Kenneth P. Wright

19.5k total citations · 5 hit papers
179 papers, 13.0k citations indexed

About

Kenneth P. Wright is a scholar working on Experimental and Cognitive Psychology, Endocrine and Autonomic Systems and Cognitive Neuroscience. According to data from OpenAlex, Kenneth P. Wright has authored 179 papers receiving a total of 13.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 104 papers in Experimental and Cognitive Psychology, 90 papers in Endocrine and Autonomic Systems and 60 papers in Cognitive Neuroscience. Recurrent topics in Kenneth P. Wright's work include Sleep and related disorders (92 papers), Circadian rhythm and melatonin (90 papers) and Sleep and Wakefulness Research (57 papers). Kenneth P. Wright is often cited by papers focused on Sleep and related disorders (92 papers), Circadian rhythm and melatonin (90 papers) and Sleep and Wakefulness Research (57 papers). Kenneth P. Wright collaborates with scholars based in United States, Australia and United Kingdom. Kenneth P. Wright's co-authors include Charles A. Czeisler, Andrew W. McHill, Jeanne F. Duffy, Torbjörn Åkerstedt, Edward L. Melanson, Christopher M. Depner, Claude Gronfier, Pietro Badia, Ellen R. Stothard and Joseph T. Hull and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, New England Journal of Medicine and Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

In The Last Decade

Kenneth P. Wright

166 papers receiving 12.6k citations

Hit Papers

5 papers align trajectories

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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.

Impact of insufficient sleep on total daily energy expenditure, food intake, and weight gain

2013 592 citations Edward L. Melanson, Kenneth P. Wright et al. profile →
Entrainment of the Human Circadian Clock to the Natural Light-Dark Cycle

2013 536 citations Kenneth P. Wright et al. profile →
Influence of sleep deprivation and circadian misalignment on cortisol, inflammatory markers, and cytokine balance

2015 394 citations Kenneth P. Wright, Monika Fleshner et al. profile →
The role of insufficient sleep and circadian misalignment in obesity

2022 303 citations Kenneth P. Wright et al. profile →
Recommendations for daytime, evening, and nighttime indoor light exposure to best support physiology, sleep, and wakefulness in healthy adults

2022 301 citations Timothy M. Brown, George C. Brainard et al. PLoS Biology profile →

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Kenneth P. Wright United States	59	7.1k	6.4k	4.0k	3.1k	1.1k	179	13.0k
Phyllis C. Zee United States	73	8.5k 1.2×	7.1k 1.1×	6.3k 1.6×	5.1k 1.6×	629 0.6×	329	17.5k
Jeanne F. Duffy United States	60	8.3k 1.2×	9.7k 1.5×	5.6k 1.4×	3.3k 1.1×	1.3k 1.2×	143	15.0k
Frank A. J. L. Scheer United States	71	6.0k 0.8×	10.1k 1.6×	3.1k 0.8×	7.6k 2.4×	773 0.7×	185	17.2k
Debra J. Skene United Kingdom	64	6.0k 0.8×	10.4k 1.6×	4.5k 1.1×	3.5k 1.1×	2.1k 1.9×	242	15.7k
Daniel F. Kripke United States	71	10.1k 1.4×	7.0k 1.1×	6.8k 1.7×	4.4k 1.4×	426 0.4×	232	18.3k
Eus J.W. Van Someren Netherlands	72	9.3k 1.3×	6.2k 1.0×	9.3k 2.3×	2.6k 0.8×	387 0.4×	309	18.1k
Timo Partonen Finland	62	4.7k 0.7×	4.2k 0.6×	2.2k 0.5×	1.9k 0.6×	360 0.3×	365	13.3k
Shantha M. W. Rajaratnam Australia	58	6.5k 0.9×	4.1k 0.6×	3.5k 0.9×	1.5k 0.5×	829 0.8×	250	14.5k
Christian Cajochen Switzerland	68	7.9k 1.1×	9.1k 1.4×	7.0k 1.8×	2.6k 0.8×	2.6k 2.4×	265	17.3k
Anna Wirz‐Justice Switzerland	70	8.6k 1.2×	10.9k 1.7×	7.0k 1.8×	3.1k 1.0×	1.4k 1.2×	258	18.9k

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Reis, Cátia, Luísa K. Pilz, Teresa Paiva, María Paz Loayza Hidalgo, & Kenneth P. Wright. (2025). Sleep and circadian rhythms in delayed sleep–wake phase disorder: Phenotypic differences between patients with and without comorbid depression. Journal of Sleep Research. 34(4). e14437–e14437. 1 indexed citations

Hartstein, Lauren E., et al.. (2025). The Circadian Response to Evening Light Spectra in Early Childhood: Preliminary Insights. Journal of Biological Rhythms. 40(2). 181–193.

Cree‐Green, Melanie, et al.. (2025). Sex Differences in Circadian Timing and Biological Night in Adolescents. Journal of Biological Rhythms. 40(1). 7–18.

Creasy, Seth A., Emily Cooper, John T. Brinton, et al.. (2024). 0812 Modelling the Impact of Reallocating Sleep and Physical Activity on Anxiety and Depression Symptoms in Adolescents. SLEEP. 47(Supplement_1). A348–A348. 1 indexed citations

Withrow, Dana, Kate E. Sprecher, Antonio González, et al.. (2023). 0201 Prebiotic Diet Impact on Cognitive Performance, Sleepiness, and Mood During Combined Sleep Restriction and Circadian Misalignment. SLEEP. 46(Supplement_1). A89–A89. 1 indexed citations

Morrison, Claire L., Evan A. Winiger, Kenneth P. Wright, & Naomi P. Friedman. (2023). Multivariate genome-wide association study of sleep health demonstrates unity and diversity. SLEEP. 47(2).

Balieiro, Laura Cristina Tibiletti, et al.. (2023). Meal timing variability of rotating shift workers throughout a complete shift cycle and its effect on daily energy and macronutrient intake: a field study. European Journal of Nutrition. 62(4). 1707–1718. 4 indexed citations

Reisdorph, Nichole, et al.. (2023). Insufficient sleep and weekend recovery sleep: classification by a metabolomics-based machine learning ensemble. Scientific Reports. 13(1). 21123–21123. 6 indexed citations

Brown, Timothy M., George C. Brainard, Christian Cajochen, et al.. (2022). Recommendations for daytime, evening, and nighttime indoor light exposure to best support physiology, sleep, and wakefulness in healthy adults. PLoS Biology. 20(3). e3001571–e3001571. 301 indexed citations breakdown →

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Brown, Timothy M., George C. Brainard, Christian Cajochen, et al.. (2020). <strong>Recommendations for Healthy Daytime, Evening, and Night-Time Indoor Light Exposure</strong>. Preprints.org. 32 indexed citations

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Lambert, Sophie, et al.. (2020). Immunization with a heat-killed bacterium, Mycobacterium vaccae NCTC 11659, prevents the development of cortical hyperarousal and a PTSD-like sleep phenotype after sleep disruption and acute stress in mice. SLEEP. 44(6). 10 indexed citations

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Vargas, Fernando, Antonio González, Peng Jiang, et al.. (2020). Repeated sleep disruption in mice leads to persistent shifts in the fecal microbiome and metabolome. PLoS ONE. 15(2). e0229001–e0229001. 67 indexed citations

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Creasy, Seth A., Tracy E. Crane, David O. Garcia, et al.. (2019). Higher amounts of sedentary time are associated with short sleep duration and poor sleep quality in postmenopausal women. SLEEP. 42(7). 39 indexed citations

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Akacem, Lameese D., Kenneth P. Wright, & Monique K. LeBourgeois. (2018). Sensitivity of the circadian system to evening bright light in preschool-age children. Physiological Reports. 6(5). e13617–e13617. 53 indexed citations

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Shomaker, Lauren B., Lauren D. Gulley, Sangeeta Rao, et al.. (2018). Design of a randomized controlled trial to decrease depression and improve insulin sensitivity in adolescents: Mood and INsulin sensitivity to prevent Diabetes (MIND). Contemporary Clinical Trials. 75. 19–28. 7 indexed citations

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Ryan, Benjamin J., Jesse A. Goodrich, Walter Schmidt, et al.. (2016). Haemoglobin mass alterations in healthy humans following four‐day head‐down tilt bed rest. Experimental Physiology. 101(5). 628–640. 13 indexed citations

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Akacem, Lameese D., Mary A. Carskadon, Kenneth P. Wright, et al.. (2015). The Timing of the Circadian Clock and Sleep Differ between Napping and Non-Napping Toddlers. PLoS ONE. 10(4). e0125181–e0125181. 45 indexed citations

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Riley, Michael A., et al.. (2009). The Influence of Perceptual-Motor Experience on Skill-Relevant Action Capabilities. eScholarship (California Digital Library). 31(31). 1 indexed citations

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Wright, Kenneth P., et al.. (2009). Influence of weeks of circadian misalignment on leptin levels. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 13 indexed citations

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Wright, Kenneth P.. (2006). Too Little Sleep: A Risk Factor for Obesity?. 2(4). 140–145. 7 indexed citations

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