Sleep Medicine Reviews

Papers
(The median citation count of Sleep Medicine Reviews is 7. 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 2021-09-01 to 2025-09-01.)
ArticleCitations
Cortisol and shiftwork: A scoping review655
Having it both ways: The case of sleep & diet quality311
Prevalence of poor sleep quality among stroke survivors: A meta-analysis and systematic review270
Management of primary snoring in adults: A scoping review examining interventions, outcomes and instruments used to assess clinical effects232
Commentary on Castelnovo et al the parasomnia defense in sleep-related homicide191
Natural sleep endoscopy in obstructive sleep apnea: A systematic review189
Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder and restless leg syndrome across the lifespan: A systematic review and meta-analysis177
Effects of COVID-19 home confinement on sleep in children: A systematic review134
Systematic review and meta-analysis of the prevalence of obstructive sleep apnea in Indian adults119
I think I'm sleepy, therefore I am – Awareness of sleepiness while driving: A systematic review110
Challenges in diagnosing NREM parasomnias: Implications for future diagnostic classifications103
Contributions of post-learning REM and NREM sleep to memory retrieval102
Sleep in times of crises: A scoping review in the early days of the COVID-19 crisis99
Effect of cognitive behavioral therapy for insomnia in workers: A systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials96
The difficult but crucial task of knowledge translation: The case of pre-sleep technology use. Reply to Reichenberger et al. and the National Sleep Foundation's screen use recommendations93
How emotions impact sleep: A quantitative review of experiments88
A bidirectional model of sleep and technology use: A theoretical review of How much, for whom, and which mechanisms84
Circadian preference and mental health outcomes in youth: A systematic review and meta-analysis81
EEG spectral analysis in insomnia disorder: A systematic review and meta-analysis80
Associations between sleep variability and cardiometabolic health: A systematic review79
Guest editorial: Night shift work, sleep duration and endometrial cancer risk: A pooled analysis from the Epidemiology of Endometrial Cancer Consortium (E2C2)73
Comparative efficacy of exercise modalities on sleep quality in populations with sleep disorders: A systematic review and network meta-analysis72
Reply to “Should we use the multidimensional model of sleep health to assess the outcomes of sleep health promotion interventions? A commentary on: Do sleep interventions change sleep duration in chil72
The role of ovarian hormones in the pathophysiology of perimenopausal sleep disturbances: A systematic review71
Cognitive behavioural therapy for insomnia: Can we make it work for shift work?70
Sleep after burn injuries: A systematic review and meta-analysis68
Effect of sleep on oral health: A scoping review68
A systematic review of Nightmare prevalence in children67
Respiratory event duration in obstructive sleep apnea: don't forget the chemical drive !64
Is the bedtime ingestion of hypertensive medications effective and safe?62
An evaluation of psychosocial sleep interventions for children with chronic health conditions: A systematic review62
Erectile dysfunction and sleep related bruxism: An exploratory review of an improbable association62
Objective sleep markers of suicidal behaviors in patients with psychiatric disorders: A systematic review and meta-analysis59
Designing sleep disruption: The digital persuasion underlying screen use and sleep59
Sleep and self-control: A systematic review and meta-analysis59
Editorial Board58
Perioperative management of obstructive sleep apnea in lower extremity orthopedic procedures: A review of evidence to inform the development of a clinical pathway58
Bright light therapy in cancer: Evidence for future research and therapy58
Effects of sleep manipulation on markers of insulin sensitivity: A systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials57
Obstructive sleep apnea and memory impairments: Clinical characterization, treatment strategies, and mechanisms57
The interrelationship between sleep, diet, and glucose metabolism57
Sleep and the Mediterranean diet: A systematic review and meta-analysis56
Importance of the locus coeruleus-norepinephrine system in sleep-wake regulation: Implications for aging and Alzheimer's disease55
Obstructive sleep apnea and stroke: The mechanisms, the randomized trials, and the road ahead50
Global prevalence of poor sleep quality in military personnel and veterans: A systematic review and meta-analysis of epidemiological studies50
Sleep, cerebrospinal fluid, and the glymphatic system: A systematic review49
Asthma and obstructive sleep apnoea in adults and children – an up-to-date review48
Sleep quality and architecture in Idiopathic generalized epilepsy: A systematic review and meta-analysis47
Go to bed! A systematic review and meta-analysis of bedtime procrastination correlates and sleep outcomes46
Efficacy and tolerability of pharmacological treatments for insomnia in adults: A systematic review and network meta-analysis46
HPA axis activity in patients with chronic insomnia: A systematic review and meta-analysis of case–control studies46
The effects of daylight saving time and clock time transitions on sleep and sleepiness: a systematic review46
Orthodontic appliances for the treatment of pediatric obstructive sleep apnea: A systematic review and network meta-analysis46
A narrative review of the relationship between head and neck cancer and obstructive sleep apnea: Clinical studies and statistical analysis45
Acupuncture: A beacon of hope for primary insomnia45
On the association of chemical pollutant exposures and disordered sleep outcomes45
Editorial Board45
Rethinking clinical trials in restless legs syndrome: A roadmap44
The effect of evening light on circadian-related outcomes: A systematic review44
The association between couple relationships and sleep: A systematic review and meta-analysis44
Daytime napping and cardiovascular risk factors, cardiovascular disease, and mortality: A systematic review43
Associations of sleep with cardiometabolic risk factors and cardiovascular diseases: An umbrella review of observational and mendelian randomization studies42
Global occurrence rates of sleep disturbances among institutionalized older adults: A systematic review and meta-analysis42
Sleep interventions for adults admitted to psychiatric inpatient settings: A systematic scoping review41
Day-to-day associations between pain intensity and sleep outcomes in an adult chronic musculoskeletal pain population: A systematic review40
Obstructive sleep apnea and airway overlap syndromes in adults40
A systematic review of ambient heat and sleep in a warming climate40
The effects of evening high-intensity exercise on sleep in healthy adults: A systematic review and meta-analysis40
Effectiveness of Cannabinoids for Improving Sleep Quality in People with and without Insomnia or Poor Sleep: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Randomised Studies40
Broken clocks: The effects of delayed school start time on adolescent sleep in solar vs. standard time38
Evaluating pharmacological treatments for excessive daytime sleepiness in obstructive sleep apnea: A comprehensive network meta-analysis and systematic review37
Editorial Board37
The association between periodontal disease, dementia, and mild cognitive Impairment: Assessing the contribution of sleep disturbances and sleep disorders37
The impact of sleep loss on decision making: Opening the cognitive black box37
Comment on Niklasson et al. The relationship between preoperative sleep disturbance and acute postoperative pain control: A systematic review and meta-analysis36
Neurobiological mechanisms of sleep state misperception in insomnia disorder: A theoretical review36
The effects of exercise on sleep in unipolar depression: A systematic review and network meta-analysis35
Sedative-hypnotics and osteoporotic fractures: A systematic review of observational studies with over six million individuals35
Comparative efficacy and acceptability of psychotherapies, pharmacotherapies, and their combination for the treatment of adult insomnia: A systematic review and network meta-analysis33
A meta-analysis of the association between insomnia with objective short sleep duration and risk of hypertension32
Convergent abnormality in the subgenual anterior cingulate cortex in insomnia disorder: A revisited neuroimaging meta-analysis of 39 studies32
Cognitive dysfunction in central disorders of hypersomnolence: A systematic review31
Peripheral arterial tonometry–PAT technology30
Sleep-related breathing disorders during pregnancy: A systematic review and meta-analysis30
Sleep surgery improves blood pressure: How can it be?29
Impact of one night of sleep restriction on sleepiness and cognitive function: A systematic review and meta-analysis29
Nighttime vigorous exercise: Is lack of sleep disruption good enough?29
Commentary on Yue et al. Efficacy and tolerability of pharmacological treatments for insomnia in adults: A systematic review and network meta-analysis29
Treatment for behavioral insomnia in young children with neurotypical development under 6 years of age: A systematic review29
Commentary on Brupbacher et al.: The effects of exercise on sleep in unipolar depression: A systematic review and network meta-analysis28
Comment on Yang et al. Associations of sleep with cardiometabolic risk factors and cardiovascular diseases: An umbrella review of observational and mendelian randomization studies28
Associations between parental relationship dissolution and child sleep: A systematic review27
Comparison of the phenotypic characteristics between responders and non-responders to obstructive sleep apnea treatment using mandibular advancement devices in adult patients: Systematic review and me27
Adolescent perspectives of bedtime social media use: A qualitative systematic review and thematic synthesis27
Sensory aspects of restless legs syndrome: Clinical, neurophysiological and neuroimaging prospectives27
Sleep apnea and stroke: A dynamic duo27
Prevalence of headaches and their relationship with obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) - Systematic review and meta-analysis27
Cognitive behavioral therapy for insomnia in patients with chronic pain – A systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials27
Commentary on Xue et al. The efficacy and safety of dual orexin receptor antagonists in primary insomnia: A systematic review and network meta-analysis26
Non-pharmacological and melatonin interventions for pediatric sleep initiation and maintenance problems: A systematic review and network meta-analysis26
A new year, continuing high quality and impact26
Delirium prevention with age consideration—Reply to “Comment on Yang et al., 2020: Melatonergic agents in the prevention of delirium: A network meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials”26
Novel applications of sleep pharmacology as delirium therapeutics25
The relationship between sleep duration and arterial stiffness: A meta-analysis25
Editorial Board25
Effect of orthopedic and functional orthodontic treatment in children with obstructive sleep apnea: A systematic review and meta-analysis25
Exosomes, sleep apnea, and cardiovascular disease: Implications for pathogenesis and promises for prevention25
A systematic review and meta-analysis of upper airway sensation in obstructive sleep apnea – Implications for pathogenesis, treatment and future research directions24
Neurocognitive outcomes of children with sleep disordered breathing: A systematic review with meta-analysis24
Sleep and anxiety: From mechanisms to interventions24
Dietary inflammatory index (DII) and sleep quality, duration, and timing: A systematic review24
Sleep alterations in major depressive disorder and insomnia disorder: A network meta-analysis of polysomnographic studies23
Should we use the multidimensional model of sleep health to assess the outcomes of sleep health promotion interventions? A commentary on: “Do sleep interventions change sleep duration in children aged23
Neural correlates of insomnia with depression and anxiety from a neuroimaging perspective: A systematic review23
Global prevalence of post-COVID-19 sleep disturbances in adults at different follow-up time points: A systematic review and meta-analysis23
Telemedicine interventions for CPAP adherence in obstructive sleep apnea patients: Systematic review and meta-analysis22
Editorial Board22
Guest editorial: Phrenic nerve stimulation for treatment of central sleep apnea22
Longitudinal studies of sleep, physical activity and nutritional intake in shift workers: A scoping review22
Sleep and affect: A conceptual review22
Challenging beliefs for quality sleep: A systematic review of maladaptive sleep beliefs and treatment outcomes following cognitive behavioral therapy for insomnia22
Heritability of sleep duration and quality: A systematic review and meta-analysis22
In defence of the arousal and sleep displacement hypotheses: Considering the role of automatic processes in pre-sleep technology use22
The PAP-RES algorithm: Defining who, why and how to use positive airway pressure therapy for OSA22
The microbiota-gut-brain axis in sleep disorders22
Impact of obstructive sleep apnea in cardiovascular risk in the pediatric population: A systematic review22
Social determinants of health at multiple socio-ecological levels and sleep health in adolescents: A scoping review22
Artificial intelligence and sleep: Advancing sleep medicine22
Landscape of biomedical informatics standards and terminologies for clinical sleep medicine research: A systematic review22
Chrono-nutrition and sleep: lessons from the temporal feature of eating patterns in human studies - A systematic scoping review22
Estimation of the global prevalence and burden of insomnia: a systematic literature review-based analysis22
A new chapter: Embracing the role of Editor-in-Chief of Sleep Medicine Reviews21
The impact of pharmacotherapy for premenstrual dysphoric disorder on sleep21
Editorial Board21
A scoping review of self-help cognitive behavioural therapy for insomnia21
Connecting mechanistic evidence for depression, anxiety, and insomnia with neuroimaging20
The association of obstructive sleep apnea with blood and cerebrospinal fluid biomarkers of Alzheimer’s dementia - A systematic review and meta-analysis20
Editorial Board20
Negative health outcomes in long sleepers: The societal sleep restriction hypothesis20
Weighing the evidence for excess weight and weight loss in the management of obstructive sleep apnea.‘Fat’ or fiction?20
Learning during sleep in humans – A historical review20
Impact of physical therapy techniques and common interventions on sleep quality in patients with chronic pain: A systematic review20
Interventions to improve sleep in caregivers: A systematic review and meta-analysis20
Changes in parental sleep from pregnancy to postpartum: A meta-analytic review of actigraphy studies19
Secondary RBD: Not just neurodegeneration19
Ambient chemical and physical approaches for the modulation of sleep and wakefulness19
Classifying intervention components used in sleep duration interventions for children: A systematic review and meta-analysis19
The relationship between preoperative sleep disturbance and acute postoperative pain control: A systematic review and meta-analysis19
Effect of phrenic nerve stimulation on patients with central sleep apnea: A meta-analysis19
Structural validity of the Insomnia Severity Index: A systematic review and meta-analysis18
Sleep duration trajectories and cognition in early childhood: A systematic review18
Bright light therapy has a positive effect on sleep quality in patients with cancer: A meta-analysis18
Effects of sleep hygiene education for insomnia: A systematic review and meta-analysis18
The association between objective measurements of sleep quality and postural control in adults: A systematic review18
Personality traits and pre-treatment beliefs and cognitions predicting patient adherence to continuous positive airway pressure: A systematic review18
Associations between childhood maltreatment and behavioral sleep disturbances across the lifespan: A systematic review18
Sleep, mental health and physical health in new shift workers transitioning to shift work: Systematic review and meta-analysis18
Circadian immunometabolism: A future insight for targeted therapy in cancer17
The interplay between symptoms of insomnia and pain in people with osteoarthritis: A narrative review of the current evidence17
Reply to Smolensky and Hermida: The potential role of internal circadian time in tailored anti-hypertensive medication dosing17
Editorial Board17
Clinicians should not avoid prescribing CPAP in older adults with cognitive impairment17
Digital media use and sleep in late adolescence and young adulthood: A systematic review17
Reproducibility in sleep and circadian science systematic reviews and meta-analyses17
AI-enhanced imagery rehearsal therapy: A novel approach to treating nightmare disorder16
Addressing the challenges and gaps in understanding pediatric periodic limb movement disorder16
Review and perspective on sleep-disordered breathing research and translation to clinics15
Efficacy of melatonin for chronic insomnia: Systematic reviews and meta-analyses15
Insomnia and emotion dysregulation: a meta-analytical perspective integrating regulatory strategies and dispositional difficulties15
Night shift work, sleep duration and endometrial cancer risk: A pooled analysis from the Epidemiology of Endometrial Cancer Consortium (E2C2)15
A systematic review and meta-analysis of sleep following mild traumatic brain injury: A synthesis of the literature according to age and time-since-injury15
Multidimensional sleep health and diabetic retinopathy: Systematic review and meta-analysis15
The effects of L-theanine consumption on sleep outcomes: A systematic review and meta-analysis15
Do sleepless nights turn into painful days? Opportunities and challenges in detecting and synthesising the day-to-day sleep-pain relationship14
Do sleep interventions change sleep duration in children aged 0–5 years? A systematic review and meta-analysis of randomised controlled trials14
Shedding light on microsleep episodes for comprehensive sleepiness assessment: a narrative review14
The complexities of the sleep-pain relationship in adolescents: A critical review14
Eating disorders and sleep disorders: A bidirectional interaction?14
Effects of acute exposure to hypoxia on sleep structure in healthy adults: A systematic review14
The importance of residential dusk and dawn light exposure for sleep quality, health, and well-being14
Psychopathology and NREM sleep parasomnias: A systematic review13
Bidirectional associations between daily PTSD symptoms and sleep disturbances: A systematic review13
Sex differences in rapid eye movement sleep behavior disorder: A systematic review and meta-analysis13
A systematic review of the association between sleep health and stress biomarkers in children13
Duration of respiratory events in obstructive sleep apnea: In search of paradoxical results13
Longitudinal risk factors for obstructive sleep apnea: A systematic review13
Astrocytes are more dynamic players in brain functions than previously recognized13
Gut microbiome as a therapeutic target in the treatment of sleep disorders: where we are13
REM sleep in narcolepsy13
Primary snoring: Bridging gaps in management and research12
Mixed or misaligned? Effects of cognitive behavioral therapy for insomnia across the spectrum of alcohol use disorder12
Childhood maltreatment and sleep in children and adolescents: A systematic review and meta-analysis12
Hospital-based inpatient quality improvement initiatives on safe infant sleep: Systematic review and narrative synthesis12
Rock-A-Bye Baby: A Proposal to conceptualize obstructive sleep apnea in infants12
Update on the treatment of idiopathic hypersomnia: Progress, challenges, and expert opinion12
Methodological review of caffeine assessment strategies with a focus on adolescents12
Influencing dreams through sensory stimulation: A systematic review12
Which structure generates paradoxical (REM) sleep: The brainstem, the hypothalamus, the amygdala or the cortex?12
Current treatment strategies in managing side effects associated with domiciliary positive airway pressure (PAP) therapy for patients with sleep disordered breathing: A systematic review and meta-anal12
Cognitive-behavioral therapy for insomnia with objective short sleep duration phenotype: A systematic review with meta-analysis12
Non-continuous positive airway pressure treatment options in obstructive sleep apnoea: A pathophysiological perspective12
Sleep disordered breathing as a cause and consequence of stroke: A review of pathophysiological and clinical relationships11
The dentofacial and upper airway morphology of adults with obstructive sleep apnea: A systematic review and meta-analysis11
Diagnostic accuracy of machine learning algorithms in electrocardiogram-based sleep apnea detection: A systematic review and meta-analysis11
Substance use and sleep health in young adults: Implications for integrated treatment and harm reduction11
Sleep-related disorders in patients with precapillary pulmonary hypertension11
What you believe is what you get? A systematic review examining how beliefs and attitudes about sleep are associated with sleep duration in non-clinical samples11
Research progress on the role of exosomes in obstructive sleep apnea-hypopnea syndrome-related atherosclerosis11
Concordance of objective and subjective measures of sleep in children with neurodevelopmental conditions: A systematic review and meta-analysis11
The parasomnia defense in sleep-related homicide: A systematic review and a critical analysis of the medical literature10
Which individually-directed non‐pharmacological interventions are effective at improving sleep outcomes in shift workers? A systematic review of systematic reviews10
The role of rapid maxillary expansion in pediatric obstructive sleep apnea: Efficacy, mechanism and multidisciplinary collaboration10
Sleep deficiency as a driver of cellular stress and damage in neurological disorders10
Sleep hygiene – What do we mean? A bibliographic review10
Reliability and validity of instruments containing reported sleep measures among children from birth to <5 years of age: A systematic review10
Editorial Board10
Interventions to increase sleep duration in young people: A systematic review10
Excessive daytime sleepiness in obstructive sleep apnea: Indirect treatment comparison of wake-promoting agents in patients adherent/nonadherent to primary OSA therapy10
Chronotype and substance use disorder: A systematic review with meta-analysis on the impact of circadian misalignment on psychopathology and clinical course10
Mandibular advancement device design: A systematic review on outcomes in obstructive sleep apnea treatment9
Editorial Board9
Cognitive behaviour therapy for insomnia works. It's time to make it accessible9
The effect of physical exercise interventions on insomnia: A systematic review and meta-analysis9
Circadian realignment and depressed mood: A systematic review9
Editorial Board9
Editorial Board8
Highlighting the possibilities of precision sleep medicine by focusing on sleep–Pain interactions: Basic clinical research and pragmatic trials needed8
Neurobiology of cataplexy8
Role of heart rate variability analysis in differentiating patients with idiopathic REM sleep behaviour disorders from healthy subjects. A systematic review with meta-analysis8
Comment on Yang et al., 2020: Melatonergic agents in the prevention of delirium: A network meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials8
Comparison of the effectiveness of cognitive behavioral therapy for insomnia, cognitive behavioral therapy for pain, and hybrid cognitive behavioral therapy for insomnia and pain in individuals with c8
Systematic review and meta-analysis of cognitive-behavioural therapy for insomnia on subjective and actigraphy-measured sleep and comorbid symptoms in cancer survivors8
The differential effects of sleep deprivation on pain perception in individuals with or without chronic pain: A systematic review and meta-analysis8
Lamentations in the night: A systematic review on catathrenia8
The prevalence of depression in isolated/idiopathic rapid eye movement sleep behavior disorder: A systematic review and meta-analysis8
Functional connectivity changes in insomnia disorder: A systematic review8
Multitargeting the sleep-pain interaction with pharmacological approaches: A narrative review with suggestions on new avenues of investigation7
A systematic review and meta-analysis of poor sleep, insomnia symptoms and stress in undergraduate students7
Sleep assessment using EEG-based wearables – A systematic review7
Electric lighting, adolescent sleep and circadian outcomes, and recommendations for improving light health7
The long road to precision pediatric sleep medicine7
Conditions of sleep restoration after smoking cessation: A systematic review7
Recommended timing of medications that impact sleep and wakefulness: A review of the American Prescribers’ Digital Reference7
Persistence and prevalence of sleep-disordered breathing after delivery: A scoping review of longitudinal and cross-sectional studies7
Sleep Medicine Reviews “Stay hungry, stay foolish, stay tough and sleep well!”; why resilience and mental toughness and restoring sleep are associated7
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