Jed Black

6.9k total citations · 1 hit paper
132 papers, 4.4k citations indexed

About

Jed Black is a scholar working on Cognitive Neuroscience, Experimental and Cognitive Psychology and Epidemiology. According to data from OpenAlex, Jed Black has authored 132 papers receiving a total of 4.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 113 papers in Cognitive Neuroscience, 79 papers in Experimental and Cognitive Psychology and 32 papers in Epidemiology. Recurrent topics in Jed Black's work include Sleep and Wakefulness Research (111 papers), Sleep and related disorders (79 papers) and Restless Legs Syndrome Research (32 papers). Jed Black is often cited by papers focused on Sleep and Wakefulness Research (111 papers), Sleep and related disorders (79 papers) and Restless Legs Syndrome Research (32 papers). Jed Black collaborates with scholars based in United States, France and Canada. Jed Black's co-authors include Christian Guilleminault, William Houghton, Max Hirshkowitz, Daniel Pardi, John Harsh, Emmanuel Mignot, Emmanuel Mignot, Seiji Nishino, Gert Jan Lammers and Soňa Nevšímalová and has published in prestigious journals such as Neurology, American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine and Annals of Neurology.

In The Last Decade

Jed Black

128 papers receiving 4.2k citations

Hit Papers

The Role of Cerebrospinal Fluid Hypocretin Measurement in... 2002 2026 2010 2018 2002 200 400 600
What are hit papers?

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. The Role of Cerebrospinal Fluid Hypocretin Measurement in the Diagnosis of Narcolepsy and Other Hypersomnias
    2002 729 citations Emmanuel Mignot, Gert Jan Lammers et al. Archives of Neurology profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Jed Black United States 35 3.3k 2.8k 2.0k 1.2k 516 132 4.4k
Michael J. Thorpy United States 20 1.5k 0.5× 1.6k 0.6× 671 0.3× 325 0.3× 226 0.4× 46 2.1k
R. Robert Auger United States 19 1.1k 0.3× 1.3k 0.5× 966 0.5× 288 0.2× 225 0.4× 38 2.0k
Peter Manza United States 25 1.0k 0.3× 423 0.2× 303 0.2× 394 0.3× 160 0.3× 96 2.3k
Ehsan Shokri‐Kojori United States 24 1.0k 0.3× 430 0.2× 257 0.1× 325 0.3× 171 0.3× 68 2.1k
Stefan Cohrs Germany 25 1.1k 0.3× 1.2k 0.4× 596 0.3× 392 0.3× 287 0.6× 66 2.3k
Martin P. Szuba United States 24 626 0.2× 864 0.3× 448 0.2× 258 0.2× 89 0.2× 41 2.2k
Pradeep Sahota United States 21 813 0.2× 557 0.2× 351 0.2× 244 0.2× 148 0.3× 70 1.6k
U. von Bardeleben Germany 23 416 0.1× 371 0.1× 289 0.1× 166 0.1× 75 0.1× 38 2.2k
Linghui Yang China 23 943 0.3× 583 0.2× 467 0.2× 236 0.2× 119 0.2× 74 1.5k
Christine Norra Germany 23 485 0.1× 369 0.1× 146 0.1× 250 0.2× 66 0.1× 78 1.8k

Countries citing papers authored by Jed Black

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Fields of papers citing papers by Jed Black

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Jed Black

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Jed Black. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Jed Black based on the total number of citations received by their joint publications. Widths of edges represent the number of papers authors have co-authored together. Node borders signify the number of papers an author published with Jed Black. Jed Black is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

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Fuller, Douglas S., et al.. (2025). Cardiovascular burden of individuals diagnosed with idiopathic hypersomnia: Real-World Idiopathic Hypersomnia Total Health Model (CV-RHYTHM). Sleep Medicine. 133. 106587–106587. 1 indexed citations
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García‐Borreguero, Diego, Jed Black, Christopher J. Earley, et al.. (2024). Rethinking clinical trials in restless legs syndrome: A roadmap. Sleep Medicine Reviews. 77. 101978–101978. 2 indexed citations
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Ben‐Joseph, Rami, Virend K. Somers, Jed Black, et al.. (2024). Increased Risk of New-Onset Hypertension in Patients With Narcolepsy Initiating Sodium Oxybate: A Real-World Study. Mayo Clinic Proceedings. 99(11). 1710–1721. 5 indexed citations
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Ben‐Joseph, Rami, et al.. (2023). Cardiovascular Burden of Narcolepsy Disease (CV-BOND): a real-world evidence study. SLEEP. 46(10). 35 indexed citations
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Wang, Y. Grace, Teresa L. Steininger, Susan Morris, et al.. (2021). Validation of the Epworth Sleepiness Scale for Children and Adolescents (ESS-CHAD) questionnaire in pediatric patients with narcolepsy with cataplexy aged 7–16 years. Sleep Medicine. 89. 78–84. 18 indexed citations
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Thorpy, Michael J., Colin M. Shapiro, Geert Mayer, et al.. (2019). A randomized study of solriamfetol for excessive sleepiness in narcolepsy. Annals of Neurology. 85(3). 359–370. 110 indexed citations
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Ohayon, Maurice M., Jed Black, Andrew D. Krystal, et al.. (2018). Longitudinal study of narcolepsy symptoms in first, second, and third-degree relatives of simplex and multiplex narcolepsy families. Sleep Medicine. 53. 88–93. 5 indexed citations
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Schweitzer, Paula K., Russell Rosenberg, Gary Zammit, et al.. (2018). Solriamfetol for Excessive Sleepiness in Obstructive Sleep Apnea (TONES 3). A Randomized Controlled Trial. American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine. 199(11). 1421–1431. 111 indexed citations
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Roth, Thomas, Jed Black, Raymond Cluydts, et al.. (2016). Dual Orexin Receptor Antagonist, Almorexant, in Elderly Patients With Primary Insomnia: A Randomized, Controlled Study. SLEEP. 40(2). 25 indexed citations
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Colrain, Ian M., Jed Black, Lawrence C. Siegel, et al.. (2013). A multicenter evaluation of oral pressure therapy for the treatment of obstructive sleep apnea. Sleep Medicine. 14(9). 830–837. 49 indexed citations
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Black, Jed, Jonathan Schwartz, Michael J. Thorpy, & Milton K. Erman. (2004). Tolerability of Modafinil in Disorders of Sleep and Wakefulness. CHEST Journal. 126(4). 903S–903S. 1 indexed citations
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Black, Jed, Stephen N. Brooks, & Seiji Nishino. (2004). Narcolepsy and Syndromes of Primary Excessive Daytime Somnolence. Seminars in Neurology. 24(3). 271–282. 12 indexed citations
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Brooks, Stephen N. & Jed Black. (2002). Novel therapies for narcolepsy. Expert Opinion on Investigational Drugs. 11(12). 1821–1827. 3 indexed citations
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Mignot, Emmanuel, Gert Jan Lammers, Beth Ripley, et al.. (2002). The Role of Cerebrospinal Fluid Hypocretin Measurement in the Diagnosis of Narcolepsy and Other Hypersomnias. Archives of Neurology. 59(10). 1553–1553. 729 indexed citations breakdown →
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Pack, Allan I, Jed Black, Jonathan Schwartz, & Jean K. Matheson. (2001). Modafinil as Adjunct Therapy for Daytime Sleepiness in Obstructive Sleep Apnea. American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine. 164(9). 1675–1681. 226 indexed citations
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Black, Jed, Christian Guilleminault, Ian M. Colrain, & Oscar Carrillo. (2000). Upper Airway Resistance Syndrome. American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine. 162(2). 406–411. 105 indexed citations

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