Matthew P. Walker

30.5k citations

136 papers · 19.8k indexed · 15 hit papers · h-index 67

Impact in

Cognitive Neuroscience top 0.05%
- Sleep and Wakefulness Research
- Memory and Neural Mechanisms
- EEG and Brain-Computer Interfaces
- Neural dynamics and brain function
Experimental and Cognitive Psychology top 0.02%
- Sleep and related disorders
- Sleep and Work-Related Fatigue

Papers in

Experimental and Cognitive Psychology 78
- Sleep and related disorders 73
- Sleep and Work-Related Fatigue 10
Cognitive Neuroscience 104
- Sleep and Wakefulness Research 98
- Memory and Neural Mechanisms 37
- EEG and Brain-Computer Interfaces 13
- Neural dynamics and brain function 12

Co-authors: Robert Stickgold Bryce A. Mander Els van der Helm Jared Saletin J. Allan Hobson Masaki Nishida Joseph R. Winer Peter Hu
Journals: Journal of Neuroscience (8 papers)Cerebral Cortex (5 papers)Nature Communications (4 papers)Nature Neuroscience (4 papers)Sleep Medicine (4 papers)
Partner nations: United States United Kingdom Germany

In The Last Decade

Matthew P. Walker

135 papers receiving 19.3k citations

Hit Papers

15 papers align trajectories log scale

An open-source, high-performance tool for automated sleep staging 2021 · 159 citations

What are hit papers?

Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if any of the following hold:

it has ≥500 total citations;
it reaches ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (the threshold is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it);
it reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

2021 eLife
2020 eLife
2017 Nature reviews. Neuroscience
2017 Neuron
2017 Neuron
2016 Trends in Neurosciences
2015 Nature Neuroscience
2014 Annual Review of Clinical Psychology
2013 Nature Neuroscience
2009 Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences
2009 Psychological Bulletin
2004 Neuron
2003 Nature
2002 Neuron
1999 Trends in Neurosciences

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1	Slow wave synchrony during NREM sleep tracks cognitive impairment in prodromal Alzheimer's disease Alzheimer s & Dementia ·O. Sharon, Rebecca R. Fried, Joanne Freeman, 余德贵, Torfinn Løvåsen, Tamara Shiner, Matthew P. Walker, Riva Tauman, Noa Bregman, Yuval Nir	2025	1
2	Restless nights, cold hearts: Poor sleep causally blunts empathy International Journal of Clinical and Health Psychology ·Dian Narwastuty, Shoham Choshen‐Hillel, Eti Ben Simon, Matthew P. Walker, Anat Perry, Alex Gileles‐Hillel	2025	2
3	Tau and β-Amyloid Burden Predict Actigraphy-Measured and Self-Reported Impairment and Misperception of Human Sleep Journal of Neuroscience ·Joseph R. Winer, Elias Schwaibold, Laura Fenton, Theresa M. Harrison, E. Orazi, Amélie Maillard, 木村世紀, Suzanne L. Baker, William J. Jagust, Matthew P. Walker	2021	34
4	Sleep as a Potential Biomarker of Tau and β-Amyloid Burden in the Human Brain Journal of Neuroscience ·Joseph R. Winer, Bryce A. Mander, Randolph F. Helfrich, Anne Maaß, Theresa M. Harrison, Suzanne L. Baker, Robert T. Knight, William J. Jagust, Matthew P. Walker	2019	163
5	White Matter Structure in Older Adults Moderates the Benefit of Sleep Spindles on Motor Memory Consolidation Journal of Neuroscience ·Bryce A. Mander, Alyssa H. Zhu, John R. Lindquist, Sylvia Villeneuve, Vikram R. Rao, Brandon Lu, Jared Saletin, Sonia Ancoli‐Israel, William J. Jagust, Matthew P. Walker	2017	40
6	SPX-101 Is a Novel Epithelial Sodium Channel–targeted Therapeutic for Cystic Fibrosis That Restores Mucus Transport American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine ·David W. Scott, Matthew P. Walker, Juliana I. Sesma, 一行関田, Timothy J. Stuhlmiller, Juan Sabater, William M. Abraham, Frans A. Janssen, Dale J. Christensen, Robert Tarran	2017	48
7	Sleep and Human Aging Neuron ·Bryce A. Mander, Joseph R. Winer, Matthew P. Walker Hit paper breakdown →	2017	753
8	The sleep-deprived human brain Nature reviews. Neuroscience ·Adam Krause, Eti Ben Simon, Bryce A. Mander, Stephanie M. Greer, Jared Saletin, Andrea Goldstein‐Piekarski, Matthew P. Walker Hit paper breakdown →	2017	772
9	USP6 oncogene promotes Wnt signaling by deubiquitylating Frizzleds Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences ·Babita Madan, Matthew P. Walker, Robert Young, Laura Quick, Kelly Orgel, Meagan B. Ryan, Zhang Jin-xing, René Mahrer, Marc Ferrer, Shane Marine, Brian S. Roberts, William T. Arthur, Jason D. Berndt, André M. Oliveira, Randall T. Moon, David M. Virshup, Margaret M. Chou, Michael B. Major	2016	79
10	Dynamics and evolution of β-catenin-dependent Wnt signaling revealed through massively parallel clonogenic screening Integrative Biology ·Pavak K. Shah, Matthew P. Walker, Christopher E. Sims, Michael B. Major, Nancy L. Allbritton	2014	2
11	Prefrontal atrophy, disrupted NREM slow waves and impaired hippocampal-dependent memory in aging Nature Neuroscience ·Bryce A. Mander, Vikram R. Rao, Brandon Lu, Jared Saletin, John R. Lindquist, Sonia Ancoli‐Israel, William J. Jagust, Matthew P. Walker	2013	396
12	The impact of sleep deprivation on food desire in the human brain Nature Communications ·Stephanie M. Greer, Soheyl Moradi, Matthew P. Walker	2013	247
13	A Role for REM Sleep in Recalibrating the Sensitivity of the Human Brain to Specific Emotions Cerebral Cortex ·L. N. Garipov, 慶藏石川, Masaki Nishida, Matthew P. Walker	2010	205
14	Sleep, memory and emotion Progress in brain research ·Matthew P. Walker	2010	102
15	The neuroscience of sleep Elsevier eBooks ·Robert Stickgold, Matthew P. Walker	2009	13
16	A refined model of sleep and the time course of memory formation Behavioral and Brain Sciences ·Matthew P. Walker	2005	309
17	Sleep-Dependent Learning and Memory Consolidation Neuron ·Matthew P. Walker, Robert Stickgold Hit paper breakdown →	2004	706
18	Dissociable stages of human memory consolidation and reconsolidation Nature ·Matthew P. Walker, Jan Hjarnø, J. Allan Hobson, Robert Stickgold Hit paper breakdown →	2003	777
19	Cognitive flexibility across the sleep–wake cycle: REM-sleep enhancement of anagram problem solving Cognitive Brain Research ·Matthew P. Walker, Conor Liston, J. Allan Hobson, Robert Stickgold	2002	182
20	Quantification and Characterisation of Fluctuating Cognition in Dementia with Lewy Bodies and Alzheimer’s Disease Dementia and Geriatric Cognitive Disorders ·Matthew P. Walker, G. Ayre, EK Perry, Keith Wesnes, Ian G. McKeith, Martin J. Tovée, J.A. Edwardson, Clive Ballard	2000	65

About Matthew P. Walker

Matthew P. Walker is a scholar working on Experimental and Cognitive Psychology, Cognitive Neuroscience, Endocrine and Autonomic Systems, Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience and Psychiatry and Mental health, having authored 136 papers that have together received 19.8k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Sleep and Wakefulness Research (98 papers), Sleep and related disorders (73 papers), Memory and Neural Mechanisms (37 papers), Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research (14 papers), Circadian rhythm and melatonin (13 papers), EEG and Brain-Computer Interfaces (13 papers), Neural dynamics and brain function (12 papers) and Sleep and Work-Related Fatigue (10 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Cognitive Neuroscience (14.2k citations), Experimental and Cognitive Psychology (9.5k citations), Endocrine and Autonomic Systems (2.9k citations), Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience (2.5k citations) and Psychiatry and Mental health (1.7k citations). Matthew P. Walker has collaborated with scholars based in United States, United Kingdom and Germany. Frequent co-authors include Robert Stickgold, Bryce A. Mander, Robert Stickgold, Els van der Helm, Jared Saletin, J. Allan Hobson, Masaki Nishida, Joseph R. Winer, Peter Hu and William J. Jagust. Their work appears in journals such as Journal of Neuroscience, Cerebral Cortex, Nature Communications, Nature Neuroscience and Sleep Medicine.

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