Yitka Graham

2.6k total citations · 1 hit paper
77 papers, 1.5k citations indexed

About

Yitka Graham is a scholar working on Surgery, Pharmacy and General Health Professions. According to data from OpenAlex, Yitka Graham has authored 77 papers receiving a total of 1.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 46 papers in Surgery, 23 papers in Pharmacy and 12 papers in General Health Professions. Recurrent topics in Yitka Graham's work include Bariatric Surgery and Outcomes (42 papers), Obesity and Health Practices (22 papers) and Body Contouring and Surgery (18 papers). Yitka Graham is often cited by papers focused on Bariatric Surgery and Outcomes (42 papers), Obesity and Health Practices (22 papers) and Body Contouring and Surgery (18 papers). Yitka Graham collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, Mexico and United States. Yitka Graham's co-authors include Kamal Mahawar, Sjaak Pouwels, Rishi Singhal, Radwan Kassir, Nasser Sakran, Peter Small, Dharmanand Ramnarain, Tadeja Pintar, Wah Yang and Catherine Hayes and has published in prestigious journals such as International Journal of Obesity, Nutrients and Obesity Reviews.

In The Last Decade

Yitka Graham

66 papers receiving 1.4k 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.

Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD): a review of pathophysiology, clinical management and effects of weight loss

2022 507 citations Sjaak Pouwels, Nasser Sakran et al. BMC Endocrine Disorders profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Yitka Graham United Kingdom	17	633	508	269	263	140	77	1.5k
Charlton Wilson United States	22	369 0.6×	270 0.5×	190 0.7×	453 1.7×	201 1.4×	47	1.4k
S.M. Sadikot India	12	533 0.8×	254 0.5×	368 1.4×	646 2.5×	124 0.9×	32	1.7k
Lois Donovan Canada	29	872 1.4×	383 0.8×	90 0.3×	1.1k 4.1×	115 0.8×	85	2.7k
Haris Riaz United States	21	500 0.8×	302 0.6×	129 0.5×	176 0.7×	83 0.6×	81	1.7k
Mehrdad Haghazali Iran	16	232 0.4×	227 0.4×	202 0.8×	276 1.0×	99 0.7×	43	1.2k
Elias Khajeh Germany	16	442 0.7×	338 0.7×	105 0.4×	332 1.3×	76 0.5×	92	1.3k
Jie Cao China	17	271 0.4×	203 0.4×	170 0.6×	403 1.5×	133 0.9×	82	1.5k
Samantha F. Ehrlich United States	24	596 0.9×	335 0.7×	197 0.7×	490 1.9×	422 3.0×	60	2.5k
Andrew D. Morris United Kingdom	16	250 0.4×	283 0.6×	182 0.7×	819 3.1×	100 0.7×	26	2.0k
Maie Alshahid Saudi Arabia	17	208 0.3×	253 0.5×	227 0.8×	491 1.9×	158 1.1×	36	1.5k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Yitka Graham

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20 of 20 papers shown

Graham, Yitka, et al.. (2025). Economic, ethical and legal implications of evidence-based practice and continuing professional development in radiography: A narrative review. Radiography. 31(2). 102886–102886. 1 indexed citations

Moizé, Violeta, Yitka Graham, Ximena Ramos Salas, & Mercè Balcells‐Oliveró. (2025). Motivational Interviewing (MI) in Obesity Care: Cultivating Person‐Centered and Supportive Clinical Conversations to Reduce Stigma: A Narrative Review. Obesity Science & Practice. 11(1). e70057–e70057. 3 indexed citations

Gong, Xue, et al.. (2024). Novice Chinese Bariatric Nurses’ Perceptions of Their Role as Bariatric Case Managers: A Qualitative Study. Obesity Surgery. 34(5). 1464–1470.

Johnston, Lynne, et al.. (2023). Mind the gap! Factors that predict progression to bariatric surgery indicate that more psychological treatment may be required. Clinical Obesity. 14(1). e12626–e12626.

Johnston, Lynne, et al.. (2023). The forgotten patient: A psychological perspective on the implementation of bariatric surgery guidelines. Obesity Science & Practice. 9(5). 538–547. 4 indexed citations

Graham, Yitka, et al.. (2023). Developing a long‐term follow up service for bariatric surgical patients in the community: Patient and professional perspectives. Obesity Science & Practice. 9(4). 346–354. 3 indexed citations

Yang, Wah, Sally Abbott, Cynthia-Michelle Borg, et al.. (2022). Global variations in preoperative practices concerning patients seeking primary bariatric and metabolic surgery (PACT Study): A survey of 634 bariatric healthcare professionals. International Journal of Obesity. 46(7). 1341–1350. 5 indexed citations

Sakran, Nasser, Yitka Graham, Tadeja Pintar, et al.. (2022). The many faces of diabetes. Is there a need for re-classification? A narrative review. BMC Endocrine Disorders. 22(1). 9–9. 29 indexed citations

Singhal, Rishi, Abd A. Tahrani, Nasser Sakran, et al.. (2021). Effect of COVID-19 pandemic on global Bariatric surgery PRActiceS – The COBRAS study. Obesity Research & Clinical Practice. 15(4). 395–401. 18 indexed citations

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Sakran, Nasser, Roxanna Zakeri, Brijesh Madhok, et al.. (2020). Gastric Fistula in the Chest After Sleeve Gastrectomy: a Systematic Review of Diagnostic and Treatment Options. Obesity Surgery. 31(1). 357–369. 10 indexed citations

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Graham, Yitka, Kamal Mahawar, Manel Riera, et al.. (2020). Emotional Resilience and Bariatric Surgical Teams: a Priority in the Pandemic. Obesity Surgery. 31(4). 1887–1890. 4 indexed citations

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Bellini, Maria Irene, Yitka Graham, Catherine Hayes, et al.. (2019). A woman’s place is in theatre: women’s perceptions and experiences of working in surgery from the Association of Surgeons of Great Britain and Ireland women in surgery working group. BMJ Open. 9(1). e024349–e024349. 76 indexed citations

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Mahawar, Kamal, Chetan Parmar, & Yitka Graham. (2019). One anastomosis gastric bypass: key technical features, and prevention and management of procedure-specific complications. PubMed. 74(2). 126–136. 22 indexed citations

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Mahawar, Kamal, Alistair Sharples, & Yitka Graham. (2019). A systematic review of the effect of gastric pouch and/or gastrojejunostomy (stoma) size on weight loss outcomes with Roux-en-Y gastric bypass. Surgical Endoscopy. 34(3). 1048–1060. 16 indexed citations

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Mahawar, Kamal, Alastair Reid, Yitka Graham, et al.. (2018). Oral Vitamin B12 Supplementation After Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass: a Systematic Review. Obesity Surgery. 28(7). 1916–1923. 9 indexed citations

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Graham, Yitka, Catherine Hayes, Kamal Mahawar, et al.. (2017). Ascertaining the Place of Social Media and Technology for Bariatric Patient Support: What Do Allied Health Practitioners Think?. Obesity Surgery. 27(7). 1691–1696. 15 indexed citations

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Mahawar, Kamal, Kuldeepak S. Kular, Chetan Parmar, et al.. (2017). Perioperative Practices Concerning One Anastomosis (Mini) Gastric Bypass: A Survey of 210 Surgeons. Obesity Surgery. 28(1). 204–211. 30 indexed citations

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Mahawar, Kamal, Yitka Graham, & Peter Small. (2016). Optimum time for pregnancy after bariatric surgery. Surgery for Obesity and Related Diseases. 12(5). 1126–1128. 16 indexed citations

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Graham, Yitka, et al.. (2015). An exploration of patient experiences of adjustment after bariatric surgery: a PhD research study. Sunderland Repository (University of Sunderland). 1 indexed citations

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Mahawar, Kamal, Chetan Parmar, Yitka Graham, et al.. (2015). Routine Liver Biopsy During Bariatric Surgery: an Analysis of Evidence Base. Obesity Surgery. 26(1). 177–181. 26 indexed citations

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