Clinical Obesity

Aims & Scope

Clinical Obesity is an international peer-reviewed journal publishing high quality translational and clinical research papers and reviews focussing on obesity and its co-morbidities.

Key areas of interest are: • Patient assessment, classification, diagnosis and prognosis • Drug treatments, clinical trials and supporting research • Bariatric surgery and follow-up issues • Surgical approaches to remove body fat • Pharmacological, dietary and behavioural approaches for weight loss • Clinical physiology • Clinically relevant epidemiology • Psychological aspects of obesity • Co-morbidities • Nursing and care of patients with obesity.

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Metrics & Ranking

Impact Factor

Year	Value
2025	2.1
2024	2.20

Journal Rank

Year	Value
2024	6581

Journal Citation Indicator

Year	Value
2024	3687

SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)

Year	Value
2024	0.817

Quartile

Year	Value
2024	Q2

h-index

Year	Value
2024	41

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Abstracting & Indexing

Journal is indexed in leading academic databases, ensuring global visibility and accessibility of our peer-reviewed research.

• Scopus
• Google Scholar
• Web of Science
• Medline
• Embase

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Subjects & Keywords

Journal’s research areas, covering key disciplines and specialized sub-topics in Medicine, designed to support cutting-edge academic discovery.

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Most Cited Articles

The Most Cited Articles section features the journal's most impactful research, based on citation counts. These articles have been referenced frequently by other researchers, indicating their significant contribution to their respective fields.

• A systematic review of reviews: exploring the relationship between obesity, weight loss and health‐related quality of life

  Citation: 408

  Authors: R. L., J. R.

• Determinants of adherence to lifestyle intervention in adults with obesity: a systematic review

  Citation: 348

  Authors: E., P., K. L.

• Obesity: A critical risk factor in the <scp>COVID</scp>‐19 pandemic

  Citation: 222

  Authors: See, Safwaan, Jan Hoong, Zohaib, Peter, Salman, Carel W., Handrean, Akheel A.

• Weight bias reduction in health professionals: a systematic review

  Citation: 184

  Authors: A. S., B. J., K., G. D. C., A., S., S., S., A. M., S.

• Impact of <scp>COVID</scp>‐19 <scp>stay‐at‐home</scp> orders on <scp>weight</scp>‐<scp>related</scp> behaviours among patients with obesity

  Citation: 179

  Authors: Jaime P., Luyu, Jeffrey N., Matthew Sunil, Chellse, Ashley, Sachin, Sarah E.

• Dietary restraint: what's the harm? A review of the relationship between dietary restraint, weight trajectory and the development of eating pathology

  Citation: 173

  Authors: K., D. A., L. M., E. E., S.

• Behavioural treatment strategies improve adherence to lifestyle intervention programmes in adults with obesity: a systematic review and meta‐analysis

  Citation: 167

  Authors: E., P., M., K.L.

• Lipedema: an overview of its clinical manifestations, diagnosis and treatment of the disproportional fatty deposition syndrome – systematic review

  Citation: 153

  Authors: I., G., A., L.

• Obesity and activity patterns before and during <scp>COVID</scp>‐19 lockdown among youths in China

  Citation: 147

  Authors: Shujuan, Bing, Linjun, Chao, Lei, Junmin, Peng

• Liraglutide 3.0 mg for the management of insufficient weight loss or excessive weight regain post‐bariatric surgery

  Citation: 118

  Authors: Sean, Jennifer L., Magdalena, Elham, Rebecca A. G.

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