Seema Kumar

4.7k total citations · 2 hit papers
109 papers, 3.3k citations indexed

About

Seema Kumar is a scholar working on Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism and Pathology and Forensic Medicine. According to data from OpenAlex, Seema Kumar has authored 109 papers receiving a total of 3.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 41 papers in Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, 24 papers in Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism and 21 papers in Pathology and Forensic Medicine. Recurrent topics in Seema Kumar's work include Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet (36 papers), Vitamin D Research Studies (12 papers) and Obesity and Health Practices (12 papers). Seema Kumar is often cited by papers focused on Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet (36 papers), Vitamin D Research Studies (12 papers) and Obesity and Health Practices (12 papers). Seema Kumar collaborates with scholars based in United States, India and Belarus. Seema Kumar's co-authors include Aaron S. Kelly, Rebecca S. Bahn, Michael J. Coenen, Asma Javed, Prabhakaran Balagopal, Nader D. Nader, Amy L. Weaver, Francisco Lopez‐Jimenez, M. Hassan Murad and Marwan Jumean and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, Gastroenterology and Journal of the American College of Cardiology.

In The Last Decade

Seema Kumar

101 papers receiving 3.2k 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.

Review of Childhood Obesity

2017 932 citations Seema Kumar et al. profile →
Diagnostic performance of body mass index to identify obesity as defined by body adiposity in children and adolescents: a systematic review and meta‐analysis

2014 349 citations Asma Javed, Seema Kumar et al. Pediatric Obesity profile →

Author Peers

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Author						Papers	Cites
Seema Kumar	1.2k	811	756	637	408	109	3.3k
Joseph C. Larson	936 0.8×	1.1k 1.4×	1.4k 1.9×	790 1.2×	206 0.5×	118	5.6k
Sherry Sherman	1.2k 1.0×	872 1.1×	2.2k 3.0×	659 1.0×	123 0.3×	20	4.8k
Mary Fran Sowers	806 0.7×	343 0.4×	1.3k 1.7×	390 0.6×	160 0.4×	34	3.5k
Chris Cowell	926 0.8×	176 0.2×	521 0.7×	634 1.0×	385 0.9×	74	2.3k
Stephanie S. Faubion	873 0.7×	608 0.7×	1.8k 2.4×	242 0.4×	140 0.3×	161	4.0k
Samar R. El Khoudary	772 0.7×	778 1.0×	2.3k 3.0×	484 0.8×	236 0.6×	145	4.9k
Renate T. de Jongh	396 0.3×	750 0.9×	566 0.7×	1.1k 1.8×	177 0.4×	81	3.8k
Nancy G. Sebring	1.4k 1.2×	218 0.3×	699 0.9×	1.5k 2.4×	249 0.6×	48	4.5k
Allan Gordon	595 0.5×	234 0.3×	287 0.4×	834 1.3×	463 1.1×	102	4.5k
Roger A. Lobo	2.4k 2.0×	1.3k 1.5×	3.9k 5.1×	553 0.9×	366 0.9×	70	8.3k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Seema Kumar

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20 of 20 papers shown

Salama, Mostafa A., et al.. (2025). Updates on Anti-Obesity Medications in Children and Adolescents. Children. 12(10). 1390–1390.

Kumar, Seema, et al.. (2025). Weight Loss With Topiramate and Phentermine Combination Therapy in a Patient With Bardet-Biedl Syndrome. JCEM Case Reports. 3(9). luaf164–luaf164.

Poli, Maurizio, et al.. (2025). Impact of health education on knowledge and perception of cervical cancer and screening among rural women in Bangladesh. Scientific Reports. 15(1). 36812–36812.

Joshi, Avni Y., et al.. (2024). Seroconversion following PPSV23 vaccination in children with type 1 diabetes mellitus. Vaccine. 45. 126592–126592. 1 indexed citations

Kumar, B. Ravi, et al.. (2024). Impact of GNSS Accuracy on V2X Applications. 1–6.

Rajjo, Tamim, Tom D. Thacher, Seema Kumar, et al.. (2023). Association of Weight Trajectory With Severe Obesity: A Case–Control Study. Childhood Obesity. 20(3). 169–177. 1 indexed citations

Salama, Mostafa A., et al.. (2023). Adolescents with Type 2 Diabetes: Overcoming Barriers to Effective Weight Management. Diabetes Metabolic Syndrome and Obesity. Volume 16. 693–711. 6 indexed citations

Salama, Mostafa A., et al.. (2023). Childhood Obesity, Diabetes, and Cardiovascular Disease Risk. The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism. 108(12). 3051–3066. 21 indexed citations

Biggs, Bridget K., et al.. (2023). Translation of a family-based behavioral intervention for adolescent obesity using the RE-AIM framework and common steps from adaptation frameworks. Translational Behavioral Medicine. 13(9). 700–709. 5 indexed citations

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Kumar, Seema, Ambika P. Ashraf, Aida Lteif, Jane Lynch, & Tandy Aye. (2020). Pediatric Endocrinology: Perspectives of Pediatric Endocrinologists Regarding Career Choice and Recruitment of Trainees. Endocrine Practice. 27(7). 743–748. 5 indexed citations

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Hossain, Jobayer, et al.. (2018). Vitamin D Status and Cardiovascular Risk in Obesity: Effect of Physical Activity in Nonvitamin D Supplemented Adolescents. Metabolic Syndrome and Related Disorders. 16(4). 197–203. 20 indexed citations

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Lynch, Brian, Lila J. Finney Rutten, Patrick M. Wilson, et al.. (2018). The impact of positive contextual factors on the association between adverse family experiences and obesity in a National Survey of Children. Preventive Medicine. 116. 81–86. 17 indexed citations

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Kumar, Seema, Jobayer Hossain, Asma Javed, Iftikhar J. Kullo, & Prabhakaran Balagopal. (2017). Relationship of circulating spexin with markers of cardiovascular disease: a pilot study in adolescents with obesity. Pediatric Obesity. 13(6). 374–380. 57 indexed citations

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Kotagal, Suresh, et al.. (2017). Effect of Obstructive Sleep Apnea Treatment on Lipids in Obese Children. Children. 4(6). 44–44. 11 indexed citations

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Sauver, Jennifer L. St., Debra J. Jacobson, Chun Fan, et al.. (2017). Temporal trends in lipid testing among children and adolescents: A population based study. Preventive Medicine Reports. 8. 267–272. 16 indexed citations

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Joshi, Avni Y., et al.. (2016). Autoimmune Lymphoproliferative Syndrome: A Rare Cause of Disappearing HDL Syndrome. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 2016. 1–4. 3 indexed citations

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Anderson, Kelley M., et al.. (2016). USING TECHNOLOGY TO REDUCE READMISSION RATES FOR CONGESTIVE HEART FAILURE IN HIGH RISK PATIENTS. Journal of the American College of Cardiology. 67(13). 1410–1410. 4 indexed citations

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Javed, Asma, Prabhakaran Balagopal, Adrian Vella, et al.. (2015). Association Between Thyrotropin Levels and Insulin Sensitivity in Euthyroid Obese Adolescents. Thyroid. 25(5). 478–484. 17 indexed citations

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Aggarwal, S., et al.. (2015). Systematic Review Of Burden Of Pancreatic Cancer. Value in Health. 18(7). A439–A439. 2 indexed citations

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Javed, Asma, Adrian Vella, Prabhakaran Balagopal, et al.. (2014). Cholecalciferol Supplementation Does Not Influence β-Cell Function and Insulin Action in Obese Adolescents: A Prospective Double-Blind Randomized Trial,. Journal of Nutrition. 145(2). 284–290. 38 indexed citations

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