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Saeid Safiri is affiliated with Tabriz University of Medical Sciences in Iran. Their primary field of study is Medicine, with a focus on multiple subfields including Oncology, Epidemiology, Infectious Diseases, Psychiatry and Mental health, and Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health.

They have contributed to a range of research topics, particularly in areas such as musculoskeletal pain and rehabilitation, COVID-19 clinical research studies, cancer risks and factors, global cancer incidence and screening, SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 research, global public health policies and epidemiology, and nutritional studies and diet.

Among their recent publications are:

  • 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 (2020), The Lancet. Gastroenterology & hepatology
  • 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
  • Global, regional, and national burden of low back pain, 1990-2020, its attributable risk factors, and projections to 2050: a systematic analysis of the Global Burden of Disease Study 2021 (2023), The Lancet Rheumatology
  • 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
  • The global, regional, and national burden of oesophageal cancer and its attributable risk factors in 195 countries and territories, 1990-2017: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2017 (2020), The Lancet. Gastroenterology & hepatology

Saeid Safiri frequently collaborates with other researchers. Their most common co-authors include:

  • Ali-Asghar Kolahi (89 joint publications)
  • Mark J. M. Sullman (83 joint publications)
  • Seyed Aria Nejadghaderi (71 joint publications)
  • Gary S. Collins (36 joint publications)
  • Maryam Noori (35 joint publications)

Their research has been published in various venues, with several works appearing in:

  • Scientific Reports (12 publications)
  • Reviews in Medical Virology (7 publications)
  • Health Science Reports (5 publications)
  • BMC Public Health (4 publications)
  • The Lancet. Gastroenterology & hepatology (3 publications)

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 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

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

    Ashkan Afshin;Mohammad Forouzanfar;Marissa Reitsma;Patrick Sur

  • Mild therapeutic hypothermia to improve the neurologic outcome after cardiac arrest

    Michael Holzer;Fritz Sterz;J. M. Darby;S. A. Padosch

  • 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 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

  • Worldwide trends in hypertension prevalence and progress in treatment and control from 1990 to 2019: a pooled analysis of 1201 population-representative studies with 104 million participants

    Bin Zhou;Rodrigo M Carrillo-Larco;Goodarz Danaei;Leanne M Riley

  • 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, 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

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

    Sudabeh Alatab;Sadaf G Sepanlou;Kevin Ikuta;Homayoon Vahedi

  • Estimates of the global, regional, and national morbidity, mortality, and aetiologies of lower respiratory infections in 195 countries, 1990-2016: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2016

    Christopher Troeger;Brigette Blacker;Ibrahim A Khalil;Puja C Rao

  • Global, regional, and national deaths, prevalence, disability-adjusted life years, and years lived with disability for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and asthma, 1990–2015: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2015

    Joan B Soriano;Joan B Soriano;Amanuel Alemu Abajobir;Kalkidan Hassen Abate;Semaw Ferede Abera

  • 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 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

Frequent Co-Authors

Mostafa Qorbani
Mostafa Qorbani Alborz University of Medical Sciences
Simon I. Hay
Simon I. Hay University of Washington
Amir Kasaeian
Amir Kasaeian Tehran University of Medical Sciences
Theo Vos
Theo Vos Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation
Mohsen Naghavi
Mohsen Naghavi Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation
Christopher J L Murray
Christopher J L Murray University of Washington
Ali H. Mokdad
Ali H. Mokdad University of Washington
Benn Sartorius
Benn Sartorius University of Oxford
Bach Xuan Tran
Bach Xuan Tran Vietnam National University, Hanoi
Naohiro Yonemoto
Naohiro Yonemoto University of Toyama

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