Agam K. Rao

8.6k total citations · 1 hit paper
49 papers, 1.6k citations indexed

About

Agam K. Rao is a scholar working on Neurology, Virology and Molecular Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, Agam K. Rao has authored 49 papers receiving a total of 1.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 20 papers in Neurology, 19 papers in Virology and 12 papers in Molecular Biology. Recurrent topics in Agam K. Rao's work include Botulinum Toxin and Related Neurological Disorders (19 papers), Poxvirus research and outbreaks (14 papers) and Bacillus and Francisella bacterial research (12 papers). Agam K. Rao is often cited by papers focused on Botulinum Toxin and Related Neurological Disorders (19 papers), Poxvirus research and outbreaks (14 papers) and Bacillus and Francisella bacterial research (12 papers). Agam K. Rao collaborates with scholars based in United States, Mexico and Canada. Agam K. Rao's co-authors include Jeremy Sobel, Kevin Chatham‐Stephens, Brett W. Petersen, Carolina Lúquez, Florence Whitehill, Inger K. Damon, Rebecca L. Morgan, Doug Campos‐Outcalt, Stuart N. Isaacs and Pablo J. Sánchez and has published in prestigious journals such as JAMA, Clinical Infectious Diseases and American Journal of Public Health.

In The Last Decade

Agam K. Rao

48 papers receiving 1.6k citations

Hit Papers

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Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if it has ≥500 total citations, achieves ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (this is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it), or reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

Use of JYNNEOS (Smallpox and Monkeypox Vaccine, Live, Nonreplicating) for Preexposure Vaccination of Persons at Risk for Occupational Exposure to Orthopoxviruses: Recommendations of the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices — United States, 2022

2022 295 citations Agam K. Rao, Brett W. Petersen et al. MMWR Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Agam K. Rao United States	23	604	534	507	505	299	49	1.6k
Adauto Castelo Brazil	22	104 0.2×	39 0.1×	577 1.1×	152 0.3×	123 0.4×	70	1.5k
Stefan Schmiedel Germany	23	280 0.5×	333 0.6×	294 0.6×	280 0.6×	7 0.0×	101	1.8k
Mark Roberts United Kingdom	21	25 0.0×	302 0.6×	409 0.8×	173 0.3×	235 0.8×	37	1.4k
S Naraqi Papua New Guinea	24	262 0.4×	74 0.1×	760 1.5×	165 0.3×	20 0.1×	77	1.6k
Marco Iannetta Italy	23	67 0.1×	272 0.5×	390 0.8×	180 0.4×	9 0.0×	94	1.6k
Svend Ellermann‐Eriksen Denmark	27	63 0.1×	182 0.3×	700 1.4×	286 0.6×	9 0.0×	99	2.0k
Hilmir Ásgeirsson Sweden	19	44 0.1×	119 0.2×	299 0.6×	66 0.1×	68 0.2×	44	856
Sônia Mara Raboni Brazil	23	138 0.2×	49 0.1×	671 1.3×	133 0.3×	13 0.0×	133	1.6k
Marcos Boulos Brazil	22	25 0.0×	218 0.4×	336 0.7×	130 0.3×	61 0.2×	67	1.4k
Phillip F. Pierce United States	20	187 0.3×	50 0.1×	761 1.5×	82 0.2×	17 0.1×	42	1.5k

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Rao, Agam K., Faisal S. Minhaj, Rosalind J. Carter, et al.. (2025). Use of JYNNEOS (Smallpox and Mpox Vaccine, Live, Nonreplicating) for Persons Aged ≥18 Years at Risk for Mpox During an Mpox Outbreak: Recommendations of the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices — United States, 2023. MMWR Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report. 74(22). 385–392.

Yu, Patricia, et al.. (2024). Tecovirimat Use under Expanded Access to Treat Mpox in the United States, 2022–2023. NEJM Evidence. 3(10). EVIDoa2400189–EVIDoa2400189. 17 indexed citations

Delea, Kristin, Leigh Ellyn Preston, Christine M. Hughes, et al.. (2024). Contact Tracing for Mpox Clade II Cases Associated with Air Travel — United States, July 2021–August 2022. MMWR Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report. 73(35). 758–762. 4 indexed citations

Guagliardo, Sarah Anne J., Ian Kracalik, Rosalind J. Carter, et al.. (2024). Monkeypox Virus Infections After 2 Preexposure Doses of JYNNEOS Vaccine — United States, May 2022–May 2024. MMWR Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report. 73(20). 460–466. 23 indexed citations

Brooks, John T., Mary G. Reynolds, Elizabeth Torrone, et al.. (2023). How the Orthodox Features of Orthopoxviruses Led to an Unorthodox Mpox Outbreak: What We’ve Learned, and What We Still Need to Understand. The Journal of Infectious Diseases. 229(Supplement_2). S121–S131. 1 indexed citations

Rao, Agam K., et al.. (2023). PCR225 Predictors of Health-Related Quality of Life across Rare Diseases: An Online Survey. Value in Health. 26(6). S354–S354. 1 indexed citations

Rao, Agam K., Caroline A. Schrodt, Faisal S. Minhaj, et al.. (2023). Interim Clinical Treatment Considerations for Severe Manifestations of Mpox — United States, February 2023. MMWR Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report. 72(9). 232–243. 64 indexed citations

Ma, Xiaoyue, Lillian A. Orciari, Crystal M. Gigante, et al.. (2023). Rabies surveillance in the United States during 2021. Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association. 261(7). 1045–1053. 28 indexed citations

Morgan, Clint N., Florence Whitehill, Jeffrey B. Doty, et al.. (2022). Environmental Persistence of Monkeypox Virus on Surfaces in Household of Person with Travel-Associated Infection, Dallas, Texas, USA, 2021. Emerging infectious diseases. 28(10). 1982–1989. 68 indexed citations

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Petras, Julia K., Patrick D. Jenkins, Margaret J. Gorensek, et al.. (2022). Monkeypox Virus Infection Resulting from an Occupational Needlestick — Florida, 2022. MMWR Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report. 71(42). 1348–1349. 23 indexed citations

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Rao, Agam K., Brett W. Petersen, Florence Whitehill, et al.. (2022). Use of JYNNEOS (Smallpox and Monkeypox Vaccine, Live, Nonreplicating) for Preexposure Vaccination of Persons at Risk for Occupational Exposure to Orthopoxviruses: Recommendations of the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices — United States, 2022. MMWR Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report. 71(22). 734–742. 295 indexed citations breakdown →

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Rao, Agam K., Deborah J. Briggs, Susan M. Moore, et al.. (2022). Use of a Modified Preexposure Prophylaxis Vaccination Schedule to Prevent Human Rabies: Recommendations of the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices — United States, 2022. MMWR Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report. 71(18). 619–627. 34 indexed citations

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Tobolowsky, Farrell A., Ana C. Bardossy, Dustin W. Currie, et al.. (2021). Signs, Symptoms, and Comorbidities Associated With Onset and Prognosis of COVID-19 in a Nursing Home. Journal of the American Medical Directors Association. 22(3). 498–503. 14 indexed citations

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Whitehouse, Erin, Marissa K. Person, Catherine Brown, et al.. (2021). Evaluating Surveillance for and Estimating Administration of Rabies Postexposure Prophylaxis in the United States, 2012–2018. PLoS neglected tropical diseases. 15(10). e0009878–e0009878. 5 indexed citations

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Schrodt, Caroline A., Jennifer C. Hunter, Kara Jacobs Slifka, et al.. (2021). Investigation of a Suspect Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus-2 and Influenza A Mixed Outbreak: Lessons Learned for Long-Term Care Facilities Nationwide. Clinical Infectious Diseases. 73(Supplement_1). S77–S80. 2 indexed citations

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Chatham‐Stephens, Kevin, Shannon Fleck‐Derderian, Shacara D. Johnson, et al.. (2017). Clinical Features of Foodborne and Wound Botulism: A Systematic Review of the Literature, 1932–2015. Clinical Infectious Diseases. 66(suppl_1). S11–S16. 43 indexed citations

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Walters, Maroya Spalding, et al.. (2015). A Qualitative Inquiry About Pruno, an Illicit Alcoholic Beverage Linked to Botulism Outbreaks in United States Prisons. American Journal of Public Health. 105(11). 2256–2261. 3 indexed citations

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Anderson, Shoana, Kenneth Komatsu, Joli Weiss, et al.. (2013). Botulism From Drinking Prison-Made Illicit Alcohol — Arizona, 2012. MMWR Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report. 62(5). 3 indexed citations

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Chen, Luke F., Natalie Dailey Garnes, Agam K. Rao, et al.. (2011). Cluster of Oseltamivir-Resistant 2009 Pandemic Influenza A (H1N1) Virus Infections on a Hospital Ward among Immunocompromised Patients—North Carolina, 2009. The Journal of Infectious Diseases. 203(6). 838–846. 68 indexed citations

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Cook, Robert L., Nancy K. Pollock, Agam K. Rao, & Duncan B. Clark. (2002). Increased prevalence of herpes simplex virus type 2 among adolescent women with alcohol use disorders. Journal of Adolescent Health. 30(3). 169–174. 44 indexed citations

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