Announcements

The 2021 citation metrics have been officially released in Scopus!

We are pleased to announce that 182 MDPI journals are included, of which:

● 21 journals received their first CiteScore.
● 85% of journals increased their CiteScore from 2020.
● 155 journals (85%) ranked above average, in at least one category.

The following 65 MDPI journals (36%) ranked among the top 25% of journals, in at least one category:

Source: 2021 CiteScores™ (Elsevier)

In order to acknowledge our reviewers, who so generously dedicate their time to reviewing papers and demonstrate diligence, professionalism, and timeliness when reviewing manuscripts, MDPI journals regularly offer outstanding reviewer awards to scholars who participate in the peer-review process.

We are proud to recognize winners for the year 2021 in the “Biology & Life Sciences” category for their outstanding contributions among extensive competition by presenting them with an Outstanding Reviewer Award.

We would like to take this opportunity to congratulate all the winners on their achievement.

MDPI will continue to provide support and recognition to the academic community.

Biology:

• Enrico Vito Perrino, CIHEAM, Mediterranean Agronomic Institute of Bari, Italy
• Dhirendra Kumar, National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, Research Triangle Park, USA
• Carlos A. Viegas, Univesity of Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro, Portugal
• Yuri Shavrukov, Flinders University, Australia
• Bipin Gaihre, Mayo Clinic, USA

Brain Sciences:

• Craig D. Workman, University of Iowa, USA
• Vivian Ciaramitaro, University of Massachusetts Boston, USA
• Yang Zhang, University of Minnesota, USA

Cells:

• Bonam Srinivasa Reddy, Université de Paris, France
• Homma Takujiro, Yamagata University, Japan
• Hwang, In Koo, Seoul National University, South Korea
• Kobeissy Firas, University of Florida, USA
• Rebelo, Sandra, University of Aveiro, Portugal

Diversity:

• Günter Gollmann, University of Vienna, Austria
• Stephan Koblmüller, University of Graz, Austria
• Emiliano Mori, Istituto di Ricerca sugli Ecosistemi Terrestri, Italy

Horticulturae:

• Joshua D. Klein, Agricultural Research Organization—The Volcani Center, Israel
• Ana Cristina S Figueiredo, Faculdade de Ciências da Universidade de Lisboa, Portugal

Insects:

• Carmelo Peter Bonsignore, Università Mediterranea di Reggio Calabria, Italy
• Klaus H. Hoffmann, University of Bayreuth, Germany
• Ivan Milosavljević, University of California, USA

Metabolites:

• Remigiusz Bachor, University of Wrocław, Poland
• Nguyen Phuoc Long, Inje University College of Medicine, South Korea
• Chi Chen, University of Minnesota, USA

Nutrients:

• Jadwiga Hamułka, Warsaw University of Life Sciences, Poland
• Grace Campbell, University of Sydney, Australia
• Nicholas Norwitz, Harvard Medical School, USA
• Stefan Kabisch, Charité University Hospital Berlin, Germany
• Luis Rodrigo, University of Oviedo, Spain

Veterinary Sciences:

• Carlos Viegas, Univesity of Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro, Portugal
• Arvind Sharma, The University of Queensland, Australia

MDPI’s Young Investigator Awards recognize promising junior researchers, acknowledge their contributions, and enhance communication among scientists. We are proud to present the 2021 winners in the “Biology & Life Sciences” category. The winners were selected by the journals’ editors.

We warmly congratulate the awarded young investigators for their outstanding contributions.

MDPI will continue to provide support and recognition to the academic community.

Agriculture:

• Carlos Guzmán, University of Cordoba, Spain

Animals:

• Katharina Hohlbaum, Freie Universität Berlin, Germany

Cells:

• Uri Ben-David, Tel Aviv University, Israel

Diversity:

• Enrico Lunghi, Institute of Zoology Chinese Academy of Sciences in Beijing, China

Foods:

• Guodong Zhang, University of Massachusetts Amherst, USA

Horticulturae:

• Luke Bell, Temperate Horticulture, University of Reading, UK

International Journal of Molecular Sciences:

• Alessandro D’Urso, University of Catania, Italy.
• Apostolos Zaravinos, University of Cyprus, Cyprus
• Cesar de la Fuente-Nunez, University of Pennsylvania, USA
• Maria Teresa Caccamo, Messina University, Italy
• Tiziana Bonifacino, University of Genoa, Italy

Journal of Fungi:

• Federico Baltar, University of Vienna, Austria
• Rebecca Drummond, University of Birmingham, UK
• Miriam Oses-Ruiz, Public University of Navarre, Spain

Life:

• João Pedro da Silva Machado Lobo, University of Porto, Portugal
• Vincenzo Russo, University of Campania Luigi Vanvitelli, Italy

Metabolites:

• Gabriele Rocchetti, Catholic University of Sacred Heart, Italy

Nutrients:

• Fiona Lavelle, Queen's University Belfast, UK
• Matthew Snelson, Monash University, Australia

Pathogens:

• Si Ming Man, Australian National University, Australia
• Jasper Fuk-Woo Chan, University of Hong Kong, China

Plants:

• Stefania Sut, University of Padova, Italy
• Mohamed Ahmed El-Esawi, Tanta University, Tanta, Egypt

Vaccines:

• Nicholas M. Provine, University of Oxford, UK

Viruses:

• Nicholas S. Heaton, Duke University, USA

We are proud to recognize the winners of MDPI’s 2021 Travel Awards in the “Biology & Life Sciences” category for their outstanding presentations and to present them with the prize.

MDPI journals regularly offer travel awards to encourage talented junior scientists to present their latest research at academic conferences in specific fields, which helps to increase their influence.

The winners mentioned below were carefully selected by the journal editors based on an outline of their research and the work to be presented at an academic conference.

We would like to warmly congratulate the winners of 2021 Travel Awards and wish them the greatest success with their future research endeavors. MDPI will continue to enhance communication among scientists.

Agriculture:

• Zahra Bitarafan, Norwegian Institute of Bioeconomy Research (NIBIO), Norway
• Nikolaos Tsoulias, Leibniz Institute for Agricultural Engineering and Bioeconomy (ATB), Germany

Fermentation:

• Michela Verni, University of Bari, Italy
• Philipp Demling, RWTH Aachen University, Germany

Horticulturae:

• Jagveer Singh, Punjab Agricultural University, India
• Ibrar Hussain, State University of Londrina, Brazil

Microorganisms:

• Francis Muchaamba, University of Zurich, Switzerland

Methods and Protocols:

• Tanja Eisemann, SBP Medical Discovery Institute, USA

Nutrients:

• Mrinalini Dey, National Institute for Health Research, UK
• Ben Kirk, University of Melbourne, Australia
• Kirrilly Pursey, University of Newcastle, Australia
• Dieuwertje Kok, Wageningen University, the Netherlands
• Hanna Huber, University of Bonn, Germany
• Marlene Lages, University of Porto, Portugal
• Zohra S. Lassi, University of Adelaide, Australia
• Rik Olde Engberink, Amsterdam University Medicial Center, the Netherlands
• Sarah Warkentin, University of Porto (ISPUP), Portugal
• Álvaro Hernáez, Norwegian Institute of Public Health, Norway
• Leila Abdelhamid, Virginia-Maryland College of Veterinary Medicine, Virginia Tech, USA
• Maria Michela Cesare, University of Siena, Italy
• Kaisa Hiippala, University of Helsinki, Finland

Pathogens:

• Vanessa Silva, University of Trás-os-Montes and Alto Douro, Portugal
• Hejun Liu, Scripps Research Institute, USA
• Tomokazu Tamura, Princeton University, USA

Toxins:

• Cecilie Knudsen, Technical University of Denmark, Denmark
• Laura Biessy, Cawthron Institute, New Zealand
• Marcelo Mendes Rabelo, University of Florida, USA

Vaccines:

• Hee Chun Chung, Seoul National University, South Korea
• Alejandro Marin Lopez, Yale University, USA

The purpose of our Best Paper Awards is to promote and recognize the most impactful contributions published within MDPI journals.

The editors of each journal carefully selected reviews and research papers through a rigorous judging process based on criteria such as the scientific merit, overall impact, and the quality of presentation of the papers published in the journal last year.

We are honored to present the winners in the subject areas of “Biology & Life Sciences”, who were selected amongst extensive competition, and congratulate the authors for their outstanding scientific publications.

MDPI will continue to provide support and recognition to the academic community.

Animals:

• “Effects of Dietary Betaine on Growth Performance, Digestive Function, Carcass Traitsand Meat Quality in Indigenous Yellow-Feathered Broilers under Long-Term Heat Stress”

by Wenchao Liu, Yilin Yuan, Chenyu Sun, Balamuralikrishnan Balasubramanian, Zhihui Zhao and Lilong An

Animals 2019, 9(8), 506, doi 10.3390/ani9080506

• “The Ethics of Human–Animal Relationships and Public Discourse: A Case Study of Lions Bred for Their Bones”

by Peter Coals, Dawn Burnham, Andrew Loveridge, David W. Macdonald, Michael ’t Sas-Rolfes, Vivienne L. Williams and John A. Vucetich

Animals 2019, 9(2), 52; doi 10.3390/ani9020052

• “The Potential Role of Insects as Feed: A Multi-Perspective Review”

by Giovanni Sogari, Mario Amato, Ilaria Biasato, Silvana Chiesa and Laura Gasco

Animals 2019, 9(4), 119; doi 10.3390/ani9040119

Antibodies:

• “Antibody Structure and Function: The Basis for Engineering Therapeutics”

by Mark L. Chiu; Dennis R. Goulet; Alexey Teplyakov and Gary L. Gilliland

Antibodies 2019, 8(4), 55; doi 10.3390/antib8040055

Antioxidants:

• “Antioxidant and Anti-Inflammatory Activities of Flavanones from Glycyrrhiza glabra L. (licorice) Leaf Phytocomplexes: Identification of Licoflavanone as a Modulator of NF-kB/MAPK Pathway”

by Luca Frattaruolo, Gabriele Carullo, Matteo Brindisi, Sarah Mazzotta, Luca Bellissimo, Vittoria Rago, Rosita Curcio, Vincenza Dolce, Francesca Aiello and Anna Rita Cappello

Antioxidants 2019, 8(6), 186; doi 10.3390/antiox8060186

• “LC-ESI-QTOF/MS Characterisation of Phenolic Acids and Flavonoids in Polyphenol-Rich Fruits and Vegetables and Their Potential Antioxidant Activities”

by Chunhe Gu, Kate Howell, Frank R. Dunshea and Hafiz A. R. Suleria

Antioxidants 2019, 8(9), 405; doi 10.3390/antiox8090405

• “Nutritional Value, Chemical Composition and Cytotoxic Properties of Common Purslane (Portulaca oleracea L.) in Relation to Harvesting Stage and Plant Part”

by Spyridon A. Petropoulos, Ângela Fernandes, Maria Inês Dias, Ioannis B. Vasilakoglou, Konstantinos Petrotos, Lillian Barros and Isabel C. F. R. Ferreira

Antioxidants 2019, 8(8), 293; doi 10.3390/antiox8080293

• “A Comprehensive Review on Lipid Oxidation in Meat and Meat Products”

by Rubén Domínguez, Mirian Pateiro, Mohammed Gagaoua, Francisco J. Barba, Wangang Zhang and José M. Lorenzo

Antioxidants 2019, 8(10), 429; doi 10.3390/antiox8100429

Biology:

• “The Mammalian Circadian Timing System and the Suprachiasmatic Nucleus as Its Pacemaker”

by Michael H. Hastings, Elizabeth S. Maywood and Marco Brancaccio

Biology 2019, 8(1), 13; doi 10.3390/biology8010013

• “Combined Effects of Acute Temperature Change and Elevated pCO₂ on the Metabolic Rates and Hypoxia Tolerances of Clearnose Skate (Rostaraja eglanteria), Summer Flounder (Paralichthys dentatus), and Thorny Skate (Amblyraja radiata)”

by Gail D. Schwieterman, Daniel P. Crear, Brooke N. Anderson, Danielle R. Lavoie, James A. Sulikowski, Peter G. Bushnell and Richard W. Brill

Biology 2019, 8(3), 56; doi 10.3390/biology8030056

Biomolecules:

• “Flagella-Driven Motility of Bacteria”

by Shuichi Nakamura and Tohru Minamino

Biomolecules 2019, 9(7), 279; doi 10.3390/biom9070279

• “Systematic FTIR Spectroscopy Study of the Secondary Structure Changes in Human Serum Albumin under Various Denaturation Conditions”

by Dmitrii Usoltsev, Vera Sitnikovaandrey Kajava and Mayya Uspenskaya

Biomolecules 2019, 9(8), 359; doi 10.3390/biom9080359

• “Quantification of Fecal Short Chain Fatty Acids by Liquid Chromatography Tandem Mass Spectrometry—Investigation of Pre-Analytic Stability”

by Gerhard Liebisch, Josef Ecker, Sebastian Roth, Sabine Schweizer, Veronika Öttl, Hans-Frieder Schött, Hongsup Yoon, Dirk Haller, Ernst Holler, Ralph Burkhardt and Silke Matysik

Biomolecules 2019, 9(4), 121; doi 10.3390/biom9040121

• “Cytotoxicity of Dendrimers”

by Anna Janaszewska, Joanna Lazniewska, Przemysław Trzepiński, Monika Marcinkowska and Barbara Klajnert-Maculewicz

Biomolecules 2019, 9(8), 330; doi 10.3390/biom9080330

Cells:

• “Combined Inhibition of TGF-β Signaling and the PD-L1 Immune Checkpoint Is Differentially Effective in Tumor Models”

by Heng Sheng Sow, Jiang Ren, Marcel Camps, Ferry Ossendorp and Peter ten Dijke

Cells 2019, 8(4), 320; doi 10.3390/cells8040320

• “Exosome Treatment Enhances Anti-Inflammatory M2 Macrophages and Reduces Inflammation-Induced Pyroptosis in Doxorubicin-Induced Cardiomyopathy”

by Dinender K. Singla, Taylor A. Johnson and Zahra Tavakoli Dargani

Cells 2019, 8(10), 1224; doi 10.3390/cells8101224

• “Overview of Extracellular Vesicles, Their Origin, Composition, Purpose, and Methods for Exosome Isolation and Analysis”

by Laura M. Doyle and Michael Zhuo Wang

Cells 2019, 8(7), 727; doi 10.3390/cells8070727

• “Mesenchymal Stem Cells for Regenerative Medicine”

by Yu Han, Xuezhou Li, Yanbo Zhang, Yuping Han, Fei Chang and Jianxun Ding

Cells 2019, 8(8), 886; doi 10.3390/cells8080886

Genes:

• “A High-Quality De novo Genome Assembly from a Single Mosquito Using PacBio Sequencing”

by Sarah B. Kingan, Haynes Heaton, Juliana Cudini, Christine C. Lambert, Primo Baybayan, Brendan D. Galvin, Richard Durbin, Jonas Korlach and Mara K. N. Lawniczak

Genes 2019, 10(1), 62; doi 10.3390/genes10010062

• “Eukaryotic 5-methylcytosine (m⁵C) RNA Methyltransferases: Mechanisms, Cellular Functions, and Links to Disease”

by Katherine E Bohnsack, Claudia Höbartner and Markus T Bohnsack

Genes 2019, 10(2), 102; doi 10.3390/genes10020102

• “Tree Lab: Portable Genomics for Early Detection of Plant Viruses and Pests in Sub-Saharan Africa”

by Laura M. Boykin, Peter Sseruwagi, Titus Alicai, Elijah Ateka, Ibrahim Umar Mohammed, Jo-Ann L. Stanton, Charles Kayuki, Deogratius Mark, Tarcisius Fute, Joel Erasto, Hilda Bachwenkizi, Brenda Muga, Naomi Mumo, Jenniffer Mwangi, Phillip Abidrabo, Geoffrey Okao-Okuja, Geresemu Omuut, Jacinta Akol, Hellen B. Apio, Francis Osingada, Monica A. Kehoe, David Eccles, Anders Savill, Stephen Lamb, Tonny Kinene, Christopher B. Rawle, Abishek Muralidhar, Kirsty Mayall, Fred Tairo and Joseph Ndunguru

Genes 2019, 10(9), 632; doi 10.3390/genes10090632

• “Transcription Factors Associated with Abiotic and Biotic Stress Tolerance and Their Potential for Crops Improvement”

by Elamin Hafiz Baillo, Roy Njoroge Kimotho, Zhengbin Zhang and Ping Xu

Genes 2019, 10(10), 771; doi 10.3390/genes10100771

Horticulturae:

• “Recent Advances in Hormonal Regulation and Cross-Talk during Non-Climacteric Fruit Development and Ripening”

by Lida Fuentes, Carlos R. Figueroa and Monika Valdenegro

Horticulturae 2019, 5(2), 45; doi 10.3390/horticulturae5020045

• “Evaluation of Two Wild Populations of Hedge Mustard (Sisymbrium officinale (L.) Scop.) as a Potential Leafy Vegetable”

by Marta Guarise, Gigliola Borgonovo, Angela Bassoli and Antonio Ferrante

Horticulturae 2019, 5(1), 13; doi 10.3390/horticulturae5010013

Insects:

• “Olfactory Preference of Drosophila suzukii Shifts between Fruit and Fermentation Cues over the Season: Effects of Physiological Status”

by Rik Clymans, Vincent Van Kerckvoorde, Eva Bangels, Wannes Akkermans, Ammar Alhmedi, Patrick De Clercq, Tim Beliën and Dany bylemans

Insects 2019, 10(7), 200; doi 10.3390/insects10070200

• “Telenomus remus, a Candidate Parasitoid for the Biological Control of Spodoptera frugiperda in Africa, is already Present on the Continent”

by Marc Kenis, Hannalene du Plessis, Johnnie Van den Berg, Malick Niango Ba, Georg Goergen, Koffi Eric Kwadjo, Ibrahim Baoua, Tadele Tefera, Alan Buddie, Giovanni Cafà, Lisa Offord, Ivan Rwomushana and Andrew Polaszek

Insects 2019, 10(4), 92; doi 10.3390/insects10040092

• “Symbiotic Plant Biomass Decomposition in Fungus-Growing Termites”

by Rafael R. da Costa, Haofu Hu, Hongjie Li and Michael Poulsen

Insects 2019, 10(4), 87; doi 10.3390/insects10040087

International Journal of Molecular Sciences:

• “Aging, Melatonin, and the Pro- and Anti-Inflammatory Networks”

by Rüdiger Hardeland

Int. J. Mol. Sci. 2019, 20(5), 1223; doi 10.3390/ijms20051223

• “Causative Links between Protein Aggregation and Oxidative Stress: A Review”

by Elise Lévy, Nadine El Banna, Dorothée Baïlle, Amélie Heneman-Masurel, Sandrine Truchet, Human Rezaei, Meng-Er Huang, Vincent Béringue, Davy Martin and Laurence Vernis

Int. J. Mol. Sci. 2019, 20(16), 3896; doi 10.3390/ijms20163896

• “Immunobiology of Atherosclerosis: A Complex Net of Interactions”

by Beatriz Herrero-Fernandez, Raquel Gomez-Bris, Beatriz Somovilla-Crespo and Jose Maria Gonzalez-Granado

Int. J. Mol. Sci. 2019, 20(21), 5293; doi 10.3390/ijms20215293

• “Development of a Gut-on-a-Chip Model for High Throughput Disease Modeling and Drug Discovery”

by Claudia Beaurivage, Elena Naumovska, Yee Xiang Chang, Edo D. Elstak, Arnaud Nicolas, Heidi Wouters, Guido van Moolenbroek, Henriëtte L. Lanz, Sebastiaan J. Trietsch, Jos Joore, Paul Vulto, Richard A.J. Janssen, Kai S. Erdmann, Jan Stallen and Dorota Kurek

Int. J. Mol. Sci. 2019, 20(22), 5661; doi 10.3390/ijms20225661

• “Triple-Negative Breast Cancer with High Levels of Annexin A1 Expression Is Associated with Mast Cell Infiltration, Inflammationand Angiogenesis”

by Maiko Okano, Masanori Oshi, Ali Linsk Butash, Eriko Katsuta, Kazunoshin Tachibana, Katsuharu Saito, Hirokazu Okayama, Xuan Peng, Li Yan, Koji Kono, Toru Ohtake and Kazuaki Takabe

Int. J. Mol. Sci. 2019, 20(17), 4197; doi 10.3390/ijms20174197

• “CGRP Induces Differential Regulation of Cytokines from Satellite Glial Cells in Trigeminal Ganglia and Orofacial Nociception”

by Shaista Afroz, Rieko Arakaki, Takuma Iwasa, Masamitsu Oshima, Maki Hosoki, Miho Inoue, Otto Baba, Yoshihiro Okayama and Yoshizo Matsuka

Int. J. Mol. Sci. 2019, 20(3), 711; doi 10.3390/ijms20030711

Life:

• “Characterization of Resistance in Gram-Negative Urinary Isolates Using Existing and Novel Indicators of Clinical Relevance: A 10-Year Data Analysis”

by Márió Gajdács, Zoltán Bátori, Marianna Ábrók, Andrea Lázár and Katalin Burián

Life 2020, 10(2), 16; doi 10.3390/life10020016

• “Neuroprotection or Neurotoxicity of Illicit Drugs on Parkinson’s Disease”

by Carla Ferreira, Catarina Almeida, Sandra Tenreiro and Alexandre Quintas

Life 2020, 10(6), 86; doi 10.3390/life10060086

Nutrients:

• “Gut Microbiome: Profound Implications for Diet and Disease”

by Ronald D. Hills, Benjamin A. Pontefract, Hillary R. Mishcon, Cody A. Black, Steven C. Sutton and Cory R. Theberge

Nutrients 2019, 11(7), 1613; doi 10.3390/nu11071613

• “Vitamin C Can Shorten the Length of Stay in the ICU: A Meta-Analysis”

by Harri Hemilä and Elizabeth Chalker

Nutrients 2019, 11(4), 708; doi 10.3390/nu11040708

• “Early Time-Restricted Feeding Improves 24-Hour Glucose Levels and Affects Markers of the Circadian Clock, Aging, and Autophagy in Humans”

by Humaira Jamshed, Robbie A. Beyl, Deborah L. Della Manna, Eddy S. Yang, Eric Ravussin and Courtney M. Peterson

Nutrients 2019, 11(6), 1234; doi 10.3390/nu11061234

Pathogens:

• “Alteration of Gut Microbiota in Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD): Cause or Consequence? IBD Treatment Targeting the Gut Microbiome”

by Israr Kha, Naeem Ullah, Lajia Zha, Yanrui Bai, Ashiq Khan, Tang Zhao, Tuanjie Che and Chunjiang Zhang

Pathogens 2019, 8(3), 126; doi 10.3390/pathogens8030126

• “Candida albicans Interactions with Mucosal Surfaces during Health and Disease”

by Spyridoula-Angeliki Nikou,Nessim Kichik, Rhys Brown, Nicole O. Ponde, Jemima Ho, Julian R. Naglik and Jonathan P. Richardson

Pathogens 2019, 8(2), 53; doi 10.3390/pathogens8020053

• “Bacteriophages in Natural and Artificial Environments”

by Steven Batinovic, Flavia Wassef, Sarah A. Knowler, Daniel T.F. Rice, Cassandra R. Stanton, Jayson Rose, Joseph Tucci, Tadashi Nittami, Antony Vinh, Grant R. Drummond, Christopher G. Sobey, Hiu Tat Chan, Robert J. Seviour, Steve Petrovski and Ashley E. Franks

Pathogens 2019, 8(3), 100; doi 10.3390/pathogens8030100

Plants:

• “Plant Disease Detection and Classification by Deep Learning”

by Muhammad Hammad Saleem, Johan Potgieter and Khalid Mahmood Arif 

Plants 2019, 8(11), 468; doi 10.3390/plants8110468

• “Involvement of Phenolic Acids in Short-Term Adaptation to Salinity Stress is Species-Specific among Brassicaceae”

by Ida Linić, Dunja Šamec, Jiří Grúz, Valerija Vujčić Bok, Miroslav Strnad and Branka Salopek-Sondi

Plants 2019, 8(6), 155; doi 10.3390/plants8060155

• “Isoform-Specific NO Synthesis by Arabidopsis thaliana Nitrate Reductase”

by Marie Agatha Mohn, Besarta Thaqi and Katrin Fischer-Schrader

Plants 2019, 8(3), 67; doi 10.3390/plants8030067

• “GWAS for Starch-Related Parameters in Japonica Rice (Oryza sativa L.)”

by Chiara Biselliandrea Volante, Francesca Desiderio, Alessandro Tondelli, Alberto Gianinetti, Franca Finocchiaro, Federica Taddei, Laura Gazza, Daniela Sgrulletta, Luigi Cattivelli and Giampiero Valè

Plants 2019, 8(8), 292; doi 10.3390/plants8080292

It is our honor to congratulate the authors of publications in Nutrients (ISSN: 2072-6643) that have been distinguished as highly cited papers by Clarivate in 2021, according to the Web of Science data:

“Polyphenols and Human Health: The Role of Bioavailability”
by Chiara Di Lorenzo, Francesca Colombo, Simone Biella, Creina Stockley, and Patrizia Restani
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2072-6643/13/1/273

“Assessment of Body Composition in Athletes: A Narrative Review of Available Methods with Special Reference to Quantitative and Qualitative Bioimpedance Analysis”
by Francesco Campa, Stefania Toselli, Massimiliano Mazzilli, Luís A. Gobbo, and Giuseppe Coratella
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2072-6643/13/5/1620

“Influence of Mediterranean Diet on Human Gut Microbiota”
by Giuseppe Merra, Annalisa Noce, Giulia Marrone, Marco Cintoni, Maria G. Tarsitano, Annunziata Capacci, and Antonino De Lorenzo
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2072-6643/13/1/7

“Dietary Supplements during COVID-19 Outbreak. Results of Google Trends Analysis Supported by PLifeCOVID-19 Online Studies”
by Jadwiga Hamulka, Marta Jeruszka-Bielak, Magdalena Górnicka, Małgorzata E. Drywień, and Monika A. Zielinska-Pukos
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2072-6643/13/1/54

“Have Lifestyle Habits and Psychological Well-Being Changed among Adolescents and Medical Students Due to COVID-19 Lockdown in Croatia?”
by Ružica Dragun, Nikolina N. Veček, Mario Marendić, Ajka Pribisalić, Gabrijela Đivić, Hellas Cena, Ozren Polašek, and Ivana Kolčić
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2072-6643/13/1/97

“Patterns of Change in Dietary Habits and Physical Activity during Lockdown in Spain Due to the COVID-19 Pandemic”
by Carmen Pérez-Rodrigo, Marta Gianzo Citores, Gotzone Hervás Bárbara, Fátima Ruiz-Litago, Luis Casis Sáenz, Victoria Arija, Ana M. López-Sobaler, Emilio Martínez de Victoria, Rosa M. Ortega, Teresa Partearroyo, Joan Quiles-Izquierdo, Lourdes Ribas-Barba, Amelia Rodríguez-Martín, Gemma Salvador Castell, Josep A. Tur, Gregorio Varela-Moreiras, Lluis Serra-Majem, and Javier Aranceta-Bartrina
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2072-6643/13/2/300

“Changes in Consumers' Food Practices during the COVID-19 Lockdown, Implications for Diet Quality and the Food System: A Cross-Continental Comparison”
by Blain Murphy, Tony Benson, Amanda McCloat, Elaine Mooney, Chris Elliott, Moira Dean, and Fiona Lavelle
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2072-6643/13/1/20

“Effectiveness of In-Hospital Cholecalciferol Use on Clinical Outcomes in Comorbid COVID-19 Patients: A Hypothesis-Generating Study”
by Sandro Giannini, Giovanni Passeri, Giovanni Tripepi, Stefania Sella, Maria Fusaro, Gaetano Arcidiacono, Marco O. Torres, Alberto Michielin, Tancredi Prandini, Valeria Baffa, Andrea Aghi, Colin G. Egan, Martina Brigo, Martina Zaninotto, Mario Plebani, Roberto Vettor, Paola Fioretto, Maurizio Rossini, Alessandro Vignali, Fabrizio Fabris, and Francesco Bertoldo
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2072-6643/13/1/219

“Curcumin, Quercetin, Catechins and Metabolic Diseases: The Role of Gut Microbiota”
by Umair Shabbir, Momna Rubab, Eric B.-M. Daliri, Ramachandran Chelliah, Ahsan Javed, and Deog-Hwan Oh
Availabe online: https://www.mdpi.com/2072-6643/13/1/206

“Lifestyle Changes and Determinants of Children's and Adolescents' Body Weight Increase during the First COVID-19 Lockdown in Greece: The COV-EAT Study”
by Odysseas Androutsos, Maria Perperidi, Christos Georgiou, and Giorgos Chouliaras
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2072-6643/13/3/930

“Longitudinal Weight Gain and Related Risk Behaviors during the COVID-19 Pandemic in Adults in the US”
by Surabhi Bhutani, Michelle R. vanDellen, and Jamie A. Cooper
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2072-6643/13/2/671

“Creatine in Health and Disease”
by Richard B. Kreider and Jeffery R. Stout
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2072-6643/13/2/447

“Nutritional Components in Western Diet Versus Mediterranean Diet at the Gut Microbiota–Immune System Interplay. Implications for Health and Disease”
by Cielo García-Montero, Oscar Fraile-Martínez, Ana M. Gómez-Lahoz, Leonel Pekarek, Alejandro J. Castellanos, Fernando Noguerales-Fraguas, Santiago Coca, Luis G. Guijarro, Natalio García-Honduvilla, Angel Asúnsolo, Lara Sanchez-Trujillo, Guillermo Lahera, Julia Bujan, Jorge Monserrat, Melchor Álvarez-Mon, Miguel A. Álvarez-Mon, and Miguel A. Ortega
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2072-6643/13/2/699

“Bovine Colostrum: Its Constituents and Uses”
by Raymond J. Playford and Michael J. Weiser
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2072-6643/13/1/265

“Protective Effects of Lactoferrin against SARS-CoV-2 Infection In Vitro”
by Claudio Salaris, Melania Scarpa, Marina Elli, Alice Bertolini, Simone Guglielmetti, Fabrizio Pregliasco, Corrado Blandizzi, Paola Brun, and Ignazio Castagliuolo
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2072-6643/13/2/328

“Magnesium in Aging, Health and Diseases”
by Mario Barbagallo, Nicola Veronese, and Ligia J. Dominguez
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2072-6643/13/2/463

“Bioactive Compounds for Skin Health: A Review”
by Monika Michalak, Monika Pierzak, Beata Kręcisz, and Edyta Suliga
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2072-6643/13/1/203

“COVID-19-Related Quarantine Effect on Dietary Habits in a Northern Italian Rural Population: Data from the Brisighella Heart Study”
by Arrigo F.G. Cicero, Federica Fogacci, Marina Giovannini, Martina Mezzadri, Elisa Grandi, Claudio Borghi, and the Brisighella Heart Study Group
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2072-6643/13/2/309

“An Update on Omega-3 Polyunsaturated Fatty Acids and Cardiovascular Health”
by Andrew Elagizi, Carl J. Lavie, Evan O’Keefe, Keri Marshall, James H. O’Keefe, and Richard V. Milani
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2072-6643/13/1/204

“A Narrative Review on Sarcopenia in Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus: Prevalence and Associated Factors”
by Anna Izzo, Elena Massimino, Gabriele Riccardi, and Giuseppe Della Pepa
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2072-6643/13/1/183

“Come Back Skinfolds, All Is Forgiven: A Narrative Review of the Efficacy of Common Body Composition Methods in Applied Sports Practice”
by Andreas M. Kasper, Carl Langan-Evans, James F. Hudson, Thomas E. Brownlee, Liam D. Harper, Robert J. Naughton, James P. Morton, and Graeme L. Close
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2072-6643/13/4/1075

“Dietary Habits before and during the COVID-19 Epidemic in Selected European Countries”
by Magdalena Skotnicka, Kaja Karwowska, Filip Kłobukowski, Eliza Wasilewska, and Sylwia Małgorzewicz
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2072-6643/13/5/1690

“Perinatal and Early-Life Nutrition, Epigenetics, and Allergy”
by Nathalie Acevedo, Bilal Alashkar Alhamwe, Luis Caraballo, Mei Ding, Antonio Ferrante, Holger Garn, Johan Garssen, Charles S. Hii, James Irvine, Kevin Llinás-Caballero, Juan F. López, Sarah Miethe, Khalida Perveen, Elke Pogge von Strandmann, Milena Sokolowska, Daniel P. Potaczek, and Betty C.A.M. van Esch
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2072-6643/13/3/724

“The Microbiota–Gut–Brain Axis and Alzheimer’s Disease: Neuroinflammation Is to Blame?”
by Ashwinipriyadarshini Megur, Daiva Baltriukienė, Virginija Bukelskienė, and Aurelijus Burokas
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2072-6643/13/1/37

“Eating Habits and Lifestyles during the Initial Stage of the COVID-19 Lockdown in China: A Cross-Sectional Study”
by Guo-yi Yang, Xin-lei Lin, Ai-ping Fang, and Hui-lian Zhu
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2072-6643/13/3/970

“Nutraceutical Strategies for Suppressing NLRP3 Inflammasome Activation: Pertinence to the Management of COVID-19 and Beyond”
by Mark F. McCarty, Simon B. Iloki Assanga, Lidianys Lewis Luján, James H. O’Keefe, and James J. DiNicolantonio
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2072-6643/13/1/47

“Human Milk from Previously COVID-19-Infected Mothers: The Effect of Pasteurization on Specific Antibodies and Neutralization Capacity”
by Britt J. van Keulen, Michelle Romijn, Albert Bondt, Kelly A. Dingess, Eva Kontopodi, Karlijn van der Straten, Maurits A. den Boer, Judith A. Burger, Meliawati Poniman, Berend J. Bosch, Philip J.M. Brouwer, Christianne J.M. de Groot, Max Hoek, Wentao Li, Dasja Pajkrt, Rogier W. Sanders, Anne Schoonderwoerd, Sem Tamara, Rian A.H. Timmermans, Gestur Vidarsson, Koert J. Stittelaar, Theo T. Rispens, Kasper A. Hettinga, Marit J. van Gils, Albert J.R. Heck, and Johannes B. van Goudoever
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2072-6643/13/5/1645

“Vitamin D and Lung Outcomes in Elderly COVID-19 Patients”
by Alberto Sulli, Emanuele Gotelli, Andrea Casabella, Sabrina Paolino, Carmen Pizzorni, Elisa Alessandri, Marco Grosso, Diego Ferone, Vanessa Smith, and Maurizio Cutolo
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2072-6643/13/3/717

“Micronutrients, Phytochemicals and Mediterranean Diet: A Potential Protective Role against COVID-19 through Modulation of PAF Actions and Metabolism”
by Paraskevi Detopoulou, Constantinos A. Demopoulos, and Smaragdi Antonopoulou
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2072-6643/13/2/462

“Altered Gut Microbial Metabolites in Amnestic Mild Cognitive Impairment and Alzheimer’s Disease: Signals in Host–Microbe Interplay”
by Li Wu, Yuqiu Han, Zhipeng Zheng, Guoping Peng, Ping Liu, Siqing Yue, Shuai Zhu, Jun Chen, Hanying Lv, Lifang Shao, Yan Sheng, Yulan Wang, Liang Li, Lanjuan Li, and Baohong Wang
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2072-6643/13/1/228

“Crosstalk between Gut and Brain in Alzheimer’s Disease: The Role of Gut Microbiota Modulation Strategies”
by Umair Shabbir, Muhammad S. Arshad, Aysha Sameen, and Deog-Hwan Oh
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2072-6643/13/2/690

“Endocannabinoids and the Gut-Brain Control of Food Intake and Obesity”
by Nicholas V DiPatrizio
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2072-6643/13/4/1214

“Mediterranean-Type Dietary Pattern and Physical Activity: The Winning Combination to Counteract the Rising Burden of Non-Communicable Diseases (NCDs)”
by Greta Caprara
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2072-6643/13/2/429

“Role of Gut Microbiota and Their Metabolites on Atherosclerosis, Hypertension and Human Blood Platelet Function: A Review”
by Asim K Duttaroy
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2072-6643/13/1/144

“Dietary Polyphenols and Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease”
by Ludovico Abenavoli, Tiziana Larussa, Alessandro Corea, Anna C. Procopio, Luigi Boccuto, Marcello Dallio, Alessandro Federico, and Francesco Luzza
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2072-6643/13/2/494

We are currently recruiting Editorial Board Members for the Section “Nutrition and Obesity” (https://www.mdpi.com/journal/nutrients/sections/Nutrition_Obesity). If you are interested in serving on the Editorial Board or have potential candidates to recommend, please do not hesitate to contact the Section Managing Editor Ms. Elisa Yuan (elisa.yuan@mdpi.com).

Nutrients (ISSN: 2072-6643) is an international peer-reviewed open access journal advancing knowledge in the field of human nutrition. Nutrients is fully covered by the leading indexing services, including PubMed/MEDLINE, Science Citation Index Expanded (Web of Science), Scopus/SciVerse, and Google Scholar. Full-text articles are also available in PubMed Central. The newly released Impact Factor of Nutrients is 5.719.

The Section welcomes original research articles describing basic, clinical, and applied studies representing novel and significant advances in all areas relevant to obesity and related disorders, as well as reviews. The areas of research covered by this Section relate to all aspects of obesity diagnosis, pathophysiology, and treatment.

As an Editorial Board Member, you will have the following responsibilities:

• Attending board meetings to advise on journal development strategy;
• Setting up at least one Special Issue on a topic related to your research interests (or supervising Special Issues related to your research field);
• Pre-screening and making decisions on new submissions in your research interests (about one per month or less);
• Inviting and contributing high-quality papers;
• Helping to promote the journal among your peers or at conferences. 

As an Editorial Board Member, you will have the following privileges:

• A certificate of recognition as an Editorial Board Member of Nutrients;
• Publication of one paper per year free of charge in Nutrients;
• The opportunity to invite senior authors to submit high-quality papers to be published in Nutrients with certain discounts;
• Travel grants for attending references and helping to promote the journal.

For further information, please do not hesitate to contact the Editorial Office (nutrients@mdpi.com).

We are pleased to announce the new Section “Hydration” (https://www.mdpi.com/journal/nutrients/sections/Hydration) in the journal Nutrients (ISSN: 2072-6643). Prof. Dr. Stavros Kavouras is serving as the Section Editor-in-Chief.

Hydration has been one of the least studied topics in nutritional sciences. The present Section entitled “Hydration” is the first in the scientific literature, and it aims to publish papers on the impact of water intake and hydration on health and performance. Contributions should provide new knowledge and novel insights from various cross-sectional, feeding, observational, and other studies across the lifespan in humans and experimental animals. We encourage manuscripts that provide causality studies performed in large cohorts, multicenter studies, and international collaborations. Randomized clinical trials assessing the effect of water intake and its effectiveness in health promotion interventions will receive special attention. 

Topics include but are not limited to:

• Hydration and obesity;
• Hydration and health;
• Hydration and chronic diseases;
• Cognition;
• Mood;
• Mental health;
• Hydration in children;
• Hydration in older adults;
• Hydration during pregnancy and lactation;
• Hydration assessment techniques;
• Hormonal regulation of total body water;
• Thirst regulation;
• Hydration and exercise performance;
• Electrolyte balance;
• Exercise-associated hyponatremia;
• Hyperhydration;
• Water intake across the globe;
• Fluid intake patterns;
• Sports drinks;
• Functional drinks;
• Dehydration;
• Water intake assessment;
• Wearable technology on hydration;
• Thermoregulation;
• Oxidative stress;
• Aging;
• Recovery.

For more detailed information, please see here: https://www.mdpi.com/journal/nutrients/sections/Hydration.

We are currently recruiting Editorial Board Members for the “Prebiotics and Probiotics” Section in Nutrients (https://www.mdpi.com/journal/nutrients/sections/Prebiotics_Probiotics). If you are interested in serving on the Editorial Board or would like to recommend a potential candidate for this position, please contact the Section Managing Editor, Ms. Alina Guo (alina.guo@mdpi.com).

Nutrients (ISSN 2072-6643) is an international, peer-reviewed, open access journal advancing knowledge in the field of human nutrition. Nutrients is indexed by leading indexing services, including PubMed/MEDLINE, Science Citation Index Expanded (Web of Science), Scopus/SciVerse and Google Scholar. Full-text articles are also available in PubMed Central. The newly released impact factor of Nutrients is 5.719.

As an Editorial Board Member, you will have the following responsibilities:

• Attending board meetings to contribute to discussions on journal development strategy;
• Organizing (or supervising) at least one Special Issue on a topic related to your research interests;
• Pre-screening and making decisions about new submissions relevant to your research interests (approximately one per month or fewer);
• Inviting and contributing high-quality papers;
• Helping to promote the journal among your peers or at conferences.

Our Editorial Board Members enjoy the following benefits:

• A certificate of recognition as an Editorial Board member of Nutrients;
• One paper every year may be published free of charge in Nutrients;
• Inviting senior authors to submit high-quality papers to be published in Nutrients with certain discounts;
• Members may apply for travel grants to attend conferences and help promote the journal.

If you are an active researcher in the field and are passionate about publishing cutting-edge research, please do not hesitate to contact the Section Managing Editor, Ms. Alina Guo (alina.guo@mdpi.com).

We look forward to hearing from you soon.

We are now accepting Special Issue proposals for the Section “Prebiotics and Probiotics” (https://www.mdpi.com/journal/nutrients/sections/Prebiotics_Probiotics) of the journal Nutrients (ISSN: 2072-6643). If you are an active researcher in the field and are passionate about publishing cutting-edge research, please do not hesitate to contact the Section Managing Editor Ms. Alina Guo (alina.guo@mdpi.com).

Nutrients is an international peer-reviewed open access journal advancing knowledge in the field of human nutrition. Nutrients is fully covered by the leading indexing services, including PubMed/MEDLINE, Science Citation Index Expanded (Web of Science), Scopus/SciVerse, and Google Scholar. Full-text articles are also available in PubMed Central. The Impact Factor of Nutrients is 5.719.

The Section “Prebiotics and Probiotics” has the following topics for your consideration:

• Gut microbiota: more than the old, dull “microflora”;
• Prebiotic and probiotics: the traditional, the newcomers, the future ones;
• Pre-, pro-, and postbiotics as “influencers” of the gut microbiota;
• Have prebiotics failed to achieve their potential?;
• Probiotics not simply for gut health, but beyond:
• Gut–brain axis implications in neurology and psychiatry;
• Chronic inflammation;
• Autoimmune disorders;
• Arthritis;
• Obesity;
• Skin disorders;
• Food allergies;
• Are we ready for the new concept of postbiotics?

The following information should be provided in a proposal:

• A 150–200-word summary that clearly states the significance, novelty, technical advancement, and adherence to the scope of the journal of the proposed topic;
• A list of 5–10 keywords relating to the topic;
• A proposed submission deadline (a Special Issue will usually be open for submissions for 6–8 months);
• A list of at least 20 potential contributors, or a list of 8 planned papers.

As Guest Editor, you would be responsible for:

• Inviting your peers to submit papers to be published in your Special Issue;
• Checking the suitability of abstracts/manuscripts submitted to the Special Issue;
• Making pre-check decisions on whether a manuscript can be sent out for peer-review;
• Making decisions on whether a manuscript can be accepted based on the reports we collect;
• Promoting the Special Issue and increasing its visibility at related academic conferences.

As Guest Editor, you would have the following privileges:

• A certificate of recognition as a Guest Editor of Nutrients;
• The ability to publish one paper free of charge in your Special Issue;
• The ability to invite senior authors to submit high-quality papers to be published in your Special Issue with certain discounts;
• Contingent on the publication of ten or more papers in this Special Issue, a hard copy of a Special Issue book published by MDPI.

Please do not hesitate to contact Section Managing Editor, Ms. Alina Guo (alina.guo@mdpi.com), for further information. We look forward to receiving your proposals.