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D-Index
95
Citations
31797
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10101
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5204

Ajit P. Yoganathan publication distribution in Medicine in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Medicine in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Ajit P. Yoganathan sits on this spectrum.

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101 publications 1,796+

This scientist: 823 publications — 88th percentile

88% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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Ajit P. Yoganathan D-index placement in Medicine in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Medicine scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Ajit P. Yoganathan sits on this spectrum.

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This scientist: 95 D-Index — 51st percentile

51% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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Research.com Recognitions

  • 2020 - Fellow of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers
  • 2015 - Member of the National Academy of Engineering For improvements in the biomechanics of prosthetic heart valves and the development of heart repair devices.
  • 1993 - Fellow of the Indian National Academy of Engineering (INAE)

Overview

Ajit P. Yoganathan is affiliated with the Georgia Institute of Technology in the United States. Their research is principally situated within the field of Medicine, with a strong focus on Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine. Their work encompasses several subfields including Epidemiology, Surgery, Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine, and Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging.

The primary topics addressed in their scholarly work include:

  • Cardiac Valve Diseases and Treatments
  • Infective Endocarditis Diagnosis and Management
  • Cardiovascular Function and Risk Factors
  • Congenital Heart Disease Studies
  • Aortic Disease and Treatment Approaches
  • Cardiac Structural Anomalies and Repair
  • Cardiac Imaging and Diagnostics

Yoganathan has contributed numerous papers to the scientific community. Selected recent publications are:

  • "Bioprosthetic Aortic Valve Hemodynamics: Definitions, Outcomes, and Evidence Gaps," 2022, Journal of the American College of Cardiology
  • "Transcatheter aortic valve thrombosis: a review of potential mechanisms," 2021, Journal of The Royal Society Interface
  • "The role of flow stasis in transcatheter aortic valve leaflet thrombosis," 2020, Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
  • "Fluid-Structure Interaction Simulation of an Intra-Atrial Fontan Connection," 2020, Biology
  • "A multilayered valve leaflet promotes cell-laden collagen type I production and aortic valve hemodynamics," 2020, Biomaterials

Their frequent co-authors include:

  • Vahid Sadri
  • Zhenglun Alan Wei
  • Keshav Kohli
  • Vasilis Babaliaros
  • Phillip M. Trusty

Yoganathan has published extensively in several venues, with the most frequent being:

  • Cardiovascular Engineering and Technology
  • Journal of the American College of Cardiology
  • Annals of Biomedical Engineering
  • Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
  • The Annals of Thoracic Surgery

Over the course of their career, Yoganathan has received several honors, including being named a Fellow of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers in 2020. They were inducted as a Member of the National Academy of Engineering in 2015 for contributions to the biomechanics of prosthetic heart valves and the development of heart repair devices. Earlier, they were recognized as a Fellow of the Indian National Academy of Engineering (INAE) in 1993.

Best Publications

  • Calcific aortic valve disease: not simply a degenerative process: A review and agenda for research from the National Heart and Lung and Blood Institute Aortic Stenosis Working Group. Executive summary: Calcific aortic valve disease-2011 update.

    Nalini M. Rajamannan;Frank J. Evans;Elena Aikawa;K. Jane Grande-Allen

  • Integrated mechanism for functional mitral regurgitation: leaflet restriction versus coapting force: in vitro studies.

    Shengqiu He;Arnold A. Fontaine;Ehud Schwammenthal;Ajit P. Yoganathan

  • Fluid Mechanics of Heart Valves

    Ajit P Yoganathan;Zhaoming He;S Casey Jones

  • Heart valve function: a biomechanical perspective

    Michael S Sacks;Ajit P Yoganathan

  • Semiautomated method for noise reduction and background phase error correction in MR phase velocity data.

    Peter G. Walker;Gregory B. Cranney;Markus B. Scheidegger;Gena Waseleski

  • Standardized Definition of Structural Valve Degeneration for Surgical and Transcatheter Bioprosthetic Aortic Valves.

    Danny Dvir;Thierry Bourguignon;Catherine M. Otto;Rebecca T. Hahn

  • Review of hydrodynamic principles for the cardiologist: Applications to the study of blood flow and jets by imaging techniques

    Ajit P. Yoganathan;Edward G. Cape;Hsing-Wen Sung;Frank P. Williams

  • A new method for quantification of regurgitant flow rate using color Doppler flow imaging of the flow convergence region proximal to a discrete orifice. An in vitro study.

    F Recusani;G S Bargiggia;A P Yoganathan;A Raisaro

  • Chordal Cutting A New Therapeutic Approach for Ischemic Mitral Regurgitation

    Emmanuel Messas;J. Luis Guerrero;Mark D. Handschumacher;Chris Conrad

  • Fluid mechanics of artificial heart valves.

    Lakshmi P Dasi;Helene A Simon;Philippe Sucosky;Ajit P Yoganathan

  • Left ventricular blood flow patterns in normal subjects: A quantitative analysis by three-dimensional magnetic resonance velocity mapping

    Won Yong Kim;Peter G. Walker;Peter G. Walker;Erik M. Pedersen;Jens K. Poulsen

  • Biofluid mechanics : the human circulation

    Krishnan B. Chandran;Stanley E. Rittgers;Ajit P. Yoganathan

  • Altered Shear Stress Stimulates Upregulation of Endothelial VCAM-1 and ICAM-1 in a BMP-4– and TGF-β1–Dependent Pathway

    Philippe Sucosky;Kartik Balachandran;Adnan Elhammali;Hanjoong Jo

  • Papillary Muscle Displacement Causes Systolic Anterior Motion of the Mitral Valve Experimental Validation and Insights Into the Mechanism of Subaortic Obstruction

    R A Levine;G J Vlahakes;X Lefebvre;J L Guerrero

  • PAPILLARY MUSCLE POSITION CONTROL DEVICES AND SYSTEMS

    Yoganathan Ajit P;Jimenez Jorge Hernan

  • Flow in prosthetic heart valves: state-of-the-art and future directions.

    Ajit P. Yoganathan;K. B. Chandran;Fotis Sotiropoulos

  • Biaixal Stress–Stretch Behavior of the Mitral Valve Anterior Leaflet at Physiologic Strain Rates

    Jonathan S. Grashow;Ajit P. Yoganathan;Michael S. Sacks

  • Elevated cyclic stretch alters matrix remodeling in aortic valve cusps: implications for degenerative aortic valve disease.

    Kartik Balachandran;Philippe Sucosky;Hanjoong Jo;Ajit P. Yoganathan

  • Characterization of Hemodynamic Forces Induced by Mechanical Heart Valves: Reynolds vs. Viscous Stresses

    Liang Ge;Liang Ge;Lakshmi P. Dasi;Fotis Sotiropoulos;Ajit P. Yoganathan

  • Hemodynamics and Mechanobiology of Aortic Valve Inflammation and Calcification

    Kartik Balachandran;Philippe Sucosky;Ajit P. Yoganathan

Frequent Co-Authors

Robert A. Levine
Robert A. Levine Harvard University
Fotis Sotiropoulos
Fotis Sotiropoulos Pennsylvania State University
Michael S. Sacks
Michael S. Sacks The University of Texas at Austin
Robert C. Gorman
Robert C. Gorman University of Pennsylvania
Hanjoong Jo
Hanjoong Jo Emory University
Joseph H. Gorman
Joseph H. Gorman University of Pennsylvania
Jarek Rossignac
Jarek Rossignac Georgia Institute of Technology
Hsing-Wen Sung
Hsing-Wen Sung National Tsing Hua University
Cyrus K. Aidun
Cyrus K. Aidun Georgia Institute of Technology
Vinod H. Thourani
Vinod H. Thourani Georgetown University

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