OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The H4-Index of Obesity is 35. The table below lists those papers that are above that threshold based on CrossRef citation counts [max. 250 papers]. The publications cover those that have been published in the past four years, i.e., from 2020-11-01 to 2024-11-01.)

Article	Citations
The Impact of COVID‐19 Stay‐At‐Home Orders on Health Behaviors in Adults	289
Weight bias among health care professionals: A systematic review and meta‐analysis	107
Self‐Monitoring via Digital Health in Weight Loss Interventions: A Systematic Review Among Adults with Overweight or Obesity	96
Genetics of Obesity: What We Have Learned Over Decades of Research	92
Selection of Antiobesity Medications Based on Phenotypes Enhances Weight Loss: A Pragmatic Trial in an Obesity Clinic	85
Type 2 diabetes mellitus increases the risk of hepatic fibrosis in individuals with obesity and nonalcoholic fatty liver disease	85
BMI as a Risk Factor for Clinical Outcomes in Patients Hospitalized with COVID‐19 in New York	72
Obesity Doubles Mortality in Patients Hospitalized for Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 in Paris Hospitals, France: A Cohort Study on 5,795 Patients	71
Measuring and estimating insulin resistance in clinical and research settings	68
Body composition and cardiometabolic health across the menopause transition	66
Visceral Adiposity Elevates the Risk of Critical Condition in COVID‐19: A Systematic Review and Meta‐Analysis	62
Metabolic dysfunction and obesity‐related cancer: Beyond obesity and metabolic syndrome	57
Skeletal muscle energy metabolism in obesity	56
Semaglutide for cardiovascular event reduction in people with overweight or obesity: SELECT study baseline characteristics	56
Benefits of weight loss of 10% or more in patients with overweight or obesity: A review	55
Social determinants of health and obesity: Findings from a national study of US adults	53
Effects of liraglutide on gastrointestinal functions and weight in obesity: A randomized clinical and pharmacogenomic trial	50
Early time‐restricted eating compared with daily caloric restriction: A randomized trial in adults with obesity	48
Household Food Insecurity, Diet Quality, and Obesity: An Explanatory Model	47
Independent Role of Severe Obesity as a Risk Factor for COVID‐19 Hospitalization: A Spanish Population‐Based Cohort Study	46
COVID‐19 pandemic and stay‐at‐home mandates promote weight gain in US adults	43
Does Lifestyle Intervention Improve Health of Adults with Overweight/Obesity and Type 2 Diabetes? Findings from the Look AHEAD Randomized Trial	43
Beyond appetite regulation: Targeting energy expenditure, fat oxidation, and lean mass preservation for sustainable weight loss	42
Efficacy and Safety of Phentermine/Topiramate in Adults with Overweight or Obesity: A Systematic Review and Meta‐Analysis	39
SGLT inhibitors on weight and body mass: A meta‐analysis of 116 randomized‐controlled trials	38

The Role of Inflammatory Cytokines as Intermediates in the Pathway from Increased Adiposity to Disease	37
Roux‐en‐Y gastric bypass, sleeve gastrectomy, or one‐anastomosis gastric bypass? A systematic review and meta‐analysis of randomized‐controlled trials	37
COVID‐19 vaccines are effective in people with obesity: A position statement from The Obesity Society	36
Sex‐associated differences between BMI and SARS‐CoV‐2 antibody titers following the BNT162b2 vaccine	36
Health consequences of obesity and projected future obesity health burden in China	36
Obesity, Ethnicity, and Risk of Critical Care, Mechanical Ventilation, and Mortality in Patients Admitted to Hospital with COVID‐19: Analysis of the ISARIC CCP‐UK Cohort	36
A Systematic Review of Dietary Supplements and Alternative Therapies for Weight Loss	36
Pharmacotherapies for Post‐Bariatric Weight Regain: Real‐World Comparative Outcomes	36
Pathways to Severe COVID‐19 for People with Obesity	36
The association between obesity and peak antibody titer response in COVID‐19 infection	35
Four‐Year Behavioral, Health‐Related Quality of Life, and BMI Outcomes from a Cluster Randomized Whole of Systems Trial of Prevention Strategies for Childhood Obesity	35