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Announcements
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
27 March 2025
Materials | Highly Cited Papers in 2024 in the Section “Advanced Composites”

The “Advanced Composites” Section in Materials (ISSN: 1996-1944) provides a forum for the rapid publication of original articles on the fundamental and applied sciences of engineering composites. Both experimental and theoretical works on the synthesis, design, characterization, and application of advanced composites are welcome. Contributions are encouraged not only on traditional fiber-reinforced composites but also on novel composites such as nanocomposites, biomedical composites, green/eco composites, composites for energy storage, bio-inspired and bio-mimetic composites, and multi-scale and multi-functional composites.
As all the articles published in our journal are of an open access format, you have free and unlimited access to the full text of every high-quality paper. We welcome you to read our most highly cited papers published in 2024, listed below:
1. “Natural Fibre and Hybrid Composite Thin-Walled Structures for Automotive Crashworthiness: A Review”
by Monica Capretti, Giulia Del Bianco, Valentina Giammaria and Simonetta Boria
Materials 2024, 17(10), 2246; https://doi.org/10.3390/ma17102246
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/1996-1944/17/10/2246
2. “Analysis of the Effect of an Open Hole on the Buckling of a Compressed Composite Plate”
by Pawel Wysmulski
Materials 2024, 17(5), 1081; https://doi.org/10.3390/ma17051081
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/1996-1944/17/5/1081
3. “Fracture Behavior of a Unidirectional Carbon Fiber-Reinforced Plastic under Biaxial Tensile Loads”
by Kosuke Sanai, Sho Nakasaki, Mikiyasu Hashimoto, Arnaud Macadre and Koichi Goda
Materials 2024, 17(6), 1387; https://doi.org/10.3390/ma17061387
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/1996-1944/17/6/1387
4. “Biocomposite Materials Derived from Andropogon halepensis: Eco-Design and Biophysical Evaluation”
by Marcela-Elisabeta Barbinta-Patrascu, Cornelia Nichita, Bogdan Bita and Stefan Antohe
Materials 2024, 17(5), 1225; https://doi.org/10.3390/ma17051225;
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/1996-1944/17/5/1225
5. “Properties and Performance of Epoxy Resin/Boron Acid Composites”
by Anna Rudawska, Mariaenrica Frigione, Antonella Sarcinella, Valentina Brunella, Ludovica Di Lorenzo and Ewa Olewnik-Kruszkowska
Materials 2024, 17(9), 2092; https://doi.org/10.3390/ma17092092
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/1996-1944/17/9/2092
6. “Simplified Procedure to Determine the Cohesive Material Law of Fiber-Reinforced Cementitious Matrix (FRCM)—Substrate Joints”
by Francesco Focacci, Tommaso D’Antino and Christian Carloni
Materials 2024, 17(7), 1627; https://doi.org/10.3390/ma17071627
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/1996-1944/17/7/1627
7. “A Review of Modeling of Composite Structures”
by Wenbin Yu
Materials 2024, 17(2), 446; https://doi.org/10.3390/ma17020446
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/1996-1944/17/2/446
8. “ Mechanical and Thermal Characterization of Bamboo and Interlaminar Hybrid Bamboo/Synthetic Fibre-Reinforced Epoxy Composites”
by Matilde Oliveira, Vitor Neves and Mariana D. Banea
Materials 2024, 17(8), 1777; https://doi.org/10.3390/ma17081777
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/1996-1944/17/8/1777
9. “High-Performance Advanced Composites in Multifunctional Material Design: State of the Art, Challenges, and Future Directions”
by Sónia Simões
Materials 2024, 17(23), 5997; https://doi.org/10.3390/ma17235997
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/1996-1944/17/23/5997
10. “Mechanics of Pure Bending and Eccentric Buckling in High-Strain Composite Structures”
by Jimesh D. Bhagatji, Oleksandr G. Kravchenko and Sharanabasaweshwara Asundi
Materials 2024, 17(4), 796; https://doi.org/10.3390/ma17040796
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/1996-1944/17/4/796
27 March 2025
Materials | Highly Cited Papers in 2024 in the “Corrosion” Section

The “Corrosion” Section of Materials (ISSN: 1996-1944) caters to the old as well as the new domains of corrosion mechanisms, monitoring, and mitigation. Corrosion costs every economy and society dearly; hence, its effective and durable mitigation is of paramount importance. Given the age-old and vexing nature of the problem, numerous approaches and measures have been deployed for corrosion mitigation. However, the serious economic implications of corrosion continue to ensure interest in finding novel measures. Corrosion and corrosion-assisted cracking often stand out as critical and non-trivial challenges in applications ranging from the selection of construction materials for nuclear waste containers, desalination plants, or durable electronic devices to the use of magnesium alloys as novel biodegradable temporary implants. It is true that circumventing corrosion in such critical applications is technologically challenging, socially fulfilling, and commercially attractive, but it is equally true that a durable solution calls for a disruptive approach, which in itself is a non-trivial challenge (given the age-old nature of the discipline). The emergence of a new material often triggers interest in its applicability for corrosion resistance. The most recent examples include ultrathin coatings of graphene and hexa-boron nitride. Corrosion, as well as the science and technology of its mitigation, therefore, is like an antique, being old but fascinating.
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, listed below.
1. “Effects of Shot Peening and Electropolishing Treatment on the Properties of Additively and Conventionally Manufactured Ti6Al4V Alloy: A Review”
by Wojciech Okuniewski, Mariusz Walczak and Mirosław Szala
Materials 2024, 17(4), 934; https://doi.org/10.3390/ma17040934
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/1996-1944/17/4/934
2. “Changes in Corrosion Behaviour of Zinc and Aluminium Coatings with Increasing Seawater Acidification”
by Cezary Senderowski, Wojciech Rejmer, Nataliia Vigilianska and Arkadiusz Jeznach
Materials 2024, 17(3), 536; https://doi.org/10.3390/ma17030536
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/1996-1944/17/3/536
3. “Hydrothermal Corrosion of Latest Generation of FeCrAl Alloys for Nuclear Fuel Cladding”
by Bhavani Sasank Nagothi, Haozheng Qu, Wanming Zhang, Rajnikant V. Umretiya, Evan Dolley and Raul B. Rebak
Materials 2024, 17(7), 1633; https://doi.org/10.3390/ma17071633
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/1996-1944/17/7/1633
4. “Corrosion Behavior of As-Cast and Heat-Treated Al–Co Alloys in 3.5 wt% NaCl”
by Athanasios K. Sfikas, Angeliki G. Lekatou, Sevasti Emmanouilidou and Kyriaki Tsirka
Materials 2024, 17(3), 655; https://doi.org/10.3390/ma17030655
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/1996-1944/17/3/655
5. “The Microstructural Evolution and Corrosion Behavior of Zn-Mg Alloys and Hybrids Processed Using High-Pressure Torsion”
by Ayoub Tanji, Hendra Hermawan and Carl J. Boehlert
Materials 2024, 17(1), 270; https://doi.org/10.3390/ma17010270
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/1996-1944/17/1/270
6. “Corrosion of an Additively Manufactured Ti6Al4V Alloy in Saline and Acidic Media”
by Hugo Mora-Sanchez, Miguel Collado-Vian, Marta Mohedano, Raúl Arrabal and Endzhe Matykina
Materials 2024, 17(3), 712; https://doi.org/10.3390/ma17030712
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/1996-1944/17/3/712
7. “Effect of Temperature on Passive Film Characteristics of LPBF (Laser Powder-Bed Fusion) Processing on UNS-S31603”
by Reece Goldsberry, Deeparekha Narayanan, Raymundo Case, Bilal Mansoor and Homero Castaneda
Materials 2024, 17(14), 3420; https://doi.org/10.3390/ma17143420
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/1996-1944/17/14/3420
8. “Corrosion of Stainless Steel in Simulated Nuclear Reactor Primary Coolant—Experiments and Modeling”
by Martin Bojinov, Iva Betova, Vasil Karastoyanov and Georgi Avdeev
Materials 2024, 17(5), 1148; https://doi.org/10.3390/ma17051148
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/1996-1944/17/5/1148
9. “Structural Parameters and Behavior in Simulated Body Fluid of High Entropy Alloy Thin Films”
by Doina Craciun, Edwin A. Laszlo, Julia C. Mirza-Rosca, Gabriela Dorcioman, Victor Geanta, Ionelia Voiculescu, Gabriel Craciun, Liviu Badea and Valentin Craciun
Materials 2024, 17(5), 1162; https://doi.org/10.3390/ma17051162
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/1996-1944/17/5/1162
10. “The Microbiologically Influenced Corrosion and Protection of Pipelines: A Detailed Review”
by Xueqing Lv, Can Wang, Jia Liu, Wolfgang Sand, Ini-Ibehe Nabuk Etim, Yimeng Zhang, Ailing Xu,
Jizhou Duan and Ruiyong Zhang
Materials 2024, 17(20), 4996; https://doi.org/10.3390/ma17204996
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/1996-1944/17/20/4996
26 March 2025
Materials | Highly Cited Papers in 2024 in the “Metals and Alloys” Section

The “Metals and Alloys” Section in Materials (ISSN: 1996-1944) aims to provide an international peer-reviewed medium for dissemination and active discussion of the latest and most important advances in the field of metals and alloy science, as well as advances in engineering technology and innovative applications. Experimental and theoretical approaches to solve materials problems require novel scientific disciplines based on traditional disciplines. Those reports on the simulation of metals and alloys science can only be accepted if the results have already been validated by experiments or a dedicated application. All submitted contributions are subject to a strict peer review process, and the final decision on publication should be made based on the recommendations of independent experts.
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, listed below.
1. “Hydrogen Impact: A Review on Diffusibility, Embrittlement Mechanisms, and Characterization”
by Qidong Li, Hesamedin Ghadiani, Vahid Jalilvand, Tahrim Alam, Zoheir Farhat and Md. Aminul Islam
Materials 2024, 17(4), 965; https://doi.org/10.3390/ma17040965
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/1996-1944/17/4/965
2. “Cryogenic Treatment of Martensitic Steels: Microstructural Fundamentals and Implications for Mechanical Properties and Wear and Corrosion Performance”
by Peter Jurči and Ivo Dlouhý
Materials 2024, 17(3), 548; https://doi.org/10.3390/ma17030548
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/1996-1944/17/3/548
3. “Effect of Secondary Phase on Electroless Ni Plating Behaviour of Super Duplex Stainless Steel SAF2507 for Advanced Li-Ion Battery Case”
by Byung-Hyun Shin, Seongjun Kim, Jinyong Park, Jung-Woo Ok, Doo-In Kim, Dohyung Kim and Jang-Hee Yoon
Materials 2024, 17(6), 1441; https://doi.org/10.3390/ma17061441
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/1996-1944/17/6/1441
4. “Intercritically Annealed Medium-Manganese Steel: Insights into Microstructural and Microtextural Evolution, Strain Distribution, and Grain Boundary Characteristics”
by Sudipta Mohapatra, Kyeong-Cheol Baek and Min-Suk Oh
Materials 2024, 17(11), 2757; https://doi.org/10.3390/ma17112757
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/1996-1944/17/11/2757
5. “Microstructure and Erosion Wear of In Situ TiC-Reinforced Co-Cr-W-C (Stellite 6) Laser-Cladded Coatings”
by Jacek Górka, Tomasz Poloczek, Damian Janicki, Aleksandra Lont, Sławomir Topór, Marcin Żuk and Agnieszka Rzeźnikiewicz
Materials 2024, 17(13), 3101; https://doi.org/10.3390/ma17133101
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/1996-1944/17/13/3101
6. “Influence of Porosity on Fatigue Behaviour of 18Ni300 Steel SLM CT Specimens at Various Angles”
by Pablo M. Cerezo, Jose A. Aguilera, Antonio Garcia-Gonzalez and Pablo Lopez-Crespo
Materials 2024, 17(2), 432; https://doi.org/10.3390/ma17020432
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/1996-1944/17/2/432
7. “Ultrathin Carbon Textures Produced on Machined Surfaces in an Integrated Finishing Process Using Microabrasive Films”
by Katarzyna Tandecka, Wojciech Kacalak, Michał Wieczorowski, Krzysztof Rokosz, Patrick Chapon and Thomas G. Mathia
Materials 2024, 17(14), 3456; https://doi.org/10.3390/ma17143456
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/1996-1944/17/14/3456
8. “The Effect of Interlayer Delay on the Heat Accumulation, Microstructures, and Properties in Laser Hot Wire Directed Energy Deposition of Ti-6Al-4V Single-Wall”
by Rajib Halder, Petrus C. Pistorius, Scott Blazanin, Rigved P. Sardey, Maria J. Quintana, Edward A. Pierson, Amit K. Verma, Peter C. Collins and Anthony D. Rollett
Materials 2024, 17(13), 3307; https://doi.org/10.3390/ma17133307
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/1996-1944/17/13/3307
9. “Shot Peening Effect on Sliding Wear in 0.9% NaCl of Additively Manufactured 17-4PH Steel”
by Mariusz Walczak, Aleksander Świetlicki, Mirosław Szala, Marcin Turek and Dariusz Chocyk
Materials 2024, 17(6), 1383; https://doi.org/10.3390/ma17061383
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/1996-1944/17/6/1383
10. “Recent Progress in Creep-Resistant Aluminum Alloys for Diesel Engine Applications: A Review”
by Raul Irving Arriaga-Benitez and Mihriban Pekguleryuz
Materials 2024, 17(13), 3076; https://doi.org/10.3390/ma17133076
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/1996-1944/17/13/3076
25 March 2025
Meet Us at the First National Conference on Surface and Interface Science of the Chinese Chemical Society, 9–12 May 2025, Chengdu, China

Conference: The First National Conference on Surface and Interface Science of the Chinese Chemical Society
Date: 9–12 May 2025
Location: Chengdu, China
MDPI will attend the First National Conference on Surface and Interface Science of the Chinese Chemical Society as an exhibitor. This meeting will be held in Chengdu, China, from 9 to 12 May 2025. This conference will comprise 22 sub-forums on topics such as surface interface construction, surface interface characterization, surface interface theory, device surface interfaces, energy surface interfaces, and catalytic surface interfaces. It will also include the “International Forum on Surface Molecules”, the “Forum for Women Scientists on Surface Interfaces”, and the “Ph.D. Forum on Surface Interfaces”. During the conference, the “Workshop on Surface Interface Science” will take place, inviting renowned experts and scholars to give lectures on three cutting-edge topics in surface interface science.
The following MDPI journals will be represented:
- Coatings;
- Colloids and Interfaces;
- Lubricants;
- Molecules;
- Surfaces;
- Applied Nano;
- Construction Materials;
- Materials;
- Sensors.
If you are attending this conference, please feel free to start an online conversation with us. Our delegates look forward to meeting you in person at our booth and answering any questions that you may have. For more information about the conference, please visit the following website: https://www.chemsoc.org.cn/meeting/NCSI1/a6362.html.
21 March 2025
Meet Us at the 2025 Spring Meeting of the European Materials Research Society (E-MRS), 26–30 May 2025, Strasbourg, France

Conference: The 2025 Spring Meeting of the European Materials Research Society (E-MRS)
Date: 26–30 May 2025
Location: Strasbourg, France
MDPI will attend the 2025 Spring Meeting of the European Materials Research Society (E-MRS) as an exhibitor. This meeting will be held in Strasbourg, France, from 26 to 30 May 2025.
The 2025 Spring Meeting of the European Materials Research Society (E-MRS) is organized by the European Materials Research Society and Foundation Jean-Marie Lehn.
The focus of the scientific program will be both on fundamental investigations and technological applications, providing an international forum for discussing recent advances relating to the different aspects of the promotion of innovation.
Topics include the following:
- Materials for photonics and electronics;
- Nanocomposites and hybrid materials;
- Materials for sustainable energy;
- Advanced characterization and computational design;
- Ecological and biomaterials.
The following MDPI journals will be represented:
- Materials;
- Nanomaterials;
- Applied Nano;
- C;
- Crystals;
- CMD;
- Coatings;
- Construction Materials;
- Fibers;
- Molecules;
- Nanomanufacturing;
- Symmetry.
If you are attending this conference, please feel free to start an online conversation with us. Our delegates look forward to meeting you in person at booth #28 and answering any questions that you may have. For more information about the conference, please visit the following website: https://www.european-mrs.com/meetings/2025-spring-meeting.
11 March 2025
Meet Us at the 2025 National Youth Tribology Academic Conference of China, 25–28 April 2025, Foshan, China

The 2025 National Youth Tribology Academic Conference of China will be held from 25 to 28 April 2025 in Foshan, China. The conference is being organized by Chinese Tribology Institution and co-hosted by Ji Hua Laboratory, Guangdong University of Technology, Foshan University and the State Key Laboratory of High-end Heavy-load Robots.
This conference will explore the application of cutting-edge tribology technology through the keynote report, invitation report, oral report, and exhibition form and strengthen the in-depth exchange and cooperation of young tribology scholars across the country. Academicians, scholars, and industry experts are welcome to attend the conference.
Topics:
- Friction and Wear for Materials;
- Lubrication and Tribo-chemistry;
- Coating and Surface/Interface Tribology;
- Micro- and Nano-tribology and Surface and Interface Tribology;
- Bio-tribology and Lubrication;
- Industrial Tribology;
- Marine Tribology and Tribology Design;
- Friction Nanogenerators and Smart Sensors;
- Greater Bay Area Tribology Forum.
The following MDPI journals will be represented at the conference:
If you plan to attend this conference, please feel free to start an online conversation with us. Our delegates look forward to meeting you in person at our booth and answering any questions that you may have. For more information about the conference, please click the following link: https://meeting.cmes.org/?bust=1741337036324&sid=1305&mid=326&v=100#!c/show/a/index/.