Nature Metabolism

Papers
(The median citation count of Nature Metabolism is 7. 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 2022-01-01 to 2026-01-01.)
ArticleCitations
Publisher Correction: Impaired oxygen-sensitive regulation of mitochondrial biogenesis within the von Hippel–Lindau syndrome1064
Glycolysis modulates efferocytosis in a noncanonical manner452
The cell cycle loops UTP around CAD399
NAD kinase essentiality in cancer: in real life, it is all about folates371
An ATP-sensitive phosphoketolase regulates carbon fixation in cyanobacteria370
The rs1421085 variant within FTO promotes brown fat thermogenesis246
Improved polyketide production in C. glutamicum by preventing propionate-induced growth inhibition229
Targeted erasure of DNA methylation by TET3 drives adipogenic reprogramming and differentiation228
Phagocytosis in the retina promotes local insulin production in the eye217
Cotadutide promotes glycogenolysis in people with overweight or obesity diagnosed with type 2 diabetes175
Total parenteral nutrition impairs glucose metabolism by modifying the gut microbiome173
Acarbose enhances the efficacy of immunotherapy against solid tumours by modulating the gut microbiota168
Adipocyte IRE1α promotes PGC1α mRNA decay and restrains adaptive thermogenesis168
Incretin-based therapeutics for the treatment of neurodegenerative diseases162
The cyclic metabolic switching theory of intermittent fasting155
GLP-1 physiology in obesity and development of incretin-based drugs for chronic weight management153
Regulation of urea cycle by reversible high-stoichiometry lysine succinylation153
Recommendations for mitochondria transfer and transplantation nomenclature and characterization149
Allosteric regulation of CAD modulates de novo pyrimidine synthesis during the cell cycle149
Hot news about temperature and lifespan148
A BCAA–haem axis regulates brown fat function142
A conserved role for PCYT2-regulated lipid biosynthesis in muscle health and ageing141
Spatial hepatocyte plasticity of gluconeogenesis during the metabolic transitions between fed, fasted and starvation states140
The antitumour effects of caloric restriction are mediated by the gut microbiome139
Shaping the future of cardiometabolic innovation: advances and opportunities137
A salute to innovation: exenatide in diabetes and obesity drug development at Amylin Pharmaceuticals133
Targeting the TCA cycle can ameliorate widespread axonal energy deficiency in neuroinflammatory lesions131
Hypermetabolism and energetic constraints in mitochondrial disorders129
Best practices in collecting and reporting continuous glucose monitoring data in research settings129
GIPR-Ab/GLP-1 peptide–antibody conjugate requires brain GIPR and GLP-1R for additive weight loss in obese mice129
Fuelling the fire: de novo lipogenesis primes thermogenesis127
The sphingosine-1-phosphate receptor 1 mediates the atheroprotective effect of eicosapentaenoic acid127
The thyroid gland under Notch control122
Skeletal muscle, not adipose tissue, mediates cold-induced metabolic benefits120
TKT deficiency puts Tregs to rest120
Gut bacteria thwart the blood sugar-lowering effect of acarbose120
Common genetic variants modify disease risk and clinical presentation in monogenic diabetes119
Classically activated macrophages undergo functionally significant nucleotide metabolism remodelling driven by nitric oxide118
Brown fat ATP-citrate lyase links carbohydrate availability to thermogenesis and guards against metabolic stress115
Hypothalamic GABRA5-positive neurons control obesity via astrocytic GABA114
Paracrine signalling by pancreatic δ cells determines the glycaemic set point in mice113
Glucose-dependent insulinotropic polypeptide regulates body weight and food intake via GABAergic neurons in mice111
NAD+ precursor supplementation prevents mtRNA/RIG-I-dependent inflammation during kidney injury108
Spatial metabolomics: from a niche field towards a driver of innovation106
Microglial hexokinase 2 deficiency increases ATP generation through lipid metabolism leading to β-amyloid clearance101
Exercise activates AMPK in mouse and human pancreatic islets to decrease senescence101
Fuelling synapses via lipid metabolism98
Querying stool for dietary information96
Methionine and H2S alter cancer–immune dialogue95
Why a good lab website matters95
Hypometabolism with the speed of ultrasound94
A RalA between high-fat diet and mitochondrial shape94
Illuminating the ‘healthy obese’ phenotype93
A systematic mutational framework for studying oxidative phosphorylation-related proteins93
Rapid modulation of gut microbiota composition by hypothalamic circuits in mice93
Proline fuels ILC3s to maintain gut health93
Gases define redox signalling: NO, H2S, O2 … and cyanide90
Sweet signals for myelin: glucose sensing redirected to regeneration89
Mitochondrial RNA stimulates beige adipocyte development in young mice89
Pathogenic role of acyl coenzyme A binding protein (ACBP) in Cushing’s syndrome88
A century of the Warburg effect87
Beyond Warburg: LDHA activates RAC for tumour growth87
Abnormal exocrine–endocrine cell cross-talk promotes β-cell dysfunction and loss in MODY886
HK1 from hepatic stellate cell–derived extracellular vesicles promotes progression of hepatocellular carcinoma86
Brown adipose tissue-derived MaR2 contributes to cold-induced resolution of inflammation84
Pathway coessentiality mapping reveals complex II is required for de novo purine biosynthesis in acute myeloid leukaemia84
Cysteine depletion triggers adipose tissue thermogenesis and weight loss83
Fat sensory cues in early life program central response to food and obesity83
From NAFLD to MASLD: implications of the new nomenclature for preclinical and clinical research82
Intestinal TM6SF2 protects against metabolic dysfunction-associated steatohepatitis through the gut–liver axis82
Astrocytic BDNF signaling within the ventromedial hypothalamus regulates energy homeostasis81
A researcher’s guide to preclinical mouse NASH models79
Neurometabolism in focus79
An integrated single-cell islet atlas in health and disease78
Human basal metabolic rate has declined over the past 30 years78
Lighting up targets of dual agonist therapies for diabetes and obesity75
Cancer metabolite blunts immunity75
Asters: rising stars in the cholesterol universe73
Regulated insulin secretion from human and mouse islets exclusively composed of β-cells73
Central regulation of the anorexigenic receptor GFRAL72
Weight versus weight-independent effects of Roux-en-Y gastric bypass on type 2 diabetes71
GLP-2 attenuates antipsychotics’ adverse metabolic effects71
Feeding the hippocampus … with specific nutrients71
A yeast vacuolar pH ‘heartbeat’ coordinates amino acid metabolism and the cell cycle70
Sclerostin secreted from bone mediates cognitive decline in the brains of aged and Alzheimer’s disease mice70
Mapping the plasma metabolome to human health and disease in 274,241 adults70
Retraction Note: Brown adipose tissue-derived Nrg4 alleviates endothelial inflammation and atherosclerosis in male mice70
Intracellular metabolic gradients dictate dependence on exogenous pyruvate70
The microbial metabolite agmatine acts as an FXR agonist to promote polycystic ovary syndrome in female mice69
The metabolic engine of cognition: microglia–neuron interactions in health, ageing and disease69
Inhibition of hepatic oxalate overproduction ameliorates metabolic dysfunction-associated steatohepatitis69
Non-invasive mapping of brown adipose tissue activity with magnetic resonance imaging68
Humoral regulation of iron metabolism by extracellular vesicles drives antibacterial response66
Cell cycle-linked vacuolar pH dynamics regulate amino acid homeostasis and cell growth66
Spatially resolved metabolomics and isotope tracing reveal dynamic metabolic responses of dentate granule neurons with acute stimulation66
Insulin induces insulin receptor degradation in the liver through EphB465
Itaconate boosts type I IFN response by disrupting cytoprotection64
Reciprocal activity of AgRP and POMC neurons governs coordinated control of feeding and metabolism64
Acetate reprogrammes tumour metabolism and promotes PD-L1 expression and immune evasion by upregulating c-Myc64
Principles and functions of metabolic compartmentalization64
Author Correction: Metabolic reconfiguration enables synthetic reductive metabolism in yeast64
Human gut microbial aromatic amino acid and related metabolites prevent obesity through intestinal immune control63
DDHD2 provides a flux of saturated fatty acids for neuronal energy and function63
TM6SF2 as new intestinal lipid player62
Do not overlook the role of fructose in obesity62
MCT1 helps brown fat suck up succinate60
Proteogenomic mapping sets stage for precision medicine60
Small intestinal protein sensing pathways regulate food intake and glucose homeostasis60
A common framework for mouse hypothalamic cell atlases60
Career pathways, part 1259
AgRP neurons control feeding behaviour at cortical synapses via peripherally derived lysophospholipids58
Odour-imagery ability is linked to food craving, intake, and adiposity change in humans58
Iron at the intersection of macrophage–adipocyte interactions58
Adipocytes reprogram cancer cell metabolism by diverting glucose towards glycerol-3-phosphate thereby promoting metastasis58
Multi-omic analysis reveals transkingdom gut dysbiosis in metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease58
Formate overflow drives toxic folate trapping in MTHFD1 inhibited cancer cells58
Insulin signalling regulates Pink1 mRNA localization via modulation of AMPK activity to support PINK1 function in neurons57
ADRA1A–Gαq signalling potentiates adipocyte thermogenesis through CKB and TNAP56
A food-sensitive olfactory circuit drives anticipatory satiety56
Identification of a regulatory pathway inhibiting adipogenesis via RSPO256
Bile acid binds heart failure and inflammation56
NAD+ precursor supplementation in human ageing: clinical evidence and challenges55
Systemic proteome adaptions to 7-day complete caloric restriction in humans55
Loss of fatty acid degradation by astrocytic mitochondria triggers neuroinflammation and neurodegeneration55
Career pathways, part 954
Author Correction: Glycolytic neutrophils accrued in the spleen compromise anti-tumour T cell immunity in breast cancer53
Anaplerosis in action53
NAD+ regeneration drives cancer cell proliferation52
Hypothalamic Grb10 enhances leptin signalling and promotes weight loss51
Revisiting the role of serine metabolism in hepatic lipogenesis51
Aberrant expression of agouti signaling protein (ASIP) as a cause of monogenic severe childhood obesity51
Differential mechanisms affecting weight loss and weight loss maintenance51
Publisher Correction: Cold-induced expression of a truncated adenylyl cyclase 3 acts as rheostat to brown fat function51
Mitochondrial function and phenotype are defined by bioenergetics51
Divergent roles for propionate and butyrate in colorectal cancer epigenetics51
Trigonelline is an NAD+ precursor that improves muscle function during ageing and is reduced in human sarcopenia50
GLP-2 prevents antipsychotics-induced metabolic dysfunction in mice50
Glutamine synthetase licenses APC/C-mediated mitotic progression to drive cell growth49
The mitochondrial unfolded protein response inhibits pluripotency acquisition and mesenchymal-to-epithelial transition in somatic cell reprogramming49
d-cysteine impairs tumour growth by inhibiting cysteine desulfurase NFS149
Vitamin B12 is a limiting factor for induced cellular plasticity and tissue repair49
AMPK-dependent phosphorylation of the GATOR2 component WDR24 suppresses glucose-mediated mTORC1 activation48
Gut Parabacteroides merdae protects against cardiovascular damage by enhancing branched-chain amino acid catabolism48
Targeting MondoA–TXNIP restores antitumour immunity in lactic-acid-induced immunosuppressive microenvironment48
Metabolic Messengers: itaconate47
Extracellular acidosis restricts one-carbon metabolism and preserves T cell stemness47
The unique catalytic properties of PSAT1 mediate metabolic adaptation to glutamine blockade47
Liraglutide restores impaired associative learning in individuals with obesity47
The hidden impact of in-source fragmentation in metabolic and chemical mass spectrometry data interpretation47
Methionine restriction-induced sulfur deficiency impairs antitumour immunity partially through gut microbiota47
Pentose phosphate pathway drives vascular maturation46
Keeping ILCs in shape: PD-1 as a metabolic checkpoint46
A multi-omic trip through the human gut45
Science in times of conflict45
Adipose glutaminolysis resurfaces in metabolic disease45
Disrupting cholesterol homeostasis in T cells boosts antitumour responses44
Cytosolic NADK is conditionally essential for folate-dependent nucleotide synthesis44
Vestibular nucleus mediation of motion sickness has implications for obesity control44
A derivative of the ancient drug salicylate for obesity treatment44
Signalling from adipose tissue to the brain is not just about leptin44
O-GlcNAc transferase regulates glycolytic metabolon formation on mitochondria to enhance ATP production44
Overlooked confounding in studies of metabolite salts44
Reply to: revisiting the role of serine metabolism in hepatic lipogenesis44
The transcription factor RFX5 coordinates antigen-presenting function and resistance to nutrient stress in synovial macrophages43
Asparagine deprivation enhances T cell antitumour response in patients via ROS-mediated metabolic and signal adaptations43
Distinct functional properties of murine perinatal and adult adipose progenitor subpopulations43
Mitochondrial NAD+ drives liver regeneration42
Branched-chain amino acid catabolism in muscle affects systemic BCAA levels but not insulin resistance42
Adipose tissue macrophages exert systemic metabolic control by manipulating local iron concentrations42
Phenotypic profiling of solute carriers characterizes serine transport in cancer42
NUFIP1 integrates amino acid sensing and DNA damage response to maintain the intestinal homeostasis41
Activation of GPR81 by lactate drives tumour-induced cachexia41
Obesity-induced inflammation: connecting the periphery to the brain41
SERPINA3C as a mediator of metabolic health in offspring40
A local source of insulin protects the retina against starvation40
Mitochondria transfer-based therapies reduce the morbidity and mortality of Leigh syndrome40
Impaired oxygen-sensitive regulation of mitochondrial biogenesis within the von Hippel–Lindau syndrome40
Fructose and glucose from sugary drinks enhance colorectal cancer metastasis via SORD40
Adipose cDC1s contribute to obesity-associated inflammation through STING-dependent IL-12 production40
The insulin signalling network40
Raising the bar for sex and gender reporting in research40
Early-life ketone body signalling promotes beige fat biogenesis through changes in histone acetylome and β-hydroxybutyrylome40
GAPDH redox redux—rewiring pentose phosphate flux40
Multiplex genome editing eliminates lactate production without impacting growth rate in mammalian cells40
Considerations for designing and analysing inter-generational studies in rodents39
Author Correction: Microglial hexokinase 2 deficiency increases ATP generation through lipid metabolism leading to β-amyloid clearance39
Cold acclimation with shivering improves metabolic health in adults with overweight or obesity39
A brief guide to statistical analysis of grouped data in preclinical research39
2-hydroxyglutarate mediates whitening of brown adipocytes coupled to nuclear softening upon mitochondrial dysfunction38
Alterations in intestinal bile acid transport provide a therapeutic target in patients with post-bariatric hypoglycaemia38
Rescuing yeast from cell death enables overproduction of fatty acids from sole methanol38
Mitochondrial and psychosocial stress-related regulation of FGF21 in humans38
Metabolic Messengers: endocannabinoids38
Chaperone-mediated autophagy sustains muscle stem cell regenerative functions but declines with age38
Mitochondrial DNA editing with mitoARCUS38
Quantitative analysis of metabolic fluxes in brown fat and skeletal muscle during thermogenesis38
H2S as a metabolic saboteur38
Subcellular quantitative imaging of metabolites at the organelle level38
Spatial quantitative metabolomics enables identification of remote and sustained ipsilateral cortical metabolic reprogramming after stroke37
A nitroalkene derivative of salicylate, SANA, induces creatine-dependent thermogenesis and promotes weight loss37
HypoMap—a unified single-cell gene expression atlas of the murine hypothalamus37
Integrated multi-omics reveals anaplerotic rewiring in methylmalonyl-CoA mutase deficiency37
Cancer-associated fibroblasts require proline synthesis by PYCR1 for the deposition of pro-tumorigenic extracellular matrix37
Reawakening cAMP signalling in cancer cachexia37
Cancer tissue of origin constrains the growth and metabolism of metastases37
Spatial single-cell isotope tracing reveals heterogeneity of de novo fatty acid synthesis in cancer37
Serine synthesis promotes bone degradation36
A monolysocardiolipin–cytochrome c peroxidase causes defects in Barth syndrome36
Itaconate trims the fat36
Author Correction: ASS1 metabolically contributes to the nuclear and cytosolic p53-mediated DNA damage response36
Author Correction: Adipose tissue macrophages secrete small extracellular vesicles that mediate rosiglitazone-induced insulin sensitization36
Innate metabolic responses against viral infections36
Prolonged breastfeeding protects from obesity by hypothalamic action of hepatic FGF2135
Publisher Correction: The endothelial Dll4–muscular Notch2 axis regulates skeletal muscle mass35
Triglycerides are an important fuel reserve for synapse function in the brain35
NK cell-derived IFNγ mobilizes free fatty acids from adipose tissue to promote early B cell activation during viral infection34
Metabolic collateral lethal target identification reveals MTHFD2 paralogue dependency in ovarian cancer34
β-hydroxybutyrate inhibits Plasmodium falciparum development and confers protection against malaria in mice34
Damaging mutations in liver X receptor-α are hepatotoxic and implicate cholesterol sensing in liver health34
Metabolon formation regulates branched-chain amino acid oxidation and homeostasis34
Artificial intelligence in metabolic research34
Towards a Rosetta stone for metabolomics: recommendations to overcome inconsistent metabolite nomenclature33
Maternal diet disrupts the placenta–brain axis in a sex-specific manner33
Ammonia stimulates SCAP/Insig dissociation and SREBP-1 activation to promote lipogenesis and tumour growth33
Actionable targets to reduce COVID-19 severity33
PMF-seq: a highly scalable screening strategy for linking genetics to mitochondrial bioenergetics33
Metabolic engineering for optimized CAR-T cell therapy33
Five years on33
Gut–liver highway of ALDH2 in drinking33
Epitranscriptomics in metabolic disease33
Proteome-wide Mendelian randomization implicates nephronectin as an actionable mediator of the effect of obesity on COVID-19 severity33
Mitochondrial superoxide regulates pro-inflammatory macrophages33
Long-term exercise training has positive effects on adipose tissue in overweight or obesity32
Human metabolome variation along the upper intestinal tract32
Metabolic Messengers: ketone bodies32
Author Correction: Glutamine synthetase licenses APC/C-mediated mitotic progression to drive cell growth32
Human genetics of steatotic liver disease: insights into insulin resistance and lipid metabolism32
METLIN-CCS Lipid Database: An authentic standards resource for lipid classification and identification32
Dysregulated cellular metabolism in atherosclerosis: mediators and therapeutic opportunities32
Histone butyrylation is a dietary link to epigenetics32
Publisher Correction: A subset of dopamine receptor-expressing neurons in the nucleus accumbens controls feeding and energy homeostasis32
Interleukin-17 as a key player in neuroimmunometabolism32
A dedicated recycling bin keeps muscle healthy32
Acarbose suppresses symptoms of mitochondrial disease in a mouse model of Leigh syndrome31
A proteo-transcriptomic map of non-alcoholic fatty liver disease signatures31
Fatty acid oxidation organizes mitochondrial supercomplexes to sustain astrocytic ROS and cognition31
Career pathways, part 731
Short-term effects of high-protein, lower-carbohydrate ultra-processed foods on human energy balance31
Metabolites are not genes — avoiding the misuse of pathway analysis in metabolomics31
Anticancer action of caloric restrictions via microbiota31
0.17023897171021