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D-Index
86
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132830
World Ranking
13825
National Ranking
445

François Alla publication distribution in Medicine in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Medicine in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where François Alla sits on this spectrum.

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101 publications 1,796+

This scientist: 330 publications — 23rd percentile

23% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 1,796 publications or more.

François Alla D-index placement in Medicine in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Medicine scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where François Alla sits on this spectrum.

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70 D-Index 217+

This scientist: 86 D-Index — 31st percentile

31% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 217 D-Index or more.

Overview

François Alla is affiliated with the University of Bordeaux in France and has made contributions across multiple areas within medicine and health professions. Their research covers a broad spectrum within public health, epidemiology, health economics, and clinical practices related to infectious diseases and cardiac care.

The scientist's recent published papers include:

  • 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, 2020, The Lancet
  • Global burden of 87 risk factors in 204 countries and territories, 1990-2019: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2019, 2020, The Lancet
  • Spatial, temporal, and demographic patterns in prevalence of smoking tobacco use and attributable disease burden in 204 countries and territories, 1990-2019: a systematic analysis from the Global Burden of Disease Study 2019, 2021, The Lancet
  • Global Burden of Cardiovascular Diseases and Risks, 1990-2022, 2023, Journal of the American College of Cardiology
  • COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy in a representative working-age population in France: a survey experiment based on vaccine characteristics, 2021, The Lancet Public Health

The scientist frequently co-authors with a group of collaborators, including:

  • Linda Cambon (58 publications)
  • Valéry Ridde (42 publications)
  • Wulfran Bougouin (13 publications)
  • Lionel Lamhaut (13 publications)
  • Daniel Jost (13 publications)

The primary publication venues reflect the scientist's engagement with both specialized and broad readerships in public health and epidemiology:

  • Revue d'Épidémiologie et de Santé Publique (9 publications)
  • The Lancet (6 publications)
  • UNC Libraries (6 publications)
  • Global Health Promotion (5 publications)
  • The Lancet Public Health (4 publications)

The researcher has authored several books published mainly by IRD Éditions eBooks, Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, and Éditions Gallimard. Notable book titles include:

  • La recherche interventionnelle en santé des populations (2024)
  • Population health intervention research (2023)
  • Investigación de intervenciones en salud poblacional (2024)
  • Population health intervention research: concepts, methods, applications (2023)
  • La recherche interventionnelle en santé des populations: concepts, méthodes, applications (2023)
  • Tracts (N°37) - Santé publique année zéro (2022)

François Alla's research fields primarily include Medicine and Health Professions, with subfields such as General Health Professions, Epidemiology, Economics and Econometrics, Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, and Infectious Diseases.

Main topics within their work cover areas such as:

  • Infective Endocarditis Diagnosis and Management
  • Health Policy Implementation Science
  • Health Systems, Economic Evaluations, Quality of Life
  • Smoking Behavior and Cessation
  • Global Public Health Policies and Epidemiology
  • Cardiac Arrest and Resuscitation
  • Healthcare Systems and Practices

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, 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, 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 301 acute and chronic diseases and injuries in 188 countries, 1990-2013: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2013

    Theo Vos;Ryan M. Barber;Brad Bell;Amelia Bertozzi-Villa

  • Global, regional, and national age-sex specific all-cause and cause-specific mortality for 240 causes of death, 1990-2013: A systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2013

    Mohsen Naghavi;Haidong Wang;Rafael Lozano;Adrian Davis

  • 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 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 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

  • 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

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

  • Global, regional, and national comparative risk assessment of 84 behavioural, environmental and occupational, and metabolic risks or clusters of risks, 1990–2016: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2016

    Amanuel Alemu Abajobir;Kalkidan Hassen Abate;Cristiana Abbafati;Kaja M. Abbas

  • 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

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

  • Global, regional, and national levels and causes of maternal mortality during 1990–2013: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2013

    Nicholas J. Kassebaum;Amelia Bertozzi-Villa;Megan S. Coggeshall;Katya A. Shackelford

  • Global, regional, and national disability-adjusted life-years (DALYs) for 315 diseases and injuries and healthy life expectancy (HALE), 1990-2015 : a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2015

    Nicholas J. Kassebaum;Megha Arora;Ryan M. Barber;Zulfiqar A. Bhutta;Zulfiqar A. Bhutta

  • 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

    Christopher J. L. Murray;Ryan M. Barber;Kyle J. Foreman;Ayse Abbasoglu Ozgoren

  • Limitation of Excessive Extracellular Matrix Turnover May Contribute to Survival Benefit of Spironolactone Therapy in Patients With Congestive Heart Failure Insights From the Randomized Aldactone Evaluation Study (RALES)

    Faiez Zannad;François Alla;Brigitte Dousset;Alfonso Perez

  • Global, regional, and national incidence and mortality for HIV, tuberculosis, and malaria during 1990???2013: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2013

    Christopher J.L. Murray;Katrina F. Ortblad;Caterina Guinovart;Stephen S. Lim

  • Changing profile of infective endocarditis: results of a 1-year survey in France.

    Bruno Hoen;François Alla;Christine Selton-Suty;Isabelle Béguinot

Frequent Co-Authors

Johan Ärnlöv
Johan Ärnlöv Karolinska Institute
Zulfiqar A Bhutta
Zulfiqar A Bhutta Aga Khan University
Simon I. Hay
Simon I. Hay University of Washington
Stein Emil Vollset
Stein Emil Vollset University of Washington
Maziar Moradi-Lakeh
Maziar Moradi-Lakeh Iran University of Medical Sciences
Ted R. Miller
Ted R. Miller Pacific Institute
Bach Xuan Tran
Bach Xuan Tran Vietnam National University, Hanoi
Ferrán Catalá-López
Ferrán Catalá-López Instituto de Salud Carlos III
Alan D. Lopez
Alan D. Lopez University of Melbourne
Robert G. Weintraub
Robert G. Weintraub Royal Children's Hospital

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