The European Biophysics Journal is an international journal published by Springer Nature on behalf of EBSA, the European Biophysics Societies Association. To celebrate the upcoming EBSA Congress,  to be held in Rome between the 30th of June to the 4th of July 2025, Springer Nature is delighted to provide free access to the below papers*, which reflect some of the most highly cited papers in the journal in the last 2 years. 

The papers reflect the interdisciplinary nature and diverse authorship of the European Biophysics Journal, showcasing content from ten different countries across Europe, North America, and Asia**

Springer Nature is gladly supporting the upcoming congress and will be showcasing the journal and a series of books. We look forward to seeing you there! 

United States

SEDNTERP: a calculation and database utility to aid interpretation of analytical ultracentrifugation and light scattering data

Philo, John S. (Alliance Protein Laboratories)

Germany

Determination of mRNA copy number in degradable lipid nanoparticles via density contrast analytical ultracentrifugation

Bepperling, Alexander (Novartis TRD, Keltenring, Oberhaching, Germany); Richter, Gesa (Novartis TRD, Keltenring, Oberhaching, Germany)

Poland

Peptide nucleic acid conjugates and their antimicrobial applications—a mini-review

Tsylents, Uladzislava (University of Warsaw); Siekierska, Izabela (University of Warsaw); Trylska, Joanna (University of Warsaw)

France

Analytical ultracentrifugation sedimentation velocity for the characterization of recombinant adeno-associated virus vectors sub-populations

Saleun, Sylvie (Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Nantes); Mas, Caroline (French National Centre for Scientific Research); Le Roy, Aline (French National Centre for Scientific Research); Penaud-Budloo, Magalie (Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Nantes); Adjali, Oumeya (Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Nantes); Blouin, Veronique (Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Nantes); Ebel, Christine (French National Centre for Scientific Research)

Serbia

Physics of collective cell migration

Pajic-Lijakovic, Ivana (University of Belgrade); Milivojevic, Milan (University of Belgrade)

Argentina

Rethinking the protein folding problem from a new perspective

Vila, Jorge A. (National University of San Luis)

Canada

A new UltraScan module for the characterization and quantification of analytical buoyant density equilibrium experiments to determine AAV capsid loading    

Savelyev, Alexey (University of Montana); Brookes, Emre H. (University of Montana); Henrickson, Amy (University of Lethbridge); Demeler, Borries (University of Montana; University of Lethbridge)

India

Mechanistic insights of neuronal calcium and IP3 signaling system regulating ATP release during ischemia in progression of Alzheimer’s disease

Pawar, Anand (Maulana Azad National Institute of Technology); Pardasani, Kamal Raj (Maulana Azad National Institute of Technology)

Pakistan

Drug–ionic surfactant interactions: density, sound speed, spectroscopic, and electrochemical studies

Sohail, Muhammad (Forman Christian College); Rahman, Hafiz Muhammad Abd Ur (Government College Women University Sialkot); Asghar, Muhammad Nadeem (Forman Christian College)

Italy

Twist-stretch relations in nucleic acids

Zoli, Marco (University of Camerino)

*free access is available for the next 60 days, after which a subscription to the journal will be required to access content. 

**country of origin reflects the institution of the first author in the authorship list. Most cited articles are sorted as of highest cumulutative citation count as of 24th of June 2025, separated by individual countries.