Food and Function

Top Research Topics at Food & Function?

Food & Function covers a variety of subjects, including Food science, Internal medicine, Biochemistry, Endocrinology and Pharmacology. While work presented in Food & Function provided substantial information on Food science, it also covered topics in Polyphenol and Bioavailability. In it, Diabetes mellitus and Gut flora are investigated in conjunction with one another to address concerns in Internal medicine research.

While it focused on Gut flora, it was also able to explore topics like Lactobacillus and Microbiology. Biochemistry studies presented in it focus on topics such as Antioxidant, Enzyme and In vitro. The majority of Antioxidant studies in it are focused on the subject of DPPH.

Lipid metabolism, Adipose tissue and Triglyceride are among the areas of Endocrinology tackled. Pharmacology research featured in the journal incorporates concerns from various other topics such as Inflammation, Oxidative stress and In vivo. Food & Function focuses on Oxidative stress research which is adjacent to topics in Reactive oxygen species.

• Food science (22.31%)
• Internal medicine (19.95%)
• Biochemistry (19.21%)

What are the most cited papers published in the journal?

• A standardised static in vitro digestion method suitable for food – an international consensus (2100 citations)
• Insights into the metabolism and microbial biotransformation of dietary flavan-3-ols and the bioactivity of their metabolites (413 citations)
• Anti-inflammatory activity of natural dietary flavonoids (349 citations)

Research areas of the most cited articles at Food & Function:

The published articles mainly tackle studies in Biochemistry, Food science, Internal medicine, Antioxidant and Endocrinology. The journal articles explore topics in Biochemistry which can be helpful for research in disciplines like Pharmacology and In vivo. Issues in Food science were discussed in the most cited papers, taking into consideration concepts from other disciplines like Gut flora, Polyphenol and Bioavailability.

What topics the last edition of the journal is best known for?

• Enzyme
• Internal medicine
• Biochemistry

The previous edition focused in particular on these issues:

The concepts of Internal medicine, Endocrinology, Pharmacology, Food science and Gut flora are tackled in the journal. Research on Internal medicine addressed in the journal frequently intersections with the field of Gastroenterology. The research on Endocrinology discussed in Food & Function draws on the closely related field of Fatty acid.

The journal mainly concentrates on Pharmacology but also investigates its connection with concepts in disciplines such as

• Oxidative stress which is related to area like Antioxidant,
• In vivo which is related to area like In vitro.. As a part of it, discussions in Food science involve topics like Digestion, Fermentation and Starch. In addition to Gut flora research, the journal aims to explore topics under Lactobacillus, Colitis and Microbiology.

The most cited articles from the last journal are:

• Phenolic compounds: current industrial applications, limitations and future challenges (18 citations)
• Causal relations among starch fine molecular structure, lamellar/crystalline structure and in vitro digestion kinetics of native rice starch (15 citations)
• Rhamnetin decelerates the elimination and enhances the antitumor effect of the molecular-targeting agent sorafenib in hepatocellular carcinoma cells via the miR-148a/PXR axis (12 citations)

Papers citation over time

A key indicator for each journal is its effectiveness in reaching other researchers with the papers published at that venue.

The chart below presents the interquartile range (first quartile 25%, median 50% and third quartile 75%) of the number of citations of articles over time.

Top authors and change over time

The top authors publishing in Food & Function (based on the number of publications) are:

• Isabel C.F.R. Ferreira (84 papers) published 6 papers at the last edition, 1 more than at the previous edition,
• Lillian Barros (73 papers) published 7 papers at the last edition, 2 more than at the previous edition,
• Chi-Tang Ho (53 papers) published 7 papers at the last edition, 3 more than at the previous edition,
• David Julian McClements (51 papers) published 6 papers at the last edition, 3 less than at the previous edition,
• Hang Xiao (47 papers) published 5 papers at the last edition, 1 less than at the previous edition.

The overall trend for top authors publishing in this journal is outlined below. The chart shows the number of publications at each edition of the journal for top authors.

Top affiliations and change over time

Only papers with recognized affiliations are considered

The top affiliations publishing in Food & Function (based on the number of publications) are:

• Jiangnan University (167 papers) published 38 papers at the last edition, 4 less than at the previous edition,
• Spanish National Research Council (145 papers) published 7 papers at the last edition, 9 less than at the previous edition,
• South China University of Technology (137 papers) published 19 papers at the last edition, 2 less than at the previous edition,
• University of Massachusetts Amherst (94 papers) published 9 papers at the last edition, 5 less than at the previous edition,
• Ocean University of China (92 papers) published 19 papers at the last edition, 1 more than at the previous edition.

The overall trend for top affiliations publishing in this journal is outlined below. The chart shows the number of publications at each edition of the journal for top affiliations.

Publication chance based on affiliation

The publication chance index shows the ratio of articles published by the best research institutions in the journal edition to all articles published within that journal. The best research institutions were selected based on the largest number of articles published during all editions of the journal.

The chart below presents the percentage ratio of articles from top institutions (based on their ranking of total papers).Top affiliations were grouped by their rank into the following tiers: top 1-10, top 11-20, top 21-50, and top 51+. Only articles with a recognized affiliation are considered.

During the most recent 2021 edition, 6.19% of publications had an unrecognized affiliation. Out of the publications with recognized affiliations, 18.37% were posted by at least one author from the top 10 institutions publishing in the journal. Another 15.73% included authors affiliated with research institutions from the top 11-20 affiliations. Institutions from the 21-50 range included 17.77% of all publications and 48.14% were from other institutions.

Returning Authors Index

A very common phenomenon observed among researchers publishing scientific articles is the intentional selection of journals they have already attended in the past. In particular, it is worth analyzing the case when the authors participate in the same journal from year to year.

The Returning Authors Index presented below illustrates the ratio of authors who participated in both a given as well as the previous edition of the journal in relation to all participants in a given year.

Returning Institution Index

The graph below shows the Returning Institution Index, illustrating the ratio of institutions that participated in both a given and the previous edition of the conference in relation to all affiliations present in a given year.

The experience to innovation index

Our experience to innovation index was created to show a cross-section of the experience level of authors publishing in a journal. The index includes the authors publishing at the last edition of a journal, grouped by total number of publications throughout their academic career (P) and the total number of citations of these publications ever received (C).

The group intervals were selected empirically to best show the diversity of the authors' experiences, their labels were selected as a convenience, not as judgment. The authors were divided into the following groups:

• Novice - P < 5 or C < 25 (the number of publications less than 5 or the number of citations less than 25),
• Competent - P < 10 or C < 100 (the number of publications less than 10 or the number of citations less than 100),
• Experienced - P < 25 or C < 625 (the number of publications less than 25 or the number of citations less than 625),
• Master - P < 50 or C < 2500 (the number of publications less than 50 or the number of citations less than 2500),
• Star - P ≥ 50 and C ≥ 2500 (both the number of publications greater than 50 and the number of citations greater than 2500).

The chart below illustrates experience levels of first authors in cases of publications with multiple authors.

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