Walter J. Pories

30.4k total citations · 7 hit papers
286 papers, 21.9k citations indexed

About

Walter J. Pories is a scholar working on Surgery, Physiology and Pharmacy. According to data from OpenAlex, Walter J. Pories has authored 286 papers receiving a total of 21.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 164 papers in Surgery, 104 papers in Physiology and 55 papers in Pharmacy. Recurrent topics in Walter J. Pories's work include Bariatric Surgery and Outcomes (138 papers), Diet and metabolism studies (74 papers) and Obesity and Health Practices (55 papers). Walter J. Pories is often cited by papers focused on Bariatric Surgery and Outcomes (138 papers), Diet and metabolism studies (74 papers) and Obesity and Health Practices (55 papers). Walter J. Pories collaborates with scholars based in United States, Serbia and Australia. Walter J. Pories's co-authors include Hēnry Buchwald, Michael D. Jensen, Kyle Fahrbach, Yoav Avidor, Karen M Schoelles, Eugene Braunwald, G. Lynis Dohm, Kenneth G. MacDonald, Melvin Swanson and Hisham A. Barakat and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and New England Journal of Medicine.

In The Last Decade

Walter J. Pories

273 papers receiving 21.1k 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.

Bariatric Surgery

2004 5.1k citations Walter J. Pories et al. profile →
Weight and Type 2 Diabetes after Bariatric Surgery: Systematic Review and Meta-analysis

2009 1.9k citations Walter J. Pories et al. profile →
Who Would Have Thought It? An Operation Proves to Be the Most Effective Therapy for Adult-Onset Diabetes Mellitus

1995 1.6k citations Walter J. Pories, Kenneth G. MacDonald et al. profile →
Perioperative Safety in the Longitudinal Assessment of Bariatric Surgery

2009 961 citations Steven H. Belle, Wendy C. King et al. profile →
Peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor gene expression in human tissues. Effects of obesity, weight loss, and regulation by insulin and glucocorticoids.

1997 663 citations Walter J. Pories et al. profile →
Seven-Year Weight Trajectories and Health Outcomes in the Longitudinal Assessment of Bariatric Surgery (LABS) Study

2017 447 citations Anita P. Courcoulas, Wendy C. King et al. JAMA Surgery profile →
Prevalence of Alcohol Use Disorders Before and After Bariatric Surgery

2012 344 citations Wendy C. King, James E. Mitchell et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Walter J. Pories United States	61	14.3k	10.0k	3.8k	3.6k	3.4k	286	21.9k
John P. Kirwan United States	69	7.4k 0.5×	8.8k 0.9×	4.5k 1.2×	1.2k 0.3×	3.5k 1.0×	309	21.8k
Jeffrey I. Mechanick United States	50	5.7k 0.4×	2.8k 0.3×	6.2k 1.6×	1.0k 0.3×	1.5k 0.4×	233	13.3k
Judith G. Regensteiner United States	59	5.6k 0.4×	3.5k 0.4×	4.5k 1.2×	411 0.1×	3.2k 1.0×	184	17.4k
Karen A. Donato United States	10	3.8k 0.3×	7.9k 0.8×	11.1k 2.9×	1.7k 0.5×	2.9k 0.9×	16	29.1k
Luca Busetto Italy	51	4.1k 0.3×	4.6k 0.5×	1.7k 0.4×	1.3k 0.4×	724 0.2×	181	10.2k
Lynne E. Wagenknecht United States	79	3.3k 0.2×	5.2k 0.5×	8.1k 2.1×	796 0.2×	3.2k 1.0×	336	22.2k
Paul Poirier Canada	56	3.5k 0.2×	6.3k 0.6×	4.2k 1.1×	635 0.2×	1.8k 0.5×	373	21.1k
Jean‐Charles Fruchart France	37	6.1k 0.4×	5.2k 0.5×	8.1k 2.1×	376 0.1×	5.0k 1.5×	51	23.0k
Michael G. Sarr United States	70	10.1k 0.7×	2.8k 0.3×	715 0.2×	1.1k 0.3×	915 0.3×	291	14.7k
Luc F. Van Gaal Belgium	39	2.6k 0.2×	4.3k 0.4×	5.6k 1.5×	498 0.1×	2.2k 0.7×	164	13.7k

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Liles, Darla, et al.. (2023). Fasciotomy on a female patient with acquired factor VIII: A case report and literature review of management. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 11(8). e7773–e7773. 2 indexed citations

Gourash, William, Wendy C. King, Amanda S. Hinerman, et al.. (2021). Five-year attrition, active enrollment, and predictors of level of participation in the Longitudinal Assessment of Bariatric Surgery (LABS-2) study. Surgery for Obesity and Related Diseases. 18(3). 394–403. 3 indexed citations

Menke, Marie, Wendy C. King, Gretchen E. White, et al.. (2019). Conception rates and contraceptive use after bariatric surgery among women with infertility: Evidence from a prospective multicenter cohort study. Surgery for Obesity and Related Diseases. 15(5). 777–785. 12 indexed citations

Menke, Marie, Wendy C. King, Gretchen E. White, et al.. (2017). Contraception and Conception After Bariatric Surgery. Obstetrics and Gynecology. 130(5). 979–987. 27 indexed citations

Courcoulas, Anita P., Wendy C. King, Steven H. Belle, et al.. (2017). Seven-Year Weight Trajectories and Health Outcomes in the Longitudinal Assessment of Bariatric Surgery (LABS) Study. JAMA Surgery. 153(5). 427–427. 447 indexed citations breakdown →

Mendez, Carlos E., et al.. (2016). Outcomes of Roux-en-Y gastric bypass surgery for severely obese patients with type 1 diabetes: a case series report. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 1 indexed citations

Sippey, Megan, Kevin R. Kasten, William H. Chapman, Walter J. Pories, & Konstantinos Spaniolas. (2016). 30-day readmissions after sleeve gastrectomy versus Roux-en-Y gastric bypass. Surgery for Obesity and Related Diseases. 12(5). 991–996. 48 indexed citations

Courcoulas, Anita P., Nicholas J. Christian, Robert W. O’Rourke, et al.. (2015). Preoperative factors and 3-year weight change in the Longitudinal Assessment of Bariatric Surgery (LABS) consortium. Surgery for Obesity and Related Diseases. 11(5). 1109–1118. 95 indexed citations

Pories, Walter J.. (2011). The IDF Statement: A Big and Long-Awaited Step for Our Diabetic Patients. Obesity Surgery. 21(10). 1487–1489. 2 indexed citations

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Pories, Walter J.. (2009). Typ-II-Diabetes. Der Chirurg. 80(5). 416–421. 2 indexed citations

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Pories, Walter J.. (2009). Typ-II-Diabetes: Dauerhafte Remission durch Chirurgie des Foregut. Chirurg. 80(5). 416–421. 1 indexed citations

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Pories, Walter J.. (2006). Yes, Virginia, Bariatric Surgery Works, and It Is Safe. North Carolina Medical Journal. 67(4). 296–300. 3 indexed citations

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Pories, Walter J., et al.. (2006). Quality Control of Bariatric Surgery. Bariatric Nursing and Surgical Patient Care. 1(1). 53–59. 1 indexed citations

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Pories, Walter J., et al.. (2005). Garantía de la calidad en cirugía bariátrica. 757–771. 1 indexed citations

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Pories, Walter J.. (2003). So You Think We are Bariatric Surgeons? Think Again. Obesity Surgery. 13(5). 673–675. 3 indexed citations

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Wenger, Neil S., Debra Saliba, Alan Adelman, et al.. (2003). Appropriateness of Quality Indicators for Older Patients with Advanced Dementia and Poor Prognosis. 1 indexed citations

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Hulver, Matthew W., et al.. (2003). Ethnic differences in adiponectin levels. Metabolism. 53(1). 1–3. 117 indexed citations

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Bray, John T., et al.. (1989). Trace element status of some commercial smokeless tobaccos. Journal of Toxicology and Environmental Health. 28(2). 171–181. 4 indexed citations

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Pories, Walter J.. (1974). Clinical applications of zinc metabolism. Thomas eBooks. 23 indexed citations

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Pories, Walter J., et al.. (1967). Partial mandibular replacement with a silicone strut. The American Journal of Surgery. 113(6). 846–849. 7 indexed citations

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