Journal of Materials Informatics 2025 Annual Awards - Winners Announced
The Editorial Office of Journal of Materials Informatics is pleased to announce the recipients of the 2025 Journal of Materials Informatics Annual Awards, recognizing individuals and publications that have made exceptional contributions to the journal and to the broader field of materials informatics over the past year. The annual awards program honors outstanding Editorial Board Members, Junior Editorial Board Members, reviewers, and authors whose dedication has strengthened the journal’s editorial standards, enhanced the rigor and efficiency of peer review, and advanced high-impact research at the intersection of materials science and data-driven methodologies.
The 2025 awards include:
- Outstanding Contribution Award (Editorial Board Members)
- Outstanding Contribution Award (Junior Editorial Board Members)
- Outstanding Reviewer Award
- Outstanding Paper Award
Outstanding Contribution Award - Editorial Board Members
| Awardee | Institution |
|---|---|
| Xingjun Liu | Harbin Institute of Technology (Shenzhen), Shenzhen, China |
| Xiang-Dong Ding | Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi’an, China |
| Hao Li | Tohoku University, Sendai, Japan |
| Lei Shen | National University of Singapore, Singapore |
| Ming Hu | University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC, USA |
| Bohayra Mortazavi | Leibniz Universität Hannover, Hannover, Germany |
| William Yi Wang | Northwestern Polytechnical University, Xi’an, China |
Outstanding Contribution Award - Junior Editorial Board Members
| Awardee | Institution |
|---|---|
| Xiaoyu Chong | Kunming University of Science and Technology, Kunming, China |
| Baisheng Sa | Fuzhou University, Fuzhou, China |
| Yi Liu | Shanghai University, Shanghai, China |
| Jianqiao Liu | Dalian Maritime University, Dalian, China |
| Jinglian Du | Northwestern Polytechnical University, Xi’an, China |
| Zhigang Yu | Shanghai University, Shanghai, China |
Outstanding Reviewer Award
| Awardee | Institution |
|---|---|
| Hiroyuki Hayashi | Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan |
| Jinglian Du | Northwestern Polytechnical University, Xi’an, China |
| Wissam A. Saidi | University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, USA |
| Lei Zhang | Xi'an Institute of Optics and Precision Mechanics of CAS |
| Xiao Zhou | Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, China |
| Zizhen Zhou | Chongqing University, Chongqing, China |
| Sheng Huang | China University of Mining and Technology, Xuzhou, China |
| Yue-Wen Fang | Spanish National Research Council (Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas, CSIC), Madrid, Spain |
| Krishanu Roy | University of Waikato, Hamilton, New Zealand |
| Noritaka Saito | Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan |
Outstanding Paper Award
| Title | Authors |
|---|---|
| Graph neural networks for molecular and materials representation https://www.oaepublish.com/articles/jmi.2023.10 | Xing Wu*, Hongye Wang, Yifei Gong, Dong Fan, Peng Ding, Qian Li*, Quan Qian* |
| Transformative strategies in photocatalyst design: merging computational methods and deep learning https://www.oaepublish.com/articles/jmi.2023.32 | Jianqiao Liu#, Liqian Liang#, Boru Su#, Di Wu, Yuequ Zhang*, Jianzhao Wu*, Ce Fu* |
| Recent advances and applications of machine learning in electrocatalysis https://www.oaepublish.com/articles/jmi.2022.41 | You Hu, Junhua Chen, Zheng Wei, Qiu He*, Yan Zhao* |
| A review on high-throughput development of high-entropy alloys by combinatorial methods https://www.oaepublish.com/articles/jmi.2023.23 | Shahryar Mooraj, Wen Chen* |
| Investigation of dual atom doped single-layer MoS2 for electrochemical reduction of carbon dioxide by first-principle calculations and machine-learning https://www.oaepublish.com/articles/jmi.2022.03 | Huidong Li, Chaofang Deng, Fuhua Li, Mengbo Ma, Qing Tang* |
| Regulating the electrocatalytic performance for nitrogen reduction reaction by tuning the N contents in Fe3@NxC20-x (x = 0~4): a DFT exploration https://www.oaepublish.com/articles/jmi.2023.18 | Bing Han, Fengyu Li* |
| Thermodynamic modeling of the Fe-Sn system including an experimental re-assessment of the liquid miscibility gap https://www.oaepublish.com/articles/jmi.2022.18 | Won-Bum Park, Michael Bernhard, Peter Presoly, Youn-Bae Kang* |
*Corresponding author, # Equal contribution
We extend our warmest congratulations to all award recipients. Their scholarly excellence, professional dedication, and sustained contributions have significantly strengthened Journal of Materials Informatics and advanced the rapidly evolving field of materials informatics.
We sincerely thank our Editorial Board Members, Junior Editorial Board Members, reviewers, and authors for their continued trust and collaboration. We look forward to another year of impactful research and academic excellence.
Editor: Sihui Yang
Language Editor: Catherine Yang
Production Editor: Ting Xu
Respectfully Submitted by the Editorial Office of Journal of Materials Informatics
