Recognizing outstanding research, standout journal content, Special Topics, and more. |  | Highlights in Applied 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 applied physics and its impact across disciplines.
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| | | FEATURED JOURNALS IN APPLIED PHYSICS |
2025 JOURNAL HIGHLIGHTS
238 Articles published | 890,264 Article reads
41 Days avg. time to 1st decision‡
Q1 PHYSICS, APPLIED category*
11.6 Journal Impact Factor* | 4.6 Years Cited Half-Life*
Welcomed four new associate editors, Xiao Lin, Yuan Huang, Anil Kumar P S, and Jessica Boland |
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MOST-READ ARTICLES FROM APPLIED PHYSICS REVIEWS |
 Nonlinear optics at epsilon near zero: From origins to new materials Dhruv Fomra, Adam Ball, Samprity Saha, Jingwei Wu, et al. Appl. Phys. Rev.
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| | | Continuous-variable quantum key distribution system: Past, present, and future Yichen Zhang, Yiming Bian, Zhengyu Li, Song Yu, et al. Appl. Phys. Rev.
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| | | Virus inactivation by matching the vibrational resonance Mohammad Sadraeian, Irina Kabakova, Jiajia Zhou, Dayong Jin Appl. Phys. Rev.
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2025 JOURNAL HIGHLIGHTS
2,787 Articles published | 6,452,375 article reads
24 Days avg. time to 1st decision‡ | 94% Author satisfaction rating§
Q2 PHYSICS, APPLIED category* | #5 in Total Citations PHYSICS, APPLIED category* 12 Years Cited Half-Life*
Sponsored and celebrated the APL Rising Star Award Winner, Yishu Zhang |
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MOST-READ ARTICLES FROM APPLIED PHYSICS LETTERS |
 Attosecond physics and technology O. Alexander, D. Ayuso, M. Matthews, L. Rego, et al. Appl. Phys. Lett.
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| | | Diamagnetic levitation of water realized with a simple device consisting of ordinary permanent magnets Tomoya Naito, Tomoaki Suzuki, Yasuhiro Ikezoe Appl. Phys. Lett.
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| | | Performance of antenna-based and Rydberg quantum RF sensors in the electrically small regime K. M. Backes, P. K. Elgee, K.-J. LeBlanc, C. T. Fancher, et al. Appl. Phys. Lett.
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| | | MOST-READ ARTICLES FROM JOURNAL OF APPLIED PHYSICS |
Piezoelectric thin films and their applications in MEMS: A review Jinpeng Liu, Hua Tan, Xinyi Zhou, Weigang Ma, et al. J. Appl. Phys.
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| | | Molecular dynamics simulations of heat transport using machine-learned potentials: A mini-review and tutorial on GPUMD with neuroevolution potentials Haikuan Dong, Yongbo Shi, Penghua Ying, Ke Xu, et al. J. Appl. Phys.
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| | | First-principles calculations of defects and electron–phonon interactions: Seminal contributions of Audrius Alkauskas to the understanding of recombination processes Xie Zhang, Mark E. Turiansky, Lukas Razinkovas, Marek Maciaszek, et al. J. Appl. Phys.
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| | | AIP Advances A peer-reviewed, open access journal covering all areas of the physical sciences | |
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MOST-READ ARTICLES FROM AIP ADVANCES |
Stretching and immobilizing a single DNA molecule on a glass surface using pressure flow in a microchannel for super-resolution imaging Naoki Azuma, Ryotaro Suzuki, Kenji Fukuzawa, Shintaro Itoh, et al. AIP Advances
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| | | Roles of doping in enhancing the performance of graphene/graphene-like semiconductors Yuqi Zhou, Xinbo He, Mengyang Li AIP Advances
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| | | VIS/NIR/FIR spectroscopy for blood glucose monitoring: A review Qin Chen, Wenwen Zhang, Wenzhi Wu AIP Advances
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| | | OPEN SPECIAL TOPICS IN APPLIED PHYSICS |
Defect Interactions at Grain Boundaries and Surfaces
Submission Deadline: March 31, 2026 J. Appl. Phys.
| | | Materials for Superconducting Quantum Devices
Submission Deadline: April 30, 2026 App. Phys. Rev.
| | | Progress & Promise in the Hunt for Dark Matter
Submission Deadline: May 27, 2026 Appl. Phys. Lett.
| | | RECENTLY PUBLISHED SPECIAL TOPICS IN APPLIED PHYSICS |
Disordered Materials at the Atomic Scale
J. Appl. Phys.
| | | Hybrid and Heterogeneous Integration in Photonics: From Physics to Device Applications
Appl. Phys. Lett.
| | | Materials and Technologies for Bioimaging and Biosensing
Appl. Phys. Rev.
| | | FEATURED AIP CONFERENCE PROCEEDINGS |
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6th International Conference for Physics and Advance Computation Sciences (ICPAS 2024) | |
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Proceedings of the International Conference on Applied Physics, Simulation and Computing (APSAC 2024) |
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Applied Physics of Condensed Matter (APCOM 2024) |
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In our extensive collection of journals, conference proceedings, and books that span applied physics and its interactions with other disciplines, we'll provide you with the best home for your work and the tools and resources you need to elevate and amplify your research. |
| | *Data from the 2024 Journal Citation Reports® Science Edition (Clarivate, 2025). ‡Publication speeds vary depending on article type.
§Accepted Author Satisfaction Survey run by AIP Publishing. 2025 data. All data is proprietary and confidential. |
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