Steven B Heymsfield

Steven B Heymsfield is an expert in Nutrition at Pennington Biomedical Research Center (United States). As of October 2026, ScienceLeadR ranks Steven B Heymsfield in the top 1% of experts worldwide for Nutrition Disorders, Obesity and Overnutrition. Steven B Heymsfield has authored 1,045 publications, the most recent in 2026, and is an investigator in 24 clinical trials, 1 of them ongoing. SLR score: 3,701 (community average: 125). How the SLR is computed.

Nutrition

Subspecialties: Endocrinology - Sports Medicine - Public Health

Full career – Last 3 years

Main Topics

Publications and Clinical Studies

Publications – Clinical Studies

Profile data updated on October 25, 2026

Expert Rankings

Top experts on the MeSH terms this expert works on

Top Body Weight key opinion leaders — ranked #6
Top Obesity key opinion leaders — ranked #12
Top Glucose Metabolism Disorders key opinion leaders

Organizations

Career arc: 1976 - 2026

Source: PubMed

Pennington Biomedical Research Center

Publications Synthesis

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Number : 1045

Citations

Citations: 111 764 1st author: 138 Last author: 339 Unique author: 19

Main journals

Am J Clin Nutr 144

Obesity (Silver Spring) 53

Eur J Clin Nutr 35

Int J Obes (Lond) 32

JPEN J Parenter Enteral Nutr 30

Best Journals

JAMA 15

N Engl J Med 12

Lancet Diabetes Endocrinol 3

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Latest Publications

5 most recent indexed articles

Source: Pubmed

Title	Journal	Year
The bioelectrical impedance analysis (BIA) international database: an update and ongoing call for data. PMID 42839021 — research	Eur J Clin Nutr	2026
Thigh Muscle Quality Predicts the Incidence of Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus. PMID 42660514 — diabetes mellitus, muscles, incidence, risk factors, diabetes mellitus, type 2	Diabetes Metab J	2026
Extreme Obesity (BMI ≥ 60 kg/m 2) Characterization up to and Beyond 80 kg/m 2 in 1,262,454 Bariatric Surgery Patients. PMID 42638036 — bariatric surgery, obesity, cost of illness, obesity, morbid	Obesity (Silver Spring)	2026
Do We Need Body Composition Analysis in Patients with Obesity? A Rethinking of Body Composition Assessment in Preclinical and Clinical Obesity. PMID 42616695 — muscles, body composition, obesity, muscle, skeletal, waist circumference	Obes Facts	2026
Combined Assessment of Body Composition and Neuromuscular Performance in Clinical Practice. PMID 42611954 — biological science disciplines, body composition, athletes	J Vis Exp	2026