OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The H4-Index of Journal of Functional Foods is 40. 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
Wheat alkylresorcinols modulate high-fat diet induced hepatic steatosis and insulin resistance through activating AMPK signaling pathway	184
Development of hypoallergenic ovalbumin with improving functional properties by AAPH and acrolein treatment	173
Investigation of herbal plant medicines Baishouwu on the mechanism of the digestion of body: A review	123
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]”	109
Watermelon powder supplementation reduces colonic cell proliferation and aberrant crypt foci by upregulating p21Waf1/Cip1 expression	109
Pre-clinical study of curcumin in the treatment of gastric Cancer	100
Application and mechanism of natural products and nutrient elements in COVID-19	88
Vanillic acid attenuates doxorubicin-induced cardiotoxicity by regulating PINK1/Parkin/Mfn2 signaling pathway	81
Intestinal immunomodulatory activity of indigestible glucan in mice and its utilization by intestinal bacteria in vitro	79
Lentinan regulates the immune efficacy of macrophage for lung metastasis in triple negative breast	76
Interference of malvidin and its mono- and di-glucosides on the membrane — Combined in vitro and computational chemistry study	74
Bifidobacterium fermentation with infant formulas is associated with benefits for gut and brain barrier function	74
Hepatic lipidomics and proteomics analysis reveals the mechanism of Cyclocarya paliurus flavonoids in preventing non-alcoholic steatohepatitis in mice	72
The memory-improving effect of Hizikia forsiforme functional oil microcapsule (HFFOM) prepared by subcritical extraction and complex coacervational embedding	63
Association between the composite dietary antioxidant index and prevalence of kidney stone disease in adults: A nationally representative cross-sectional study	61
Efficacy of natural eggshell membrane for knee osteoarthritis: A randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled clinical trial	59
Lycopene can modulate the LRP1 and RAGE transporters expression at the choroid plexus in Alzheimer’s disease rat	57
Neuroprotective effects of Olea europaea L. leaf extract on neuroinflammation and memory impairment induced by toluene and noise exposure: Assessing brain changes in rat	57
Paeoniflorin attenuates oxidative stress injury and improves mitochondrial membrane potential in human EA.hy926 endothelial cell through p-eIF2α and CHOP signaling	54
Antioxidant and prebiotic activities of Laphet, fermented tea leaves in Myanmar, during in vitro gastrointestinal digestion and colonic fermentation	53
Effect of tea polyphenols on the prevention of neurodegenerative diseases through gut microbiota	52
Anti-aging effect of recombinant Morchella eximia immunomodulatory protein on Caenorhabditis elegans	51
In vitro antidiabetic activity of facheiro (Pilosocereus pachycladus) mucilage and its effects on glycaemic, renal and hepatic parameters in obese rats	51
Alliin, capsaicin, and gingerol attenuate endoplasmic reticulum stress-induced hepatic steatosis in HepG2 cells and C57BL/6N mice	50
Purification and structural characterization of three novel anti-adhesive peptides against Helicobacter pylori from corn gluten meal	50

Immunomodulatory activity of polysaccharide from Arca granosa Linnaeus via TLR4/MyD88/NFκB and TLR4/TRIF signaling pathways	49
Cytoprotective effects of the fermented milk by Streptococcus thermophilus CGMCC 24468 against ROS damage in HaCaT cells	48
More than food: Study on the metabolites and bioactivity of edible flowers of Campylotropis polyantha (Leguminosae)	48
Dietary L-theanine supplementation improves antioxidant capacity and lipid metabolism in finishing pigs	47
Nutritional characteristics and consumer attitudes towards burgers produced by replacing animal fat with oils obtained from food by-products	46
Anti-obesity activity of lactic acid bacteria-starter-based kimchi in high-fat diet-induced obese mice	45
Hedysari Radix Praeparata Cum Melle repairs impaired intestinal barrier function and alleviates colitis-associated colorectal cancer via remodeling gut microbiota and metabolism	45
miR-338-3p and miR-34a-5p act as antagonists in phycocyanin-mediated process of ameliorating glycometabolism in T2DM HepG2 cells	44
Oral administration of viable or heat-inactivated Lacticaseibacillus rhamnosus GG influences on metabolic outcomes and gut microbiota in rodents fed a high-fat high-fructose diet	44
The intestinal microbiota and improving the efficacy of COVID-19 vaccinations	43
Astragaloside IV protects human trophoblast HTR8/SVneo cells from H2O2-Induced oxidative stress via Nrf2-Keap1-p62 feedback loop	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	41
Levying evidence of the impact of Triphala in the mildly constipated human colon microbiota	41
Body weight regulation of a low molecular weight xanthan gum on normal mice via gut microbiota	41
Effect of prebiotic fermentation products from primary human gut microbiota on an in vitro intestinal model	41
Study on the neuroprotective and sedative effects of the combination of jujuboside B and spinosin from Ziziphi Spinosae Semen	40
Effect of Gypenosides on the composition of gut microbiota and metabolic activity in the treatment of CCl4-induced liver injury in rats	40
Gut microbiota and intestinal FXR siganlling involved in the alleviation of mulberry (Morus alba L.) leaf ethanol extract on type 2 diabetes mellitus in db/db mice	40