Girish N. Rao

2.8k total citations · 1 hit paper
83 papers, 1.4k citations indexed

About

Girish N. Rao is a scholar working on Social Psychology, Clinical Psychology and Psychiatry and Mental health. According to data from OpenAlex, Girish N. Rao has authored 83 papers receiving a total of 1.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 33 papers in Social Psychology, 23 papers in Clinical Psychology and 18 papers in Psychiatry and Mental health. Recurrent topics in Girish N. Rao's work include Mental Health Treatment and Access (32 papers), Health disparities and outcomes (13 papers) and Digital Mental Health Interventions (10 papers). Girish N. Rao is often cited by papers focused on Mental Health Treatment and Access (32 papers), Health disparities and outcomes (13 papers) and Digital Mental Health Interventions (10 papers). Girish N. Rao collaborates with scholars based in India, United States and United Kingdom. Girish N. Rao's co-authors include Simon Lewin, Vikram Patel, Nadja van Ginneken, Prathap Tharyan, Sudha Chandrashekar, Jessica Pian, Gopalkrishna Gururaj, Vivek Benegal, Girish Baburao Kulkarni and Timothy J. Steiner and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews and Addiction.

In The Last Decade

Girish N. Rao

70 papers receiving 1.3k 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.

  1. Non-specialist health worker interventions for the care of mental, neurological and substance-abuse disorders in low- and middle-income countries
    2013 431 citations Girish N. Rao et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Girish N. Rao India 18 477 468 380 281 169 83 1.4k
Jong‐Ik Park South Korea 21 696 1.5× 367 0.8× 289 0.8× 262 0.9× 53 0.3× 80 1.3k
Vandad Sharifi‎ Iran 21 767 1.6× 488 1.0× 256 0.7× 539 1.9× 64 0.4× 130 1.6k
Rolf Gjestad Norway 22 968 2.0× 214 0.5× 350 0.9× 356 1.3× 182 1.1× 95 1.9k
Yıldız Akvardar Türkiye 20 425 0.9× 209 0.4× 301 0.8× 325 1.2× 71 0.4× 53 1.3k
Maria Francesca Moro Italy 22 598 1.3× 227 0.5× 298 0.8× 419 1.5× 94 0.6× 86 1.5k
Saleha Shafie Singapore 25 849 1.8× 601 1.3× 459 1.2× 456 1.6× 39 0.2× 100 2.0k
Håkan Källmén Sweden 21 342 0.7× 188 0.4× 358 0.9× 140 0.5× 140 0.8× 78 1.3k
Jennifer M. Boggs United States 20 579 1.2× 334 0.7× 226 0.6× 100 0.4× 44 0.3× 77 1.4k
Rajeswari Sambasivam Singapore 22 695 1.5× 375 0.8× 446 1.2× 345 1.2× 33 0.2× 70 1.6k
Tanya Meade Australia 24 651 1.4× 228 0.5× 256 0.7× 223 0.8× 46 0.3× 53 1.7k

Countries citing papers authored by Girish N. Rao

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Fields of papers citing papers by Girish N. Rao

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Girish N. Rao

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All Works

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Jaisoorya, T. S., Girish N. Rao, Geoffrey M. Reed, et al.. (2025). Examining the psychometric properties of the flexible interview for ICD-11 (FLII-11) among adults in India. Journal of Psychiatric Research. 184. 439–445.
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Lukose, Ammu, Palanimuthu Thangaraju Sivakumar, Girish N. Rao, et al.. (2024). Cross‐cultural adaption of the computerized assessment of information processing battery (COGNITO) for an Indian longitudinal study on rural elderly. Alzheimer s & Dementia Diagnosis Assessment & Disease Monitoring. 16(4). e70009–e70009.
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Suhas, Satish, Sydney Moirangthem, Channaveerachari Naveen Kumar, et al.. (2023). Bipolar affective disorder in India: A multi-site population-based cross-sectional study. Indian Journal of Psychiatry. 65(12). 1230–1237.
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Suhas, Satish, Narayana Manjunatha, Girish N. Rao, et al.. (2023). Panic disorder: Epidemiology, disability, and treatment gap from nationally representative general population of India. Indian Journal of Psychiatry. 65(12). 1249–1253.
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Suhas, Satish, Narayana Manjunatha, Girish N. Rao, et al.. (2023). Nationally representative epidemiological study of social anxiety disorder from India. Indian Journal of Psychiatry. 65(12). 1261–1268. 5 indexed citations
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Ganjekar, Sundarnag, et al.. (2023). Common mental disorders among women in reproductive age group: An analysis of national mental health survey, India 2016. Indian Journal of Psychiatry. 65(12). 1238–1243. 3 indexed citations
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Singh, Lokesh Kumar, A. Giri, Girish N. Rao, et al.. (2023). Prevalence of Psychiatric Disorders in Chhattisgarh: Findings from National Mental Health Survey. Indian Journal of Psychological Medicine. 45(6). 573–579. 3 indexed citations
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Kandasamy, Arun, Hannah Maria Jennings, Cath Jackson, et al.. (2023). Behavioral Activation for Comorbid Depression in People With Noncommunicable Disease in India: Protocol for a Randomized Controlled Feasibility Trial. JMIR Research Protocols. 12. e41127–e41127.
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Dinakaran, Damodharan, Senthil Amudhan, Chellamuthu Ramasubramanian, et al.. (2023). Epidemiological analysis of mental health morbidity in Tamil Nadu. Indian Journal of Psychiatry. 65(12). 1275–1281.
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Rao, Girish N., et al.. (2021). Assessing the burden of Covid-19 in the slums of Bangalore city: Results of Rapid Community Survey. Indian Journal of Community Health. 33(3). 475–479. 2 indexed citations
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Rao, Girish N., et al.. (2021). Right aortic arch with mirror image branching found incidentally during coronary surgery. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 9. 2050313X211030014–2050313X211030014. 1 indexed citations
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Sharma, Manoj Kumar, et al.. (2019). Use of pornography in India: Need to explore its implications. The National Medical Journal of India. 32(5). 282–282. 2 indexed citations
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Callinan, Sarah, Robin Room, Oliver Stanesby, et al.. (2018). Harms from a partner’s drinking: an international study on adverse effects and reduced quality of life for women. The American Journal of Drug and Alcohol Abuse. 45(2). 170–178. 16 indexed citations
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Room, Robin, Sarah Callinan, Thomas K. Greenfield, et al.. (2018). The social location of harm from others’ drinking in 10 societies. Addiction. 114(3). 425–433. 17 indexed citations
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Sharma, Manoj Kumar, et al.. (2017). Technology Addiction Survey: An Emerging Concern for Raising Awareness and Promotion of Healthy Use of Technology. Indian Journal of Psychological Medicine. 39(4). 495–499. 42 indexed citations
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Steiner, Timothy J., Girish N. Rao, Girish Baburao Kulkarni, Gopalkrishna Gururaj, & Lars Jacob Stovner. (2016). Headache yesterday in Karnataka state, India: prevalence, impact and cost. The Journal of Headache and Pain. 17(1). 74–74. 16 indexed citations
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Esser, Marissa B., Gopalkrishna Gururaj, Girish N. Rao, et al.. (2016). Harms from alcohol consumption by strangers in five Indian states and policy implications. Drug and Alcohol Review. 36(5). 682–690. 3 indexed citations

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