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Irfan Ullah · SciRah

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Irfan Ullah

Khyber Teaching Hospital
Department of Internal Medicine, Khyber Teaching Hospital, Peshawar, Pakistan
PK
Cleveland Clinic
Department of Internal Medicine, Khyber Teaching Hospital, Peshawar, Pakistan
US

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ORCID iD 0000-0001-6992-6723

Citations: 85.9K
h-index: 58
i10-index: 73
Works: 130

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Global, regional, and national incidence, prevalence, and years lived with disability for 354 diseases and injuries for 195 countries and territories, 1990–2017: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2017
Spencer Lewis James, Degu Abate, Kalkidan Hassen Abate, Solomón Mequanente Abay +96 more
2018The Lancet14K citations Open access
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Global, regional, and national age-sex-specific mortality for 282 causes of death in 195 countries and territories, 1980–2017: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2017
Gregory A. Roth, Degu Abate, Kalkidan Hassen Abate, Solomón Mequanente Abay +96 more
2018The Lancet8,593 citations Open access
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Global, regional, and national burden of chronic kidney disease, 1990–2017: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2017
Boris T. Bikbov, Caroline A. Purcell, Andrew S. Levey, Mari Smith +96 more
2020The Lancet6,670 citations Open access
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Health effects of dietary risks in 195 countries, 1990–2017: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2017
Ashkan Afshin, Patrick John Sur, Kairsten A. Fay, Leslie Cornaby +96 more
2019The Lancet5,796 citations Open access
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Global, regional, and national burden of neurological disorders, 1990–2016: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2016
Valery L. Feigin, Emma L. Nichols, Shazia Alam, Marlena S. Bannick +96 more
2019The Lancet Neurology5,628 citations Open access
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Global, regional, and national comparative risk assessment of 84 behavioural, environmental and occupational, and metabolic risks or clusters of risks for 195 countries and territories, 1990–2017: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2017
Jeffrey D Stanaway, Ashkan Afshin, Emmanuela E. Gakidou, Stephen S Lim +96 more
2018The Lancet4,938 citations Open access
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Alcohol use and burden for 195 countries and territories, 1990–2016: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2016
Max Griswold, Nancy Fullman, Caitlin N. Hawley, Nicholas Arian +96 more
2018The Lancet3,525 citations Open access
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Global, regional, and national burden of stroke, 1990–2016: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2016
Catherine Owens Johnson, Minh Nguyen, Gregory A. Roth, Emma L. Nichols +96 more
2019The Lancet Neurology3,272 citations Open access
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Global burden of 288 causes of death and life expectancy decomposition in 204 countries and territories and 811 subnational locations, 1990–2021: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2021
Mohsen Naghavi, Kanyin Liane Ong, Amirali Aali, Hazim Ababneh +96 more
2024The Lancet2,862 citations Open access
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Global, Regional, and National Cancer Incidence, Mortality, Years of Life Lost, Years Lived With Disability, and Disability-Adjusted Life-Years for 29 Cancer Groups, 1990 to 2017
Christina Fitzmaurice, Degu Abate, Naghmeh Abbasi, Hedayat Abbastabar +96 more
2019JAMA Oncology2,509 citations Open access
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Global, regional, and national burden of Alzheimer's disease and other dementias, 1990–2016: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2016
Emma L. Nichols, Cassandra E. I. Szoeke, Stein Emil Vollset, Nooshin Abbasi +96 more
2018The Lancet Neurology2,406 citations Open access
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Prevalence and attributable health burden of chronic respiratory diseases, 1990–2017: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2017
Joan Bautista Soriano, Parkes Kendrick, Katherine R. Paulson, Vinay Kumar Gupta +96 more
2020The Lancet Respiratory Medicine2,269 citations Open access
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Cancer Incidence, Mortality, Years of Life Lost, Years Lived With Disability, and Disability-Adjusted Life Years for 29 Cancer Groups From 2010 to 2019
Jonathan Kocarnik, Kelly Compton, Frances E. Dean, Weijia Fu +96 more
2021JAMA Oncology2,038 citations Open access
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Global, regional, and national burden of traumatic brain injury and spinal cord injury, 1990–2016: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2016
Spencer Lewis James, Alice Theadom, Richard G. Ellenbogen, Marlena S. Bannick +96 more
2018The Lancet Neurology2,005 citations Open access
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Global, regional, and national age-sex-specific mortality and life expectancy, 1950–2017: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2017
Daniel Dicker, Grant Nguyen, Degu Abate, Kalkidan Hassen Abate +96 more
2018The Lancet1,209 citations Open access
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Global, regional, and national burden of epilepsy, 1990–2016: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2016
Ettore Beghi, Giorgia Giussani, Emma L. Nichols, Foad Abd-Allah +96 more
2019The Lancet Neurology1,031 citations Open access
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The global burden of cancer attributable to risk factors, 2010–19: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2019
Khanh Bao Tran, Justin J. Lang, Kelly Compton, Rixing Xu +96 more
2022The Lancet958 citations Open access
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Burden of 375 diseases and injuries, risk-attributable burden of 88 risk factors, and healthy life expectancy in 204 countries and territories, including 660 subnational locations, 1990–2023: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2023
Simon Iain Hay, Kanyin Liane Ong, Damian Francesco Santomauro, Bhoomadevi A +96 more
2025The Lancet880 citations Open access
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Global burden of chronic respiratory diseases and risk factors, 1990–2019: an update from the Global Burden of Disease Study 2019
Sara Momtazmanesh, Sahar Saeedi Moghaddam, Seyyed‐Hadi Ghamari, Elaheh Malakan Rad +96 more
2023EClinicalMedicine818 citations Open access
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Global, regional, and national burden of hepatitis B, 1990–2019: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2019
Brittney S Sheena, Lindsey Hiebert, Hannah Han, Helen Ippolito +96 more
2022The Lancet. Gastroenterology & hepatology808 citations Open access
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Measuring universal health coverage based on an index of effective coverage of health services in 204 countries and territories, 1990–2019: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2019
Rafael Lozano, Nancy Fullman, John Everett Mumford, Megan Knight +96 more
2020The Lancet717 citations Open access
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Five insights from the Global Burden of Disease Study 2019
Christopher J L Murray, Cristiana Abbafati, Kaja Abbas, Mohammad Abbasi +96 more
2020The Lancet677 citations Open access
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The global, regional, and national burden of pancreatic cancer and its attributable risk factors in 195 countries and territories, 1990–2017: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2017
Akram Pourshams, Sadaf Ghajarieh Sepanlou, Kevin Shunji Ikuta, Catherine Bisignano +96 more
2019The Lancet. Gastroenterology & hepatology660 citations Open access
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Global, regional, and national burden of brain and other CNS cancer, 1990–2016: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2016
Anoop P. Patel, James L. Fisher, Emma L. Nichols, Foad Abd-Allah +82 more
2019The Lancet Neurology651 citations Open access
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The global burden of non-typhoidal salmonella invasive disease: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2017
Jeffrey D Stanaway, Andrea Parisi, Kaushik Sarkar, Brigette F. Blacker +70 more
2019The Lancet Infectious Diseases646 citations Open access
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The global, regional, and national burden of oesophageal cancer and its attributable risk factors in 195 countries and territories, 1990–2017: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2017
Farin Kamangar, Dariush Nasrollahzadeh, Saeid Safiri, Sadaf Ghajarieh Sepanlou +96 more
2020The Lancet. Gastroenterology & hepatology642 citations Open access
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Prevalence, years lived with disability, and trends in anaemia burden by severity and cause, 1990–2021: findings from the Global Burden of Disease Study 2021
William M. Gardner, Christian Razo, Theresa A. McHugh, Hailey Hagins +96 more
2023The Lancet Haematology637 citations Open access
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Mortality, morbidity, and hospitalisations due to influenza lower respiratory tract infections, 2017: an analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2017
Christopher Troeger, Brigette F. Blacker, Ibrahim A. Khalil, Stephanie R M Zimsen +96 more
2018The Lancet Respiratory Medicine577 citations Open access
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Global, regional, and national incidence, prevalence, and mortality of HIV, 1980–2017, and forecasts to 2030, for 195 countries and territories: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Diseases, Injuries, and Risk Factors Study 2017
Tahvi D. Frank, Austin Carter, Deepa Jahagirdar, Molly H Biehl +96 more
2019The Lancet HIV568 citations Open access
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Measuring progress from 1990 to 2017 and projecting attainment to 2030 of the health-related Sustainable Development Goals for 195 countries and territories: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2017
Rafael Lozano, Nancy Fullman, Degu Abate, Solomón Mequanente Abay +96 more
2018The Lancet539 citations Open access
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Global, Regional, and National Burden of Calcific Aortic Valve and Degenerative Mitral Valve Diseases, 1990–2017
Simon Yadgir, Catherine Owens Johnson, Victor Aboyans, Oladimeji Adebayo +64 more
2020Circulation491 citations
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Population and fertility by age and sex for 195 countries and territories, 1950–2017: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2017
Christopher J L Murray, Charlton S K H Callender, Xie Rachel Kulikoff, Vinay Srinivasan +96 more
2018The Lancet486 citations Open access
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Global, regional, and national burden of tuberculosis, 1990–2016: results from the Global Burden of Diseases, Injuries, and Risk Factors 2016 Study
Hmwe Hmwe Kyu, Emilie R Maddison, Nathaniel J Henry, Jorge R Ledesma +96 more
2018The Lancet Infectious Diseases437 citations Open access
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Global, regional, and national burden of other musculoskeletal disorders, 1990–2020, and projections to 2050: a systematic analysis of the Global Burden of Disease Study 2021
Tiffany K. Gill, Manasi Murthy Mittinty, LYN M. MARCH, Jaimie D Steinmetz +96 more
2023The Lancet Rheumatology428 citations Open access
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The global, regional, and national burden of colorectal cancer and its attributable risk factors in 195 countries and territories, 1990–2017: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2017
Saeid Safiri, Sadaf Ghajarieh Sepanlou, Kevin Shunji Ikuta, Catherine Bisignano +96 more
2019The Lancet. Gastroenterology & hepatology421 citations Open access
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The global burden of childhood and adolescent cancer in 2017: an analysis of the Global Burden of Disease Study 2017
Lisa M Force, Ibrahim Abdollahpour, Shailesh M Advani, Dominic Agius +96 more
2019The Lancet Oncology403 citations Open access
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Global, regional, and national burden of meningitis, 1990–2016: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2016
Joseph Raymond Zunt, Nicholas J Kassebaum, Natacha Blake, Linda Glennie +96 more
2018The Lancet Neurology386 citations Open access
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COVID-19 Vaccine Hesitancy in the United States: A Systematic Review
Farah Yasmin, Hala Najeeb, Abdul Moeed, Unaiza Naeem +7 more
2021Frontiers in Public Health356 citations Open access
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Age–sex differences in the global burden of lower respiratory infections and risk factors, 1990–2019: results from the Global Burden of Disease Study 2019
Hmwe Hmwe Kyu, Avina Vongpradith, Sarah Brooke Sirota, Amanda Novotney +96 more
2022The Lancet Infectious Diseases333 citations Open access
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The global burden of adolescent and young adult cancer in 2019: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2019
Elysia Marie Alvarez, Lisa M Force, Rixing Xu, Kelly Compton +96 more
2021The Lancet Oncology293 citations Open access
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Mapping 123 million neonatal, infant and child deaths between 2000 and 2017
Roy Burstein, Nathaniel J Henry, Michael L. Collison, Laurie B. Marczak +96 more
2019Nature275 citations Open access
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Estimates, trends, and drivers of the global burden of type 2 diabetes attributable to PM2·5 air pollution, 1990–2019: an analysis of data from the Global Burden of Disease Study 2019
Katrin Gabriele Burkart, Kate Causey, Aaron Cohen, Sarah N. Wozniak +96 more
2022The Lancet Planetary Health236 citations Open access
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Global, regional, and national burden of meningitis and its aetiologies, 1990–2019: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2019
Han Yong Wunrow, Rose Grace Bender, Avina Vongpradith, Sarah Brooke Sirota +96 more
2023The Lancet Neurology223 citations Open access
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Global injury morbidity and mortality from 1990 to 2017: results from the Global Burden of Disease Study 2017
Spencer Lewis James, Chris D Castle, Zachary V Dingels, Jack T Fox +96 more
2020Injury Prevention220 citations Open access
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Quantifying risks and interventions that have affected the burden of diarrhoea among children younger than 5 years: an analysis of the Global Burden of Disease Study 2017
Christopher Troeger, Ibrahim A. Khalil, Brigette F. Blacker, Molly H Biehl +96 more
2019The Lancet Infectious Diseases210 citations Open access
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The global distribution of lymphatic filariasis, 2000–18: a geospatial analysis
Elizabeth A. Cromwell, Chris A. Schmidt, Kevin T Kwong, David M. Pigott +96 more
2020The Lancet Global Health198 citations Open access
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Mapping geographical inequalities in access to drinking water and sanitation facilities in low-income and middle-income countries, 2000–17
Aniruddha Deshpande, Molly Katherine Miller-Petrie, Paulina A Lindstedt, Mathew M Baumann +96 more
2020The Lancet Global Health185 citations Open access
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The state of health in Pakistan and its provinces and territories, 1990–2019: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2019
Assad Hafeez, William James Dangel, Samuel M Ostroff, Ayyaz Kiani +49 more
2023The Lancet Global Health181 citations Open access
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Global, regional, and national burden of HIV/AIDS, 1990–2021, and forecasts to 2050, for 204 countries and territories: the Global Burden of Disease Study 2021
Austin Carter, Meixin Zhang, Khai Hoan Tram, Magdalene K Walters +96 more
2024The Lancet HIV178 citations Open access
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Quantifying risks and interventions that have affected the burden of lower respiratory infections among children younger than 5 years: an analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2017
Christopher Troeger, Ibrahim A Khalil, Brigette F. Blacker, Molly H Biehl +96 more
2019The Lancet Infectious Diseases177 citations Open access
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Affiliation history

Quaid-i-Azam University2016–2017
Cleveland Clinic2025–2026
Ayub Medical College2015
COMSATS University Islamabad2022
Manipal Academy of Higher Education2020
University of Groningen2018
Gomal University2017–2020
Kohat University of Science and Technology2015
Iqra University2023–2025
King Edward Memorial Hospital and Seth G.S. Medical College2025