Christopher Rao

3.1k total citations
85 papers, 2.1k citations indexed

About

Christopher Rao is a scholar working on Surgery, Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine and Oncology. According to data from OpenAlex, Christopher Rao has authored 85 papers receiving a total of 2.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 53 papers in Surgery, 33 papers in Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine and 22 papers in Oncology. Recurrent topics in Christopher Rao's work include Cardiac Valve Diseases and Treatments (18 papers), Colorectal Cancer Surgical Treatments (17 papers) and Cardiac and Coronary Surgery Techniques (15 papers). Christopher Rao is often cited by papers focused on Cardiac Valve Diseases and Treatments (18 papers), Colorectal Cancer Surgical Treatments (17 papers) and Cardiac and Coronary Surgery Techniques (15 papers). Christopher Rao collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, United States and Switzerland. Christopher Rao's co-authors include Thanos Athanasiou, Ara Darzi, Michael Ibrahim, Hutan Ashrafian, Cesare M. Terracciano, Omer Aziz, Srdjan Saso, Sukhmeet S. Panesar, Magdi H. Yacoub and Umar Chaudhry and has published in prestigious journals such as The Lancet, Journal of Clinical Oncology and Biomaterials.

In The Last Decade

Christopher Rao

80 papers receiving 2.0k citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

Peers by citation overlap · career bar shows stage (early→late) cites · hero ref

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Christopher Rao United Kingdom	26	1.2k	975	456	334	294	85	2.1k
Walter H. Merrill United States	33	1.4k 1.2×	1.5k 1.6×	926 2.0×	149 0.4×	231 0.8×	119	3.0k
Daniel Lubelski United States	37	3.0k 2.5×	267 0.3×	224 0.5×	180 0.5×	633 2.2×	254	4.2k
Han Kim United States	22	341 0.3×	292 0.3×	307 0.7×	218 0.7×	123 0.4×	65	1.5k
Ryuji Tominaga Japan	27	1.0k 0.8×	907 0.9×	669 1.5×	62 0.2×	429 1.5×	167	2.4k
Daniel J. Durand United States	18	714 0.6×	354 0.4×	249 0.5×	118 0.4×	177 0.6×	60	1.9k
François Porchet Switzerland	38	2.3k 1.9×	132 0.1×	337 0.7×	154 0.5×	318 1.1×	124	4.2k
Dirk Müeller Germany	25	693 0.6×	226 0.2×	574 1.3×	758 2.3×	268 0.9×	75	2.6k
Michelle J. Clarke United States	33	1.6k 1.3×	103 0.1×	561 1.2×	239 0.7×	88 0.3×	152	2.7k
Poul Erik Andersen Denmark	27	567 0.5×	315 0.3×	885 1.9×	208 0.6×	98 0.3×	109	2.4k
John Blebea United States	23	955 0.8×	199 0.2×	543 1.2×	163 0.5×	61 0.2×	101	1.9k

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Rao, Christopher, A.S. Dhadda, Shakil Ahmed, et al.. (2025). Contact X-ray brachytherapy in rectal cancer: A systematic review and meta-analysis. European Journal of Surgical Oncology. 51(7). 109976–109976.

Burch, Jennie, Mohammed Deputy, Christopher Rao, et al.. (2024). Oncological outcomes of patients with inflammatory bowel disease undergoing segmental colonic resection for colorectal cancer and dysplasia: systematic review. BJS Open. 8(3).

Houten, Rachel, Antony P. Martin, Claudia Lameirinhas, et al.. (2024). Digital Versus Paper-Based Consent from the UK NHS Perspective: A Micro-costing Analysis. PharmacoEconomics - Open. 9(1). 27–39. 3 indexed citations

Houten, Rachel, et al.. (2023). Informed consent failures: National Health Service Resolution data. British journal of surgery. 110(8). 993–995. 5 indexed citations

Rao, Christopher, et al.. (2022). A cohort study of duplicate faecal immunochemical testing in patients at risk of colorectal cancer from North-West England. BMJ Open. 12(4). e059940–e059940. 14 indexed citations

Rao, Christopher, et al.. (2022). The Cost-effectiveness of Watch and Wait for Rectal Cancer. Clinical Oncology. 35(2). 132–137. 8 indexed citations

Chandak, Pankaj, et al.. (2019). Follow up colonoscopy may be omissible in uncomplicated left-sided acute diverticulitis diagnosed with CT- a retrospective cohort study. Scientific Reports. 9(1). 20127–20127. 4 indexed citations

Myint, Arthur Sun, F. M. Smith, Simon Gollins, et al.. (2017). Dose escalation using contact X-ray brachytherapy (Papillon) for rectal cancer: does it improve the chance of organ preservation?. British Journal of Radiology. 90(1080). 20170175–20170175. 36 indexed citations

Myint, Arthur Sun, F. M. Smith, Simon Gollins, et al.. (2017). Dose Escalation Using Contact X-ray Brachytherapy After External Beam Radiotherapy as Nonsurgical Treatment Option for Rectal Cancer: Outcomes From a Single-Center Experience. International Journal of Radiation Oncology*Biology*Physics. 100(3). 565–573. 56 indexed citations

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Ibrahim, Michael, Manoraj Navaratnarajah, Urszula Siedlecka, et al.. (2012). Mechanical Unloading Reverses Transverse Tubule Remodelling and Normalizes Local Ca2+-Induced Ca2+Release in a Rodent Model of Heart Failure. European Journal of Heart Failure. 14(6). 571–580. 62 indexed citations

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Ibrahim, Michael, Christopher Rao, Hutan Ashrafian, et al.. (2012). Modern management of systolic anterior motion of the mitral valve. European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery. 41(6). 1260–1270. 80 indexed citations

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Ibrahim, Michael, Christopher Rao, Thanos Athanasiou, Magdi H. Yacoub, & Cesare M. Terracciano. (2012). Mechanical unloading and cell therapy have a synergistic role in the recovery and regeneration of the failing heart. European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery. 42(2). 312–318. 15 indexed citations

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Patel, Vanash, Oliver Warren, Kamran Ahmed, et al.. (2010). What does leadership in surgery entail?. ANZ Journal of Surgery. 80(12). 876–883. 74 indexed citations

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Rao, Christopher, et al.. (2010). In patients undergoing mitral surgery for ischaemic mitral regurgitation is it preferable to repair or replace the mitral valve?. Interactive Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery. 12(2). 218–227. 10 indexed citations

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Vecht, Joshua A., Srdjan Saso, Christopher Rao, et al.. (2010). Atrial septal defect closure is associated with a reduced prevalence of atrial tachyarrhythmia in the short to medium term: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Heart. 96(22). 1789–1797. 60 indexed citations

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Panesar, Sukhmeet S., Christopher Rao, Joshua A. Vecht, et al.. (2009). Development of the Veritas plot and its application in cardiac surgery: an evidence-synthesis graphic tool for the clinician to assess multiple meta-analyses reporting on a common outcome.. PubMed. 52(5). E137–45. 10 indexed citations

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Kidher, Emaddin, et al.. (2009). A rare case of suture material obstructing the closure mechanism of a prosthetic aortic valve: a case report. Cases Journal. 2(1). 9126–9126. 2 indexed citations

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Vecht, Joshua A., Ludwig Karl von Segesser, Hutan Ashrafian, et al.. (2009). Translation to success of surgical innovation☆. European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery. 37(3). 613–625. 8 indexed citations

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Aggarwal, Rajesh, Luke Hodgson, Christopher Rao, et al.. (2008). Surgical management of morbid obesity. British Journal of Hospital Medicine. 69(2). 95–100. 7 indexed citations

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Panesar, Sukhmeet S., T. Athanasiou, Christopher Rao, et al.. (2006). Early outcomes in the elderly: a meta-analysis of 4921 patients undergoing coronary artery bypass grafting—comparison between off-pump and on-pump techniques. Heart. 92(12). 1808–1816. 86 indexed citations

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