Announcements

We are pleased to announce the Editor's Choice Articles of Mathematical and Computational Applications (ISSN: 2297-8747) published in 2021. After the evaluation of our Board Members Oliver Schütze, Gianluigi Rozza, Nicholas Fantuzzi, and Cristiana da Silva, the following nine articles have been selected:

1. “Surrogate Modeling Approaches for Multiobjective Optimization: Methods, Taxonomy, and Results”
   by Kalyanmoy Deb et al.
   Math. Comput. Appl. 2021, 26(1), 5; https://doi.org/10.3390/mca26010005

2. “Review of Multi-Physics Modeling on the Active Magnetic Regenerative Refrigeration”
   by Julien Eustache et al.
   Math. Comput. Appl. 2021, 26(2), 47; https://doi.org/10.3390/mca26020047

3. “A Localized Collocation Solver Based on T-Complete Functions for Anti-Plane Transverse Elastic Wave Propagation Analysis in 2D Phononic Crystals”
   by Zhuo-Jia Fu et al.
   Math. Comput. Appl. 2021, 26(1), 2; https://doi.org/10.3390/mca26010002

4. “Mathematical Model and Numerical Simulation for Electric Field Induced Cancer Cell Migration”
   by Antonino Amoddeo
   Math. Comput. Appl. 2021, 26(1), 4; https://doi.org/10.3390/mca26010004

5. “Data Augmentation and Feature Selection for Automatic Model Recommendation in Computational Physics”
   by Thomas Daniel et al.
   Math. Comput. Appl. 2021, 26(1), 17; https://doi.org/10.3390/mca26010017

6. “ROM-Based Inexact Subdivision Methods for PDE-Constrained Multiobjective Optimization”
   by Stefan Banholzer et al.
   Math. Comput. Appl. 2021, 26(2), 32; https://doi.org/10.3390/mca26020032

7. “Derivative-Free Multiobjective Trust Region Descent Method Using Radial Basis Function Surrogate Models”
   by Manuel Berkemeier and Sebastian Peitz
   Math. Comput. Appl. 2021, 26(2), 31; https://doi.org/10.3390/mca26020031

8. “Modelling Forest Fires Using Complex Networks”
   by Sara Perestrelo et al.
   Math. Comput. Appl. 2021, 26(4), 68; https://doi.org/10.3390/mca26040068

9. “Mathematical Models with Nonlocal Initial Conditions: An Exemplification from Quantum Mechanics”
   by Dmytro Sytnyk and Roderick Melnik
   Math. Comput. Appl. 2021, 26(4), 73; https://doi.org/10.3390/mca26040073

We are pleased to welcome our new Editorial Board Members, Prof. Dr. Zhonghua Qiao (The Hong Kong Polytechnic University) and Prof. Suchuan Dong (Purdue University). We look forward to their contributions to the journal.

We are pleased to inform you that the journal Mathematical and Computational Applications (MCA, ISSN: 2297-8747) has been accepted into Ei Compendex in the Engineering Village.

We would like to express our sincere gratitude to our editors. We also acknowledge that this achievement would not have been possible without the many valuable publications of our authors and the contributions of our dedicated reviewers. We wish to thank you all for your support and hope to receive more contributions from you in the future.

MCA Editorial Office

We are proud to recognize the winners of MDPI’s 2021 Travel Awards in the subject area of “Computer Science & Mathematics” for their outstanding presentations and to present them with the prize.

MDPI journals regularly offer travel awards to encourage talented 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 Travel Awards for the year 2021 and wish them the greatest success with their future research endeavors.

MDPI will continue to enhance communication among scientists.

Computers:

• Umberto Michieli, University of Padova, Italy

Journal of Imaging:

• Cameron Kaye, University of Manitoba, Canada
• Alexandra Trujillo, Universidad Nacional del Sur, Argentina

Symmetry:

• José María, Autonomous University of Madrid, Spain
• Naser Ojaroudi Parchin, University of Bradford, UK

In order to acknowledge our reviewers, who so generously dedicate their time to reviewing papers and demonstrate diligence, professionalism, and timeliness when reviewing manuscripts, 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 2021 in the “Computer Science and Mathematics” for their outstanding contributions among extensive competition by presenting them with an Outstanding Reviewer Award.

We would like to take this opportunity to congratulate all of the winners on their achievement.

MDPI will continue to provide support and recognition to the academic community.

Algorithms:

• Maxim A. Dulebenets, SA Florida A&M University-Florida State University, USA
• Artur Jez, University of Wrocław, Poland
• Dmitry Lukyanenko, Lomonosov Moscow State University, Russia

Forecasting:

• Juan Ramón Trapero Arenas, Universidad de Castilla-La Mancha, Spain

Future Internet:

• Pedro Pablo Garrido Abenza, Universidad Miguel Hernández de Elche, Spain
• Roberto Saia, University of Cagliari, Italy
• Marek Bolanowski, Rzeszow University of Technology, Poland

Journal of Imaging:

• Jung Sun Yoo, Hong Kong Polytechnic University, China
• Josemaria Martinezo, University of the Basque Country, Spain

Mathematics:

• Maria Alessandra Ragusa, Università di Catania, Italy; DN University, Russia
• Endre Kovács, University of Miskolc, Hungary
• Roman Vavrek, VŠB-Technical University of Ostrava, Czech Republic
• Giacomo Ascione, Università degli Studi di Napoli Federico II, Italy
• Giorgio Sonnino, University in the City of Brussels, Belgium

Signals:

• Nina Golyandina, St. Petersburg State University, Russia
• Cataldo Guaragnella, Politecnico di Bari, Italy

Symmetry:

• Stefan Groote, University of Tartu, Estonia
• José Antonio Oller, Universidad de Murcia, Spain
• Kazuharu Bamba, Fukushima University, Japan

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 2021 in the “Computer Science & Mathematics”, who were selected by the journals’ editors.

We warmly congratulate the awarded Young Investigators for their outstanding contributions.

MDPI will continue to provide support and recognition to the academic community.

Mathematics:

• Marina Murillo Arcila, Universitat Politècnica de València, Spain

Symmetry:

• Tanmoy Paul, University of Burdwan, India

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 the criteria such as scientific merit, overall impact, and quality of the presentation of the papers published in the journal.

We are honored to present the winners in the “Computer Science & Mathematics”, who were selected amongst extensive competition, and congratulate the authors for their outstanding scientific publications.

MDPI will continue to provide support and recognition to the academic community.

Axioms:

• A New gH-Difference for Multi-Dimensional Convex Sets and Convex Fuzzy Sets
  By Luciano Stefanini and Barnabas Bede
  Axioms 2019, 8(2), 48; doi:10.3390/axioms8020048

• Initial Value Problem for Nonlinear Fractional Differential Equations with ψ-Caputo Derivative via Monotone Iterative Technique
  By Choukri Derbazi, Zidane Baitiche, Mouffak Benchohra and Alberto Cabada
  Axioms 2020, 9(2), 57; doi:10.3390/axioms9020057

Future Internet:

• A review of Machine Learning and IoT in Smart Transportation
  By Fotios Zantalis, Grigorios Koulouras, Sotiris Karabetsos and Dionisis Kandris
  Future Internet 2019, 11(4), 94; doi:10.3390/fi11040094

Signals:

• Recognition of Blinks Activity Patterns during Stress Conditions Using CNN and Markovian Analysis
  By Alexandra I. Korda, Giorgos Giannakakis, Errikos Ventouras, Pantelis A. Asvestas, Nikolaos Smyrnis, Kostas Marias and George K. Matsopoulos
  Signals 2021, 2(1), 55–71; doi:10.3390/signals2010006

• An Educational Guide through the FMP Notebooks for Teaching and Learning Fundamentals of Music Processing
  By Meinard Müller
  Signals 2021, 2(2), 245–285; doi:10.3390/signals2020018

Symmetry:

• Hadronic and Hadron-Like Physics of Dark Matter
  By Vitaly Beylin, Maxim Yu. Khlopov, Vladimir Kuksa and Nikolay Volchanskiy
  Symmetry 2019, 11(4), 587; doi:10.3390/sym11040587

• Role of Asymmetric Autocatalysis in the Elucidation of Origins of Homochirality of Organic Compounds
  By Kenso Soai, Tsuneomi Kawasaki and Arimasa Matsumoto
  Symmetry 2019, 11(5), 694; doi:10.3390/sym11050694

• Convenient Asymmetric Synthesis of Fmoc-(S)-6,6,6-Trifluoro-Norleucine
  By Haibo Mei, Zizhen Yin, Toshio Miwa, Hiroki Moriwaki, Hidenori Abe, Jianlin Han and Vadim A. Soloshonok
  Symmetry 2019, 11(4), 578; doi:10.3390/sym11040578

• CMB Tensions with Low-Redshift H₀ and S₈ Measurements: Impact of a Redshift-Dependent Type-Ia Supernovae Intrinsic Luminosity
  By Matteo Martinelli and Isaac Tutusaus
  Symmetry 2019, 11(8), 986; doi:10.3390/sym11080986

The 2021 citation metrics have been officially released in Scopus!

We are pleased to announce that 182 MDPI journals are included, of which:

● 21 journals received their first CiteScore.
● 85% of journals increased their CiteScore from 2020.
● 155 journals (85%) ranked above average, in at least one category.

The following 65 MDPI journals (36%) ranked among the top 25% of journals, in at least one category:

Source: 2021 CiteScores™ (Elsevier)

We are pleased to announce the top 5 most downloaded Mathematical and Computational Applications (ISSN: 2297-8747) papers published in 2020. According to the statistics of 8 June 2022, the top downloaded paper was “The Application of Stock Index Price Prediction with Neural Network”, authored by Penglei Gao, Rui Zhang, and Xi Yang from Xi’an Jiaotong-Liverpool University. This paper has been downloaded 13,821 times.

The other four most downloaded papers were:

• “Mathematical Attack of RSA by Extending the Sum of Squares of Primes to Factorize a Semi-Prime” (4936 times);
• “Sensorless Speed Tracking of a Brushless DC Motor Using a Neural Network” (4162 times);
• “Mechanism of Coup and Contrecoup Injuries Induced by a Knock-Out Punch” (3517 times);
• “Numerical Optimal Control of HIV Transmission in Octave/MATLAB” (3407 times).

It is our great honor to congratulate the Editorial Board Members and Editors in MDPI's journals who have been distinguished as 2021 Highly Cited Researchers by Clarivate, according to Web of Science data. We herewith express our gratitude for the immense impact the named researchers continue to make on scientific progress and on our journals' development.

Clarivate's annual list of Highly Cited Researchers^TM identifies the most highly cited scientists for the past decade. Their impactful papers are among the top 1 per cent in the citation distribution of one or more of 22 fields analyzed in the "Essential Science Indicators", distinguishing them as hugely influential among their peers.

The full list of 2021 Highly Cited Researchers  can be accessed at the following webpage in the Web of Science^TM https://recognition.webofscience.com/awards/highly-cited/2021/.

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