F. Farzadfar

Most-cited papers

1. Global, regional, and national burden of diabetes from 1990 to 2021, with projections of prevalence to 2050: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2021

   K. Ong, Lauryn K. Stafford, Susan A. Mclaughlin, E. Boyko +496 more

   2023The Lancet3,090 citations Open access

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2. Worldwide trends in underweight and obesity from 1990 to 2022: a pooled analysis of 3663 population-representative studies with 222 million children, adolescents, and adults

   Nowell H Rosie K Bin Rachel A Anu James E Christopher J V Phelps Singleton Zhou Heap Mishra Bennett Paciorek, Nowell H Rosie K Bin Rachel A Anu James E Christopher J V Phelps Singleton Zhou Heap Mishra Bennett Paciorek, N. H. Phelps, Rosie K. Singleton +496 more

   2024The Lancet1,934 citations Open access

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3. Global, regional, and national burden of disorders affecting the nervous system, 1990–2021: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2021

   Jaimie D. Steinmetz, Katrin Seeher, N. Schiess, Emma Nichols +496 more

   2024Lancet Neurology1,245 citations Open access

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4. Worldwide trends in diabetes prevalence and treatment from 1990 to 2022: a pooled analysis of 1108 population-representative studies with 141 million participants

   Bin Zhou, Archie W. Rayner, Edward W. Gregg, Kate E. Sheffer +496 more

   2024The Lancet831 citations Open access

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5. Global burden of chronic respiratory diseases and risk factors, 1990–2019: an update from the Global Burden of Disease Study 2019

   S. Momtazmanesh, S. Moghaddam, S. Ghamari, E. M. Rad +410 more

   2023EClinicalMedicine753 citations Open access

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6. Trigonelline is an NAD+ precursor that improves muscle function during ageing and is reduced in human sarcopenia

   Mathieu Membrez, E. Migliavacca, Stefan Christen, K. Yaku +31 more

   2024Nature Metabolism135 citations Open access

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7. Sugar-sweetened beverage intakes among adults between 1990 and 2018 in 185 countries

   Laura Lara-Castor, R. Micha, Frederick Cudhea, Victoria Miller +344 more

   2023Nature Communications118 citations Open access

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8. Burdens of type 2 diabetes and cardiovascular disease attributable to sugar-sweetened beverages in 184 countries

   Laura Lara-Castor, Meghan O’Hearn, Frederick Cudhea, Victoria Miller +332 more

   2025Nature Medicine110 citations Open access

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9. Global variation in diabetes diagnosis and prevalence based on fasting glucose and hemoglobin A1c

   Bin Zhou, Kate E. Sheffer, James E. Bennett, Edward W. Gregg +496 more

   2023Nature Medicine94 citations Open access

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10. General and abdominal adiposity and hypertension in eight world regions: a pooled analysis of 837 population-based studies with 7·5 million participants

    Bin Zhou, James E. Bennett, Aidan P. Wickham, Rosie K. Singleton +496 more

    2024The Lancet61 citations Open access

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11. Physical activity pattern in Iran: Findings from STEPS 2021

    S. A. Nejadghaderi, N. Ahmadi, M. Rashidi, A. Ghanbari +12 more

    2023Frontiers in Public Health55 citations Open access

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12. Tobacco consumption patterns among Iranian adults: a national and sub-national update from the STEPS survey 2021

    Mohsen Abbasi-Kangevari, A. Ghanbari, N. Fattahi, M. Malekpour +16 more

    2023Scientific Reports51 citations Open access

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13. The burden of metabolic risk factors in North Africa and the Middle East, 1990–2019: findings from the Global Burden of Disease Study

    M. Malekpour, Mohsen Abbasi-Kangevari, S. Ghamari, Javad Khanali +14 more

    2023EClinicalMedicine48 citations Open access

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14. Global, regional, and national burden and quality of care index (QCI) of oral disorders: a systematic analysis of the global burden of disease study 1990–2017

    S. Shoaee, E. Ghasemi, A. Sofi-Mahmudi, E. Shamsoddin +11 more

    2024BMC Oral Health47 citations Open access

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15. Burden of type 2 diabetes mellitus and its risk factors in North Africa and the Middle East, 1990–2019: findings from the Global Burden of Disease study 2019

    N. Namazi, S. Moghaddam, Shahnaz Esmaeili, M. Peimani +10 more

    2024BMC Public Health38 citations Open access

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16. Nicotinamide and pyridoxine stimulate muscle stem cell expansion and enhance regenerative capacity during aging

    Sara Ancel, J. Michaud, E. Migliavacca, Charline Jomard +23 more

    2024Journal of Clinical Investigation35 citations Open access

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17. Burden of breast cancer and attributable risk factors in the North Africa and Middle East region, 1990–2019: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2019

    S. Azadnajafabad, Sahar Saeedi Moghaddam, Esmaeil Mohammadi, Negar Rezaei +8 more

    2023Frontiers in Oncology32 citations Open access

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18. Benchmarking progress in non-communicable diseases: a global analysis of cause-specific mortality from 2001 to 2019

    James E. Bennett, Olivia O'Driscoll, Gretchen A. Stevens, Nestor Aldea-Ramos +18 more

    2025The Lancet31 citations Open access

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19. Global, regional, and national burden of injuries, and burden attributable to injuries risk factors, 1990 to 2019: results from the Global Burden of Disease study 2019.

    M. Malekpour, Negar Rezaei, S. Azadnajafabad, Javad Khanali +484 more

    2024Public Health28 citations Open access

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20. Trend and projection of non-communicable diseases risk factors in Iran from 2001 to 2030

    F. Farzadfar, Moein Yousefi, Ali Jafari-Khounigh, Zahra Khorrami +2 more

    2024Scientific Reports27 citations Open access

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21. 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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22. Particulate Matter Pollution Remains a Threat for Cardiovascular Health: Findings From the Global Burden of Disease 2019

    M. Moradi, A. Behnoush, Mohsen Abbasi-Kangevari, Sahar Saeedi Moghaddam +11 more

    2023Journal of the American Heart Association : Cardiovascular and Cerebrovascular Disease24 citations Open access

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23. Diagnostic testing for hypertension, diabetes, and hypercholesterolaemia in low-income and middle-income countries: a cross-sectional study of data for 994 185 individuals from 57 nationally representative surveys

    Sophie Ochmann, I. von Polenz, M. Marcus, M. Theilmann +38 more

    2023Lancet Global Health24 citations Open access

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24. Aspirin for Secondary Prevention of Cardiovascular Disease in 51 Low-, Middle-, and High-Income Countries.

    S. G. Yoo, Grace S Chung, S. Bahendeka, A. Sibai +30 more

    2023Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA)24 citations Open access

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25. Association of plasma acylcarnitines and amino acids with hypertension: A nationwide metabolomics study

    B. Arjmand, H. Dehghanbanadaki, M. Yoosefi, Negar Rezaei +9 more

    2023PLoS ONE24 citations Open access

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26. Global, regional, and national quality of care index of cervical and ovarian cancer: a systematic analysis for the global burden of disease study 1990–2019

    M. Azangou-khyavy, E. Ghasemi, Negar Rezaei, Javad Khanali +13 more

    2024BMC Women's Health23 citations Open access

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27. World health Organization’s guidance for tracking non-communicable diseases towards sustainable development goals 3.4: an initiative for facility-based monitoring

    A. Quiambao, M. Malekpour, A. Golestani, M. Heidari-Foroozan +106 more

    2025EClinicalMedicine22 citations Open access

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28. The synergistic effect of obesity and dyslipidemia on hypertension: results from the STEPS survey

    Parisa Mohseni, Davood Khalili, S. Djalalinia, H. Mohseni +3 more

    2024Diabetology & Metabolic Syndrome20 citations Open access

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29. Hypertension care cascades and reducing inequities in cardiovascular disease in low- and middle-income countries

    D. T. Stein, M. Reitsma, P. Geldsetzer, K. Agoudavi +24 more

    2024Nature Medicine19 citations Open access

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30. General and abdominal obesity trends in the Iranian adult population from 2004 to 2021

    Neda Efazati, Zahra Hoseini-Tavassol, K. Khalagi, Marzieh Mahmudimanesh +8 more

    2023Journal of Diabetes and Metabolic Disorders18 citations Open access

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31. Global and regional quality of care index for prostate cancer: an analysis from the Global Burden of Disease study 1990–2019

    Ali Nowroozi, Shahin Roshani, S. Ghamari, Parnian Shobeiri +11 more

    2023Archives of Public Health16 citations Open access

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32. The diabetes cascade of care through the 14 years in Iran: findings of nationwide STEPS surveys 2007–2021

    Aslan Ameli, A. Sheikhy, O. Tabatabaei-Malazy, Naser Ahmadi +10 more

    2023Journal of Diabetes and Metabolic Disorders16 citations Open access

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33. Burden of tracheal, bronchus, and lung cancer in North Africa and Middle East countries, 1990 to 2019: Results from the GBD study 2019

    Shaghayegh Khanmohammadi, Sahar Saeedi Moghaddam, S. Azadnajafabad, Negar Rezaei +5 more

    2023Frontiers in Oncology16 citations Open access

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34. Drug-use disorders in the Eastern Mediterranean Region: a glance at GBD 2019 findings

    Ali Amirkafi, Faezeh Mohammadi, A. Tehrani-Banihashemi, Mohsen Abbasi-Kangevari +112 more

    2023Social Psychiatry and Psychiatric Epidemiology15 citations

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35. The Burden of Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus and Attributable Risk Factors in Iran, 1990–2019: Results from the Global Burden of Disease Study 2019

    M. Peimani, Zahra Esfahani, F. Bandarian, Shahnaz Esmaeili +10 more

    2024Iranian Journal of Public Health14 citations Open access

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36. The global, regional, and national burden and quality of care index (QCI) of kidney cancer; a Global Burden of Disease systematic analysis 1990-2019.

    Mohamad Mehdi Khadembashiri, E. Ghasemi, M. Khadembashiri, S. Azadnajafabad +11 more

    2024International Journal for Quality in Health Care11 citations

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37. Mortality and disability-adjusted life years in North Africa and Middle East attributed to kidney dysfunction: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2019

    M. Rashidi, Sahar Saeedi Moghaddam, S. Azadnajafabad, Esmaeil Mohammadi +11 more

    2023Clinical Kidney Journal11 citations Open access

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38. Effect of the chronic medication use on outcome measures of hospitalized COVID-19 patients: Evidence from big data

    M. Malekpour, Mohsen Abbasi-Kangevari, A. Shojaee, Sahar Saeedi Moghaddam +7 more

    2023Frontiers in Public Health11 citations Open access

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39. GLP-1 receptor agonists for obesity: eligibility across 99 countries

    S. G. Yoo, Felix Teufel, M. Theilmann, Yajuan Si +43 more

    2026The Lancet Diabetes and Endocrinology10 citations Open access

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40. Prevalence, Awareness, and Treatment of Hypertension in 37 African Countries

    A. Nambiema, K. Agboyibor, J. Dangou, M. Antignac +63 more

    2025Journal of the American College of Cardiology10 citations

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41. Alcohol consumption among Iranian population based on the findings of STEPS survey 2021

    A. Hajebi, M. Nasserinejad, Negar Rezaei, Sina Azadnajafabad +17 more

    2024Scientific Reports10 citations Open access

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42. Risk of incident cardiovascular diseases at national and subnational levels in Iran from 2000 to 2016 and projection through 2030: Insights from Iran STEPS surveys

    H. Ebrahimi, Masoud Masinaei, A. Aminorroaya, Z. Aryan +9 more

    2023PLoS ONE10 citations Open access

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43. Attainment of global diabetes targets in 2021: a pooled analysis of individual-level data from national surveys in 100 low-income, middle-income, and high-income countries

    Grace S Chung, Yajuan Si, K. Aryal, S. Bahendeka +60 more

    2026Lancet Global Health8 citations Open access

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44. Unveiling the lead exposure attributed burden in Iran from 1990 to 2019 through the lens of the Global Burden of Disease study 2019

    Hanie Karimi, Sara Mahdavi, S. Moghaddam, Mohsen Abbasi-Kangevari +11 more

    2024Scientific Reports8 citations Open access

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45. The effect of Real-Time feedback and incentives on speeding behaviors using Telematics: A randomized controlled trial.

    M. Malekpour, S. Ghamari, E. Ghasemi, Seyedamirhossein Hejaziyeganeh +9 more

    2023Accident Analysis and Prevention8 citations

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46. Burden and quality of care index of chronic kidney disease: Global Burden of Disease analysis for 1990-2019.

    M. Rashidi, S. Moghaddam, S. Azadnajafabad, M. Heidari-Foroozan +12 more

    2023Nephrology, Dialysis and Transplantation8 citations

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47. Drivers’ behavior confronting fixed and point-to-point speed enforcement camera: agent-based simulation and translation to crash relative risk change

    Seyed Amir Ahmad Safavi-Naini, Shayan Sobhani, M. Malekpour, Kavi Bhalla +9 more

    2024Scientific Reports7 citations Open access

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48. Global Prevalence of Aspirin Use for Primary Prevention of Cardiovascular Disease: A Cross-Sectional Study of Nationally Representative, Individual-Level Data

    S. G. K. Yoo, Grace S Chung, S. Bahendeka, A. Sibai +30 more

    2024Global Heart7 citations Open access

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49. “Current incidence of injuries in Iran; findings of STEPS survey 2021”

    E. Shahmohamadi, E. Ghasemi, Esmaeil Mohammadi, M. Nasserinejad +20 more

    2023Heliyon7 citations Open access

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50. Salt Intake Among the Iranian Population and Public Attitudes Toward Salt Consumption: National and Subnational Report From STEPS 2021

    Nasim Nosratinia, Sina Azadnajafabad, Masoud Masinaei, A. Golestani +21 more

    2025Food Science & Nutrition6 citations Open access

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