OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The H4-Index of Journal of Functional Foods is 42. 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 2021-08-01 to 2025-08-01.)

Article	Citations
Wheat alkylresorcinols modulate high-fat diet induced hepatic steatosis and insulin resistance through activating AMPK signaling pathway	202
Development of hypoallergenic ovalbumin with improving functional properties by AAPH and acrolein treatment	129
Investigation of herbal plant medicines Baishouwu on the mechanism of the digestion of body: A review	122
Watermelon powder supplementation reduces colonic cell proliferation and aberrant crypt foci by upregulating p21Waf1/Cip1 expression	116
Application and mechanism of natural products and nutrient elements in COVID-19	111
Lentinan regulates the immune efficacy of macrophage for lung metastasis in triple negative breast	92
Intestinal immunomodulatory activity of indigestible glucan in mice and its utilization by intestinal bacteria in vitro	92
Bifidobacterium fermentation with infant formulas is associated with benefits for gut and brain barrier function	86
Hepatic lipidomics and proteomics analysis reveals the mechanism of Cyclocarya paliurus flavonoids in preventing non-alcoholic steatohepatitis in mice	81
The memory-improving effect of Hizikia forsiforme functional oil microcapsule (HFFOM) prepared by subcritical extraction and complex coacervational embedding	78
Association between the composite dietary antioxidant index and prevalence of kidney stone disease in adults: A nationally representative cross-sectional study	69
Efficacy of natural eggshell membrane for knee osteoarthritis: A randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled clinical trial	68
Neuroprotective effects of Olea europaea L. leaf extract on neuroinflammation and memory impairment induced by toluene and noise exposure: Assessing brain changes in rat	66
Lycopene can modulate the LRP1 and RAGE transporters expression at the choroid plexus in Alzheimer’s disease rat	65
Paeoniflorin attenuates oxidative stress injury and improves mitochondrial membrane potential in human EA.hy926 endothelial cell through p-eIF2α and CHOP signaling	62
Quercetin protects cadmium-induced kidney injury by regulating PI3K/AKT/mTOR and Nrf2/NQO1 pathways in rats	59
Interference of malvidin and its mono- and di-glucosides on the membrane — Combined in vitro and computational chemistry study	55
Retraction notice to “dietary fibre and phenolic-rich extracts from Musa paradisiaca inflorescence ameliorates type 2 diabetes and associated cardiovascular risks [J. Funct. Foods 31 (2017) 198–207]”	54
Edible bird’s nest plays an immune regulation by influencing intestinal flora changes in mice	53
Critical review of therapeutic potential of silymarin in cancer: A bioactive polyphenolic flavonoid	53
Polygonatum odoratum polysaccharide ameliorates the allergic airway inflammation through regulating the gut microbiota and inhibiting gut-lung migration of ILC2s	53
Anti-aging effect of recombinant Morchella eximia immunomodulatory protein on Caenorhabditis elegans	53
Body weight regulation of a low molecular weight xanthan gum on normal mice via gut microbiota	52
Structural characterization and immunomodulatory activity of a polysaccharide from Salvia miltiorrhiza and its sulfated derivative	50
Chemical constituents, health-promoting effects, potential risks and future prospective of Chinese herbal tea: A review	50

Pretreatment with egg white hydrolysate protects resistance arteries from damage induced after treatment with accidental cadmium exposure values	50
Vanillic acid attenuates doxorubicin-induced cardiotoxicity by regulating PINK1/Parkin/Mfn2 signaling pathway	49
Antioxidant and prebiotic activities of Laphet, fermented tea leaves in Myanmar, during in vitro gastrointestinal digestion and colonic fermentation	48
The intestinal microbiota and improving the efficacy of COVID-19 vaccinations	47
Alliin, capsaicin, and gingerol attenuate endoplasmic reticulum stress-induced hepatic steatosis in HepG2 cells and C57BL/6N mice	47
Immunomodulatory activity of polysaccharide from Arca granosa Linnaeus via TLR4/MyD88/NFκB and TLR4/TRIF signaling pathways	46
More than food: Study on the metabolites and bioactivity of edible flowers of Campylotropis polyantha (Leguminosae)	46
Cytoprotective effects of the fermented milk by Streptococcus thermophilus CGMCC 24468 against ROS damage in HaCaT cells	45
miR-338-3p and miR-34a-5p act as antagonists in phycocyanin-mediated process of ameliorating glycometabolism in T2DM HepG2 cells	44
Dietary L-theanine supplementation improves antioxidant capacity and lipid metabolism in finishing pigs	44
Astragaloside IV protects human trophoblast HTR8/SVneo cells from H2O2-Induced oxidative stress via Nrf2-Keap1-p62 feedback loop	44
Anti-inflammatory effect of anthocyanin-rich extract from banana bract on lipopolysaccharide-stimulated RAW 264.7 macrophages	43
Phlorofucofuroeckol-A refined by edible brown algae Ecklonia cava indicates anti-inflammatory effects on TNF-α/IFN-γ-stimulated HaCaT keratinocytes and 12-O-tetradecanoylphorbol 13-acetate-induced ear	42
Anti-inflammatory and immunomodulatory effects in vitro of polysaccharide- and polyphenol-rich extracts of white button and Turkey Tail mushrooms	42
Effect of tea polyphenols on the prevention of neurodegenerative diseases through gut microbiota	42
Potential role of sublingual-buccal absorption supplementation for binocular function improvement in myopia: A randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled clinical trial	42
Impact of orally-administered oligosaccharides in a murine model of food allergy	42