Sleep Medicine Reviews

Papers
(The TQCC of Sleep Medicine Reviews is 22. 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 2021-02-01 to 2025-02-01.)
ArticleCitations
How emotions impact sleep: A quantitative review of experiments432
Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder and restless leg syndrome across the lifespan: A systematic review and meta-analysis218
Addressing the challenges and gaps in understanding pediatric periodic limb movement disorder194
Review and perspective on sleep-disordered breathing research and translation to clinics194
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 recommendations174
Sleep surgery improves blood pressure: How can it be?152
Persistence and prevalence of sleep-disordered breathing after delivery: A scoping review of longitudinal and cross-sectional studies142
Recommended timing of medications that impact sleep and wakefulness: A review of the American Prescribers’ Digital Reference141
Reproducibility in sleep and circadian science systematic reviews and meta-analyses137
Placebo response in objective and subjective measures of hypersomnia in randomized clinical trials on obstructive sleep apnea. A systematic review and meta-analysis132
Childhood maltreatment and sleep123
Nighttime vigorous exercise: Is lack of sleep disruption good enough?112
A systematic review of the validity of non-invasive sleep-measuring devices in mid-to-late life adults: Future utility for Alzheimer's disease research112
Commentary on Brupbacher et al.: The effects of exercise on sleep in unipolar depression: A systematic review and network meta-analysis99
Clinicians should not avoid prescribing CPAP in older adults with cognitive impairment96
Treatment for behavioral insomnia in young children with neurotypical development under 6 years of age: A systematic review93
Even good things must change: Thank yous and welcomes90
Commentary on Dawson et al.: Fatigue risk management in emergency services personnel82
Editorial Board82
Reply to Smolensky and Hermida: The potential role of internal circadian time in tailored anti-hypertensive medication dosing79
Tobacco-induced sleep disturbances: A systematic review and meta-analysis78
Editorial Board77
Commentary on Castelnovo et al the parasomnia defense in sleep-related homicide75
Editorial Board70
Sleep Medicine Reviews “Stay hungry, stay foolish, stay tough and sleep well!”; why resilience and mental toughness and restoring sleep are associated65
Management of primary snoring in adults: A scoping review examining interventions, outcomes and instruments used to assess clinical effects64
Sleep apnea and stroke: A dynamic duo63
Multitargeting the sleep-pain interaction with pharmacological approaches: A narrative review with suggestions on new avenues of investigation63
Salivary α-amylase as a marker of sleep disorders: A theoretical review63
Night shift work, sleep duration and endometrial cancer risk: A pooled analysis from the Epidemiology of Endometrial Cancer Consortium (E2C2)61
Sleep in times of crises: A scoping review in the early days of the COVID-19 crisis59
The feasibility of at-home sleep extension in adolescents and young adults: A meta-analysis and systematic review58
Commentary on Yue et al. Efficacy and tolerability of pharmacological treatments for insomnia in adults: A systematic review and network meta-analysis57
Challenges in diagnosing NREM parasomnias: Implications for future diagnostic classifications57
Psychological and pharmacological treatments for insomnia: Blending for patient benefit52
Systematic review and meta-analysis of the prevalence of obstructive sleep apnea in Indian adults52
Seeing the Whole Elephant: a scoping review of behavioral treatments for pediatric insomnia51
A bidirectional model of sleep and technology use: A theoretical review of How much, for whom, and which mechanisms51
Non-pharmacological and melatonin interventions for pediatric sleep initiation and maintenance problems: A systematic review and network meta-analysis50
A review on current trends in automatic sleep staging through bio-signal recordings and future challenges49
Cortisol and shiftwork: A scoping review49
The young and the restless: Carving out a novel diagnostic entity in pediatric sleep medicine48
Circadian preference and mental health outcomes in youth: A systematic review and meta-analysis47
Fear of sleep and trauma-induced insomnia: A review and conceptual model47
Adolescent perspectives of bedtime social media use: A qualitative systematic review and thematic synthesis46
Peripheral brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) in insomnia: A systematic review and meta-analysis46
Cognitive behavioral therapy for insomnia in patients with chronic pain – A systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials46
Sexual abuse and sleep in children and adolescents: A systematic review46
The relationship between multiple sleep dimensions and obesity in adolescents: A systematic review46
The heritability of insomnia: Systematic review and meta-analysis of twin studies46
Endogenous melatonin and sleep in individuals with Rare Genetic Neurodevelopmental Disorders (RGND): A systematic review45
Rapid maxillary expansion versus watchful waiting in pediatric OSA: A systematic review45
The role of adolescent sleep quality in the development of anxiety disorders: A neurobiologically-informed model45
Reply to Dr. Gold's commentary con: Sleep fragmentation causes hypersomnolence in OSA44
Natural sleep endoscopy in obstructive sleep apnea: A systematic review43
The complexities of the sleep-pain relationship in adolescents: A critical review43
EEG spectral analysis in insomnia disorder: A systematic review and meta-analysis42
I think I'm sleepy, therefore I am – Awareness of sleepiness while driving: A systematic review42
The long road to precision pediatric sleep medicine42
A systematic review and meta-analysis to assess the relationship between sleep duration/quality, mental toughness and resilience amongst healthy individuals42
Impact of insomnia and obstructive sleep apnea on the risk of acute exacerbation of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease42
The association of sleep quality and aggression: A systematic review and meta-analysis of observational studies39
Effects of COVID-19 home confinement on sleep in children: A systematic review39
Sleep in hospitalized children and adolescents: A scoping review39
Contributions of post-learning REM and NREM sleep to memory retrieval39
Electric lighting, adolescent sleep and circadian outcomes, and recommendations for improving light health38
Restless sleep in children: A systematic review38
Cardiovascular disease in obesity hypoventilation syndrome – A review of potential mechanisms and effects of therapy37
Behavioral interventions to extend sleep duration: A systematic review and meta-analysis36
Associations between sleep variability and cardiometabolic health: A systematic review35
Effect of cognitive behavioral therapy for insomnia in workers: A systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials35
Efficacy of melatonin for chronic insomnia: Systematic reviews and meta-analyses35
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 me35
Sleep disturbances during pregnancy and adverse maternal and fetal outcomes: A systematic review and meta-analysis34
A systematic analysis of ICSD-3 diagnostic criteria and proposal for further structured iteration34
The clinical effects of sleep restriction therapy for insomnia: A meta-analysis of randomised controlled trials34
Efficacy of cognitive behavioral therapy for insomnia in breast cancer: A meta-analysis34
Impact of one night of sleep restriction on sleepiness and cognitive function: A systematic review and meta-analysis33
Prevalence of headaches and their relationship with obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) - Systematic review and meta-analysis32
Corrigendum to “Is exposure to chemical pollutants associated with sleep outcomes? A systematic review” [Sleep Med Rev 70 (2023) 101805]32
Associations between parental relationship dissolution and child sleep: A systematic review32
Sensory aspects of restless legs syndrome: Clinical, neurophysiological and neuroimaging prospectives32
Conditions of sleep restoration after smoking cessation: a systematic review31
Comment on Yang et al. Associations of sleep with cardiometabolic risk factors and cardiovascular diseases: An umbrella review of observational and mendelian randomization studies31
Multidimensional sleep health and diabetic retinopathy: Systematic review and meta-analysis31
Sleep quality in eating disorders: A systematic review and meta-analysis30
Physiology during sleep in preterm infants: Implications for increased risk for the sudden infant death syndrome30
To nap or not? Evidence from a meta-analysis of cohort studies of habitual daytime napping and health outcomes30
Motor cortex excitability in restless legs syndrome: A systematic review and insights into pathophysiology via transcranial magnetic stimulation30
Recent insights into the pathophysiology of narcolepsy type 130
Effect of orthopedic and functional orthodontic treatment in children with obstructive sleep apnea: A systematic review and meta-analysis29
Observational and experimental studies on sleep duration and aggression: A systematic review and meta-analysis29
The efficacy and safety of dual orexin receptor antagonists in primary insomnia: A systematic review and network meta-analysis28
Melatonin use in children and adolescents: A scoping review of caregiver perspectives28
Neighborhood environments and sleep among children and adolescents: A systematic review28
Neurocognitive outcomes of children with sleep disordered breathing: A systematic review with meta-analysis28
Influencing dreams through sensory stimulation: A systematic review27
Novel applications of sleep pharmacology as delirium therapeutics27
A meta-analysis on sleep quality in inflammatory bowel disease27
Reference intervals for 6-sulfatoxymelatonin in urine: A meta-analysis27
Sleep and anxiety: From mechanisms to interventions27
Iatrogenic infection associated with positive airway pressure therapy: A review of precedent, epidemiology, bioaerosols and risk mitigation26
Physiological markers of sleep quality: A scoping review26
Daily associations between sleep and physical activity: A systematic review and meta-analysis26
Do sleepless nights turn into painful days? Opportunities and challenges in detecting and synthesising the day-to-day sleep-pain relationship26
Sleep and allostatic load: A systematic review and meta-analysis26
The effects of occupational noise on sleep: A systematic review25
Effect of sleep on oral health: A scoping review25
Guest editorial: Night shift work, sleep duration and endometrial cancer risk: A pooled analysis from the Epidemiology of Endometrial Cancer Consortium (E2C2)25
Commentary on Xue et al. The efficacy and safety of dual orexin receptor antagonists in primary insomnia: A systematic review and network meta-analysis24
The importance of residential dusk and dawn light exposure for sleep quality, health, and well-being24
Comparative efficacy of exercise modalities on sleep quality in populations with sleep disorders: A systematic review and network meta-analysis24
Cognitive behavioural therapy for insomnia: Can we make it work for shift work?24
Comparative effectiveness of non-pharmacological interventions on sleep in individuals with chronic musculoskeletal pain: A systematic review with network meta-analysis24
Editorial Board23
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”23
Exosomes, sleep apnea, and cardiovascular disease: Implications for pathogenesis and promises for prevention23
Biomarkers of gut barrier dysfunction in obstructive sleep apnea: A systematic review and meta-analysis23
Reply to Wang et al.‘s commentary on Xue et al.: The efficacy and safety of dual orexin receptor antagonists in primary insomnia: A systematic review and network meta-analysis22
Astrocytes are more dynamic players in brain functions than previously recognized22
Duration of respiratory events in obstructive sleep apnea: In search of paradoxical results22
Gut microbiome as a therapeutic target in the treatment of sleep disorders: where we are22
Reply to Patterson et al. Commentary: Fatigue risk management in emergency services personnel22
Editorial Board22
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 chil22
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