John P. DiFiori

7.0k total citations · 2 hit papers
65 papers, 3.4k citations indexed

About

John P. DiFiori is a scholar working on Orthopedics and Sports Medicine, Surgery and Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine. According to data from OpenAlex, John P. DiFiori has authored 65 papers receiving a total of 3.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 42 papers in Orthopedics and Sports Medicine, 19 papers in Surgery and 17 papers in Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine. Recurrent topics in John P. DiFiori's work include Sports injuries and prevention (34 papers), Cardiovascular Effects of Exercise (15 papers) and Sports Performance and Training (11 papers). John P. DiFiori is often cited by papers focused on Sports injuries and prevention (34 papers), Cardiovascular Effects of Exercise (15 papers) and Sports Performance and Training (11 papers). John P. DiFiori collaborates with scholars based in United States, Canada and Germany. John P. DiFiori's co-authors include Neeru Jayanthi, Joel S. Brenner, Andrew Gregory, Anthony Luke, Holly J. Benjamin, Dennis Caine, Nicola Maffulli, Gregory D. Myer, Adam W. Kiefer and Lyle J. Micheli and has published in prestigious journals such as JAMA, Clinical Infectious Diseases and PLoS Biology.

In The Last Decade

John P. DiFiori

62 papers receiving 3.2k citations

Hit Papers

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What are hit papers?

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.

Overuse injuries and burnout in youth sports: a position statement from the American Medical Society for Sports Medicine

2014 536 citations John P. DiFiori, Holly J. Benjamin et al. British Journal of Sports Medicine profile →
Prevalence of Inflammatory Heart Disease Among Professional Athletes With Prior COVID-19 Infection Who Received Systematic Return-to-Play Cardiac Screening

2021 166 citations John P. DiFiori et al. profile →

Peers

John P. DiFiori

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Cynthia R. LaBella United States

Joel S. Brenner United States

Timothy A. McGuine United States

M. Alison Brooks United States

Andrew Gregory United States

Gino M. M. J. Kerkhoffs Netherlands

Carly McKay United Kingdom

Constance Lebrun Canada

Daniel C. Herman United States

Adam S. Tenforde United States

Cynthia R. LaBella United States

John P. DiFiori

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790 ×0.8

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854 ×1.2

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478 ×0.8

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717 ×1.4

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Citations per year, relative to John P. DiFiori John P. DiFiori (= 1×) peers Cynthia R. LaBella

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Fields of papers citing papers by John P. DiFiori

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of John P. DiFiori

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20 of 20 papers shown

Merson, Michael, Lisa L. Maragakis, Rachel Davis, et al.. (2023). The “Bubble”: What Can Be Learned from the National Basketball Association (NBA)’s 2019–20 Season Restart in Orlando during the COVID-19 Pandemic. The Journal of Applied Laboratory Medicine. 8(6). 1017–1027.

Kliethermes‌, Stephanie, Stephen W. Marshall, Cynthia R. LaBella, et al.. (2021). Defining a research agenda for youth sport specialisation in the USA: the AMSSM Youth Early Sport Specialization Summit. British Journal of Sports Medicine. 55(3). 135–143. 40 indexed citations

Meisel, Peter, John P. DiFiori, Jean Côté, et al.. (2021). Age of Early Specialization, Competitive Volume, Injury, and Sleep Habits in Youth Sport: A Preliminary Study of US Youth Basketball. Sports Health A Multidisciplinary Approach. 14(1). 30–44. 11 indexed citations

Meier, Timothy B., Mónica Giraldo‐Chica, Andrew R. Mayer, et al.. (2019). Resting-State fMRI Metrics in Acute Sport-Related Concussion and Their Association with Clinical Recovery: A Study from the NCAA-DOD CARE Consortium. Journal of Neurotrauma. 37(1). 152–162. 42 indexed citations

DiFiori, John P., Arne Güllich, Joel S. Brenner, et al.. (2018). The NBA and Youth Basketball: Recommendations for Promoting a Healthy and Positive Experience. Sports Medicine. 48(9). 2053–2065. 93 indexed citations

Stemper, Brian D., Alok Shah, Jaroslaw Harezlak, et al.. (2018). Comparison of Head Impact Exposure Between Concussed Football Athletes and Matched Controls: Evidence for a Possible Second Mechanism of Sport-Related Concussion. Annals of Biomedical Engineering. 47(10). 2057–2072. 67 indexed citations

Nencka, Andrew S., Timothy B. Meier, Yang Wang, et al.. (2017). Stability of MRI metrics in the advanced research core of the NCAA-DoD concussion assessment, research and education (CARE) consortium. Brain Imaging and Behavior. 12(4). 1121–1140. 17 indexed citations

Finnoff, Jonathan T., David J. Berkoff, Fred H. Brennan, et al.. (2015). American Medical Society for Sports Medicine Recommended Sports Ultrasound Curriculum for Sports Medicine Fellowships. Clinical Journal of Sport Medicine. 25(1). 23–29. 23 indexed citations

DiFiori, John P., et al.. (2013). Pulmonary Contusion in a Football Player. Current Sports Medicine Reports. 12(2). 57–58. 2 indexed citations

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DiFiori, John P., Holly J. Benjamin, Joel S. Brenner, et al.. (2013). Overuse Injuries and Burnout in Youth Sports. Clinical Journal of Sport Medicine. 24(1). 3–20. 268 indexed citations

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DiFiori, John P. & Christopher C. Giza. (2010). New Techniques in Concussion Imaging. Current Sports Medicine Reports. 9(1). 35–39. 20 indexed citations

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DiFiori, John P.. (2010). Evaluation of Overuse Injuries in Children and Adolescents. Current Sports Medicine Reports. 9(6). 372–378. 59 indexed citations

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Kriss, Vesna Martich, et al.. (2008). Ultrasonographic evaluation of splenic enlargement in athletes with acute infectious mononucleosis. British Journal of Sports Medicine. 42(12). 974–977. 29 indexed citations

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Motamedi, Kambiz, et al.. (2007). Musculoskeletal Interventional Ultrasound. Seminars in Musculoskeletal Radiology. 11(2). 192–198. 42 indexed citations

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Caine, Dennis, John P. DiFiori, & Nicola Maffulli. (2006). Physeal injuries in children’s and youth sports: reasons for concern?. British Journal of Sports Medicine. 40(9). 749–760. 224 indexed citations

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DiFiori, John P.. (2006). Overuse Injury and the Young Athlete. Current Sports Medicine Reports. 5(4). 165–167. 18 indexed citations

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DiFiori, John P., et al.. (2002). Wrist Pain in Young Gymnasts: Frequency and Effects Upon Training Over 1 Year. Clinical Journal of Sport Medicine. 12(6). 348–353. 34 indexed citations

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DiFiori, John P., et al.. (2001). ULNAR VARIANCE IN YOUNG GYMNASTS. Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise. 33(5). S223–S223. 6 indexed citations

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DiFiori, John P.. (1999). Stress fracture of the proximal fibula in a young soccer player: a case report and a review of the literature. Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise. 31(7). 925–928. 17 indexed citations

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DiFiori, John P. & Bert R. Mandelbaum. (1996). Wrist pain in a young gynmast: unusual radiographic findings and MRI evidence of growth plate injury. Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise. 28(12). 1453–1458. 27 indexed citations

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