David Gunnell
National Institute for Health and Care Research
David John Gunnell is an English epidemiologist and suicidologist who is Professor of Epidemiology at the University of Bristol. He was elected a fellow of the Academy of Medical Sciences in 2014 and received the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention's Research Award in 2015. He is also an ISI Highly Cited Researcher.
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David John Gunnell is an English epidemiologist and suicidologist who is Professor of Epidemiology at the University of Bristol. He was elected a fellow of the Academy of Medical Sciences in 2014 and received the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention's Research Award in 2015. He is also an ISI Highly Cited Researcher.
Affiliation
National Institute for Health and Care Research
Top Publications
- A comparative risk assessment of burden of disease and injury attributable to 67 risk factors and risk factor clusters in 21 regions, 1990–2010: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2010 (2012) - 12,028 citations
- Disability-adjusted life years (DALYs) for 291 diseases and injuries in 21 regions, 1990–2010: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2010 (2012) - 9,055 citations
- Years lived with disability (YLDs) for 1160 sequelae of 289 diseases and injuries 1990–2010: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2010 (2012) - 8,459 citations
- Global, regional, and national incidence, prevalence, and years lived with disability for 301 acute and chronic diseases and injuries in 188 countries, 1990–2013: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2013 (2015) - 6,581 citations
- 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 (2015) - 2,767 citations
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- Full name
- David Gunnell
- ORCID
- 0000-0002-0829-6470
- OpenAlex ID
- https://openalex.org/A5027462458
Research interests
- Suicide and Self-Harm Studies, Homicide, Infanticide, and Child Abuse, Mental Health Treatment and Access, Growth Hormone and Insulin-like Growth Factors, Injury Epidemiology and Prevention
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