Peter R. Ellis

7.5k total citations · 2 hit papers
99 papers, 5.8k citations indexed

About

Peter R. Ellis is a scholar working on Nutrition and Dietetics, Food Science and Plant Science. According to data from OpenAlex, Peter R. Ellis has authored 99 papers receiving a total of 5.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 61 papers in Nutrition and Dietetics, 47 papers in Food Science and 28 papers in Plant Science. Recurrent topics in Peter R. Ellis's work include Food composition and properties (58 papers), Polysaccharides Composition and Applications (36 papers) and Microbial Metabolites in Food Biotechnology (27 papers). Peter R. Ellis is often cited by papers focused on Food composition and properties (58 papers), Polysaccharides Composition and Applications (36 papers) and Microbial Metabolites in Food Biotechnology (27 papers). Peter R. Ellis collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, Australia and Italy. Peter R. Ellis's co-authors include Peter Butterworth, Frederick J. Warren, Cathrina H. Edwards, Z. Gan, J.D. Schofield, Michael J. Gidley, Terri Grassby, S.B. Ross-Murphy, Myriam M.-L. Grundy and Sushil Dhital and has published in prestigious journals such as Analytical Chemistry, American Journal of Clinical Nutrition and Water Research.

In The Last Decade

Peter R. Ellis

94 papers receiving 5.6k 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.

Role of polysaccharides in food, digestion, and health

2015 433 citations Cathrina H. Edwards, Peter Butterworth et al. profile →
Mechanisms of starch digestion by α-amylase—Structural basis for kinetic properties

2015 370 citations Frederick J. Warren, Peter Butterworth et al. profile →

Peers

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Frederick J. Warren United Kingdom

Susan M. Tosh Canada

Karin Autio Finland

George E. Inglett United States

Sushil Dhital Australia

Hans N. Englyst United Kingdom

Faqir Muhammad Anjum Pakistan

Ke‐Xue Zhu China

Sang‐Ho Yoo South Korea

Haifeng Qian China

Frederick J. Warren United Kingdom

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Citations per year, relative to Peter R. Ellis Peter R. Ellis (= 1×) peers Frederick J. Warren

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Sun, Xinyang, et al.. (2025). Temporal dynamics of microbial communities in anaerobic digestion: Influence of temperature and feedstock composition on reactor performance and stability. Water Research. 284. 123974–123974. 5 indexed citations

Augustin, Livia S. A., et al.. (2024). Pasta: Is It an Unhealthy Refined Food?. Journal of Nutrition. 155(2). 378–380.

Aslam, Mohamad F., Sarah Berry, Balázs Bajka, et al.. (2024). Micronization of wholewheat flour increases iron bioavailability from hydrothermally processed wheat flour dough. Food Research International. 197(Pt 1). 115149–115149. 5 indexed citations

Pinto, Ana M., Kate Brown, Jonathan A. Farrimond, et al.. (2023). Acute effects of drinks containing blackcurrant and citrus (poly)phenols and dietary fibre on postprandial glycaemia, gut hormones, cognitive function and appetite in healthy adults: two randomised controlled trials. Food & Function. 14(22). 10163–10176. 2 indexed citations

Ballance, Simon, Hanne Zobel, Anne Rieder, et al.. (2022). Inter-laboratory analysis of cereal beta-glucan extracts of nutritional importance: An evaluation of different methods for determining weight-average molecular weight and molecular weight distribution. Food Hydrocolloids. 127. 107510–107510. 10 indexed citations

Bajka, Balázs, Ana M. Pinto, Natalia Pérez‐Moral, et al.. (2022). Enhanced secretion of satiety-promoting gut hormones in healthy humans after consumption of white bread enriched with cellular chickpea flour: A randomized crossover study. American Journal of Clinical Nutrition. 117(3). 477–489. 32 indexed citations

Edwards, Cathrina H., Peter Ryden, Giuseppina Mandalari, Peter Butterworth, & Peter R. Ellis. (2021). Structure–function studies of chickpea and durum wheat uncover mechanisms by which cell wall properties influence starch bioaccessibility. Nature Food. 2(2). 118–126. 72 indexed citations

Edwards, Cathrina H., et al.. (2021). α-Amylase action on starch in chickpea flour following hydrothermal processing and different drying, cooling and storage conditions. Carbohydrate Polymers. 259. 117738–117738. 22 indexed citations

Bajka, Balázs, Ana M. Pinto, Jennifer Ahn‐Jarvis, et al.. (2020). The impact of replacing wheat flour with cellular legume powder on starch bioaccessibility, glycaemic response and bread roll quality: A double-blind randomised controlled trial in healthy participants. Food Hydrocolloids. 114. 106565–106565. 57 indexed citations

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Butterworth, Peter, et al.. (2020). Incorporation of a novel leguminous ingredient into savoury biscuits reduces their starch digestibility: Implications for lowering the Glycaemic Index of cereal products. Food Chemistry X. 5. 100078–100078. 39 indexed citations

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Channell, Guy A., Gary G. Adams, Richard B. Gillis, et al.. (2018). Use of the Extended Fujita method for representing the molecular weight and molecular weight distributions of native and processed oat beta-glucans. Scientific Reports. 8(1). 11809–11809. 5 indexed citations

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Grundy, Myriam M.-L., Anne Rieder, Simon Ballance, et al.. (2017). Impact of hydrothermal and mechanical processing on dissolution kinetics and rheology of oat β-glucan. Carbohydrate Polymers. 166. 387–397. 31 indexed citations

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Day, Richard M., et al.. (2014). A mechanistic approach to studies of the possible digestion of retrograded starch by α-amylase revealed using a log of slope (LOS) plot. Carbohydrate Polymers. 113. 182–188. 68 indexed citations

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Wang, Qi & Peter R. Ellis. (2014). Oat β-glucan: physico-chemical characteristics in relation to its blood-glucose and cholesterol-lowering properties. British Journal Of Nutrition. 112(S2). S4–S13. 135 indexed citations

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Warren, Frederick J., Peter Butterworth, & Peter R. Ellis. (2012). Studies of the effect of maltose on the direct binding of porcine pancreatic α-amylase to maize starch. Carbohydrate Research. 358. 67–71. 21 indexed citations

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Ellis, Peter R., et al.. (2005). Determination of dissolved reactive phosphorus (DRP) and dissolved organic phosphorus (DOP) in natural waters by the use of rapid sequenced reagent injection flow analysis. Talanta. 66(2). 453–460. 20 indexed citations

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Ellis, Peter R. & Richard Meldrum. (2002). Comparison of the Compact Dry TC and 3M Petrifilm ACP Dry Sheet Media Methods with the Spiral Plate Method for the Examination of Randomly Selected Foods for Obtaining Aerobic Colony Counts. Journal of Food Protection. 65(2). 423–425. 15 indexed citations

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Ellis, Peter R., Phillippa Rayment, & Qi Wang. (1996). A physico-chemical perspective of plant polysaccharides in relation to glucose absorption, insulin secretion and the entero-insular axis. Proceedings of The Nutrition Society. 55(3). 881–898. 61 indexed citations

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Ellis, Peter R., et al.. (1991). Blood glucose, plasma insulin and sensory responses to guar-containing wheat breads: effects of molecular weight and particle size of guar gum. British Journal Of Nutrition. 66(3). 363–379. 70 indexed citations

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Ellis, Peter R. & E.R. Morris. (1991). Importance of the Rate of Hydration of Pharmaceutical Preparations of Guar Gum; a New In Vitro Monitoring Method. Diabetic Medicine. 8(4). 378–381. 37 indexed citations

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