Obesity

Aims & Scope

Obesity is the official journal of The Obesity Society and is the premier source of information for increasing knowledge, fostering translational research from basic to population science, and promoting better treatment for people with obesity.

Obesity publishes important peer-reviewed research and cutting-edge reviews, commentaries, and public health and medical developments.

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Metrics & Ranking

Impact Factor

Year	Value
2025	4.7
2024	4.20

SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)

Year	Value
2024	1.825

Quartile

Year	Value
2024	Q1

h-index

Year	Value
2024	234

Journal Rank

Year	Value
2024	1704

Journal Citation Indicator

Year	Value
2024	3462

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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 Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, Medicine and Nursing, 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.

• The Stigma of Obesity: A Review and Update

  Citation: 2335

  Authors: Rebecca M., Chelsea A.

• Microbiota and SCFA in Lean and Overweight Healthy Subjects

  Citation: 2017

  Authors: Andreas, David, Klaus, Silvia, Nicolaas A., Christiane, Philip D.

• High Prevalence of Obesity in Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus‐2 (SARS‐CoV‐2) Requiring Invasive Mechanical Ventilation

  Citation: 1516

  Authors: Arthur, Mikael, Julien, Violeta, Jerome, Alain, Julien, Daniel, Francois, Merce

• Short Sleep Duration and Weight Gain: A Systematic Review

  Citation: 1155

  Authors: Sanjay R., Frank B.

• Will All Americans Become Overweight or Obese? Estimating the Progression and Cost of the US Obesity Epidemic

  Citation: 1071

  Authors: Youfa, May A., Lan, Benjamin, Shiriki K.

• Emerging Adulthood and College‐aged Youth: An Overlooked Age for Weight‐related Behavior Change

  Citation: 940

  Authors: Melissa C., Mary, Nicole I., Dianne, Leslie A.

• High‐fat Diets: Modeling the Metabolic Disorders of Human Obesity in Rodents

  Citation: 913

  Authors: Roland, Jürgen, L. Cornelius

• Effects of COVID‐19 Lockdown on Lifestyle Behaviors in Children with Obesity Living in Verona, Italy: A Longitudinal Study

  Citation: 843

  Authors: Angelo, Luca, Alessandro, Moonseong, Myles, Thomas, Franco, Giorgio, S. Nicole, Steven B.

• The Human Obesity Gene Map: The 2005 Update

  Citation: 820

  Authors: Tuomo, Aamir, Yvon C., S. John, George, Brandon, Louis, Claude

• Circadian Timing of Food Intake Contributes to Weight Gain

  Citation: 816

  Authors: Deanna M., Joseph, Aaron D., Martha H., Fred W.

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