OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of Sleep and Biological Rhythms is 2. 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 2021-04-01 to 2025-04-01.)

Article	Citations
Response to Intermittent hypoxia and oxidative stress in patients with sleep apnea syndrome	23
Association between body roundness index and obstructive sleep apnea among US adults: data from the 2005–2008 and 2015–2018 National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey	17
Reduced serum levels of mitochondria-derived peptide MOTS-c in patients with obstructive sleep apnea	13
Search for the personality characteristic for narcolepsy type 1	12
The economic costs of insomnia comorbid with depression and anxiety disorders: an observational study at a sleep clinic in Mexico	12
Changes in sleep patterns during COVID-19 lockdown: correspondence	11
Does cognitive behavioral therapy improve sleep quality during pregnancy?	10
Sleep and body composition, physical function in older women	10
Nighttime cell phone use and sleep quality in young adults	10
The relationship between high-density lipoprotein cholesterol and overall sleep quality in the adult population with asthma	9
Sleep and social–emotional problems in preschool-age children with developmental delay	9
Media use and sleep	9
The relationships between intermittent hypoxia and oxidative stress in patients with sleep apnea syndrome	8
Effects of loneliness and social isolation on sleep health	8
Insomnia complaints correlated with higher risk of cognitive impairment in older adults following stroke: a National Representative Comparison Study	7
A randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled, cross-over pilot study to investigate the efficacy of Rest-ZZZ formula in healthy participants with occasional sleeplessness	7
Estimating dim light melatonin onset time in children using delta changes in melatonin	7
Efficacy of cognitive behavioral therapy for insomnia in the perinatal period: a meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials	7
Absence of multiple sleep-onset rapid eye movement periods (SOREMPs) is not a specific feature of patients with pathological sleep prolongation	6
Validity of clinical diagnostic criteria for sleep bruxism by comparison with a reference standard using masseteric electromyogram obtained with an ultraminiature electromyographic device	6
Comparison of the effects of cognitive-behavioral therapy for insomnia between patients with primary insomnia and comorbid insomnia	6
Correction to: Prevalence, incidence, and medications of narcolepsy in Japan: a descriptive observational study using a health insurance claims database	6
Executive dysfunction, negative pre-sleep cognitions, and sleep problems: examining a cyclical model	6
Acute sleep deprivation immediately increases serum GDNF, BDNF and VEGF levels in healthy subjects	5
The psychometric properties of the Turkish version of the Pre-sleep Arousal Scale	5

The effect of CPAP therapy on heart rate variability in patients with obstructive sleep apnea	5
Static and temporal dynamic alterations of regional homogeneity in chronic insomnia: a resting-state fMRI study	5
Oak extracts modulate circadian rhythms of clock gene expression in vitro and wheel-running activity in mice	5
Associations between daytime and nighttime plasma orexin A levels and cognitive function in patients with obstructive sleep apnea	5
Paradoxical association between chronotype and academic achievement: eveningness reduces academic achievement through sleep disturbance and daytime sleepiness	5
Referrals of pediatric patients to a sleep center during its first 5 years	4
Alterations in Per2, Bcl2 gene expression, and oxidative status in aged rats liver after light pulse at night	4
Aging and sex are associated with multiple sleep latency test findings and their relationship with self-reported sleepiness	4
Unintended consequences: college students’ melatonin usage, sleep disturbance, and depressive symptoms	4
Sleep–wake patterns and disturbances in Portuguese primary school children: a comparison between 1995 and 2016	4
Association between sleep duration and mortality in cancer patients	4
The positional characteristics of patients with obstructive sleep apnea: a single institute retrospective study in Japan	4
Sleep duration and lipid metabolism in patients with diabetes mellitus: from the POWER2DM study	4
Sleep Apnea Syndrome (SAS) Clinical Practice Guidelines 2020	4
Digital patient support tool: innovative solutions for enhanced PAP adherence	4
Heterogeneity in sleep problems and suicide risk among adults with depression: a cross-sectional study	3
The diverse sleep structure of mid-day nap in college students	3
A cross-sectional epidemiological study of the relationship between sleep duration, quality, and rhythm and presenteeism in workers	3
Determination of chronotype at preschoolers: psychometric properties of the Turkish adaptation of the Morningness/Eveningness Scale (Parent Report Form)	3
The effect of watching OTT late at night on the sleep pattern of users	3
Application of the Chinese version of the 11-item circadian-type inventory (CTI-11) in a working sample	3
Assessment of cognitive function and sleep–wake rhythms in community-dwelling older adults	3
Covidsomnia: is the sirtuin1-NAD + axis the clue of the matter?	3
Long-term intermittent hypoxia induces anxiety-like behavior and affects expression of orexin and its receptors differently in the mouse brain	3
Prevalence and risk factors of poor subjective sleep quality in elite judo athletes	3
Impact of zolpidem and lemborexant on sleep and morning symptoms when used as a single dose for polysomnography	3
Polysomnographic characteristics and predictors of positional obstructive sleep apnea in Japanese elderly	3
Importance of sleep quality in functional abdominal pain disorder in pediatric patients	3
Social determinants of sleep quality: association between sleep quality and living environment among older individuals	3
The concern about noradrenergic and antimuscarinic agents for OSA	3
Effect of a short video on patients’ motivation for dose reduction or cessation of hypnotics	3
Bedtime routine	2
The effect of chronotypes on follow-up outcomes of patients with substance use disorder	2
Elevated perceived stress scale (PSS) scores are associated with increased risk of poor sleep assessed by global PSQI scores: cancer and hypnotics-stratified analysis in an adult population-based stud	2
The association between work burnout and insomnia: how to prevent workers’ insomnia	2
Efficacy of sleep extension therapy using a remote support system in university students with increased social jetlag: a parallel, single-blind, randomized controlled trial	2
Changes in sleep patterns of college students in Israel during COVID-19 lockdown, a sleep diaries study	2
Association between sleep quality and living environment among Chinese older persons: a cross-sectional study	2
Association of total energy intake, diet quality and sleep disorders in university-term female students	2
Association between weekend catch-up sleep and the risk of depression among Korean middle-aged adults	2
Snoring and aortic dimension in Marfan syndrome	2
Long-term use of CPAP in patients with obstructive sleep apnea: a prospective longitudinal cohort study	2
Circulating markers of oxidative stress and risk of incident cardiovascular events in obstructive sleep apnea	2
Validity and reliability of the Turkish version of the insomnia catastrophizing scale	2
Link between insomnia, cognitive impairment and stroke	2
Chronic back pain patients with poor sleep quality had higher pain intensity, functional limitation, and psychosocial factors than their counterparts	2
Comparing in-lab full polysomnography for diagnosing sleep apnea in children to home sleep apnea tests (HSAT) with an online video attending technician	2
Association between smartphone addiction risk, sleep quality, and sleep duration among Korean school-age children: a population-based panel study	2
Obsessive–compulsive disorder in restless legs syndrome	2
Weekdays’ sleeping condition and its influence on occurrence of general malaise in Japanese children aged 10 to 12 years	2

Correction: Aging and sex are associated with multiple sleep latency test findings and their relationship with self-reported sleepiness	2
Sex differences in the effectiveness and affecting factors to adherence of continuous positive airway pressure therapy	2
Changes of melatonin secretion in the neuropathic pain induced sleep disorder model rat	2
Subjective sleep disorders and daytime sleepiness in patients with restrictive type anorexia nervosa and effects on quality of life: a case–control study	2
Difficulties and countermeasures in the field of sleep medicine during the pandemic	2
Sleep disorders in cancer patients	2
Longitudinal epidemiological study of subjective sleep quality in Japanese adolescents to investigate predictors of poor sleep quality	2
A better regimen of cognitive behavioral therapy for comorbid insomnia	2
Restless legs syndrome, periodic limb movements of sleep, and subclinical cardiovascular disease	2
Association of insomnia symptoms and non-restorative sleep with Typus melancholicus: a Japanese general population survey	2
Increased altitudes change sleep status among Chinese population	2
Examining the structure validity of the Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index among female workers during New Zealand’s initial COVID-19 lockdown	2
The relationship between sleep- and circadian rhythm-related parameters with dietary practices and food intake of sedentary adults: a cross-sectional study	2
The impact of uric acid levels in the pathophysiology and its contribution to the prediction of diagnosis in restless legs syndrome	2