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

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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.

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 →
Augmented Resting Sympathetic Activity in Awake Patients With Obstructive Sleep Apnea

1993 547 citations Jan Hedner et al. CHEST Journal profile →

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#	Work	Indexed citations
1	What are the important risk factors for excessive daytime sleepiness in a population‐based cohort? 2025 ·Journal of Sleep Research ·Jenny Theorell‐Haglöw, Martin Ulander, John Brandberg, (unknown), Karl A. Franklin, Jan Hedner, Magnus Hultin, (unknown), (unknown), Mirjam Ljunggren, Andreï Malinovschi, Maria Mannila, (unknown), Anil Prakash, Carin Sahlin, Magnus Sköld, Jonas Spaak, Hanan Tanash, Ding Zou, Ludger Grote	2
2	The need to prioritize ”insomnia disorder” in public health agendas: “a wakeup call” position paper from European and Canadian experts in sleep and mental health 2025 ·Sleep Medicine ·Laura Palagini, Celso Arango, Claudio L. Bassetti, Célyne Bastien, (unknown), Greg J. Elder, Jason Ellis, Jan Hedner, (unknown), Lino Nobili, Markku Partinen, M. Saletu, (unknown), Charles M. Morin, Dieter Riemann, Luigi Ferini‐Strambi, (unknown)	0
3	Dose–response relationship between obstructive sleep apnoea severity and C-reactive protein levels: data from the European Sleep Apnoea Database 2025 ·ERJ Open Research ·Ludger Grote, Haralampos Gouveris, (unknown), Johan Verbraecken, Özen K. Başoğlu, Sophia Schiza, Ondřej Ludka, Stephen J. Ryan, Pavol Joppa, Francesco Fanfulla, Ștefan Mihăicuță, Tarja Saaresranta, Paweł Śliwiński, Jan Hedner, Jean‐Louis Pépin, Sébastien Bailly, (unknown)	0
4	The influence of diabetes on sleep-derived cardiorespiratory features of the finger pulse wave signal – The population-based SCAPIS study 2024 ·Sleep Medicine ·(unknown), Jan Hedner, (unknown), (unknown), Ludger Grote	1
5	Temporal and sleep stage‐dependent agreement in manual scoring of respiratory events 2024 ·Journal of Sleep Research ·(unknown), (unknown), Rajdeep Kumar Nath, Sami Nikkonen, Samu Kainulainen, Henri Korkalainen, (unknown), Erna Sif Arnardóttir, (unknown), Thomas Penzel, Francesco Fanfulla, Ulla Anttalainen, Tarja Saaresranta, Ludger Grote, Jan Hedner, Richard Staats, Juha Töyräs, Timo Leppänen	1
6	Long-Term Efficacy and Safety of Pitolisant for Residual Sleepiness Due to OSA 2023 ·CHEST Journal ·Jean‐Louis Pépin, Valérie Attali, (unknown), Johan Verbraecken, Jan Hedner, Isabelle Lecomte, Renaud Tamisier, Patrick Lévy, Philippe Lehert, Yves Dauvilliers	10
7	Clinical characteristics and positive airway pressure adherence among elderly European sleep apnoea patients from the ESADA cohort 2023 ·ERJ Open Research ·(unknown), Ulla Anttalainen, Özen K. Başoğlu, Maria R. Bonsignore, Haralampos Gouveris, Ludger Grote, Jan Hedner, Ondřej Ludka, Ștefan Mihăicuță, Athanasia Pataka, Georgia Trakada, Mafalda van Zeller, Tarja Saaresranta	5
8	Evaluation of a multicomponent grading system for obstructive sleep apnoea: the Baveno classification 2021 ·ERJ Open Research ·Winfried Randerath, Simon Herkenrath, Marcel Treml, Ludger Grote, Jan Hedner, Maria R. Bonsignore, Jean‐Louis Pépin, Stephen J. Ryan, Sophia Schiza, Johan Verbraecken, Walter T. McNicholas, Athanasia Pataka, Paweł Śliwiński, Özen K. Başoğlu	39
9	European Respiratory Society guideline on non-CPAP therapies for obstructive sleep apnoea 2021 ·European Respiratory Review ·Winfried Randerath, Johan Verbraecken, Christel A.L. de Raaff, Jan Hedner, Simon Herkenrath, Winfried Hohenhorst, (unknown), Oreste Marrone, Marie Marklund, Walter T. McNicholas, Rebecca L. Morgan, Jean‐Louis Pépin, Sofia Schiza, Nicole Skoetz, (unknown), Joerg Steier, Thomy Tonia, Wojciech Trzépizur, (unknown), Peter J. Wijkstra	121
10	Impact of temperature on obstructive sleep apnoea in three different climate zones of Europe: Data from the European Sleep Apnoea Database (ESADA) 2021 ·Journal of Sleep Research ·Richard Staats, Sébastien Bailly, (unknown), Stephen J. Ryan, Renata L. Riha, Sophia Schiza, Johan Verbraecken, Özen K. Başoğlu, Tarja Saaresranta, Athanasia Pataka, Ondřej Ludka, Carolina Lombardi, Jan Hedner, Ludger Grote, (unknown)	6
11	Hyperlipidaemia prevalence and cholesterol control in obstructive sleep apnoea: Data from the European sleep apnea database (ESADA) 2019 ·Journal of Internal Medicine ·(unknown), Özen K. Başoğlu, Jan Hedner, Maria R. Bonsignore, Holger Hein, Richard Staats, Izolde Bouloukaki, G. Roisman, Athanasia Pataka, P Sliwiński, Ondřej Ludka, Jean‐Louis Pépin, Ludger Grote, (unknown)	28
12	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 2019 ·International Journal of COPD ·Sverre Lehmann, Thomas Ringbæk, Anders Løkke, Ludger Grote, Jan Hedner, Eva Lindberg	6
13	Obstructive sleep apnoea independently predicts lipid levels: Data from the European Sleep Apnea Database 2018 ·Respirology ·(unknown), Özen K. Başoğlu, Jan Hedner, Ding Zou, Maria R. Bonsignore, Holger Hein, Richard Staats, Athanasia Pataka, Ferrán Barbé, P Sliwiński, Brian D. Kent, Jean‐Louis Pépin, Ludger Grote, (unknown)	74
14	Perceived sleep deficit is a strong predictor of RLS in multisite pain – A population based study in middle aged females 2017 ·Scandinavian Journal of Pain ·(unknown), Jan Ulfberg, Ding Zou, Jan Hedner, Ludger Grote	5
15	Driving habits and risk factors for traffic accidents among sleep apnea patients – a E uropean multi‐centre cohort study 2014 ·Journal of Sleep Research ·Mahssa Karimi, Jan Hedner, Carolina Lombardi, Walter T. McNicholas, Thomas Penzel, Renata L. Riha, Daniel Rodenstein, Ludger Grote, (unknown)	36
16	Nocturnal intermittent hypoxia predicts prevalent hypertension in the European Sleep Apnoea Database cohort study 2014 ·European Respiratory Journal ·Ružena Tkáčová, Walter T. McNicholas, Martin Javorský, Ingo Fietze, Paweł Śliwiński, Gianfranco Parati, Ludger Grote, Jan Hedner	105
17	Night-time symptoms: a forgotten dimension of COPD 2011 ·European Respiratory Review ·Àlvar Agustí, Jan Hedner, José M. Marı́n, Ferrán Barbé, Mario Cazzola, S. I. Rennard	177
18	Hypertension prevalence in obstructive sleep apnoea and sex: a population-based case–control study 2006 ·European Respiratory Journal ·Jan Hedner, (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown)	116
19	Reduction of Sleep-disordered Breathing after Physostigmine 2003 ·American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine ·Jan Hedner, Holger Kraiczi, Yüksel Peker, (unknown)	64
20	Appendico-cutaneous fistula. A case report. 1978 ·Munich Personal RePEc Archive (Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich) ·Jan Hedner, Rasmus Jansson‐Löfmark, B Lindberg	18

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