Frontiers of Engineering Management (FEM) is pleased to announce the selection of the "Best Paper Awards for 2014-2023" and other prestigious awards.
Based on the number of citations in Web of Science of papers published in FEM from 2014 to 2023, a list of 35 candidate papers has been determined. Following a rigorous voting process by the journal's editorial board and a panel of young communication experts, 10 papers have been honored with the "Best Paper Awards for 2014-2023," and 25 papers have received the "Most Influential Paper Awards for 2014-2023." Additionally, four special issue organizers have been recognized with the "Special Issue Organization Awards for 2014-2023" based on the total citation counts in Web of Science of the papers they organized during this period.
For papers published in FEM in 2022, a list of 7 candidate papers was determined based on their citation counts in Web of Science. Through the same meticulous voting process by the editorial board and young communication experts, 3 papers have been awarded the "Best Paper Awards for 2022," 4 papers have received the "Most Influential Paper Awards for 2022," and 1 young scholar has been honored with the "Most Promising Young Scholar Award for 2022."
The list of award-winning papers is as follows:
Best Paper Awards for 2014-2023 (10 papers)
1.Ziyou GAO, Lixing YANG. Energy-saving operation approaches for urban rail transit systems. Front. Eng, 2019, 6(2): 139‒151 https://doi.org/10.1007/s42524-019-0030-7
2.Lixin TANG, Ying MENG. Data analytics and optimization for smart industry. Front. Eng, 2021, 8(2): 157‒171 https://doi.org/10.1007/s42524-020-0126-0
3.Jun WANG, Peng WU, Xiangyu WANG, Wenchi SHOU. The outlook of blockchain technology for construction engineering management. Front. Eng, 2017, 4(1): 67‒75 https://doi.org/10.15302/J-FEM-2017006
4.Shubin SI, Jiangbin ZHAO, Zhiqiang CAI, Hongyan DUI. Recent advances in system reliability optimization driven by importance measures. Front. Eng, 2020, 7(3): 335‒358 https://doi.org/10.1007/s42524-020-0112-6
5.Algan TEZEL, Eleni PAPADONIKOLAKI, Ibrahim YITMEN, Per HILLETOFTH. Preparing construction supply chains for blockchain technology: An investigation of its potential and future directions. Front. Eng, 2020, 7(4): 547‒563 https://doi.org/10.1007/s42524-020-0110-8
6.Yang YU, Jiafu TANG. Review of seru production. Front. Eng, 2019, 6(2): 183‒192 https://doi.org/10.1007/s42524-019-0028-1
7.Ziyao ZHANG, Zhenmin YUAN, Guodong NI, Han LIN, Yujie LU. The quality traceability system for prefabricated buildings using blockchain: An integrated framework. Front. Eng, 2020, 7(4): 528‒546 https://doi.org/10.1007/s42524-020-0127-z
8.Shanlin YANG, Jianmin WANG, Leyuan SHI, Yuejin TAN, Fei QIAO. Engineering management for high-end equipment intelligent manufacturing. Front. Eng, 2018, 5(4): 420‒450 https://doi.org/10.15302/J-FEM-2018050
9.Lu ZHEN, Dan ZHUGE, Liwen MURONG, Ran YAN, Shuaian WANG. Operation management of green ports and shipping networks: overview and research opportunities. Front. Eng, 2019, 6(2): 152‒162 https://doi.org/10.1007/s42524-019-0027-2
10.Ningshuang ZENG, Yan LIU, Pan GONG, Marcel HERTOGH, Markus KÖNIG. Do right PLS and do PLS right: A critical review of the application of PLS-SEM in construction management research. Front. Eng, 2021, 8(3): 356‒369 https://doi.org/10.1007/s42524-021-0153-5
Most Influential Paper Awards for 2014-2023 (25 papers)
1.Weihua LIU, Xinyu LIU, Xiaoran SHI, Jiahe HOU, Victor SHI, Jingxin DONG. Collaborative adoption of blockchain technology: A supply chain contract perspective. Front. Eng, 2023, 10(1): 121‒142 https://doi.org/10.1007/s42524-022-0239-8
2.Jian KANG. From dBA to soundscape indices: Managing our sound environment. Front. Eng, 2017, 4(2): 184‒192 https://doi.org/10.15302/J-FEM-2017026
3.Xiangpei HU, Lijun SUN, Yaxian ZHOU, Junhu RUAN. Review of operational management in intelligent agriculture based on the Internet of Things. Front. Eng, 2020, 7(3): 309‒322 https://doi.org/10.1007/s42524-020-0107-3
4.Hu QIN, Xinxin SU, Teng REN, Zhixing LUO. A review on the electric vehicle routing problems: Variants and algorithms. Front. Eng, 2021, 8(3): 370‒389 https://doi.org/10.1007/s42524-021-0157-1
5.Chunfang LU, Junfei LIU, Yanhong LIU, Yuming LIU. Intelligent construction technology of railway engineering in China. Front. Eng, 2019, 6(4): 503‒516 https://doi.org/10.1007/s42524-019-0073-9
6.Hongquan CHEN, Quanke SU, Saixing ZENG, Daxin SUN, Jonathan Jingsheng SHI. Avoiding the innovation island in infrastructure mega-project. Front. Eng, 2018, 5(1): 109‒124 https://doi.org/10.15302/J-FEM-2018073
7.Naomi J. Brookes. Mankind and Mega-projects. Front. Eng, 2014, 1(3): 241‒245 https://doi.org/10.15302/J-FEM-2014033
8.Zeshui XU, Shen ZHANG. An overview on the applications of the hesitant fuzzy sets in group decision-making: theory, support and methods. Front. Eng, 2019, 6(2): 163‒182 https://doi.org/10.1007/s42524-019-0017-4
9.Jian LI, Shichao ZHU, Wen ZHANG, Lean YU. Blockchain-driven supply chain finance solution for small and medium enterprises. Front. Eng, 2020, 7(4): 500‒511 https://doi.org/10.1007/s42524-020-0124-2
10.Albert P.C. CHAN, Robert OSEI-KYEI, Yi HU, Yun LE. A fuzzy model for assessing the risk exposure of procuring infrastructure mega-projects through public-private partnership: The case of Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao Bridge. Front. Eng, 2018, 5(1): 64‒77 https://doi.org/10.15302/J-FEM-2018067
11.Gjorgji SHEMOV, Borja GARCIA de SOTO, Hoda ALKHZAIMI. Blockchain applied to the construction supply chain: A case study with threat model. Front. Eng, 2020, 7(4): 564‒577 https://doi.org/10.1007/s42524-020-0129-x
12.Bo FENG, Qiwen YE. Operations management of smart logistics: A literature review and future research. Front. Eng, 2021, 8(3): 344‒355 https://doi.org/10.1007/s42524-021-0156-2
13.Mingjian ZUO. System reliability and system resilience. Front. Eng, 2021, 8(4): 615‒619 https://doi.org/10.1007/s42524-021-0176-y
14.Peng ZHOU, Shuaizhi GAO, Yue LV, Ge ZHAO. Energy transition management towards a low-carbon world. Front. Eng, 2022, 9(3): 499‒503 https://doi.org/10.1007/s42524-022-0201-9
15.Ramya KUMANAYAKE, Hanbin LUO. Life cycle carbon emission assessment of a multi-purpose university building: A case study of Sri Lanka. Front. Eng, 2018, 5(3): 381‒393 https://doi.org/10.15302/J-FEM-2018055
16.Ying GAO, Zhuo FENG, Shuibo ZHANG. Managing supply chain resilience in the era of VUCA. Front. Eng, 2021, 8(3): 465‒470 https://doi.org/10.1007/s42524-021-0164-2
17.Bahaa Eddine MNEYMNEH, Mohamad ABBAS, Hiam KHOURY. Evaluation of computer vision techniques for automated hardhat detection in indoor construction safety applications. Front. Eng, 2018, 5(2): 227‒239 https://doi.org/10.15302/J-FEM-2018071
18.Jing ZHANG, Hongqiang JIANG, Wei ZHANG, Guoxia MA, Yanchao WANG, Yaling LU, Xi HU, Jia ZHOU, Fei PENG, Jun BI, Jinnan WANG. Cost-benefit analysis of China’s Action Plan for Air Pollution Prevention and Control. Front. Eng, 2019, 6(4): 524‒537 https://doi.org/10.1007/s42524-019-0074-8
19.Jiateng YIN, Yihui WANG, Tao TANG, Jing XUN, Shuai SU. Metro train rescheduling by adding backup trains under disrupted scenarios. Front. Eng, 2017, 4(4): 418‒427 https://doi.org/10.15302/J-FEM-2017044
20.Zheming LIU, Liangyan WANG, Zhaohan SHENG, Xinglin GAO. Social responsibility in infrastructure mega-projects: A case study of ecological compensation for Sousa chinensis during the construction of the Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao Bridge. Front. Eng, 2018, 5(1): 98‒108 https://doi.org/10.15302/J-FEM-2018084
21.Qinghua HE, Junyan XU, Ting WANG, Albert P. C. CHAN. Identifying the driving factors of successful megaproject construction management: Findings from three Chinese cases. Front. Eng, 2021, 8(1): 5‒16 https://doi.org/10.1007/s42524-019-0058-8
22.Yifeng TIAN, Zheng LU, Peter ADRIAENS, R. Edward MINCHIN, Alastair CAITHNESS, Junghoon WOO. Finance infrastructure through blockchain-based tokenization. Front. Eng, 2020, 7(4): 485‒499 https://doi.org/10.1007/s42524-020-0140-2
23.Guanghan BAI, Han WANG, Xiaoqian ZHENG, Hongyan DUI, Min XIE. Improved resilience measure for component recovery priority in power grids. Front. Eng, 2021, 8(4): 545‒556 https://doi.org/10.1007/s42524-021-0161-5
24.Yamuna KALUARACHCHI. Potential advantages in combining smart and green infrastructure over silo approaches for future cities. Front. Eng, 2021, 8(1): 98‒108 https://doi.org/10.1007/s42524-020-0136-y
25.Sander SIEBELINK, Hans VOORDIJK, Maaike ENDEDIJK, Arjen ADRIAANSE. Understanding barriers to BIM implementation: Their impact across organizational levels in relation to BIM maturity. Front. Eng, 2021, 8(2): 236‒257 https://doi.org/10.1007/s42524-019-0088-2
Special Issue Organization Awards for 2014-2023 (4 issues)
1.Special issue: Blockchain technology application，Dec 2020, Volume 7 Issue 4
2.Special issue: Advances and prospect of engineering management，Apr 2017, Volume 4 Issue 1
3.Special issue: Reliability management of complex system，Dec 2021, Volume 8 Issue 4
4.Special issue: Infrastructure mega-project management on the Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao Bridge project，Mar 2018, Volume 5 Issue 1
Best Paper Awards for 2022 (3 papers)
1.Zhong-Zhong JIANG, Guangqi FENG, Zelong YI, Xiaolong GUO. Service-oriented manufacturing: A literature review and future research directions. Front. Eng, 2022, 9(1): 71‒88 https://doi.org/10.1007/s42524-021-0171-3
2.Lu ZHEN, Haolin LI. A literature review of smart warehouse operations management. Front. Eng, 2022, 9(1): 31‒55 https://doi.org/10.1007/s42524-021-0178-9
3.Shizhen BAI, Xinrui BI, Chunjia HAN, Qijun ZHOU, Wen-Long SHANG, Mu YANG, Lin WANG, Petros IEROMONACHOU, Hao HE. Evaluating R&D efficiency of China’s listed lithium battery enterprises. Front. Eng, 2022, 9(3): 473‒485 https://doi.org/10.1007/s42524-022-0213-5
Most Influential Paper Awards for 2022 (4 papers)
1.Yong YANG, Hui WANG, Andreas LÖSCHEL, Peng ZHOU. Energy transition toward carbon-neutrality in China: Pathways, implications and uncertainties. Front. Eng, 2022, 9(3): 358‒372 https://doi.org/10.1007/s42524-022-0202-8
2.Wei XIONG, Hongmiao FAN, Liang MA, Chen WANG. Challenges of human–machine collaboration in risky decision-making. Front. Eng, 2022, 9(1): 89‒103 https://doi.org/10.1007/s42524-021-0182-0
3.Lu WANG, Tianhu DENG, Zuo-Jun Max SHEN, Hao HU, Yongzhi QI. Digital twin-driven smart supply chain. Front. Eng, 2022, 9(1): 56‒70 https://doi.org/10.1007/s42524-021-0186-9
4.Shuai LING, Shoufeng MA, Ning JIA. Sustainable urban transportation development in China: A behavioral perspective. Front. Eng, 2022, 9(1): 16‒30 https://doi.org/10.1007/s42524-021-0162-4
Most Promising Young Scholar Award for 2022 (1 recipient)
Lu WANG（Tsinghua University）
This announcement will be open for public review from June 21, 2024, to June 25, 2024. Should there be any objections to the results of the selection, please contact the FEM editorial office by 17:00 on June 25, 2024, with a signed statement.
Contact: Huiwen DONG（027-87540191, fem@hust.edu.cn）