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 2021-09-01 to 2025-09-01.)

Article	Citations
Beyond Obesity and Overweight: The Clinical Assessment and Treatment of Excess Body Fat in Children	315
The Influence of Single Nucleotide Polymorphisms On Body Weight Trajectory After Bariatric Surgery: A Systematic Review	206
Exercise in Obesity—the Role of Technology in Health Services: Can This Approach Work?	144
Incretins and MASLD: at the Crossroads of Endocrine and Hepatic Disorders	140
Problems and Opportunities in the use of Bioelectrical Impedance Analysis for Assessing Body Composition During Ketogenic Diets: A Scoping Review	100
Chronotype and Sleep Quality in Obesity: How Do They Change After Menopause?	96
Obesity and Peripheral Artery Disease: Current Evidence and Controversies	90
Effects of Movement Behaviors on Overall Health and Appetite Control: Current Evidence and Perspectives in Children and Adolescents	81
Prenatal Exposure to Cannabis: Effects on Childhood Obesity and Cardiometabolic Health	71
Iron-Mediated Regulation in Adipose Tissue: A Comprehensive Review of Metabolism and Physiological Effects	71
Adjuvant and Neo-Adjuvant Anti-Obesity Medications and Bariatric Surgery: A Scoping Review	67
Ketogenic Diet as a Possible Non-pharmacological Therapy in Main Endocrine Diseases of the Female Reproductive System: A Practical Guide for Nutritionists	62
When Weight Matters: How Obesity Impacts Reproductive Health and Pregnancy-A Systematic Review	60
Weight Stigma in the Metabolic Bariatric Surgery Context: Current State of the Literature, Conceptual Model, and Looking Forward	59
Role of Protein Lysine Acetylation in the Pathogenesis and Treatment of Obesity and Metabolic Syndrome	47
Update on the Obesity Epidemic: After the Sudden Rise, Is the Upward Trajectory Beginning to Flatten?	47
Weight Management Strategies to Reduce Metabolic Morbidity in Women With Polycystic Ovary Syndrome	46
Circadian Disruption and the Risk of Developing Obesity	39
Body Composition Changes in Adolescents Who Underwent Bariatric Surgery: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis	36
Care of Gender Diverse Youth with Obesity	35
Obesity and Leukemia: Biological Mechanisms, Perspectives, and Challenges	33
A Narrative Review of Public Health Interventions for Childhood Obesity	30
Mediterranean Diet and Obesity-related Disorders: What is the Evidence?	28
Upstream Determinants of Overweight and Obesity in Europe	28
Understanding the Components of Eating Behaviour-Focused Weight Management Interventions Adjunct to Metabolic Bariatric Surgery: Systematic Review of Published Literature	28

Therapeutic Applications of Ketogenic Diets in Lipedema: A Narrative Review of Current Evidence	27
The COVID-19, Obesity, and Food Insecurity Syndemic	27
Behavioral and Psychological Factors Affecting Weight Loss Success	26
The Role of Adipokines and Gene Polymorphisms in the Development of Obesity- Induced Depression	24
Behavioral Lifestyle Interventions for Weight Loss in Overweight or Obese Patients with Type 2 Diabetes: A Systematic Review of the Literature	24
Can Mobile Health Applications, Social Media, and Telemedicine Assist with Obesity Treatment?	22
Role of Glucocorticoids in Metabolic Dysfunction-Associated Steatotic Liver Disease	22
Mexican Clinical Practice Guidelines for Adult Overweight and Obesity Management	22
Sexual Orientation and Obesity: What Do We Know?	22
The Role of Devices in the Management of Pediatric Obesity	21
The Regulation of Energy Intake in Infancy: A Narrative Review	21
Pediatric Obesity Care via Telemedicine: Expanding the Path Forward—A Review	20
Treatment of Binge-Eating Disorder Across the Lifespan: An Updated Review of the Literature and Considerations for Future Research	20
Role of Adverse Childhood Experiences in the Onset of Overweight/Obesity	20
Hepatocyte Mitochondrial Dynamics and Bioenergetics in Obesity-Related Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease	20
Mobile Health and Telehealth Interventions to Increase Physical Activity in Adolescents with Obesity: a Promising Approach to Engaging a Hard-to-Reach Population	20
Phenotyping of Obesity Treatment Candidates: A Narrative Review	20
Time Restricted Eating: A Valuable Alternative to Calorie Restriction for Addressing Obesity?	19
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	19
Obesity, Metabolic Syndrome, and Osteoarthritis—An Updated Review	18
Effect of (Poly)phenols on Lipid and Glucose Metabolisms in 3T3-L1 Adipocytes: an Integrated Analysis of Mechanistic Approaches	18
A Cascade of Microbiota-Leaky Gut-Inflammation- Is it a Key Player in Metabolic Disorders?	18
Short-Chain Fatty Acids—A Product of the Microbiome and Its Participation in Two-Way Communication on the Microbiome-Host Mammal Line	18
Obesity Stigma: Causes, Consequences, and Potential Solutions	17
How Can We Act to Mitigate the Global Syndemic of Obesity, Undernutrition, and Climate Change?	16
From the Ketogenic Diet to the Mediterranean Diet: The Potential Dietary Therapy in Patients with Obesity after CoVID-19 Infection (Post CoVID Syndrome)	16
Eating Disorders in the Context of Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery: Current Status and Future Directions	16
Obesity in Sexual and Gender Minority Populations: Prevalence and Correlates	16
Mitochondrial Health Markers and Obesity-Related Health in Human Population Studies: A Narrative Review of Recent Literature	15
The Interplay of UCP3 and PCSK1 Variants in Severe Obesity	15
Obesity and the Gut-Brain Axis in Type 1 Diabetes Mellitus: Terra Incognita?	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	15
Obesity and Dyslipidemia: A Review of Current Evidence	14
The Role of Physical Activity in Minimizing Recurrence of Weight Gain Following Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery: Current Evidence and Suggestions for Advancing Future Research	14
The Role of Nutrition on Meta-inflammation: Insights and Potential Targets in Communicable and Chronic Disease Management	13
Mental Health and Obesity During the COVID-19 Pandemic	13
Effects of Nutrition and Exercise Interventions on Persons with Sarcopenic Obesity: An Umbrella Review of Meta-Analyses of Randomised Controlled Trials	12
The Intriguing Roles of Cytokines in Metabolic Dysfunction-Associated Steatotic Liver Disease: A Narrative Review	12
Incomplete Data and Potential Risks of Drugs in People with Obesity	12
Obesity, Hypovitaminosis D, and COVID-19: the Bermuda Triangle in Public Health	11
The Fat Kidney	11
Strengths and Limitations of BMI in the Diagnosis of Obesity: What is the Path Forward?	11
Addressing Obesity in Preconception, Pregnancy, and Postpartum: A Review of the Literature	11
Bariatric and Metabolic Surgery and Medical Insurance Payment in China	11
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
Ultra-Processed Food Addiction: A Research Update	10
Genetics and Epigenetics in Obesity: What Do We Know so Far?	10
Ketogenic Diet: A Nutritional Therapeutic Tool for Lipedema?	10
Highlighting the Role of Obesity and Insulin Resistance in Type 1 Diabetes and Its Associated Cardiometabolic Complications	10
Weight Gain in Midlife Women	10

Update on Endoscopic Treatments for Obesity	9
An Updated Review of Night Eating Syndrome: An Under-Represented Eating Disorder	9
New Frontiers: Umbilical Cord Mesenchymal Stem Cells Uncover Developmental Roots and Biological Underpinnings of Obesity Susceptibility	9
Beyond Weight Loss: Added Benefits Could Guide the Choice of Anti-Obesity Medications	8
Peer Intervention in Obesity and Physical Activity: Effectiveness and Implementation	8
The Kidney in Obesity: Current Evidence, Perspectives and Controversies	8
Is There a Need to Reassess Protein Intake Recommendations Following Metabolic Bariatric Surgery?	8
Optimal Small Bowel Limb Lengths of Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass	8
Anti-obesity Medications for the Management of Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease	8
The Impact of the Rate of Weight Loss on Body Composition and Metabolism	8
Medical Nutrition Therapy in Dermatological Diseases: A Joint Consensus Statement of the Italian Association of Dietetics and Clinical Nutrition (ADI), the Italian Society of Dermatology and Sexually	7
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	7
Updates on Rare Genetic Variants, Genetic Testing, and Gene Therapy in Individuals With Obesity	7
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	7
Neuromusculoskeletal Health in Pediatric Obesity: Incorporating Evidence into Clinical Examination	7
Estimating Cardiovascular Benefits of Tirzepatide in Sleep Apnea and Obesity: Insight from the SURMOUNT-OSA Trials	7
Effects of Calorie Restriction on Preserving Male Fertility Particularly in a State of Obesity	7
Autolysosomal Dysfunction in Obesity-induced Metabolic Inflammation and Related Disorders	7
Update on Hypothalamic Inflammation and Gliosis: Expanding Evidence of Relevance Beyond Obesity	7
Effectiveness of Telemedicine Nursing Interventions in the Management of Overweight and Obesity in Adults: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis	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
Neuroimaging Investigations of Obesity: a Review of the Treatment of Sex from 2010	6
Can We Deliver Person-Centred Obesity Care Across the Globe?	6
Investigating the Salivary Biomarker Profile in Obesity: A Systematic Review	6
Obesity Paradox: Fact or Fiction?	6
Phentermine in the Modern Era of Obesity Pharmacotherapy: Does It Still Have a Role in Treatment?	6
Updates on Methods for Body Composition Analysis: Implications for Clinical Practice	6
What is the Role of Primary Prevention of Obesity in an Age of Effective Pharmaceuticals?	6
Quality Measurement Gaps and Future Directions in the Assessment of Obesity	6