A. Afshin

Most-cited papers

1. Food in the Anthropocene: the EAT-Lancet Commission on healthy diets from sustainable food systems.

   W. Willett, J. Rockström, B. Loken, M. Springmann +33 more

   2019The Lancet8,565 citations Open access

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2. Global burden of 87 risk factors in 204 countries and territories, 1990–2019: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2019

   Christopher J L Aleksandr Y Peng Cristiana Kaja M Mohsen Foad Murray Aravkin Zheng Abbafati Abbas Abbasi-Kangeva, C. Murray, A. Aravkin, P. Zheng +496 more

   2020The Lancet6,195 citations Open access

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3. Global, regional, and national life expectancy, all-cause mortality, and cause-specific mortality for 249 causes of death, 1980–2015: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2015

   Haidong Mohsen Christine Ryan M Zulfiqar A Austin Daniel C Wang Naghavi Allen Barber Bhutta Carter Casey Char, Haidong Wang, M. Naghavi, Christine A. Allen +496 more

   2016The Lancet5,403 citations Open access

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4. Global, regional, and national comparative risk assessment of 79 behavioural, environmental and occupational, and metabolic risks or clusters of risks, 1990–2015: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2015

   Mohammad H Ashkan Lily T H Ross Zulfiqar A Stan Michael Ric Forouzanfar Afshin Alexander Anderson Bhutta Biryu, M. Forouzanfar, A. Afshin, Lily T. Alexander +496 more

   2016The Lancet4,620 citations Open access

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5. Global, regional, and national age-sex specific mortality for 264 causes of death, 1980–2016: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2016

   M. Naghavi, A. Abajobir, C. Abbafati, K. Abbas +46 more

   2017The Lancet4,330 citations Open access

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6. Health effects of dietary risks in 195 countries, 1990–2017: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2017

   A. Afshin, P. Sur, K. Fay, Leslie Cornaby +129 more

   2019The Lancet4,282 citations Open access

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7. 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

   J. Stanaway, A. Afshin, E. Gakidou, Stephen S. Lim +496 more

   2018The Lancet2,938 citations Open access

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8. Mortality, morbidity, and risk factors in China and its provinces, 1990–2017: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2017

   Mai-Geng Zhou, Haidong Wang, Xinying Zeng, P. Yin +24 more

   2019The Lancet2,916 citations Open access

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9. Global, regional, and national incidence, prevalence, and years lived with disability for 328 diseases and injuries for 195 countries, 1990–2016: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2016

   T. Vos, A. Abajobir, C. Abbafati, K. Abbas +47 more

   2017The Lancet2,671 citations Open access

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10. Health Effects of Overweight and Obesity in 195 Countries over 25 Years.

    A. Afshin, M. Forouzanfar, M. Reitsma, P. Sur +149 more

    2017New England Journal of Medicine2,372 citations Open access

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11. Global, regional, and national disability-adjusted life-years (DALYs) for 359 diseases and injuries and healthy life expectancy (HALE) for 195 countries and territories, 1990–2017: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2017

    H. Kyu, D. Abate, K. Abate, S. Abay +46 more

    2018The Lancet2,235 citations Open access

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12. Causes of blindness and vision impairment in 2020 and trends over 30 years, and prevalence of avoidable blindness in relation to VISION 2020: the Right to Sight: an analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study

    Jaimie D. Adelson, R. Bourne, P. Briant, Seth Flaxman +239 more

    2020Lancet Global Health2,064 citations Open access

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13. Global, regional, and national comparative risk assessment of 84 behavioural, environmental and occupational, and metabolic risks or clusters of risks, 1990–2016: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2016

    Emmanuela Ashkan Amanuel Alemu Kalkidan Hassen Cristiana Kaj Gakidou Afshin Abajobir Abate Abbafati Abbas Abd-A, E. Gakidou, A. Afshin, A. Abajobir +496 more

    2017The Lancet1,904 citations Open access

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14. Global burden and strength of evidence for 88 risk factors in 204 countries and 811 subnational locations, 1990–2021: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2021

    Michael Gregory A Aleksandr Y Peng Kalkidan Hassen Yohanne Brauer Roth Aravkin Zheng Abate Abate Abbafati Abb, Michael Brauer, G. Roth, A. Aravkin +496 more

    2024The Lancet1,840 citations Open access

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15. Trends in prevalence of blindness and distance and near vision impairment over 30 years: an analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study

    R. Bourne, Jaimie D. Steinmetz, S. Flaxman, P. Briant +160 more

    2020Lancet Global Health1,020 citations Open access

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16. Global age-sex-specific fertility, mortality, healthy life expectancy (HALE), and population estimates in 204 countries and territories, 1950–2019: a comprehensive demographic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2019

    Haidong Kaja M Mitra Mohsen Hedayat Foad Ahmed Hassan Luca Wang Abbas Abbasifard Abbasi-Kangevari Abbastabar, Haidong Wang, K. Abbas, M. Abbasifard +496 more

    2020The Lancet881 citations Open access

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17. Nations within a nation: variations in epidemiological transition across the states of India, 1990–2016 in the Global Burden of Disease Study

    L. Dandona, R. Dandona, G. Kumar, D. Shukla +163 more

    2017The Lancet877 citations Open access

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18. Measuring performance on the Healthcare Access and Quality Index for 195 countries and territories and selected subnational locations: a systematic analysis from the Global Burden of Disease Study 2016

    Nancy Jamal Solomon M Cristiana Foad Jemal Ahmed Zegeye Fullman Yearwood Abay Abbafati Abd-Allah Abdela Ab, N. Fullman, J. Yearwood, S. Abay +496 more

    2018The Lancet856 citations Open access

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19. Hearing loss prevalence and years lived with disability, 1990–2019: findings from the Global Burden of Disease Study 2019

    Lydia M. Haile, K. Kamenov, P. Briant, Aislyn U Orji +209 more

    2021The Lancet812 citations Open access

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20. The Science of Obesity Management: An Endocrine Society Scientific Statement.

    G. Bray, W. Heisel, A. Afshin, M. Jensen +11 more

    2018Endocrine reviews728 citations Open access

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21. Global, regional, and national age-sex-specific mortality and life expectancy, 1950–2017: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2017

    D. Dicker, Grant Nguyen, D. Abate, K. Abate +496 more

    2018The Lancet627 citations Open access

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22. 2018 Global Nutrition Report: Shining a light to spur action on nutrition

    J. Fanzo, C. Hawkes, Emorn Udomkesmalee, A. Afshin +16 more

    2018587 citations

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23. Five insights from the Global Burden of Disease Study 2019

    Christopher J. L. Murray, C. Abbafati, K. Abbas, Mohammad Abbasi +496 more

    2020The Lancet539 citations Open access

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24. The increasing burden of diabetes and variations among the states of India: the Global Burden of Disease Study 1990–2016

    N. Tandon, R. Anjana, V. Mohan, T. Kaur +57 more

    2018Lancet Global Health498 citations Open access

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25. 2020 Global nutrition report: action on equity to end malnutrition

    R. Micha, V. Mannar, A. Afshin, L. Allemandi +12 more

    2020465 citations

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26. A Meta-analysis of Food Labeling Effects on Consumer Diet Behaviors and Industry Practices

    Siyi Shangguan, A. Afshin, Masha Shulkin, Wenjie Ma +7 more

    2018American Journal of Preventive Medicine369 citations Open access

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27. The Burden of Cardiovascular Diseases Among US States, 1990-2016

    G. Roth, C. Johnson, K. Abate, F. Abd-Allah +114 more

    2018JAMA cardiology355 citations Open access

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28. The prospective impact of food pricing on improving dietary consumption: A systematic review and meta-analysis

    A. Afshin, J. Peñalvo, L. D. Del Gobbo, J. Silva +6 more

    2017PLoS ONE331 citations Open access

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29. The burden of child and maternal malnutrition and trends in its indicators in the states of India: the Global Burden of Disease Study 1990–2017

    S. Swaminathan, R. Hemalatha, Anamika Pandey, N. Kassebaum +60 more

    2019The Lancet Child & Adolescent Health302 citations Open access

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30. Transforming the food system to fight non-communicable diseases

    F. Branca, A. Lartey, S. Oenema, V. Aguayo +4 more

    2019British medical journal281 citations Open access

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31. THE EAT-LANCET COMMISSION ON HEALTHY DIETS FROM SUSTAINABLE FOOD SYSTEMS

    Walter Willett, J. Rockström, B. Loken, M. Springmann +15 more

    2019260 citations

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32. The Burden of Mental Disorders in the Eastern Mediterranean Region, 1990-2013

    R. Charara, M. Forouzanfar, M. Naghavi, M. Moradi-Lakeh +79 more

    2017European psychiatry160 citations Open access

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33. Burden of musculoskeletal disorders in the Eastern Mediterranean Region, 1990–2013: findings from the Global Burden of Disease Study 2013

    M. Moradi-Lakeh, M. Forouzanfar, S. Vollset, C. El Bcheraoui +90 more

    2017Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases155 citations Open access

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34. Health effects associated with consumption of unprocessed red meat: a Burden of Proof study

    H. Lescinsky, A. Afshin, Charlie Ashbaugh, Catherine Bisignano +14 more

    2022Nature Medicine152 citations Open access

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35. Global Improvement in Dietary Quality Could Lead to Substantial Reduction in Premature Death.

    Dong D. Wang, Yan-Ping Li, A. Afshin, M. Springmann +5 more

    2019Journal of NutriLife148 citations Open access

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36. Cardiovascular, respiratory, and related disorders: key messages from Disease Control Priorities, 3rd edition

    D. Prabhakaran, S. Anand, D. Watkins, T. Gaziano +96 more

    2017The Lancet141 citations Open access

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37. Impact of Nonoptimal Intakes of Saturated, Polyunsaturated, and Trans Fat on Global Burdens of Coronary Heart Disease

    Qian-Yi Wang, A. Afshin, M. Yakoob, Gitanjali M. Singh +112 more

    2016Journal of the American Heart Association : Cardiovascular and Cerebrovascular Disease119 citations Open access

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38. The Burden of Proof studies: assessing the evidence of risk

    P. Zheng, A. Afshin, S. Biryukov, Catherine Bisignano +39 more

    2022Nature Medicine116 citations Open access

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39. The burden of mental disorders in the Eastern Mediterranean region, 1990–2015: findings from the global burden of disease 2015 study

    R. Charara, C. El Bcheraoui, I. Khalil, M. Moradi-Lakeh +186 more

    2017International Journal of Public Health113 citations Open access

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40. Burden of cardiovascular diseases in the Eastern Mediterranean Region, 1990–2015: findings from the Global Burden of Disease 2015 study

    A. Tehrani-Banihashemi, M. Moradi-Lakeh, C. El Bcheraoui, R. Charara +155 more

    2017International Journal of Public Health103 citations Open access

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41. Health effects associated with vegetable consumption: a Burden of Proof study

    J. Stanaway, A. Afshin, Charlie Ashbaugh, Catherine Bisignano +15 more

    2022Nature Medicine100 citations Open access

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42. The Global Nutrient Database: availability of macronutrients and micronutrients in 195 countries from 1980 to 2013

    J. Schmidhuber, P. Sur, K. Fay, Bethany M. Huntley +6 more

    2018Lancet Planetary Health93 citations Open access

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43. Burden of obesity in the Eastern Mediterranean Region: findings from the Global Burden of Disease 2015 study

    C. El Bcheraoui, A. Afshin, R. Charara, I. Khalil +99 more

    2017International Journal of Public Health80 citations Open access

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44. Burden of diabetes and hyperglycaemia in adults in the Americas, 1990–2019: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2019

    Ewerton Cousin, M. I. Schmidt, K. Ong, R. Lozano +66 more

    2022The Lancet Diabetes and Endocrinology78 citations Open access

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45. The global, regional, and national burden of gastro-oesophageal reflux disease in 195 countries and territories, 1990–2017: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2017

    M. Dirac, S. Safiri, Derrick Tsoi, R. Adedoyin +106 more

    2020The Lancet Gastroenterology and Hepatology78 citations Open access

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46. Erratum: 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 (The Lancet (2018) 392(10159) (1736–1788)(S0140673618322037)(10.1016/S0140-6736(18)32203-7))

    G. Roth, D. Abate, K. Abate, S. Abay +101 more

    201877 citations

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47. Burden of cancer in the Eastern Mediterranean Region, 2005–2015: findings from the Global Burden of Disease 2015 Study

    U. Alsharif, C. El Bcheraoui, I. Khalil, R. Charara +149 more

    2017International Journal of Public Health77 citations Open access

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48. The burden of non-communicable diseases attributable to high BMI in Brazil, 1990–2017: findings from the Global Burden of Disease Study

    M. Felisbino-Mendes, Ewerton Cousin, D. Malta, Í. Machado +7 more

    2020Population Health Metrics74 citations Open access

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49. Intentional injuries in the Eastern Mediterranean Region, 1990–2015: findings from the Global Burden of Disease 2015 study

    M. Moradi-Lakeh, R. Charara, C. El Bcheraoui, I. Khalil +106 more

    2017International Journal of Public Health64 citations Open access

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50. The potential impact of food taxes and subsidies on cardiovascular disease and diabetes burden and disparities in the United States

    J. Peñalvo, Frederick Cudhea, R. Micha, C. Rehm +8 more

    2017BMC Medicine60 citations Open access

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