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Global Epidemiology

Global Epidemiology is the academic field within epidemiology that systematically studies the distribution, determinants, and dynamics of health and disease across international populations, with a focus on transnational patterns, global health disparities, and collaborative surveillance and intervention strategies.

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Global cancer statistics

Ahmedin Jemal, Freddie Bray, Jacques Ferlay et al. · CA A Cancer Journal for Clinicians · 2011 · 55K citations · Full text

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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, Cristiana Abbafati et al. · The Lancet · 2020 · 19.2K citations · Full text

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Global Prevalence of Diabetes

Sarah H. Wild, Gojka Roglić, Anders Green et al. · Diabetes Care · 2004 · 15.3K citations

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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 L James, Degu Abate, Kalkidan Hassen Abate et al. · The Lancet · 2018 · 14K citations · Full text

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Global, regional, and national prevalence of overweight and obesity in children and adults during 1980–2013: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2013

Marie Ng, Tom Fleming, Margaret S. Robinson et al. · The Lancet · 2014 · 12.1K citations · Full text

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Authors

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  1. CJ
    Christopher J L Murray

    Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation, United States

    97 publications · 154.5K citations

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  2. SI
    Simon I Hay

    Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation, United States

    90 publications · 135K citations

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  3. AH
    Ali H. Mokdad

    Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation, United States

    84 publications · 122.4K citations

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  4. TV
    Theo Vos

    Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation, United States

    65 publications · 126.5K citations

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  5. SS
    Stephen S Lim

    Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation, United States

    56 publications · 110.7K citations

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Institutions

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  1. University of Washington

    Seattle, United States

    83 h-index

    6.4K publications

    16.7M citations

  2. World Health Organization

    Geneva, Switzerland

    80 h-index

    434 publications

    204.1K citations

  3. Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation

    Seattle, United States

    77 h-index

    7.6K publications

    20.2M citations

  4. Harvard University

    Cambridge, United States

    60 h-index

    280 publications

    284.3K citations

  5. University of Oxford

    Oxford, United Kingdom

    57 h-index

    360 publications

    176.1K citations

  6. London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine

    London, United Kingdom

    56 h-index

    237 publications

    181.6K citations

  7. Imperial College London

    London, United Kingdom

    56 h-index

    245 publications

    90K citations

  8. Johns Hopkins University

    Baltimore, United States

    48 h-index

    155 publications

    116.2K citations

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  1. The Lancet

    120 publications · 190.6K citations

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  2. PubMed

    Repository · 141 publications · 20.4K citations

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  3. BMC Public Health

    42 publications · 5K citations

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  4. The Lancet Global Health

    34 publications · 9.1K citations

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  5. PLoS neglected tropical diseases

    33 publications · 8.1K citations

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