OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of International Journal of Food Sciences and Nutrition is 9. 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
Probiotics and Covid-19	70
Nutritional assessment of plant-based meat analogues on the Swedish market	49
Nut and legume consumption and human health: an umbrella review of observational studies	40
Effect of resveratrol on intestinal tight junction proteins and the gut microbiome in high-fat diet-fed insulin resistant mice	40
Adherence to the Mediterranean diet among Italian adults: results from the web-based Medi-Lite questionnaire	34
Gut microbiome changes induced by a diet rich in fruits and vegetables	33
Time restricted feeding and mental health: a review of possible mechanisms on affective and cognitive disorders	33
Examination of the nutritional composition of alternative beef burgers available in the United States	30
Total, red and processed meat consumption and human health: an umbrella review of observational studies	29
Effects of orthodox religious fasting versus combined energy and time restricted eating on body weight, lipid concentrations and glycaemic profile	28
The power of plants: how fruit and vegetables work as source of nutraceuticals and supplements	23
Dietary fibre modifies gut microbiota: what’s the role of (poly)phenols?	23
Similar late effects of a 7-week orthodox religious fasting and a time restricted eating pattern on anthropometric and metabolic profiles of overweight adults	22
The opera prevention project	22
A cross-country experimental study on consumers’ subjective understanding and liking on front-of-pack nutrition labels	22
Chronotype and cardio metabolic health in obesity: does nutrition matter?	21
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	21
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	21
Mediterranean diet – promotion and dissemination of healthy eating: proceedings of an exploratory seminar at the Radcliffe institute for advanced study	20
Is fatty acid composition of breast milk different in various populations? A systematic review and meta-analysis	20
Reproducibility and validity of a food-frequency questionnaire (NFFQ) to assess food consumption based on the NOVA classification in adults	19
Fructose and high fructose corn syrup: are they a two-edged sword?	18
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	18
Effects on consumers’ subjective understanding of a new front-of-pack nutritional label: a study on Italian consumers	17
Hepatoprotective and anti-inflammatory effects of a standardized pomegranate (Punica granatum) fruit extract in high fat diet-induced obese C57BL/6 mice	17

Nutrition and health or nutrients and health?	16
Dietary determinants of unhealthy metabolic phenotype in normal weight and overweight/obese adults: results of a prospective study	16
Mediterranean diet adherence and weight status among Sicilian Middle school adolescents	16
Eating behaviour, physical activity and lifestyle of Italian children during lockdown for COVID-19	16
Improving sleep disturbances in obesity by nutritional strategies: review of current evidence and practical guide	16
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	15
Characteristics of spicy food consumption and its relation to lifestyle behaviours: results from 0.5 million adults	14
Effects of urolithins on obesity-associated gut dysbiosis in rats fed on a high-fat diet	14
Polyphenols intervention is an effective strategy to ameliorate inflammatory bowel disease: a systematic review and meta-analysis	14
Determinants of economic motivations for food choice: insights for the understanding of consumer behaviour	14
Orbitides isolated from flaxseed induce apoptosis against SGC-7901 adenocarcinoma cells	14
Historical changes in the mineral content of fruit and vegetables in the UK from 1940 to 2019: a concern for human nutrition and agriculture	14
Triterpenoid saponins in tea (Camellia sinensis) plants: biosynthetic gene expression, content variations, chemical identification and cytotoxicity	13
FTO gene–lifestyle interactions on serum adiponectin concentrations and central obesity in a Turkish population	13
Vitamin B and vitamin D as modulators of gut microbiota in overweight individuals	13
Is Mediterranean diet still a common dietary pattern in the Mediterranean area?	13
A multiphase dietetic protocol incorporating an improved ketogenic diet enhances weight loss and alters the gut microbiome of obese people	13
Implementation of Christian Orthodox fasting improves plasma adiponectin concentrations compared with time-restricted eating in overweight premenopausal women	13
Wheat-durum pasta added of inactivated Bifidobacterium animalis decreases glucose and total cholesterol levels and modulates gut microbiota in healthy rats	12
Vitamin C intake and multiple health outcomes: an umbrella review of systematic reviews and meta-analyses	12
Cardiometabolic impacts of saturated fatty acids: are they all comparable?	12
Vitamin D₃content of cows’ milk produced in Northern Ireland and its efficacy as a vehicle for vitamin D fortification: a UK model	12
Daily mocha coffee intake and psycho-cognitive status in non-demented non-smokers subjects with subcortical ischaemic vascular disease	12
Is there a relationship between the ketogenic diet and sleep disorders?	12
Effect of polyphenol-rich extra-virgin olive oil on lipid profile and inflammatory biomarkers in patients undergoing coronary angiography: a randomised, controlled, clinical trial	12
Dietary isoflavones intake is inversely associated with non-alcoholic fatty liver disease, hyperlipidaemia and hypertension	12
Prevalence of processed and ultra-processed food intake in Brazilian children (6–24 months) is associated with maternal consumption and breastfeeding practices	12
Long-term resveratrol treatment improves the capillarization in the skeletal muscles of ageing C57BL/6J mice	12
Effectiveness of intermittent fasting to potentiate weight loss or muscle gains in humans younger than 60 years old: a systematic review	12
Processed and ultra-processed foods: coming to a health problem?	11
Adherence to the Mediterranean diet and weight status in children: the role of parental feeding practices	11
Chemopreventive effects of raw and roasted oat flakes after in vitro fermentation with human faecal microbiota	11
Habitual coffee and caffeinated beverages consumption is inversely associated with arterial stiffness and central and peripheral blood pressure	11
The use ofLactobacillus plantarumesterase genes: a biotechnological strategy to increase the bioavailability of dietary phenolic compounds in lactic acid bacteria	11
Combined cranberry supplementation and weight loss diet in non-alcoholic fatty liver disease: a double-blind placebo-controlled randomized clinical trial	11
FOODLIT-PRO: conceptual and empirical development of the food literacy wheel	11
Introducing the Front-Of-Pack Acceptance Model: the role of usefulness and ease of use in European consumers’ acceptance of Front-Of-Pack Labels	11
Comparisons of different vitamin D supplementation for prevention of osteoporotic fractures: a Bayesian network meta-analysis and meta-regression of randomised controlled trials	11
Nutrition and aging: is there a link to cognitive health?	11
What are the determinants of adherence to the mediterranean diet?	11
Antioxidant, immunomodulatory, and anti-inflammatory effects of Spirulina in disease conditions: a systematic review	11
The haplotype of SLC2A9_rs3733591, PKD2_rs2725220 and ABCG2_rs2231142 increases the hyperuricaemia risk and alcohol, chicken and processed meat intakes and smoking interact with i	11
Feeding the preterm infant: an overview of the evidence	10
Paraprobiotics obtained by six different inactivation processes: impacts on the biochemical parameters and intestinal microbiota of Wistar male rats	10
Comprehensive dietary evaluation of Italian primary school children: food consumption and intake of energy, nutrients and phenolic compounds	10
The impact of socioeconomic and environmental determinants on Mediterranean diet adherence: a municipal-level spatial analysis in Athens metropolitan area, Greece	10
A controlled human intervention trial to study protein quality by amino acid uptake kinetics with the novel Lemna protein concentrate as case study	10
Gastric protein digestion of goat and cow milk infant formula and human milk under simulated infant conditions	10
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
A practical nutritional guide for the management of sleep disturbances in menopause	10

Beneficial effect of walnuts on vascular tone is associated with Akt signalling, voltage-dependent calcium channel LTCC and ATP-sensitive potassium channel Kv1.2	10
Development of functional whey cheese enriched in vitamin D₃: nutritional composition, fortification, analysis, and stability study during cheese processing and storage	9
Impact of dietary propionate on fructose-induced changes in lipid metabolism, gut microbiota and short-chain fatty acids in mice	9
Antinociceptive effects of maqui-berry (Aristotelia chilensis (Mol.) Stuntz)	9
The effect of chickpea flour and its addition levels on quality and in vitro starch digestibility of corn–rice-based gluten-free pasta	9
A restricted cafeteria diet ameliorates biometric and metabolic profile in a rat diet-induced obesity model	9
Influence of the addition of different ingredients on the bioaccessibility of glucose released from rice during dynamic in vitro gastrointestinal digestion	9
Bread making with sourdough and intact cereal and legume grains – effect on glycaemic index and glycaemic load	9
Effect of consumption of ancient grain bread leavened with sourdough or with baker’s yeast on cardio-metabolic risk parameters: a dietary intervention trial	9
The effect of a Mediterranean diet vs. a low-fat diet on non-alcoholic fatty liver disease in children: a randomized trial	9
Probiotic red quinoa drinks for celiacs and lactose intolerant people: study of functional, physicochemical and probiotic properties during fermentation and gastrointestinal digestion	9
Potential of moringa leaf and baobab fruit food-to-food fortification of wholegrain maize porridge to improve iron and zinc bioaccessibility	9