OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of Nutrition Journal 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 2021-04-01 to 2025-04-01.)

Article	Citations
Does vitamin D affect strength and speed characteristics and testosterone concentration in elite young track and field athletes in the North European summer?	191
Agreement between 24-hour urine and 24-hour food recall in measuring salt intake in primary school children in Australia	80
Trajectories of adherence to an obesogenic dietary pattern and changes in diet quality, food intake, and adiposity during adolescence	64
Mendelian randomization of serum micronutrients and osteoarthritis risk: focus on zinc	61
Time-restricted eating (TRE) for obesity in general practice: study protocol of a controlled, randomized implementation study (INDUCT) within the Research Practice Network Baden-Wuerttemberg (FoPraNet	54
Association of dietary fiber intake with newly-diagnosed type 2 diabetes mellitus in middle-aged Chinese population	42
Reply to: Meta-analysis of vitamin D supplementation and hemoglobin concentration: methodological faults obscure the interpretation of the data	41
Associations between estimation of salt intake and salt-restriction spoons and hypertension status in patients with poorly controlled hypertension: a community-based study from Huzhou City, Eastern Ch	39
Types of dietary sugars and carbohydrates, cardiometabolic risk factors, and risk of diabetes: a cohort study from the general Danish population	38
Association between early dietary patterns and cardiometabolic health at age 8: a confirmatory analysis of the European Childhood Obesity Project	32
An exploratory study of serum creatine kinase as a prognostic marker for patients with resectable pancreatic cancer: looking into the relationship with body composition	30
Burden of diseases attributable to excess body weight in 204 countries and territories, 1990–2019	30
Validation of the role of apolipoproteins in coronary artery disease patients with impaired kidney function for prognosis: a prospective cohort study in China	30
Dietary carotenoid intakes and biological aging among US adults, NHANES 1999–2018	29
Association of sugar intake from different sources with cardiovascular disease incidence in the prospective cohort of UK Biobank participants	28
Genetic variants in epoxyeicosatrienoic acid processing and degradation pathways are associated with gestational diabetes mellitus	28
Having breakfast has no clinically relevant effect on bioelectrical impedance measurements in healthy adults	27
Seafood intake in childhood/adolescence and the risk of obesity: results from a Nationwide Cohort Study	27
Mediterranean diet lowers risk of new-onset diabetes: a nationwide cohort study in China	23
The effect of prebiotic fibre on the gut microbiome and surgical outcomes in patients with prosthetic joint infection (PENGUIN) - study protocol for a randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled tria	23
Prospective study of dietary mushroom intake and risk of mortality: results from continuous National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) 2003-2014 and a meta-analysis	22
Food insecurity and its determinants among adults in North and South India	22
Effect of omega-3 supplementation on lipid profile in children and adolescents: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized clinical trials	22
Sensory processing and child appetitive traits: findings from the ROLO longitudinal birth cohort study	22
Dietary inflammatory index and cardiovascular disease risk in Hispanic women from the Women’s Health Initiative	22

“Association between dietary inflammatory index (DII) and risk of irritable bowel syndrome: a case-control study”	21
Healthy U.S.-style dietary patterns can be modified to provide increased energy from protein	21
Effects of supplementation with main coffee components including caffeine and/or chlorogenic acid on hepatic, metabolic, and inflammatory indices in patients with non-alcoholic fatty liver disease and	21
Association of admission cortisol levels with outcomes and treatment response in patients at nutritional risk	21
Impact of the COVID-19 lockdown on household diet diversity in rural Bihar, India: a longitudinal survey	21
A Bidirectional Mendelian Randomization Study to evaluate the causal role of reduced blood vitamin D levels with type 2 diabetes risk in South Asians and Europeans	20
Clinically-diagnosed vitamin deficiencies and disorders in the entire United States military population, 1997–2015	20
Female dietary patterns and outcomes of in vitro fertilization (IVF): a systematic literature review	19
Characterisation, procedures and heritability of acute dietary intake in the Twins UK cohort: an observational study	19
Weight gain attempts and diet modification efforts among adults in five countries: a cross-sectional study	18
High vitamin K status is prospectively associated with decreased left ventricular mass in women: the Hoorn Study	18
Scaling-up food policies in the Pacific Islands: protocol for policy engagement and mixed methods evaluation of intervention implementation	17
Relationship between caffeine intake and thyroid function: results from NHANES 2007–2012	17
NCGS like IBS ‘type’ symptoms is a diagnosis of exclusion	16
Dietary networks identified by Gaussian graphical model and general and abdominal obesity in adults	16
Association between dietary inflammatory index scores and the increased disease activity of rheumatoid arthritis: a cross-sectional study	16
Pre-analytical and analytical procedures to avoid loss of vitamin C. Comment on: “COVID-19: up to 82% critically ill patients had low vitamin C values”	16
Experiences participating in federal nutrition assistance programs during the early months of the COVID-19 pandemic: an investigation in Vermont	16
Consumption of meals prepared away from home is associated with inadequacy of dietary fiber, vitamin C and mineral intake among Japanese adults: analysis from the 2015 National Health and Nutrition Su	16
Partnering for prevention in under-resourced communities: a randomized pilot study	15
Evolution of dietary patterns in Flanders: an ecological trend study on best-selling cookbook recipes (2008–2018) and their correlation with household purchases	14
Association of serum 25-hydroxyvitamin D concentrations with all-cause and cause-specific mortality among individuals with gout and hyperuricemia	14
Correlation between serum trimethylamine-N-oxide and body fat distribution in middle-aged and older adults: a prospective cohort study	14
Validity and reliability of a semi-quantitative food frequency questionnaire in groups at high risk for cardiovascular diseases	14
Trends and disparities in prevalence of cardiometabolic diseases by food security status in the United States	13
Association of tea consumption with life expectancy in US adults	12
Correction: Magnesium intake and all-cause mortality after stroke: a cohort study	12
Dietary phytochemical index in relation to risk of glioma: a case-control study in Iranian adults	12
Relationship between sex, APOE genotype, endocannabinoids and cognitive change in older adults with metabolic syndrome during a 3-year Mediterranean diet intervention	12
Consuming spicy food and type 2 diabetes incidence in Southwestern Chinese aged 30–79: a prospective cohort study	12
Serum levels of vitamin B12 combined with folate and plasma total homocysteine predict ischemic stroke disease: a retrospective case-control study	12
Circulating concentrations of bile acids and prevalent chronic kidney disease among newly diagnosed type 2 diabetes: a cross-sectional study	12
Correction: Diet quality in young adulthood and sleep at midlife: a prospective analysis in the Bogalusa Heart Study	11
Neck circumference, waist-to-height ratio, Chinese visceral adiposity index and incident heart failure	11
Analyzing dietary exposure to critical nutrients on a plant-based diet using the food- and total nutrient index	11
Correction: An unbiased, sustainable, evidence-informed Universal Food Guide: a timely template for national food guides	11
SWAP-MEAT Athlete (study with appetizing plant-food, meat eating alternatives trial) – investigating the impact of three different diets on recreational athletic performance: a randomized crossover tr	11
Curcumin extract improves beta cell functions in obese patients with type 2 diabetes: a randomized controlled trial	11
Low-calorie diets and remission of type 2 diabetes in Chinese: phenotypic changes and individual variability	11
The effects of portfolio moderate-carbohydrate and ketogenic diets on anthropometric indices, metabolic status, and hormonal levels in overweight or obese women with polycystic ovary syndrome: a rando	11
Food insecurity among households with children during the COVID-19 pandemic: results from a study among social media users across the United States	11
The efficacy of vitamin D supplementation for irritable bowel syndrome: a systematic review with meta-analysis	10
Effect of soluble fiber on blood pressure in adults: a systematic review and dose–response meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials	10
Gardening and subjective cognitive decline: a cross-sectional study and mediation analyses of 136,748 adults aged 45+ years	10
Potassium levels and the risk of all-cause and cardiovascular mortality among patients with cardiovascular diseases: a meta-analysis of cohort studies	10
“We think about the quantity more”: factors influencing emerging adults’ food outlet choice in a university food environment, a qualitative enquiry	10
Combined 25-hydroxyvitamin D concentrations and physical activity on mortality in US stroke survivors: findings from the NHANES	10
The effects of L-carnitine supplementation on inflammation, oxidative stress, and clinical outcomes in critically Ill patients with sepsis: a randomized, double-blind, controlled trial	10
A review of statistical methods for dietary pattern analysis	10
Effect of probiotic fermented dairy products on incidence of respiratory tract infections: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized clinical trials	10

Association of vitamin D and platelet-to-lymphocyte ratio in treatment escalation risk for newly diagnosed Crohn’s disease adults	10
Adherence to French dietary guidelines is associated with a reduced risk of mortality in the E3N French prospective cohort	10
Effect of nutrition education integrating the health belief model and theory of planned behavior on dietary diversity of pregnant women in Southeast Ethiopia: a cluster randomized controlled trial	10
Multiomics approach reveals the comprehensive interactions between nutrition and children’s gut microbiota, and microbial and host metabolomes	10
Efficacy of Global Leadership Initiative on Malnutrition as potential cachexia screening tool for patients with solid cancer	10
Adherence to diabetes risk reduction diet is associated with metabolic health status in adolescents with overweight or obesity	9
Insights into the cardiovascular benefits of taurine: a systematic review and meta-analysis	9
Dietary intake of fatty acids and risk of pancreatic cancer: Golestan cohort study	9
Assessing the relation between alcohol consumption and risk of disease and mortality – reply	9
Breakfast quality and its sociodemographic and psychosocial correlates among Italian children, adolescents, and adults from the Italian Nutrition & HEalth Survey (INHES) study	9
Validity and reproducibility of the PERSIAN Cohort food frequency questionnaire: assessment of major dietary patterns	9
Greater adherence to the Mediterranean diet pattern in the United States is associated with sustainability trade-offs	9
Towards objective measurements of habitual dietary intake patterns: comparing NMR metabolomics and food frequency questionnaire data in a population-based cohort	9
Effects of vitamin D supplementation on liver fibrogenic factors, vitamin D receptor and liver fibrogenic microRNAs in metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease (MASLD) patients: an exp	9
Brief instruments for measuring nutrition literacy - the Nutrition Health Literacy Scale and the Self-Perceived Food Literacy Scale Short Form	8
Analysis of different plant- and animal-based dietary patterns and their relationship with serum uric acid levels in Chinese adults	8
Association between novel dietary and lifestyle inflammation indices with risk of breast cancer (BrCa): a case–control study	8
A multi-centre survey on hospital malnutrition: result of PNSI study	7
Determinants of mortality among under-five children admitted with severe acute malnutrition in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia	7
Objective understanding of front of pack warning labels among Mexican children of public elementary schools. A randomized experiment	7
Higher oxidative balance score was associated with decreased risk of erectile dysfunction: a population-based study	7
Dietary macronutrient intake according to sex and trait anxiety level among non-diabetic adults: a cross-sectional study	7
Iodine nutrition status and thyroid autoimmunity during pregnancy: a cross-sectional study of 4635 pregnant women	7
Maternal feeding practices and toddlers’ fruit and vegetable consumption: results from the DIT-Coombe Hospital birth cohort in Ireland	7
Adherence to a healthy and potentially sustainable Nordic diet is associated with child development in The Norwegian Mother, Father and Child Cohort Study (MoBa)	7
The associations between evening eating and quality of energy and macronutrients and obesity: the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES), 2003–2016	7
Diet quality in relation to the risk of hypertension among Iranian adults: cross-sectional analysis of Fasa PERSIAN cohort study	7
Early life and socio-economic determinants of dietary trajectories in infancy and early childhood – results from the HSHK birth cohort study	7
Dietary carbohydrate quality and risk of breast cancer among women	7
Effect of topical applications of sunflower seed oil on systemic fatty acid levels in under-two children under rehabilitation for severe acute malnutrition in Bangladesh: a randomized controlled trial	7
Association between watching eating broadcast “Mukbang and Cookbang” and body mass index status in South Korean adolescents stratified by gender	7
Metabolic syndrome risk in adult coffee drinkers with the rs301 variant of the LPL gene	6
Association between nut consumption and mortality risk: a 20-year cohort study in Korea with a stratified analysis by health-related variables	6
Atopic heredity modifies the association between maternal vitamin D status in pregnancy and the risk of atopic disease in childhood: an observational study	6
Nitrate containing vegetables and dietary nitrate and nonalcoholic fatty liver disease: a case control study	6
Automated wearable cameras for improving recall of diet and time use in Uganda: a cross-sectional feasibility study	6
Associations between food groups and liver cancer: a systematic review and meta-analysis of observational studies	6
Healthy Nordic diet and associations with plasma concentrations of metabolites in the choline oxidation pathway: a cross-sectional study from Northern Sweden	6