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Kate E LeGrand

University of Washington

Affiliation University of Washington Top 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 (2020) – 20,084 citations Global Burden of Cardiovascular Diseases and Risk Factors, 1990–2019 (2020) – 11,754 citations Global burden of 87 risk factors in 204 ... <a title="Kate E LeGrand" class="read-more" href="https://journalsworld.com/researchers/kate-e-legrand/" aria-label="Read more about Kate E LeGrand">Read more</a>

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Publications46Total indexed works
Citations65,363Source-reported citations
h-index33Source-reported h-index
i10-index38Source-reported i10-index

Biography, research & contributions

Affiliation

University of Washington

Top 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 (2020) - 20,084 citations
  • Global Burden of Cardiovascular Diseases and Risk Factors, 1990–2019 (2020) - 11,754 citations
  • 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) - 10,014 citations
  • 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) - 5,066 citations
  • Causes of blindness and vision impairment in 2020 and trends over 30 years, and prevalence of avoidable blindness in relation to VISION 2020: the Right to Sight: an analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study (2020) - 3,221 citations

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Full name
Kate E LeGrand
ORCID
0000-0003-2690-3198
OpenAlex ID
https://openalex.org/A5041432569

Research interests

  • Global Health and Epidemiology, Tuberculosis Research and Epidemiology, Global Maternal and Child Health, Child Nutrition and Water Access, Cardiovascular Health and Risk Factors

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    1. 20,084OpenAlex citations
    2. Global Burden of Cardiovascular Diseases and Risk Factors, 1990–2019 ↗2020 · Journal of the American College of Cardiology
      11,754OpenAlex citations
    3. 10,014OpenAlex citations
    4. 5,066OpenAlex citations
    5. 3,221OpenAlex citations

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    1. Global Burden of Cardiovascular Diseases and Risk Factors, 1990–2019 ↗2020 · Journal of the American College of Cardiology

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      Kate E LeGrand. JournalsWorld. Accessed October 8, 2026.

      https://journalsworld.com/researchers/kate-e-legrand/