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Jenil Patel

Assistant Professor

17 h-index 75 pubs 9,835 cited

  • Humans
  • Female
  • Male
  • Adult
  • Risk Factors
  • Infant, Newborn
  • Infant
  • Young Adult
  • Heart Defects, Congenital
  • Asthma
  • Adolescent
  • Middle Aged
  • Prevalence
  • COVID-19
  • Pregnancy

Biography and Research Information

OverviewAI-generated summary

Jenil Patel's research focuses on the global burden of diseases and demographic trends, as evidenced by numerous publications in large-scale studies. These include analyses of diabetes prevalence with future projections, cancer incidence and mortality rates, and comprehensive demographic shifts over decades. Patel has also investigated the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on global mortality and life expectancy, as well as specific manifestations like multisystem inflammatory syndrome in children and Guillain Barré Syndrome.

With an h-index of 17 and over 9,800 citations across 75 publications, Patel's work contributes to understanding population health on a global scale. Key collaborators at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences include Wendy N. Nembhard, Emine Bircan, Maria D. Politis, and George Pro, with whom Patel has co-authored multiple publications, indicating a collaborative research network within the institution.

Metrics

  • h-index: 17
  • Publications: 75
  • Citations: 9,835

Positions

  • Assistant Professor 2021–present
    University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (UTHealth) School of Public Health Epidemiology, Human Genetics and Environmental Sciences ORCID
  • Assistant Professor
    University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences ORCID

Selected Publications

  • Comorbidities and Healthcare Utilization Among Young Adults With Congenital Heart Defects by Down Syndrome Status—Congenital Heart Survey to Recognize Outcomes, Needs, and <scp>wellbeinG</scp>, 2016–2019 (2025)
    Birth Defects Research 4 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • Fever and antibiotic use in maternal urinary tract infections during pregnancy and risk of congenital heart defects: Findings from the National Birth Defects Prevention Study (2023)
    Birth Defects Research 5 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • Gender disparities in symptomology of COVID-19 among adults in Arkansas (2023)
    Preventive Medicine Reports 10 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • Social determinants of health and COVID-19: An evaluation of racial and ethnic disparities in attitudes, practices, and mental health (2023)
    PLOS Global Public Health 7 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • Maternal exposure to heparin products and risk of birth defects in the National Birth Defects Prevention Study (2022)
    Birth Defects Research DOI OpenAlex
  • Prevalence and Clustering of Congenital Heart Defects Among Boys With Hypospadias (2022)
    JAMA Network Open 10 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • Racial disparities in symptomatology and outcomes of COVID-19 among adults of Arkansas (2022)
    Preventive Medicine Reports 10 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • Downward National Trends in Mental Health Treatment Offered in Spanish: State Differences by Proportion of Hispanic Residents (2022)
    Psychiatric Services 38 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • Metabolomics Signatures and Subsequent Maternal Health among Mothers with a Congenital Heart Defect-Affected Pregnancy (2022)
    Metabolites 14 citations DOI OpenAlex

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Collaboration Network

102 Collaborators 63 Institutions 8 Countries

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