Alfred J. Lewy

15.7k total citations · 3 hit papers
115 papers, 11.5k citations indexed

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Alfred J. Lewy is a scholar working on Endocrine and Autonomic Systems, Cognitive Neuroscience and Experimental and Cognitive Psychology. According to data from OpenAlex, Alfred J. Lewy has authored 115 papers receiving a total of 11.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 100 papers in Endocrine and Autonomic Systems, 53 papers in Cognitive Neuroscience and 44 papers in Experimental and Cognitive Psychology. Recurrent topics in Alfred J. Lewy's work include Circadian rhythm and melatonin (100 papers), Sleep and Wakefulness Research (53 papers) and Sleep and related disorders (32 papers). Alfred J. Lewy is often cited by papers focused on Circadian rhythm and melatonin (100 papers), Sleep and Wakefulness Research (53 papers) and Sleep and related disorders (32 papers). Alfred J. Lewy collaborates with scholars based in United States, Switzerland and Japan. Alfred J. Lewy's co-authors include Robert L. Sack, Sanford P. Markey, Thomas A. Wehr, David A. Newsome, Frederick K. Goodwin, Jonathan S. Emens, Saeeduddin Ahmed, Clifford M. Singer, Mary L. Blood and Neil L. Cutler and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, New England Journal of Medicine and Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

In The Last Decade

Alfred J. Lewy

114 papers receiving 10.8k citations

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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.

Light Suppresses Melatonin Secretion in Humans

1980 1.4k citations Alfred J. Lewy, Thomas A. Wehr et al. Science profile →
Melatonin Shifts Human Orcadian Rhythms According to a Phase-Response Curve

1992 545 citations Alfred J. Lewy, Saeeduddin Ahmed et al. Chronobiology International profile →
Antidepressant and Circadian Phase-Shifting Effects of Light

1987 540 citations Alfred J. Lewy, Robert L. Sack et al. Science profile →

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Peers by citation overlap · career bar shows stage (early→late) cites · hero ref

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Alfred J. Lewy United States	56	9.4k	5.0k	4.4k	2.5k	1.2k	115	11.5k
Joséphine Arendt United Kingdom	75	12.6k 1.3×	6.1k 1.2×	5.0k 1.1×	4.1k 1.7×	1.9k 1.5×	204	16.7k
Thomas A. Wehr United States	59	6.5k 0.7×	3.9k 0.8×	3.2k 0.7×	1.8k 0.7×	1.2k 1.0×	139	11.4k
Robert L. Sack United States	38	5.4k 0.6×	3.5k 0.7×	3.1k 0.7×	1.5k 0.6×	632 0.5×	73	7.1k
Kurt Kräuchi Switzerland	46	4.1k 0.4×	3.0k 0.6×	2.6k 0.6×	1.7k 0.7×	596 0.5×	95	7.1k
Michael Terman United States	44	4.6k 0.5×	1.9k 0.4×	1.5k 0.3×	1.2k 0.5×	1.1k 0.9×	93	6.4k
Daniel P. Cardinali Argentina	64	10.1k 1.1×	2.8k 0.6×	3.6k 0.8×	3.6k 1.4×	2.5k 2.0×	441	16.4k
Norman E. Rosenthal United States	51	5.2k 0.6×	2.7k 0.5×	1.4k 0.3×	1.5k 0.6×	1.0k 0.8×	145	9.6k
Diane B. Boivin Canada	46	3.7k 0.4×	2.9k 0.6×	1.6k 0.4×	1.6k 0.6×	454 0.4×	105	6.5k
Charmane I. Eastman United States	53	5.3k 0.6×	4.3k 0.9×	2.3k 0.5×	1.5k 0.6×	430 0.3×	95	7.0k
Joshua J. Gooley Singapore	40	4.2k 0.5×	2.6k 0.5×	2.7k 0.6×	1.4k 0.5×	1.1k 0.9×	95	7.3k

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Emens, Jonathan S., Melissa A. St. Hilaire, Elizabeth B. Klerman, et al.. (2021). Behaviorally and environmentally induced non–24-hour sleep-wake rhythm disorder in sighted patients. Journal of Clinical Sleep Medicine. 18(2). 453–459. 5 indexed citations

Emens, Jonathan S., et al.. (2013). Non-24-Hour Disorder in Blind Individuals Revisited: Variability and the Influence of Environmental Time Cues. SLEEP. 36(7). 1091–1100. 18 indexed citations

Lewy, Alfred J.. (2010). To sleep, perchance to reset your body clock. The Psychiatric times. 27(1). 17–22. 1 indexed citations

Emens, Jonathan S., et al.. (2009). Circadian misalignment in major depressive disorder. Psychiatry Research. 168(3). 259–261. 188 indexed citations

Benloucif, Susan, Helen J. Burgess, Elizabeth B. Klerman, et al.. (2008). Measuring Melatonin in Humans. Journal of Clinical Sleep Medicine. 4(1). 66–69. 393 indexed citations

Lewy, Alfred J., Jonathan S. Emens, Robert L. Sack, Brant P. Hasler, & Rebecca A. Bernert. (2003). Zeitgeber Hierarchy in Humans: Resetting the Circadian Phase Positions of Blind People Using Melatonin. Chronobiology International. 20(5). 837–852. 28 indexed citations

Lewy, Alfred J., et al.. (2002). Practice Guideline for the Treatment of Patients With Major Depressive Disorder, 2nd ed.. The Journal of Clinical Psychiatry. 63(4). 371–371. 34 indexed citations

Sack, Robert L., et al.. (2000). Entrainment of Free-Running Circadian Rhythms by Melatonin in Blind People. New England Journal of Medicine. 343(15). 1070–1077. 326 indexed citations

Spitzer, Robert L., Michael Terman, Ulrik Fredrik Malt, et al.. (1998). The efficacy of melatonin in the treatment of jet lag. Nordic Journal of Psychiatry. 52(2). 1 indexed citations

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Hughes, R. J., Robert L. Sack, & Alfred J. Lewy. (1998). The Role of Melatonin and Circadian Phase in Age-related Sleep-maintenance Insomnia: Assessment in a Clinical Trial of Melatonin Replacement. SLEEP. 21(1). 52–68. 158 indexed citations

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Lewy, Alfred J., Vance K. Bauer, Saeeduddin Ahmed, et al.. (1998). The Human Phase Response Curve (Prc) to Melatonin is About 12 Hours out of Phase with the Prc to Light. Chronobiology International. 15(1). 71–83. 262 indexed citations

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Sack, Robert L., Alfred J. Lewy, Rod J. Hughes, Angela J. McArthur, & Mary L. Blood. (1996). Melatonin as a chronobiotic drug. Drug News & Perspectives. 9(6). 325–332. 7 indexed citations

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Sack, Robert L., Mary L. Blood, & Alfred J. Lewy. (1992). Melatonin Rhythms in Night Shift Workers. SLEEP. 15(5). 434–441. 137 indexed citations

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Dijk, Derk‐Jan, D.G.M. Beersma, Serge Daan, & Alfred J. Lewy. (1989). Bright morning light advances the human circadian system without affecting NREM sleep homeostasis. American Journal of Physiology-Regulatory, Integrative and Comparative Physiology. 256(1). R106–R111. 93 indexed citations

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Murakami, Masami, et al.. (1989). Ontogenesis of Pineal Thyroxine 5’-Deiodinase Activity and Plasma Melatonin Concentration in the Rat. Neuroendocrinology. 50(4). 476–480. 11 indexed citations

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Sack, Robert L. & Alfred J. Lewy. (1986). Desmethylimipramine treatment increases melatonin production in humans. Biological Psychiatry. 21(4). 406–410. 33 indexed citations

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Lewy, Alfred J., John I. Nürnberger, Thomas A. Wehr, et al.. (1985). Supersensitivity to light: possible trait marker for manic-depressive illness. American Journal of Psychiatry. 142(6). 725–727. 218 indexed citations

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Lewy, Alfred J., et al.. (1983). The use of bright light in the treatment of chronobiologic sleep and mood disorders: The phase-response curve. 19(3). 523–525. 68 indexed citations

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Neuwelt, Edward A. & Alfred J. Lewy. (1983). Disappearance of Plasma Melatonin after Removal of a Neoplastic Pineal Gland. New England Journal of Medicine. 308(19). 1132–1135. 53 indexed citations

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Lewy, Alfred J. & Sanford P. Markey. (1978). Analysis of Melatonin in Human Plasma by Gas Chromatography Negative Chemical Ionization Mass Spectrometry. Science. 201(4357). 741–743. 194 indexed citations

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