OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The H4-Index of Journal of Functional Foods is 40. 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 2021-09-01 to 2025-09-01.)

Article	Citations
Wheat alkylresorcinols modulate high-fat diet induced hepatic steatosis and insulin resistance through activating AMPK signaling pathway	215
Development of hypoallergenic ovalbumin with improving functional properties by AAPH and acrolein treatment	137
Investigation of herbal plant medicines Baishouwu on the mechanism of the digestion of body: A review	126
Watermelon powder supplementation reduces colonic cell proliferation and aberrant crypt foci by upregulating p21Waf1/Cip1 expression	119
Application and mechanism of natural products and nutrient elements in COVID-19	113
Lentinan regulates the immune efficacy of macrophage for lung metastasis in triple negative breast	96
Hepatic lipidomics and proteomics analysis reveals the mechanism of Cyclocarya paliurus flavonoids in preventing non-alcoholic steatohepatitis in mice	91
The memory-improving effect of Hizikia forsiforme functional oil microcapsule (HFFOM) prepared by subcritical extraction and complex coacervational embedding	86
Association between the composite dietary antioxidant index and prevalence of kidney stone disease in adults: A nationally representative cross-sectional study	82
Neuroprotective effects of Olea europaea L. leaf extract on neuroinflammation and memory impairment induced by toluene and noise exposure: Assessing brain changes in rat	79
Paeoniflorin attenuates oxidative stress injury and improves mitochondrial membrane potential in human EA.hy926 endothelial cell through p-eIF2α and CHOP signaling	70
Quercetin protects cadmium-induced kidney injury by regulating PI3K/AKT/mTOR and Nrf2/NQO1 pathways in rats	69
Interference of malvidin and its mono- and di-glucosides on the membrane — Combined in vitro and computational chemistry study	68
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]”	67
Polygonatum odoratum polysaccharide ameliorates the allergic airway inflammation through regulating the gut microbiota and inhibiting gut-lung migration of ILC2s	63
Edible bird’s nest plays an immune regulation by influencing intestinal flora changes in mice	59
Anti-aging effect of recombinant Morchella eximia immunomodulatory protein on Caenorhabditis elegans	57
Critical review of therapeutic potential of silymarin in cancer: A bioactive polyphenolic flavonoid	55
Body weight regulation of a low molecular weight xanthan gum on normal mice via gut microbiota	55
Vanillic acid attenuates doxorubicin-induced cardiotoxicity by regulating PINK1/Parkin/Mfn2 signaling pathway	54
Pretreatment with egg white hydrolysate protects resistance arteries from damage induced after treatment with accidental cadmium exposure values	54
Immunomodulatory activity of polysaccharide from Arca granosa Linnaeus via TLR4/MyD88/NFκB and TLR4/TRIF signaling pathways	53
Alliin, capsaicin, and gingerol attenuate endoplasmic reticulum stress-induced hepatic steatosis in HepG2 cells and C57BL/6N mice	53
Antioxidant and prebiotic activities of Laphet, fermented tea leaves in Myanmar, during in vitro gastrointestinal digestion and colonic fermentation	53
More than food: Study on the metabolites and bioactivity of edible flowers of Campylotropis polyantha (Leguminosae)	52

Cytoprotective effects of the fermented milk by Streptococcus thermophilus CGMCC 24468 against ROS damage in HaCaT cells	51
miR-338-3p and miR-34a-5p act as antagonists in phycocyanin-mediated process of ameliorating glycometabolism in T2DM HepG2 cells	50
Anti-inflammatory effect of anthocyanin-rich extract from banana bract on lipopolysaccharide-stimulated RAW 264.7 macrophages	49
Impact of orally-administered oligosaccharides in a murine model of food allergy	48
Effect of tea polyphenols on the prevention of neurodegenerative diseases through gut microbiota	47
Phlorofucofuroeckol-A refined by edible brown algae Ecklonia cava indicates anti-inflammatory effects on TNF-α/IFN-γ-stimulated HaCaT keratinocytes and 12-O-tetradecanoylphorbol 13-acetate-induced ear	47
Anti-inflammatory and immunomodulatory effects in vitro of polysaccharide- and polyphenol-rich extracts of white button and Turkey Tail mushrooms	46
Potential role of sublingual-buccal absorption supplementation for binocular function improvement in myopia: A randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled clinical trial	46
Lotus seed resistant starch decreases the blood lipid and regulates the serum bile acids profiles in hyperlipidemic rats	46
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	43
Weizmannia coagulans strain SANK70258 combined with galacto-oligosaccharides reduces fecal-p-cresol content and improves scaliness and skin roughness	42
Levying evidence of the impact of Triphala in the mildly constipated human colon microbiota	42
In vitro antidiabetic activity of facheiro (Pilosocereus pachycladus) mucilage and its effects on glycaemic, renal and hepatic parameters in obese rats	42
Effect of Gypenosides on the composition of gut microbiota and metabolic activity in the treatment of CCl4-induced liver injury in rats	41
Regulatory effects of Lactiplantibacillus plantarum on the absorption of short chain fatty acids by intestinal epithelial Caco-2 cells	41