OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The median citation count of Current Obesity Reports 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 2020-11-01 to 2024-11-01.)

Article	Citations
Sex/Gender Differences in Obesity Prevalence, Comorbidities, and Treatment	191
Long-Term Efficacy and Safety of Anti-Obesity Treatment: Where Do We Stand?	163
Vitamin D and Obesity: Current Evidence and Controversies	116
Adolescent and Childhood Obesity and Excess Morbidity and Mortality in Young Adulthood—a Systematic Review	93
Mediterranean Diet and Obesity-related Disorders: What is the Evidence?	77
COVID-19 Self-quarantine and Weight Gain Risk Factors in Adults	72
Do Antibiotics Cause Obesity Through Long-term Alterations in the Gut Microbiome? A Review of Current Evidence	58
Time-Restricted Eating, Intermittent Fasting, and Fasting-Mimicking Diets in Weight Loss	57
Obesity Stigma: Causes, Consequences, and Potential Solutions	55
Ultra-processed Foods, Weight Gain, and Co-morbidity Risk	51
Endoplasmic Reticulum Stress and Autophagy in the Pathogenesis of Non-alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease (NAFLD): Current Evidence and Perspectives	49
Understanding the Co-Epidemic of Obesity and COVID-19: Current Evidence, Comparison with Previous Epidemics, Mechanisms, and Preventive and Therapeutic Perspectives	49
Gender Differences in Obesity-Related Cancers	49
Update on the Obesity Epidemic: After the Sudden Rise, Is the Upward Trajectory Beginning to Flatten?	47
Obesity as a Risk Factor for Severe COVID-19: Summary of the Best Evidence and Implications for Health Care	47
Hepatocyte Mitochondrial Dynamics and Bioenergetics in Obesity-Related Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease	42
Batokines: Mediators of Inter-Tissue Communication (a Mini-Review)	40
The COVID-19, Obesity, and Food Insecurity Syndemic	37
Developing Integrated Clinical Pathways for the Management of Clinically Severe Adult Obesity: a Critique of NHS England Policy	35
The Role of Lifestyle Modification with Second-Generation Anti-obesity Medications: Comparisons, Questions, and Clinical Opportunities	31
Obesity Paradox: Fact or Fiction?	31
The Most Undertreated Chronic Disease: Addressing Obesity in Primary Care Settings	30
Use of Weight Loss Medications in Patients after Bariatric Surgery	30
Weight Bias During the COVID-19 Pandemic	28
Social Isolation and Loneliness During the COVID-19 Pandemic: Impact on Weight	26

The Role of Tumor Necrosis Factor-Alpha in the Pathogenesis and Treatment of Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease	26
Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery in Adolescents	25
Mental Health and Obesity During the COVID-19 Pandemic	24
Obesity and Dyslipidemia: A Review of Current Evidence	24
Racial Disparities in Obesity Treatment Among Children and Adolescents	24
Anti-obesity Medications for the Management of Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease	23
Drugs Affecting Body Weight, Body Fat Distribution, and Metabolic Function—Mechanisms and Possible Therapeutic or Preventive Measures: an Update	23
The Role of Mitochondrial Adaptation and Metabolic Flexibility in the Pathophysiology of Obesity and Insulin Resistance: an Updated Overview	22
The Role of Nutrition on Meta-inflammation: Insights and Potential Targets in Communicable and Chronic Disease Management	20
The Use of Effective Language and Communication in the Management of Obesity: the Challenge for Healthcare Professionals	20
Short-Chain Fatty Acids—A Product of the Microbiome and Its Participation in Two-Way Communication on the Microbiome-Host Mammal Line	19
The Impact of the Rate of Weight Loss on Body Composition and Metabolism	19
Obesity, SDGs and ROOTS: a Framework for Impact	18
Obesity, Metabolic Syndrome, and Osteoarthritis—An Updated Review	18
Highlighting the Role of Obesity and Insulin Resistance in Type 1 Diabetes and Its Associated Cardiometabolic Complications	18
Obesity, Hypovitaminosis D, and COVID-19: the Bermuda Triangle in Public Health	17
The Effectiveness of eHealth Interventions for Weight Loss and Weight Loss Maintenance in Adults with Overweight or Obesity: A Systematic Review of Systematic Reviews	17
Neuromusculoskeletal Health in Pediatric Obesity: Incorporating Evidence into Clinical Examination	16
An Exploration of the Role of Sugar-Sweetened Beverage in Promoting Obesity and Health Disparities	15
Obesity and Peripheral Artery Disease: Current Evidence and Controversies	15
Neural Vulnerability Factors That Predict Future Weight Gain	15
Effects of Movement Behaviors on Overall Health and Appetite Control: Current Evidence and Perspectives in Children and Adolescents	14
Exercise in Obesity—the Role of Technology in Health Services: Can This Approach Work?	14
Commercial Weight Loss Programs in the Management of Obesity: an Update	14
From the Ketogenic Diet to the Mediterranean Diet: The Potential Dietary Therapy in Patients with Obesity after CoVID-19 Infection (Post CoVID Syndrome)	13
An Updated Review of Night Eating Syndrome: An Under-Represented Eating Disorder	12
Efficacy of Dietary Manipulations for Depleting Intrahepatic Triglyceride Content: Implications for the Management of Non-alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease	12
Pediatric Obesity Treatment via Telehealth: Current Evidence and Future Directions	12
Contextualising Eating Disorder Concerns for Paediatric Obesity Treatment	11
A Call to Reconceptualize Obesity Treatment in Service of Health Equity: Review of Evidence and Future Directions	11
How Can We Act to Mitigate the Global Syndemic of Obesity, Undernutrition, and Climate Change?	11
Obesity: a Ghost at the Feast of the Sustainable Development Goals	10
Beyond Weight Loss: Added Benefits Could Guide the Choice of Anti-Obesity Medications	10
The Use of Self-Help Strategies in Obesity Treatment. A Narrative Review Focused on Hypnosis and Mindfulness	10
Chronotype and Sleep Quality in Obesity: How Do They Change After Menopause?	10
Sexual Orientation and Obesity: What Do We Know?	9
Binge-Eating Disorder Interventions: Review, Current Status, and Implications	9
Preventing Excess Gestational Weight Gain and Obesity in Pregnancy: the Potential of Targeting Psychological Mechanisms	9
Osteoprotegerin/Receptor Activator of Nuclear Factor-Kappa B Ligand/Receptor Activator of Nuclear Factor-Kappa B Axis in Obesity, Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus, and Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease	9
Benefits of Low Carbohydrate Diets: a Settled Question or Still Controversial?	9
Criterion-Related Validity of Field-Based Methods and Equations for Body Composition Estimation in Adults: A Systematic Review	8
A Systematic Review of the Evidence for Non-surgical Weight Management for Adults with Severe Obesity: What is Cost Effective and What are the Implications for the Design of Health Services?	8
Addressing Obesity in Preconception, Pregnancy, and Postpartum: A Review of the Literature	8
The Bariatric-Metabolic Physician’s Role in Managing Clinically Severe Obesity	8
Effects of Nutrition and Exercise Interventions on Persons with Sarcopenic Obesity: An Umbrella Review of Meta-Analyses of Randomised Controlled Trials	8
Endoscopic Procedures for Weight Loss	8
Ketogenic Diet as a Possible Non-pharmacological Therapy in Main Endocrine Diseases of the Female Reproductive System: A Practical Guide for Nutritionists	7
Revisiting Resting Metabolic Rate: What is the Relation to Weight Fluctuations?	7
Ketogenic Diet: A Nutritional Therapeutic Tool for Lipedema?	7
Upstream Determinants of Overweight and Obesity in Europe	7

Genetics and Epigenetics in Obesity: What Do We Know so Far?	7
Binge Eating Before and After Bariatric Surgery	6
Weight Management in Adolescents with Polycystic Ovary Syndrome	6
Mobile Health and Telehealth Interventions to Increase Physical Activity in Adolescents with Obesity: a Promising Approach to Engaging a Hard-to-Reach Population	6
Meta-analysis of Long-term De Novo Acid Reflux–Related Outcomes Following Sleeve Gastrectomy: Evidence Against the Need for Routine Postoperative Endoscopic Surveillance	6
A Narrative Review of Public Health Interventions for Childhood Obesity	6
Healthcare Professional Training Regarding Gestational Weight Gain: Recommendations and Future Directions	6
Care of Gender Diverse Youth with Obesity	6
The Physiological Effects of Weight-Cycling: A Review of Current Evidence	5
Metabolically Healthy Obesity: Are Interventions Useful?	5
Kidney Considerations in Pediatric Obesity	5
The Fat Kidney	5
Safe Surgery During the COVID-19 Pandemic	5
Strengthening Global Legislative Actions to Protect Children from the Harmful Impacts of Unhealthy Food and Non-alcoholic Beverage Marketing	5
Opportunities to Address Obesity Disparities Among High-Risk Latino Children and Adolescents	5
Can We Deliver Person-Centred Obesity Care Across the Globe?	5
Medical Nutrition Therapy and Other Approaches to Management of Post-bariatric Hypoglycemia: A Team-Based Approach	5