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Kavumpurathu Raman Thankappan is an expert in Cardiology at Sree Chitra Thirunal Institute for Medical Sciences and Technology (India). As of October 2026, ScienceLeadR ranks Kavumpurathu Raman Thankappan in the top 1% of experts in India for Hypertension, Diabetes Mellitus and Glucose Metabolism Disorders. Kavumpurathu Raman Thankappan has authored 304 publications, the most recent in 2026. SLR score: 895 (community average: 125). How the SLR is computed.

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Cardiology

Subspecialties: Public Health - Biochemistry - Endocrinology

Full career – Last 3 years

Main Topics

Publications and Clinical Studies

Publications – Clinical Studies

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Short Biography

Dr Kavumpurathu Raman Thankappan is a trained public health physician currently working as a professor and head of the department of public health at the Amrita Institute of Medical Sciences and Research Centre, Kochi, India. His areas of interest are non-communicable diseases and their risk factors, health system research, and policy.

Organizations

Career arc: 1997 - 2026
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Sree Chitra Thirunal Institute for Medical Sciences and Technology

Publications Synthesis

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Number : 304

Citations

Citations: 97 584 1st author: 17 Last author: 113 Unique author: 4

Main journals

Lancet 39
Indian J Med Res 12
Natl Med J India 12
BMC Public Health 11
Cureus 11

Best Journals

Lancet 36
Nat Med 7
Nature 6

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Latest Publications

5 most recent indexed articles

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Title Journal Year Citations
Generating Implementation Research Knowledge for Scaling Lifestyle Modification Intervention to Control Hypertension and Diabetes: Lessons from the CoCo-HD Study in Kerala.
PMID 42825182 — diabetes mellitus, hypertension, life style, research, learning		Glob Heart20260
Global, regional, and national prevalence of second-hand smoke and attributable disease burden in 204 countries and territories, 1990-2023: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2023.
PMID 42705247 — public health, global burden of disease, smoke, prevalence, risk factors, cost of illness, child		Lancet Public Health20260
Knowledge and Attitude Related to Stroke and Factors Associated with them Among Adults Aged 18 Years and Above in Kerala, India: A Community-Based Cross-Sectional Study.
PMID 42617007 — cross-sectional studies, stroke, public health, aged, risk factors, therapeutics, history, education		Ann Indian Acad Neurol20260
Measuring the composition and availability of human resources for health by sex in 204 countries and territories, 1990-2023, and workforce gaps for universal health coverage: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2023.
PMID 42612647 — nurses, health workforce, pharmacists, public health, global burden of disease, dentists, sex, occupations, cost of illness, retention, psychology, workforce		Lancet Public Health20261
Stillbirths at 22- and 28-weeks' gestation or longer for the states in India: findings from the Global Burden of Disease Study 2023.
PMID 42565145 — pregnancy, mortality, stillbirth, infant mortality, global burden of disease, cost of illness		Lancet Reg Health Southeast Asia20260

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