Vidhu Thaker

5.2k total citations · 1 hit paper
48 papers, 3.1k citations indexed

About

Vidhu Thaker is a scholar working on Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine, Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health and Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health. According to data from OpenAlex, Vidhu Thaker has authored 48 papers receiving a total of 3.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 12 papers in Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine, 10 papers in Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health and 10 papers in Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health. Recurrent topics in Vidhu Thaker's work include Cystic Fibrosis Research Advances (9 papers), Diet and metabolism studies (7 papers) and Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet (7 papers). Vidhu Thaker is often cited by papers focused on Cystic Fibrosis Research Advances (9 papers), Diet and metabolism studies (7 papers) and Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet (7 papers). Vidhu Thaker collaborates with scholars based in United States, Australia and United Kingdom. Vidhu Thaker's co-authors include Susan K. Flinn, Elaine M. Urbina, Janis M. Dionne, Michael G. Leu, Stephen R. Daniels, Douglas L. Blowey, Joseph T. Flynn, Sarah D. de Ferranti, Samuel S. Gidding and Joshua Samuels and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, PLoS ONE and Hepatology.

In The Last Decade

Vidhu Thaker

41 papers receiving 3.0k citations

Hit Papers

Clinical Practice Guideline for Screening and Management ... 2017 2026 2020 2023 2017 500 1000 1.5k 2.0k
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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.

  1. Clinical Practice Guideline for Screening and Management of High Blood Pressure in Children and Adolescents
    2017 2.2k citations Joseph T. Flynn, David C. Kaelber et al. PEDIATRICS profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Vidhu Thaker United States 16 972 780 772 611 452 48 3.1k
Susan K. Flinn United States 7 969 1.0× 720 0.9× 827 1.1× 487 0.8× 378 0.8× 9 3.3k
Carissa M. Baker‐Smith United States 18 1.3k 1.4× 909 1.2× 847 1.1× 386 0.6× 453 1.0× 52 3.4k
Janis M. Dionne Canada 17 1.2k 1.2× 690 0.9× 879 1.1× 349 0.6× 436 1.0× 48 2.9k
Corinna J. Rea United States 10 955 1.0× 636 0.8× 666 0.9× 291 0.5× 316 0.7× 27 2.5k
Stella Stabouli Greece 26 2.0k 2.1× 770 1.0× 557 0.7× 520 0.9× 474 1.0× 133 3.7k
Guichan Cao United States 29 902 0.9× 622 0.8× 358 0.5× 607 1.0× 547 1.2× 50 3.6k
Michael Cheung United States 19 601 0.6× 1.2k 1.5× 423 0.5× 269 0.4× 363 0.8× 52 2.5k
Mieczysław Litwin Poland 34 2.2k 2.2× 1.0k 1.3× 965 1.3× 630 1.0× 543 1.2× 151 4.7k
Justin P. Zachariah United States 23 1.2k 1.2× 537 0.7× 418 0.5× 383 0.6× 483 1.1× 70 2.6k
Simonetta Genovesi Italy 30 1.8k 1.8× 534 0.7× 331 0.4× 312 0.5× 231 0.5× 131 3.0k

Countries citing papers authored by Vidhu Thaker

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Fields of papers citing papers by Vidhu Thaker

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Vidhu Thaker

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

All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Bozec, Dominique, Lucas A. C. Souza, Angela M. Ramos-Lobo, et al.. (2026). Distinct sympathetic projections to brown fat regulate thermogenesis and glucose tolerance. Nature Metabolism. 8(2). 313–326.
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Nigam, S. K., et al.. (2025). Novel model of childhood appetitive traits in children with obesity. International Journal of Obesity. 49(6). 1084–1091.
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Deng, Shuliang, et al.. (2025). Classification of childhood obesity using longitudinal clinical body mass index and its validation. International Journal of Obesity. 49(9). 1864–1873.
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Ariza, Adolfo J., et al.. (2024). Exploring Genetic Testing for Rare Disorders of Obesity: Experience and Perspectives of Pediatric Weight Management Providers. Childhood Obesity. 20(7). 451–458. 3 indexed citations
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Zuccaro, Michael V., Charles A. LeDuc, & Vidhu Thaker. (2024). Updates on Rare Genetic Variants, Genetic Testing, and Gene Therapy in Individuals With Obesity. Current Obesity Reports. 13(3). 626–641. 4 indexed citations
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Thaker, Vidhu, et al.. (2024). Pharmacologic Management of Obesity in Neuro-Oncology: A Case Report. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 18(1). 169–173.
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Thaker, Vidhu, et al.. (2024). Mitochondrial Health Markers and Obesity-Related Health in Human Population Studies: A Narrative Review of Recent Literature. Current Obesity Reports. 13(4). 724–738. 3 indexed citations
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Semenova, Ekaterina A., et al.. (2024). The expanding landscape of genetic causes of obesity. Pediatric Research. 97(4). 1358–1369. 3 indexed citations
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Thaker, Vidhu, Lydia Coulter Kwee, Haiying Chen, et al.. (2023). Metabolite signature of diabetes remission in individuals with obesity undergoing weight loss interventions. Obesity. 32(2). 304–314. 5 indexed citations
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Deng, Shuliang, Nandan Patibandla, Benjamin May, et al.. (2022). Lack of Age-Appropriate Reference Intervals Causing Potentially Missed Alerts in Clinical Reports of Dyslipidemia. The Journal of Pediatrics. 252. 208–212.e3.
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LeDuc, Charles A., et al.. (2022). The metabolic conditioning of obesity: A review of the pathogenesis of obesity and the epigenetic pathways that “program” obesity from conception. Frontiers in Endocrinology. 13. 1032491–1032491. 20 indexed citations
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Chen, Xinlei, et al.. (2020). Relationship of TSH Levels with Cardiometabolic Risk Factors in US Youth and Reference Percentiles for Thyroid Function. The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism. 106(3). e1221–e1230. 14 indexed citations
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Thaker, Vidhu, et al.. (2020). Psychosocial, behavioral and clinical correlates of children with overweight and obesity. BMC Pediatrics. 20(1). 291–291. 15 indexed citations
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Baker‐Smith, Carissa M., Susan K. Flinn, Joseph T. Flynn, et al.. (2018). Diagnosis, Evaluation, and Management of High Blood Pressure in Children and Adolescents. PEDIATRICS. 142(3). 49 indexed citations
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Flynn, Joseph T., David C. Kaelber, Carissa M. Baker‐Smith, et al.. (2017). Clinical Practice Guideline for Screening and Management of High Blood Pressure in Children and Adolescents. PEDIATRICS. 140(3). 2198 indexed citations breakdown →
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Thaker, Vidhu, et al.. (2013). Recombinant growth hormone therapy for cystic fibrosis in children and young adults. Paediatric Respiratory Reviews. 14(4). 232–233. 2 indexed citations
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Jagannath, Vanitha A, Zbys Fedorowicz, Vidhu Thaker, & Anne B. Chang. (2013). Vitamin K supplementation for cystic fibrosis. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews. CD008482–CD008482. 13 indexed citations

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