Aric A. Prather

9.6k total citations · 3 hit papers
122 papers, 5.9k citations indexed

About

Aric A. Prather is a scholar working on Experimental and Cognitive Psychology, Physiology and Behavioral Neuroscience. According to data from OpenAlex, Aric A. Prather has authored 122 papers receiving a total of 5.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 51 papers in Experimental and Cognitive Psychology, 24 papers in Physiology and 21 papers in Behavioral Neuroscience. Recurrent topics in Aric A. Prather's work include Sleep and related disorders (49 papers), Stress Responses and Cortisol (21 papers) and Circadian rhythm and melatonin (17 papers). Aric A. Prather is often cited by papers focused on Sleep and related disorders (49 papers), Stress Responses and Cortisol (21 papers) and Circadian rhythm and melatonin (17 papers). Aric A. Prather collaborates with scholars based in United States, Canada and United Kingdom. Aric A. Prather's co-authors include Elissa S. Epel, Sheldon Cohen, Alexandra D. Crosswell, Eli Puterman, Wendy Berry Mendes, Michael Murphy, Anna L. Marsland, Martica H. Hall, Stefanie E. Mayer and George M. Slavich and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, JAMA and Circulation.

In The Last Decade

Aric A. Prather

118 papers receiving 5.8k 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.

More than a feeling: A unified view of stress measurement for population science

2018 625 citations Elissa S. Epel, Alexandra D. Crosswell et al. profile →
Ten Surprising Facts About Stressful Life Events and Disease Risk

2018 319 citations Sheldon Cohen, Aric A. Prather et al. profile →
Mindfulness on-the-go: Effects of a mindfulness meditation app on work stress and well-being.

2018 260 citations Alexandra D. Crosswell, Aric A. Prather et al. profile →

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#	Work	Indexed citations
1	Objectively Measured Sleep Disorders in Rheumatoid Arthritis and Their Association With Disease Activity 2025 ·Arthritis Care & Research ·Patricia Katz, Sarah L. Patterson, Mary C. Nakamura, Aric A. Prather, Joon‐Suk Park, Katie L. Stone	0
2	The Effectiveness of Digital Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to Treat Insomnia Disorder in US Adults: Nationwide Decentralized Randomized Controlled Trial 2025 ·JMIR Mental Health ·Aric A. Prather, Andrew D. Krystal, Richard Emsley, Jenna R. Carl, Tali M. Ball, (unknown), Adrián Aguilera, Colin A. Espie, Alasdair L. Henry	1
3	Comparison of longitudinal PSQI and actigraphy-assessed sleep from pregnancy to postpartum 2025 ·PLoS ONE ·Ryan L. Brown, (unknown), Aric A. Prather, Lisa M. Christian	1
4	Digital Meditation to Target Employee Stress 2025 ·JAMA Network Open ·Rachel M. Radin, (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Sarah D. Pressman, J. F. M. Hunter, Kate Sweeny, A. Janet Tomiyama, (unknown), Matthew J. Zawadzki, (unknown), Elissa Epel, Aric A. Prather	2
5	A randomized controlled clinical trial of a Wim Hof Method intervention in women with high depressive symptoms 2024 ·SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología ·(unknown), Wendy Berry Mendes, Brian P. Don, (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Ashley E. Mason, Aric A. Prather, Elissa Epel	1
6	Examining the association of vaccine-related mindsets and post-vaccination antibody response, side effects, and affective outcomes 2024 ·Brain Behavior & Immunity - Health ·Darwin A. Guevarra, (unknown), Alia J. Crum, Aric A. Prather, Elissa Epel	1
7	Psoriasis and Sleep Disturbance: A US Population-Based Study Using the NHANES Database 2024 ·Dermatology and Therapy ·(unknown), Joy Q. Jin, (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Marwa Hakimi, Aric A. Prather, Katie L. Stone, Wilson Liao, Tina Bhutani	8
8	Associations between klotho and telomere biology in high stress caregivers 2023 ·Aging ·Ryan L. Brown, (unknown), Jue Lin, Dena B. Dubal, Aric A. Prather	2
9	Predictors of long-term neutralizing antibody titers following COVID-19 vaccination by three vaccine types: the BOOST study 2023 ·Scientific Reports ·Aric A. Prather, (unknown), James E. Robinson, Jue Lin, Elizabeth H. Blackburn, Frederick Hecht, Ashley E. Mason, (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Stacy S. Drury, Elissa Epel	12
10	Associations between sleep duration, shift work, and infectious illness in the United States: Data from the National Health Interview Survey 2021 ·Sleep Health ·Aric A. Prather, Judith Carroll	12
11	Exposures to structural racism and racial discrimination among pregnant and early post‐partum Black women living in Oakland, California 2020 ·Stress and Health ·Brittany D. Chambers, (unknown), (unknown), Molly R. Altman, Rachel L. Berkowitz, Sky K. Feuer, Linda S. Franck, Anu Manchikanti Gómez, Kord M. Kober, (unknown), Randi A. Paynter, Aric A. Prather, Solaire Spellen, (unknown), Laura L. Jelliffe‐Pawlowski, Monica R. McLemore	102
12	Temporal Links Between Self-Reported Sleep and Antibody Responses to the Influenza Vaccine 2020 ·International Journal of Behavioral Medicine ·Aric A. Prather, Sarah D. Pressman, Gregory E. Miller, Sheldon Cohen	44
13	HPA axis regulation and epigenetic programming of immune-related genes in chronically stressed and non-stressed mid-life women 2020 ·Brain Behavior and Immunity ·Helena Palma‐Gudiel, Aric A. Prather, Jue Lin, (unknown), Jerry Guintivano, Kai Xia, David R. Rubinow, Owen M. Wolkowitz, Elissa S. Epel, Anthony S. Zannas	23
14	Links Between Stress, Sleep, and Inflammation: Are there Sex Differences? 2019 ·Current Psychiatry Reports ·Emily A. Dolsen, Alexandra D. Crosswell, Aric A. Prather	87
15	The Pain of Sleep Loss: A Brain Characterization in Humans 2019 ·Journal of Neuroscience ·Adam Krause, Aric A. Prather, Tor D. Wager, Martin A. Lindquist, Matthew P. Walker	103
16	Sleep Disorder Diagnosis During Pregnancy and Risk of Preterm Birth 2017 ·Obstetrics and Gynecology ·Jennifer N. Felder, Rebecca J. Baer, Larry Rand, Laura L. Jelliffe‐Pawlowski, Aric A. Prather	92
17	Impact of a Mindfulness-Based Weight-Loss Intervention on Sleep Quality Among Adults with Obesity: Data from the SHINE Randomized Controlled Trial 2016 ·The Journal of Alternative and Complementary Medicine ·Elizabeth M. Adler, Anand Dhruva, Patricia J. Moran, Jennifer Daubenmier, Michael Acree, Elissa Epel, Peter Bacchetti, Aric A. Prather, Ashley E. Mason, Frederick Hecht	15
18	Short and sweet: Associations between self-reported sleep duration and sugar-sweetened beverage consumption among adults in the United States 2016 ·Sleep Health ·Aric A. Prather, Cindy W. Leung, Nancy E. Adler, Lorrene D. Ritchie, Barbara Laraia, Elissa S. Epel	45
19	Sleep Habits and Susceptibility to Upper Respiratory Illness: the Moderating Role of Subjective Socioeconomic Status 2016 ·Annals of Behavioral Medicine ·Aric A. Prather, Denise Janicki‐Deverts, Nancy E. Adler, Martica H. Hall, Sheldon Cohen	22
20	Cytokine-induced depression during IFN-α treatment: The role of IL-6 and sleep quality 2009 ·Brain Behavior and Immunity ·Aric A. Prather, Mordechai Rabinovitz, Bruce G. Pollock, Francis E. Lotrich	119

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