Metabolites | Highly Cited Papers Published in 2023–2024 and Hot Topic Special Issues in the “Endocrinology and Clinical Metabolic Research” Section

We are delighted to share some of the highly cited papers from the Section “Endocrinology and Clinical Metabolic Research” that were published in Metabolites (ISSN: 2218-1989) in 2023 and 2024. In addition, some Special Issues related to this topic are currently open for submission.

The following is a list of articles and Special Issues that we believe will be interest of you:

1. “Metabolic Signatures Elucidate the Effect of Body Mass Index on Type 2 Diabetes”
by Qiuling Dong, Sidra Sidra, Christian Gieger, Rui Wang-Sattler, Wolfgang Rathmann, Cornelia Prehn, Jerzy Adamski, Wolfgang Koenig, Annette Peters, Harald Grallert et al.
Metabolites 2023, 13(2), 227; https://doi.org/10.3390/metabo13020227
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2218-1989/13/2/227

2. “The Engagement of Cytochrome P450 Enzymes in Tryptophan Metabolism”
by Anna Haduch, Ewa Bromek, Wojciech Kuban and Władysława Anna Daniel
Metabolites 2023, 13(5), 629; https://doi.org/10.3390/metabo13050629
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2218-1989/13/5/629

3. “Metabolic Role of Autophagy in the Pathogenesis and Development of NAFLD”
by Lingxuan An, Ulrich Wirth, Dominik Koch, Malte Schirren, Moritz Drefs, Dionysios Koliogiannis, Hanno Niess, Joachim Andrassy, Markus Guba, Alexandr V. Bazhin et al.
Metabolites 2023, 13(1), 101; https://doi.org/10.3390/metabo13010101
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2218-1989/13/1/101

4. “Application of Artificial Neural Networks (ANN) to Elucidate the Connections among Smell, Obesity with Related Metabolic Alterations, and Eating Habit in Patients with Weight Excess”
by Fernanda Velluzzi, Andrea Deledda, Mauro Lombardo, Michele Fosci, Roberto Crnjar, Enzo Grossi and Giorgia Sollai
Metabolites 2023, 13(2), 206; https://doi.org/10.3390/metabo13020206
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2218-1989/13/2/206

5. “Endpoints in NASH Clinical Trials: Are We Blind in One Eye?”
by Amedeo Lonardo, Stefano Ballestri, Alessandro Mantovani, Giovanni Targher and Fernando Bril
Metabolites 2024, 14(1), 40; https://doi.org/10.3390/metabo14010040
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2218-1989/14/1/40

6. “Metformin and the Liver: Unlocking the Full Therapeutic Potential”
by Federica Perazza, Laura Leoni, Santo Colosimo, Alessandra Musio, Giulia Bocedi, Michela D’Avino, Giulio Agnelli, Alba Nicastri, Chiara Rossetti, Federica Sacilotto et al.
Metabolites 2024, 14(4), 186; https://doi.org/10.3390/metabo14040186
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2218-1989/14/4/186

7. “Salivary Metabolites Produced by Oral Microbes in Oral Diseases and Oral Squamous Cell Carcinoma: A Review”
by Bina Kashyap and Arja Kullaa
Metabolites 2024, 14(5), 277; https://doi.org/10.3390/metabo14050277
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2218-1989/14/5/277

8. “Role of the Adrenal Medulla in Hypoglycaemia-Associated Autonomic Failure—A Diabetic Perspective”
by Manjula Senthilkumaran, Coen Koch, Mauritz Frederick Herselman and Larisa Bobrovskaya
Metabolites 2024, 14(2), 100; https://doi.org/10.3390/metabo14020100
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2218-1989/14/2/100

9. “Unraveling the Evolutionary Diet Mismatch and Its Contribution to the Deterioration of Body Composition”
by Sandi Assaf, Jason Park, Naveed Chowdhry, Meghasree Ganapuram, Shelbin Mattathil, Rami Alakeel and Owen J. Kelly
Metabolites 2024, 14(7), 379; https://doi.org/10.3390/metabo14070379
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2218-1989/14/7/379

10. “Obesity in Pregnancy as a Risk Factor in Maternal and Child Health—A Retrospective Cohort Study”
by Miriam Orós, Marta Lorenzo, María Catalina Serna, Júlia Siscart, Daniel Perejón and Blanca Salinas-Roca
Metabolites 2024, 14(1), 56; https://doi.org/10.3390/metabo14010056
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2218-1989/14/1/56

Special Issues:

“Obesity and Metabolic Health” Guest Editors: Dr. Natalia Ferreira Mendes and Dr. Eliana Pereira De Araújo Submission deadline: 30 July 2025	“Advancements in Reproductive Medicine: Unlocking the Secrets of the Ovary and Sperm for Fertility and Beyond” Guest Editors: Prof. Konstantinos Dafopoulos and Dr. Efthalia Moustakli Submission deadline: 30 July 2025
“Energy Metabolism in Neurodegenerative Diseases” Guest Editors: Dr. Marta Tomczyk and Dr. Magdalena Podlacha Submission deadline: 30 July 2025	“Metabolic Programming of Hepatic Organ Function—2nd Edition” Guest Editor: Dr. Philipp Kasper Submission deadline: 31 July 2025
“Metabolism in Kidney Disease” Guest Editors: Dr. Vincenzo Calabrese, Dr. Elisa Longhitano and Prof. Dr. Domenico Santoro Submission deadline: 31 July 2025	“Primary Hyperparathyroidism: Mechanisms and Treatment” Guest Editors: Dr. Elena Castellano and Dr. Federica Saponaro Submission deadline: 31 July 2025
“Metabolic Syndrome in Polycystic Ovary Syndrome” Guest Editors: Prof. Dr. Sebastiao Freitas De Medeiros and Prof. Dr. Alice S. Ryan Submission deadline: 31 July 2025	“Research on Biomarkers for Cardiometabolic Risk in Metabolic Syndrome” Guest Editors: Dr. Antoaneta Trifonova Gateva and Dr. Yavor Sashov Assyov Submission deadline: 4 August 2025