23 March 2026
Nutrients | Highly Cited Papers in 2024–2025 in the “Phytochemicals and Human Health” Section


1. “Bioactive Components of Human Milk and Their Impact on Child’s Health and Development, Literature Review”
by Hubert Szyller, Katarzyna Antosz, Joanna Batko, Agata Mytych, Marta Dziedziak, Martyna Wrześniewska, Joanna Braksator and Tomasz Pytrus
Nutrients 2024, 16(10), 1487; https://doi.org/10.3390/nu16101487
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2072-6643/16/10/1487

2. “Selected Flavonols Targeting Cell Death Pathways in Cancer Therapy: The Latest Achievements in Research on Apoptosis, Autophagy, Necroptosis, Pyroptosis, Ferroptosis, and Cuproptosis”
by Dominika Wendlocha, Robert Kubina, Kamil Krzykawski and Aleksandra Mielczarek-Palacz
Nutrients 2024, 16(8), 1201; https://doi.org/10.3390/nu16081201
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2072-6643/16/8/1201

3. “Bioavailability of Anthocyanins: Whole Foods versus Extracts”
by Ravish Kumkum, Kathryn Aston-Mourney, Bryony A. McNeill, Damián Hernández and Leni R. Rivera
Nutrients 2024, 16(10), 1403; https://doi.org/10.3390/nu16101403
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2072-6643/16/10/1403

4. “Beneficial Effects of Spirulina Supplementation in the Management of Cardiovascular Diseases”
by Valeria Prete, Angela Carmelita Abate, Paola Di Pietro, Massimiliano De Lucia, Carmine Vecchione and Albino Carrizzo
Nutrients 2024, 16(5), 642; https://doi.org/10.3390/nu16050642
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2072-6643/16/5/642

5. “The Anticancer Effects and Therapeutic Potential of Kaempferol in Triple-Negative Breast Cancer”
by Sukhmandeep Kaur, Patricia Mendonca and Karam F. A. Soliman
Nutrients 2024, 16(15), 2392; https://doi.org/10.3390/nu16152392
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2072-6643/16/15/2392

6. “Potential Strategies for Overcoming Drug Resistance Pathways Using Propolis and Its Polyphenolic/Flavonoid Compounds in Combination with Chemotherapy and Radiotherapy”
by Nada Oršolić and Maja Jazvinšćak Jembrek
Nutrients 2024, 16(21), 3741; https://doi.org/10.3390/nu16213741
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2072-6643/16/21/3741

7. “Improving the Effect of Ferulic Acid on Inflammation and Insulin Resistance by Regulating the JNK/ERK and NF-κB Pathways in TNF-α-Treated 3T3-L1 Adipocytes”
by Jae Eun Park and Ji Sook Han
Nutrients 2024, 16(2), 294; https://doi.org/10.3390/nu16020294
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2072-6643/16/2/294

8. “Clinical Insights into Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease and the Therapeutic Potential of Flavonoids: An Update”
by Aleksandra Kozłowska
Nutrients 2025, 17(6), 956; https://doi.org/10.3390/nu17060956
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2072-6643/17/6/956

9. “The Neuroprotective Role of Curcumin: From Molecular Pathways to Clinical Translation—A Narrative Review”
by Andrea Lehoczki, Mónika Fekete, Tamás Jarecsny, Virág Zábó, Ágnes Szappanos, Tamás Csípő, Ágnes Lipécz, Dávid Major, Vince Fazekas-Pongor, Péter Varga et al.
Nutrients 2025, 17(17), 2884; https://doi.org/10.3390/nu17172884
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2072-6643/17/17/2884

10. “Nutritional Status of Vitamin E and Its Association with Metabolic Health in Adults”
by Kacper Szewczyk, Joanna Bryś, Rita Brzezińska and Magdalena Górnicka
Nutrients 2025, 17(3), 408; https://doi.org/10.3390/nu17030408
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2072-6643/17/3/408

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