2026 Steven B. Heymsfield: Medicine Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Best Scientists	169	902	827	534	478	967	129875
Medicine	176	414	374	249	221	963	136716

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2025 - Research.com Best Scientists Award

Overview

Steven B. Heymsfield is affiliated with the Pennington Biomedical Research Center in the United States. Their research primarily focuses on medicine, with a significant concentration in physiology. Other notable subfields in their work include public health, environmental and occupational health, endocrinology, diabetes and metabolism, surgery, and cardiology and cardiovascular medicine.

Heymsfield has contributed extensively to several topics within their research scope. These topics include:

Body Composition Measurement Techniques
Nutrition and Health in Aging
Thermoregulation and physiological responses
Diet and metabolism studies
Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet
Muscle metabolism and nutrition
Nutritional Studies and Diet

The scientist has co-authored many publications with recurrent collaborators such as John Shepherd, M. C. Wong, Jonathan P. Bennett, Cassidy McCarthy, and Nisa N. Kelly. The number of joint publications ranges up to 62 with some co-authors.

They have appeared frequently in journals related to their fields of study. The most common publication venues include:

Obesity
American Journal of Clinical Nutrition
European Journal of Clinical Nutrition
Current Developments in Nutrition
Clinical Nutrition

Recent papers authored or co-authored by Steven B. Heymsfield reflect a focus on obesity, nutrition, and metabolic health. Selected recent publications include:

"Effects of COVID-19 Lockdown on Lifestyle Behaviors in Children with Obesity Living in Verona, Italy: A Longitudinal Study," 2020, Obesity
"Definition and Diagnostic Criteria for Sarcopenic Obesity: ESPEN and EASO Consensus Statement," 2022, Obesity Facts
"Effects of Time-Restricted Eating on Weight Loss and Other Metabolic Parameters in Women and Men With Overweight and Obesity," 2020, JAMA Internal Medicine
"Definition and diagnostic criteria for sarcopenic obesity: ESPEN and EASO consensus statement," 2022, Clinical Nutrition
"The Conceptual Definition of Sarcopenia: Delphi Consensus from the Global Leadership Initiative in Sarcopenia (GLIS)," 2024, Age and Ageing

Best Publications

Epidemiology of Sarcopenia among the Elderly in New Mexico

Richard N. Baumgartner;Kathleen M. Koehler;Dympna Gallagher;Linda Romero

4890
Citations
Low relative skeletal muscle mass (sarcopenia) in older persons is associated with functional impairment and physical disability.

Ian Janssen;Steven B. Heymsfield;Robert Ross

3754
Citations
Skeletal muscle mass and distribution in 468 men and women aged 18–88 yr

Ian Janssen;Steven B. Heymsfield;ZiMian Wang;Robert Ross

3377
Citations
The Metabolic Syndrome: Prevalence and Associated Risk Factor Findings in the US Population From the Third National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey, 1988-1994

Yong Woo Park;Shankuan Zhu;Latha Palaniappan;Stanley Heshka

3042
Citations
Healthy percentage body fat ranges: an approach for developing guidelines based on body mass index

Dympna Gallagher;Steven B Heymsfield;Moonseong Heo;Susan A Jebb

2757
Citations
How Useful Is Body Mass Index for Comparison of Body Fatness across Age, Sex, and Ethnic Groups?

Dympna Gallagher;Marjolein Visser;Dennis Sepúlveda;Richard N. Pierson

2013
Citations
Recombinant leptin for weight loss in obese and lean adults: a randomized, controlled, dose-escalation trial.

Steven B. Heymsfield;Andrew S. Greenberg;Ken Fujioka;Russell M. Dixon

1804
Citations
Mechanisms, Pathophysiology, and Management of Obesity

Steven B. Heymsfield;Thomas A. Wadden

1703
Citations
Estimation of skeletal muscle mass by bioelectrical impedance analysis.

Ian Janssen;Steven B. Heymsfield;Richard N. Baumgartner;Robert Ross

1703
Citations
Discrepancy between Self-Reported and Actual Caloric Intake and Exercise in Obese Subjects

Steven W. Lichtman;Krystyna Pisarska;Ellen Raynes Berman;Michele Pestone

1693
Citations
Short Sleep Duration as a Risk Factor for Hypertension Analyses of the First National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey

James E. Gangwisch;Steven B. Heymsfield;Bernadette Boden-Albala;Ruud M. Buijs

1667
Citations
Total body skeletal muscle and adipose tissue volumes: estimation from a single abdominal cross-sectional image

Wei Shen;Mark Punyanitya;ZiMian Wang;Dympna Gallagher

1638
Citations
Cadaver validation of skeletal muscle measurement by magnetic resonance imaging and computerized tomography

N. Mitsiopoulos;R. N. Baumgartner;S. B. Heymsfield;W. Lyons

1619
Citations
Body mass index as a measure of adiposity among children and adolescents: A validation study

Angelo Pietrobelli;Myles S. Faith;David B. Allison;Dympna Gallagher

1504
Citations
Waist Circumference and Cardiometabolic Risk: A Consensus Statement from Shaping America's Health: Association for Weight Management and Obesity Prevention; NAASO, The Obesity Society; the American Society for Nutrition; and the American Diabetes Association

Samuel Klein;David B. Allison;Steven B. Heymsfield;David E. Kelley

1480
Citations
Weight Control and Risk Factor Reduction in Obese Subjects Treated for 2 Years With Orlistat: A Randomized Controlled Trial

Michael H. Davidson;Jonathan Hauptman;Mario DiGirolamo;John P. Foreyt

1329
Citations
Anthropometric measurement of muscle mass: revised equations for calculating bone-free arm muscle area

S B Heymsfield;C McManus;J Smith;V Stevens

1292
Citations
Human Body Composition

Alex F. Roche;Steven Heymsfield;Timothy G. Lohman

1211
Citations
Inadequate sleep as a risk factor for obesity : Analyses of the NHANES I

James E. Gangwisch;Dolores Malaspina;Bernadette Boden-Albala;Steven B. Heymsfield

1210
Citations
Appendicular skeletal muscle mass: effects of age, gender, and ethnicity.

Dympna Gallagher;Marjolein Visser;Ronald E. De Meersman;Dennis Sepúlveda

1169
Citations

Frequent Co-Authors

Dympna Gallagher Columbia University

David B. Allison Indiana University

Angelo Pietrobelli University of Verona

Jack Wang Columbia University

Moonseong Heo Clemson University

John A. Shepherd University of Hawaii at Manoa

Donald P. Kotler Mount Sinai Morningside

Carl Grunfeld University of California, San Francisco

Dale A. Schoeller University of Wisconsin–Madison

Robert Ross Queen's University

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