OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The H4-Index of Obesity Reviews is 40. 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 2022-01-01 to 2026-01-01.)

Article	Citations
The Impact of Exercise on Dietary Fat Taste Perception: A Report on Its Role in Obesity Prevention	187
Barriers to and enablers of modifying diet after metabolic bariatric surgery: A systematic review of published literature	166
Impact of Brain‐Derived Neurotrophic Factor (BDNF) Variants on Cardiometabolic Profiles: A Systematic Review and Meta‐Analysis of Coronary Artery Disease and Obesity	144
CO‐CREATE: An unusual project to bring young people into obesity policy formation	142
Obesity and young people: Are we listening?	135
Issue Information	124
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The change in food service costs associated with increasing the healthiness of ready‐to‐eat food provision: A systematic scoping review	112
High‐intensity interval exercise versus moderate‐intensity continuous exercise on postprandial glucose and insulin responses: A systematic review and meta‐analysis	110
Association of obesity or metabolic syndrome with various allergic diseases: An overview of reviews	109
Discontinuation and reduction of asthma medications after metabolic and bariatric surgery: A systematic review and meta‐analysis	107
Maternal prepregnancy body mass index, gestational weight gain, and allergic diseases in children: A systematic review and meta‐analysis	106
Assessing Cultural Competence and Cultural Responsiveness of Healthcare Services That Promote Early Prevention of Childhood Obesity: A Scoping Review	105
Sentinel Networks for the Surveillance of Overweight and Obesity: A Scoping Review	102
The effects of weight change from childhood to adulthood on depression and anxiety risk in adulthood: A systematic review	100
Subjective Evaluation of Female Adult Body Fat Distribution: A Scoping Review	95
The role of physical activity in the regulation of body weight: The overlooked contribution of light physical activity and sedentary behaviors	86
Sex differences in regional adipose tissue depots pose different threats for the development of Type 2 diabetes in males and females	83
Co‐creation of healthier food retail environments: A systematic review to explore the type of stakeholders and their motivations and stage of engagement	82
Diet, gym, supplements, or maybe it is all in your mind? A systematic review and meta‐analysis of studies on placebo and nocebo effects in weight loss in adults	79
Nutritional and functional outcomes in trials of nutrient‐stimulated hormone‐based therapy—A systematic mapping review	78
A systematic review of the relationship between portion size and indexes of adiposity in children	71
The utility of obesity polygenic risk scores from research to clinical practice: A review	61
Maternal long working hours and offspring's weight‐related outcomes: A systematic review and meta‐analysis	61
Sex Disparities in Obesity: A Comprehensive Review of Hormonal and Genetic Influences on Obesity‐Related Phenotypes	61

Impact of insulin sensitization on metabolic and fertility outcomes in women with polycystic ovary syndrome and overweight or obesity—A systematic review, meta‐analysis, and meta‐regression	58
Neutrophils as indicators of obesity‐associated inflammation: A systematic review and meta‐analysis	52
Prevalence of overweight and obesity in incarcerated individuals in developed and developing countries: A systematic review and meta‐analysis	52
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A Scoping Review of Obesity Educational Interventions in Undergraduate and Postgraduate Medical Education	47
Prediction Models for Maternal and Offspring Short‐ and Long‐Term Outcomes Following Gestational Diabetes: A Systematic Review	47
Issue Information	45
Independent and Combined Impacts of Obesity and Aging on Chronic Kidney Disease	44
Histidine‐Containing Dipeptides in Obesity and Cardiometabolic Health: A Systematic Scoping Review	44
Obesity alters immunopathology in cancers and inflammatory diseases	43
Prevalence of food addiction among patients undergoing metabolic/bariatric surgery: A systematic review and meta‐analysis	42
Corticotropin‐releasing hormone and obesity: From fetal life to adulthood	41
Life‐course trajectories of body mass index and cardiovascular disease risks and health outcomes in adulthood: Systematic review and meta‐analysis	41
The impact of food and nonalcoholic beverage sponsorship and marketing in the school environment on the food choices of school‐going children and adolescents: A scoping review, 2011–2023	40