Ashwin L. Rao

2.4k total citations · 1 hit paper
42 papers, 1.5k citations indexed

About

Ashwin L. Rao is a scholar working on Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine, Orthopedics and Sports Medicine and Emergency Medicine. According to data from OpenAlex, Ashwin L. Rao has authored 42 papers receiving a total of 1.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 27 papers in Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine, 18 papers in Orthopedics and Sports Medicine and 11 papers in Emergency Medicine. Recurrent topics in Ashwin L. Rao's work include Cardiovascular Effects of Exercise (26 papers), Sports injuries and prevention (18 papers) and Cardiac Arrest and Resuscitation (11 papers). Ashwin L. Rao is often cited by papers focused on Cardiovascular Effects of Exercise (26 papers), Sports injuries and prevention (18 papers) and Cardiac Arrest and Resuscitation (11 papers). Ashwin L. Rao collaborates with scholars based in United States, India and Qatar. Ashwin L. Rao's co-authors include Jonathan A. Drezner, Kimberly G. Harmon, Irfan M. Asif, Brett G. Toresdahl, Jack C. Salerno, Jordan M. Prutkin, David S. Owens, Monica Zigman Suchsland, Michael J. Ackerman and Rachel Ellenbogen and has published in prestigious journals such as Circulation, British Journal of Sports Medicine and Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation.

In The Last Decade

Ashwin L. Rao

41 papers receiving 1.4k citations

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Incidence, Cause, and Comparative Frequency of Sudden Cardiac Death in National Collegiate Athletic Association Athletes

2015 346 citations Kimberly G. Harmon, Irfan M. Asif et al. profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Ashwin L. Rao United States	18	1.1k	494	471	107	105	42	1.5k
Brett G. Toresdahl United States	14	551 0.5×	244 0.5×	423 0.9×	74 0.7×	130 1.2×	40	1.2k
Dianne L. Atkins United States	19	941 0.9×	237 0.5×	142 0.3×	184 1.7×	114 1.1×	37	1.3k
Matthew J. Mitten United States	15	2.0k 1.8×	403 0.8×	749 1.6×	143 1.3×	75 0.7×	45	2.3k
Paolo Zeppilli Italy	21	747 0.7×	56 0.1×	203 0.4×	93 0.9×	58 0.6×	89	1.4k
Jon Patricios South Africa	17	210 0.2×	385 0.8×	412 0.9×	760 7.1×	273 2.6×	76	1.2k
Andrew Gregory United States	17	285 0.3×	128 0.3×	1.0k 2.1×	326 3.0×	310 3.0×	35	1.8k
Avinash Chandran United States	18	199 0.2×	253 0.5×	614 1.3×	607 5.7×	350 3.3×	111	1.2k
Michael G. McBride United States	18	691 0.6×	28 0.1×	241 0.5×	669 6.3×	95 0.9×	48	1.5k
Krupa Shah United States	18	80 0.1×	136 0.3×	286 0.6×	232 2.2×	127 1.2×	30	1.4k
Symone M. Brown United States	16	122 0.1×	59 0.1×	407 0.9×	207 1.9×	172 1.6×	48	841

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Kroshus, Emily, et al.. (2025). Consensus recommendations to inform an update of the NCAA Mental Health Best Practices. British Journal of Sports Medicine. 59(14). 968–980. 1 indexed citations

Kliethermes‌, Stephanie, et al.. (2024). Suicide in National Collegiate Athletic Association athletes: a 20-year analysis. British Journal of Sports Medicine. 58(10). 531–537. 6 indexed citations

Kliethermes‌, Stephanie, Irfan M. Asif, Cheri Blauwet, et al.. (2024). Focus areas and methodological characteristics of North American-based health disparity research in sports medicine: a scoping review. British Journal of Sports Medicine. 58(3). 164–171. 1 indexed citations

Rao, Ashwin L., et al.. (2023). Head Injuries and Emergencies in Sports. Clinics in Sports Medicine. 42(3). 473–489. 1 indexed citations

Owens, David S., Jordan M. Prutkin, Jack C. Salerno, et al.. (2021). Do ‘pathologic’ cardiac murmurs in adolescents identify structural heart disease? An evaluation of 15 141 active adolescents for conditions that put them at risk of sudden cardiac death. British Journal of Sports Medicine. 56(2). 88–94. 7 indexed citations

Hall, Mederic M., David T. Bernhardt, Jonathan T. Finnoff, et al.. (2021). American Medical Society for Sports Medicine sports ultrasound curriculum for sports medicine fellowships. British Journal of Sports Medicine. 56(3). 127–137. 10 indexed citations

Rao, Ashwin L., et al.. (2018). Neurocognitive Deficits Associated With ADHD in Athletes: A Systematic Review. Sports Health A Multidisciplinary Approach. 10(4). 317–326. 37 indexed citations

Rao, Ashwin L.. (2018). Athletic Suicide — Separating Fact From Fiction and Navigating the Challenging Road Ahead. Current Sports Medicine Reports. 17(3). 83–84. 10 indexed citations

Rao, Ashwin L., et al.. (2016). Adventure and Extreme Sports. Medical Clinics of North America. 100(2). 371–391. 21 indexed citations

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Harmon, Kimberly G., Irfan M. Asif, Joseph J. Maleszewski, et al.. (2016). Incidence and Etiology of Sudden Cardiac Arrest and Death in High School Athletes in the United States. Mayo Clinic Proceedings. 91(11). 1493–1502. 83 indexed citations

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Asif, Irfan M., et al.. (2015). The impact of diagnosis: measuring the psychological response to being diagnosed with serious or potentially lethal cardiac disease in young competitive athletes. British Journal of Sports Medicine. 50(3). 163–166. 29 indexed citations

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Asif, Irfan M., David E. Price, Kimberly G. Harmon, et al.. (2015). The Psychological Impact of Cardiovascular Screening in Young Athletes. Clinical Journal of Sport Medicine. 25(6). 464–471. 8 indexed citations

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Asif, Irfan M., David E. Price, Leslee A. Fisher, et al.. (2015). Stages of psychological impact after diagnosis with serious or potentially lethal cardiac disease in young competitive athletes: A new model. Journal of Electrocardiology. 48(3). 298–310. 40 indexed citations

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Toresdahl, Brett G., Ashwin L. Rao, Kimberly G. Harmon, & Jonathan A. Drezner. (2014). Incidence of sudden cardiac arrest in high school student athletes on school campus. Heart Rhythm. 11(7). 1190–1194. 86 indexed citations

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Rao, Ashwin L., et al.. (2014). Epidemiological pattern of psoriasis, vitiligo and atopic dermatitis in India: Hospital-based point prevalence. Indian Dermatology Online Journal. 5(5). 6–6. 33 indexed citations

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Asif, Irfan M., Tiffany Smith, Ashwin L. Rao, et al.. (2014). The psychological impact of cardiovascular screening: the athlete's perspective. British Journal of Sports Medicine. 48(15). 1162–1166. 20 indexed citations

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Harmon, Kimberly G., David S. Owens, Jordan M. Prutkin, et al.. (2014). Cardiovascular screening in adolescents and young adults: a prospective study comparing the Pre-participation Physical Evaluation Monograph 4th Edition and ECG. British Journal of Sports Medicine. 48(15). 1172–1178. 62 indexed citations

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Asif, Irfan M., Ashwin L. Rao, & Jonathan A. Drezner. (2012). Sudden cardiac death in young athletes. Current Opinion in Cardiology. 28(1). 55–62. 27 indexed citations

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Rao, Ashwin L., Christopher J. Standaert, Jonathan A. Drezner, & Stanley A. Herring. (2010). Expert Opinion and Controversies in Musculoskeletal and Sports Medicine: Preventing Sudden Cardiac Death in Young Athletes. Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation. 91(6). 958–962. 10 indexed citations

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Vincent, Chris, et al.. (2007). PDA usage and training: targeting curriculum for residents and faculty.. PubMed. 39(6). 419–24. 18 indexed citations

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