KR Thankappan: h-index, Total Citations, and Citation Map
KR Thankappan's h-index is 87 (204 i10-index, 175,423+ total citations across 5+ publications) according to Google Scholar as of June 2026. KR Thankappan is affiliated with Amrita Institute of Medical Sciences, Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham,Kochi, Kerala, India-682041.
KR Thankappan is a researcher affiliated with Amrita Institute of Medical Sciences, Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham,Kochi, Kerala, India-682041, specializing in Public Health, Epidemiology, Chronic Diseases. Their work has been cited 175,423 times. This profile visualizes their global influence, highlighting strong citation networks in United States.
KR Thankappan's Citation Metrics
Bibliometric impact based on 5 indexed publications.
- H-Index
- 87
- i10-Index
- 204
- Total Citations
- 175,423
- Citing Countries
- 58
As of June 2026.
KR Thankappan has an h-index of 87 and 175,423 total citations across 5 publications, with research cited by institutions in 58 countries.
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Heart Disease and Stroke Statistics—2017 Update: A Report From the American Heart Association
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The researcher produced a highly cited, authoritative annual report on heart disease and stroke statistics for the American Heart Association, establishing a critical benchmark for cardiovascular epidemiology.
The researcher produced a seminal systematic analysis quantifying global disease burden for 354 conditions across 195 countries from 1990 to 2017, establishing a foundational benchmark for epidemiological research.
The researcher produced a seminal, highly cited comparative risk assessment of 84 risks across 195 countries, establishing a foundational global benchmark for public health policy.
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About KR Thankappan's research
KR Thankappan is a researcher in Public Health, Epidemiology and Chronic Diseases at Amrita Institute of Medical Sciences, Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham,Kochi, Kerala, India-682041. Their work has been cited 175,423 times across 5 publications (h-index 87), according to Google Scholar.
Their most-cited work, “Heart Disease and Stroke Statistics—2017 Update: A Report From the American Heart Association” (2017), has accumulated 46,784 citations. Other influential works include “Global, regional, and national comparative risk assessment of 84 behavioural, environmental and occupational, and metabolic risks or clusters of risks for 195 countries and …” (2018) with 17,585 citations and “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) with 15,830 citations.
Citations of KR Thankappan's research come primarily from United States, United Kingdom and Australia, reflecting international research impact across 5+ countries. The interactive citation map above shows the full geographic distribution of the institutions citing this work.
