KR Thankappan Google Scholar: h-index, Total Citations, and Citation Map

KR Thankappan's h-index is 89 (212 i10-index, 183,756+ total citations across 468+ publications) according to Google Scholar as of October 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 183,756 times. This profile visualizes their global influence, highlighting strong citation networks in India.

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Amrita Institute of Medical Sciences, Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham,Kochi, Kerala, India-682041•

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Bibliometric impact based on 468 indexed publications.

H-Index: 89
i10-Index: 212
Total Citations: 183,756
Citing Countries: 91

As of October 2026.

KR Thankappan has an h-index of 89 and 183,756 total citations across 468 publications, with research cited by institutions in 91 countries.

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Heart Disease and Stroke Statistics—2017 Update: A Report From the American Heart Association

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Contribution 1

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.

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Heart Disease and Stroke Statistics—2017 Update: A Report From the American Heart Association

2017 · 46,784 citations

Contribution 2

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.

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Global, regional, and national incidence, prevalence, and years lived with disability for 354 diseases and injuries for 195 countries and territories, 1990–2017: a systematic …

2018 · 12,248 citations

Contribution 3

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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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 · 17,585 citations

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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 183,756 times across 468 publications (h-index 89), 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 16,700 citations.

Citations of KR Thankappan's research come primarily from India, United States and China, reflecting international research impact across 5+ countries. The interactive citation map above shows the full geographic distribution of the institutions citing this work.

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