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Benn Sartorius is affiliated with the University of Oxford in the United Kingdom and has contributed extensively to the field of Medicine, with a particular focus on infectious diseases and public health. Their research spans multiple subfields including Infectious Diseases, Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, Epidemiology, General Health Professions, and Parasitology.

The scientist's work covers a range of topics, notably in epidemiological studies related to COVID-19, mosquito-borne diseases and control, global maternal and child health, child nutrition and water access, antibiotic use and resistance, parasitic diseases research and treatment, and viral infections and vectors.

The recent scholarly output of Benn Sartorius includes the following publications:

  • The burden of bacterial antimicrobial resistance in the WHO African region in 2019: a cross-country systematic analysis, 2023, The Lancet Global Health
  • The burden of bacterial antimicrobial resistance in the WHO European region in 2019: a cross-country systematic analysis, 2022, The Lancet Public Health
  • Global burden associated with 85 pathogens in 2019: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2019, 2024, The Lancet Infectious Diseases
  • 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, 2020, The Lancet. Gastroenterology & Hepatology
  • Factors influencing poor medication adherence amongst patients with chronic disease in low-and-middle-income countries: A systematic scoping review, 2022, Heliyon

Benn Sartorius has collaborated frequently with colleagues including Colleen L. Lau, Helen J. Mayfield, Beatris Mário Martin, Rachel L. Pullan, and Behzad Kiani.

Their research has been published in several venues, with notable frequent publications in:

  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases
  • SSRN Electronic Journal
  • Scientific Reports
  • Research Square (Research Square)

Best Publications

  • 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;Kalkidan Hassen Abate;Cristiana Abbafati

  • 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 incidence, prevalence, andyears lived with disability for 354 diseases and injuries for195 countries and territories, 1990–2017: a systematicanalysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2017

    Gbd Disease;Injury Incidence;Lorenzo Monasta

  • 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;Gregory A Roth;Degu Abate;Kalkidan Hassen Abate;Solomon M Abay

  • 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. Murray;Christopher J.L. Murray;Christopher J.L. Murray;Aleksandr Y. Aravkin;Aleksandr Y. Aravkin;Aleksandr Y. Aravkin;Peng Zheng;Peng Zheng;Peng Zheng;Cristiana Abbafati;Cristiana Abbafati;Cristiana Abbafati

  • Global, Regional, and National Cancer Incidence, Mortality, Years of Life Lost, Years Lived With Disability, and Disability-Adjusted Life-Years for 29 Cancer Groups, 1990 to 2016: A Systematic Analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study.

    Christina Fitzmaurice;Christina Fitzmaurice;Christina Fitzmaurice;Tomi F. Akinyemiju;Faris Hasan Al Lami;Tahiya Alam

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

    Ashkan Afshin;Mohammad Forouzanfar;Marissa Reitsma;Patrick Sur

  • Mild therapeutic hypothermia to improve the neurologic outcome after cardiac arrest

    Michael Holzer;Fritz Sterz;J. M. Darby;S. A. Padosch

  • Global, regional, and national comparative risk assessment of 79 behavioural, environmental and occupational, and metabolic risks or clusters of risks in 188 countries, 1990-2013: A systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2013

    Mohammad H Forouzanfar;Lily Alexander;H Ross Anderson;Victoria F Bachman

  • Global, regional, and national incidence, prevalence, and years lived with disability for 310 diseases and injuries, 1990–2015: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2015

    Theo Vos;Christine Allen;Megha Arora;Ryan M Barber

  • 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;Christine Allen;Ryan M Barber

  • Global, regional, and national cancer incidence, mortality, years of life lost, years lived with disability, and disability-adjusted life-years for 29 cancer groups, 1990 to 2017

    Christina Fitzmaurice;Degu Abate;Naghmeh Abbasi;Hedayat Abbastabar

  • 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 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;Emmanuela Gakidou;Stephen S. Lim

  • Global, regional, and national burden of neurological disorders, 1990-2016: A systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2016

    Valery L Feigin;Amanuel Alemu Abajobir;Kalkidan Hassen Abate;Foad Abd-Allah

  • 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 burden of cardiovascular diseases for 10 causes, 1990 to 2015

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

  • Global, regional, and national disability-adjusted life-years (DALYs) for 333 diseases and injuries and healthy life expectancy (HALE) for 195 countries and territories, 1990–2016: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2016

    Simon I Hay;Amanuel Alemu Abajobir;Kalkidan Hassen Abate;Cristiana Abbafati

  • Alcohol use and burden for 195 countries and territories, 1990-2016: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2016

    Max G Griswold;Nancy Fullman;Caitlin Hawley;Nicholas Arian

  • Global, regional, and national burden of stroke, 1990-2016: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2016

    Catherine Owens Johnson;Minh Nguyen;Gregory A. Roth;Emma Nichols

Frequent Co-Authors

Simon I. Hay
Simon I. Hay University of Washington
Ali H. Mokdad
Ali H. Mokdad University of Washington
Christopher J L Murray
Christopher J L Murray University of Washington
Shafiu Mohammed
Shafiu Mohammed Ahmadu Bello University
Bach Xuan Tran
Bach Xuan Tran Vietnam National University, Hanoi
Amir Kasaeian
Amir Kasaeian Tehran University of Medical Sciences
Roman Topor-Madry
Roman Topor-Madry Jagiellonian University
Theo Vos
Theo Vos Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation
Ted R. Miller
Ted R. Miller Pacific Institute
Naohiro Yonemoto
Naohiro Yonemoto University of Toyama

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