OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The H4-Index of Journal of Functional Foods is 39. 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 2022-05-01 to 2026-05-01.)

Article	Citations
Application and mechanism of natural products and nutrient elements in COVID-19	290
In vitro antidiabetic activity of facheiro (Pilosocereus pachycladus) mucilage and its effects on glycaemic, renal and hepatic parameters in obese rats	169
Antioxidant and prebiotic activities of Laphet, fermented tea leaves in Myanmar, during in vitro gastrointestinal digestion and colonic fermentation	149
Hedysari Radix Praeparata Cum Melle repairs impaired intestinal barrier function and alleviates colitis-associated colorectal cancer via remodeling gut microbiota and metabolism	140
Hydroxycitric acid inhibits kidney stone through crystallization regulation and reduction of hyperoxalate-induced lipotoxicity	128
Effect of Gypenosides on the composition of gut microbiota and metabolic activity in the treatment of CCl4-induced liver injury in rats	95
Hepatic lipidomics and proteomics analysis reveals the mechanism of Cyclocarya paliurus flavonoids in preventing non-alcoholic steatohepatitis in mice	94
Cytoprotective effects of the fermented milk by Streptococcus thermophilus CGMCC 24468 against ROS damage in HaCaT cells	91
Association between the composite dietary antioxidant index and prevalence of kidney stone disease in adults: A nationally representative cross-sectional study	89
Vanillic acid attenuates doxorubicin-induced cardiotoxicity by regulating PINK1/Parkin/Mfn2 signaling pathway	74
Anti-inflammatory and immunomodulatory effects in vitro of polysaccharide- and polyphenol-rich extracts of white button and Turkey Tail mushrooms	71
Chemical constituents, health-promoting effects, potential risks and future prospective of Chinese herbal tea: A review	70
Regulatory effects of Lactiplantibacillus plantarum on the absorption of short chain fatty acids by intestinal epithelial Caco-2 cells	69
Passiflora edulis extract ameliorates HFD-induced hepatic steatosis mediated through Nrf2 and IRS-1 activation, NFκB suppression, and hepatic lipid metabolism and bile acid modulation in obese rats	68
Effect of tea polyphenols on the prevention of neurodegenerative diseases through gut microbiota	68
Alliin, capsaicin, and gingerol attenuate endoplasmic reticulum stress-induced hepatic steatosis in HepG2 cells and C57BL/6N mice	57
Structural characterization and immunomodulatory activity of a polysaccharide from Salvia miltiorrhiza and its sulfated derivative	54
Potential role of sublingual-buccal absorption supplementation for binocular function improvement in myopia: A randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled clinical trial	51
Interference of malvidin and its mono- and di-glucosides on the membrane — Combined in vitro and computational chemistry study	51
Retraction notice to “dietary fibre and phenolic-rich extracts from Musa paradisiaca inflorescence ameliorates type 2 diabetes and associated cardiovascular risks [J. Funct. Foods 31 (2017) 198–207]”	51
Cooked highland red rice ameliorates diabetic symptoms via gut microbiota-metabolite interactions in streptozotocin-induced mice	49
Weizmannia coagulans strain SANK70258 combined with galacto-oligosaccharides reduces fecal-p-cresol content and improves scaliness and skin roughness	49
Study on the neuroprotective and sedative effects of the combination of jujuboside B and spinosin from Ziziphi Spinosae Semen	48
Antioxidant and antiproliferative potential activity of the marine carotenoid fucoxanthin in the treatment of chronic blood cancer	46
Luteolin improves nephropathy in hyperglycemic rats through anti-oxidant, anti-inflammatory, and anti-apoptotic mechanisms	46

Oral administration of viable or heat-inactivated Lacticaseibacillus rhamnosus GG influences on metabolic outcomes and gut microbiota in rodents fed a high-fat high-fructose diet	45
Lotus seed resistant starch decreases the blood lipid and regulates the serum bile acids profiles in hyperlipidemic rats	45
Pre-clinical study of curcumin in the treatment of gastric Cancer	44
Standardized hot water extract from the aerial parts of Cirsium setidens (Dunn) Nakai alleviates UVB-induced skin photoaging damage through the inhibition of MMP-1/3 and MAPK/AP-1 pathways in vitro an	43
More than food: Study on the metabolites and bioactivity of edible flowers of Campylotropis polyantha (Leguminosae)	43
Lentinan regulates the immune efficacy of macrophage for lung metastasis in triple negative breast	43
Effect of prebiotic fermentation products from primary human gut microbiota on an in vitro intestinal model	43
Polygonatum odoratum polysaccharide ameliorates the allergic airway inflammation through regulating the gut microbiota and inhibiting gut-lung migration of ILC2s	42
Nutraceutical versatility of Tyrosol: A review	42
Quercetin protects cadmium-induced kidney injury by regulating PI3K/AKT/mTOR and Nrf2/NQO1 pathways in rats	41
The monomer of resveratrol butyrate ester ameliorates obesity and gut microbiota in high-fat diet rats	41
Seaweed-derived bioactives and nutrition: Emerging functional strategies for cardiovascular disease prevention	40
Sinapic acid alleviates kidney injury of hyperuricemia mice by inhibiting ERK1/2-mediated apoptosis of renal tubular epithelial cells	40
The memory-improving effect of Hizikia forsiforme functional oil microcapsule (HFFOM) prepared by subcritical extraction and complex coacervational embedding	40
Neuroprotective effects of Olea europaea L. leaf extract on neuroinflammation and memory impairment induced by toluene and noise exposure: Assessing brain changes in rat	39