World's Best Scientists 2026 revealed!

Overview

Mohammad Ali Mansournia is affiliated with Tehran University of Medical Sciences in Iran and has contributed extensively to the field of medicine, with a focus on several subfields including statistics and probability, epidemiology, public health, environmental and occupational health, infectious diseases, and endocrinology, diabetes, and metabolism.

Their research covers a diverse range of topics, notably in advanced causal inference techniques, health systems, economic evaluations, quality of life, liver disease diagnosis and treatment, meta-analysis and systematic reviews, COVID-19 clinical research studies, diabetes, cardiovascular risks, and lipoproteins, as well as statistical methods in clinical trials.

Some of their recent published papers include:

  • Global, regional and national burden of osteoarthritis 1990-2017: a systematic analysis of the Global Burden of Disease Study 2017 (2020, Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases)
  • Burden of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and its attributable risk factors in 204 countries and territories, 1990-2019: results from the Global Burden of Disease Study 2019 (2022, BMJ)
  • Global, regional, and national burden of neck pain in the general population, 1990-2017: systematic analysis of the Global Burden of Disease Study 2017 (2020, BMJ)
  • Prevalence, Deaths, and Disability-Adjusted Life Years Due to Musculoskeletal Disorders for 195 Countries and Territories 1990-2017 (2020, Arthritis & Rheumatology)
  • Global, regional, and national burden of migraine in 204 countries and territories, 1990 to 2019 (2021, Pain)

Mansournia frequently collaborates with several researchers, including Maryam Nazemipour, Zatollah Asemi, Jamal Hallajzadeh, Bahman Yousefi, and Saeid Safiri. These collaborations have resulted in numerous co-authored publications.

Their work has been regularly published in venues such as:

  • Global Epidemiology
  • British Journal of Sports Medicine
  • PLoS ONE
  • Research Square
  • PubMed

The scope of Mansournia's research integrates rigorous statistical methodologies with practical applications in clinical and public health settings, addressing both theoretical and applied questions related to disease burden, health outcomes, and population-level health indicators globally.

Best Publications

  • 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 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 burden of stroke and its risk factors, 1990–2019: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2019

    Valery L Feigin;Benjamin A Stark;Catherine Owens Johnson;Gregory A Roth

  • 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

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

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

  • 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

    Haidong Wang;Kaja M. Abbas;Mitra Abbasifard;Mohsen Abbasi-Kangevari

  • Global, regional, and national burden of traumatic brain injury and spinal cord injury, 1990-2016: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of disease Study 2016

    Spencer L James;Alice Theadom;Richard G Ellenbogen;Marlena S Bannick

  • The global, regional, and national burden of cirrhosis by cause in 195 countries and territories, 1990-2017 : a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2017

    Sadaf G. Sepanlou;Saeid Safiri;Catherine Bisignano;Kevin S. Ikuta

  • Global, regional and national burden of osteoarthritis 1990-2017: A systematic analysis of the Global Burden of Disease Study 2017

    Saeid Safiri;Ali Asghar Kolahi;Damian Hoy;Emma Smith

  • 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

    Marissa B Reitsma;Parkes J Kendrick;Emad Ababneh;Cristiana Abbafati

  • Global, regional, and national age-sex-specific mortality and life expectancy, 1950-2017: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2017

    Daniel Dicker;Grant Nguyen;Degu Abate;Kalkidan Hassen Abate

  • Measuring performance on the Healthcare Access and Quality Index for 195 countries and territories and selected subnational locations: A systematic analysis from the Global Burden of Disease Study 2016

    Nancy Fullman;Jamal Yearwood;Solomon M Abay;Cristiana Abbafati

  • Global, regional, and national burden of suicide mortality 1990 to 2016: systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2016

    Heather M. Orpana;Heather M. Orpana;Laurie B. Marczak;Megha Arora;Nooshin Abbasi

  • Five insights from the Global Burden of Disease Study 2019

    Christopher J.L. Murray;Cristiana Abbafati;Kaja M. Abbas;Mohammad Abbasi

  • Measuring universal health coverage based on an index of effective coverage of health services in 204 countries and territories, 1990-2019 : a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2019.

    Rafael Lozano;Nancy Fullman;John Everett Mumford;Megan Knight

  • Measuring progress from 1990 to 2017 and projecting attainment to 2030 of the health-related Sustainable Development Goals for 195 countries and territories: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2017

    Rafael Lozano;Nancy Fullman;Degu Abate;Solomon M. Abay

  • Global, regional, and national burden of neck pain in the general population, 1990-2017: systematic analysis of the Global Burden of Disease Study 2017

    Saeid Safiri;Saeid Safiri;Ali-Asghar Kolahi;Damian Hoy;Rachelle Buchbinder

  • Population attributable fraction.

    Mohammad Ali Mansournia;Douglas G Altman

Frequent Co-Authors

Shafiu Mohammed
Shafiu Mohammed Ahmadu Bello University
Simon I. Hay
Simon I. Hay University of Washington
Andrew T Olagunju
Andrew T Olagunju University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center
Ali H. Mokdad
Ali H. Mokdad University of Washington
Abdallah M. Samy
Abdallah M. Samy Ain Shams University
Salman Rawaf
Salman Rawaf Imperial College London
Florian Fischer
Florian Fischer Charité - University Medicine Berlin
Rakhi Dandona
Rakhi Dandona Public Health Foundation of India
Ted R. Miller
Ted R. Miller Pacific Institute
Olayinka Stephen Ilesanmi
Olayinka Stephen Ilesanmi University of Ibadan

If you think any of the details on this page are incorrect, let us know.

Report an issue

We appreciate your kind effort to assist us to improve this page, it would be helpful providing us with as much detail as possible in the text box below:

Related Online Degrees & Career Pathways

Exploring a future in medicine doesn’t just mean becoming a doctor. There are several online degree programs that offer flexible, affordable paths to a rewarding healthcare career. For those interested in healthcare leadership, you can pursue the cheapest mha online programs to gain essential management skills.

Advanced nursing professionals can elevate their qualifications with the cheapest dnp programs online, making a Doctor of Nursing Practice degree more accessible and affordable. Pharmacists seeking to upgrade their credentials or those aiming to enter the field can consider an online pharmacist degree.

If you’re interested in the vital world of healthcare data, a health information management bachelor degree online provides technical and administrative skills highly valued in hospitals and clinics. These online options make it possible to chart your healthcare career from wherever you are—all while controlling costs and balancing personal commitments.

Best Scientists Citing Mohammad Ali Mansournia

Trending Scientists