Alyssa Gamaldo

2.9k total citations · 2 hit papers
91 papers, 2.1k citations indexed

About

Alyssa Gamaldo is a scholar working on Experimental and Cognitive Psychology, Health and Psychiatry and Mental health. According to data from OpenAlex, Alyssa Gamaldo has authored 91 papers receiving a total of 2.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 37 papers in Experimental and Cognitive Psychology, 28 papers in Health and 20 papers in Psychiatry and Mental health. Recurrent topics in Alyssa Gamaldo's work include Health disparities and outcomes (28 papers), Sleep and related disorders (26 papers) and Dementia and Cognitive Impairment Research (19 papers). Alyssa Gamaldo is often cited by papers focused on Health disparities and outcomes (28 papers), Sleep and related disorders (26 papers) and Dementia and Cognitive Impairment Research (19 papers). Alyssa Gamaldo collaborates with scholars based in United States, Czechia and Canada. Alyssa Gamaldo's co-authors include Alan B. Zonderman, May A. Beydoun, Hind A. Beydoun, Jason C. Allaire, Youfa Wang, Keith E. Whitfield, Susan M. Resnick, Luigi Ferrucci, Yang An and Mark N. Wu and has published in prestigious journals such as PLoS ONE, Neurology and Social Science & Medicine.

In The Last Decade

Alyssa Gamaldo

81 papers receiving 2.1k 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.

Epidemiologic studies of modifiable factors associated with cognition and dementia: systematic review and meta-analysis

2014 505 citations May A. Beydoun, Hind A. Beydoun et al. profile →
Self-reported Sleep and β-Amyloid Deposition in Community-Dwelling Older Adults

2013 425 citations Adam P. Spira, Alyssa Gamaldo et al. JAMA Neurology profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Alyssa Gamaldo United States	21	769	648	573	420	290	91	2.1k
Tina Hoang United States	19	499 0.6×	459 0.7×	468 0.8×	367 0.9×	161 0.6×	43	1.8k
Hsi‐Chung Chen Taiwan	24	928 1.2×	334 0.5×	427 0.7×	513 1.2×	149 0.5×	96	2.2k
Stephen F. Smagula United States	23	1.0k 1.3×	343 0.5×	619 1.1×	295 0.7×	152 0.5×	78	1.8k
Cherie Falvey United States	6	415 0.5×	510 0.8×	392 0.7×	339 0.8×	186 0.6×	8	1.5k
Jessica Abell United Kingdom	15	362 0.5×	558 0.9×	236 0.4×	529 1.3×	219 0.8×	23	1.8k
Julia F. van den Berg Netherlands	18	1.2k 1.6×	218 0.3×	607 1.1×	284 0.7×	156 0.5×	33	1.9k
Monica P. Mallampalli United States	11	968 1.3×	306 0.5×	503 0.9×	410 1.0×	72 0.2×	13	2.3k
Marijke A. Bremmer Netherlands	25	613 0.8×	363 0.6×	208 0.4×	312 0.7×	217 0.7×	45	2.6k
Misti L. Paudel United States	29	1.2k 1.5×	240 0.4×	679 1.2×	784 1.9×	153 0.5×	72	2.9k
Joseph M. Dzierzewski United States	28	1.7k 2.2×	286 0.4×	1.0k 1.8×	636 1.5×	219 0.8×	143	2.7k

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Beydoun, May A., et al.. (2025). Cardiovascular health and its association with dementia, Parkinson's Disease, and mortality among UK older adults. Brain Behavior & Immunity - Health. 45. 100986–100986.

Buxton, Orfeu M., Qi Gao, Jonathan G. Hakun, et al.. (2025). Within- and between-person associations of sleep characteristics with daily cognitive performance in a community-based sample of older adults. Sleep Health. 12(2). 297–304.

Gamaldo, Alyssa, et al.. (2024). Neighborhood disadvantage is associated with working memory and hippocampal volumes among older adults. Aging Neuropsychology and Cognition. 32(1). 55–68. 1 indexed citations

Master, Lindsay, May A. Beydoun, Alan B. Zonderman, et al.. (2024). Associations between AHA's Life's Essential 8 and cognition in midlife and older adults. Alzheimer s & Dementia. 20(12). 8566–8575.

Sutin, Angelina R., Martina Luchetti, Alyssa Gamaldo, et al.. (2024). Purpose in Life and Cognitive Function: Evidence for Momentary Associations in Daily Life. Innovation in Aging. 8(3). igae018–igae018. 4 indexed citations

Kekäläinen, Tiia, Martina Luchetti, Antonio Terracciano, et al.. (2024). Momentary Associations Between Physical Activity, Affect, and Purpose in Life. Annals of Behavioral Medicine. 58(11). 752–762. 3 indexed citations

Beydoun, Hind A., May A. Beydoun, Alyssa Gamaldo, et al.. (2023). Trajectories in allostatic load as predictors of sleep quality among urban adults: Healthy aging in neighborhoods of diversity across the life span study. Sleep Medicine. 107. 300–307.

Sutin, Angelina R., Alyssa Gamaldo, Antonio Terracciano, Michele K. Evans, & Alan B. Zonderman. (2023). Personality and cognitive errors in the Healthy Aging in Neighborhoods of Diversity across the Life Span study. Journal of Research in Personality. 109. 104449–104449. 2 indexed citations

Kekäläinen, Tiia, Martina Luchetti, Antonio Terracciano, et al.. (2023). Physical activity and cognitive function: moment-to-moment and day-to-day associations. International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity. 20(1). 137–137. 17 indexed citations

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Gamaldo, Alyssa, et al.. (2023). The promotion of sleep wellness: Resilience as a protective factor. PubMed. 2. 1 indexed citations

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Luo, Liying, Alyssa Gamaldo, Ashton M. Verdery, et al.. (2023). Trends in sleep duration in the U.S. from 2004 to 2018: A decomposition analysis. SSM - Population Health. 25. 101562–101562. 6 indexed citations

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Zhaoyang, Ruixue, Margeaux M. Schade, Suzanne M. Bertisch, et al.. (2022). Discrimination and Education Quality Moderate the Association of Sleep With Cognitive Function in Older Black Adults: Results From the Einstein Aging Study. The Journals of Gerontology Series B. 78(4). 596–608. 3 indexed citations

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Ross, Lesley A., et al.. (2021). Use of multilevel modeling to examine variability of distracted driving behavior in naturalistic driving studies. Accident Analysis & Prevention. 152. 105986–105986. 12 indexed citations

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Cary, Michael P., Roland J. Thorpe, Janiece L. Walker, et al.. (2016). The Effects of Social Support on Physical Functioning in Older African Americans: Longitudinal Results from the Baltimore Study of Black Aging. Journal of the National Medical Association. 108(4). 195–200. 4 indexed citations

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Thorpe, Roland J., Alyssa Gamaldo, Rachel E. Salas, Charlene E. Gamaldo, & Keith E. Whitfield. (2016). Relationship between Physical Function and Sleep Quality in African Americans. Journal of Clinical Sleep Medicine. 12(10). 1323–1329. 16 indexed citations

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Hill, LaBarron K., et al.. (2015). Perceived Control Predicts Pulse Pressure in African American Men: The Baltimore Study of Black Aging. Ethnicity & Disease. 25(3). 263–263. 6 indexed citations

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Aiken‐Morgan, Adrienne T., Alyssa Gamaldo, Regina C. Sims, Jason C. Allaire, & Keith E. Whitfield. (2014). Education Desegregation and Cognitive Change in African American Older Adults. The Journals of Gerontology Series B. 70(3). 348–356. 33 indexed citations

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Spira, Adam P., Alyssa Gamaldo, Yang An, et al.. (2013). Self-reported Sleep and β-Amyloid Deposition in Community-Dwelling Older Adults. JAMA Neurology. 70(12). 1537–43. 425 indexed citations breakdown →

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Gamaldo, Alyssa, Yang An, Jason C. Allaire, Melissa Kitner‐Triolo, & Alan B. Zonderman. (2012). Variability in performance: Identifying early signs of future cognitive impairment.. Neuropsychology. 26(4). 534–540. 20 indexed citations

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Gamaldo, Alyssa, Jason C. Allaire, Regina C. Sims, & Keith E. Whitfield. (2010). Assessing mild cognitive impairment among older African Americans. International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry. 25(7). 748–755. 23 indexed citations

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