Catch Up on Last Year's Most-Read Chemical Physics Research

Recognizing outstanding research, standout journal content, Special Topics, and more. View in Browser SUBMIT AN ARTICLE MANAGE MY ALERTS OUR JOURNALS Chemical Physics Portfolio Highlights in Chemical Physics from 2025 As we begin 2026, we'd like to pause and recognize the groundbreaking research and remarkable achievements from the past year. Dive into the research that captured the community's attention, featuring key journal highlights, most-read articles, and Special Topics from our broad portfolio of journals and conference proceedings, all of which spotlight the innovations shaping chemical physics. We're grateful to our authors, reviewers, and readers for choosing us as a trusted partner in sharing your work with the world. Together, we're accelerating discovery, and we're excited to see what we'll achieve in 2026. FEATURED JOURNALS IN CHEMICAL PHYSICS The Journal of Chemical Physics The most cited in chemical physics       2025 JOURNAL HIGHLIGHTS 2,294 Articles published | 5,666,319 Article reads 28 Days avg. time to 1st decision‡ | 93% Author satisfaction rating§ 19.4 Years Cited Half-Life*   #1 Total Citations in PHYSICS, ATOMIC, MOLECULAR & CHEMICAL category*   Sponsored and celebrated the 6th annual JCP-DCP Future of Chemical Physics Lectureship winner, Scott K. Cushing Celebrated the winners of the 2024 JCP Emerging Investigator Awards, Scott K. Cushing and Liang-Yan Hsu JCP authors are encouraged to self-archive their work immediately upon acceptance—with no embargo period and at no cost. New NIH policy? We've got you covered!—Learn more MOST-READ ARTICLES FROM THE JOURNAL OF CHEMICAL PHYSICS CREST—A program for the exploration of low-energy molecular chemical space Philipp Pracht, Stefan Grimme, Christoph Bannwarth, Fabian Bohle, et al. READ MORE > Simulating phase inversion processes by coupled map lattice: Toward the theoretical design of food texture and quality in dairy processing from fresh cream to butter via whipped cream Erika Nozawa, Tetsuo Deguchi READ MORE > Chemical Physics Reviews A journal focused on high quality research and authoritative reviews in chemical physics 2025 JOURNAL HIGHLIGHTS 42 Articles published | 92,034 Article reads 24 Days avg. time to 1st decision‡ Journal Impact Factor of 6.2* | Q1 and #3 in Journal Impact Factor in PHYSICS, ATOMIC, MOLECULAR & CHEMICAL category*   Welcomed new associate editor, Benjamin G. Levine CPR authors are encouraged to self-archive their work immediately upon acceptance—with no embargo period and at no cost. New NIH policy? We've got you covered! — Learn more MOST-READ ARTICLES FROM CHEMICAL PHYSICS REVIEWS Applications of machine learning in surfaces and interfaces Shaofeng Xu, Jingyuan Wu, Ying Guo, Qing Zhang, et al. READ MORE > Sparse Gaussian process based machine learning first principles potentials for materials simulations: Application to batteries, solar cells, catalysts, and macromolecular systems Soohaeng Yoo Willow, Amir Hajibabaei, Miran Ha, David ChangMo Yang, et al. READ MORE > APL Computational Physics Showcasing the transformative impact of computation across all physical sciences 2025 JOURNAL HIGHLIGHTS 32 Articles published | 27,093 Article reads 11 Days avg. time to 1st decision‡  Opened for submissions and published first articles Welcomed founding editor-in-chief, Xiaosong Li and associate editors Hongjun Xiang, Dominika Zgid, Jin Zhao MOST-READ ARTICLES FROM APL COMPUTATIONAL PHYSICS Dissipative preparation of many-body quantum states: Toward practical quantum advantage Lin Lin READ MORE > SCAN meta-GGA, strong correlation, symmetry breaking, self-interaction correction, and semi-classical limit in density functional theory: Hidden connections and beneficial synergies? John P. Perdew READ MORE > Journal of Physical and Chemical Reference Data The authoritative resource for critically evaluated reference data for the physical sciences and engineering      2025 JOURNAL HIGHLIGHTS 16 Articles published | 83,764 Article reads 13 Days avg. time to 1st decision‡ 30.1 Years Cited Half-Life*   Q2 CHEMISTRY, MULTIDISCIPLINARY category* Published latest CODATA Update to the Values of the Fundamental Constants MOST-READ ARTICLES FROM JOURNAL OF PHYSICAL AND CHEMICAL REFERENCE DATA Revised Parameters for the IAPWS Formulation for the Ionization Constant of Water Over a Wide Range of Temperatures and Densities, Including Near-Critical Conditions Hugues Arcis, Martin Bachet, Shirley Dickinson, Iain Duncanson, et al. READ MORE > Recommended Sublimation Pressures and Enthalpies for Biphenyl and trans-Stilbene Vladimír Pouzar, Vojtěch Štejfa, Michal Fulem, Květoslav Růžička READ MORE > Structural Dynamics An open access, peer-reviewed journal focused on the structure of matter and its properties 2025 JOURNAL HIGHLIGHTS 53 Articles published | 191,225 Article reads 27 Days avg. time to 1st decision‡ Q2 in Journal Impact Factor in PHYSICS, ATOMIC, MOLECULAR & CHEMICAL category* Said farewell to our previous editor-in-chief, George Phillips, and welcomed new editor-in-chief, Mark Wilson Sponsored and celebrated the ACA Judith Flippen-Anderson Memorial Lectureship winner, Maura Malinska, ACA Structural Dynamics Poster Prize Winner, Christopher Campomizzi, and BCA Structural Dynamics Poster Prize Winner, Stephen Brown MOST-READ ARTICLES FROM STRUCTURAL DYNAMICS Convergent-beam attosecond x-ray crystallography Henry N. Chapman, Chufeng Li, Saša Bajt, Mansi Butola, et al. READ MORE > Ultrafast-induced coherent acoustic phonons in the two-dimensional magnet CrSBr Jayajeewana N. Ranhili, Sumit Khadka, Junjie Li, John Cenker, et al. READ MORE > Chinese Journal of Chemical Physics Devoted to reporting new and original experimental and theoretical research in interdisciplinary areas at the interface of chemistry and physics            2025 JOURNAL HIGHLIGHTS 107 Articles published | 5,547 Article reads 23 Days avg. time to 1st decision‡ 6.5 Years Cited Half-Life*   Transitioned to a hybrid publishing model Welcomed new associate editor, Xingan Wang MOST-READ ARTICLES FROM CHINESE JOURNAL OF CHEMICAL PHYSICS Enhanced methanol decomposition via metal-support interaction on Ni/CeO2(111) surface Yi Tu, Xingwang Cheng, Luchao Huang, Dongling Zhang, et al. READ MORE > Collision-induced relaxation of CH(X2∏, υ=0) radical by He, Ar, and N2 under low-temperature supersonic flow condition Shuze Ma, Feiyue Zhou, Ge Sun, Chunlei Xiao, et al. READ MORE > OPEN SPECIAL TOPICS IN CHEMICAL PHYSICS Machine Learning for Electronic Structure Submission Deadline: March 31, 2026 J. Chem. Phys. LEARN MORE > Liquid-Phase Ultrafast Electron and Xray Scattering Submission Deadline: June 1, 2026 Struct. Dyn. LEARN MORE > Festschrift in Honor of Tahei Tahara: Structure and Dynamics in Complex Molecular Systems Submission Deadline: June 30, 2026 J. Chem. Phys. LEARN MORE > Explore more open special topics in chemical physics. RECENTLY PUBLISHED SPECIAL TOPICS IN CHEMICAL PHYSICS Monte Carlo methods, 70 years after Metropolis et al. (1953) J. Chem. Phys ALL ARTICLES > Electro- and Photoelectrocatalysis Chem. Phys. Rev ALL ARTICLES > Artificial Intelligence and Structural Science Struct. Dyn ALL ARTICLES > Explore all recently published special topics in chemical physics and across the physical sciences. FEATURED AIP CONFERENCE PROCEEDINGS Organizing a conference? 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