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David B. Allison

Medicine · Indiana University

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Established · publishing since 1967
Obesity, Physical Activity, DietDiet and metabolism studiesNutritional Studies and DietGenetic Associations and EpidemiologyObesity and Health Practices

Publications

1,190

Citations

87,807

Est. group size

—

Recurring co-author estimate

Active years

60

Publishing since 1967

Research summary
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David B. Allison conducts research in medicine focused on obesity, nutrition, and metabolism, studying topics such as weight loss interventions, dietary protein needs, and physical activity. A notable strand of the work involves scrutinizing the statistical methods and study designs used in health research, including identifying biases and errors in analyses. Additional projects span epidemiology, aging, and infectious disease.

Obesity and weight managementNutrition and dietResearch methods and statistical rigorMetabolism and biomarkersEpidemiology

Publication activity was high through the late 2010s (peaking around 45-47 per year) and has been somewhat lower and steady in recent years, averaging about 28 per year over the last five years.

Generated by claude-opus-4-8 from public bibliographic data · Jul 9, 2026

Funding
Public award records

No award with a current end date on record.

4 earlier awards
  • NIH R25DK099080Jul 2013 – Mar 2026 · $104k awarded

    The Mathematical Sciences in Obesity Research

  • NIH R25HL124208Aug 2014 – Jun 2025 · $208k awarded

    Strengthening Causal Inference in Behavioral Obesity Research

  • NIH R01AG057703Sep 2018 – May 2023 · $276k awarded

    Obesity and Longevity Across Generations

  • NIH R01AG043972Sep 2012 – May 2020 · $466k awarded

    Energetics Disparities & Lifespan: A Unified Hypothesis

Matched to public NIH RePORTER and NSF records by name and institution. Awards from other agencies are not shown, and a match is not always found — this list may be incomplete.

In context
Among 5,073 established Medicine PIs within our index
Citations: 87,807cohort median 2,525
h-index: 138cohort median 24
Publications / year (recent): 28.4cohort median 4.8

Typically publishes in teams of ~6 · 22% small-team papers (≤3 authors) · across 166 venues

Publication cadence
Publications per year over the last 10 years — averaging 28.4/year recently
2017: 27 publications172018: 39 publications182019: 45 publications192020: 47 publications47202021: 42 publications212022: 29 publications222023: 44 publications232024: 31 publications242025: 28 publications252026: 10 publications26
Collaborators per year
Distinct co-authors at Indiana University each year — a rough indication of whether the group around this researcher has been growing or contracting. An estimate from co-authorship, not a roster: collaborators are not necessarily lab members, and recent years can be under-counted while indexing catches up.
2017: 0 collaborators at the same institution2018: 0 collaborators at the same institution2019: 3 collaborators at the same institution2020: 0 collaborators at the same institution2021: 1 collaborator at the same institution2022: 3 collaborators at the same institution2023: 14 collaborators at the same institution2024: 0 collaborators at the same institution2025: 1 collaborator at the same institution1719212325
Recent publications
Publishes in
  • Obesity×22
  • UNC Libraries×14
  • Current Developments in Nutrition×12
  • American Journal of Clinical Nutrition×10
  • International Journal of Obesity×8
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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 Sep 1, 2026.

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