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Syed Mohamed Aljunid

Syed Mohamed Aljunid

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Social Sciences and Humanities

D-Index
68
Citations
115807
World Ranking
826
National Ranking
1

Overview

Syed Mohamed Aljunid is affiliated with Kuwait University in Kuwait and has an extensive publication record in the field of medicine, with a focus on global health and epidemiology. Their research encompasses various subfields including general health professions, epidemiology, public health, environmental and occupational health, economics and econometrics, as well as pediatrics, perinatology, and child health.

The scientist's research topics cover significant areas such as:

  • Global Health Care Issues
  • Global Public Health Policies and Epidemiology
  • Global Maternal and Child Health
  • Climate Change and Health Impacts
  • Health Systems, Economic Evaluations, Quality of Life
  • Healthcare Systems and Reforms
  • Diabetes, Cardiovascular Risks, and Lipoproteins

Syed Mohamed Aljunid has contributed to a number of papers published in high-impact journals. Notable publications include:

  • 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 (2020, The Lancet)
  • Global burden of 87 risk factors in 204 countries and territories, 1990-2019: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2019 (2020, The Lancet)
  • 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 diabetes from 1990 to 2021, with projections of prevalence to 2050: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2021 (2023, The Lancet)
  • Global incidence, prevalence, years lived with disability (YLDs), disability-adjusted life-years (DALYs), and healthy life expectancy (HALE) for 371 diseases and injuries in 204 countries and territories and 811 subnational locations, 1990-2021: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2021 (2024, The Lancet)

The scientist frequently publishes in several key venues, including:

  • The Lancet
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • The Lancet Global Health
  • The Lancet Neurology
  • Injury Prevention

Syed Mohamed Aljunid collaborates with multiple co-authors who have contributed extensively to shared research projects. Frequent collaborators include Jalal Arabloo, Nelson Alvis-Guzmán, Hassan Abolhassani, Cătălina Liliana Andrei, and Vahid Alipour.

Best Publications

  • 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 incidence, prevalence, andyears lived with disability for 354 diseases and injuries for195 countries and territories, 1990–2017: a systematicanalysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2017

    Gbd Disease;Injury Incidence;Lorenzo Monasta

  • 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 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

  • 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 diabetes from 1990 to 2021, with projections of prevalence to 2050: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2021

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  • 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 burden and strength of evidence for 88 risk factors in 204 countries and 811 subnational locations, 1990–2021: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2021

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  • Global burden of 288 causes of death and life expectancy decomposition in 204 countries and territories and 811 subnational locations, 1990–2021: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2021

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  • Prevalence and attributable health burden of chronic respiratory diseases, 1990–2017: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2017

    Joan B Soriano;Parkes J Kendrick;Katherine R Paulson;Vinay Gupta

  • Global age-sex-specific fertility, mortality, healthy life expectancy (HALE), and population estimates in 204 countries and territories, 1950–2019: a comprehensive demographic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2019

    Haidong Wang;Kaja M. Abbas;Mitra Abbasifard;Mohsen Abbasi-Kangevari

  • Spatial, temporal, and demographic patterns in prevalence of smoking tobacco use and attributable disease burden in 204 countries and territories, 1990–2019: a systematic analysis from the Global Burden of Disease Study 2019

    Marissa B Reitsma;Parkes J Kendrick;Emad Ababneh;Cristiana Abbafati

  • Drinking to death: the changing face of liver disease

    MG Griswold;N Fullman;C Hawley;N Arian

  • 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 global burden of cancer attributable to risk factors, 2010–19: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2019

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  • Measuring performance on the Healthcare Access and Quality Index for 195 countries and territories and selected subnational locations: A systematic analysis from the Global Burden of Disease Study 2016

    Nancy Fullman;Jamal Yearwood;Solomon M Abay;Cristiana Abbafati

  • Global, regional, and national burden of stroke and its risk factors, 1990–2021: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2021

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  • Five insights from the Global Burden of Disease Study 2019

    Christopher J.L. Murray;Cristiana Abbafati;Kaja M. Abbas;Mohammad Abbasi

  • The global, regional, and national burden of colorectal cancer and its attributable risk factors in 195 countries and territories, 1990–2017: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2017

    Farin Kamangar;Dariush Nasrollahzadeh;Saeid Safiri;Sadaf G Sepanlou

  • Global, regional, and national under-5 mortality, adult mortality, age-specific mortality, and life expectancy, 1970-2016: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2016

    Haidong Wang;Amanuel Alemu Abajobir;Kalkidan Hassen Abate;Cristiana Abbafati

  • Measuring universal health coverage based on an index of effective coverage of health services in 204 countries and territories, 1990-2019 : a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2019.

    Rafael Lozano;Nancy Fullman;John Everett Mumford;Megan Knight

  • Infectious diseases following natural disasters: prevention and control measures

    Isidore K Kouadio;Syed Aljunid;Taro Kamigaki;Karen Hammad

  • Measuring progress from 1990 to 2017 and projecting attainment to 2030 of the health-related Sustainable Development Goals for 195 countries and territories: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2017

    Rafael Lozano;Nancy Fullman;Degu Abate;Solomon M. Abay

Frequent Co-Authors

Florian Fischer
Florian Fischer Charité - University Medicine Berlin
Felix Akpojene Ogbo
Felix Akpojene Ogbo Western Sydney University
Mustafa Z Younis
Mustafa Z Younis Jackson State University
Andre M. N. Renzaho
Andre M. N. Renzaho Western Sydney University
Sheikh Mohammed Shariful Islam
Sheikh Mohammed Shariful Islam Texas Tech University
Paul S. F. Yip
Paul S. F. Yip University of Hong Kong
Rakhi Dandona
Rakhi Dandona Public Health Foundation of India
Lidia Morawska
Lidia Morawska Queensland University of Technology
Guoqing Hu
Guoqing Hu Central South University
Fares Alahdab
Fares Alahdab Mayo Clinic

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