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Sleep and related disorders

Last updated July 15, 2026

Rising Stars

Fresh ink, massive impact

Researchers

1
Kathy L. Nelson
University of South Carolina
2
Neil S. Zheng
Brigham and Women's Hospital
3
Bo‐Huei Huang
University of Sydney
4
Daniel P. Windred
Adelaide Institute for Sleep Health
5
Federico Salfi
University of L'Aquila
6
Dr. Puneeta Sharma
Unknown
7
Pacific Huynh
Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
8
Vera Birrer
ETH Zurich
9
Emily N. C. Manoogian
Salk Institute for Biological Studies
10
Justin Cosentino
Google (United States)

Papers

1
Sleep patterns and risk of chronic disease as measured by long-term monitoring with commercial wearable devices in the All of Us Research Program
Nature Medicine|2024
172 cit.
2
Publication in Nature (2024) [91 citations, W4403921869]
Nature|2024
91 cit.
3
Publication in npj Digital Medicine (2024) [89 citations, W4392907802]
npj Digital Medicine|2024
89 cit.
4
Brighter nights and darker days predict higher mortality risk: A prospective analysis of personal light exposure in >88,000 individuals
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences|2024
61 cit.
5
Personal light exposure patterns and incidence of type 2 diabetes: analysis of 13 million hours of light sensor data and 670,000 person-years of prospective observation
The Lancet Regional Health - Europe|2024
55 cit.
6
Time-Restricted Eating in Adults With Metabolic Syndrome
Annals of Internal Medicine|2024
55 cit.
7
Publication in Nature Medicine (2025) [33 citations, W4413141470]
Nature Medicine|2025
33 cit.
8
Higher central circadian temperature amplitude is associated with greater metabolite rhythmicity in humans
Scientific Reports|2024
19 cit.
9
Detection of Gastrointestinal Bleeding With Large Language Models to Aid Quality Improvement and Appropriate Reimbursement
Gastroenterology|2024
17 cit.
10
Light Exposure at Night and Cardiovascular Disease Incidence
JAMA Network Open|2025
15 cit.

Emerging Leaders

Drafting the new consensus

Researchers

1
Weizhi Liu
Second Military Medical University
2
Ningxi Yang
Harbin Engineering University
3
Annemarie I. Luik
University of Oxford
4
Bernhard P. Staresina
University of Oxford
5
Aric A. Prather
University of California, San Francisco
6
Xindong Ma
Chinese Institute for Brain Research
7
Tracey L. Sletten
University of Surrey
8
You-Fa Li
Beijing Normal University
9
Wuxiang Xie
Peking University
10
Chandra L. Jackson
Harvard University

Papers

1
Association of Cumulative Blood Pressure With Cognitive Decline, Dementia, and Mortality
Journal of the American College of Cardiology|2022
237 cit.
2
The association between sedentary behavior, exercise, and sleep disturbance: A mediation analysis of inflammatory biomarkers
Frontiers in Immunology|2023
233 cit.
3
How coupled slow oscillations, spindles and ripples coordinate neuronal processing and communication during human sleep
Nature Neuroscience|2023
124 cit.
4
Inverted U-shaped relationship between sleep duration and phenotypic age in US adults: a population-based study
Scientific Reports|2024
100 cit.
5
Exploring the potential relationship between short sleep risks and cognitive function from the perspective of inflammatory biomarkers and cellular pathways: Insights from population‐based and mice studies
CNS Neuroscience & Therapeutics|2024
94 cit.
6
The role of dietary intake of live microbes in the association between leisure-time physical activity and depressive symptoms: a population-based study
Applied Physiology Nutrition and Metabolism|2024
92 cit.
7
Shaping overnight consolidation via slow-oscillation closed-loop targeted memory reactivation
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences|2022
72 cit.
8
Fronto-medial theta coordinates posterior maintenance of working memory content
Current Biology|2022
70 cit.
9
Saturation effects of the relationship between physical exercise and systemic immune inflammation index in the short-sleep population: a cross-sectional study
BMC Public Health|2024
68 cit.
10
The effect of exercise on cerebral blood flow and executive function among young adults: a double-blinded randomized controlled trial
Scientific Reports|2023
65 cit.

Current Senior Leaders

Wrote the book, still writing it

Researchers

1
Charles F. Reynolds
University of Pittsburgh
2
Thomas Roth
INTEGRIS Baptist Medical Center
3
Charles M. Morin
Grain Research Centre
4
Charles A. Czeisler
Brigham and Women's Hospital
5
Susan Redline
Harvard University
6
Eve Van Cauter
Unknown
7
Mary A. Carskadon
Brown University
8
David F. Dinges
University of Pennsylvania
9
Jan Born
Deutsches Diabetes-Zentrum e.V.
10
Hans Ivers
Université Laval

Papers

1
The Insomnia Severity Index: Psychometric Indicators to Detect Insomnia Cases and Evaluate Treatment Response
SLEEP|2011
4.6k cit.
2
Impact of sleep debt on metabolic and endocrine function
The Lancet|1999
3.7k cit.
3
The Cumulative Cost of Additional Wakefulness: Dose-Response Effects on Neurobehavioral Functions and Sleep Physiology From Chronic Sleep Restriction and Total Sleep Deprivation
SLEEP|2003
3.1k cit.
4
Brief Communication: Sleep Curtailment in Healthy Young Men Is Associated with Decreased Leptin Levels, Elevated Ghrelin Levels, and Increased Hunger and Appetite
Annals of Internal Medicine|2004
2.4k cit.
5
The Consensus Sleep Diary: Standardizing Prospective Sleep Self-Monitoring
SLEEP|2012
2.2k cit.
6
Neurocognitive Consequences of Sleep Deprivation
Seminars in Neurology|2009
2.1k cit.
7
Cumulative Sleepiness, Mood Disturbance, and Psychomotor Vigilance Performance Decrements During a Week of Sleep Restricted to 4–5 Hours per Night
SLEEP|1997
2k cit.
8
Rating chronic medical illness burden in geropsychiatric practice and research: Application of the Cumulative Illness Rating Scale
Psychiatry Research|1992
2k cit.
9
Boosting slow oscillations during sleep potentiates memory
Nature|2006
1.8k cit.
10
Microcomputer analyses of performance on a portable, simple visual RT task during sustained operations
Behavior Research Methods, Instruments, & Computers|1985
1.8k cit.

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