OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The H4-Index of Food Control is 60. 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 2022-05-01 to 2026-05-01.)

Article	Citations
Editorial Board	228
Virulence, antimicrobial resistance, and dissemination of Campylobacter coli isolated from chicken carcasses in Brazil	165
Temporal dynamics of Escherichia coli O157:H7 transcriptomes on the surface of shredded lettuce	148
Microbial inactivation models of Salmonella Typhimurium in radio frequency treated eggs	141
Examining market and weather events as signals of an increased probability of Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli outbreaks linked to romaine lettuce	140
Rapid collagen peptide mass fingerprinting as a tool to authenticate Pleuronectiformes in the food industry	135
Preparation of responsive photonic crystals and their application in the detection of food hazards	129
Authentication of Pacific white shrimp (Litopenaeus vannamei) reared in freshwater and seawater areas using fatty acid profiles combined with chemometrics	129
Degradation efficiency and products of deoxynivalenol treated by cold plasma and its application in wheat	109
Prediction of milk composition using multivariate chemometric modelling of infrared, Raman, and fluorescence spectroscopic data: A review	107
LAMP assay coupled CRISPR/LbCas12a system in a single-tube method for visual detection of meat adulteration	105
Linking cocoa quality attributes to its origin using geographical indications	104
NISIN and gilaburu (Viburnum opulus L.) combination is a cost-effective way to control foodborne Staphylococcus aureus	99
First survey on the presence of mycotoxins in commercial bee pollen sourced from 28 countries	99
Impacts of novel non-thermal processing (NTP) on anti-nutritional compounds of food grains and seeds	98
Enhancing microorganism inactivation performance through optimization of plate-to-plate dielectric barrier discharge cold plasma reactors	97
Postbiotic wash treatments: A novel post-harvest approach to reduce Salmonella and enhance egg safety	95
Antibacterial activity of a polyphenol-rich haskap (Lonicera caerulea L.) extract and tannic acid against Cronobacter spp.	92
A cyclodextrin metal-organic framework loaded with terpinen-4-ol and its application to control gray mold in strawberry	91
Pesticide residues in food of plant origin commercialized in Brazil from 2010 to 2020 – An update from the two national monitoring programs	87
Qualitative assessment on the chances and limitations of food fraud prevention through distributed ledger technologies in the organic food supply chain	86
Recent advances in the application of molecularly imprinted polymers (MIPs) in food analysis	84
Blockchain technology for risk management in food supply chain: A systematic literature review on emerging themes and sustainability implications	83
pH triggered on-demand tannic acid release via “open-close” of soybean isolate proteins spatial structure for shrimp preservation	82
Combination of hydrocooling and thyme essential oil emulsion: Controls postharvest spoilage, maintains quality, and extends shelf-life of sweet cherry	82

Simultaneous heptamerization of nanobody and alkaline phosphatase by self-assembly and its application for ultrasensitive immunodetection of small molecular contaminants in agro-products	81
XAI-empowered IoT multi-sensor system for real-time milk adulteration detection	80
Super absorbent resilience antibacterial aerogel with curcumin for fresh pork preservation	80
Ozone and cold plasma: Emerging oxidation technologies for inactivation of enzymes in fruits, vegetables, and fruit juices	80
Development of the POLIVAR model using neural networks as a tool to predict and identify monovarietal olive oils	79
A contamination-free and visual method using LAMP (loop-mediated isothermal amplification) and molecular beacon for sensitive and specific detection of rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss)	78
Profiling bacterial communities and foodborne pathogens on food-associated surface following contact with raw beef, chicken and pork using 16S amplicon metagenomics	76
Editorial Board	75
Evaluation of the efficacy of ethanol, peracetic acid, and quaternary ammonium compounds against murine norovirus using carrier and suspension tests	73
Inactivation of listerial biofilm on the food-contact surface using thymol and bio-modulated yeast microcarriers	72
Residue behavior and quality influence of tolfenpyrad and cyromazine in cowpea during simulated household washing process	71
Identification of the animal origin of milk via Laser-Induced Breakdown Spectroscopy	71
The synergistic effect of thurincin H and power ultrasound: An alternative for the inactivation of Listeria innocua ATCC 33090 and Escherichia coli K-12 in liquid food matrices	71
Reduction of ochratoxin A from contaminated food by Lactobacillus rhamnosus Bm01	71
A novel fluorescent aptasensor based on H-shaped DNA nanostructure and hollow carbon-doped nitrogen nanospheres for sensitive detection of AFB1	70
Experimental determination of pesticide processing factors in milk during soft cheese and ricotta cheese production	70
Occurrence and Co-exposure of aflatoxins and fumonisins in conventional and organic corn	67
Metal concentrations and health risk assessment of spices and herbs from United Arab Emirates markets	66
Ensuring authenticity of cinnamon powder: Detection of adulteration with coffee husk and corn meal using NIR, MIR spectroscopy and chemometrics	65
Comprehensive inorganic elements profile in seafood from central Italy: nutritional properties, risk characterization and benefit–risk assessment	65
Wheat grain classification using hyperspectral imaging: Concatenating Vis-NIR and SWIR Data for single and bulk grains	65
Quantitative exposure assessment of Listeria monocytogenes cross-contamination from raw to ready-to-eat meat under different food-handling scenarios	65
Antibacterial activity of plasma-treated polypropylene membrane functionalized with living Carnobacterium divergens in cold-smoked salmon	65
Laser-induced fluorescence spectroscopy enhancing pistachio nut quality screening	64
Unveiling the cellular and molecular mode of action of Melaleuca cajuputi Powell. essential oil against aflatoxigenic strains of Aspergillus flavus isolated from stored maize samples	63
Accurate determination of aflatoxins in red peppers by isotope dilution ultrahigh-performance liquid chromatography–tandem mass spectrometry	62
Customized oral mucosal adhesive film applied with β-carotene-loaded delivery systems using an embedded 3D printing method	62
Factors affecting consumers’ food safety behavior in Vietnam	62
Low-cost detection method for early-stage mildew in Hami melons based on hyperspectral image reconstruction using Sim-MST++	62
Enhancing bivalve depuration using a phage cocktail: An in vitro and in vivo study	61
Infrared spectroscopy combined with deep learning to describe the textural properties of cooked rice from raw materials: revealing spectral variations and internal correlations during processing	61
Kinetics of bread physical properties in baking depending on actual finely controlled temperature	60
Enhancing food safety: A systematic review of electrochemical biosensors for pathogen detection – advancements, limitations, and practical challenges	60
Decontamination of deoxynivalenol in Indica rice by cold plasma and the determination of major degradation products	60
Antibacterial mechanism of the novel lipopeptide M3 against Listeria monocytogenes and its application in fish preservation	60
A study investigating heavy metals in salmonids products marketed in Spain	60
Evaluation of Eureka lemon quality during cold storage integrating hyperspectral imaging, 1H NMR and quality parameters in a multi-block data analysis perspective	60
Multiplex detection of foodborne pathogens by real-time loop-mediated isothermal amplification on a digital microfluidic chip	60
Rapid and accurate detection of fish allergen within 30 min using a food nucleic acid releaser combined with rapid real time PCR assay	60