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49981
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5121
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Michael E. J. Lean 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 Michael E. J. Lean sits on this spectrum.

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101 publications 1,796+

This scientist: 501 publications — 58th percentile

58% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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Michael E. J. Lean 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 Michael E. J. Lean sits on this spectrum.

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This scientist: 112 D-Index — 75th percentile

75% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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Research.com Recognitions

  • 2018 - Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh

Overview

Michael E. J. Lean is affiliated with the University of Glasgow in the United Kingdom. Their research contributions are primarily in the field of Medicine, with a focus on subfields including Physiology, Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism, Surgery, Pharmacy, and Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health.

Their work covers a range of main topics such as:

  • Diet and metabolism studies
  • Bariatric Surgery and Outcomes
  • Obesity and Health Practices
  • Diabetes Treatment and Management
  • Metabolism, Diabetes, and Cancer
  • Pharmacology and Obesity Treatment
  • Nutritional Studies and Diet

Michael E. J. Lean has published frequently in several scientific venues, including:

  • Diabetologia
  • Diabetic Medicine
  • European Journal of Clinical Nutrition
  • The Lancet Diabetes & Endocrinology
  • The Lancet Regional Health - Southeast Asia

Recent notable papers by this researcher include:

  • "Evidence-based European recommendations for the dietary management of diabetes" (2023, Diabetologia)
  • "Diets for weight management in adults with type 2 diabetes: an umbrella review of published meta-analyses and systematic review of trials of diets for diabetes remission" (2021, Diabetologia)
  • "2-year remission of type 2 diabetes and pancreas morphology: a post-hoc analysis of the DiRECT open-label, cluster-randomised trial" (2020, The Lancet Diabetes & Endocrinology)
  • "Predictors of type 2 diabetes remission in the Diabetes Remission Clinical Trial (DiRECT)" (2020, Diabetic Medicine)
  • "A proteomic surrogate for cardiovascular outcomes that is sensitive to multiple mechanisms of change in risk" (2022, Science Translational Medicine)

The researcher has collaborated extensively with several frequent co-authors, including:

  • Naveed Sattar
  • Roy Taylor
  • Naomi Brosnahan
  • George Thom
  • Alex McConnachie

Michael E. J. Lean was awarded the title of Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh in 2018.

Best Publications

  • Waist circumference as a measure for indicating need for weight management

    M E J Lean;T S Han;C E Morrison

  • Primary care-led weight management for remission of type 2 diabetes (DiRECT): an open-label, cluster-randomised trial

    Michael Ej Lean;Wilma S Leslie;Alison C Barnes;Naomi Brosnahan

  • Identification of late-onset hypogonadism in middle-aged and elderly men.

    Frederick C.W. Wu;Abdelouahid Tajar;Jennifer M. Beynon;Stephen R. Pye

  • Waist circumference action levels in the identification of cardiovascular risk factors: prevalence study in a random sample

    T S Han;E M van Leer;J C Seidell;M E J Lean

  • Effects of liraglutide in the treatment of obesity: a randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled study

    Arne Astrup;Stephan Rössner;Luc Van Gaal;Aila Rissanen

  • Durability of a primary care-led weight-management intervention for remission of type 2 diabetes: 2-year results of the DiRECT open-label, cluster-randomised trial

    Michael E J Lean;Wilma S Leslie;Alison C Barnes;Naomi Brosnahan

  • Safety, tolerability and sustained weight loss over 2 years with the once-daily human GLP-1 analog, liraglutide.

    A Astrup;R Carraro;N Finer;A Harper

  • Impairment of health and quality of life in people with large waist circumference

    M. E. J. Lean;T. S. Han;J. C. Seidell

  • 3 years of liraglutide versus placebo for type 2 diabetes risk reduction and weight management in individuals with prediabetes: a randomised, double-blind trial

    Carel W le Roux;Carel W le Roux;Arne Astrup;Ken Fujioka;Frank Greenway

  • Prospective study of C-reactive protein in relation to the development of diabetes and metabolic syndrome in the Mexico City Diabetes Study.

    Thang S. Han;Naveed Sattar;Ken Williams;Clicerio Gonzalez-Villalpando

  • Characteristics of Secondary, Primary, and Compensated Hypogonadism in Aging Men: Evidence from the European Male Ageing Study.

    Abdelouahid Tajar;Gianni Forti;Terence W O'Neill;David M Lee

  • Coffee: biochemistry and potential impact on health

    Iziar A. Ludwig;Michael N. Clifford;Michael E. J. Lean;Hiroshi Ashihara

  • Age-related changes in general and sexual health in middle-aged and older men: results from the European Male Ageing Study (EMAS).

    Giovanni Corona;David M. Lee;Gianni Forti;Daryl B. O'Connor

  • A clinical perspective of obesity, metabolic syndrome and cardiovascular disease.

    Thang S. Han;Michael E.J. Lean

  • Effects of flavonoids and vitamin C on oxidative DNA damage to human lymphocytes.

    M. Noroozi;W. J. Angerson;M. E. J. Lean

  • Predicting body composition by densitometry from simple anthropometric measurements.

    Michael Ej Lean;Thang S Han;Paul Deurenberg

  • Quality of life in relation to overweight and body fat distribution

    T. S. Han;M. A. R. Tijhuis;M. E. J. Lean;J. C. Seidell

  • Obesity, Weight Loss and Prognosis in Type 2 Diabetes

    M.E.J. Lean;J.K. Powrie;A.S. Anderson;P.H. Garthwaite

  • Age-associated changes in hypothalamic-pituitary-testicular function in middle-aged and older men are modified by weight change and lifestyle factors: longitudinal results from the European Male Ageing Study

    E M Camacho;I T Huhtaniemi;T W O'Neill;J D Finn

  • Polyphenols and health: what compounds are involved?

    D. Del Rio;L.G. Costa;M.E.J. Lean;A. Crozier

Frequent Co-Authors

Felipe F. Casanueva
Felipe F. Casanueva University of Santiago de Compostela
Ilpo Huhtaniemi
Ilpo Huhtaniemi Imperial College London
Terence W. O'Neill
Terence W. O'Neill University of Manchester
Aleksander Giwercman
Aleksander Giwercman Lund University
Gianni Forti
Gianni Forti University of Florence
Frederick C. W. Wu
Frederick C. W. Wu University of Manchester
Naveed Sattar
Naveed Sattar University of Glasgow
Steven Boonen
Steven Boonen KU Leuven
Alan Crozier
Alan Crozier University of Glasgow

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