Nathaniel Kleitman

9.5k total citations · 5 hit papers
24 papers, 5.2k citations indexed

About

Nathaniel Kleitman is a scholar working on Cognitive Neuroscience, Experimental and Cognitive Psychology and Endocrine and Autonomic Systems. According to data from OpenAlex, Nathaniel Kleitman has authored 24 papers receiving a total of 5.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 13 papers in Cognitive Neuroscience, 6 papers in Experimental and Cognitive Psychology and 5 papers in Endocrine and Autonomic Systems. Recurrent topics in Nathaniel Kleitman's work include Sleep and Wakefulness Research (12 papers), Sleep and related disorders (6 papers) and Circadian rhythm and melatonin (3 papers). Nathaniel Kleitman is often cited by papers focused on Sleep and Wakefulness Research (12 papers), Sleep and related disorders (6 papers) and Circadian rhythm and melatonin (3 papers). Nathaniel Kleitman collaborates with scholars based in United States, United Kingdom and Spain. Nathaniel Kleitman's co-authors include William C. Dement, Eugene Aserinsky, James E. Eckenhoff, Franz Halberg, G L Engelmann, C. Raymond Bingham, Erhard Haus and Germaine Cornélissen and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, Psychological Bulletin and Journal of Applied Physiology.

In The Last Decade

Nathaniel Kleitman

24 papers receiving 4.5k citations

Hit Papers

Regularly Occurring Periods of Eye Motility, and Concomit... 1953 2026 1977 2001 1953 1957 1964 1957 1955 400 800 1.2k

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Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Nathaniel Kleitman United States 16 4.0k 2.5k 1.9k 581 430 24 5.2k
Roger Broughton Canada 36 3.5k 0.9× 2.5k 1.0× 1.0k 0.5× 398 0.7× 416 1.0× 84 4.9k
Howard P. Roffwarg United States 40 3.2k 0.8× 1.9k 0.8× 2.0k 1.0× 1.1k 1.9× 778 1.8× 106 7.4k
Irwin Feinberg United States 44 5.0k 1.2× 3.1k 1.2× 1.5k 0.8× 1.0k 1.7× 384 0.9× 112 6.6k
Ian Oswald United Kingdom 28 1.8k 0.4× 1.3k 0.5× 636 0.3× 405 0.7× 206 0.5× 68 2.8k
Pietro Badia United States 32 1.9k 0.5× 1.9k 0.8× 1.1k 0.6× 189 0.3× 496 1.2× 101 4.1k
M. B. Sterman United States 42 4.3k 1.1× 712 0.3× 1.7k 0.9× 1.4k 2.5× 370 0.9× 128 6.4k
Yasuo Hishikawa Japan 36 2.2k 0.5× 1.8k 0.7× 1.6k 0.8× 526 0.9× 676 1.6× 124 4.1k
Carlyle Smith Canada 31 4.4k 1.1× 2.1k 0.9× 773 0.4× 1.4k 2.3× 263 0.6× 65 4.8k
John Harsh United States 30 2.0k 0.5× 2.0k 0.8× 1.0k 0.5× 170 0.3× 328 0.8× 80 3.5k
Frances K. Graham United States 33 2.5k 0.6× 1.2k 0.5× 329 0.2× 655 1.1× 139 0.3× 85 5.2k

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All Works

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Aserinsky, Eugene & Nathaniel Kleitman. (2003). Regularly Occurring Periods of Eye Motility, and Concomitant Phenomena, During Sleep. Journal of Neuropsychiatry. 15(4). 454–455. 15 indexed citations
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Cornélissen, Germaine, et al.. (1996). Resonance of about-weekly human heart rate rhythm with solar activity change.. PubMed. 51(6). 749–56. 39 indexed citations
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Kleitman, Nathaniel. (1982). Basic Rest-Activity Cycle—22 Years Later. SLEEP. 5(4). 311–317. 132 indexed citations
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Kleitman, Nathaniel. (1970). Does dreaming have a function?. PubMed. 7(2). 352–3. 1 indexed citations
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Kleitman, Nathaniel. (1970). Study wakefulness. Study the rest-activity cycle. Don't just study sleep.. PubMed. 7(2). 381–4. 7 indexed citations
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Kleitman, Nathaniel. (1967). The basic rest-activity cycle and physiological correlates of dreaming. Experimental Neurology. 19. 2–4. 21 indexed citations
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Kleitman, Nathaniel, et al.. (1965). Sleep and Wakefulness. The American Journal of Psychology. 78(1). 169–169. 19 indexed citations
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Kleitman, Nathaniel. (1964). The Evolutionary Theory of Sleep and Wakefulness. Perspectives in biology and medicine. 7(2). 169–178. 10 indexed citations
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Kleitman, Nathaniel & James E. Eckenhoff. (1964). Sleep and Wakefulness. The American Journal of the Medical Sciences. 249(2). 140–140. 793 indexed citations breakdown →
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Kleitman, Nathaniel. (1960). The Sleep Cycle. AJN American Journal of Nursing. 60(5). 677–677. 4 indexed citations
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Kleitman, Nathaniel. (1960). Patterns of Dreaming. Scientific American. 203(5). 82–88. 15 indexed citations
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Kleitman, Nathaniel. (1957). Sleep, wakefulness, and consciousness.. Psychological Bulletin. 54(4). 354–359. 19 indexed citations
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Dement, William C. & Nathaniel Kleitman. (1957). The relation of eye movements during sleep to dream activity: An objective method for the study of dreaming.. Journal of Experimental Psychology. 53(5). 339–346. 643 indexed citations breakdown →
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Dement, William C. & Nathaniel Kleitman. (1957). Cyclic variations in EEG during sleep and their relation to eye movements, body motility, and dreaming. Electroencephalography and Clinical Neurophysiology. 9(4). 673–690. 1335 indexed citations breakdown →
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Aserinsky, Eugene & Nathaniel Kleitman. (1955). Two Types of Ocular Motility Occurring in Sleep. Journal of Applied Physiology. 8(1). 1–10. 312 indexed citations breakdown →
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Aserinsky, Eugene & Nathaniel Kleitman. (1955). A Motility Cycle in Sleeping Infants as Manifested by Ocular and Gross Bodily Activity. Journal of Applied Physiology. 8(1). 11–18. 130 indexed citations
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Kleitman, Nathaniel & G L Engelmann. (1955). The Development of the Diurnal (24—hour) Sleep‐Wakefulness Rhythm in the Infant. Acta Medica Scandinavica. 152(S307). 106–106. 4 indexed citations
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Kleitman, Nathaniel, et al.. (1953). The Sleep-Wakefulness Pattern in the Arctic. 76(6). 349–356. 15 indexed citations
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Kleitman, Nathaniel, et al.. (1953). Sleep Characteristics of Infants. Journal of Applied Physiology. 6(5). 269–282. 199 indexed citations
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Aserinsky, Eugene & Nathaniel Kleitman. (1953). Regularly Occurring Periods of Eye Motility, and Concomitant Phenomena, During Sleep. Science. 118(3062). 273–274. 1438 indexed citations breakdown →

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