Unconventional Resources 2025 Journal Awards announced

In recognition of editors', authors' and reviewers' significant contributions to the journal, the Editorial Board and publisher are pleased to present the following awards:

Editor Award

This award recognises associate editors who handled at least five submissions in 2023-2024.

Awardee list:

Zhu, Peng  Chengdu University of Technology, China

Cai, Yidong  China University of Geosciences, Beijing, China

Feng, Bo  Jilin University, China

Cao, Jian  Nanjing University, China

Li, Yong  China University of Mining and Technology, Beijing, China

Cui, Chuanzhi  China University of Petroleum (East China), China

Hoseinzadeh, Siamak  University of Utah, USA

Yin, Shuai  Xi'an Shiyou University, China

Reviewer Award

This award recognises reviewers who completed at least five reviews in 2023-2024.

Awardee list:

Khandoozi, Sabber  University of Cincinnati, USA

Abdulateef, Ammar  Bilad Alrafidain University College, Iraq

Samadi Koucheksaraee, Arvin  North Dakota State University, USA

Kumar, Rajeev  Schlumberger, Qatar

Liu, Changcheng  SK Innovation, China

He, Jianhua  Chengdu University of Technology, China

Ju, Wei  China University of Mining and Technology, Xuzhou, China

Luo, Xin  Chengdu University of Technology, China

Feng, Shaoke  Chengdu University of Technology, China

Ren, Qiqiang  Chengdu University of Technology, China

Kyriakopoulos, Grigorios L.  National Technical University of Athens, Greece

Salnikova, Anastasiya  Kuban State University, Russia

Top Cited Paper Award

This award recognizes the Top 5 most-cited papers published in 2023-2024.

Awardee list:

1. Status and perspectives on CCUS clusters and hubs

Rui Wang

2. Overview of hydrogen storage and transportation technology in China

Gemeng Zhang, Zhenqiang Jiang

3. Geological characteristics and resources potential of shale oil in Chang 7 Member of Upper Triassic Yanchang Formation in Fuxian area, southern Ordos Basin, western China

Ruyue Wang, Guanping Wang, Gang Zhao, Menhui Qian, Yuejiao Liu, Weiling He, Zhihao Li

4. Water-methane interactions in coal: Insights from molecular simulation

Yanbin Yao, Chu Zhang, Shun Ye, Xiaoxiao Sun, Hao Wu

5. Methods for identifying complex lithologies from log data based on machine learning

Mi Liu, Song Hu, Jun Zhang, Youlong Zou

Congratulations to all award recipients!