OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of Nutrition Research is 5. 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 2021-02-01 to 2025-02-01.)

Article	Citations
David Kritchevsky Graduate Student Award for Nutrition Research	135
Study Protocol, Menu Design, and Rationale for a Study Testing the Effects of a Whole Fruit-Rich Diet on Glycemic Control, Liver Fat, Pancreatic Fat, and Cardiovascular Health in Adults with Type 2 Di	78
Antiobesity effects of kimchi added with Jeju citrus concentrate on high-fat diet-induced obese mice	74
Kimchi attenuates endoplasmic reticulum stress-induced hepatic steatosis in HepG2 cells and C57BL/6N mice	67
Pecan-enriched diets decrease postprandial lipid peroxidation and increase total antioxidant capacity in adults at-risk for cardiovascular disease	55
Higher intakes of nutrients are linked with a lower risk of cardiovascular diseases, type 2 diabetes mellitus, arthritis, and depression among Korean adults	54
Beneficial effect of dietary geranylgeraniol on glucose homeostasis and bone microstructure in obese mice is associated with suppression of proinflammation and modification of gut microbiome	45
Suboptimal diet quality is associated with the incidence of type 2 diabetes mellitus in middle-aged and older populations in China: evidence from a population-based cross-sectional study	42
Dietary inflammatory index and lower glomerular filtration rate in Mexican adults	42
Composite Dietary Antioxidant Index is negatively associated with olfactory dysfunction among adults in the United States: A cross-sectional study	32
Baked cod consumption delayed the development of kidney and liver dysfunction and affected plasma amino acid concentrations, but did not affect blood pressure, blood glucose or liver triacylglycerol c	32
David Kritchevsky Graduate Student Award for Nutrition Research	31
David Kritchevsky Graduate Student Award for Nutrition Research	27
David Kritchevsky Graduate Student Award for Nutrition Research	27
David Kritchevsky Graduate Student Award for Nutrition Research	26
Ten weeks of Capsicum annuum L. extract supplementation did not change adipose tissue-derived hormones, appetite, body composition, and muscle strength when combined with resistance training in health	24
Glycemic load, but not glycemic index, is associated with an increased risk of ovarian cancer: A systematic review and meta‐analysis	23
Nutritional status changes in the treatment of substance use disorder: Relationship with substance craving	22
A polyphenol-rich açaí seed extract protects against 5-fluorouracil-induced intestinal mucositis in mice through the TLR-4/MyD88/PI3K/mTOR/NF-κBp65 signaling pathway	20
Iodine-specific food frequency questionnaire can evaluate iodine intakes of Chinese pregnant women	19
Protective effects of blueberries on vascular function: A narrative review of preclinical and clinical evidence	18
Maternal prenatal vitamin B12 intake is associated with speech development and mathematical abilities in childhood	18
Adherence to ketogenic dietary therapies in epilepsy: A systematic review of literature	18
Low dietary vitamin C intake is associated with low muscle strength among elderly Korean women	18
Famine exposure in adolescence is associated with a higher risk of overweight/obesity and abdominal obesity in adulthood: A meta-analysis	17

The dietary inflammatory index is inversely associated with depression, which is minimally mediated by C-reactive protein	17
Aicda deficiency exacerbates high-fat diet-induced hyperinsulinemia but not gut dysbiosis in mice	17
Adherence to the Mediterranean-DASH Intervention for Neurodegenerative Delay (MIND) diet and exposure to selenium species: A cross-sectional study	17
Severity of metabolic syndrome is greater among nonalcoholic adults with elevated ALT and advanced fibrosis	17
Tea consumption during the periconceptional period does not significantly increase the prevalence of neural tube defects: A systematic review and dose-response meta-analysis	16
Estimating fat-free mass in recreationally resistance-trained young men: Longitudinal and cross-sectional validation of different methods	15
Piperine attenuates hepatic steatosis and insulin resistance in high-fat diet-induced obesity in Sprague-Dawley rats	15
Better adherence to the Chinese Healthy Eating Index is associated with a lower prevalence of metabolic syndrome and its components	15
Plant-based diet index score is not associated with body composition: A systematic review and meta-analysis	15
Global trends indicate increasing consumption of dietary sodium and fiber in middle-income countries: A study of 30-year global macrotrends	15
Multiple trajectories of any intensities of physical activity are better than sustained sedentary time on improving waist circumference and body mass index among Chinese adults: China Health and Nutri	15
Feeding frozen complementary foods promotes food acceptance in infants: The randomized intervention trial Baby Gourmet	14
Caffeine intake is associated with less severe depressive symptoms in noncancer populations: an analysis based on NHANES 2007-2016	14
Cardiometabolic efficacy of multidisciplinary weight loss interventions is not altered in adolescents with obesity initially diagnosed or with a persistent metabolic syndrome	14
Iodine status of pregnant women residing in the urban Free State Province of South Africa is borderline adequate: The NuEMI study	14
Vitamin D supplementation does not alter inflammatory markers in overweight and obese individuals: A systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials	13
Liver transcriptome of rabbits supplemented with oral Moringa oleifera leaf powder under heat stress is associated with modulation of lipid metabolism and up-regulation of genes for thermo-tolerance,	13
Can the AI tools ChatGPT and Bard generate energy, macro- and micro-nutrient sufficient meal plans for different dietary patterns?	13
Maternal vitamin D deficiency influences long-chain polyunsaturated fatty acids and pregnancy outcome in association with alterations in one-carbon metabolism	13
Editorial office and Board Members	13
Higher concentrations of vitamin D in Canadian children with juvenile idiopathic arthritis compared to healthy controls are associated with more frequent use of vitamin D supplements and season of bir	12
Lactose intolerance: An update on its pathogenesis, diagnosis, and treatment	12
Whey protein supplementation improves postprandial glycemia in persons with type 2 diabetes mellitus: A systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials	12
Dietary flavonoids may have a protective and therapeutic effect in Parkinson disease: A systematic review	12
Potential molecular mechanisms of zinc- and copper-mediated antiviral activity on COVID-19	12
Metabolic dysfunction–associated steatotic liver disease: Time to get familiar with the new name for NAFLD	11
Guava leaf extract attenuated muscle proteolysis in dexamethasone induced muscle atrophic mice via ubiquitin proteasome system, mTOR-autophagy, and apoptosis pathway	11
Intestinal-level anti-inflammatory bioactivities of whole wheat: Rationale, design, and methods of a randomized, controlled, crossover dietary trial in adults with prediabetes	11
Coffee consumption is not associated with the risk of gastric cancer: An updated systematic review and meta-analysis of prospective cohort studies	11
A higher dietary alpha-linolenic acid intake is associated with lower colorectal cancer risk based on MUC4 rs2246901 variant among Korean adults	11
The neutropenic diet: Are well-cooked vegetables still good sources of nutrients? A mini-narrative review	11
Mechanistic basis and preliminary practice of butyric acid and butyrate sodium to mitigate gut inflammatory diseases: a comprehensive review	11
Vitamins, the gut microbiome and gastrointestinal health in humans	10
Vitamin D, immune function, and atherosclerosis. Where are we now?	10
Genetic factors involved in modulating lutein bioavailability	10
Omega-3 and Omega-6 Fatty Acids: Inverse Association with Body Fat Percentage and Obesity Risk	10
What factors influence sustainable and healthy diet consumption? A review and synthesis of literature within the university setting and beyond	10
The habitual degree of weight loss might be associated with specific fat and protein intakes during a period of weight maintenance in athletes used to weight variations: preliminary results from the W	10
Depression is associated with lower diet quality in both pre- and post-menopausal U.S. women: NHANES 2007-2018	10
Flaxseed supplementation significantly reduces hemoglobin A1c in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus: A systematic review and meta-analysis	10
Nutritional status and quality of life are associated with risk of sarcopenia in nursing home residents: a cross-sectional study	9
Dietary Inflammatory Index is associated with periodontitis risk in pregnant women with gestational diabetes mellitus	9
Senescence-mediated anticancer effects of quercetin	9
Comparison of diet quality of US adults based on primary motivation for following a vegetarian diet: A cross-sectional online study	9
Trimethylamine N-oxide reduction is related to probiotic strain specificity: A systematic review	9
MIND dietary pattern adherence is inversely associated with visceral adiposity and features of metabolic syndrome	8
Gut microbiota and inflammation analyses reveal the protective effect of medium-chain triglycerides combined with docosahexaenoic acid on cognitive function in APP/PS1 and SAMP8 mice	8
Personalized Nutrition Studies of Human Gut Microbiome-Polyphenol Interactions Utilizing Continuous Multi-Staged In Vitro Fermentation Models – A Narrative Review	8
Dietary protein interacts with polygenic risk scores and modulates serum concentrations of C-reactive protein in overweight and obese Malaysian adults	8
Urinary metals are associated with obesity in U.S. children and adolescents: A cross-sectional study	8

Antioxidant and Inflammatory Potential of Diet is Associated with Risk of Asthma-Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Overlap: Findings from NHANES (2003-2018)	8
Dietary salt intake increases with age in Japanese adults	8
Dietary inflammatory index predicts cancer mortality in male patients but not female patients: results from NHANES 1999-2014	8
Predictive models built upon annotated and validated intake biomarkers in urine using paired or unpaired analysis helped to classify cranberry juice consumers in a randomized, double-blinded, placebo-	8
Dietary supplementation with myo-inositol reduces high-fructose diet-induced hepatic ChREBP binding and acetylation of histones H3 and H4 on the Elovl6 gene in rats	7
Vitamin D restriction and/or a high-fat diet influence intestinal alkaline phosphatase activity and serum endotoxin concentration, increasing the risk of metabolic endotoxemia in rats	7
Editorial office and Board Members	7
Editorial office and Board Members	7
“Western” and “prudent” dietary patterns are associated with breast cancer among Mexican pre- and postmenopausal women	7
The Dietary Inflammatory Index is associated with diet quality and nutrient intake during the gestational period	7
High-fat meals do not affect thrombin formation and fibrin clot lysis in individuals with obesity during intentional weight loss	7
25-hydroxyvitamin D concentration is positively associated with overall survival in advanced pancreatic cancer: A systematic review and meta-analysis	7
Editor’s Corner: 2021 Updates from the Editor-in-Chief of Nutrition Research	7
Increased body weight and central adiposity markers are positively associated with the 20-year incidence of cardiovascular disease: The ATTICA epidemiological study (2002–2022)	7
A high glycemic index and glycemic load increased the risk of gastric cancer: A case-control study in Korea	7
Maternal dietary copper deficiency induces cardiomyopathy and liver injury in mice by activating autophagy	7
Vitamin D is directly associated with favorable glycemic, lipid, and inflammatory profiles in individuals with at least one component of metabolic syndrome irrespective of total adiposity: Pró-Saúde S	7
An empirically derived “prudent” dietary pattern is associated with lower obesity occurrence: Modeling and mapping from a national nutrition survey	7
Empirical dietary inflammatory pattern and metabolic syndrome: prospective association in participants with and without type 1 diabetes mellitus in the coronary artery calcification in type 1 diabetes	7
Quamoclit angulata extract supplementation attenuates hepatic damage via regulation of AMPK/SIRT associated hepatic lipid metabolism in streptozotocin and high fat diet–induced T2DM mice	7
Lysine-rich rice partially enhanced the growth and development of skeletal system with better skeletal microarchitecture in young rats	7
Adherence to the Mediterranean lifestyle pattern is associated with favorable weight loss outcomes: the MedWeight study	7
Reduced circulating folate among older adults caused by continuous work: nested cross-sectional study conducted in a country with folic acid fortification program	7
Daily olive oil intake is feasible to reduce trigeminal neuralgia facial pain: A pilot study	6
Eight weeks of intermittent fasting versus calorie restriction does not alter eating behaviors, mood, sleep quality, quality of life and cognitive performance in women with overweight	6
Increased consumption of ultra-processed foods during pregnancy is associated with sociodemographic, behavioral, and obstetric factors: A cohort study	6
Bile acids induced hepatic lipid accumulation in mice by inhibiting mRNA expression of patatin-like phospholipase domain containing 3 and microsomal triglyceride transfer protein	6
Editorial office and Board Members	6
Newly developed dietary assessment tools for lutein and zeaxanthin are correlated with 24-hour diet recalls, but are not a valid measure of intake in Australian and United Kingdom adults	6
Wheat germ peptide improves glucose metabolism and insulin resistance in HepG2 hepatocytes via regulating SOCS3/IRS1/Akt pathway	6
Improved glycemic control either alone, or combined with antioxidant supplementation, fails to restore blood glutathione or markers of oxidative stress in adolescents with poorly controlled type 1 dia	6
Inhibition of fat accumulation, lipid dysmetabolism, cardiac inflammation, and improved nitric oxide signalling mediate the protective effects of lycopene against cardio-metabolic disorder in obese fe	6
Benzyl isothiocyanate inhibits TNFα-driven lipolysis via suppression of the ERK/PKA/HSL signaling pathway in 3T3-L1 adipocytes	6
Folate, vitamin B6, and vitamin B12 intakes are negatively associated with the prevalence of hypertension: A national population-based study	6
David Kritchevsky Graduate Student Award for Nutrition Research	6
Editorial office and Board Members	6
Corrigendum to “Anthocyanin supplementation improves obesity-related inflammatory characteristics: A systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials” [Nutrition Research 2023;116:1	6
Maternal programming by high-energy diets primes ghrelin sensitivity in the offspring of rats exposed to chronic immobilization stress	6
Positive feedback loop between dietary nitrate intake and oral health	6
Poor vitamin D status was associated with increased appendicular fat deposition in US Adults: Data from 2011–2018 National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey	6
The Brazilian Cardioprotective Nutritional (BALANCE) Program improves diet quality in patients with established cardiovascular disease: Results from a multicenter randomized controlled trial	6
Daily folate consumption is associated with reduced all-cause and cardiovascular disease mortality among US adults with diabetes, prediabetes, or insulin resistance	5
Proportional bias of multifrequency bioimpedance analysis is larger in Hispanic females than males	5
Ultra-processed foods increase noncommunicable chronic disease risk	5
Adiponectin/leptin ratio increases after a 12-week very low-carbohydrate, high-fat diet, and exercise training in healthy individuals: A non-randomized, parallel design study	5
Lactobacillus paracasei L9 ameliorated obesity-associated metabolic parameters and relevant gut microbiota in mice fed a high-fat diet	5
Chemopreventive and therapeutic properties of anthocyanins in breast cancer: A comprehensive review	5
The potential cardioprotective bioactive compounds in fermented alcoholic beverages: Mechanisms, challenges, and opportunities in beer and wine	5
Eight weeks of daily cottonseed oil intake attenuates postprandial angiopoietin-like proteins 3 and 4 responses compared to olive oil in adults with hypercholesterolemia: A secondary analysis of a ran	5
Dietary sodium intake remains high in Brazil: Data from the Brazilian National Dietary Surveys, 2008-2009 and 2017-2018	5
Maternal fructose consumption downregulates hippocampal catalase expression via DNA methylation in rat offspring	5
The MTHFR C677T/A1298C polymorphism is associated with increased risk of microangiopathy in type 2 diabetes mellitus: A systematic review and meta-analysis	5
The consumption of energy dense snacks and some contextual factors of snacking may contribute to higher energy intake and body weight in adults	5
Almond Consumption for 8 Weeks Differentially Modulates Metabolomic Responses to an Acute Glucose Challenge Compared to Crackers in Young Adults	5
Low body mass index is associated with reduced intratumoral CD4+ T-lymphocyte infiltration in laryngeal squamous cell carcinoma patients	5
Yacon (Smallanthus sonchifolius) and kefir improved intestinal and bone health but without symbiotic benefits in rats	5
G protein-coupled receptors: Key molecules in metabolic associated fatty liver disease development	5
Higher lacto-vegetarian dietary score is associated with reduced risk of postmenopausal osteoporosis: A case-control study in a sample of Iranian postmenopausal women	5