Best Paper Award

The Fractal Fract Best Paper Award is granted annually to highlight publications of high quality, scientific significance, and extensive influence. The evaluation committee members choose three articles of exceptional quality that were published in the journal the year before the previous year and announce them online by the end of June.

The Prize:

– Two research articles and one review will be selected.
– Each winner will receive CHF 500, a certificate, and a free voucher for article processing fees valid for one year.

 
Fractal Fract Best Paper Award
 
Winner announcement: 30 June 2026

Eligibility and Requirements

– All papers published in Fractal Fract will be eligible (both regular and Special Issue submissions).

Selection Criteria

– Scientific merit and broad impact;
– Originality of the research objectives and/or the ideas presented;
– Creativity of the study design or uniqueness of the approaches and concepts;
– Clarity of presentation;
– Citations and downloads.

 
Past Winners
 
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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