Merrill M. Mitler

8.9k total citations · 1 hit paper
101 papers, 6.2k citations indexed

About

Merrill M. Mitler is a scholar working on Cognitive Neuroscience, Experimental and Cognitive Psychology and Endocrine and Autonomic Systems. According to data from OpenAlex, Merrill M. Mitler has authored 101 papers receiving a total of 6.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 66 papers in Cognitive Neuroscience, 56 papers in Experimental and Cognitive Psychology and 17 papers in Endocrine and Autonomic Systems. Recurrent topics in Merrill M. Mitler's work include Sleep and Wakefulness Research (65 papers), Sleep and related disorders (46 papers) and Sleep and Work-Related Fatigue (24 papers). Merrill M. Mitler is often cited by papers focused on Sleep and Wakefulness Research (65 papers), Sleep and related disorders (46 papers) and Sleep and Work-Related Fatigue (24 papers). Merrill M. Mitler collaborates with scholars based in United States, Canada and France. Merrill M. Mitler's co-authors include William C. Dement, Mary A. Carskadon, Carl P. Browman, Krishnareddy Gujavarty, Christian Guilleminault, R. Bart Sangal, R Hajduković, Milton K. Erman, James C. Miller and Johanna Van den Hoed and has published in prestigious journals such as New England Journal of Medicine, American Journal of Psychiatry and Child Development.

In The Last Decade

Merrill M. Mitler

99 papers receiving 5.7k citations

Hit Papers

Catastrophes, Sleep, and Public Policy: Consensus Report 1988 2026 2000 2013 1988 100 200 300 400 500
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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.

  1. Catastrophes, Sleep, and Public Policy: Consensus Report
    1988 569 citations Merrill M. Mitler, Mary A. Carskadon et al. SLEEP profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Merrill M. Mitler United States 42 4.1k 3.6k 1.9k 1.4k 524 101 6.2k
Michael H. Bonnet United States 47 6.3k 1.5× 5.5k 1.5× 2.3k 1.2× 1.6k 1.1× 471 0.9× 96 8.9k
Vincent P. Zarcone United States 30 3.2k 0.8× 3.0k 0.8× 979 0.5× 692 0.5× 424 0.8× 79 5.1k
Janet Mullington United States 37 5.4k 1.3× 3.1k 0.9× 2.0k 1.1× 1.6k 1.1× 600 1.1× 90 8.8k
Colin M. Shapiro Canada 41 2.6k 0.6× 2.2k 0.6× 1.9k 1.0× 2.3k 1.6× 233 0.4× 130 6.3k
Frank Zorick United States 42 2.9k 0.7× 2.8k 0.8× 2.8k 1.5× 3.4k 2.3× 164 0.3× 96 6.4k
Kathryn J. Reid United States 44 3.6k 0.9× 2.0k 0.6× 2.5k 1.3× 1.6k 1.1× 346 0.7× 127 6.4k
Donna L. Arand United States 32 3.7k 0.9× 3.1k 0.9× 1.5k 0.8× 983 0.7× 228 0.4× 53 5.2k
Robert B. Daroff United States 31 2.4k 0.6× 3.0k 0.8× 1.4k 0.7× 1.4k 1.0× 146 0.3× 135 8.1k
Jacques Taillard France 38 3.7k 0.9× 1.8k 0.5× 1.4k 0.8× 913 0.6× 791 1.5× 124 5.1k
John Axelsson Sweden 45 3.6k 0.9× 1.8k 0.5× 1.1k 0.6× 807 0.6× 962 1.8× 153 6.6k

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All Works

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Mitler, Merrill M., Karl Doghramji, & Colin M. Shapiro. (2000). The Maintenance of Wakefulness Test. Journal of Psychosomatic Research. 49(5). 363–365. 30 indexed citations
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Darko, Denis F., Merrill M. Mitler, & James C. Miller. (1998). Growth Hormone, Fatigue, Poor Sleep, and Disability in HIV Infection. Neuroendocrinology. 67(4). 317–324. 34 indexed citations
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Poceta, J. Steven, et al.. (1998). Sleep Disorders. Humana Press eBooks. 1 indexed citations
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Mitler, Merrill M., et al.. (1997). The Sleep of Long-Haul Truck Drivers. New England Journal of Medicine. 337(11). 755–762. 278 indexed citations
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Doghramji, Karl, Merrill M. Mitler, R. Bart Sangal, et al.. (1997). A normative study of the maintenance of wakefulness test (MWT). Electroencephalography and Clinical Neurophysiology. 103(5). 554–562. 222 indexed citations
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Mitler, Merrill M. & James C. Miller. (1996). Methods of Testing for Sleeplessness. Behavioral Medicine. 21(4). 171–183. 35 indexed citations
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Mitler, Merrill M., et al.. (1994). Narcolepsy and its treatment with stimulants. ASDA standards of practice.. PubMed. 17(4). 352–71. 101 indexed citations
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Mitler, Merrill M., R Hajduković, & Milton K. Erman. (1993). Treatment of Narcolepsy with Methamphetamine. SLEEP. 16(4). 306–17. 89 indexed citations
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Sangal, R. Bart, et al.. (1992). Disorders of Excessive Sleepiness. CHEST Journal. 102(3). 699–703. 65 indexed citations
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Sangal, R. Bart, et al.. (1992). Maintenance of Wakefulness Test and Multiple Sleep Latency Test. CHEST Journal. 101(4). 898–902. 146 indexed citations
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Mitler, Merrill M.. (1989). SNOOZING ALMOST WORSE THAN BOOZING. 89(2). 1 indexed citations
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Mitler, Merrill M.. (1989). Snoozing almost worse than boozing - drunken drivers may try to avoid crash. 89(3). 1 indexed citations
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Rubin, Robert L., et al.. (1988). HLA-DR2 association with excessive somnolence in narcolepsy does not generalize to sleep apnea and is not accompanied by systemic autoimmune abnormalities. Clinical Immunology and Immunopathology. 49(1). 149–158. 40 indexed citations
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Mitler, Merrill M., et al.. (1986). Treatment of Narcolepsy: Objective Studies on Methylphenidate, Pemoline, and Protriptyline. SLEEP. 9(1). 260–264. 72 indexed citations
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Browman, Carl P., Michael Sampson, Krishnareddy Gujavarty, & Merrill M. Mitler. (1983). Hypersomnia: diagnosis and management.. PubMed. 9(6). 67–74.
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Mitler, Merrill M., Mary A. Carskadon, Robert L. Phillips, et al.. (1979). HYPNOTIC EFFICACY OF TEMAZEPAM: A LONG‐TERM SLEEP LABORATORY EVALUATION. British Journal of Clinical Pharmacology. 8(Supplement s1). 63S–68S. 51 indexed citations
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Mitler, Merrill M. & William C. Dement. (1977). Sleep studies on canine narcolepsy: Pattern and cycle comparisons between affected and normal dogs. Electroencephalography and Clinical Neurophysiology. 43(5). 691–699. 65 indexed citations
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Mitler, Merrill M., et al.. (1976). Narcolepsy in Seven Dogs. Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association. 168(11). 1036–1038. 5 indexed citations
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Dement, William C., Merrill M. Mitler, & Vincent P. Zarcone. (1973). Some Fundamental Considerations in the Study of Sleep. Psychosomatics. 14(2). 89–94. 6 indexed citations
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Harris, Lauren Julius, et al.. (1970). The Effects of Stimulus Type on Performance in a Color-Form Sorting Task with Preschool, Kindergarten, First-Grade, and Third-Grade Children. Child Development. 41(1). 177–177. 8 indexed citations

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