Oliviero Bruni

22.5k total citations · 5 hit papers
282 papers, 15.6k citations indexed

About

Oliviero Bruni is a scholar working on Cognitive Neuroscience, Experimental and Cognitive Psychology and Psychiatry and Mental health. According to data from OpenAlex, Oliviero Bruni has authored 282 papers receiving a total of 15.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 165 papers in Cognitive Neuroscience, 135 papers in Experimental and Cognitive Psychology and 77 papers in Psychiatry and Mental health. Recurrent topics in Oliviero Bruni's work include Sleep and Wakefulness Research (154 papers), Sleep and related disorders (134 papers) and Restless Legs Syndrome Research (66 papers). Oliviero Bruni is often cited by papers focused on Sleep and Wakefulness Research (154 papers), Sleep and related disorders (134 papers) and Restless Legs Syndrome Research (66 papers). Oliviero Bruni collaborates with scholars based in Italy, United States and France. Oliviero Bruni's co-authors include Raffaele Ferri, Vincenzo Guidetti, David Gozal, Max Hirshkowitz, Belinda Setters, Maurice M. Ohayon, Paula J. Adams Hillard, Lydia L. DonCarlos, Cathy Alessi and Eliot S. Katz and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, Brain and Neurology.

In The Last Decade

Oliviero Bruni

268 papers receiving 15.2k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

National Sleep Foundation’s sleep time duration recommendations: methodology and results summary

2015 3.0k citations Oliviero Bruni et al. profile →
National Sleep Foundation’s updated sleep duration recommendations: final report

2015 1.6k citations Oliviero Bruni et al. profile →
The Sleep Disturbance Scale for Children (SDSC) Construct ion and validation of an instrument to evaluate sleep disturbances in childhood and adolescence

1996 971 citations Oliviero Bruni et al. Journal of Sleep Research profile →
Changes in sleep patterns and disturbances in children and adolescents in Italy during the Covid-19 outbreak

2021 148 citations Oliviero Bruni, Karen Spruyt et al. Sleep Medicine profile →
Phenolic Acids and Prevention of Cognitive Decline: Polyphenols with a Neuroprotective Role in Cognitive Disorders and Alzheimer’s Disease

2022 135 citations Giuseppe Lanza, Oliviero Bruni et al. profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Oliviero Bruni Italy	58	8.0k	7.5k	3.0k	2.7k	2.4k	282	15.6k
Michael V. Vitiello United States	67	13.6k 1.7×	9.0k 1.2×	2.4k 0.8×	4.4k 1.6×	1.9k 0.8×	276	22.3k
Poul Jennum Denmark	56	4.7k 0.6×	5.5k 0.7×	2.2k 0.7×	2.7k 1.0×	1.8k 0.8×	425	14.4k
Michael T. Smith United States	62	5.9k 0.7×	4.6k 0.6×	2.6k 0.9×	1.6k 0.6×	1.1k 0.4×	228	13.7k
Yun Kwok Wing Hong Kong	64	5.9k 0.7×	4.6k 0.6×	1.5k 0.5×	3.1k 1.1×	1.5k 0.6×	355	13.2k
Raffaele Ferri Italy	69	6.5k 0.8×	12.6k 1.7×	3.0k 1.0×	2.4k 0.9×	5.6k 2.4×	673	21.4k
Andrew D. Krystal United States	66	9.9k 1.2×	8.6k 1.1×	2.9k 1.0×	3.8k 1.4×	933 0.4×	290	16.3k
Maurice M. Ohayon United States	80	19.0k 2.4×	12.9k 1.7×	2.5k 0.8×	5.1k 1.9×	2.8k 1.2×	208	27.6k
Dieter Riemann Germany	76	18.9k 2.4×	15.4k 2.1×	2.3k 0.8×	6.4k 2.4×	2.2k 0.9×	478	26.7k
Colin A. Espie United Kingdom	68	13.8k 1.7×	10.1k 1.3×	2.5k 0.8×	4.3k 1.6×	820 0.3×	326	18.3k
Daniel J. Buysse United States	23	16.3k 2.0×	9.1k 1.2×	3.3k 1.1×	5.4k 2.0×	2.5k 1.0×	34	30.5k

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Mogavero, Maria P., Elias G. Karroum, Giuseppe Lanza, et al.. (2025). Pharmacological impact on sleep architecture and polysomnographic measures in Restless Legs Syndrome: A systematic review. Sleep Medicine Reviews. 83. 102147–102147. 1 indexed citations

Mogavero, Maria P., Giuseppe Lanza, Lourdes M. DelRosso, et al.. (2024). Exploring sex differences in periodic leg movements during sleep across the lifespan of patients with restless legs syndrome. Sleep Medicine. 122. 253–257. 6 indexed citations

Kotagal, Suresh, Beth A. Malow, Karen Spruyt, et al.. (2024). Melatonin use in managing insomnia in children with autism and other neurogenetic disorders - An assessment by the international pediatric sleep association (IPSA). Sleep Medicine. 119. 222–228. 7 indexed citations

Spruyt, Karen, et al.. (2024). The need for pediatric sleep education to enhance healthcare for children and adolescents: A global perspective from a survey of members of the international pediatric sleep association. Sleep Medicine. 126. 314–318. 3 indexed citations

Bruni, Oliviero, Marco Angriman, Silvia Miano, et al.. (2024). Individualized approaches to pediatric chronic insomnia: Advancing precision medicine in sleep disorders. Sleep Medicine Reviews. 76. 101946–101946. 5 indexed citations

Lucchini, Maristella, et al.. (2024). A cross-sectional study on the relationship between infant sleep, temperament, and bedtime practices. Journal of Clinical Sleep Medicine. 20(12). 1965–1974. 1 indexed citations

DelRosso, Lourdes M., Maria P. Mogavero, Oliviero Bruni, et al.. (2024). Polysomnographically Defined Restless Sleep Disorder and Periodic Limb Movements during Sleep in Children Born Prematurely. Children. 11(6). 658–658. 1 indexed citations

Mogavero, Maria P., Giuseppe Lanza, Oliviero Bruni, et al.. (2023). Sleep counts! Role and impact of sleep in the multimodal management of multiple sclerosis. Journal of Neurology. 270(7). 3377–3390. 7 indexed citations

Ferri, Raffaele, et al.. (2023). Restless Sleep Disorder and the Role of Iron in Other Sleep-Related Movement Disorders and ADHD. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 7(3). 18–18. 3 indexed citations

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DelRosso, Lourdes M., et al.. (2023). Frequency of antidepressant use and clinical characteristics of children and adolescents undergoing polysomnography: an observational study. Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Mental Health. 17(1). 55–55.

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Moavero, Romina, Andrea Romigi, Francesca Bisulli, et al.. (2022). Questionnaire-based assessment of sleep disorders in an adult population of Tuberous Sclerosis Complex. Sleep Medicine. 92. 81–87. 2 indexed citations

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Uccella, Sarà, Fabrizio De Carli, Lino Nobili, et al.. (2021). Stress symptoms and Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19): a comparative study between Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder and typically developing children and adolescents. Minerva Pediatrics. 77(1). 62–67. 6 indexed citations

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Moavero, Romina, Francesca La Briola, Sara Matricardi, et al.. (2021). Sleep disorders and neuropsychiatric disorders in a pediatric sample of tuberous sclerosis complex: a questionnaire-based study. Sleep Medicine. 89. 65–70. 5 indexed citations

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Ferri, Raffaele, Alessandro Silvani, Maria P. Mogavero, et al.. (2021). Heart rate changes associated with the different types of leg movements during sleep in children, adolescents and adults with restless legs syndrome. Journal of Sleep Research. 30(5). e13379–e13379. 10 indexed citations

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DelRosso, Lourdes M., Raffaele Ferri, Richard P. Allen, et al.. (2020). Consensus diagnostic criteria for a newly defined pediatric sleep disorder: restless sleep disorder (RSD). Sleep Medicine. 75. 335–340. 44 indexed citations

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Ferri, Raffaele, Francesco Rundo, Alessandro Silvani, et al.. (2017). Sequence analysis of leg movements during sleep with different intervals (<10, 10–90 and >90 s) in restless legs syndrome. Journal of Sleep Research. 26(4). 436–443. 16 indexed citations

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Ferri, Raffaele, Francesco Rundo, Alessandro Silvani, et al.. (2017). Short‐interval leg movements during sleep entail greater cardiac activation than periodic leg movements during sleep in restless legs syndrome patients. Journal of Sleep Research. 26(5). 602–605. 25 indexed citations

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Gholamrezaei, Ali, et al.. (2014). Linguistic validation of the Sleep Disturbance Scale for Children (SDSC) in Iranian children with Persian language. Sleep Medicine. 15(8). 998–1001. 23 indexed citations

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Ferri, Raffaele, Oliviero Bruni, Silvia Miano, Karen Spruyt, & Mario Giovanni Terzano. (2005). Inter-rater Reliability of Sleep Cyclic Alternating Pattern (CAP) Scoring and Validation of a New Computer-Assisted CAP Scoring Method. Journal of Clinical Neurophysiology. 696–707.

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Bruni, Oliviero, Raffaele Ferri, Silvia Miano, & Elisabetta Verrillo. (2004). l -5-Hydroxytryptophan treatment of sleep terrors in children. European Journal of Pediatrics. 163(7). 402–7. 55 indexed citations

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