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23 April 2025
Meet Us at the World Conference on Carbon 2025, 29 June–4 July 2025, Saint-Malo, France

Conference: The World Conference on Carbon 2025
Organization: Société Francophone d’Étude des Carbones and European Carbon Association
Date: 29 June–4 July 2025
Place: Saint-Malo, France
MDPI will be attending the World Conference on Carbon 2025 as an exhibitor, which will be held from 29 June to 4 July 2025. We welcome researchers from different backgrounds to visit and share their latest ideas with us.
This conference is jointly organized by the Société Francophone d’Étude des Carbones (SFEC) and the University of Rennes, on behalf of the European Carbon Association (ECA).
Topics include the following:
- Carbon and biology, medicine, safety;
- Carbon and environment;
- Carbon and electrochemical processes and technologies;
- Carbon and catalysis;
- Carbon and electronics;
- Innovations in synthesis, processing, characterization, and modeling;
- Innovative materials;
- Carbon for structural applications and thermal management;
- Carbon nanoforms;
- Kerogens, coals, cokes, graphite, carbonization/graphitization processes;
- sp³ C-rich carbons;
- Perspectives on raw materials sourcing for carbon and graphite and industrial processes.
The following MDPI journals will be represented:
If you plan to attend 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 the following link: https://premc.org/carbon2025/.
11 April 2025
Meet Us at the 16th European Congress on Catalysis (EuropaCat 2025), 31 August–5 September 2025, Trondheim, Norway

Conference: The 16th European Congress on Catalysis (EuropaCat 2025)
Date: 31 August–5 September 2025
Location: Trondheim, Norway
MDPI will be attending the 16th European Congress on Catalysis (EuropaCat 2025) as an exhibitor, welcoming researchers from diverse backgrounds to visit and share their latest ideas.
This will be the 16th European Congress on Catalysis under the auspices of the European Federation of Catalysis Societies (EFCATS) and organized as a joint effort of the Nordic Catalysis Societies. The target groups for EuropaCat 2025 are academia and industry, focusing on fundamental research, applied research and development within catalysis.
EuropaCat 2025 urges you to join and bring excellent science, hard work, bright ideas, successful catalyst development, innovative solutions and an open mind. It is clear that mastering “the force” of catalysis will be vital for overcoming the resource and environmental challenges that lie ahead for humanity.
The following MDPI journals will be represented:
- Molecules;
- Catalysts;
- Solids;
- Energies;
- Materials;
- Chemistry;
- Symmetry;
- Applied Sciences;
- Nanomaterials;
- Photochem;
- C — Journal of Carbon Research.
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, please visit https://www.ntnu.edu/europacat2025.
8 April 2025
Materials | Highly Cited Papers in 2024 in the “Biomaterials” Section

The “Biomaterials” Section of Materials (ISSN: 1996-1944) covers all aspects of the biomaterials field with a highly interdisciplinary scope, from the synthesis, processing, characterization, and testing of biomaterials to their applications.
As all of the articles published in our journal are of an open access format, you have free and unlimited access to the full texts. We welcome you to read our most highly cited papers published in 2024, which are listed below:
1. “Biomaterials for Drug Delivery and Human Applications”
by Paolo Trucillo
Materials 2024, 17(2), 456; https://doi.org/10.3390/ma17020456
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/1996-1944/17/2/456
2. “Material Design of Porous Hydroxyapatite Ceramics via Inverse Analysis of an Estimation Model for Bone-Forming Ability Based on Machine Learning and Experimental Validation of Biological Hard Tissue Responses”
by Shota Horikawa, Kitaru Suzuki, Kohei Motojima, Kazuaki Nakano, Masaki Nagaya, Hiroshi Nagashima, Hiromasa Kaneko and Mamoru Aizawa
Materials 2024, 17(3), 571; https://doi.org/10.3390/ma17030571
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/1996-1944/17/3/571
3. “Cemented vs. Cementless Fixation in Primary Knee Replacement: A Narrative Review”
by Mikołaj Wilczyński, Michał Bieniek, Przemysław Krakowski and Robert Karpiński
Materials 2024, 17(5), 1136; https://doi.org/10.3390/ma17051136
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/1996-1944/17/5/1136
4. “Influence of Different Powder Conditioning Strategies on Metal Binder Jetting with Ti-6Al-4V”
by Kevin Janzen, Kim Julia Kallies, Lennart Waalkes, Philipp Imgrund and Claus Emmelmann
Materials 2024, 17(3), 750; https://doi.org/10.3390/ma17030750
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/1996-1944/17/3/750
5. “A Review on Additive Manufacturing Methods for NiTi Shape Memory Alloy Production”
by Kristýna Kubášová, Veronika Drátovská, Monika Losertová, Pavel Salvetr, Michal Kopelent, Filip Kořínek, Vojtěch Havlas, Ján Džugan and Matej Daniel
Materials 2024, 17(6), 1248; https://doi.org/10.3390/ma17061248
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/1996-1944/17/6/1248
6. “FEA Comparison of the Mechanical Behavior of Three Dental Crown Materials: Enamel, Ceramic, and Zirconia”
by Mario Ceddia, Luciano Lamberti and Bartolomeo Trentadue
Materials 2024, 17(3), 673; https://doi.org/10.3390/ma17030673
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/1996-1944/17/3/673
7. “The Hydrostatic Pressure Distribution in the Periodontal Ligament and the Risk of Root Resorption—A Finite Element Method (FEM) Study on the Nonlinear Innovative Model”
by Anna Ewa Kuc, Kamil Sybilski, Jacek Kotuła, Grzegorz Piątkowski, Beata Kowala, Joanna Lis, Szymon Saternus and Michał Sarul
Materials 2024, 17(7), 1661; https://doi.org/10.3390/ma17071661
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/1996-1944/17/7/1661
8. “Characterization of Tannic Acid-Coated AZ31 Mg Alloy for Biomedical Application and Comparison with AZ91”
by Jacopo Barberi, Muhammad Saqib, Anna Dmitruk, Jörg Opitz, Krzysztof Naplocha, Natalia Beshchasna, Silvia Spriano and Sara Ferraris
Materials 2024, 17(2), 343; https://doi.org/10.3390/ma17020343
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/1996-1944/17/2/343
9. “TPMS Microarchitectures for Vertical Bone Augmentation and Osteoconduction: An In Vivo Study”
by Ekaterina Maevskaia, Chafik Ghayor, Indranil Bhattacharya, Julien Guerrero and Franz E. Weber
Materials 2024, 17(11), 2533; https://doi.org/10.3390/ma17112533
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/1996-1944/17/11/2533
10. “Hydroxyapatite-Based Natural Biopolymer Composite for Tissue Regeneration”
by Wasan Alkaron, Alaa Almansoori, Katalin Balázsi and Csaba Balázsi
Materials 2024, 17(16), 4117; https://doi.org/10.3390/ma17164117
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/1996-1944/17/16/4117
8 April 2025
Recruiting Volunteer Reviewers for Materials

Peer reviewing is an essential part of the publication process, ensuring that Materials (ISSN: 1996-1944) maintains its high standards for the quality of published papers. We wish to recruit expert reviewers to help uphold the quality and efficiency of Materials.
To qualify as a reviewer, applicants must have published several papers related to the topics covered by Materials in the last 5 years and hold a Ph.D. degree. You may check the “Peer Review” element in the MDPI Editorial Process for details related to reviewers by using the following link: https://www.mdpi.com/editorial_process. For example, reviewers should hold no conflicts of interest with any of the authors, reviewers should work for an official and recognized academic institution, etc.
We will extend the following benefits to reviewers:
- Reviewers will receive a discount voucher code based on review quality;
- Reviewers will be included in the journal’s annual acknowledgment of reviewers (example: https://www.mdpi.com/about/announcements/10340);
- Reviewers will be considered for the Materials Outstanding Reviewer Award, details of which can be found at https://www.mdpi.com/journal/materials/awards/3175, and the Materials Exceptional Reviewers List (https://www.mdpi.com/journal/materials/announcements/11185);
- Reviewers can build their profiles on Publons and have their reviewing activity automatically added for participating journals, and Publons profiles can be integrated into ORCID.
For more information, please visit the following link: https://www.mdpi.com/reviewers.
If you are interested in this position, please submit your application at https://susy.mdpi.com/volunteer/journals/review.
We hope that you will join our team of reviewers. After your registration is approved, you will see a list of manuscripts that require reviewers.
If you have any other questions, please contact the Materials Editorial Office (materials@mdpi.com). We look forward to hearing from you.
8 April 2025
Materials | Highly Cited Papers from 2024 in the “Energy Materials” Section

The Section “Energy Materials” is a platform for the publication of original articles and comprehensive reviews relating to all aspects of fundamental science and applied research on materials used for harvesting, conversion, storage, transmission, and the utilization of energy.
As all of the articles published in our journal are of an open access format, you have free and unlimited access to the full texts. We welcome you to read our most highly cited papers that were published in 2024, as listed below.
1. “Technological Advances and Market Developments of Solid-State Batteries: A Review”
by Felix Thomas, Lauren Mahdi, Julien Lemaire and Diogo M. F. Santos
Materials 2024, 17(1), 239; https://doi.org/10.3390/ma17010239
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/1996-1944/17/1/239
2. “Capacitance Determination for the Evaluation of Electrochemically Active Surface Area in a Catalyst Layer of NiFe-Layered Double Hydroxides for Anion Exchange Membrane Water Electrolyser”
by Zhong Xie, Wei Qu, Elizabeth A. Fisher, Jason Fahlman, Koichiro Asazawa, Takao Hayashi, Hiroshi Shirataki and Hideaki Murase
Materials 2024, 17(3), 556; https://doi.org/10.3390/ma17030556
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/1996-1944/17/3/556
3. “Corrosion Mitigation in Molten Salt Environments”
by Sylvie Delpech, Charly Carrière, Alexandre Chmakoff, Alexandre Chmakoff, Laure Martinelli, Davide Rodrigues and Céline Cannes
Materials 2024, 17(3), 581; https://doi.org/10.3390/ma17030581
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/1996-1944/17/3/581
4. “Recent Developments in Materials for Physical Hydrogen Storage: A Review”
by Thi Hoa Le, Minsoo P. Kim, Chan Ho Park and Quang Nhat Tran
Materials 2024, 17(3), 666; https://doi.org/10.3390/ma17030666
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/1996-1944/17/3/666
5. “Multifunctionality Analysis of Structural Supercapacitors—A Review”
by Willi Zschiebsch, Yannick Sturm, Michael Kucher, Davood Peyrow Hedayati, Thomas Behnisch, Niels Modler and Robert Böhm
Materials 2024, 17(3), 739; https://doi.org/10.3390/ma17030739
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/1996-1944/17/3/739
6. “Advancements and Challenges in High-Capacity Ni-Rich Cathode Materials for Lithium-Ion Batteries”
by Mehdi Ahangari, Benedek Szalai, Josue Lujan, Meng Zhou and Hongmei Luo
Materials 2024, 17(4), 801; https://doi.org/10.3390/ma17040801
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/1996-1944/17/4/801
7. “Smart Textile Flexible MnCo2O4 Electrodes: Urea Surface Modification for Improved Electrochemical Functionality”
by Manesh A. Yewale, Aviraj M. Teli, Sonali A. Beknalkar, Vineet Kumar and Dong-Kil Shin
Materials 2024, 17(8), 1866; https://doi.org/10.3390/ma17081866
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/1996-1944/17/8/1866
8. “Thermal Energy Storage Using Phase Change Materials in High-Temperature Industrial Applications: Multi-Criteria Selection of the Adequate Material”
by Luisa F. Cabeza, Franklin R. Martínez, Franklin R. Martínez, Emiliano Borri, Svetlana Ushak and Cristina Prieto
Materials 2024, 17(8), 1878; https://doi.org/10.3390/ma17081878
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/1996-1944/17/8/1878
9. “Printing and Coating Techniques for Scalable Organic Photovoltaic Fabrication”
by Bradley P. Kirk, Jonas M. Bjuggren, Gunther G. Andersson, Paul Dastoor and Mats R. Andersson
Materials 2024, 17(11), 2511; https://doi.org/10.3390/ma17112511
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/1996-1944/17/11/2511
10. “Thermal Stability of Encapsulated Carbon-Based Multiporous-Layered-Electrode Perovskite Solar Cells Extended to Over 5000 h at 85 °C”
by Ryuki Tsuji, Ryuki Tsuji, Yuuma Nagano, Kota Oishi, Eiji Kobayashi and Seigo Ito
Materials 2024, 17(12), 3002; https://doi.org/10.3390/ma17123002
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/1996-1944/17/12/3002
2 April 2025
MDPI INSIGHTS: The CEO's Letter #21 - Annual Report, Swiss Consortium, IWD, ICARS, Serbia

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 Releases 2024 Annual Achievements Report
I’m pleased to share the release of MDPI’s 2024 Annual Achievements Report, which reflects our commitment to efficiency, transparency, and excellence in scholarly communication. The report showcases key themes related to our growth (highlighting our workforce expansion, new offices, journal milestones), excellence (editorial and publishing advancements), people (talent development and training), and community (partnerships, conferences, and outreach).
MDPI continues to build connections and drive scientific progress
Our mission remains clear: to support researchers worldwide by delivering an efficient, high-quality publishing experience while strengthening the global Open Access (OA) movement.
Advancing Open Access: A Global Knowledge Hub
In 2024, we published 238,000 peer-reviewed OA articles, reaching over 25 million downloads. This reinforces MDPI’s role as a global knowledge hub, breaking down barriers to access and ensuring that high-quality research is freely available to everyone. As part of the OA movement, we are actively democratizing knowledge, making scientific advancements accessible to researchers, policymakers, educators, and the public, without the restrictions of traditional paywalls.
Expanding our Workforce and Strengthening Research Integrity
Our global presence grew in 2024 with the opening of a new Seoul office, and our workforce expanded to 6,650 staff across 21 offices. This reflects our continued growth mindset and investment in global accessibility. We also continued to take a proactive stance on our commitment to research integrity, tripling our team in this area and joining STM’s Integrity Hub and United2Act. This means more rigorous quality control, stronger safeguards, and collaboration with global initiatives to detect and combat unethical publishing practices at an industry level. Our growth is about reinforcing our role as a trusted, ethical, and accessible publishing platform for researchers worldwide.
Growing Partnerships and Impact in Scholarly Communication
MDPI’s partnerships continue to thrive, with over 900 institutional collaborations, including a landmark agreement with ZB MED in Germany, covering more than 100 universities. Additionally, more than 90% of evaluated MDPI journals have been accepted into Web of Science, including 60 new acceptances in 2024, with nearly 300 journals expected to receive a Journal Impact Factor in 2025. In the same period, 37 MDPI journals were accepted into Scopus, bringing our total indexed titles to 306. Most importantly, 95% of authors rate their experience with MDPI as excellent or good – an achievement that underscores our dedication to serving the research community.
I encourage you to read through our Annual Report, which highlights these milestones and our vision for the future. Thank you for being part of MDPI’s journey in advancing open science.
Impactful Research
MDPI Renews Partnership with CSAL to Support Swiss Universities
I am pleased to announce the renewal of our partnership with the Consortium of Swiss Academic Libraries (CSAL) for 2025. This extension reinforces MDPI's dedication to advancing open science through transparency, efficiency, and collaboration.
Our renewed agreement with CSAL strengthens support for Swiss universities, ensuring that gold open access publishing remains both accessible and affordable for researchers across Switzerland. Among the institutions participating in this agreement are ETH Zurich and EPFL Lausanne, along with 20 other leading institutions, further expanding the reach and impact of our collaborative efforts.
To date, over 3.9 million researchers have published their findings in MDPI journals, a testament to our role in enhancing Switzerland's position as a hub for university education and research.
Inside MDPI
Celebrating International Women's Day: Accelerating Action
In honour of International Women's Day, MDPI embraced the theme “Accelerate Action,” a global call to advance women's progress by implementing effective strategies and resources. As part of our commitment, we highlighted how open access publishing empowers female voices in research and academia.
Throughout March, we featured original blogs authored by MDPI’s female contributors, showcasing the successes of our journals and employees, and addressing pressing topics such as women's health.
“Open Access supports women in education”
Women Accelerating Action Outside of MDPI
MDPI employee Ana Zdravkovic is accelerating action outside of her MDPI role as a Production Assistant. Working with like-minded women at the award-winning Belgrade-based organization UZOR OsnaŽene (meaning ‘empowered women’), they identify serious flaws in cybersecurity, and help protect women and children against online predators by providing evidence to improve legislation and laws around cyber-attacks.
In this article, we interview Ana, celebrating the important and inspiring work that she and the organisation do.
How Open Access Supports Women in Education
Every day, women and girls face barriers in education or career progression. This is caused by a range of factors, including social expectations, poverty, and poor infrastructure.
Quality opportunities and participation in the education system by women is essential to achieving equality and fulfilling their human rights.
Here, we examine how Open Access supports women in education by removing barriers and ensuring that vital research is accessible.
Recent Advancements in Research on Endometriosis
March is Endometriosis Action Month. Endometriosis is a medical condition affecting women and young girls of reproductive age, often causing symptoms such as severe pelvic pain, irregular periods, and infertility.
More research on endometriosis is still urgently needed.
This research will help develop efficient diagnoses and better treatment for those struggling with the condition.
In this article, we explore what endometriosis is and discuss the latest research advancements on the disease.
We also curated a selection of MDPI journals, articles, and Special Issues focusing on gender equity, women in the workplace, and women’s health. Find out more about these by visiting our IWD – Accelerate Action landing page.
As I reflect on the month of March and International Women’s Day, I would like to take a moment to recognize and thank all of the incredible women at MDPI for your dedication to democratizing knowledge and shaping open access. Your contributions are invaluable, and they continue to shape the future of MDPI.
Coming Together for Science
The International Conference on Advanced Remote Sensing (ICARS 2025)
The International Conference on Advanced Remote Sensing (ICARS 2025) took place from 26–28 March 2025, in Barcelona, Spain. It was chaired by Prof. Dr. Fabio Tosti from the Faringdon Research Centre for Non-Destructive Testing and Remote Sensing (UK), Prof. Dr. Andrea Benedetto from University Roma Tre (Italy), and Prof. Dr. Luis Ángel Ruiz from Universitat Politècnica de València (UPV, Spain).
Over three days, the conference explored innovations in Earth and environmental sciences, engineering advancements, and practical applications in biological and agricultural fields.
I am pleased to share that the 1st edition of ICARS 2025 was a great success, with 133 attendees out of 146 registrations. The event featured 43 short talks, 64 posters, and 103 accepted abstracts, along with nine keynote speakers and a major panel with five expert panellists.
Over 60 attendees joined the conference dinner, and the event received outstanding feedback.
The main goal of ICARS2025 was to cover how advanced remote sensing technologies are transforming our approach to global challenges.
Awards
Four awards were presented at the conclusion of the conference, sponsored by the journal Remote Sensing: Best Poster Award (€400), Best Oral Presentation Award (€400), and two Early Career Researcher Awards (1st prize: €600 and 2nd prize: €200).
Thank you to our Partnering Societies
We are grateful for the support of our four partnering societies and nine media partners, who played an important role in promoting the conference. Special thanks to our partnering societies: the European Federation of Geologists (EFG), Geoscience Energy Society of Great Britain (GESGB), Asociación Española de Teledetección (AET) – the Spanish Association of Remote Sensing, and the International Society for Digital Earth (ISDE).
Upcoming In-Person Event
31 March–2 April 2025
Plants 2025: From Seeds to Food Security
Location: Barcelona, Spain
This event will gather plant scientists to discuss the latest research on how to feed a growing population while maintaining a sustainable agro-ecosystem.
Find more upcoming MDPI events here.
Closing Thoughts
MDPI Serbia Salon 2025: A Gathering of Academic Excellence
On Tuesday, 18 March, we successfully concluded our first MDPI Serbia Salon in Belgrade. This event provided a great opportunity to showcase MDPI’s achievements, strengthen connections with the Serbian academic community, and highlight our role as the largest publisher in Serbia. We were honoured to welcome Prof. Dr. Sergej M. Ostojić, Editor-in-Chief of MDPI journal Clinical Bioenergetics, as a guest speaker.
Over the past five years, MDPI has experienced continuous growth in Serbia, with an increasing number of publications, an expansion of Editorial Board memberships, and a greater number of active peer reviewers. The Salon allowed us to express our thanks to the Serbian research community while gathering feedback from attendees representing several major universities.
Discussion topics
As part of the event, I delivered an opening speech highlighting MDPI’s achievements and direction.
The event featured presentations from MDPI colleagues, including discussions on open science, publishing ethics, and our achievements in Serbia.
A special thank-you to all our MDPI presenters, panellists, and organizers who made his event a success. I hope the MDPI Serbia Salon becomes a tradition for years to come, creating connections within the Serbian research community.
Visit to the Science Fund of Serbia and The Ministry of Science
During my visit to Belgrade, I had the opportunity to join my colleagues Emir Ramadani (Operations Manager) and Nevena Blagojev (Journal Relations Manager) in meetings with the Science Fund of Serbia and the Ministry of Science, where we received strong support for our work in Serbia.
Both organizations highly value our presence in and commitment to Serbia, where we employ over 640 staff across our two offices in Belgrade and Novi Sad. We take great pride in creating job opportunities and supporting the community in Serbia.
“There’s a lot of exciting activity happening in MDPI Serbia”
Speaking with our Serbian Colleagues
Finally, I had the opportunity to speak with our Serbian colleagues about our initiatives to expand and to improve our marketing & communication and public relations activities.
It was great to have an open discussion with colleagues – both in person and with the hundreds who joined online.
This visit to Belgrade had been a long time coming for me. Serbia is our largest operation in Europe and there’s a lot of exciting activity happening in MDPI Serbia, including the launch of a new office floor in Novi Sad and the growth and expansion of our teams.
I look forward to returning soon and continuing to support our colleagues across our Serbian offices.
Chief Executive Officer
MDPI AG
1 April 2025
Materials 2025 Best Paper Awards—Winners Announcement
We are pleased to announce the winners of the Materials 2025 Best Paper Award. All papers published in Materials from 1 January 2023 to 31 December 2023 were considered for this award. After a thorough evaluation by the journal’s Award Committee, led by Editor-in-Chief Prof. Dr. Maryam Tabrizian, of the originality and significance of the papers, citations, and downloads, 18 winning papers were selected, with further details presented below:
Reviews:
“Nanoparticles in Plants: Uptake, Transport and Physiological Activity in Leaf and Root”
by Xueran Wang, Hongguo Xie, Pei Wang and Heng Yin
Materials 2023, 16(8), 3097; https://doi.org/10.3390/ma16083097
“A Review of Characterization and Modelling Approaches for Sheet Metal Forming of Lightweight Metallic Materials”
by Yong Hou, Dongjoon Myung, Jong Kyu Park, Junying Min, Hyung-Rim Lee, Ali Abd El-Aty and Myoung-Gyu Lee
Materials 2023, 16(2), 836; https://doi.org/10.3390/ma16020836
“Unleashing the Power of Artificial Intelligence in Materials Design”
by Silvia Badini, Stefano Regondi and Raffaele Pugliese
Materials 2023, 16(17), 5927; https://doi.org/10.3390/ma16175927
“Overview of the Current State of Flexible Solar Panels and Photovoltaic Materials”
by Rashid Dallaev, Tatiana Pisarenko, Nikola Papež and Vladimír Holcman
Materials 2023, 16(17), 5839; https://doi.org/10.3390/ma16175839
“Microplastics Derived from Food Packaging Waste—Their Origin and Health Risks”
by Kornelia Kadac-Czapska, Eliza Knez, Magdalena Gierszewska, Ewa Olewnik-Kruszkowska and Małgorzata Grembecka
Materials 2023, 16(2), 674; https://doi.org/10.3390/ma16020674
“The Role of Lithium-Ion Batteries in the Growing Trend of Electric Vehicles”
by Alessandro M. Ralls, Kaitlin Leong, Jennifer Clayton, Phillip Fuelling, Cody Mercer, Vincent Navarro and Pradeep L. Menezes
Materials 2023, 16(17), 6063; https://doi.org/10.3390/ma16176063
“An Overview of Challenges for the Future of Hydrogen”
by Md Tanvir Ahad, Md Monjur Hossain Bhuiyan, Ahmed Nazmus Sakib, Alfredo Becerril Corral and Zahed Siddique
Materials 2023, 16(20), 6680; https://doi.org/10.3390/ma16206680
“Thermal Conductivity of Aluminum Alloys—A Review”
by Ailing Zhang and Yanxiang Li
Materials 2023, 16(8), 2972; https://doi.org/10.3390/ma16082972
“Recent Advances on 3D-Printed Zirconia-Based Dental Materials: A Review”
by Ana Catarina Branco, Rogério Colaço, Célio Gabriel Figueiredo-Pina and Ana Paula Serro
Materials 2023, 16(5), 1860; https://doi.org/10.3390/ma16051860
Articles:
“The Effect of the Addition of Coal Fly Ash (CFA) on the Control of Water Movement within the Structure of the Concrete”
by Grzegorz Ludwik Golewski
Materials 2023, 16(15), 5218; https://doi.org/10.3390/ma16155218
“Hydrothermal Synthesis of ZnO Superstructures with Controlled Morphology via Temperature and pH Optimization”
by Aleksander Ejsmont and Joanna Goscianska
Materials 2023, 16(4), 1641; https://doi.org/10.3390/ma16041641
“Effect of Dipole Interactions on Blocking Temperature and Relaxation Dynamics of Superparamagnetic Iron-Oxide (Fe3O4) Nanoparticle Systems”
by Md Ehsan Sadat, Sergey L. Bud’ko, Rodney C. Ewing, Hong Xu, Giovanni M. Pauletti, David B. Mast and Donglu Shi
Materials 2023, 16(2), 496; https://doi.org/10.3390/ma16020496
“Influence of Surface Chemistry of Fiber and Lignocellulosic Materials on Adhesion Properties with Polybutylene Succinate at Nanoscale”
by Carlos Marcuello, Brigitte Chabbert, Françoise Berzin, Nicolas B. Bercu, Michael Molinari and Véronique Aguié-Béghin
Materials 2023, 16(6), 2440; https://doi.org/10.3390/ma16062440
“ZGSO Spinel Nanoparticles with Dual Emission of NIR Persistent Luminescence for Anti-Counterfeiting Applications”
by Guanyu Cai, Teresa Delgado, Cyrille Richard and Bruno Viana
Materials 2023, 16(3), 1132; https://doi.org/10.3390/ma16031132
“Advanced Composite Materials Utilized in FDM/FFF 3D Printing Manufacturing Processes: The Case of Filled Filaments”
by Antreas Kantaros, Evangelos Soulis, Florian Ion Tiberiu Petrescu and Theodore Ganetsos
Materials 2023, 16(18), 6210; https://doi.org/10.3390/ma16186210
“Broadband Metasurface Absorber Based on an Optimal Combination of Copper Tiles and Chip Resistors”
by Yongjune Kim and Jeong-Hae Lee
Materials 2023, 16(7), 2692; https://doi.org/10.3390/ma16072692
“Fabrication of ZnWO4/Carbon Black Nanocomposites Modified Glassy Carbon Electrode for Enhanced Electrochemical Determination of Ciprofloxacin in Environmental Water Samples”
by Kiruthika Mariappan, Saranvignesh Alagarsamy, Shen-Ming Chen and Subramanian Sakthinathan
Materials 2023, 16(2), 741; https://doi.org/10.3390/ma16020741
“Modified Orange Peel Waste as a Sustainable Material for Adsorption of Contaminants”
by Uloaku Michael-Igolima, Samuel J. Abbey, Augustine O. Ifelebuegu and Eyo U. Eyo
Materials 2023, 16(3), 1092; https://doi.org/10.3390/ma16031092
Each winner (corresponding author) will receive a respective prize of CHF 200–500, an electronic certificate, and the opportunity to publish one paper free of charge in Materials (ISSN: 1996-1944) following peer review before the end of December 2025.
Please join us in congratulating the winners of the Materials 2025 Best Paper Award on their accomplishments. We would also like to take this opportunity to thank all of our authors for their continued support of Materials and the Award Committee for voting and helping with this award.
Materials Editorial Office
28 March 2025
Materials Exceptional Reviewers List 2025

We are thrilled to share the updated Exceptional Reviewers List for 2025. This program was designed to recognize and honor scholars who have delivered consistently exceptional review reports to our journal. Committed to fostering rigorous research and promoting knowledge exchange, Materials (ISSN: 1996-1944) recognizes the significant role our reviewers play in maintaining the quality and integrity of the articles we publish. According to the latest surveys conducted in 2024, 92% of our authors rate the peer review as good or excellent, thanks to our pool of excellent reviewers.
We would like to express our sincere appreciation to all the reviewers who have generously volunteered their time and expertise to assist in the peer review process for Materials. Their dedication and attention to detail in evaluating manuscripts, offering valuable feedback, and contributing to academic rigor are truly commendable.
The Exceptional Reviewers List was introduced in January 2025. Each month, we will select a group of outstanding reviewers and introduce them here.
March
Name: Dr. Aires Camoes |
Name: Dr. Michał Łobacz |
Name: Dr. Ajay Jayswal |
Name: Dr. Miran Merhar |
Name: Dr. Andras Lengyel |
Name: Dr. Morwenna Spear |
Name: Dr. Andrei Mihalache |
Name: Dr. Oleksandr Tkach |
Name: Dr. Antonio Panico |
Name: Dr. Pierre Fau |
Name: Dr. Asif Ali Haider |
Name: Dr. Przemyslaw Strzelecki |
Name: Dr. Elisabeth Thronsen |
Name: Dr. Susil Baral |
Name: Dr. Felix Donat |
Name: Dr. Toshimitsu Tetsui |
Name: Dr. Fernando Maccari |
Name: Dr. Victor Sanfins Cecon |
Name: Dr. Hang Su |
Name: Dr. Violeta Ramos |
Name: Dr. Hannes Rijckaert |
Name: Dr. Xianwen Hu |
Name: Dr. Hussein O. Badr |
Name: Dr. Yi Yao |
Name: Dr. Jan Loskot |
Name: Dr. Yuanjie Deng |
Name: Dr. Jarosław Żmudzki |
Name: Dr. Yufan Zhou |
Name: Dr. João Crucho |
Name: Dr. Zahoor Hussain |
Name: Dr. Joseph Govan |
Name: Prof. Bevis Hutchinson |
Name: Dr. Karol Chilmon |
Name: Dr. Daniel Levacher |
Name: Kun Viviana Tian |
Name: Dr. Jasmina Lukinac |
Name: Dr. Leonardo Vivarelli |
Name: Prof. Dr. Jingxuan Wang |
Name: Dr. Lorenzo Stella |
Name: Prof. Dr. Juan C. Vielma Pérez |
Name: Dr. Maciej Jarzebski |
Name: Prof. Dr. Jun Huang |
Name: Dr. Marcella Balordi |
Name: Prof. Dr. Toyohisa Fujita |
Name: Dr. Marco Race |
Name: Dr. Xiaojun Wang |
Name: Dr. Mateusz Fijalkowski |
Name: Prof. Dr. Zorica Mojović |
See what our reviewers have to say about the review process of Materials:
Name: Asif Ali Haider |
Name: Prof. Dr. Jasmina Lukinac |
Name: Dr. Leonardo Vivarelli |
Name: Dr. Ajay Jayswal |
Name: Dr. Karol Chilmon |
January and February
Name: Dr. Adrian Chajec |
Name: Dr. Aidas Jokūbaitis |
Name: Dr. Aidin Bordbar-Khiabani |
Name: Dr. Alexander Heiss |
Name: Dr. Alireza Tabrizikahou |
Name: Dr. Andreia Ruivo |
Name: Dr. Andrew Barr |
Name: Dr. Andrzej Sienkiewicz |
Name: Dr. Anna Młynarczykowska |
Name: Dr. Ayodele Olofinjana |
Name: Dr. Bing Ren |
Name: Dr. Bogdan Tutunaru |
Name: Dr. Bruno Godinho |
Name: Dr. Chao Zhang |
Name: Dr. Chenggao Li |
Name: Dr. Debdeep Sarkar |
Name: Dr. Denis Mihaela Panaitescu |
Name: Dr. Dipobrato Sarbapalli |
Name: Dr. Dowon Bae |
Name: Dr. Ehsan Hosseini |
Name: Dr. Eleonora Balliana |
Name: Prof. Dr. Eliseu Aldrighi Münchow |
Name: Dr. Faguo Li |
Name: Dr. Felipe Viela |
Name: Dr. Felix Donat |
Name: Dr. Francisco Javier Trujillo |
Name: Dr. Gaetano Palumbo |
Name: Dr. Gaetano Paolone |
Name: Prof. Dr. Giovanni Consolati |
Name: Dr. Granzow Torsten |
Name: Dr. Hayder H. Abdullah |
Name: Prof. Dr. Hui Wang |
Name: Dr. Isaac Macwan |
Name: Prof. Dr. Isabel Pestana Paixão Cansado |
Name: Dr. Iva Milisavljevic |
Name: Prof. Dr. Jae-Sung Lee |
Name: Prof. Dr. Jayme S. Keist |
Name: Dr. Joan Femenía |
Name: Prof. Dr. John Webb |
Name: Dr. José Antonio Suárez-Navarro |
Name: Dr. José Clabel Huamán |
Name: Dr. Klaus Heckmann |
Name: Prof. Dr. Karthik Kannan |
Name: Prof. Dr. Katia Vutova |
Name: Dr. Kazi Zahir Uddin |
Name: Prof. Dr. Laurentiu Slatineanu |
Name: Dr. Lei Yang |
Name: Dr. Ljubica Kazi |
Name: Prof. Dr. Longchao Zhuo |
Name: Dr. Loucas Papadakis |
Name: Dr. Łukasz Szeleszczuk |
Name: Dr. Malgorzata Kac |
Name: Dr. Marco Race |
Name: Dr. Marek Chalecki |
Name: Dr. Marijo Buzuk |
Name: Dr. Mariusz Tichoniuk |
Name: Dr. Marta Razum |
Name: Dr. Marta Roig-Flores |
Name: Dr. Miće Jakić |
Name: Dr. Mohammad Rezayat |
Name: Dr. Muhammad Tahir Lakhiar |
Name: Dr. Natsuko Murakami |
Name: Dr. Nick Hudyma |
Name: Dr. Oleksandr Tkach |
Name: Dr. Patryk Ziółkowski |
Name: Dr. Paweł Hyjek |
Name: Dr. Paweł J. Romanowicz |
Name: Prof. Dr. Petros Koutsoukos |
Name: Dr. Qi Gao |
Name: Dr. Rafael Resende Assis Silva |
Name: Dr. Renata Żyłła |
Name: Dr. Riccardo Monterubbianesi |
Name: Dr. Rihards Gailitis |
Name: Dr. Stephen Young |
Name: Prof. Dr. Tomasz Stręk |
Name: Dr. Vijayavarman Chakkravarthy |
Name: Dr. Vladimír Mára |
Name: Dr. Xin Tong |
Name: Dr. Xuefeng Liao |
Name: Dr. Zacharias G. Fthenakis |
Name: Dr. Zbigniew Pozorski |
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See what our reviewers say about the review process of Materials:
Name: Dr. Adina Oana Armencia |
Name: Prof. Dr. Alex Micael Dantas de Sousa |
Name: Prof. Dr. Ana Pilipović |
Name: Dr. Arunkumar Shanmugasundaram |
Name: Dr. Claudio Testani |
Name: Dr. Giedrė Streckienė |
Name: Prof. Dr. Ing. Ignacio Rintoul |
Name: Dr. Ioan Petean |
Name: Dr. Jacek Krawczyk |
Name: Prof. Dr. Piero Zecca |
Name: Dr. Prashant Kumar |
Name: Dr. S. M. Iqbal S. Zainal |
Name: Dr. Shiraz Mujahid |
Name: Prof. Dr. Viktor Gribniak |
Name: Prof. Dr. Vilmar Steffen |
Name: Dr. Violetta K. Kytinou |
Name: Prof. Dr. Guo Wei |
You can read more testimonials at the following link: https://www.mdpi.com/testimonials?type=all&journal_id=14&page_count=50.
28 March 2025
Meet Us at the 12th International Conference on Fiber-Reinforced Polymer (FRP) Composites in Civil Engineering, 14–16 July 2025, Lisboa, Portugal

The 12th International Conference on Fiber-Reinforced Polymer (FRP) Composites in Civil Engineering (CICE 2025) will be held in the Conference Centre of Técnico, University of Lisbon, in the city center of Lisbon, from 14 to 16 July 2025. It is a national joint initiative organized by the University of Lisbon, the National Laboratory for Civil Engineering, and the University of Minho. CICE is the main official conference of the International Institute for FRP in Construction (IIFC). It brings together the FRP research community and industry to share relevant achievements and discuss challenges and opportunities in the field. This will be the 12th edition of a series of prestigious conferences on composites for Civil Engineering applications that was initiated in 2001 and has already taken place in most continents.
MDPI will be attending the conference as an exhibitor; we welcome researchers from different backgrounds to visit and share their latest ideas with us.
The following MDPI journals will be represented at the symposium:
- J. Compos. Sci.;
- Buildings;
- CivilEng;
- Materials;
- Textiles;
- Construction Materials;
- Fibers;
- Eng;
- Infrastructures;
- Designs;
- Technologies.
If you are planning to attend the above conference, we encourage you to visit our booth and speak to our representatives. We are eager to meet you in person and assist you with any queries that you may have. For more information about the conference, please visit the official website at https://cice2025.org.
27 March 2025
Materials | Highly Cited Papers in 2024 in the “Construction and Building Materials” Section

The “Construction and Building Materials” Section in Materials (ISSN: 1996-1944) covers construction and building material science and engineering, including construction chemistry, building physics, modelling, and testing, as well as crossover fields related to their mechanical, physical, chemical, durability, and sustainability properties.
As all articles published in our journal have an open access format, you have free and unlimited access to their full texts. We welcome you to read our most highly cited papers published in 2024, which have been listed below.
1. “Mechanical Properties of MiniBars™ Basalt Fiber-Reinforced Geopolymer Composites”
by Gabriel Furtos, Doina Prodan, Codruta Sarosi, Marioara Moldovan, Kinga Korniejenko, Leonard Miller, Lukáš Fiala and Nováková Iveta
Materials 2024, 17(1), 248; https://doi.org/10.3390/ma17010248
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/1996-1944/17/1/248
2. “The Impact of Vegetable Fibres on the Shrinkage and Mechanical Properties of Cob Materials”
by Aguerata Kabore and Claudiane M. Ouellet-Plamondon
Materials 2024, 17(3), 736; https://doi.org/10.3390/ma17030736
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/1996-1944/17/3/736
3. “Eco-Design and Characterization of Sustainable Lightweight Gypsum Composites for Panel Manufacturing including End-of-Life Tyre Wastes”
by Daniel Ferrández, Manuel Álvarez, Alicia Zaragoza-Benzal and Paulo Santos
Materials 2024, 17(3), 635; https://doi.org/10.3390/ma17030635
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/1996-1944/17/3/635
4. “A Multifunctional Cementitious Composite for Pavement Subgrade”
by Mohammad Jawed Roshan, Mohammadmahdi Abedi, António Gomes Correia, Raul Fangueiro and Paulo Mateus Mendes
Materials 2024, 17(3), 621; https://doi.org/10.3390/ma17030621
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/1996-1944/17/3/621
5. “Feasibility of Using New Sustainable Mineral Additions for the Manufacture of Eco-Cements”
by S. Moreno, M. Rosales, J. Rosales, F. Agrela and J. L. Díaz-López
Materials 2024, 17(4), 777; https://doi.org/10.3390/ma17040777
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/1996-1944/17/4/777
6. “Reactivity of Calcined Clays as SCM—A Review”
by Steffen Overmann, Anya Vollpracht and Thomas Matschei
Materials 2024, 17(2), 312; https://doi.org/10.3390/ma17020312
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/1996-1944/17/2/312
7. “Mechanical Properties of a Sustainable Low-Carbon Geopolymer Concrete Using a Pumice-Derived Sodium Silicate Solution”
by Jonathan Oti, Blessing O. Adeleke, Francis X. Anowie, John M. Kinuthia and Emma Ekwulo
Materials 2024, 17(8), 1792; https://doi.org/10.3390/ma17081792
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/1996-1944/17/8/1792
8. “Experimental Investigations on the Application of Natural Plant Fibers in Ultra-High-Performance Concrete”
by Linus Joachim and Vincent Oettel
Materials 2024, 17(14), 3519; https://doi.org/10.3390/ma17143519
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/1996-1944/17/14/3519
9. “Influence of Unit Water Content Control on Concrete Performance in the Ready-Mixed Concrete Production Process”
by Sang-Hoon Park, Hwa-Sung Ryu and Won-Jun Park
Materials 2024, 17(4), 834; https://doi.org/10.3390/ma17040834
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/1996-1944/17/4/834
10. “Strength and Durability Characterization of Structural Concrete Made of Recycled Plastic”
by Jonathan Oti, Blessing O. Adeleke, Mihiri Rathnayake, John M. Kinuthia and Emma Ekwulo
Materials 2024, 17(8), 1841; https://doi.org/10.3390/ma17081841
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/1996-1944/17/8/1841