Taavi Lai

27.4k total citations
28 papers, 536 citations indexed

About

Taavi Lai is a scholar working on General Health Professions, Economics and Econometrics and Health. According to data from OpenAlex, Taavi Lai has authored 28 papers receiving a total of 536 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 11 papers in General Health Professions, 8 papers in Economics and Econometrics and 6 papers in Health. Recurrent topics in Taavi Lai's work include Global Health Care Issues (7 papers), Air Quality and Health Impacts (6 papers) and Health disparities and outcomes (6 papers). Taavi Lai is often cited by papers focused on Global Health Care Issues (7 papers), Air Quality and Health Impacts (6 papers) and Health disparities and outcomes (6 papers). Taavi Lai collaborates with scholars based in Estonia, Netherlands and Sweden. Taavi Lai's co-authors include Jarno Habicht, Mirjam Kretzschmar, Piotr Kramarz, Marie‐Josée J. Mangen, Alessandro Cassini, Arie H. Havelaar, Marko Kaasik, Eda Merisalu, Tanel Tamm and Hans Orru and has published in prestigious journals such as The Lancet, PLoS ONE and PLoS Medicine.

In The Last Decade

Taavi Lai

24 papers receiving 507 citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

Peers by citation overlap · career bar shows stage (early→late) cites · hero ref

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Taavi Lai Estonia	13	124	119	104	76	71	28	536
Nick Wilson New Zealand	13	117 0.9×	188 1.6×	99 1.0×	45 0.6×	64 0.9×	52	879
Graham Bickler United Kingdom	16	276 2.2×	205 1.7×	99 1.0×	61 0.8×	45 0.6×	27	867
Verónica Escamilla United States	18	102 0.8×	107 0.9×	108 1.0×	78 1.0×	67 0.9×	37	980
Dietrich Plaß Germany	8	121 1.0×	125 1.1×	151 1.5×	59 0.8×	72 1.0×	18	660
Stephen M. Vindigni United States	14	117 0.9×	161 1.4×	160 1.5×	53 0.7×	41 0.6×	22	1.2k
Yusentha Balakrishna South Africa	15	148 1.2×	69 0.6×	85 0.8×	30 0.4×	81 1.1×	52	652
Kanitta Bundhamcharoen Thailand	12	67 0.5×	96 0.8×	88 0.8×	34 0.4×	37 0.5×	34	465
Lianping Yang China	18	186 1.5×	286 2.4×	52 0.5×	85 1.1×	27 0.4×	51	897
Peng Zheng United States	11	167 1.3×	240 2.0×	129 1.2×	29 0.4×	224 3.2×	23	959
Suzanne L. Pollard United States	17	67 0.5×	167 1.4×	50 0.5×	25 0.3×	41 0.6×	48	686

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20 of 20 papers shown

Lai, Taavi, et al.. (2025). Deep learning-based inverse design of broadband metasurface polarization converter. AIP Advances. 15(7). 1 indexed citations

Liao, Li, et al.. (2025). Dynamic and intricate regulation by the Csr sRNAs in the Arctic Pseudoalteromonas fuliginea. Communications Biology. 8(1). 369–369.

Lai, Taavi, et al.. (2024). Health system performance assessment and reforms, Oman. Bulletin of the World Health Organization. 102(7). 533–537. 2 indexed citations

Plaß, Dietrich, Henk Hilderink, Heli Lehtomäki, et al.. (2022). Estimating risk factor attributable burden – challenges and potential solutions when using the comparative risk assessment methodology. Archives of Public Health. 80(1). 19 indexed citations

Cuschieri, Sarah, Ala’a Alkerwi, Mary Economou, et al.. (2022). Conducting national burden of disease studies and knowledge translation in eight small European states: challenges and opportunities. Health Research Policy and Systems. 20(1). 113–113. 4 indexed citations

Bachani, Abdulgafoor M., et al.. (2018). Cost-effectiveness of strategies to prevent road traffic injuries in eastern sub-Saharan Africa and Southeast Asia: new results from WHO-CHOICE. Cost Effectiveness and Resource Allocation. 16(1). 59–59. 15 indexed citations

Lai, Taavi, et al.. (2014). Monitoring and Evaluating Progress towards Universal Health Coverage in Estonia. PLoS Medicine. 11(9). e1001677–e1001677. 4 indexed citations

Aaviksoo, Ain, Sirje Vaask, & Taavi Lai. (2014). Rinnavähi sõeluuringu programmi hindamise tulemused. Ajakirjad. Journals by UT.

Mangen, Marie‐Josée J., Dietrich Plaß, Arie H. Havelaar, et al.. (2013). Correction: The Pathogen- and Incidence-Based DALY Approach: An Appropriated Methodology for Estimating the Burden of Infectious Diseases. PLoS ONE. 8(12). 13 indexed citations

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Mangen, Marie‐Josée J., Dietrich Plaß, Arie H. Havelaar, et al.. (2013). The Pathogen- and Incidence-Based DALY Approach: An Appropriated Methodology for Estimating the Burden of Infectious Diseases. PLoS ONE. 8(11). e79740–e79740. 70 indexed citations

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Kretzschmar, Mirjam, Marie‐Josée J. Mangen, Paulo Pinheiro, et al.. (2012). New Methodology for Estimating the Burden of Infectious Diseases in Europe. PLoS Medicine. 9(4). e1001205–e1001205. 106 indexed citations

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Baburin, Aleksei, Taavi Lai, & Mall Leinsalu. (2011). Avoidable mortality in Estonia: Exploring the differences in life expectancy between Estonians and non-Estonians in 2005–2007. Public Health. 125(11). 754–762. 12 indexed citations

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Lai, Taavi & Jarno Habicht. (2011). Decline in Alcohol Consumption in Estonia: Combined Effects of Strengthened Alcohol Policy and Economic Downturn. Alcohol and Alcoholism. 46(2). 200–203. 42 indexed citations

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Orru, Hans, Marek Maasikmets, Taavi Lai, et al.. (2010). Health impacts of particulate matter in five major Estonian towns: main sources of exposure and local differences. Air Quality Atmosphere & Health. 4(3-4). 247–258. 69 indexed citations

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Cambra‐López, María, et al.. (2010). Source identification and quantification of particulate matter emitted from livestock houses. 9 indexed citations

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Orru, Hans, Erik Teinemaa, Taavi Lai, et al.. (2009). Health impact assessment of particulate pollution in Tallinn using fine spatial resolution and modeling techniques. Environmental Health. 8(1). 7–7. 38 indexed citations

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Lai, Taavi, Jarno Habicht, & Raul Allan Kiivet. (2009). Measuring burden of disease in Estonia to support public health policy. European Journal of Public Health. 19(5). 541–547. 33 indexed citations

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Taba, Pille, et al.. (2008). Validation of an Estonian version of the Parkinson's Disease Questionnaire (PDQ-39). Health and Quality of Life Outcomes. 6(1). 23–23. 17 indexed citations

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Lai, Taavi, Jarno Habicht, Marge Reinap, Dan Chisholm, & Rob Baltussen. (2007). Costs, health effects and cost-effectiveness of alcohol and tobacco control strategies in Estonia. Health Policy. 84(1). 75–88. 39 indexed citations

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Reinap, Marge, et al.. (2005). Cost-Effectiveness of Mental Health Interventions in Estonia. 7 indexed citations

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