| # | Title | Journal | Year | Citations |
|---|
| 1 | 2011 Compendium of Physical Activities | Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise | 2011 | 4,565 |
| 2 | The Metabolic Syndrome and Total and Cardiovascular Disease Mortality in Middle-aged Men | JAMA - Journal of the American Medical Association | 2002 | 4,071 |
| 3 | World Health Organization 2020 guidelines on physical activity and sedentary behaviour | British Journal of Sports Medicine | 2020 | 4,050 |
| 4 | Genetic studies of body mass index yield new insights for obesity biology | Nature | 2015 | 3,823 |
| 5 | Adipose-Derived Stem Cells for Regenerative Medicine | Circulation Research | 2007 | 2,054 |
| 6 | Defining the role of common variation in the genomic and biological architecture of adult human height | Nature Genetics | 2014 | 1,818 |
| 7 | Sugar-Sweetened Beverages and Risk of Metabolic Syndrome and Type 2 Diabetes | Diabetes Care | 2010 | 1,648 |
| 8 | New genetic loci link adipose and insulin biology to body fat distribution | Nature | 2015 | 1,328 |
| 9 | Preparation of PCR-Quality Mouse Genomic DNA with Hot Sodium Hydroxide and Tris (HotSHOT) | BioTechniques | 2000 | 1,290 |
| 10 | Effect of Structured Physical Activity on Prevention of Major Mobility Disability in Older Adults | JAMA - Journal of the American Medical Association | 2014 | 1,072 |
| 11 | Recommendations from the international evidence-based guideline for the assessment and management of polycystic ovary syndrome†‡ | Human Reproduction | 2018 | 1,015 |
| 12 | Immunophenotype of Human Adipose-Derived Cells: Temporal Changes in Stromal-Associated and Stem Cell-Associated Markers | Stem Cells | 2006 | 1,007 |
| 13 | The Human Obesity Gene Map: The 2005 Update | Obesity | 2006 | 962 |
| 14 | How many steps/day are enough? For older adults and special populations | International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity | 2011 | 734 |
| 15 | How many steps/day are enough? for adults | International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity | 2011 | 733 |
| 16 | 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 | Contemporary Clinical Trials | 2003 | 698 |
| 17 | Reduced Adipose Tissue Oxygenation in Human Obesity | Diabetes | 2009 | 665 |
| 18 | Biologic properties of mesenchymal stem cells derived from bone marrow and adipose tissue | Journal of Cellular Biochemistry | 2006 | 614 |
| 19 | Cytokine profile of human adipose-derived stem cells: Expression of angiogenic, hematopoietic, and pro-inflammatory factors | Journal of Cellular Physiology | 2007 | 571 |
| 20 | The Role of Exercise and Physical Activity in Weight Loss and Maintenance | Progress in Cardiovascular Diseases | 2014 | 555 |
| 21 | Exercise and the Cardiovascular System | Circulation Research | 2015 | 553 |
| 22 | A High-Fat Diet Coordinately Downregulates Genes Required for Mitochondrial Oxidative Phosphorylation in Skeletal Muscle | Diabetes | 2005 | 534 |
| 23 | The Science of Obesity Management: An Endocrine Society Scientific Statement | Endocrine Reviews | 2018 | 522 |
| 24 | The Immunogenicity of Human Adipose-Derived Cells: Temporal Changes In Vitro | Stem Cells | 2006 | 490 |
| 25 | Sedentary Behavior and Cardiovascular Morbidity and Mortality: A Science Advisory From the American Heart Association | Circulation | 2016 | 490 |
| 26 | Joint international consensus statement for ending stigma of obesity | Nature Medicine | 2020 | 468 |
| 27 | Physical Activity Attenuates the Influence of FTO Variants on Obesity Risk: A Meta-Analysis of 218,166 Adults and 19,268 Children | PLoS Medicine | 2011 | 446 |
| 28 | One‐year Weight Losses in the Look AHEAD Study: Factors Associated With Success | Obesity | 2009 | 439 |
| 29 | Energy balance measurement: when something is not better than nothing | International Journal of Obesity | 2015 | 438 |
| 30 | Obesity Pathogenesis: An Endocrine Society Scientific Statement | Endocrine Reviews | 2017 | 437 |
| 31 | Effect of Alternate-Day Fasting on Weight Loss, Weight Maintenance, and Cardioprotection Among Metabolically Healthy Obese Adults | JAMA Internal Medicine | 2017 | 426 |
| 32 | Pioglitazone Induces Mitochondrial Biogenesis in Human Subcutaneous Adipose Tissue In Vivo | Diabetes | 2005 | 420 |
| 33 | Short Sleep Duration is Associated with Reduced Leptin Levels and Increased Adiposity: Results from the Québec Family Study | Obesity | 2007 | 420 |
| 34 | Sedentary Behaviors Increase Risk of Cardiovascular Disease Mortality in Men | Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise | 2010 | 412 |
| 35 | The Human Gene Map for Performance and Health-Related Fitness Phenotypes | Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise | 2009 | 409 |
| 36 | Rationale and design of the Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension trial (DASH) | Annals of Epidemiology | 1995 | 392 |
| 37 | Obesity Increases the Production of Proinflammatory Mediators from Adipose Tissue T Cells and Compromises TCR Repertoire Diversity: Implications for Systemic Inflammation and Insulin Resistance | Journal of Immunology | 2010 | 381 |
| 38 | Revisiting "How Many Steps Are Enough?" | Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise | 2008 | 377 |
| 39 | Identification of Adropin as a Secreted Factor Linking Dietary Macronutrient Intake with Energy Homeostasis and Lipid Metabolism | Cell Metabolism | 2008 | 369 |
| 40 | Early Time-Restricted Feeding Improves 24-Hour Glucose Levels and Affects Markers of the Circadian Clock, Aging, and Autophagy in Humans | Nutrients | 2019 | 360 |
| 41 | How many steps/day are enough? for children and adolescents | International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity | 2011 | 359 |
| 42 | Epidemiology, Trends, and Morbidities of Obesity and the Metabolic Syndrome | Endocrine | 2006 | 356 |
| 43 | Four‐Year Weight Losses in the Look AHEAD Study: Factors Associated With Long‐Term Success | Obesity | 2011 | 356 |
| 44 | Accuracy of Armband Monitors for Measuring Daily Energy Expenditure in Healthy Adults | Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise | 2010 | 352 |
| 45 | Global Matrix 2.0: Report Card Grades on the Physical Activity of Children and Youth Comparing 38 Countries | Journal of Physical Activity and Health | 2016 | 349 |
| 46 | Body Mass Index, Waist Circumference, and Clustering of Cardiovascular Disease Risk Factors in a Biracial Sample of Children and Adolescents | Pediatrics | 2004 | 347 |
| 47 | Genomic predictors of the maximal O2 uptake response to standardized exercise training programs | Journal of Applied Physiology | 2011 | 344 |
| 48 | Comparisons of leisure-time physical activity and cardiorespiratory fitness as predictors of all-cause mortality in men and women | British Journal of Sports Medicine | 2011 | 343 |
| 49 | Sedentary Lifestyle, Poor Cardiorespiratory Fitness, and the Metabolic Syndrome | Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise | 2003 | 337 |
| 50 | The Influence of Age and Sex on Genetic Associations with Adult Body Size and Shape: A Large-Scale Genome-Wide Interaction Study | PLoS Genetics | 2015 | 331 |
