Announcements

This month marks the 10th anniversary of the discovery of the Higgs Boson particle. We are pleased to announce that we have selected six papers about the Higgs Boson published in Symmetry (ISSN: 2073-8994) in 2020 and 2021. You are welcome to read them!

1. “IDM Benchmarks for the LHC and Future Colliders”
by Jan Kalinowski et al.
Symmetry 2021, 13(6), 991; https://doi.org/10.3390/sym13060991
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2073-8994/13/6/991

2. “Higgs and BSM Physics at the Future Muon Collider”
by Roberto Franceschini et al.
Symmetry 2021, 13(5), 851; https://doi.org/10.3390/sym13050851
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2073-8994/13/5/851

3. “Quintessential Inflation with Dynamical Higgs Generation as an Affine Gravity”
by David Benisty et al.
Symmetry 2020, 12(5), 734; https://doi.org/10.3390/sym12050734
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2073-8994/12/5/734

4. “Collider Searches for Dark Matter through the Higgs Lens”
by Spyros Argyropoulos et al.
Symmetry 2021, 13(12), 2406; https://doi.org/10.3390/sym13122406
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2073-8994/13/12/2406

5. “Mass, Spacetime Symmetry, de Sitter Vacuum, and the Higgs Mechanism”
by Irina Dymnikova
Symmetry 2020, 12(4), 634; https://doi.org/10.3390/sym12040634
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2073-8994/12/4/634

6. “Cosmic-Ray Studies with Experimental Apparatus at LHC”
by Emma González Hernández et al.
Symmetry 2020, 12(10), 1694; https://doi.org/10.3390/sym12101694
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2073-8994/12/10/1694

We are pleased to announce that we have selected the ten top downloaded articles published in Symmetry (ISSN: 2073-8994) in 2021. You are welcome to read them!

1. “Differential Subordination and Superordination Results Using Fractional Integral of Confluent Hypergeometric Function”
by Alina Alb Lupaş et al.
Symmetry 2021, 13(2), 327; https://doi.org/10.3390/sym13020327
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2073-8994/13/2/327

2. “Fluctuation–Dissipation Relations in Active Matter Systems”
by Lorenzo Caprini et al.
Symmetry 2021, 13(1), 81; https://doi.org/10.3390/sym13010081
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2073-8994/13/1/81

3. “Atomic Cascade Computations”
by Stephan Fritzsche et al.
Symmetry 2021, 13(3), 520; https://doi.org/10.3390/sym13030520
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2073-8994/13/3/520

4. “Global Sensitivity Analysis of Quantiles: New Importance Measure Based on Superquantiles and Subquantiles”
by Zdeněk Kala.
Symmetry 2021, 13(2), 263; https://doi.org/10.3390/sym13020263
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2073-8994/13/2/263

5. “Nanofluids Characterization for Spray Cooling Applications”
by Miguel Sanches et al.
Symmetry 2021, 13(5), 788; https://doi.org/10.3390/sym13050788
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2073-8994/13/5/788

6. “Extreme Poisson’s Ratios of Honeycomb, Re-Entrant, and Zig-Zag Crystals of Binary Hard Discs”
by Mikołaj Bilski et al.
Symmetry 2021, 13(7), 1127; https://doi.org/10.3390/sym13071127
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2073-8994/13/7/1127

7. “Mass and Rate of Hierarchical Black Hole Mergers in Young, Globular and Nuclear Star Clusters”
by Michela Mapelli et al.
Symmetry 2021, 13(9), 1678; https://doi.org/10.3390/sym13091678
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2073-8994/13/9/1678

8. “A New Quantile Regression for Modeling Bounded Data under a Unit Birnbaum–Saunders Distribution with Applications in Medicine and Politics”
by Josmar Mazucheli et al.
Symmetry 2021, 13(4), 682; https://doi.org/10.3390/sym13040682
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2073-8994/13/4/682

9. “The Symmetric Nature of the Position Distribution of the Human Body Center of Gravity during Propelling Manual Wheelchairs with Innovative Propulsion Systems”
by Bartosz Wieczorek et al.
Symmetry 2021, 13(1), 154; https://doi.org/10.3390/sym13010154
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2073-8994/13/1/154

10. “Cyclic Control Optimization Algorithm for Stirling Engines”
by Raphael Paul et al.
Symmetry 2021, 13(5), 873; https://doi.org/10.3390/sym13050873
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2073-8994/13/5/873

We are pleased to announce that we have selected the ten top downloaded articles published in Symmetry (ISSN: 2073-8994) in 2020. You are welcome to read them!

1. “On the Remarkable Superconductivity of FeSe and Its Close Cousins”
by Andreas Kreisel et al.
Symmetry 2020, 12(9), 1402; https://doi.org/10.3390/sym12091402
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2073-8994/12/9/1402

2. “On the Dynamics of a Visco–Piezo–Flexoelectric Nanobeam”
by Mohammad Malikan et al.
Symmetry 2020, 12(4), 643; https://doi.org/10.3390/sym12040643
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2073-8994/12/4/643

3. “Tetra- and Penta-Quark Structures in the Constituent Quark Model”
by Gang Yang et al.
Symmetry 2020, 12(11), 1869; https://doi.org/10.3390/sym12111869
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2073-8994/12/11/1869

4. “Two-Pole Structures in QCD: Facts, Not Fantasy!”
by Ulf-G. Meißner.
Symmetry 2020, 12(6), 981; https://doi.org/10.3390/sym12060981
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2073-8994/12/6/981

5. “Thermogravitational Convection of Hybrid Nanofluid in a Porous Chamber with a Central Heat-Conducting Body”
by Mikhail A. Sheremet et al.
Symmetry 2020, 12(4), 593; https://doi.org/10.3390/sym12040593
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2073-8994/12/4/593

6. “Mechanical Chirality of Rotaxanes: Synthesis and Function”
by Kazuko Nakazono et al.
Symmetry 2020, 12(1), 144; https://doi.org/10.3390/sym12010144
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2073-8994/12/1/144

7. “Bilaterally Symmetrical: To Be or Not to Be?”
by Michael C. Corballis
Symmetry 2020, 12(3), 326; https://doi.org/10.3390/sym12030326
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2073-8994/12/3/326

8. “Strength, Jumping and Change of Direction Speed Asymmetries in Soccer, Basketball and Tennis Players”
by Nejc Šarabon et al.
Symmetry 2020, 12(10), 1664; https://doi.org/10.3390/sym12101664
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2073-8994/12/10/1664

9. “Are MCDA Methods Benchmarkable? A Comparative Study of TOPSIS, VIKOR, COPRAS, and PROMETHEE II Methods”
by Wojciech Sałabun et al.
Symmetry 2020, 12(9), 1549; https://doi.org/10.3390/sym12091549
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2073-8994/12/9/1549

10. “Puu System of Fractional Order and Its Chaos Suppression”
by Marius-F. Danca et al.
Symmetry 2020, 12(3), 340; https://doi.org/10.3390/sym12030340
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2073-8994/12/3/340

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 released in the Journal Citation Reports (JCR), and we’re pleased to announce the following results for MDPI journals:

For more information on Impact Factors and what it means to index academic journals, please visit our related blog posts.

* Journals given their first Impact Factor in 2022

Source: 2021 Journal Impact Factors, Journal Citation Reports ^TM (Clarivate, 2022)

We are pleased to announce the launch of a new initiative—the Special Issue Mentor Program.

This program intends to provide an opportunity for early career scientists to enhance their editing, networking, and organizational skills, as well as to work closely with our journal to gain more editorial experience. Early career scientists who have novel ideas for new Special Issues in Symmetry (ISSN: 2073-8994) will act as Guest Editors under the mentorship of an experienced scientist; this mentor could be a member of the Editorial Board of Symmetry or be from other well-established research institutes or laboratories.

If you are interested in this opportunity, please send your Special Issue proposal to the Symmetry Editorial Office (symmetry@mdpi.com) and we will discuss the process (i.e., mentor collaboration, Special Issue topic feasibility analysis, etc.) in further detail; alternatively, submit your proposal via the following link: https://www.mdpi.com/journalproposal/sendproposalspecialissue/symmetry.

Symmetry Editorial Office

Universe (ISSN: 2218-1997) will be attending the 23rd International Conference on General Relativity and Gravitation (GR23) and the 2022 Annual Meeting of Division of Gravitation and Relativistic Astrophysics, Chinese Physical Society as an exhibitor. This meeting will be held from 3 to 8 July 2022.

GR23 will be hosted by the Institute of Theoretical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences. This conference series constitutes the principal international meetings for scientists working in all areas of relativity and gravitation.

Below are Parallel Sessions being held during the conference:

A1: Classical GR: Theoretical developments;
A2: Classical GR: Mathematical developments;
A3: Alternative and modified theories of gravity.

B1: Relativistic astrophysics;
B2: Numerical relativity;
B3: Approximations, perturbation theory, and their applications;
B4: Cosmology: Theory and observations.

C1: Pulsar Timing Arrays;
C2: Gravitational wave astronomy: searches, data analysis, parameter estimation;
C3: Astrophysics and multi-messenger astronomy with gravitational waves;
C4: Gravitational waves: Present and future of ground-based and space-based detectors;
C5: Experimental gravitation.

D1: Loop quantum gravity and spin foams;
D2: Gravitational aspects of string theory;
D3: Causal sets, causal dynamical triangulations, non-commutative geometry, asymptotic safety, and other approaches to quantum gravity;
D4: Quantum fields in curved space-time, semiclassical gravity, quantum gravity phenomenology, and analog models.

The following MDPI journals will be represented:

• Universe;
• Symmetry;
• Astronomy;
• Galaxies;
• Physics;
• Particles.

If you are attending this conference, please feel free to start an on-site conversation with us. Our delegates look forward to meeting you in person and answering any questions that you may have.