Jan Hedner

18.0k total citations · 2 hit papers
282 papers, 12.6k citations indexed

About

Jan Hedner is a scholar working on Physiology, Endocrine and Autonomic Systems and Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine. According to data from OpenAlex, Jan Hedner has authored 282 papers receiving a total of 12.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 174 papers in Physiology, 129 papers in Endocrine and Autonomic Systems and 64 papers in Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine. Recurrent topics in Jan Hedner's work include Obstructive Sleep Apnea Research (147 papers), Neuroscience of respiration and sleep (119 papers) and Sleep and Wakefulness Research (57 papers). Jan Hedner is often cited by papers focused on Obstructive Sleep Apnea Research (147 papers), Neuroscience of respiration and sleep (119 papers) and Sleep and Wakefulness Research (57 papers). Jan Hedner collaborates with scholars based in Sweden, United States and Germany. Jan Hedner's co-authors include Yüksel Peker, Jan Carlson, Ludger Grote, Holger Kraiczi, Thomas Hedner, Hasse Ejnell, Ding Zou, Johan Sellgren, Ronald R. Grunstein and Kenneth Caidahl and has published in prestigious journals such as PLoS ONE, American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine and Annals of Neurology.

In The Last Decade

Jan Hedner

275 papers receiving 12.1k citations

Hit Papers

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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. Increased Incidence of Cardiovascular Disease in Middle-aged Men with Obstructive Sleep Apnea: A 7-Year Follow-up
    2002 602 citations Yüksel Peker, Jan Hedner et al. American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine profile →
  2. Augmented Resting Sympathetic Activity in Awake Patients With Obstructive Sleep Apnea
    1993 547 citations Jan Hedner et al. CHEST Journal profile →

Author Peers

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Author Last Decade Papers Cites
Jan Hedner 9.1k 6.9k 3.8k 2.3k 2.1k 282 12.6k
Scott A. Sands 6.6k 0.7× 5.3k 0.8× 2.9k 0.8× 2.1k 0.9× 648 0.3× 299 9.1k
Reena Mehra 10.7k 1.2× 7.2k 1.1× 4.4k 1.1× 2.7k 1.1× 2.0k 1.0× 171 14.0k
Barbara J. Morgan 3.3k 0.4× 3.3k 0.5× 1.8k 0.5× 981 0.4× 2.7k 1.3× 113 8.7k
Allyn L. Mark 7.2k 0.8× 6.3k 0.9× 1.1k 0.3× 993 0.4× 11.4k 5.4× 191 20.2k
Bernd Schultes 2.9k 0.3× 1.8k 0.3× 575 0.1× 1.2k 0.5× 558 0.3× 170 8.4k
Luciano Bernardi 2.4k 0.3× 1.3k 0.2× 1.0k 0.3× 1.2k 0.5× 7.0k 3.3× 186 11.9k
Francesco Portaluppi 1.4k 0.1× 2.6k 0.4× 537 0.1× 605 0.3× 3.0k 1.4× 157 7.4k
Stephen D. Silberstein 9.7k 1.1× 1.2k 0.2× 549 0.1× 1.0k 0.4× 756 0.4× 443 26.3k
Marc J. Poulin 1.6k 0.2× 1.5k 0.2× 1.2k 0.3× 955 0.4× 1.3k 0.6× 149 5.5k
Hans‐Christoph Diener 2.9k 0.3× 388 0.1× 2.3k 0.6× 2.1k 0.9× 6.3k 3.0× 329 19.9k

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Fields of papers citing papers by Jan Hedner

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Jan Hedner

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All Works

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Theorell‐Haglöw, Jenny, Martin Ulander, John Brandberg, et al.. (2025). What are the important risk factors for excessive daytime sleepiness in a population‐based cohort?. Journal of Sleep Research. 34(4). e14449–e14449. 2 indexed citations
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Grote, Ludger, Haralampos Gouveris, Johan Verbraecken, et al.. (2025). Dose–response relationship between obstructive sleep apnoea severity and C-reactive protein levels: data from the European Sleep Apnoea Database. ERJ Open Research. 12(1). 707–2025.
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Nath, Rajdeep Kumar, Sami Nikkonen, Samu Kainulainen, et al.. (2024). Temporal and sleep stage‐dependent agreement in manual scoring of respiratory events. Journal of Sleep Research. 34(3). e14391–e14391. 1 indexed citations
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Anttalainen, Ulla, Özen K. Başoğlu, Maria R. Bonsignore, et al.. (2023). Clinical characteristics and positive airway pressure adherence among elderly European sleep apnoea patients from the ESADA cohort. ERJ Open Research. 9(3). 506–2022. 5 indexed citations
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Pépin, Jean‐Louis, Valérie Attali, Johan Verbraecken, et al.. (2023). Long-Term Efficacy and Safety of Pitolisant for Residual Sleepiness Due to OSA. CHEST Journal. 165(3). 692–703. 10 indexed citations
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Hedner, Jan, Scott A. Sands, Thomas M. Tolbert, et al.. (2023). Night-to-Night Variability of Polysomnography-Derived Physiologic Endotypic Traits in Patients With Moderate to Severe OSA. CHEST Journal. 163(5). 1266–1278. 21 indexed citations
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Arnardóttir, Erna Sif, Anna Sigríður Íslind, María Óskarsdóttir, et al.. (2022). The Sleep Revolution project: the concept and objectives. Journal of Sleep Research. 31(4). e13630–e13630. 33 indexed citations
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Randerath, Winfried, Johan Verbraecken, Christel A.L. de Raaff, et al.. (2021). European Respiratory Society guideline on non-CPAP therapies for obstructive sleep apnoea. European Respiratory Review. 30(162). 210200–210200. 121 indexed citations
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Randerath, Winfried, Simon Herkenrath, Marcel Treml, et al.. (2021). Evaluation of a multicomponent grading system for obstructive sleep apnoea: the Baveno classification. ERJ Open Research. 7(1). 928–2020. 39 indexed citations
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Staats, Richard, Sébastien Bailly, Stephen J. Ryan, et al.. (2021). Impact of temperature on obstructive sleep apnoea in three different climate zones of Europe: Data from the European Sleep Apnoea Database (ESADA). Journal of Sleep Research. 30(5). e13315–e13315. 6 indexed citations
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Başoğlu, Özen K., Jan Hedner, Maria R. Bonsignore, et al.. (2019). Hyperlipidaemia prevalence and cholesterol control in obstructive sleep apnoea: Data from the European sleep apnea database (ESADA). Journal of Internal Medicine. 286(6). 676–688. 28 indexed citations
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Lehmann, Sverre, Thomas Ringbæk, Anders Løkke, et al.. (2019). A randomized trial to determine the impact of indacaterol/glycopyrronium on nighttime oxygenation and symptoms in patients with moderate-to-severe COPD: the DuoSleep study. International Journal of COPD. Volume 14. 199–210. 6 indexed citations
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Başoğlu, Özen K., Jan Hedner, Ding Zou, et al.. (2018). Obstructive sleep apnoea independently predicts lipid levels: Data from the European Sleep Apnea Database. Respirology. 23(12). 1180–1189. 74 indexed citations
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Karimi, Mahssa, Jan Hedner, Carolina Lombardi, et al.. (2014). Driving habits and risk factors for traffic accidents among sleep apnea patients – a E uropean multi‐centre cohort study. Journal of Sleep Research. 23(6). 689–699. 36 indexed citations
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Tkáčová, Ružena, Walter T. McNicholas, Martin Javorský, et al.. (2014). Nocturnal intermittent hypoxia predicts prevalent hypertension in the European Sleep Apnoea Database cohort study. European Respiratory Journal. 44(4). 931–941. 105 indexed citations
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Agustí, Àlvar, Jan Hedner, José M. Marı́n, et al.. (2011). Night-time symptoms: a forgotten dimension of COPD. European Respiratory Review. 20(121). 183–194. 177 indexed citations
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Hedner, Jan, et al.. (2006). Hypertension prevalence in obstructive sleep apnoea and sex: a population-based case–control study. European Respiratory Journal. 27(3). 564–570. 116 indexed citations
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Hedner, Jan, et al.. (2003). Reduction of Sleep-disordered Breathing after Physostigmine. American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine. 168(10). 1246–1251. 64 indexed citations

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