David E. Cummings

24.8k total citations · 4 hit papers
124 papers, 15.6k citations indexed

About

David E. Cummings is a scholar working on Physiology, Surgery and Endocrine and Autonomic Systems. According to data from OpenAlex, David E. Cummings has authored 124 papers receiving a total of 15.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 66 papers in Physiology, 52 papers in Surgery and 51 papers in Endocrine and Autonomic Systems. Recurrent topics in David E. Cummings's work include Regulation of Appetite and Obesity (51 papers), Bariatric Surgery and Outcomes (46 papers) and Diet and metabolism studies (35 papers). David E. Cummings is often cited by papers focused on Regulation of Appetite and Obesity (51 papers), Bariatric Surgery and Outcomes (46 papers) and Diet and metabolism studies (35 papers). David E. Cummings collaborates with scholars based in United States, Italy and Germany. David E. Cummings's co-authors include Joost Overduin, R. Scott Frayo, David S. Weigle, Jonathan Q. Purnell, Brent E. Wisse, Karen E. Foster‐Schubert, Francesco Rubino, Michael W. Schwartz, Joel M. Kaplan and Harvey J. Grill and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and JAMA.

In The Last Decade

David E. Cummings

121 papers receiving 15.1k citations

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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.

A Preprandial Rise in Plasma Ghrelin Levels Suggests a Role in Meal Initiation in Humans

2001 2.3k citations David E. Cummings, Jonathan Q. Purnell et al. Diabetes profile →
Gastrointestinal regulation of food intake

2007 884 citations David E. Cummings, Joost Overduin profile →
The Mechanism of Diabetes Control After Gastrointestinal Bypass Surgery Reveals a Role of the Proximal Small Intestine in the Pathophysiology of Type 2 Diabetes

2006 667 citations Francesco Rubino, David E. Cummings et al. profile →
Long-Term Outcomes of Medical Management vs Bariatric Surgery in Type 2 Diabetes

2024 110 citations Anita P. Courcoulas, Mary‐Elizabeth Patti et al. JAMA profile →

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
David E. Cummings United States	61	8.1k	7.3k	4.7k	4.6k	2.7k	124	15.6k
Deborah J. Clegg United States	64	5.6k 0.7×	5.2k 0.7×	1.6k 0.3×	2.6k 0.6×	2.8k 1.1×	205	15.8k
Hiroshi Hosoda Japan	62	12.3k 1.5×	19.0k 2.6×	3.3k 0.7×	12.5k 2.7×	3.5k 1.3×	337	24.9k
Judith S. Stern United States	46	4.7k 0.6×	2.4k 0.3×	1.2k 0.3×	1.8k 0.4×	2.1k 0.8×	215	11.4k
Akihiro Asakawa Japan	44	3.8k 0.5×	4.9k 0.7×	1.2k 0.3×	3.0k 0.7×	892 0.3×	183	8.4k
Patrick Tso United States	65	3.9k 0.5×	2.0k 0.3×	3.6k 0.8×	3.0k 0.7×	2.8k 1.1×	325	13.9k
Christian A. Drevon Norway	71	5.7k 0.7×	1.3k 0.2×	1.9k 0.4×	4.9k 1.1×	1.4k 0.5×	312	17.2k
Keith N. Frayn United Kingdom	79	12.2k 1.5×	1.4k 0.2×	2.4k 0.5×	3.7k 0.8×	5.5k 2.0×	312	22.3k
Abdul G. Dulloo Switzerland	57	6.6k 0.8×	1.4k 0.2×	591 0.1×	1.4k 0.3×	1000 0.4×	198	10.9k
André Nadeau Canada	50	5.1k 0.6×	1.2k 0.2×	1.3k 0.3×	691 0.1×	3.8k 1.4×	189	11.8k
Ian Chapman Australia	51	3.8k 0.5×	1.7k 0.2×	898 0.2×	1.3k 0.3×	2.2k 0.8×	156	7.5k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of David E. Cummings

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Simonson, Donald C., William Gourash, David Arterburn, et al.. (2025). Health-Related Quality of Life and Health Utility After Metabolic/Bariatric Surgery Versus Medical/Lifestyle Intervention in Individuals With Type 2 Diabetes and Obesity: The ARMMS-T2D Study. Diabetes Care. 48(4). 537–545. 3 indexed citations

Courcoulas, Anita P., Mary‐Elizabeth Patti, Bo Hu, et al.. (2024). Long-Term Outcomes of Medical Management vs Bariatric Surgery in Type 2 Diabetes. JAMA. 331(8). 654–654. 110 indexed citations breakdown →

Hu, Bo, et al.. (2023). 372-OR: Long-Term Outcomes of Metabolic Surgery vs. Medical/Lifestyle Therapy on Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease in Adults with Obesity and Type 2 Diabetes. Diabetes. 72(Supplement_1).

Page, Dawne M., et al.. (2023). Polluted wetlands contain multidrug-resistance plasmids encoding CTX-M-type extended-spectrum β-lactamases. Plasmid. 126. 102682–102682. 3 indexed citations

Rubino, Francesco, Rachel L. Batterham, Geltrude Mingrone, et al.. (2023). Lancet Diabetes & Endocrinology Commission on the Definition and Diagnosis of Clinical Obesity. The Lancet Diabetes & Endocrinology. 11(4). 226–228. 47 indexed citations

Vangoitsenhoven, Roman, Rickesha Wilson, Deepa V. Cherla, et al.. (2020). Presence of Liver Steatosis Is Associated With Greater Diabetes Remission After Gastric Bypass Surgery. Diabetes Care. 44(2). 321–325. 14 indexed citations

Purnell, Jonathan Q., Geoffrey Johnson, Abdus S. Wahed, et al.. (2018). Prospective evaluation of insulin and incretin dynamics in obese adults with and without diabetes for 2 years after Roux-en-Y gastric bypass. Diabetologia. 61(5). 1142–1154. 30 indexed citations

Cummings, David E. & Francesco Rubino. (2017). Metabolic surgery for the treatment of type 2 diabetes in obese individuals. Diabetologia. 61(2). 257–264. 107 indexed citations

Simianu, Vlad V., Jonathan G. Sham, Andrew S. Wright, et al.. (2015). A Large Animal Survival Model to Evaluate Bariatric Surgery Mechanisms. Surgical Science. 6(8). 337–345. 3 indexed citations

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Overduin, Joost, et al.. (2012). Ghrelin increases the motivation to eat, but does not alter food palatability. American Journal of Physiology-Regulatory, Integrative and Comparative Physiology. 303(3). R259–R269. 70 indexed citations

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Cummings, David E.. (2012). Metabolic surgery for type 2 diabetes. Nature Medicine. 18(5). 656–658. 23 indexed citations

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Cohen, Ricardo V., Francesco Rubino, Carlos A. Schiavon, & David E. Cummings. (2011). Diabetes remission without weight loss after duodenal bypass surgery. Surgery for Obesity and Related Diseases. 8(5). e66–e68. 37 indexed citations

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Cummings, David E., et al.. (2010). Influence of Microbially Reducible Fe(III) on the Bacterial Community Structure of Estuarine Surface Sediments. Geomicrobiology Journal. 27(4). 292–302. 9 indexed citations

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Karaoğlu, Aziz, Süleyman Aydın, Adile Ferda Dağlı, et al.. (2008). Expression of obestatin and ghrelin in papillary thyroid carcinoma. Molecular and Cellular Biochemistry. 323(1-2). 113–118. 26 indexed citations

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Flum, David R., et al.. (2007). Development of a Porcine Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass Survival Model for the Study of Post-Surgical Physiology. Obesity Surgery. 17(10). 1332–1339. 15 indexed citations

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Boyd, Eric S., David E. Cummings, & Gill G. Geesey. (2007). Mineralogy Influences Structure and Diversity of Bacterial Communities Associated with Geological Substrata in a Pristine Aquifer. Microbial Ecology. 54(1). 170–182. 58 indexed citations

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Erdie-Lalena, Christine, Vanja A. Holm, Patrick C. Kelly, R. Scott Frayo, & David E. Cummings. (2006). Ghrelin levels in young children with Prader-Willi syndrome. The Journal of Pediatrics. 149(2). 199–204. 43 indexed citations

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Cummings, David E., Karine Clément, Jonathan Q. Purnell, et al.. (2002). Elevated plasma ghrelin levels in Prader–Willi syndrome. Nature Medicine. 8(7). 643–644. 451 indexed citations

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Wu, Joy Y., et al.. (2000). Spermiogenesis and exchange of basic nuclear proteins are impaired in male germ cells lacking Camk4. Nature Genetics. 25(4). 448–452. 186 indexed citations

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Planas, Josep V., David E. Cummings, Rejean L. Idzerda, & G. Stanley McKnight. (1999). Mutation of the RIIβ Subunit of Protein Kinase A Differentially Affects Lipolysis but Not Gene Induction in White Adipose Tissue. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 274(51). 36281–36287. 55 indexed citations

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