# I. Sadaf Farooqi

**Type:** Researchers  
**Canonical URL:** https://scholariq.org/researchers/i-sadaf-farooqi/

## Facts

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Citations | 53,790 |
| Field | Regulation of Appetite and Obesity |
| h-index | 104 |
| i10-index | 249 |
| Last Known Institution | University of Cambridge |
| OpenAlex ID | https://openalex.org/A5005912071 |
| ORCID iD | https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7609-3504 |
| Works | 459 |

## Researcher papers

- [Definition and diagnostic criteria of clinical obesity](https://scholariq.org/papers/definition-and-diagnostic-criteria-of-clinical-obesity/)
- [Hyperphagia, Severe Obesity, Impaired Cognitive Function, and Hyperactivity Associated With Functional Loss of One Copy of the Brain-Derived Neurotrophic Factor (<i>BDNF</i>) Gene](https://scholariq.org/papers/hyperphagia-severe-obesity-impaired-cognitive-function-and-hyperactivity/)
- [Efficacy and safety of setmelanotide, an MC4R agonist, in individuals with severe obesity due to LEPR or POMC deficiency: single-arm, open-label, multicentre, phase 3 trials](https://scholariq.org/papers/efficacy-and-safety-of-setmelanotide-an-mc4r-agonist-in-individuals-with-severe/)
- [Food reward system: current perspectives and future research needs](https://scholariq.org/papers/food-reward-system-current-perspectives-and-future-research-needs/)
- [Novel loci for childhood body mass index and shared heritability with adult cardiometabolic traits](https://scholariq.org/papers/novel-loci-for-childhood-body-mass-index-and-shared-heritability-with-adult/)

## Researcher topics

- [Regulation of Appetite and Obesity](https://scholariq.org/topics/regulation-of-appetite-and-obesity/)
- [Biochemical Analysis and Sensing Techniques](https://scholariq.org/topics/biochemical-analysis-and-sensing-techniques/)
- [Adipose Tissue and Metabolism](https://scholariq.org/topics/adipose-tissue-and-metabolism/)
- [Adipokines, Inflammation, and Metabolic Diseases](https://scholariq.org/topics/adipokines-inflammation-and-metabolic-diseases/)
- [Diet and metabolism studies](https://scholariq.org/topics/diet-and-metabolism-studies/)

## Researcher university

- [University of Cambridge](https://scholariq.org/institutions/university-of-cambridge/)

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Source: ScholarIQ — public research metadata, principally OpenAlex. See https://scholariq.org/sources/ for provenance and https://scholariq.org/methodology/ for what these figures mean.