Namni Goel

7.9k total citations · 1 hit paper
102 papers, 5.5k citations indexed

About

Namni Goel is a scholar working on Experimental and Cognitive Psychology, Endocrine and Autonomic Systems and Cognitive Neuroscience. According to data from OpenAlex, Namni Goel has authored 102 papers receiving a total of 5.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 66 papers in Experimental and Cognitive Psychology, 38 papers in Endocrine and Autonomic Systems and 36 papers in Cognitive Neuroscience. Recurrent topics in Namni Goel's work include Sleep and related disorders (56 papers), Sleep and Work-Related Fatigue (38 papers) and Circadian rhythm and melatonin (37 papers). Namni Goel is often cited by papers focused on Sleep and related disorders (56 papers), Sleep and Work-Related Fatigue (38 papers) and Circadian rhythm and melatonin (37 papers). Namni Goel collaborates with scholars based in United States, China and Canada. Namni Goel's co-authors include David F. Dinges, Hengyi Rao, Andrea M. Spaeth, Mathias Basner, Theresa M. Lee, Tracy L. Bale, Hyungsoo Kim, Kelly C. Allison, Siobhan Banks and Emmanuel Mignot and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología and PLoS ONE.

In The Last Decade

Namni Goel

98 papers receiving 5.3k citations

Hit Papers

Neurocognitive Consequenc... 2009 2026 2014 2020 2009 500 1000 1.5k
What are hit papers?

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. Neurocognitive Consequences of Sleep Deprivation
    2009 1.5k citations Namni Goel, Hengyi Rao et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Namni Goel United States 36 3.1k 2.2k 1.6k 1.1k 550 102 5.5k
John Peever Canada 29 4.1k 1.4× 3.3k 1.5× 2.0k 1.3× 1.1k 1.0× 439 0.8× 72 7.2k
Daniel Aeschbach United States 32 2.8k 0.9× 2.4k 1.1× 2.5k 1.6× 741 0.7× 460 0.8× 83 5.8k
Elizabeth B. Klerman United States 43 3.9k 1.3× 2.9k 1.3× 4.3k 2.7× 1.5k 1.4× 405 0.7× 164 7.5k
Andrew J. K. Phillips Australia 34 2.6k 0.8× 1.7k 0.8× 2.3k 1.5× 757 0.7× 256 0.5× 120 4.8k
Sean P. A. Drummond United States 47 4.7k 1.5× 4.3k 2.0× 1.4k 0.9× 1.0k 0.9× 537 1.0× 185 7.5k
Shawn D. Youngstedt United States 45 3.8k 1.2× 2.2k 1.0× 1.8k 1.2× 2.2k 2.0× 306 0.6× 156 6.7k
Diane B. Boivin Canada 46 2.9k 1.0× 1.6k 0.7× 3.7k 2.3× 1.6k 1.5× 455 0.8× 105 6.5k
Benita Middleton United Kingdom 45 2.4k 0.8× 1.8k 0.8× 3.4k 2.1× 1.5k 1.4× 221 0.4× 113 5.9k
James K. Wyatt United States 32 3.8k 1.2× 2.7k 1.2× 2.1k 1.4× 809 0.8× 370 0.7× 67 5.2k
Sean W. Cain Australia 32 1.8k 0.6× 1.2k 0.6× 2.4k 1.5× 871 0.8× 294 0.5× 103 4.2k

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Fields of papers citing papers by Namni Goel

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Namni Goel

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Namni Goel. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Namni Goel based on the total number of citations received by their joint publications. Widths of edges represent the number of papers authors have co-authored together. Node borders signify the number of papers an author published with Namni Goel. Namni Goel is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

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Deng, Yao, Caihong Jiang, Yingjie Lu, et al.. (2024). Morning resting hypothalamus-dorsal striatum connectivity predicts individual differences in diurnal sleepiness accumulation. NeuroImage. 299. 120833–120833. 1 indexed citations
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Chawla, Sangeeta, Henrik Oster, Giles E. Duffield, et al.. (2024). Reflections on Several Landmark Advances in Circadian Biology. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 22(1). 1–1. 1 indexed citations
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Walsh, Rachel F.L., Joshua Klugman, Madison K. Titone, et al.. (2023). An examination of bidirectional associations between physical activity and mood symptoms among individuals diagnosed and at risk for bipolar spectrum disorders. Behaviour Research and Therapy. 161. 104255–104255. 5 indexed citations
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Garcia, Kathleen, et al.. (2023). Cardiovascular measures display robust phenotypic stability across long-duration intervals involving repeated sleep deprivation and recovery. Frontiers in Neuroscience. 17. 1201637–1201637. 2 indexed citations
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Malone, Susan Kohl, Amy J. Peleckis, Gary Yu, et al.. (2023). Prolonged Use of an Automated Insulin Delivery System Improves Sleep in Long-Standing Type 1 Diabetes Complicated by Impaired Awareness of Hypoglycemia. Journal of Diabetes Science and Technology. 18(6). 1416–1423. 7 indexed citations
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Malone, Susan Kohl, Amy J. Peleckis, Gary Yu, et al.. (2021). Characterizing Glycemic Control and Sleep in Adults with Long-Standing Type 1 Diabetes and Hypoglycemia Unawareness Initiating Hybrid Closed Loop Insulin Delivery. Journal of Diabetes Research. 2021. 1–8. 14 indexed citations
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Gottlieb, John F., et al.. (2020). Meta‐analysis of sleep deprivation in the acute treatment of bipolar depression. Acta Psychiatrica Scandinavica. 143(4). 319–327. 13 indexed citations
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Goel, Namni, Tracy L. Bale, C. Neill Epperson, et al.. (2014). Effects of Sex and Gender on Adaptation to Space: Behavioral Health. Journal of Women s Health. 23(11). 975–986. 33 indexed citations
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Pellegrino, Renata, İbrahim Halil Kavaklı, Namni Goel, et al.. (2014). A NovelBHLHE41Variant is Associated with Short Sleep and Resistance to Sleep Deprivation in Humans. SLEEP. 37(8). 1327–1336. 84 indexed citations
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Basner, Mathias, David F. Dinges, Daniel J. Mollicone, et al.. (2013). Mars 520-d mission simulation reveals protracted crew hypokinesis and alterations of sleep duration and timing. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 110(7). 2635–2640. 104 indexed citations
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Goel, Namni, Mathias Basner, Hengyi Rao, & David F. Dinges. (2013). Circadian Rhythms, Sleep Deprivation, and Human Performance. Progress in molecular biology and translational science. 119. 155–190. 280 indexed citations
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Goel, Namni, Siobhan Banks, Ling Lin, Emmanuel Mignot, & David F. Dinges. (2011). Catechol-O-Methyltransferase Val158Met Polymorphism Associates with Individual Differences in Sleep Physiologic Responses to Chronic Sleep Loss. PLoS ONE. 6(12). e29283–e29283. 38 indexed citations
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Goel, Namni, Siobhan Banks, Emmanuel Mignot, & David F. Dinges. (2010). DQB1*0602 predicts interindividual differences in physiologic sleep, sleepiness, and fatigue. Neurology. 75(17). 1509–1519. 71 indexed citations
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Goel, Namni. (2006). An arousing, musically enhanced bird song stimulus mediates circadian rhythm phase advances in dim light. American Journal of Physiology-Regulatory, Integrative and Comparative Physiology. 291(3). R822–R827. 17 indexed citations
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Goel, Namni & Damion J. Grasso. (2004). Olfactory Discrimination and Transient Mood Change in Young Men and Women: Variation by Season, Mood State, and Time of Day. Chronobiology International. 21(4-5). 691–719. 38 indexed citations
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Goel, Namni, Michael Terman, & Jiuan Su Terman. (2003). Dimensions of temperament and bright light response in seasonal affective disorder. Psychiatry Research. 119(1-2). 89–97. 13 indexed citations
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Riley, Donald A., et al.. (1996). Visual search for natural grains in pigeons (Columba livia): Search images and selective attention.. Journal of Experimental Psychology Animal Behavior Processes. 22(2). 139–151. 51 indexed citations

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