Adrian Brown

2.0k total citations · 3 hit papers
58 papers, 1.0k citations indexed

About

Adrian Brown is a scholar working on Pharmacy, Surgery and Physiology. According to data from OpenAlex, Adrian Brown has authored 58 papers receiving a total of 1.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 21 papers in Pharmacy, 15 papers in Surgery and 15 papers in Physiology. Recurrent topics in Adrian Brown's work include Obesity and Health Practices (21 papers), Bariatric Surgery and Outcomes (13 papers) and Diet and metabolism studies (12 papers). Adrian Brown is often cited by papers focused on Obesity and Health Practices (21 papers), Bariatric Surgery and Outcomes (13 papers) and Diet and metabolism studies (12 papers). Adrian Brown collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, United States and Qatar. Adrian Brown's co-authors include Rachel L. Batterham, Stuart W. Flint, Anastasia Z. Kalea, Shahrad Taheri, Anthony Leeds, Gary Frost, G. Neil Thomas, Alison Jagielski, Anne Dornhorst and Nicola Guess and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, PLoS ONE and American Journal of Psychiatry.

In The Last Decade

Adrian Brown

52 papers receiving 1.0k citations

Hit Papers

Effective strategies in ending weight stigma in healthcare 2022 2026 2023 2024 2022 2022 2023 40 80 120
What are hit papers?

Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if it has ≥500 total citations, achieves ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (this is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it), or reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

  1. Effective strategies in ending weight stigma in healthcare
    2022 133 citations Adrian Brown, Rachel L. Batterham et al. profile →
  2. Pervasiveness, impact and implications of weight stigma
    2022 90 citations Adrian Brown, Stuart W. Flint et al. EClinicalMedicine profile →
  3. Safety and Efficacy of Liraglutide, 3.0 mg, Once Daily vs Placebo in Patients With Poor Weight Loss Following Metabolic Surgery
    2023 84 citations Jessica Mok, Adrian Brown et al. JAMA Surgery profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

Peers by citation overlap · career bar shows stage (early→late) cites · hero ref

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Adrian Brown United Kingdom 17 317 269 247 236 229 58 1.0k
Sharon Fruh United States 13 161 0.5× 252 0.9× 269 1.1× 158 0.7× 270 1.2× 40 1.2k
Theodore K. Kyle United States 20 566 1.8× 237 0.9× 249 1.0× 216 0.9× 449 2.0× 49 1.2k
Lisa K. Diewald United States 11 272 0.9× 175 0.7× 165 0.7× 115 0.5× 243 1.1× 24 675
Stephanie L. Fitzpatrick United States 22 272 0.9× 256 1.0× 274 1.1× 164 0.7× 429 1.9× 68 1.4k
Jutka Halberstadt Netherlands 14 205 0.6× 193 0.7× 250 1.0× 94 0.4× 460 2.0× 42 1.0k
William M. Caplan United States 6 304 1.0× 556 2.1× 388 1.6× 156 0.7× 487 2.1× 9 1.4k
Sophie N. Ravanbakht United States 8 191 0.6× 189 0.7× 203 0.8× 120 0.5× 733 3.2× 11 1.2k
Susan L. Colles Australia 10 269 0.8× 489 1.8× 416 1.7× 691 2.9× 240 1.0× 12 1.2k
Megan L. Gow Australia 21 242 0.8× 401 1.5× 392 1.6× 47 0.2× 719 3.1× 59 1.2k
Elizabeth R. Pulgarón United States 13 144 0.5× 173 0.6× 245 1.0× 105 0.4× 619 2.7× 35 1.3k

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Fields of papers citing papers by Adrian Brown

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Adrian Brown

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All Works

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Flint, Stuart W., et al.. (2025). The real‐life experiences of people living with overweight and obesity: A psychosocial perspective. Diabetes Obesity and Metabolism. 27(S2). 35–47. 3 indexed citations
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Brown, Adrian, et al.. (2025). Bridging the nutrition guidance gap for GLP-1 receptor agonist therapy assisted weight loss: lessons from bariatric surgery. International Journal of Obesity. 50(2). 265–267.
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Dicken, Samuel J., Rachel L. Batterham, & Adrian Brown. (2024). Nutrients or processing? An analysis of food and drink items from the UK National Diet and Nutrition Survey based on nutrient content, the NOVA classification and front of package traffic light labelling. British Journal Of Nutrition. 131(9). 1619–1632. 15 indexed citations
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Halford, Jason C. G., Adrian Brown, Ken Clare, et al.. (2024). Insights from the ACTION Teens Study: a survey of adolescents living with obesity, their caregivers and healthcare professionals in the UK. BMJ Open. 14(7). e086391–e086391.
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Papageorgiou, Maria, Emily J. MacKay, Jacqueline Doyle, et al.. (2024). One Year Changes in Body Composition and Musculoskeletal Health Following Metabolic/Bariatric Surgery. The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism. 110(5). e1598–e1608. 4 indexed citations
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Mok, Jessica, Adrian Brown, Cormac Magee, et al.. (2023). Safety and Efficacy of Liraglutide, 3.0 mg, Once Daily vs Placebo in Patients With Poor Weight Loss Following Metabolic Surgery. JAMA Surgery. 158(10). 1003–1003. 84 indexed citations breakdown →
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Mellor, Duane, et al.. (2023). Does a Ketogenic Diet Have a Place Within Diabetes Clinical Practice? Review of Current Evidence and Controversies. Diabetes Therapy. 15(1). 77–97. 16 indexed citations
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Brown, Adrian, Stuart W. Flint, Samuel J. Dicken, et al.. (2022). The impact of living through COVID‐19 pandemic on mental health, food insecurity, loneliness and health behaviours in people with obesity. Journal of Human Nutrition and Dietetics. 36(3). 1011–1018. 9 indexed citations
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Jones, Rebecca A., Paul Christiansen, N. G. Maloney, et al.. (2022). Perceived weight-related stigma, loneliness, and mental wellbeing during COVID-19 in people with obesity: A cross-sectional study from ten European countries. International Journal of Obesity. 46(12). 2120–2127. 8 indexed citations
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Brown, Adrian, Stuart W. Flint, & Rachel L. Batterham. (2022). Pervasiveness, impact and implications of weight stigma. EClinicalMedicine. 47. 101408–101408. 90 indexed citations breakdown →
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Brown, Adrian, Paul McArdle, David Unwin, et al.. (2021). Dietary strategies for remission of type 2 diabetes: A narrative review. Journal of Human Nutrition and Dietetics. 35(1). 165–178. 42 indexed citations
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Brown, Adrian, et al.. (2021). The EU Commission carries out its first dawn raid since the COVID-19 pandemic started at the German premises of a company active in the clothing sector. e-Competitions Bulletin.
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Flint, Stuart W., et al.. (2020). Cross-sectional analysis to explore the awareness, attitudes and actions of UK adults at high risk of severe illness from COVID-19. BMJ Open. 10(12). e045309–e045309. 17 indexed citations
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Brown, Adrian, Emily J. Fox, W.T.A. Todd, et al.. (2015). Description and preliminary results from a structured specialist behavioural weight management group intervention: Specialist Lifestyle Management (SLiM) programme. BMJ Open. 5(4). e007217–e007217. 21 indexed citations
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Jagielski, Alison, et al.. (2014). The Association between Adiposity, Mental Well-Being, and Quality of Life in Extreme Obesity. PLoS ONE. 9(3). e92859–e92859. 46 indexed citations

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