Research
Publications
I've authored 50 peer-reviewed papers with more than 20,500 citations and an h-index of 36. Below is a selection. The full, always-current list is on my Google Scholar profile.
AI and machine learning in medicine
Using machine learning to predict mortality for COVID-19 patients on day 0 in the ICU
Frontiers in digital health 3, 681608, 2022
Symptom prediction and mortality risk calculation for COVID-19 using machine learning
Frontiers in artificial intelligence 4, 673527, 2021
Personalized predictions of adverse side effects of the COVID-19 vaccines
Heliyon 9 (1), 2023
Medical and personal characteristics can predict the risk of lung metastasis
Clinical Oncology 35 (6), e362-e375, 2023
AI-enabled data science for COVID-19
Frontiers in big Data 4, 802452, 2021
Health technologies and innovations to effectively respond to the COVID-19 pandemic
Frontiers in Digital Health 4, 849652, 2022
Stem cells, pharmacology and clinical research
Recent advances on drug-loaded mesenchymal stem cells with anti-neoplastic agents for targeted treatment of cancer
Frontiers in Bioengineering and Biotechnology 8, 748, 2020
Proposed Mechanisms of Targeting COVID-19 by Delivering Mesenchymal Stem Cells and Their Exosomes to Damaged Organs
Stem cell reviews and reports, 1-17, 2021
Translational insights into stem cell preconditioning: from molecular mechanisms to preclinical applications
Biomedicine & Pharmacotherapy 142, 112026, 2021
Human placenta-derived amniotic epithelial cells as a new therapeutic hope for COVID-19-associated acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) and systemic inflammation
Stem Cell Research & Therapy 13 (1), 126, 2022
Anti-cancer effects of human placenta-derived amniotic epithelial stem cells loaded with paclitaxel on cancer cells
Scientific reports 12 (1), 18148, 2022
Longevity of immunity following COVID-19 vaccination: a comprehensive review of the currently approved vaccines
Human Vaccines & Immunotherapeutics 18 (5), 2037384, 2022
Evaluating the effect of eicosapentaenoic acid in children with atopic dermatitis: a randomized triple-blind clinical trial
The Journal of Pediatric Pharmacology and Therapeutics 28 (1), 29-35, 2023
Global Burden of Disease Study (selected)
Global, regional, and national burden of diabetes from 1990 to 2021, with projections of prevalence to 2050: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2021
The Lancet 402 (10397), 203-234, 2023
Global mortality associated with 33 bacterial pathogens in 2019: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2019
The Lancet 400 (10369), 2221-2248, 2022
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 …
Lancet (London, England) 403 (10440), 2100, 2024
The global burden of cancer attributable to risk factors, 2010–19: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2019
The Lancet 400 (10352), 563-591, 2022
Global burden of chronic respiratory diseases and risk factors, 1990–2019: an update from the Global Burden of Disease Study 2019
EClinicalMedicine 59, 2023
The burden of diseases, injuries, and risk factors by state in the USA, 1990–2021: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2021
The Lancet 404 (10469), 2314-2340, 2024
The global epidemiology and health burden of the autism spectrum: findings from the Global Burden of Disease Study 2021
The Lancet Psychiatry 12 (2), 111-121, 2025