Frank A. J. L. Scheer

25.8k total citations · 12 hit papers
185 papers, 17.2k citations indexed

About

Frank A. J. L. Scheer is a scholar working on Endocrine and Autonomic Systems, Physiology and Experimental and Cognitive Psychology. According to data from OpenAlex, Frank A. J. L. Scheer has authored 185 papers receiving a total of 17.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 134 papers in Endocrine and Autonomic Systems, 87 papers in Physiology and 68 papers in Experimental and Cognitive Psychology. Recurrent topics in Frank A. J. L. Scheer's work include Circadian rhythm and melatonin (131 papers), Sleep and related disorders (60 papers) and Dietary Effects on Health (59 papers). Frank A. J. L. Scheer is often cited by papers focused on Circadian rhythm and melatonin (131 papers), Sleep and related disorders (60 papers) and Dietary Effects on Health (59 papers). Frank A. J. L. Scheer collaborates with scholars based in United States, Spain and Netherlands. Frank A. J. L. Scheer's co-authors include Steven A. Shea, Christopher J. Morris, Michael F. Hilton, Marta Garaulet, Ruud M. Buijs, Christos S. Mantzoros, Charles A. Czeisler, Kun Hu, Jingyi Qian and Daniel Aeschbach and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Circulation and Nature Communications.

In The Last Decade

Frank A. J. L. Scheer

180 papers receiving 16.9k citations

Hit Papers

Adverse metabolic and cardiovascular consequences of circ... 2006 2026 2012 2019 2009 2016 2006 2013 2018 500 1000 1.5k
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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.

  1. Adverse metabolic and cardiovascular consequences of circadian misalignment
    2009 1.7k citations Frank A. J. L. Scheer, Michael F. Hilton et al. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences profile →
  2. National Sleep Foundation's sleep quality recommendations: first report
    2016 872 citations Frank A. J. L. Scheer et al. profile →
  3. Short-Wavelength Sensitivity for the Direct Effects of Light on Alertness, Vigilance, and the Waking Electroencephalogram in Humans
    2006 502 citations Frank A. J. L. Scheer, Charles A. Czeisler et al. profile →
  4. Timing of food intake predicts weight loss effectiveness
    2013 490 citations Marta Garaulet, Purificación Gómez-Abellán et al. International Journal of Obesity profile →
  5. Circadian clocks and insulin resistance
    2018 486 citations Frank A. J. L. Scheer et al. profile →
  6. Circadian misalignment increases cardiovascular disease risk factors in humans
    2016 476 citations Kun Hu, Frank A. J. L. Scheer et al. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences profile →
  7. Meal frequency and timing in health and disease
    2014 398 citations Frank A. J. L. Scheer et al. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences profile →
  8. Endogenous circadian system and circadian misalignment impact glucose tolerance via separate mechanisms in humans
    2015 361 citations Steven A. Shea, Frank A. J. L. Scheer et al. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences profile →
  9. Short Sleep Duration and Dietary Intake: Epidemiologic Evidence, Mechanisms, and Health Implications
    2015 353 citations Hassan S. Dashti, Frank A. J. L. Scheer et al. profile →
  10. Impact of circadian disruption on glucose metabolism: implications for type 2 diabetes
    2020 241 citations Ivy C. Mason, Jingyi Qian et al. profile →
  11. Genetics of circadian rhythms and sleep in human health and disease
    2022 117 citations Jacqueline M. Lane, Jingyi Qian et al. profile →
  12. The sleep–circadian interface: A window into mental disorders
    2024 51 citations Simon D. Kyle, Frank A. J. L. Scheer et al. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

Peers by citation overlap · career bar shows stage (early→late) cites · hero ref

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Frank A. J. L. Scheer United States 71 10.1k 7.6k 6.0k 3.1k 1.9k 185 17.2k
Phyllis C. Zee United States 73 7.1k 0.7× 5.1k 0.7× 8.5k 1.4× 6.3k 2.0× 1.7k 0.9× 329 17.5k
Steven A. Shea United States 67 6.6k 0.7× 6.6k 0.9× 3.0k 0.5× 2.6k 0.9× 2.0k 1.0× 252 17.0k
Kenneth P. Wright United States 59 6.4k 0.6× 3.1k 0.4× 7.1k 1.2× 4.0k 1.3× 1.0k 0.5× 179 13.0k
Daniel F. Kripke United States 71 7.0k 0.7× 4.4k 0.6× 10.1k 1.7× 6.8k 2.2× 1.7k 0.9× 232 18.3k
Rachel Leproult United States 45 5.1k 0.5× 3.6k 0.5× 7.6k 1.3× 5.0k 1.6× 1.8k 0.9× 102 13.6k
Debra J. Skene United Kingdom 64 10.4k 1.0× 3.5k 0.5× 6.0k 1.0× 4.5k 1.5× 595 0.3× 242 15.7k
Timo Partonen Finland 62 4.2k 0.4× 1.9k 0.3× 4.7k 0.8× 2.2k 0.7× 1.6k 0.8× 365 13.3k
Eus J.W. Van Someren Netherlands 72 6.2k 0.6× 2.6k 0.3× 9.3k 1.6× 9.3k 3.0× 619 0.3× 309 18.1k
Jeanne F. Duffy United States 60 9.7k 1.0× 3.3k 0.4× 8.3k 1.4× 5.6k 1.8× 462 0.2× 143 15.0k
Michael V. Vitiello United States 67 4.4k 0.4× 3.9k 0.5× 13.6k 2.3× 9.0k 2.9× 2.4k 1.3× 276 22.3k

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All Works

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Evenson, Kelly R., Carmen R. Isasi, Sanjay R. Patel, et al.. (2025). Characteristics of objectively-measured naturalistic light exposure patterns in U.S. adults: A cross-sectional analysis of two cohorts. The Science of The Total Environment. 969. 178839–178839. 4 indexed citations
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Arab, Arman, Ioannis Lempesis, Marta Garaulet, & Frank A. J. L. Scheer. (2025). Sleep and the Mediterranean diet: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Sleep Medicine Reviews. 80. 102071–102071. 7 indexed citations
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Dashti, Hassan S., et al.. (2025). Early meal timing attenuates high polygenic risk of obesity. Obesity. 33(8). 1555–1566. 2 indexed citations
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Dashti, Hassan S., Frank A. J. L. Scheer, Richa Saxena, & Marta Garaulet. (2024). Impact of polygenic score for BMI on weight loss effectiveness and genome-wide association analysis. International Journal of Obesity. 48(5). 694–701. 4 indexed citations
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Salmerón, Diego, Fernando Pérez-Sánz, Fermín Sánchez de Medina, et al.. (2024). Melatonin decreases human adipose tissue insulin sensitivity. Journal of Pineal Research. 76(5). e12965–e12965. 4 indexed citations
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Salmerón, Diego, Hassan S. Dashti, Aurora Aragón Alonso, et al.. (2024). Siesta behavior and genetics interact to influence obesity risk. Obesity. 33(1). 164–176. 1 indexed citations
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Kulyté, Agné, Juán Luján, Belén Rivero‐Gutiérrez, et al.. (2023). Habitual nappers and non-nappers differ in circadian rhythms of LIPE expression in abdominal adipose tissue explants. Frontiers in Endocrinology. 14. 1166961–1166961. 2 indexed citations
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Gao, Lei, Peng Li, Chenglu Gao, et al.. (2023). Circadian disturbances, risk for postoperative delirium and conversion to dementia. Alzheimer s & Dementia. 19(S2). 1 indexed citations
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Garaulet, Marta, Bárbara Vizmanos, María‐Ángeles Bonmatí‐Carrión, et al.. (2023). Evening types as determined by subjective and objective measures are more emotional eaters. Obesity. 31(5). 1192–1203. 8 indexed citations
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Qian, Jingyi, et al.. (2022). Daytime eating prevents mood vulnerability in night work. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 119(38). e2206348119–e2206348119. 21 indexed citations
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McHill, Andrew W., Cassie J. Hilditch, Dorothee Fischer, et al.. (2020). Stability of the timing of food intake at daily and monthly timescales in young adults. Scientific Reports. 10(1). 20849–20849. 15 indexed citations
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Dashti, Hassan S., Céline Vetter, Jacqueline M. Lane, et al.. (2019). Assessment of MTNR1B Type 2 Diabetes Genetic Risk Modification by Shift Work and Morningness-Eveningness Preference in the UK Biobank. Diabetes. 69(2). 259–266. 11 indexed citations
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Dashti, Hassan S., et al.. (2018). Modifiable lifestyle behaviors, but not a genetic risk score, associate with metabolic syndrome in evening chronotypes. Scientific Reports. 8(1). 945–945. 90 indexed citations
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Lόpez-Mínguez, Jesús, Richa Saxena, Cristina Bandín, Frank A. J. L. Scheer, & Marta Garaulet. (2017). Late dinner impairs glucose tolerance in MTNR1B risk allele carriers: A randomized, cross-over study. Clinical Nutrition. 37(4). 1133–1140. 93 indexed citations
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Hu, Kun, Melissa Patxot, Peng Li, et al.. (2016). Progression of Dementia Assessed by Temporal Correlations of Physical Activity: Results From a 3.5-Year, Longitudinal Randomized Controlled Trial. Scientific Reports. 6(1). 27742–27742. 43 indexed citations
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Lane, Jacqueline M., Jingjing Liang, Irma Vlasac, et al.. (2016). Genome-wide association analyses of sleep disturbance traits identify new loci and highlight shared genetics with neuropsychiatric and metabolic traits. Nature Genetics. 49(2). 274–281. 226 indexed citations
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Dashti, Hassan S., Lisette A. Zuurbier, Trudy Voortman, et al.. (2016). Actigraphic sleep fragmentation, efficiency and duration associate with dietary intake in the Rotterdam Study. Journal of Sleep Research. 25(4). 404–411. 24 indexed citations
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Wu, Ying‐Hui, Jiang‐Ning Zhou, Frank A. J. L. Scheer, et al.. (2013). Alterations of melatonin receptors MT1 and MT2 in the hypothalamic suprachiasmatic nucleus during depression. Journal of Affective Disorders. 148(2-3). 357–367. 103 indexed citations
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Scheer, Frank A. J. L., Michael F. Hilton, Christos S. Mantzoros, & Steven A. Shea. (2009). Adverse metabolic and cardiovascular consequences of circadian misalignment. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 106(11). 4453–4458. 1679 indexed citations breakdown →

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