Viswanath Unnithan

Viswanath Unnithan is a Professor at the School of Health and Life Sciences. His research focuses on sports science, pediatric health, and youth athletic development, with a particular emphasis on soccer performance and neurological conditions like Cerebral Palsy. He has contributed over 176 research outputs since 1989, with active publications through 2025.

Key research interests include adolescent physiology, soccer player performance metrics, and strategies for talent identification in women's and elite youth soccer. His recent work explores factors influencing player transition to professional teams and the physiological demands on soccer referees.

His articles highlight trends in sports science, including the analysis of high-intensity training, stakeholder perspectives in youth development, and pan-European approaches to women's soccer strategies. No scientific awards or grants are explicitly listed in the provided text.