Materials Horizons 2025 Outstanding Paper Awards

Abstract

We are delighted to introduce the winners of our 2025 Outstanding Paper awards in this Editorial. Our selection process remains the same as in previous years (see our introductory Editorial from 2019) retaining the focus on the science presented and the potential future impact of the work. We put together a shortlist of articles published during the year based on a variety of metrics including article downloads, Altmetrics, and citations. The shortlist was reviewed by the journal's Editorial and Advisory Board members based on the science presented and potential future impact. The quality of the articles we published throughout 2025 was excellent, and therefore following from last year we have chosen to award not only our most Outstanding Paper, but also a runner-up and an Outstanding Review for 2025. Please join us in congratulating our winners, we hope you enjoy reading their outstanding articles as much as we did.