Academic Journal
Q2Metabolites
About Metabolites
Metabolites is a scholarly journal published by Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (MDPI). SCImago 2025 lists it in Q2, with an SJR of 1.028 and H-index of 97.
Coverage: 2011-2026. Research categories: Biochemistry (Q2); Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism (Q2); Molecular Biology (Q2).
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- Journal Impact Factor: 4.5 — Official source; checked 2026-10-03. Journal Impact Factor and reporting year from the publisher imprint.
- Impact Factor year: 2025 — Official source; checked 2026-10-03. Journal Impact Factor and reporting year from the publisher imprint.
- Editor(s): Dr. Amedeo Lonardo (Editor-in-Chief) — Official source; checked 2026-10-03. Editor-in-Chief listed on the journal homepage.
- Contact email: metabolites@mdpi.com — Official source; checked 2026-10-03. Journal editorial office email published by MDPI; manuscript files use the submission system.
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Topics in published research
Metabolomics and Mass Spectrometry Studies; Diet and metabolism studies; Gut microbiota and health; Liver Disease Diagnosis and Treatment; Adipose Tissue and Metabolism; Advanced Chemical Sensor Technologies.
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Aims & Scope
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Recent Research Articles
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Growth Hormone Deficiency and Systemic Metabolic Remodeling: Insights from Metabolomics and Lipidomics
Sarmed Al-Samerria, Sally Radovick
2026-10-02 · DOI: 10.3390/metabo16100744Peripartum Disease in Dairy Cows as a Single LPS-Driven Metabolic-Immune Syndrome: Convergent Metabolomic Evidence Across Six Clinical Presentations
Burim N. Ametaj
2026-10-02 · DOI: 10.3390/metabo16100743Deciphering Vascular Smooth Muscle Cell Phenotype Switching via Integrated Single-Cell Transcriptomics and Machine Learning: CX3CR1 and COL1A1 as Novel Diagnostic Biomarkers for Atherosclerosis
Zhiqiang Wang, Zhenyu Zhao, Zhixi Hu, Jiahao Ye et al.
2026-10-01 · DOI: 10.3390/metabo16100742Genome-Wide Two-Component System Genes of Cytokinin Analysis and Their Functions of Drought Stress Response in Pinus tabuliformis
Hongmei Liu, Boning Yang, Jian Pan, Zhibing Wan et al.
2026-10-01 · DOI: 10.3390/metabo16100741Quercetin Differentially Modulates MTT-Derived Cellular Metabolic Activity and Apoptosis-Related Gene Expression in A549 and BEAS-2B Cells
Deniz Özkan Vardar, Tuğçe Duran, Merve Aydın
2026-10-01 · DOI: 10.3390/metabo16100740Linking Flaxseed Intake to Lipid and Metabolic Health: Associations with Metabolic Dysfunction Indices and LDL-Subfractions in Slovak Menopausal Women
Petra Lenártová, Martina Gažarová, Piotr Ponichtera, Katarína Ražná et al.
2026-10-01 · DOI: 10.3390/metabo16100739HDL Cholesterol and Atherogenic Lipid Indices in Hidradenitis Suppurativa: Associations with BMI and Hurley Disease Severity
İlkay Özer, Aslıhan Çiçekli, Kübra Karataş, Selami Aykut Temiz et al.
2026-09-30 · DOI: 10.3390/metabo16100737Metabotype Dynamics of Market-Ripe Orange (Citrus sinensis) During Postharvest Ageing at Room Temperature
Mabel M. Montenegro-Sustaita, José Iván Serrano-Contreras, Gabriela Torres-Santiago, Luis Gerardo Zepeda-Vallejo et al.
2026-09-30 · DOI: 10.3390/metabo16100735Depletion of Short-Chain Fatty Acid-Producing Commensals in Gastric Cancer Is Not Detectably Modified by Type 2 Diabetes or Tumor Characteristics
Da-Hye Gu, Amara Zulfiqar, Sang-Ho Jeong, Hyun-Hi Kang et al.
2026-09-30 · DOI: 10.3390/metabo16100738Pregestational Body Mass Index Is Associated with Differential Expression of ABC Transporter in the Maternal–Neonatal Dyad
America Vanoye-Carlo, Sandra Berenice Parra-Hernandez, Ameyalli M. Rodríguez-Cano, Otilia Perichart-Perera et al.
2026-09-30 · DOI: 10.3390/metabo16100734Lipid Metabolic Reprogramming in Thyroid Cancer: Systemic Biomarkers, Tumor Dependencies and Therapeutic Resistance
Li Zhou, Yiqing Mi, Linlin Mao, Jingjing Shi et al.
2026-09-30 · DOI: 10.3390/metabo16100736Molecular Docking, Metabolite Profile, In Vitro Antioxidant, Anticholinergic, Antidiabetic, and Antiglaucoma Properties of Royal Jelly
Ebubekir İzol, Ülkü Yerebasan, Esma Kayaoğlu, Münire Turhan et al.
2026-09-29 · DOI: 10.3390/metabo16100729Correction: Balaian et al. Systemic Metabolic Changes in Plasma of Patients with Myelodysplastic Neoplasms and Chronic Myelomonocytic Leukemia. Metabolites 2026, 16, 648
Ekaterina Balaian, Iryna Kovtun, Fabian Springer, Denise Medeiros Selegato et al.
2026-09-29 · DOI: 10.3390/metabo16100730Increased Plasma Endogenous Ethanol Correlates with and Discriminates Against Microvascular Complications in Type-2 Diabetic Traditionally Alcohol-Abstinent Saudi Patients: A Biomarker Cross-Sectional Analysis
Basil Mohammed Alomair, Alaa Abdelhamid Mohamed, Abrar Zayed Ashalan, Dala Sultan Alruwaili et al.
2026-09-29 · DOI: 10.3390/metabo16100732Hepato-Immune Crosstalk Underlies Antipsychotic-Associated Metabolic Dysregulation in Schizophrenia: Quercetin as a Therapeutic Candidate for High-Inflammatory Subtypes
Yi Yang, Bin Liu, Zhicheng Cao, Haiping Fang et al.
2026-09-29 · DOI: 10.3390/metabo16100733Methodological Assessment of PDMS Passive Sampling for Skin VOC Collection Across Body Sites
Seibi Kobara, Min Huang, Rizky Ilhamsyah, Daniel Struk et al.
2026-09-29 · DOI: 10.3390/metabo16100728Adiposity, Body Composition, and Cardiometabolic Outcomes in Women with and Without Gestational Diabetes
Marietta Charakida, Cristina Gómez Fernández, Tanvi Mansukhani, Carolina Matta et al.
2026-09-29 · DOI: 10.3390/metabo16100727Organ-Differentiated Metabolomic Profiling Reveals Putative Associations Between Predicted Bioactivity and Database-Annotated Flavor in Medicinal–Edible Talinum paniculatum (Jacq.) Gaertn
Haifeng Wang, Da Li, Haoran Xu, Shuyao Wang et al.
2026-09-29 · DOI: 10.3390/metabo16100726Comparative Volatile Metabolites and Aroma Profiles of Geotrichum candidum GC1 Cultivated in Three Media
Zhengrong Dou, Baorui Liu, Hongying Cai, Kun Meng et al.
2026-09-29 · DOI: 10.3390/metabo16100731Beyond Vitamin D Deficiency: Maternal Diet, Metabolic Dysfunction, and Vitamin D Signaling in Developmental Programming
Rachel Rousseau, Chin May Teoh, Gar Yee Koh
2026-09-28 · DOI: 10.3390/metabo16100722Reviews
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