Merrill S. Wise

12.1k total citations · 6 hit papers
62 papers, 8.3k citations indexed

About

Merrill S. Wise is a scholar working on Cognitive Neuroscience, Experimental and Cognitive Psychology and Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health. According to data from OpenAlex, Merrill S. Wise has authored 62 papers receiving a total of 8.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 35 papers in Cognitive Neuroscience, 29 papers in Experimental and Cognitive Psychology and 19 papers in Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health. Recurrent topics in Merrill S. Wise's work include Sleep and related disorders (29 papers), Sleep and Wakefulness Research (29 papers) and Neonatal and fetal brain pathology (10 papers). Merrill S. Wise is often cited by papers focused on Sleep and related disorders (29 papers), Sleep and Wakefulness Research (29 papers) and Neonatal and fetal brain pathology (10 papers). Merrill S. Wise collaborates with scholars based in United States and Canada. Merrill S. Wise's co-authors include Michael R. Littner, Clete A. Kushida, David Davila, Max Hirshkowitz, Sheldon Kapen, Dennis R. Bailey, Milton Kramer, Stephen Johnson, Timothy I. Morgenthaler and Teofilo Lee‐Chiong and has published in prestigious journals such as Neurology, IEEE Transactions on Image Processing and IEEE Transactions on Biomedical Engineering.

In The Last Decade

Merrill S. Wise

59 papers receiving 8.0k citations

Hit Papers

Practice Parameters for the Indications for Polysomnograp... 2003 2026 2010 2018 2005 2016 2005 2003 2006 400 800 1.2k
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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. Practice Parameters for the Indications for Polysomnography and Related Procedures: An Update for 2005
    2005 1.4k citations Clete A. Kushida, Michael R. Littner et al. SLEEP profile →
  2. Recommended Amount of Sleep for Pediatric Populations: A Consensus Statement of the American Academy of Sleep Medicine
    2016 986 citations Shalini Paruthi, Lee J. Brooks et al. Journal of Clinical Sleep Medicine profile →
  3. Practice Parameters for Clinical Use of the Multiple Sleep Latency Test and the Maintenance of Wakefulness Test
    2005 747 citations Michael R. Littner, Clete A. Kushida et al. SLEEP profile →
  4. Practice Parameters for the Role of Actigraphy in the Study of Sleep and Circadian Rhythms: An Update for 2002
    2003 533 citations Michael R. Littner, Clete A. Kushida et al. SLEEP profile →
  5. Practice Parameters for the Use of Continuous and Bilevel Positive Airway Pressure Devices to Treat Adult Patients With Sleep-Related Breathing Disorders
    2006 507 citations Clete A. Kushida, Michael R. Littner et al. SLEEP profile →
  6. Consensus Statement of the American Academy of Sleep Medicine on the Recommended Amount of Sleep for Healthy Children: Methodology and Discussion
    2016 505 citations Shalini Paruthi, Lee J. Brooks et al. Journal of Clinical Sleep Medicine 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 S. Wise United States 35 4.0k 3.8k 3.1k 2.8k 967 62 8.3k
Dean W. Beebe United States 38 3.2k 0.8× 2.3k 0.6× 2.1k 0.7× 2.0k 0.7× 687 0.7× 136 6.8k
Michael J. Sateia United States 20 5.0k 1.2× 4.0k 1.1× 2.4k 0.8× 2.8k 1.0× 741 0.8× 45 8.0k
Max Hirshkowitz United States 41 7.7k 1.9× 6.1k 1.6× 5.1k 1.6× 3.8k 1.4× 1.2k 1.2× 119 14.3k
Carol L. Rosen United States 61 4.0k 1.0× 2.7k 0.7× 4.7k 1.5× 4.2k 1.5× 2.7k 2.8× 159 11.1k
Eliot S. Katz United States 35 3.5k 0.9× 2.0k 0.5× 3.2k 1.0× 2.8k 1.0× 1.7k 1.7× 76 8.1k
Leah Friedman United States 38 3.6k 0.9× 3.4k 0.9× 3.4k 1.1× 2.9k 1.0× 1.0k 1.1× 96 8.1k
Antonio Vela‐Bueno United States 41 5.2k 1.3× 3.9k 1.0× 3.1k 1.0× 3.2k 1.1× 835 0.9× 88 8.5k
Philip Gehrman United States 50 5.8k 1.4× 3.6k 0.9× 1.2k 0.4× 2.1k 0.8× 350 0.4× 178 8.2k
Peretz Lavie Israel 69 5.1k 1.3× 5.2k 1.4× 6.2k 2.0× 6.5k 2.3× 2.3k 2.4× 260 14.0k
Ian M. Colrain United States 50 3.7k 0.9× 4.4k 1.2× 1.5k 0.5× 1.6k 0.6× 333 0.3× 143 7.8k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Merrill S. Wise

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Gruber, Reut, et al.. (2021). Sleep and daytime behavior in individuals with Christianson Syndrome. Sleep Medicine. 89. 55–59. 3 indexed citations
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Mandrell, Belinda N., April Sykes, Zhaohua Lu, et al.. (2020). Predictors of narcolepsy and hypersomnia due to medical disorder in pediatric craniopharyngioma. Journal of Neuro-Oncology. 148(2). 307–316. 24 indexed citations
3.
Gruber, Reut, et al.. (2020). The impact of COVID-19 related school shutdown on sleep in adolescents: a natural experiment. Sleep Medicine. 76. 33–35. 78 indexed citations
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Crabtree, Valerie McLaughlin, Kimberly L. Klages, April Sykes, et al.. (2019). Sensitivity and Specificity of the Modified Epworth Sleepiness Scale in Children With Craniopharyngioma. Journal of Clinical Sleep Medicine. 15(10). 1487–1493. 18 indexed citations
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Klages, Kimberly L., Thomas E. Merchant, Merrill S. Wise, et al.. (2019). Actigraphy versus Polysomnography to Measure Sleep in Youth Treated for Craniopharyngioma. Behavioral Sleep Medicine. 18(5). 589–597. 12 indexed citations
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Gruber, Reut & Merrill S. Wise. (2016). Sleep Spindle Characteristics in Children with Neurodevelopmental Disorders and Their Relation to Cognition. Neural Plasticity. 2016. 1–27. 59 indexed citations
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Paruthi, Shalini, Lee J. Brooks, Carolyn D’Ambrosio, et al.. (2016). Consensus Statement of the American Academy of Sleep Medicine on the Recommended Amount of Sleep for Healthy Children: Methodology and Discussion. Journal of Clinical Sleep Medicine. 12(11). 1549–1561. 505 indexed citations breakdown →
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Jacola, Lisa M., Heather M. Conklin, Matthew Scoggins, et al.. (2016). Investigating the Role of Hypothalamic Tumor Involvement in Sleep and Cognitive Outcomes Among Children Treated for Craniopharyngioma. Journal of Pediatric Psychology. 41(6). 610–622. 27 indexed citations
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Zhu, Liang, et al.. (2015). Sleep complaints in survivors of pediatric brain tumors. Supportive Care in Cancer. 24(1). 23–31. 30 indexed citations
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Wise, Merrill S., Cynthia Nichols, Madeleine Grigg‐Damberger, et al.. (2011). Executive Summary of Respiratory Indications for Polysomnography in Children: An Evidence-Based Review. SLEEP. 34(3). 389–398. 125 indexed citations
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Redline, Susan, Rohit Budhiraja, Vishesh K. Kapur, et al.. (2007). The Scoring of Respiratory Events in Sleep: Reliability and Validity. Journal of Clinical Sleep Medicine. 3(2). 169–200. 228 indexed citations
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Karayiannis, N.B., et al.. (2006). Automated Detection of Videotaped Neonatal Seizures Based on Motion Tracking Methods. Journal of Clinical Neurophysiology. 23(6). 521–531. 15 indexed citations
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Wise, Merrill S.. (2006). Objective Measures of Sleepiness and Wakefulness: Application to the Real World?. Journal of Clinical Neurophysiology. 23(1). 39–49. 83 indexed citations
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Littner, Michael R., Clete A. Kushida, Merrill S. Wise, et al.. (2005). Practice Parameters for Clinical Use of the Multiple Sleep Latency Test and the Maintenance of Wakefulness Test. SLEEP. 28(1). 113–121. 747 indexed citations breakdown →
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Karayiannis, N.B., et al.. (2005). Automated tracking of multiple body parts in video recordings of neonatal seizures. 2. 312–315. 6 indexed citations
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Karayiannis, N.B., et al.. (2005). Quantifying motion in video recordings of neonatal seizures by regularized optical flow methods. IEEE Transactions on Image Processing. 14(7). 890–903. 26 indexed citations
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Littner, Michael R., Clete A. Kushida, William M. Anderson, et al.. (2003). Practice Parameters for the Role of Actigraphy in the Study of Sleep and Circadian Rhythms: An Update for 2002. SLEEP. 26(3). 337–341. 533 indexed citations breakdown →
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Shearer, William T., Stuart L. Abramson, Pim Brouwers, et al.. (2002). sTNF- α RI Levels in Childhood Asthma. Pediatric Asthma Allergy & Immunology. 15(4). 233–234.
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Karayiannis, N.B., et al.. (2001). Extraction of motion strength and motor activity signals from video recordings of neonatal seizures. IEEE Transactions on Medical Imaging. 20(9). 965–980. 44 indexed citations
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Wise, Merrill S., S. Lane Rutledge, & Ruben Kuzniecky. (1996). Rasmussen syndrome and long-term response to gamma globulin. Pediatric Neurology. 14(2). 149–152. 23 indexed citations

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