OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The H4-Index of European Journal of Nutrition is 34. 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 2021-10-01 to 2025-10-01.)

Article	Citations
Development of metabolic signatures of plant-rich dietary patterns using plant-derived metabolites	122
Pre-prandial plasma liver-expressed antimicrobial peptide 2 (LEAP2) concentration in humans is inversely associated with hunger sensation in a ghrelin independent manner	120
Ultra-processed food, genetic predisposition, and the risk of kidney stone: a population-based prospective cohort study	102
Differential impact of cold and hot tea extracts on tyrosine phosphatases regulating insulin receptor activity: a focus on PTP1B and LMW-PTP	98
Characterizing fluid intake and physical activity in university students within the United States during the COVID-19 pandemic	96
Effect of 1-year daily protein supplementation and physical exercise on muscle protein synthesis rate and muscle metabolome in healthy older Danes: a randomized controlled trial	92
Correction to: Dietary profiling of physical frailty in older age phenotypes using a machine learning approach: the Salus in Apulia Study	87
Different infant formulas can activate toll-like receptor 9 in vitro and inhibit interleukin 6 in human primary intestinal epithelial cells	76
Geographic and socio-demographic determinants of plasma retinol concentrations in Chinese pregnant and lactating women	69
Correction to: Amino acid restriction alters survival mechanisms in pancreatic beta cells: possible role of the PI3K/Akt pathway	58
Development and evaluation of food-based dietary recommendations for New Zealand toddlers using linear and goal programming	58
Longitudinal associations between vitamin D status and biomarkers of inflammation in a pan-European cohort of children and adolescents	51
Individual variability in patterns and dynamics of fecal gluten immunogenic peptides excretion after low gluten intake	49
Food processing groups and colorectal cancer risk in Morocco: evidence from a nationally representative case–control study	49
Cross-sectional comparisons of dietary indexes underlying nutrition labels: nutri-score, Canadian ‘high in’ labels and Diabetes Canada Clinical Practices (DCCP)	47
Intake of micronutrients and fatty acids of vegetarian, vegan, and omnivorous children (1–3 years) in Germany (VeChi Diet Study)	46
Ketone ester ingestion increases exogenous carbohydrate storage and lowers glycemia during post-exercise recovery: a randomised crossover trial	44
Oral administration of Lactobacillus plantarum JC7 alleviates OVA-induced murine food allergy through immunoregulation and restoring disordered intestinal microbiota	43
Amino acid-balanced diets improved DSS-induced colitis by alleviating inflammation and regulating gut microbiota	42
Associations between dairy intake and mortality due to all-cause and cardiovascular disease: the Japan Public Health Center-based prospective study	41
Global mean potassium intake: a systematic review and Bayesian meta-analysis	41
The establishment of the gut microbiota in 1-year-aged infants: from birth to family food	40
Effect of oat supplementation interventions on cardiovascular disease risk markers: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials	40
Vitamin D supplementation alleviates high fat diet-induced metabolic associated fatty liver disease by inhibiting ferroptosis pathway	40
Activation of gastrointestinal ileal brake response with dietary slowly digestible carbohydrates, with no observed effect on subjective appetite, in an acute randomized, double-blind, crossover trial	38

Lactobacillus acidophilus KBL409 protects against kidney injury via improving mitochondrial function with chronic kidney disease	38
Salmon fish protein supplement increases serum vitamin B12 and selenium concentrations: secondary analysis of a randomised controlled trial	38
Associations of diet patterns with successful aging, longevity, and extreme longevity: a prospective cohort study among Chinese adults 65 years or older	38
Correction: Dietary risk factors in Crohn’s disease and ulcerative colitis: a cohort study with paired healthy relatives as controls	37
Cross-sectional and longitudinal associations of magnesium intake and cognition in the Healthy Aging Longitudinal Study in Taiwan	37
The impact of nutrition on psycho-affective status in an older Cretan population: a cross-sectional study	35
Dietary Inflammatory Index and risk of breast cancer: evidence from a prospective cohort of 67,879 women followed for 20 years in France	35
Differential association between dairy intake patterns and incident prostate cancer: a potential dairy matrix effect	35
A population-based study of macronutrient intake according to mental health status with a focus on pure and comorbid anxiety and eating disorders	34