It is our great pleasure to announce the winners of Journal of Marine Science and Engineering (JMSE) 2020 Highly Cited Paper Awards to recognize the most highly cited papers in the past two years. The prize was announced in August 2020, and the three winners have now been selected.

The three papers selected for these awards were assessed by the Editorial Office of JMSE from the papers published in 2018 and 2019. The paper citation data are based on citations in Web of Science in 2020.

1st Prize (with 25 citations in 2020, total 48 citations)
Low-Cost UAV for High-Resolution and Large-Scale Coastal Dune Change Monitoring Using Photogrammetry
Quentin Laporte-Fauret, Vincent Marieu, Bruno Castelle, Richard Michalet, Stéphane Bujan and David Rosebery
J. Mar. Sci. Eng. 2019, 7(3), 63; doi: 10.3390/jmse7030063
Available online: https://0-www-mdpi-com.brum.beds.ac.uk/2077-1312/7/3/63

2nd Prize (with 14 citations in 2020, total 27 citations)
Analysis of Different Methods for Wave Generation and Absorption in a CFD-Based Numerical Wave Tank
Adria Moreno Miquel, Arun Kamath, Mayilvahanan Alagan Chella, Renata Archetti and Hans Bihs
J. Mar. Sci. Eng. 2018, 6(2), 73; doi: 10.3390/jmse6020073
Available online: https://0-www-mdpi-com.brum.beds.ac.uk/2077-1312/6/2/73

3rd Prize (with 13 citations in 2020, total 33 citations)
Quantifying Economic Value of Coastal Ecosystem Services: A Review
Seyedabdolhossein Mehvar, Tatiana Filatova, Ali Dastgheib, Erik De Ruyter van Steveninck and Roshanka Ranasinghe
J. Mar. Sci. Eng. 2018, 6(1), 5; doi: 10.3390/jmse6010005
Available online: https://0-www-mdpi-com.brum.beds.ac.uk/2077-1312/6/1/5

These three outstanding papers represent some of the most valuable contributions that JMSE has received to date. On behalf of the Editorial Board and Editorial Office, we would like to congratulate these three teams for their excellent work. In recognition of their accomplishment, all of the three winners will receive a certificate, with the first prize team granted 800 CHF, the second prize team granted 500 CHF, and the third prize team granted 300 CHF.

Kind Regards,
JMSE Editorial Office