Sleep Medicine Reviews

Article	Citations
Improving sleep quality leads to better mental health: A meta-analysis of randomised controlled trials	267
Sleep, circadian rhythm, and gut microbiota	201
Sleep disturbances during the COVID-19 pandemic: A systematic review, meta-analysis, and meta-regression	165
Association between diet and sleep quality: A systematic review	138
Interplay between social media use, sleep quality, and mental health in youth: A systematic review	130
Diagnosis of central disorders of hypersomnolence: A reappraisal by European experts	121
Pediatric sleep health: It matters, and so does how we define it	116
Sleep and anxiety: From mechanisms to interventions	112
The relationship between sleep duration and mood in adolescents: A systematic review and meta-analysis	105
A systematic review of COVID-19 and obstructive sleep apnoea	102
EEG spectral analysis in insomnia disorder: A systematic review and meta-analysis	102
Sleep in the anxiety-related disorders: A meta-analysis of subjective and objective research	101
Sleep disorders and cancer: State of the art and future perspectives	100
The microstructure of REM sleep: Why phasic and tonic?	98
Sleep and human cognitive development	96
Sleep disturbances during pregnancy and adverse maternal and fetal outcomes: A systematic review and meta-analysis	95
Cannabinoid therapies in the management of sleep disorders: A systematic review of preclinical and clinical studies	94
Cognitive behavioral therapy for insomnia in patients with mental disorders and comorbid insomnia: A systematic review and meta-analysis	88
Efficacy of continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) in the prevention of cardiovascular events in patients with obstructive sleep apnea: Systematic review and meta-analysis	83
Sleep-disordered breathing and the risk of Alzheimer's disease	82
Cognitive behavioral therapy for insomnia in patients with chronic pain – A systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials	80
The economic and societal burden of excessive daytime sleepiness in patients with obstructive sleep apnea	78
Efficacy of cognitive behavioral therapy for insomnia in breast cancer: A meta-analysis	77
Sleep in Parkinson's disease: A systematic review and meta-analysis of polysomnographic findings	77
Objective measurement of sleep in mild cognitive impairment: A systematic review and meta-analysis	72

Daily associations between sleep and physical activity: A systematic review and meta-analysis	67
Efficacy of continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) in patients with obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) and resistant hypertension (RH): Systematic review and meta-analysis	65
Sleep disturbances and first onset of major mental disorders in adolescence and early adulthood: A systematic review and meta-analysis	64
Neighborhood environments and sleep among children and adolescents: A systematic review	62
Bi-directional relationships between co-morbid insomnia and sleep apnea (COMISA)	62
Sleep and physical activity in university students: A systematic review and meta-analysis	61
A systematic review and meta-analysis of poor sleep, insomnia symptoms and stress in undergraduate students	60
Reinventing polysomnography in the age of precision medicine	59
The association of insomnia disorder characterised by objective short sleep duration with hypertension, diabetes and body mass index: A systematic review and meta-analysis	59
The effects of non-invasive brain stimulation on sleep disturbances among different neurological and neuropsychiatric conditions: A systematic review	53
The microbiota-gut-brain axis in sleep disorders	53
Prevalence of sleep disturbances in patients with chronic non-cancer pain: A systematic review and meta-analysis	51
Physical activity and sleep: An updated umbrella review of the 2018 Physical Activity Guidelines Advisory Committee report	51
Workplace bullying and sleep – A systematic review and meta-analysis of the research literature	51
Comparative efficacy of digital cognitive behavioral therapy for insomnia: A systematic review and network meta-analysis	50
Structural validity of the Insomnia Severity Index: A systematic review and meta-analysis	48
The association of sleep quality and aggression: A systematic review and meta-analysis of observational studies	47
Sleep's impact on emotional recognition memory: A meta-analysis of whole-night, nap, and REM sleep effects	47
Sleep and social relationships in healthy populations: A systematic review	47
Effects of anti-seizure medications on sleep architecture and daytime sleepiness in patients with epilepsy: A literature review	46
Sleep during development: Sex and gender differences	46
Economic evaluation of cognitive behavioural therapy for insomnia (CBT-I) for improving health outcomes in adult populations: A systematic review	46
A systematic review and meta-analysis of the association between shift work and metabolic syndrome: The roles of sleep, gender, and type of shift work	45
Risk and protective factors and processes for behavioral sleep problems among preschool and early school-aged children: A systematic review	44
The effects of exercise on sleep quality in persons with Parkinson's disease: A systematic review with meta-analysis	44
Sleep disruption in medicine students and its relationship with impaired academic performance: A systematic review and meta-analysis	44
Prevalence and management of sleep disorders in the Veterans Health Administration	44
Light interventions and sleep, circadian, behavioral, and psychological disturbances in dementia: A systematic review of methods and outcomes	43
Iron deficiency and sleep – A scoping review	42
Importance of the locus coeruleus-norepinephrine system in sleep-wake regulation: Implications for aging and Alzheimer's disease	42
Heritability of sleep duration and quality: A systematic review and meta-analysis	41
Modifiable parental factors in adolescent sleep: A systematic review and meta-analysis	41
The efficacy and safety of dual orexin receptor antagonists in primary insomnia: A systematic review and network meta-analysis	41
Effects of cognitive behavioral therapy for insomnia (CBT-I) on quality of life: A systematic review and meta-analysis	41
Sleep duration and cardiovascular risk factors in children and adolescents: A systematic review	41
Cardiovascular disorders in narcolepsy: Review of associations and determinants	39
Restless sleep in children: A systematic review	39
Effects of sleep manipulation on markers of insulin sensitivity: A systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials	39
Sleep, cerebrospinal fluid, and the glymphatic system: A systematic review	39
Physical activity and sleep are inconsistently related in healthy children: A systematic review and meta-analysis	39
Shaping the slow waves of sleep: A systematic and integrative review of sleep slow wave modulation in humans using non-invasive brain stimulation	38
Sleep apnoea and endothelial dysfunction: An individual patient data meta-analysis	38
Sleep duration and metabolic syndrome: An updated systematic review and meta-analysis	38
Insomnia and the risk of hypertension: A meta-analysis of prospective cohort studies	37
Analyzing human sleep EEG: A methodological primer with code implementation	37
Asthma and obstructive sleep apnoea in adults and children – an up-to-date review	37
Fear of sleep and trauma-induced insomnia: A review and conceptual model	37
Effectiveness of aerobic exercise and mind-body exercise in cancer patients with poor sleep quality: A systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials	36
The impact of glucocorticoids and statins on sleep quality	36
Sleep disturbances in bereavement: A systematic review	36

Functional connectivity changes in insomnia disorder: A systematic review	36
Noise as a sleep aid: A systematic review	36
Sleep in autism: A biomolecular approach to aetiology and treatment	35
Does cognitive behaviour therapy for insomnia reduce repetitive negative thinking and sleep-related worry beliefs? A systematic review and meta-analysis	35
Structural and functional magnetic resonance imaging in isolated REM sleep behavior disorder: A systematic review of studies using neuroimaging software	35
Seeing the Whole Elephant: a scoping review of behavioral treatments for pediatric insomnia	34
Effects of orexin receptor antagonism on human sleep architecture: A systematic review	34
The clinical effects of sleep restriction therapy for insomnia: A meta-analysis of randomised controlled trials	33
Tau-driven degeneration of sleep- and wake-regulating neurons in Alzheimer’s disease	32
Diagnostic meta-analysis of the Pediatric Sleep Questionnaire, OSA-18, and pulse oximetry in detecting pediatric obstructive sleep apnea syndrome	31
Maxillomandibular advancement versus multilevel surgery for treatment of obstructive sleep apnea: A systematic review and meta-analysis	31
Sleep and self-control: A systematic review and meta-analysis	30
Sleep hygiene in shift workers: A systematic literature review	30
Effects of hypnotics on obstructive sleep apnea endotypes and severity: Novel insights into pathophysiology and treatment	30
REM sleep behavior disorder: Mimics and variants	30
Bidirectional associations between daily PTSD symptoms and sleep disturbances: A systematic review	30
Diagnostic accuracy of screening questionnaires for obstructive sleep apnea in children: A systematic review and meta-analysis	29
Effects of vitamin D on mood and sleep in the healthy population: Interpretations from the serotonergic pathway	29
Physiological markers of sleep quality: A scoping review	28
Sleep disruption in children and adolescents with epilepsy: A systematic review and meta-analysis	28
Contributions of post-learning REM and NREM sleep to memory retrieval	28
HPA axis activity in patients with chronic insomnia: A systematic review and meta-analysis of case–control studies	28
A meta-analysis on sleep quality in inflammatory bowel disease	27
Systematic review and meta-analysis of cognitive-behavioural therapy for insomnia on subjective and actigraphy-measured sleep and comorbid symptoms in cancer survivors	27
Telemedicine interventions for CPAP adherence in obstructive sleep apnea patients: Systematic review and meta-analysis	27
The effects of evening high-intensity exercise on sleep in healthy adults: A systematic review and meta-analysis	26
Sleep and wakefulness disturbances in Parkinson's disease: A meta-analysis on prevalence and clinical aspects of REM sleep behavior disorder, excessive daytime sleepiness and insomnia	26
A systematic analysis of ICSD-3 diagnostic criteria and proposal for further structured iteration	26
The effects of exercise on sleep in unipolar depression: A systematic review and network meta-analysis	26
Comparative efficacy and acceptability of cognitive behavioral therapy delivery formats for insomnia in adults: A systematic review and network meta-analysis	26
Continuous positive airway pressure with good adherence can reduce risk of stroke in patients with moderate to severe obstructive sleep apnea: An updated systematic review and meta-analysis	26
Positive airway pressure adherence in pediatric obstructive sleep apnea: A systematic scoping review	26
Episodic memory consolidation during sleep in healthy aging	26
A review on current trends in automatic sleep staging through bio-signal recordings and future challenges	26
Sleep disturbances and sleep disorders as risk factors for chronic postsurgical pain: A systematic review and meta-analysis	25
Behavioral interventions to extend sleep duration: A systematic review and meta-analysis	25
The effect of cognitive behavioural therapy for insomnia on sedative-hypnotic use: A narrative review	25
The effect of caffeine on subsequent sleep: A systematic review and meta-analysis	25
Sleep disorders in tourette syndrome	25
A systematic review and meta-analysis of behavioral sleep interventions for adolescents and emerging adults	24
Sleep disorders in cystic fibrosis: A systematic review and meta-analysis	24
The subcortical belly of sleep: New possibilities in neuromodulation of basal ganglia?	24
Extent of asleep blood pressure reduction by hypertension medications is ingestion-time dependent: Systematic review and meta-analysis of published human trials	23
Cultural adaptations of psychological interventions for prevalent sleep disorders and sleep disturbances: A systematic review of randomized controlled trials in the United States	23
We need to do better: A systematic review and meta-analysis of diagnostic test accuracy of restless legs syndrome screening instruments	23
Interstitial lung disease and obstructive sleep apnea	23
Sleep duration: A review of genome-wide association studies (GWAS) in adults from 2007 to 2020	23
Obstructive sleep apnea and stroke: The mechanisms, the randomized trials, and the road ahead	23
Failure of fear extinction in insomnia: An evolutionary perspective	23
Mandibular advancement device design: A systematic review on outcomes in obstructive sleep apnea treatment	23
Associations between childhood maltreatment and behavioral sleep disturbances across the lifespan: A systematic review	23
Go to bed! A systematic review and meta-analysis of bedtime procrastination correlates and sleep outcomes	23
Repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation in primary sleep disorders	23
The differential effects of sleep deprivation on pain perception in individuals with or without chronic pain: A systematic review and meta-analysis	23
Polysomnographic nighttime features of narcolepsy: A systematic review and meta-analysis	22
Association between autonomic function and obstructive sleep apnea: A systematic review	22
Methodological issues of systematic reviews and meta-analyses in the field of sleep medicine: A meta-epidemiological study	21
Daytime napping and cardiovascular risk factors, cardiovascular disease, and mortality: A systematic review	21
Safety implications of fatigue and sleep inertia for emergency services personnel	21
A systematic review of the association between sleep health and stress biomarkers in children	21
New frontiers in pharmacologic obstructive sleep apnea treatment: A narrative review	21
Sleep quality and daytime sleepiness in epilepsy: Systematic review and meta-analysis of 25 studies including 8,196 individuals	21
Artificial intelligence and sleep: Advancing sleep medicine	21
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 me	21
The influence of sleep disturbances and sleep disorders on pain outcomes among veterans: A systematic scoping review	21
Sleep disturbances in HIV infection and their biological basis	21
The association between traffic-related air pollution and obstructive sleep apnea: A systematic review	21
The relationship between preterm birth and sleep in children at school age: A systematic review	20
Neurocognitive outcomes of children with sleep disordered breathing: A systematic review with meta-analysis	20
Effects of insomnia and restless legs syndrome on sleep arterial blood pressure: A systematic review and meta-analysis	20
Approaches to the assessment of adherence to CBT-I, predictors of adherence, and the association of adherence to outcomes: A systematic review	20
Sleep and fear conditioning, extinction learning and extinction recall: A systematic review and meta-analysis of polysomnographic findings	20
Sleep, circadian biology and skeletal muscle interactions: Implications for metabolic health	20
Efficacy and tolerability of pharmacological treatments for insomnia in adults: A systematic review and network meta-analysis	20
Brain glycogen metabolism: A possible link between sleep disturbances, headache and depression	20
Cognitive dysfunction in central disorders of hypersomnolence: A systematic review	19
Childhood maltreatment and sleep in children and adolescents: A systematic review and meta-analysis	19
The heritability of insomnia: Systematic review and meta-analysis of twin studies	19
Clinical considerations for the diagnosis of idiopathic hypersomnia	19
Comparative efficacy of exercise regimens on sleep quality in older adults: A systematic review and network meta-analysis	19

The evolving role of quantitative actigraphy in clinical sleep medicine	19
Polysomnographically measured sleep changes in idiopathic REM sleep behavior disorder: A systematic review and meta-analysis	19
Pharmacokinetics of exogenous melatonin in relation to formulation, and effects on sleep: A systematic review	18
Associations between sleep variability and cardiometabolic health: A systematic review	18
Maternal and neonatal outcomes associated with restless legs syndrome in pregnancy: A systematic review	18
Sleep disorders in Prader-Willi syndrome, evidence from animal models and humans	17
Do sleep interventions change sleep duration in children aged 0–5 years? A systematic review and meta-analysis of randomised controlled trials	17
MicroRNAs to guide medical decision-making in obstructive sleep apnea: A review	17
A systematic review and meta-analysis to assess the relationship between sleep duration/quality, mental toughness and resilience amongst healthy individuals	17
Blood pressure and childhood obstructive sleep apnea: A systematic review and meta-analysis	17
Reporting of adverse events in cognitive behavioural therapy for insomnia: A systematic examination of randomised controlled trials	17
Peripheral arterial tonometry–PAT technology	16
Sleep and affect: A conceptual review	16
A systematic review on the association between obstructive sleep apnea and chronic kidney disease	16
Cardiovascular outcomes in patients with COPD-OSA overlap syndrome: A systematic review and meta-analysis	16
Sleep disordered breathing as a cause and consequence of stroke: A review of pathophysiological and clinical relationships	16
Efficacy of melatonin for chronic insomnia: Systematic reviews and meta-analyses	16
Digital media use and sleep in late adolescence and young adulthood: A systematic review	16
The value of cardiorespiratory parameters for sleep state classification in preterm infants: A systematic review	16
Electric lighting, adolescent sleep and circadian outcomes, and recommendations for improving light health	15
The impact of sleep loss on performance monitoring and error-monitoring: A systematic review and meta-analysis	15
Impact of insomnia and obstructive sleep apnea on the risk of acute exacerbation of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease	15
Peripheral biomarkers to diagnose obstructive sleep apnea in adults: A systematic review and meta-analysis	14
Is there an association between attention deficit hyperactivity disorder in children and adolescents and the occurrence of bruxism? A systematic review and meta-analysis	14
The efficacy of combined bright light and melatonin therapies on sleep and circadian outcomes: A systematic review	14
Research progress on the role of exosomes in obstructive sleep apnea-hypopnea syndrome-related atherosclerosis	14
Peripheral brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) in insomnia: A systematic review and meta-analysis	14
Pharmacologic and hormonal treatments for menopausal sleep disturbances: A network meta-analysis of 43 randomized controlled trials and 32,271 menopausal women	14
Non-continuous positive airway pressure treatment options in obstructive sleep apnoea: A pathophysiological perspective	14
Sleep in hospitalized children and adolescents: A scoping review	13
Use of mandibular advancement devices for the treatment of primary snoring with or without obstructive sleep apnea (OSA): A systematic review	13
Sleep in times of crises: A scoping review in the early days of the COVID-19 crisis	13
Complementary and alternative treatments for insomnia/insomnia -depression-anxiety symptom cluster: Meta-analysis of English and Chinese literature	13
Contribution of sleep disturbances to the heterogeneity of cognitive and brain alterations in alcohol use disorder	12
Investigating the psychological mechanisms underlying the relationship between nightmares, suicide and self-harm	12
Effects of COVID-19 home confinement on sleep in children: A systematic review	12
Observational and experimental studies on sleep duration and aggression: A systematic review and meta-analysis	12
Significant association of obstructive sleep apnoea with increased risk for fatal COVID-19: A quantitative meta-analysis based on adjusted effect estimates	12
Rapid maxillary expansion versus watchful waiting in pediatric OSA: A systematic review	12
The role of tissue biopsy as a biomarker in REM sleep behavior disorder	12
Does the evidence support brief (≤30-mins), moderate (31–60-mins), or long duration naps (61+ mins) on the night shift? A systematic review	12
Natural sleep endoscopy in obstructive sleep apnea: A systematic review	12
Is cognitive behavioral therapy for insomnia (CBTi) efficacious for treating insomnia symptoms in shift workers? A systematic review and meta-analysis	11
Prevalence of clinical signs and symptoms of the masticatory system and their associations in children with sleep bruxism: A systematic review and meta-analysis	11
Tobacco-induced sleep disturbances: A systematic review and meta-analysis	11
Restless legs syndrome among subjects having chronic liver disease: A systematic review and meta-analysis	11
A systematic scoping review of the effects of central nervous system active drugs on sleep spindles and sleep-dependent memory consolidation	11
Sexual abuse and sleep in children and adolescents: A systematic review	11
Sleep quality and architecture in Idiopathic generalized epilepsy: A systematic review and meta-analysis	11
Sleep and allostatic load: A systematic review and meta-analysis	11
The relationship between opioid use and obstructive sleep apnea: A systematic review and meta-analysis	10
Sleep deficiency as a driver of cellular stress and damage in neurological disorders	10
“Nocturia and obstructive sleep apnea syndrome: A systematic review”	10
Comparative efficacy and acceptability of psychotherapies, pharmacotherapies, and their combination for the treatment of adult insomnia: A systematic review and network meta-analysis	10
Prevalence of insomnia and insomnia symptoms following mild-traumatic brain injury: A systematic review and meta-analysis	10
Sleep as an outcome measure in ADHD randomized controlled trials: A scoping review	10
Cardiovascular disease in obesity hypoventilation syndrome – A review of potential mechanisms and effects of therapy	10
Anatomical determinants of upper airway collapsibility in obstructive sleep apnea: A systematic review and meta-analysis	10
Synaptic dysfunction connects autism spectrum disorder and sleep disturbances: A perspective from studies in model organisms	10
Sleepiness in adults: An umbrella review of a complex construct	10
Endogenous melatonin and sleep in individuals with Rare Genetic Neurodevelopmental Disorders (RGND): A systematic review	10
I think I'm sleepy, therefore I am – Awareness of sleepiness while driving: A systematic review	9
Dental sleep-related conditions and the role of oral healthcare providers: A scoping review	9
The effect of evening light on circadian-related outcomes: A systematic review	9
Longitudinal studies of sleep, physical activity and nutritional intake in shift workers: A scoping review	9
Sleep Medicine Reviews “Stay hungry, stay foolish, stay tough and sleep well!”; why resilience and mental toughness and restoring sleep are associated	9
Associations between objectively measured sleep parameters and cognition in healthy older adults: A meta-analysis	9
Systematic review and meta-analyses on the effects of afternoon napping on cognition	9
Inflammatory factors and restless legs syndrome: A systematic review and meta-analysis	9
Multitargeting the sleep-pain interaction with pharmacological approaches: A narrative review with suggestions on new avenues of investigation	9
Effects of cognitive behavioural therapy on insomnia in adults with tinnitus: Systematic review and meta-analysis of randomised controlled trials	9
Effect of sleep surgery on blood pressure in adults with obstructive sleep apnea: A Systematic Review and meta-analysis	9
Comparative polysomnography parameters between narcolepsy type 1/type 2 and idiopathic hypersomnia: A systematic review and meta-analysis	9
Sleep deprivation as a treatment for major depressive episodes: A systematic review and meta-analysis	8
Would you allow a sleepy surgeon operate on you? A narrative review	8
Quantification of REM sleep without atonia: A review of study methods and meta-analysis of their performance for the diagnosis of RBD	8
Sleep and orexin: A new paradigm for understanding behavioural-variant frontotemporal dementia?	8
Update on the treatment of idiopathic hypersomnia: Progress, challenges, and expert opinion	8
Neurobiology of cataplexy	8
School start times and academic achievement - A systematic review on grades and test scores	8
COMMENTARY on Lammers et al, Diagnosis of central disorders of hypersomnolence: Challenges in defining central disorders of hypersomnolence	8
Is exposure to chemical pollutants associated with sleep outcomes? A systematic review	8
A systematic review and meta-analysis of upper airway sensation in obstructive sleep apnea – Implications for pathogenesis, treatment and future research directions	8
Treatment-emergent central sleep apnea associated with non-positive airway pressure therapies in obstructive sleep apnea patients: A systematic review	8
Obstructive sleep apnea is associated with markers of cerebral small vessel disease in a dose-response manner: A systematic review and meta-analysis	8
Narcolepsy: Comorbidities, complexities and future directions	8
The interrelationship between sleep, diet, and glucose metabolism	8
Landscape of biomedical informatics standards and terminologies for clinical sleep medicine research: A systematic review	8
Sleep after burn injuries: A systematic review and meta-analysis	8
Adolescent perspectives of bedtime social media use: A qualitative systematic review and thematic synthesis	8