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2026

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Overview

Samir Bhatt is affiliated with Imperial College London in the United Kingdom. Their research primarily focuses on the field of Medicine, with significant contributions to subfields including Modeling and Simulation, Infectious Diseases, Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, Epidemiology, and Economics and Econometrics.

The scientist's recent work centers on epidemiological studies related to infectious diseases, notably the COVID-19 pandemic. Key publications include:

  • Estimating the effects of non-pharmaceutical interventions on COVID-19 in Europe, 2020, Nature
  • Genomics and epidemiology of the P.1 SARS-CoV-2 lineage in Manaus, Brazil, 2021, Science
  • Assessing transmissibility of SARS-CoV-2 lineage B.1.1.7 in England, 2021, Nature
  • Comparative analysis of the risks of hospitalisation and death associated with SARS-CoV-2 omicron (B.1.1.529) and delta (B.1.617.2) variants in England: a cohort study., 2022, Bristol Research (University of Bristol)
  • The impact of COVID-19 and strategies for mitigation and suppression in low- and middle-income countries, 2020, Science

Bhatt has coauthored work extensively with other researchers in related fields. Frequent collaborators include:

  • Swapnil Mishra
  • Seth Flaxman
  • Neil M. Ferguson
  • Thomas A. Mellan
  • H. Juliette T. Unwin

The scientist has published widely across several research venues, with notable presence in:

  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • arXiv (Cornell University)
  • SSRN Electronic Journal
  • Nature Communications
  • Nature

Bhatt's work spans several main research topics, reflecting a broad interest in infectious diseases and epidemiological modeling. These topics include:

  • COVID-19 epidemiological studies
  • SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 Research
  • Malaria Research and Control
  • Mosquito-borne diseases and control
  • COVID-19 Pandemic Impacts
  • COVID-19 Clinical Research Studies
  • Influenza Virus Research Studies

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

  • The global distribution and burden of dengue

    Samir Bhatt;Peter W. Gething;Oliver J. Brady;Jane P. Messina

  • 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 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 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

  • Estimating the effects of non-pharmaceutical interventions on COVID-19 in Europe.

    Seth Flaxman;Swapnil Mishra;Axel Gandy;H. Juliette T. Unwin

  • 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

  • The effect of malaria control on Plasmodium falciparum in Africa between 2000 and 2015

    S Bhatt;D J Weiss;E Cameron;D Bisanzio

  • Refining the global spatial limits of dengue virus transmission by evidence-based consensus

    Oliver J. Brady;Peter W. Gething;Samir Bhatt;Jane P. Messina

  • 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 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

  • A global map of travel time to cities to assess inequalities in accessibility in 2015.

    D. J. Weiss;A. Nelson;H. S. Gibson;W. Temperley

  • 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

  • The impact of COVID-19 and strategies for mitigation and suppression in low- and middle-income countries.

    Patrick G. T. Walker;Charles Whittaker;Oliver J. Watson;Oliver J. Watson;Marc Baguelin;Marc Baguelin

  • Global spread of dengue virus types: mapping the 70 year history.

    Jane P. Messina;Oliver J. Brady;Thomas W Scott;Chenting Zou

  • Potential impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on HIV, tuberculosis, and malaria in low-income and middle-income countries: a modelling study.

    Alexandra B Hogan;Britta L Jewell;Ellie Sherrard-Smith;Juan F Vesga

  • Report 13: Estimating the number of infections and the impact of non-pharmaceutical interventions on COVID-19 in 11 European countries

    S Flaxman;S Mishra;A Gandy;H Unwin

  • Measuring the health-related Sustainable Development Goals in 188 countries: a baseline analysis from the Global Burden of Disease Study 2015

    Stephen S Lim;Kate Allen;Zulfiqar A Bhutta;Zulfiqar A Bhutta;Lalit Dandona;Lalit Dandona

  • Evolution and epidemic spread of SARS-CoV-2 in Brazil.

    Darlan S. Candido;Darlan S. Candido;Ingra M. Claro;Jaqueline G. de Jesus;William M. Souza

  • Global, regional, national, and selected subnational levels of stillbirths, neonatal, infant, and under-5 mortality, 1980-2015: A systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2015

    Haidong Wang;Zulfiqar A Bhutta;Zulfiqar A Bhutta;Matthew M Coates;Megan Coggeshall

  • Transmission of SARS-CoV-2 Lineage B.1.1.7 in England: Insights from linking epidemiological and genetic data

    Erik Volz;Swapnil Mishra;Meera Chand;Jeffrey C Barrett

Frequent Co-Authors

Daniel J. Weiss
Daniel J. Weiss Telethon Kids Institute
Christl A. Donnelly
Christl A. Donnelly University of Oxford
David L. Smith
David L. Smith University of Washington
Moritz U G Kraemer
Moritz U G Kraemer University of Oxford
Oliver G. Pybus
Oliver G. Pybus University of Oxford
Nuno Rodrigues Faria
Nuno Rodrigues Faria Imperial College London
Kalpana Balakrishnan
Kalpana Balakrishnan Sri Ramachandra University
Andrew J. Tatem
Andrew J. Tatem University of Southampton
Foad Abd-Allah
Foad Abd-Allah Cairo University

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