Chun Yao

1.4k total citations · 2 hit papers
13 papers, 916 citations indexed

About

Chun Yao is a scholar working on Cognitive Neuroscience, Neurology and Epidemiology. According to data from OpenAlex, Chun Yao has authored 13 papers receiving a total of 916 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 8 papers in Cognitive Neuroscience, 7 papers in Neurology and 6 papers in Epidemiology. Recurrent topics in Chun Yao's work include Parkinson's Disease Mechanisms and Treatments (7 papers), Sleep and Wakefulness Research (7 papers) and Sleep and related disorders (6 papers). Chun Yao is often cited by papers focused on Parkinson's Disease Mechanisms and Treatments (7 papers), Sleep and Wakefulness Research (7 papers) and Sleep and related disorders (6 papers). Chun Yao collaborates with scholars based in Canada, United States and Sweden. Chun Yao's co-authors include Ronald B. Postuma, Daniela Berg, Honglei Chen, Thomas Gasser, Sebastian Heinzel, Seyed‐Mohammad Fereshtehnejad, Amélie Pelletier, Jacques Montplaisir, Jean‐François Gagnon and Thien Thanh Dang‐Vu and has published in prestigious journals such as Brain, Neurology and Annals of Neurology.

In The Last Decade

Chun Yao

12 papers receiving 907 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.

Update of the MDS research criteria for prodromal Parkinson's disease

2019 465 citations Sebastian Heinzel, Daniela Berg et al. Movement Disorders profile →
Evolution of prodromal Parkinson’s disease and dementia with Lewy bodies: a prospective study

2019 244 citations Seyed‐Mohammad Fereshtehnejad, Chun Yao et al. Brain profile →

Peers

Chun Yao

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EPIDE

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Shady Rahayel Canada

Julius Anang Canada

Jean‐François Gagnon Canada

Véronique Latreille United States

Catherine Desjardins Canada

Zhongxin Zhao China

Tatyana D. Fedorova Denmark

Monique Galitzky France

Annette Janzen Germany

Youdong Wei China

Shady Rahayel Canada

Chun Yao

462 ×0.7

NEURO

316 ×1.3

CN

157 ×1.0

EPIDE

133 ×0.8

PHYSI

96 ×0.7

CMN

Citations per year, relative to Chun Yao Chun Yao (= 1×) peers Shady Rahayel

Countries citing papers authored by Chun Yao

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Citations

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Fields of papers citing papers by Chun Yao

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

This network shows the impact of papers produced by Chun Yao. Nodes represent research fields, and links connect fields that are likely to share authors. Colored nodes show fields that tend to cite the papers produced by Chun Yao. The network helps show where Chun Yao may publish in the future.

Co-authorship network of co-authors of Chun Yao

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Chun Yao. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Chun Yao based on the total number of citations received by their joint publications. Widths of edges represent the number of papers authors have co-authored together. Node borders signify the number of papers an author published with Chun Yao. Chun Yao is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

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13 of 13 papers shown

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Delva, Aline, Seyed‐Mohammad Fereshtehnejad, Andrew Vo, et al.. (2025). Evolution of Motor and Nonmotor Characteristics in an Idiopathic/Isolated REM Sleep Behavior Disorder Cohort. Neurology. 105(7). e214108–e214108.

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Yao, Chun, Sonia Frenette, Ronald B. Postuma, et al.. (2024). Technical challenges in REM sleep microstructure classification: A study of patients with REM sleep behaviour disorder. Journal of Sleep Research. 33(6). e14208–e14208. 1 indexed citations

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Yao, Chun, et al.. (2024). The impact of long‐haul travel and 13 h time change on sleep and rest activity circadian rhythm in speed skaters during World Cup competitions. Experimental Physiology. 110(11). 1732–1743. 1 indexed citations

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Cross, Nathan, Chun Yao, Julie Carrier, et al.. (2022). Insomnia disorder increases the risk of subjective memory decline in middle-aged and older adults: a longitudinal analysis of the Canadian Longitudinal Study on Aging. SLEEP. 45(11). 12 indexed citations

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Yao, Chun, Amélie Pelletier, Seyed‐Mohammad Fereshtehnejad, et al.. (2021). Insomnia symptom subtypes and manifestations of prodromal neurodegeneration: a population-based study in the Canadian Longitudinal Study on Aging. Journal of Clinical Sleep Medicine. 18(2). 345–359. 10 indexed citations

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Baltzan, Marc, Chun Yao, Dorrie Rizzo, & Ron Postuma. (2020). Dream enactment behavior: review for the clinician. Journal of Clinical Sleep Medicine. 16(11). 1949–1969. 14 indexed citations

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Zhang, Hui, Zhuqin Gu, Chun Yao, et al.. (2020). Risk factors for possible REM sleep behavior disorders. Neurology. 95(16). e2214–e2224. 16 indexed citations

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Rahayel, Shady, Ronald B. Postuma, Jacques Montplaisir, et al.. (2020). A Prodromal Brain‐Clinical Pattern of Cognition in Synucleinopathies. Annals of Neurology. 89(2). 341–357. 28 indexed citations

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Yao, Chun, Cynthia Thompson, Nadia Gosselin, et al.. (2019). Effects of menopause on sleep quality and sleep disorders: Canadian Longitudinal Study on Aging. Menopause The Journal of The North American Menopause Society. 27(3). 295–304. 68 indexed citations

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Heinzel, Sebastian, Daniela Berg, Thomas Gasser, et al.. (2019). Update of the MDS research criteria for prodromal Parkinson's disease. Movement Disorders. 34(10). 1464–1470. 465 indexed citations breakdown →

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Fereshtehnejad, Seyed‐Mohammad, Chun Yao, Amélie Pelletier, et al.. (2019). Evolution of prodromal Parkinson’s disease and dementia with Lewy bodies: a prospective study. Brain. 142(7). 2051–2067. 244 indexed citations breakdown →

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Yao, Chun, Seyed‐Mohammad Fereshtehnejad, Benjamin Dawson, et al.. (2018). Longstanding disease-free survival in idiopathic REM sleep behavior disorder: Is neurodegeneration inevitable?. Parkinsonism & Related Disorders. 54. 99–102. 26 indexed citations

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Yao, Chun, Seyed‐Mohammad Fereshtehnejad, Mark R. Keezer, et al.. (2018). Risk factors for possible REM sleep behavior disorder. Neurology. 92(5). e475–e485. 31 indexed citations

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