Rachel L. Batterham

36.2k total citations · 15 hit papers
168 papers, 18.3k citations indexed

About

Rachel L. Batterham is a scholar working on Physiology, Surgery and Endocrine and Autonomic Systems. According to data from OpenAlex, Rachel L. Batterham has authored 168 papers receiving a total of 18.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 68 papers in Physiology, 64 papers in Surgery and 49 papers in Endocrine and Autonomic Systems. Recurrent topics in Rachel L. Batterham's work include Bariatric Surgery and Outcomes (55 papers), Diet and metabolism studies (51 papers) and Regulation of Appetite and Obesity (49 papers). Rachel L. Batterham is often cited by papers focused on Bariatric Surgery and Outcomes (55 papers), Diet and metabolism studies (51 papers) and Regulation of Appetite and Obesity (49 papers). Rachel L. Batterham collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, United States and Italy. Rachel L. Batterham's co-authors include Stephen R. Bloom, Mohammad A. Ghatei, Mark A. Cohen, Carel W. le Roux, Dominic J. Withers, Caroline J. Small, Sean Wharton, Thomas A. Wadden, Efthimia Karra and Barbara McGowan and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, New England Journal of Medicine and The Lancet.

In The Last Decade

Rachel L. Batterham

165 papers receiving 17.9k 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.

Once-Weekly Semaglutide in Adults with Overweight or Obesity

2021 2.5k citations John Wilding, Rachel L. Batterham et al. New England Journal of Medicine profile →
Gut hormone PYY3-36 physiologically inhibits food intake

2002 1.8k citations Rachel L. Batterham et al. profile →
Inhibition of Food Intake in Obese Subjects by Peptide YY_3–36

2003 1.2k citations Rachel L. Batterham, Carel W. le Roux et al. New England Journal of Medicine profile →
Ghrelin Causes Hyperphagia and Obesity in Rats

2001 914 citations Rachel L. Batterham et al. profile →
Gut Hormone Profiles Following Bariatric Surgery Favor an Anorectic State, Facilitate Weight Loss, and Improve Metabolic Parameters

2005 776 citations Carel W. le Roux, Rachel L. Batterham et al. profile →
Weight regain and cardiometabolic effects after withdrawal of semaglutide: The STEP 1 trial extension

2022 515 citations John Wilding, Rachel L. Batterham et al. Diabetes Obesity and Metabolism profile →
Two-year effects of semaglutide in adults with overweight or obesity: the STEP 5 trial

2022 469 citations Rachel L. Batterham, Thomas A. Wadden et al. profile →
British Obesity and Metabolic Surgery Society Guidelines on perioperative and postoperative biochemical monitoring and micronutrient replacement for patients undergoing bariatric surgery—2020 update

2020 173 citations Mary O’Kane, Richard Welbourn et al. profile →
Once-weekly cagrilintide for weight management in people with overweight and obesity: a multicentre, randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled and active-controlled, dose-finding phase 2 trial

2021 162 citations David C.W. Lau, Lars Erichsen et al. The Lancet profile →
The Role of Diet Quality in Mediating the Association between Ultra-Processed Food Intake, Obesity and Health-Related Outcomes: A Review of Prospective Cohort Studies

2021 157 citations Samuel J. Dicken, Rachel L. Batterham Nutrients profile →
Effective strategies in ending weight stigma in healthcare

2022 133 citations Adrian Brown, Rachel L. Batterham et al. profile →
Pervasiveness, impact and implications of weight stigma

2022 90 citations Adrian Brown, Stuart W. Flint et al. profile →
Safety and Efficacy of Liraglutide, 3.0 mg, Once Daily vs Placebo in Patients With Poor Weight Loss Following Metabolic Surgery

2023 84 citations Jessica Mok, Adrian Brown et al. profile →
New insights into the treatment of obesity

2023 83 citations Rachel L. Batterham, Kirsi H. Pietiläinen et al. Diabetes Obesity and Metabolism profile →
Ultra-processed Food and Obesity: What Is the Evidence?

2024 48 citations Samuel J. Dicken, Rachel L. Batterham profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Rachel L. Batterham United Kingdom	58	8.2k	7.0k	5.1k	5.0k	3.5k	168	18.3k
Carel W. le Roux Ireland	71	11.4k 1.4×	5.3k 0.8×	10.5k 2.1×	7.1k 1.4×	2.5k 0.7×	514	23.3k
Felipe F. Casanueva Spain	97	10.7k 1.3×	11.2k 1.6×	4.4k 0.9×	15.9k 3.2×	5.7k 1.6×	629	35.9k
I. Sadaf Farooqi United Kingdom	73	9.5k 1.2×	12.0k 1.7×	2.7k 0.5×	2.5k 0.5×	6.7k 1.9×	235	24.4k
David A. D’Alessio United States	79	7.2k 0.9×	4.4k 0.6×	8.2k 1.6×	12.8k 2.6×	2.2k 0.6×	254	23.2k
Peter J. Havel United States	76	10.5k 1.3×	5.8k 0.8×	3.1k 0.6×	7.0k 1.4×	3.5k 1.0×	302	21.5k
P. Antonio Tataranni United States	65	8.0k 1.0×	5.1k 0.7×	1.8k 0.4×	3.4k 0.7×	2.6k 0.8×	121	18.6k
Frank L. Greenway United States	61	7.5k 0.9×	1.7k 0.2×	2.4k 0.5×	4.7k 0.9×	1.5k 0.4×	276	16.8k
Frank Reimann United Kingdom	76	5.9k 0.7×	4.1k 0.6×	7.2k 1.4×	7.9k 1.6×	3.2k 0.9×	266	22.1k
Ezio Ghigo Italy	80	9.4k 1.1×	11.9k 1.7×	4.1k 0.8×	12.7k 2.5×	6.3k 1.8×	706	27.7k
Robert S. Sherwin United States	74	5.3k 0.7×	3.3k 0.5×	5.2k 1.0×	10.2k 2.0×	1.7k 0.5×	208	21.2k

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Bergman, Brandon K., Julio Rosenstock, W. Timothy Garvey, et al.. (2025). Time spent in glycaemic control with sustained body weight reduction with tirzepatide: A post hoc analysis of the SURPASS clinical trial programme. Diabetes Obesity and Metabolism. 27(6). 3223–3232.

Dicken, Samuel J., Rachel L. Batterham, & Adrian Brown. (2024). Nutrients or processing? An analysis of food and drink items from the UK National Diet and Nutrition Survey based on nutrient content, the NOVA classification and front of package traffic light labelling. British Journal Of Nutrition. 131(9). 1619–1632. 15 indexed citations

Hazlehurst, Jonathan, Bernard Khoo, Sally Abbott, et al.. (2024). Society for Endocrinology guidelines for the diagnosis and management of post-bariatric hypoglycaemia. Endocrine Connections. 13(5). 12 indexed citations

Papageorgiou, Maria, Emily J. MacKay, Jacqueline Doyle, et al.. (2024). One Year Changes in Body Composition and Musculoskeletal Health Following Metabolic/Bariatric Surgery. The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism. 110(5). e1598–e1608. 4 indexed citations

Sakai, Naomi, Roxanna Zakeri, Janine Makaronidis, et al.. (2023). Weight-loss Independent Clinical and Metabolic Biomarkers Associated with Type 2 Diabetes Remission Post-bariatric/metabolic Surgery. Obesity Surgery. 33(12). 3988–3998. 3 indexed citations

Małecki, Maciej T., Rachel L. Batterham, Naveed Sattar, et al.. (2023). Predictors of ≥15% Weight Reduction and Associated Changes in Cardiometabolic Risk Factors With Tirzepatide in Adults With Type 2 Diabetes in SURPASS 1–4. Diabetes Care. 46(12). 2292–2299. 26 indexed citations

Currie, Andrew, Alan Askari, James Byrne, et al.. (2023). Bariatric‐metabolic surgery for NHS patients with type 2 diabetes in the United Kingdom National Bariatric Surgery Registry. Diabetic Medicine. 40(6). e15041–e15041. 4 indexed citations

Stover, Patrick J., Martha S. Field, Mark L. Andermann, et al.. (2023). Neurobiology of eating behavior, nutrition, and health. Journal of Internal Medicine. 294(5). 582–604. 28 indexed citations

Chandiwana, Nomathemba, Mark J. Siedner, Vincent C. Marconi, et al.. (2023). Weight Gain After HIV Therapy Initiation: Pathophysiology and Implications. The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism. 109(2). e478–e487. 23 indexed citations

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Askari, Alan, Andrew Currie, Ahmed Ahmed, et al.. (2023). Clinical characteristics of patients undergoing primary bariatric surgery in the United Kingdom based on the National Bariatric Surgery Registry. Clinical Obesity. 13(3). e12585–e12585. 7 indexed citations

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Brown, Adrian, Stuart W. Flint, Samuel J. Dicken, et al.. (2022). The impact of living through COVID‐19 pandemic on mental health, food insecurity, loneliness and health behaviours in people with obesity. Journal of Human Nutrition and Dietetics. 36(3). 1011–1018. 9 indexed citations

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Crisóstomo, Luís, Luís Rato, João Filipe Raposo, et al.. (2022). Testicular “Inherited Metabolic Memory” of Ancestral High-Fat Diet Is Associated with Sperm sncRNA Content. Biomedicines. 10(4). 909–909. 18 indexed citations

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Wilding, John, Rachel L. Batterham, Salvatore Calanna, et al.. (2021). Once-Weekly Semaglutide in Adults with Overweight or Obesity. New England Journal of Medicine. 384(11). 989–1002. 2476 indexed citations breakdown →

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Katsoulis, Michail, Bianca De Stavola, Karla Díaz-Ordaz, et al.. (2021). Weight Change and the Onset of Cardiovascular Diseases: Emulating Trials Using Electronic Health Records. Epidemiology. 32(5). 744–755. 17 indexed citations

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Lau, David C.W., Lars Erichsen, Ann Marie Ocampo Francisco, et al.. (2021). Once-weekly cagrilintide for weight management in people with overweight and obesity: a multicentre, randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled and active-controlled, dose-finding phase 2 trial. The Lancet. 398(10317). 2160–2172. 162 indexed citations breakdown →

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Dorling, James L., Alice E. Thackray, James A. King, et al.. (2020). No Influence of the Fat Mass and Obesity-Associated Gene rs9939609 Single Nucleotide Polymorphism on Blood Lipids in Young Males. Nutrients. 12(12). 3857–3857. 6 indexed citations

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Mok, Jessica, Janine Makaronidis, & Rachel L. Batterham. (2018). The role of gut hormones in obesity. Current Opinion in Endocrine and Metabolic Research. 4. 4–13. 15 indexed citations

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Tymoszuk, Urszula, Meena Kumari, Rachel L. Batterham, & Mai Stafford. (2018). Social support and trajectories of body mass index and waist to hip ratio from mid-adulthood to old age. Journal of Epidemiology & Community Health. 73(2). 111–116. 9 indexed citations

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Manning, Sean, Andrea Pucci, & Rachel L. Batterham. (2015). Roux-en-Y gastric bypass: effects on feeding behavior and underlying mechanisms. Journal of Clinical Investigation. 125(3). 939–948. 62 indexed citations

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Cantley, James, Colin Selman, Deepa Shukla, et al.. (2008). Deletion of the von Hippel–Lindau gene in pancreatic β cells impairs glucose homeostasis in mice. Journal of Clinical Investigation. 119(1). 125–35. 102 indexed citations

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