OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of Nutrition Research is 6. 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 2021-06-01 to 2025-06-01.)

Article	Citations
Global trends indicate increasing consumption of dietary sodium and fiber in middle-income countries: A study of 30-year global macrotrends	177
Urinary metals are associated with obesity in U.S. children and adolescents: A cross-sectional study	82
Trimethylamine N-oxide reduction is related to probiotic strain specificity: A systematic review	80
The habitual degree of weight loss might be associated with specific fat and protein intakes during a period of weight maintenance in athletes used to weight variations: preliminary results from the W	61
Genetic factors involved in modulating lutein bioavailability	57
Composite Dietary Antioxidant Index is negatively associated with olfactory dysfunction among adults in the United States: A cross-sectional study	53
Can the AI tools ChatGPT and Bard generate energy, macro- and micro-nutrient sufficient meal plans for different dietary patterns?	53
Protective effects of blueberries on vascular function: A narrative review of preclinical and clinical evidence	47
Comparison of diet quality of US adults based on primary motivation for following a vegetarian diet: A cross-sectional online study	44
Glycemic load, but not glycemic index, is associated with an increased risk of ovarian cancer: A systematic review and meta‐analysis	44
Yeast mannans promote laxation and specifically modulate microbiota composition in older adults: An open-label pilot study	36
Whey protein supplementation improves postprandial glycemia in persons with type 2 diabetes mellitus: A systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials	36
Plasma niacin is inversely associated with hyperlipidemia in participants with diabetes among Chinese adults	36
Yacon (Smallanthus sonchifolius) and kefir improved intestinal and bone health but without symbiotic benefits in rats	35
Higher dietary vegetable and fruit intake along with their biomarkers is inversely associated with all-cause mortality among cancer survivors	31
Seasonal variations in vitamin D do not change the musculoskeletal health of physically active ambulatory men with cerebral palsy: a longitudinal cross-sectional comparison study	30
The potential cardioprotective bioactive compounds in fermented alcoholic beverages: Mechanisms, challenges, and opportunities in beer and wine	26
Bile acids induced hepatic lipid accumulation in mice by inhibiting mRNA expression of patatin-like phospholipase domain containing 3 and microsomal triglyceride transfer protein	26
A lower ratio of reduced to total albumin in serum is associated with protein nutritional status of pregnant women in Japan	24
Lactobacillus paracasei L9 ameliorated obesity-associated metabolic parameters and relevant gut microbiota in mice fed a high-fat diet	24
Olive oil consumption confers protective effects on maternal-fetal outcomes: A systematic review of the evidence	23
Anthocyanin intake is associated with improved memory in older adults with mild cognitive impairment	23
Editorial office and Board Members	22
Intake of artificial sweeteners among adults is associated with reduced odds of gastrointestinal luminal cancers: a meta-analysis of cohort and case-control studies	21
Combination of vitamin D3 and fructooligosaccharides upregulates colonic vitamin D receptor in C57BL/6J mice and affects anxiety-related behavior in a sex-specific manner	21

Anthocyanin supplementation improves obesity-related inflammatory characteristics: A systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials	21
An increased intake of nutrients, fruits, and green vegetables was negatively related to the risk of arthritis and osteoarthritis development in the aging population	21
The microbiome as a major function of the gastrointestinal tract and its implication in micronutrient metabolism and chronic diseases	20
Editorial office and Board Members	20
Diets enriched with palm olein, cocoa butter, and extra virgin olive oil exhibited similar lipid response: a randomized controlled study in young healthy adults	19
Type 2–resistant starch and Lactiplantibacillus plantarum NCIMB 8826 result in additive and interactive effects in diet-induced obese mice	19
Birth weight, head circumference, and length of newborns are unaffected by maternal levels of vitamin B12 and folate	19
Quercetin protects against hyperglycemia-induced retinopathy in Sprague Dawley rats by regulating the gut-retina axis and nuclear factor erythroid-2–related factor 2 pathway	18
Low vegetable intake in pregnancy and associated maternal factors: A scoping review	18
Better diet quality is associated with reduced body pain in adults regardless of adiposity: Findings from the Whyalla Intergenerational Study of Health	18
Adherence to a “Western-type” dietary pattern is positively associated with the Apnea-Hypopnea Index in adults with obstructive sleep apnea	18
Cow's milk allergy in children impacts parental or caregiver calcium intake	18
Usual nutritional scores have acceptable sensitivity and specificity for diagnosing malnutrition compared to GLIM criteria in hemodialysis patients	17
Triglyceride-glucose index demonstrates reasonable performance as a screening tool but exhibits limited diagnostic utility for insulin resistance: Data from the ELSA-Brasil cohort	17
David Kritchevsky Graduate Student Award for Nutrition Research	17
Editorial office and Board Members	16
Race explains substantial variance in whole blood thiamine diphosphate concentrations	16
Adiposity and physical activity are among the main determinants of serum vitamin D concentrations in older adults: the EpiFloripa Aging Cohort Study	16
Prioritized research recommendations and potential solutions: addressing gaps surrounding dietary supplement ingredients for boosting brain health and optimizing cognitive performance	15
Macular pigment is inversely related to circulating C-reactive protein concentrations in school-aged children	15
David Kritchevsky Graduate Student Award for Nutrition Research	15
Positive attitudes toward legumes are associated with legume intake among adults in Puerto Rico	15
Eating disorder in children: Impact on quality of life, with a spotlight on autism spectrum disorder	15
David Kritchevsky Graduate Student Award for Nutrition Research	15
Mild methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase deficiency accelerates liver triacylglycerol and uric acid accumulation in fructose-fed mice	15
Zerumbone suppresses high glucose and LPS-induced inflammation in THP-1-derived macrophages by inhibiting the NF-κB/TLR signaling pathway	14
High red blood cell folate is associated with an increased risk of diabetes death among a hypertensive cohort	14
Acute consumption of pecans decreases angiopoietin-like protein-3 in healthy males: a secondary analysis of randomized controlled trials	14
Carbohydrate restriction during lactation: A systematic review	13
Protein restriction impairs the response activation/responsivity of MAPK signaling pathway of hematopoietic stem cells	13
A pro-inflammatory diet increases the risk of sarcopenia components and inflammatory biomarkers in postmenopausal women	13
Easy-to-learn Dietary Behavior Change Intervention Does Not Significantly Improve Diet Quality of College Students: A Randomized Controlled Trial	12
Suboptimal vitamin D status and overweight/obesity are associated with gut integrity and inflammation in minority children and adolescents: A cross-sectional analysis from the MetA-bone trial	12
Higher dietary glycemic index, intake of high-glycemic index foods, and insulin load are associated with the risk of breast cancer, with differences according to body mass index in women from Córdoba,	12
Fucoidan alleviated dextran sulfate sodium–induced ulcerative colitis with improved intestinal barrier, reshaped gut microbiota composition, and promoted autophagy in male C57BL/6 mice	12
Editorial office and Board Members	11
Docosapentaenoic acid-rich oil lowers plasma glucose and lipids in a mouse model of diabetes and mild obesity	11
David Kritchevsky Graduate Student Award for Nutrition Research	11
Omega-3 polyunsaterated fatty acids improve quality of life and survival, but not body weight in cancer cachexia: A systematic review and meta-analysis of controlled trials	11
Editorial office and Board Members	11
High-fat diet during early life reshapes the gut microbiome and is associated with the disrupted mammary microenvironment in later life in mice	11
Diet enriched in saturated fatty acids induces liver oxidative stress and elicits inflammatory pathways prior to metabolic disruption in perinatal protein undernutrition	11
Editorial office and Board Members	11
A moderate-fat diet containing soy protein does not differentially impact energy balance in male and female mice compared to dairy protein	11
Plasma metabolomics differentiating and predicting prognosis of coronary artery disease patients with distinct nutritional status	10
Evidence-based proposal for lowering Chinese tolerable upper intake level for selenium	10
Minimum dietary diversity is associated with lower risk of childhood underweight: Evidence from the 2019/2021 National Family Health Survey of India	10
Dietary inflammatory index predicts cancer mortality in male patients but not female patients: Results from NHANES 1999 to 2014	10
Microbiota-induced inflammation mediates the impacts of a Western diet on hippocampal-dependent memory	10
Apparently healthy young black adults report lower total fluid intake and exhibit higher plasma copeptin than young White adults	10

Self-reported engagement in healthy eating behaviors is associated with favorable dietary intake among adults in Puerto Rico	10
Jaboticaba peel improves postprandial glucose and inflammation: A randomized controlled trial in adults with metabolic syndrome	10
Personalized nutrition studies of human gut microbiome-polyphenol interactions utilizing continuous multistaged in vitro fermentation models–a narrative review	10
Blueberry intervention improves metabolic syndrome risk factors: systematic review and meta-analysis	10
Prognostic value of nutritional screening tools in hospitalized patients with decompensated heart failure: A systematic review and meta-analysis	10
Omega-3 and omega-6 fatty acids: Inverse association with body fat percentage and obesity risk	10
Dietary inflammatory index and lower glomerular filtration rate in Mexican adults	10
Eight weeks of intermittent fasting versus calorie restriction does not alter eating behaviors, mood, sleep quality, quality of life and cognitive performance in women with overweight	9
Bioactive compounds modulating Toll-like 4 receptor (TLR4)-mediated inflammation: pathways involved and future perspectives	9
Resistant starch improves cardiometabolic disease outcomes: A narrative review of randomized trials	9
Genetic variants in vitamin D metabolism-related genes are associated with vitamin D status and adiposity markers	9
Predictive models built upon annotated and validated intake biomarkers in urine using paired or unpaired analysis helped to classify cranberry juice consumers in a randomized, double-blinded, placebo-	9
Functional single-nucleotide polymorphism (rs762551) in CYP1A2 gene affects white coffee intake in healthy 20- to 40-year-old adults	9
Editorial office and Board Members	9
Three food pattern-based indices diagnose lactating women's nutritional inadequacies in Argentina: A clinimetric approach using diet quality indicators and breast milk biomarkers	9
Daily olive oil intake is feasible to reduce trigeminal neuralgia facial pain: A pilot study	9
A pro-inflammatory diet is associated with higher body adiposity in kidney transplant recipients	9
Tocotrienols protect differentiated SH-SY5Y human neuroblastoma cells against 6-hydroxydopamine-induced cytotoxicity by ameliorating dopamine biosynthesis and dopamine receptor D2 gene expression	9
An empirically derived “prudent” dietary pattern is associated with lower obesity occurrence: Modeling and mapping from a national nutrition survey	9
Chemopreventive and therapeutic properties of anthocyanins in breast cancer: A comprehensive review	9
25-hydroxyvitamin D concentration is positively associated with overall survival in advanced pancreatic cancer: A systematic review and meta-analysis	9
Wheat germ peptide improves glucose metabolism and insulin resistance in HepG2 hepatocytes via regulating SOCS3/IRS1/Akt pathway	9
Multiassay nutritional metabolomics profiling of low vitamin A status versus adequacy is characterized by reduced plasma lipid mediators among lactating women in the Philippines: A pilot study	9
Liver transcriptome of rabbits supplemented with oral Moringa oleifera leaf powder under heat stress is associated with modulation of lipid metabolism and up-regulation of genes for thermo-tolerance,	9
Maternal fructose consumption downregulates hippocampal catalase expression via DNA methylation in rat offspring	8
A low-dose prebiotic fiber supplement reduces lipopolysaccharide-binding protein concentrations in a subgroup of young, healthy adults consuming low-fiber diets	8
Regular, but not acute, green tea supplementation increases total antioxidant status and reduces exercise-induced oxidative stress: a systematic review	8
Medicinal benefits, biological, and nanoencapsulation functions of riboflavin with its toxicity profile: A narrative review	8
Green tea extract supplementation does not modify plasma concentration of F2-isoprostanes in women who are postmenopause: Findings from a randomized controlled trial	8
Metabolomic changes in severe acute malnutrition suggest hepatic oxidative stress: a secondary analysis	8
The relative validity of nutrition assessment methods for estimating infant carotenoid intake differs by assessment tool, nutrient database, and milk carotenoid adjustment method	8
Eight weeks of lentil consumption attenuates insulin resistance progression without increased gastrointestinal symptom severity: A randomized clinical trial	8
Biological activities of naringenin: A narrative review based on in vitro and in vivo studies	8
The MTHFR C677T/A1298C polymorphism is associated with increased risk of microangiopathy in type 2 diabetes mellitus: A systematic review and meta-analysis	8
Understanding the additional impact of prediabetes and type 2 diabetes mellitus on vitamin C requirements in people living with obesity	8
Hyperhomocysteinemia and low vitamin B12 are associated with the risk of early pregnancy loss: A clinical study and meta-analyses	8
Food insecurity is associated with metabolic syndrome among US adults: NHANES 2005–2016	8
A mechanistic review of the anticancer potential of hesperidin, a natural flavonoid from citrus fruits	8
Ginger alleviates mechanical hypersensitivity and anxio-depressive behavior in rats with diabetic neuropathy through beneficial actions on gut microbiome composition, mitochondria, and neuroimmune cel	7
Omega-3 Index improves after increased intake of foods with omega-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids among US service academy cadets	7
Use of serum folate and vitamin B12 concentrations	7
Dietary n-3 and n-6 polyunsaturated fatty acids differentially modulate the adiponectin and leptinmediated major signaling pathways in visceral and subcutaneous white adipose tissue in high fat diet i	7
Variants in GHRL, RETN, and PLIN1 are associated with obesity, diabetes, and metabolic syndrome, and influence food consumption in adults with obesity	7
Self-perceived weight and self-rated health have distinct relationships according to body mass index in Korean teenagers	7
Low sucrose diets protect long-term memory and EPA & DHA enriched diets alter insulin resistance in a mouse model of chemotherapy	7
Bugs got milk? Exploring the potential of lactose as a prebiotic ingredient for the human gut microbiota of lactose-tolerant individuals	7
Therapeutic roles of coenzyme Q10 in peripheral nerve injury-induced neurosensory disturbances: Mechanistic insights from injury to recovery	7
Editorial office and Board Members	7
David Kritchevsky Graduate Student Award for Nutrition Research	7
The beneficial cutoffs of vitamin D for metabolic syndrome varies by sex among the elderly Chinese population: A cross-sectional study	7
Gut dysbiosis induced by antibiotics is improved by tangerine pith extract in mice	7
Probiotic kefir consumption improves serum apolipoprotein A1 levels in metabolic syndrome patients: a randomized controlled clinical trial	7
Influence of polymorphisms in IRS1, IRS2, MC3R, and MC4R on metabolic and inflammatory status and food intake in Brazilian adults: An exploratory pilot study	7
David Kritchevsky Graduate Student Award for Nutrition Research	6
High-fructose corn syrup intake increases hepatic mitochondrial DNA copy number and methylation in adolescent rats	6
Snacking patterns throughout the life span: potential implications on health	6
Whole grain intake among young children ages 12 to 48 months participating in the Feeding Infants and Toddlers Study was higher in 2016 compared to 2008	6
Ketone therapy improves cardiac function and structure in rodents with heart failure: A systematic review and meta-analysis	6
High cholesterol-supplemented diet during gestation and lactation alters liver glycosaminoglycans and associated lipoprotein receptors and results in fat accumulation in adulthood	6
David Kritchevsky Graduate Student Award for Nutrition Research	6
Dietary vitamin D3 supplementation enhances splenic NK cell activity in healthy and diabetic male mice	6
Moderate-to-vigorous physical activity modulates the association between serum 25-hydroxyvitamin D and bone stiffness in European children and adolescents	6
Vitamin C status of pregnant and lactating women: negative associations with body weight and current smoking	6
Development and validation of new bioelectrical impedance equations to accurately estimate fat mass percentage in a heterogeneous Caucasian population	6
NTR Reviewer Thank You	6
Brain-derived neurotrophic factor gene rs925946 associates with Israeli females' obesity predisposition: An interaction between genetics, eating habits, and physical inactivity	6
David Kritchevsky Graduate Student Award for Nutrition Research	6
Serum iron concentration and leptin inversely relate, partially mediated by body mass index in American adults	6
Unraveling the link between magnesium and diabetic neuropathy: Evidence from in vitro to clinical studies	6
Pecan-enriched diet improves cholesterol profiles and enhances postprandial microvascular reactivity in older adults	6
Higher intakes of fruits, vegetables, and multiple individual nutrients is associated with a lower risk of metabolic syndrome among adults with comorbidities	6
Micronutrient supplement recommendations in pregnancy vary across a geographically diverse range of countries: a narrative review	6