Michelle Look

1.3k total citations · 2 hit papers
12 papers, 879 citations indexed

About

Michelle Look is a scholar working on Physiology, Pharmacology and Pharmacy. According to data from OpenAlex, Michelle Look has authored 12 papers receiving a total of 879 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 7 papers in Physiology, 5 papers in Pharmacology and 5 papers in Pharmacy. Recurrent topics in Michelle Look's work include Diet and metabolism studies (6 papers), Obesity and Health Practices (5 papers) and Pharmacology and Obesity Treatment (4 papers). Michelle Look is often cited by papers focused on Diet and metabolism studies (6 papers), Obesity and Health Practices (5 papers) and Pharmacology and Obesity Treatment (4 papers). Michelle Look collaborates with scholars based in United States, Australia and Denmark. Michelle Look's co-authors include Donna H. Ryan, Charles H. Bowden, W. Timothy Garvey, Wesley Day, David B. Allison, Kishore M. Gadde, Michael Schwiers, Craig A. Peterson, Deborah B. Horn and Angela Golden and has published in prestigious journals such as American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, Obesity and Diabetes Obesity and Metabolism.

In The Last Decade

Michelle Look

12 papers receiving 842 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.

Two-year sustained weight loss and metabolic benefits with controlled-release phentermine/topiramate in obese and overweight adults (SEQUEL): a randomized, placebo-controlled, phase 3 extension study

2011 501 citations W. Timothy Garvey, Donna H. Ryan et al. American Journal of Clinical Nutrition profile →
Body composition changes during weight reduction with tirzepatide in the SURMOUNT ‐1 study of adults with obesity or overweight

2025 21 citations Michelle Look, Julia P. Dunn et al. Diabetes Obesity and Metabolism profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Michelle Look United States	8	512	416	327	213	183	12	879
Angela Fitch United States	15	367 0.7×	417 1.0×	250 0.8×	108 0.5×	243 1.3×	35	920
Georgia Rigas Australia	12	381 0.7×	461 1.1×	247 0.8×	171 0.8×	226 1.2×	19	869
Margarita Barrientos‐Pérez United States	11	458 0.9×	828 2.0×	310 0.9×	83 0.4×	307 1.7×	24	1.3k
Guilford G. Hartley United States	7	194 0.4×	140 0.3×	181 0.6×	146 0.7×	188 1.0×	7	651
David Saxon United States	12	109 0.2×	200 0.5×	111 0.3×	59 0.3×	127 0.7×	29	523
Luca Montesi Italy	9	75 0.1×	137 0.3×	164 0.5×	71 0.3×	68 0.4×	12	500
Nader Lessan United Kingdom	13	89 0.2×	365 0.9×	607 1.9×	52 0.2×	177 1.0×	41	959
Leticia Sánchez‐Reyes Mexico	13	160 0.3×	233 0.6×	180 0.6×	23 0.1×	50 0.3×	24	505
Tanya Kapka United States	8	99 0.2×	75 0.2×	113 0.3×	131 0.6×	90 0.5×	12	515
Susana Monereo Spain	14	56 0.1×	192 0.5×	154 0.5×	57 0.3×	150 0.8×	42	682

Countries citing papers authored by Michelle Look

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Fields of papers citing papers by Michelle Look

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Michelle Look

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Michelle Look. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Michelle Look based on the total number of citations received by their joint publications. Widths of edges represent the number of papers authors have co-authored together. Node borders signify the number of papers an author published with Michelle Look. Michelle Look is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

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12 of 12 papers shown

Look, Michelle, Julia P. Dunn, Robert F. Kushner, et al.. (2025). Body composition changes during weight reduction with tirzepatide in the SURMOUNT ‐1 study of adults with obesity or overweight. Diabetes Obesity and Metabolism. 27(5). 2720–2729. 21 indexed citations breakdown →

Bays, Harold, et al.. (2022). Obesity Pillars Roundtable: Obesity and East Asians. PubMed. 2. 100011–100011. 13 indexed citations

Kahan, Scott, Michelle Look, & Angela Fitch. (2022). The benefit of telemedicine in obesity care. Obesity. 30(3). 577–586. 27 indexed citations

Horn, Deborah B., Jaime P. Almandoz, & Michelle Look. (2022). What is clinically relevant weight loss for your patients and how can it be achieved? A narrative review. Postgraduate Medicine. 134(4). 359–375. 59 indexed citations

Greenway, Frank L., et al.. (2021). COVID-19 and the Urgent Need for New Therapies for Obesity. Population Health Management. 24(5). 531–534. 1 indexed citations

Look, Michelle, Ronette L. Kolotkin, Nikhil V. Dhurandhar, et al.. (2019). Implications of differing attitudes and experiences between providers and persons with obesity: results of the national ACTION study. Postgraduate Medicine. 131(5). 357–365. 17 indexed citations

Rigas, Georgia, Angela Golden, Joseph Nadglowski, et al.. (2019). The importance of good dialogue between healthcare professionals and people with obesity. Obesity Research & Clinical Practice. 13(3). 250–251. 1 indexed citations

Jinnett, Kimberly, Theodore K. Kyle, Thomas Parry, et al.. (2018). Insights into the Role of Employers Supporting Obesity Management in People with Obesity: Results of the National ACTION Study. Population Health Management. 22(4). 308–314. 4 indexed citations

Kaplan, Lee M., Angela Golden, Kimberly Jinnett, et al.. (2017). Perceptions of Barriers to Effective Obesity Care: Results from the National ACTION Study. Obesity. 26(1). 61–69. 210 indexed citations

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Bray, George A., Michelle Look, & Donna H. Ryan. (2013). Treatment of the Obese Patient in Primary Care: Targeting and Meeting Goals and Expectations. Postgraduate Medicine. 125(5). 67–77. 23 indexed citations

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Garvey, W. Timothy, Donna H. Ryan, Michelle Look, et al.. (2011). Two-year sustained weight loss and metabolic benefits with controlled-release phentermine/topiramate in obese and overweight adults (SEQUEL): a randomized, placebo-controlled, phase 3 extension study. American Journal of Clinical Nutrition. 95(2). 297–308. 501 indexed citations breakdown →

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Kotha, Purushotham, et al.. (1998). Early deaths with thrombolytic therapy for acute myocardial infarction in corticosteroid‐dependent rheumatoid arthritis. Clinical Cardiology. 21(11). 853–857. 2 indexed citations

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