Best Paper Award

Dear Colleagues,

We are pleased to announce the winners of the Water 2022 Best Paper Award. All papers published from 1 January to 31 December 2020 in Water were considered for the award. After a thorough evaluation of the originality and significance of the papers, citations, and downloads, the 4 winning papers, which were nominated by the Editor-in-Chief, Dr. Jean-Luc PROBST, have been selected.

First Place Award: 800 CHF and a chance to publish a free paper in Water in 2022.

Research Article:
Assessing the Benefits of Forested Riparian Zones: A Qualitative Index of Riparian Integrity Is Positively Associated with Ecological Status in European Streams
By Francis J. Burdon, Ellinor Ramberg, Jasmina Sargac, Marie Anne Eurie Forio, Nancy de Saeyer, Petra Thea Mutinova and Therese Fosholt Moe et al.
Water 2020, 12(4), 1178; doi:10.3390/w12041178

Review Paper:
Worldwide Regulations and Guidelines for Agricultural Water Reuse: A Critical Review
By Farshid Shoushtarian and Masoud Negahban-Azar
Water 2020, 12(4), 971; doi:10.3390/w12040971

Second Place Award: 500 CHF and a chance to publish a free paper in Water in 2022.

Research Article:
Adsorption of Methylene Blue in Water onto Activated Carbon by Surfactant Modification
By Yu Kuang, Xiaoping Zhang and Shaoqi Zhou
Water 2020, 12(2), 587; doi:10.3390/w12020587

Review Paper:
Antimicrobials and Antibiotic-Resistant Bacteria: A Risk to the Environment and to Public Health
By Liliana Serwecińska
Water 2020, 12(12), 3313; doi:10.3390/w12123313

Please join us in congratulating the winners of the Water 2022 Best Paper Award. We would also like to take this opportunity to thank all of our authors for their continued support of Water.

Editor-in-Chief
Dr. Jean-Luc PROBST, Water

 
Water 2022 Best Paper Award
 

Eligibility and Requirements

– All papers published in Water will be eligible (Both regular and Special Issue submissions).
 
Past Winners
 
Year: 

Winner

26 pages, 5276 KiB  
Article
A Hybrid Model for Water Quality Prediction Based on an Artificial Neural Network, Wavelet Transform, and Long Short-Term Memory
by Junhao Wu and Zhaocai Wang
Water 2022, 14(4), 610; https://0-doi-org.brum.beds.ac.uk/10.3390/w14040610 - 17 Feb 2022
17 pages, 3772 KiB  
Article
New Challenges towards Smart Systems’ Efficiency by Digital Twin in Water Distribution Networks
by Helena M. Ramos, Maria Cristina Morani, Armando Carravetta, Oreste Fecarrotta, Kemi Adeyeye, P. Amparo López-Jiménez and Modesto Pérez-Sánchez
Water 2022, 14(8), 1304; https://0-doi-org.brum.beds.ac.uk/10.3390/w14081304 - 17 Apr 2022
28 pages, 750 KiB  
Review
A Review on Machine Learning, Artificial Intelligence, and Smart Technology in Water Treatment and Monitoring
by Matthew Lowe, Ruwen Qin and Xinwei Mao
Water 2022, 14(9), 1384; https://0-doi-org.brum.beds.ac.uk/10.3390/w14091384 - 24 Apr 2022
22 pages, 9022 KiB  
Review
Groundwater Level Modeling with Machine Learning: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis
by Arman Ahmadi, Mohammadali Olyaei, Zahra Heydari, Mohammad Emami, Amin Zeynolabedin, Arash Ghomlaghi, Andre Daccache, Graham E. Fogg and Mojtaba Sadegh
Water 2022, 14(6), 949; https://0-doi-org.brum.beds.ac.uk/10.3390/w14060949 - 17 Mar 2022

Award Committee

Prof. Jean-luc Probst Chairman
CNRS
Prof. Francesco Napolitano
Dr. Albert Casas Ponsati
University of Barcelona
Dr. Jinnan Wang
School of Environment, Nanjing University
Prof. John Zhou
University of Technology Sydney

Winner

16 pages, 1112 KiB  
Article
Start-Up of Anammox SBR from Non-Specific Inoculum and Process Acceleration Methods by Hydrazine
by Ivar Zekker, Oleg Artemchuk, Ergo Rikmann, Kelvin Ohimai, Gourav Dhar Bhowmick, Makarand Madhao Ghangrekar, Juris Burlakovs and Taavo Tenno
Water 2021, 13(3), 350; https://0-doi-org.brum.beds.ac.uk/10.3390/w13030350 - 30 Jan 2021
34 pages, 21345 KiB  
Review
Occurrence and Fate of Emerging Pollutants in Water Environment and Options for Their Removal
by Ionela Cătălina Vasilachi, Dana Mihaela Asiminicesei, Daniela Ionela Fertu and Maria Gavrilescu
Water 2021, 13(2), 181; https://0-doi-org.brum.beds.ac.uk/10.3390/w13020181 - 13 Jan 2021
14 pages, 2079 KiB  
Article
Strategies for Improving Optimal Positioning of Quality Sensors in Urban Drainage Systems for Non-Conservative Contaminants
by Mariacrocetta Sambito and Gabriele Freni
Water 2021, 13(7), 934; https://0-doi-org.brum.beds.ac.uk/10.3390/w13070934 - 29 Mar 2021
41 pages, 1516 KiB  
Review
Cyanobacteria and Cyanotoxins in a Changing Environment: Concepts, Controversies, Challenges
by Ingrid Chorus, Jutta Fastner and Martin Welker
Water 2021, 13(18), 2463; https://0-doi-org.brum.beds.ac.uk/10.3390/w13182463 - 07 Sep 2021

Winner

24 pages, 3956 KiB  
Article
Assessing the Benefits of Forested Riparian Zones: A Qualitative Index of Riparian Integrity Is Positively Associated with Ecological Status in European Streams
by Francis J. Burdon, Ellinor Ramberg, Jasmina Sargac, Marie Anne Eurie Forio, Nancy de Saeyer, Petra Thea Mutinova, Therese Fosholt Moe, Mihaela Oprina Pavelescu, Valentin Dinu, Constantin Cazacu, Felix Witing, Benjamin Kupilas, Ulf Grandin, Martin Volk, Geta Rîşnoveanu, Peter Goethals, Nikolai Friberg, Richard K. Johnson and Brendan G. McKie
Water 2020, 12(4), 1178; https://0-doi-org.brum.beds.ac.uk/10.3390/w12041178 - 20 Apr 2020
58 pages, 1781 KiB  
Review
Worldwide Regulations and Guidelines for Agricultural Water Reuse: A Critical Review
by Farshid Shoushtarian and Masoud Negahban-Azar
Water 2020, 12(4), 971; https://0-doi-org.brum.beds.ac.uk/10.3390/w12040971 - 29 Mar 2020
19 pages, 3701 KiB  
Article
Adsorption of Methylene Blue in Water onto Activated Carbon by Surfactant Modification
by Yu Kuang, Xiaoping Zhang and Shaoqi Zhou
Water 2020, 12(2), 587; https://0-doi-org.brum.beds.ac.uk/10.3390/w12020587 - 21 Feb 2020
17 pages, 529 KiB  
Review
Antimicrobials and Antibiotic-Resistant Bacteria: A Risk to the Environment and to Public Health
by Liliana Serwecińska
Water 2020, 12(12), 3313; https://0-doi-org.brum.beds.ac.uk/10.3390/w12123313 - 25 Nov 2020

Award Committee

Prof. Jean-luc Probst Chairman
CNRS

Winner

26 pages, 2801 KiB  
Article
Water Quality Indices: Challenges and Application Limits in the Literature
by Moez Kachroud, Fabienne Trolard, Mohamed Kefi, Sihem Jebari and Guilhem Bourrié
Water 2019, 11(2), 361; https://0-doi-org.brum.beds.ac.uk/10.3390/w11020361 - 20 Feb 2019
37 pages, 4634 KiB  
Review
A Brief Review of Random Forests for Water Scientists and Practitioners and Their Recent History in Water Resources
by Hristos Tyralis, Georgia Papacharalampous and Andreas Langousis
Water 2019, 11(5), 910; https://0-doi-org.brum.beds.ac.uk/10.3390/w11050910 - 30 Apr 2019
19 pages, 2144 KiB  
Article
The Use of Non-Conventional Water Resources as a Means of Adaptation to Drought and Climate Change in Semi-Arid Regions: South-Eastern Spain
by Álvaro-Francisco Morote, Jorge Olcina and María Hernández
Water 2019, 11(1), 93; https://0-doi-org.brum.beds.ac.uk/10.3390/w11010093 - 08 Jan 2019
17 pages, 1948 KiB  
Article
Hydrological Effectiveness of an Extensive Green Roof in Mediterranean Climate
by Stefania Anna Palermo, Michele Turco, Francesca Principato and Patrizia Piro
Water 2019, 11(7), 1378; https://0-doi-org.brum.beds.ac.uk/10.3390/w11071378 - 04 Jul 2019
38 pages, 8471 KiB  
Article
Forecasting Groundwater Table in a Flood Prone Coastal City with Long Short-term Memory and Recurrent Neural Networks
by Benjamin D. Bowes, Jeffrey M. Sadler, Mohamed M. Morsy, Madhur Behl and Jonathan L. Goodall
Water 2019, 11(5), 1098; https://0-doi-org.brum.beds.ac.uk/10.3390/w11051098 - 25 May 2019
14 pages, 5368 KiB  
Article
Effectiveness of Rainwater Harvesting Systems for Flood Reduction in Residential Urban Areas
by Gabriele Freni and Lorena Liuzzo
Water 2019, 11(7), 1389; https://0-doi-org.brum.beds.ac.uk/10.3390/w11071389 - 06 Jul 2019

Award Committee

Prof. Jean-luc Probst Chairman
CNRS
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