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Brian C. Focht

Medicine · The Ohio State University

Established · publishing since 1998

Publications

179

Citations

3,560

Est. group size

~26

Recurring co-author estimate

Active years

29

Publishing since 1998

Research summary
AI-generated

Brian C. Focht studies physical activity, weight management, and behavioral interventions in populations affected by obesity, kidney transplantation, and cancer. His work often examines how social, environmental, and neighborhood factors influence health behaviors and outcomes such as weight loss after bariatric surgery, and he also investigates exercise interventions (including resistance training) for recovery, fitness, and cognitive function in various clinical groups. Much of this research uses pilot studies, feasibility trials, and applied health behavior frameworks.

Physical activity and exercise interventionsObesity and bariatric surgery outcomesBehavioral health and self-management technologyKidney transplant and cancer survivorshipSocial and environmental determinants of health

Publication output was fairly steady at 9-11 papers per year from 2017-2022, peaked sharply in 2023, and has declined in the most recent two years.

Generated by claude-sonnet-5 from public bibliographic data · Jul 20, 2026

Publication cadence
Publications per year over the last 10 years — averaging 8.0/year recently
2017: 10 publications172018: 9 publications182019: 9 publications192020: 10 publications202021: 10 publications212022: 11 publications222023: 18 publications18232024: 7 publications242025: 3 publications252026: 1 publication26
Recent publications
Publishes in
  • Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise×36
  • Obesity Surgery×6
  • Journal of Geriatric Oncology×5
  • PLoS ONE×4
  • Journal of Behavioral Medicine×3
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This profile was generated automatically from public scholarly data (OpenAlex). Group size and activity levels are estimates derived from co-authorship patterns.

Last updated Jul 19, 2026.

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