OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The H4-Index of Journal of Functional Foods is 41. 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 2021-11-01 to 2025-11-01.)

Article	Citations
Wheat alkylresorcinols modulate high-fat diet induced hepatic steatosis and insulin resistance through activating AMPK signaling pathway	229
Association between the composite dietary antioxidant index and prevalence of kidney stone disease in adults: A nationally representative cross-sectional study	149
Anti-aging effect of recombinant Morchella eximia immunomodulatory protein on Caenorhabditis elegans	132
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	124
The memory-improving effect of Hizikia forsiforme functional oil microcapsule (HFFOM) prepared by subcritical extraction and complex coacervational embedding	121
Application and mechanism of natural products and nutrient elements in COVID-19	107
Neuroprotective effects of Olea europaea L. leaf extract on neuroinflammation and memory impairment induced by toluene and noise exposure: Assessing brain changes in rat	97
Efficacy of natural eggshell membrane for knee osteoarthritis: A randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled clinical trial	95
Intestinal immunomodulatory activity of indigestible glucan in mice and its utilization by intestinal bacteria in vitro	92
Body weight regulation of a low molecular weight xanthan gum on normal mice via gut microbiota	80
Development of hypoallergenic ovalbumin with improving functional properties by AAPH and acrolein treatment	79
Paeoniflorin attenuates oxidative stress injury and improves mitochondrial membrane potential in human EA.hy926 endothelial cell through p-eIF2α and CHOP signaling	78
Lotus seed resistant starch decreases the blood lipid and regulates the serum bile acids profiles in hyperlipidemic rats	76
Alliin, capsaicin, and gingerol attenuate endoplasmic reticulum stress-induced hepatic steatosis in HepG2 cells and C57BL/6N mice	70
Comparative studies on the anti-neuroinflammatory and antioxidant activities of black and red goji berries	70
Antioxidant and prebiotic activities of Laphet, fermented tea leaves in Myanmar, during in vitro gastrointestinal digestion and colonic fermentation	60
Effect of prebiotic fermentation products from primary human gut microbiota on an in vitro intestinal model	60
Effect of Gypenosides on the composition of gut microbiota and metabolic activity in the treatment of CCl4-induced liver injury in rats	60
Critical review of therapeutic potential of silymarin in cancer: A bioactive polyphenolic flavonoid	59
Weizmannia coagulans strain SANK70258 combined with galacto-oligosaccharides reduces fecal-p-cresol content and improves scaliness and skin roughness	58
Food-derived antioxidant ergothioneine improves sleep difficulties in humans	57
Investigation of herbal plant medicines Baishouwu on the mechanism of the digestion of body: A review	57
Hydroxycitric acid inhibits kidney stone through crystallization regulation and reduction of hyperoxalate-induced lipotoxicity	57
Pretreatment with egg white hydrolysate protects resistance arteries from damage induced after treatment with accidental cadmium exposure values	55
Nutritional characteristics and consumer attitudes towards burgers produced by replacing animal fat with oils obtained from food by-products	55

Hepatic lipidomics and proteomics analysis reveals the mechanism of Cyclocarya paliurus flavonoids in preventing non-alcoholic steatohepatitis in mice	54
Dietary L-theanine supplementation improves antioxidant capacity and lipid metabolism in finishing pigs	54
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	54
Effect of tea polyphenols on the prevention of neurodegenerative diseases through gut microbiota	53
miR-338-3p and miR-34a-5p act as antagonists in phycocyanin-mediated process of ameliorating glycometabolism in T2DM HepG2 cells	49
Levying evidence of the impact of Triphala in the mildly constipated human colon microbiota	48
Anti-inflammatory effect of anthocyanin-rich extract from banana bract on lipopolysaccharide-stimulated RAW 264.7 macrophages	48
Anti-obesity activity of lactic acid bacteria-starter-based kimchi in high-fat diet-induced obese mice	48
Interference of malvidin and its mono- and di-glucosides on the membrane — Combined in vitro and computational chemistry study	48
Purification and structural characterization of three novel anti-adhesive peptides against Helicobacter pylori from corn gluten meal	46
Luteolin improves nephropathy in hyperglycemic rats through anti-oxidant, anti-inflammatory, and anti-apoptotic mechanisms	45
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	44
In vitro antidiabetic activity of facheiro (Pilosocereus pachycladus) mucilage and its effects on glycaemic, renal and hepatic parameters in obese rats	43
Edible bird’s nest plays an immune regulation by influencing intestinal flora changes in mice	42
Widely targeted metabolomics, network pharmacology and molecular docking analyses exploring the mechanistic basis for the antioxidant activity of three golden camellia species	41
Nutraceutical versatility of Tyrosol: A review	41