OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of Pediatric Obesity is 5. 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 2021-05-01 to 2025-05-01.)

Article	Citations
High levels of FSH before puberty are associated with increased risk of metabolic syndrome during pubertal transition	104
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Cost‐effectiveness analysis of individual‐level obesity treatment in paediatrics: A scoping review	34
Associations between eating behaviours and cardiometabolic risk among adolescents in the Health Outcomes and Measures of the Environment study	33
Effectiveness of an adapted physical activity intervention for weight management in adolescents with intellectual disability: A randomized controlled trial	33
Early‐life exposure to tobacco and childhood adiposity: Identifying windows of susceptibility	28
Acute simulated weight gain might not increase the energy cost of walking in adolescents with obesity	27
Weight‐based cybervictimization: Implications for adolescent health	25
Use of person‐centred language among scientific research focused on childhood obesity	24
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Association between bone age maturity and childhood adiposity	23
Afternoon school shift is associated with increased risk of overweight/obesity in 11–14‐year‐old females with early and intermediate chronotype	23
Mendelian randomization analysis identified causal Association of Childhood Obesity with adult major depressive disorder	23
Correction to “Unintentional error in formula preparation and its simulated impact on infant weight and adiposity”	22
Association of gut microbiota and glucose metabolism in children with disparate degrees of adiposity	21
Impact of COVID‐19 pandemic on children overweight in Japan in 2020	21
An improved algorithm to harmonize child overweight and obesity prevalence rates	19
Metabolomic profiling of stool of two‐year old children from the INSIGHT study reveals links between butyrate and child weight outcomes	19
Gut microbiota and microbial metabolites are associated with body composition in 5‐year‐old children: A cross‐sectional study in the Gen3G cohort	19
An addiction‐based digital weight loss intervention: A multi‐centre randomized controlled trial	18
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Physical activity, screen time and body composition in 13‐year‐old adolescents: The Generation R Study	18
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Assessment and impact of paediatric internalized weight bias: A systematic review	16
Childhood obesity within the lens of racism	16

Family structure in relation to body mass index and metabolic score in European children and adolescents	16
Overweight/obesity is associated with problematic social media use: Addressing problematic social media use could help reduce overweight/obesity among adolescents	16
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Associations of maternal and infant metabolite profiles with foetal growth and the odds of adverse birth outcomes	15
Neurological‐related proteomic profiling in plasma of children with metabolic healthy and unhealthy overweight/obesity	14
Child and mother characteristics associated with 6‐month weight gain for infants and toddlers during 6 to 36 months	14
Evaluating the impact of community interventions on childhood obesity in populations living in low‐income households in Los Angeles: A simulation study	14
Temperament and eating self‐regulation in young children with or at risk for obesity: An exploratory report	14
Changes in nonnutritive sweetener intake in a cohort of preschoolers after the implementation of Chile's Law of Food Labelling and Advertising	14
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Associations of radiologic characteristics of the neonatal hypothalamus with early life adiposity gain	13
Strategies to promote responsive bottle‐feeding in WIC predict less frequent use of food to soothe and healthier weight status for infants with negative temperaments	13
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FirstStep2Health: A cluster randomised trial to promote healthy behaviours and prevent obesity amongst low‐income preschoolers	12
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Prevalence of cardiovascular risk factors according to Life's Essential 8 in children and adolescents during the COVID‐19 pandemic: A systematic review and meta‐analysis including 1 526 173	10
Bioactive compounds in mothers milk affecting offspring outcomes: A narrative review	10
Visceral fat and arterial stiffness in youth with healthy weight, obesity, and type 2 diabetes	10
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Modified body mass index z‐scores in children in New York City during the COVID‐19 pandemic	10
Early childhood executive control modulates negative affectivity's role in increasing adolescent body mass index trajectories	10
Association of insufficient sleep and skipping breakfast with overweight/obesity in children and adolescents: Findings from a cross‐sectional provincial surveillance project in Jiangsu	10
Development of a prediction protocol for the screening of metabolic associated fatty liver disease in children with overweight or obesity	10
Adolescent experiences of weight‐related communication: Sociodemographic differences and the role of parents	10
Exploring the association between internalized weight bias and mental health among Canadian adolescents	10
Time spent on social media use and BMI z‐score: A cross‐sectional explanatory pathway analysis of 10798 14‐year‐old boys and girls	10
Early growth according to protein content of infant formula: Results from the EDEN and ELFE birth cohorts	10
The effectiveness of multidisciplinary weight loss interventions is associated with initial cardiorespiratory fitness in adolescents with obesity	10
Oxidized high‐density lipoprotein and low‐density lipoprotein in adolescents with obesity and metabolic dysfunction‐associated steatotic liver disease	10
Identifying elevated child weight from 3 to 24 months: Early transitions into nonparental care and to solid foods	9
The use of submaximal parameters in the assessment of exercise capacity in children with obesity	9
Prevalence of overweight and obesity and associated demographic and health factors in India: Findings from Comprehensive National Nutrition Survey (CNNS)	9
Associations of cord blood leukocyte telomere length with adiposity growth from infancy to adolescence	9
Recent trends in overweight and obesity in adolescents aged 12 to 15 years across 21 countries	9
Lifestyle patterns in European preschoolers: Associations with socio‐demographic factors and body mass index	9
The role of lifestyle in the impact of constant phthalate exposure on overweight and obesity: A longitudinal cohort study in China	9
Association between excessive screen time and steatotic liver disease in adolescents: Findings from the 2017–2018 National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey	9
Impact ofCOVID‐19 on childhood obesity: Data from a paediatric weight management trial	9
Association of intestinal microbiota and its metabolite markers with excess weight in Chinese children and adolescents	9
Infant intakes of human milk branched chain amino acids are negatively associated with infant growth and influenced by maternal body mass index	9
Nutrition transition's latest stage: Are ultra‐processed food increases in low‐ and middle‐income countries dooming our preschoolers' diets and future health?	9
Adolescents' chronotype and its association with obesity‐related outcomes: The EHDLA study	9
Impact of theCOVID‐19 pandemic on elementary schoolers' physical activity, sleep, screen time and diet: A quasi‐experimental interrupted time series study	9
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South‐to‐South parental migration patterns and excess weight among children: Insights from a national cross‐sectional study in Colombia	9
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Physical activity and adiposity in preschool children: The Barwon Infant Study	8
Lifestyle‐based subtypes of childhood obesity and their association with cardiometabolic factors: A cluster analysis	8

Maternal pre‐pregnancy body mass index and offspring with overweight/obesity at preschool age: The possible role of epigenome‐wideDNAmethylation changes in cord blood	8
The predictive utility of the in utero exposome for childhood adiposity in independent and integrated frameworks	8
Effects of telephone support or short message service on body mass index, eating and screen time behaviours of children age 2 years: A 3‐arm randomized controlled trial	8
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Association between sugar‐free beverage intake and childhood obesity among Chinese children and adolescents	8
Child ADHD and autistic traits, eating behaviours and weight: A population‐based study	8
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Genetic risk score prediction of leg fat and insulin sensitivity differs by race/ethnicity in early pubertal children	7
Application of a composite scoring protocol to identify factors that contribute to the risk of overweight and obesity in Irish children	7
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Variation in ultra‐processed food consumption from 6 to 15 years, body weight and body composition at 15 years of age at The Pelotas 2004 Birth Cohort	7
A 24‐month metformin treatment study of children with obesity: Changes in circulating GDF‐15 and associations with changes in body weight and visceral fat	7
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Household food insecurity and childhood obesity/overweight among children with special healthcare needs: Results from a nationally representative sample of 10–17 years old U.S. children	7
Does the severity of obesity influence bone density, geometry and strength in adolescents?	7
Performance of mid‐upper arm circumference to identify adolescents with obesity and metabolic syndrome: NHANES 2011–2018 analysis	7
Update on pediatric metabolic and bariatric surgery	7
Body mass index and visual impairment in Israeli adolescents: A nationwide study	7
Trends in U.S. adolescent physical activity and obesity: A 20‐year age‐period‐cohort analysis	7
Prevalence of low and high BMI during the first 3 years of life: using New Zealand national electronic health data	6
Assessment of executive functions and physical activity in girls and boys with normal weight, overweight and obesity	6
A nation‐wide analysis of socioeconomic and geographical disparities in the prevalence of obesity and excess weight in children and adolescents in Spain: Results from the ENE‐COVID study	6
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Television watching during meals is associated with higher ultra‐processed food consumption and higher free sugar intake in childhood	6
Early‐life body mass index and the risk of six cardiovascular diseases: A Mendelian Randomization study	6
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The association of changes in body mass index and metabolic parameters between adults with overweight or obesity and their children in a family‐based randomized trial (DiOGenes)	6
The association of breastfeeding duration on metabolic syndrome among children and adolescents, stratified by birth weight for gestational age	6
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Serum zonulin as an index of glucose dysregulation in children and adolescents with overweight and obesity	5
Early life social conditions and adverse experiences are associated with childhood BMI and perceived overeating	5
COVID‐19‐related lockdowns and changes in overweight and obesity, movement behaviours, diet quality, and health‐related quality of life among regional Australian primary school children: A	5
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Food insecurity is associated with higher food responsiveness in low‐income children: The moderating role of parent stress and family functioning	5
Delay discounting and nucleus accumbens functional connectivity are related to weight status in adolescents from the ABCD study	5
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Considerations for the design and conduct of pediatric obesity pharmacotherapy clinical trials: Proceedings of expert roundtable meetings	5
Satisfaction with a meal kit delivery program and feasibility of a phase I trial in the intervening in food insecurity to reduce and mitigate (InFoRM) childhood obesity study	5
The joint associations of high birth weight and not having siblings with metabolic obesity phenotype among school‐aged children and adolescents: A National Survey in China	5
Factors that shape dietary intake in children in the context of increasing risk for obesity development	5
Association between calcium intake from different food sources during childhood and cardiometabolic risk on adolescence: The Generation XXI birth cohort	5
Prediction of resting energy expenditure for adolescents with severe obesity: A multi‐centre analysis	5
Differential associations between television viewing, computer use, and adiposity by age, gender, and race/ethnicity in United States youth: A cross‐sectionalNHANESanalysis	5
Association of total and pancreatic serum amylase enzymatic activity with insulin resistance and the glucose and insulin responses to oral starch test in Mexican children	5
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Attrition rate and predictors of a monitoring mHealth application in adolescents with obesity	5
Association between maternal and infant screen time with child growth and development: A longitudinal study	5
Youth prediabetes and type 2 diabetes: Risk factors and prevalence of dysglycaemia	5
Effectiveness and predictors of weight loss response to phentermine plus lifestyle modifications among youth in a paediatric weight management clinical setting	5
Modifiable early life exposures associated with adiposity and obesity in 3‐year old children born to mothers with obesity	5
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Circadian variation of serum leptin and adipose tissue changes in children	5
Personalized approach to childhood obesity: Lessons from gut microbiota and omics studies. Narrative review and insights from the 29th European childhood obesity congress	5
Parental education and neighbourhood socioeconomic status in the prediction of childhood overweight: A multilevel analysis	5