Allan I Pack

43.9k total citations · 13 hit papers
416 papers, 29.1k citations indexed

About

Allan I Pack is a scholar working on Physiology, Endocrine and Autonomic Systems and Cognitive Neuroscience. According to data from OpenAlex, Allan I Pack has authored 416 papers receiving a total of 29.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 209 papers in Physiology, 202 papers in Endocrine and Autonomic Systems and 129 papers in Cognitive Neuroscience. Recurrent topics in Allan I Pack's work include Obstructive Sleep Apnea Research (188 papers), Neuroscience of respiration and sleep (153 papers) and Sleep and Wakefulness Research (125 papers). Allan I Pack is often cited by papers focused on Obstructive Sleep Apnea Research (188 papers), Neuroscience of respiration and sleep (153 papers) and Sleep and Wakefulness Research (125 papers). Allan I Pack collaborates with scholars based in United States, Iceland and Canada. Allan I Pack's co-authors include Greg Maislin, David F. Dinges, Richard J. Schwab, Þórarinn Gíslason, Nirinjini Naidoo, Terri E. Weaver, L. R. Kline, Frances M. Pack, Jerome A. Dempsey and Philip L. Smith and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, New England Journal of Medicine and The Lancet.

In The Last Decade

Allan I Pack

402 papers receiving 28.2k citations

Hit Papers

5 papers align trajectories

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.

Cumulative Sleepiness, Mood Disturbance, and Psychomotor Vigilance Performance Decrements During a Week of Sleep Restricted to 4–5 Hours per Night

1997 1.6k citations Allan I Pack et al. SLEEP profile →
Objective Measurement of Patterns of Nasal CPAP Use by Patients with Obstructive Sleep Apnea

1993 1.0k citations Allan I Pack et al. profile →
Sleep Apnea

2017 873 citations Jerome A. Dempsey, Allan I Pack et al. profile →
Relationship Between Hours of CPAP Use and Achieving Normal Levels of Sleepiness and Daily Functioning

2007 743 citations Greg Maislin, Allan I Pack et al. SLEEP profile →
Rest in Drosophila Is a Sleep-like State

2000 722 citations Allan I Pack et al. profile →
An Instrument to Measure Functional Status Outcomes for Disorders of Excessive Sleepiness

1997 703 citations Greg Maislin, Allan I Pack et al. SLEEP profile →
Identification of Upper Airway Anatomic Risk Factors for Obstructive Sleep Apnea with Volumetric Magnetic Resonance Imaging

2003 635 citations Greg Maislin, Allan I Pack et al. American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine profile →
Upper Airway and Soft Tissue Anatomy in Normal Subjects and Patients With Sleep-Disordered Breathing. Significance of the Lateral Pharyngeal Walls

1995 561 citations R J Schwab, Allan I Pack et al. American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine profile →
Estimating sleep parameters using an accelerometer without sleep diary

2018 322 citations Vincent T. van Hees, Sèverine Sabia et al. Scientific Reports profile →
Symptom Subtypes of Obstructive Sleep Apnea Predict Incidence of Cardiovascular Outcomes

2019 291 citations Diego R. Mazzotti, Brendan T Keenan et al. American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine profile →
Metrics of sleep apnea severity: beyond the apnea-hypopnea index

2021 238 citations Allan I Pack, Daniel J. Gottlieb et al. SLEEP profile →
Global burden of sleep‐disordered breathing and its implications

2020 231 citations Allan I Pack, Ulysses J. Magalang et al. profile →
The need to promote sleep health in public health agendas across the globe

2023 130 citations Diane C Lim, Allan I Pack et al. profile →

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20 of 20 papers shown

#	Work	Indexed citations
1	Positive airway pressure therapy and cardiovascular events in obstructive sleep apnoea: an observational clinical cohort study 2025 ·Sleep Medicine ·Diego R. Mazzotti, (unknown), Jaejin An, (unknown), (unknown), Brendan T Keenan, (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Henry A. Glick, Samuel T. Kuna, Allan I Pack, Amy M. Sawyer, Dennis W. Hwang, (unknown)	0
2	The Relationship between Upper Airway Anatomy and Obesity in Patients with Obstructive Sleep Apnea 2025 ·Annals of the American Thoracic Society ·Liyue Xu, Brendan T Keenan, Andrew Wiemken, Bethany Staley, (unknown), Sigurður Júlíusson, Allan I Pack, Þórarinn Gíslason, R J Schwab	1
3	Symptom subtype progression in obstructive sleep apnea over 5 years 2024 ·Journal of Clinical Sleep Medicine ·Jonna L. Morris, Paul Scott, Ulysses J. Magalang, Brendan T Keenan, Sanjay R. Patel, Allan I Pack, Diego R. Mazzotti	2
4	Variant-to-gene mapping followed by cross-species genetic screening identifies GPI-anchor biosynthesis as a regulator of sleep 2023 ·Science Advances ·(unknown), Alessandra Chesi, Amber Zimmerman, (unknown), Matthew C. Pahl, (unknown), Elizabeth Brown, James A. Pippin, Andrew D. Wells, (unknown), Diego R. Mazzotti, Allan I Pack, (unknown), Struan F.A. Grant, Alex C. Keene	15
5	Development and Implementation of a Maryland State Program Providing Hospital Payment Incentives for Reduction in Readmission Disparities 2023 ·Medical Care ·(unknown), (unknown), Allan I Pack, Geoff Dougherty	2
6	Heart rate variability during wakefulness as a marker of obstructive sleep apnea severity 2021 ·SLEEP ·(unknown), Brendan T Keenan, Diego R. Mazzotti, Fernando Vaquerizo-Villar, Jan F. Kraemer, Niels Wessel, Sérgio Tufik, Lia Bittencourt, Peter A. Cistulli, Philip de Chazal, Kate Sutherland, Bhajan Singh, Allan I Pack, Ning‐Hung Chen, Ingo Fietze, Þórarinn Gíslason, Steven Holfinger, Ulysses J. Magalang, Thomas Penzel	42
7	The dihydropyrimidine dehydrogenase gene contributes to heritable differences in sleep in mice 2021 ·Current Biology ·Brendan T Keenan, Raymond J. Galante, Jie Lian, (unknown), Xiaofeng Guo, Olivia J. Veatch, Elissa J. Chesler, William T. O’Brien, Karen L. Svenson, Gary A. Churchill, Allan I Pack	6
8	High-throughput sleep phenotyping produces robust and heritable traits in Diversity Outbred mice and their founder strains 2020 ·SLEEP ·Brendan T Keenan, Raymond J. Galante, Jie Lian, Petr Šimeček, Daniel M. Gatti, Lin Zhang, Diane C Lim, Karen L. Svenson, Gary A. Churchill, Allan I Pack	15
9	Symptom Subtypes of Obstructive Sleep Apnea Predict Incidence of Cardiovascular Outcomes breakdown → 2019 ·American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine ·Diego R. Mazzotti, Brendan T Keenan, Diane C Lim, Daniel J. Gottlieb, Jinyoung Kim, Allan I Pack	291
10	Estimating sleep parameters using an accelerometer without sleep diary breakdown → 2018 ·Scientific Reports ·Vincent T. van Hees, Sèverine Sabia, Samuel E. Jones, Andrew R. Wood, Kirstie N. Anderson, Mika Kivimäki, Timothy M. Frayling, Allan I Pack, Maja Bućan, Michael I. Trenell, Diego R. Mazzotti, Phil Gehrman, Archana Singh‐Manoux, Michael N. Weedon	322
11	Sleep duration and 24‐hour ambulatory blood pressure in adults not on antihypertensive medications 2018 ·Journal of Clinical Hypertension ·Rachel Shulman, Debbie L. Cohen, Michael A. Grandner, Þórarinn Gíslason, Allan I Pack, Samuel T. Kuna, Raymond R. Townsend, Jordana B. Cohen	19
12	Opportunities for utilizing polysomnography signals to characterize obstructive sleep apnea subtypes and severity 2018 ·Physiological Measurement ·Diego R. Mazzotti, Diane C Lim, Kate Sutherland, Lia Bittencourt, Jesse Mindel, Ulysses J. Magalang, Allan I Pack, Philip de Chazal, Thomas Penzel, (unknown)	25
13	Different cyclical intermittent hypoxia severities have different effects on hippocampal microvasculature 2016 ·Journal of Applied Physiology ·Diane C Lim, (unknown), (unknown), Emily Kim, (unknown), Brendan T Keenan, Xiaofeng Guo, Woo Young Kim, Minjeong Park, Raymond J. Galante, James Shackleford, Allan I Pack	17
14	Simulating obstructive sleep apnea patients' oxygenation characteristics into a mouse model of cyclical intermittent hypoxia 2014 ·Journal of Applied Physiology ·Diane C Lim, (unknown), (unknown), Li‐Pang Chuang, (unknown), Emily Kim, Brendan T Keenan, Xiaofeng Guo, Greg Maislin, Raymond J. Galante, Allan I Pack	35
15	Occupational Screening for Obstructive Sleep Apnea in Commercial Drivers 2004 ·American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine ·Indira Gurubhagavatula, Greg Maislin, (unknown), Allan I Pack	97
16	Regulation of breathing 1994 ·M. Dekker eBooks ·Jerome A. Dempsey, Allan I Pack	386
17	Techniques of computer simulation applied to respiratory gas exchange 1977 ·ENLIGHTEN (Jurnal Bimbingan dan Konseling Islam) ·D.J. Murray-Smith, Allan I Pack	4
18	Application of mathematical models in respiratory medicine 1974 ·ENLIGHTEN (Jurnal Bimbingan dan Konseling Islam) ·Allan I Pack, D.J. Murray-Smith, (unknown), (unknown), Jenny Taylor	1
19	Computer models of gas exchange processes in pulmonary ventilation 1974 ·ENLIGHTEN (Jurnal Bimbingan dan Konseling Islam) ·Allan I Pack, (unknown), F. Moran, D.J. Murray-Smith	1
20	Estimation of the parameters of a lung model with clinical applications 1973 ·ENLIGHTEN (Jurnal Bimbingan dan Konseling Islam) ·Daniel B. Ferguson, (unknown), F. Moran, D.J. Murray-Smith, Allan I Pack	5

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