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Journal of Functional Foods
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Journal of Functional Foods

Ranking & Metrics

Discipline name Position Best Scientists Publications D-Index
Biology and Biochemistry 97 226 318 41
Medicine 1599 40 53 16

Additional Metrics

Number of Best Scientists*: 583
Documents by Best Scientists*: 659
Top 100 Ranked Scientists*: 15
SCIMAGO H-index: 143
SCIMAGO SJR: 0.837
Impact Factor: 4

Overview

Top Research Topics at Journal of Functional Foods?

The discussions in the journal mainly cover the fields of Biochemistry, Food science, Internal medicine, Antioxidant and Pharmacology. In vitro, Enzyme, Hydrolysate, Peptide and Apoptosis are all areas of Biochemistry tackled in Journal of Functional Foods. Topics in Food science were tackled in line with various other fields like Probiotic, Polyphenol and Botany.

The work tackled in it goes beyond the discipline of Probiotic as it also encompasses Microbiology. The journal holds forums on Internal medicine that merges themes from other disciplines such as Diabetes mellitus and Endocrinology. The main emphasis of Journal of Functional Foods is the research on Endocrinology, emphasizing the topic of Adipose tissue.

It focuses on Antioxidant research which is adjacent to topics in Chromatography. Some problems in Pharmacology that were presented in the journal overlapped with concepts under Inflammation, Oxidative stress and In vivo. It focuses on Oxidative stress as well as the interrelated topic of Glutathione.

  • Biochemistry (25.34%)
  • Food science (23.37%)
  • Internal medicine (18.76%)

What are the most cited papers published in the journal?

  • Phenolics and polyphenolics in foods, beverages and spices: Antioxidant activity and health effects – A review (1111 citations)
  • Probiotic functional foods: Survival of probiotics during processing and storage (514 citations)
  • Development and biological activities of marine-derived bioactive peptides: A review (502 citations)

Research areas of the most cited articles at Journal of Functional Foods:

The journal papers cover a variety of subjects, including Food science, Biochemistry, Antioxidant, Polyphenol and Chromatography. While Food science is the key highlight in the most cited publications, thet also covered some subjects on Probiotic and Microbiology. Aside from discussions in Antioxidant, the most cited publications also deal with the subject of Oxidative stress which intersects with Glutathione disciplines.

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

  • Enzyme
  • Internal medicine
  • Gene

The previous edition focused in particular on these issues:

The concepts of Pharmacology, Internal medicine, Food science, Endocrinology and Antioxidant are tackled in Journal of Functional Foods. Journal of Functional Foods facilitates discussions on Pharmacology that incorporate concepts from other fields like Inflammation, Oxidative stress and Signal transduction. While Internal medicine is the key highlight in Journal of Functional Foods, it also covered some subjects on Gut flora and Microbiology.

Food science study tackled is connected to the field of Bacteria. The Endocrinology study tackling the subject of Insulin resistance is the focus of it. The discussions emphasized the topic of Antioxidant in an attempt to further explore the field of Biochemistry.

The most cited articles from the last journal are:

  • Potential compound from herbal food of Rhizoma Polygonati for treatment of COVID-19 analyzed by network pharmacology: Viral and cancer signaling mechanisms. (17 citations)
  • Smilax china L. polyphenols alleviates obesity and inflammation by modulating gut microbiota in high fat/high sucrose diet-fed C57BL/6J mice (8 citations)
  • A comprehensive review on secondary metabolites and health-promoting effects of edible lichen (8 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 Journal of Functional Foods (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Chi-Tang Ho (52 papers) published 2 papers at the last edition, 1 more than at the previous edition,
  • Fereidoon Shahidi (38 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Changhu Xue (32 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition, 2 less than at the previous edition,
  • Hao Zhang (26 papers) published 4 papers at the last edition, 4 less than at the previous edition,
  • Jingfeng Wang (22 papers) published 2 papers 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 Journal of Functional Foods (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Spanish National Research Council (107 papers) published 3 papers at the last edition, 7 less than at the previous edition,
  • National Taiwan University (83 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition, 2 less than at the previous edition,
  • South China University of Technology (79 papers) published 5 papers at the last edition, 7 less than at the previous edition,
  • Jiangnan University (76 papers) published 15 papers at the last edition, 1 more than at the previous edition,
  • China Medical University (Taiwan) (73 papers) published 4 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, 7.13% of publications had an unrecognized affiliation. Out of the publications with recognized affiliations, 15.08% were posted by at least one author from the top 10 institutions publishing in the journal. Another 4.23% included authors affiliated with research institutions from the top 11-20 affiliations. Institutions from the 21-50 range included 12.70% of all publications and 67.99% 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.

Further Study Opportunities

To complete the scope of this article, it is crucial to provide information on further study opportunities in the field. Readers interested in the mentioned disciplines like Food science, Biochemistry, Internal medicine, and others may be looking to enhance their education in these areas. For instance, for those interested in Internal Medicine and particularly aspects like Diabetes mellitus and Endocrinology, there are various institutions to select from. For example, the medical assistant school in Hawaii provides a comprehensive course structure that touches on these topics and more. For those interested in studying about Antioxidants and Pharmacology, this same institution provides a well-rounded curriculum in these and similar subjects. Such educational programs align well with the current research trends according to the Journal of Functional Foods, thereby preparing individuals for the industry's demands. Students interested in these fields should explore further in order to take an informed decision about their future studies.

Top Publications

  • Probiotic characteristics of Bacillus coagulans and associated implications for human health and diseases

    Jiang Cao;Zhiming Yu;Wenyin Liu;Jianxin Zhao

    (2020)
    231 Citations
  • Probiotics as an alternative antimicrobial therapy: Current reality and future directions

    Diego Romário Silva;Janaína de Cássia Orlandi Sardi;Nayla de Souza Pitangui;Sindy Magri Roque

    (2020)
    203 Citations
  • Health benefits of resistant starch: A review of the literature

    (2022)
    184 Citations
  • Considering food matrix and gastrointestinal effects in enhancing bioactive peptide absorption and bioavailability

    Xiaohong Sun;Xiaohong Sun;Caleb Acquah;Rotimi E. Aluko;Chibuike C. Udenigwe

    (2020)
    132 Citations
  • Milk-derived bioactive peptides exhibit antioxidant activity through the Keap1-Nrf2 signaling pathway

    Federica Tonolo;Alessandra Folda;Luca Cesaro;Valeria Scalcon

    (2020)
    130 Citations
  • Potential compound from herbal food of Rhizoma Polygonati for treatment of COVID-19 analyzed by network pharmacology: Viral and cancer signaling mechanisms.

    Chenglin Mu;Yifan Sheng;Qian Wang;Amr Amin

    (2021)
    108 Citations
  • Application of in silico approaches for the generation of milk protein-derived bioactive peptides

    Richard J. FitzGerald;Maria Cermeño;Mohammadreza Khalesi;Thanyaporn Kleekayai

    (2020)
    106 Citations
  • In vitro digestibility and prebiotic activities of a sulfated polysaccharide from Gracilaria Lemaneiformis

    Rui Han;Daorui Pang;Lingrong Wen;Lijun You

    (2020)
    105 Citations
  • Inhibition of porcine pancreatic α-amylase activity by chlorogenic acid

    Yuxue Zheng;Wenhan Yang;Weixuan Sun;Shiguo Chen

    (2020)
    103 Citations

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