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Functional Foods in Health and Disease
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Functional Foods in Health and Disease

2160-3855

Published by: Functional Food Center

https://www.ffhdj.com/index.php/ffhd

Ranking & Metrics

Discipline name Position Best Scientists Publications D-Index
Biology and Biochemistry 772 15 18 5

Additional Metrics

Number of Best Scientists*: 24
Documents by Best Scientists*: 28
Top 100 Ranked Scientists*: 1
SCIMAGO H-index: 30
SCIMAGO SJR: 0.285
Impact Factor: 1

Overview

Top Research Topics at Functional Foods in Health and Disease?

Functional Foods in Health and Disease primarily focuses on research topics in Internal medicine, Food science, Endocrinology, Biochemistry and Antioxidant. Topics in Internal medicine explored in Functional Foods in Health and Disease were investigated in conjunction with research in Gastroenterology, Placebo and Diabetes mellitus. Placebo research presented in it encompasses a variety of subjects, including Ingestion and Adverse effect.

The studies on Food science discussed can also contribute to research in the domains of DPPH, Polyphenol and Botany. ABTS is part of DPPH studies tackled in it. In the Endocrinology research discussed, Insulin, Insulin resistance, Type 2 diabetes, Postprandial and Blood lipids are all tackled.

The studies tackled, which mainly focus on Biochemistry, apply to Pharmacology as well. The work on Pharmacology tackled in it brings together disciplines like Tumor necrosis factor alpha and Nitric oxide. Functional Foods in Health and Disease connects research in Antioxidant with the related topic of Oxidative stress.

  • Internal medicine (27.45%)
  • Food science (22.13%)
  • Endocrinology (18.51%)

What are the most cited papers published in the journal?

  • Antioxidant Activity and Mechanism of Protocatechuic Acid in vitro (141 citations)
  • A new definition of functional food by FFC: what makes a new definition unique? (138 citations)
  • Plant flavonoids as angiotensin converting enzyme inhibitors in regulation of hypertension (119 citations)

Research areas of the most cited articles at Functional Foods in Health and Disease:

The published papers mainly deal with areas of study such as Antioxidant, Food science, Biochemistry, Diabetes mellitus and Functional food. Ipomoea, Botany and Polyphenol are some topics wherein Food science research discussed in the journal articles has an impact. The journal publications focus on Diabetes mellitus but the discussions also offer insight into other areas such as Alternative medicine and Internal medicine, Obesity, Insulin.

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

  • Internal medicine
  • Enzyme
  • Biochemistry

The previous edition focused in particular on these issues:

The journal mostly deals with topics like Internal medicine, Food science, Placebo, Endocrinology and Functional food. Studies on Internal medicine discussed in the journal link to the field of Oleic acid. Some problems in Food science that were presented in the journal overlapped with concepts under Kefir, DPPH and Carbohydrate.

The research on Placebo tackled can also make contributions to studies in the areas of Acacia, Adverse effect and Bark. The Functional food works featured in it incorporate elements from Western medicine, Marketing and Ingredient. The presented Type 2 diabetes research focuses mostly on Vitamin D and neurology and, on occasion, topics in Insulin resistance, Antioxidant, Vitamin and Lipoprotein.

The most cited articles from the last journal are:

  • Can functional foods reduce the risk of disease? Advancement of functional food definition and steps to create functional food products (1 citations)
  • Review on physicochemical, medicinal and nutraceutical properties of poppy seeds: a potential functional food ingredient (0 citations)
  • Effect of calafate (Berberis microphylla) supplementation on lipid profile in rats with diet-induced obesity (0 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.

The top authors publishing in Functional Foods in Health and Disease (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Danik Martirosyan (19 papers) published 5 papers at the last edition, 3 more than at the previous edition,
  • Jun Nishihira (11 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition,
  • Tsuyoshi Takara (10 papers) published 5 papers at the last edition, 3 more than at the previous edition,
  • Sunisa Siripongvutikorn (9 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Mikio Nishizawa (9 papers) absent at the last 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.

Only papers with recognized affiliations are considered

The top affiliations publishing in Functional Foods in Health and Disease (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Prince of Songkla University (14 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition, 1 less than at the previous edition,
  • Hokkaido Information University (5 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition,
  • Kansai Medical University (5 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • University of Regensburg (4 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Ritsumeikan University (4 papers) absent at the last 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, 45.71% of publications had an unrecognized affiliation. Out of the publications with recognized affiliations, 26.32% were posted by at least one author from the top 10 institutions publishing in the journal. Another 0.00% included authors affiliated with research institutions from the top 11-20 affiliations. Institutions from the 21-50 range included 21.05% of all publications and 52.63% 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.

Career Opportunities in the Health and Wellness Sector

Working within the Health and Wellness sector offers varied professional opportunities that stem from the research presented in this journal. For example, knowledge gained from research into Internal medicine, Endocrinology, and other fields can prove valuable in an assortment of health-related careers. One such career is medical billing and coding, a profession that demands an in-depth understanding of medical terms and procedures.

Facilitating precise and timely insurance claims, medical billers and coders often apply knowledge related to some topics tackled in the journal, such as endocrinology—a field especially relevant to their work reporting diabetes mellitus conditions. This is just one of many instances where the knowledge derived from the journal may apply to a professional context.

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Top Publications

  • Screening of the antimicrobial activity of some extracts of edible wild plants in Morocco

    Abdelghani Aboukhalaf;Belkassem El Amraoui;Manal Tabatou;João Miguel Ferreira da Rocha

    (2020)
    9 Citations
  • In vitro Alpha-amylase inhibition, antioxidant, nutritional and sensory properties of functional spice-blend fortified cookies

    (2022)
    7 Citations
  • Safety of Dietary Undenatured Type II Collagen: A Pilot Open-Label Overdose Clinical Investigation

    (2022)
    6 Citations
  • Stability of an anticancer peptide isolated from Flathead by-products during in vitro gastrointestinal digestion

    (2022)
    5 Citations
  • Different impacts of plant proteins and animal proteins on human health through altering gut microbiotaant proteins and animal proteins on human health through altering gut microbiota

    Baojun Xu;Sunil Christudas;Ramya Devi Devaraj

    (2020)
    5 Citations
  • Chemical, microbial and safety profiling of a standardized Withania somnifera (Ashwagandha) extract and Withaferin A, a potent novel phytotherapeutic of the millennium

    (2023)
    4 Citations
  • Curcumin exerts a protective effect against obesity and liver injury induced by an atherogenic diet

    (2021)
    4 Citations
  • Effect of 12 weeks of continuous burdock sprout extract intake on oxidized LDL: A placebo-controlled, randomized, double-blind, parallel-groups study

    (2021)
    4 Citations
  • Novel ELISA technology in assessing undenatured type II collagen in functional foods and dietary supplements used for knee joint health care: its sensitivity, precision, and accuracy

    (2022)
    4 Citations
  • Spirulina, wakame or goji berries do not lower markers of low-grade systemic inflammation in healthy subjects

    (2021)
    3 Citations

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