ESCI Research Awards
ESCI promotes the publication of top-quality research through its flagship journal European Journal of Clinical Investigation (EJCI).
Award Winner Best Basic Research Article: Mitchell D. Fiet MsC – Amsterdam, the Netherlands
Award Winner Best Clinical Research Article: Marcello Dallio – Naples Italy
Award Winner Best Basic Research Article: Anetta Undas
Award Winner Best Clinical Research Article: Adrian Post
Award Winner Best Clinical Research Article: Natalya Dorofeyeva, MD, PhD
Award Winner Best Basic Research Article: Luis Garcia de Guadiana Romualdo
Award Winner Best Clinical Research Article: Sebastien Carballo, MD
Award Winner Best Basic Research Article: Giovanni Camici, FESC
Award Winner Best Clinical Research Article: Dr. Francisco Gomez Delgado
Award Winner Best Basic Research Article: Dr. Magdalena Paplińska-Goryca
Award Best Cited Article (2019): Dr. Klarlund Pedersen
Award for the Best Clinical Research Article: Amaia Roderiquez
Award for the Best Basic Research Article: Ruben Nogeiras
Award for the Most Cited Article Award (2018): Gianluigi Giannelli
Award for the Best Basic Research Article: Miguel López
Award for the Best Clinical Research Article: Federico Carbone
Award for the Most Cited Article Award (2017): John D. Lambris
Previous Award Winners:
Best Basic Research EJCI Article Award & Best Clinical Research EJCI Article Award
| 2017 | David Wang & Martin Huelsmann | 1996 | Paolo Golino |
| 2016 | Steven Chamuleau & Luis Caballero | 1995 | Peter Valent |
| 2015 | Danuta Zapolska-Downar & Klaus Distelmaier | 1994 | Bo Angelin |
| 2014 | Dirk Schübeler & Xenofon Baraliakos | 1993 | Thomas F Lüschel |
| 2013 | Luca Scorrano & Mihai Netea | 1992 | Roberto Montesano |
| 2012 | Triantafyllos Chavakis | 1991 | René RP de Vries |
| 2011 | Caetano Reis e Sousa & Georg Schett | 1990 | Douglas Roland Higgs |
| 2010 | Reuven Agami & I. Sadaf Farooqi | 1989 | Daniel P Lew |
| 2009 | Josef M Penninger | 1988 | Anothony W Segal |
| 2008 | László Nagy | 1987 | Gian Franco Bottazzo |
| 2007 | John PA Ioannidis | 1986 | Lars-Inge Larsson |
| 2006 | Michael Roden | 1985 | Rolf M Zinkernagel |
| 2005 | Lars Fugger | 1984 | Pierre Corvol & J Ménard |
| 2004 | Allan Flyybjerg | 1983 | Fritz R Bühler |
| 2003 | Raphael Scharfmann | 1982 | GG Rousseau |
| 2002 | Huge Edward Montgomery | 1981 | Timothy J Peters |
| 2001 | Hans C Clevers | 1980 | Alberto Malliani |
| 2000 | Seppo Ylä=Jerttuala | 1979 | Jens F Rehfeld |
| 1999 | Guido Poli | 1978 | Lelio Orci |
| 1998 | Anthony HV Schapira | 1977 | David JH Brock |
| 1997 | Irene Virgolini | 1976 | Jean-François Bach |
Eligibility
Every year a commission composed of the ESCI Council members and the Young Research Council review the best original articles published in EJCI during the previous year.
The considered time frame is from November 1st to October 31st of the year before the award ceremony.
All the articles published online during this time frame are screened by the commission.
All the eligible articles are divided into two sections: basic/translational science and clinical science. The two sections are evaluated separately from each other, in order to have one awardee for each section.
Selection procedure
The procedure is composed of composed of two phases:
- The articles are assigned to different commission members according to their background and expertise for the initial screening. Each member scores the articles based on criteria of novelty, relevance and scientific rigor. Two best articles are selected by each member for the following phase;
- The articles selected during the screening phase are scored by the whole commission and those receiving the highest ranking are awarded.
Awarding ceremony
The first authors of the awarded articles are invited for the awarding ceremony that will take place during the Annual Scientific Meeting (June 3rd-5th, 2026 NOVA Medical School, Lisbon).
The awarding ceremony takes place during the closing plenary session of the Meeting. Winners are invited to give a ten-minute talk that summarizes the key findings of the awarded article.
The award consists of € 500, registration to the Annual Scientific Meeting, travel to the venue of the Meeting, and a hotel accommodation for two nights.