| # | Title | Journal | Year | Citations |
|---|
| 1 | Metabolic/Bariatric Surgery Worldwide 2011 | Obesity Surgery | 2013 | 1,256 |
| 2 | Bariatric Surgery Worldwide 2013 | Obesity Surgery | 2015 | 1,247 |
| 3 | Biliopancreatic Diversion with a Duodenal Switch | Obesity Surgery | 1998 | 863 |
| 4 | Laparoscopic Gastric Bypass, Roux en-Y - 500 Patients: Technique and Results, with 3-60 month follow-up | Obesity Surgery | 2000 | 826 |
| 5 | Laparoscopic Gastric Bypass, Roux-en-Y: Preliminary Report of Five Cases | Obesity Surgery | 1994 | 784 |
| 6 | Early Experience with Two-Stage Laparoscopic Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass as an Alternative in the Super-Super Obese Patient | Obesity Surgery | 2003 | 767 |
| 7 | Metabolic/Bariatric Surgery Worldwide 2008 | Obesity Surgery | 2009 | 741 |
| 8 | IFSO Worldwide Survey 2016: Primary, Endoluminal, and Revisional Procedures | Obesity Surgery | 2018 | 736 |
| 9 | A Prospective Randomized Study Between Laparoscopic Gastric Banding and Laparoscopic Isolated Sleeve Gastrectomy: Results after 1 and 3 Years | Obesity Surgery | 2006 | 664 |
| 10 | Bariatric Surgery Worldwide 2003 | Obesity Surgery | 2004 | 635 |
| 11 | Complications of the Laparoscopic Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass: 1,040 Patients - What Have We Learned? | Obesity Surgery | 2000 | 600 |
| 12 | Bariatric Surgery and Endoluminal Procedures: IFSO Worldwide Survey 2014 | Obesity Surgery | 2017 | 573 |
| 13 | Bariatric Surgery Worldwide: Baseline Demographic Description and One-Year Outcomes from the Fourth IFSO Global Registry Report 2018 | Obesity Surgery | 2019 | 556 |
| 14 | Early Results of Laparoscopic Biliopancreatic Diversion with Duodenal Switch: A Case Series of 40 Consecutive Patients | Obesity Surgery | 2000 | 555 |
| 15 | Long-term Weight Regain after Gastric Bypass: A 5-year Prospective Study | Obesity Surgery | 2008 | 539 |
| 16 | The Mini-Gastric Bypass: Experience with the First 1,274 Cases | Obesity Surgery | 2001 | 536 |
| 17 | Gastrointestinal Surgery for Severe Obesity 25-27 March 1991 | Obesity Surgery | 1991 | 518 |
| 18 | Sleeve Gastrectomy and Gastric Banding: Effects on Plasma Ghrelin Levels | Obesity Surgery | 2005 | 503 |
| 19 | Interdisciplinary European Guidelines on Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery | Obesity Surgery | 2014 | 498 |
| 20 | Long-Term Outcomes After Bariatric Surgery: a Systematic Review and Meta-analysis of Weight Loss at 10 or More Years for All Bariatric Procedures and a Single-Centre Review of 20-Year Outcomes After Adjustable Gastric Banding | Obesity Surgery | 2019 | 487 |
| 21 | Preoperative Predictors of Weight Loss Following Bariatric Surgery: Systematic Review | Obesity Surgery | 2012 | 477 |
| 22 | Internal Hernias after Laparoscopic Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass: Incidence, Treatment and Prevention | Obesity Surgery | 2003 | 476 |
| 23 | Sleeve Gastrectomy as Sole and Definitive Bariatric Procedure: 5-Year Results for Weight Loss and Ghrelin | Obesity Surgery | 2010 | 455 |
| 24 | Nutritional Deficiencies following Bariatric Surgery: What Have We Learned? | Obesity Surgery | 2005 | 454 |
| 25 | Systematic Review of Medium-Term Weight Loss after Bariatric Operations | Obesity Surgery | 2006 | 443 |
| 26 | Laparoscopic Sleeve Gastrectomy: A Multi-purpose Bariatric Operation | Obesity Surgery | 2005 | 442 |
| 27 | Bariatric Analysis and Reporting Outcome System (BAROS) | Obesity Surgery | 1998 | 438 |
| 28 | Metabolic and Hormonal Changes After Laparoscopic Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass and Sleeve Gastrectomy: a Randomized, Prospective Trial | Obesity Surgery | 2012 | 425 |
| 29 | Weight Recidivism Post-Bariatric Surgery: A Systematic Review | Obesity Surgery | 2013 | 417 |
| 30 | A 10-year Experience with Laparoscopic Gastric Banding for Morbid Obesity: High Long-Term Complication and Failure Rates | Obesity Surgery | 2006 | 411 |
| 31 | The Chronic Inflammatory Hypothesis for the Morbidity Associated with Morbid Obesity: Implications and Effects of Weight Loss | Obesity Surgery | 2004 | 394 |
| 32 | Laparoscopic Sleeve Gastrectomy — Influence of Sleeve Size and Resected Gastric Volume | Obesity Surgery | 2007 | 386 |
| 33 | Biliopancreatic Diversion with a New Type of Gastrectomy | Obesity Surgery | 1993 | 382 |
| 34 | Obstructive Sleep-Related Breathing Disorders in Patients Evaluated for Bariatric Surgery | Obesity Surgery | 2003 | 382 |
| 35 | The Science of Stapling and Leaks | Obesity Surgery | 2004 | 373 |
| 36 | Behavioral Predictors of Weight Regain after Bariatric Surgery | Obesity Surgery | 2010 | 371 |
| 37 | A Multisite Study of Long-term Remission and Relapse of Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus Following Gastric Bypass | Obesity Surgery | 2013 | 368 |
| 38 | Complications after Laparoscopic Adjustable Gastric Banding for Morbid Obesity: Experience with 1,000 Patients over 7 Years | Obesity Surgery | 2004 | 367 |
| 39 | The Laparoscopic Adjustable Gastric Band (Lap-Band®): A Prospective Study of Medium-Term Effects on Weight, Health and Quality of Life | Obesity Surgery | 2002 | 366 |
| 40 | Laryngoscopy and Morbid Obesity: a Comparison of the "Sniff" and "Ramped" Positions | Obesity Surgery | 2004 | 365 |
| 41 | Safety and Effectiveness of the Intragastric Balloon for Obesity. A Meta-Analysis | Obesity Surgery | 2008 | 363 |
| 42 | Sleeve Gastrectomy — A Restrictive Procedure? | Obesity Surgery | 2007 | 351 |
| 43 | Laparoscopic Roux-en-Y Vs. Mini-gastric Bypass for the Treatment of Morbid Obesity: a 10-Year Experience | Obesity Surgery | 2012 | 343 |
| 44 | Fewer Nutrient Deficiencies After Laparoscopic Sleeve Gastrectomy (LSG) than After Laparoscopic Roux-Y-Gastric Bypass (LRYGB)—a Prospective Study | Obesity Surgery | 2010 | 339 |
| 45 | BioEnterics Intragastric Balloon: The Italian Experience with 2,515 Patients | Obesity Surgery | 2005 | 337 |
| 46 | Overweight and Obesity Worldwide now Estimated to Involve 1.7 Billion People | Obesity Surgery | 2003 | 335 |
| 47 | Laparoscopic Sleeve Gastrectomy—Volume and Pressure Assessment | Obesity Surgery | 2008 | 327 |
| 48 | Results of Laparoscopic Sleeve Gastrectomy (LSG) at 1 Year in Morbidly Obese Korean Patients | Obesity Surgery | 2005 | 323 |
| 49 | Randomized Clinical Trial of Laparoscopic Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass Versus Laparoscopic Sleeve Gastrectomy for the Management of Patients with BMI < 50 kg/m2 | Obesity Surgery | 2011 | 318 |
| 50 | Intra-abdominal Pressure in the Morbidly Obese | Obesity Surgery | 2005 | 317 |
