Question 1

What are the most cited papers from Obesity Society?

Accepted Answer

The most cited paper from Obesity Society is "Obesity as a Disease: A White Paper on Evidence and Arguments Commissioned by the Council of The Obesity Society" (TOS Obesity as a Disease Writing Group, David Blair Allison, Morgan Downey et al., 2008), with 321 citations. Next come "White Paper AGA: POWER — Practice Guide on Obesity and Weight Management, Education, and Resources" (193) and "A trans-ancestral meta-analysis of genome-wide association studies reveals loci associated with childhood obesity" (133).

Question 2

Which research topics does Obesity Society publish most on?

Accepted Answer

By volume in 2022-now: Obesity and Health Practices, Bariatric Surgery and Outcomes, LGBTQ Health, Identity, and Policy and Sexual function and dysfunction studies.

Question 3

Which fields of science does Obesity Society work in?

Accepted Answer

In all years, 70% of research at Obesity Society is in Health Sciences, 26% in Life Sciences. Its largest fields are Medicine (49%), Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (15%), Health Professions (15%). It does 1.6× the world's share of Health Sciences.

Question 4

Is Obesity Society's research output growing?

Accepted Answer

Output in 2022-2025 was 37% lower than in 2018-2021.