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Ashkan Afshin | Researchclopedia

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Ashkan Afshin

Novel (United States)ORCID

135

Works

155,245

Citations

67

h-index

86

i10-index

Research Topics

Nutritional Studies and Diet Global Public Health Policies and Epidemiology Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet

Affiliations

Agricultural University of Athens2014–2014

Boston University2015–2015

Tufts University2015–2018

Brigham and Women's Hospital2014–2014

Seattle Children's Hospital2015–2015

Top Works

Global burden of 369 diseases and injuries in 204 countries and territories, 1990–2019: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2019

Theo Vos,Stephen S Lim,et al.

202018,526 citations

Global Health Care Issues

Climate Change and Health Impacts

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 L James,Degu Abate,et al.

201813,816 citations

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

Theo Vos,Amanuel Alemu Abajobir,et al.

201713,432 citations

Food in the Anthropocene: the EAT–Lancet Commission on healthy diets from sustainable food systems

Walter C. Willett,Johan Rockström,et al.

201910,136 citations

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,et al.

20188,569 citations

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. Forouzanfar,Ashkan Afshin,et al.

20167,751 citations

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 Wang,Mohsen Naghavi,et al.

20166,650 citations

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,et al.

20195,595 citations

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,et al.

20184,961 citations