OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The H4-Index of Journal of Functional Foods is 41. 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 2021-05-01 to 2025-05-01.)

Article	Citations
Wheat alkylresorcinols modulate high-fat diet induced hepatic steatosis and insulin resistance through activating AMPK signaling pathway	172
Development of hypoallergenic ovalbumin with improving functional properties by AAPH and acrolein treatment	166
miR-338-3p and miR-34a-5p act as antagonists in phycocyanin-mediated process of ameliorating glycometabolism in T2DM HepG2 cells	122
Investigation of herbal plant medicines Baishouwu on the mechanism of the digestion of body: A review	104
Watermelon powder supplementation reduces colonic cell proliferation and aberrant crypt foci by upregulating p21Waf1/Cip1 expression	101
Editorial Board	97
Astragaloside IV protects human trophoblast HTR8/SVneo cells from H2O2-Induced oxidative stress via Nrf2-Keap1-p62 feedback loop	81
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]”	77
Food-derived antioxidant ergothioneine improves sleep difficulties in humans	75
Pretreatment with egg white hydrolysate protects resistance arteries from damage induced after treatment with accidental cadmium exposure values	75
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	72
Pre-clinical study of curcumin in the treatment of gastric Cancer	72
Application and mechanism of natural products and nutrient elements in COVID-19	69
Safflower petal water-extract consumption reduces blood glucose via modulating hepatic gluconeogenesis and gut microbiota	60
Vanillic acid attenuates doxorubicin-induced cardiotoxicity by regulating PINK1/Parkin/Mfn2 signaling pathway	59
Lentinan regulates the immune efficacy of macrophage for lung metastasis in triple negative breast	56
Intestinal immunomodulatory activity of indigestible glucan in mice and its utilization by intestinal bacteria in vitro	56
Interference of malvidin and its mono- and di-glucosides on the membrane — Combined in vitro and computational chemistry study	54
Hepatic lipidomics and proteomics analysis reveals the mechanism of Cyclocarya paliurus flavonoids in preventing non-alcoholic steatohepatitis in mice	51
Levying evidence of the impact of Triphala in the mildly constipated human colon microbiota	51
Bifidobacterium fermentation with infant formulas is associated with benefits for gut and brain barrier function	51
Hedysari Radix Praeparata Cum Melle repairs impaired intestinal barrier function and alleviates colitis-associated colorectal cancer via remodeling gut microbiota and metabolism	50
The memory-improving effect of Hizikia forsiforme functional oil microcapsule (HFFOM) prepared by subcritical extraction and complex coacervational embedding	50
The intestinal microbiota and improving the efficacy of COVID-19 vaccinations	50
Anti-obesity activity of lactic acid bacteria-starter-based kimchi in high-fat diet-induced obese mice	50

Efficacy of natural eggshell membrane for knee osteoarthritis: A randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled clinical trial	49
The monomer of resveratrol butyrate ester ameliorates obesity and gut microbiota in high-fat diet rats	49
Association between the composite dietary antioxidant index and prevalence of kidney stone disease in adults: A nationally representative cross-sectional study	49
Neuroprotective effects of Olea europaea L. leaf extract on neuroinflammation and memory impairment induced by toluene and noise exposure: Assessing brain changes in rat	48
Lycopene can modulate the LRP1 and RAGE transporters expression at the choroid plexus in Alzheimer’s disease rat	48
Paeoniflorin attenuates oxidative stress injury and improves mitochondrial membrane potential in human EA.hy926 endothelial cell through p-eIF2α and CHOP signaling	47
Antioxidant and prebiotic activities of Laphet, fermented tea leaves in Myanmar, during in vitro gastrointestinal digestion and colonic fermentation	46
Effect of Gypenosides on the composition of gut microbiota and metabolic activity in the treatment of CCl4-induced liver injury in rats	44
Effect of tea polyphenols on the prevention of neurodegenerative diseases through gut microbiota	43
Anti-aging effect of recombinant Morchella eximia immunomodulatory protein on Caenorhabditis elegans	42
Weizmannia coagulans strain SANK70258 combined with galacto-oligosaccharides reduces fecal-p-cresol content and improves scaliness and skin roughness	42
Chemical constituents, health-promoting effects, potential risks and future prospective of Chinese herbal tea: A review	41
Alliin, capsaicin, and gingerol attenuate endoplasmic reticulum stress-induced hepatic steatosis in HepG2 cells and C57BL/6N mice	41
In vitro antidiabetic activity of facheiro (Pilosocereus pachycladus) mucilage and its effects on glycaemic, renal and hepatic parameters in obese rats	41
Edible bird’s nest plays an immune regulation by influencing intestinal flora changes in mice	41
Purification and structural characterization of three novel anti-adhesive peptides against Helicobacter pylori from corn gluten meal	41
Impact of orally-administered oligosaccharides in a murine model of food allergy	41