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14 May 2025
Nutrients | Highly Cited Papers in 2023–2024 in the Section “Pediatric Nutrition”

As all of the articles published in our journal are open access, you have free and unlimited access to the full texts. We welcome you to read our most highly cited papers published in 2023–2024, which are listed below:
1. “Interlinkages between Climate Change and Food Systems: The Impact on Child Malnutrition—Narrative Review”
by Carlo Agostoni, Mattia Baglioni, Adriano La Vecchia, Giulia Molari and Cristiana Berti
Nutrients 2023, 15(2), 416; https://doi.org/10.3390/nu15020416
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2072-6643/15/2/416
2. “Dietary Fibers in Healthy Children and in Pediatric Gastrointestinal Disorders: A Practical Guide”
by Silvia Salvatore, Maria Serena Battigaglia, Elena Murone, Eugenia Dozio, Licia Pensabene and Massimo Agosti
Nutrients 2023, 15(9), 2208; https://doi.org/10.3390/nu15092208
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2072-6643/15/9/2208
3. “Infantile Colic and Long-Term Outcomes in Childhood: A Narrative Synthesis of the Evidence”
by Flavia Indrio, Vanessa Nadia Dargenio, Ruggiero Francavilla, Hania Szajewska and Yvan Vandenplas
Nutrients 2023, 15(3), 615; https://doi.org/10.3390/nu15030615
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2072-6643/15/3/615
4. “Potential Epigenetic Effects of Human Milk on Infants’ Neurodevelopment”
by Giannoula Gialeli, Ourania Panagopoulou, Georgios Liosis and Tania Siahanidou
Nutrients 2023, 15(16), 3614; https://doi.org/10.3390/nu15163614
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2072-6643/15/16/3614
5. “The Ketogenic Diet in Children with Epilepsy: A Focus on Parental Stress and Family Compliance”
by Francesca Felicia Operto, Angelo Labate, Salvatore Aiello, Cristina Perillo, Valeria de Simone, Rosetta Rinaldi, Giangennaro Coppola and Grazia Maria Giovanna Pastorino
Nutrients 2023, 15(4), 1058; https://doi.org/10.3390/nu15041058
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2072-6643/15/4/1058
6. “Association between Food, Beverages and Overweight/Obesity in Children and Adolescents—A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Observational Studies”
by Dorthe Dalstrup Jakobsen, Lea Brader and Jens Meldgaard Bruun
Nutrients 2023, 15(3), 764; https://doi.org/10.3390/nu15030764
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2072-6643/15/3/764
7. “Human Milk Oligosaccharides and Infant Neurodevelopment: A Narrative Review”
by Paige K. Berger, Margaret L. Ong, Lars Bode and Mandy B. Belfort
Nutrients 2023, 15(3), 719; https://doi.org/10.3390/nu15030719
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2072-6643/15/3/719
8. “Human Milk Microbiome—A Review of Scientific Reports”
by Agnieszka Dombrowska-Pali, Natalia Wiktorczyk-Kapischke, Agnieszka Chrustek, Dorota Olszewska-Słonina, Eugenia Gospodarek-Komkowska and Maciej W. Socha
Nutrients 2024, 16(10), 1420; https://doi.org/10.3390/nu16101420
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2072-6643/16/10/1420
9. “Lactose Intolerance versus Cow’s Milk Allergy in Infants: A Clinical Dilemma”
by Andy Darma, Khadijah Rizky Sumitro, Juandy Jo and Nova Sitorus
Nutrients 2024, 16(3), 414; https://doi.org/10.3390/nu16030414
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2072-6643/16/3/414
10. “Complementary Feeding: Tradition, Innovation and Pitfalls”
by Maria Elena Capra, Nicola Mattia Decarolis, Delia Monopoli, Serena Rosa Laudisio, Antonella Giudice, Brigida Stanyevic, Susanna Esposito and Giacomo Biasucci
Nutrients 2024, 16(5), 737; https://doi.org/10.3390/nu16050737
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2072-6643/16/5/737