OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The H4-Index of Obesity is 46. 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 2020-04-01 to 2024-04-01.)

Article	Citations
High Prevalence of Obesity in Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus‐2 (SARS‐CoV‐2) Requiring Invasive Mechanical Ventilation	1409
Effects of COVID‐19 Lockdown on Lifestyle Behaviors in Children with Obesity Living in Verona, Italy: A Longitudinal Study	728
COVID‐19–Related School Closings and Risk of Weight Gain Among Children	537
Obesity and its Implications for COVID‐19 Mortality	487
Association of Obesity with Disease Severity Among Patients with Coronavirus Disease 2019	275
The Impact of COVID‐19 Stay‐At‐Home Orders on Health Behaviors in Adults	270
Severe Obesity as an Independent Risk Factor for COVID‐19 Mortality in Hospitalized Patients Younger than 50	224
Is Adipose Tissue a Reservoir for Viral Spread, Immune Activation, and Cytokine Amplification in Coronavirus Disease 2019?	213
Screen Time for Children and Adolescents During the Coronavirus Disease 2019 Pandemic	205
The Role of Adipocytes and Adipocyte‐Like Cells in the Severity of COVID‐19 Infections	194
Time‐Restricted Eating Effects on Body Composition and Metabolic Measures in Humans who are Overweight: A Feasibility Study	189
Food Insecurity, the Home Food Environment, and Parent Feeding Practices in the Era of COVID‐19	174
COVID‐19–Related Home Confinement in Adults: Weight Gain Risks and Opportunities	150
A New Symptom of COVID‐19: Loss of Taste and Smell	150
Obesity is Associated with Worse Outcomes in COVID‐19: Analysis of Early Data from New York City	147
COVID 19 and the Patient with Obesity – The Editors Speak Out	146
Semaglutide 2.4 mg for the Treatment of Obesity: Key Elements of the STEP Trials 1 to 5	146
Obesity and COVID‐19: An Italian Snapshot	129
Does High Cardiorespiratory Fitness Confer Some Protection Against Proinflammatory Responses After Infection by SARS‐CoV‐2?	127
Considerations for Obesity, Vitamin D, and Physical Activity Amid the COVID‐19 Pandemic	123
Obesity is Associated with Severe Forms of COVID‐19	123
Targeting the Adipose Tissue in COVID‐19	109
Obesity is Associated with Increased Risk for Mortality Among Hospitalized Patients with COVID‐19	105
Obesity as a Potential Predictor of Disease Severity in Young COVID‐19 Patients: A Retrospective Study	100
Weight Stigma and the “Quarantine‐15”	95

Self‐Monitoring via Digital Health in Weight Loss Interventions: A Systematic Review Among Adults with Overweight or Obesity	86
Visceral Adiposity and High Intramuscular Fat Deposition Independently Predict Critical Illness in Patients with SARS‐CoV‐2	85
Weight bias among health care professionals: A systematic review and meta‐analysis	75
Genetics of Obesity: What We Have Learned Over Decades of Research	71
Selection of Antiobesity Medications Based on Phenotypes Enhances Weight Loss: A Pragmatic Trial in an Obesity Clinic	70
A Fad too Far? Dietary Strategies for the Prevention and Treatment of NAFLD	70
BMI as a Risk Factor for Clinical Outcomes in Patients Hospitalized with COVID‐19 in New York	69
Zooming Toward a Telehealth Solution for Vulnerable Children with Obesity During Coronavirus Disease 2019	69
Type 2 diabetes mellitus increases the risk of hepatic fibrosis in individuals with obesity and nonalcoholic fatty liver disease	69
Obesity Doubles Mortality in Patients Hospitalized for Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 in Paris Hospitals, France: A Cohort Study on 5,795 Patients	68
Breakfast Skipping, Body Composition, and Cardiometabolic Risk: A Systematic Review and Meta‐Analysis of Randomized Trials	63
Antidepressant Medications and Weight Change: A Narrative Review	62
The Association of Obesity, Type 2 Diabetes, and Hypertension with Severe Coronavirus Disease 2019 on Admission Among Mexican Patients	62
Increased ACE2 Expression in Bronchial Epithelium of COPD Patients who are Overweight	59
Does Coronavirus Disease 2019 Disprove the Obesity Paradox in Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome?	58
Visceral Adiposity Elevates the Risk of Critical Condition in COVID‐19: A Systematic Review and Meta‐Analysis	58
Genome‐Wide Association Study in 3,173 Outbred Rats Identifies Multiple Loci for Body Weight, Adiposity, and Fasting Glucose	58
Impact of the COVID‐19 Pandemic on Unhealthy Eating in Populations with Obesity	55
Effects of Dapagliflozin on Epicardial Fat Thickness in Patients with Type 2 Diabetes and Obesity	54
Intermittent Fasting and Metabolic Health: From Religious Fast to Time‐Restricted Feeding	53
High Prevalence of Obesity in Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus‐2 (SARS‐CoV‐2) Requiring Invasive Mechanical Ventilation	51
Body composition and cardiometabolic health across the menopause transition	46
Independent Role of Severe Obesity as a Risk Factor for COVID‐19 Hospitalization: A Spanish Population‐Based Cohort Study	46
Room Indirect Calorimetry Operating and Reporting Standards (RICORS 1.0): A Guide to Conducting and Reporting Human Whole‐Room Calorimeter Studies	46