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Susan Z. 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 Susan Z. Yanovski sits on this spectrum.

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101 publications 1,796+

This scientist: 237 publications — 6th percentile

6% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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Susan Z. 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 Susan Z. Yanovski sits on this spectrum.

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This scientist: 91 D-Index — 43rd percentile

43% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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Overview

Susan Z. Yanovski is affiliated with the National Institutes of Health in the United States and has contributed extensively to research in medicine and psychology with a focus on obesity and related disorders.

The main fields of study in their work include:

  • Medicine
  • Psychology

Within these fields, Yanovski's research spans several subfields such as:

  • Clinical Psychology
  • Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health
  • Pharmacy
  • Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism
  • Physiology

Their primary research topics include:

  • Eating Disorders and Behaviors
  • Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet
  • Obesity and Health Practices
  • Diet and Metabolism Studies
  • Pharmacology and Obesity Treatment
  • Diabetes Treatment and Management
  • Bariatric Surgery and Outcomes

Yanovski has published in various venues, with frequent publications appearing in:

  • Obesity
  • Pediatric Obesity
  • Diabetes Care
  • International Journal of Eating Disorders
  • JAMA

Some of their recent papers include:

  • Progress in Pharmacotherapy for Obesity, 2021, JAMA
  • Approach to Obesity Treatment in Primary Care, 2024, JAMA Internal Medicine
  • Postbariatric hypoglycemia: symptom patterns and associated risk factors in the Longitudinal Assessment of Bariatric Surgery study, 2021, Surgery for Obesity and Related Diseases
  • Use of prescription medications associated with weight gain among US adults, 1999-2018: A nationally representative survey, 2021, Obesity
  • Associations of sleep with food cravings and loss-of-control eating in youth: An ecological momentary assessment study, 2021, Pediatric Obesity

Frequent co-authors in Yanovski's collaborations include:

  • Jack A. Yanovski
  • Sheila M. Brady
  • Marian Tanofsky-Kraff
  • Megan N. Parker
  • Lisa M. Shank

Best Publications

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

    Susan Z. Yanovski;Jack A. Yanovski

  • 2013 AHA/ACC/TOS Guideline for the Management of Overweight and Obesity in Adults A Report of the American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association Task Force on Practice Guidelines and The Obesity Society

    Michael D. Jensen;Donna H. Ryan;Caroline M. Apovian;Jamy D. Ard

  • Osteoarthritis: New Insights Part 1: The Disease and Its Risk Factors

    D. T. Felson;R. C. Lawrence;P. A. Dieppe;R. Hirsch

  • 2013 AHA/ACC Guideline on Lifestyle Management to Reduce Cardiovascular Risk

    Robert H. Eckel;John M. Jakicic;Jamy D. Ard;Janet M. de Jesus

  • 2013 AHA/ACC/TOS Guideline for the Management of Overweight and Obesity in Adults

    Michael D. Jensen;Donna H. Ryan;Caroline M. Apovian;Jamy D. Ard

  • Cardiovascular effects of intensive lifestyle intervention in type 2 diabetes

    R. R. Wing;P. Bolin;F. L. Brancati;G. A. Bray

  • The Epidemiology of Obesity

    Cynthia L. Ogden;Susan Z. Yanovski;Margaret D. Carroll;Katherine M. Flegal

  • Perioperative safety in the longitudinal assessment of bariatric surgery.

    David Reed Flum;Steven H. Belle;Wendy C. King;Abdus S. Wahed

  • Long-term effects of a lifestyle intervention on weight and cardiovascular risk factors in individuals with type 2 diabetes mellitus: four-year results of the Look AHEAD trial.

    Rena R. Wing;Judy L. Bahnson;George A. Bray;Jeanne M. Clark

  • Reduction in Weight and Cardiovascular Disease Risk Factors in Individuals With Type 2 Diabetes: One-Year Results of the Look AHEAD Trial

    Mark Espeland;Xavier Pi-Sunyer;George Blackburn;Frederick L. Brancati

  • Overweight, obesity, and health risk.

    C. J. Billington;L. H. Epstein;N. J. Goodwin;J. O. Hill

  • Binge eating disorder: A multisite field trial of the diagnostic criteria

    Robert L. Spitzer;Michael Devlin;B. Timothy Walsh;Deborah Hasin

  • Binge eating disorder: its further validation in a multisite study.

    Robert L. Spitzer;Susan Z. Yanovski;Thomas Wadden;Rena Wing

  • Practice Guideline2013 AHA/ACC Guideline on Lifestyle Management to Reduce Cardiovascular Risk: A Report of the American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association Task Force on Practice Guidelines☆

    Robert H. Eckel;John M. Jakicic;Jamy D. Ard;Janet M. de Jesus

  • Look AHEAD (Action for Health in Diabetes): design and methods for a clinical trial of weight loss for the prevention of cardiovascular disease in type 2 diabetes.

    Donna H Ryan;Mark A Espeland;Gary D Foster;Steven M Haffner

  • Weight change and health outcomes at 3 years after bariatric surgery among individuals with severe obesity.

    Anita P. Courcoulas;Nicholas J. Christian;Steven H. Belle;Paul D. Berk

  • Association of binge eating disorder and psychiatric comorbidity in obese subjects

    Susan Zelitch Yanovski;Jean E. Nelson;Billinda K. Dubbert;Robert L. Spitzer

  • Association of the magnitude of weight loss and changes in physical fitness with long-term cardiovascular disease outcomes in overweight or obese people with type 2 diabetes: a post-hoc analysis of the Look AHEAD randomised clinical trial.

    Edward Gregg;John Jakicic;George Blackburn

  • Seven-Year Weight Trajectories and Health Outcomes in the Longitudinal Assessment of Bariatric Surgery (LABS) Study.

    Anita P. Courcoulas;Wendy C. King;Steven H. Belle;Paul Berk

  • 2013 AHA/ACC/TOS Guideline for the Management of Overweight

    Michael D. Jensen;H. Ryan;M. Apovian;Catherine M. Loria

Frequent Co-Authors

Marian Tanofsky-Kraff
Marian Tanofsky-Kraff Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences
Jack A. Yanovski
Jack A. Yanovski National Institutes of Health
Thomas A. Wadden
Thomas A. Wadden University of Pennsylvania
James E. Mitchell
James E. Mitchell University of North Dakota
John M. Jakicic
John M. Jakicic University of Pittsburgh
Nichole R. Kelly
Nichole R. Kelly University of Oregon
David R. Flum
David R. Flum University of Washington
Walter J. Pories
Walter J. Pories East Carolina University
Karen C. Johnson
Karen C. Johnson University of Tennessee Health Science Center
Rena R. Wing
Rena R. Wing Brown University

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