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2026

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Medicine

D-Index
192
Citations
461189
World Ranking
236
National Ranking
3

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2026 - Research.com Medicine in Australia Leader Award
  • 2023 - Research.com Medicine in Australia Leader Award
  • 2022 - Research.com Medicine in Australia Leader Award
  • 2009 - Member of the National Academy of Medicine (NAM)

Overview

Alan D. Lopez is affiliated with the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation in the United States. Their research centers primarily on medical and social science disciplines, particularly focusing on health and epidemiology.

The scientist's work encompasses key topics in public health and medicine including:

  • Health disparities and outcomes
  • Autopsy techniques and outcomes
  • Global maternal and child health
  • Healthcare systems and reforms
  • Global public health policies and epidemiology
  • Data-driven disease surveillance
  • Healthcare policy and management

In terms of academic fields, Alan D. Lopez's main areas of study include medicine and social sciences. Their subfields reflect a focus on:

  • Health
  • Radiology, nuclear medicine and imaging
  • Pediatrics, perinatology and child health
  • Epidemiology
  • General health professions

Recent scholarly papers authored or co-authored by them illustrate a strong focus on mortality data, global health trends, and policy-related research. Selected publications include:

  • Global, regional, and national sepsis incidence and mortality, 1990-2017: analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study (2020, The Lancet)
  • Evolution of the global smoking epidemic over the past half century: strengthening the evidence base for policy action (2022, Tobacco Control)
  • Improving medical certification of cause of death: effective strategies and approaches based on experiences from the Data for Health Initiative (2020, BMC Medicine)
  • The role of overweight and obesity in adverse cardiovascular disease mortality trends: an analysis of multiple cause of death data from Australia and the USA (2020, BMC Medicine)
  • ANACONDA: a new tool to improve mortality and cause of death data (2020, BMC Medicine)

Alan D. Lopez frequently publishes in the following venues:

  • BMC Medicine
  • Bulletin of the World Health Organization
  • BMC Public Health
  • PLoS ONE
  • Population Health Metrics

Frequent co-authors with multiple collaborations include:

  • Tim Adair
  • Deirdre McLaughlin
  • Ian Riley
  • Lene Mikkelsen
  • Hafizur Rahman Chowdhury

They have been recognized as a Member of the National Academy of Medicine since 2009.

Best Publications

  • Global and regional mortality from 235 causes of death for 20 age groups in 1990 and 2010: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2010

    Rafael Lozano;Mohsen Naghavi;Kyle Foreman;Stephen Lim

  • Global burden of bacterial antimicrobial resistance in 2019: a systematic analysis

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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;Theo Vos;Theo Vos;Stephen S. Lim;Cristiana Abbafati;Cristiana Abbafati;Cristiana Abbafati;Kaja M. Abbas;Kaja M. Abbas;Kaja M. Abbas

  • 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 P Fleming;Margaret W. Robinson;Blake Thomson

  • Disability-adjusted life years (DALYs) for 291 diseases and injuries in 21 regions, 1990-2010: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2010

    Christopher J.L. Murray;Theo Vos;Rafael Lozano;Mohsen Naghavi

  • Alternative projections of mortality and disability by cause 1990-2020: Global Burden of Disease Study

    Christopher J. L. Murray;Alan D. Lopez

  • Years lived with disability (YLDs) for 1160 sequelae of 289 diseases and injuries 1990-2010: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2010

    Theo Vos;Abraham D. Flaxman;Mohsen Naghavi;Rafael Lozano

  • Global and regional burden of disease and risk factors, 2001: systematic analysis of population health data

    Alan D Lopez;Colin D Mathers;Majid Ezzati;Dean T Jamison;Dean T Jamison

  • Global mortality, disability, and the contribution of risk factors: Global Burden of Disease Study

    Christopher J. L. Murray;Alan D. Lopez

  • Mortality by cause for eight regions of the world: Global Burden of Disease Study

    Christopher J. L. Murray;Alan D. Lopez

  • Global, regional, and national burden of chronic kidney disease, 1990–2017: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2017

    Boris Bikbov;Caroline A. Purcell;Andrew S. Levey;Mari Smith

  • Selected major risk factors and global and regional burden of disease

    Majid Ezzati;Alan D. Lopez;Anthony Rodgers;Stephen Vander Hoorn

  • 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;Kairsten A. Fay;Leslie Cornaby

  • 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

    Mohsen Naghavi;Amanuel Alemu Abajobir;Cristiana Abbafati;Kaja M Abbas

  • Global, regional, and national sepsis incidence and mortality, 1990–2017: analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study

    Kristina E Rudd;Sarah Charlotte Johnson;Kareha M Agesa;Katya Anne Shackelford

  • Global, regional, and national burden of cardiovascular diseases for 10 causes, 1990 to 2015

    Gregory A. Roth;Catherine Johnson;Amanuel Abajobir;Foad Abd-Allah

  • Evidence-Based Health Policy--Lessons from the Global Burden of Disease Study

    Christopher J. L. Murray;Alan D. Lopez

  • Maternal mortality for 181 countries, 1980-2008: a systematic analysis of progress towards Millennium Development Goal 5.

    Margaret C Hogan;Margaret C Hogan;Kyle J Foreman;Mohsen Naghavi;Stephanie Y Ahn

  • Global burden of disease and risk factors

    Alan D. Lopez;Colin D. Mathers;Majid Ezzati;Dean T. Jamison

  • The Global Burden of Disease Study

    C. J. L. Murray;A. D. Lopez

Frequent Co-Authors

Christopher J L Murray
Christopher J L Murray University of Washington
Theo Vos
Theo Vos Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation
Mohsen Naghavi
Mohsen Naghavi Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation
Simon I. Hay
Simon I. Hay University of Washington
Ali H. Mokdad
Ali H. Mokdad University of Washington
Rafael Lozano
Rafael Lozano University of Washington
Ted R. Miller
Ted R. Miller Pacific Institute
Joshua A. Salomon
Joshua A. Salomon Stanford University
Maziar Moradi-Lakeh
Maziar Moradi-Lakeh Iran University of Medical Sciences
Kenji Shibuya
Kenji Shibuya King's College London

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