Phyllis Otu

990 total citations · 1 hit paper
29 papers, 775 citations indexed

About

Phyllis Otu is a scholar working on Plant Science, Food Science and Pharmacology. According to data from OpenAlex, Phyllis Otu has authored 29 papers receiving a total of 775 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 14 papers in Plant Science, 9 papers in Food Science and 7 papers in Pharmacology. Recurrent topics in Phyllis Otu's work include Polysaccharides and Plant Cell Walls (5 papers), Polysaccharides Composition and Applications (4 papers) and Ginger and Zingiberaceae research (3 papers). Phyllis Otu is often cited by papers focused on Polysaccharides and Plant Cell Walls (5 papers), Polysaccharides Composition and Applications (4 papers) and Ginger and Zingiberaceae research (3 papers). Phyllis Otu collaborates with scholars based in China, Ghana and United Arab Emirates. Phyllis Otu's co-authors include Cunshan Zhou, Xiaojie Yu, Richard Osae, Xiaojie Yu, Haile Ma, Qinghua Ji, Li Chen, Abu ElGasim A. Yagoub, Jiali Hu and Hafida Wahia and has published in prestigious journals such as PLoS ONE, Food Chemistry and Renewable Energy.

In The Last Decade

Phyllis Otu

28 papers receiving 763 citations

Hit Papers

Reviews on mechanisms of in vitro antioxidant, antibacter... 2021 2026 2022 2024 2021 50 100 150
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.

  1. Reviews on mechanisms of in vitro antioxidant, antibacterial and anticancer activities of water-soluble plant polysaccharides
    2021 172 citations Phyllis Otu, Cunshan Zhou et al. International Journal of Biological Macromolecules profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Phyllis Otu China 14 248 219 167 111 105 29 775
Jianjun Zhong China 13 250 1.0× 264 1.2× 225 1.3× 56 0.5× 113 1.1× 30 751
Yanhua Li China 18 439 1.8× 116 0.5× 182 1.1× 60 0.5× 51 0.5× 50 870
Débora Gonçalves Bortolini Brazil 15 281 1.1× 148 0.7× 100 0.6× 192 1.7× 54 0.5× 25 780
Murtaza Ali China 15 189 0.8× 128 0.6× 91 0.5× 118 1.1× 115 1.1× 23 652
Thunnop Laokuldilok Thailand 17 542 2.2× 210 1.0× 211 1.3× 126 1.1× 93 0.9× 39 1.1k
Aiman Karim China 14 330 1.3× 91 0.4× 125 0.7× 119 1.1× 46 0.4× 20 669
Xingnan Wang China 15 384 1.5× 199 0.9× 156 0.9× 126 1.1× 48 0.5× 46 786
Truc Cong Ho South Korea 15 207 0.8× 100 0.5× 179 1.1× 255 2.3× 30 0.3× 30 751
Bakhtawar Shafique Pakistan 11 256 1.0× 144 0.7× 145 0.9× 64 0.6× 93 0.9× 19 645
Wei Zong China 16 269 1.1× 295 1.3× 162 1.0× 86 0.8× 56 0.5× 51 731

Countries citing papers authored by Phyllis Otu

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Fields of papers citing papers by Phyllis Otu

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Phyllis Otu

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Phyllis Otu. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Phyllis Otu based on the total number of citations received by their joint publications. Widths of edges represent the number of papers authors have co-authored together. Node borders signify the number of papers an author published with Phyllis Otu. Phyllis Otu is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Otu, Phyllis, et al.. (2025). Determination of prevalence and cause of anaemia among adolescent pregnant girls in Ussher Hospital, James Town, Ghana. BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth. 25(1). 983–983.
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Gordon, Andrew, et al.. (2024). Health risk assessment of potassium bromate in bread in Ghana. Heliyon. 10(2). e24519–e24519. 1 indexed citations
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Guo, Jing, Cunshan Zhou, Hafida Wahia, et al.. (2024). Preparation of umami peptides from chicken breast by batch coupled enzymatic hydrolysis and membrane separation mode and the taste mechanism of identified umami peptides. Food Chemistry. 456. 139963–139963. 16 indexed citations
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Otu, Phyllis, et al.. (2024). Self-medication with antibiotics during the COVID-19 pandemic: A cross-sectional study among adults in Tema, Ghana. PLoS ONE. 19(6). e0305602–e0305602. 1 indexed citations
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Zhou, Cunshan, Xingyu Fan, Yao Li, et al.. (2024). Properties, extraction and purification technologies of Stevia rebaudiana steviol glycosides: A review. Food Chemistry. 453. 139622–139622. 14 indexed citations
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Guo, Jing, Cunshan Zhou, Bo Wang, et al.. (2024). Preparation of umami peptides from chicken breast by ultrasound-assisted gradient dilution feeding substrate and study of their formation mechanism. Food Bioscience. 62. 105176–105176. 2 indexed citations
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Li, Yao, Phyllis Otu, Yang Wang, et al.. (2024). Effects of combined drying techniques and cellulase hydrolysis on the nutritional value and sensory properties of shiitake mushrooms (Lentinus edodes). Food Chemistry. 450. 139387–139387. 23 indexed citations
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Otu, Phyllis, et al.. (2023). Acute and Subchronic Toxicity Assessment of Conventional Soxhlet Cymbopogon citratus Leaves Extracts in Sprague–Dawley Rats. Journal of Toxicology. 2023. 1–16. 1 indexed citations
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Osae, Richard, Maurice Tibiru Apaliya, Raphael N. Alolga, et al.. (2022). Influence of shea butter, bee wax and cassava starch coatings on enzyme inactivation, antioxidant properties, phenolic compounds and quality retention of tomato (Solanum lycopersicum) fruits. Applied Food Research. 2(1). 100041–100041. 21 indexed citations
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Osae, Richard, et al.. (2021). Drying techniques affect the quality and essential oil composition of Ghanaian ginger (Zingiber officinale Roscoe). Industrial Crops and Products. 172. 114048–114048. 25 indexed citations
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Otu, Phyllis, et al.. (2021). Reviews on mechanisms of in vitro antioxidant, antibacterial and anticancer activities of water-soluble plant polysaccharides. International Journal of Biological Macromolecules. 183. 2262–2271. 172 indexed citations breakdown →
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Ji, Qinghua, Xiaojie Yu, Li Chen, Phyllis Otu, & Cunshan Zhou. (2021). Facile preparation of sugarcane bagasse-derived carbon supported MoS2 nanosheets for hydrogen evolution reaction. Industrial Crops and Products. 172. 114064–114064. 129 indexed citations
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Mustapha, Abdullateef Taiye, Cunshan Zhou, Hafida Wahia, et al.. (2020). Sonozonation: Enhancing the antimicrobial efficiency of aqueous ozone washing techniques on cherry tomato. Ultrasonics Sonochemistry. 64. 105059–105059. 51 indexed citations
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Otu, Phyllis, et al.. (2017). Characterization of turkey berry (Solanum torvum)- fresh, dry & powder. 2 indexed citations
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Zhou, Cunshan, Jiali Hu, Xiaojie Yu, et al.. (2016). Heat and/or ultrasound pretreatments motivated enzymolysis of corn gluten meal: Hydrolysis kinetics and protein structure. LWT. 77. 488–496. 86 indexed citations
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Zhou, Cunshan, Yanhua Li, Xiaojie Yu, et al.. (2016). Extraction and characterization of chicken feet soluble collagen. LWT. 74. 145–153. 77 indexed citations
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Otu, Phyllis, et al.. (2013). Optimizing Acceptability of Fresh Moringa oleifera Beverage. Journals & Books Hosting (International Knowledge Sharing Platform). 21(1). 34–39. 1 indexed citations
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Otu, Phyllis, et al.. (2013). Characterization of Fresh Moringa oleifera Beverage. Journals & Books Hosting (International Knowledge Sharing Platform). 21(1). 26–33. 2 indexed citations

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