Stephan Rössner

18.4k total citations · 5 hit papers
250 papers, 13.7k citations indexed

About

Stephan Rössner is a scholar working on Physiology, Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health and Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism. According to data from OpenAlex, Stephan Rössner has authored 250 papers receiving a total of 13.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 74 papers in Physiology, 57 papers in Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health and 48 papers in Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism. Recurrent topics in Stephan Rössner's work include Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet (44 papers), Eating Disorders and Behaviors (40 papers) and Pharmacology and Obesity Treatment (39 papers). Stephan Rössner is often cited by papers focused on Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet (44 papers), Eating Disorders and Behaviors (40 papers) and Pharmacology and Obesity Treatment (39 papers). Stephan Rössner collaborates with scholars based in Sweden, United Kingdom and Denmark. Stephan Rössner's co-authors include Kristina Elfhag, Britta Barkeling, Yvonne Linné, Aila Rissanen, Luc F. Van Gaal, Martin Neovius, Olivier Ziegler, André Scheen, Arne Astrup and Hjördis Björvell and has published in prestigious journals such as The Lancet, Circulation and SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología.

In The Last Decade

Stephan Rössner

245 papers receiving 12.9k citations

Hit Papers

5 papers align trajectories

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.

Effects of the cannabinoid-1 receptor blocker rimonabant on weight reduction and cardiovascular risk factors in overweight patients: 1-year experience from the RIO-Europe study

2005 1.2k citations Stephan Rössner et al. profile →
Who succeeds in maintaining weight loss? A conceptual review of factors associated with weight loss maintenance and weight regain

2005 967 citations Kristina Elfhag, Stephan Rössner Obesity Reviews profile →
Effects of liraglutide in the treatment of obesity: a randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled study

2009 872 citations Arne Astrup, Stephan Rössner et al. profile →
Effect of sibutramine on weight maintenance after weight loss: a randomised trial

2000 583 citations Arne Astrup, Nick Finer et al. profile →
Safety, tolerability and sustained weight loss over 2 years with the once-daily human GLP-1 analog, liraglutide

2011 536 citations Arne Astrup, Nick Finer et al. International Journal of Obesity profile →

Peers

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Citations

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Stephan Rössner

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#	Work	Indexed citations
1	Follow-up rescreening uptake and persistent positive rates among women after positive cervical cancer screening results in Ethiopia: a longitudinal cross-sectional study 2025 ·BMJ Open ·(unknown), Sefonias Getachew, (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Stephan Rössner, (unknown), Adamu Addissie, Eva Johanna Kantelhardt, Muluken Gizaw	0
2	Health Care Professionals’ Knowledge, Attitude, Practice, and Infrastructure Accessibility for e-Learning in Ethiopia: Cross-Sectional Study 2025 ·JMIR Medical Education ·Stephan Rössner, Muluken Gizaw, Sefonias Getachew, (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Susanne Unverzagt, (unknown), Eva Johanna Kantelhardt, (unknown)	0
3	Study protocol for key interventions to improve the follow-up adherence postcervical precancerous lesion treatment in Ethiopia: a pragmatic randomised controlled trial 2025 ·BMJ Open ·(unknown), Sefonias Getachew, (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Stephan Rössner, (unknown), Adamu Addissie, Eva Johanna Kantelhardt, Muluken Gizaw	1
4	The Promotion of Non-Communicable Disease Screening in Gurage Zone, Ethiopia: A Mixed-Method Study 2024 ·SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología ·(unknown), (unknown), Stephan Rössner, (unknown), Adamu Addissie, Mirgissa Kaba, (unknown), Eva Johanna Kantelhardt	1
5	Using hypnotic suggestion in the rehabilitation of working memory capacity after acquired brain injury: study protocol for a randomized controlled trial 2024 ·Trials ·(unknown), (unknown), Silje Endresen Rème, Hildegun Snekkevik, Stephan Rössner, Gunnar Rosén, Jonas Kristoffer Lindeløv, Marianne Løvstad	1
6	Liraglutide, a once-daily human GLP-1 analogue, reduces the prevalence of prediabetes in obese subjects over 20 weeks: a randomized placebo-controlled trial 2009 ·UCL Discovery (University College London) ·Nick Finer, (unknown), Arne Astrup, Alex Harper, MEJ Lean, Leo Niskanen, (unknown), A Rissanen, Stephan Rössner, L. Van Gaal, (unknown)	1
7	Disability pension, employment and obesity status: a systematic review 2008 ·Obesity Reviews ·Kristian Neovius, Kari Johansson, Stephan Rössner, Martin Neovius	77
8	Does Excess Pregnancy Weight Gain Constitute a Major Risk for Increasing Long‐term BMI? 2007 ·Obesity ·Amanda Rodrigues Amorim Adegboye, Stephan Rössner, Martin Neovius, Paulo Maurício Campanha Lourenço, Yvonne Linné	259
9	Upward weight percentile crossing in infancy and early childhood independently predicts fat mass in young adults: the Stockholm Weight Development Study (SWEDES) 2006 ·American Journal of Clinical Nutrition ·Ulf Ekelund, Ken K. Ong, Yvonne Linné, Martin Neovius, Søren Brage, David B. Dunger, Nicholas J. Wareham, Stephan Rössner	264
10	Flaws in methods of evidence-based medicine may adversely affect public health directives 2005 ·Surgery ·J Král, (unknown), Fritz Horber, Stephan Rössner, (unknown), (unknown), H J Sugerman	22
11	Associations between physical activity and fat mass in adolescents: the Stockholm Weight Development Study1–3 2005 ·American Journal of Clinical Nutrition ·Ulf Ekelund, Martin Neovius, Yvonne Linné, Søren Brage, Nicholas J. Wareham, Stephan Rössner	58
12	Obesity, a worldwide epidemic related to heart disease and stroke: Group I: Worldwide demographics of obesity 2004 ·Circulation ·David A. York, Stephan Rössner, Ian D. Caterson, (unknown), W. P. T. James, Shiriki Kumanyika, Reynaldo Martorell, H H Vorster	18
13	Weight development over time in parous women—The SPAWN study—15 years follow-up 2003 ·International Journal of Obesity ·Yvonne Linné, Louise Dye, Britta Barkeling, Stephan Rössner	151
14	Subgrouping in obesity based on Rorschach personality characteristics 2003 ·Scandinavian Journal of Psychology ·Kristina Elfhag, Anna Maria Carlsson, Stephan Rössner	13
15	Obesity: the disease of the twenty-first century 2002 ·International Journal of Obesity ·Stephan Rössner	208
16	Influencing adherence to physical activity behaviour change 2001 ·Bristol Research (University of Bristol) ·Erik Hemmingsson, Angie S Page, Stephan Rössner	1
17	Meal patterns in obese and normal weight men: the 'Gustaf' study. 1996 ·PubMed ·И. Андерссон, Stephan Rössner	49
18	[Obesity--a public disease]. 1996 ·PubMed ·Stephan Rössner	1
19	Long term treatment of severe obesity: four year follow up of results of combined behavioural modification programme. 1985 ·BMJ ·Hjördis Björvell, Stephan Rössner	74
20	Comparison between Fractional Turnover Rate of Endogenous Plasma Triglycerides and of Intralipid® (Intravenous Fat Tolerance Test) in Man* 1974 ·European Journal of Clinical Investigation ·Stephan Rössner, (unknown), Jonas Boberg, Lars A. Carlson, U. Freyschuss, B. W. Lassers, (unknown), (unknown)	11

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