AUTHOR=Wuosmaa A. H. , Freeman S. J. , Kay B. P. TITLE=Editorial: Modern advances in direct reactions for nuclear structure JOURNAL=Frontiers in Physics VOLUME=Volume 13 - 2025 YEAR=2025 URL=https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/physics/articles/10.3389/fphy.2025.1643501 DOI=10.3389/fphy.2025.1643501 ISSN=2296-424X