Alain Golay

9.2k total citations · 1 hit paper
150 papers, 3.4k citations indexed

About

Alain Golay is a scholar working on General Health Professions, Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism and Physiology. According to data from OpenAlex, Alain Golay has authored 150 papers receiving a total of 3.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 33 papers in General Health Professions, 30 papers in Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism and 29 papers in Physiology. Recurrent topics in Alain Golay's work include Health, Medicine and Society (25 papers), Diet and metabolism studies (16 papers) and Diabetes Management and Education (13 papers). Alain Golay is often cited by papers focused on Health, Medicine and Society (25 papers), Diet and metabolism studies (16 papers) and Diabetes Management and Education (13 papers). Alain Golay collaborates with scholars based in Switzerland, France and United States. Alain Golay's co-authors include Zoltan Pataky, Mark Boldrin, Aila Rissanen, Lars Sjöström, Teis Andersen, H. P. F. Koppeschaar, Michel Krempf, Grégoire Lagger, Eric Jéquier and Elisabetta Bobbioni-Harsch and has published in prestigious journals such as The Lancet, PLoS ONE and American Journal of Clinical Nutrition.

In The Last Decade

Alain Golay

133 papers receiving 3.2k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

Randomised placebo-controlled trial of orlistat for weight loss and prevention of weight regain in obese patients

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Alain Golay Switzerland	28	1.3k	890	827	622	400	150	3.4k
Daniel H. Bessesen United States	35	2.2k 1.7×	1.0k 1.1×	868 1.0×	568 0.9×	491 1.2×	117	4.3k
Xavier Pi‐Sunyer United States	19	1.5k 1.1×	1.5k 1.7×	605 0.7×	782 1.3×	504 1.3×	41	4.0k
Priya Sumithran Australia	21	1.7k 1.4×	889 1.0×	652 0.8×	748 1.2×	409 1.0×	90	3.5k
Alexander Kokkinos Greece	31	1.6k 1.2×	946 1.1×	334 0.4×	1.0k 1.7×	554 1.4×	100	3.9k
Walmir Coutinho Brazil	31	813 0.6×	930 1.0×	976 1.2×	572 0.9×	203 0.5×	74	3.2k
Vojtěch Hainer Czechia	30	1.5k 1.2×	483 0.5×	302 0.4×	779 1.3×	313 0.8×	96	3.4k
Scott Kahan United States	27	870 0.7×	1.9k 2.2×	469 0.6×	915 1.5×	452 1.1×	67	3.9k
Márcio C. Mancini Brazil	28	1.2k 1.0×	661 0.7×	461 0.6×	634 1.0×	204 0.5×	104	2.7k
Daniel P. Beavers United States	34	1.3k 1.0×	530 0.6×	484 0.6×	944 1.5×	222 0.6×	135	3.9k
Maria Teresa Zanella Brazil	30	950 0.7×	810 0.9×	341 0.4×	477 0.8×	299 0.7×	141	3.2k

Countries citing papers authored by Alain Golay

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Alain Golay

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All Works

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Joly, Catherine, et al.. (2015). Education Thérapeutique : de quoi parle-t-on?. Archive ouverte UNIGE (University of Geneva). 1 indexed citations

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Altirriba, Jordi, Françoise Rohner‐Jeanrenaud, Zoltan Pataky, & Alain Golay. (2015). [b]Nutrition-obésité[/b]: Effets métaboliques de l’ocytocine et ses applications potentielles pour le traitement de l’obésité. Revue Médicale Suisse. 11(456-57). 97–100. 1 indexed citations

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Pataky, Zoltan, et al.. (2014). Place de l’éducation thérapeutique du patient dans la chirurgie bariatrique. Revue Médicale Suisse. 10(423). 701–705. 1 indexed citations

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Golay, Alain, et al.. (2013). Résistance psychologique à l'insuline: du patient au soignant. Archive ouverte UNIGE (University of Geneva).

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Pataky, Zoltan, et al.. (2013). Déficiences micronutritionnelles chez les patients obèses. Revue Médicale Suisse. 9(379). 664–669. 1 indexed citations

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Pataky, Zoltan, et al.. (2012). Déficits fonctionnels des personnes obèses et rôle de la danse-thérapie. Revue Médicale Suisse. 8(334).

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Joly, Catherine, et al.. (2012). Construire un programme d'ETP en lien avec la réalité des patients - Un exemple dans le diabète de type 2. Archive ouverte UNIGE (University of Geneva).

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Quercioli, Alessandra, Zoltan Pataky, Fabrizio Montecucco, et al.. (2012). Coronary Vasomotor Control in Obesity and Morbid Obesity. JACC. Cardiovascular imaging. 5(8). 805–815. 64 indexed citations

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Makoundou, Vincent, et al.. (2011). Do Obese Patients after Weight Loss Become Metabolically Normal?. Obesity Facts. 4(3). 218–221. 6 indexed citations

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Makoundou, Vincent, et al.. (2011). Multi-Factorial Approach Associated with a New ‘On/Off’ Orlistat® Use in a Weight Loss Maintenance Programme: 4 Years Follow-Up. Obesity Facts. 4(3). 191–196. 1 indexed citations

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Pataky, Zoltan, et al.. (2010). [b]Obésité[/b] chez la personne âgée : quelle attitude ?. Revue Médicale Suisse. 6(242). 666–669. 1 indexed citations

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Pataky, Zoltan, et al.. (2009). Biofeedback Training for Partial Weight Bearing in Patients After Total Hip Arthroplasty. Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation. 90(8). 1435–1438. 30 indexed citations

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Pataky, Zoltan, et al.. (2009). La [b]flore[/b] intestinale, responsable de notre poids ?. Revue Médicale Suisse. 5(196). 662–666. 1 indexed citations

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Lagger, Grégoire, et al.. (2008). [b]Représentations[/b], comportements et obésité. Revue Médicale Suisse. 4(151). 848–853.

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Scheen, André, et al.. (2006). Le rimonabant améliore le profil de risque cardio-métabolique chez le sujet obèse ou en surpoids: synthèse des études «RIO». Revue Médicale Suisse. 2(76). 1916–1923. 4 indexed citations

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Golay, Alain, et al.. (2006). Modifier notre environnement «obésogène» : quelles pistes?. Revue Médicale Suisse. 2(59). 830–833. 1 indexed citations

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Golay, Alain, et al.. (2005). Obésité et troubles du comportement alimentaire : comment faire ?. Revue Médicale Suisse. 1(12). 825–829. 1 indexed citations

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Golay, Alain, et al.. (2004). Améliorer l’observance médicamenteuse. Revue Médicale Suisse. 62(2480). 909–913. 2 indexed citations

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Assal, Jean‐Philippe & Alain Golay. (2001). Patient education in Switzerland: from diabetes to chronic diseases. Patient Education and Counseling. 44(1). 65–69. 21 indexed citations

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Pataky, Zoltan & Alain Golay. (1999). Effets métaboliques des inhibiteurs de l’enzyme de conversion de l’angiotensine. Sang thrombose vaisseaux. 11(4). 247–252. 1 indexed citations

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