George C. Brainard

17.3k citations
131 papers · 13.0k indexed · 7 hit papers · h-index 52

George C. Brainard

130 papers receiving 12.3k citations

Hit Papers

Action Spectrum for Melatonin Regulation in Humans: Evide...2001202620092017200120092013200320064008001.2k

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George C. Brainard
Comparison fields: 5 of 200
  • Endocrine and Autonomic Systems 7.7k
  • Global and Planetary Change 3.2k
  • Experimental and Cognitive Psychology 2.3k
  • Physiology 2.3k
  • Cognitive Neuroscience 1.7k
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Co-authorship network of co-authors of George C. Brainard

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All Works

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2 13
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Recommendations for daytime, evening, and nighttime indoor light exposure to best support physiology, sleep, and wakefulness in healthy adultsbreakdown →
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4 18
5 32
6 5
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Measuring and using light in the melanopsin agebreakdown →
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8 114
9 41
10 36
11 255
12 344
13 392
14 89
15 67
16 9
17 14
18 1
19 86
20 42

About George C. Brainard

George C. Brainard is a scholar working on Endocrine and Autonomic Systems, Aging and Physiology, having authored 131 papers that have together received 13.0k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Circadian rhythm and melatonin (106 papers), Spaceflight effects on biology (42 papers) and Photoreceptor and optogenetics research (26 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Endocrine and Autonomic Systems (7.7k citations), Experimental and Cognitive Psychology (2.3k citations) and Global and Planetary Change (3.2k citations). George C. Brainard has collaborated with scholars based in United States, United Kingdom and Australia. Frequent co-authors include Steven W. Lockley, John P. Hanifin, Charles A. Czeisler, Mark D. Rollag, Jeffrey M. Greeson, Gena Glickman, Brenda Byrne, Edward W. Gerner, David E. Blask and Mohammadreza Hojat. Their work appears in journals such as Nature, Science and Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

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