Impact Factor
4.44
Journal Citation Impact
Estimated influence, citation density, publishing volume, and citation integrity from the analytics table.
Citation rate
21.69
760 total citations
h5-index
48
h5 depth signal
Cited share
97.4%
38 of 39
Total citations
760
Citation footprint
Metric signal
23.31
External metric anchor
Self-citation
0.1%
1 self-citations
Citations Trend
Monthly Publications Cadence
Citing Geographic Demographics
United States
121
China
43
Ireland
26
Netherlands
20
Canada
20
Citing Fields of Research
Food Science & Technology
132
Phytochemicals
41
Inflammatory Bowel Diseases & Infections
32
Bacteriology
31
Nutrition & Dietetics
22
Publishing Activity & Reach
Volume, recency, access pattern, and citing-community signals from the journal analytics record.
All-time article footprint
372
Articles tracked across the journal lifetime
Indexed publication set
39
38 cited publications
Last 12 months
22
4.4 publications/month
Open access share
22.7%
5 OA publications in the last year
Leading citing country
United States
121 citing publications
Leading citing field
Food Science & Technology
132 citing publications
Latest tracked publication
28 April 2026
10 recent records available
Coverage & Indexing History
v1, 2010-
v1, 2010-
Research Focus & Classification
Indexed Subjects
Food Science & Technology
Phytochemicals
Bacteriology
Inflammatory Bowel Diseases & Infections
Nutrition & Dietetics
Broad Categories
Nutritional Sciences
Technology
Food Science & Technology
Agricultural Policy
Inflammatory Bowel Diseases & Infections
Smell & Taste Science
Phytochemicals
Lipids
MeSH Descriptors
Food Technology
Latest Publications
Recent article records with DOI-first linking and condensed abstracts.
01
DOI 10.1146/annurev-food-052824-040848
Open DOI
Sustainable Processing in Food Manufacturing
This review focuses on the technical side of sustainable food processing: the efficiency of the conversion of raw materials into foods that are offered to consumers. Both incremental and stepwise technological developments take place at ...
02
DOI 10.1146/annurev-food-053124-084835
Open DOI
Synthetic Biology Approaches in Reducing Mycotoxin Contamination and Enhancing Food System Sustainability
Extreme climate events are escalating mycotoxin contamination—toxic secondary metabolites from filamentous fungi—posing severe threats to human/animal health and causing significant global food losses. Synthetic biology offers transforma...
03
DOI 10.1146/annurev-food-053124-090353
Open DOI
Aquaculture for Sustainable Human Dietary Protein
Aquaculture, the farming of aquatic organisms such as fish, mollusks, crustaceans, and algae, continues to be one of the most viable methods to feed the growing world population. Currently, aquatic animals, mainly fish, mollusks, and cru...
04
DOI 10.1146/annurev-food-052924-044712
Open DOI
Alternatives to the Vegetable Oil Hydrogenation Process to Reduce Trans-Fatty Acids
Partial hydrogenation (PH) is a traditional modification technique used to tailor the physicochemical properties of vegetable oils for applications in bakery products, margarines, shortenings, and confectioneries. However, evidence from ...
05
DOI 10.1146/annurev-food-053124-011258
Open DOI
Food-Derived Peptides: Neuropeptides and the Diet–Microbiome–Brain Axis
Food-derived peptides are short chains of amino acids encrypted in the proteins of several plant sources. Several functions of food-derived peptides, or bioactive peptides (BPs), such as antioxidant, antihypertensive, antidiabetic, antio...
06
DOI 10.1146/annurev-food-053124-092050
Open DOI
Predicting Fiber Specificity on Gut Microbiome Modulation
Dietary fibers are crucial in shaping gut microbial composition and functionality. Physical complexity and chemical interactions between fibers and the gut environment lead to diverse and specialized responses that involve entire food we...
07
DOI 10.1146/annurev-food-052924-062915
Open DOI
Plant-Protein Fortification of Cereal Foods: Market Insights and Nutritional Implications for the Dietary Exposome
Plant proteins can meet dietary needs when properly combined, but individuals who avoid legumes, tofu, or tempeh may struggle to maintain adequate protein intake. Some may turn to ultraprocessed foods, reducing their intake of fiber-rich...
08
DOI 10.1146/annurev-food-053124-110137
Open DOI
From Fork to Feelings: How Foods Shape Mental Health via the Microbiota–Gut–Brain Axis
The microbiota–gut–brain axis, defined as the bidirectional communication linking the gut microbiota with the brain, operates through neural, metabolic, immune, and endocrine signals. It plays an important role in mental health, regulati...
09
DOI 10.1146/annurev-food-053124-111149
Open DOI
Functional Diversity of Probiotic Effector Molecules: Insights into Their Role in Improving Gut Health
Probiotics exert many effects through probiotic effector molecules (PEMs), which are secreted or surface-associated bioactive compounds. Key classes of PEMs include bacterial glycan polymers (e.g., exopolysaccharides), surface proteins a...
10
DOI 10.1146/annurev-food-052924-065321
Open DOI
Bifidobacterium as Keystone Species Driving Microbial Interactions in the Infant Digestive Tract
Bifidobacterium plays a keystone role in the ecological assembly of the infant-gut microbiome and in shaping host immune and metabolic development. These anaerobic bacteria possess specialized transporters and glycosyl hydrolases that en...
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