OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of Childhood Obesity is 4. 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
Complexity and Stigma of Pediatric Obesity	77
Weight-Related Behaviors of Children with Obesity during the COVID-19 Pandemic	53
Latent Class Analysis of Lifestyle Risk Factors and Association with Overweight and/or Obesity in Children and Adolescents: Systematic Review	45
Internalized Weight Bias, Teasing, and Self-Esteem in Children with Overweight or Obesity	32
Efficacy of Clinic-Based Telehealth vs. Face-to-Face Interventions for Obesity Treatment in Children and Adolescents in the United States and Canada: A Systematic Review	32
Identifying Key Determinants of Childhood Obesity: A Narrative Review of Machine Learning Studies	22
“I Feel Like Less of a Mom”: Experiences of Weight Stigma by Association among Mothers of Children with Overweight and Obesity	22
Addressing Structural Racism Is Critical for Ameliorating the Childhood Obesity Epidemic in Black Youth	18
Changes in Weight-Related Health Behaviors and Social Determinants of Health among Youth with Overweight/Obesity during the COVID-19 Pandemic	17
Muscle-to-Fat Ratio for Predicting Metabolic Syndrome Components in Children with Overweight and Obesity	17
The Influence of Adherence to the Mediterranean Diet among Children and Their Parents in Relation to Childhood Overweight/Obesity: A Cross-Sectional Study in Greece	15
Adolescent Exposure to Weight Loss Imagery on Instagram: A Content Analysis of “Top” Images	15
Utilization Trends and Disparities in Adolescent Bariatric Surgery in the United States 2009–2017	14
The Effectiveness of a Blended In-Person and Online Family-Based Childhood Obesity Management Program	14
Food Insecurity and Obesity in US Adolescents: A Population-Based Analysis	14
Effectiveness of a Weight Loss Program Using Digital Health in Adolescents and Preadolescents	14
Observations of Maternal Feeding Practices and Styles and Young Children's Obesity Risk: A Longitudinal Study of Hispanic Mothers with Low Incomes	13
Weight Status, Medication Use, and Recreational Activities of Treatment-Naïve Transgender Youth	13
Breastfeeding Associations with Childhood Obesity and Body Composition: Findings from a Racially Diverse Maternal–Child Cohort	13
Weight Gain during the COVID-19 Pandemic in a High-Risk Cohort of Children in San Francisco, CA	12
Clustering Patterns of Physical Fitness, Physical Activity, Sedentary, and Dietary Behavior among School Children	12
Behavioral Weight Loss Intervention Preferences of Adolescents with Overweight/Obesity	12
Food Insecurity Influences Weight Trajectory in Children with Obesity	11
A Healthy Start: National Trends in Child Care Regulations and Uptake of Obesity Prevention Standards (2010–2018)	10
Evolution of a Coalition Network during a Whole-of-Community Intervention to Prevent Early Childhood Obesity	10

How Important is Motor Competence for Healthy Weight Status across Adolescence?	9
Modifiable Early Childhood Risk Factors for Obesity at Age Four Years	9
Associations between Obesity and Adverse Childhood Experiences in the United States	9
Topiramate for Weight Management in Children With Severe Obesity	9
Maternal Gestational Diabetes and Early Childhood Obesity: A Retrospective Cohort Study	8
Associations of Neighborhood Safety and Collective Efficacy with Dietary Intake among Preschool-Aged Children and Mothers	8
Effect of Coffee and Tea Consumption on Adolescent Weight Control: An Interventional Pilot Study	8
The Relation of Adiposity Rebound to Subsequent BMI in a Large Electronic Health Record Database	8
Let's Not Just Dismiss the Weight Watchers Kurbo App	8
Can a Behavioral Weight-Loss Intervention Change Adolescents' Food Addiction Severity?	8
Sleep, Food Insecurity, and Weight Status: Findings from the Family Life, Activity, Sun, Health, and Eating Study	7
Parenting Styles and Their Associations With Children's Body Composition, Activity Patterns, Fitness, Diet, Health, and Academic Achievement	7
Gustatory Function Can Improve after Multimodal Lifestyle Intervention: A Longitudinal Observational Study in Pediatric Patients with Obesity	7
Physical Activity and Screen Time Practices of Family Child Care Providers: Do They Meet Best Practice Guidelines?	7
“We've Had to Build the Plane as We Flew It.”:Impacts of the COVID-19 Pandemic on School-Based Weight Management Interventions	7
Design and Approach of the Healthy Weight Clinic Pediatric Weight Management Intervention Package and Implementation: Massachusetts-CORD 3.0	6
Maternal Stress Moderates the Relationship of Food Insufficiency with Body Mass Index Trajectories from Childhood to Early Adulthood among U.S. Rural Youth	6
Cross-Sectional Associations of Built and Social Neighborhood Environment Variables with Body Mass Index in a Large Sample of Urban Predominantly African American Children	6
Risk of Overweight and Obesity in Children and Adolescents With Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis	6
Examining the Relationship between Infant Weight Status and Parent–Infant Interactions within a Food and Nonfood Context	6
The Combined Effects of Social Determinants of Health on Childhood Overweight and Obesity	6
Could Celiac Disease and Overweight/Obesity Coexist in School-Aged Children and Adolescents? A Systematic Review	6
How Do Interpersonal Relationships Affect Children's Weight Management? A Qualitative Analysis of Parents' Long-Term Perceptions after Obesity Treatment	6
Real-World Experience of the Efficacy and Safety of Phentermine Use in Adolescents: A Case Series	6
Behavioral, Environmental, and Demographic Factors Associated with Objectively Measured Physical Activity in Infants	5
Longitudinal Association between Weight Status, Aerobic Capacity, Muscular Strength, and Endurance among New York City Youth, 2010–2017	5
Promoting Sleep and Balanced Screen Time among School-Aged Children with Neurodevelopmental and Mental Health Disorders: A Parent Perspective	5
Packaging of a Pediatric Weight Management Intervention and Implementation Blueprint for Rural and Micropolitan Communities: The Nebraska CORD 3.0 Project	5
Variability in How Canadian Pediatric Weight Management Clinics Deliver Care: Evidence from the CANadian Pediatric Weight Management Registry	5
Associations of Percent Body Fat and Motor Skill Development in Preschool-Aged Children: National Youth Fitness Survey	5
Contribution of Hedonic Hunger and Binge Eating to Childhood Obesity	5
School-Based Secondary Obesity Prevention for Eight- to Twelve-Year-Olds: Results from the Students, Nurses, and Parents Seeking Healthy Options Together Randomized Trial	5
The Urgency of Expanding Access to Effective Treatment for Childhood Obesity	5
Effects of Exercise on Resting Metabolic Rate in Adolescents with Overweight and Obesity	5
Social Determinants of Health and Body Mass Index in American Indian/Alaska Native Children	5
Moving Pediatric Healthy Weight Interventions into Real-World Settings, Using Implementation Science to Address Access, Flexibility, and Sustainability	5
Efficacy of a Primary Care eHealth Obesity Treatment Pilot Intervention Developed for Vulnerable Pediatric Patients	5
A Mixed-Methods Examination of Referral Processes to Clinic–Community Partnership Programs for the Treatment of Childhood Obesity	5
Investigating the Relationship between Body Mass Index and Pain in the Spine in Children or Adolescents: A Systematic Review	5
Parental Reasons for Engaging in or Avoiding Weight Talk With Children	5
Planned Evaluation of the Healthy Weight Clinic Pediatric Weight Management and Implementation: Massachusetts-CORD 3.0	5
Translating Family-Based Behavioral Treatment for Childhood Obesity into a User-Friendly Digital Package for Delivery to Low-Income Families through Primary Care Partnerships: The MO-CORD Study	4
Antenatal Fetal Size and Obesity in Five-Year-Old Children in a Large Cohort Created by Data Linkage	4
Association between Eating Patterns and Excess Body Weight in Adolescents	4
Is It Time to Remove BMI Screening from School Settings?	4
Childhood Obesity Can Be an “Island in the Stream”	4
Relationship between “Blue Space” Proximity and Children's Weight Status, Health Behaviors, and Health-Related Quality of Life among a Sample of Regional Victorian Primary School Children	4
Executive Functioning, Depressive Symptoms, and Intervention Engagement in a Sample of Adolescents Enrolled in a Weight Management Program	4
Are Students Paid to Market Sugar-Sweetened Beverages to Peers? A Review of University Pouring Rights Contracts	4
Influences of Child Temperament and Household Chaos on Preschoolers' Emotional Eating	4

A Type III Hybrid Effectiveness–Implementation Pilot Trial Testing Dissemination and Implementation Strategies for a Pediatric Weight Management Intervention: The Nebraska Childhood Obesity Research D	4
Effects of Weight and Pain on Physical Activity: Insights from the Lived Experiences of Youth with Co-Occurring Chronic Pain and Obesity	4
Prediction of Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease by Anthropometric Indices and Bioelectrical Impedance Analysis in Children	4
Association of Obesity and Body Fat Percentage with Pubertal State in Six- to Nine-Year-Old Chinese Females	4
Limiting Television to Reduce Childhood Obesity: Cost-Effectiveness of Five Population Strategies	4
Patient Retention in Pediatric Weight Management Programs in the United States: Analyses of Data from the Pediatrics Obesity Weight Evaluation Registry	4
Maternal Sedentary Behavior and Physical Activity across Pregnancy and Early Childhood Growth	4