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D-Index
106
Citations
52736
World Ranking
6412
National Ranking
3416

Jack A. Yanovski publication distribution in Medicine in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Medicine in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Jack A. Yanovski sits on this spectrum.

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101 publications 1,796+

This scientist: 459 publications — 51st percentile

51% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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Jack A. Yanovski D-index placement in Medicine in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Medicine scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Jack A. Yanovski sits on this spectrum.

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This scientist: 106 D-Index — 69th percentile

69% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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Overview

Jack A. Yanovski is affiliated with the National Institutes of Health in the United States. Their research primarily focuses on medicine, with a significant number of publications in subfields including Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, Clinical Psychology, Genetics, Physiology, and Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism.

Their work covers a range of topics, particularly related to obesity and metabolic health. Main topics include:

  • Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet
  • Eating Disorders and Behaviors
  • Obesity and Health Practices
  • Genetic Syndromes and Imprinting
  • Diet and Metabolism Studies
  • Regulation of Appetite and Obesity
  • Adipokines, Inflammation, and Metabolic Diseases

Yanovski has published multiple papers in several venues, concentrating on research relevant to endocrinology and obesity. Frequent publication venues include:

  • Journal of the Endocrine Society
  • Obesity
  • Pediatric Obesity
  • Diabetes
  • Diabetes Obesity and Metabolism

Their recent papers include:

  • "Daily energy expenditure through the human life course" (2021) in Science
  • "Efficacy and safety of setmelanotide, a melanocortin-4 receptor agonist, in patients with Bardet-Biedl syndrome and Alström syndrome: a multicentre, randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled, phase 3 trial with an open-label period" (2022) in The Lancet Diabetes & Endocrinology
  • "Effect of setmelanotide, a melanocortin-4 receptor agonist, on obesity in Bardet-Biedl syndrome" (2020) in Diabetes Obesity and Metabolism
  • "A standard calculation methodology for human doubly labeled water studies" (2021) in Cell Reports Medicine
  • "Energy compensation and adiposity in humans" (2021) in Current Biology

Yanovski has collaborated extensively with a number of researchers, with some frequent co-authors being:

  • Sheila M. Brady
  • Marian Tanofsky-Kraff
  • Lisa M. Shank
  • Megan N. Parker
  • Shanna Yang

Their research contributions span clinical psychology and genetics alongside physiological aspects of metabolism and public health, reflecting a multidisciplinary approach to studying obesity, appetite regulation, and metabolic diseases.

Best Publications

  • Long-term Drug Treatment for Obesity: A Systematic and Clinical Review

    Susan Z. Yanovski;Jack A. Yanovski

  • Pediatric Obesity-Assessment, Treatment, and Prevention: An Endocrine Society Clinical Practice Guideline.

    Dennis M. Styne;Silva A. Arslanian;Ellen L. Connor;Ismaa Sadaf Farooqi

  • A pilot study of pioglitazone treatment for nonalcoholic steatohepatitis.

    Kittichai Promrat;Glen Lutchman;Gabriel I. Uwaifo;Renee J. Freedman

  • The Relationship between Obesity and Serum 1,25-Dihydroxy Vitamin D Concentrations in Healthy Adults

    Shamik J. Parikh;Marni Edelman;Gabriel I. Uwaifo;Renee J. Freedman

  • Visceral abdominal-fat accumulation associated with use of indinavir

    Kirk D Miller;Elizabeth Jones;Jack A Yanovski;Rani Shankar

  • Phenotype and Course of Hutchinson–Gilford Progeria Syndrome

    Melissa A. Merideth;Leslie B. Gordon;Sarah Clauss;Vandana Sachdev

  • Immunologic function and survival in hemodialysis patients

    Paul L. Kimmel;Terry M. Phillips;Terry M. Phillips;Terry M. Phillips;Samuel J. Simmens;Samuel J. Simmens;Samuel J. Simmens;Rolf A. Peterson;Rolf A. Peterson;Rolf A. Peterson

  • Orthopedic complications of overweight in children and adolescents.

    Erica D. Taylor;Kelly R. Theim;Margaret C. Mirch;Samareh Ghorbani

  • Hyperphagia, Severe Obesity, Impaired Cognitive Function, and Hyperactivity Associated With Functional Loss of One Copy of the Brain-Derived Neurotrophic Factor (BDNF) Gene

    Juliette Gray;Giles S.H. Yeo;James J. Cox;Jenny Morton

  • Orlistat, a New Lipase Inhibitor for the Management of Obesity

    Amy M. Heck;Jack A. Yanovski;Karim Anton Calis

  • Daily energy expenditure through the human life course

    Herman Pontzer;Yosuke Yamada;Hiroyuki Sagayama;Philip N. Ainslie

  • Eating-disordered behaviors, body fat, and psychopathology in overweight and normal-weight children.

    Marian Tanofsky-Kraff;Susan Z. Yanovski;Denise E. Wilfley;Cheri Marmarosh

  • A prospective study of holiday weight gain.

    Jack A. Yanovski;Susan Z. Yanovski;Kara N. Sovik;Tuc T. Nguyen

  • Inflammation and iron deficiency in the hypoferremia of obesity.

    L B Yanoff;C M Menzie;B Denkinger;N G Sebring

  • Brain-derived neurotrophic factor and obesity in the WAGR syndrome.

    Joan C. Han;Qing Rong Liu;MaryPat Jones;Rebecca L. Levinn

  • A prospective study of pediatric loss of control eating and psychological outcomes.

    Marian Tanofsky-Kraff;Lauren B. Shomaker;Cara Olsen;Caroline A. Roza

  • Corticotropin-releasing hormone stimulation following low-dose dexamethasone administration. A new test to distinguish Cushing's syndrome from pseudo-Cushing's states

    Jack A. Yanovski;Gordon B. Cutler;George P. Chrousos;Lynnette K. Nieman

  • A Prospective Study of Psychological Predictors of Body Fat Gain Among Children at High Risk for Adult Obesity

    Marian Tanofsky-Kraff;Marc L. Cohen;Susan Z. Yanovski;Christopher Cox

  • Food selection and intake of obese women with binge-eating disorder

    S Z Yanovski;M Leet;J A Yanovski;M Flood

  • High adiposity and high body mass index–for-age in US children and adolescents overall and by race-ethnic group

    Katherine M Flegal;Cynthia L Ogden;Jack A Yanovski;David S Freedman

Frequent Co-Authors

Marian Tanofsky-Kraff
Marian Tanofsky-Kraff Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences
Susan Z. Yanovski
Susan Z. Yanovski National Institutes of Health
Nichole R. Kelly
Nichole R. Kelly University of Oregon
James C. Reynolds
James C. Reynolds National Institutes of Health
Gordon B. Cutler
Gordon B. Cutler National Institutes of Health
George P. Chrousos
George P. Chrousos National and Kapodistrian University of Athens
Denise E. Wilfley
Denise E. Wilfley Washington University in St. Louis
Lynnette K. Nieman
Lynnette K. Nieman National Institutes of Health
John L. Doppman
John L. Doppman National Institutes of Health
Jami F. Young
Jami F. Young Children's Hospital of Philadelphia

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