Amin Ismail

18.4k total citations · 4 hit papers
330 papers, 14.6k citations indexed

About

Amin Ismail is a scholar working on Biochemistry, Food Science and Molecular Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, Amin Ismail has authored 330 papers receiving a total of 14.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 115 papers in Biochemistry, 107 papers in Food Science and 94 papers in Molecular Biology. Recurrent topics in Amin Ismail's work include Phytochemicals and Antioxidant Activities (108 papers), Natural Antidiabetic Agents Studies (57 papers) and Antioxidant Activity and Oxidative Stress (32 papers). Amin Ismail is often cited by papers focused on Phytochemicals and Antioxidant Activities (108 papers), Natural Antidiabetic Agents Studies (57 papers) and Antioxidant Activity and Oxidative Stress (32 papers). Amin Ismail collaborates with scholars based in Malaysia, China and Yemen. Amin Ismail's co-authors include Bahareh Sarmadi, Azrina Azlan, K. Nagendra Prasad, Kin Weng Kong, Hock Eng Khoo, Y. B. Che Man, A. M. Marina, Shuhaimi Mustafa, Fouad Abdulrahman Hassan and Emmy Hainida Khairul Ikram and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, PLoS ONE and Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry.

In The Last Decade

Amin Ismail

321 papers receiving 13.7k citations

Hit Papers

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What are hit papers?

Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if it has ≥500 total citations, achieves ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (this is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it), or reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

Antioxidative peptides from food proteins: A review

2010 1.3k citations Bahareh Sarmadi, Amin Ismail profile →
Total antioxidant activity and phenolic content in selected vegetables

2004 625 citations Amin Ismail et al. Food Chemistry profile →
Antioxidant activity, total phenolics and flavonoids contents: Should we ban in vitro screening methods?

2018 436 citations Amin Ismail et al. Food Chemistry profile →
Prebiotics as functional foods: A review

2013 402 citations Sadeq Hasan Al‐Sheraji, Amin Ismail et al. profile →

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Peers by citation overlap · career bar shows stage (early→late) cites · hero ref

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Amin Ismail Malaysia	59	5.0k	4.6k	3.8k	3.1k	2.1k	330	14.6k
Elvira González de Mejı́a United States	72	4.6k 0.9×	6.4k 1.4×	3.2k 0.9×	3.6k 1.2×	2.5k 1.2×	314	16.0k
Mingfu Wang China	68	3.3k 0.7×	5.2k 1.1×	3.6k 1.0×	3.3k 1.1×	2.1k 1.0×	452	16.2k
Bao Yang China	71	5.2k 1.0×	4.4k 1.0×	2.9k 0.8×	5.2k 1.7×	1.9k 0.9×	330	14.2k
Dejian Huang Singapore	56	4.7k 0.9×	4.2k 0.9×	6.9k 1.8×	4.2k 1.4×	2.4k 1.1×	338	19.4k
Rong Tsao Canada	64	5.4k 1.1×	4.5k 1.0×	5.7k 1.5×	5.5k 1.8×	2.7k 1.3×	226	16.3k
Laura Bravo Spain	62	3.6k 0.7×	3.4k 0.7×	5.4k 1.4×	2.9k 0.9×	2.6k 1.2×	192	14.2k
Baojun Xu China	69	5.0k 1.0×	4.5k 1.0×	3.3k 0.9×	5.2k 1.7×	3.6k 1.7×	409	16.9k
Ryszard Amarowicz Poland	66	5.2k 1.0×	3.6k 0.8×	5.4k 1.4×	5.3k 1.7×	2.8k 1.3×	403	15.4k
Esra Çapanoğlu Türkiye	59	5.5k 1.1×	3.2k 0.7×	4.5k 1.2×	3.4k 1.1×	2.3k 1.1×	287	14.1k
Marina Heinonen Finland	57	6.3k 1.2×	4.1k 0.9×	9.0k 2.4×	5.0k 1.6×	2.2k 1.1×	113	17.8k

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Liu, Yang, Bojie Chen, Xia Li, et al.. (2025). Identification of Selected Flavonoids Extracted from Cap and Stem of Wild and Cultivated Ganoderma Species (Agaricomycetes) and Bioactivities. International journal of medicinal mushrooms. 27(6). 61–79.

Song, Mingming, Xuhong Zhou, Ping Xiang, et al.. (2025). Rosmarinic Acid Prevents Dextran Sulfate Sodium-Induced Ulcerative Colitis in Mice by Enhancing the Function of the Intestinal Barrier and Preserving Intestinal Homeostasis. Food Science and Human Wellness.

Ismail, Amin, et al.. (2024). Improving complementary feeding in low- and middle-income countries: a review of crayfish’s nutritive and health values. Current Opinion in Food Science. 56. 101128–101128. 6 indexed citations

Chew, Lye Yee, et al.. (2024). Casein hydrolysates produced via sequential enzymatic hydrolysis: characterisation and their effect on calcium uptake by Caco-2 cell line. International Journal of Food Science & Technology. 59(10). 7952–7961. 1 indexed citations

Naomi, Ruth, Hasnah Bahari, Fezah Othman, et al.. (2023). The role of lutein-rich purple sweet potato leaf extract on the amelioration of diabetic retinopathy in streptozotocin-induced Sprague–Dawley rats. Frontiers in Pharmacology. 14. 1175907–1175907. 5 indexed citations

Abdullah, Wan Omar, et al.. (2021). Identification of Phytochemicals of Phoenix dactylifera L. Cv Ajwa with UHPLC-ESI-QTOF-MS/MS. International Journal of Fruit Science. 21(1). 848–867. 11 indexed citations

Hamid, Azizah Abdul, Nazamid Saari, Amin Ismail, et al.. (2021). Ergogenic property of Morinda citrifolia L. leaf extract affects energy metabolism in obese Sprague Dawley rats. Journal of Food Biochemistry. 46(1). e14027–e14027. 2 indexed citations

Azlan, Azrina, et al.. (2020). Capsaicin: current understanding in therapeutic effects, drug interaction, and bioavailability. Malaysian Journal of Medicine and Health Sciences. 16(106). 8 indexed citations

Ismail, Amin, et al.. (2020). Phenolic profiling and evaluation of in vitro antioxidant, α-glucosidase and α-amylase inhibitory activities of Lepisanthes fruticosa (Roxb) Leenh fruit extracts. Food Chemistry. 331. 127240–127240. 51 indexed citations

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Ismail, Amin, et al.. (2015). Effects of oil palm (Elaeis guineensis) fruit extracts on insulin secretion from BRIN BD11 cells.. Malaysian Journal of Nutrition. 21(1). 75–82. 1 indexed citations

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Azlan, Azrina, Norazreen Abd Aziz, Hock Eng Khoo, et al.. (2015). Cholesterol and alpha-tocopherol contents of fish and other seafood from the Straits of Malacca. International Food Research Journal. 22(4). 1494–1500. 2 indexed citations

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Ali, Faisal, Amin Ismail, Norhaizan Mohd Esa, & Pei Pei Chong. (2015). Cocoa polyphenols treatment ameliorates visceral obesity by reduction lipogenesis and promoting fatty acid oxidation genes in obese rats through interfering with AMPK pathway. European Journal of Lipid Science and Technology. 118(4). 564–575. 11 indexed citations

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Ismail, Amin, et al.. (2013). Identification polypeptide biomarkers of porcine skin gelatin by two-dimensional electrophoresis. International Food Research Journal. 20(3). 1395–1399. 6 indexed citations

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Kong, Kin Weng, Hock Eng Khoo, K. Nagendra Prasad, Lye Yee Chew, & Amin Ismail. (2013). Total phenolic and antioxidant activities of Pouteria campechiana fruit parts. Sains Malaysiana. 42(2). 123–127. 13 indexed citations

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Sarmadi, Bahareh, et al.. (2012). Hypoglycemic effects of cocoa (Theobroma cacao L.) autolysates. Food Chemistry. 134(2). 905–911. 39 indexed citations

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Hamid, Muhajir, et al.. (2010). Antihyperglycemic and Glucose Tolerance Activity of Ficus deltoidea Ethanolic Extract in Diabetic Rats. 8(1). 6 indexed citations

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Ibrahim, Muhammad, et al.. (2010). Physiochemical composition and antioxidant activities of underutilized Mangifera pajang fruit. AFRICAN JOURNAL OF BIOTECHNOLOGY. 9(28). 4392–4397. 24 indexed citations

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Prasad, K. Nagendra, et al.. (2010). Flavonoid, hesperidine, total phenolic contents and antioxidant activities from Citrus species. AFRICAN JOURNAL OF BIOTECHNOLOGY. 9(3). 326–330. 158 indexed citations

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Ismail, Amin, et al.. (2008). Roselle (Hibiscus sabdariffa L.) seeds - nutritional composition, protein quality and health benefits.. Universiti Putra Malaysia Institutional Repository (Universiti Putra Malaysia). 69. 473–7. 90 indexed citations

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Hamid, Muhajir, et al.. (2007). Effect of Ficus deltoidea Aqueous Extract on Blood Glucose Level in Normal and Mild Diabetic Rats. Jurnal Sains Kesihatan Malaysia. 5(2). 20 indexed citations

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