OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of Childhood Obesity is 3. 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 2021-04-01 to 2025-04-01.)

Article	Citations
Correction to: Modifiable Early Childhood Risk Factors for Obesity at Age Four Years by Z Malihi et al. (DOI: 10.1089/chi.2020.0174)	97
Moving Pediatric Healthy Weight Interventions into Real-World Settings, Using Implementation Science to Address Access, Flexibility, and Sustainability	53
Body Size Misperception and Dissatisfaction in Elementary School Children	32
Intergenerational Determinants of Weight Status Concordance and Discordance in Parent/Adolescent Dyads from the Family Life, Activity, Sun, Health, and Eating Study	28
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	25
Physical Activity and Screen Time Practices of Family Child Care Providers: Do They Meet Best Practice Guidelines?	18
Greater Improvement in Obesity Among Children With Prediabetes in a Clinical Weight Management Program	17
A Biodesign Approach to Designing, Packaging, and Scaling a Pediatric Weight Management Program: The Stanford CORD 3.0 Project	16
Parental Perspectives Regarding the Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Their Children	16
Associations Between Coparenting Quality, the Home Food Environment, and Child’s Body Mass Index	15
Reliability of Anthropometric Measurement of Young Children with Parent Involvement	14
Medical Home Access Among Children with Obesity: The Role of Family-Centered Communication	13
High BMI z-Scores from Different Growth References Are Not Comparable: An Example from a Weight Management Trial with an Anti-Obesity Medication in Pubertal Adolescents with Obesity	13
A Scoping Review of Tailoring in Pediatric Obesity Interventions	13
Maternal Well-Being and Child Appetitive Traits at 5 Years Old: Findings from the ROLO Longitudinal Birth Cohort Study	12
Free Summer Day Camp to Address Childhood Obesity: Is There Demand?	11
Relationship Between Childhood Obesity and Autism Spectrum Disorder Varies by Child's Age and Parents' Weight Status in a Sample of Sibling Dyads	11
Healthy Schoolhouse 2.0 Strides toward Equity in Obesity Prevention	11
Changes in High Weight-for-Length among Infants Enrolled in Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children during 2010–2018	10
Should We “Wait and See”?: Change in Weight Status Among US Adolescents in the Population Assessment of Tobacco and Health Study	10
Maternal Sedentary Behavior and Physical Activity across Pregnancy and Early Childhood Growth	9
Body Mass Index Increased at a Large Midwestern Children's Hospital During the COVID-19 Pandemic	9
Associations of Percent Body Fat and Motor Skill Development in Preschool-Aged Children: National Youth Fitness Survey	9
Parental Reasons for Engaging in or Avoiding Weight Talk With Children	8
Planned Evaluation of the Healthy Weight Clinic Pediatric Weight Management and Implementation: Massachusetts-CORD 3.0	8

Policies, Practices, and Environmental Characteristics Among Family Child Care Homes in South Carolina	8
Posture of Adolescent and the Relationship with Body Mass Index, Sex, and Physical Activity	8
Differences in Geographical Location and Health Behaviors of Participants in a Family-Based Lifestyle Intervention for Children and Adolescents Living with Obesity	8
Families Chose In-Person Visits over Telehealth for Pediatric Weight Management during the COVID-19 Pandemic	8
Changes in Weight-Related Health Behaviors and Social Determinants of Health among Youth with Overweight/Obesity during the COVID-19 Pandemic	7
Wearable Devices Beyond Activity Trackers in Youth With Obesity: Summary of Options	7
Social Determinants of Health and Body Mass Index in American Indian/Alaska Native Children	7
Variability in How Canadian Pediatric Weight Management Clinics Deliver Care: Evidence from the CANadian Pediatric Weight Management Registry	6
Associations of Neighborhood Safety and Collective Efficacy with Dietary Intake among Preschool-Aged Children and Mothers	6
Parental Perspectives on Their Child’s Body Image	6
Emotional Eating Prevalence and Correlates in Adolescents in the United States	6
Patient Retention in Pediatric Weight Management Programs in the United States: Analyses of Data from the Pediatrics Obesity Weight Evaluation Registry	6
Can a Behavioral Weight-Loss Intervention Change Adolescents' Food Addiction Severity?	6
Is There a Role for Self-Referral in Pediatric Weight Management?	6
Comparison of Food Selection with the National School Lunch Program Meal Pattern Guidelines and Assessment of Children’s Food Intake and Waste Using Digital Photography in a School Cafeteria	6
Change in Weight Status Among Children Who Do and Do Not Participate in Intensive Health Behavior and Lifestyle Treatment for Obesity	6
Influences of Child Temperament and Household Chaos on Preschoolers' Emotional Eating	6
Obesity Prevalence and Dietary Factors Among Preschool-Aged Head Start Children in Remote Alaska Native Communities: Baseline Data from the “Got Neqpiaq?” Study	6
Perceived Responsibility for Bariatric Surgery, Eating, and Exercise Behaviors Among Adolescent Bariatric Surgery Candidates	6
Advanced Obesity Treatment Selection among Adolescents in a Pediatric Weight Management Program	6
Parenting Styles and Their Associations With Children's Body Composition, Activity Patterns, Fitness, Diet, Health, and Academic Achievement	5
Associations of Neighborhood Food Retail Environments with Weight Status in a Regional Pediatric Health System	5
Exploratory Decision Trees to Predict Obesity Intervention Response among Hispanic American Youth	5
Evolution of a Coalition Network during a Whole-of-Community Intervention to Prevent Early Childhood Obesity	5
Family Style Meal Service is Associated with Reduced Plate Waste in Nebraska Family Child Care Homes	5
Trends and Persistent Disparities in Child Obesity During the COVID-19 Pandemic	5
Who Gets a Code for Obesity? Reliability, Use, and Implications of Combining International Classification of Diseases-Based Obesity Codes, 2014-2021	5
Prenatal and Pediatric Primary Care-Based Child Obesity Prevention: Effects of Adverse Social Determinants of Health on Intervention Attendance and Impact	5
“We Feel Like We Are in It Alone”: A Mixed-Methods Study of Pediatric Primary Care Barriers for Weight Management	5
Medicaid Expenditures among Children with Documented Obesity	5
Muscle-to-Fat Ratio for Predicting Metabolic Syndrome Components in Children with Overweight and Obesity	5
Parenting Practices to Prevent Childhood Obesity Among Hispanic Families: A Systematic Literature Review	5
Availability, Participation, and Interest in Workplace Wellness Programs for Head Start Educators	5
Topiramate for Weight Management in Children With Severe Obesity	5
Wellness Achieved Through Changing Habits: A Randomized Controlled Trial of an Acceptance-Based Intervention for Adolescent Girls With Overweight or Obesity	4
Personal Social Networks and Adiposity in Adolescents: A Feasibility Study	4
Are Students Paid to Market Sugar-Sweetened Beverages to Peers? A Review of University Pouring Rights Contracts	4
Response to Rolland-Cachera et al., “Early Adiposity Rebound Predicts Later Overweight and Provides Useful Information on Obesity Development” (DOI: chi-2021-0087)	4
Accuracy and Precision of Opportunistic Measures of Body Composition from the Tanita DC-430U	4
Rates of Body Mass Index Increase in Children During the COVID-19 Pandemic	4
Polygenic Risk Scores and the Risk of Childhood Overweight/Obesity in Association With the Consumption of Sweetened Beverages: A Population-Based Cohort Study	4
Food and Beverage Product Appearances in Educational, Child-Targeted YouTube Videos	4
Risks of Macrosomia Associated with Catechol-O-Methyltransferase Genotypes and Genetic–Epigenetic Interactions among Children with and without Gestational Diabetes Exposure	4
Obesity in Early Childhood: Examining the Relationship among Demographic, Behavioral, Nutritional, and Socioeconomic Factors	4
Early Lifestyle Determinants of Adiposity Trajectories from Childhood into Late Adolescence	4
Respect the Complex	4
Parenting Stress, Child Weight-Related Behaviors, and Child Weight Status	4
Do Adolescents with Low Motor Competence Have Increased Risk for Overweight and Obesity?	4
Protocol for the Rhode Island CORD 3.0 Study: Adapting, Testing, and Packaging the JOIN for ME Family-Based Childhood Obesity Program in Low-Income Communities	4
Diet and Physical Activity by Prediabetes Status Among U.S. Adolescents: National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey, 2007–2018	3

Autism Spectrum Disorder Diagnosis and Other Child, Family, and Community Risk Factors for Obesity among Children and Adolescents Aged 10–17 Years in the United States: A Mediation Analysis	3
An Assessment of the Relationship Between BMI and Children Undergoing Surgical Procedures: A Retrospective Study	3
Omega-3 Use for the Treatment of Hypertriglyceridemia, Low High-Density Lipoprotein Cholesterol Levels, and Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease in Children with Obesity	3
Do Appetite Traits Mediate the Link Between Birth Weight and Later Child Weight in Low-Income Hispanic Families?	3
Three- and Twelve-Month Changes in Child and Adult Care Food Program Best Practices and Preschool Children’s Dietary Intake in Family Child Care Homes after the Happy Healthy Homes Randomized Controll	3
Body Weight at Age Four Years and Readiness to Start School: A Prospective Cohort Study	3
Preferred Child Obesity Message Frames and Their Perceived Strength among State Policymakers	3
Packaging of a Pediatric Weight Management Intervention and Implementation Blueprint for Rural and Micropolitan Communities: The Nebraska CORD 3.0 Project	3
Influence of the Home Environment on Physical Activity Behaviors in African American Youth	3
Resting Energy Expenditure Equations Have Lower Accuracy for Adolescents with Overweight/Obesity Versus Healthy-Weight Adolescents	3
The Implementation and Five-Year Evolution of a Childhood Healthy Weight Program: Making a Health Care–Community Partnership Work	3
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	3
Competitive Food and Beverage Policies and Obesity among Middle School Students: Variability by Urbanicity in California	3
Call for Special Issue Papers Honoring Dr. Dianne Stanton Ward: Promotion of Health and Wellness in Early Childhood Settings	3
Parental Perceptions of Medication Use for the Treatment of Obesity in Youth	3
Utilization Trends and Disparities in Adolescent Bariatric Surgery in the United States 2009–2017	3
High Blood Pressure in Children Aged 3 to 12 Years Old With Overweight or Obesity	3
Cardiometabolic Health in Adolescents with Obesity: The Role of Protein Intake, Diet Quality, and Physical Activity	3
Association of Weight Trajectory With Severe Obesity: A Case–Control Study	3
Risk of Obesity and Unhealthy Central Adiposity in Adolescents Born Preterm With Very Low Birthweight Compared to Term-Born Peers	3
Perceptions of Weight Management: Interviews with Adolescents with Severe Obesity and Their Mothers	3
Patterns of Physical Activity Parenting Practices and Their Association With Children's Physical Activity Behaviors	3
Limiting Television to Reduce Childhood Obesity: Cost-Effectiveness of Five Population Strategies	3
COVID Pandemic and Childhood Obesity: A Return to Normal is Too Low a Bar	3
Current Weight Status of Sexually Assaulted Pediatric Female Patients in an Emergency Department Setting	3
Effects of Early Wake-Up Time on Obesity in Adolescents	3
Socio-Ecologic Influences on Weight Trajectories Among Children with Obesity Living in Rural and Urban Settings	3
BMI Data Collection and Communication Practices in a Multistate Sample of Head Start Programs	3
Enactment, Evaluation, and Expansion of a Healthy Living Club in an Out of School Setting: A Community–Academic Partnership	3