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h-index: 48
Works: 159
Citations: 9,466

Most-cited papers

Trans-ancestry genome-wide association study identifies 12 genetic loci influencing blood pressure and implicates a role for DNA methylation
N. Kato, M. Loh, F. Takeuchi, N. Verweij +240 more
2015Nature Genetics346 citations Open access
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Water Quality Index for measuring drinking water quality in rural Bangladesh: a cross-sectional study
T. Akter, F. T. Jhohura, Fahmida Akter, Tridib Roy Chowdhury +5 more
2016Journal of Health, Population and Nutrition222 citations Open access
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Genome-Wide Association Study Identifies Chromosome 10q24.32 Variants Associated with Arsenic Metabolism and Toxicity Phenotypes in Bangladesh
B. Pierce, M. Kibriya, L. Tong, Farzana Jasmine +18 more
2012PLoS Genetics174 citations Open access
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Influence of Prenatal Arsenic Exposure and Newborn Sex on Global Methylation of Cord Blood DNA
J. Pilsner, M. Hall, Xin-Hua Liu, V. Ilievski +7 more
2012PLoS ONE153 citations Open access
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Mediation Analysis Demonstrates That Trans-eQTLs Are Often Explained by Cis-Mediation: A Genome-Wide Analysis among 1,800 South Asians
B. Pierce, L. Tong, Lin S. Chen, Ronald Rahaman +13 more
2014PLoS Genetics112 citations Open access
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Arsenic metabolism efficiency has a causal role in arsenic toxicity: Mendelian randomization and gene-environment interaction.
B. Pierce, L. Tong, M. Argos, Jian-Jun Gao +21 more
2013International Journal of Epidemiology99 citations Open access
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A dose-response meta-analysis of chronic arsenic exposure and incident cardiovascular disease.
Katherine A. Moon, Shilpi Oberoi, A. Barchowsky, Yu Chen +11 more
2018International Journal of Epidemiology95 citations Open access
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Co-occurring expression and methylation QTLs allow detection of common causal variants and shared biological mechanisms
B. Pierce, L. Tong, M. Argos, Kathryn Demanelis +11 more
2018Nature Communications88 citations Open access
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Doubling Rice Productivity in Bangladesh: A Way to Achieving SDG 2 and Moving Forward
M. Kabir, Sa-Lam Mu, A. Islam, M. Sarkar +20 more
202180 citations Open access
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Gene-Specific Differential DNA Methylation and Chronic Arsenic Exposure in an Epigenome-Wide Association Study of Adults in Bangladesh
M. Argos, Lin S. Chen, Farzana Jasmine, L. Tong +13 more
2014Environmental Health Perspectives73 citations Open access
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A Review of Groundwater Arsenic Contamination in Bangladesh: The Millennium Development Goal Era and Beyond
F. Yunus, Safayet Khan, Priyanka Chowdhury, A. Milton +2 more
2016International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health72 citations Open access
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The burden of diseases and risk factors in Bangladesh, 1990–2019: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2019
Sheikh Mohammed Shariful Islam, Riaz Uddin, Subasish Das, S. Ahmed +45 more
2023Lancet Global Health65 citations Open access
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ARSENIC AND SKIN LESION STATUS IN RELATION TO MALIGNANT AND NON-MALIGNANT LUNG DISEASE MORTALITY IN BANGLADESHI ADULTS
M. Argos, Faruque Parvez, Mahfuzar Rahman, M. Rakibuz-Zaman +11 more
2014Epidemiology57 citations Open access
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Increased Childhood Mortality and Arsenic in Drinking Water in Matlab, Bangladesh: A Population-Based Cohort Study
Mahfuzar Rahman, N. Sohel, M. Yunus, M. Chowdhury +4 more
2013PLoS ONE54 citations Open access
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Access to water and sanitation among people with disabilities: results from cross-sectional surveys in Bangladesh, Cameroon, India and Malawi
I. Mactaggart, W. Schmidt, K. Bostoen, J. Chunga +8 more
2018BMJ Open52 citations Open access
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Arsenic exposure, telomere length, and expression of telomere-related genes among Bangladeshi individuals
Jian-Jun Gao, Shantanu Roy, L. Tong, M. Argos +14 more
2014Environmental Research50 citations Open access
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Arsenic exposure and young adult's mortality risk: A 13-year follow-up study in Matlab, Bangladesh.
Mahfuzar Rahman, N. Sohel, F. Yunus, N. Alam +3 more
2019Environment International49 citations Open access
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Individual-, maternal- and household-level factors associated with stunting among children aged 0–23 months in Bangladesh
S. Mistry, M. B. Hossain, F. Khanam, Fahmida Akter +4 more
2018Public Health Nutrition49 citations Open access
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An outline of anemia among adolescent girls in Bangladesh: findings from a cross-sectional study
S. Mistry, F. T. Jhohura, F. Khanam, Fahmida Akter +6 more
2017BMC Hematology47 citations Open access
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Prevalence and Risk Factors of Cardiovascular Diseases among Bangladeshi Adults: Findings from a Cross-sectional Study
F. Khanam, M. B. Hossain, S. Mistry, K. Afsana +1 more
2019Journal of Epidemiology and Global Health46 citations Open access
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Association of Arsenic Exposure with Whole Blood DNA Methylation: An Epigenome-Wide Study of Bangladeshi Adults
Kathryn Demanelis, M. Argos, L. Tong, J. Shinkle +13 more
2019Environmental Health Perspectives44 citations Open access
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Baseline Comorbidities in a Skin Cancer Prevention Trial in Bangladesh
M. Argos, Mahfuzar Rahman, Faruque Parvez, J. Dignam +19 more
2013European Journal of Clinical Investigation43 citations Open access
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Genome-wide association study of telomere length among South Asians identifies a second RTEL1 association signal
Dayana A Delgado, Chenan Zhang, Lin S. Chen, Jian-Jun Gao +16 more
2017Journal of Medical Genetics42 citations Open access
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Geogenic Arsenic and Microbial Contamination in Drinking Water Sources: Exposure Risks to the Coastal Population in Bangladesh
R. Saha, N. Dey, Mahfuzar Rahman, Prosun Bhattacharya +1 more
2019Frontiers in Environmental Science41 citations Open access
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Bangladesh arsenic mitigation programs: lessons from the past
A. Milton, S. K. Hore, Mohammad Zahid Hossain, Mahfuzar Rahman
2012Emerging Health Threats Jour41 citations Open access
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A prospective cohort study of stroke mortality and arsenic in drinking water in Bangladeshi adults
Mahfuzar Rahman, N. Sohel, M. Yunus, M. Chowdhury +4 more
2014BMC Public Health40 citations Open access
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Prevalence of multimorbidity among Bangladeshi adult population: a nationwide cross-sectional study
Nusrat Khan, Mahfuzar Rahman, D. Mitra, K. Afsana
2019BMJ Open31 citations Open access
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The contribution of parent-to-offspring transmission of telomeres to the heritability of telomere length in humans
Dayana A Delgado, Chenan Zhang, Kevin J. Gleason, Kathryn Demanelis +19 more
2018Human Genetics31 citations Open access
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The impact of education and media on contraceptive use in Bangladesh: a multivariate analysis.
A. Goni, Mahfuzar Rahman
2012International Journal of Nursing Practice30 citations
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Evaluation of Maternal Health Service Indicators in Urban Slum of Bangladesh
S. P. Jolly, Mahfuzar Rahman, K. Afsana, F. Yunus +1 more
2016PLoS ONE29 citations Open access
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Assessing Community Based Improved Maternal Neonatal Child Survival (IMNCS) Program in Rural Bangladesh
Mahfuzar Rahman, F. T. Jhohura, S. Mistry, Tridib Roy Chowdhury +3 more
2015PLoS ONE29 citations Open access
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Water Quality and Willingness to Pay for Safe Drinking Water in Tala Upazila in a Coastal District of Bangladesh
N. Dey, M. Parvez, R. Saha, Mir Raihanul Islam +4 more
2018Exposure and Health28 citations Open access
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Genome-wide association study of smoking behaviors among Bangladeshi adults
M. Argos, L. Tong, B. Pierce, M. Rakibuz-Zaman +9 more
2014Journal of Medical Genetics27 citations Open access
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Relationship of sleep pattern and snoring with chronic disease: findings from a nationwide population‐based survey
F. Yunus, Safayet Khan, D. Mitra, S. Mistry +2 more
2018Sleep Health26 citations Open access
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A missense variant in FTCD is associated with arsenic metabolism and toxicity phenotypes in Bangladesh
B. Pierce, L. Tong, Samantha Dean, M. Argos +14 more
2019PLoS Genetics25 citations Open access
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Exploring the gap between coverage, access, and utilization of long-lasting insecticide-treated nets (LLINs) among the households of malaria endemic districts in Bangladesh
F. Khanam, M. B. Hossain, Tridib Roy Chowdhury, Md. Sajedur Rahman +4 more
2018Malaria Journal25 citations Open access
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Relationship between arsenic skin lesions and the age of natural menopause
F. Yunus, M. Rahman, Md. Zahidul Alam, S. K. Hore +1 more
2014BMC Public Health25 citations Open access
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Obesity rise plateaus in developed nations and accelerates in developing nations
Bin Nowell H. Agnese Olivia N. James E. Lakshya Ysé An Zhou Phelps Galeazzi O’Driscoll Bennett Jain D’Ail, Bin Zhou, N. H. Phelps, Agnese Galeazzi +496 more
2026Nature24 citations Open access
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The association between daily 500 mg calcium supplementation and lower pregnancy-induced hypertension risk in Bangladesh
F. Khanam, Belal Hossain, S. Mistry, D. Mitra +4 more
2018BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth24 citations Open access
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Genome-Wide Association Studies and Heritability Estimates of Body Mass Index Related Phenotypes in Bangladeshi Adults
M. Scannell Bryan, M. Argos, B. Pierce, L. Tong +11 more
2014PLoS ONE21 citations Open access
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A Controlled Before-and-After Perspective on the Improving Maternal, Neonatal, and Child Survival Program in Rural Bangladesh: An Impact Analysis
Mahfuzar Rahman, F. Yunus, R. Shah, F. T. Jhohura +4 more
2016PLoS ONE17 citations Open access
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How many hours do people sleep in Bangladesh? A country‐representative survey
F. Yunus, Safayet Khan, T. Akter, Fatema T. Jhohura +3 more
2016Journal of Sleep Research16 citations Open access
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The association between telomere length and mortality in Bangladesh
Samantha Dean, Chenan Zhang, Jian-Jun Gao, Shantanu Roy +18 more
2017Aging15 citations Open access
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The effect of age on DNA methylation in whole blood among Bangladeshi men and women
R. Jansen, L. Tong, M. Argos, Farzana Jasmine +11 more
2019BMC Genomics14 citations Open access
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Summarizing the recommendation of arsenic research during Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) era in Bangladesh-future directions for the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)
F. Yunus, Safayet Khan, F. Khanam, Anupom Das +1 more
2019Groundwater for Sustainable Development13 citations
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Prenatal arsenic exposure and drowning among children in Bangladesh
Mahfuzar Rahman, N. Sohel, Samar Kumar Hore, M. Yunus +2 more
2015Global Health Action12 citations Open access
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Sickness and Treatment: A Situation Analysis among the Garments Workers
Atiqur Rahman, Mahfuzar Rahman
201312 citations Open access
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Estimating Catastrophic Costs due to Pulmonary Tuberculosis in Bangladesh
A. S. Chowdhury, M. Ahmed, Sayem Ahmed, F. Khanam +6 more
2020Journal of Epidemiology and Global Health11 citations Open access
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Knowledge and Practicing Behavior Related to Personal Hygiene among the Secondary School Students of Mymensingh Sadar Upazilla, Bangladesh
J. K. Ghose, Mahfuzar Rahman, J. Hassan, S. Khan +1 more
201311 citations Open access
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What Constitutes Health Care Seeking Pathway of TB Patients: A Qualitative Study in Rural Bangladesh
T. Shatil, Nusrat Khan, F. Yunus, A. S. Chowdhury +4 more
2019Journal of Epidemiology and Global Health10 citations Open access
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