OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The H4-Index of npj Science of Food is 31. 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 2021-10-01 to 2025-10-01.)

Article	Citations
High-precision pest and disease detection in greenhouses using the novel IM-AlexNet framework	147
Lipid complexation reduces rice starch digestibility and boosts short-chain fatty acid production via gut microbiota	101
Molecular structure and characteristics of phytoglycogen, glycogen and amylopectin subjected to mild acid hydrolysis	92
Effect on quality and safety of hydrophilic reducing compounds integration into taralli via wine enrichment	90
Dietary methionine supplementation improves cognitive dysfunction associated with transsulfuration pathway upregulation in subacute aging mice	86
Microbial community structure of plant-based meat alternatives	74
Silver coated porous silicon microarray SERS platform for detecting aflatoxin B1 fumonisin B1 and ochratoxin A	68
Approach for quick exploration of highly effective broad-spectrum biocontrol strains based on PO8 protein inhibition	63
The power, potential, benefits, and challenges of implementing high-throughput sequencing in food safety systems	62
Chemometric study on the effect of cooking on bioactive compounds in tomato pomace enriched sauces	61
Cyanidin-3-O-glucoside enhances GLP-1 secretion via PPARβ/δ-β-catenin-TCF-4 pathway in type 2 diabetes mellitus	57
Effects of peroxidase and superoxide dismutase on physicochemical stability of fish oil-in-water emulsion	52
Monobutyrin can alleviate hepatic lipid dysmetabolism and improve liver mitochondrial ultrastructure and autophagy in high-fat diet mice	51
Mimicking the myoseptum in cultivated fish by manufacturing edible microalgae-rich nanofibers	50
Microcarrier-seeded muscle cells exhibit delayed differentiation in simulated microgravity compared to a terrestrial bioreactor	49
Evaluation of enzymatic protocols to optimize efficiency of bovine adipose tissue-derived mesenchymal stromal cell isolation	45
Utilization of plant-based foods for effective prevention of chronic diseases: a longitudinal cohort study	44
A sense of ginger fraud: prevalence and deconstruction of the China-European union supply chain	43
AI for food: accelerating and democratizing discovery and innovation	42
Enhancing sustainability in meat production through insect biorefinery	40
Sex differences in CYP450-based sodium dehydroacetate metabolism and its metabolites in rats	39
Integratomic investigation to assess the liver lipidomic and antiinflammatory activity of lupin protein hydrolysate	38
Evaluating the potential for contamination of leafy greens with Listeria when using retrofitted washing machines	38
Ginseng glucosyl oleanolate inhibit cervical cancer cell proliferation and angiogenesis via PI3K/AKT/HIF-1α pathway	33
Machine learning-based prediction of volatile compounds profiles in Saccharomyces cerevisiae fermentation simulating canned meat	33

Reprocessing seafood waste: challenge to develop aquatic clean meat from fish cells	32
A model framework to communicate the risks associated with aflatoxins	32
A systematic review of experimental studies on Salmonella persistence in insects	32
Occurrence and risk assessment of hydroxymethylfurfural in Iranian traditional breads using green chemistry	32
Assessing microplastic contamination in milk and dairy products	31
Fermentation modeling and machine learning for flavor prediction in low-sodium radish paocai with potassium chloride substitution	31
Evaluation of the antioxidant activity of the puerarin - β - lactoglobulin complex in vitro and in vivo	31
Convolutional neural network based on transfer learning for discriminating the fermentation degree of black tea	31