Maria Mercè Canal

860 total citations
30 papers, 656 citations indexed

About

Maria Mercè Canal is a scholar working on Endocrine and Autonomic Systems, Physiology and Cognitive Neuroscience. According to data from OpenAlex, Maria Mercè Canal has authored 30 papers receiving a total of 656 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 20 papers in Endocrine and Autonomic Systems, 10 papers in Physiology and 8 papers in Cognitive Neuroscience. Recurrent topics in Maria Mercè Canal's work include Circadian rhythm and melatonin (20 papers), Sleep and Wakefulness Research (7 papers) and Sleep and related disorders (6 papers). Maria Mercè Canal is often cited by papers focused on Circadian rhythm and melatonin (20 papers), Sleep and Wakefulness Research (7 papers) and Sleep and related disorders (6 papers). Maria Mercè Canal collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, Spain and Netherlands. Maria Mercè Canal's co-authors include Altuğ Didikoğlu, Antony Payton, Neil Pendleton, Hugh D. Piggins, Asri Maharani, Oliver Marston, Rhîannan H. Williams, Neil Upton, Trinitat Cambras and Antoni Díez‐Noguera and has published in prestigious journals such as PLoS ONE, Neuroscience & Biobehavioral Reviews and European Journal of Neuroscience.

In The Last Decade

Maria Mercè Canal

29 papers receiving 648 citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Maria Mercè Canal United Kingdom 18 427 236 214 158 108 30 656
Leena Kovanen Finland 13 370 0.9× 190 0.8× 82 0.4× 125 0.8× 101 0.9× 18 680
Anne Van Onderbergen Belgium 12 477 1.1× 196 0.8× 285 1.3× 268 1.7× 46 0.4× 16 909
Santiago A. Plano Argentina 13 396 0.9× 229 1.0× 116 0.5× 95 0.6× 110 1.0× 27 587
Maria Comas Australia 16 601 1.4× 302 1.3× 166 0.8× 168 1.1× 102 0.9× 27 905
Marta Nováková Czechia 12 364 0.9× 159 0.7× 114 0.5× 152 1.0× 51 0.5× 15 480
Clara Freeman United States 12 185 0.4× 164 0.7× 406 1.9× 308 1.9× 304 2.8× 22 956
Judie English United Kingdom 13 397 0.9× 123 0.5× 140 0.7× 206 1.3× 67 0.6× 20 702
Raymond Sanchez United States 7 322 0.8× 114 0.5× 195 0.9× 236 1.5× 37 0.3× 11 516
Eveline Hagebeuk Netherlands 12 223 0.5× 117 0.5× 235 1.1× 195 1.2× 54 0.5× 20 709
Beatriz Duarte Palma Brazil 14 190 0.4× 92 0.4× 193 0.9× 168 1.1× 41 0.4× 21 502

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Maria Mercè Canal

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Canal, Maria Mercè & R. Dennis Child. (2025). Impact of the type of assessment on awarding gaps in bioscience undergraduate degrees. Assessment & Evaluation in Higher Education. 50(6). 982–995.
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Maharani, Asri, Altuğ Didikoğlu, Terence W O’Neill, et al.. (2023). Education mediating the associations between early life factors and frailty: a cross-sectional study of the UK Biobank. BMJ Open. 13(3). e057511–e057511. 8 indexed citations
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Didikoğlu, Altuğ, Asri Maharani, Neil Pendleton, et al.. (2022). Associations between chronotype and employment status in a longitudinal study of an elderly population. Chronobiology International. 39(8). 1118–1131. 5 indexed citations
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Didikoğlu, Altuğ, Nisha Nair, Andrew Robinson, et al.. (2021). The effect of season of birth on brain epigenome-wide DNA methylation of older adults. Journal of Developmental Origins of Health and Disease. 13(3). 367–377. 5 indexed citations
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Didikoğlu, Altuğ, Asri Maharani, Neil Pendleton, Maria Mercè Canal, & Antony Payton. (2021). Early life factors and COVID-19 infection in England: A prospective analysis of UK Biobank participants. Early Human Development. 155. 105326–105326. 11 indexed citations
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Didikoğlu, Altuğ, Maria Mercè Canal, Neil Pendleton, & Antony Payton. (2020). Seasonality and season of birth effect in the UK Biobank cohort. American Journal of Human Biology. 32(6). e23417–e23417. 12 indexed citations
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Didikoğlu, Altuğ, Asri Maharani, Maria Mercè Canal, Neil Pendleton, & Antony Payton. (2020). Interactions between season of birth, chronological age and genetic polymorphisms in determining later-life chronotype. Mechanisms of Ageing and Development. 188. 111253–111253. 8 indexed citations
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Didikoğlu, Altuğ, Asri Maharani, Gindo Tampubolon, et al.. (2019). Longitudinal sleep efficiency in the elderly and its association with health. Journal of Sleep Research. 29(3). e12898–e12898. 35 indexed citations
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Didikoğlu, Altuğ, Asri Maharani, Antony Payton, Neil Pendleton, & Maria Mercè Canal. (2019). Longitudinal change of sleep timing: association between chronotype and longevity in older adults. Chronobiology International. 36(9). 1285–1300. 52 indexed citations
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Ghosh, Arunabha, Stewart Rust, Daniel Weisberg, et al.. (2018). High dose genistein aglycone in Sanfilippo syndrome: Results of a randomised, double-blinded, placebo controlled clinical trial. Molecular Genetics and Metabolism. 123(2). S51–S52. 2 indexed citations
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Canal, Maria Mercè, et al.. (2017). Postnatal Light Effects on Pup Stress Axis Development Are Independent of Maternal Behavior. Frontiers in Neuroscience. 11. 46–46. 8 indexed citations
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Canal, Maria Mercè, et al.. (2015). Effects of type of light on mouse circadian behaviour and stress levels. Laboratory Animals. 50(1). 21–29. 24 indexed citations
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Hare, Dougal Julian, J. E. Wraith, Simon Jones, et al.. (2014). Assessment of Sleep in Children with Mucopolysaccharidosis Type III. PLoS ONE. 9(2). e84128–e84128. 32 indexed citations
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Canal, Maria Mercè, et al.. (2013). Development of circadian rhythms: Role of postnatal light environment. Neuroscience & Biobehavioral Reviews. 37(4). 551–560. 63 indexed citations
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Canal, Maria Mercè, Fiona L. Wilkinson, Jonathan D. Cooper, et al.. (2010). Circadian rhythm and suprachiasmatic nucleus alterations in the mouse model of mucopolysaccharidosis IIIB. Behavioural Brain Research. 209(2). 212–220. 24 indexed citations
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Canal, Maria Mercè & Hugh D. Piggins. (2005). Resetting of the hamster circadian system by dark pulses. American Journal of Physiology-Regulatory, Integrative and Comparative Physiology. 290(3). R785–R792. 19 indexed citations
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Campuzano, Anna, Trinitat Cambras, Jordi Vilaplana, et al.. (1999). Period Length of the Light–Dark Cycle Influences the Growth Rate and Food Intake in Mice. Physiology & Behavior. 67(5). 791–797. 15 indexed citations
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Cambras, Trinitat, Jordi Vilaplana, Antoní Torres, et al.. (1998). Constant Bright Light (LL) during Lactation in Rats Prevents Arhythmicity Due to LL. Physiology & Behavior. 63(5). 875–882. 27 indexed citations
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Cambras, Trinitat, Maria Mercè Canal, Antoní Torres, Jordi Vilaplana, & Antoni Díez‐Noguera. (1997). Manifestation of circadian rhythm under constant light depends on lighting conditions during lactation. American Journal of Physiology-Regulatory, Integrative and Comparative Physiology. 272(4). R1039–R1046. 34 indexed citations

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