OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The median citation count of Current Obesity Reports is 8. 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 2020-03-01 to 2024-03-01.)

Article	Citations
Long-Term Efficacy and Safety of Anti-Obesity Treatment: Where Do We Stand?	132
Sex/Gender Differences in Obesity Prevalence, Comorbidities, and Treatment	127
Weight Stigma in Youth: Prevalence, Consequences, and Considerations for Clinical Practice	117
Metabolically Healthy Obesity: Criteria, Epidemiology, Controversies, and Consequences	106
Probiotics, Prebiotics, Synbiotics, Postbiotics, and Obesity: Current Evidence, Controversies, and Perspectives	102
A Review of Obesity, Physical Activity, and Cardiovascular Disease	89
Vitamin D and Obesity: Current Evidence and Controversies	89
Food Insecurity and Pediatric Obesity: a Double Whammy in the Era of COVID-19	82
Socioeconomic Status and Childhood Obesity: a Review of Literature from the Past Decade to Inform Intervention Research	80
Socioeconomics of Obesity	75
Adolescent and Childhood Obesity and Excess Morbidity and Mortality in Young Adulthood—a Systematic Review	61
Is There an Obesity Paradox in Critical Illness? Epidemiologic and Metabolic Considerations	60
COVID-19 Self-quarantine and Weight Gain Risk Factors in Adults	58
Childhood Obesity and Cancer Risk in Adulthood	57
Autoantibody Production in Obesity: Is There Evidence for a Link Between Obesity and Autoimmunity?	55
Deciphering the Association Between Psoriasis and Obesity: Current Evidence and Treatment Considerations	55
Outcomes in Bariatric and Metabolic Surgery: an Updated 5-Year Review	52
Cognition, Brain Structure, and Brain Function in Individuals with Obesity and Related Disorders	50
Time-Restricted Eating, Intermittent Fasting, and Fasting-Mimicking Diets in Weight Loss	49
Do Antibiotics Cause Obesity Through Long-term Alterations in the Gut Microbiome? A Review of Current Evidence	47
Understanding the Co-Epidemic of Obesity and COVID-19: Current Evidence, Comparison with Previous Epidemics, Mechanisms, and Preventive and Therapeutic Perspectives	46
Mediterranean Diet and Obesity-related Disorders: What is the Evidence?	41
Obesity as a Risk Factor for Severe COVID-19: Summary of the Best Evidence and Implications for Health Care	40
Ultra-processed Foods, Weight Gain, and Co-morbidity Risk	39
The Implication of Gut Hormones in the Regulation of Energy Homeostasis and Their Role in the Pathophysiology of Obesity	39

Endoplasmic Reticulum Stress and Autophagy in the Pathogenesis of Non-alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease (NAFLD): Current Evidence and Perspectives	39
The Impact of Physical Activity on Food Reward: Review and Conceptual Synthesis of Evidence from Observational, Acute, and Chronic Exercise Training Studies	38
Gender Differences in Obesity-Related Cancers	35
Developing Integrated Clinical Pathways for the Management of Clinically Severe Adult Obesity: a Critique of NHS England Policy	34
Batokines: Mediators of Inter-Tissue Communication (a Mini-Review)	32
Omics Biomarkers in Obesity: Novel Etiological Insights and Targets for Precision Prevention	29
Hepatocyte Mitochondrial Dynamics and Bioenergetics in Obesity-Related Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease	29
Psychological Correlates of Sedentary Screen Time Behaviour Among Children and Adolescents: a Narrative Review	29
The Optimal Nutritional Programme for Bariatric and Metabolic Surgery	28
Use of Weight Loss Medications in Patients after Bariatric Surgery	26
Predicting Responses to Bariatric and Metabolic Surgery	26
The COVID-19, Obesity, and Food Insecurity Syndemic	26
Safety and Efficacy of Bariatric and Metabolic Surgery	25
The Role of Eating Behaviours in Genetic Susceptibility to Obesity	24
Obesity Stigma: Causes, Consequences, and Potential Solutions	24
Weight Bias During the COVID-19 Pandemic	22
Racial Disparities in Obesity Treatment Among Children and Adolescents	21
The Most Undertreated Chronic Disease: Addressing Obesity in Primary Care Settings	20
The Role of Mitochondrial Adaptation and Metabolic Flexibility in the Pathophysiology of Obesity and Insulin Resistance: an Updated Overview	20
Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery in Adolescents	19
Drugs Affecting Body Weight, Body Fat Distribution, and Metabolic Function—Mechanisms and Possible Therapeutic or Preventive Measures: an Update	18
Social Isolation and Loneliness During the COVID-19 Pandemic: Impact on Weight	18
Anti-obesity Medications for the Management of Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease	18
Mental Health and Obesity During the COVID-19 Pandemic	18
The Fight Against Obesity Escalates: New Drugs on the Horizon and Metabolic Implications	17
Obesity Paradox: Fact or Fiction?	16
The Use of Effective Language and Communication in the Management of Obesity: the Challenge for Healthcare Professionals	16
Obesity, Hypovitaminosis D, and COVID-19: the Bermuda Triangle in Public Health	16
The Co-occurrence of Pediatric Obesity and ADHD: an Understanding of Shared Pathophysiology and Implications for Collaborative Management	16
Family Dynamics and Pediatric Weight Management: Putting the Family into Family-Based Treatment	15
An Exploration of the Role of Sugar-Sweetened Beverage in Promoting Obesity and Health Disparities	15
Review of the Experience of Weight-Based Stigmatization in Romantic Relationships	14
The Role of Tumor Necrosis Factor-Alpha in the Pathogenesis and Treatment of Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease	13
Obesity, SDGs and ROOTS: a Framework for Impact	13
Metabolic Factors Determining the Susceptibility to Weight Gain: Current Evidence	13
Projecting the Influence of Global Warming on Physical Activity Patterns: a Systematic Review	13
Health-Related Quality of Life in Bariatric and Metabolic Surgery	13
Neural Vulnerability Factors That Predict Future Weight Gain	12
Weight Management in Youth with Type 1 Diabetes and Obesity: Challenges and Possible Solutions	12
The Impact of the Rate of Weight Loss on Body Composition and Metabolism	12
Treatment Options for Poor Responders to Bariatric Surgery	12
The Retail Food Environment, Store Foods, and Diet and Health among Indigenous Populations: a Scoping Review	12
Eating Disorders and Overweight/Obesity in Veterans: Prevalence, Risk Factors, and Treatment Considerations	12
Commercial Weight Loss Programs in the Management of Obesity: an Update	11
Efficacy of Dietary Manipulations for Depleting Intrahepatic Triglyceride Content: Implications for the Management of Non-alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease	11
Exercise in Obesity—the Role of Technology in Health Services: Can This Approach Work?	11
Pediatric Obesity Treatment via Telehealth: Current Evidence and Future Directions	11
Neuromusculoskeletal Health in Pediatric Obesity: Incorporating Evidence into Clinical Examination	10
Effects of Movement Behaviors on Overall Health and Appetite Control: Current Evidence and Perspectives in Children and Adolescents	10
Contextualising Eating Disorder Concerns for Paediatric Obesity Treatment	10

How Can We Act to Mitigate the Global Syndemic of Obesity, Undernutrition, and Climate Change?	10
The Role of Nutrition on Meta-inflammation: Insights and Potential Targets in Communicable and Chronic Disease Management	10
From the Ketogenic Diet to the Mediterranean Diet: The Potential Dietary Therapy in Patients with Obesity after CoVID-19 Infection (Post CoVID Syndrome)	10
Role of GLP-1 Receptor Agonists in Pediatric Obesity: Benefits, Risks, and Approaches to Patient Selection	9
Obesity and Peripheral Artery Disease: Current Evidence and Controversies	9
The Use of Self-Help Strategies in Obesity Treatment. A Narrative Review Focused on Hypnosis and Mindfulness	9
Highlighting the Role of Obesity and Insulin Resistance in Type 1 Diabetes and Its Associated Cardiometabolic Complications	9
An Updated Review of Night Eating Syndrome: An Under-Represented Eating Disorder	9
Obesity: a Ghost at the Feast of the Sustainable Development Goals	8
The Bariatric-Metabolic Physician’s Role in Managing Clinically Severe Obesity	8
Preventing Excess Gestational Weight Gain and Obesity in Pregnancy: the Potential of Targeting Psychological Mechanisms	8
Chronotype and Sleep Quality in Obesity: How Do They Change After Menopause?	8
Childhood Obesity in the Pacific: Challenges and Opportunities	8
Update on the Obesity Epidemic: After the Sudden Rise, Is the Upward Trajectory Beginning to Flatten?	8