OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The H4-Index of Journal of Clinical Sleep Medicine 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 2020-05-01 to 2024-05-01.)

Article	Citations
Sleep problems during the COVID-19 pandemic by population: a systematic review and meta-analysis	456
Behavioral and psychological treatments for chronic insomnia disorder in adults: an American Academy of Sleep Medicine clinical practice guideline	284
Insomnia and psychological reactions during the COVID-19 outbreak in China	154
Sleep is essential to health: an American Academy of Sleep Medicine position statement	137
Behavioral and psychological treatments for chronic insomnia disorder in adults: an American Academy of Sleep Medicine systematic review, meta-analysis, and GRADE assessment	129
Escalation of sleep disturbances amid the COVID-19 pandemic: a cross-sectional international study	103
Effect of wearables on sleep in healthy individuals: a randomized crossover trial and validation study	97
Early impact of COVID-19 lockdown on children’s sleep: a 4-week longitudinal study	85
Treatment of central disorders of hypersomnolence: an American Academy of Sleep Medicine clinical practice guideline	72
COVID-19 pandemic impact on sleep habits, chronotype and health-related quality of life among high school students: a longitudinal study	71
Potential influences of obstructive sleep apnea and obesity on COVID-19 severity	70
The effects of COVID-19 stay-at-home order on sleep, health, and working patterns: a survey study of US health care workers	67
Recommended protocols for the Multiple Sleep Latency Test and Maintenance of Wakefulness Test in adults: guidance from the American Academy of Sleep Medicine	63
Validation of the Withings Sleep Analyzer, an under-the-mattress device for the detection of moderate-severe sleep apnea syndrome	60
Patients with obstructive sleep apnea present with chronic upregulation of serum HIF-1α protein	56
Google Trends reveals increases in internet searches for insomnia during the 2019 coronavirus disease (COVID-19) global pandemic	55
Interrater reliability of sleep stage scoring: a meta-analysis	51
The use of telemedicine for the diagnosis and treatment of sleep disorders: an American Academy of Sleep Medicine update	50
The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on sleep medicine practices	47
Pre-existing and post-pandemic insomnia symptoms are associated with high levels of stress, anxiety, and depression globally during the COVID-19 pandemic	45
Daylight saving time: an American Academy of Sleep Medicine position statement	45
Prevalence of narcolepsy and other sleep disorders and frequency of diagnostic tests from 2013–2016 in insured patients actively seeking care	43
Safety of lemborexant versus placebo and zolpidem: effects on auditory awakening threshold, postural stability, and cognitive performance in healthy older participants in the middle of the night and u	42
Use of polysomnography and home sleep apnea tests for the longitudinal management of obstructive sleep apnea in adults: an American Academy of Sleep Medicine clinical guidance statement	41
Does obstructive sleep apnea lead to increased risk of COVID-19 infection and severity?	41

A randomized controlled study of weighted chain blankets for insomnia in psychiatric disorders	38
Treatment of central disorders of hypersomnolence: an American Academy of Sleep Medicine systematic review, meta-analysis, and GRADE assessment	37
Sleep, fatigue and burnout among physicians: an American Academy of Sleep Medicine position statement	37
Performance of peripheral arterial tonometry–based testing for the diagnosis of obstructive sleep apnea in a large sleep clinic cohort	37
Effects of respiratory muscle therapy on obstructive sleep apnea: a systematic review and meta-analysis	35
Effects of trazodone versus cognitive behavioral therapy in the insomnia with short sleep duration phenotype: a preliminary study	33
Investigating the relationship between objective measures of sleep and self-report sleep quality in healthy adults: a review	33
Disrupted nighttime sleep and sleep instability in narcolepsy	32
Mild obstructive sleep apnea increases hypertension risk, challenging traditional severity classification	32