| Implementation research: new imperatives and opportunities in global health S Theobald, N Brandes, M Gyapong, S El-Saharty, E Proctor, T Diaz, ... The Lancet 392 (10160), 2214-2228, 2018 | 398 | 2018 |
| Improving health service delivery in developing countries: from evidence to action DH Peters World Bank Publications, 2009 | 182 | 2009 |
| Capitalizing on the demographic transition: tackling noncommunicable diseases in South Asia MM Engelgau World Bank Publications, 2011 | 131 | 2011 |
| Covid-19 and non-communicable diseases: evidence from a systematic literature review Z Nikoloski, AM Alqunaibet, RA Alfawaz, SS Almudarra, CH Herbst, ... BMC Public Health 21 (1), 1068, 2021 | 126 | 2021 |
| The economic effect of noncommunicable diseases on households and nations: a review of existing evidence M Engelgau, S Rosenhouse, S El-Saharty, A Mahal Journal of health communication 16 (sup2), 75-81, 2011 | 106 | 2011 |
| Public-health challenges in the Middle East and North Africa FA Akala, S El-Saharty The Lancet 367 (9515), 961-964, 2006 | 93 | 2006 |
| Tackling noncommunicable diseases in Bangladesh: now is the time S El-Saharty, KZ Ahsan, TLP Koehlmoos, MM Engelgau World Bank Publications, 2013 | 63 | 2013 |
| The path to universal health coverage in Bangladesh: bridging the gap of human resources for health S El-Saharty, SP Sparkes, H Barroy, KZ Ahsan, SM Ahmed World Bank Publications, 2015 | 40 | 2015 |
| Ethiopia: Improving health service delivery S El-Saharty, S Kebede, P Olango Dubusho, B Siadat World Bank, Washington, DC, 2009 | 40 | 2009 |
| International strategies for tropical disease treatments: Experiences with praziquantel MR Reich, R Govindaraj, K Dumbaugh, B Yang, A Brinkmann, ... World Health Organization, 1998 | 36 | 1998 |
| Fostering human capital in the Gulf Cooperation Council countries S El-Saharty, I Kheyfets, C Herbst, MI Ajwad World Bank Publications, 2020 | 29 | 2020 |
| Egypt and the millennium development goals: Challenges and opportunities S El-Saharty, G Richardson, S Chase World Bank: Washington, 2005 | 28 | 2005 |
| The economic burden of overweight and obesity in Saudi Arabia JD Malkin, D Baid, RF Alsukait, T Alghaith, M Alluhidan, H Alabdulkarim, ... PLoS One 17 (3), e0264993, 2022 | 26 | 2022 |
| Noncommunicable diseases in Saudi Arabia: toward effective interventions for prevention A Alqunaibet, CH Herbst, S El Saharty, A Algwaizini Washington, DC: World Bank, 2021 | 23 | 2021 |
| Estimating the effect of non-pharmaceutical interventions to mitigate COVID-19 spread in Saudi Arabia D Bisanzio, R Reithinger, A Alqunaibet, S Almudarra, RF Alsukait, D Dong, ... BMC medicine 20 (1), 51, 2022 | 21 | 2022 |
| The impact of seven major noncommunicable diseases on direct medical costs, absenteeism, and presenteeism in Gulf Cooperation Council countries EA Finkelstein, JD Malkin, D Baid, A Alqunaibet, K Mahdi, MBH Al-Thani, ... Journal of medical economics 24 (1), 828-834, 2021 | 17 | 2021 |
| Regional aging and disease burden MM Engelgau, S El-Saharty, P Kudesia, V Rajan, S Rosenhouse, ... | 13 | 2011 |
| A reform strategy for primary care in Egypt P Berman, AK Nandakumar, JJ Frere, H Salah, M El-Adawy, S El-Saharty, ... Bethesda, Maryland, Abt Associates, Partnerships for Health Reform, 1997 | 13 | 1997 |
| Population, family planning and reproductive health policy harmonization in Bangladesh S El-Saharty, K Zunaid-Ahsan, JF May The World Bank, 2014 | 12 | 2014 |
| Curbing the noncommunicable disease epidemic in the Middle East and North Africa: prevention among young people is the key T Kaneda, S El-Saharty Washington, DC: Population Reference Bureau, 2017 | 10 | 2017 |
David H PetersProfessor & Dean, York University Faculty of HealthVerified email at yorku.ca
