Rekha B. Kumar

2.0k total citations
36 papers, 1.3k citations indexed

About

Rekha B. Kumar is a scholar working on Pharmacology, Physiology and Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism. According to data from OpenAlex, Rekha B. Kumar has authored 36 papers receiving a total of 1.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 25 papers in Pharmacology, 15 papers in Physiology and 14 papers in Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism. Recurrent topics in Rekha B. Kumar's work include Pharmacology and Obesity Treatment (25 papers), Diet and metabolism studies (15 papers) and Diabetes Treatment and Management (11 papers). Rekha B. Kumar is often cited by papers focused on Pharmacology and Obesity Treatment (25 papers), Diet and metabolism studies (15 papers) and Diabetes Treatment and Management (11 papers). Rekha B. Kumar collaborates with scholars based in United States, Qatar and India. Rekha B. Kumar's co-authors include Louis J. Aronne, Leon I. Igel, Katherine H. Saunders, Alpana P. Shukla, Nicola Abate, Harold Bays, Peter P. Tóth, J. Michael González-Campoy, Penny M. Kris‐Etherton and Steven R. Jones and has published in prestigious journals such as Gastroenterology, Diabetes and Gastrointestinal Endoscopy.

In The Last Decade

Rekha B. Kumar

34 papers receiving 1.3k citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Rekha B. Kumar United States 15 491 463 373 260 203 36 1.3k
Marlene Chakhtoura Lebanon 21 368 0.7× 368 0.8× 207 0.6× 142 0.5× 138 0.7× 47 1.5k
Sriram Machineni United States 10 815 1.7× 516 1.1× 405 1.1× 248 1.0× 103 0.5× 16 1.3k
Julie E. Stevens Australia 21 748 1.5× 500 1.1× 728 2.0× 233 0.9× 75 0.4× 39 1.7k
M. Kyla Shea United States 34 694 1.4× 288 0.6× 577 1.5× 96 0.4× 190 0.9× 87 3.3k
César Ochoa United States 13 253 0.5× 488 1.1× 1.0k 2.7× 190 0.7× 228 1.1× 28 1.8k
Clare J. Lee United States 21 776 1.6× 688 1.5× 1.2k 3.3× 396 1.5× 170 0.8× 61 2.3k
Célia Lloret‐Linares France 19 270 0.5× 420 0.9× 95 0.3× 206 0.8× 91 0.4× 51 1.1k
Bianca Hemmingsen Denmark 15 254 0.5× 195 0.4× 828 2.2× 92 0.4× 144 0.7× 35 1.3k
José Manuel García‐Almeida Spain 23 1.0k 2.1× 359 0.8× 242 0.6× 151 0.6× 225 1.1× 90 1.7k
Mohamed Hassanein United States 17 232 0.5× 124 0.3× 241 0.6× 96 0.4× 89 0.4× 68 934

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Rekha B. Kumar

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Juusola, Jessie, et al.. (2025). Long‐Term Weight Loss Outcomes in a Virtual Weight Care Clinic Prescribing a Broad Range of Medications Alongside Behavior Change. Obesity Science & Practice. 11(1). e70036–e70036. 4 indexed citations
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Ard, Jamy D., Lee M. Kaplan, Rekha B. Kumar, et al.. (2025). Perspectives on Obesity Management and the Use of Anti-Obesity Medicine from US Employees and Employers: Results from the OBSERVE Study. Population Health Management. 28(3). 150–160.
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Kaplan, Lee M., Kimberly A. Gudzune, Jamy D. Ard, et al.. (2025). Perceptions of anti‐obesity medications among people with obesity and healthcare providers in the US: Findings from the OBSERVE Study. Obesity. 33(6). 1076–1086. 2 indexed citations
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Gudzune, Kimberly A., Lee M. Kaplan, Scott Kahan, et al.. (2024). Weight-Reduction Preferences Among OBSERVE Study Participants With Obesity or Overweight: Opportunities for Shared Decision-Making. Endocrine Practice. 30(10). 917–926. 3 indexed citations
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Kumar, Rekha B., et al.. (2023). Management of Medication-Induced Weight Gain. Gastroenterology Clinics of North America. 52(4). 751–760.
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Kumar, Rekha B., et al.. (2023). Obesity and Viral Infections. Gastroenterology Clinics of North America. 52(2). 393–402. 2 indexed citations
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Sharaiha, Reem Z., Kaveh Hajifathalian, Rekha B. Kumar, et al.. (2020). Five-Year Outcomes of Endoscopic Sleeve Gastroplasty for the Treatment of Obesity. Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology. 19(5). 1051–1057.e2. 97 indexed citations
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Kumar, Rekha B. & Louis J. Aronne. (2020). Iatrogenic Obesity. Endocrinology and Metabolism Clinics of North America. 49(2). 265–273. 2 indexed citations
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Tchang, Beverly G., et al.. (2020). Metformin-induced weight loss in patients with or without type 2 diabetes/prediabetes: A retrospective cohort study. Obesity Research & Clinical Practice. 15(1). 64–68. 23 indexed citations
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Hajifathalian, Kaveh, Sonal Kumar, Carolyn Newberry, et al.. (2020). Obesity is Associated with Worse Outcomes in COVID‐19: Analysis of Early Data from New York City. Obesity. 28(9). 1606–1612. 152 indexed citations
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Hajifathalian, Kaveh, Bryan Ang, Qais Dawod, et al.. (2019). 175 LONG-TERM FOLLOW UP AND OUTCOMES AFTER ENDOSCOPIC SLEEVE GASTROPLASTY FOR TREATMENT OF OBESITY (5 YEAR DATA). Gastrointestinal Endoscopy. 89(6). AB58–AB58. 15 indexed citations
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Kumar, Rekha B., et al.. (2018). Nonalcoholic steatohepatitis, obesity, and cardiac dysfunction. Current Opinion in Endocrinology Diabetes and Obesity. 25(5). 315–320. 14 indexed citations
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Igel, Leon I., et al.. (2017). Current and Future Medical Treatment of Obesity. Gastrointestinal Endoscopy Clinics of North America. 27(2). 181–190. 4 indexed citations
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Igel, Leon I., Rekha B. Kumar, Katherine H. Saunders, & Louis J. Aronne. (2017). Practical Use of Pharmacotherapy for Obesity. Gastroenterology. 152(7). 1765–1779. 34 indexed citations
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Sharaiha, Reem Z., Nikhil A. Kumta, Monica Saumoy, et al.. (2016). Endoscopic Sleeve Gastroplasty Significantly Reduces Body Mass Index and Metabolic Complications in Obese Patients. Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology. 15(4). 504–510. 169 indexed citations
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Saunders, Katherine H., Rekha B. Kumar, Leon I. Igel, & Louis J. Aronne. (2016). Pharmacologic Approaches to Weight Management: Recent Gains and Shortfalls in Combating Obesity. Current Atherosclerosis Reports. 18(7). 36–36. 11 indexed citations
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Saunders, Katherine H., Alpana P. Shukla, Leon I. Igel, Rekha B. Kumar, & Louis J. Aronne. (2016). Pharmacotherapy for Obesity. Endocrinology and Metabolism Clinics of North America. 45(3). 521–538. 43 indexed citations
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Shukla, Alpana P., Rekha B. Kumar, & Louis J. Aronne. (2015). Lorcaserin Hcl for the treatment of obesity. Expert Opinion on Pharmacotherapy. 16(16). 2531–2538. 27 indexed citations
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Kumar, Rekha B., David Kerins, & Thomas Walther. (2015). Cardiovascular safety of anti-diabetic drugs. European Heart Journal - Cardiovascular Pharmacotherapy. 2(1). 32–43. 48 indexed citations
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Kumar, Rekha B. & Louis J. Aronne. (2014). Hypothalamic Inflammation: Is There Evidence for Human Obesity?. Current Obesity Reports. 3(2). 242–247. 4 indexed citations

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