Thank You Jürgen Kurths

Reflections on a decade as Editor-in-Chief View in Browser SUBMIT AN ARTICLE MANAGE MY ALERTS ABOUT THE JOURNAL Chaos Celebrating Jürgen Kurths, Our Departing Editor-in-Chief Professor Dr. Jürgen Kurths has led Chaos with excellence from 2016 to 2025. During this time, Chaos has become a leading platform for nonlinear science and complex systems research. We are eternally grateful for his dedicated service, passionate leadership, and invaluable contributions to the journal. My ten years as editor-in-chief of Chaos have come to an end. [How time flies!] I vividly remember the beginning. A decade ago, I was a newcomer to this role, but the AIPP team helped me tremendously—and together we have achieved a great deal.     We opened Chaos to new and challenging fields, from social sciences and economics to epidemics and Earth system science, with a strong focus on climate change. We introduced modern methodological directions such as higher-order complex networks, nonlinear stochastics, reservoir computing, and advanced AI techniques—though never black-box AI.   We expanded the advisory board to include active members from across the globe and showcased Chaos at major conferences, most notably in Beijing last year with over 1,000 participants. These efforts have attracted a vibrant community of scientists to publish with us.   I am deeply grateful to everyone at AIPP, our wonderful editorial board, amazing reviewers, and our incredible authors for ten exciting years of collaboration and support. I hope you will continue to champion complex systems perspectives in the future. - Professor Dr. Jürgen Kurths,  Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research and Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Germany Under Jürgen's diligent stewardship, Chaos has seen an extraordinary decade of growth. Since 2016: Article submissions have increased by an astounding 150%. Published articles have surged by 126%. Plus, the journal Impact Factor has risen to a record high of 3.6—ensuring that the journal remains a Q1-ranked* title in nonlinear science. As we celebrate 10 incredible years of his leadership, we want to express our deepest gratitude to Jürgen for the energy, vision, and heart that he brought to the journal.​ His passion for nonlinear science has inspired a global community and helped Chaos grow stronger and become more connected and influential than ever before. So, cheers to you, Jürgen, and for the wonderful order you have brought to our Chaos! We are pleased to celebrate Jürgen's achievements by featuring a curated collection of editorials and articles that he has published throughout his tenure with Chaos. EXPLORE SELECTED EDITORIALS Editorial: Chaos—From simple models to real-world problems Jürgen Kurths READ MORE > Winners of 2022 Edward Norton Lorenz Early Career Awards István Z. Kiss, Jürgen Kurths, Ulrich Parlitz, Jie Sun READ MORE > Editorial: Dissertation Award in Statistical and Nonlinear Physics of APS for Dr. Adrian van Kan Sebastian Deffner, Michelle Driscoll, Juergen Kurths, Sid Redner, et al. READ MORE > READ FEATURED ARTICLES Motor execution reduces EEG signals complexity: Recurrence quantification analysis study Elena Pitsik, Nikita Frolov, K. Hauke Kraemer, Vadim Grubov, et al. READ MORE > Introduction to Focus Issue: When machine learning meets complex systems: Networks, chaos, and nonlinear dynamics Yang Tang, Jürgen Kurths, Wei Lin, Edward Ott, et al. READ MORE > Pinning controllability of complex networks with community structure Qingying Miao, Yang Tang, Jürgen Kurths, Jian-an Fang, et al. READ MORE > Explainable AI for analyzing the decision of GNNs at predicting dynamic stability of complex oscillator networks H. Raum, T. Schnake, F. Hellmann, J. Kurths, et al. READ MORE > Perspectives on the importance of complex systems in understanding our climate and climate change—The Nobel Prize in Physics 2021 Shraddha Gupta, Nikolaos Mastrantonas, Cristina Masoller, Jürgen Kurths READ MORE > Tell Us What You Think! Did you like this email? Yes > No >  *Chaos is ranked Q1 in both the Mathematical Physics and Applied Mathematics categories of the Science Citation Index Expanded (SCIE). Data from the 2024 Journal Citation Reports® Science Edition (Clarivate, 2025). Chaos is also ranked Q1 in several categories according to Scopus and Scimago Journal Ranking.  Follow us on social media   Copyright © 2025 AIP Publishing. All rights reserved. 1305 Walt Whitman Rd., Melville, NY 11747 You are receiving this email because you have opted-in to receive alerts from us. To guarantee delivery of this email please add journals@aip-info.org to your address book and safe senders list. If you no longer wish to receive emails from us then please unsubscribe or amend your settings. Privacy Policy