the Advancement of Science, the American College of Physicians, and the Obesity Society. He is a past associate editor of the journals Gastroenterology, Molecular Endocrinology, Endocrinology, and Endocrine Reviews. He was the editor-in-chief of the Journal of Clinical Investigation. He is currently the editor of the Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences Year in Diabetes and Obesity. Publications Ahima has more than 50,000 citations in Google Scholar and h-index of 88. Pubmed Citations Google Scholar Citations Books Can the Obesity Crisis Be Reversed? (2021) Metabolic syndrome: a comprehensive textbook (Springer) Metabolic basis of obesity (Springer) Obesity epidemiology, pathogenesis, and treatment: a multidisciplinary approach (Apple/CRC) Childhood obesity: prevalence, pathophysiology, and management (Apple/CRC) The Year in Diabetes and Obesity (Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences)_review series Highly Cited Articles (more than 1300 citations) 2001 with CM Steppan, ST Bailey, S Bhat, EJ Brown, RR Banerjee, CM Wrigth, HR Patel, MA Lazar, The hormone resistin links obesity to diabetes, in: Nature. Vol. 409, nº 6818; 307-312. 1996 with D Prabakaran, C Mantzoros, D Qu, B Lowell, E Maratos-Flier, JS Flier, Role of leptin in the neuroendocrine response to fasting, in Nature. Vol. 382, nº 6588; 250-252. 2000 with JS Flier, Leptin, in Annual Review of Physiology. Vol. 62, nº 1; 413-437. 2000 with JS Flier, Adipose tissue as an endocrine organ, in Trends in Endocrinology & Metabolism. Vol. 11, nº 8; 327-332. 2009 with MA Hildebrandt, C Hoffman, SA Sherrill-Mix, SA Keilbaugh, M Hamady, YY Chen, R Knight, F Bushman, GD Wu, High-fat diet determines the composition of the murine gut microbiome independently of obesity, in Gastroenterology. Vol. 137, nº 5; 1716-1724. See also Journal of Clinical Investigation Bloomberg Distinguished Professorships References External links Google Scholar Citations Alumni of the Accra Academy Living people Year of birth missing (living people) 21st-century African-American scientists 21st-century African-American physicians 21st-century American physicians University of Ghana Medical School alumni Journal of Clinical Investigation editors Physician-scientists Members of the National Academy of Medicine