30 April 2025
Nutrients | Highly Cited Papers in 2023–2024 in the Section “Proteins and Amino Acids”

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1. “Aspartic Acid in Health and Disease”
by Milan Holeček
Nutrients 2023, 15(18), 4023; https://doi.org/10.3390/nu15184023
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2072-6643/15/18/4023
2. “Alpha-Glucosidase Inhibitory Peptides: Sources, Preparations, Identifications, and Action Mechanisms”
by Han Lu, Tiantian Xie, Qi Wu, Zuomin Hu, Yi Luo and Feijun Luo
Nutrients 2023, 15(19), 4267; https://doi.org/10.3390/nu15194267
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2072-6643/15/19/4267
3. “Milk Osteopontin and Human Health”
by Esben S. Sørensen and Brian Christensen
Nutrients 2023, 15(11), 2423; https://doi.org/10.3390/nu15112423
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2072-6643/15/11/2423
4. “The Beneficial Effects of Soybean Proteins and Peptides on Chronic Diseases”
by Sumei Hu, Caiyu Liu and Xinqi Liu
Nutrients 2023, 15(8), 1811; https://doi.org/10.3390/nu15081811
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2072-6643/15/8/1811
5. “Rainbow Trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss) as Source of Multifunctional Peptides with Antioxidant, ACE and DPP-IV Inhibitory Activities”
by Martina Bartolomei, Janna Cropotova, Carlotta Bollati, Kristine Kvangarsnes, Lorenza d’Adduzio, Jianqiang Li, Giovanna Boschin and Carmen Lammi
Nutrients 2023, 15(4), 829; https://doi.org/10.3390/nu15040829
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2072-6643/15/4/829
6. “Dietary Intake and Circulating Amino Acid Concentrations in Relation with Bone Metabolism Markers in Children Following Vegetarian and Omnivorous Diets”
by Jadwiga Ambroszkiewicz, Joanna Gajewska, Joanna Mazur, Katarzyna Kuśmierska, Witold Klemarczyk, Grażyna Rowicka, Małgorzata Strucińska and Magdalena Chełchowska
Nutrients 2023, 15(6), 1376; https://doi.org/10.3390/nu15061376
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2072-6643/15/6/1376
7. “Poultry Consumption and Human Cardiometabolic Health-Related Outcomes: A Narrative Review”
by Gavin Connolly and Wayne W. Campbell
Nutrients 2023, 15(16), 3550; https://doi.org/10.3390/nu15163550
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2072-6643/15/16/3550
8. “Seaweed Proteins: A Step towards Sustainability?”
by Leonel Pereira, João Cotas and Ana Marta Gonçalves
Nutrients 2024, 16(8), 1123; https://doi.org/10.3390/nu16081123
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2072-6643/16/8/1123
9. “The Immunomodulatory Effects of A2 β-Casein on Immunosuppressed Mice by Regulating Immune Responses and the Gut Microbiota”
by Xiao Li, Xingru Lu, Ming Liu, Yu Zhang, Yujun Jiang, Xinyan Yang and Chaoxin Man
Nutrients 2024, 16(4), 519; https://doi.org/10.3390/nu16040519
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2072-6643/16/4/519
10. “Edible Offal as a Valuable Source of Nutrients in the Diet—A Review”
by Agnieszka Latoch, Dariusz Mirosław Stasiak and Patryk Siczek
Nutrients 2024, 16(11), 1609; https://doi.org/10.3390/nu16111609
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2072-6643/16/11/1609