Mark Sanders

10.5k total citations · 1 hit paper
112 papers, 7.0k citations indexed

About

Mark Sanders is a scholar working on Physiology, Endocrine and Autonomic Systems and Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine. According to data from OpenAlex, Mark Sanders has authored 112 papers receiving a total of 7.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 75 papers in Physiology, 41 papers in Endocrine and Autonomic Systems and 34 papers in Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine. Recurrent topics in Mark Sanders's work include Obstructive Sleep Apnea Research (62 papers), Neuroscience of respiration and sleep (39 papers) and Sleep and Wakefulness Research (18 papers). Mark Sanders is often cited by papers focused on Obstructive Sleep Apnea Research (62 papers), Neuroscience of respiration and sleep (39 papers) and Sleep and Wakefulness Research (18 papers). Mark Sanders collaborates with scholars based in United States, Netherlands and Greece. Mark Sanders's co-authors include Susan Redline, Naresh M. Punjabi, Daniel J. Gottlieb, Helaine E. Resnick, Anne B. Newman, Nancy Kern, Conrad Iber, Robert M. Rogers, David M. Rapoport and Stuart F. Quan and has published in prestigious journals such as New England Journal of Medicine, JAMA and Diabetes Care.

In The Last Decade

Mark Sanders

107 papers receiving 6.7k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

Obstructive Sleep Apnea–Hypopnea and Incident Stroke: The Sleep Heart Health Study

2010 937 citations Susan Redline, Gayane Yenokyan et al. American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Mark Sanders United States	43	4.9k	3.4k	2.4k	1.2k	1.2k	112	7.0k
Khin Mae Hla United States	21	6.1k 1.2×	4.4k 1.3×	2.6k 1.1×	1.2k 1.0×	1.2k 1.0×	33	7.2k
David M. Rapoport United States	47	6.9k 1.4×	4.6k 1.3×	2.9k 1.2×	2.3k 1.9×	2.1k 1.7×	179	9.6k
Ludger Grote Sweden	43	4.6k 0.9×	3.2k 0.9×	2.0k 0.8×	1.5k 1.2×	1.2k 1.0×	202	6.4k
Kannan Ramar United States	31	6.3k 1.3×	4.5k 1.3×	2.6k 1.1×	2.2k 1.8×	1.9k 1.6×	111	8.8k
Ann C. Halbower United States	31	3.3k 0.7×	2.8k 0.8×	2.3k 1.0×	802 0.7×	636 0.5×	66	5.1k
Carol L. Rosen United States	61	4.7k 1.0×	4.2k 1.2×	2.7k 1.1×	2.7k 2.2×	4.0k 3.3×	159	11.1k
Ahmed S. BaHammam Saudi Arabia	49	3.7k 0.8×	2.6k 0.8×	1.1k 0.5×	1.8k 1.5×	3.4k 2.9×	345	9.0k
Ferrán Barbé Spain	54	10.3k 2.1×	7.2k 2.1×	4.9k 2.0×	2.0k 1.6×	2.1k 1.7×	256	12.5k
Ingo Fietze Germany	37	2.8k 0.6×	2.2k 0.6×	1.1k 0.5×	1.6k 1.3×	1.7k 1.4×	258	5.0k
R. Doug McEvoy Australia	59	8.9k 1.8×	6.4k 1.9×	4.3k 1.8×	2.6k 2.2×	2.8k 2.3×	265	13.1k

Countries citing papers authored by Mark Sanders

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Mark Sanders

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20 of 20 papers shown

Sanders, Mark, et al.. (2025). Short Research Article: Autism spectrum disorder and gender dysphoria among adolescents in a large, integrated health system. Child and Adolescent Mental Health. 31(1). 57–60.

Lloyd, Penn, et al.. (2025). Habitat associations of the Southern Squatter Pigeon Geophaps scripta scripta in Queensland. Australian field ornithology. 42. 156–167.

Sanders, Mark, Robert M. Rogers, & Bernard E. Pennock. (2015). Prolonged Expiratory Phase in Sleep Apnea. American Review of Respiratory Disease.

Hall, Martica H., Michele L. Okun, MaryFran Sowers, et al.. (2012). Sleep Is Associated with the Metabolic Syndrome in a Multi-Ethnic Cohort of Midlife Women: The SWAN Sleep Study. SLEEP. 35(6). 783–790. 91 indexed citations

Redline, Susan, Gayane Yenokyan, Daniel J. Gottlieb, et al.. (2010). Obstructive Sleep Apnea–Hypopnea and Incident Stroke: The Sleep Heart Health Study. American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine. 182(2). 269–277. 937 indexed citations breakdown →

Brown, Lee K., Derek C. Angus, Matthew G. Marin, et al.. (2009). An Official American Thoracic Society Statement: Position Statement on ATS Activities for the Promotion of Respiratory and Sleep/Wake Health and the Care of the Critically Ill in the United States. American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine. 180(10). 1023–1029. 1 indexed citations

Sanders, Mark, Josep M. Montserrat, Ramón Farré, & Rachel J. Givelber. (2008). Positive Pressure Therapy: A Perspective on Evidence-based Outcomes and Methods of Application. Proceedings of the American Thoracic Society. 5(2). 161–172. 49 indexed citations

Punjabi, Naresh M., Anne B. Newman, Terry Young, Helaine E. Resnick, & Mark Sanders. (2008). Sleep-disordered Breathing and Cardiovascular Disease. American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine. 177(10). 1150–1155. 265 indexed citations

Unruh, Mark L., Mark Sanders, Susan Redline, et al.. (2008). Subjective and Objective Sleep Quality in Patients on Conventional Thrice-Weekly Hemodialysis: Comparison With Matched Controls From the Sleep Heart Health Study. American Journal of Kidney Diseases. 52(2). 305–313. 69 indexed citations

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Iiyori, Nao, Laura Alonso, Mark Sanders, et al.. (2007). Intermittent Hypoxia Causes Insulin Resistance in Lean Mice Independent of Autonomic Activity. American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine. 175(8). 851–857. 281 indexed citations

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Unruh, Mark L., Mark Sanders, Susan Redline, et al.. (2006). Sleep Apnea in Patients on Conventional Thrice-Weekly Hemodialysis. Journal of the American Society of Nephrology. 17(12). 3503–3509. 118 indexed citations

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Sanders, Mark. (2002). Elevated plasma C-reactive protein and increased cardiovascular/cerebrovascular risk in sleep apnea patients. Sleep Medicine. 3(5). 449–450. 7 indexed citations

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Sanders, Mark. (2001). Article reviewed: Daytime sleepiness and EEG spectral analysis in apneic patients before and after treatment with continuous positive airway pressure. Sleep Medicine. 2(3). 263–265. 1 indexed citations

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Martin, Thomas J., Joseph P. Costantino, Morris I. Bierman, et al.. (2000). A Randomized, Prospective Evaluation of Noninvasive Ventilation for Acute Respiratory Failure. American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine. 161(3). 807–813. 221 indexed citations

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Redline, Susan, Vishesh K. Kapur, Mark Sanders, et al.. (2000). Effects of Varying Approaches for Identifying Respiratory Disturbances on Sleep Apnea Assessment. American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine. 161(2). 369–374. 162 indexed citations

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Sanders, Mark. (2000). Article reviewed: A mechanism of central sleep apnea in patients with heart failure. Sleep Medicine. 1(1). 63–64. 2 indexed citations

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Nemoto, Edwin M., et al.. (2000). Comparison of two commercially available near-infrared spectroscopy instruments for cerebral oximetry. Journal of neurosurgery. 93(2). 351–354. 28 indexed citations

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Perkins, Kenneth A., et al.. (1999). Effects of training dose and two- versus three-choice testing procedure on nicotine discrimination responding in humans. Psychopharmacology. 145(4). 418–425. 17 indexed citations

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Sanders, Mark, et al.. (1993). Prescription of Positive Airway Pressure for Sleep Apnea on the Basis of a Partial-Night Trial. SLEEP. 16(suppl_8). S106–S107. 5 indexed citations

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Sanders, Mark, et al.. (1989). Chronotropic Effects of Progressive Hypoxia and Hypercapnia. Respiration. 55(1). 1–10. 3 indexed citations

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