Joseph M. Awika

8.7k citations

98 papers · 6.1k indexed · 3 hit papers · h-index 40

Co-authors: Lloyd W. Rooney Liyi Yang Audrey L. Girard Ralph D. Waniska Ronald L. Prior Linda Dykes Frederico Augusto Ribeiro de Barros Luis Cisneros‐Zevallos
Topics: Phytochemicals and Antioxidant Activities (41 papers)Food composition and properties (36 papers)Microbial Metabolites in Food Biotechnology (11 papers)
Cited by: Biochemistry Nutrition and Dietetics Food Science
Journals: Gastroenterology Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry Food Chemistry
Partner nations: United States China South Africa

In The Last Decade

Joseph M. Awika

95 papers receiving 5.8k citations

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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.

Sorghum phytochemicals and their potential impact on human health

2004 688 citations Joseph M. Awika, Lloyd W. Rooney Phytochemistry profile →
Screening Methods To Measure Antioxidant Activity of Sorghum (Sorghum bicolor) and Sorghum Products

2003 661 citations Joseph M. Awika, Lloyd W. Rooney et al. Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry profile →
Effect of protein–starch interactions on starch retrogradation and implications for food product quality

2023 136 citations Joseph M. Awika et al. profile →

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#	Work	Indexed citations
1	Structural modification of Chitosan: Emerging role as a functional ingredient in food systems 2025 ·Food Hydrocolloids ·(unknown),Joseph M. Awika	0
2	Enhanced pulse protein-proanthocyanidin interactions through electron beam irradiation 2025 ·Food Chemistry ·Chen Chen,Tadesse Fikre Teferra,Joseph M. Awika	0
3	Influence of proanthocyanidins (condensed tannins) on pulse protein polymer size and associated properties 2025 ·Food Chemistry ·Chen Chen,(unknown),Joseph M. Awika	4
4	Atmospheric Cold Plasma as an Alternative to Chlorination in Soft Wheat Flour to Prepare High-Ratio Cakes 2024 ·Foods ·(unknown),Jayne E. Bock,(unknown),(unknown),Joseph M. Awika,Janie Moore	3
5	Polyphenol recovery from sorghum bran waste by microwave assisted extraction: Structural transformations as affected by grain phenolic profile 2024 ·Food Chemistry ·(unknown),(unknown),(unknown),(unknown),Joseph M. Awika	17
6	Mechanisms of flavonoid inhibition of Maillard reaction product formation in relation to whole grains processing 2024 ·Food Chemistry ·(unknown),Joseph M. Awika	8
7	Effect of cereal bran phenolic profile on Maillard reaction products formation during hydrothermal treatment 2023 ·Food Chemistry ·(unknown),Joseph M. Awika	14
8	Identifying the Genetic Basis of Mineral Elements in Rice Grain Using Genome-Wide Association Mapping 2022 ·Genes ·(unknown),(unknown),Rodante E. Tabien,Joseph M. Awika,Endang M. Septiningsih,Michael J. Thomson	8
9	Determination of basic criteria that influence the functionality of gluten protein fractions and gluten complex on roll bread characteristics 2022 ·Food Chemistry ·Halef Dizlek,Joseph M. Awika	28
10	Genetic dissection of end‐use quality traits in two widely adapted wheat cultivars ‘TAM 111’ and ‘TAM 112’ 2020 ·Crop Science ·(unknown),(unknown),Audrey L. Girard,Chenggen Chu,Yan Yang,Shichen Wang,Qingwu Xue,Jackie C. Rudd,Amir M. H. Ibrahim,Joseph M. Awika,Charles D. Johnson,Kirk E. Jessup,Jason A. Baker,(unknown),Ravindra N. Devkota,Shannon Baker,Richard P. Metz,Shuyu Liu	9
11	Application of a novel microwave energy treatment on brewers’ spent grain (BSG): Effect on its functionality and chemical characteristics 2020 ·Food Chemistry ·Mariela Patrignani,(unknown),Joseph M. Awika,Paula A. Conforti	24
12	Stability of 3-deoxyanthocyanin pigment structure relative to anthocyanins from grains under microwave assisted extraction 2020 ·Food Chemistry ·(unknown),(unknown),(unknown),Kyung-Min Lee,Joseph M. Awika	48
13	Rye flavonoids – Structural profile of the flavones in diverse varieties and effect of fermentation and heat on their structure and antioxidant properties 2020 ·Food Chemistry ·(unknown),Valéria Aparecida Vieira Queiróz,Joseph M. Awika	31
14	Structural profile of soluble and bound phenolic compounds in teff (Eragrostis tef) reveals abundance of distinctly different flavones in white and brown varieties 2018 ·Food Chemistry ·(unknown),Kebede Abegaz,Joseph M. Awika	56
15	Combined cereal and pulse flavonoids show enhanced bioavailability by downregulating phase II metabolism and ABC membrane transporter function in Caco-2 model 2018 ·Food Chemistry ·(unknown),(unknown),Hyemee Kim,(unknown),Chaodong Wu,Joseph M. Awika	58
16	Qualitative assessment of ‘highly digestible’ protein mutation in hard endosperm sorghum and its functional properties 2018 ·Food Chemistry ·Tadesse Fikre Teferra,(unknown),William L. Rooney,Joseph M. Awika	12
17	Influence of Genetic Background on Anthocyanin and Copigment Composition and Behavior during Thermoalkaline Processing of Maize 2015 ·Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry ·(unknown),Liyi Yang,Linda Dykes,Seth C. Murray,Joseph M. Awika	38
18	Interaction of Sorghum Tannins with Wheat Proteins and Effect on in Vitro Starch and Protein Digestibility in a Baked Product Matrix 2015 ·Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry ·(unknown),Liyi Yang,Audrey L. Girard,Scott R. Bean,Joseph M. Awika	51
19	Overview of products and health benefits of specialty sorghums 2005 ·Cereal Foods World ·(unknown),Joseph M. Awika	28
20	Sorghum phytochemicals and their potential impact on human healthbreakdown → 2004 ·Phytochemistry ·Joseph M. Awika,Lloyd W. Rooney	688

About Joseph M. Awika

Joseph M. Awika is a scholar working on Biochemistry, Nutrition and Dietetics and Food Science, having authored 98 papers that have together received 6.1k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Phytochemicals and Antioxidant Activities (41 papers), Food composition and properties (36 papers) and Microbial Metabolites in Food Biotechnology (11 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Biochemistry (2.1k citations), Nutrition and Dietetics (2.6k citations) and Food Science (2.6k citations). Joseph M. Awika has collaborated with scholars based in United States, China and South Africa. Frequent co-authors include Lloyd W. Rooney, Liyi Yang, Audrey L. Girard, Ralph D. Waniska, Ronald L. Prior, Linda Dykes, Frederico Augusto Ribeiro de Barros, Luis Cisneros‐Zevallos, Xianli Wu and Kwaku G. Duodu. Their work appears in journals such as Gastroenterology, Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry and Food Chemistry.

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