World's Best Scientists 2026 revealed!
Award Badge
Best Female Scientists
2025
Award Badge
Medicine
India
2026

D-Index & Metrics

Best Female Scientists

D-Index
113
Citations
205317
World Ranking
750
National Ranking
2

Medicine

D-Index
119
Citations
250526
World Ranking
3794
National Ranking
2

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2026 - Research.com Medicine in India Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Best Female Scientists Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Medicine in India Leader Award
  • 2023 - Research.com Medicine in India Leader Award
  • 2022 - Research.com Medicine in India Leader Award

Overview

Rakhi Dandona is affiliated with the Public Health Foundation of India and contributes to the field of medicine with a focus on several subfields including clinical psychology, pediatrics, perinatology and child health, general health professions, health, and nutrition and dietetics.

Their research spans multiple topics related to global and public health, with a notable emphasis on:

  • Global maternal and child health
  • Suicide and self-harm studies
  • Child nutrition and water access
  • Health disparities and outcomes
  • Global health care issues
  • COVID-19 and mental health
  • Healthcare systems and reforms

Rakhi Dandona has contributed to a number of recent papers publishing in high-impact journals. Some of these include:

  • Global, regional, and national burden of stroke and its risk factors, 1990-2019: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2019, 2021, The Lancet Neurology
  • Global, regional, and national burden of chronic kidney disease, 1990-2017: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2017, 2020, The Lancet
  • Estimation of the global prevalence of dementia in 2019 and forecasted prevalence in 2050: an analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2019, 2022, The Lancet Public Health
  • Causes of blindness and vision impairment in 2020 and trends over 30 years, and prevalence of avoidable blindness in relation to VISION 2020: the Right to Sight: an analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study, 2020, The Lancet Global Health
  • Prevalence and attributable health burden of chronic respiratory diseases, 1990-2017: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2017, 2020, The Lancet Respiratory Medicine

The primary venues for this scientist's publications include:

  • The Lancet Global Health
  • Injury Prevention
  • The Lancet Regional Health - Southeast Asia
  • The Lancet Public Health
  • The Lancet

Frequent collaborators in Rakhi Dandona's research include:

  • Lalit Dandona
  • G Anil Kumar
  • Jalal Arabloo
  • Ali Bijani
  • Xiaochen Dai

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

  • 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

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

    Ashkan Afshin;Mohammad Forouzanfar;Marissa Reitsma;Patrick Sur

  • 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

  • Estimates and 25-year trends of the global burden of disease attributable to ambient air pollution: an analysis of data from the Global Burden of Diseases Study 2015

    Aaron J Cohen;Michael Brauer;Richard Burnett;H Ross Anderson

  • 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 burden of chronic kidney disease, 1990–2017: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2017

    Boris Bikbov;Caroline A. Purcell;Andrew S. Levey;Mari Smith

  • 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

  • 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

Frequent Co-Authors

Christopher J L Murray
Christopher J L Murray University of Washington
Simon I. Hay
Simon I. Hay University of Washington
G Anil Kumar
G Anil Kumar SRM Institute of Science and Technology Private university in Chennai, India
Theo Vos
Theo Vos Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation
Ted R. Miller
Ted R. Miller Pacific Institute
Bach Xuan Tran
Bach Xuan Tran Vietnam National University, Hanoi
Naohiro Yonemoto
Naohiro Yonemoto University of Toyama
Mohsen Naghavi
Mohsen Naghavi Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation
Jost B. Jonas
Jost B. Jonas Heidelberg University
Alan D. Lopez
Alan D. Lopez University of Melbourne

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 related healthcare degrees can open up diverse career pathways, especially if you're not ready to commit to medical school. For those interested in healthcare but prefer roles outside direct patient care, consider medical billing and coding schools online with financial aid. These programs offer flexibility, financial support, and entry into a critical sector of healthcare administration.

Nursing is another rewarding field. If standardized tests are a barrier, you can look into a nursing school that doesn't require teas. These schools allow you to pursue a nursing education without needing to complete the TEAS or HESI exams, streamlining your entry into nursing.

Advancing quickly in healthcare management is possible through an online health care administration degree. These accelerated programs prepare students for leadership roles in hospitals and clinics, often with flexible online coursework.

For nurses aiming for higher qualifications, an asn to fnp bridge program offers a direct path from associate to family nurse practitioner status, expanding both your expertise and career options.

Best Scientists Citing Rakhi Dandona

Trending Scientists