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  1. 1 Liraglutide and Cardiovascular Outcomes in Type 2 Diabetes. 5,527 citations · N Engl J Med
  2. 2 Semaglutide and Cardiovascular Outcomes in Patients with Type 2 Diabetes. 4,897 citations · N Engl J Med
  3. 3 Once-Weekly Semaglutide in Adults with Overweight or Obesity. 3,519 citations · N Engl J Med
  4. 4 Tirzepatide Once Weekly for the Treatment of Obesity. 2,552 citations · N Engl J Med
  5. 5 Dulaglutide and cardiovascular outcomes in type 2 diabetes (REWIND): a double-blind, randomised placebo-controlled trial. 2,297 citations · Lancet
  6. 6 Semaglutide and Cardiovascular Outcomes in Obesity without Diabetes. 2,195 citations · N Engl J Med
  7. 7 A Randomized, Controlled Trial of 3.0 mg of Liraglutide in Weight Management. 1,959 citations · N Engl J Med
  8. 8 Lixisenatide in Patients with Type 2 Diabetes and Acute Coronary Syndrome. 1,848 citations · N Engl J Med
  9. 9 Liraglutide safety and efficacy in patients with non-alcoholic steatohepatitis (LEAN): a multicentre, double-blind, randomised, placebo-controlled phase 2 study. 1,700 citations · Lancet
  10. 10 Effects of Once-Weekly Exenatide on Cardiovascular Outcomes in Type 2 Diabetes. 1,622 citations · N Engl J Med
  11. 11 EASL-EASD-EASO Clinical Practice Guidelines on the management of metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease (MASLD). 1,588 citations · J Hepatol
  12. 12 A Placebo-Controlled Trial of Subcutaneous Semaglutide in Nonalcoholic Steatohepatitis. 1,535 citations · N Engl J Med
  13. 13 Tirzepatide versus Semaglutide Once Weekly in Patients with Type 2 Diabetes. 1,481 citations · N Engl J Med
  14. 14 Oral Semaglutide and Cardiovascular Outcomes in Patients with Type 2 Diabetes. 1,440 citations · N Engl J Med
  15. 15 Effects of Semaglutide on Chronic Kidney Disease in Patients with Type 2 Diabetes. 1,295 citations · N Engl J Med
  16. 16 Cardiovascular, mortality, and kidney outcomes with GLP-1 receptor agonists in patients with type 2 diabetes: a systematic review and meta-analysis of cardiovascular outcome trials. 1,246 citations · Lancet Diabetes Endocrinol
  17. 17 Semaglutide in Patients with Heart Failure with Preserved Ejection Fraction and Obesity. 1,234 citations · N Engl J Med
  18. 18 GLP-1 receptor agonists in the treatment of type 2 diabetes - state-of-the-art. 1,185 citations · Mol Metab
  19. 19 Semaglutide 2·4 mg once a week in adults with overweight or obesity, and type 2 diabetes (STEP 2): a randomised, double-blind, double-dummy, placebo-controlled, phase 3 trial. 1,072 citations · Lancet
  20. 20 GLP-1 receptor agonists for individualized treatment of type 2 diabetes mellitus. 1,047 citations · Nat Rev Endocrinol
  21. 21 Effect of Continued Weekly Subcutaneous Semaglutide vs Placebo on Weight Loss Maintenance in Adults With Overweight or Obesity: The STEP 4 Randomized Clinical Trial. 1,023 citations · JAMA
  22. 22 Liraglutide and Renal Outcomes in Type 2 Diabetes. 937 citations · N Engl J Med
  23. 23 Efficacy of Liraglutide for Weight Loss Among Patients With Type 2 Diabetes: The SCALE Diabetes Randomized Clinical Trial. 853 citations · JAMA
  24. 24 Effect of Subcutaneous Semaglutide vs Placebo as an Adjunct to Intensive Behavioral Therapy on Body Weight in Adults With Overweight or Obesity: The STEP 3 Randomized Clinical Trial. 811 citations · JAMA
  25. 25 Management of hyperglycaemia in type 2 diabetes, 2018. A consensus report by the American Diabetes Association (ADA) and the European Association for the Study of Diabetes (EASD). 810 citations · Diabetologia
  26. 26 Discovery of the Once-Weekly Glucagon-Like Peptide-1 (GLP-1) Analogue Semaglutide. 806 citations · J Med Chem
  27. 27 Triple-Hormone-Receptor Agonist Retatrutide for Obesity - A Phase 2 Trial. 805 citations · N Engl J Med
  28. 28 Efficacy and safety of a novel dual GIP and GLP-1 receptor agonist tirzepatide in patients with type 2 diabetes (SURPASS-1): a double-blind, randomised, phase 3 trial. 790 citations · Lancet
  29. 29 Weight regain and cardiometabolic effects after withdrawal of semaglutide: The STEP 1 trial extension. 786 citations · Diabetes Obes Metab
  30. 30 The arcuate nucleus mediates GLP-1 receptor agonist liraglutide-dependent weight loss. 775 citations · J Clin Invest
  31. 31 Effects of glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonists on weight loss: systematic review and meta-analyses of randomised controlled trials. 723 citations · BMJ
  32. 32 Pancreatitis, pancreatic, and thyroid cancer with glucagon-like peptide-1-based therapies. 719 citations · Gastroenterology
  33. 33 GLP-1 receptor localization in monkey and human tissue: novel distribution revealed with extensively validated monoclonal antibody. 718 citations · Endocrinology
  34. 34 Effect of Weekly Subcutaneous Semaglutide vs Daily Liraglutide on Body Weight in Adults With Overweight or Obesity Without Diabetes: The STEP 8 Randomized Clinical Trial. 718 citations · JAMA
  35. 35 An anti-diabetes agent protects the mouse brain from defective insulin signaling caused by Alzheimer's disease- associated Aβ oligomers. 716 citations · J Clin Invest
  36. 36 Exenatide once weekly versus placebo in Parkinson's disease: a randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial. 685 citations · Lancet
  37. 37 LY3298176, a novel dual GIP and GLP-1 receptor agonist for the treatment of type 2 diabetes mellitus: From discovery to clinical proof of concept. 681 citations · Mol Metab
  38. 38 Tirzepatide for Metabolic Dysfunction-Associated Steatohepatitis with Liver Fibrosis. 677 citations · N Engl J Med
  39. 39 The Discovery and Development of Liraglutide and Semaglutide. 676 citations · Front Endocrinol (Lausanne)
  40. 40 Tirzepatide for Heart Failure with Preserved Ejection Fraction and Obesity. 658 citations · N Engl J Med
  41. 41 Two-year effects of semaglutide in adults with overweight or obesity: the STEP 5 trial. 652 citations · Nat Med
  42. 42 Efficacy and safety of LY3298176, a novel dual GIP and GLP-1 receptor agonist, in patients with type 2 diabetes: a randomised, placebo-controlled and active comparator-controlled phase 2 trial. 651 citations · Lancet
  43. 43 Efficacy and safety of semaglutide compared with liraglutide and placebo for weight loss in patients with obesity: a randomised, double-blind, placebo and active controlled, dose-ranging, phase 2 trial. 635 citations · Lancet
  44. 44 3 years of liraglutide versus placebo for type 2 diabetes risk reduction and weight management in individuals with prediabetes: a randomised, double-blind trial. 630 citations · Lancet
  45. 45 Continued Treatment With Tirzepatide for Maintenance of Weight Reduction in Adults With Obesity: The SURMOUNT-4 Randomized Clinical Trial. 627 citations · JAMA
  46. 46 Semaglutide versus dulaglutide once weekly in patients with type 2 diabetes (SUSTAIN 7): a randomised, open-label, phase 3b trial. 621 citations · Lancet Diabetes Endocrinol
  47. 47 Phase 3 Trial of Semaglutide in Metabolic Dysfunction-Associated Steatohepatitis. 614 citations · N Engl J Med
  48. 48 Association of Pharmacological Treatments for Obesity With Weight Loss and Adverse Events: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis. 603 citations · JAMA
  49. 49 Efficacy and safety of once-weekly semaglutide monotherapy versus placebo in patients with type 2 diabetes (SUSTAIN 1): a double-blind, randomised, placebo-controlled, parallel-group, multinational, multicentre phase 3a trial. 602 citations · Lancet Diabetes Endocrinol
  50. 50 Tirzepatide once weekly for the treatment of obesity in people with type 2 diabetes (SURMOUNT-2): a double-blind, randomised, multicentre, placebo-controlled, phase 3 trial. 601 citations · Lancet
  51. 51 The diabetes drug liraglutide prevents degenerative processes in a mouse model of Alzheimer's disease. 598 citations · J Neurosci
  52. 52 Weight maintenance and additional weight loss with liraglutide after low-calorie-diet-induced weight loss: the SCALE Maintenance randomized study. 591 citations · Int J Obes (Lond)
  53. 53 Semaglutide lowers body weight in rodents via distributed neural pathways. 580 citations · JCI Insight
  54. 54 Effects of Liraglutide on Clinical Stability Among Patients With Advanced Heart Failure and Reduced Ejection Fraction: A Randomized Clinical Trial. 576 citations · JAMA
  55. 55 Semaglutide in Patients with Obesity-Related Heart Failure and Type 2 Diabetes. 548 citations · N Engl J Med
  56. 56 EASL-EASD-EASO Clinical Practice Guidelines for the management of non-alcoholic fatty liver disease. 543 citations · Diabetologia
  57. 57 Unimolecular dual incretins maximize metabolic benefits in rodents, monkeys, and humans. 541 citations · Sci Transl Med
  58. 58 Tirzepatide versus insulin glargine in type 2 diabetes and increased cardiovascular risk (SURPASS-4): a randomised, open-label, parallel-group, multicentre, phase 3 trial. 538 citations · Lancet
  59. 59 Tirzepatide for the Treatment of Obstructive Sleep Apnea and Obesity. 538 citations · N Engl J Med
  60. 60 Glucagon-like Peptide-1 receptor agonists activate rodent thyroid C-cells causing calcitonin release and C-cell proliferation. 536 citations · Endocrinology
  61. 61 Obesity Management in Adults: A Review. 523 citations · JAMA
  62. 62 Dulaglutide versus insulin glargine in patients with type 2 diabetes and moderate-to-severe chronic kidney disease (AWARD-7): a multicentre, open-label, randomised trial. 519 citations · Lancet Diabetes Endocrinol
  63. 63 Safety, tolerability and sustained weight loss over 2 years with the once-daily human GLP-1 analog, liraglutide. 514 citations · Int J Obes (Lond)
  64. 64 A Randomized, Controlled Trial of Liraglutide for Adolescents with Obesity. 512 citations · N Engl J Med
  65. 65 Once-weekly tirzepatide versus once-daily insulin degludec as add-on to metformin with or without SGLT2 inhibitors in patients with type 2 diabetes (SURPASS-3): a randomised, open-label, parallel-group, phase 3 trial. 507 citations · Lancet
  66. 66 GLP-1 agonism stimulates brown adipose tissue thermogenesis and browning through hypothalamic AMPK. 507 citations · Diabetes
  67. 67 Once-Weekly Semaglutide in Adolescents with Obesity. 499 citations · N Engl J Med
  68. 68 Effect of liraglutide, a glucagon-like peptide-1 analogue, on left ventricular function in stable chronic heart failure patients with and without diabetes (LIVE)-a multicentre, double-blind, randomised, placebo-controlled trial. 486 citations · Eur J Heart Fail
  69. 69 Effects of once-weekly semaglutide on appetite, energy intake, control of eating, food preference and body weight in subjects with obesity. 485 citations · Diabetes Obes Metab
  70. 70 Efficacy and safety of exenatide once weekly versus sitagliptin or pioglitazone as an adjunct to metformin for treatment of type 2 diabetes (DURATION-2): a randomised trial. 481 citations · Lancet
  71. 71 Effect of Subcutaneous Tirzepatide vs Placebo Added to Titrated Insulin Glargine on Glycemic Control in Patients With Type 2 Diabetes: The SURPASS-5 Randomized Clinical Trial. 477 citations · JAMA
  72. 72 Efficacy and Safety of Once-Weekly Semaglutide Versus Exenatide ER in Subjects With Type 2 Diabetes (SUSTAIN 3): A 56-Week, Open-Label, Randomized Clinical Trial. 476 citations · Diabetes Care
  73. 73 Dulaglutide and renal outcomes in type 2 diabetes: an exploratory analysis of the REWIND randomised, placebo-controlled trial. 475 citations · Lancet
  74. 74 Inhibition of monocyte adhesion to endothelial cells and attenuation of atherosclerotic lesion by a glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonist, exendin-4. 471 citations · Diabetes
  75. 75 Liraglutide versus sitagliptin for patients with type 2 diabetes who did not have adequate glycaemic control with metformin: a 26-week, randomised, parallel-group, open-label trial. 467 citations · Lancet
  76. 76 Cardiovascular outcomes with glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonists in patients with type 2 diabetes: a meta-analysis. 465 citations · Lancet Diabetes Endocrinol
  77. 77 Exenatide reduces reperfusion injury in patients with ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction. 449 citations · Eur Heart J
  78. 78 Exenatide and the treatment of patients with Parkinson's disease. 441 citations · J Clin Invest
  79. 79 Cardiovascular Actions and Clinical Outcomes With Glucagon-Like Peptide-1 Receptor Agonists and Dipeptidyl Peptidase-4 Inhibitors. 440 citations · Circulation
  80. 80 Drugs developed to treat diabetes, liraglutide and lixisenatide, cross the blood brain barrier and enhance neurogenesis. 439 citations · BMC Neurosci
  81. 81 Oral semaglutide versus subcutaneous liraglutide and placebo in type 2 diabetes (PIONEER 4): a randomised, double-blind, phase 3a trial. 438 citations · Lancet
  82. 82 Glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor is present on human hepatocytes and has a direct role in decreasing hepatic steatosis in vitro by modulating elements of the insulin signaling pathway. 436 citations · Hepatology
  83. 83 Use of twice-daily exenatide in Basal insulin-treated patients with type 2 diabetes: a randomized, controlled trial. 430 citations · Ann Intern Med
  84. 84 Exenatide once weekly versus liraglutide once daily in patients with type 2 diabetes (DURATION-6): a randomised, open-label study. 429 citations · Lancet
  85. 85 Comparative effectiveness of GLP-1 receptor agonists on glycaemic control, body weight, and lipid profile for type 2 diabetes: systematic review and network meta-analysis. 427 citations · BMJ
  86. 86 Semaglutide 2·4 mg once weekly in patients with non-alcoholic steatohepatitis-related cirrhosis: a randomised, placebo-controlled phase 2 trial. 425 citations · Lancet Gastroenterol Hepatol
  87. 87 GLP-1 receptor activation and Epac2 link atrial natriuretic peptide secretion to control of blood pressure. 420 citations · Nat Med
  88. 88 GLP-1 neurons in the nucleus of the solitary tract project directly to the ventral tegmental area and nucleus accumbens to control for food intake. 419 citations · Endocrinology
  89. 89 Effect of liraglutide 3.0 mg in individuals with obesity and moderate or severe obstructive sleep apnea: the SCALE Sleep Apnea randomized clinical trial. 409 citations · Int J Obes (Lond)
  90. 90 The GLP-1 Analogs Liraglutide and Semaglutide Reduce Atherosclerosis in ApoE<sup>-/-</sup> and LDLr<sup>-/-</sup> Mice by a Mechanism That Includes Inflammatory Pathways. 408 citations · JACC Basic Transl Sci
  91. 91 Efficacy and safety of once-weekly semaglutide versus once-daily sitagliptin as an add-on to metformin, thiazolidinediones, or both, in patients with type 2 diabetes (SUSTAIN 2): a 56-week, double-blind, phase 3a, randomised trial. 406 citations · Lancet Diabetes Endocrinol
  92. 92 Effects of the once-daily GLP-1 analog liraglutide on gastric emptying, glycemic parameters, appetite and energy metabolism in obese, non-diabetic adults. 406 citations · Int J Obes (Lond)
  93. 93 Effect of tirzepatide versus insulin degludec on liver fat content and abdominal adipose tissue in people with type 2 diabetes (SURPASS-3 MRI): a substudy of the randomised, open-label, parallel-group, phase 3 SURPASS-3 trial. 402 citations · Lancet Diabetes Endocrinol
  94. 94 Once-weekly dulaglutide versus once-daily liraglutide in metformin-treated patients with type 2 diabetes (AWARD-6): a randomised, open-label, phase 3, non-inferiority trial. 398 citations · Lancet
  95. 95 Tirzepatide is an imbalanced and biased dual GIP and GLP-1 receptor agonist. 396 citations · JCI Insight
  96. 96 Transcellular stomach absorption of a derivatized glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonist. 392 citations · Sci Transl Med
  97. 97 PIONEER 1: Randomized Clinical Trial of the Efficacy and Safety of Oral Semaglutide Monotherapy in Comparison With Placebo in Patients With Type 2 Diabetes. 392 citations · Diabetes Care
  98. 98 Management of type 2 diabetes: new and future developments in treatment. 387 citations · Lancet
  99. 99 Effect of Oral Semaglutide Compared With Placebo and Subcutaneous Semaglutide on Glycemic Control in Patients With Type 2 Diabetes: A Randomized Clinical Trial. 380 citations · JAMA
  100. 100 Healthy Weight Loss Maintenance with Exercise, Liraglutide, or Both Combined. 374 citations · N Engl J Med