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Ashkan Afshin

Novel (United States) · US
Area of research
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health · Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management
Research interest
Research interests include Nutritional Studies and Diet, Global Public Health Policies and Epidemiology, Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet, and Cardiovascular Health and Risk Factors.
h-index
71
citations
158,788
works
143
NIH funding
primary concept
Medicine
email

Recent publications

Novel proteomics-based plasma test for early detection of multiple cancers in the general population.
2024cited by 17position: contributordoi
Landscaping of Urine Proteome: Unlocking Diagnostic Potential and Overcoming Unique Challenges
2023cited by 0position: contributordoi
Hearing loss prevalence and years lived with disability, 1990–2019: findings from the Global Burden of Disease Study 2019
The Lancet 2021cited by 1,068position: middledoi
Challenges for Estimating the Global Prevalence of Micronutrient Deficiencies and Related Disease Burden: A Case Study of the Global Burden of Disease Study.
2021cited by 11position: contributordoi
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
The Lancet Global Health 2020cited by 2,977position: middledoi
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
The Lancet 2020cited by 1,993position: middledoi
Trends in prevalence of blindness and distance and near vision impairment over 30 years: an analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study
The Lancet Global Health 2020cited by 1,325position: middledoi
Food in the Anthropocene: the EAT–Lancet Commission on healthy diets from sustainable food systems
The Lancet 2019cited by 10,319position: middledoi
The Science of Obesity Management: An Endocrine Society Scientific Statement
Endocrine Reviews 2018cited by 802position: middledoi
A Meta-Analysis of Food Labeling Effects on Consumer Diet Behaviors and Industry Practices
American Journal of Preventive Medicine 2018cited by 423position: middledoi
The prospective impact of food pricing on improving dietary consumption: A systematic review and meta-analysis
PLoS ONE 2017cited by 416position: firstdoi
Burden of musculoskeletal disorders in the Eastern Mediterranean Region, 1990–2013: findings from the Global Burden of Disease Study 2013
Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases 2017cited by 141position: middledoi
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
The Lancet 2016cited by 7,777position: middledoi
Physical activity and risk of breast cancer, colon cancer, diabetes, ischemic heart disease, and ischemic stroke events: systematic review and dose-response meta-analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2013
BMJ 2016cited by 1,277position: middledoi
Information Technology and Lifestyle: A Systematic Evaluation of Internet and Mobile Interventions for Improving Diet, Physical Activity, Obesity, Tobacco, and Alcohol Use
Journal of the American Heart Association 2016cited by 251position: firstdoi
Health in times of uncertainty in the eastern Mediterranean region, 1990–2013: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2013
The Lancet Global Health 2016cited by 220position: middledoi
Burden of Diarrhea in the Eastern Mediterranean Region, 1990–2013: Findings from the Global Burden of Disease Study 2013
American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene 2016cited by 44position: middledoi
Global, regional, and national disability-adjusted life years (DALYs) for 306 diseases and injuries and healthy life expectancy (HALE) for 188 countries, 1990–2013: quantifying the epidemiological transition
The Lancet 2015cited by 2,006position: middledoi
The impact of dietary habits and metabolic risk factors on cardiovascular and diabetes mortality in countries of the Middle East and North Africa in 2010: a comparative risk assessment analysis
BMJ Open 2015cited by 128position: firstdoi
Projection of Diabetes Population Size and Associated Economic Burden through 2030 in Iran: Evidence from Micro-Simulation Markov Model and Bayesian Meta-Analysis
PLoS ONE 2015cited by 119position: lastdoi
Consumption of nuts and legumes and risk of incident ischemic heart disease, stroke, and diabetes: a systematic review and meta-analysis
American Journal of Clinical Nutrition 2014cited by 511position: firstdoi
Do healthier foods and diet patterns cost more than less healthy options? A systematic review and meta-analysis
BMJ Open 2013cited by 756position: middledoi

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Frequent collaborators

Dariush Mozaffarian · Tufts Medical Center6 papers (2013–2018) · 3 papers (2021–2024)Renata Micha · Tufts University3 papers (2014–2018)Goodarz Danaei · Harvard University2 papers (2015–2017)Wenjie Ma · Guangzhou University2 papers (2016–2018)Peilin Shi · Tufts University2 papers (2015–2018)Shahab Khatibzadeh · Tufts University2 papers (2014–2015)Mohammad Yawar Yakoob · Tufts University1 papers (2015–2015)Simon Capewell · University of Liverpool1 papers (2017–2017)Jessica Smith · Tufts University1 papers (2018–2018)Daniel Marsden · Tufts University1 papers (2018–2018) · 1 papers (2016–2016)Melody Michaelson · Tufts University1 papers (2017–2017)Farshad Farzadfar · Myocarditis Foundation1 papers (2015–2015)Lennert Veerman · University of Queensland1 papers (2016–2016)Thomas H. Inge · University of Colorado Denver1 papers (2018–2018) · 1 papers (2015–2015)José L. Peñalvo · Universidad de Extremadura1 papers (2017–2017)Mireille Mclean · Rockefeller University1 papers (2016–2016)John M. Jakicic · Providence College1 papers (2018–2018)