Julian Lim

5.3k total citations · 2 hit papers
62 papers, 3.8k citations indexed

About

Julian Lim is a scholar working on Cognitive Neuroscience, Experimental and Cognitive Psychology and Clinical Psychology. According to data from OpenAlex, Julian Lim has authored 62 papers receiving a total of 3.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 38 papers in Cognitive Neuroscience, 31 papers in Experimental and Cognitive Psychology and 16 papers in Clinical Psychology. Recurrent topics in Julian Lim's work include Sleep and related disorders (19 papers), Sleep and Work-Related Fatigue (17 papers) and Mindfulness and Compassion Interventions (15 papers). Julian Lim is often cited by papers focused on Sleep and related disorders (19 papers), Sleep and Work-Related Fatigue (17 papers) and Mindfulness and Compassion Interventions (15 papers). Julian Lim collaborates with scholars based in Singapore, United States and Australia. Julian Lim's co-authors include David F. Dinges, Michael W.L. Chee, Kenneth Kwok, Yu Sun, Anastasios Bezerianos, Stijn A. A. Massar, John A. Detre, Wen‐Chau Wu, Danny J.J. Wang and Hengyi Rao and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Psychological Bulletin and PLoS ONE.

In The Last Decade

Julian Lim

59 papers receiving 3.6k citations

Hit Papers

A meta-analysis of the impact of short-term sleep depriva... 2008 2026 2014 2020 2010 2008 250 500 750
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. A meta-analysis of the impact of short-term sleep deprivation on cognitive variables.
    2010 937 citations Julian Lim et al. profile →
  2. Sleep Deprivation and Vigilant Attention
    2008 888 citations Julian Lim et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Julian Lim Singapore 26 2.2k 2.1k 630 524 294 62 3.8k
Michela Sarlo Italy 31 1.6k 0.7× 1.2k 0.6× 545 0.9× 471 0.9× 365 1.2× 110 2.8k
Nancy J. Wesensten United States 30 2.0k 0.9× 3.0k 1.4× 765 1.2× 274 0.5× 176 0.6× 60 4.3k
June J. Pilcher United States 27 1.2k 0.5× 2.5k 1.2× 795 1.3× 177 0.3× 381 1.3× 64 4.0k
Shaozheng Qin China 31 2.4k 1.1× 1.1k 0.5× 619 1.0× 277 0.5× 565 1.9× 117 4.0k
Yvonne Harrison United Kingdom 19 1.5k 0.7× 2.0k 1.0× 451 0.7× 155 0.3× 173 0.6× 27 3.0k
Nicola Cellini Italy 25 1.2k 0.5× 1.7k 0.8× 356 0.6× 278 0.5× 981 3.3× 101 3.1k
Sara C. Mednick United States 32 3.3k 1.5× 2.3k 1.1× 248 0.4× 217 0.4× 166 0.6× 106 4.6k
Giuseppe Curcio Italy 43 3.2k 1.5× 2.5k 1.2× 436 0.7× 212 0.4× 596 2.0× 152 6.0k
Rui Nouchi Japan 37 2.2k 1.0× 1.6k 0.8× 510 0.8× 274 0.5× 495 1.7× 178 4.8k
Charli Sargent Australia 41 1.6k 0.7× 2.9k 1.4× 405 0.6× 410 0.8× 135 0.5× 139 4.9k

Countries citing papers authored by Julian Lim

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Fields of papers citing papers by Julian Lim

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Julian Lim

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Julian Lim. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Julian Lim 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 Julian Lim. Julian Lim is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Lim, Julian, et al.. (2025). Sleep Reactivity Amplifies the Impact of Pre‐Sleep Cognitive Arousal on Sleep Disturbances. Journal of Sleep Research. e70220–e70220.
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Rodriguez‐Larios, Julio, Kian Foong Wong, & Julian Lim. (2024). Assessing the effects of an 8-week mindfulness training program on neural oscillations and self-reports during meditation practice. PLoS ONE. 19(6). e0299275–e0299275. 2 indexed citations
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Ng, Kwun Kei, et al.. (2023). Mindfulness-based therapy improves brain functional network reconfiguration efficiency. Translational Psychiatry. 13(1). 345–345. 14 indexed citations
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Teng, James T. C., Stijn A. A. Massar, & Julian Lim. (2022). Inter-relationships between changes in stress, mindfulness, and dynamic functional connectivity in response to a social stressor. Scientific Reports. 12(1). 2396–2396. 3 indexed citations
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Perini, Francesca, Kian Foong Wong, Ju Lynn Ong, et al.. (2021). Mindfulness-based therapy for insomnia for older adults with sleep difficulties: a randomized clinical trial. Psychological Medicine. 53(3). 1038–1048. 26 indexed citations
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Massar, Stijn A. A., Jia-Hou Poh, Julian Lim, & Michael W.L. Chee. (2020). Dissociable influences of implicit temporal expectation on attentional performance and mind wandering. Cognition. 199. 104242–104242. 6 indexed citations
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Teng, James T. C., Stijn A. A. Massar, Jesisca Tandi, & Julian Lim. (2019). Pace yourself: Neural activation and connectivity changes over time vary by task type and pacing. Brain and Cognition. 137. 103629–103629. 3 indexed citations
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Wong, Kian Foong, James T. C. Teng, Michael W.L. Chee, Kinjal Doshi, & Julian Lim. (2018). Positive Effects of Mindfulness-Based Training on Energy Maintenance and the EEG Correlates of Sustained Attention in a Cohort of Nurses. Frontiers in Human Neuroscience. 12. 80–80. 25 indexed citations
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Lim, Julian, James T. C. Teng, Amiya Patanaik, Jesisca Tandi, & Stijn A. A. Massar. (2018). Dynamic functional connectivity markers of objective trait mindfulness. NeuroImage. 176. 193–202. 45 indexed citations
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Dai, Zhongxiang, Joshua de Souza, Julian Lim, et al.. (2017). EEG Cortical Connectivity Analysis of Working Memory Reveals Topological Reorganization in Theta and Alpha Bands. Frontiers in Human Neuroscience. 11. 237–237. 77 indexed citations
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Lim, Julian, et al.. (2017). Moral judgment modulation by disgust priming via altered fronto-temporal functional connectivity. Scientific Reports. 7(1). 10887–10887. 5 indexed citations
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Le, Suong, Tim Spelman, Julian Lim, et al.. (2016). Could Adherence to Quality of Care Indicators for Hospitalized Patients With Cirrhosis-Related Ascites Improve Clinical Outcomes?. The American Journal of Gastroenterology. 111(1). 87–92. 25 indexed citations
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Li, Junhua, Julian Lim, Yu Chen, et al.. (2016). Mid-Task Break Improves Global Integration of Functional Connectivity in Lower Alpha Band. Frontiers in Human Neuroscience. 10. 304–304. 45 indexed citations
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Sun, Yu, Julian Lim, Jianjun Meng, et al.. (2014). Discriminative Analysis of Brain Functional Connectivity Patterns for Mental Fatigue Classification. Annals of Biomedical Engineering. 42(10). 2084–2094. 54 indexed citations
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Lim, Julian, et al.. (2013). EEG alpha activity is associated with individual differences in post-break improvement. NeuroImage. 76. 81–89. 34 indexed citations
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