OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of Nutrition & Metabolism is 8. 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
Exploration of vitamin D metabolic activity-related biological effects and corresponding therapeutic targets in prostate cancer	118
Fruit and vegetable intake modifies the association between ultra-processed food and metabolic syndrome	105
The role of circulating polyunsaturated fatty acids in mediating the effect of BMI on leukocyte telomere length: analysis using Mendelian randomization	65
Editorial to introduce new section in journal “null results”	46
Does dietary nitrate boost the effects of caloric restriction on brain health? Potential physiological mechanisms and implications for future research	38
Sex- and age-specific associations of serum essential elements with diabetes among the Chinese adults: a community-based cross-sectional study	36
Inulin reduces visceral adipose tissue mass and improves glucose tolerance through altering gut metabolites	36
Association between haemoglobin A1c and all-cause and cause-specific mortality in middle-aged and older Koreans: a prospective cohort study	35
A plant-based meal reduces postprandial oxidative and dicarbonyl stress in men with diabetes or obesity compared with an energy- and macronutrient-matched conventional meal in a randomized crossover s	34
Composite dietary antioxidant index of antioxidant vitamins and sarcopenia risk: insights from the UK biobank and NHANES cohorts	33
Sanziguben polysaccharides inhibit diabetic nephropathy through NF-κB-mediated anti-inflammation	32
Prevalence and risk factors of metabolic associated fatty liver disease in the contemporary South China population	30
Association between frequency of dairy product consumption and hypertension: a cross-sectional study in Zhejiang Province, China	30
L-theanine prevents progression of nonalcoholic hepatic steatosis by regulating hepatocyte lipid metabolic pathways via the CaMKKβ-AMPK signaling pathway	29
Correction: The association between age of menopause and type 2 diabetes: a systematic review and meta-analysis	28
Association between metabolic score for insulin resistance and clinical outcomes: insights from the Tehran lipid and glucose study	27
Effect of probiotic supplementation on lipoprotein-associated phospholipase A2 in type 2 diabetic patients: a randomized double blind clinical controlled trial	26
Association between baseline and changes in serum uric acid and incident metabolic syndrome: a nation-wide cohort study and updated meta-analysis	26
The impact of macrosomia on cardiometabolic health in preteens: findings from the ROLO longitudinal birth cohort study	25
Dietary modulation for the hypertension risk group in Koreans: a cross-sectional study	25
Associations of serum arginine acid with sarcopenia in Chinese eldely women	24
Discovery of metabolic biomarkers for gestational diabetes mellitus in a Chinese population	22
Copper-catalyzed dicarbonyl stress in NAFLD mice: protective effects of Oleuropein treatment on liver damage	21
Alleviating the effect of quinoa and the underlying mechanism on hepatic steatosis in high-fat diet-fed rats	20
Gastrointestinal health and serum proteins are associated with BMD in postmenopausal women: a cross-sectional study	19

The effect of DASH diet on glycemic response, meta-inflammation and serum LPS in obese patients with NAFLD: a double-blind controlled randomized clinical trial	18
A low-calorie meal replacement improves body composition and metabolic parameters in shift workers with overweight and obesity: a randomized, controlled, parallel group trial	18
Time-restricted feeding improves blood glucose and insulin sensitivity in overweight patients with type 2 diabetes: a randomised controlled trial	18
Effects of exercise on high-fat diet–induced non-alcoholic fatty liver disease and lipid metabolism in ApoE knockout mice	18
The anti-diabetic effects of betanin in streptozotocin-induced diabetic rats through modulating AMPK/SIRT1/NF-κB signaling pathway	18
Association between dietary supplement use and mortality among US adults with diabetes: a longitudinal cohort study	18
Correction: The association between dietary quality scores with C-reactive protein and novel biomarkers of inflammation platelet-activating factor and lipoprotein-associated phospholipase A2: a cross-	17
U shape association between triglyceride glucose index and congestive heart failure in patients with diabetes and prediabetes	17
Body composition and body fat distribution in tissue-specific insulin resistance and in response to a 12-week isocaloric dietary macronutrient intervention	17
The association of serum betaine concentrations with the risk of new-onset cancers: results from two independent nested case-control studies	16
Independent and joint associations of body mass index, waist circumference, waist-height ratio and their changes with risks of hyperuricemia in middle-aged and older Chinese individuals: a population-	16
Dietary protein and the glycemic index handle insulin resistance within a nutritional program for avoiding weight regain after energy-restricted induced weight loss	16
ALDH7A1 rs12514417 polymorphism may increase ischemic stroke risk in alcohol-exposed individuals	16
Efficacy of intermittent fasting on improving liver function in individuals with metabolic disorders: a systematic review and meta-analysis	16
A secondary analysis of indices of hepatic and beta cell function following 12 weeks of carbohydrate and energy restriction vs. free-living control in adults with type 2 diabetes	15
Monitoring population salt intake using casual urinary sodium: Tehran Lipid and Glucose Study	15
Edible red seaweed Campylaephora hypnaeoides J. Agardh alleviates obesity and related metabolic disorders in mice by suppressing oxidative stress and inflammatory response	15
Associations of dietary oxidative balance score with sarcopenia in adults: an NHANES-based cross-sectional study	15
Association between hypertension and coffee drinking based on CYP1A2 rs762551 single nucleotide polymorphism in Taiwanese	15
Intermittent fasting regulates gut microbiota and serum metabolome profiles in middle-aged mice fed high-fat diet	14
Coenzyme Q10 supplementation improves adipokine profile in dyslipidemic individuals: a randomized controlled trial	14
Assessing nutritional adequacy ratios in women with and without binge eating disorder: a comprehensive evaluation	14
Alpha-linolenic acid inhibits hepatocellular carcinoma cell growth through Farnesoid X receptor/β-catenin signaling pathway	14
Unveiling the interplay among skin microbiota, cytokines, and T2DM: an insightful Mendelian randomization study	14
Preoperative administration of branched-chain amino acids reduces postoperative insulin resistance in rats by reducing liver gluconeogenesis	14
Dihydromyricetin ameliorates diet-induced obesity and promotes browning of white adipose tissue by upregulating IRF4/PGC-1α	14
Lifestyle interventions in later reproductive age women to offset cardiometabolic and bone disease: a scoping review	14
Glucosamine delays the progression of osteoporosis in senile mice by promoting osteoblast autophagy	14
Comprehensive evaluation of caloric restriction-induced changes in the metabolome profile of mice	14
Diverting hepatic lipid fluxes with lifestyles revision and pharmacological interventions as a strategy to tackle steatotic liver disease (SLD) and hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC)	13
Role of serum fasting glucagon in hypothyroidism-related nonalcoholic fatty liver disease	13
Correction to: Myricetin improves endurance capacity by inducing muscle fiber type conversion via miR-499	13
Clinical evidence of sesame (Sesamum indicum L.) products and its bioactive compounds on anthropometric measures, blood pressure, glycemic control, inflammatory biomarkers, lipid profile, and oxidativ	12
L-carnitine ameliorates the muscle wasting of cancer cachexia through the AKT/FOXO3a/MaFbx axis	12
Asiatic acid alleviates Ang-II induced cardiac hypertrophy and fibrosis via miR-126/PIK3R2 signaling	12
Effects of riboflavin deficiency and high dietary fat on hepatic lipid accumulation: a synergetic action in the development of non-alcoholic fatty liver disease	12
Quinoa ameliorates polycystic ovary syndrome via regulating gut microbiota through PI3K/AKT/mTOR pathway and autophagy	12
The role and possible mechanism of the long noncoding RNA LINC01260 in nonalcoholic fatty liver disease	12
The effect of iron dextran on vitamin D3 metabolism in SD rats	12
The association between parenteral nutrition and pancreatic injury in adult patients: a retrospective observational study	11
Aerobic exercise attenuates high-fat diet-induced glycometabolism impairments in skeletal muscle of rat: role of EGR-1/PTP1B signaling pathway	11
Oxyresveratrol attenuates bone resorption by inhibiting the mitogen-activated protein kinase pathway in ovariectomized rats	11
HMGCR as a promising molecular target for therapeutic intervention in aortic aneurisms: a mendelian randomization study	11
Association of serum magnesium and calcium with metabolic syndrome: a cross-sectional study from the Qatar-biobank	11
Correction: Antioxidant supplementation boosts the advantages of CrossFit workouts on oxidative and muscle damage markers in obese males	11
Visceral adiposity index outperforms conventional anthropometric assessments as predictor of diabetes mellitus in elderly Chinese: a population-based study	10
Ultra-processed food intake, diet quality, and risk of gestational diabetes mellitus: a cross-sectional analysis from the Mutaba’ah study	10
Associations between adrenal gland volume and adipose tissue compartments – a whole body MRI study	10
Browning of the white adipose tissue regulation: new insights into nutritional and metabolic relevance in health and diseases	10
The causal role of homocysteine in multiple diseases: a systematic review of Mendelian randomization studies	10

Interpretable machine learning framework to predict gout associated with dietary fiber and triglyceride-glucose index	10
Deciphering the causality between micronutrients and esophageal cancer via Mendelian randomization	10
Is the urinary iodine/creatinine ratio applicable to assess short term individual iodine status in Chinese adults? Comparison of iodine estimates from 24-h urine and timed-spot urine samples in differ	10
Prevalence and prognostic significance of malnutrition in diabetic patients with coronary artery disease: a cohort study	9
The difference between 2-hour post-challenge and fasting plasma glucose associates with the risk of cardiovascular disease in a normoglycemic population: the Tehran lipid and glucose study	9
Estradiol regulates intestinal ABCG2 to promote urate excretion via the PI3K/Akt pathway	9
Association of cerebrospinal fluid NPY with peripheral ApoA: a moderation effect of BMI	9
Dietary inflammatory potential, genetic predisposition, and incidence of Crohn’s disease and ulcerative colitis	9
The association between vitamin E intake and hepatic steatosis in general and obese populations	9
Application of deep learning to predict the low serum albumin in new hemodialysis patients	9
Association of dietary phytochemical index with metabolic markers, serum asymmetric dimethylarginine and atherogenic indices in patients with polycystic ovary syndrome	9
Healthy lifestyle scores associate with incidence of type 2 diabetes mediated by uric acid	9
Curcumin improves insulin sensitivity in high-fat diet-fed mice through gut microbiota	8
Lipidomic analysis of brain and hippocampus from mice fed with high-fat diet and treated with fecal microbiota transplantation	8
Comparisons of the effects of different flaxseed products consumption on lipid profiles, inflammatory cytokines and anthropometric indices in patients with dyslipidemia related diseases: systematic re	8
Weight cycling based on altered immune microenvironment as a result of metaflammation	8
Determination of the energy expenditure, sources, and loss of water among young adults	8
Taurine corrects lupus CD4+ T cell imbalance through inhibition of mTORC1 signaling	8
Correction to: Beneficial effects of the nutritional supplements on the development of diabetic retinopathy	8
Effect of Sinetrol® Xpur on metabolic health and adiposity by interactions with gut microbiota: a randomized, open label, dose–response clinical trial	8
Comparative mathematical modeling reveals the differential effects of high-fat diet and ketogenic diet on the PI3K-Akt signaling pathway in heart	8
The deletion of glucagon-like peptide-1 receptors expressing neurons in the dorsomedial hypothalamic nucleus disrupts the diurnal feeding pattern and induces hyperphagia and obesity	8
Metabolomic signatures for liver tissue and cecum contents in high-fat diet-induced obese mice based on UHPLC-Q-TOF/MS	8
Association between modified dietary inflammation index score and lumbar vertebrae bone mineral density in patients with hypertension: data from NHANES—a population-based study	8
The effects of the mediterranean diet supplemented with olive oils on pro-inflammatory biomarkers and soluble adhesion molecules: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials	8
Association between early-pregnancy serum C-peptide and risk of gestational diabetes mellitus: a nested case–control study among Chinese women	8