Adam Benjafield

7.6k total citations · 2 hit papers
99 papers, 4.6k citations indexed

About

Adam Benjafield is a scholar working on Physiology, Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine and Endocrine and Autonomic Systems. According to data from OpenAlex, Adam Benjafield has authored 99 papers receiving a total of 4.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 75 papers in Physiology, 49 papers in Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine and 36 papers in Endocrine and Autonomic Systems. Recurrent topics in Adam Benjafield's work include Obstructive Sleep Apnea Research (72 papers), Neuroscience of respiration and sleep (35 papers) and Tracheal and airway disorders (23 papers). Adam Benjafield is often cited by papers focused on Obstructive Sleep Apnea Research (72 papers), Neuroscience of respiration and sleep (35 papers) and Tracheal and airway disorders (23 papers). Adam Benjafield collaborates with scholars based in United States, Australia and France. Adam Benjafield's co-authors include Atul Malhotra, Jean‐Louis Pépin, Carlos M. Nuñez, Sanjeev Sinha, Raphaël Heinzer, Kate Valentine, Thomas Penzel, Mary J. Morrell, Msm Ip and Sanjay R. Patel and has published in prestigious journals such as Circulation, SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología and Journal of the American College of Cardiology.

In The Last Decade

Adam Benjafield

83 papers receiving 4.6k citations

Hit Papers

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What are hit papers?

Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if it has ≥500 total citations, achieves ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (this is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it), or reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

Estimation of the global prevalence and burden of obstructive sleep apnoea: a literature-based analysis

2019 2.4k citations Adam Benjafield, Najib Ayas et al. The Lancet Respiratory Medicine profile →
Global Burden of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Through 2050

2023 218 citations Elroy Boers, Meredith Barrett et al. JAMA Network Open profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Adam Benjafield United States	26	3.6k	2.3k	1.6k	609	583	99	4.6k
Antònia Barceló Spain	29	3.1k 0.9×	2.2k 0.9×	1.3k 0.8×	605 1.0×	506 0.9×	90	3.7k
Ružena Tkáčová Slovakia	29	3.2k 0.9×	2.0k 0.9×	2.3k 1.4×	324 0.5×	316 0.5×	92	4.7k
Abu Shamsuzzaman United States	23	2.9k 0.8×	2.0k 0.9×	1.2k 0.7×	388 0.6×	319 0.5×	41	4.0k
E M Krieger Brazil	27	2.3k 0.7×	1.4k 0.6×	1.1k 0.6×	352 0.6×	388 0.7×	72	3.8k
Santiago Carrizo Spain	19	6.2k 1.7×	4.3k 1.9×	3.8k 2.3×	830 1.4×	817 1.4×	31	7.4k
Carolina Lombardi Italy	36	1.6k 0.4×	1.3k 0.6×	827 0.5×	593 1.0×	482 0.8×	143	4.3k
Sanja Jelić United States	28	1.8k 0.5×	1.2k 0.5×	1.3k 0.8×	361 0.6×	612 1.0×	69	3.6k
Rami Khayat United States	27	2.3k 0.6×	1.7k 0.7×	1.2k 0.7×	388 0.6×	266 0.5×	81	3.2k
Bradley G. Phillips United States	25	2.4k 0.7×	2.0k 0.9×	930 0.6×	436 0.7×	392 0.7×	49	3.9k
Gary E. Newton Canada	39	2.3k 0.6×	1.3k 0.6×	1.4k 0.8×	251 0.4×	223 0.4×	72	4.6k

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Arzt, Michael, et al.. (2025). Adaptive Servo-Ventilation for Treatment-Emergent Central Sleep Apnea: The READ-ASV Registry. Annals of the American Thoracic Society. 22(10). 1546–1553.

Boers, Elroy, et al.. (2025). Forecasting the Global Economic and Health Burden of COPD From 2025 Through 2050. CHEST Journal. 168(4). 880–889. 1 indexed citations

Pépin, Jean‐Louis, É. Herquelot, Hélène Denis, et al.. (2025). Impact of long-term non-invasive ventilation on severe exacerbations and survival in COPD: a French nationwide cohort study using multistate models. Thorax. 80(9). 616–623.

Malhotra, Atul, Naomi Alpert, Jean‐Louis Pépin, et al.. (2025). Dose–response relationship of sleep apnea therapy and healthcare use in patients with comorbidities. SLEEP. 49(3).

Pépin, Jean‐Louis, É. Herquelot, Hélène Denis, et al.. (2025). Health Trajectories around Noninvasive Ventilation Initiation for Obesity Hypoventilation Syndrome. Annals of the American Thoracic Society. 22(10). 1554–1566.

Pépin, Jean‐Louis, É. Herquelot, Denis Havlik, et al.. (2025). Health Trajectories Around Non-Invasive Ventilation Initiation for Obesity Hypoventilation Syndrome. American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine. 211(Supplement_1). A7424–A7424.

Boers, Elroy, Meredith Barrett, Adam Benjafield, et al.. (2025). Projecting the 30-year burden of obstructive sleep apnoea in the USA: a prospective modelling study. The Lancet Respiratory Medicine. 13(12). 1078–1086.

Woehrle, Holger, Karl Wegscheider, Anita K. Simonds, et al.. (2025). Assessing new treatments for central sleep Apnoea in heart failure: sample size considerations for reliable detection of safety signals. Sleep And Breathing. 29(6). 328–328.

Pépin, Jean‐Louis, et al.. (2024). Treatment of Sleep-disordered Breathing With Adaptive Servo-ventilation (READ-ASV) in Opioid Users: A European Registry. A1062–A1062.

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Sterling, K.L., Naomi Alpert, Jean‐Louis Pépin, et al.. (2024). Association Between Sleep Apnea Treatment and Health Care Resource Use in Patients With Atrial Fibrillation. Journal of the American Heart Association. 13(9). e030679–e030679. 6 indexed citations

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Arzt, Michael, et al.. (2024). Treatment of Sleep-disordered Breathing With Adaptive Servo-ventilation (READ-ASV) - Outcomes in Patients With Treatment-emergent Central Sleep Apnea (TE-CSA) in an European Registry. A6857–A6857.

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Arzt, Michael, Jean‐Louis Pépin, Raphaël Heinzer, et al.. (2024). Effects of Adaptive Servo-Ventilation on Quality of Life: The READ-ASV Registry. Annals of the American Thoracic Society. 21(4). 651–657. 10 indexed citations

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Bailly, Sébastien, Peter A. Cistulli, Adam Benjafield, et al.. (2024). Impact of Continuous Positive Airway Pressure Termination on Permanent Work Disability in Obstructive Sleep Apnea: A French Nationwide ALASKA Database Analysis. Annals of the American Thoracic Society. 21(11). 1592–1599. 3 indexed citations

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Boers, Elroy, Meredith Barrett, Jason Su, et al.. (2023). Global Burden of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Through 2050. JAMA Network Open. 6(12). e2346598–e2346598. 218 indexed citations breakdown →

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Wickwire, Emerson M., Xuan Zhang, Sibyl H. Munson, et al.. (2023). The OSA patient journey: pathways for diagnosis and treatment among commercially insured individuals in the United States. Journal of Clinical Sleep Medicine. 20(4). 505–514. 3 indexed citations

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Sterling, K.L., Jean‐Louis Pépin, Adam Benjafield, et al.. (2022). Impact of Positive Airway Pressure Therapy Adherence on Outcomes in Patients with Obstructive Sleep Apnea and Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease. American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine. 206(2). 197–205. 49 indexed citations

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Pépin, Jean‐Louis, Sébastien Bailly, Dan Adler, et al.. (2021). CPAP Therapy Termination Rates by OSA Phenotype: A French Nationwide Database Analysis. Journal of Clinical Medicine. 10(5). 936–936. 88 indexed citations

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Benjafield, Adam, Najib Ayas, Peter R. Eastwood, et al.. (2019). Estimation of the global prevalence and burden of obstructive sleep apnoea: a literature-based analysis. The Lancet Respiratory Medicine. 7(8). 687–698. 2382 indexed citations breakdown →

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Hwang, Dennis, Adam Benjafield, Maureen Crocker, et al.. (2017). Effect of Telemedicine Education and Telemonitoring on Continuous Positive Airway Pressure Adherence. The Tele-OSA Randomized Trial. American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine. 197(1). 117–126. 157 indexed citations

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Malhotra, Atul, Maureen Crocker, Leslee Willes, et al.. (2017). Patient Engagement Using New Technology to Improve Adherence to Positive Airway Pressure Therapy. CHEST Journal. 153(4). 843–850. 90 indexed citations

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