OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of International Journal of Food Sciences and Nutrition is 8. 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 2020-11-01 to 2024-11-01.)

Article	Citations
Nutritional assessment of plant-based meat analogues on the Swedish market	64
Nut and legume consumption and human health: an umbrella review of observational studies	43
Examination of the nutritional composition of alternative beef burgers available in the United States	40
Time restricted feeding and mental health: a review of possible mechanisms on affective and cognitive disorders	39
Gut microbiome changes induced by a diet rich in fruits and vegetables	38
Total, red and processed meat consumption and human health: an umbrella review of observational studies	37
Myo-inositol supplementation to prevent gestational diabetes in overweight non-obese women: bioelectrical impedance analysis, metabolic aspects, obstetric and neonatal outcomes – a randomized and open	25
The power of plants: how fruit and vegetables work as source of nutraceuticals and supplements	24
Vitamin C intake and multiple health outcomes: an umbrella review of systematic reviews and meta-analyses	23
A cross-country experimental study on consumers’ subjective understanding and liking on front-of-pack nutrition labels	23
Changes in the consumption of foods characterising the Mediterranean dietary pattern and major correlates during the COVID-19 confinement in Italy: results from two cohort studies	22
Fructose and high fructose corn syrup: are they a two-edged sword?	22
Reproducibility and validity of a food-frequency questionnaire (NFFQ) to assess food consumption based on the NOVA classification in adults	22
Chronotype and cardio metabolic health in obesity: does nutrition matter?	21
Adherence to the Mediterranean diet is an independent predictor of circulating vitamin D levels in normal weight and non-smoker adults: an observational cross-sectional study	21
Mediterranean diet – promotion and dissemination of healthy eating: proceedings of an exploratory seminar at the Radcliffe institute for advanced study	20
Nutrition and health or nutrients and health?	19
Effects of urolithins on obesity-associated gut dysbiosis in rats fed on a high-fat diet	19
Hepatoprotective and anti-inflammatory effects of a standardized pomegranate (Punica granatum) fruit extract in high fat diet-induced obese C57BL/6 mice	19
Historical changes in the mineral content of fruit and vegetables in the UK from 1940 to 2019: a concern for human nutrition and agriculture	19
Eating behaviour, physical activity and lifestyle of Italian children during lockdown for COVID-19	17
Habitual coffee and caffeinated beverages consumption is inversely associated with arterial stiffness and central and peripheral blood pressure	17
Prevalence of processed and ultra-processed food intake in Brazilian children (6–24 months) is associated with maternal consumption and breastfeeding practices	17
Effectiveness of the piperine-supplemented Curcuma longa L. in metabolic control of patients with type 2 diabetes: a randomised double-blind placebo-controlled clinical trial	17
Implementation of Christian Orthodox fasting improves plasma adiponectin concentrations compared with time-restricted eating in overweight premenopausal women	16

Improving sleep disturbances in obesity by nutritional strategies: review of current evidence and practical guide	16
Dietary isoflavones intake is inversely associated with non-alcoholic fatty liver disease, hyperlipidaemia and hypertension	15
Characteristics of spicy food consumption and its relation to lifestyle behaviours: results from 0.5 million adults	15
Gastric protein digestion of goat and cow milk infant formula and human milk under simulated infant conditions	15
A multiphase dietetic protocol incorporating an improved ketogenic diet enhances weight loss and alters the gut microbiome of obese people	15
Determinants of economic motivations for food choice: insights for the understanding of consumer behaviour	15
The use ofLactobacillus plantarumesterase genes: a biotechnological strategy to increase the bioavailability of dietary phenolic compounds in lactic acid bacteria	14
Wheat-durum pasta added of inactivated Bifidobacterium animalis decreases glucose and total cholesterol levels and modulates gut microbiota in healthy rats	14
Fish and human health: an umbrella review of observational studies	14
Introducing the Front-Of-Pack Acceptance Model: the role of usefulness and ease of use in European consumers’ acceptance of Front-Of-Pack Labels	14
Daily mocha coffee intake and psycho-cognitive status in non-demented non-smokers subjects with subcortical ischaemic vascular disease	14
Paraprobiotics obtained by six different inactivation processes: impacts on the biochemical parameters and intestinal microbiota of Wistar male rats	14
Adherence to a Mediterranean type of diet in the world: a geographical analysis based on a systematic review of 57 studies with 1,125,560 participants	13
The effect of chickpea flour and its addition levels on quality and in vitro starch digestibility of corn–rice-based gluten-free pasta	13
Cardiometabolic impacts of saturated fatty acids: are they all comparable?	13
The effect of a Mediterranean diet vs. a low-fat diet on non-alcoholic fatty liver disease in children: a randomized trial	12
Current and emerging trends in cereal snack bars: implications for new product development	12
Short-chain fatty acids, acetate and propionate, directly upregulate osteoblastic differentiation	12
Effectiveness of intermittent fasting to potentiate weight loss or muscle gains in humans younger than 60 years old: a systematic review	12
Is there a relationship between the ketogenic diet and sleep disorders?	12
Antioxidant, immunomodulatory, and anti-inflammatory effects of Spirulina in disease conditions: a systematic review	11
Antinociceptive effects of maqui-berry (Aristotelia chilensis (Mol.) Stuntz)	11
Potential of moringa leaf and baobab fruit food-to-food fortification of wholegrain maize porridge to improve iron and zinc bioaccessibility	11
A controlled human intervention trial to study protein quality by amino acid uptake kinetics with the novel Lemna protein concentrate as case study	11
What are the determinants of adherence to the mediterranean diet?	11
Probiotic red quinoa drinks for celiacs and lactose intolerant people: study of functional, physicochemical and probiotic properties during fermentation and gastrointestinal digestion	11
Changes in a Mediterranean lifestyle during the COVID-19 pandemic among elderly Italians: an analysis of gender and socioeconomic inequalities in the “LOST in Lombardia” study	10
Reducing FODMAPs and improving bread quality using type II sourdough with selected starter cultures	10
A practical nutritional guide for the management of sleep disturbances in menopause	10
Xanthohumol reduces inflammation and cell metabolism in HT29 primary colon cancer cells	10
Development of functional whey cheese enriched in vitamin D₃: nutritional composition, fortification, analysis, and stability study during cheese processing and storage	10
Lifestyle, psychological and socio-demographic drivers in functional food choice: a systematic literature review based on bibliometric and network analysis	9
How are the processing and nutrient dimensions of foods interconnected? an issue of hierarchy based on three different food scores	9
Effects of cocoa products intake on cardiometabolic biomarkers of type 2 diabetes patients: a systematic review and meta-analysis based on both long-term and short-term randomised controlled trials	9
Decreasing adherence to the Mediterranean diet: health and environmental foe	9
Blueberry benefits to cognitive function across the lifespan	9
Habitual adherence to a traditional Mediterranean diet and risk of SARS-CoV-2 infection and Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19): a longitudinal analysis	8
Effect of the growing area on the fat content and the fatty acid composition of Ecuadorian cocoa beans	8
A restricted cafeteria diet ameliorates biometric and metabolic profile in a rat diet-induced obesity model	8
A short-term treatment with resveratrol improves the inflammatory conditions of Middle-aged mice skeletal muscles	8
The effect of probiotics, parabiotics, synbiotics, fermented foods and other microbial forms on immunoglobulin production: a systematic review and meta-analysis of clinical trials	8
Habitual polyphenol intake of foods according to NOVA classification: implications of ultra-processed foods intake (CUME study)	8
Plant bioactive compounds from Mediterranean diet improve risk factors for metabolic syndrome	8
The range and nutrient profile of alternative protein products sold in Australian supermarkets between 2014 and 2021	8
Association of oral microbiota profile with sugar-sweetened beverages consumption in school-aged children	8
Ultra-processed foods consumption is associated with cardiovascular disease and cardiometabolic risk factors in Brazilians with established cardiovascular events	8
Nutrient intake in school-aged children with food allergies: a case-control study	8
Longitudinal association of dietary fat intake with cardiovascular events in a prospective cohort study in Eastern Mediterranean region	8
Colonic metabolites from digested Moringa oleifera leaves induced HT-29 cell death via apoptosis, necrosis, and autophagy	8
Adherence to the Mediterranean diet increased during the COVID-19 lockdown in Italy: results from the web-based Medi-Lite questionnaire	8

Involvement of phase II enzymes and efflux transporters in the metabolism and absorption of naringin, hesperidin and their aglycones in rats	8
Association between chronotype, sleep pattern, and eating behaviours in a group of Italian adults	8
Current use of nutrition facts tables and attitudes towards new red and green front-of-package labels among Israeli consumers	8
Organic food retailing: to what extent are foods processed and do they contain markers of ultra-processing?	8