Goodarz Danaei

47.9k total citations · 16 hit papers
148 papers, 17.6k citations indexed

About

Goodarz Danaei is a scholar working on Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, Nutrition and Dietetics and Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine. According to data from OpenAlex, Goodarz Danaei has authored 148 papers receiving a total of 17.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 50 papers in Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, 34 papers in Nutrition and Dietetics and 33 papers in Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine. Recurrent topics in Goodarz Danaei's work include Nutritional Studies and Diet (32 papers), Child Nutrition and Water Access (23 papers) and Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet (22 papers). Goodarz Danaei is often cited by papers focused on Nutritional Studies and Diet (32 papers), Child Nutrition and Water Access (23 papers) and Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet (22 papers). Goodarz Danaei collaborates with scholars based in United States, United Kingdom and Switzerland. Goodarz Danaei's co-authors include Majid Ezzati, Majid Ezzati, Christopher J L Murray, Dariush Mozaffarian, Gretchen A Stevens, Farshad Farzadfar, Gitanjali M Singh, Mariel M. Finucane, John K. Lin and Leanne M Riley and has published in prestigious journals such as New England Journal of Medicine, The Lancet and Circulation.

In The Last Decade

Goodarz Danaei

139 papers receiving 17.1k citations

Hit Papers

5 papers align trajectories

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Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if it has ≥500 total citations, achieves ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (this is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it), or reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

National, regional, and global trends in fasting plasma glucose and diabetes prevalence since 1980: systematic analysis of health examination surveys and epidemiological studies with 370 country-years and 2·7 million participants

2011 2.8k citations Goodarz Danaei, Gitanjali M Singh et al. profile →
The Preventable Causes of Death in the United States: Comparative Risk Assessment of Dietary, Lifestyle, and Metabolic Risk Factors

2009 2.3k citations Goodarz Danaei, Eric L. Ding et al. PLoS Medicine profile →
National, regional, and global trends in systolic blood pressure since 1980: systematic analysis of health examination surveys and epidemiological studies with 786 country-years and 5·4 million participants

2011 960 citations Goodarz Danaei, Gitanjali M Singh et al. profile →
Causes of cancer in the world: comparative risk assessment of nine behavioural and environmental risk factors

2005 948 citations Goodarz Danaei, Christopher J L Murray et al. profile →
Global Sodium Consumption and Death from Cardiovascular Causes

2014 862 citations Dariush Mozaffarian, Saman Fahimi et al. profile →
National, regional, and global trends in adult overweight and obesity prevalences

2012 683 citations Gretchen A Stevens, Gitanjali M Singh et al. profile →
Global, regional and national sodium intakes in 1990 and 2010: a systematic analysis of 24 h urinary sodium excretion and dietary surveys worldwide

2013 658 citations John Powles, Saman Fahimi et al. BMJ Open profile →
Cardiovascular disease, chronic kidney disease, and diabetes mortality burden of cardiometabolic risk factors from 1980 to 2010: a comparative risk assessment

2014 592 citations Goodarz Danaei The Lancet Diabetes & Endocrinology profile →
Mortality due to low-quality health systems in the universal health coverage era: a systematic analysis of amenable deaths in 137 countries

2018 556 citations Goodarz Danaei et al. profile →
The Age-Specific Quantitative Effects of Metabolic Risk Factors on Cardiovascular Diseases and Diabetes: A Pooled Analysis

2013 532 citations Gitanjali M Singh, Goodarz Danaei et al. PLoS ONE profile →
Trends and mortality effects of vitamin A deficiency in children in 138 low-income and middle-income countries between 1991 and 2013: a pooled analysis of population-based surveys

2015 390 citations Gretchen A Stevens, Goodarz Danaei et al. profile →
National, regional, and global trends in serum total cholesterol since 1980: systematic analysis of health examination surveys and epidemiological studies with 321 country-years and 3·0 million participants

2011 389 citations Farshad Farzadfar, Goodarz Danaei et al. profile →
Associations of Suboptimal Growth with All-Cause and Cause-Specific Mortality in Children under Five Years: A Pooled Analysis of Ten Prospective Studies

2013 347 citations Majid Ezzati, Wafaie Fawzi et al. PLoS ONE profile →
Risk Factors for Childhood Stunting in 137 Developing Countries: A Comparative Risk Assessment Analysis at Global, Regional, and Country Levels

2016 342 citations Goodarz Danaei, Christopher R. Sudfeld et al. PLoS Medicine profile →
Early Childhood Developmental Status in Low- and Middle-Income Countries: National, Regional, and Global Prevalence Estimates Using Predictive Modeling

2016 339 citations Majid Ezzati, Goodarz Danaei et al. PLoS Medicine profile →
Linear Growth and Child Development in Low- and Middle-Income Countries: A Meta-Analysis

2015 317 citations Christopher R. Sudfeld, Goodarz Danaei et al. profile →

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#	Work	Indexed citations
1	Evaluating different low‐density lipoprotein cholesterol thresholds to initiate statin for prevention of cardiovascular diseases in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus: A target trial emulation study 2024 ·Diabetes Obesity and Metabolism ·Eric Yuk Fai Wan, Wanchun Xu, (unknown), Weng Yee Chin, Esther Yee Tak Yu, Celine Sze Ling Chui, Esther W. Chan, Ian Chi Kei Wong, Cindy Lo Kuen Lam, Goodarz Danaei	2
2	Abstract P223: Long Term Impact of COVID19 Pandemic on Estimated Cardiorespiratory Fitness and Physical Activity Level in South American Adults: Results From the Lown Scholars PAFIT Network Online Survey 2024 ·Circulation ·Victor Zuniga Dourado, Goodarz Danaei, Rosana Poggio, (unknown)	0
3	Optimal risk thresholds for prescribing statins as primary prevention of cardiovascular disease in Iranian general population: a benefit-harm modelling study 2024 ·BMC Cardiovascular Disorders ·Davood Khalili, Hassan Saadati, Hamid Reza Baradaran, Farzad Hadaegh, Ewout W. Steyerberg, Mark Woodward, Goodarz Danaei	0
4	The role of smoking in explaining racial/ethnic disparities in bladder cancer incidence in the United States 2023 ·Urologic Oncology Seminars and Original Investigations ·(unknown), (unknown), Yujia Lu, Goodarz Danaei, Boris Gershman	2
5	Telehealth and cardiometabolic-based chronic disease: optimizing preventive care in forcibly displaced migrant populations 2023 ·Journal of Health Population and Nutrition ·Ramfis Nieto‐Martínez, (unknown), Juan P. González‐Rivas, Tala Al‐Rousan, Jeffrey I. Mechanick, Goodarz Danaei, (unknown)	4
6	Comparison of the performance of cardiovascular risk prediction tools in rural India: the Rishi Valley Prospective Cohort Study 2023 ·European Journal of Preventive Cardiology ·Mulugeta Molla Birhanu, Ayse Zengin, Roger G. Evans, Rohina Joshi, Kartik Kalyanram, Kamakshi Kartik, Goodarz Danaei, Elizabeth Barr, Michaela A. Riddell, (unknown), Velandai Srikanth, Simin Arabshahi, Nihal Thomas, Amanda G. Thrift	1
7	Feasibility and Effectiveness of a Preventive Care Program during the Compound Humanitarian Crisis and COVID-19 Pandemic in Venezuela 2022 ·Nutrients ·Juan P. González‐Rivas, (unknown), Ramfis Nieto‐Martínez, Jeffrey I. Mechanick, Goodarz Danaei	1
8	Scaling up prenatal nutrition could reduce the global burden of noncommunicable diseases in the next generation: a modeling analysis 2022 ·American Journal of Clinical Nutrition ·Mia M. Blakstad, Wafaie Fawzi, Márcia C. Castro, (unknown), Mandana Arabi, Goodarz Danaei	4
9	Large gains in schooling and income are possible from minimizing adverse birth outcomes in 121 low- and middle-income countries: A modelling study 2022 ·SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología ·Mia M. Blakstad, Nandita Perumal, Lilia Bliznashka, Mark Lambiris, Günther Fink, Goodarz Danaei, Christopher R. Sudfeld	3
10	Life expectancy and agricultural environmental impacts in Addis Ababa can be improved through optimized plant and animal protein consumption 2021 ·Nature Food ·Mia M. Blakstad, Goodarz Danaei, Amare Worku Tadesse, Kerstin Damerau, Alexandra L. Bellows, Chelsey R. Canavan, Lilia Bliznashka, Rachel M. Zack, Samuel S. Myers, Yemane Berhane, Wafaie Fawzi	8
11	Modelling the potential cost-effectiveness of food-based programs to reduce malnutrition 2021 ·Global Food Security ·Patrick Webb, Goodarz Danaei, William A. Masters, Katherine L. Rosettie, Ashley A. Leech, Joshua T. Cohen, Mia M. Blakstad, Sarah Kranz, Dariush Mozaffarian	11
12	Glycemic Index (GI) Values for Major Sources of Dietary Carbohydrates in Iran 2020 ·International Journal of Endocrinology and Metabolism ·(unknown), Goodarz Danaei, Farshad Farzadfar, Vasanti Suvarna, Mahboubeh Parsaeian, Hamed Pouraram, (unknown), Jamal Rahmani, Ahmadreza Dorosty Motlagh	5
13	Outcomes of Bariatric Surgery Versus Medical Management for Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus: a Meta-Analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials 2018 ·Obesity Surgery ·Zhamak Khorgami, Saeed Shoar, Alan A. Saber, C. Anthony Howard, Goodarz Danaei, Guido M. Sclabas	61
14	Hypothetical interventions to prevent stroke: an application of the parametric g-formula to a healthy middle-aged population 2018 ·European Journal of Epidemiology ·(unknown), Peter Ueda, Pablo Gulayin, Tom Wilsgaard, Ellisiv B. Mathiesen, Goodarz Danaei	21
15	Validación externa de ecuaciones de riesgo cardiovascular en el Cono Sur de Latinoamérica: ¿cuál predice mejor? 2018 ·Revista Argentina de Cardiología ·Pablo Gulayin, Goodarz Danaei, (unknown), Rosana Poggio, (unknown), Fernando Laņas, Adolfo Rubinstein, Vilma Irazola	1
16	Geographic and sociodemographic variation of cardiovascular disease risk in India: A cross-sectional study of 797,540 adults 2018 ·PLoS Medicine ·Pascal Geldsetzer, Jennifer Manne‐Goehler, Michaela Theilmann, Justine Davies, Ashish Awasthi, Goodarz Danaei, Thomas A. Gaziano, Sebastián Vollmer, Lindsay M. Jaacks, Till Bärnighausen, Rifat Atun	61
17	Cardiovascular disease, chronic kidney disease, and diabetes mortality burden of cardiometabolic risk factors from 1980 to 2010: a comparative risk assessment breakdown → 2014 ·The Lancet Diabetes & Endocrinology ·Goodarz Danaei	592
18	The Age-Specific Quantitative Effects of Metabolic Risk Factors on Cardiovascular Diseases and Diabetes: A Pooled Analysis breakdown → 2013 ·PLoS ONE ·Gitanjali M Singh, Goodarz Danaei, Farshad Farzadfar, Gretchen A Stevens, Mark Woodward, David Wormser, Stephen Kaptoge, Gary Whitlock, Qing Qiao, Sarah Lewington, Emanuele Di Angelantonio, Stephen Vander Hoorn, Carlene M.M. Lawes, Mohammed K. Ali, Dariush Mozaffarian, Majid Ezzati, (unknown)	532
19	Global, regional and national sodium intakes in 1990 and 2010: a systematic analysis of 24 h urinary sodium excretion and dietary surveys worldwide breakdown → 2013 ·BMJ Open ·John Powles, Saman Fahimi, Renata Micha, Shahab Khatibzadeh, Peilin Shi, Majid Ezzati, Rebecca E Engell, Stephen S Lim, Goodarz Danaei, Dariush Mozaffarian, (unknown)	658
20	Correction: The Preventable Causes of Death in the United States: Comparative Risk Assessment of Dietary, Lifestyle, and Metabolic Risk Factors 2011 ·PLoS Medicine ·Goodarz Danaei, Eric L. Ding, Dariush Mozaffarian, Ben Taylor, Colin D. Rehm, Christopher J L Murray, Majid Ezzati	12

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