Metabolomics in Biomedicine and Food Science

Topic Information

Dear Colleagues,

Metabolomics is devoted to the comprehensive characterization of low molecular weight compounds that reflect the biochemical activity of living systems. Because metabolites arise from the interaction between genetic background and external influences such as environment, lifestyle, nutrition, and food processing, the metabolome provides a highly dynamic and sensitive representation of biological status. As a result, metabolomic approaches have become powerful tools for investigating physiological regulation, disease mechanisms, and responses to dietary and environmental factors.

Recent advances in analytical technologies and data analysis strategies have significantly expanded the impact of metabolomics in both biomedicine and food science. The field is inherently technique agnostic, relying on complementary platforms such as nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy, mass spectrometry, and vibrational spectroscopies. While NMR and MS play a central role in biomedical metabolomics, Raman and infrared techniques are increasingly applied in food science due to their suitability for rapid, non-destructive analysis of complex food matrices, quality attributes, authenticity, and processing effects. In recent years, these techniques are increasingly flanked by the use of benchtop NMR instruments.

This Topic Collection aims to gather high quality original research articles and reviews that highlight methodological developments and innovative applications of metabolomics across biomedicine and food science, regardless of the analytical technique employed. Contributions addressing experimental design, data processing, chemometrics, and integrative perspectives are particularly encouraged, as well as studies linking food metabolomics to human health.

Dr. Leonardo Tenori
Dr. Stefano Cacciatore
Topic Editors

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Participating Journals

Journal Name	Impact Factor	CiteScore	Launched Year	First Decision (median)	APC
BioChem biochem	-	-	2021	33.9 Days	CHF 1200	Submit
Biomedicines biomedicines	3.9	6.8	2013	21 Days	CHF 2600	Submit
Current Issues in Molecular Biology cimb	3.0	3.7	1999	16.3 Days	CHF 2200	Submit
Foods foods	5.1	8.7	2012	15 Days	CHF 2900	Submit
Lipidology lipidology	-	-	2024	15.0 days *	CHF 1000	Submit
Metabolites metabolites	3.7	6.9	2011	16.7 Days	CHF 2700	Submit
Sci sci	-	5.2	2019	26.7 Days	CHF 1400	Submit

* Median value for all MDPI journals in the second half of 2025.

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