Awards
MDPI Awards
Awards Introduction
In order to reward the academic community, especially young researchers and enhance communication among scientists, MDPI journals regularly offer various awards to researchers in specific fields. These awards, serving as a source of inspiration and recognition, help raise the influence of talented individuals who have been credited with outstanding achievements and are making a significant contribution to the advancement of their fields.
Available Awards
| Journal | Award | Intended Awardee |
|---|---|---|
| Processes | Best PhD Thesis Award | A Ph.D. student or doctor who has produced a highly anticipated academic potential thesis |
| Fishes | Best PhD Thesis Award | A Ph.D. student or doctor who has produced a highly anticipated academic potential thesis |
| Atmosphere | Travel Award | Postdoctoral fellows or PhD students who will attend an international conference in 2025 (oral presentation or poster) |
| Genealogy | Best Paper Award | Papers Published in 2023. |
| Pharmaceutics | Outstanding Reviewer Award | All of the reviewers for Pharmaceutics in 2024 |
| Pharmaceutics | Best Paper Award | Papers Published in 2023 |
| Drones | Travel Award | Postdoctoral fellows or PhD students who plan to attend an international conference in 2025 (oral presentation or poster). |
| Nanomaterials | Best Paper Award | Papers Published in 2025 |
| Risks | Outstanding Reviewer Award | All reviewers for Risks in 2024 |
| Risks | Best Paper Award | Papers published in Risks in 2022 |
| Nursing Reports | Best Paper Award | Papers published in Nursing Reports in 2023 |
| Machines | Best PhD Thesis Award | A Ph.D. student or doctor who has produced a highly anticipated academic potential thesis |
| Coatings | Outstanding Reviewer Award | All of the reviewers for Coatings in 2024 |
| Cancers | Best PhD Thesis Award | A Ph.D. student or doctor who has produced a highly anticipated academic potential thesis |
| Religions | Young Investigator Award | Must have received their PhD no more than 10 years prior to 31 December 2024 |
| Journal | Award | Intended Awardee |
|---|---|---|
| Clean Technologies | Best Paper Award | All papers published in Clean Technologies will be eligible (both regular and Special Issue submissions) |
| Bioengineering | Lectureship Award | Must be an early career independent researcher who earned their degree within the last 10 years (doctoral students and postdoctoral scholars in a PI’s lab are not eligible) |
| Nutrients | Best Paper Award | Papers Published in 2022 |
| Polymers | 2024 Young Investigator Award | Must have received their PhD no more than 10 years prior to 30 September 2024 |
| Logistics | Best PhD Thesis Award | A Ph.D. student or recently qualified Ph.D. who has produced a highly anticipated thesis with great academic potential |
| ISPRS International Journal of Geo-Information | 2024 Travel Award | Postdoctoral fellows or PhD students who will attend an international conference in 2024/2025 (oral presentation or poster) |
| Medicina | 2024 Young Investigator Award | Scholars who received their PhD no more than 10 years prior to 31 December 2024 |
| Brain Sciences | 2023 Best PhD Thesis Award | PhD student who is about to graduate or participate in a graduation thesis |
| Electronics | 2024 Young Investigator Award | Must have received their PhD no more than 10 years prior to 31 December 2024 |
| Buildings | 2024 Young Investigator Award | Must have received their PhD no more than 10 years prior to 31 December 2024 |
| Tropical Medicine and Infectious Disease | 2024 John M Goldsmid Award | – Papers published in TropicalMed from 1 January 2021 to 31 December 2022; – Open to all career levels; – Both regular and Special Issue submissions will be considered |
| Cancers | 2025 Travel Award | Postdoctoral fellows or PhD students who will attend an international conference in 2025 (oral presentation or poster) |
| Cells | 2024 Young Investigator Award | Must have received their PhD no more than 10 years prior to 31 December 2024 |
| Pollutants | 2023 Outstanding Reviewer Award | All of the reviewers for Pollutants in 2023 |
| Biomolecules | Best Paper Award | Papers Published in 2022 |
Winner Announcement
| Journal | Award | Award Winner |
|---|---|---|
| ISPRS International Journal of Geo-Information | The Jack Dangermond Award | Levente Juhász |
| World Electric Vehicle Journal | Best Paper Award | Joeri Van Mierlo |
| World Electric Vehicle Journal | Best Paper Award | Adrian König |
| Catalysts | Best Paper Award | Raffaele Molinari |
| Algorithms | Outstanding Reviewer Award | |
| Algorithms | Outstanding Reviewer Award | |
| Resources | Travel Award | Ph.D. student María Carpena Rodríguez |
| Diversity | Young Investigator Award | Dr. Zhichao Zhou |
| Informatics | Best Ph.D. Thesis Award | Ph.D. Lichao Wu |
| Life | Travel Award | Ph.D. student Merel van der Thiel |
| Life | Travel Award | Post-doctoral fellow Alessandra Ruggiero |
| Antibodies | Best Paper Award | |
| Journal of Personalized Medicine | Best Paper Award | |
| Journal of Personalized Medicine | Best Paper Award | |
| Games | Best Paper Award | Jonathan Newton |
