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Perianayagam Arokiasamy

Perianayagam Arokiasamy

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Social Sciences and Humanities

D-Index
32
Citations
6165
World Ranking
7256
National Ranking
2

Overview

Perianayagam Arokiasamy is affiliated with Qatar University in Qatar and conducts research primarily in the fields of Medicine and Social Sciences. Their work spans topics that intersect health, economics, and global development, with a strong focus on health disparities, healthcare systems, and chronic disease management.

The scientist's research covers several main topics including:

  • Health disparities and outcomes
  • Global Health Care Issues
  • Healthcare Systems and Reforms
  • Chronic Disease Management Strategies
  • Air Quality and Health Impacts
  • Energy and Environment Impacts
  • Health Systems, Economic Evaluations, Quality of Life

Arokiasamy's recent published papers reflect these themes and include:

  • "Health and economic impact of air pollution in the states of India: the Global Burden of Disease Study 2019" (2020) published in The Lancet Planetary Health
  • "Global Effect of Modifiable Risk Factors on Cardiovascular Disease and Mortality" (2023) published in the New England Journal of Medicine
  • "The burden of neurological disorders across the states of India: the Global Burden of Disease Study 1990-2019" (2021) published in The Lancet Global Health
  • "Cohort Profile: The Longitudinal Ageing Study in India (LASI)" (2021) published in the International Journal of Epidemiology
  • "Multimorbidity matters in low and middle-income countries" (2022) published in the Journal of Multimorbidity and Comorbidity

The scientist frequently publishes in venues such as:

  • Scientific Reports
  • New England Journal of Medicine
  • Journal of Biosocial Science
  • Research Square (Research Square)
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)

Arokiasamy collaborates with several other researchers, with frequent co-authors including:

  • Y. Selvamani
  • Jinkook Lee
  • David E. Bloom
  • Parvaiz A Koul
  • Dorairaj Prabhakaran

Their body of work contributes broadly to the understanding of health professions, health toxicology, finance, and economics related to healthcare. Subfields with significant publication activity include General Health Professions, Health, Finance, Economics and Econometrics, and Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis.

Best Publications

  • Data resource profile : the World Health Organization Study on global AGEing and adult health (SAGE)

    Paul Kowal;Somnath Chatterji;Nirmala Naidoo;Richard Biritwum

  • The impact of multimorbidity on adult physical and mental health in low- and middle-income countries: what does the study on global ageing and adult health (SAGE) reveal?

    Perianayagam Arokiasamy;Uttamacharya Uttamacharya;Kshipra Jain;Richard Berko Biritwum

  • Factors affecting quality of life in lower limb amputees

    Richa Sinha;Wim J A van den Heuvel;Perianayagam Arokiasamy

  • Prevalence, risk factors and disability associated with fall-related injury in older adults in low- and middle-incomecountries: results from the WHO Study on global AGEing and adult health (SAGE)

    Jennifer Stewart Williams;Jennifer Stewart Williams;Paul Kowal;Paul Kowal;Heather Hestekin;Tristan O’Driscoll

  • Prevalence of loss of all teeth (edentulism) and associated factors in older adults in China, Ghana, India, Mexico, Russia and South Africa.

    Karl Peltzer;Sandra Hewlett;Alfred E. Yawson;Paula Moynihan

  • Risk Factors and Disability Associated with Low Back Pain in Older Adults in Low- and Middle-Income Countries. Results from the WHO Study on Global AGEing and Adult Health (SAGE)

    Jennifer Stewart Williams;Nawi Ng;Karl Peltzer;Alfred Yawson

  • Understanding epidemiological transition in India.

    Suryakant Yadav;Perianayagam Arokiasamy

  • India's escalating burden of non-communicable diseases

    Perianayagam Arokiasamy

  • Prevalence of and factors associated with frailty and disability in older adults from China, Ghana, India, Mexico, Russia and South Africa.

    R.B. Biritwum;N. Minicuci;N. Minicuci;A.E. Yawson;O. Theou

  • Chronic Noncommunicable Diseases in 6 Low- and Middle-Income Countries: Findings From Wave 1 of the World Health Organization's Study on Global Ageing and Adult Health (SAGE).

    Perianayagam Arokiasamy;Uttamacharya;Paul Kowal;Benjamin D. Capistrant

  • Why are uneducated women in India using contraception? A multilevel analysis.

    Kirsty McNay;Perianayagam Arokiasamy;Robert H. Cassen

  • Neonatal mortality in the empowered action group states of India: trends and determinants.

    Perianayagam Arokiasamy;Abhishek Gautam

  • Nutrition in India. National Family Health Survey (NFHS-3) India 2005-06.

    Arnold F;Parasuraman S;Arokiasamy P;Kothari M

  • Validity and Reliability of MOS Short Form Health Survey (SF-36) for Use in India.

    Richa Sinha;Wim J A van den Heuvel;Perianayagam Arokiasamy

  • Gender preference, contraceptive use and fertility in India: regional and development influences

    Perianayagam Arokiasamy

  • Multi-Morbidity, Functional Limitations, and Self-Rated Health Among Older Adults in India: Cross-Sectional Analysis of LASI Pilot Survey, 2010

    Perianayagam Arokiasamy;Uttamacharya;Kshipra Jain

  • Regional Patterns of Sex Bias and Excess Female Child Mortality in India

    Perianayagam Arokiasamy

  • Determinants of Gender Differences in Self-Rated Health Among Older Population: Evidence From India

    Lucky Singh;Perianayagam Arokiasamy;Prashant Kumar Singh;Rajesh Kumar Rai

  • Morbidity Prevalence and Health Care Utilization Among Older Adults in India

    Gopal Agrawal;P. Arokiasamy

  • Socio-economic inequalities in child survival in India: a decomposition analysis.

    Jalandhar Pradhan;Perianayagam Arokiasamy

  • Exposure to air pollution and tobacco smoking and their combined effects on depression in six low- and middle-income countries

    Hualiang Lin;Yanfei Guo;Paul Kowal;Paul Kowal;Collins O Airhihenbuwa

  • Prevalence of Loss of All Teeth (Edentulism) and Associated Factors in Older Adults in China, Ghana, India, Mexico, Russia

    South Africa;Karl Peltzer;Sandra Hewlett;Alfred E. Yawson

Frequent Co-Authors

Srinivas Goli
Srinivas Goli International Institute for Population Sciences
Karl Peltzer
Karl Peltzer Asian University
Amitabh Chandra
Amitabh Chandra Harvard University
Sebastian Vollmer
Sebastian Vollmer University of Göttingen
Nawi Ng
Nawi Ng University of Gothenburg
Hualiang Lin
Hualiang Lin Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Arthur W. Toga
Arthur W. Toga University of Southern California
Jorge Jovicich
Jorge Jovicich University of Trento
Judith Saxton
Judith Saxton University of Pittsburgh
Jitse P. van Dijk
Jitse P. van Dijk University of Groningen

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