OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The H4-Index of Journal of Sleep Research is 32. The table below lists those papers that are above that threshold based on CrossRef citation counts [max. 250 papers]. The publications cover those that have been published in the past four years, i.e., from 2021-06-01 to 2025-06-01.)

Article	Citations
Longitudinal trajectories of sleep inertia among intern nurses with shift work in China: Prevalence, risk factors and outcomes	265
Dimensionality and cross‐language invariance of Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index among Indian adolescents and adults	191
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Insomnia medications: History, characteristics, and guidelines for optimal use in clinical practice	100
Sleep Health and White Matter Integrity in the UK Biobank	89
Performance evaluation of an under‐mattress sleep sensor versus polysomnography in > 400 nights with healthy and unhealthy sleep	80
Barriers and Facilitators of Sleep Restriction Therapy in Internet‐Delivered CBT‐I: A Qualitative Content Analysis and the Development of a Treatment Path Model	70
Polygenic risk scores for mood disorders and actigraphy estimates of sleep and circadian rhythms: A preliminary study in bipolar disorders	69
Self‐reported symptoms of sleep‐disordered breathing and risk of cardiovascular diseases: Observational and Mendelian randomization findings	64
Early identification of heart failure deterioration through respiratory monitoring with adaptive servo‐ventilation	56
Obstructive sleep apnea: transition from pathophysiology to an integrative disease model	55
Symptom dynamics among nightmare sufferers: An intensive longitudinal study	52
The moderating role of conscientiousness in the temporal association of stress on sleep	49
Adolescent sleep duration: associations with social‐cognitive determinants and the mediating role of sleep hygiene practices	49
Digital cognitive behaviour therapy for insomnia in individuals with self‐reported insomnia and chronic fatigue: A secondary analysis of a large scale randomized controlled trial	49
First‐night effect in insomnia disorder: a systematic review and meta‐analysis of polysomnographic findings	49
Preliminary evidence of psychological improvements and increased maternal–fetal attachment associated with a mindfulness sleep programme: secondary analysis of uncontrolled data in 11 pregnant women w	47
Comparative short‐term safety and efficacy of hypnotics: A quantitative risk–benefit analysis	46
Pervasive and diffuse muscle activity during REM sleep and non‐REM sleep characterises multiple system atrophy in comparison with Parkinson's disease	44
Daily stress and sleep associations vary by work schedule: A between‐ and within‐person analysis in nurses	44
Disturbances in sleep, circadian rhythms and daytime functioning in relation to coronavirus infection and Long‐COVID – A multinational ICOSS study	44
The hypnagogic state: A brief update	42
The British Sleep Society position statement on Daylight Saving Time in the UK	39
Adolescents’ preference for later school start times	39
Insomnia, poor sleep quality and perinatal suicidal risk: A systematic review and meta‐analysis	36

Dysfunction of large‐scale brain networks underlying cognitive impairments in shift work disorder	36
Clozapine and objective assessment of hypersomnolence in patients with schizophrenia: a systematic review	35
Alpha‐synuclein pathology in isolated rapid eye movement sleep behaviour disorder: a meta‐analysis	34
Comparison of actigraphy‐measured and parent‐reported sleep in association with weight status among preschool children	34
Sleep and affect in adolescents: Bidirectional daily associations over 28‐day ecological momentary assessment	32
Changes in sleep pattern and dream activity across and after the COVID‐19 lockdown in Italy: A longitudinal observational study	32
The emotional component of insomnia disorder: A focus on emotion regulation and affect dynamics in relation to sleep quality and insomnia	32