Nithin Adappa is a Head & Neck physician affiliated with California University of Pennsylvania. OpenAlex indexes 444 publications with 10,178 citations (h-index 37). By OpenAlex citation count, this profile ranks in the top 5% of Otolaryngology profiles in the findmyKOL directory.
Overview
Scholarship
indexed output and impact (OpenAlex)Distinct works indexed by OpenAlex, matched via ORCID.
Total citations across indexed works.
Hirsch index, productivity × impact (OpenAlex).
Clinical & industry
trials, payments and federal fundingIndustry payments
2 companies reported payments to CMS in program years 2021 onward. These are public disclosures, not judgments. The latest:
2 companies with payments on record in CMS Open Payments (2021 onward), matched to this physician's NPI. The itemized breakdown by company, amount and year is part of the full profile. Why? →
NIH funding
3 NIH research awards on record, funded 2022–2026 per NIH RePORTER. The latest:
- Ciliated cell bitter taste receptors in cystic fibrosis and chronic rhinosinusitis
University of Pennsylvania
FY2026$609,027R01HL178613 - Immune function of bitter taste receptors in human macrophages
University of Pennsylvania
FY2026$511,924R01AI167971 - Sweet receptor T1R3 in airway glucose homeostasis and chronic rhinosinusitis
University of Pennsylvania
FY2026$496,292R01HL181155
Awards in the NIH RePORTER records where a principal investigator name matches this physician at an organization in their practice state. Latest award years shown; each row links to the project record on RePORTER.
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