Krista A Varady

12.3k total citations · 8 hit papers
149 papers, 8.6k citations indexed

About

Krista A Varady is a scholar working on Physiology, Endocrine and Autonomic Systems and Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism. According to data from OpenAlex, Krista A Varady has authored 149 papers receiving a total of 8.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 127 papers in Physiology, 36 papers in Endocrine and Autonomic Systems and 29 papers in Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism. Recurrent topics in Krista A Varady's work include Dietary Effects on Health (106 papers), Diet and metabolism studies (95 papers) and Circadian rhythm and melatonin (24 papers). Krista A Varady is often cited by papers focused on Dietary Effects on Health (106 papers), Diet and metabolism studies (95 papers) and Circadian rhythm and melatonin (24 papers). Krista A Varady collaborates with scholars based in United States, Canada and Australia. Krista A Varady's co-authors include Monica C Klempel, Surabhi Bhutani, Cynthia M. Kroeger, Kelsey Gabel, John F. Trepanowski, Kristin K. Hoddy, Sofia Cienfuegos, Marc K. Hellerstein, Mark Ezpeleta and Peter J.H. Jones and has published in prestigious journals such as Cell, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and JAMA.

In The Last Decade

Krista A Varady

140 papers receiving 8.4k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

  1. Meal Timing and Frequency: Implications for Cardiovascular Disease Prevention: A Scientific Statement From the American Heart Association
    2017 533 citations Krista A Varady et al. profile →
  2. Effect of Alternate-Day Fasting on Weight Loss, Weight Maintenance, and Cardioprotection Among Metabolically Healthy Obese Adults
    2017 440 citations Kelsey Gabel, Krista A Varady et al. profile →
  3. Effects of 8-hour time restricted feeding on body weight and metabolic disease risk factors in obese adults: A pilot study
    2018 411 citations Kelsey Gabel, Krista A Varady et al. profile →
  4. Meal frequency and timing in health and disease
    2014 398 citations Luigi Fontana, Krista A Varady et al. profile →
  5. Effects of 4- and 6-h Time-Restricted Feeding on Weight and Cardiometabolic Health: A Randomized Controlled Trial in Adults with Obesity
    2020 388 citations Sofia Cienfuegos, Kelsey Gabel et al. profile →
  6. Clinical application of intermittent fasting for weight loss: progress and future directions
    2022 201 citations Krista A Varady, Sofia Cienfuegos et al. profile →
  7. Intermittent Fasting and Obesity-Related Health Outcomes
    2021 172 citations Krista A Varady et al. profile →
  8. Time-restricted eating: Watching the clock to treat obesity
    2024 66 citations Mark Ezpeleta, Sofia Cienfuegos et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Krista A Varady United States 49 6.9k 2.7k 1.4k 1.3k 803 149 8.6k
Leonie K. Heilbronn Australia 51 6.5k 0.9× 1.6k 0.6× 1.4k 1.0× 1.2k 0.9× 2.2k 2.8× 158 10.1k
Amelia Martí Spain 52 4.1k 0.6× 906 0.3× 661 0.5× 2.3k 1.8× 1.3k 1.7× 204 8.5k
Sai Krupa Das United States 43 3.2k 0.5× 580 0.2× 378 0.3× 1.5k 1.2× 288 0.4× 122 4.9k
Grant M. Tinsley United States 33 3.5k 0.5× 1.0k 0.4× 436 0.3× 580 0.4× 235 0.3× 159 4.6k
Dorothy D. Sears United States 37 2.7k 0.4× 632 0.2× 515 0.4× 431 0.3× 1.1k 1.3× 121 5.1k
Joseph Proietto Australia 52 4.7k 0.7× 1.4k 0.5× 2.5k 1.8× 1.0k 0.8× 1.4k 1.8× 193 10.7k
Julio Wainstein Israel 35 1.3k 0.2× 692 0.3× 1.8k 1.3× 484 0.4× 278 0.3× 102 4.1k
Leigh Perreault United States 40 2.1k 0.3× 571 0.2× 3.0k 2.1× 636 0.5× 814 1.0× 102 6.4k
Karen L. Teff United States 38 2.5k 0.4× 1.4k 0.5× 2.2k 1.5× 473 0.4× 1.0k 1.3× 66 4.9k
Stephen Lillioja United States 40 6.4k 0.9× 992 0.4× 3.0k 2.2× 1.7k 1.3× 1.5k 1.9× 76 11.1k

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Fantuzzi, Giamila, et al.. (2025). Reduced Serum PD-L1 and Markers of Inflammation in Response to Alternate Day Fasting With a Low-Carbohydrate Intervention: A Secondary Analysis of a Single-Arm Trial. Current Developments in Nutrition. 9(3). 104566–104566. 1 indexed citations
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Lin, Shuhao, Sofia Cienfuegos, Mark Ezpeleta, et al.. (2025). Time-Restricted Eating Versus Daily Calorie Restriction: Effects on Inflammatory Markers over 12 Months in Adults with Obesity. Nutrients. 17(7). 1130–1130. 1 indexed citations
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Yuan, Yexian, Shaolei Xiong, Zilai Wang, et al.. (2024). Macrophage-derived chemokine CCL22 establishes local LN-mediated adaptive thermogenesis and energy expenditure. Science Advances. 10(26). eadn5229–eadn5229. 4 indexed citations
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Varady, Krista A, et al.. (2024). Clinical potential of fasting in type 1 diabetes. Trends in Endocrinology and Metabolism. 35(5). 413–424. 7 indexed citations
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Gabel, Kelsey, Mark Ezpeleta, Shuhao Lin, et al.. (2024). Effect of Time-Restricted Eating on Circulating Levels of IGF1 and Its Binding Proteins in Obesity: An Exploratory Analysis of a Randomized Controlled Trial. Nutrients. 16(20). 3476–3476. 3 indexed citations
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Lin, Shuhao, Sofia Cienfuegos, Mark Ezpeleta, et al.. (2024). Time-Restricted Eating Versus Daily Calorie Restriction: Effect on Sleep in Adults with Obesity over 12 Months. Nutrients. 16(20). 3528–3528. 3 indexed citations
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Gow, Megan L., Hiba Jebeile, Shirley Alexander, et al.. (2024). Efficacy, Safety and Acceptability of a Very-Low-Energy Diet in Adolescents with Obesity: A Fast Track to Health Sub-Study. Nutrients. 16(18). 3125–3125. 5 indexed citations
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Carmody, Rachel N., Krista A Varady, & Peter J. Turnbaugh. (2024). Digesting the complex metabolic effects of diet on the host and microbiome. Cell. 187(15). 3857–3876. 28 indexed citations
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Pavlou, Vasiliki, Shuhao Lin, Sofia Cienfuegos, et al.. (2024). Effect of Time-Restricted Eating on Sleep in Type 2 Diabetes. Nutrients. 16(16). 2742–2742. 4 indexed citations
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Yeary, Karen Hye‐cheon Kim, Han Yu, Frances G. Saad‐Harfouche, et al.. (2024). An Intermittent Fasting Intervention for Black Adults Can Be Feasibly Implemented in Black Churches: A Cluster Randomized Controlled Pilot Study. Journal of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics. 125(2). 172–187.e2. 1 indexed citations
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Ezpeleta, Mark, Kelsey Gabel, Sofia Cienfuegos, et al.. (2023). Alternate-Day Fasting Combined with Exercise: Effect on Sleep in Adults with Obesity and NAFLD. Nutrients. 15(6). 1398–1398. 14 indexed citations
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Gupta, Deepak K., Cora E. Lewis, Krista A Varady, et al.. (2023). Effect of Dietary Sodium on Blood Pressure. JAMA. 330(23). 2258–2258. 48 indexed citations
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Lin, Shuhao, Sofia Cienfuegos, Mark Ezpeleta, et al.. (2023). Effect of Time-Restricted Eating versus Daily Calorie Restriction on Mood and Quality of Life in Adults with Obesity. Nutrients. 15(20). 4313–4313. 16 indexed citations
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Ezpeleta, Mark, Sofia Cienfuegos, Shuhao Lin, et al.. (2023). Efficacy and safety of prolonged water fasting: a narrative review of human trials. Nutrition Reviews. 82(5). 664–675. 12 indexed citations
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Cienfuegos, Sofia, Kelsey Gabel, Mark Ezpeleta, et al.. (2022). Effect of Intermittent Fasting on Reproductive Hormone Levels in Females and Males: A Review of Human Trials. Nutrients. 14(11). 2343–2343. 47 indexed citations
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Eldridge, Alison L., Amira Kassis, Kim‐Anne Lê, et al.. (2022). A meta‐analysis comparing the effectiveness of alternate day fasting, the 5:2 diet, and time‐restricted eating for weight loss. Obesity. 31(S1). 9–21. 63 indexed citations
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Cienfuegos, Sofia, et al.. (2021). Time restricted eating for the prevention of type 2 diabetes. The Journal of Physiology. 600(5). 1253–1264. 40 indexed citations
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Gabel, Kelsey, et al.. (2021). Intermittent Fasting and Sleep: A Review of Human Trials. Nutrients. 13(10). 3489–3489. 22 indexed citations
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Lister, Natalie B., Hiba Jebeile, Helen Truby, et al.. (2019). Fast track to health — Intermittent energy restriction in adolescents with obesity. A randomised controlled trial study protocol. Obesity Research & Clinical Practice. 14(1). 80–90. 21 indexed citations
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Kominiarek, Michelle A., et al.. (2015). Adipokinins in pregnancies at risk of preterm delivery. Gynecological Endocrinology. 32(1). 78–81. 6 indexed citations

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