Mike Lean

1.8k total citations
35 papers, 1.2k citations indexed

About

Mike Lean is a scholar working on Physiology, Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism and Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health. According to data from OpenAlex, Mike Lean has authored 35 papers receiving a total of 1.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 15 papers in Physiology, 9 papers in Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism and 8 papers in Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health. Recurrent topics in Mike Lean's work include Diet and metabolism studies (10 papers), Obesity and Health Practices (8 papers) and Pharmacology and Obesity Treatment (4 papers). Mike Lean is often cited by papers focused on Diet and metabolism studies (10 papers), Obesity and Health Practices (8 papers) and Pharmacology and Obesity Treatment (4 papers). Mike Lean collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, United States and France. Mike Lean's co-authors include Naveed Sattar, Thang S. Han, David Haslam, George Thom, James O. Hill, José Lara, Donald C. McMillan, Colin S. McArdle, Annie S. Anderson and David Marshall and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, Gastroenterology and Diabetes Care.

In The Last Decade

Mike Lean

35 papers receiving 1.1k citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Mike Lean United Kingdom 19 403 383 214 161 159 35 1.2k
Basilio Moreno Spain 14 407 1.0× 521 1.4× 308 1.4× 101 0.6× 173 1.1× 27 1.2k
Themistoklis Tzotzas Greece 24 654 1.6× 325 0.8× 355 1.7× 92 0.6× 143 0.9× 44 1.4k
Ingrid E. Lofgren United States 22 569 1.4× 480 1.3× 252 1.2× 78 0.5× 123 0.8× 87 1.5k
Guowen Cai United States 19 607 1.5× 328 0.9× 184 0.9× 112 0.7× 93 0.6× 36 1.5k
Courtney Luecking United States 11 218 0.5× 448 1.2× 248 1.2× 81 0.5× 137 0.9× 21 969
Maximo Maislos Israel 15 203 0.5× 531 1.4× 280 1.3× 112 0.7× 234 1.5× 32 1.1k
Raquel Pereira United States 9 383 1.0× 503 1.3× 445 2.1× 109 0.7× 94 0.6× 15 1.0k
C. R. Hankey United Kingdom 18 567 1.4× 375 1.0× 131 0.6× 100 0.6× 83 0.5× 39 1.2k
Karen Aspry United States 18 351 0.9× 490 1.3× 279 1.3× 148 0.9× 241 1.5× 40 1.3k
Majid Karandish Iran 20 394 1.0× 224 0.6× 219 1.0× 53 0.3× 73 0.5× 93 1.2k

Countries citing papers authored by Mike Lean

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Fields of papers citing papers by Mike Lean

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Mike Lean

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Mike Lean. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Mike Lean 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 Mike Lean. Mike Lean is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

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Sattar, Naveed, Shahrad Taheri, David P. Astling, et al.. (2023). Prediction of Cardiometabolic Health Through Changes in Plasma Proteins With Intentional Weight Loss in the DiRECT and DIADEM-I Randomized Clinical Trials of Type 2 Diabetes Remission. Diabetes Care. 46(11). 1949–1957. 7 indexed citations
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Sattar, Naveed, John J.V. McMurray, Iain B. McInnes, Vanita R. Aroda, & Mike Lean. (2022). Treating chronic diseases without tackling excess adiposity promotes multimorbidity. The Lancet Diabetes & Endocrinology. 11(1). 58–62. 40 indexed citations
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Thom, George & Mike Lean. (2017). Is There an Optimal Diet for Weight Management and Metabolic Health?. Gastroenterology. 152(7). 1739–1751. 77 indexed citations
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McCombie, Louise, W. S. Leslie, Roy Taylor, et al.. (2017). Beating type 2 diabetes into remission. BMJ. 358. j4030–j4030. 49 indexed citations
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Little, Paul, Beth Stuart, Richard Hobbs, et al.. (2016). An internet-based intervention with brief nurse support to manage obesity in primary care (POWeR+): a pragmatic, parallel-group, randomised controlled trial. The Lancet Diabetes & Endocrinology. 4(10). 821–828. 75 indexed citations
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Logue, Jennifer, Sally Stewart, Jane Munro, et al.. (2015). SurgiCal Obesity Treatment Study (SCOTS): protocol for a national prospective cohort study of patients undergoing bariatric surgery in Scotland. BMJ Open. 5(5). e008106–e008106. 4 indexed citations
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Palma-Duran, Susana A., Antonis Vlassopoulos, Mike Lean, Lindsay Govan, & Emilie Combet. (2015). Nutritional intervention and impact of polyphenol on glycohemoglobin (HbA1c) in non-diabetic and type 2 diabetic subjects: Systematic review and meta-analysis. Critical Reviews in Food Science and Nutrition. 57(5). 975–986. 51 indexed citations
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Johnson, P., Jennifer Logue, Alex McConnachie, et al.. (2011). Intergenerational change and familial aggregation of body mass index. European Journal of Epidemiology. 27(1). 53–61. 30 indexed citations
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Lean, Mike & Nick Finer. (2006). Management: Part II—Drugs. BMJ. 333(7572). 794–797. 20 indexed citations
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Lean, Mike, José Lara, & James O. Hill. (2006). Strategies for preventing obesity. BMJ. 333(7575). 959–962. 68 indexed citations
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Lawlor, Debbie A., Mike Lean, & Naveed Sattar. (2006). Obesity and vascular disease. BMJ. 333(7577). 1060–1063. 21 indexed citations
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McMillan, Donald C., Naveed Sattar, Mike Lean, & Colin S. McArdle. (2006). Obesity and cancer. BMJ. 333(7578). 1109–1111. 89 indexed citations
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Avenell, Alison, Naveed Sattar, & Mike Lean. (2006). Management: Part I—Behaviour change, diet, and activity. BMJ. 333(7571). 740–743. 39 indexed citations
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Haslam, David, Naveed Sattar, & Mike Lean. (2006). Obesity—time to wake up. BMJ. 333(7569). 640–642. 129 indexed citations
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Lean, Mike, Laurence Gruer, George Alberti, & Naveed Sattar. (2006). Obesity—can we turn the tide?. BMJ. 333(7581). 1261–1264. 18 indexed citations
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Lean, Mike & Goedele De Smedt. (2003). Schizophrenia and osteoporosis. International Clinical Psychopharmacology. 19(1). 31–35. 22 indexed citations
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Marshall, David, Annie S. Anderson, Mike Lean, & Anne L. Foster. (1995). Eat your greens: the Scottish consumer's perspective on fruit and vegetables. Health Education Journal. 54(2). 186–197. 13 indexed citations

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