OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The H4-Index of Journal of Clinical Sleep Medicine is 30. 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
Evaluation of sleep medicine fellowship program websites	297
Images: “Too much heat for my non–24-hour sleep-wake disorder!” A case report	120
Acoustic stimulation as a promising technique to improve glymphatic clearance in the human brain?Response to Wostyn P, Goddaer P. Could immersive sound improve glymphatic function in the awake brain?	108
Philips leaving the United States: what does that mean for physicians, patients, and everyone in between?	97
Impact of COVID-19 pandemic on adherence to noninvasive ventilation in children	85
Intravenous iron therapy alleviates symptoms of sleep-related movement disorders in children with minimal side effectsCommentary on Ingram DG, Al-Shawwa B, DelRosso LM, Sharma M. Intravenous iron ther	71
The COVID-19 pandemic’s impact on sleep medicine fellowship telemedicine training: a follow-up survey of program directors	64
Associations of frequent pain symptoms with excessive daytime sleepiness in adolescents: a longitudinal study	59
Automatic sleep staging system utilizing photoplethysmography: a validation study	59
Pneumocystis jirovecii pneumonia presenting as a solitary pulmonary granuloma due to unclean continuous positive airway pressure equipment: a case report	58
Markers of cardiovascular disease risk in sleep-disordered breathing with or without comorbidities: the Nagahama study	45
Middle school start times and young adolescent sleep, behavioral health, and academic performance outcomes: a narrative review	44
A novel method for positive airway pressure delivery: vortical pulsating airflow	44
Insomnia symptoms and increased risk of all-cause mortality by age and sex	44
Factors influencing adherence to oral appliance therapy in adults with obstructive sleep apnea: a systematic review and meta-analysis	43
Prevalence of pulmonary hypertension in obstructive sleep apnea and its relation to disease severity	43
Beliefs about prescription sleep medications and interest in reducing hypnotic use: an examination of middle-aged and older adults with insomnia disorder	41
The Bordeaux Sleepiness Scale (BOSS): a new questionnaire to measure sleep-related driving risk	39
Hallucinations in patients with obstructive sleep apnea-hypopnea syndrome: report of 3 cases	38
Effect of mandibular advancement device on plasticity in corticomotor control of tongue and jaw muscles	37
Early objective adherence to hypoglossal nerve stimulation therapy	35
Mandibular advancement device as treatment trial for catathrenia (nocturnal groaning)	35
Delayed onset sleep-related stridor due to radiation for thyroid cancer	34
Validation of home portable monitoring for the diagnosis of sleep-disordered breathing in adolescents and adults with neuromuscular disorders	34
The effect of continuous positive airway pressure therapy on intraocular pressure in patients with OSA: a systematic review and meta-analysis	33

Positional sleep apnea revisited	33
Transcranial magnetic stimulation combined with transcranial direct current stimulation in patients with chronic insomnia: a case report	33
Pediatric sleep movements: a review of methodologies, normative data, disease associations and research gaps	32
Assessment and rehabilitation of tongue motor skills with myofunctional therapy in obstructive sleep apnea: a systematic review and meta-analysis	32
Bright light therapy for CPAP-resistant OSA symptoms	32
Cannabis and sleep disorders: not ready for prime time? A qualitative scoping review	30