OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The H4-Index of Drying Technology is 21. 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 2020-04-01 to 2024-04-01.)

Article	Citations
Effects of different drying methods on drying kinetics, physicochemical properties, microstructure, and energy consumption of potato (Solanum tuberosum L.) cubes	55
Progress in spray-drying of protein pharmaceuticals: Literature analysis of trends in formulation and process attributes	49
A comprehensive review of recent advances in renewable-based drying technologies for a sustainable future	46
Hybrid drying of food and bioproducts: a review	42
Cold plasma pretreatment improves the quality and nutritional value of ultrasound-assisted convective drying: The case of goldenberry	36
Drying technologies for edible insects and their derived ingredients	35
Hybrid microwave-hot air tunnel drying of onion slices: Drying kinetics, energy efficiency, product rehydration, color, and flavor characteristics	34
Microencapsulation of food bioactive components by spray drying: A review	33
Drying of organic blackberry in combined hot air-infrared dryer with ultrasound pretreatment	32
Production and characterization of infant milk formula powders: A review	31
Natural convection and direct type (NCDT) solar dryers: a review	31
Advances in spray drying of sugar-rich products	31
Thermal performance and economic analysis of an indirect solar dryer of wood integrated with packed-bed thermal energy storage system: A case study of solar thermal applications	30
Application of machine learning-based approach in food drying: opportunities and challenges	29
Pulsed vacuum drying of kiwifruit slices and drying process optimization based on artificial neural network	25
Preparation and characterization of sustained release pirfenidone loaded microparticles for pulmonary drug delivery: Spray drying approach	24
Optimization of pulsed electric field assisted drying process of black soldier fly (Hermetia illucens) larvae	23
Effects of different drying techniques on the quality and bioactive compounds of plant-based products: a critical review on current trends	23
Effect of high-humidity hot air impingement blanching and pulsed vacuum drying on phytochemicals content, antioxidant capacity, rehydration kinetics and ultrastructure of Thompson seedless grape	22
Recent advances in sludge dewatering and drying technology	22
Novel approaches based on ultrasound for spray drying of food and bioactive compounds	21
Microencapsulation of propolis by spray drying: A review	21