National Science Review is an open access, peer-reviewed journal aimed at reporting cutting-edge developments across science and technology in China and around the world. The journal covers all areas of the natural sciences, including physics and mathematics, chemistry, life sciences, earth sciences, materials science, and information sciences.

NSR flipped to full open access in 2019, and all content since launch are online under OA model.

Online ISSN 2053-714X      Print ISSN 2095-5138      CN 10-1088/N

Editor-in-Chief
Chunli Bai, Chinese Academy of Sciences, China
Executive Editor-in-Chief
Mu-ming Poo, Shanghai Institutes for Biological Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, China
Associate Editors-in-Chief
Qikun Xue, Tsinghua University, China
Responsible for Physics & Mathematics
Song Gao, Peking University, China
Responsible for Chemistry
Yigong Shi, Tsinghua University, China
Responsible for Life Sciences
Zhonghe Zhou, Institute of Vertebrate Paleontology and Paleoanthropology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, China
Responsible for Earth Sciences
Dongyuan Zhao, Fudan University, China      
Responsible for Materials Science
Lei Guo, Academy of Mathematics and Systems Science, Chinese Academy of Sciences, China
Responsible for Information Sciences
Section Editors
Shining Zhu, Nanjing University, China
Responsible for Physics & Mathematics
Zhenfeng Xi, Peking University, China
Responsible for Chemistry
Chung-I Wu, University of Chicago, USA
Responsible for Life Sciences
Zhengtang Guo, Institute of Geology and Geophysics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, China
Responsible for Earth Sciences
Yi Xie, University of Science and Technology of China, China
Responsible for Materials Science
Ru Huang, Peking University, China
Responsible for Information Sciences
Advisory Board
Alfred Y. Cho, AT&T; Bell Laboratories, USA
Paul Ching-Wu Chu, University of Houston, USA
Robert E. Dickinson, University of Texas at Austin, USA
Jack Dongarra, University of Tennessee, USA
Else Marie Friis, Swedish Museum of Natural History, Sweden
Harry B. Gray, California Institute of Technology, USA
David J. Gross, University of California, Santa Barbara, USA
Yu-Chi Ho, Harvard University, USA
Brian John Hoskins, University of Reading, UK
Sumio Iijima, Meijo University, Japan
Yuet Wai Kan, University of California, San Francisco, USA
Jean-Marie Lehn, Freiburg Institute for Advanced Studies, France
Charles M. Lieber, Harvard University, USA
Douglas N. C. Lin, University of California, Santa Cruz, USA 
Max Lu, University of Surrey, UK
H. C. Hartmut Michel, Max Planck Institute for Biophysics, Germany
Daniel G. Nocera, Harvard University, USA
Ryoji Noyori, RIKEN/Institute of Physical and Chemical Research, Japan
Christos H. Papadimitriou, University of California, Berkeley, USA
Peter H. Raven, Missouri Botanical Garden, USA
Yuen-Ron Shen, University of California, Berkeley, USA
Yum-Tong Siu, Harvard University, USA
Peter J. Stang, University of Utah, USA
Lonnie G. Thompson, The Ohio State University, USA
Shing-Tung Yau, Harvard University, USA
Editorial Board
Physics & Mathematics
Hong Chen, Tongji University, China
Hongjun Gao, Institute of Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, China
Huajian Gao, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore*
Xiangdong Ji, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, China
Jiachun Li, Institute of mechanics, Chinese academy of sciences, China
Fang-hua Lin, New York University, USA
Junming Liu, Nanjing University, China*
Zhiming Ma, Academy of Mathematics and Systems Science, Chinese Academy of Sciences, China
Zhongcan Ouyang, Institute of Theoretical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, China
Jianwei Pan, University of Science and Technology of China, China
Zhi-Xun Shen, Stanford University, USA
Chang-Pu Sun, Institute of Theoretical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, China
Gang Tian, Peking University, China
Yifang Wang, Institute of High Energy Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, China
Xiao-Gang Wen, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, USA
Xiangping Wu, National Astronomical Observatories, Chinese Academy of Sciences, China*
Nanhua Xi, Academy of Mathematics and Systems Science, Chinese Academy of Sciences, China
Xincheng Xie, Peking University, China
Xiaohu Yang, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, China
Jun Ye, University of Colorado, USA
Yanlin Ye, Peking University, China
Li You, Tsinghua University, China*
Ya-xiang Yuan, Academy of Mathematics and Systems Science, Chinese Academy of Sciences, China
Fuchun Zhang, University of Hong Kong, China*
Shou-Wu Zhang, Princeton University, USA
Shuang-Nan Zhang, Institute of High Energy Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, China
Xinmin Zhang, Institute of High Energy Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, China
Xiaojing Zheng, Xidian University, China
Chemistry
Xinhe Bao, Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, China
Chi-ming Che, University of Hong Kong, China
Stephen Z.D. Cheng, University of Akron, USA*
Xiangfeng Duan, University of California, Los Angeles, USA*
Zijian Guo, Nanjing University, China*
Chuan He, University of Chicago, USA&
Guibin Jiang, Research Center for Eco-Environmental Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, China
Lei Jiang, Technical Institute of Physics and Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, China
Yadong Li, Tsinghua University, China
Wenping Liang, National Natural Science Foundation of China, China
Shengming Ma, Shanghai Institute of Organic Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, China
Weihong Tan, Hunan University, China*
Benzhong Tang, The Hong Kong University of Science & Technology, China
Yong Tang, Shanghai Institutes of Organic Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, China
He Tian, East China University Of Science And Technology, China
Zhong-Qun Tian, Xiamen University, China*
Lijun Wan, Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, China
Yun-Dong Wu, Peking University, China
Xiaoliang Sunney Xie, Harvard University, USA
Vivian Wing-Wah Yam, University of Hong Kong, China
Weitao Yang, Duke University, USA
Xueming Yang, Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, China
Zhen Yang, Peking University, China*
Qi-Lin Zhou, Nankai University, China
Life Sciences
Xuetao Cao, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, China*
Xiaofeng Cao, Institute of Genetics and Developmental Biology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, China
Lin Chen, Institute of Biophysics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, China
Xuemei Chen, University of California, Riverside, USA
Jingyun Fang, Peking University, China
Xiangdong Fu, University of California, San Diego, USA*
George Fu Gao, Institute of Microbiology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, China
Nancy Yuk-Yu IP, The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, China
Li Jin, Fudan University, China*
Jiayang Li, Institute of Genetics and Developmental Biology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, China*
Haifan Lin, Yale University, USA
Keping Ma, Institute of Botany, Chinese Academy of Sciences, China
Yi Rao, Peking University, China*
Feng Shao, National Institute of Biological Sciences, China
Yang Shi, Harvard Medical School, USA
Hongjun Song, University of Pennsylvania, USA
Hongyang Wang, Eastern Hepatobiliary Surgery Hospital, China
Xiao-Fan Wang, Duke University, USA*
Hong Wu, Peking University, China
Yue Xiong, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, USA*
Anlong Xu, Beijing University of Chinese Medicine, China
Guoliang Xu, Shanghai Institutes for Biological Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, China
Wei Yang, National Institute of Health, USA
Junying Yuan, Shanghai Institute of Organic Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, China
Jianzhi Zhang, University of Michigan, USA*
Michael Q. Zhang, University of Texas at Dallas, USA
Yaping Zhang, Kunming Institute of Zoology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, China*
Yi Zhang, Harvard Medical School, USA
Qi Zhou, Institute of Zoology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, China
Jian-Kang Zhu, Purdue University, USA
Earth Sciences
Yucheng Chai, National Natural Science Foundation of China, China
Deliang Chen, Gothenborg University, Sweden
Dake Chen, Second Institute of Oceanography, State Oceanic Administration, China*
Minhan Dai, Xiamen University, China
John Dodson, Australian Nuclear Science Technology Organization, Australia
Weiming Fan, Institute of Tibetan Plateau Research, Chinese Academy of Sciences, China
Bojie Fu, Reseach Center for Eco-Environment Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, China*
Huadong Guo, Institute of Remote Sensing and Digital Earth, Chinese Academy of Sciences, China
Marlon Lewis, Dalhousie University, Canada
Xiangdong Li, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, China
Jian Lin, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, USA
Ho-Kwang (Dave) Mao, Carnegie Institution for Science, USA
Jin Meng, American Museum of Natural History, USA
Yaoling Niu, Durham University, UK
Shilong Piao, Peking University, China
Chi Wang, National Space Science Center, Chinese Academy of Sciences, China
Huijun Wang, Institute of Atmospheric Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, China*
Fuyuan Wu, Institute of Geology and Geophysics, China Academy of Sciences, China
Lixin Wu, Ocean University of China, China
Wenjiao Xiao, Xinjiang Institute of Ecology and Geography, Chinese Academy of Sciences, China
Shucheng Xie, China University of Geosciences, China
Toshio Yamagata, The University of Tokyo, Japan
Ganlin Zhang, Institute of Soil Science, Chinese Academy of Sciences, China
Youxue Zhang, University of Michigan, USA
Yong-Fei Zheng, University of Science and Technology of China, China*
Rixiang Zhu, Institute of Geology and Geophysics, China Academy of Sciences, China*
Tong Zhu, Peking University, China
Materials Sciences
Markus Antonietti, Max Planck Institute of Colloids and Interface Science, Germany
Huiming Cheng, Institute of Metal Research, Chinese Academy of Sciences, China*
Shoushan Fan, Tsinghua University, China
Yury Gogotsi, Drexel University, USA*
Buxing Han, Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, China
Jiecai Han, Harbin Institute of Technology, China
Chennupati Jagadish, Australian National University, Australia
Shuit-Tong Lee, Soochew University, China
Young Hee Lee, Sungkyunkwan University, Korea
Can Li, Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, China
Zhongfan Liu, Peking University, China
Ce-Wen Nan, Tsinghua University, China
Xiaogang Peng, Zhejiang University, China
Rodney S. Ruoff, Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology, Korea
Konrad Samwer, Georg-August-Universität Göttingen, Germany
Zhigang Shuai, Tsinghua University, China*
Galen Stucky, University of California,Santa Barbara, USA
Bao-Lian Su, University of Namur, Belgium
Shi-Gang Sun, Xiamen University, China*
Weihua Wang, Institute of Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, China*
Zhong Lin Wang, Georgia Institute of Technology, USA
Peidong Yang, University of California, Berkeley, USA
Xiaosu Yi, Beijing Institute of Aeronautical Materials, China
Aibing Yu, Monash University, Australia
Chengzhong Yu, The University of Queensland, Australia
Jihong Yu, Jilin University, China

Qingjie Zhang, Wuhan University of Technology, China
Yuliang Zhao, National Center for Nanoscience and Technology, China
Information Sciences
Guanrong (Ron) Chen, City University of Hong Kong, China
Luonan Chen, Shanghai Institutes for Biological Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, China
Runsheng Chen, Institute of Biophysics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, China
Jason Cong, University of California, Los Angeles, USA
Xiaotie Deng, Peking University, China
Han Ding, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, China
Guangcan Guo, University of Science and Technology of China, China
Zhenjiang Hu, National Institute of Informatics, Japan*
Shushen Li, Institute of Semiconductors, Chinese Academy of Sciences, China*
Huimin Lin, Institute of Software, Chinese Academy of Sciences, China 
Jianhua Lu, Tsinghua University China
Hong Mei, Beijing Institute of Technology, China
Depei Qian, Sun Yat-sen University, China
Tieniu Tan, Institute of Automation, Chinese Academy of Sciences, China
Hailin Wang, University of Oregon, USA*
Linwang Wang, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, USA
Xiaoyun Wang, Tsinghua University, China
Zongben Xu, Xi'an Jiaotong University, China*
Andrew Chi-Chih Yao, Tsinghua University, China
Peide Ye, Purdue University, USA*
Xiaohu You, Southeast University, China
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