OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The median citation count of npj Science of Food is 3. 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 brief review of the science behind the design of healthy and sustainable plant-based foods	174
Formation of contractile 3D bovine muscle tissue for construction of millimetre-thick cultured steak	99
A review of multilayer and composite films and coatings for active biodegradable packaging	88
Muscle-derived fibro-adipogenic progenitor cells for production of cultured bovine adipose tissue	61
African fermented foods: overview, emerging benefits, and novel approaches to microbiome profiling	51
Stronger gut microbiome modulatory effects by postbiotics than probiotics in a mouse colitis model	39
Effects of phenolic acids and quercetin-3-O-rutinoside on the bitterness and astringency of green tea infusion	36
Tissue-like cultured fish fillets through a synthetic food pipeline	34
Rosmarinic acid suppresses tau phosphorylation and cognitive decline by downregulating the JNK signaling pathway	33
Production of scaffold-free cell-based meat using cell sheet technology	33
Dietary supplementation with biogenic selenium nanoparticles alleviate oxidative stress-induced intestinal barrier dysfunction	28
Rational design of hyperstable antibacterial peptides for food preservation	27
Comparative effects of high pressure processing and heat treatment on in vitro digestibility of pea protein and starch	27
Spent media analysis suggests cultivated meat media will require species and cell type optimization	25
Sustainable plant-based ingredients as wheat flour substitutes in bread making	25
The flavor-enhancing action of glutamate and its mechanism involving the notion of kokumi	25
Regulation of viable/inactivated/lysed probiotic Lactobacillus plantarum H6 on intestinal microbiota and metabolites in hypercholesterolemic mice	24
Precision cooking for printed foods via multiwavelength lasers	24
Recent patent applications in beverages enriched with plant proteins	24
Monitoring the microbiome for food safety and quality using deep shotgun sequencing	24
Microbiome-based environmental monitoring of a dairy processing facility highlights the challenges associated with low microbial-load samples	24
Systematic review on effects of bioenergy from edible versus inedible feedstocks on food security	22
Real-time, selective, and low-cost detection of trace level SARS-CoV-2 spike-protein for cold-chain food quarantine	22
Handheld SERS coupled with QuEChERs for the sensitive analysis of multiple pesticides in basmati rice	21
On-site colorimetric detection of Salmonella typhimurium	21

Reprocessing seafood waste: challenge to develop aquatic clean meat from fish cells	20
Determination of acrolein generation pathways from linoleic acid and linolenic acid: increment by photo irradiation	20
Triacylglycerols are preferentially oxidized over free fatty acids in heated soybean oil	20
Effects of high fructose corn syrup on intestinal microbiota structure and obesity in mice	19
Lycium barbarum polysaccharide modulates gut microbiota to alleviate rheumatoid arthritis in a rat model	19
Advances in 3D peptide hydrogel models in cancer research	18
Strategies for oral delivery of bioactive peptides with focus on debittering and masking	17
The power, potential, benefits, and challenges of implementing high-throughput sequencing in food safety systems	17
Food nanoparticles from rice vinegar: isolation, characterization, and antioxidant activities	17
Mechanism of peptides from rice hydrolyzed proteins hindering starch digestion subjected to hydrothermal treatment	17
Stigmasterol attenuates hepatic steatosis in rats by strengthening the intestinal barrier and improving bile acid metabolism	16
Identification of milk from different animal and plant sources by desorption electrospray ionisation high-resolution mass spectrometry (DESI-MS)	16
Immunomodulatory activity of a water-soluble polysaccharide extracted from mussel on cyclophosphamide-induced immunosuppressive mice models	16
Transforming agrifood production systems and supply chains with digital twins	15
Nomenclature of cell-cultivated meat & seafood products	15
Identification of G protein-coupled receptor 55 (GPR55) as a target of curcumin	15
Particulate matters, aldehydes, and polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons produced from deep-frying emissions: comparisons of three cooking oils with distinct fatty acid profiles	15
Systematic evaluation of antimicrobial food preservatives on glucose metabolism and gut microbiota in healthy mice	14
Metabolomic profiling to detect different forms of beef fraud using rapid evaporative ionisation mass spectrometry (REIMS)	14
Single-nucleus and bulk RNA sequencing reveal cellular and transcriptional mechanisms underlying lipid dynamics in high marbled pork	14
The future of software-controlled cooking	14
foodMASST a mass spectrometry search tool for foods and beverages	13
Rapid analysis of meat floss origin using a supervised machine learning-based electronic nose towards food authentication	13
Meat food fraud risk in Chinese markets 2012–2021	13
‘Multi-omics’ data integration: applications in probiotics studies	13
Combing machine learning and elemental profiling for geographical authentication of Chinese Geographical Indication (GI) rice	13
Toxicity evaluation of an essential oil mixture from the Cretan herbs thyme, Greek sage and Cretan dittany	12
Honey authenticity: the opacity of analytical reports - part 1 defining the problem	12
Side-stream products of malting: a neglected source of phytochemicals	12
Peanut and hazelnut occurrence as allergens in foodstuffs with precautionary allergen labeling in Canada	12
Snow flea antifreeze peptide for cryopreservation of lactic acid bacteria	12
How animal milk and plant-based alternatives diverge in terms of fatty acid, amino acid, and mineral composition	12
In vitro and in silico characterization of adiponectin-receptor agonist dipeptides	10
Metabolomics integrated with machine learning to discriminate the geographic origin of Rougui Wuyi rock tea	10
Untargeted mass spectrometry-based metabolomics approach unveils biochemical changes in compound probiotic fermented milk during fermentation	10
Wuliangye Baijiu but not ethanol reduces cardiovascular disease risks in a zebrafish thrombosis model	10
Lipid profile migration during the tilapia muscle steaming process revealed by a transactional analysis between MS data and lipidomics data	10
Transcriptomic response of Campylobacter jejuni following exposure to acidified sodium chlorite	9
Positive and negative aspects of bacteriophages and their immense role in the food chain	9
Co-encapsulation of curcumin and quercetin with zein/HP-β-CD conjugates to enhance environmental resistance and antioxidant activity	9
Association of human gut microbiota composition and metabolic functions with Ficus hirta Vahl dietary supplementation	9
Comparing the thermal stability of 10-carboxy-, 10-methyl-, and 10-catechyl-pyranocyanidin-3-glucosides and their precursor, cyanidin-3-glucoside	9
High protein-containing new food by cell powder meat	8
Design and application of self-healable polymeric films and coatings for smart food packaging	8
Gamma-aminobutyric acid as a potential postbiotic mediator in the gut–brain axis	8
Sensory lexicon and aroma volatiles analysis of brewing malt	8
Dietary inclusion of nitrite-containing frankfurter exacerbates colorectal cancer pathology and alters metabolism in APCmin mice	8
Oiling-out effect improves the efficiency of extracting aroma compounds from edible oil	8
Novel time-domain NMR-based traits for rapid, label-free Olive oils profiling	8
Phenethylamine in chlorella alleviates high-fat diet-induced mouse liver damage by regulating generation of methylglyoxal	8

Reference proteomes of five wheat species as starting point for future design of cultivars with lower allergenic potential	8
The importance and mitigation of mycotoxins and plant toxins in Southeast Asian fermented foods	8
Genomic analysis of Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli O157:H7 from cattle and pork-production related environments	7
Cyclodextrin carboxylate improves the stability and activity of nisin in a wider range of application conditions	7
Integrating science to address food and health within Global Agenda 2030	7
Enviroscore: normalization, weighting, and categorization algorithm to evaluate the relative environmental impact of food and drink products	7
Glucose-lowering effects of orally administered superoxide dismutase in type 2 diabetic model rats	7
Postprandial glycemic and lipidemic effects of black rice anthocyanin extract fortification in foods of varying macronutrient compositions and matrices	7
Ablation of the gut microbiota alleviates high-methionine diet-induced hyperhomocysteinemia and glucose intolerance in mice	7
Predicting the storage time of green tea by myricetin based on surface-enhanced Raman spectroscopy	7
Consumer purchase intention towards a quick response (QR) code for antibiotic information: an exploratory study	7
Short-term high-fat diet consumption impairs synaptic plasticity in the aged hippocampus via IL-1 signaling	7
Awakening the natural capability of psicose production in Escherichia coli	6
Oral intake of rice overexpressing ubiquitin ligase inhibitory pentapeptide prevents atrophy in denervated skeletal muscle	6
Identification of a highly stable bioactive 3-hydroxyproline-containing tripeptide in human blood after collagen hydrolysate ingestion	6
An origin identification model for labeling of shiitake (Lentinula edodes)	6
Sustainable healthy diet modeling for a plant-based dietary transitioning in the United States	6
Ginger essential oil and citral ameliorates atherosclerosis in ApoE−/− mice by modulating trimethylamine-N-oxide and gut microbiota	6
Using 2D qNMR analysis to distinguish between frozen and frozen/thawed chicken meat and evaluate freshness	6
An analysis of emerging food safety and fraud risks of novel insect proteins within complex supply chains	6
Protein microparticles visualize the contact network and rigidity onset in the gelation of model proteins	6
Evaluating the prebiotic effect of oligosaccharides on gut microbiome wellness using in vitro fecal fermentation	6
Comprehensive study of α-terpineol-loaded oil-in-water (O/W) nanoemulsion: interfacial property, formulation, physical and chemical stability	5
Olive oil from the 79 A.D. Vesuvius eruption stored at the Naples National Archaeological Museum (Italy)	5
PO2/TransformON, an ontology for data integration on food, feed, bioproducts and biowaste engineering	5
Lipid complexation reduces rice starch digestibility and boosts short-chain fatty acid production via gut microbiota	5
Sensory, structural breakdown, microstructure, salt release properties, and shelf life of salt-coated air-dried yellow alkaline noodles	5
Ultrafast cold-brewing of coffee by picosecond-pulsed laser extraction	5
Cell-based, cell-cultured, cell-cultivated, cultured, or cultivated. What is the best name for meat, poultry, and seafood made directly from the cells of animals?	5
A nationwide Chinese consumer study of public interest on agriculture	5
An optimized antimicrobial peptide analog acts as an antibiotic adjuvant to reverse methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus	5
Tween emulsifiers improved alginate-based dispersions and ionic crosslinked milli-sized capsules	5
Applying federated learning to combat food fraud in food supply chains	5
Hydroponic potato production in wood fiber for food security	4
Obesity, but not high-fat diet, is associated with bone loss that is reversed via CD4+CD25+Foxp3+ Tregs-mediated gut microbiome of non-obese mice	4
Cocoa bean fingerprinting via correlation networks	4
Molecular structure and characteristics of phytoglycogen, glycogen and amylopectin subjected to mild acid hydrolysis	4
Semen Ziziphi Spinosae attenuates blood–brain barrier dysfunction induced by lipopolysaccharide by targeting the FAK-DOCK180-Rac1-WAVE2-Arp3 signaling pathway	4
Detection of exogenous sugars in pineapple juice using compound-specific stable hydrogen isotope analysis	4
Rising levels of antioxidative phyllobilins in stored agricultural produce and their impact on consumer acceptance	4
Effects of peroxidase and superoxide dismutase on physicochemical stability of fish oil-in-water emulsion	4
Designing a monitoring program for aflatoxin B1 in feed products using machine learning	4
White button mushroom interrupts tissue AR-mediated TMPRSS2 expression and attenuates pro-inflammatory cytokines in C57BL/6 mice	4
Composition of gut microbiota involved in alleviation of dexamethasone-induced muscle atrophy by whey protein	4
A sense of ginger fraud: prevalence and deconstruction of the China-European union supply chain	4
Approach for quick exploration of highly effective broad-spectrum biocontrol strains based on PO8 protein inhibition	4
Optimization of brewing conditions for Tieguanyin oolong tea by quadratic orthogonal regression design	3
Precision nutrition to reset virus-induced human metabolic reprogramming and dysregulation (HMRD) in long-COVID	3
Honey authenticity: the opacity of analytical reports—part 2, forensic evaluative reporting as a potential solution	3
Spillover effects of food recalls: A milk recall scenario experiment in China	3
Decellularised plant scaffolds facilitate porcine skeletal muscle tissue engineering for cultivated meat biomanufacturing	3
The potential of bamboo seeds for natural biofortification of dietary zinc and iron	3
Tea compound-saliva interactions and their correlations with sweet aftertaste	3
Effects of single plant-based vs. animal-based meals on satiety and mood in real-world smartphone-embedded studies	3
TrkB phosphorylation in serum extracellular vesicles correlates with cognitive function enhanced by ergothioneine in humans	3
Nutrient footprint versus EPA + DHA security in land-locked regions—more of local pond farmed, imported marine fish or fish oil capsules?	3
The sustainability paradox of processing plant proteins	3
Publisher Correction: Genomic analysis of Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli O157:H7 from cattle and pork-production related environments	3
A method for gaining a deeper insight into the aroma profile of olive oil	3
Stretchable zein-coated alginate fiber for aligning muscle cells to artificially produce cultivated meat	3
New colours for old in the blue-cheese fungus Penicillium roqueforti	3
Effects of gelatin type and concentration on the preparation and properties of freeze-dried fish oil powders	3