OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The H4-Index of Food Control is 63. 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
Editorial Board	199
A study investigating heavy metals in salmonids products marketed in Spain	172
Evaluation of Eureka lemon quality during cold storage integrating hyperspectral imaging, 1H NMR and quality parameters in a multi-block data analysis perspective	145
LAMP assay coupled CRISPR/LbCas12a system in a single-tube method for visual detection of meat adulteration	131
Virulence, antimicrobial resistance, and dissemination of Campylobacter coli isolated from chicken carcasses in Brazil	122
Temporal dynamics of Escherichia coli O157:H7 transcriptomes on the surface of shredded lettuce	121
Enhancing bivalve depuration using a phage cocktail: An in vitro and in vivo study	120
NISIN and gilaburu (Viburnum opulus L.) combination is a cost-effective way to control foodborne Staphylococcus aureus	118
Development of the POLIVAR model using neural networks as a tool to predict and identify monovarietal olive oils	111
Antibacterial activity of plasma-treated polypropylene membrane functionalized with living Carnobacterium divergens in cold-smoked salmon	110
Microbial inactivation models of Salmonella Typhimurium in radio frequency treated eggs	110
Evaluation of the efficacy of ethanol, peracetic acid, and quaternary ammonium compounds against murine norovirus using carrier and suspension tests	109
Enhancing microorganism inactivation performance through optimization of plate-to-plate dielectric barrier discharge cold plasma reactors	107
Corrigendum to ’Italian tomato-based products authentication by multi-element approach: a mineral elements database to distinguish the domestic provenance’[Food control. 93. (2018). 211–218]	105
Examining market and weather events as signals of an increased probability of Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli outbreaks linked to romaine lettuce	101
Rapid collagen peptide mass fingerprinting as a tool to authenticate Pleuronectiformes in the food industry	98
Concentrations of toxic elements and health risk assessment in arum grown in arsenic-contaminated areas of Bangladesh	97
Impact of ultraviolet-C and peroxyacetic acid against murine norovirus on stainless steel and lettuce	97
Association between consumers’ food selection and differences in food labeling regarding efficacy health information: Food selection based on differences in labeling	96
The exotropia food safety cultural conundrum: A case study of a UK fish high-risk processing company	94
An enhanced visual detection assay for Listeria monocytogenes in food based on isothermal amplified peroxidase-mimicking catalytic beacon	93
The synergistic effect of thurincin H and power ultrasound: An alternative for the inactivation of Listeria innocua ATCC 33090 and Escherichia coli K-12 in liquid food matrices	93
Caviar products sold on Chinese Business to customer (B2C) online platforms: Labelling assessment supported by molecular identification	89
Prioritization of food – pathogen pairs in export refusals of fishery commodities from Indonesia	89
Quantification and risk assessment of pyrethroid residues in seafood based on nanoparticle-extraction approach	89

A guide to standardise artificial contamination procedures with protozoan parasite oocysts or cysts during method evaluation, using Cryptosporidium and leafy greens as models	88
Low-cost detection method for early-stage mildew in Hami melons based on hyperspectral image reconstruction using Sim-MST++	87
Wheat grain classification using hyperspectral imaging: Concatenating Vis-NIR and SWIR Data for single and bulk grains	87
First survey on the presence of mycotoxins in commercial bee pollen sourced from 28 countries	86
Identification of the animal origin of milk via Laser-Induced Breakdown Spectroscopy	84
Unveiling the cellular and molecular mode of action of Melaleuca cajuputi Powell. essential oil against aflatoxigenic strains of Aspergillus flavus isolated from stored maize samples	82
Antimicrobial activity of lime oil in the vapour phase against Listeria monocytogenes on ready-to-eat salad during cold storage and its possible mode of action	80
Artificial intelligence to detect unknown stimulants from scientific literature and media reports	79
Recent advances in the application of molecularly imprinted polymers (MIPs) in food analysis	79
Authentication of Pacific white shrimp (Litopenaeus vannamei) reared in freshwater and seawater areas using fatty acid profiles combined with chemometrics	78
Antibacterial activity of a polyphenol-rich haskap (Lonicera caerulea L.) extract and tannic acid against Cronobacter spp.	76
Factors affecting consumers’ food safety behavior in Vietnam	74
Inactivation of listerial biofilm on the food-contact surface using thymol and bio-modulated yeast microcarriers	74
A contamination-free and visual method using LAMP (loop-mediated isothermal amplification) and molecular beacon for sensitive and specific detection of rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss)	73
Occurrence and Co-exposure of aflatoxins and fumonisins in conventional and organic corn	73
Rapid and accurate detection of fish allergen within 30 min using a food nucleic acid releaser combined with rapid real time PCR assay	72
Combination of hydrocooling and thyme essential oil emulsion: Controls postharvest spoilage, maintains quality, and extends shelf-life of sweet cherry	72
Critical comparison of direct analysis in real time orbitrap mass spectrometry (DART-Orbitrap MS) towards liquid chromatography mass spectrometry (LC-MS) for mycotoxin detection in cereal matrices	72
Kinetics of bread physical properties in baking depending on actual finely controlled temperature	71
Identification by means of molecular tools of the microbiota responsible for the formation of histamine accumulated in commercial cheeses in Spain	71
A novel fluorescent aptasensor based on H-shaped DNA nanostructure and hollow carbon-doped nitrogen nanospheres for sensitive detection of AFB1	71
Residue behavior and quality influence of tolfenpyrad and cyromazine in cowpea during simulated household washing process	70
Reduction of ochratoxin A from contaminated food by Lactobacillus rhamnosus Bm01	70
Decontamination of deoxynivalenol in Indica rice by cold plasma and the determination of major degradation products	69
Ensuring authenticity of cinnamon powder: Detection of adulteration with coffee husk and corn meal using NIR, MIR spectroscopy and chemometrics	68
Prediction of milk composition using multivariate chemometric modelling of infrared, Raman, and fluorescence spectroscopic data: A review	68
Pesticide residues in food of plant origin commercialized in Brazil from 2010 to 2020 – An update from the two national monitoring programs	67
Impacts of novel non-thermal processing (NTP) on anti-nutritional compounds of food grains and seeds	67
Postbiotic wash treatments: A novel post-harvest approach to reduce Salmonella and enhance egg safety	67
Laser-induced fluorescence spectroscopy enhancing pistachio nut quality screening	67
Rapid identification of A1 and A2 milk based on the combination of mid-infrared spectroscopy and chemometrics	67
Establishing a novel procedure to detect deviations from standard milk processing by using online Raman spectroscopy	66
Qualitative assessment on the chances and limitations of food fraud prevention through distributed ledger technologies in the organic food supply chain	66
Linking cocoa quality attributes to its origin using geographical indications	65
pH triggered on-demand tannic acid release via “open-close” of soybean isolate proteins spatial structure for shrimp preservation	64
Super absorbent resilience antibacterial aerogel with curcumin for fresh pork preservation	64
Multiplex detection of foodborne pathogens by real-time loop-mediated isothermal amplification on a digital microfluidic chip	64
A cyclodextrin metal-organic framework loaded with terpinen-4-ol and its application to control gray mold in strawberry	63
Changes of phenolic profile and antioxidant activity during cold storage of functional flavored yogurt supplemented with mulberry pomace	63
Degradation efficiency and products of deoxynivalenol treated by cold plasma and its application in wheat	63
Recent advances in aptamer-based optical and electrochemical biosensors for detection of pesticides and veterinary drugs	63
Quantitative exposure assessment of Listeria monocytogenes cross-contamination from raw to ready-to-eat meat under different food-handling scenarios	63