2026 Thomas A. Wadden: Medicine Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Medicine	153	1026	944	583	524	576	105644

Thomas A. Wadden 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 Thomas A. Wadden sits on this spectrum.

101 publications 1,796+

This scientist: 576 publications — 69th percentile

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

The last bar groups every scientist with 1,796 publications or more.

Thomas A. Wadden 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 Thomas A. Wadden sits on this spectrum.

70 D-Index 217+

This scientist: 153 D-Index — 95th percentile

95% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 217 D-Index or more.

Overview

Thomas A. Wadden is affiliated with the University of Pennsylvania in the United States. Their research primarily focuses on medicine, with significant contributions to the fields of endocrinology, diabetes and metabolism, clinical psychology, pharmacology, pharmacy, and molecular biology.

The scientist's work extensively covers topics such as diabetes treatment and management, pharmacology and obesity treatment, eating disorders and behaviors, obesity and health practices, metabolism related to diabetes and cancer, diet and metabolism studies, and bariatric surgery and outcomes.

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Thomas A. Wadden include:

Ariana M. Chao
Robert F. Kushner
Ildiko Lingvay
Melanie J. Davies
Rena R. Wing

Thomas A. Wadden has published in multiple venues, with the most frequent being:

Obesity
International Journal of Obesity
Nature Medicine
Journal of the Endocrine Society
Adipositas - Ursachen Folgeerkrankungen Therapie

Among their recently published papers are:

"Effect of Subcutaneous Semaglutide vs Placebo as an Adjunct to Intensive Behavioral Therapy on Body Weight in Adults With Overweight or Obesity" (2021) in JAMA
"Once-Weekly Semaglutide in Adults with Overweight or Obesity" (2021) in New England Journal of Medicine
"Semaglutide 2·4 mg once a week in adults with overweight or obesity, and type 2 diabetes (STEP 2): a randomised, double-blind, double-dummy, placebo-controlled, phase 3 trial" (2021) in The Lancet
"Effect of Continued Weekly Subcutaneous Semaglutide vs Placebo on Weight Loss Maintenance in Adults With Overweight or Obesity" (2021) in JAMA
"Weight regain and cardiometabolic effects after withdrawal of semaglutide: The STEP 1 trial extension" (2022) in Diabetes Obesity and Metabolism

Best Publications

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

4919
Citations
2013 AHA/ACC Guideline on Lifestyle Management to Reduce Cardiovascular Risk

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

3106
Citations
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

2727
Citations
Cardiovascular effects of intensive lifestyle intervention in type 2 diabetes

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

2303
Citations
Once-Weekly Semaglutide in Adults with Overweight or Obesity.

John P.H. Wilding;Rachel L. Batterham;Rachel L. Batterham;Salvatore Calanna;Melanie Davies

2236
Citations
Benefits of Modest Weight Loss in Improving Cardiovascular Risk Factors in Overweight and Obese Individuals With Type 2 Diabetes

Rena R. Wing;Wei Lang;Thomas A. Wadden;Monika Safford

1936
Citations
Mechanisms, Pathophysiology, and Management of Obesity

Steven B. Heymsfield;Thomas A. Wadden

1703
Citations
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

1657
Citations
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

1461
Citations
Overweight, obesity, and health risk.

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

1377
Citations
Binge eating disorder: A multisite field trial of the diagnostic criteria

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

1316
Citations
Binge eating disorder: its further validation in a multisite study.

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

1301
Citations
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

1260
Citations
Randomized Trial of Lifestyle Modification and Pharmacotherapy for Obesity

Thomas A. Wadden;Robert I. Berkowitz;Leslie G. Womble;David B. Sarwer

1157
Citations
The Look AHEAD study: a description of the lifestyle intervention and the evidence supporting it.

Thomas A Wadden;Delia Smith West;Linda Delahanty

1062
Citations
Primary care physicians' attitudes about obesity and its treatment.

Gary D. Foster;Thomas A. Wadden;Angela P. Makris;Duncan Davidson

1015
Citations
Systematic Review: An Evaluation of Major Commercial Weight Loss Programs in the United States

Adam Gilden Tsai;Thomas A. Wadden

963
Citations
Obesity: responding to the global epidemic.

Thomas A. Wadden;Kelly D. Brownell;Gary D. Foster

923
Citations
Effects of lifestyle activity vs structured aerobic exercise in obese women: a randomized trial.

Ross E. Andersen;Thomas A. Wadden;Susan J. Bartlett;Babette Zemel

917
Citations
2013 AHA/ACC/TOS Guideline for the Management of Overweight

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

0
Citations

Frequent Co-Authors

David B. Sarwer Temple University

Gary D. Foster University of Pennsylvania

Albert J. Stunkard University of Pennsylvania

Rena R. Wing Brown University

John M. Jakicic University of Pittsburgh

Susan Z. Yanovski National Institutes of Health

James O. Hill University of Alabama at Birmingham

Rebecca L. Pearl University of Florida

William C. Knowler National Institutes of Health

Karen C. Johnson University of Tennessee Health Science Center

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