Walmir Coutinho

4.9k total citations · 1 hit paper
74 papers, 3.2k citations indexed

About

Walmir Coutinho is a scholar working on Clinical Psychology, Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism and Pharmacology. According to data from OpenAlex, Walmir Coutinho has authored 74 papers receiving a total of 3.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 26 papers in Clinical Psychology, 22 papers in Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism and 20 papers in Pharmacology. Recurrent topics in Walmir Coutinho's work include Eating Disorders and Behaviors (26 papers), Pharmacology and Obesity Treatment (20 papers) and Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet (17 papers). Walmir Coutinho is often cited by papers focused on Eating Disorders and Behaviors (26 papers), Pharmacology and Obesity Treatment (20 papers) and Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet (17 papers). Walmir Coutinho collaborates with scholars based in Brazil, Australia and United Kingdom. Walmir Coutinho's co-authors include José Carlos Appolinário, Ian D. Caterson, Sílvia Freitas, Arya M. Sharma, Nick Finer, Rodrigo O. Moreira, Christian Torp‐Pedersen, Aldo P. Maggioni, Marcelo Papelbaum and Richard A. Rode and has published in prestigious journals such as New England Journal of Medicine, SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología and Journal of the American College of Cardiology.

In The Last Decade

Walmir Coutinho

73 papers receiving 3.1k 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.

Effect of Sibutramine on Cardiovascular Outcomes in Overweight and Obese Subjects

2010 676 citations W. P. T. James, Ian D. Caterson et al. profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Walmir Coutinho Brazil	31	976	934	930	813	664	74	3.2k
Lara Hilton United States	22	944 1.0×	737 0.8×	652 0.7×	1.0k 1.3×	509 0.8×	65	4.8k
Alain Golay Switzerland	28	827 0.8×	345 0.4×	890 1.0×	1.3k 1.6×	365 0.5×	150	3.4k
Jennifer R McDuffie United States	39	449 0.5×	771 0.8×	922 1.0×	1.2k 1.5×	1.4k 2.2×	89	4.2k
Priya Sumithran Australia	21	652 0.7×	493 0.5×	889 1.0×	1.7k 2.1×	667 1.0×	90	3.5k
Adam Gilden Tsai United States	26	694 0.7×	826 0.9×	617 0.7×	1.3k 1.7×	1.4k 2.1×	68	3.9k
Daniel H. Bessesen United States	35	868 0.9×	403 0.4×	1.0k 1.1×	2.2k 2.7×	843 1.3×	117	4.3k
Raymond A Plodkowski United States	11	1.4k 1.5×	238 0.3×	1.2k 1.3×	1.2k 1.5×	381 0.6×	19	2.8k
Cíntia Chaves Curioni Brazil	14	731 0.7×	303 0.3×	449 0.5×	761 0.9×	644 1.0×	48	2.2k
Xavier Pi‐Sunyer United States	19	605 0.6×	218 0.2×	1.5k 1.6×	1.5k 1.8×	791 1.2×	41	4.0k
James W. Anderson United States	34	1.0k 1.0×	867 0.9×	1.1k 1.2×	2.0k 2.5×	1.4k 2.1×	102	5.8k

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Dicker, Dror, Assim A. Alfadda, Walmir Coutinho, et al.. (2021). Patient motivation to lose weight: Importance of healthcare professional support, goals and self-efficacy. European Journal of Internal Medicine. 91. 10–16. 27 indexed citations

Alfadda, Assim A., Ian D. Caterson, Walmir Coutinho, et al.. (2021). The 3Ds – Discussion, diagnosis and direction: Elements for effective obesity care by healthcare professionals. European Journal of Internal Medicine. 91. 17–25. 1 indexed citations

Papelbaum, Marcelo, et al.. (2019). Does binge-eating matter for glycemic control in type 2 diabetes patients?. Journal of Eating Disorders. 7(1). 30–30. 14 indexed citations

Nazar, Bruno Palazzo, et al.. (2019). Effectiveness of Pharmacologic Interventions in the Management of Weight Gain in Patients With Severe Mental Illness. The Primary Care Companion For CNS Disorders. 21(6). 18 indexed citations

Bahia, Luciana, Camila Wohlgemuth Schaan, Karen Sparrenberger, et al.. (2018). Overview of meta-analysis on prevention and treatment of childhood obesity. Jornal de Pediatria. 95(4). 385–400. 33 indexed citations

Coutinho, Walmir & Wellington S. Silva Júnior. (2015). Diabetes Care in Brazil. Annals of Global Health. 81(6). 735–741. 25 indexed citations

Torp‐Pedersen, Christian, Nick Finer, Ian D. Caterson, et al.. (2013). Uric Acid as a Risk Factor for Cardiovascular Disease and Mortality in Overweight/Obese Individuals. PLoS ONE. 8(3). e59121–e59121. 51 indexed citations

Papelbaum, Marcelo, Rodrigo O. Moreira, Walmir Coutinho, et al.. (2011). Depression, glycemic control and type 2 diabetes. Diabetology & Metabolic Syndrome. 3(1). 26–26. 78 indexed citations

Caterson, Ian D., Nick Finer, Walmir Coutinho, et al.. (2011). Maintained intentional weight loss reduces cardiovascular outcomes: results from the Sibutramine Cardiovascular OUTcomes (SCOUT) trial. Diabetes Obesity and Metabolism. 14(6). 523–530. 108 indexed citations

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James, Philip, Ian D. Caterson, Walmir Coutinho, et al.. (2010). EFFECTS ON MORTALITY AND MORBIDITY IN OVERWEIGHT/OBESE SUBJECTS: THE SIBUTRAMINE CARDIOVASCULAR OUTCOMES (SCOUT) TRIAL. Journal of the American College of Cardiology. 55(10). A141.E1326–A141.E1326. 7 indexed citations

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Papelbaum, Marcelo, et al.. (2010). The association between quality of life, depressive symptoms and glycemic control in a group of type 2 diabetes patients. Diabetes Research and Clinical Practice. 89(3). 227–230. 43 indexed citations

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Moreira, Rodrigo O., et al.. (2008). Post-prandial Hypoglycemia after Bariatric Surgery: Pharmacological Treatment with Verapamil and Acarbose. Obesity Surgery. 18(12). 1618–1621. 103 indexed citations

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Sharma, Arya M., Ian D. Caterson, Walmir Coutinho, et al.. (2008). Blood pressure changes associated with sibutramine and weight management – an analysis from the 6‐week lead‐in period of the sibutramine cardiovascular outcomes trial (SCOUT)*. Diabetes Obesity and Metabolism. 11(3). 239–250. 24 indexed citations

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Papelbaum, Marcelo, et al.. (2007). Comorbidity of psychiatric disorders and symmetric distal polyneuropathy among type II diabetic outpatients. Brazilian Journal of Medical and Biological Research. 40(2). 269–275. 13 indexed citations

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Godoy‐Matos, Amélio F., et al.. (2006). The potential role of increased adrenal volume in the pathophysiology of obesity-related Type 2 diabetes. Journal of Endocrinological Investigation. 29(2). 159–163. 28 indexed citations

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Freitas, Sílvia, Cláudia de Souza Lopes, José Carlos Appolinário, & Walmir Coutinho. (2005). The assessment of binge eating disorder in obese women: A comparison of the binge eating scale with the structured clinical interview for the DSM-IV. Eating Behaviors. 7(3). 282–289. 97 indexed citations

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Coutinho, Walmir, et al.. (2005). Eating Avoidance Disorder and Wernicke-Korsakoff Syndrome Following Gastric Bypass: An Under-Diagnosed Association. Obesity Surgery. 15(8). 1207–1210. 20 indexed citations

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Godoy‐Matos, Amélio F., et al.. (2005). Treatment of Obese Adolescents with Sibutramine: A Randomized, Double-Blind, Controlled Study. The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism. 90(3). 1460–1465. 108 indexed citations

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Moreira, Rodrigo O., et al.. (2004). Insulinoma Misdiagnosed as Dumping Syndrome after Bariatric Surgery. Obesity Surgery. 14(1). 120–123. 47 indexed citations

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Appolinário, José Carlos, et al.. (2002). An Open-Label Trial of Sibutramine in Obese Patients With Binge-Eating Disorder. The Journal of Clinical Psychiatry. 63(1). 28–30. 45 indexed citations

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