Denise Sharon

859 total citations · 1 hit paper
16 papers, 501 citations indexed

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Denise Sharon is a scholar working on Epidemiology, Neurology and Cognitive Neuroscience. According to data from OpenAlex, Denise Sharon has authored 16 papers receiving a total of 501 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 14 papers in Epidemiology, 10 papers in Neurology and 8 papers in Cognitive Neuroscience. Recurrent topics in Denise Sharon's work include Restless Legs Syndrome Research (14 papers), Parkinson's Disease Mechanisms and Treatments (9 papers) and Sleep and Wakefulness Research (8 papers). Denise Sharon is often cited by papers focused on Restless Legs Syndrome Research (14 papers), Parkinson's Disease Mechanisms and Treatments (9 papers) and Sleep and Wakefulness Research (8 papers). Denise Sharon collaborates with scholars based in United States, Italy and France. Denise Sharon's co-authors include Philip M. Becker, Narong Simakajornboon, William G. Ondo, Vukmir Vlašić, Brian M. McGinley, David Gozal, David Gozal, Arthur S. Walters, Robert C. Beckerman and Lynn Marie Trotti and has published in prestigious journals such as Neurology, PEDIATRICS and SLEEP.

In The Last Decade

Denise Sharon

15 papers receiving 473 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.

Treatment of restless legs syndrome and periodic limb movement disorder: an American Academy of Sleep Medicine clinical practice guideline

2024 40 citations John W. Winkelman, Lourdes M. DelRosso et al. Journal of Clinical Sleep Medicine profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Denise Sharon United States	9	345	276	238	106	78	16	501
Irene Aricò Italy	12	197 0.6×	246 0.9×	107 0.4×	174 1.6×	171 2.2×	15	513
Fouzia Siddiqui United States	7	176 0.5×	208 0.8×	117 0.5×	79 0.7×	37 0.5×	12	317
Jerald Simmons United States	8	82 0.2×	138 0.5×	115 0.5×	75 0.7×	27 0.3×	15	417
Kyoung Jin Hwang South Korea	11	61 0.2×	237 0.9×	82 0.3×	190 1.8×	117 1.5×	36	486
Maria Rosaria Gioia Italy	5	104 0.3×	254 0.9×	134 0.6×	99 0.9×	31 0.4×	9	490
Mariantonietta Savarese Italy	9	100 0.3×	121 0.4×	101 0.4×	114 1.1×	58 0.7×	21	283
Pamela R. Hyde United States	8	170 0.5×	275 1.0×	138 0.6×	169 1.6×	25 0.3×	9	507
Ayaka Numao Japan	10	156 0.5×	89 0.3×	257 1.1×	46 0.4×	42 0.5×	23	358
Gabriele Barthlen United States	11	69 0.2×	190 0.7×	79 0.3×	73 0.7×	111 1.4×	14	507
Farzaneh Pour Ansari United States	7	90 0.3×	203 0.7×	52 0.2×	221 2.1×	45 0.6×	8	438

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Ferri, Raffaele, Daniel L. Picchietti, Denise Sharon, et al.. (2025). Rethinking pediatric “Periodic Limb Movement Disorder” (PLMD): A clinical review of pediatric PLMD and consensus criteria for an updated pediatric diagnostic category “Sleep Leg Movement Disorder of Childhood”. Sleep Medicine. 131. 106498–106498. 1 indexed citations

Winkelman, John W., Lourdes M. DelRosso, Brian B. Koo, et al.. (2025). 0905 Treatment of Restless Legs Syndrome and Periodic Limb Movement Disorder: An AASM Clinical Practice Guideline. SLEEP. 48(Supplement_1). A393–A394.

Winkelman, John W., Lourdes M. DelRosso, Brian B. Koo, et al.. (2024). Treatment of restless legs syndrome and periodic limb movement disorder: an American Academy of Sleep Medicine systematic review, meta-analysis, and GRADE assessment. Journal of Clinical Sleep Medicine. 21(1). 153–199. 7 indexed citations

DelRosso, Lourdes M., Daniel L. Picchietti, Denise Sharon, et al.. (2024). Periodic limb movement disorder in children: A systematic review. Sleep Medicine Reviews. 76. 101935–101935. 8 indexed citations

Winkelman, John W., Lourdes M. DelRosso, Brian B. Koo, et al.. (2024). Treatment of restless legs syndrome and periodic limb movement disorder: an American Academy of Sleep Medicine clinical practice guideline. Journal of Clinical Sleep Medicine. 21(1). 137–152. 40 indexed citations breakdown →

Silber, Michael H., Mark J. Buchfuhrer, Christopher J. Earley, et al.. (2021). The Management of Restless Legs Syndrome: An Updated Algorithm. Mayo Clinic Proceedings. 96(7). 1921–1937. 96 indexed citations

Sharon, Denise, Arthur S. Walters, & Narong Simakajornboon. (2019). Restless Legs Syndrome and Periodic Limb Movement Disorder in Children. 9(1). e38–e49. 6 indexed citations

Sharon, Denise, Richard P. Allen, Pablo Martínez‐Martín, et al.. (2019). 0656 Validation of the Self-administered Version of the International Restless Legs Syndrome Study Group Severity Rating Scale - the sIRLS. SLEEP. 42(Supplement_1). A261–A262. 1 indexed citations

Sharon, Denise. (2015). Restless Legs Syndrome and Sleep Related Movement Disorders. Sleep Medicine Clinics. 10(3). xvii–xviii. 2 indexed citations

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Sharon, Denise. (2015). Nonpharmacologic Management of Restless Legs Syndrome (Willis-Ekbom Disease). Sleep Medicine Clinics. 10(3). 263–278. 11 indexed citations

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Trotti, Lynn Marie, Cathy Goldstein, Christopher G. Harrod, et al.. (2015). Quality Measures for the Care of Adult Patients with Restless Legs Syndrome. Journal of Clinical Sleep Medicine. 11(3). 293–310. 15 indexed citations

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Becker, Philip M. & Denise Sharon. (2014). Mood Disorders in Restless Legs Syndrome (Willis-Ekbom Disease). The Journal of Clinical Psychiatry. 75(7). e679–e694. 61 indexed citations

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Simakajornboon, Narong, et al.. (2003). Periodic Limb Movements in Sleep and Iron Status in Children. SLEEP. 26(6). 735–738. 116 indexed citations

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Simakajornboon, Narong, et al.. (2002). Effect of Supplemental Oxygen on Sleep Architecture and Cardiorespiratory Events in Preterm Infants. PEDIATRICS. 110(5). 884–888. 59 indexed citations

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Becker, Philip M., William G. Ondo, & Denise Sharon. (1998). Encouraging initial response of restless legs syndrome to pramipexole. Neurology. 51(4). 1221–1223. 58 indexed citations

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Jaffe, Richard L., et al.. (1990). Outpatient Electroconvulsive Therapy: Efficacy and Safety.. PubMed. 6(3). 231–238. 20 indexed citations

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