Obesity Research: Newest Papers and Publication Counts

• 31markets with papers since 2021
• 108,959papers on Metabolic Testing Services, the most

Source: PubMed, Papers added since 1 January 2021, by market search. Retrieved 12 Nov 2026.

1. 1Metabolic Testing Services108,959Metabolic Testing Services: See them on PubMed (opens in a new tab)
2. 2Type 2 Diabetes87,895Type 2 Diabetes: See them on PubMed (opens in a new tab)
3. 3Fatty Liver Disease (MASLD)23,823Fatty Liver Disease (MASLD): See them on PubMed (opens in a new tab)
4. 4Weight Management Supplement8,729Weight Management Supplement: See them on PubMed (opens in a new tab)
5. 5Prediabetes7,689Prediabetes: See them on PubMed (opens in a new tab)
6. 6Physical Inactivity5,760Physical Inactivity: See them on PubMed (opens in a new tab)
7. 7Childhood Obesity5,191Childhood Obesity: See them on PubMed (opens in a new tab)
8. 8GLP-1 Receptor Agonists4,726GLP-1 Receptor Agonists: See them on PubMed (opens in a new tab)
9. 9Maternal Obesity1,696Maternal Obesity: See them on PubMed (opens in a new tab)
10. 10Metabolic Surgery1,452Metabolic Surgery: See them on PubMed (opens in a new tab)
11. 11Body Contouring795Body Contouring: See them on PubMed (opens in a new tab)
12. 12Double Burden of Malnutrition483Double Burden of Malnutrition: See them on PubMed (opens in a new tab)
13. 13Adult Obesity414Adult Obesity: See them on PubMed (opens in a new tab)
14. 14Bariatric Surgery Devices378Bariatric Surgery Devices: See them on PubMed (opens in a new tab)
15. 15Weight Management Supplements342Weight Management Supplements: See them on PubMed (opens in a new tab)
16. 16Intragastric Balloon302Intragastric Balloon: See them on PubMed (opens in a new tab)
17. 17Anti-Obesity Drugs285Anti-Obesity Drugs: See them on PubMed (opens in a new tab)
18. 18Diabetes Prevention Programs134Diabetes Prevention Programs: See them on PubMed (opens in a new tab)
19. 19Endoscopic Bariatric Therapies81Endoscopic Bariatric Therapies: See them on PubMed (opens in a new tab)
20. 20Obesity Management Apps70Obesity Management Apps: See them on PubMed (opens in a new tab)
21. 21Oral GLP-1 Drugs65Oral GLP-1 Drugs: See them on PubMed (opens in a new tab)
22. 22Prediabetes Management57Prediabetes Management: See them on PubMed (opens in a new tab)
23. 23Childhood Obesity Treatment54Childhood Obesity Treatment: See them on PubMed (opens in a new tab)
24. 24Sugar-Sweetened Beverage Taxes49Sugar-Sweetened Beverage Taxes: See them on PubMed (opens in a new tab)
25. 25Continuous Ketone Monitoring34Continuous Ketone Monitoring: See them on PubMed (opens in a new tab)
26. 26Meal Replacement Products26Meal Replacement Products: See them on PubMed (opens in a new tab)
27. 27Front-of-Pack Food Labelling19Front-of-Pack Food Labelling: See them on PubMed (opens in a new tab)
28. 28MASH (NASH) Therapeutics16MASH (NASH) Therapeutics: See them on PubMed (opens in a new tab)
29. 29Cardiometabolic Risk in South Asians9Cardiometabolic Risk in South Asians: See them on PubMed (opens in a new tab)
30. 30Compounded Weight Loss Medications9Compounded Weight Loss Medications: See them on PubMed (opens in a new tab)
31. 31Body Composition Analyzers8Body Composition Analyzers: See them on PubMed (opens in a new tab)

Source: PubMed, Papers added since 1 January 2021, by market search. Retrieved 12 Nov 2026.

• Donor Willingness and Participation in Health and Genetic Screening Within Blood Banks: A Narrative Review.

  Transfusion medicine reviews2026Metabolic Testing Services

• Dynamic trajectories of electrolytes and bone metabolism with tofogliflozin and glimepiride: A post-hoc analysis.

  Journal of pharmacological sciences2026Type 2 Diabetes

• Comparison of Ultrasound Attenuation Imaging and Conventional Ultrasonography Detection Rates for Hepatosteatosis in Obese Children.

  Ultrasound quarterly2026Fatty Liver Disease (MASLD)

• Obesity-exacerbated lupus via leptin-induced putrescine depletion and Tfh cell hyperactivation.

  Clinical and experimental rheumatology2026Weight Management Supplement

• Ethnic differences in the progression from prediabetes to type 2 diabetes: the Healthy Life in an Urban Setting (HELIUS) study.

  BMJ open diabetes research & care2026Prediabetes

• Osteoarthritis year in review 2026: Epidemiology and therapy.

  Osteoarthritis and cartilage2026Physical Inactivity

• BMI distribution and sex- and grade-specific trends in primary school health surveillance records in Xi'an, China, 2014-2024: a repeated cross-sectional study.

  Frontiers in public health2026Childhood Obesity

• GLP-1 Receptor Agonist Use and Risk of Pain-Related Medical Encounters Among Patients with Comorbid Type 2 Diabetes and Opioid Use Disorder: A Target Trial Emulation Study.

  The journal of pain2026GLP-1 Receptor Agonists

• Should glucose screening be repeated for large-for-gestational-age fetuses in the third trimester of non-diabetic pregnancies? A scoping review.

  Revista brasileira de ginecologia e obstetricia : revista da Federacao Brasileira das Sociedades de Ginecologia e Obstetricia2026Maternal Obesity

• Effect of bariatric-metabolic surgery combined with continuity of care on the remission of metabolic diseases in patients with obesity.

  Nutricion hospitalaria2026Metabolic Surgery

• Comment on "Psychosocial Outcomes and Aesthetic Expectations in Female Patients Undergoing Body Contouring After GLP-1-Induced Weight Loss: A Prospective Pilot Comparative Study with Post-Bariatric Patients".

  Aesthetic plastic surgery2026Body Contouring

• The double burden of anemia and excess weight among schoolchildren in Southern Peru: prevalence, associated factors, and the school food environment.

  Frontiers in nutrition2026Double Burden of Malnutrition

• [Clinical implementation pathway and standardized measures for the "five prescriptions" in the treatment of adult obesity in China].

  Zhonghua yi xue za zhi2026Adult Obesity

• Comparison of Two Sutures for Closing the Gastroenterostomy in Laparoscopic One-Anastomosis Gastric Bypass (OAGB) Surgery: A Randomized Study with Monocryl Spiral Knotless Tissue Control Device (Stratafix Spiral 2-0, Ethicon Inc.) versus Traditional Polyglactin Multifilament Suture (Vicryl Plus 2-0, Ethicon Inc.).

  Medical devices (Auckland, N.Z.)2026Bariatric Surgery Devices

• Quantifying the fiscal benefits of obesity prevalence reduction in China.

  BMC health services research2026Weight Management Supplements

• Hepatic Portal Venous Gas in a Patient With an Intragastric Balloon: A Case Report.

  Cureus2026Intragastric Balloon

• Evaluation of anti-obesity effects of ethanolic extract of Hydrocotyle sibthorpioides and its phytosomal formulation in high-fat diet-induced obesity in Wistar rats.

  Journal of molecular histology2026Anti-Obesity Drugs

• Understanding How to Make Type 2 Diabetes Prevention Programs More Inclusive: An Equity-Oriented Qualitative Case Study of Small Steps for Big Changes.

  Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland)2026Diabetes Prevention Programs

• [Interpretation of the 2025 annual report of the Chinese Obesity and Metabolic Surgery database: evolving procedures and multiple therapeutic approaches].

  Zhonghua wei chang wai ke za zhi = Chinese journal of gastrointestinal surgery2026Endoscopic Bariatric Therapies

• Real-world evidence of self-managed weight loss enhancing skeletal muscle rate in individuals with overweight/obesity via mHealth app.

  BMC public health2026Obesity Management Apps

• Efficacy and safety of oral orforglipron in Japanese participants with obesity disease (ATTAIN-J): a double-blind, randomised, placebo-controlled, parallel-group, phase 3 trial.

  The lancet. Diabetes & endocrinology2026Oral GLP-1 Drugs

• A Retrospective Chart Review of Tirzepatide and Semaglutide Use in Prediabetes Management and Cardiometabolic Outcomes in a Rural Primary Care Setting.

  Journal of doctoral nursing practice2026Prediabetes Management

• Changes in appetitive traits and binge-eating following lifestyle intervention in 7-14-year-olds: a 3-year follow-up.

  Eating disorders2026Childhood Obesity Treatment

• Impact of taxes in Tonga targeting foods high in fat, salt and sugar: interrupted time series analyses.

  Public health nutrition2026Sugar-Sweetened Beverage Taxes

Source: PubMed, Newest papers added. Retrieved 12 Nov 2026.

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• Clinical trials: Obesity
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