Howard P. Roffwarg

9.8k total citations · 3 hit papers
106 papers, 7.4k citations indexed

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Howard P. Roffwarg is a scholar working on Cognitive Neuroscience, Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience and Experimental and Cognitive Psychology. According to data from OpenAlex, Howard P. Roffwarg has authored 106 papers receiving a total of 7.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 62 papers in Cognitive Neuroscience, 29 papers in Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience and 29 papers in Experimental and Cognitive Psychology. Recurrent topics in Howard P. Roffwarg's work include Sleep and Wakefulness Research (55 papers), Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research (25 papers) and Sleep and related disorders (18 papers). Howard P. Roffwarg is often cited by papers focused on Sleep and Wakefulness Research (55 papers), Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research (25 papers) and Sleep and related disorders (18 papers). Howard P. Roffwarg collaborates with scholars based in United States, United Kingdom and Israel. Howard P. Roffwarg's co-authors include LEON HELLMAN, William C. Dement, Elliot D. Weitzman, ROBERT M. BOYAR, David K. Fukushima, Jordan W. Finkelstein, T. F. Gallagher, A. John Rush, Gerald A. Marks and Christopher Nogeire and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and New England Journal of Medicine.

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Howard P. Roffwarg

106 papers receiving 6.8k citations

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Ontogenetic Development of the Human Sleep-Dream Cycle

1966 1.1k citations Howard P. Roffwarg et al. profile →
Twenty-four Hour Pattern of the Episodic Secretion of Cortisol in Normal Subjects

1971 981 citations Elliot D. Weitzman, Howard P. Roffwarg et al. profile →
Age-Related Change in the Twenty-Four Hour Spontaneous Secretion of Growth Hormone

1972 508 citations Howard P. Roffwarg et al. profile →

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#	Work	Indexed citations
1	Selective Rapid Eye Movement Sleep Deprivation Affects Cell Size and Number in Kitten Locus Coeruleus 2012 ·Frontiers in Neurology ·James P. Shaffery, Joanne Allard, Kebreten F. Manaye, Howard P. Roffwarg	13
2	Brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) reverses the effects of rapid eye movement sleep deprivation (REMSD) on developmentally regulated, long-term potentiation (LTP) in visual cortex slices 2012 ·Neuroscience Letters ·James P. Shaffery, Jorge López, Howard P. Roffwarg	22
3	Rapid eye movement sleep deprivation decreases long-term potentiation stability and affects some glutamatergic signaling proteins during hippocampal development 2008 ·Neuroscience ·Jorge López, Howard P. Roffwarg, (unknown), Garth Bissette, Beata Karolewicz, James P. Shaffery	54
4	Rapid eye movement sleep deprivation revives a form of developmentally regulated synaptic plasticity in the visual cortex of post-critical period rats 2005 ·Neuroscience Letters ·James P. Shaffery, Jorge López, Garth Bissette, Howard P. Roffwarg	24
5	The effects of 1 week of REM sleep deprivation on parvalbumin and calbindin immunoreactive neurons in central visual pathways of kittens 2001 ·Journal of Sleep Research ·Dale Hogan, Howard P. Roffwarg, James P. Shaffery	24
6	Dexamethasone response, thyrotropin-releasing hormone stimulation, rapid eye movement latency, and subtypes of depression 1997 ·Biological Psychiatry ·A. John Rush, Donna E. Giles, Michael A. Schlesser, Paul J. Orsulak, Jan Weissenburger, (unknown), Carol Fairchild, Howard P. Roffwarg	57
7	The Effects of Fluoxetine on the Polysomnogram of Depressed Outpatients: A Pilot Study 1994 ·Neuropsychopharmacology ·W Hendrickse, Howard P. Roffwarg, Bruce D. Grannemann, Paul J. Orsulak, Roseanne Armitage, John W. Cain, John Battaglia, (unknown), A. John Rush	45
8	The Effects of Nefazodone on Sleep Architecture in Depression 1994 ·Neuropsychopharmacology ·Roseanne Armitage, A. John Rush, Madhukar H. Trivedi, John W. Cain, Howard P. Roffwarg	88
9	Latency to rapid eye movement sleep as a predictor of treatment response to fluoxetine and placebo in nonpsychotic depressed outpatients 1994 ·Psychiatry Research ·John H. Heiligenstein, Douglas E. Faries, A. John Rush, John Sahl Andersen, Atul C. Pande, Howard P. Roffwarg, David L. Dünner, J. Christian Gillin, Steven James, Henry W. Lahmeyer, John Zajecka, Gary D. Tollefson, (unknown)	24
10	Cholinergic responsiveness of neurons in the ventroposterior thalamus of the anesthetized rat 1993 ·Neuroscience ·Gerald A. Marks, Howard P. Roffwarg	4
11	Electroencephalographic sleep abnormalities in depressed children: A hypothesis 1992 ·Psychiatry Research ·Donna E. Giles, Howard P. Roffwarg, Ronald E. Dahl, David J. Kupfer	16
12	Cholinergic modulation of responses to glutamate in the thalamic reticular nucleus of the anesthetized rat 1991 ·Brain Research ·Gerald A. Marks, Howard P. Roffwarg	15
13	Age-adjusted threshold values for reduced REM latency in unipolar depression using ROC analysis 1990 ·Biological Psychiatry ·Donna E. Giles, Howard P. Roffwarg, A. John Rush, David S. Guzick	22
14	Does the pretreatment polysomnogram predict response to cognitive therapy in depressed outpatients? A preliminary report 1990 ·Psychiatry Research ·Robin B. Jarrett, A. John Rush, Manoochehr Khatami, Howard P. Roffwarg	35
15	Polysomnographic parameters in first-degree relatives of unipolar probands 1989 ·Psychiatry Research ·Donna E. Giles, David J. Kupfer, Howard P. Roffwarg, A. John Rush, Melanie M. Biggs, (unknown)	70
16	Reduced REM latency predicts response to tricyclic medication in depressed outpatients 1989 ·Biological Psychiatry ·A. John Rush, Donna E. Giles, Robin B. Jarrett, (unknown), (unknown), Jan Weissenburger, Paul J. Orsulak, Howard P. Roffwarg	85
17	The cholinergic influence upon rat dorsal lateral geniculate nucleus is dependent on state of arousal 1989 ·Brain Research ·Gerald A. Marks, Howard P. Roffwarg	15
18	PGO waves and insomnia in PCPA-treated rats 1988 ·Pharmacology Biochemistry and Behavior ·Gerald A. Marks, Howard P. Roffwarg	7
19	Color and other perceptual qualities of REM and NREM sleep. 1968 ·Psychophysiology ·(unknown), Howard P. Roffwarg, Erich Tauber	3
20	Eye Movements and Electroencephalogram Activity during Sleep in Diurnal Lizards 1966 ·Nature ·Erich Tauber, Howard P. Roffwarg, Elliot D. Weitzman	41

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