OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The median citation count of Current Obesity Reports is 7. 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 2022-08-01 to 2026-08-01.)

Article	Citations
Incretins and MASLD: at the Crossroads of Endocrine and Hepatic Disorders	368
The Influence of Single Nucleotide Polymorphisms On Body Weight Trajectory After Bariatric Surgery: A Systematic Review	330
Beyond Obesity and Overweight: The Clinical Assessment and Treatment of Excess Body Fat in Children	281
Chronotype and Sleep Quality in Obesity: How Do They Change After Menopause?	186
Problems and Opportunities in the use of Bioelectrical Impedance Analysis for Assessing Body Composition During Ketogenic Diets: A Scoping Review	162
Adipose Tissue, at the Core of the Action of Incretin and Glucagon-Based Anti-Obesity Drugs	152
Prenatal Exposure to Cannabis: Effects on Childhood Obesity and Cardiometabolic Health	150
Iron-Mediated Regulation in Adipose Tissue: A Comprehensive Review of Metabolism and Physiological Effects	141
Obesity and Peripheral Artery Disease: Current Evidence and Controversies	124
Ketogenic Diet as a Possible Non-pharmacological Therapy in Main Endocrine Diseases of the Female Reproductive System: A Practical Guide for Nutritionists	114
Body Muscle-to-Fat Ratio (BMFR) as a Promising Anthropometric Index for Use in the Evaluation of Insulin Resistance and Metabolic Disease Risk: a Narrative Review	108
Burden of Intrapancreatic Fat Deposition in Type 2 Diabetes and the Role of Obesity: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis	86
A Systematic Review of Community-based Interventions to Promote Physical Activity or Reduce Sedentary Behavior among Adults in Low- and Middle-Income Countries	84
Gut Peptide Alterations in Type 2 Diabetes and Obesity: A Narrative Review	69
Adjuvant and Neo-Adjuvant Anti-Obesity Medications and Bariatric Surgery: A Scoping Review	64
When Weight Matters: How Obesity Impacts Reproductive Health and Pregnancy-A Systematic Review	59
Refining the Bariatric Journey: A Proposed Neoadjuvant and Adjuvant Framework for GLP-1 Receptor Agonists Inspired by Oncology	57
Weight Stigma in the Metabolic Bariatric Surgery Context: Current State of the Literature, Conceptual Model, and Looking Forward	56
The Ghrelin-LEAP2 System in Obesity and Diabetes: Pathophysiological Roles and Therapeutic Potential	54
Care of Gender Diverse Youth with Obesity	49
Update on the Obesity Epidemic: After the Sudden Rise, Is the Upward Trajectory Beginning to Flatten?	49
Correction: Synergistic Intervention for Obesity: Integrating Central Appetite Regulation and Peripheral Energy Expenditure	49
Obesity and Leukemia: Biological Mechanisms, Perspectives, and Challenges	47
Role of Protein Lysine Acetylation in the Pathogenesis and Treatment of Obesity and Metabolic Syndrome	47
Pharmacologic and Non-Pharmacologic Interventions for Hypothalamic Obesity: An Updated Review	47

A Narrative Review of Public Health Interventions for Childhood Obesity	47
Circadian Disruption and the Risk of Developing Obesity	46
Opportunities and Challenges for Precision Nutrition in Gestational Obesity Management	43
Weight Management Strategies to Reduce Metabolic Morbidity in Women With Polycystic Ovary Syndrome	41
Body Composition Changes in Adolescents Who Underwent Bariatric Surgery: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis	40
Beyond Single Anthropometric Measures: Integrating Waist Circumference and Body Mass Index to Stratify Obesity-Related Health Risk	40
Understanding the Components of Eating Behaviour-Focused Weight Management Interventions Adjunct to Metabolic Bariatric Surgery: Systematic Review of Published Literature	36
Therapeutic Applications of Ketogenic Diets in Lipedema: A Narrative Review of Current Evidence	35
Mediterranean Diet and Obesity-related Disorders: What is the Evidence?	34
Behavioral Lifestyle Interventions for Weight Loss in Overweight or Obese Patients with Type 2 Diabetes: A Systematic Review of the Literature	34
Upstream Determinants of Overweight and Obesity in Europe	34
Behavioral and Psychological Factors Affecting Weight Loss Success	33
Can Mobile Health Applications, Social Media, and Telemedicine Assist with Obesity Treatment?	33
Mexican Clinical Practice Guidelines for Adult Overweight and Obesity Management	32
The Role of Adipokines and Gene Polymorphisms in the Development of Obesity- Induced Depression	32
Role of Glucocorticoids in Metabolic Dysfunction-Associated Steatotic Liver Disease	31
Metabolic Dysfunction–Associated Steatotic Liver Disease and Respiratory Disorders: A Systematic Review of Clinical and Pathophysiological Associations	31
The Regulation of Energy Intake in Infancy: A Narrative Review	30
Treatment of Binge-Eating Disorder Across the Lifespan: An Updated Review of the Literature and Considerations for Future Research	28
Role of Adverse Childhood Experiences in the Onset of Overweight/Obesity	28
Cross-Sector Policies for Achieving Equitable Obesity Prevention and Food Security: A Review of Real-World Actions	27
Adipose Tissue Plasticity and Adipogenesis: From Cellular Mechanisms to Therapeutic Targets in Obesity	27
Obesity medications and precision nutrition: synergistic interventions and integrated approach in obesity management	27
Pediatric Obesity Care via Telemedicine: Expanding the Path Forward—A Review	27
Intersection between Eating Disorders and Obesity in Youth: Implications for Treatment	26
Effect of (Poly)phenols on Lipid and Glucose Metabolisms in 3T3-L1 Adipocytes: an Integrated Analysis of Mechanistic Approaches	25
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	25
Time Restricted Eating: A Valuable Alternative to Calorie Restriction for Addressing Obesity?	24
Obesity Stigma: Causes, Consequences, and Potential Solutions	23
Obesity, Metabolic Syndrome, and Osteoarthritis—An Updated Review	22
Short-Chain Fatty Acids—A Product of the Microbiome and Its Participation in Two-Way Communication on the Microbiome-Host Mammal Line	22
A Cascade of Microbiota-Leaky Gut-Inflammation- Is it a Key Player in Metabolic Disorders?	22
Phenotyping of Obesity Treatment Candidates: A Narrative Review	22
Obesity in Sexual and Gender Minority Populations: Prevalence and Correlates	21
Obesity and the Gut-Brain Axis in Type 1 Diabetes Mellitus: Terra Incognita?	21
Integrating Policies that Enable Minimally Processed Foods with Policies that Restrict Ultra-Processed Foods for Obesity and Noncommunicable Disease Prevention	21
Adipose Tissue Browning in MASLD and Its Molecular Mechanisms and Metabolic Crosstalk	21
Eating Disorders in the Context of Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery: Current Status and Future Directions	20
Lac-Phe: An Emerging Appetite-Regulating Exerkine with Health and Therapeutic Benefits	20
The Role of Physical Activity in Minimizing Recurrence of Weight Gain Following Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery: Current Evidence and Suggestions for Advancing Future Research	20
The Role of Echocardiography in the Assessment of Epicardial Adipose Tissue: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis	19
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	19
Effectiveness of Medical Nutrition Therapy in the Management of Patients with Obesity and Endometriosis: from the Mediterranean Diet To the Ketogenic Diet, Through Supplementation. The Role of the Nut	19
Mitochondrial Health Markers and Obesity-Related Health in Human Population Studies: A Narrative Review of Recent Literature	19
The Interplay of UCP3 and PCSK1 Variants in Severe Obesity	19
Obesity and Dyslipidemia: A Review of Current Evidence	19
Bariatric and Metabolic Surgery and Medical Insurance Payment in China	18
The Role of Nutrition on Meta-inflammation: Insights and Potential Targets in Communicable and Chronic Disease Management	18
Incomplete Data and Potential Risks of Drugs in People with Obesity	18
The Intriguing Roles of Cytokines in Metabolic Dysfunction-Associated Steatotic Liver Disease: A Narrative Review	18

Effects of Nutrition and Exercise Interventions on Persons with Sarcopenic Obesity: An Umbrella Review of Meta-Analyses of Randomised Controlled Trials	17
Strengths and Limitations of BMI in the Diagnosis of Obesity: What is the Path Forward?	17
Unraveling the Potential Role of Spexin in Exercise-Induced Improvement of Cardiometabolic Health in Obesity and Diabetes	17
The Fat Kidney	17
Highlighting the Role of Obesity and Insulin Resistance in Type 1 Diabetes and Its Associated Cardiometabolic Complications	16
Graze Eating and Obesity: A Conceptualization Within the Spectrum of Disordered Eating	16
Treatment Decision-making and Weight Loss Expectations for Current Obesity Treatment	16
Chemerin and Asprosin as Promising Biomarkers of Metabolic Syndrome: A Scoping Review	16
Addressing Obesity in Preconception, Pregnancy, and Postpartum: A Review of the Literature	16
Pharmacological Management of Diabesity: Current and Emerging Therapies	16
Genetics and Epigenetics in Obesity: What Do We Know so Far?	15
The Gut–brain–adipose Axis in Ultra-processed Food and Obesity: A Mechanistic Synthesis and Its Implications for Food Classification	15
Ultra-Processed Food Addiction: A Research Update	15
Weight Gain in Midlife Women	15
Peer Intervention in Obesity and Physical Activity: Effectiveness and Implementation	14
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	14
The Kidney in Obesity: Current Evidence, Perspectives and Controversies	14
Ketogenic Diet: A Nutritional Therapeutic Tool for Lipedema?	14
New Frontiers: Umbilical Cord Mesenchymal Stem Cells Uncover Developmental Roots and Biological Underpinnings of Obesity Susceptibility	13
Optimal Small Bowel Limb Lengths of Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass	13
Obesity in Type 1 Diabetes: Moving Beyond the “Lean” Disease Paradigm to Understand Risk, Complications, and Treatment	13
Update on Endoscopic Treatments for Obesity	13
Beyond Weight Loss: Added Benefits Could Guide the Choice of Anti-Obesity Medications	12
Is There a Need to Reassess Protein Intake Recommendations Following Metabolic Bariatric Surgery?	12
Examining the Impact of Preconception Physical Activity on Offspring Outcomes Linked to Obesity	12
An Updated Review of Night Eating Syndrome: An Under-Represented Eating Disorder	12
Synergistic Intervention for Obesity: Integrating Central Appetite Regulation and Peripheral Energy Expenditure	12
Obesity, Olfaction and Cognition: A Systematic Review	11
Estimating Cardiovascular Benefits of Tirzepatide in Sleep Apnea and Obesity: Insight from the SURMOUNT-OSA Trials	11
Updates on Rare Genetic Variants, Genetic Testing, and Gene Therapy in Individuals With Obesity	11
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	11
Quality Measurement Gaps and Future Directions in the Assessment of Obesity	11
Early Reward Learning and the Origins of Obesity: Food, Non-Food Reward, and Developing Self-Regulation	11
Muscle Insulin Resistance Elicits Muscle Atrophy in Obesity	11
Effects of Calorie Restriction on Preserving Male Fertility Particularly in a State of Obesity	11
Phentermine in the Modern Era of Obesity Pharmacotherapy: Does It Still Have a Role in Treatment?	11
Autolysosomal Dysfunction in Obesity-induced Metabolic Inflammation and Related Disorders	11
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	11
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	11
Neuroimaging Investigations of Obesity: a Review of the Treatment of Sex from 2010	10
Distinct Laboratory and Clinical Features of Metabolic and Alcohol-Related Liver Disease (MetALD): A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis	10
Updates on Methods for Body Composition Analysis: Implications for Clinical Practice	10
Climate Change, Air Pollution and the Global Obesity Syndemic: a Review of Current Evidence	10
Prevalence and Predictors of Guideline Concordant Pediatric Obesity Care: A Narrative Review	9
Meta-analysis of Long-term De Novo Acid Reflux–Related Outcomes Following Sleeve Gastrectomy: Evidence Against the Need for Routine Postoperative Endoscopic Surveillance	9
Update on Hypothalamic Inflammation and Gliosis: Expanding Evidence of Relevance Beyond Obesity	9
Mood Disorders, Metabolic Bariatric Surgery, and Weight Loss Pharmacotherapy: a Research Update	9
Obesity Paradox: Fact or Fiction?	9
What is the Role of Primary Prevention of Obesity in an Age of Effective Pharmaceuticals?	9
Can We Deliver Person-Centred Obesity Care Across the Globe?	9
Single Anastomosis Duodenoileostomy with Sleeve: A Comprehensive Review of Anatomy, Surgical Technique, and Outcomes	8
Effectiveness of Telemedicine Nursing Interventions in the Management of Overweight and Obesity in Adults: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis	8
Psychological Determinants of the Weight Cycle: A Review of Perceived Stress and Self-Efficacy	8
Investigating the Salivary Biomarker Profile in Obesity: A Systematic Review	8
Preconception Weight Loss to Prevent Childhood Obesity: Current Evidence and Research Gaps	8
The Role of Fathers in the Intergenerational Transmission of Obesity	7
Is Endoscopic Surveillance Needed After Laparoscopic Sleeve Gastrectomy?	7
Decoding Adipose Tissue Phenotypic Switching: From Mechanisms to Computational Drug Discovery	7
Consolidating International Care Models and Clinical Services for Adult Obesity	7
Reference Curves for Metabolic Syndrome Indicators in Children and Adolescents: A Global Systematic Review	7
The Role of Butyrate in People with Metabolic Dysfunction-Associated Steatotic Liver Disease and Related Metabolic Comorbidities: A Systematic Review	7