01Research activity
Life Expectancy research by ScholarsColab researchers
What researchers combine with Life Expectancy
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Recent focus (2023 onwards): global, countries, territories, subnational, disease, burden.
02Researchers
PhD researchers working on Life Expectancy
Every researcher below is registered on ScholarsColab and can be hired as a mentor or for a project. Publication counts are their papers on this topic.
Reza Alizadeh-NavaeiMazandaran University of Medical sciences5 papers on this topic · 7,016 citations
Tarek Tawfik AminCollege of Medicine, Cairo University6 papers on this topic · 5,807 citationsTop 2% scientist · General & Internal Medicine
Olanrewaju OladimejiSMU1 paper on this topic · 3,814 citations
Amirhossein SahebkarMashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran1 paper on this topic · 1,879 citationsTop 2% scientist · Medicinal & Biomolecular ChemistryMDr. Mallikharjuna Rao KPhD1 paper on this topic · 15 citations03Papers
Research papers on Life Expectancy
- Global, regional, and national disability-adjusted life-years (DALYs) for 359 diseases and injuries and healthy life expectancy (HALE) for 195 countries and territories, 1990 …20184,631 citationsThe LancetReza Alizadeh-Navaei
- Global, regional, and national disability-adjusted life years (DALYs) for 306 diseases and injuries and healthy life expectancy (HALE) for 188 countries, 1990–2013: quantifying …20153,814 citationsThe LancetOlanrewaju Oladimeji
- Global incidence, prevalence, years lived with disability (YLDs), disability-adjusted life-years (DALYs), and healthy life expectancy (HALE) for 371 diseases and injuries in …20242,657 citationsThe LancetTarek Tawfik Amin
- 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 …20242,111 citationsThe LancetTarek Tawfik Amin
- Global age-sex-specific fertility, mortality, healthy life expectancy (HALE), and population estimates in 204 countries and territories, 1950–2019: a comprehensive demographic …20201,879 citationsThe LancetAmirhossein Sahebkar
- Global, regional, and national age-sex-specific mortality and life expectancy, 1950–2017: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 201720181,155 citationsThe LancetReza Alizadeh-Navaei
- 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 …20171,012 citationsThe LancetReza Alizadeh-Navaei
- Global age-sex-specific mortality, life expectancy, and population estimates in 204 countries and territories and 811 subnational locations, 1950–2021, and the impact of the …2024801 citationsThe LancetTarek Tawfik Amin
- 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 …2017186 citationsThe LancetReza Alizadeh-Navaei
- Forecasting the effects of smoking prevalence scenarios on years of life lost and life expectancy from 2022 to 2050: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease …2024124 citationsThe Lancet Public HealthTarek Tawfik Amin
- Burden of 375 diseases and injuries, risk-attributable burden of 88 risk factors, and healthy life expectancy in 204 countries and territories, including 660 subnational …202573 citationsThe LancetTarek Tawfik Amin
- Global age-sex-specific all-cause mortality and life expectancy estimates for 204 countries and territories and 660 subnational locations, 1950–2023: a demographic analysis for …202541 citationsThe LancetTarek Tawfik Amin
- regional, and national age-sex-specific mortality and life expectancy, 1950–2017: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2017201832 citationsThe LancetReza Alizadeh-Navaei
- Data imputation techniques: an empirical study using chronic kidney disease and life expectancy datasets202215 citationsDr. Mallikharjuna Rao K
04Journals
Journals that publish Life Expectancy research
Where our researchers published their papers on this topic, with each journal’s indexing.
| Journal | Indexing | Impact factor* | Papers |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Lancet | SCIEScopusJCR 2024 | 21.1 Q1 | 12 |
| The Lancet Public Health | SCIESSCIScopusJCR 2024 | 17.5 Q1 | 1 |
*Impact factor and quartile calculated from OpenAlex open data where available; official Journal Impact Factors are published by Clarivate. Indexing from the SCIE, SSCI, AHCI, ESCI, Scopus and JCR 2024 lists. Find the right journal for your own paper →
05Top 2% scientists
World’s Top 2% scientists in Public Health
The Stanford/Elsevier World’s Top 2% Scientists list ranks researchers by a composite citation indicator. Public Health is the research subfield closest to Life Expectancy in that list; 1,692 researchers from 46 countries are listed in it.
| Researcher | Institution | Country | World rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Williams, David Rudyard | Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health | United States | 313 |
| Sallis, James F. | Australian Catholic University | Australia | 377 |
| Krieger, Nancy | Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health | United States | 516 |
| Kawachi, Ichiro I. | Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health | United States | 594 |
| Wardle, Jane | University College London | United Kingdom | 860 |
| Diez-Roux, Ana V. | Drexel University | United States | 946 |
| Mackenbach, Johan Pieter | Erasmus MC | Netherlands | 1,044 |
| McKee, Martin J. | London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine | United Kingdom | 1,126 |
| Michie, Susan F. | University College London | United Kingdom | 1,211 |
| Glasgow, Russell E. | University of Colorado Anschutz School of Medicine | United States | 1,262 |
| Berkman, Lisa F. | Harvard Center for Population and Development Studies | United States | 1,497 |
| Bauman, Adrian Ernest | Faculty of Medicine and Health | Australia | 1,527 |
Source: Elsevier Data Repository, Ioannidis et al., 2026 edition, citations to the end of 2025 (career-long ranking). ScholarsColab is not affiliated with Stanford University or Elsevier, and the researchers listed are not ScholarsColab mentors unless marked so above.
06Related topics
Topics related to Life Expectancy
Topics that share the most papers with Life Expectancy in our researchers’ work:
- Disability-adjusted Life-years8 papers · 4 researchers
- Territories34 papers · 10 researchers
- Mortality45 papers · 24 researchers
- Prevalence130 papers · 47 researchers
07Questions
Frequently asked questions
What do researchers study in Life Expectancy?
In papers by ScholarsColab researchers, Life Expectancy appears most often together with global, disease, countries, territories, regional, national. Work since 2023 focuses most on global, countries, territories, subnational.
Who works on Life Expectancy research?
5 PhD researchers on ScholarsColab have published on Life Expectancy (14 papers), including Reza Alizadeh-Navaei, Tarek Tawfik Amin, Olanrewaju Oladimeji. Each has a public profile with their Google Scholar publications, and you can hire them as a mentor or for a research project.
Which journals publish Life Expectancy research?
Our researchers published their Life Expectancy papers in 2 journals, most often in The Lancet, The Lancet Public Health. The journal table on this page shows the indexing of each one (SCIE, Scopus, ESCI).
How many research papers on Life Expectancy are on ScholarsColab?
14 papers published between 2015 and 2025, cited 18,531 times in total (median 906.5 citations per paper). The list updates automatically as researchers join and publish.
Can I hire a PhD expert in Life Expectancy for my thesis or paper?
Yes. Open any researcher profile on this page to see their publications, then post your project or hire them directly. For a paper you have already written, a Manuscript Audit by a reviewer in Life Expectancy shows what to fix before you submit, and Journal Selection shortlists up to five journals that match it.
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