Announcements
4 March 2026
Metabolites | Highly Cited Papers Published in 2024–2025 and Hot Topic Special Issues in the “Animal Metabolism” Section
We are delighted to share some of the highly cited papers from the Section “Animal Metabolism” that were published in Metabolites (ISSN: 2218-1989) in 2024 and 2025. 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 of interest to you:
1. “The Kidney–Gut Axis as a Novel Target for Nutritional Intervention to Counteract Chronic Kidney Disease Progression”
by Sandra Cabała, Małgorzata Ożgo and Agnieszka Herosimczyk
Metabolites 2024, 14(1), 78; https://doi.org/10.3390/metabo14010078
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2218-1989/14/1/78
2. “Influence of Heat Stress on Body Surface Temperature and Blood Metabolic, Endocrine, and Inflammatory Parameters and Their Correlation in Cows”
by Bojan Blond, Mira Majkić, Jovan Spasojević, Slavča Hristov, Miodrag Radinović, Sandra Nikolić,
Ljiljana Anđušić, Aleksandar Čukić, Maja Došenović Marinković, Biljana Delić Vujanović et al.
Metabolites 2024, 14(2), 104; https://doi.org/10.3390/metabo14020104
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2218-1989/14/2/104
3. “High Starch Induces Hematological Variations, Metabolic Changes, Oxidative Stress, Inflammatory Responses, and Histopathological Lesions in Largemouth Bass (Micropterus salmoides)”
by Yuanyuan Xie, Xianping Shao, Penghui Zhang, Hao Zhang, Jiaxing Yu, Xinfeng Yao, Yifan Fu, Jiao Wei and Chenglong Wu
Metabolites 2024, 14(4), 236; https://doi.org/10.3390/metabo14040236
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2218-1989/14/4/236
4. “Animal Food Products to Support Human Nutrition and to Boost Human Health: The Potential of Feedstuffs Resources and Their Metabolites as Health-Promoters”
by Mario Cuchillo-Hilario, Mareli-Itzel Fournier-Ramírez, Margarita Díaz Martínez, Sara Montaño Benavides, María-Concepción Calvo-Carrillo, Silvia Carrillo Domínguez, María-Elena Carranco-Jáuregui, Elizabeth Hernández-Rodríguez, Patricia Mora-Pérez, Yesica R. Cruz-Martínez et al.
Metabolites 2024, 14(9), 496; https://doi.org/10.3390/metabo14090496
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2218-1989/14/9/496
5. “Metabolomic Changes in Rat Serum after Chronic Exposure to Glyphosate-Based Herbicide”
by Oluwatosin Daramola, Cristian D. Gutierrez Reyes, Jesús Chávez-Reyes, Bruno A. Marichal-Cancino, Judith Nwaiwu, Sherifdeen Onigbinde, Moyinoluwa Adeniyi, Joy Solomon, Md Mostofa Al Amin Bhuiyan and Yehia Mechref
Metabolites 2024, 14(1), 50; https://doi.org/10.3390/metabo14010050
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2218-1989/14/6/314
6. “Influence of Heat Stress on Body Surface Temperature and Blood Metabolic, Endocrine, and Inflammatory Parameters and Their Correlation in Cows”
by Bojan Blond, Mira Majkić, Jovan Spasojević, Slavča Hristov, Miodrag Radinović, Sandra Nikolić,
Ljiljana Anđušić, Aleksandar Čukić, Maja Došenović Marinković, Biljana Delić Vujanović et al.
Metabolites 2024, 14(2), 104; https://doi.org/10.3390/metabo14020104
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2218-1989/14/2/104
7. “Identifying Predictive Biomarkers of Subclinical Mastitis in Dairy Cows through Urinary Metabotyping”
by Grzegorz Zwierzchowski, Klevis Haxhiaj, Roman Wójcik, David S. Wishart and Burim N. Ametaj
Metabolites 2024, 14(4), 205; https://doi.org/10.3390/metabo14040205
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2218-1989/14/4/205
8. “Exerkines and Sarcopenia: Unveiling the Mechanism Behind Exercise-Induced Mitochondrial Homeostasis”
by Jiayin Wang, Dandan Jia, Zhiwang Zhang and Dan Wang
Metabolites 2025, 15(1), 59; https://doi.org/10.3390/metabo15010059
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2218-1989/15/1/59
9. “The Effect of Dietary Protein Hydrolysate from Black Soldier Fly Larvae and Schizochytrium on Palatability, Nutrient Metabolites and Health Status in Beagle Dogs”
by Yu Wei, Lingfeng Xue, Deying Ma, Yuxiao Weng, Mingkang Liu, Luyang Li, Ziyi Dai, Ziyun Zhao, Haifeng Wang and Xiao Xu
Metabolites 2024, 14(3), 165; https://doi.org/10.3390/metabo14030165
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2218-1989/14/3/165
10. “Comparative Metabolic Profiling in Drosophila suzukii by Combined Treatment of Fumigant Phosphine and Low Temperature”
by Junbeom Lee, Hyun-Kyung Kim, Jong-Chan Jeon, Seung-Ju Seok, Gil-Hah Kim, Hyun-Na Koo and Dae-Weon Lee
Metabolites 2024, 14(10), 526; https://doi.org/10.3390/metabo14100526
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2218-1989/14/10/526
Special Issues:
1. “Veterinary Metabolomics: Emerging Tools for Animal Health”
Guest Editors: Dr. Ionela Hotea, Dr. Adrian Maximilian Macri and Dr. Emil Tirziu
Submission deadline: 30 June 2026
2. “Nutrition and Metabolism in Poultry”
Guest Editor: Prof. Dr. Catarina Stefanello
Submission deadline: 30 June 2026
3. “Metabolic Responses to Feed and Nutrition in Livestock”
Guest Editors: Dr. Arda Yıldırım and Dr. Baichuan Deng
Submission deadline: 15 August 2026
If you are an active researcher in the field and are passionate about participating in cutting-edge research publications, please do not hesitate to contact the Metabolites Editorial Office (metabolites@mdpi.com).
