Best Paper Award

Dear Colleagues,

We are pleased to announce the winners of the Fractal and Fractional 2021 Best Paper Award. All papers published in 2021 in Fractal and Fractional were considered for the award. After a thorough evaluation of the originality and significance of the papers, citations, and downloads, two winners were selected.

One Review:
Investigation and Application of Fractal Theory in Cement-Based Materials: A Review
By Lei Wang, Xiaoman Zeng, Huamei Yang, Xingdong Lv, Fanxing Guo, Yan Shi and Asad Hanif
Fractal Fract. 2021, 5(4), 247; doi:10.3390/fractalfract5040247

One Article:
Study on Date–Jimbo–Kashiwara–Miwa Equation with Conformable Derivative Dependent on Time Parameter to Find the Exact Dynamic Wave Solutions
By Md Ashik Iqbal, Ye Wang, Md Mamun Miah and Mohamed S. Osman
Fractal Fract. 2022, 6(1), 4; doi: 10.3390/fractalfract6010004

Each winner will receive CHF 500 and a chance to publish a paper free of charge in Fractal and Fractional in 2023 after peer review.

Please join us in congratulating the winners of Fractal and Fractional 2021 Best Paper Award. We would also like to take this opportunity to thank all of our authors for your continued support of Fractal and Fractional.

Kind regards,
Fractal and Fractional Editorial Office

 
Fractal Fract 2021 Best Paper Award
 

Eligibility and Requirements

– All papers published in Fractal and Fractional will be eligible (Both regular and Special Issue submissions).
 
Past Winners
 
Year: 

Winner

18 pages, 1454 KiB  
Article
Solitary Wave Solutions to a Fractional Model Using the Improved Modified Extended Tanh-Function Method
by Mohammed Bakheet Almatrafi
Fractal Fract. 2023, 7(3), 252; https://doi.org/10.3390/fractalfract7030252 - 10 Mar 2023
19 pages, 3774 KiB  
Article
Synchronization of Fractional-Order Delayed Neural Networks Using Dynamic-Free Adaptive Sliding Mode Control
by Majid Roohi, Chongqi Zhang, Mostafa Taheri and Andreas Basse-O’Connor
Fractal Fract. 2023, 7(9), 682; https://doi.org/10.3390/fractalfract7090682 - 13 Sep 2023
31 pages, 18905 KiB  
Article
Comparing Market Efficiency in Developed, Emerging, and Frontier Equity Markets: A Multifractal Detrended Fluctuation Analysis
by Min-Jae Lee and Sun-Yong Choi
Fractal Fract. 2023, 7(6), 478; https://doi.org/10.3390/fractalfract7060478 - 15 Jun 2023

Award Committee

Prof. Carlo Cattani Chairman
Università della Tuscia
Dr. Norbert Herencsar
Brno University of Technology
Dr. Alessandro Taloni
University of Milan
Prof. Bruce Henry

Winner

17 pages, 401 KiB  
Article
Zener Model with General Fractional Calculus: Thermodynamical Restrictions
by Teodor M. Atanackovic and Stevan Pilipovic
Fractal Fract. 2022, 6(10), 617; https://doi.org/10.3390/fractalfract6100617 - 21 Oct 2022
20 pages, 3857 KiB  
Article
Examining the Position of Wright’s Fallingwater in the Context of His Larger Body of Work: An Analysis Using Fractal Dimensions
by Josephine Vaughan and Michael J. Ostwald
Fractal Fract. 2022, 6(4), 187; https://doi.org/10.3390/fractalfract6040187 - 27 Mar 2022
30 pages, 2886 KiB  
Review
Fractal Analysis on Surface Topography of Thin Films: A Review
by Wenmeng Zhou, Yating Cao, Haolin Zhao, Zhiwei Li, Pingfa Feng and Feng Feng
Fractal Fract. 2022, 6(3), 135; https://doi.org/10.3390/fractalfract6030135 - 28 Feb 2022

Award Committee

Prof. Carlo Cattani Chairman
Università della Tuscia
Prof. Riccardo Caponetto
Engineering Department - University of Messina
Prof. YangQuan Chen
University of California Merced
Dr. Ricardo Almeida
University of Aveiro

Winner

41 pages, 3869 KiB  
Review
Investigation and Application of Fractal Theory in Cement-Based Materials: A Review
by Lei Wang, Xiaoman Zeng, Huamei Yang, Xingdong Lv, Fanxing Guo, Yan Shi and Asad Hanif
Fractal Fract. 2021, 5(4), 247; https://doi.org/10.3390/fractalfract5040247 - 1 Dec 2021
12 pages, 1793 KiB  
Article
Study on Date–Jimbo–Kashiwara–Miwa Equation with Conformable Derivative Dependent on Time Parameter to Find the Exact Dynamic Wave Solutions
by Md Ashik Iqbal, Ye Wang, Md Mamun Miah and Mohamed S. Osman
Fractal Fract. 2022, 6(1), 4; https://doi.org/10.3390/fractalfract6010004 - 23 Dec 2021

Award Committee

Prof. Carlo Cattani Chairman
Università della Tuscia
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