Lee M. Ritterband

9.7k total citations · 1 hit paper
163 papers, 6.8k citations indexed

About

Lee M. Ritterband is a scholar working on Experimental and Cognitive Psychology, Applied Psychology and General Health Professions. According to data from OpenAlex, Lee M. Ritterband has authored 163 papers receiving a total of 6.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 75 papers in Experimental and Cognitive Psychology, 47 papers in Applied Psychology and 35 papers in General Health Professions. Recurrent topics in Lee M. Ritterband's work include Sleep and related disorders (65 papers), Digital Mental Health Interventions (39 papers) and Sleep and Wakefulness Research (34 papers). Lee M. Ritterband is often cited by papers focused on Sleep and related disorders (65 papers), Digital Mental Health Interventions (39 papers) and Sleep and Wakefulness Research (34 papers). Lee M. Ritterband collaborates with scholars based in United States, Australia and Norway. Lee M. Ritterband's co-authors include Linda Gonder‐Frederick, Frances P. Thorndike, Daniel J. Cox, Boris Kovatchev, Charles M. Morin, Robert Zachariae, Stephen M. Borowitz, Joshua C. Magee, Marlene Skovgaard Lyby and Mia Skytte O’Toole and has published in prestigious journals such as PLoS ONE, American Journal of Clinical Nutrition and American Psychologist.

In The Last Decade

Lee M. Ritterband

155 papers receiving 6.5k citations

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Efficacy of internet-delivered cognitive-behavioral therapy for insomnia – A systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Lee M. Ritterband United States	43	2.7k	1.8k	1.4k	1.3k	1.1k	163	6.8k
Joan E. Broderick United States	38	1.1k 0.4×	756 0.4×	733 0.5×	855 0.7×	1.1k 1.0×	94	6.3k
Aric A. Prather United States	44	1.9k 0.7×	334 0.2×	774 0.6×	718 0.6×	1.3k 1.1×	122	5.9k
Albert M. van Hemert Netherlands	46	1.8k 0.6×	393 0.2×	609 0.4×	811 0.6×	2.7k 2.4×	168	8.5k
Rosa M. Crum United States	51	951 0.3×	477 0.3×	766 0.5×	1.7k 1.3×	1.9k 1.7×	133	9.5k
Mary C. Davis United States	47	1.1k 0.4×	734 0.4×	639 0.5×	993 0.8×	2.4k 2.1×	146	7.3k
Josée Savard Canada	53	6.6k 2.4×	357 0.2×	3.5k 2.5×	891 0.7×	898 0.8×	166	11.5k
Anders Broström Sweden	37	1.3k 0.5×	491 0.3×	565 0.4×	679 0.5×	1.4k 1.3×	179	5.0k
Hans Ivers Canada	47	9.0k 3.3×	437 0.2×	5.4k 3.8×	1.2k 1.0×	2.0k 1.8×	172	13.3k
Wendy Troxel United States	39	3.5k 1.3×	201 0.1×	1.5k 1.1×	964 0.7×	982 0.9×	165	6.0k
María M. Llabre United States	44	670 0.2×	345 0.2×	868 0.6×	792 0.6×	1.3k 1.1×	185	6.5k

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Ritterband, Lee M., et al.. (2025). An exploratory study to understand how rurality status and demographic characteristics are associated with enrollment, engagement, and retention in a digital health intervention targeting the Appalachian region. The Journal of Rural Health. 41(2). e70042–e70042.

Zoellner, Jamie, Wen You, Kathleen Porter, et al.. (2025). A digital behavioral intervention to reduce sugar-sweetened beverage consumption: a randomized, controlled trial. American Journal of Clinical Nutrition. 122(2). 544–555.

Morin, Charles M., Sijing Chen, Hans Ivers, et al.. (2025). Stepped care for insomnia in primary care using digital and face-to-face cognitive behavioral therapies: A pragmatic nonrandomized clinical trial. Sleep Medicine. 132. 106551–106551. 3 indexed citations

Thorndike, Frances P., et al.. (2024). 0445 Comparing Adherence for a Prescription Digital Therapeutic for Insomnia Across Controlled and Real-world Settings. SLEEP. 47(Supplement_1). A191–A191. 1 indexed citations

Shaffer, Kelly M., Kate Perepezko, Meghan Mattos, et al.. (2024). Caregiver Experiences With an Internet-Delivered Insomnia Intervention: SHUTi-CARE Trial Primary Qualitative Analysis. Annals of Behavioral Medicine. 58(10). 658–669. 2 indexed citations

Bennett, Sarah, M Johnston, Anthony Duffy, et al.. (2024). Using the Person-Based Approach to Co-Create and Optimize an App-Based Intervention to Support Better Sleep for Adolescents in the United Kingdom: Mixed Methods Study. JMIR Human Factors. 11. e63341–e63341. 1 indexed citations

Scott, Jan, Stian Lydersen, Øystein Vedaa, et al.. (2023). Digital cognitive behaviour therapy for insomnia in individuals with self‐reported insomnia and chronic fatigue: A secondary analysis of a large scale randomized controlled trial. Journal of Sleep Research. 32(5). e13888–e13888. 2 indexed citations

Canter, Kimberly S., Lee M. Ritterband, David R. Freyer, et al.. (2023). The Electronic Surviving Cancer Competently Intervention Program—a Psychosocial Digital Health Intervention for English- and Spanish-Speaking Parents of Children With Cancer: Protocol for Randomized Controlled Trial. JMIR Research Protocols. 12. e46339–e46339. 3 indexed citations

Werner‐Seidler, Aliza, Sophie Li, Samantha Spanos, et al.. (2023). The effects of a sleep‐focused smartphone application on insomnia and depressive symptoms: a randomised controlled trial and mediation analysis. Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry. 64(9). 1324–1335. 22 indexed citations

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Porter, Kathleen, et al.. (2023). Outcomes of a Caregiver-Focused Short Message Service (SMS) Intervention to Reduce Intake of Sugar-Sweetened Beverages in Rural Caregivers and Adolescents. Nutrients. 15(8). 1957–1957. 2 indexed citations

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Vedaa, Øystein, Knut Langsrud, Børge Sivertsen, et al.. (2022). Digital cognitive behaviour therapy for insomnia (dCBT‐I): Chronotype moderation on intervention outcomes. Journal of Sleep Research. 31(5). e13572–e13572. 8 indexed citations

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Sivertsen, Børge, Håvard Kallestad, Simon Øverland, et al.. (2021). Intraindividual variability in sleep among people with insomnia and its relationship with sleep, health and lifestyle factors: an exploratory study. Sleep Medicine. 89. 132–140. 5 indexed citations

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Vedaa, Øystein, Melanie Rae Simpson, Knut Langsrud, et al.. (2021). The effect of sleep–wake intraindividual variability in digital cognitive behavioral therapy for insomnia: a mediation analysis of a large-scale RCT. SLEEP. 44(10). 8 indexed citations

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Kallestad, Håvard, Øystein Vedaa, Knut Langsrud, et al.. (2021). Digital cognitive–behavioural therapy for insomnia compared with digital patient education about insomnia in individuals referred to secondary mental health services in Norway: protocol for a multicentre randomised controlled trial. BMJ Open. 11(6). e050661–e050661. 5 indexed citations

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Coups, Elliot J., Sharon L. Manne, Pamela Ohman‐Strickland, et al.. (2019). Randomized controlled trial of the mySmartSkin web-based intervention to promote skin self-examination and sun protection behaviors among individuals diagnosed with melanoma: study design and baseline characteristics. Contemporary Clinical Trials. 83. 117–127. 15 indexed citations

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Brooks, Alyssa T., et al.. (2018). Online cognitive behavioral therapy for insomnia (CBT-I) for the treatment of insomnia among individuals with alcohol use disorder: study protocol for a randomized controlled trial. Pilot and Feasibility Studies. 4(1). 183–183. 10 indexed citations

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Chambers, Suzanne K., Lee M. Ritterband, Frances P. Thorndike, et al.. (2018). Web-Delivered Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Distressed Cancer Patients: Randomized Controlled Trial. Journal of Medical Internet Research. 20(1). e42–e42. 62 indexed citations

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Levenson, Jessica C., Bruce L. Rollman, Lee M. Ritterband, et al.. (2017). Hypertension with unsatisfactory sleep health (HUSH): study protocol for a randomized controlled trial. Trials. 18(1). 256–256. 14 indexed citations

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Ritterband, Lee M., et al.. (2012). Using Instructional Design Process to Improve Design and Development of Internet Interventions. Journal of Medical Internet Research. 14(3). e89–e89. 47 indexed citations

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Spielberger, Charles D., Lee M. Ritterband, Eric C. Reheiser, & Thomas M. Brunner. (2003). The nature and measurement of depression. International Journal of Clinical and Health Psychology. 3(2). 209–234. 68 indexed citations

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