Allan Rechtschaffen

19.5k total citations · 2 hit papers
89 papers, 16.1k citations indexed

About

Allan Rechtschaffen is a scholar working on Cognitive Neuroscience, Endocrine and Autonomic Systems and Physiology. According to data from OpenAlex, Allan Rechtschaffen has authored 89 papers receiving a total of 16.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 49 papers in Cognitive Neuroscience, 32 papers in Endocrine and Autonomic Systems and 27 papers in Physiology. Recurrent topics in Allan Rechtschaffen's work include Sleep and Wakefulness Research (47 papers), Circadian rhythm and melatonin (32 papers) and Adipose Tissue and Metabolism (22 papers). Allan Rechtschaffen is often cited by papers focused on Sleep and Wakefulness Research (47 papers), Circadian rhythm and melatonin (32 papers) and Adipose Tissue and Metabolism (22 papers). Allan Rechtschaffen collaborates with scholars based in United States and Canada. Allan Rechtschaffen's co-authors include Bernard M. Bergmann, Marcia A. Gilliland, Harold Zepelin, Charmane I. Eastman, Ralph E. Mistlberger, David Foulkes, Peter Hauri, Clete A. Kushida, Carol A. Everson and Richard S. Rosenberg and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, Journal of Personality and Social Psychology and PLoS ONE.

In The Last Decade

Allan Rechtschaffen

88 papers receiving 15.1k citations

Hit Papers

A manual for standardized terminology, techniques and sco... 1968 2026 1987 2006 1968 1968 2.5k 5.0k 7.5k 10.0k
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.

  1. A manual for standardized terminology, techniques and scoring system for sleep stages in human subjects
    1968 10.4k citations Allan Rechtschaffen profile →
  2. A manual of Standardized Terminology
    1968 548 citations Allan Rechtschaffen profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Allan Rechtschaffen United States 39 10.3k 6.6k 6.3k 4.8k 1.5k 89 16.1k
William C. Dement United States 80 17.2k 1.7× 14.9k 2.3× 9.9k 1.6× 5.7k 1.2× 3.0k 2.0× 310 27.6k
Daniel F. Kripke United States 71 6.8k 0.7× 10.1k 1.5× 7.0k 1.1× 4.4k 0.9× 615 0.4× 232 18.3k
J. Allan Hobson United States 63 16.5k 1.6× 8.0k 1.2× 5.3k 0.8× 2.3k 0.5× 3.9k 2.7× 206 21.8k
Peretz Lavie Israel 69 5.2k 0.5× 5.1k 0.8× 6.5k 1.0× 6.2k 1.3× 366 0.2× 260 14.0k
Andrew L. Chesson United States 36 5.7k 0.6× 4.4k 0.7× 3.9k 0.6× 4.7k 1.0× 340 0.2× 93 11.2k
Christian Guilleminault United States 84 10.6k 1.0× 10.6k 1.6× 11.0k 1.7× 10.7k 2.2× 691 0.5× 326 24.1k
Allan I Pack United States 85 8.8k 0.9× 8.0k 1.2× 14.9k 2.4× 16.0k 3.3× 2.3k 1.5× 416 29.1k
Julie Carrier Canada 72 9.0k 0.9× 6.7k 1.0× 3.2k 0.5× 1.9k 0.4× 1.1k 0.7× 299 16.0k
Ronald M. Harper United States 63 5.5k 0.5× 1.1k 0.2× 6.2k 1.0× 3.3k 0.7× 1.6k 1.1× 310 13.4k
Joy Hirsch United States 69 9.1k 0.9× 2.8k 0.4× 1.7k 0.3× 3.0k 0.6× 837 0.6× 268 18.6k

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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All Works

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Thimgan, Matthew S., Laura Gottschalk, Cristina D. Toedebusch, et al.. (2013). Cross-Translational Studies in Human and Drosophila Identify Markers of Sleep Loss. PLoS ONE. 8(4). e61016–e61016. 21 indexed citations
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Rechtschaffen, Allan, et al.. (1999). Sleep Stage Priorities in Rebounds from Sleep Deprivation: A Response to Feinberg. SLEEP. 22(8). 1025–1030. 10 indexed citations
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Bergmann, Bernard M., et al.. (1996). Are Physiological Effects of Sleep Deprivation in the Rat Mediated by Bacterial Invasion?. SLEEP. 19(7). 554–562. 24 indexed citations
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Bergmann, Bernard M., et al.. (1995). Sleep deprivation in rats with preoptic/anterior hypothalamic lesions. Brain Research. 703(1-2). 93–99. 9 indexed citations
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Bergmann, Bernard M., Lewis S. Seiden, Carol A. Landis, Marcia A. Gilliland, & Allan Rechtschaffen. (1994). Sleep Deprivation in the Rat: XVIII. Regional Brain Levels of Monoamines and Their Metabolites. SLEEP. 17(7). 583–589. 24 indexed citations
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Landis, Carol A., Barbara Collins, Leanne L. Cribbs, et al.. (1993). Expression of Egr-1 in the brain of sleep deprived rats. Molecular Brain Research. 17(3-4). 300–306. 21 indexed citations
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Benca, Ruth M., et al.. (1991). Rat strain differences in response to dark pulse triggering of paradoxical sleep. Physiology & Behavior. 49(1). 83–87. 31 indexed citations
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Prete, Frederick R., et al.. (1991). Sleep Deprivation in the Rat:XII. Effect on Ambient Temperature Choice. SLEEP. 14(2). 109–115. 22 indexed citations
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Bergmann, Bernard M., Carol A. Everson, Clete A. Kushida, et al.. (1989). Sleep Deprivation in the Rat: V. Energy Use and Mediation. SLEEP. 12(1). 31–41. 142 indexed citations
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Bergmann, Bernard M., Clete A. Kushida, Carol A. Everson, et al.. (1989). Sleep Deprivation in the Rat: II. Methodology. SLEEP. 12(1). 5–12. 116 indexed citations
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Bergmann, Bernard M., Ralph E. Mistlberger, & Allan Rechtschaffen. (1987). Period-Amplitude Analysis of Rat Electroencephalogram: Stage and Diurnal Variations and Effects of Suprachiasmatic Nuclei Lesions. SLEEP. 10(6). 523–36. 26 indexed citations
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Mistlberger, Ralph E., et al.. (1983). Recovery Sleep Following Sleep Deprivation in Intact and Suprachiasmatic Nuclei-Lesioned Rats. SLEEP. 6(3). 217–233. 173 indexed citations
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Pivik, R.T., John Metz, & Allan Rechtschaffen. (1982). Spinal reflexes and lateral geniculate nucleus activity during sleep: Quantitative relationships. Experimental Neurology. 77(1). 142–162. 4 indexed citations
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Hartse, Kristyna M., et al.. (1978). Ventral Hippocampus Spikes During Sleep, Wakefulness, and Arousal in the Cat. SLEEP. 1(3). 231–246. 14 indexed citations
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Rechtschaffen, Allan. (1978). The Single-Mindedness and Isolation of Dreams. SLEEP. 1(1). 97–109. 115 indexed citations
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Rechtschaffen, Allan, et al.. (1969). Nocturnal sleep of hypersomniacs.. PubMed. 11(3). 229–33. 11 indexed citations
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Rechtschaffen, Allan, et al.. (1967). Effect of Alpha-Methyltyrosine on Sleep in the Rat. Perceptual and Motor Skills. 25(3). 805–808. 27 indexed citations
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Rechtschaffen, Allan, Peter Hauri, & Maurice Zeitlin. (1966). Auditory Awakening Thresholds in Rem and Nrem Sleep Stages. Perceptual and Motor Skills. 22(3). 927–942. 196 indexed citations
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Rechtschaffen, Allan & David Foulkes. (1965). Effect of Visual Stimuli on Dream Content. Perceptual and Motor Skills. 20(3_suppl). 1149–1160. 48 indexed citations
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Foulkes, David & Allan Rechtschaffen. (1964). Presleep Determinants of Dream Content: Effects of Two Films. Perceptual and Motor Skills. 19(3). 983–1005. 114 indexed citations

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