Candice A. Alfano

6.1k total citations · 1 hit paper
127 papers, 4.1k citations indexed

About

Candice A. Alfano is a scholar working on Experimental and Cognitive Psychology, Clinical Psychology and Education. According to data from OpenAlex, Candice A. Alfano has authored 127 papers receiving a total of 4.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 88 papers in Experimental and Cognitive Psychology, 68 papers in Clinical Psychology and 31 papers in Education. Recurrent topics in Candice A. Alfano's work include Sleep and related disorders (62 papers), Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development (42 papers) and Anxiety, Depression, Psychometrics, Treatment, Cognitive Processes (24 papers). Candice A. Alfano is often cited by papers focused on Sleep and related disorders (62 papers), Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development (42 papers) and Anxiety, Depression, Psychometrics, Treatment, Cognitive Processes (24 papers). Candice A. Alfano collaborates with scholars based in United States, United Kingdom and Australia. Candice A. Alfano's co-authors include Cara A. Palmer, Déborah C. Beidel, Samuel M. Turner, Golda S. Ginsburg, Julie Newman Kingery, Dana L. McMakin, Joanne L. Bower, Carl F. Weems, Andres De Los Reyes and Amanda L. Gamble and has published in prestigious journals such as Psychological Bulletin, Clinical Psychology Review and Journal of the American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry.

In The Last Decade

Candice A. Alfano

122 papers receiving 4.0k 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.

Sleep and emotion regulation: An organizing, integrative review

2016 570 citations Cara A. Palmer, Candice A. Alfano profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Candice A. Alfano United States	30	2.7k	2.1k	1.1k	842	489	127	4.1k
Angelika Schlarb Germany	31	1.9k 0.7×	1.3k 0.6×	944 0.8×	408 0.5×	471 1.0×	166	3.4k
Joseph A. Buckhalt United States	32	1.9k 0.7×	1.1k 0.5×	843 0.7×	1.0k 1.2×	341 0.7×	91	3.4k
Rebecca A. Bernert United States	28	1.8k 0.7×	1.8k 0.8×	778 0.7×	334 0.4×	442 0.9×	52	3.3k
Viktor Kaldo Sweden	40	2.8k 1.1×	1.8k 0.9×	1.7k 1.5×	288 0.3×	441 0.9×	157	5.9k
Markus Jansson‐Fröjmark Sweden	30	2.5k 1.0×	848 0.4×	1.7k 1.5×	523 0.6×	450 0.9×	123	3.8k
Orna Tzischinsky Israel	26	2.8k 1.0×	1.1k 0.5×	1.7k 1.5×	598 0.7×	493 1.0×	82	4.3k
Michael Hollifield United States	36	1.9k 0.7×	2.3k 1.1×	1.3k 1.2×	322 0.4×	518 1.1×	85	4.6k
Odd E. Havik Norway	36	1.5k 0.6×	1.8k 0.8×	746 0.7×	248 0.3×	371 0.8×	108	3.9k
Eeva T. Aronen Finland	32	1.0k 0.4×	968 0.5×	929 0.8×	450 0.5×	699 1.4×	95	2.8k
Matthew T. Feldner United States	45	2.6k 1.0×	3.7k 1.8×	986 0.9×	254 0.3×	436 0.9×	149	5.8k

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Alfano, Candice A., et al.. (2024). Sleep and adjustment in foster environments for toddlers and preschoolers (SAFE-T): Initial efficacy of a trauma-informed sleep intervention for young children in foster care. Child Abuse & Neglect. 157. 107083–107083. 1 indexed citations

Alfano, Candice A., et al.. (2024). Do weighted blankets improve sleep among children with a history of maltreatment? A randomized controlled crossover trial. Journal of Clinical Sleep Medicine. 20(9). 1405–1413.

Palmer, Cara A., Joanne L. Bower, Kit W. Cho, et al.. (2024). 0183 Sleep Loss and Emotion: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of over Fifty Years of Experimental Research. SLEEP. 47(Supplement_1). A79–A79. 3 indexed citations

Wolfson, Amy R., et al.. (2023). 0247 Developing and Implementing Sleep Health Education for Foster Care Personnel: A Qualitative Analysis. SLEEP. 46(Supplement_1). A110–A110.

Palmer, Cara A., et al.. (2022). Sleep Disturbances and Delayed Sleep Timing are Associated with Greater Post-Traumatic Stress Symptoms in Youth Following Hurricane Harvey. Child Psychiatry & Human Development. 54(6). 1534–1545. 3 indexed citations

Moreno, Jennette P., Hafza Dadabhoy, Salma Musaad, et al.. (2022). Evaluation of a Circadian Rhythm and Sleep-Focused Mobile Health Intervention for the Prevention of Accelerated Summer Weight Gain Among Elementary School–Age Children: Protocol for a Randomized Controlled Feasibility Study. JMIR Research Protocols. 11(5). e37002–e37002. 3 indexed citations

Alfano, Candice A., et al.. (2022). How Are the Sleep Problems of Children in the US Foster Care System Addressed?. Journal of Developmental & Behavioral Pediatrics. 43(8). e525–e532. 10 indexed citations

Bower, Joanne L., et al.. (2022). Markers of distress among behavioral and physical health evacuees prior to emergency departure from Antarctica. Acta Astronautica. 202. 311–318. 1 indexed citations

Alfano, Candice A., Joanne L. Bower, Christopher Connaboy, et al.. (2021). Mental health, physical symptoms and biomarkers of stress during prolonged exposure to Antarctica's extreme environment. Acta Astronautica. 181. 405–413. 19 indexed citations

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Venta, Amanda & Candice A. Alfano. (2021). Sleep Duration Buffers The Effects of Adversity on Mental Health Among Recently Immigrated Latinx Adolescents. Journal of Child & Adolescent Trauma. 15(2). 235–247. 2 indexed citations

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Venta, Amanda & Candice A. Alfano. (2021). Can Sleep Facilitate Adaptation for Immigrant High Schoolers? Longitudinal Relations Between Sleep Duration, Acculturative Stress, and Acculturation. Child Psychiatry & Human Development. 54(1). 147–153. 1 indexed citations

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Connaboy, Christopher, Aaron M. Sinnott, Caleb D. Johnson, et al.. (2020). Cognitive performance during prolonged periods in isolated, confined, and extreme environments. Acta Astronautica. 177. 545–551. 16 indexed citations

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Cirino, Paul T., Dana DeMaster, Candice A. Alfano, et al.. (2020). Frontostriatal White Matter Integrity Relations with “Cool” and “Hot” Self-Regulation after Pediatric Traumatic Brain Injury. Journal of Neurotrauma. 38(1). 122–132. 3 indexed citations

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Sinnott, Aaron M., Gert‐Jan Pepping, Richard J. Simpson, et al.. (2020). Differences in affordance-based behaviors within an isolated and confined environment are related to sleep, emotional health and physiological parameters. Acta Astronautica. 176. 238–246. 6 indexed citations

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Palmer, Cara A., et al.. (2020). Which objective sleep elements predict children's perceptions of good sleep quality? A preliminary investigation based on polysomnography and actigraphy. Sleep Health. 7(1). 65–71. 10 indexed citations

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Clementi, Michelle A. & Candice A. Alfano. (2020). An integrated sleep and anxiety intervention for anxious children: A pilot randomized controlled trial. Clinical Child Psychology and Psychiatry. 25(4). 945–957. 10 indexed citations

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Scott, Brandon G., Candice A. Alfano, Justin D. Russell, & Carl F. Weems. (2019). Heart rate variability and anxious arousal: Unique relations with sleep‐related problems in stress‐exposed adolescents. Developmental Psychobiology. 61(8). 1180–1190. 8 indexed citations

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Palmer, Cara A., Benjamin Oosterhoff, Joanne L. Bower, Julie B. Kaplow, & Candice A. Alfano. (2017). Associations among adolescent sleep problems, emotion regulation, and affective disorders: Findings from a nationally representative sample. Journal of Psychiatric Research. 96. 1–8. 130 indexed citations

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Patriquin, Michelle A., et al.. (2017). Parent-reported problematic sleep behaviors in children with comorbid autism spectrum disorder and attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder. Research in autism spectrum disorders. 39. 20–32. 24 indexed citations

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Viana, Andres G., Elizabeth J. Kiel, Candice A. Alfano, Laura J. Dixon, & Cara A. Palmer. (2016). The Contribution of Temperamental and Cognitive Factors to Childhood Anxiety Disorder Symptoms: A Closer Look at Negative Affect, Behavioral Inhibition, and Anxiety Sensitivity. Journal of Child and Family Studies. 26(1). 194–204. 5 indexed citations

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