Catch up on Last Year's Most-Read Mathematical Science Research

Recognizing outstanding research, standout journal content, Special Topics, and more View in Browser SUBMIT AN ARTICLE MANAGE MY ALERTS OUR JOURNALS Mathematical Science Portfolio Highlights in Mathematical Science 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 mathematical science. 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 MATHEMATICAL SCIENCE Chaos An interdisciplinary journal of nonlinear science and complex systems 2025 JOURNAL HIGHLIGHTS 662 Articles published | 606,235 Article reads 31 Days avg. time to 1st decision‡ | 92% Author satisfaction rating§ 3.2 Journal Impact Factor* | #5 Ranked Journal in PHYSICS, MATHEMATICAL category* Said thank you and farewell to our departing editor-in-chief, Jürgen Kurths, and welcomed our new editor-in-chief, Michael Small Recognized the outstanding research of our 2024 Edward N. Lorenz Early Career Award winners Rahil Valani, Adam Giammarese, Mirko Goldmann, and Guillaume Pourcel MOST-READ ARTICLES FROM CHAOS Synchronization in spiking neural networks with short and long connections and time delays Lionel Kusch, Martin Breyton, Damien Depannemaecker, Spase Petkoski, et al. READ MORE > Resilience of transportation infrastructure networks to road failures Jonas Wassmer, Bruno Merz, Norbert Marwan READ MORE > Rate-induced biosphere collapse in the Daisyworld model Constantin W. Arnscheidt, Hassan Alkhayuon READ MORE > Journal of Mathematical Physics Utilizing mathematics methods to drive physics forward   2025 JOURNAL HIGHLIGHTS 487 Articles published | 314,449 Article reads 98 Days avg. time to 1st decision‡ | 91% Author satisfaction rating§ 23.6 Years Cited Half-Life* Welcomed three new associate editors, Giorgio Cipolloni, Tao Luo, and Zhifei Zhang Celebrated the research and achievements of the 2024 Young Researcher Award winner, Dominic Verdon MOST-READ ARTICLES FROM JOURNAL OF MATHEMATICAL PHYSICS Quantum geodesics in quantum mechanics Edwin Beggs, Shahn Majid READ MORE > Removability of the fundamental singularity for the heat equation and its consequences Ugur G. Abdulla READ MORE > Connecting stochastic optimal control and reinforcement learning J. Quer, Enric Ribera Borrell READ MORE > Applied Physics Letters Shaping the future of applied physics for over 60 years     2025 JOURNAL HIGHLIGHTS 2,787 Articles published | 6,452,375 Article reads 24 Days avg. time to 1st decision‡ | 94% Author satisfaction rating§ 3.6 Journal Impact Factor* | #5 Total Citations in PHYSICS, APPLIED category* Announced the winner of the 2025 APL Rising Star Award, Yishu Zhang Welcomed new associate editor, Jen-Sue Chen MOST-READ ARTICLES FROM APPLIED PHYSICS LETTERS Dynamic phase change materials with extended surfaces Robert A. Stavins, Soonwook Kim, Amari Meddling, Vivek S. Garimella, et al. READ MORE > Large-range tuning and stabilization of the optical transition of diamond tin-vacancy centers by in situ strain control Julia M. Brevoord, Leonardo G. C. Wienhoven, Nina Codreanu, Tetsuro Ishiguro, et al. READ MORE > 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* 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 > Determining internal coordinate sets for optimal representation of molecular vibration Kemal Oenen, Dennis F. Dinu, Klaus R. Liedl READ MORE > OPEN SPECIAL TOPICS IN MATHEMATICAL SCIENCE Global Bifurcations, Synchronization, and Chaos Submission Deadline: March 1, 2026 Chaos LEARN MORE > Classical Ordinal Patterns and Beyond Submission Deadline: April 1, 2026 Chaos LEARN MORE > Statistical Physics: From Quantum Fluctuations to Soft Matter and Viral Assemblies Submission Deadline: June 30, 2026 J. Chem. Phys. LEARN MORE > Explore more open special topics in mathematical science. RECENTLY PUBLISHED SPECIAL TOPICS IN MATHEMATICAL SCIENCE Complex Dynamics of Cardiac Cells and Tissue: Advances in Methods and Mechanisms Chaos ALL ARTICLES > Modeling the Complexity and Dynamics of Socio-Economic Platforms Chaos ALL ARTICLES > XXI International Congress on Mathematical Physics 2024 J. Math. Phys. ALL ARTICLES > Mathematical Methods in Physics ICMMP23 J. Math. Phys. 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