With great honor and deepest gratitude, Exploration of Medicine has awarded the "Highly Cited Paper Award" in 2020–2021. These inspiring and impactful papers have been enhancing the name and influence of EM since publication. And the authors are heartily recognized for bringing their best contributions.

Notes for the Award

– Original research articles and reviews published in 2020 and 2021;

– Both regular and Special Issue submissions are considered;

– Citations are counted according to Web of Science (WOS) in 2020 and 2021.

After careful evaluation based on quality, citations in WOS, and downloads, six articles have been selected, and the author teams will be awarded $1000, $600 and $300 respectively. The authors will also receive a "Highly Cited Paper Award" certificate issued by the journal. In addition, the corresponding Guest Editor will also be awarded $300, $200 and $100 respectively.

First Prize

Perspectives of nonalcoholic fatty liver disease research: a personal point of view

Amedeo Lonardo, Stefano Ballestri

Special Issue: Exploring NAFLD/NASH

Second Prize

Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease and portal hypertension

Marvin Ryou, Nicholas Stylopoulos, Gyorgy Baffy

Special Issue: Exploring NAFLD/NASH

Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease and type 2 diabetes: pathophysiological mechanisms shared between the two faces of the same coin

Carlo Acierno, Alfredo Caturano, Pia Clara Pafundi, Riccardo Nevola, Luigi Elio Adinolfi, Ferdinando Carlo Sasso

Special Issue: Exploring NAFLD/NASH

Third Prize

Sex differences in non-alcoholic fatty liver disease: hints for future management of the disease

Noel C. Salvoza, Pablo J. Giraudi, Claudio Tiribelli, Natalia Rosso

Special Issue: Exploring NAFLD/NASH

Current evidence and outcomes for retinopathy of prematurity prevention: insight into novel maternal and placental contributions

Lara Carroll, Leah A. Owen

Using machine intelligence to uncover Alzheimer's disease progression heterogeneity

Bessi Qorri, Mike Tsay, Abhishek Agrawal, Rhoda Au, Joseph Geraci

Special Issue: Digital Biomarkers: The New Frontier for Medicine and Research

Congratulations to these authors! On behalf of the Editorial Board and Editorial Office, we sincerely appreciate the great support they provided to this rising journal at its early stage. In 2022 we will continue to set the Highly Cited Paper Award to recognize authors who contribute high-quality publications to the journal.