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Papers

(The median citation count of Progress in Lipid Research is 16. The table below lists those papers that are above that threshold based on CrossRef citation counts [max. 250 papers]. The publications cover those that have been published in the past four years, i.e., from 2020-11-01 to 2024-11-01.)

Article	Citations
Polyunsaturated fatty acids and fatty acid-derived lipid mediators: Recent advances in the understanding of their biosynthesis, structures, and functions	249
Lipids in the tumor microenvironment: From cancer progression to treatment	227
Antibacterial fatty acids: An update of possible mechanisms of action and implications in the development of the next-generation of antibacterial agents	210
Emerging roles of lysophospholipids in health and disease	182
Bile acids and their receptors in metabolic disorders	133
Are fish what they eat? A fatty acid’s perspective	125
Hepatic cholesterol transport and its role in non-alcoholic fatty liver disease and atherosclerosis	116
Advances in edible nanoemulsions: Digestion, bioavailability, and potential toxicity	111
Regulation of long-chain polyunsaturated fatty acid biosynthesis in teleost fish	88
Dissecting lipid metabolism alterations in SARS-CoV-2	86
Desaturases and elongases involved in long-chain polyunsaturated fatty acid biosynthesis in aquatic animals: From genes to functions	78
PARPs in lipid metabolism and related diseases	70
The functions of phospholipases and their hydrolysis products in plant growth, development and stress responses	68
Biophysical insights into modulating lipid digestion in food emulsions	68
Hormone-sensitive lipase: sixty years later	62
New research development on trans fatty acids in food: Biological effects, analytical methods, formation mechanism, and mitigating measures	61
Phospholipase C families: Common themes and versatility in physiology and pathology	61
The multi-faces of Angptl8 in health and disease: Novel functions beyond lipoprotein lipase modulation	59
Anandamide and other N-acylethanolamines: A class of signaling lipids with therapeutic opportunities	58
Potential modulatory mechanisms of action by long-chain polyunsaturated fatty acids on bone cell and chondrocyte metabolism	58
Fatty acids and evolving roles of their proteins in neurological, cardiovascular disorders and cancers	57
Endoplasmic reticulum stress and lipids in health and diseases	52
Lipid nanovesicles for biomedical applications: ‘What is in a name’?	50
New insights into the role of lipids in plant hypoxia responses	49
An updated ANGPTL3-4-8 model as a mechanism of triglyceride partitioning between fat and oxidative tissues	49

Adipose tissue development and lipid metabolism in the human fetus: The 2020 perspective focusing on maternal diabetes and obesity	48
Reprogramming microorganisms for the biosynthesis of astaxanthin via metabolic engineering	46
CD36 favours fat sensing and transport to govern lipid metabolism	44
Dietary lipids from body to brain	43
Modulatory role of dietary polyunsaturated fatty acids in Nrf2-mediated redox homeostasis	41
Acyl-CoA:diacylglycerol acyltransferase: Properties, physiological roles, metabolic engineering and intentional control	40
A new update of MALDI-TOF mass spectrometry in lipid research	40
Bile acids and their receptors in regulation of gut health and diseases	35
A comprehensive review on the lipid and pleiotropic effects of pitavastatin	34
Metabolic and functional connections between cytoplasmic and chloroplast triacylglycerol storage	34
Too complex to fail? Targeting fatty acid metabolism for cancer therapy	33
Intestinal fatty acid binding protein: A rising therapeutic target in lipid metabolism	32
The return of malonyl-CoA to the brain: Cognition and other stories	32
Plant monounsaturated fatty acids: Diversity, biosynthesis, functions and uses	32
Making extra room for carotenoids in plant cells: New opportunities for biofortification	31
Towards model-driven characterization and manipulation of plant lipid metabolism	30
Coordination of inter-organelle communication and lipid fluxes by OSBP-related proteins	30
Hello from the other side: Membrane contact of lipid droplets with other organelles and subsequent functional implications	30
Molecular insights into lipoxygenases for biocatalytic synthesis of diverse lipid mediators	30
A review of the functional effects of pine nut oil, pinolenic acid and its derivative eicosatrienoic acid and their potential health benefits	29
Lipid metabolism around the body clocks	28
Sphingolipid control of cognitive functions in health and disease	28
Structural and functional roles of non-bilayer lipid phases of chloroplast thylakoid membranes and mitochondrial inner membranes	26
The dynamics and role of sphingolipids in eukaryotic organisms upon thermal adaptation	26
The skin barrier: An extraordinary interface with an exceptional lipid organization	26
Phosphatidylserine-specific phospholipase A1: A friend or the devil in disguise	25
Imaging lipids in biological samples with surface-assisted laser desorption/ionization mass spectrometry: A concise review of the last decade	25
Lipid homeostasis and mevalonate pathway in COVID-19: Basic concepts and potential therapeutic targets	25
Using molecular simulation to understand the skin barrier	23
Climate change and n-3 LC-PUFA availability	23
Pathogenic mechanisms of lipid mediator lysophosphatidic acid in chronic pain	22
Regulation of hippocampal synaptic function by the metabolic hormone leptin: Implications for health and disease	22
Compartmentalized regulation of lipid signaling in oxidative stress and inflammation: Plasmalogens, oxidized lipids and ferroptosis as new paradigms of bioactive lipid research	21
Mapping the myristoylome through a complete understanding of protein myristoylation biochemistry	21
Headgroup biosynthesis of phosphatidylcholine and phosphatidylethanolamine in seed plants	20
Very long chain fatty acids	20
Monomethyl branched-chain fatty acids: Health effects and biological mechanisms	19
Structural insights into phospholipase D function	19
Regulation of EGFR activation and signaling by lipids on the plasma membrane	18
The gut microbiota-artery axis: A bridge between dietary lipids and atherosclerosis?	18
The imperative of arachidonic acid in early human development	17
Omega-3 long-chain polyunsaturated fatty acids: Metabolism and health implications	16
The Niemann-Pick type diseases – A synopsis of inborn errors in sphingolipid and cholesterol metabolism	16
Multiscale lipid membrane dynamics as revealed by neutron spectroscopy	16
Plasmalogens - Ubiquitous molecules occurring widely, from anaerobic bacteria to humans	16