Huzaifa Umar

947 total citations · 4 hit papers
39 papers, 483 citations indexed

About

Huzaifa Umar is a scholar working on Food Science, Molecular Biology and Nutrition and Dietetics. According to data from OpenAlex, Huzaifa Umar has authored 39 papers receiving a total of 483 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 16 papers in Food Science, 10 papers in Molecular Biology and 7 papers in Nutrition and Dietetics. Recurrent topics in Huzaifa Umar's work include Probiotics and Fermented Foods (9 papers), Gut microbiota and health (6 papers) and Natural Antidiabetic Agents Studies (4 papers). Huzaifa Umar is often cited by papers focused on Probiotics and Fermented Foods (9 papers), Gut microbiota and health (6 papers) and Natural Antidiabetic Agents Studies (4 papers). Huzaifa Umar collaborates with scholars based in Nigeria, Cyprus and Iraq. Huzaifa Umar's co-authors include Great Iruoghene Edo, Arthur Efeoghene Athan Essaghah, Ufuoma Augustina Igbuku, Patrick Othuke Akpoghelie, Dina S. Ahmed, Endurance Fegor Isoje, Emad Yousif, Alice Njolke Mafe, Tayser Sumer Gaaz and Agatha Ngukuran Jikah and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, Journal of Materials Science and International Journal of Biological Macromolecules.

In The Last Decade

Huzaifa Umar

35 papers receiving 472 citations

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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.

A review on food spoilage mechanisms, food borne diseases and commercial aspects of food preservation and processing

2024 63 citations Alice Njolke Mafe, Great Iruoghene Edo et al. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología profile →
A review on probiotics and dietary bioactives: Insights on metabolic well-being, gut microbiota, and inflammatory responses

2025 35 citations Alice Njolke Mafe, Great Iruoghene Edo et al. Food Chemistry Advances profile →
Probiotics and Food Bioactives: Unraveling Their Impact on Gut Microbiome, Inflammation, and Metabolic Health

2025 24 citations Alice Njolke Mafe, Great Iruoghene Edo et al. profile →
Lactic acid bacteria: Nature, characterization, mode of action, products and applications

2025 19 citations Patrick Othuke Akpoghelie, Great Iruoghene Edo et al. Process Biochemistry profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Huzaifa Umar Nigeria	15	125	105	95	67	51	39	483
Ufuoma Augustina Igbuku Nigeria	16	151 1.2×	116 1.1×	118 1.2×	75 1.1×	60 1.2×	56	597
Endurance Fegor Isoje Nigeria	12	114 0.9×	92 0.9×	85 0.9×	55 0.8×	48 0.9×	38	430
Alice Njolke Mafe Nigeria	14	118 0.9×	89 0.8×	110 1.2×	54 0.8×	43 0.8×	43	450
Mohamed Tagrida Thailand	13	134 1.1×	263 2.5×	71 0.7×	36 0.5×	57 1.1×	21	450
Joseph Merillyn Vonnie Malaysia	12	121 1.0×	184 1.8×	64 0.7×	43 0.6×	94 1.8×	20	465
Mahshid Heydari Iran	8	102 0.8×	172 1.6×	43 0.5×	45 0.7×	60 1.2×	10	433
Rahul Thakur India	15	144 1.2×	238 2.3×	69 0.7×	52 0.8×	118 2.3×	44	529
Seyedeh Fatemeh Mirpoor Italy	14	164 1.3×	183 1.7×	51 0.5×	54 0.8×	85 1.7×	24	471
Tengteng Ji China	8	127 1.0×	289 2.8×	55 0.6×	68 1.0×	65 1.3×	14	459
Jahangir A. Rather India	11	162 1.3×	184 1.8×	106 1.1×	65 1.0×	64 1.3×	24	444

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Edo, Great Iruoghene, Patrick Othuke Akpoghelie, Alice Njolke Mafe, et al.. (2025). An overview of the nutritional composition, bioactivities and applications of Chinese yam (Dioscoreas Oppositae). Ecological Frontiers. 45(4). 808–816. 3 indexed citations

Edo, Great Iruoghene, Elias E. Elemike, Tayser Sumer Gaaz, et al.. (2025). Process development and utilization of organic and inorganic fertilizer combinatorial in the remediation of petroleum hydrocarbon polluted soil. Discover Chemistry.. 2(1). 1 indexed citations

Mafe, Alice Njolke, Great Iruoghene Edo, Tayser Sumer Gaaz, et al.. (2025). A review on probiotics and dietary bioactives: Insights on metabolic well-being, gut microbiota, and inflammatory responses. Food Chemistry Advances. 6. 100919–100919. 35 indexed citations breakdown →

Edo, Great Iruoghene, Emad͏͏͏͏͏͏͏͏͏͏͏͏͏͏͏͏͏͏͏ Yousif, Agatha Ngukuran Jikah, et al.. (2025). Natural phenolic compounds for the potential treatment of cancer, mechanistic insights and advances in delivery systems. Next research.. 2(4). 100834–100834.

Edo, Great Iruoghene, Raghda S. Makia, Irene Ebosereme Ainyanbhor, et al.. (2025). Carrageenan‐Based Hydrogels for Advanced Wound Healing and Controlled Drug Delivery in Tissue Engineering. Journal of Biomedical Materials Research Part B Applied Biomaterials. 113(5). e35594–e35594. 2 indexed citations

Edo, Great Iruoghene, Alice Njolke Mafe, Patrick Othuke Akpoghelie, et al.. (2025). Eco-friendly nanoparticle phytosynthesis via plant extracts: Mechanistic insights, recent advances, and multifaceted uses. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 4. 100080–100080. 13 indexed citations

Mafe, Alice Njolke, Great Iruoghene Edo, Patrick Othuke Akpoghelie, et al.. (2025). Microbial contamination pathways: Assessing the impact of building-damaging microorganisms on food safety and structural integrity in humid home environments. Journal of Stored Products Research. 115. 102857–102857. 1 indexed citations

Edo, Great Iruoghene, Alice Njolke Mafe, Patrick Othuke Akpoghelie, et al.. (2025). The utilization of biopolymer hydrogels to encapsulate and protect probiotics in foods. Process Biochemistry. 153. 66–91. 8 indexed citations

Ainyanbhor, Irene Ebosereme, Great Iruoghene Edo, Patrick Othuke Akpoghelie, et al.. (2025). A review on manganese and its effect on health and distribution in selected African countries. Journal of Trace Elements in Medicine and Biology. 91. 127707–127707.

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Edo, Great Iruoghene, Ali B.M. Ali, Emad Yousif, et al.. (2025). Biopolymers: An inclusive review. Hybrid Advances. 9. 100418–100418. 20 indexed citations

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Ainyanbhor, Irene Ebosereme, Great Iruoghene Edo, Emad͏͏͏͏͏͏͏͏͏͏͏͏͏͏͏͏͏͏͏ Yousif, et al.. (2024). Acute and sub-acute toxicity study of aqueous and methanol root extract of Tetracera alnifolia in male albino rats. Toxicology Reports. 13. 101786–101786. 5 indexed citations

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Edo, Great Iruoghene, Ali B.M. Ali, Emad Yousif, et al.. (2024). Poly(vinyl chloride) (PVC): an updated review of its properties, polymerization, modification, recycling, and applications. Journal of Materials Science. 59(47). 21605–21648. 28 indexed citations

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Edo, Great Iruoghene, Irene Ebosereme Ainyanbhor, Agatha Ngukuran Jikah, et al.. (2024). Gut microbiota and immunity in health and diseases: a review. Proceedings of the Indian National Science Academy. 91(2). 397–414. 7 indexed citations

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Edo, Great Iruoghene, Raghda S. Makia, Agatha Ngukuran Jikah, et al.. (2024). Unveiling the Chinese or red date (Ziziphus jujuba); its phytochemical, botanical, industrial and pharmacological properties: a review. Phytochemistry Reviews. 24(5). 4237–4270. 6 indexed citations

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Edo, Great Iruoghene, Ali B.M. Ali, Emad͏͏͏͏͏͏͏͏͏͏͏͏͏͏͏͏͏͏͏ Yousif, et al.. (2024). An updated review on the modifications, recycling, polymerization, and applications of polymethyl methacrylate (PMMA). Journal of Materials Science. 59(44). 20496–20539. 27 indexed citations

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Edo, Great Iruoghene, Alice Njolke Mafe, Tayser Sumer Gaaz, et al.. (2024). Advances in bio-polymer coatings for probiotic microencapsulation: chitosan and beyond for enhanced stability and controlled release. Designed Monomers & Polymers. 28(1). 1–34. 24 indexed citations

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Mafe, Alice Njolke, Great Iruoghene Edo, Raghda S. Makia, et al.. (2024). A review on food spoilage mechanisms, food borne diseases and commercial aspects of food preservation and processing. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 5. 100852–100852. 63 indexed citations breakdown →

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Edo, Great Iruoghene, Raghda S. Makia, Agatha Ngukuran Jikah, et al.. (2024). Nutritional immunological effects and mechanisms of chemical constituents from the homology of medicine and food. Phytochemistry Reviews. 24(5). 4183–4217. 11 indexed citations

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Akpoghelie, Patrick Othuke, Great Iruoghene Edo, Khalid Zainulabdeen, et al.. (2024). Impact of different nitrogen sources, initial pH and varying inoculum size on the fermentation potential of <i>Saccharomyces cerevisiae</i> on wort obtained from sorghum substrate. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 4(1). 0–0. 6 indexed citations

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Edo, Great Iruoghene, Raghda S. Makia, Agatha Ngukuran Jikah, et al.. (2024). The use of quality control parameters in the evaluation of herbal drugs. A review. Discover Medicine. 1(1). 5 indexed citations

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