OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The median citation count of Current Obesity Reports is 6. 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
Prenatal Exposure to Cannabis: Effects on Childhood Obesity and Cardiometabolic Health	270
Iron-Mediated Regulation in Adipose Tissue: A Comprehensive Review of Metabolism and Physiological Effects	142
Beyond Obesity and Overweight: The Clinical Assessment and Treatment of Excess Body Fat in Children	132
Effects of Movement Behaviors on Overall Health and Appetite Control: Current Evidence and Perspectives in Children and Adolescents	112
The Influence of Single Nucleotide Polymorphisms On Body Weight Trajectory After Bariatric Surgery: A Systematic Review	103
Obesity and Peripheral Artery Disease: Current Evidence and Controversies	85
Exercise in Obesity—the Role of Technology in Health Services: Can This Approach Work?	74
Chronotype and Sleep Quality in Obesity: How Do They Change After Menopause?	72
Problems and Opportunities in the use of Bioelectrical Impedance Analysis for Assessing Body Composition During Ketogenic Diets: A Scoping Review	65
When Weight Matters: How Obesity Impacts Reproductive Health and Pregnancy-A Systematic Review	57
Adjuvant and Neo-Adjuvant Anti-Obesity Medications and Bariatric Surgery: A Scoping Review	55
Ketogenic Diet as a Possible Non-pharmacological Therapy in Main Endocrine Diseases of the Female Reproductive System: A Practical Guide for Nutritionists	54
Update on the Obesity Epidemic: After the Sudden Rise, Is the Upward Trajectory Beginning to Flatten?	52
Care of Gender Diverse Youth with Obesity	52
Role of Protein Lysine Acetylation in the Pathogenesis and Treatment of Obesity and Metabolic Syndrome	50
Weight Management Strategies to Reduce Metabolic Morbidity in Women With Polycystic Ovary Syndrome	44
Body Composition Changes in Adolescents Who Underwent Bariatric Surgery: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis	43
Circadian Disruption and the Risk of Developing Obesity	42
Obesity and Leukemia: Biological Mechanisms, Perspectives, and Challenges	39
A Narrative Review of Public Health Interventions for Childhood Obesity	37
The Impact of Restrictive and Non-restrictive Dietary Weight Loss Interventions on Neurobehavioral Factors Related to Body Weight Control: the Gaps and Challenges	36
Understanding the Components of Eating Behaviour-Focused Weight Management Interventions Adjunct to Metabolic Bariatric Surgery: Systematic Review of Published Literature	33
The COVID-19, Obesity, and Food Insecurity Syndemic	31
Upstream Determinants of Overweight and Obesity in Europe	31
Behavioral Lifestyle Interventions for Weight Loss in Overweight or Obese Patients with Type 2 Diabetes: A Systematic Review of the Literature	30

Behavioral and Psychological Factors Affecting Weight Loss Success	30
Mediterranean Diet and Obesity-related Disorders: What is the Evidence?	28
Mexican Clinical Practice Guidelines for Adult Overweight and Obesity Management	27
Sexual Orientation and Obesity: What Do We Know?	26
Role of Glucocorticoids in Metabolic Dysfunction-Associated Steatotic Liver Disease	26
The Role of Devices in the Management of Pediatric Obesity	24
Pediatric Obesity Care via Telemedicine: Expanding the Path Forward—A Review	20
Mobile Health and Telehealth Interventions to Increase Physical Activity in Adolescents with Obesity: a Promising Approach to Engaging a Hard-to-Reach Population	19
Role of Adverse Childhood Experiences in the Onset of Overweight/Obesity	19
Opportunities to Address Obesity Disparities Among High-Risk Latino Children and Adolescents	19
Treatment of Binge-Eating Disorder Across the Lifespan: An Updated Review of the Literature and Considerations for Future Research	19
Hepatocyte Mitochondrial Dynamics and Bioenergetics in Obesity-Related Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease	18
Phenotyping of Obesity Treatment Candidates: A Narrative Review	18
A Cascade of Microbiota-Leaky Gut-Inflammation- Is it a Key Player in Metabolic Disorders?	17
Correction: 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
Short-Chain Fatty Acids—A Product of the Microbiome and Its Participation in Two-Way Communication on the Microbiome-Host Mammal Line	16
Endoscopic Procedures for Weight Loss	16
Obesity, Metabolic Syndrome, and Osteoarthritis—An Updated Review	16
Time Restricted Eating: A Valuable Alternative to Calorie Restriction for Addressing Obesity?	16
Obesity Stigma: Causes, Consequences, and Potential Solutions	15
From the Ketogenic Diet to the Mediterranean Diet: The Potential Dietary Therapy in Patients with Obesity after CoVID-19 Infection (Post CoVID Syndrome)	15
Obesity in Sexual and Gender Minority Populations: Prevalence and Correlates	15
How Can We Act to Mitigate the Global Syndemic of Obesity, Undernutrition, and Climate Change?	15
Adolescent and Childhood Obesity and Excess Morbidity and Mortality in Young Adulthood—a Systematic Review	15
The Bariatric-Metabolic Physician’s Role in Managing Clinically Severe Obesity	15
Dual and Triple Gut Peptide Agonists on the Horizon for the Treatment of Type 2 Diabetes and Obesity. An Overview of Preclinical and Clinical Data	14
Racial Disparities in Obesity Treatment Among Children and Adolescents	14
Incomplete Data and Potential Risks of Drugs in People with Obesity	13
Mitochondrial Health Markers and Obesity-Related Health in Human Population Studies: A Narrative Review of Recent Literature	13
The Role of Nutrition on Meta-inflammation: Insights and Potential Targets in Communicable and Chronic Disease Management	13
The Interplay of UCP3 and PCSK1 Variants in Severe Obesity	13
Bariatric and Metabolic Surgery and Medical Insurance Payment in China	13
Obesity and Dyslipidemia: A Review of Current Evidence	13
Eating Disorders in the Context of Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery: Current Status and Future Directions	13
The Fat Kidney	11
Effects of Nutrition and Exercise Interventions on Persons with Sarcopenic Obesity: An Umbrella Review of Meta-Analyses of Randomised Controlled Trials	11
Strengths and Limitations of BMI in the Diagnosis of Obesity: What is the Path Forward?	11
Mental Health and Obesity During the COVID-19 Pandemic	11
Addressing Obesity in Preconception, Pregnancy, and Postpartum: A Review of the Literature	10
Pediatric Obesity Treatment via Telehealth: Current Evidence and Future Directions	10
Highlighting the Role of Obesity and Insulin Resistance in Type 1 Diabetes and Its Associated Cardiometabolic Complications	10
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	10
Obesity, Hypovitaminosis D, and COVID-19: the Bermuda Triangle in Public Health	10
Ketogenic Diet: A Nutritional Therapeutic Tool for Lipedema?	9
Update on Endoscopic Treatments for Obesity	9
Optimal Small Bowel Limb Lengths of Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass	9
Beyond Weight Loss: Added Benefits Could Guide the Choice of Anti-Obesity Medications	9
Genetics and Epigenetics in Obesity: What Do We Know so Far?	9
Ultra-Processed Food Addiction: A Research Update	9
Peer Intervention in Obesity and Physical Activity: Effectiveness and Implementation	9

Weight Gain in Midlife Women	9
Is There a Need to Reassess Protein Intake Recommendations Following Metabolic Bariatric Surgery?	9
New Frontiers: Umbilical Cord Mesenchymal Stem Cells Uncover Developmental Roots and Biological Underpinnings of Obesity Susceptibility	9
The Impact of the Rate of Weight Loss on Body Composition and Metabolism	9
Effects of Calorie Restriction on Preserving Male Fertility Particularly in a State of Obesity	8
The Role of Physical Exercise as a Therapeutic Tool to Improve Lipedema: A Consensus Statement from the Italian Society of Motor and Sports Sciences (Società Italiana di Scienze Motorie e Sportive, SI	8
Estimating Cardiovascular Benefits of Tirzepatide in Sleep Apnea and Obesity: Insight from the SURMOUNT-OSA Trials	8
Anti-obesity Medications for the Management of Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease	8
COVID-19 Self-quarantine and Weight Gain Risk Factors in Adults	8
Neuromusculoskeletal Health in Pediatric Obesity: Incorporating Evidence into Clinical Examination	8
The Kidney in Obesity: Current Evidence, Perspectives and Controversies	8
The Most Undertreated Chronic Disease: Addressing Obesity in Primary Care Settings	8
An Updated Review of Night Eating Syndrome: An Under-Represented Eating Disorder	8
Alcohol Misuse post Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery: A Systematic Review of Longer-term Studies with Focus on new Onset Alcohol use Disorder and Differences Between Surgery Types	8
Weight Management in Adolescents with Polycystic Ovary Syndrome	7
Updates on Rare Genetic Variants, Genetic Testing, and Gene Therapy in Individuals With Obesity	7
Can We Deliver Person-Centred Obesity Care Across the Globe?	6
Neuroimaging Investigations of Obesity: a Review of the Treatment of Sex from 2010	6
Update on Hypothalamic Inflammation and Gliosis: Expanding Evidence of Relevance Beyond Obesity	6
Updates on Methods for Body Composition Analysis: Implications for Clinical Practice	6
Phentermine in the Modern Era of Obesity Pharmacotherapy: Does It Still Have a Role in Treatment?	6
Quality Measurement Gaps and Future Directions in the Assessment of Obesity	6