenzhen, China

Conference: The Fourth International Conference on Energy Storage Materials
Date: 13–16 April 2023

MDPI will be attending the Fourth International Conference on Energy Storage Materials as the exhibitor. With the theme of advanced energy storage materials and energy storage devices, this seminar invites well-known scholars and industry professionals from around the world to discuss the latest research progress and industrial development status and trends in advanced energy storage materials and devices from academic and industrial perspectives in order to promote the application process of energy storage materials and energy storage devices. The conference is held annually.

The following MDPI journals will be represented:

If you are attending this conference, please feel free to start a conversation with us at our booth: #9. Our delegates look forward to meeting you in person and answering any questions that you may have. For more information about the conference, please visit http://www.icensm.ac.cn/eindex.html.

31 January 2023
Meet Us at the IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation (ICRA 2023), 29 May–2 June 2023, London, UK


Conference: IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation (ICRA 2023)

Date: 29 May–2 June 2023
Place: London, UK

Machines (ISSN: 2075-1702) will be attending ICRA 2023 as an exhibitor. This meeting will take place from 29 May to 2 June 2023 in London, UK.

The largest and most prestigious event of the year in the robotics and automation calendar, the 2023 IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation (ICRA) will bring together the world's top academics, researchers, and industry representatives. With the conference taking place in the UK for the first time, London will provide the perfect backdrop to this world-class event.

The following MDPI journals will be represented:

If you are planning to attend this conference, please do not hesitate to start an online conversation with us. Our delegates look forward to meeting you in person and answering any questions that you may have. For more information about the conference, please visit the following website: https://www.icra2023.org/.

20 January 2023
Meet Us at the XII Reunión del Grupo de Física de la Materia Condensada de la RSEF (GEFES 2023), 1–3 February 2023, Salamanca, Spain


MDPI will be attending the XII Reunión del grupo de física de la materia condensada de la RSEF (GEFES 2023) in Salamanca, Spain, which will take place from 1 to 3 February 2023. The GEFES 2023 is the annual meeting of GEFES, the Condensed Matter Physics Division of the Spanish Royal Physics Society. The theme of GEFES 2023 is to review the condensed matter physics research achievements of the society in the past year and discuss the opportunities and challenges in the field.

The following MDPI journals will be represented:

  • Electronics;
  • Nanomaterials;
  • Energies;
  • Materials;
  • Symmetry;
  • Electronic Materials;
  • Physics;
  • Condensed Matter.

If you are attending this conference, please visit our booth. Our delegates look forward to meeting you in person and answering any questions that you may have. For more information about the conference, please visit the following link: https://gefes2023.es/.

22 December 2022
Special Issue Mentor Program

We are pleased to announce the launch of a new initiative—the MDPI Special Issue Mentor Program.

This program will enable early career researchers (who must hold a Ph.D. in a related field) to experience editing a Special Issue in MDPI journals, under the mentorship of our experienced Editorial Board Members or other experienced scientists. The mentor program will provide an excellent opportunity for early career scientists to gain editorial experience, and to cultivate their ability to edit scientific research.

The mentee’s responsibilities include:

  • Proposing a Special Issue title and assisting the mentor in preparing a summary (around 200–400 words) and 3–10 keywords describing the background, importance, and goal of the Issue;
  • Writing a brief promotion plan for the Special Issue;
  • Preparing a list of scholars who may be interested in the Issue and personally e-mailing invitations on behalf of Guest Editors;
  • Writing an editorial for the online Special Issue together with the mentor.

The mentor’s responsibilities include:

  • Conducting a final check before the Special Issue is published online;
  • Performing editorial control of the Special Issue and quality control of the publications, both of which must be carried out in a timely manner;
  • Providing suggestions to younger scholars if they have any doubts or concerns regarding submissions;
  • Organizing video calls with young scholars and the Editorial Office regularly to discuss problems and improvement suggestions for the Special Issue;
  • Making and submitting decisions regarding submissions with the assistance of mentees.

Certificates and awards:
After the Special Issue closes, the Editorial Office will provide official certificates for all the mentors and early career researchers.

If you are interested in this opportunity, please send your Special Issue proposal to the Editorial Office of a journal you choose, and we will discuss the process (i.e., mentor collaboration, Special Issue topic feasibility analysis, etc.) in further detail. The full list of MDPI journals is as follows: https://www.mdpi.com/about/journals.

In addition to the new Special Issue Mentor Program, we will continue to welcome all Special Issue proposals focusing on hot research topics.

14 December 2022
"Thanks a Million!" – One Million Articles Published in MDPI Journals

MDPI has just become the first open access (OA) publisher to reach the milestone of one million articles published. That is one million articles freely available to all, to circulate and build upon! We are proud to share this special moment with the global scientific community.

This landmark has been reached thanks to the immeasurable support of more than 600,000 expert reviewers, 66,000 editorial board members and 6700 hard-working colleagues across MDPI’s global offices.

Within more than 25 years of publishing, our journals received 2.1 million manuscripts and generated 4.6 million peer review reports to get to one million papers published.

1 Million Infographic

Reaching the milestone of one million articles published reinforces our mission to remove any existing barriers and to make scientific research accessible to all. Since its inception, MDPI’s goal has been to create reliable processes to make science open. This is a path towards facilitating the dissemination of novel insights in scientific communities.

Regular feedback from authors and reviewers shows that our service is greatly appreciated and needed. At the same time, the feedback helps us identify areas for further improvement.

As it stands, a significant share of published research findings remain closed access. More than half of the content published with the most well-known legacy publishers stays behind a paywall, and that is not including articles published in hybrid OA journals, or made available months or years after publication.

A new policy announced by the US administration in August 2022 requires that, as of January 2026, all US federally funded research be made freely and immediately available after publication. While the new policy does not mandate articles be published under an open access license, it is aligned with the open access movement in removing all barriers to research. Similarly, some of the most advanced research institutions in the world intend to have all funded research articles published in open access by 2025.

MDPI is proud to be the leading agent of the transition to open access.

"Thanks a Million" to all the contributors!

8 December 2022
MDPI Sustainability Foundation: New Look and Nominations for the 2023 Sustainability Awards Now Open

We are pleased to announce that the website of the MDPI Sustainability Foundation has been revamped! For the past couple of months, our UX UI team and front-end developers have been working hard to launch the website in time for the opening of the Sustainability Awards nominations.

The website is not the only thing that has had a remodeling. Indeed, the format of the Emerging Sustainability Leader Award (ESLA) has been updated. ESLA is now a competition open to individual researchers or start-ups founded by researchers under the age of 35. Nominee applications will go through 2 rounds of selection until the final 3 are decided. The finalists will then be invited to give pitch presentations during the Award Ceremony to win either first place (10,000 USD) or runner-up (2 x 5000 USD).

The World Sustainability Award, on the other hand, remains the same: a total prize money of 100,000 USD is up for grabs by senior individual researchers or groups of researchers from the international research community.

Nominations for both the World Sustainability Award and the Emerging Sustainability Leader award are now open! Check out our new website for more information on how to nominate.

23 November 2022
Electronics | 2022 Young Investigator Award—Winner Announced

We are pleased to announce that the winner of the Electronics 2022 Young Investigator Award is Dr. Houqiang Fu.

Dr. Fernando Rubiera González

Dr. Houqiang Fu is an assistant professor at the School of Electrical, Computer and Energy Engineering at Arizona State University, Temple, USA. Dr. Fu’s research interests are exploring novel materials and developing next-generation electronic and photonic/optoelectronic devices as well as systems to address critical societal needs in regard to energy efficiency, computing, communication, and sensing, which are at the interdisciplinary intersection of electrical engineering, materials science, photonics, and physics. Dr. Fu received his Ph.D. degree in electrical engineering from Arizona State University (ASU) in 2019, and he has an outstanding publication record; his work has been chronicled in over 160 journal and conference publications, 4 book chapters, 2 granted patents, and 10 pending patents. His research has been featured by many media outlets, including IEEE Spectrum, Semiconductor Today, Compound Semiconductor, and Silicon Valley Microelectronics, and has been collectively cited more than 16,000 times (Hirsch index of 25). He is a rising star in the field of third-generation wide-bandgap semiconductor materials and devices, in addition to their optoelectronic applications. Despite his young age, Dr. Fu has been the recipient of several academic prizes, including the 2021 ISU Regents Innovation Fund Award, the 2019 Palais Outstanding Doctoral Award (the highest honor for ASU ECEE Ph.D. graduates), and the 2018 ASU Outstanding Research Award. Please join us in congratulating Dr. Fu for his outstanding achievements.

As the awardee, Dr. Fu will receive an honorarium of CHF 2000, a certificate, and an offer to publish one paper free of charge in Electronics (ISSN: 2079-9292) after peer review before the end of June 2023.

On behalf of the Assessment Committee Members—Dr. Xiongfeng Ma, Prof. Dr. Boris Andrievsky, Prof. Dr. Elias Stathatos, Dr. Nikolay Hinov, and Prof. Dr. Kiat Seng Yeo—we congratulate the winner on his accomplishments. We would also like to thank all of the nominators from various fields of study for their participation as well as all of the Award Committee Members for their evaluation of the abundant excellent nominations.

Prof. Dr. Flavio Canavero
Editor-in-Chief of Electronics

7 November 2022
Electronics | 2022 Travel Awards—Winners Announced

As the Editor-in-Chief of Electronics (ISSN: 2079-9292), I am pleased to announce the winners of the Electronics Travel Awards for 2022. The awards have been granted to Mr. Gia Quoc Bao Tran and Dr. Nishu Gupta.

Name: Gia Quoc Bao Tran
Affilaition: Ph.D. student at Ecole Nationale Supérieure des Mines de Paris, Université PSL, France
Research interests: observer design for hybrid dynamical systems

Name: Nishu Gupta
Affilaition: Postdoctoral researcher at the Faculty of Information Technology and Electrical Engineering, Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Norway
Research interests: autonomous vehicles; edge computing; smart wireless systems; Internet of things; deep learning; ad hoc networks

Each winner will receive CHF 800 and a certificate.

With so many high-quality applicants, the evaluation process and final decision were challenging. We would like to thank all of the applicants for submitting their diverse and fascinating range of research topics.

On behalf of the Assessment Committee—Dr. Maysam Abbod, Dr. Francisco Falcone, Dr. Ping-Feng Pai and Prof. Dr. Giulio Antonini—we congratulate the winners on their accomplishments.

Prof. Dr. Flavio Canavero
Editor-in-Chief, Electronics

27 October 2022
Meet Us at the 2022 IEEE Transportation Electrification Conference and Expo, Asia-Pacific (ITEC-AP 2022), 28–31 October 2022, Haining, China


MDPI will be attending the 2022 IEEE Transportation Electrification Conference and Expo, Asia-Pacific (ITEC-AP 2022) in Haining, China, which will take place from 28 to 31 October 2022. The ITEC-AP 2022 is organized by Zhejiang University, and aims to provide a forum for sharing knowledge, experience, and ideas in electrical technologies for transportation. Technical sessions, tutorials, exhibitors, and industry activities are planned.

The following MDPI journals will be represented:

  • Electronics;
  • Machines;
  • Actuators;
  • Future Transportation;
  • Electricity;
  • Smart Cities;
  • Sustainability;
  • Vehicles.

If you are attending this conference, please feel free to stop by our booth. Our delegates look forward to meeting you in person to answer any questions that you may have. For more information about the conference, please visit the following link: https://www.itec-ap2022.com/.

28 September 2022
Peer Review Week 2022 – Research Integrity: Creating and Supporting Trust in Research

Peer Review Week began 19 September 2022 under the theme of “Research Integrity: Creating and Supporting Trust in Research”. Through various blog articles, podcast, and webinar, we discussed this crucial subject throughout the week, celebrating the essential role peer review plays in maintaining research quality.

To begin, we held a Webinar on the topic. Professor Peter W. Choate and Dr. Emmanuel Obeng-Gyasi joined Dr. Ioana Craciun, one of MDPI’s scientific officers, for an in-depth discussion.

We invite you to view the event recording:

During the week, the MDPI Blog in a series articles highlighted how good Peer Review safeguards research integrity. The following topics were covered:

In a new edition of Insight Faster, an MDPI podcast, we were delighted to talk to the co-chairs of the Peer Review Week committee, Jayashree Rajagopalan (Senior Manager of Global Community Engagement for CACTUS) and Danielle Padula (Head of Marketing and Community Development at Scholastica) to get their take on this year’s event and its related topics.

You can find the Podcast here.

We hope you enjoy the contents!

28 September 2022
Meet Us at the 6th Micro-Nano Optical Technology and Application Conference, 21–23 October 2022, Nanjing, China


MDPI will be attending the 6th Micro-Nano Optical Technology and Application Conference (MOTA2022) in Nanjing, China, which will take place from 21 to 23 October 2022. The MOTA2022 is organized by the Chinese Society for Optical Engineering, aiming to build a communication platform between researchers and industrial application teams, as well as promote scientific research progress and the industrialization development of micro-nano optics.

The following MDPI journals will be represented:

If you are attending this conference, please feel free to stop by our booth. Our delegates look forward to meeting you in person to answer any questions that you may have.

For more information about the conference, please visit the following link: https://b2b.csoe.org.cn/meeting/MOTA2022.html.

23 September 2022
Meet Us at the 2022 IET International Conference on Engineering Technologies and Applications, 14–16 October 2022, Changhua, Taiwan


It is our great pleasure to invite you to participate in the 2022 IET International Conference on Engineering Technologies and Applications, which will be held from 14 to 16 October 2022, in Changhua, Taiwan.

The IET International Conference provides a platform for professionals, young scholars, and industry researchers to exchange the latest ideas in science and technology. The main theme of the IET ICETA 2022 is “Emerging Technologies and Applications for Smart Life”, allowing participants to discuss the recent applications regarding engineering technology and innovations.

The scope of the conference includes, but is not limited to, the following:

  • Artificial intelligence, machine learning, and deep learning;
  • Internet of things;
  • Audio/video systems and signal processing;
  • Intelligent manufacturing;
  • Semiconductors and integrated circuits;
  • Green energy;
  • Mechatronic integration;
  • Communications and networks;
  • Automation and control;
  • Vehicle-to-everything and autonomous vehicles;
  • Big data and clouds;
  • Advanced computing and data sciences;
  • RF and microwave;
  • Power devices and systems;
  • Security and privacy;
  • Computer software and hardware;
  • Consumer electronics;
  • Virtual reality, augmented reality, mixed reality, and cinematic reality;
  • Optoelectronic materials, devices, circuits, and systems;
  • Embedded systems;
  • Advanced materials and devices;
  • Sensors and actuators;
  • Sustainable development;
  • Technology and education;
  • Advanced technologies and applications.

13 September 2022
Electronics | Highly Cited Papers in 2021 in the Section “Electronic Multimedia”


The Section “Electronic Multimedia” reports on electronic multimedia technology, tools, and the applications of electronic multimedia, including, but not limited to, circuits, networking, signal processing, systems, software, and systems integration.

As they are of an open access format, you have free and unlimited access to the full text of all the articles published in our journal. We welcome you to read our most highly cited papers published in 2021 listed below:

1. “A Two-Stage GAN for High-Resolution Retinal Image Generation and Segmentation”
by Paolo Andreini et al.
Electronics 2021, 11(1), 60; https://doi.org/10.3390/electronics11010060
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2079-9292/11/1/60

2. “A Survey on QoE-Oriented VR Video Streaming: Some Research Issues and Challenges”
by Jinjia Ruan and Dongliang Xie
Electronics 2021, 10(17), 2155; https://doi.org/10.3390/electronics10172155
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2079-9292/10/17/2155

3. “Semi-Supervised Machine Condition Monitoring by Learning Deep Discriminative Audio Features”
by Iordanis Thoidis et al.
Electronics 2021, 10(20), 2471; https://doi.org/10.3390/electronics10202471
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2079-9292/10/20/2471

4. “Using Flipped Classroom to Improve the Learning Effectiveness of Digital Logic Courses”
by Tuan-Yung Han et al.
Electronics 2021, 10(13), 1602; https://doi.org/10.3390/electronics10131602
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2079-9292/10/13/1602

5. “Segmentation of Aorta 3D CT Images Based on 2D Convolutional Neural Networks”
by Simone Bonechi et al.
Electronics 2021, 10(20), 2559; https://doi.org/10.3390/electronics10202559
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2079-9292/10/20/2559

13 September 2022
Electronics | Highly Cited Papers in 2021 in the Section “Quantum Electronics”


The “Quantum Electronics” Section publishes original and significant contributions to the theory and experimental implementations on the topic of quantum electronics. More specifically, articles will be considered on superconducting circuits, semiconductor qubits, NV centers, and electron qubits in general. Connections to atomic, molecular, and optical physics, as well as to mechatronic systems (i.e., robots and drones) when combined with quantum science, are also welcome. We will also consider the relation to quantum artificial intelligence and quantum machine learning of electronic quantum systems. Reviews on these subjects as well as Special Issues dealing with specific topics are also published.

As they are of an open access format, you have free and unlimited access to the full text of all the articles published in our journal. We welcome you to read our most highly cited papers published in 2021 listed below:

1. “T-Count Optimized Quantum Circuit Designs for Single-Precision Floating-Point Division”
by S. S. Gayathri et al.
Electronics 2021, 10(6), 703; https://doi.org/10.3390/electronics10060703
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2079-9292/10/6/703

2. “Automated Quantum Hardware Selection for Quantum Workflows”
by Benjamin Weder et al.
Electronics 2021, 10(8), 984; https://doi.org/10.3390/electronics10080984
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2079-9292/10/8/984

3. “Coreset Clustering on Small Quantum Computers”
by Teague Tomesh et al.
Electronics 2021, 10(14), 1690; https://doi.org/10.3390/electronics10141690
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2079-9292/10/14/1690

4. “Design of a 20 T Class REBCO Insert in a 15 T Low Temperature Superconducting Magnet”
by Liangjun Shao et al.
Electronics 2021, 10(14), 1741; https://doi.org/10.3390/electronics10141741
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2079-9292/10/14/1741

5. “Low-Power Multiplexer Structures Targeting Efficient QCA Nanotechnology Circuit Designs”
by Amjad Almatrood et al.
Electronics 2021, 10(16), 1885; https://doi.org/10.3390/electronics10161885
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2079-9292/10/16/1885

13 September 2022
Electronics | Highly Cited Papers in 2021 in the Section “Industrial Electronics”


Industrial electronics play a vital role in improving the efficiency and productivity of the energy, transportation, petroleum, chemical, semiconductor, mining, agriculture, and other industries. As a branch of electronics dealing with power electronic switches, sensors, actuators, meters, intelligent electronic devices (IEDs), automation equipment, semiconductors, nanotechnology, etc., the current emphasis is placed on power conditioning using power semiconductor devices in modernizing industry technology. This Section is devoted to presenting the emerging technologies and trends in the industrial electronics sector, publishing original research and state-of-the-art review articles.

As they are of an open access format, you have free and unlimited access to the full text of all the articles published in our journal. We welcome you to read our most highly cited papers published in 2021 listed below: 

1. “Solid-State DC Circuit Breakers and Their Comparison in Modular Multilevel Converter Based-HVDC Transmission System”
by Gul Ahmad Ludin et al.
Electronics 2021, 10(10), 1204; https://doi.org/10.3390/electronics10101204
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2079-9292/10/10/1204

2. “DC Nanogrids for Integration of Demand Response and Electric Vehicle Charging Infrastructures: Appraisal, Optimal Scheduling and Analysis”
by Salwan Ali Habeeb et al.
Electronics 2021, 10(20), 2484; https://doi.org/10.3390/electronics10202484
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2079-9292/10/20/2484

3. “Design and Implementation of LoRa Based IoT Scheme for Indonesian Rural Area”
by Setya Widyawan Prakosa et al.
Electronics 2021, 10(1), 77; https://doi.org/10.3390/electronics10010077
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2079-9292/10/1/77

4. “Wind Turbine Operation Curves Modelling Techniques”
by Davide Astolfi
Electronics 2021, 10(3), 269; https://doi.org/10.3390/electronics10030269
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2079-9292/10/3/269

5. “A Simplified Output Feedback Controller for the DC-DC Boost Power Converter”
by Satyajit Chincholkar et al.
Electronics 2021, 10(4), 493; https://doi.org/10.3390/electronics10040493
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2079-9292/10/4/493

6. “Hybrid Workload Enabled and Secure Healthcare Monitoring Sensing Framework in Distributed Fog-Cloud Network”
by Abdullah Lakhan et al.
Electronics 2021, 10(16), 1974; https://doi.org/10.3390/electronics10161974
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2079-9292/10/16/1974

7. “Artificial Intelligence-Based Decision-Making Algorithms, Internet of Things Sensing Networks, and Deep Learning-Assisted Smart Process Management in Cyber-Physical Production Systems”
by Mihai Andronie et al.
Electronics 2021, 10(20), 2497; https://doi.org/10.3390/electronics10202497
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2079-9292/10/20/2497

8. “Advancing Logistics 4.0 with the Implementation of a Big Data Warehouse: A Demonstration Case for the Automotive Industry”
by Nuno Silva et al.
Electronics 2021, 10(18), 2221; https://doi.org/10.3390/electronics10182221
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2079-9292/10/18/2221

9. “Sequence to Point Learning Based on an Attention Neural Network for Nonintrusive Load Decomposition”
by Mingzhi Yang et al.
Electronics 2021, 10(14), 1657; https://doi.org/10.3390/electronics10141657
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2079-9292/10/14/1657

10. “Review on Energy Storage Systems in Microgrids”
by Ramy Georgious et al.
Electronics 2021, 10(17), 2134; https://doi.org/10.3390/electronics10172134
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2079-9292/10/17/2134

13 September 2022
Electronics | Highly Cited Papers in 2021 in the Section “Power Electronics”


The “Power Electronics” Section is devoted to publishing original research and state-of-the-art review papers on emerging technologies and trends in power electronics, including components, circuits, design, modelling, simulation, control, implementation, testing and analysis of power electronics and their applications.

As they are of open access format, you have free and unlimited access to the full text of all articles published in our journal. We welcome you to read our most highly cited papers published in 2021 listed below:

1. “Role of Wide Bandgap Materials in Power Electronics for Smart Grids Applications”
by Javier Ballestín-Fuertes et al.
Electronics 2021, 10(6), 677; https://doi.org/10.3390/electronics10060677
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2079-9292/10/6/677

2. “An Effective Method for Parameter Estimation of a Solar Cell”
by Abhishek Sharma et al.
Electronics 2021, 10(3), 312; https://doi.org/10.3390/electronics10030312
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2079-9292/10/3/312

3. “Review of Electric Vehicle Converter Configurations, Control Schemes and Optimizations: Challenges and Suggestions”
by Molla S. Hossain Lipu et al.
Electronics 2021, 10(4), 477; https://doi.org/10.3390/electronics10040477
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2079-9292/10/4/477

4. “Parameter Extraction of Photovoltaic Module Using Tunicate Swarm Algorithm”
by Abhishek Sharma et al.
Electronics 2021, 10(8), 878; https://doi.org/10.3390/electronics10080878
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2079-9292/10/8/878

5. “Energy-Efficient Fuzzy Management System for Internet of Things Connected Vehicular Ad Hoc Networks”
by Imran Memon et al.
Electronics 2021, 10(9), 1068; https://doi.org/10.3390/electronics10091068
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2079-9292/10/9/1068

6. “Reduction of Losses and Operating Costs in Distribution Networks Using a Genetic Algorithm and Mathematical Optimization”
by Fabio Edison Riaño et al.
Electronics 2021, 10(4), 419; https://doi.org/10.3390/electronics10040419
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2079-9292/10/4/419

7. “A Novel Solution Methodology Based on a Modified Gradient-Based Optimizer for Parameter Estimation of Photovoltaic Models”
by Mohamed H. Hassan et al.
Electronics 2021, 10(4), 472; https://doi.org/10.3390/electronics10040472
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2079-9292/10/4/472

8. “Optimal Placement and Sizing of D-STATCOM in Radial and Meshed Distribution Networks Using a Discrete-Continuous Version of the Genetic Algorithm”
by Cristian Mateo Castiblanco-Pérez et al.
Electronics 2021, 10(12), 1452; https://doi.org/10.3390/electronics10121452
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2079-9292/10/12/1452

9. “Voltage Stability of Power Systems with Renewable-Energy Inverter-Based Generators: A Review”
by Nasser Hosseinzadeh et al.
Electronics 2021, 10(2), 115; https://doi.org/10.3390/electronics10020115
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2079-9292/10/2/115

10. “A New Approach for Power Losses Evaluation of IGBT/Diode Module”
by Hossein Hafezi and Roberto Faranda
Electronics 2021, 10(3), 280; https://doi.org/10.3390/electronics10030280
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2079-9292/10/3/280

11. “Reliability Analysis and Repair Activity for the Components of 350 kW Inverters in a Large Scale Grid-Connected Photovoltaic System”
by Filippo Spertino et al.
Electronics 2021, 10(5), 564; https://doi.org/10.3390/electronics10050564
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2079-9292/10/5/564

12. “Estimation of Lithium-Ion Batteries State-Condition in Electric Vehicle Applications: Issues and State of the Art”
by Khaled Laadjal and Antonio J. Marques Cardoso
Electronics 2021, 10(13), 1588; https://doi.org/10.3390/electronics10131588
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2079-9292/10/13/1588

13. “Electric Vehicles Charging Stations’ Architectures, Criteria, Power Converters, and Control Strategies in Microgrids”
by Dominic Savio Abraham et al.
Electronics 2021, 10(16), 1895; https://doi.org/10.3390/electronics10161895
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2079-9292/10/16/1895

14. “Trends and Challenges in Multi-Level Inverter with Reduced Switches”
by Ganesh Kumar Srinivasan et al.
Electronics 2021, 10(4), 368; https://doi.org/10.3390/electronics10040368
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2079-9292/10/4/368

15. “System Level Simulation of Microgrid Power Electronic Systems”
by Michal Frivaldsky et al.
Electronics 2021, 10(6), 644; https://doi.org/10.3390/electronics10060644
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2079-9292/10/6/644

16. “Two Decades of Condition Monitoring Methods for Power Devices”
by Giovanni Susinni et al.
Electronics 2021, 10(6), 683; https://doi.org/10.3390/electronics10060683
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2079-9292/10/6/683

17. “A New SOC Estimation for LFP Batteries: Application in a 10 Ah Cell (HW 38120 L/S) as a Hysteresis Case Study”
by Younghwi Ko and Woojin Choi
Electronics 2021, 10(6), 705; https://doi.org/10.3390/electronics10060705
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2079-9292/10/6/705

18. “A Sustainable Energy Distribution Configuration for Microgrids Integrated to the National Grid Using Back-to-Back Converters in a Renewable Power System”
by Reza Alayi et al.
Electronics 2021, 10(15), 1826; https://doi.org/10.3390/electronics10151826
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2079-9292/10/15/1826

19. “Economic and Ecological Design of Hybrid Renewable Energy Systems Based on a Developed IWO/BSA Algorithm”
by Mohammed Kharrich et al.
Electronics 2021, 10(6), 687; https://doi.org/10.3390/electronics10060687
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2079-9292/10/6/687

20. “Research on Control Strategy of Isolated DC Microgrid Based on SOC of Energy Storage System”
by Jiechao Lv et al.
Electronics 2021, 10(7), 834; https://doi.org/10.3390/electronics10070834
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2079-9292/10/7/834

13 September 2022
Electronics | Highly Cited Papers in 2021 in the Section “Semiconductor Devices”


The “Semiconductor Devices” Section publishes original and significant contributions around the theory and performance of semiconductor devices and related materials, including devices, fabrication processes, simulations, quantum devices, hybrid devices, flexible electronic devices, novel semiconductors, semiconductor materials, and device physics. We publish reviews on these subjects and Special Issues that deal with specific topics.

As they are of open access format, you have free and unlimited access to the full text of all articles published in our journal. We welcome you to read our most highly cited papers published in 2021 listed below:

1. “In-Memory Computing with Resistive Memory Circuits: Status and Outlook”
by Giacomo Pedretti and Daniele Ielmini
Electronics 2021, 10(9), 1063; https://doi.org/10.3390/electronics10091063
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2079-9292/10/9/1063

2. “Study of Quantized Hardware Deep Neural Networks Based on Resistive Switching Devices, Conventional versus Convolutional Approaches”
by Rocío Romero-Zaliz et al.
Electronics 2021, 10(3), 346; https://doi.org/10.3390/electronics10030346
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2079-9292/10/3/346

3. “Carbon Nanotube Field Effect Transistor (CNTFET) and Resistive Random Access Memory (RRAM) Based Ternary Combinational Logic Circuits”
by Furqan Zahoor et al.
Electronics 2021, 10(1), 79; https://doi.org/10.3390/electronics10010079
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2079-9292/10/1/79

4. “Measurements and Computations of Internal Temperatures of the IGBT and the Diode Situated in the Common Case”
by Paweł Górecki and Krzysztof Górecki
Electronics 2021, 10(2), 210; https://doi.org/10.3390/electronics10020210
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2079-9292/10/2/210

5. “Influence of Selected Factors on Thermal Parameters of the Components of Forced Cooling Systems of Electronic Devices”
by Krzysztof Posobkiewicz and Krzysztof Górecki
Electronics 2021, 10(3), 340; https://doi.org/10.3390/electronics10030340
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2079-9292/10/3/340

6. “Multi-Level Switching of Al-Doped HfO2 RRAM with a Single Voltage Amplitude Set Pulse”
by Jinfu Lin et al.
Electronics 2021, 10(6), 731; https://doi.org/10.3390/electronics10060731
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2079-9292/10/6/731

7. “Optimization of Multi-Level Operation in RRAM Arrays for In-Memory Computing”
by Eduardo Pérez et al.
Electronics 2021, 10(9), 1084; https://doi.org/10.3390/electronics10091084
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2079-9292/10/9/1084

8. “Recent Progress on 3D NAND Flash Technologies”
by Akira Goda
Electronics 2021, 10(24), 3156; https://doi.org/10.3390/electronics10243156
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2079-9292/10/24/3156

9. “A Compact Modular 5 GW Pulse PFN-Marx Generator for Driving HPM Source”
by Haoran Zhang et al.
Electronics 2021, 10(5), 545; https://doi.org/10.3390/electronics10050545
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2079-9292/10/5/545

10. “Analysis of Electrothermal Effects in Devices and Arrays in InGaP/GaAs HBT Technology”
by Vincenzo d’Alessandro et al.
Electronics 2021, 10(6), 757; https://doi.org/10.3390/electronics10060757
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2079-9292/10/6/757

13 September 2022
Electronics | Highly Cited Papers in 2021 in the Section “Optoelectronics”


The “Optoelectronics” Section addresses the following topics and considers mostly experimental work or theoretical/simulation work, either directly linked to or supporting the following fields: nanoelectronic and photonic devices, as well as their fabrication; microsystems, microdevices (e.g., sensors and nanoenergy devices), and their fabrication.

As they are of an open access format, you have free and unlimited access to the full text of all the articles published in our journal. We welcome you to read our most highly cited papers published in 2021 listed below:

1. “Metal-Insulator-Metal Waveguide-Based Racetrack Integrated Circular Cavity for Refractive Index Sensing Application”
by Muhammad A. Butt et al.
Electronics 2021, 10(12), 1419; https://doi.org/10.3390/electronics10121419
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2079-9292/10/12/1419

2. “Toward a Scalable Fabrication of Perovskite Solar Cells under Fully Ambient Air Atmosphere: From Spin-Coating to Inkjet-Printing of Perovskite Absorbent Layer”
by Aggeliki Karavioti et al.
Electronics 2021, 10(16), 1904; https://doi.org/10.3390/electronics10161904
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2079-9292/10/16/1904

3. “A Review of the Reliability of Integrated IR Laser Diodes for Silicon Photonics”
by Matteo Buffolo et al.
Electronics 2021, 10(22), 2734; https://doi.org/10.3390/electronics10222734
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2079-9292/10/22/2734

4. “Perylene Based Solution Processed Single Layer WOLED with Adjustable CCT and CRI”
by Volkan Bozkus et al.
Electronics 2021, 10(6), 725; https://doi.org/10.3390/electronics10060725
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2079-9292/10/6/725

5. “Effects of Varying the Fin Width, Fin Height, Gate Dielectric Material, and Gate Length on the DC and RF Performance of a 14-nm SOI FinFET Structure”
by Nour El I. Boukortt et al.
Electronics 2021, 11(1), 91; https://doi.org/10.3390/electronics11010091
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2079-9292/11/1/91

8 September 2022
Electronics | Highly Cited Papers in 2021 in the Section “Flexible Electronics”


Flexible electronics have been attracting considerable attention in recent decades, not only at the academic but also at the industrial level. The development of electronic components/systems on highly flexible and possibly conformable substrates could allow the integration of smart functionalities, such as sensing capabilities, communication units, etc., onto any type of surface (paper, fabrics, etc.), opening up a wide range of possible applications.

As our journal follows an open access format, you have free and unlimited access to the full text of all the articles published in it. We welcome you to read our most highly cited papers published in 2021 listed below:

1. “Development of Miniaturized Wearable Wristband Type Surface EMG Measurement System for Biometric Authentication”
by Siho Shin et al.
Electronics 2021, 10(8), 923; https://doi.org/10.3390/electronics10080923
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2079-9292/10/8/923

2. “Textile Triboelectric Nanogenerators with Diverse 3D-Spacer Fabrics for Improved Output Voltage”
by Dae-Hyeon Kwon et al.
Electronics 2021, 10(8), 937; https://doi.org/10.3390/electronics10080937
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2079-9292/10/8/937 

3. “Temperature Measurement at Curved Surfaces Using 3D Printed Planar Resistance Temperature Detectors”
by Adam Steckiewicz et al.
Electronics 2021, 10(9), 1100; https://doi.org/10.3390/electronics10091100
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2079-9292/10/9/1100 

4. “Washable, Low-Temperature Cured Joints for Textile-Based Electronics”
by Jerzy Szalapak et al.
Electronics 2021, 10(22), 2749; https://doi.org/10.3390/electronics10222749
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2079-9292/10/22/2749

5. “Pinhole Formation in Printed Electronic Traces Fabricated via Molten Metal Droplet Jetting”
by Manoj Meda et al.
Electronics 2021, 10(13), 1568; https://doi.org/10.3390/electronics10131568
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2079-9292/10/13/1568 

8 September 2022
Electronics | Highly Cited Papers in 2021 in the Section “Microwave and Wireless Communications”


For publication in the “Microwave and Wireless Communications” Section, we would like to invite submissions on advanced theories and technologies across a wide spectrum of research. These can be related to microwave and millimeter-wave communications, including radar sensors, etc., fundamental applications, elements or systems, hardware or software, and methodology theories or measurements. We hope to present state-of-the-art technologies in this Section.

As they are published in an open access format, you have free and unlimited access to the full text of all the articles published in our journal. We welcome you to read our most highly cited papers published in 2021 listed below:

1. “Ubiquitous Vehicular Ad-Hoc Network Computing Using Deep Neural Network with IoT-Based Bat Agents for Traffic Management”
by Srihari Kannan et al.
Electronics 2021, 10(7), 785; https://doi.org/10.3390/electronics10070785
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2079-9292/10/7/785

2. “A Quad-Port Dual-Band MIMO Antenna Array for 5G Smartphone Applications”
by Jianlin Huang et al.
Electronics 2021, 10(5), 542; https://doi.org/10.3390/electronics10050542
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2079-9292/10/5/542

3. “Infinity Shell Shaped MIMO Antenna Array for mm-Wave 5G Applications”
by Mian Muhammad Kamal et al.
Electronics 2021, 10(2), 165; https://doi.org/10.3390/electronics10020165
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2079-9292/10/2/165

4. “A 28 GHz Broadband Helical Inspired End-Fire Antenna and Its MIMO Configuration for 5G Pattern Diversity Applications”
by Hijab Zahra et al.
Electronics 2021, 10(4), 405; https://doi.org/10.3390/electronics10040405
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2079-9292/10/4/405

5. “Dynamic Route Discovery Using Modified Grasshopper Optimization Algorithm in Wireless Ad-Hoc Visible Light Communication Network”
by Sharmila Vadivel et al.
Electronics 2021, 10(10), 1176; https://doi.org/10.3390/electronics10101176
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2079-9292/10/10/1176

6. “Leveraging Machine-Learning for D2D Communications in 5G/Beyond 5G Networks”
by Sherief Hashima et al.
Electronics 2021, 10(2), 169; https://doi.org/10.3390/electronics10020169
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2079-9292/10/2/169

7. “Compact Quad-Element High-Isolation Wideband MIMO Antenna for mm-Wave Applications”
by Daniyal Ali Sehrai et al.
Electronics 2021, 10(11), 1300; https://doi.org/10.3390/electronics10111300
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2079-9292/10/11/1300

8. “E-Shaped H-Slotted Dual Band mmWave Antenna for 5G Technology”
by Kiran Raheel et al.
Electronics 2021, 10(9), 1019; https://doi.org/10.3390/electronics10091019
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2079-9292/10/9/1019

9. “Design and Synthesis of Multi-Mode Bandpass Filter for Wireless Applications”
by Satheeshkumar Palanisamy et al.
Electronics 2021, 10(22), 2853; https://doi.org/10.3390/electronics10222853
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2079-9292/10/22/2853

10. “Design and Realization of a Frequency Reconfigurable Antenna with Wide, Dual, and Single-Band Operations for Compact Sized Wireless Applications”
by Wahaj Abbas Awan et al.
Electronics 2021, 10(11), 1321; https://doi.org/10.3390/electronics10111321
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2079-9292/10/11/1321 

11. “8-Port Semi-Circular Arc MIMO Antenna with an Inverted L-Strip Loaded Connected Ground for UWB Applications”
by Tathababu Addepalli et al.
Electronics 2021, 10(12), 1476; https://doi.org/10.3390/electronics10121476
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2079-9292/10/12/1476

12. “Design of a MIMO Antenna with High Gain and Enhanced Isolation for WLAN Applications”
by He Peng et al.
Electronics 2021, 10(14), 1659; https://doi.org/10.3390/electronics10141659
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2079-9292/10/14/1659 

13. “Multi-Monostatic Interferometric Radar for Bridge Monitoring”
by Lapo Miccinesi et al.
Electronics 2021, 10(3), 247; https://doi.org/10.3390/electronics10030247
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2079-9292/10/3/247

14. “Edge Computing for Data Anomaly Detection of Multi-Sensors in Underground Mining”
by Chunde Liu et al.
Electronics 2021, 10(3), 302; https://doi.org/10.3390/electronics10030302
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2079-9292/10/3/302

15. “Donut-Shaped mmWave Printed Antenna Array for 5G Technology”
by Mian Muhammad Kamal et al.
Electronics 2021, 10(12), 1415; https://doi.org/10.3390/electronics10121415
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2079-9292/10/12/1415 

16. “A Textile EBG-Based Antenna for Future 5G-IoT Millimeter-Wave Applications”
by EL May Wissem et al.
Electronics 2021, 10(2), 154; https://doi.org/10.3390/electronics10020154
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2079-9292/10/2/154 

17. “A Flexible and Pattern Reconfigurable Antenna with Small Dimensions and Simple Layout for Wireless Communication Systems Operating over 1.65–2.51 GHz”
by Adnan Ghaffar et al.
Electronics 2021, 10(5), 601; https://doi.org/10.3390/electronics10050601
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2079-9292/10/5/601 

18. “Research Challenges and Opportunities in Drone Forensics Models”
by Arafat Al-Dhaqm et al.
Electronics 2021, 10(13), 1519; https://doi.org/10.3390/electronics10131519
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2079-9292/10/13/1519

19. “Survey of Millimeter-Wave Propagation Measurements and Models in Indoor Environments”
by Ahmed Al-Saman et al.
Electronics 2021, 10(14), 1653; https://doi.org/10.3390/electronics10141653
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2079-9292/10/14/1653

20. “Miniaturized Antipodal Vivaldi Antenna with Improved Bandwidth Using Exponential Strip Arms”
by Mohammad Mahdi Honari et al.
Electronics 2021, 10(1), 83; https://doi.org/10.3390/electronics10010083
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2079-9292/10/1/83

8 September 2022
Electronics | Highly Cited Papers in 2021 in the Section “Artificial Intelligence Circuits and Systems (AICAS)”


The “Artificial Intelligence Circuits and Systems” Section is focused on publications that are related to circuits and systems for artificial intelligence. This Section covers topics of interest within hardware-based deep learning AI and algorithmic deep learning AI using machine learning.

As they are of an open access format, you have free and unlimited access to the full text of all the articles published in our journal. We welcome you to read our most highly cited papers published in 2021 listed below:

1. “FPGA Implementation for CNN-Based Optical Remote Sensing Object Detection”
by Ning Zhang et al.
Electronics 2021, 10(3), 282; https://doi.org/10.3390/electronics10030282
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2079-9292/10/3/282 

2. “Accelerating Neural Network Inference on FPGA-Based Platforms—A Survey”
by Ran Wu et al.
Electronics 2021, 10(9), 1025; https://doi.org/10.3390/electronics10091025
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2079-9292/10/9/1025

3. “FPGA Accelerator for Gradient Boosting Decision Trees”
by Adrián Alcolea et al.
Electronics 2021, 10(3), 314; https://doi.org/10.3390/electronics10030314
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2079-9292/10/3/314

4. “A Novel Hybrid Approach Based on Deep CNN to Detect Glaucoma Using Fundus Imaging”
by Rabbia Mahum et al.
Electronics 2021, 11(1), 26; https://doi.org/10.3390/electronics11010026
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2079-9292/11/1/26

5. “Design and Implementation of Deep Learning Based Contactless Authentication System Using Hand Gestures”
by Aveen Dayal et al.
Electronics 2021, 10(2), 182; https://doi.org/10.3390/electronics10020182
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2079-9292/10/2/182

6. “Forest Fire Smoke Recognition Based on Anchor Box Adaptive Generation Method”
by Enting Zhao et al.
Electronics 2021, 10(5), 566; https://doi.org/10.3390/electronics10050566
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2079-9292/10/5/566

7. “Underwater Target Recognition Based on Improved YOLOv4 Neural Network”
by Lingyu Chen et al.
Electronics 2021, 10(14), 1634; https://doi.org/10.3390/electronics10141634
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2079-9292/10/14/1634 

8. “Recurrent Neural Network for Human Activity Recognition in Embedded Systems Using PPG and Accelerometer Data”
by Michele Alessandrini et al.
Electronics 2021, 10(14), 1715; https://doi.org/10.3390/electronics10141715
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2079-9292/10/14/1715 

9. “Gaining a Sense of Touch Object Stiffness Estimation Using a Soft Gripper and Neural Networks”
by Michal Bednarek et al.
Electronics 2021, 10(1), 96; https://doi.org/10.3390/electronics10010096
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2079-9292/10/1/96

10. “Device-Free Crowd Counting Using Multi-Link Wi-Fi CSI Descriptors in Doppler Spectrum”
by Ramon F. Brena et al.
Electronics 2021, 10(3), 315; https://doi.org/10.3390/electronics10030315
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2079-9292/10/3/315

8 September 2022
Electronics | Highly Cited Papers in 2021 in the Section “Microelectronics”


The “Microelectronics” Section is dedicated to publishing original research articles and cutting-edge reviews for the applications of microelectronics in emerging, frontier, and challenging technologies. Electronics operating in extreme environments, such as vacuum, space, harsh radiation, extreme cold, and other niche applications, are today pushing microelectronic design beyond the frontier of standard electronics.

As our journal follows an open access format, you have free and unlimited access to the full text of all the articles published in it. We welcome you to read our most highly cited papers published in 2021 listed below:

1. “A Unified and Open LTSPICE Memristor Model Library”
by Valeri Mladenov
Electronics 2021, 10(13), 1594; https://doi.org/10.3390/electronics10131594
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2079-9292/10/13/1594

2. “Sheet Resistance Measurements of Conductive Thin Films: A Comparison of Techniques”
by Mira Naftaly et al.
Electronics 2021, 10(8), 960; https://doi.org/10.3390/electronics10080960
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2079-9292/10/8/960

3. “A New Cost-Efficient Design of a Reversible Gate Based on a Nano-Scale Quantum-Dot Cellular Automata Technology”
by Saeid Seyedi et al.
Electronics 2021, 10(15), 1806; https://doi.org/10.3390/electronics10151806
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2079-9292/10/15/1806

4. “AlGaN Channel High Electron Mobility Transistors with Regrown Ohmic Contacts”
by Idriss Abid et al.
Electronics 2021, 10(6), 635; https://doi.org/10.3390/electronics10060635
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2079-9292/10/6/635

5. “UV-Based Technologies for SARS-CoV2 Inactivation: Status and Perspectives”
by Nicola Trivellin et al.
Electronics 2021, 10(14), 1703; https://doi.org/10.3390/electronics10141703
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2079-9292/10/14/1703

6. “A Novel OTA Architecture Exploiting Current Gain Stages to Boost Bandwidth and Slew-Rate”
by Francesco Centurelli et al.
Electronics 2021, 10(14), 1638; https://doi.org/10.3390/electronics10141638
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2079-9292/10/14/1638

7. “Influence of Active Channel Layer Thickness on SnO2 Thin-Film Transistor Performance”
by Do Won Kim et al.
Electronics 2021, 10(2), 200; https://doi.org/10.3390/electronics10020200
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2079-9292/10/2/200

8. “A Triple-Cascode X-Band LNA Design with Modified Post-Distortion Network”
by Cheng Cao et al.
Electronics 2021, 10(5), 546; https://doi.org/10.3390/electronics10050546
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2079-9292/10/5/546 

9. “Effects of Active Layer Thickness on the Electrical Characteristics and Stability of High-Mobility Amorphous Indium–Gallium–Tin Oxide Thin-Film Transistors”
by Dae-Hwan Kim et al.
Electronics 2021, 10(11), 1295; https://doi.org/10.3390/electronics10111295
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2079-9292/10/11/1295

10. “All-Dielectric Metasurface for Sensing Microcystin-LR”
by Binze Ma et al.
Electronics 2021, 10(11), 1363; https://doi.org/10.3390/electronics10111363
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2079-9292/10/11/1363

8 September 2022
Electronics | Highly Cited Papers in 2021 in the Section “Electrical and Autonomous Vehicles”


The “Electrical and Autonomous Vehicles” Section addresses the different perspectives on the design, development, and usage of electric and autonomous vehicles, as well as their impact on people’s lives, on cities, and on power as well as energy systems. We welcome papers on innovative scientific and technical developments, sound case studies, and reviews which are relevant and/or related to “Electrical and Autonomous Vehicles”. As they are of an open access format, you have free and unlimited access to the full text of all the articles published in our journal. We welcome you to read our most highly cited papers published in 2021 listed below:

1. “Review of Electric Vehicle Technologies, Charging Methods, Standards and Optimization Techniques”
by Syed Muhammad Arif et al.
Electronics 2021, 10(16), 1910; https://doi.org/10.3390/electronics10161910
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2079-9292/10/16/1910

2. “Is There a Predisposition towards the Use of New Technologies within the Traffic Field of Emerging Countries? The Case of the Dominican Republic”
by Francisco Alonso et al.
Electronics 2021, 10(10), 1208; https://doi.org/10.3390/electronics10101208
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2079-9292/10/10/1208

3. “An Enhanced Multicell-to-Multicell Battery Equalizer Based on Bipolar-Resonant LC Converter”
by Xuan Luo et al.
Electronics 2021, 10(3), 293; https://doi.org/10.3390/electronics10030293
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2079-9292/10/3/293

4. “A Simulated Annealing Algorithm and Grid Map-Based UAV Coverage Path Planning Method for 3D Reconstruction”
by Sichen Xiao Azar et al.
Electronics 2021, 10(7), 853; https://doi.org/10.3390/electronics10070853
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2079-9292/10/7/853

5. “A Survey of Trust Management in the Internet of Vehicles”
by Sarah Ali Siddiqui et al.
Electronics 2021, 10(18), 2223; https://doi.org/10.3390/electronics10182223
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2079-9292/10/18/2223

6. “Ego-Motion Estimation Using Recurrent Convolutional Neural Networks through Optical Flow Learning”
by Baigan Zhao et al.
Electronics 2021, 10(3), 222; https://doi.org/10.3390/electronics10030222
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2079-9292/10/3/222

7. “Machine Learning-Based Vehicle Trajectory Prediction Using V2V Communications and On-Board Sensors”
by Dongho Choi et al.
Electronics 2021, 10(4), 420; https://doi.org/10.3390/electronics10040420
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2079-9292/10/4/420

8. “An Optimization Model for Energy Community Costs Minimization Considering a Local Electricity Market between Prosumers and Electric Vehicles”
by Ricardo Faia et al.
Electronics 2021, 10(2), 129; https://doi.org/10.3390/electronics10020129
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2079-9292/10/2/129

9. “Deep Feature-Level Sensor Fusion Using Skip Connections for Real-Time Object Detection in Autonomous Driving”
by Vijay John et al.
Electronics 2021, 10(4), 424; https://doi.org/10.3390/electronics10040424
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2079-9292/10/4/424

10. “A Survey on Deep Learning Based Approaches for Scene Understanding in Autonomous Driving”
by Zhiyang Guo et al.
Electronics 2021, 10(4), 471; https://doi.org/10.3390/electronics10040471
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2079-9292/10/4/471

7 September 2022
Electronics | Highly Cited Papers in 2021 in the Section “Bioelectronics”


The primary focus of the “Bioelectronics” Section are topics that seek to utilize electronic knowledge and execution in the field of biology and medicine for health wellness with research efforts that cross disciplines, such as chemistry, life science, physics, electrical engineering, and materials science. Bioelectronic research works in a wide context, encompassing, for example, biosensors, bionics and biomaterials, DNA chips, lab-on-a-chip, innovative devices or advanced signal processes for the prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of physical and mental diseases, robotic devices for patient rehabilitation, bioelectromagnetics, artificial intelligence for improving health, conductive polymers, organic semiconductors, carbon nanotubes, graphene, wearable electronics, and implantable electronics, just to cite a few.

As they are published in an open access format, you have free and unlimited access to the full text of all the articles in our journal. We welcome you to read our most highly cited papers published in 2021:

1. “CNN Variants for Computer Vision: History, Architecture, Application, Challenges and Future Scope”
by Dulari Bhatt et al.
Electronics 2021, 10(20), 2470; https://doi.org/10.3390/electronics10202470
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2079-9292/10/20/2470

2. “Automated Workers’ Ergonomic Risk Assessment in Manual Material Handling Using sEMG Wearable Sensors and Machine Learning”
by Srimantha E. Mudiyanselage et al.
Electronics 2021, 10(20), 2558; https://doi.org/10.3390/electronics10202558
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2079-9292/10/20/2558

3. “State-of-the-Art Optical Devices for Biomedical Sensing Applications—A Review”
by N. L. Kazanskiy et al.
Electronics 2021, 10(8), 973; https://doi.org/10.3390/electronics10080973
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2079-9292/10/8/973

4. “Multiclass ECG Signal Analysis Using Global Average-Based 2-D Convolutional Neural Network Modeling”
by Muhammad Wasimuddin et al.
Electronics 2021, 10(2), 170; https://doi.org/10.3390/electronics10020170
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2079-9292/10/2/170

5. “Integration and Applications of Fog Computing and Cloud Computing Based on the Internet of Things for Provision of Healthcare Services at Home”
by Muhammad Ijaz et al.
Electronics 2021, 10(9), 1077; https://doi.org/10.3390/electronics10091077
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2079-9292/10/9/1077

6. “An Overview of Wearable Piezoresistive and Inertial Sensors for Respiration Rate Monitoring”
by Roberto De Fazio et al.
Electronics 2021, 10(17), 2178; https://doi.org/10.3390/electronics10172178
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2079-9292/10/17/2178

7. “Generating Synthetic ECGs Using GANs for Anonymizing Healthcare Data”
by Esteban Piacentino et al.
Electronics 2021, 10(4), 389; https://doi.org/10.3390/electronics10040389
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2079-9292/10/4/389

8. “Deep Learning Methods for Classification of Certain Abnormalities in Echocardiography”
by Imayanmosha Wahlang et al.
Electronics 2021, 10(4), 495; https://doi.org/10.3390/electronics10040495
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2079-9292/10/4/495

9. “Bone Metastasis Detection in the Chest and Pelvis from a Whole-Body Bone Scan Using Deep Learning and a Small Dataset”
by Da-Chuan Cheng et al.
Electronics 2021, 10(10), 1201; https://doi.org/10.3390/electronics10101201
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2079-9292/10/10/1201

10. “GaborPDNet: Gabor Transformation and Deep Neural Network for Parkinson’s Disease Detection Using EEG Signals”
by Hui Wen Loh et al.
Electronics 2021, 10(14), 1740; https://doi.org/10.3390/electronics10141740
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2079-9292/10/14/1740

7 September 2022
Electronics | Highly Cited Papers in 2021 in the Section “Artificial Intelligence”


The Section “Artificial Intelligence” mainly covers topics of interest within unique hardware-based deep learning AI and algorithmic deep learning AI using machine learning. The purpose of this Section is to bring together researchers and engineers, from both academia and industry, to present novel ideas and solid research on the hardware and algorithmic aspects of advanced applications of deep-learning-based AI.

As they are published in an open access format, you have free and unlimited access to the full text of all of the articles published in our journal. We welcome you to read our most highly cited papers published in 2021 below:

1. “Biometric User Identification Based on Human Activity Recognition Using Wearable Sensors: An Experiment Using Deep Learning Models”
by Sakorn Mekruksavanich and Anuchit Jitpattanakul
Electronics 2021, 10(3), 308; https://doi.org/10.3390/electronics10030308
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2079-9292/10/3/308

2. “Novel Control Strategy for Enhancing Microgrid Operation Connected to Photovoltaic Generation and Energy Storage Systems”
by Dina Emara et al.
Electronics 2021, 10(11), 1261; https://doi.org/10.3390/electronics10111261
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2079-9292/10/11/1261

3. “Deep Convolutional Neural Network with RNNs for Complex Activity Recognition Using Wrist-Worn Wearable Sensor Data”
by Sakorn Mekruksavanich and Anuchit Jitpattanakul
Electronics 2021, 10(14), 1685; https://doi.org/10.3390/electronics10141685
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2079-9292/10/14/1685

4. “Artificial Neural Networks Based Optimization Techniques: A Review”
by Maher G. M. Abdolrasol et al.
Electronics 2021, 10(21), 2689; https://doi.org/10.3390/electronics10212689
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2079-9292/10/21/2689

5. “An Advanced CNN-LSTM Model for Cryptocurrency Forecasting”
by Ioannis E. Livieris et al.
Electronics 2021, 10(3), 287; https://doi.org/10.3390/electronics10030287
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2079-9292/10/3/287

6. “A Fuzzy Logic Model for Hourly Electrical Power Demand Modeling”
by Marco Antonio Islas et al.
Electronics 2021, 10(4), 448; https://doi.org/10.3390/electronics10040448
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2079-9292/10/4/448 

7. “A Survey on Machine Learning-Based Performance Improvement of Wireless Networks: PHY, MAC and Network Layer”
by Merima Kulin et al.
Electronics 2021, 10(3), 318; https://doi.org/10.3390/electronics10030318
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2079-9292/10/3/318

8. “Improved YOLOv3 Network for Insulator Detection in Aerial Images with Diverse Background Interference”
by Chuanyang Liu et al.
Electronics 2021, 10(7), 771; https://doi.org/10.3390/electronics10070771
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2079-9292/10/7/771

9. “Concrete Cracks Detection and Monitoring Using Deep Learning-Based Multiresolution Analysis”
by Ahcene Arbaoui et al.
Electronics 2021, 10(15), 1772; https://doi.org/10.3390/electronics10151772
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2079-9292/10/15/1772

10. “EWOA-OPF: Effective Whale Optimization Algorithm to Solve Optimal Power Flow Problem”
by Mohammad H. Nadimi-Shahraki et al.
Electronics 2021, 10(23), 2975; https://doi.org/10.3390/electronics10232975
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2079-9292/10/23/2975

5 September 2022
Electronics | Call for Special Issue Proposal

Electronics (ISSN 2079-9292) is an international, peer-reviewed, and open access journal on the science of electronics and its applications. It publishes reviews, research articles, short communications, and letters. Our aim is to encourage scientists to publish their experimental and theoretical results in as much detail as possible. There is no restriction on the length of the papers.

The Electronics editorial team is pleased to announce this open call for Special Issue proposals, which gives a group of authors the opportunity to work on an interconnected set of papers on an innovative topic. We would like to solicit high-quality proposals, which will be evaluated by a competitive procedure on a rolling basis throughout the year.

Proposals within the scope of the journal are welcome. For more details, please see the following link: https://www.mdpi.com/journal/electronics/about.

If you would like to propose a Special Issue topic for this journal, please click on the following link and complete and submit the form: https://www.mdpi.com/journalproposal/sendproposalspecialissue/electronics. Our editors will get back to you shortly.

The duties and benefits of acting as a Guest Editor are as follows:

  • Publishing both a review paper and a research paper free of charge in the Special Issue, in addition to a potential discount for additional papers that you invite;
  • Redefining the title and scope of the Special Issue;
  • Circulating the call for papers for the Special Issue and inviting submissions;
  • Making decisions on whether a manuscript can be accepted based on the reports that we collect;
  • Promoting the Special Issue and increasing its visibility at related academic conferences;
  • If ten or more papers are published in the Special Issue, we can make a Special Issue book and send a hard copy to each Guest Editor.

The Editorial Office will take care of setting up the Special Issue website, arrange the promotional materials, assist with invitations to contribute papers, and take care of the rest of the administrative tasks associated with peer review, including inviting reviewers, collating reports, contacting authors, and professional production before publication.

Please do not hesitate to contact the Editorial Office ([email protected]) for further details and clarification.

We look forward to receiving your proposals.

Electronics Editorial Office

1 September 2022
Meet Us at the Seventh International Conference on Data Mining and Big Data (DMBD'2022), 21–24 November 2022, Beijing, China


The Seventh International Conference on Data Mining and Big Data
 (DMBD'2022) is an international forum allowing researchers and practitioners to exchange the latest theories, algorithms, models, and applications of data mining and big data, as well as artificial intelligence techniques. Data mining refers to examining big data sets to look for relevant or pertinent information. Big data contains huge amounts of