OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The H4-Index of Journal of Functional Foods is 38. 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 2022-06-01 to 2026-06-01.)

Article	Citations
Application and mechanism of natural products and nutrient elements in COVID-19	296
In vitro antidiabetic activity of facheiro (Pilosocereus pachycladus) mucilage and its effects on glycaemic, renal and hepatic parameters in obese rats	152
Antioxidant and prebiotic activities of Laphet, fermented tea leaves in Myanmar, during in vitro gastrointestinal digestion and colonic fermentation	142
Hedysari Radix Praeparata Cum Melle repairs impaired intestinal barrier function and alleviates colitis-associated colorectal cancer via remodeling gut microbiota and metabolism	135
Effect of Gypenosides on the composition of gut microbiota and metabolic activity in the treatment of CCl4-induced liver injury in rats	98
Hepatic lipidomics and proteomics analysis reveals the mechanism of Cyclocarya paliurus flavonoids in preventing non-alcoholic steatohepatitis in mice	97
Cytoprotective effects of the fermented milk by Streptococcus thermophilus CGMCC 24468 against ROS damage in HaCaT cells	95
Association between the composite dietary antioxidant index and prevalence of kidney stone disease in adults: A nationally representative cross-sectional study	94
Anti-inflammatory and immunomodulatory effects in vitro of polysaccharide- and polyphenol-rich extracts of white button and Turkey Tail mushrooms	75
Chemical constituents, health-promoting effects, potential risks and future prospective of Chinese herbal tea: A review	72
Alliin, capsaicin, and gingerol attenuate endoplasmic reticulum stress-induced hepatic steatosis in HepG2 cells and C57BL/6N mice	70
Effect of tea polyphenols on the prevention of neurodegenerative diseases through gut microbiota	70
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]”	69
Interference of malvidin and its mono- and di-glucosides on the membrane — Combined in vitro and computational chemistry study	60
Cooked highland red rice ameliorates diabetic symptoms via gut microbiota-metabolite interactions in streptozotocin-induced mice	59
Weizmannia coagulans strain SANK70258 combined with galacto-oligosaccharides reduces fecal-p-cresol content and improves scaliness and skin roughness	54
Study on the neuroprotective and sedative effects of the combination of jujuboside B and spinosin from Ziziphi Spinosae Semen	53
Antioxidant and antiproliferative potential activity of the marine carotenoid fucoxanthin in the treatment of chronic blood cancer	51
Nutraceutical versatility of Tyrosol: A review	49
Pre-clinical study of curcumin in the treatment of gastric Cancer	49
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	49
Bifidobacterium fermentation with infant formulas is associated with benefits for gut and brain barrier function	47
Quercetin protects cadmium-induced kidney injury by regulating PI3K/AKT/mTOR and Nrf2/NQO1 pathways in rats	47
Nutritional characteristics and consumer attitudes towards burgers produced by replacing animal fat with oils obtained from food by-products	46
Gut microbiota and intestinal FXR siganlling involved in the alleviation of mulberry (Morus alba L.) leaf ethanol extract on type 2 diabetes mellitus in db/db mice	45

Critical review of therapeutic potential of silymarin in cancer: A bioactive polyphenolic flavonoid	45
Investigation of herbal plant medicines Baishouwu on the mechanism of the digestion of body: A review	44
Purification and structural characterization of three novel anti-adhesive peptides against Helicobacter pylori from corn gluten meal	43
Widely targeted metabolomics, network pharmacology and molecular docking analyses exploring the mechanistic basis for the antioxidant activity of three golden camellia species	43
Dietary L-theanine supplementation improves antioxidant capacity and lipid metabolism in finishing pigs	43
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	43
Efficacy of natural eggshell membrane for knee osteoarthritis: A randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled clinical trial	43
miR-338-3p and miR-34a-5p act as antagonists in phycocyanin-mediated process of ameliorating glycometabolism in T2DM HepG2 cells	41
The monomer of resveratrol butyrate ester ameliorates obesity and gut microbiota in high-fat diet rats	40
Edible bird’s nest plays an immune regulation by influencing intestinal flora changes in mice	40
The memory-improving effect of Hizikia forsiforme functional oil microcapsule (HFFOM) prepared by subcritical extraction and complex coacervational embedding	40
Sinapic acid alleviates kidney injury of hyperuricemia mice by inhibiting ERK1/2-mediated apoptosis of renal tubular epithelial cells	39
Anti-inflammatory effect of anthocyanin-rich extract from banana bract on lipopolysaccharide-stimulated RAW 264.7 macrophages	38
Neuroprotective effects of Olea europaea L. leaf extract on neuroinflammation and memory impairment induced by toluene and noise exposure: Assessing brain changes in rat	38
Seaweed-derived bioactives and nutrition: Emerging functional strategies for cardiovascular disease prevention	38