Microstructures Announces 2025 Annual Awards
The Editorial Office of Microstructures is pleased to announce the recipients of the 2025 Microstructures Annual Awards, including the Best Paper Award, Best Editor Award, Best Youth Scholar Award, and Best Reviewer Award. These distinctions honor the exceptional efforts of authors, Editorial Board Members, and reviewers whose dedication has significantly contributed to the scientific quality, academic influence, and continued development of Microstructures. All awardees were selected through a rigorous evaluation process conducted by the Journal Award Committee, composed of the Editor-in-Chief and editors of the journal.
Best Paper Award
The Best Paper Award recognizes outstanding research and review articles published in Microstructures in 2024. Eligible papers were evaluated based on:
- Scientific merit and broad academic impact
- Assessments by members of the scientific committee
- Innovation in study design or the depth and relevance of review analyses
- Citation performance and download metrics
| Title | Authors | DOI |
|---|---|---|
| Research progress of amorphous catalysts in the field of electrocatalysis | Zhenyang Yu, Qi Sun, Lianwang Zhang, Huan Yang, Yuefang Chen, Junpeng Guo, Mengmeng Zhang*, Zhijia Zhang*, Yong Jiang | 10.20517/microstructures.2023.66 |
| Modulation strategies of electrocatalysts for 5-hydroxymethylfurfural oxidation-assisted water splitting | Tongxue Zhang#, Shuai Liu#, Fumin Wang, Wenxian Liu*, Xinyuan He, Qian Liu, Xubin Zhang*, Xijun Liu* | 10.20517/microstructures.2023.93 |
Best Editor Award
The Best Editor Award honors an Associate Editor or Senior Editor who demonstrated exceptional dedication and leadership in editorial service during 2025. Selection criteria included:
- Quality, efficiency, and volume of manuscript handling
- Contributions to the journal's published output
- Active engagement in inviting high-quality submissions
- Promotion of the journal within the academic community
- Strategic input and constructive recommendations to support journal development
| Awardee | Institution |
|---|---|
| Huijun Li | University of Wollongong, Wollongong, Australia |
Best Youth Scholar Award
The Best Youth Scholar Award recognizes an Editorial Board Member who made significant contributions to the journal's growth and academic excellence in 2025. Evaluation criteria included:
- Scholarly contributions published in the journal
- Quality and timeliness of peer-review service
- Promotion of the journal at academic conferences and within professional networks
- Constructive suggestions supporting journal development
| Awardee | Institution |
|---|---|
| Houbing Huang | Beijing Institute of Technology, Beijing, China |
Best Reviewer Award
Rigorous and timely peer review is fundamental to maintaining scientific integrity and publication quality. The Best Reviewer Award recognizes reviewers who provided outstanding service between January 1, 2025, and December 31, 2025. Selection criteria included:
- Number of completed first-round review reports
- Quality of review reports, as evaluated within OAE Publishing Inc.'s submission system (MESAS)
- Timeliness and responsiveness
| Awardee | Institution |
|---|---|
| Yujie Chen | The University of Adelaide, Adelaide, Australia |
| Fangping Zhuo | Technical University of Darmstadt, Darmstadt, Germany |
| Zhilun Lu | University of Leeds, Leeds, United Kingdom |
| Zhiling Zhu | Qingdao University of Science and Technology, Qingdao, China |
| Shaoxiong Xie | Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg, Erlangen, Germany |
| Song Ni | Central South University, Changsha, China |
| Xijun Xu | Guangdong University of Technology, Guangzhou, China |
| Jing Wang | Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics, Nanjing, China |
| Marco Schowalter | Institut für Festkörperphysik, Universität Bremen, Bremen, Germany |
| Miaogen Chen | China Jiliang University, Hangzhou, China |
| Shilin Zhang | The University of Adelaide, Adelaide, Australia |
| Xipeng Tan | National University of Singapore, Singapore |
As we move into 2026, Microstructures remains firmly committed to advancing high-quality scholarly publishing through rigorous peer review, editorial excellence, and academic integrity. We will continue to expand our global academic community, publish impactful research, and contribute meaningfully to scientific progress in microstructures and related disciplines.
We extend our heartfelt gratitude to all authors, editors, reviewers, and readers for their continued trust and support. We also warmly welcome researchers worldwide to contribute to and engage with Microstructures as we continue to grow together.
Editor: Yanlin Huang
Language Editor: Catherine Yang
Production Editor: Ting Xu
Respectfully submitted by the Editorial Office of Microstructures
