OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of Nutrition Journal 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
A review of statistical methods for dietary pattern analysis	150
Dietary patterns and associations with biomarkers of inflammation in adults: a systematic review of observational studies	86
Garlic (Allium sativum L.): a potential unique therapeutic food rich in organosulfur and flavonoid compounds to fight with COVID-19	85
Food insecurity among households with children during the COVID-19 pandemic: results from a study among social media users across the United States	72
Gender differences in perceived food healthiness and food avoidance in a Swedish population-based survey: a cross sectional study	70
Low vitamin D levels do not aggravate COVID-19 risk or death, and vitamin D supplementation does not improve outcomes in hospitalized patients with COVID-19: a meta-analysis and GRADE assessment of co	52
Effects of supplementation with main coffee components including caffeine and/or chlorogenic acid on hepatic, metabolic, and inflammatory indices in patients with non-alcoholic fatty liver disease and	51
Maternal factors associated with moderate and severe stunting in Ethiopian children: analysis of some environmental factors based on 2016 demographic health survey	45
A cross-sectional survey of the readiness of consumers to adopt an environmentally sustainable diet	41
Inflammatory potential of the diet and risk of sarcopenia and its components	38
Altered alcohol consumption during COVID-19 pandemic lockdown	35
The carbon footprint of dietary guidelines around the world: a seven country modeling study	34
Effect of probiotic supplementation along with calorie restriction on metabolic endotoxemia, and inflammation markers in coronary artery disease patients: a double blind placebo controlled randomized	32
COVID-19: Up to 82% critically ill patients had low Vitamin C values	32
Dietary intake of branched-chain amino acids in relation to depression, anxiety and psychological distress	32
Alcohol consumption and risk of cardiovascular disease, cancer and mortality: a prospective cohort study	32
Sugar-sweetened beverage consumption and bone health: a systematic review and meta-analysis	30
Role of D-mannose in urinary tract infections – a narrative review	29
Nutritional screening based on objective indices at admission predicts in-hospital mortality in patients with COVID-19	28
Dietary patterns and chronic kidney disease risk: a systematic review and updated meta-analysis of observational studies	27
A mixed-methods study to determine the impact of COVID-19 on food security, food access and supply in regional Australia for consumers and food supply stakeholders	27
Energy drink consumption among Australian adolescents associated with a cluster of unhealthy dietary behaviours and short sleep duration	26
Consumption of meals prepared away from home is associated with inadequacy of dietary fiber, vitamin C and mineral intake among Japanese adults: analysis from the 2015 National Health and Nutrition Su	26
Anxiety is associated with appetitive traits in university students during the COVID-19 pandemic	24
Safety and efficacy of a probiotic-containing infant formula supplemented with 2’-fucosyllactose: a double-blind randomized controlled trial	22

Effect of vitamin E intake on glycemic control and insulin resistance in diabetic patients: an updated systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials	21
Daily food insecurity is associated with diet quality, but not energy intake, in winter and during COVID-19, among low-income adults	20
Consumption of flavonoids and risk of hormone-related cancers: a systematic review and meta-analysis of observational studies	20
Food marketing and gender among children and adolescents: a scoping review	20
Diet intervention improves cardiovascular profile in patients with rheumatoid arthritis: results from the randomized controlled cross-over trial ADIRA	20
Association of mushroom consumption with all-cause and cause-specific mortality among American adults: prospective cohort study findings from NHANES III	20
The effects of a family-centered psychosocial-based nutrition intervention in patients with advanced cancer: the PiCNIC2 pilot randomised controlled trial	19
Associations between plant-based dietary patterns and risks of type 2 diabetes, cardiovascular disease, cancer, and mortality – a systematic review and meta-analysis	19
Prospective study of dietary mushroom intake and risk of mortality: results from continuous National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) 2003-2014 and a meta-analysis	19
Association of dietary patterns with blood uric acid concentration and hyperuricemia in northern Chinese adults	18
Association between dietary choline and betaine intake and 10.6-year cardiovascular disease in adults	17
Female dietary patterns and outcomes of in vitro fertilization (IVF): a systematic literature review	17
Positive association between dietary acid load and future insulin resistance risk: findings from the Korean Genome and Epidemiology Study	17
Food groups and nutrients consumption and risk of endometriosis: a systematic review and meta-analysis of observational studies	16
Dietary and herbal supplements for weight loss: assessing the quality of patient information online	16
The efficacy of vitamin D supplementation for irritable bowel syndrome: a systematic review with meta-analysis	16
Intermittent fasting two days versus one day per week, matched for total energy intake and expenditure, increases weight loss in overweight/obese men and women	16
Evaluation of the association between maternal folic acid supplementation and the risk of congenital heart disease: a systematic review and meta-analysis	15
Diet quality in relation to the risk of hypertension among Iranian adults: cross-sectional analysis of Fasa PERSIAN cohort study	15
Scaling-up food policies in the Pacific Islands: protocol for policy engagement and mixed methods evaluation of intervention implementation	15
A school-based nutrition education program involving children and their guardians in Japan: facilitation of guardian-child communication and reduction of nutrition knowledge disparity	15
Effects of curcumin and/or coenzyme Q10 supplementation on metabolic control in subjects with metabolic syndrome: a randomized clinical trial	15
Curcuma longa extract improves serum inflammatory markers and mental health in healthy participants who are overweight: a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial	15
Prevalence of caffeine consumers, daily caffeine consumption, and factors associated with caffeine use among active duty United States military personnel	15
The quality of dietary carbohydrate and fat is associated with better metabolic control in persons with type 1 and type 2 diabetes	15
The association and mediation role of Food and Nutrition Literacy (FNLIT) with eating behaviors, academic achievement and overweight in 10–12 years old students: a structural equation modeling	14
Early life and socio-economic determinants of dietary trajectories in infancy and early childhood – results from the HSHK birth cohort study	14
The role of the oral microbiome in obesity and metabolic disease: potential systemic implications and effects on taste perception	14
Association of the insulinemic potential of diet and lifestyle with risk of diabetes incident in Tehranian adults: a population based cohort study	14
Effect of probiotic fermented dairy products on incidence of respiratory tract infections: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized clinical trials	14
Chitosan modifies glycemic levels in people with metabolic syndrome and related disorders: meta-analysis with trial sequential analysis	14
Iodine nutrition status and thyroid autoimmunity during pregnancy: a cross-sectional study of 4635 pregnant women	14
The effect of grape products containing polyphenols on oxidative stress: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized clinical trials	13
A comparison of diet quality indices in a nationally representative cross-sectional study of Iranian households	13
Determinants of mortality among under-five children admitted with severe acute malnutrition in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia	13
High burden of anemia among pregnant women in Tanzania: a call to address its determinants	13
Dietary intake of fatty acids and risk of pancreatic cancer: Golestan cohort study	13
Sustaining weight loss among adults with obesity using a digital meal planning and food purchasing platform for 12, 24, and 36 months: a longitudinal study	12
Association of nutrient-derived dietary patterns with sarcopenia and its components in community-dwelling older Japanese: a cross-sectional study	12
Residential exposure to fast-food restaurants and its association with diet quality, overweight and obesity in the Netherlands: a cross-sectional analysis in the EPIC-NL cohort	12
Lower serum 25-hydroxycholecalciferol is associated with depressive symptoms in older adults in Southern Brazil	12
The effect of additional protein on lean body mass preservation in post-bariatric surgery patients: a systematic review	12
The association between caffeine intake and testosterone: NHANES 2013–2014	11
Association of dietary fiber intake with newly-diagnosed type 2 diabetes mellitus in middle-aged Chinese population	11
Dietary fructose and risk of metabolic syndrome in Chinese residents aged 45 and above: results from the China National Nutrition and Health Survey	10
Impact of nutritional status on heart failure mortality: a retrospective cohort study	10
Dietary carbohydrate quality and risk of breast cancer among women	10
Global burden and inequality of iron deficiency: findings from the Global Burden of Disease datasets 1990–2017	10
Regular consumption of soft drinks is associated with type 2 diabetes incidence in Mexican adults: findings from a prospective cohort study	10
Assessing intake and consumption level of spices among urban and rural households of Ludhiana district of Punjab, India	10

A Bidirectional Mendelian Randomization Study to evaluate the causal role of reduced blood vitamin D levels with type 2 diabetes risk in South Asians and Europeans	10
Association between commensality with depression and suicidal ideation of Korean adults: the sixth and seventh Korean National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey, 2013, 2015, 2017	10
Increased blood alpha-carotene, all-trans-Beta-carotene and lycopene levels are associated with beneficial changes in heart rate variability: a CVD-stratified analysis in an adult population-based stu	10
Changes in dairy product consumption and subsequent type 2 diabetes among individuals with prediabetes: Tehran Lipid and Glucose Study	10
Food insecurity and its determinants among adults in North and South India	10
Factors influencing dietary practices in a transitioning food environment: a cross-sectional exploration of four dietary typologies among rural and urban Ugandan women using Photovoice	9
Effect of a low-FODMAP diet for the management of functional abdominal pain disorders in children: a study protocol for a randomized controlled trial	9
Dietary patterns and cardiometabolic diseases in 0.5 million Chinese adults: a 10-year cohort study	9
Clinically-diagnosed vitamin deficiencies and disorders in the entire United States military population, 1997–2015	9
Change in mean salt intake over time using 24-h urine versus overnight and spot urine samples: a systematic review and meta-analysis	9
Dietary and lifestyle behavior in adults with epilepsy needs improvement: a case-control study from northeastern Poland	9
Dietary macronutrient intake according to sex and trait anxiety level among non-diabetic adults: a cross-sectional study	9
Dietary fiber intake from fresh and preserved food and risk of nasopharyngeal carcinoma: observational evidence from a Chinese population	9
Socioeconomic status and lifestyle factors modifies the association between snack foods intake and incidence of metabolic syndrome	9
Reproducibility and relative validity of a semi-quantitative food frequency questionnaire for the Chinese lactating mothers	9
Virtual barriers: unpacking the sustainability implications of online food spaces and the Yellowknife Farmers Market’s response to COVID-19	9
Cognitive and biological effects of citrus phytochemicals in subjective cognitive decline: a 36-week, randomized, placebo-controlled trial	9
SWAP-MEAT Athlete (study with appetizing plant-food, meat eating alternatives trial) – investigating the impact of three different diets on recreational athletic performance: a randomized crossover tr	8
Sodium content of restaurant dishes in China: a cross-sectional survey	8
Reproducibility and relative validity of a food frequency questionnaire for a diet-related study in a rural Chinese population	8
A systematic scoping review of the habitual dietary costs in low socioeconomic groups compared to high socioeconomic groups in Australia	8
Food Outlets Dietary Risk (FODR) assessment tool: study protocol for assessing the public health nutrition risks of community food environments	8
The effects of Taurine supplementation on inflammatory markers and clinical outcomes in patients with traumatic brain injury: a double-blind randomized controlled trial	8
Combined versus independent effects of exercise training and intermittent fasting on body composition and cardiometabolic health in adults: a systematic review and meta-analysis	8
Consequences of exposure to prenatal famine on estimated glomerular filtration rate and risk of chronic kidney disease among survivors of the great Ethiopian famine (1983–85): a historical cohort stud	8
Sex and gender differences in nutrition research: considerations with the transgender and gender nonconforming population	8
The association of carotid artery atherosclerosis with the estimated excretion levels of urinary sodium and potassium and their ratio in Chinese adults	8
Iodine status five years after the adjustment of universal salt iodization: a cross-sectional study in Fujian Province, China	8