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Rafael Tabarés-Seisdedos

Rafael Tabarés-Seisdedos

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D-Index
97
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173883
World Ranking
9044
National Ranking
129

Overview

Rafael Tabarés-Seisdedos is affiliated with the University of Valencia in Spain and conducts research primarily in the field of Medicine. Their scientific contributions cover various subfields, including Psychiatry and Mental Health, Molecular Biology, Clinical Psychology, General Health Professions, and Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health.

The scientist's work spans multiple main topics, with a concentration in schizophrenia research and treatment, bipolar disorder and treatment, and tryptophan and brain disorders. Additional areas covered include health systems, economic evaluations, quality of life, liver disease diagnosis and treatment, health disparities and outcomes, and bioinformatics and genomic networks.

Recent notable publications include the following papers:

  • Global, regional, and national burden of bone fractures in 204 countries and territories, 1990-2019: a systematic analysis from the Global Burden of Disease Study 2019 (2021, The Lancet Healthy Longevity)
  • Morbidity and mortality from road injuries: results from the Global Burden of Disease Study 2017 (2020, Injury Prevention)
  • Mortality in Persons With Autism Spectrum Disorder or Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (2022, JAMA Pediatrics)
  • Hepatitis B and C in Europe: an update from the Global Burden of Disease Study 2019 (2023, The Lancet Public Health)
  • Lifestyle changes and mental health during the COVID-19 pandemic: A repeated, cross-sectional web survey (2021, Journal of Affective Disorders)

Frequent collaborators include:

  • Vicent Balanzá-Martínez
  • Patricia Correa-Ghisays
  • Joan Vicent Sánchez-Ortí
  • Gabriel Selva-Vera
  • Constanza San Martín Valenzuela

Rafael Tabarés-Seisdedos has published in multiple well-known scientific journals with the highest number of publications in Journal of Affective Disorders, BMJ Open, and bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory), followed by Scientific Reports and Acta Psychiatrica Scandinavica.

In addition to journal articles, the scientist has contributed to book publications through Universitat de València eBooks. Two titles published in 2023 focus on mental health, substance abuse, and addictive behaviors planning for the Valencian Community:

  • Pla d'acció en salut mental, drogodependències i conductes addictives. Comunitat Valenciana 2023-2026
  • Plan de acción en salud mental, drogodependencias y conductas adictivas. Comunitat Valenciana 2023-2026

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 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

  • 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

  • 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 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 burden of Alzheimer's disease and other dementias, 1990-2016: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2016

    Emma Nichols;Cassandra E.I. Szoeke;Stein Emil Vollset;Nooshin Abbasi

  • Global, regional, and national burden of Parkinson's disease, 1990–2016: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2016

    E. Ray Dorsey;Alexis Elbaz;Emma Nichols;Foad Abd-Allah

  • 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 burden of neurological disorders during 1990-2015

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

Frequent Co-Authors

Ferrán Catalá-López
Ferrán Catalá-López Instituto de Salud Carlos III
Shafiu Mohammed
Shafiu Mohammed Ahmadu Bello University
Simon I. Hay
Simon I. Hay University of Washington
Ted R. Miller
Ted R. Miller Pacific Institute
Eduard Vieta
Eduard Vieta University of Barcelona
Bach Xuan Tran
Bach Xuan Tran Vietnam National University, Hanoi
Ali H. Mokdad
Ali H. Mokdad University of Washington
Roman Topor-Madry
Roman Topor-Madry Jagiellonian University
Benn Sartorius
Benn Sartorius University of Oxford
Christopher J L Murray
Christopher J L Murray University of Washington

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